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How green is the UK?
But what do green campaigners think?
Speaking for Friends of the Earth Matt Philips says there has been some progress since 1992, particularly in the UK itself on clean air, clean water and the protection of the natural environment.
"The UK is a massive consumer of goods and resources from abroad, especially in areas like agriculture and mining, and through the financial influence of the City. UK PLC is not having a positive influence on the rest of the world.
"One area in particular where the UK has a negative impact is illegal logging."
He says the UK is "one of the worst countries in Europe" in terms of its consumption of illegally logged wood.
Executive director Stephen Tindale says: "Progress has been made in protecting biodiversity within the UK, but nothing is being done to help biodiversity lost globally."
He has praise for the Climate Change Levy, a new energy tax on businesses introduced in April this year, as "the best thing" Tony Blair's government has done.
Tindale adds: "Getting the Kyoto Treaty on reducing worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases was down to Prescott and Meacher, but this achievement has been undermined by the dirty technology [coal fired power stations] we export to the developing world."
On the whole he says the government does have some commitment to green issues but he says: "Not enough effort is being put into it, we are only creeping forward."
"A huge effort is being put into making the UK the fourth largest economy on earth, but no such effort has been put into reducing its impact on the rest of the planet. It's one step forward, two steps back."
Jonathan Porritt, a veteran environmental campaigner and now the head of the government's Sustainable Development Commission, says the UK is by no means one of the world's worst offenders.
"It would be dishonest to say that the UK is lagging behind the rest of the world on these issues, but we do have some blind spots."
These include, he says, a failure to do much more than place "a green gloss" over existing polices, and a tendency to favour "incrementalism" over large scale change.
"Over the last 10 years the environment hasn't received the level of political attention it warrants, either from Labour or Conservative governments.
"It was completely ridiculous that the UK delegation would not include the one minister who knows about environmental issues."
As far as the government is concerned, he says: "The environment is much lower down the pecking order than free trade."
"My real concern is that this government is not prepared to take on big business. They have excessive enthusiasm for letting business regulate itself."
And what does this mean for the future? Porritt answers bleakly: "I'm not hugely optimistic at the moment."
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It may have taken President Obama years to endorse same-sex marriage, but his campaign is wasting no time promoting the issue.
Within hours of his announcement, Obama's team sent out a fundraising letter explaining his decision; they also put together a video attacking Mitt Romney over "marriage equality."
"I believe that in the eyes of the law, all Americans should be treated equally," said the fundraising letter signed by Obama. "And where states enact same-sex marriage, no federal act should invalidate them.
"If you agree, you can stand up with me here."
This afternoon, deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter sent a follow-up e-mail telling donors "we can count on this president to do the right thing."
"If that matters to you, now's the time to get his back as we head into what's likely to be a tough summer and an even tougher fall," Cutter writes. "We can't take this sort of leadership for granted -- and yesterday was a reminder of how much President Obama deserves all of our support. Forward, not back."
The video stresses Romney's opposition to gay marriage, and says the likely Republican presidential nominee would roll back rights already enjoyed by gay couples.
Obama is likely to discuss the gay marriage issue during his two-day fundraising trip to the Seattle and Los Angeles areas.
How will Obama's new stand play politically? Depends on whom you ask.
Reports USA TODAY:
Americans remain deeply divided on the issue, with 50% supporting gay marriage and 48% against it, according to a Gallup Poll released Tuesday. But polling shows that young voters, who were key to Obama's victory in 2008, and independent voters are increasingly comfortable with gay marriage. ...
The Obama campaign, which declined to discuss political implications of the decision, could be pleased that independent voters support the legalization of marriage 57%-40%, according to the latest Gallup Poll. On Wednesday evening, the president sent a fundraising e-mail to supporters explaining his position.
Meanwhile, 71% of voters ages 18-29, another crucial group for Obama, said they favored legalization of gay marriage in three Gallup polls taken over the past year. "The middle can be won on this issue," said Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, director of social policy and politics at Third Way, a Democratic-leaning think tank . "There's a lot of energy among young voters on this issue, a group they sorely need in November."
Some conservatives and gay-marriage opponents argued that Obama has given Romney leverage in several swing states that have gay-marriage bans on the books, including Florida, Nevada, North Carolina Ohio and Virginia. "He just lost the election," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage.
From Obama's letter:
Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer:
I believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. ...
I've always believed that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally. I was reluctant to use the term marriage because of the very powerful traditions it evokes. And I thought civil union laws that conferred legal rights upon gay and lesbian couples were a solution.
But over the course of several years I've talked to friends and family about this. I've thought about members of my staff in long-term, committed, same-sex relationships who are raising kids together. Through our efforts to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, I've gotten to know some of the gay and lesbian troops who are serving our country with honor and distinction.
What I've come to realize is that for loving, same-sex couples, the denial of marriage equality means that, in their eyes and the eyes of their children, they are still considered less than full citizens.
Even at my own dinner table, when I look at Sasha and Malia, who have friends whose parents are same-sex couples, I know it wouldn't dawn on them that their friends' parents should be treated differently.
So I decided it was time to affirm my personal belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
I respect the beliefs of others, and the right of religious institutions to act in accordance with their own doctrines. But I believe that in the eyes of the law, all Americans should be treated equally. And where states enact same-sex marriage, no federal act should invalidate them.
If you agree, you can stand up with me here.
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Israel has denied a Turkish news report claiming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested permission to deploy 20,000 soldiers to Cyprus in exchange for building a gas terminal on the island, according to Turkish Daily Todays Zaman.
Anatolia News Agency had earlier reported that Netanyahu made the request to Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias when he visited Greek Cyprus in February. The report went on to say that due to Cyprus current financial straits, Israel offered to build a gas terminal which the report states will cost $10 billion on condition that all 10,000 construction workers be Israeli citizens and that 20,000 Israeli commandos be deployed to protect the workers and the terminal.
Quoting a Cypriot official, Netanyahu was also reported to have said, Give us an air and a naval base and I will immediately prohibit investment on the Turkish side of the island with a decision in the Israeli Parliament. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded the island and helped established the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which it supports economically, politically, and militarily. Northern Cyprus is not recognized as an independent state (other than by Turkey), and is considered by the international community to be occupied territory.
The report comes amid an uptick of activity in the Cypriot theater on both the Israeli and Turkish sides. Turkey is extremely wary of Cyprus burgeoning relationship with Israel, especially as it relates to the recently-discovered natural gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean, and it disputes the demarcation of maritime borders recently agreed upon by the two countries.
Last Friday, Turkeys government issued a warning to 15 companies that submitted bids in a Cypriot tender for oil exploration in the Mediterranean. The companies which cooperate with GKRY (the Greek Cypriot administration) will not be included in energy projects in Turkey in the future, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Saturday. Among the firms that made a bid were Israels Delek, ATP of the US, Russias Novatec, Italys ENI, Frances Total, Malaysias Petronas, Canadas Petra Petroleum, and Britains Vitol.
Also last week, the Turkish military revealed that it scrambled two F- 16 jets to force an Israeli plane that had violated Northern Cyprus airspace to evacuate. The Turkish military stated that the Israeli plane violated its airspace five times for a total of eight minutes before retreating.
Still, there are signs of a thawing of the frosty Israel-Turkey relations. The Turkish daily Sabah reported on Saturday that Israel had repaired and returned four unmanned aerial Heron drones Turkey had sent to Israel for maintenance a couple of years ago. The last one, according to the report, will be returned in the next few days. The delay prompted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ask in September 2011: Are they [the Israelis] even ethical? There can be problems amongst people and resentment; they can refrain from meeting with each other. All of this is possible, but when it comes to international agreements, there is an international trade ethic. (© 2012 JewishPress. 05/22/12)
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Afghan police halt Taliban attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — A group of assailants shut down the city's airport for several hours early Monday in a brazen pre-dawn attack that shook the capital hours after President Hamid Karzai delivered a speech in which he implied that U.S. counterterrorism policies have radicalized Muslims.
