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--8-year-old Alana Lee and 2-year-old Lavele were killed in the crash.
A man who is accused of being drunk when he caused a crash that killed two children in was in court Thursday for for a preliminary exam.
It was the first time family members of the 2-year-old and 8-year-old who were called faced the accused drunk driver.
"I just saw lights coming at me, I felt like a burning sensation through my body. The next thing I know I woke up and started screaming for my kids," said Arlita Lee.
--62-year-old David Lamberson cried in court. He is charged with second degree murder
In January the Lee family was driving on Hoover when, police say, 62-year-old David Lamberson crossed into the opposite lane, slamming into their car. Police say Lamberson was drunk and traveling at 60 miles-per-hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. 8-year-old Alana lee and her 2-year-old brother Lavele were killed.
Arlita Lee cried on the witness stand saying, "I couldn't get my kids out of my door. It wouldn't open and my kids were locked in. I couldn't get my kids out of the car and I didn't know if it was going to blow up."
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A new list from U.S. News & World Report identifies what are considered to be the top six dirtiest jobs in America.
And dairy farmer is one of them.
While few in the industry would contend that dairy farming is a glamorous position, the story demonstrates some of the misunderstanding among urban consumers.
In explaining dairy's dirty hierarchy, the article points to "squeezing teets, mopping up waste and inseminating heifers." The story also quotes an average salary of $31,000. Read more here.
Many of the tasks on a dairy are automated, so the points about "squeezing teets" -- actually teats -- and "mopping up waste" give the wrong impression. The owner of a dairy farm is not really a salaried employee.
It's difficult to generalize income figures, since dairy farms vary in size, with some of the bigger dairies having gross incomes of $2 million or more (although costs can eat up a lot of that).
Yet dairy farming continues to draw these kind of dubious distinctions.
Approximately five years ago, the Discovery Channel show "Dirty Jobs" looked at a dairy farm in Indiana.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University softball team was selected to finish third in the 2009 Sunshine State Conference Preseason Poll released Wednesday. Defending SSC Champion Barry University was tagged as the favorite to repeat as champions.
Saint Leo totaled 92 points in the poll and were picked to finish the season one spot lower than where they concluded their record setting season last year. The Lions ended the 2008 campaign posting a 37-15 record and their 14-7 conference record tied them for second in the SSC with rival Tampa. SLU also posted their best run in the NCAA Tournament last year, advancing to the South Region semifinal round.
The Lions have a relatively new squad taking the field for the 2009 campaign, as nine new players will put on the Lions' jersey for the first time. Still, the Lions have plenty of leadership as seven players return from last season's squad, including senior and All-America selection Ashley Urbanik. Senior All-Conference selections Ally Maddox and Tatiana Casis, along with junior transfer Tiffinee Harvey look to lead a strong supporting cast of Lions to even greater success in 2009.
Barry received 127 points, including 15 of 16 possible first-place votes, while Tampa collected 110 points to place second in the poll and garnered the other three first-place votes. Following the Lions in the poll was Rollins, which received 89 points and the fourth-place nod. Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern were tabbed to finish fifth and sixth, while Florida Tech, Lynn and Eckerd rounded out the poll.
Voting for the SSC softball preseason poll was conducted among the league's head softball coaches and sports information directors.
The Lions will open their 2009 season in San Antonio, TX as they compete in the St. Mary's Tournament. Their first test will be against Cameron University on February 5. First pitch is slated for 1:00 pm EST. and the game will be broadcasted live on the Saint Leo Lions AudioCast Network.
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Walking on water explained by mathematicians and mechanical engineers who described their findings in Nature vol. 424, p663, 7 August 2003. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied waterstriders - small insects that walk across the surface of ponds, rivers and the sea - to find out how they managed to go forward without going under. Using high speed video and particle tracking methods they worked out that the insects produce vortices under their feet which propelled them along. They then tested their theory by building a mechanical model of a waterstrider that moved in the same way the living water strider moved. Their "robostrider" was able to walk on water using the same vortex generating movement as a living insect but "in a style less elegant than its natural counterpart".