Afghan police snapped into action moments after residents of the city awoke to thundering blasts about 4:30 a.m. At least seven gunmen, including two wearing suicide vests, had taken refuge in buildings under construction adjacent to the northern tip of the airport compound, which includes an international military base.
"It sounded very close and very frightening," said Taj Mohammad Ahmadzada, a government employee. "There are few people on the streets."
The Taliban asserted responsibility for the attack, which was similar to one against the U.S. Embassy in September 2011. Kabul's police chief, Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi, said his forces killed the seven assailants before they could inflict casualties or serious damage to the NATO base.
Afghan and foreign military officials hailed the police response, saying it was a testament to how far the country's security forces have come in recent years. But the breach in one of the most heavily guarded districts of the capital underscored the dangers that the country's insurgency continues to pose as the U.S. military and its allies are drawing down.
Elsewhere, a string of violent acts added to the toll of what has been a particularly deadly summer. In Zabul province in the south, provincial officials said, six suicide bombers were fatally shot by security forces as they sought to seize a government building. In the east, meanwhile, a NATO soldier was killed by an explosive device, the military said in a statement.
Hours before the airport attack, Karzai delivered the keynote speech at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, a gathering convened by the Brookings Institution. His presence was closely watched because Qatari officials, with the backing of the United States, have allowed a delegation of the Taliban to set up residence in hopes that the country can serve as a staging ground for peace talks.
U.S. officials have prodded Karzai to jumpstart negotiations with the Taliban, hoping that such a breakthrough would reduce violence as the U.S. military footprint shrinks and make it easier to sign a long-term security cooperation agreement with Kabul.
Returning to a theme he has voiced publicly before, knowing it rankles his American benefactors, Karzai charged that the United States has waged a misguided war.
"Who is a terrorist?" Karzai demanded. "By waging this war on terrorism, have we brought less radicalism in the Muslim world or have we caused more radicalism in the Muslim World?"


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The loss of the midfielder is a blow for Clyde should they win promotion to the Scottish Premier League.
Hartlepool boss Neale Cooper told his club's website: "It's great news for us and I was desperate to bring Jack here.
"We are always looking to strengthen the squad and in Jack I feel we have brought in someone who can definitely help us improve."
Clyde's recent financial problems have prevented the Cumbernauld club re-signing any of their out-of-contract players, despite lying top of Scotland's Division One.
Hometown club Falkirk failed in a bid to sign Ross, who can play on the right in defence and midfield or central midfield, last season and Scottish Cup finalists Dunfermline Athletic had also been reported as being an interested party.
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Recommendation for .22 Rifle Scope
I have inherited a .22 LR bolt action rifle, it currently has a Sears scope on it. I would like to replace the existing one with a new one. Can someone recommend a decent scope for under $100? Thanks!
Check out NcSTAR Scopes their pretty good and cheap
Scopes designed for the 22lr are usually parallax set to 50 yards. Center fire scopes are set to 100 yards. A good inexpensive scope for your bolt action would be the BSA Sweet 22 3-9X40. The older models with the front adjustable objective are on sale right now in the $40 range.
Put a barska 4x32 on my 10/22, works great. Dont know what distance you plan on shooting from, but from 50 and even 100 yds it's clear and easy to zero, really accurate too. I'm super impressed for a $35 scope, and it even came with decent rings.
I find it odd that we rate level of importance of the firearms based on caliber. You would never put a cheap cope on an 308 or 338 lapua. But those weapons get used not very often, yet 22's get **** scopes. I say put the best scopes on the ones we fire the most. I'm putting a delta point leupold dot on my ruger 22/45 to get use to it so I can decide if I want to put on on my glock 30 or 19. I have a sig 522 and that I'm going to get a something cool as well. Can't afford to shoot the ar's as much as the 22's, so cool sh@t goes on thoughs guns.
I should've been more clear earlier. The braska 4x32 is good for target shooting at about 50 yards away. I also have a BSA .22 sweet 3/9x 40mm which is an amazing scope for any shooting.
I think cheap scopes on a .22lr or any rimfire for that matter last because the recoil isnt beating them up. A tasco on a .22 might last for years whereas the same scope on a 30-06 may not last thru a box of bullets.
Speaking of tasco my BIL has a 2x7 on his marlin and its dead nutts accurate. I have a BSA I use on my Henry sometimes and its the same way, very accurate. Im sure it wouldnt last long on one of my Mosin Nagants.
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IN BLANKSTARE NEWS.......POLE POSITION: Stripper Fired for Getting Pregnant?
POLE POSITION: Stripper Fired for Getting Pregnant?
An Atlanta stripper is suing the Pin Ups strip club for allegedly firing her after learning that she was pregnant.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Amanda Berry says her termination violates the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit also claims that the club compensated Berry and another dancer as independent contractors rather than employees, paying them only gratuities from customers and not minimum wage or overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a week.
On top of that, the suit alleges that the club fired dancers for not appearing onstage when their names were called or if they weren't ready to strip within 30 minutes of arriving at work. Pin Ups' owners also allegedly demanded numerous fees from the dancers, including "bar fees," "DJ fees," "breathalyzer test fees," "leave early fees" and even "slow day fees."
- Isn't it time for a stripper's union already?
- Should a stripper just assume she's going to lose her job when she's pregnant?
- Why would you even want to strip when you're pregnant?
- Did you know strippers were getting charged all these fees? Time to throw a few bigger bills in there, fellas.
- The independent-contractor thing is a big issue right now. A New York judge just ruled against a club in a similar suit, and just last week, another Georgia strip club was sued.
- Amanda Berry is also the name of one of the women who was held as a sex slave in Cleveland by Ariel Castro. This gal may might want to use a different stage name.


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A man broke both his legs after falling from a ladder on top of a five storey building.
The emergency services were called to the scene in Grosvenor Hill, Wimbledon where they found the man, thought to be in his fifties, with agonising injuries.
Firefighters from Wimbledon station brought the man down from the roof of the building using the aerial ladder before he was taken to St George's Hospital by ambulance.
A spokesman said: "He was working on the roof and had pitched his ladder, fell off and broke both his lower legs."
The man is thought to have been an experienced workman who had been carrying out work on the roof when the incident happened at about 1.30pm on Friday, July 11.
The London Ambulance Service and the Metropolitan Police were on the scene.
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First you have to migrate the deployment manager, then you can upgrade each of the nodes in turn. For each machine:
- Run WASPreUpgrade.sh and put the generated configuration backup somewhere safe.
- Remove the existing WebSphere Application Server 5.1
- Install 64-bit Linux on the system (be sure to keep the old host name)
- Install WebSphere Application Server 6.0.1 64-bit
- Run WASPostUpgrade.sh on the node using the previously-generated configuration backup directory
Anyway, if you need another reason to consider moving to WebSphere Application Server 6.0.x, maybe 64-bit support is it.
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NT burglar sentenced to drug treatment in prison
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man will be sent to the state prison system's secure drug treatment facility for his part in three business burglaries in downtown North Tonawanda in September 2011.
Charles M. Prebis, 24, of Oliver Street, will serve two to four years in a regular cell for third-degree burglary if he washes out of the treatment program, as he did the local judicial diversion program.
Prebis told State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. that he failed to show up for court for an earlier sentencing date because he knew he was going to prison and wanted to spend as much time as he could with his son. His attorney, Dominic Saraceno, said Prebis started using drugs at age 9.


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Is Lady Gaga The Worst Dressed Celeb?
Despite her fashion icon status, Lady Gaga was voted the Worst Dressed Female Celebrity on WENN.
The "Telephone" singer took home 55 percent of the vote for worst dressed while celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, Katy Perry and Rihanna trailed behind. Wanted woman LiLo came in second place with 17 percent of the vote, Katy earned 14 percent and RiRi rounded out the group with 12 percent of the vote.
While Lady Gaga is notorious for her avant garde fashion choices, she has become something of an icon in the fashion community for her non-mainstream sartorial choices. The 24-year-old singer's music videos often feature looks from famed fashion designers like Alexander McQueen. Check out Gaga sporting McQueen in "Bad Romance" below.
Meanwhile, celebs like Katy and RiRi have become well-known for their extravagant on-stage outfits. Does thinking outside of the fashion box make you "Worst Dressed" material? According to these pollsters, maybe.
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Labour will lift cap for medical students
Tertiary Education Spokesperson
20 June 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT
Labour will lift cap for medical students
Labour is backing calls from the country's medical students to lift a government-imposed seven year study cap.
"Medical students are being stopped in their tracks by National's limit on student support, Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street says.
"The government introduced a seven year limit on access to student loans and allowances in 2010. That is now beginning to impact on medical students who typically take more time than that to complete a post-graduate qualification.
"It seems it was meant to hurry people along to get their degrees as soon as possible, but it is backfiring badly on this group of students.
"Labour supports the NZ Medical Students' Association in its campaign to get medical students exempted from the restriction, known as the '7 Equivalent Full Time Students (7EFTS)' cap.
"A survey by members of the Students' Association in Otago and Auckland, of their colleagues, has revealed some disturbing results.
"Ninety per cent of students surveyed intended to use a student loan to finance their medical studies while 41 per cent were unaware of the 7EFTS cap. When asked how they would fund themselves to complete their studies, 47 per cent said they didn't know or would not be able to complete their medical studies.
"That is a disaster for health workforce forward planning.
"It seems that while the cap was not intended to catch medical students, it has.
"Steven Joyce could easily correct this.
"A Labour Government will lift the cap and ensure New Zealand is guaranteed a constant supply of specialised medical practitioners, who may take more than seven years to qualify," said Maryan Street.


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Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Park, Langway named AHL All-Star Honorees
The American Hockey League announced today that Hockey Hall of Fame defensemen Brad Park and Rod Langway will be honored at the 2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic, to be held February 2-3 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine.
Brad Park made his professional debut with the AHL's Buffalo Bisons in 1968-69 before embarking on a 17-year NHL career that saw him record 213 goals and 896 points in 1,113 games with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings. The Toronto native was a six-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's outstanding defenseman, and earned seven NHL All-Star Team berths. Currently a pro scout for the Rangers, Park was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
Rod Langway also honed his skills in the American Hockey League, playing for the Hampton Gulls (1977-78) and Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1978-79) prior to a 15-year run with the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals. A two-time Norris Trophy winner, Langway returned to the AHL in 1997-98 as the assistant coach of the Providence Bruins, and even played 10 games with the injury-depleted B's that year. The native of Randolph, Mass., was inducted into the Hall of Fame earlier this month.
Each year at its All-Star Classic, the AHL honors selected members of the Hockey Hall of Fame with ties to the league. Past honorees include George Armstrong, Glen Sather, Bill Torrey, Bryan Trottier, Ed Snider, Al Arbour, Bill Barber, Ken Dryden, Lorne "Gump" Worsley, Johnny Bower, Glenn Hall and Emile Francis. The selected honorees are featured at the Hockey Hall of Fame/AHL All-Star Brunch, which has traditionally been attended by more than 1,000 guests on the morning of the AHL All-Star Game.
AHL players representing 28 AHL clubs and 30 NHL affiliates will be selected to participate by AHL coaches and internet fan balloting on theahl.com. Of the 262 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 91 percent have competed in the NHL, including Tyler Arnason, Eric Boguniecki, Valeri Bure, Anson Carter, Pavol Demitra, J.P. Dumont, Mike Dunham, Patrik Elias, Martin Lapointe, John Madden, Mattias Norstrom, Steve Sullivan and Jason Williams.
The 2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic gets underway on Sun., Feb. 2, with the AHL Skills Competition at 8:00 p.m. EST. The All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. EST on Mon., Feb. 3. The AHL All-Star Game will be broadcast live in the United States and Canada.


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**Editor's note:**The recipe below is from Perfect Parties by Linnea Johansson.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- 4 large potatoes
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- Salt
- Rosemary Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp fresh chopped rosemary
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Wasabi Mustard
- 2 tbsp of Dijon mustard
- 4 tbsp of crème fraîche
- 1/2 tsp of wasabi
- Salt and white pepper to taste
- Curry Ketchup
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tsp curry
- 1. Turn your oven to 425°F.
- 2. Peel the potatoes and cut them into equal sized sticks, about a 1/2 inch wide. Toss the pieces that are too small because they will burn in the oven.
- 3. Rinse the potatoes pieces and place them in a large pot of boiling salted water. Boil for 2 minutes. Strain the potatoes and rinse them in cold water until they cool. Place the potato sticks on a layer of paper towels and let them dry off.
- 4. Once dried, place the potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Dribble the oil on top and toss the potatoes with your hands until the oil is evenly distributed. Spread the potatoes evenly along the baking sheet, and make sure that the potato pieces are not touching each other.
- 5. Bake the potatoes in the middle of your oven for about 30 minutes. Turn the potatoes after about 15 minutes so they get even color.
- Rosemary Mayonnaise
- 1. Mix the mayo and rosemary.
- 2. Let it sit for at least an hour in the fridge. When you are ready to serve the sauce, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Wasabi Mustard
- 1. Mix the mustard and crème fraîche in a bowl and add the wasabi. Start with 1/4 tsp and taste the mixture. Then add the rest to desired spiciness. Keep in mind that the flavor will be enhanced the longer the dipping sauce sits.
- 2. Let the mixture sit for at least an hour in the fridge. When you are ready to serve the sauce, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Curry Ketchup
- 1. Mix the ketchup and curry, and let it sit for at least an hour in the fridge.
- Serving tip:
- Nothing says "party" like individual serving cups—they are easy for your guests to hold while mingling and look great. Serve the fries in decorative cones made out of any decorative paper or even something simple like a newspaper (why not the yellow pages?). Roll the paper into proportionate cones, line them with wax paper, and staple them at the edge. Serve the cones on a tray with the dipping sauces. Make the perfect tray yourself by punching holes in a box lid and placing the cones in the holes.
- Simplify:
- Buy frozen French fries from your grocery store that just need to be heated or even ready-made ones from a restaurant. Get rid of the "evidence" and serve the fries in decorative cones with your homemade sauces.
- For a challenge:
- Chop fresh herbs and mix with the pommes when they come out of the oven. It looks, smells, and tastes great. You can also use different colored potatoes, such as red skinned, orange sweet potatoes, or blue potatoes of the delta blue variety.
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LABOR has called on Tony Abbott to ditch a Liberal candidate whose personal website contained lewd and sexist content.
Kevin Baker, who is contesting former minister Greg Combet's NSW seat of Charlton, has been forced to shut down his "Mini-Mods" forum site for car enthusiasts.
The site contained references to incest, domestic violence, racism and child abuse.
The content can still be viewed under cache settings.