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It's that time of the year again at Continuum Estate when, after rest, relaxation and vacation, the vineyards are beginning to wake up around Pritchard Hill. Budbreak is well along on the Hill now though still behind if compared to the valley floor. All our reservoirs are full, and while the season was not as wet as last year, the rainfall, so far, is typical. In fact, in thinking about the state of the estate, I am reminded that every year, in a way, is a repeat of the previous one.
For me it all begins with the end of harvest, which happens every year without fail. At that moment when the last of the fruit has been picked and delivered to the winery and all is now safely under the care of the wine making team, this is when I find myself dizzy with relief. With a rush I realize; no more worrying about frost, pests, mildew, correct or incorrect irrigation, no more fear of rain next week or anxiety that blazing hot weather is on the horizon. No more wondering if the vineyard crews will show up on time, no more wondering if there is something I missed, is there (was there??) something more I can do to better express this site, something else which would make all the difference in bringing the flavor, concentration and intensity to a higher level. Growing great grapes is very much a full time job and I take it very seriously.
For a few hours after completing harvest, I am confused, not quite believing it's over, and then ecstatic, knowing it's all done, that all the fruit is safely in the winery. Then I find myself at the bar having a beer feeling kind of numb with thoughts of "there is absolutely nothing that I have to do tomorrow" crossing my mind. This last's for a surprisingly long time; anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours and occasionally for a few days. Eventually though I come back to normal, but normal in a post harvest world. This is a sweet time when the need to live the vineyard 24/7 is reduced to 10/7, a window when I can come up for air and re-charge for the next year.
Gradually though, things begin to gear up for the new year with the arrival of winter. Then it's time for the budgeting meetings, to go over the costs in 2011 and budget effectively for 2012, the planning meetings necessary to evaluate what we can change and improve in our farming operation and the tastings of the new vintage's unfinished wines to evaluate the prior year's results. It does not happen quickly but things slowly start to speed up and before I know it, on a day like today, we are fully in bud break and I am back in the loop; tracking the new growth, watching the weather, making the many necessary adjustments to block, row and vine in order to bring greater vitality and health to this mountain estate. I am only at a brisk walk today but soon it will go to a trot and then a gallop which will not end until the last fruit is once again picked and carefully delivered into the hands of our winery team later this fall.


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TORONTO -- The Rays had a two-game winning streak snapped in a contest that manager Joe Maddon ultimately doesn't think is final.
That's because the skipper protested the game in the fourth inning, long before the Blue Jays outlasted Tampa Bay and won a back-and-forth contest in extra innings. After the Rays tied the game in the ninth, left-hander Jeff Beliveau surrendered a walk-off, two-out single to Jose Reyes in the 10th inning of a 5-4 loss to Toronto in front of 37,451 at Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon.
"The one thing that really stands out to me is the effort of our club," Maddon said. "I love it, I really love it. The fight in the dog is pretty darn good right now. I'm pleased."
Colby Rasmus began the frame with a bunt single, and he later stole second base to get into scoring position for Reyes. Beliveau replaced Joel Peralta to force Reyes to hit from the right side, and the switch-hitter responded by smacking the first pitch he saw to left field to send the Blue Jays to their seventh walk-off win of the season. Matt Joyce threw home on the play, but Rasmus slid in safely as the ball took a bounce and went past catcher Curt Casali.
"I was just playing baseball, letting my instincts work and just playing the game," Rasmus said of the two-strike bunt.
The Rays coughed up a one-run lead in the seventh inning, but they didn't quit. Down to its last three outs, Tampa Bay clawed back against Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen.
Wil Myers drew a leadoff walk to begin the frame before back-to-back base hits by pinch-hitters Kevin Kiermaier and James Loney tied the game at 4. Peralta worked a clean ninth to force extra innings.
But the Rays potentially could have had more. Kiermaier was wiped off the bases on Loney's hit when he rounded third base and couldn't get back to the bag on time. The rookie, who was looking to score from first, had his mind made up and saw third-base coach Tom Foley waving him home.