Labor campaign spokeswoman Penny Wong says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should follow former prime minister John Howard's lead and cut ties with Mr Baker.
In 1996, Mr Howard disendorsed then Liberal candidate Pauline Hanson after she made derogatory comments.
"Tony Abbott needs to do the same thing today. He needs to disendorse Kevin Baker," Senator Wong told reporters in Melbourne. "He needs to make it clear if elected he (Mr Baker) will never sit in the party room."
Senator Wong said this followed Mr Abbott's refusal to take action against the Liberal candidate in McMahon Ray King, who has been linked to corrupt former NSW police officer Roger Rogerson. Mr Baker wrote lewd jokes on his site. He has issued an apology. .
"On the site I made comments that were inappropriate, which I deeply regret and for which I apologise unreservedly," he said in a statement.
"In the last few years I have also failed to moderate the site properly."
He said a number of statements had been made by participants that were also inappropriate.
In week one of the election campaign, Labor candidate for the safe seat of Hotham Geoff Lake was sacked over controversial comments he made about a Monash City councillor 11 years ago.
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"It could have been worse" seemed to be the verdict for Labor in NSW, after the party managed to stem its losses to just two seats, Macquarie and Bennelong in Sydney's west and north-west.
Far from the electoral wipe-out that some had predicted in the face of a very unpopular state Labor government, the swing against Labor in NSW was a relatively modest 4 per cent.
The party did lose an additional two seats that were notionally considered Labor after the recent redistribution; Macarthur in western Sydney and Gilmore on the state's south coast. However, it unexpectedly held onto the marginal seats of Robertson on the central coast and the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro, largely due to the popularity of local candidate Mike Kelly.
"People were talking about western Sydney going back to the Coalition and that didn't happen," a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Western Sydney, David Burchell, said.
"It wasn't as bad as predicted."
Labor strategists had feared the worst for NSW after a recent state by-election in the seat of Penrith resulted in a record 25 per cent swing against Labor.
If the NSW-wide swing of 4 per cent were repeated at the state election next March, the Keneally government would lose just five seats and manage to hold onto government.
However, state-specific issues such as a lack of investment in infrastructure and transport, and a series of scandals, are expected to result in a resounding defeat for NSW Labor.
"It's been a particular type of contest here," Ms McKew told The Australian Financial Review on Saturday. "John Alexander has been relentlessly negative. Mine's been a positive campaign, just as it was in 2007."
Ms McKew also criticised Labor's national campaign and the timing of the election so soon after former prime minister Kevin Rudd was ousted.
In Robertson, a change of candidate from controversial Labor MP Belinda Neal to university lecturer Deborah O'Neill helped the party hold onto its most marginal seat and even record a small swing to the ALP.
Labor also performed better than expected in regional seats such as Page and Dobell.
Wentworth in Sydney's eastern suburbs is no longer a marginal seat after former Coalition leader
Meanwhile, the Greens picked up votes in the inner-city seats of Grayndler and Sydney, but not enough to unseat Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese and Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek.
Still, in Grayndler the Greens managed to beat the Liberal Party to second place in a late result, which means the counting of preference votes will start again today and the seat will lose its status as the second-safest Labor seat.
David Huynh, an accountant and father of two small children who lives in Epping, said he voted for Tony Abbott. "They're both as bad as each other, to be truthful," he said. "But I think what they [Labor] did to Kevin Rudd sort of lost my confidence,."
Julie Salvisberg, a teacher from Epping, also voted for the Coalition. "I feel that [Tony Abbott] is a protege of John Howard," she said. "And I think that's what we need for a more stable economy at the moment, because it's absolutely out of control."
Penrith resident Ian Barnaville voted Labor but said both major parties had conducted a "terrible" campaign with "too much negativity".
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A quick scouting report on tonight's Jazz-Lakers game: One guy, a fabulous offensive talent, tends to shoot more than anybody else on his team, so wins and losses naturally tend to track along with how many of his shots fall. Stop him, in other words, and victory is assured.
Oh, and Kobe Bryant will be there, too.
Maybe it's not exactly a perfect parallel, considering Bryant, the league's second-leading scorer, has hoisted as many shots in the past six games as Mehmet Okur has all season. But Okur may be almost as indispensable to the Jazz as Bryant is to the 5-8 Lakers.
Utah is 5-2 when Okur is its leading scorer, and 1-7 when it is someone else. More intriguing, the Jazz are 6-2 when Okur attempts 15 or more shots, and 0-7 when he does not.
So how hard can coaching be? You want to win, just tell "Memo" to shoot, right?
If only it was that simple.
Teams "try to double-team more attention on me now," said Okur, who has been limited to eight points in each of the Jazz's past two games, both losses. "It's harder to be open, so I'm trying to swing the ball to whoever is wide open."
That's not exactly the tactic used by Bryant, who has yet to attempt fewer than 18 shots in a game (a level reached by Okur only twice) and has more field-goal attempts than any three Laker teammates combined. As Laker coach Phil Jackson put it Wednesday afternoon, "This is an equal-opportunity offense, and right now it's not very equal."
Perhaps surprisingly, that's not exactly the strategy endorsed by Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, either. Sure, the Jazz prefer open shots above all. But the coach is working to make Okur more flexible, and logical, in his shot selection. Don't take fewer shots, Sloan has told Okur - in fact, take more. But take better ones.
Okur is a terrific outside shooter, probably the Jazz's best. But Sloan worries that, with teams increasingly scouting his leading scorer and focusing on limiting his touches, Okur is too willing to lean on those flat-footed 20-footers. "When you have to rely on strictly outside stuff, that can be taken away," Sloan said. "We've seen that lately," as Golden State and Indiana limited Okur to eight and nine shots, nearly all of them jumpers.
The answer: Take advantage of matchups that allow the 6-foot-11 Turk to post up.
"When teams take away your spot," Sloan said, "go find another spot where you can be effective."
For instance, Okur was guarded by Austin Croshere, a couple of inches shorter and nearly 20 pounds lighter, during much of Tuesday's loss to the Pacers. Yet the Jazz forward drifted out toward the perimeter most of the night, despite Sloan's urging to set up down low.
"You have to recognize, 'If I've got a smaller guy, I've got to step to the basket,' " Sloan said. "That gets you to the free-throw line, or makes them take that away from you. And you've got a lot of options."
Of course, the Jazz don't have too many offensive options, which is part of the problem, too. Only Greg Ostertag, who tries just three shots per night, most of them putbacks, is making more than half of his shots, and only he and Okur are better than 45 percent.
That means Okur's vows to shift his attention to other tasks besides scoring when defenses attack him - "I don't want to push it, so if I don't score, I'm going to play defense, get offensive boards, set screens," Okur said dutifully - is often counterproductive.
The emergence of another reliable offensive weapon, whether it's Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko, Gordan Giricek or someone else, would seem to be critical. Okur said his Turkish National Team was at its best when it played a two-man game, with he and Orlando forward Hedo Turkoglu forcing defenses to choose a target, then swinging the ball to the other.
"I don't force it. If I wait, shots come," Okur said.
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Studies show that children can learn racially-biased behaviors as young as three and learn to categorize people by race (non-verbally) at as young as six months. Yet we're often reluctant to talk about race or we pretend that being "color blind" is the least harmful choice.
It's vital that we as parents and humane educators begin exploring issues of race in age-appropriate ways starting from an early age. One strategy for doing so is through children's literature.
Here are 14 children's picture books exploring race and racism.
1. "The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope and Apartheid in South Africa" by Phil Bildner
2014. Grades 1-4.
Hector loves soccer and dreams of playing with the (white) boys from another part of Johannesburg, but apartheid and racism are too prevalent. When, over the years, Nelson Mandela is released from prison and elected president, and then the beloved Bufana Bufana national soccer team wins the African Cup of Nations finals, Hector and one of the white boys bond over the soccer win and forge a new friendship.
2. "Chocolate Me!" by Taye Diggs
2011. Grades Preschool-2.
A young boy who is teased and questioned about being different ("chocolate me") wishes for different skin, hair and a different nose, but his mother helps him see himself in a special way and to love what he sees when he looks in the mirror.
3. "Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman
1991. Grades Preschool-2.
Grace has a wonderful imagination and lots of experience acting out exciting adventures and playing roles. So when her teacher announces that the class will put on "Peter Pan" Grace wants to play the lead. Grace doubts herself when classmates tell her she can't play that role because she's a girl and because she's black, but her mother's and grandmother's love and support remind her that she can do and be anything.
4. "Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?" by Sandy Lynne Holman
1998. Grades 1-4.
Montsho comes to his grandfather to find out: "Is everything black bad?" Montsho mentions "black cat," "black sheep," "black eye," and black villains on TV as evidence. Montsho's grandfather shows him why black is "one of the most beautiful colors in the world" by telling him about his African heritage.
5. "Skin Again" by Bell Hooks
2004. Grades K-3.
A brief call to look beyond the skin we're in to who we are inside: "The skin I'm in/is just a covering./If you want to know who I am/you have got to come inside/and open your heart way wide."
6. "The Colors of Us" by Karen Katz
1999. Grades Preschool-2.
Lena's mother is teaching her about mixing colors and takes Lena on a tour of the neighborhood to see all the different shades of brown that make up the skin colors of their friends, family, and neighbors.
7. "All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Got Our Skin Color" by Katie Kissinger
2014. Grades Preschool-3.
This bilingual (English/Spanish) book, with bright photographs, offers children a simple but accurate and effective explanation of the three ways we get our skin color (genetics, melanin, the sun) and emphasizes that our skin color is just one "of the many ways people are special and different from each other." The end of the book includes a couple of follow-up activities.
8. "Let's Talk About Race" by Julius Lester
2005. Grades 1-5.
Lester uses his own story to emphasize that we all have stories, and that race is only one small part of our stories.
9. "Goin' Someplace Special" by Patricia C. McKissack
2001. Grades 1-5.
In 1950s Nashville, for the first time, Tricia Ann's grandmother gives her permission to go to her "someplace special" on her own, reminding her to "hold yo' head up and act like you b'long to somebody." Along the way Tricia Ann faces bigotry, hatred and discrimination. She feels nearly ready to give up on getting to her "someplace special" until she meets a woman who gives her renewed courage and determination, telling her, "You are somebody, a human being — no better, no worse than anybody else in this world." When Tricia Ann finally gets to her "someplace special," she smiles at the sign that says "Public Library: All Are Welcome."
10. "Busing Brewster" by Richard Michelson
2010. Grades 1-4.
Brewster is (mainly) looking forward to first grade. But when his mother tells him and his brother Bryan that they're going to be bused to Central, which is mainly a white school, the boys are trepidatious. When the bus arrives on the first day, there are white adult protestors shouting and even throwing rocks. Things don't get better inside when a white student starts an incident and Brewster, Bryan, and the boy Bryan calls "Freckle-face" end up in detention all day in the library. With the words of his mother in his head ("Maybe you'll be president someday, Brewster."), Brewster is befriended by the librarian, who begins to teach him how to read, and Bryan and "Freckle-face" end up bonding.
11. "Mr. Lincoln's Way" by Patricia Polacco
2001. Grades 1-4.
Mr. Lincoln is "the coolest principal in the whole world" but he struggles to reach "Mean Gene," a student who bullies and uses racial epithets learned from his bigoted father. When Mr. Lincoln discovers Gene's interest in birds, the two of them end up creating a habitat in the school's atrium that becomes a bird paradise, including for a pair of nesting Mallards. And Mr. Lincoln is able to help Gene find kindness for other people as he feels kindness for the birds.
12. "Desmond and the Very Mean Word" by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams
2013. Grades 1-5.
When a group of boys shout "a very mean word" at a young Desmond, he wants to hurt them back, rather than take the advice of his mentor, Father Trevor, and forgive them. "When you forgive someone, you free yourself from what they have said or done. It's like magic." When Desmond gets a chance for retribution, it doesn't help, and he eventually learns the power of forgiveness.
13. "The Skin You Live In" by Michael Tyler
2005. Grades Preschool-3.
This rhyming poem celebrates the diversity in our skin and all the things we do in our skin: "… the skin you have fun in; the skin that you run in; the skin that you hop, skip and jump in the sun in …."
14. "The Other Side" by Jacqueline Woodson
2001. Grades K-4.
Clover and Annie live on separate sides of a fence that divides the "black side" and "white side." Both girls have been told not to cross the fence, but no one said anything about sitting on top of it.
What titles would you add to the list?


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The exclamation 'ooh la la' may have French origins, but it pretty much epitmizes the home furnishings and design store Dee Hencken opened in Chesterfield eight years ago. "Everything you see here has that wow factor," she says, which is why she named it Ooh La La. An interior design veteran of more than 20 years, Hencken takes pride in selecting one-of-a-kind furniture and accessories for those looking for something beyond the ordinary. "The pieces are timeless—not trendy," she says. "You're still going to like them 20 years from now."
Lately, Hencken has received generous shipments of furniture and accessories. "We're getting in new dining room chairs and tables, fantastic big bookshelves, lamps and artwork—pieces you won't find in every other house or in a catalog," she notes. "Each piece is truly unique, as if you just happened to be in Tuscany and picked it up."
And while the store is known for its Old World, European-style merchandise, the design possibilities are endless, she says. "Many of our items can work in either transitional or contemporary settings," Hencken says. "Just the other day, a designer came in and remarked at just how many traditional-looking pieces are perfect for transitional spaces, if only people knew to look beyond what they see on the shelf."
But Hencken acknowledges that not many people have an eye for design, and that's where Ooh La La's accessory service comes in. "People know how to go out and buy a sofa, chairs and end tables. But where they have the most trouble is with the accessories—that's one of the biggest things we do," she says. "Customers tell us, I don't know if this will look good, and we tell them, We're masters at doing this; we'll figure it out!"
One way Hencken's team makes it easier for customers to envision a room's potential is to personally point out the options. "We'll go to their home and photograph the space. Then we bring in anything that will work," she explains. "We do it with furniture, lamps, end tables, mirrors, artwork, etc. It's not unusual for us to load up 20 pieces of artwork, bring them over to a client's home, and find one that works."
The accessory service is provided at no extra charge, and Hencken says it can work for any budget. "Most people don't know where to start, so we always ask how much they would be comfortable spending," she says. "No amount is too small. Whether it's $1,000 or $10,000, we can show them how changing the look of the wall, bookcase or an entire room can make them feel good." Hencken notes that the service also works the other way. "Sometimes we've gone to people's houses who've bought things from us and we'd tell them honestly, I don't think this works in this space, maybe you should move it elsewhere," she says. "We don't want you to buy something that isn't right. We want things to work—that's what we're all about." S


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Obama's Memo on Killing Americans Twists 'Imminent Threat' Like Bush
All hail NBC's Michael Isikoff, who has gotten his hands on a previously undisclosed Obama Administration memo concluding that, under certain circumstances, the U.S. government can kill Americans with drones. The 16-page memo, which you can read at the bottom of this post, is going to be analyzed for days by legal experts, but I encourage you to read it so that you can understand how badly President Obama has behaved, regardless of how you feel about the legal arguments.