Foley, however, second-guessed his decision when he saw how quickly left fielder Melky Cabrera got to the ball. Kiermaier had his head down to make sure he touched third, and when he looked up, he was already past the bag and going full speed. It was difficult to get back in time, especially with the throw Cabrera made, he said.
"I thought [Foley] was going to send me the whole way to score right there -- and I thought I could have," Kiermaier said. "I kind of wish I just ran through it, just tried."
Although that baserunning gaffe was costly, as was a misplay by Brandon Guyer in left field with two outs in the third that led to an RBI double from Reyes -- a play Maddon felt should have been ruled an error -- the Rays skipper was more concerned with the fourth-inning umpiring decision.
Maddon declared his team was playing the game under protest after he felt the Blue Jays violated rule II.D of Major League Baseball's replay review regulations. Toronto manager John Gibbons challenged a safe call on a pickoff attempt at first base, which was eventually overturned and took Myers off the bases, but he did so once Buehrle was already on the mound and the rubber and Tampa Bay shortstop Yunel Escobar in the batter's box. The official rules state the challenge was made too late -- and never should have been allowed, period -- because the next play had already started.
For Maddon, the rule is clear, and he said home-plate umpire John Tumpane agreed with him. But crew chief Bob Davidson didn't see it that way.
"I think it's a legitimate protest," Maddon said. "Hitter in the box, pitcher on the mound, on the rubber, that locks the mechanism. It was inappropriate for Bob to do what he did, permit that to happen. I trust that they are going to interpret the rule properly and get us back to that point in the game."
The Rays went down late after Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson was lifted with one out in the seventh, following a Ben Zobrist leaping catch at the wall in right field to rob Adam Lind of extra bases. Brad Boxberger entered and allowed a ground-rule double to the first batter he faced -- Edwin Encarnacion -- before Dioner Navarro followed by clearing the wall in right for a two-run homer, his 10th of the season, to put Toronto ahead, 4-3.
Hellickson was in line for the win, but he had to settle for a no-decision in another strong outing for the right-hander. The 27-year-old allowed two runs on three hits over 6 1/3 innings, walked one and struck out a season-high eight batters. Hellickson sports a 2.61 ERA over seven starts this season.
Hellickson felt his curveball was a big reason behind the performance.
"It's nice to have a putaway pitch," Hellickson said. "The one I have been throwing early has been pretty consistent, but the two-strike one was a lot better today."
Down, 2-1, the Rays, strung together some timely hits off Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle to go ahead in the seventh before handing the lead right back.
Jose Molina cashed in a run on a base hit to center field to tie things up before Sean Rodriguez followed with an RBI double to left to put the Rays in front, 3-2.
Rodriguez's double chased Buehrle from the contest. The lefty went 6 1/3 innings, allowed three runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out two.
Zobrist recorded the 500th RBI of his career with a well-executed bunt single down the third-base line in the third inning to open up the scoring.
The Rays, who have dropped five of their last seven, had a string of 19 consecutive road contests of allowing three runs of fewer snapped, which was two games shy of tying the Major League record.
Chris Toman is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On Sunday, Manitobans will come together over a pint to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Unlike their counterparts across Canada, however, there is one place they will not be going to toast all things Irish: a brew pub.
Last October, Vacay.ca came out with the first-ever ranking of Canada's 24 best brew pubs. Unsurprisingly, Toronto had four establishments on the list, the most of any city, but even tiny Shawinigan, Que., home to just 50,000 people, had two.
In fact, every single province was represented except Manitoba -- because it is the only one to not have a single brew pub (We had one -- the River City Brewery -- briefly in Osborne Village.)
Apparently, the Exchange District came close to getting one in the 1990s. Two investors wanted to turn the James Avenue Pumping Station into the Pump House Restaurant and Brewing Co.
According to these entrepreneurs, however, the plan fell through when the City of Winnipeg refused to sell them the heritage building at their requested price of one dollar. The building was eventually purchased by another restaurateur for $150,000, only to be sold back to the government a few years later for $750,000, and has sat empty ever since.