On reading the unredacted document, ask yourself, why wasn't this released to the public by the Obama Administration? Which part of its legal reasoning could jeopardize national security in any way? Since it reveals no national-security secrets, what possible justification could there be for willfully keeping its contents from Americans, who have a compelling interest in understanding, scrutinizing and debating the legal framework that surrounds extrajudicial killing?
If you've gone ahead and read it, you know the basics. As Charlie Savage and Scott Shane explain, Obama Administration lawyers say killing an American would be lawful if an "informed, high-level official" determined three things:
1.That the target is a ranking Al-Qaeda figure.
2.That he or she poses "an imminent threat of violent attack" against America.
3.That capture is not "feasible."
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to relieve the qualms I've had about targeted killings of Americans. It seems we continue to hand Bin Laden victories even now.
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2. Obama may have his good qualities, but they do not make up for this.
This is a betrayal of the social contract that binds us together and made us a great nation.
Obama is behaving monsterously when it comes to civil rights.


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Larry Zane, of Cape May Court House, is learning to cook.
Having retired from real estate, he's demure about his kitchen facilities. He doesn't have one of those custom-made kitchens you see on reality TV shows about house hunting, with a big granite-top island near the stove that allows the cook to entertain guests with wine and hors d'ouvres while the chicken finishes roasting for the dinner party. But it's "a nice kitchen."
To sharpen his culinary skills, Zane recently attended the Cook, Crack and Eat culinary series at Phillip's Seafood on The Pier at Caesars in Atlantic City.
Executive Chef Paul Drew has the logo of Happy Chef Uniforms embroidered on his chef's coat and the friendly demeanor of someone who hosts a cooking show on TV. He leads the classes, sprinkling in tips on everything from how to cut open a chicken thigh or breast so you can stuff it and close it up like a wrap, to where to find good-quality knives and cookware (gunterwilhelm.com) with his tutorials. While guests sample each of several entree courses he makes, Drew tells entertaining stories from when he was chef at the old Sands casino. There also are stories about when he worked for a blustering chef who required him to carve artistic shapes into mushroom tops by the crate and would make him (gasp) chop up the ones that were not up to snuff. His tips are practical and unpretentious:
"When you pan-sear, you always want to cook the presentation side down first because it looks better," he says while sauteing a Panko-breaded, stuffed chicken breast. "And don't take the cream right from the fridge. In fact, if you're adding it to soup, take a little soup out first and add it to the cream, then add the cream back into the pot."
And since Drew is set up right in front of guests, they can see exactly how clean the back of a spoon should look when testing cream sauce by wiping a finger across it, to which finger he presses to his thumb to judge meat temperature - the meat should feel like the palm just below your thumb when you press it to your index finger for medium-rare; use your pinky for well-done.
Once Drew has decided on the dinner menu, General Manager Dave Schipper studies up on wine to match selections with each one of the dinner-size courses. For pork saltimbocca, he chose Joseph Drouhin Chardonnay, with fruity, citrus flavors and a slight honey finish. As a bonus for the home entertainer, the wine is relatively inexpensive.
Amid all the chatter and casual question-and-answer forum throughout the long afternoon of tasting food and wine, new friendships are formed. A couple of ladies from out of town chatted easily with Drew after several visits. Zane's attempt at making clams casino at home with a recipe card sent home from a previous dinner event was successful enough to prompt him to try Drew's grilled rib eye steak.
Drew showed him how to turn to "10 and two" on each side to create that perfect lattice pattern seen on steaks cooked in restaurants. And for the other parts of that side of beef, he has new friends in Joe and Laurene Ferriozzi, of Margate, who just might teach him to make beef jerky at home.
The couple met in high school 33 years ago and have a long history in the kitchen. The food lovers just wanted to come for fun, they said. And maybe to meet new friends like Zane.
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Stuffed chicken breast
•4 ounces mozzarella cheese, diced
•1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
•2 ounces sundried tomatoes,
•8 pieces (soaked in 1/2 ounce of brandy overnight)
•1 tablespoon olive oil
•4 chicken beasts, French cut
•3 egg whites
•1 cup Japanese bread crumbs
•3 ounces olive oil
•1 tablespoon shallots, chopped
•3 ounces white wine
•2 cups heavy cream
•2 tablespoons basil, julienne
•3 ounces butter
•Salt and pepper, to taste
Combine the mozzarella, thyme, sundried tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toss and season with pepper.
Make a pocket in the chicken breast on the bottom side. Place the cheese mixture inside breast and repeat until all the breast are stuffed.
Preheat an oven-proof saute pan in a 350-degree oven and add oil. Dip stuffed breasts in the egg white and then bread crumbs. Place in saute pan presentation-side-down and sear on both sides, then place in oven. Cook chicken for 10 to 15 minutes, or until chicken reaches 165 degrees with checked with a meat thermometer.
Remove the chicken from the pan and place back on stove. Add the shallots and saute, then deglaze with the wine. Add heavy cream and let reduce by half. Add butter and basil.
Servings: 4
Pork Saltimbocca
•8 3-ounce pork medallions
•2 teaspoons dried sage
•4 ounces olive oil
•6 tablespoons melted butter
•3/4 cup seasoned flour
•8 slices prosciutto, sliced paper-thin
•8 slices Fontina or Muenster cheese
•1 1/2 cups white wine
•12 ounces whole butter
•Salt and pepper, to taste
•Lemon, for garnish
Pound out pork medallions with a mallet, rub with sage and oil and place in a zipper-seal plastic bag over night.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Preheat a saute pan and add melted butter. Dredge the medallions in the seasoned flour, shake off excess flour and place in saute pan.
Sear until golden on each side, remove and place on a cookie tray. Do not discard pan's contents.
Place the prosciutto on the pork, then cheese and place in oven so cheese will melt.
Add wine to the saute pan and scrape the bottom. Reduce the liquid by half and fold in butter.
Check for seasoning, pour on plate and place pork on top. Garnish with lemon.
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Halibut with Braised Romaine and Cumin Brown Butter
Giving Top Chef Masters winner Chris Cosentino random animal parts, like hearts and brains, isn't a challenge—that's what the chef of San Francisco's Incanto is known for. So F&W gave him a bigger test: halibut. To keep the fish moist (he finds it dry), Cosentino sears it in cumin-spiked brown butter.
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- 1 pound new potatoes
- 2 serrano chiles, one halved lengthwise, one seeded and thinly sliced
- 3 mint sprigs—leaves chopped, stems reserved
- Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 large radishes, quartered lengthwise
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 small romaine hearts—large inner leaves halved lengthwise and small leaves left whole
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Four 6-ounce skinless halibut fillets
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
How to make this recipe
In a medium saucepan, cover the potatoes with water. Add the halved serrano, the mint stems and a generous pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Cook over moderate heat until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let cool slightly; discard the chile and mint stems. Cut the potatoes in half.
In a very large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the radishes and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat until just softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in all of the romaine and the sliced serrano. Add the broth and cook over moderate heat, tossing, until the lettuce is just wilted and the radishes are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the potatoes and the chopped mint and season with salt and pepper; transfer to a bowl and keep warm.
Wipe out the skillet and melt the butter in the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Season the halibut with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat until the butter is golden and the fish is browned on the bottom, 3 minutes. Turn the fish. Add the cumin to the butter and cook, spooning the butter over the fish until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plates; spoon the vegetables alongside. Add the lemon zest and juice to the skillet; season with salt and pepper. Spoon the brown butter over the fish and vegetables and serve.
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The other half being an invasion by alien prisoners from the Sargasso prison in nearby space, a plot closer to standard Tokusatsu fare.Rather unfortunately overshadowed by ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', the next Brave Series show.----!!Brave Command Dagwon provides examples of:* AnimalMotifs: Fire Dagwon is a ...bird of some sort. Shadow Dagwon is a dragon, a tiger, a wolf, and a hawk. Power Dagwon is a dinosaur. Lian is... a Lion sword.* AnimeThemeSong: Of the ExpositoryThemeTune variety. It's very heroic.* {{BFG}}: Gunkid, a newly-created gundroid with the personality and self-control of a 5 year old. Transforms into the Mugenhou - the "infinity cannon" - and can cheerfully blow away a mountain.* {{BFS}}: Lian, a surviving Ken-seijin ("Sword-Alien", so... "Swordian"?). Can alter his size in sword form, anything from Fire Dagwon-sized to Fire En-sized.* BigDamnHeroes: En and the Dag Base. Everyone else is captured and paralyzed by the BigBad in Sargasso. En can't do anything except shout out [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion "Move! Move!"]] at the unresponsive Dag Base. Then they fuse.* {{Bishonen}}: The main characters were designed this way (even ''Geki'' to an extent), and are proportioned fairly realistically. The effect is... actually a little jarring in a mecha show.* {{Blade Below The Shoulder}}: Shadow Ryu.* BythePowerofGreyskull: Try Dagwon!* CaptainErsatz: One of [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Jabba The Hutt]] appears in episode 20. Dag Drill also bears a ''slight'' resemblance to Advenger from [[Anime/TheBraveOfGoldGoldran the previous installment]].* ClipShow: Demakka-seijin tries this, and learns all he needs to know about the Dagwon... then accidentally gives the show a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny CMoF]].* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Super Fire Dagwon is a forced combination, and falls between this and DeadlyUpgrade. Gets used three times in the show, after which En has to spend some time unconscious. * DarkerAndEdgier: Oh yes. As much as you can get for an anime appealing to grade-schoolers.* DarkestHour: ...Leading up to Dag Base ''Robo's'' appearance.* DrillTank: Dag Drill. Basically a steam locomotive-turned mecha with a large drill for a weapon. He also likes to tank.* DynamicEntry: How Dag Base Robo enters Sargasso, fist-first.* ElementalPowers: And how! Fire Dagwon is [[PlayingWithFire all about the flames]], Dag Turbo's is SuperSpeed, Dag Armor has [[MoreDakka weapons up the wazoo]], Dag Wing can fly and create [[AnIcePerson chilling]] [[BlowYouAway winds]], Shadow Dagwon is a {{Ninja}}, Thunder Dagwon predictably [[ShockAndAwe brings down lightning]], and Dag Drill burrows through the ground.* {{Engrish}}: Kai's "Don't Say! Four or Five!". And "We Are Dagwon", the English version of the theme song - the lyrics are okay, but it's sometimes hard to understand what they are.* {{Expy}}: Brave-seijin might just remind you of [[Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh Eldran]] or Series/{{Ultraman}}. A little bit.* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The actual BigBad, Genocide, comes off as this. * GoryDiscretionShot: Mind, this is a kid's show. It's typically the aliens that get this.** Example: there's a train car-sized bug on some train tracks. A commuter train is about to collide with it. Armor Shin shows up, opens fire, (cut to GDS), and the train passes safely over ''the bug-colored splatter on the tracks.''* HotBlooded: En and Geki, Shin to a lesser extent. Fire Dagwon appears to literally have this.* JumpedAtTheCall: At the outset, only En really took being a Dagwon seriously.** Geki, upon meeting Brave-seijin for the first time, tells him to "hurry up and make me a Dagwon so I can go save Maria!"* LargeHam: Geki shows shades of this as a Dagwon. * LaserSword: Galaxy Luna has one of these. * LawOfChromaticSuperiority: En gets the best toys to play with.** However, this is in the sense that his mecha are the most well-rounded. Super Liner Dagwon is better at fighting multiple targets at once, Shadow Dagwon's Ga-oh Giri can destroy without collateral damage, and Thunder Dagwon is incredibly fast and agile in air or space.* LawOfInverseRecoil: Waffles with the Mugenhou; Super Liner Dagwon and Shadow Dagwon together are blown away when they try to use it, while Fire Dagwon can withstand the recoil but slides back an enormous distance. Power Dagwon's SuperStrength is shown off by being able to fire the Mugenhou with no recoil at all once it plants its shovel in the ground behind it.** Note that everyone is tuned to their own weaponry, and the trope is otherwise played straight.* TheMagnificentSevenSamurai: Well there ''are'' seven of them...* MaleGaze: Galaxy Luna has a brief one when she transforms.* MeaningfulName: All the characters.* MidseasonUpgrade: Super Liner Dagwon and Power Dagwon. Super Fire Dagwon actually averts the typical Brave trend where it would be one of these by instead being an EleventhHourSuperpower, with En continuing to use Power Dagwon as his primary form even after getting it.* MotionCaptureMecha: The characters directly fuse with their Dag Vehicles post-transformation.* {{NINJA}}: Shadow Ryu, Dag Shadow, Shadow Dagwon... Ryu himself, when he feels like it.* OddballInTheSeries: Dagwon, from top to bottom, does not resemble most other entries in the Anime/BraveSeries and suffered in ratings as a result. That said, its successor, Anime/GaoGaiGar, actually took some of the better ideas and refined them into the Crowner we know it to be.* PowerGlows: And burns, for Fire Dagwon.* ThePowerOfFriendship: Dag Base Robo, when running on this, is capable of ''ripping an asteroid apart from the inside''.* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The last thing En yells as a Dagwon: I'M! A! DAGWON!* RammingAlwaysWorks: Drill Geki ''and'' the Drill Liner live and breathe this trope. And, in order to stop Arc-seijin from freezing the world, En has to use the Fire Jumbo this way.* {{Reconstruction}}: This show came out a bit before [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] ended, and while it liberally borrows visuals (quite a few of the aliens could pass as Angels) and some other ideas, it wholeheartedly rejects the self-destructive nature of that show. ''Especially'' in the endgame. If you look closely, you can even see some of the elements that made it over to Anime/GaoGaiGar.* RedOniBlueOni: Kai is the Blue Oni. The Red Oni is... everyone else, really, but mostly En.* RedShirtArmy: The Zagos-seijins are based on ants, and fight with numbers.* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: Essentially what Brave-seijin does. ** Subverted slightly, though - the teens he picked actually had useful skills, but with the exception of Ryu these don't really match the powers and equipment he assigns them. Kai is pretty good with a wooden sword, but becomes the speed-themed Dag Turbo, ''who doesn't have a sword''. * {{Robeast}}: Occasionally, but most of the invaders are intelligent. The team also has three of their own in the form of the Shadow Guards.* RocketPunch: Fire Dagwon is designed in such a way that would allow this, but it's sadly averted.* ShoutOut** This show is basically Franchise/SuperSentai fighting [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Angel]]-style [[Series/{{Ultraman}} alien invaders]].** The Mouser-seijin mecha attempts to use the [[Anime/CombattlerV Chou-Denji Spin]] on Fire Dagwon - complete with a Choudenji Tatsumaki-style holding effect.** Brave-seijin is pretty obviously an Series/{{Ultraman}} ShoutOut, right down to the "Tearduct Eyeholes" at the corners of his eyes[[note]]The original Ultraman costumes, had little holes in the lit-up eyes, close to the nose, with the effect being that they were cross-eyed[[/note]] (only visible in closeup, though).** The Thunder Shuttle is summoned with [[Anime/{{Daitarn3}} "Come here! Thunder Shuttle!"]] and one of Thunder Dagwon's finishers is the [[Anime/{{Zambot3}} Moon Attack]]. The Thunder-Lancer-from-the-chestplate thing is probably too broad to be a shout out, though.** One of Dagshadow's attacks has him [[Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce combine the powers of Heaven, Earth, and Man]].* SomethingPerson: Not quite how it usually works, but naming scheme is "Element-Name", ie: Turbo Kai.** ...does this make [[Anime/GaoGaiGar Cyborg Guy]] the 9th Dagwon?* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's written 'Da-gu-o-n', but 'Dagwon' is the official romanization.* SpoilerOpening: Combined with BaitAndSwitchCredits: the opening prominently features Super Fire Dagwon from episode 31 onward, despite Super Fire Dagwon being another ten episodes away and only appearing three times in the whole show.* StockFootage: Well, yeah - it's a mecha show. * ThemeNaming: The 7 main characters all have single-kanji personal names related to the element or style of their Dagwon battle armor. Geki is the exception, since his name refers more to his attitude.* TooAwesomeToUse: Super Fire Dagwon's extremely rare appearances might be related to the fact that it's ''ridiculously'' overpowered.* TransformationSequence: Human -> Dag Tector battle armor, for the 7 main leads. Unlike most examples however, the sequences aren't overly flashy - pull the bracelet, suit comes on, easy peasy - and are [[SuperSentai Sentai]]-derived. * TransformationTrinket: The Dag Braces.* TransformingMecha: Of course! This does lead to some possible BodyHorror, however...----


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Since you won't be able to get a hold of them yourself until next month*, we thought you could taste these new limited-edition flavors vicariously through us, as we had some samps sent to the office (the creamy perks of running a food blog). Here's how the Cooking Channel and Food Network editors' taste buds and brains reacted to the taste:
Marshmallow Crispy OREOs
- Hey, this does taste like rice krispie treats!