With three new condominiums, six converted warehouses, and a boutique hotel all soon to be found within 100 metres of the old pumping station, a brew pub in the east Exchange is more appropriate than ever.
Condo owners would likely both appreciate and support a fun local watering hole, as would hotel patrons looking for a unique way to sample Manitoban food and drink. As such, should another developer approach the city with a solid business plan for establishing a microbrew restaurant, the government should seriously consider donating the pumping station to the project (as it did for the Red River College's downtown campus).
Instead of holding onto an empty building as it slowly succumbs to demolition by neglect, the city would be putting the heritage structure to productive use and earning tax revenue in the process. It would also be contributing to the growing list of unique attractions that make Winnipeg a more dynamic place to live in and visit. And that is definitely something worth raising a glass to.
In the last two decades, brew pubs have become one of the most popular trends in the restaurant industry. A sort of homage to European tavern culture, these venues blend fresh craft-brewed beer with an engaging food menu, usually in a historic neighbourhood. The Bushwakker Brewpub in Regina, for instance -- the best in Canada according to Vacay.ca -- is located in the city's old Warehouse District, and famously plays only Saskatchewan music.
While certainly bringing in regulars, brew pubs have also become highly sought-after by tourists hoping to enjoy a taste of local froth. As Craig Flynn, owner of the Yellowbelly Brewery in St. John's, argues, brew pubs are about "getting quality beer, but it's also how you learn of local culture. People don't have the brand loyalty to beer they used to in the past. They're more willing to give things a try, because I think they recognize the quality is in locally produced products." Quite simply, brew pubs offer an authentic homegrown dining experience, while serving beverages with a flavour and character the major brands cannot match.
Because of their popularity with locals and tourists alike, brew pubs are often credited with helping in the revitalization of the surrounding community. The once-abandoned Distillery District in Toronto, for example, was redeveloped in the early 2000s, with people flocking to the Mill St. Brewery brew pub, its most popular tenant. Today, the welcoming, pedestrian-friendly dining and retail neighbourhood is one of the top-rated attractions in the GTA.
Moreover, brew pubs can provide some notable economic advantages. According to economist Scott Metzger, multinational brewing companies annually produce about 3,000 barrels of beer per employee. The average craft brewer, on the other hand, produces only 112 barrels per worker. This labour inefficiency, inherent in the craft-brew process, results in more jobs created per unit of beer produced, boosting the economy. Meanwhile, brew-pub patrons are spending their dollars on homegrown fare, further assisting with local economic development. In fact, despite Canadians' pride in their beer, this country is the world's sixth-largest importer of lagers and ales, meaning there is definitely opportunity for hometown brewers to capture more of the market.
Obviously, opening a brew pub does not guarantee a vibrant neighbourhood will spring up around it. Still, it is these types of unique amenities that add variety to a community, which is why it is a little disappointing Manitoba stands alone in Canada in not having even one brew pub -- especially considering the Exchange District is likely a natural fit for such a cool establishment.
Benjamin Gillies is a political economy graduate from the University of Manitoba, where he focused on urban development and energy policy. He works as a consultant in Winnipeg.


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SWINDON head coach Ryan Aldridge refused to be too downbeat after the Link Centre team were beaten 3-1 by Milton Keynes on Saturday.
Wildcats were aiming for their fourth EPL victory in a row at the SkyDome Arena in Coventry - MK's temporary home - but instead suffered their fourth defeat out of four against Nick Poole's men in 2013/14.
"I thought we played alright," said Aldridge. "It's easy to get negative on nights like tonight, but we were always in the game.
"I don't think we played our best but we kept ourselves in the hockey game so we have to be positive about that.
"I won't be hard on them after the way we've played recently."
The head coach did admit, though, that the powerplay was an area that was giving him cause for concern.
"We've had a lot of games recently and we had a few powerplays tonight but our powerplay is struggling right now," he said.