- It's like a sweeter version of regular OREOs, but I'm not picking up the marshmallow.
- Tastes like buttah.
- The marshmallow flavor is mostly overpowered by the vanilla cookies, but when you separate the cookie sandwich and taste just the frosting, it has a delightful sugary flavor and pleasant rice crispy bits which make it unlike any OREO I've ever tasted.
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I love to buy Southern Gospel songs from James McGrath's Amazon Store. I don't know why, but it makes me smile.
Sure, sometimes I cheat on Jeremy's store and go with McGrath's for books (but I promise, Jeremy, it is only by accident), but I need to also spend some money at Jason's and T.C.'s and maybe even Fr. Stephen's. And don't forget about Jeff. And have you heard about Chris'? And the other Chris (Brady)? And Leslie's…
Why? Because bloggers with stores get some commission money when someone buys something from their store. This helps with self-education or buying things for others, etc… So, as the holidays approach , and you go to Amazon for your shopping pleasure, be kind and visit Amazon through one of these stores, or mine which is on the right side bar. Go through one of these stores and anything you buy will route some spending cash from Amazon to your favorite biblioblogger's pocket.
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Online Community for Railroad Professionals Debuts at RailResource.com
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (March 4, 2009) —The publishers of The Pocket List of Railroad Officials today unveiled RailResource.com, a one-stop web solution to meet the daily information and research needs of railroad professionals.
The site connects buyers and sellers through an extensive and fully searchable buyers' guide of railroad products and services. A special request for quote (RFQ) function enables purchasing managers to efficiently distribute an RFQ electronically to an unlimited number of suppliers with a few clicks.
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"This launch is a significant step forward for our company as we deliver a web solution that our customers have been asking for," added Amy Middlebrook, Vice President of UBM Global Trade (www.ubmglobaltrade.com), parent company of The Pocket List and RailResource.com. "In keeping with the site's mission statement — 'if it's on the minds of railroad professionals, it's on RailResource.com' — we look forward to rolling out site enhancements over the coming months to meet the ongoing and evolving needs of our customers."
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The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, founded in 1895, is a quarterly print publication of UBM Global Trade. Each issue contains the most up-to-date contact information for railroads in North America, with special emphasis placed on keeping track of the latest mergers and newest short lines. Each issue also features invaluable information on about 200 supply companies, with details on the types of products and services they offer the industry. The products and services of Pocket List's suppliers are listed in a buyers' guide containing hundreds of product classifications.
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Hiyas, currently upstream release monitoring[0] bug filing is opt-in, which means that it will be only performed for packages that have been activly added by probably a maintainer of the package. There is at least one maintainer that does not like having these bugs filed for his packages, so he can remove his packages from the list. It might be easily possible in the future to monitor a bunch more packages and create bugs in case there are newer versions available at upstream. Would it be ok, to do this and allow maintainers to add there package to a black list, so that no bugs will be filed or should it continue to be opt-in? Then the packags will still be checked, but only reported by other, non intrusive ways, e.g. via a website. Regards Till [0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upstream_Release_Monitoring
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Jack McDevitt has decided to bring back a duo from a science fiction thriller he wrote more than 15 years ago, A Talent for War. In Polaris, Alex Benedict, an inquisitive antiquities dealer, and his sassy partner, Chase Kolpath, try to solve a legendary mystery surrounding a vanished starship crew.
Three starships travel to the edge of explored space to witness the scientific event of the millennium -- the collision of a white dwarf with a class G sun. After the spectacular occurrence, two ships make the jump through space back home; but just as the last ship, named Polaris -- a luxury vessel carrying six scientific luminaries -- reports "departure imminent," something goes terribly wrong. When a rescue ship reaches Polaris six days later, the ship is found deserted. The lander is still in its launch pad, all pressure suits are accounted for -- it's as if they just disappeared. With no bodies to be found and no habitable planet close by, the incident goes unsolved for 60 years.
When Benedict and Kolpath purchase artifacts from the Polaris, what begins as a transaction for some easy money turns into a deadly mystery. After the building where the remaining Polaris relics were to be displayed is bombed to the ground and Benedict and Kolpath are almost assassinated, their investigation eventually leads to a breakthrough that will turn civilization on its head!
The fascinating thing about this novel is that the reader is never certain until the very end where exactly McDevitt is going with the plot. Is it a ghost story? Is it about alien abduction? Is it a mystery based on hard science fiction? One thing, however, is absolutely certain: Polaris is a brilliant science fiction whodunit. Paul Goat Allen


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Police say the man, 31, died instantly when he smashed into the first level of the landmark after his parachute got snared and detached from him.
He had leapt from the second level, 115 metres (380 feet) high.
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Police quoted by the Associated Press said the man entered the tower on Monday evening with a hidden parachute and a helmet that had a small video camera attached to it.
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Death Squad copycats – On Monday, the Commission on Human Rights confirmed the fact that killing of criminals by the Davao Death Squad is currently being copied in some other cities.
CHR alarms on Davao Death Squad copycats – Marc Titus Cebreros, the CHR officer-in-charge confirmed the copycat killings, that he termed a "worrisome trend."
He said, "The Davao Death Squad has spawned copycat activities in other key cities in Mindanao and even here in Luzon…It is a worrisome trend. We see that in Tagum, Cagayan de Oro and other cities in Mindanao. This cannot be a policy of the state whether the national or local government."
Human Rights Watch previously observed about 1,000 death squad killings was reported in Davao City in the late 1990s. The first mayor of Davao City in 1988 is Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Mentioning a United States State Department cables unveiled by WikiLeaks in 2011, HRW mentioned Duterte's alleged type of justice, that has gone tolerated, appeared to have urged government-sanctioned death squads in different places like Cebu City, Toledo, as well as Carcar.
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