"We talked about it before the game, during the game and we just talked about it again.
"Because our key players are on the powerplay, they are logging a lot of ice time and were getting tired towards the end."
Milton Keynes did the damage in less than 90 second-period seconds on Saturday.
First Jordan Cownie zipped the puck into the slot from the right wing and Leigh Jamieson slammed high past Stevie Lyle's right shoulder (29.03).
And moments later Wildcats were punished for not getting the puck out when Blaz Emersic arrowed a top-shelf effort across Lyle (30.24) from just inside the blueline.
Aaron Nell gave Swindon hope at 32.21 when he managed to squeeze past goaltender Steve Wall, but MK did not slip up again.
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Analyst says iPad mini cannibalization is "overblown"
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No people just sick of iOS.
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That's YOUR opinion, not that it matters
2. nwright94 (unregistered)
I honestly think if they released the iPad mini with specs competitive with the iPad 3/4 and current high end tablets, at the same $329 price, that would completely get rid of the 9.7 inch iPad demand. 7-8 inches seems like the perfect size for a tablet. Still has protability without giving up too much screen real estate.
4. belovedson (Posts: 1052; Member since: 30 Nov 2010)
7 inches make sense for on the go especially if one has data. it's too small for everyday use at a stationary position
10. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
I don't (yet) own a 7" tablet, but I think it's a great form factor.
Some will complain and say that phones aren't much smaller: I'd say they're wrong. The amount of actual screen real estate on the Nexus 7 is way, way larger than the Nexus 4. I'm too lazy to do the math, but somewhere between 2 and 3 times isn't unlikely.
They're bigger than phones, allowing for more room for gaming and browsing. Smaller than 10" tablets, making them easier to hold for long periods of time.
There are few situations in my life where I absolutely need a 10 inch screen or larger and can't get my 15" laptop out. I see the 7" form factor as a perfect in-between device. It will allow me to read, play games, or watch movies without slaying my phone's battery.
The iPad mini especially. I'm not an Apple fan, but it's a good device, to be honest. Nice screen size, very thin and light. Specs are a bit lacking, but it's a nice change of pace for the small tablet market. I'll be getting a Nexus 7, but the mini is still a good (albeit overpriced) device.
3. wendygarett (unregistered)
Of course, when people are so anxious to learn the ios, they will definitely pick the iPad mini, even though it lack of spec, they don't risk their money to get the iPhone tho, consider the price is not worth it...
IPad iPhone they just the same lol...
5. manlapazj (Posts: 3; Member since: 06 Dec 2012)
i recently played with an iphone 5 demo unit. same old same old. borish. ^^
6. Droiddoes (unregistered)
another 10 minutes, another article by the apple defense force.
7. nwright94 (unregistered)
But you don't care if they write numerous android articles in a small amount of time?
11. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Did you even read the article? The analyst thinks cannibalization is "overblown", and we disagree with her conclusion. How is that "defending" Apple?
18. quakan (Posts: 1398; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
Obviously he didn't. He probably read the title and hurried up and wrote a comment in hopes of getting many likes and to avoid being comment 117 because then no one would see it and his shot at 20+ likes would be blown.
I think that's a fair assessment, don't you Michael?
19. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
No, I think Droiddoes has been annoyed at me. He was looking for ways to attack me all day yesterday in our threads, and this time he just jumped straight to the attack without reading.
8. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
I'd imagine it evens out, really. There are people who will still buy the 10" because it's bigger, people who will buy the mini and otherwise wouldn't have bought any iPad (including iPad users who want to add the mini to their collections), and a few who will buy a mini instead of a full size iPad. However, some people might buy an iPad mini and end up buying a larger iPad if they like, which is a decent counterbalance.
And let's not forget that people who buy iPad minis instead of iPads aren't losing that much profit: the margins are not so terribly far apart, I don't think. iPad minis are cheaper to buy, but also cheaper to manufacture.
Much like Android malware and fragmentation, yes, the cannibalization issue is overblown.
13. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Families with the ipad with buy the mini for the kids or grandparents - however, spending money on multiple APPLE tablets is quite expensive.
12. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
In other news, one analyst has predicted that the iphone and ipad are overrated....
15. techloverNYC (Posts: 601; Member since: 20 Nov 2012)
Idk wat apple's marketing plan is. Ipad Mini really put ipod touch in an awkward spot. The cheapest ipod touch is cheaper than ipad mini however if you want to add more memory it will be the same or more than an ipad mini. For the same price point ipad mini destroy ipod touch in spec, screen size, camera,etc. With ipad mini you cant really justify the high price tag of the ipod line anymore I think.
16. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
yep. that is true....but if you go on ebay there is a sucker born every bid...
17. johnbftl (Posts: 281; Member since: 09 Jun 2012)
So where did she get her data? What was her means for surveying? Were these people randomly selected? Are they pre-screened? Were any of these people compensated for their responses? Survey statistics mean absolutely nothing without proof of how you sampled and came to those results. I can survey 1000 people with android phones and ask them if they hate Apple products. If 85% say yes, I can publish a report saying a survey shows people hate Apple products and by omitting my sample group information, no one would know I could have came to that conclusion forcefully by making sure I only surveyed android owners. These analysts are a bunch of morons. Never trust a media survey finding.


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The Volunteer Center of the United Way and Westchester County launched a series of volunteer events in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks Tuesday with an event writing thank you notes to soldiers and police officers.
County Executive Robert P. Astorino, Alisa Kesten, executive director of The Volunteer Center of United Way, Uday Sukhatme, provost of Pace University, and Pace students participated in the event kicking off "9/11: Serve & Remember," which will include more than 25 service events at area nonprofit organizations through Sept 11.
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The week culminates with day of activities Sept. 11 at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla from noon to 6:45 p.m. Visitors can donate new and gently used soccer and baseball equipment to be used by U.S. troops abroad.
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AUSTRALIAN cattle exported to Egypt could have their ears chopped off before slaughter as part of the country's crackdown on hormone injections in animals, enraging animal activists.
The news from Egypt came as the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, called on her Pakistani counterpart, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, to hold an inquiry into the brutal culling of more than 20,000 Australian sheep in Karachi last month after authorities claimed they were diseased, despite independent tests showing otherwise.
In Egypt, local media say a scientific committee has recommended Australian cattle have their ears removed before slaughter, after the discovery of hormone growth promoters in the ears of some animals.
Some Egyptian authorities are uncomfortable with HGPs, which has led to the delay in processing some Australian cattle.
It is internationally recognised that the consumption of animals treated with HGPs does not present any public health risk and cattle farmers cannot sell meat or animals for human consumption in Australia or overseas unless they comply with national and international safety standards.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has written to the Agriculture Minister, Joe Ludwig, urging him to ban all shipments to Egypt as a result of the ear cutting reports.
On Tuesday night, a Department of Agriculture spokesman said Australian officials in Egypt were seeking further advice from government authorities on any proposed action. Senator Ludwig is in Vietnam and Thailand on a trade tour this week and was unavailable for comment.
At the Asia-Europe summit Mr Ashraf told Ms Gillard Pakistan would hold an investigation into why Australian sheep were culled. ''[I was] very strong in raising those concerns and very clear this is something that has distressed the Australian people,'' Ms Gillard said.
ABC's Four Corners screened footage of the cull on Monday, which again prompted critics to call for an end to live exports as well as the establishment of an independent office of animal welfare.
The industry defended new animal welfare rules, saying the incident was isolated and that without Australian influence in foreign markets, welfare would go backwards.


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I'm not a python newbie, actually I don't know anything about this language, but I have to correct my colleague's python script while he is on holidays /o\
The script creates database statistics and puts the result in an excel file with several sheets. I understood that the error happens in the following line:
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Because the "center" variable can contain slashes which are not allowed as sheet names. So I would like to replace the line by something like:
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HIGHLANDS, Texas - Two teenagers have claimed that a teacher sexually abused them several years ago.
Norman Slaughter, 46, has been charged with two counts of indecency with a child.
According to court documents, Slaughter touched two elementary school students inappropriately and forced them to touch him inappropriately.
The incidents allegedly happened at the Goose Creek Independent School District's Highlands Elementary, 200 E. Wallisville, in 2002 and 2003.
One of the women said the encounters happened while other students were in physical education class.
"He was like, 'Take a nap … if you wake up and you start feeling good you can go back.' So he let me sit on his chair, and that's when he did it. I didn't know what to do," one of the teens said.
She said she told her mother, father and other relatives, but none of them believed her. She didn't say anything to school officials until she was in junior high, but there wasn't any sort of investigation then.
"I told people. They didn't believe me, so I might as well forget about it," the teen said."I just kept thinking about it. I was like, 'Well, I want to get something done because this is the truth.'"
Someone finally believed the teen last year – after another one of Slaughter's students told investigators that he molested her at about the same time.
Slaughter was relieved of his teaching duties and placed on administrative leave in August. School district officials said he did not have any contact with students this year.
Harris County prosecutors told Local 2 that they are searching for other students who may have also been victimized by Slaughter.
Parents in the Highlands said the allegations are disturbing.
"That's a scary thought," said mother Amber Young. "There's a pedophile working at the school and nobody knew for the last what, eight, 10 years? It's pretty bad."
The school district said it learned of one of the allegations almost five years ago.
In a statement to Local 2, a spokesperson confirmed "The district first received a report of possible wrongdoing by the teacher in 2008, related to an incident that was alleged to have occurred years earlier."
It wasn't until district administrators learned of a second allegation last August that they placed Slaughter on administrative leave.
The mother of one of the alleged victims recognized Slaughter at school orientation at Highlands Elementary after enrolling a younger daughter.
The district has stressed to parents that Slaughter came into contact with no students this school year. With his access to so many children over the years, people want to know if there are other victims.
One of those wondering is the young woman who made the original allegation years ago. She said she feels vindicated and remembers hearing the news that Slaughter had been charged.
"I bawled for days. I bawled for days," said the woman. "Because, if he did it to us, he's going to do it to other people."
Slaughter was released from the Harris County Jail after posting $60,000 bond. KPRC Local 2 went to his home on Monday to get his side of the story, but the woman who answered the door said Slaughter was not there.
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A recent Intel study shows that the compute load that required 184 single-core processors in 2005 now can be handled with just 21 processors, where every nine servers gets replaced by one.
For 40 years, technology rode Moore's Law to yield ever-more-powerful processors at lower cost. Its compounding effect was astounding: One of the best analogies is that we now have more processing power in a smartphone than the Apollo astronauts had when they landed on the moon. At the same time, though, the electrical power requirements for those processors continued to increase at a similar rate as the increase in transistor count. While new technologies (CMOS, for example) provided a one-time step-down in power requirements, each turn-up in processor frequency and density resulted in similar power increases.
As a result, by the 2000-2005 timeframe, the industry grew concerned about the amount of power and cooling required for each rack in the data center. And with the enormous increase in servers spurred by Internet commerce, most IT shops have labored for the past decade to supply adequate data center power and cooling.
In the meantime, most IT shops have experienced compute and storage growth rates of 20% to 50% a year, requiring either additional data centers or major increases in power and cooling capacity at existing centers. Since 2008, there has been some alleviation due to both slower business growth and the benefits of virtualization, which has let companies reduce their number of servers by as much as 10 to 1 for 30% to 70% of their footprint. But IT shops can deploy virtualization only once, suggesting that they'll be staring at a data center build or major upgrade in the next few years.
But an interesting thing has happened to server power efficiency. Before 2006, such efficiency improvements were nominal, represented by the solid blue line below. Even if your data center kept the number of servers steady but just migrated to the latest model, it would need significant increases in power and cooling. You'd experience greater compute performance, of course, but your power and cooling would increase in a corresponding fashion. Since 2006, however, compute efficiency (green line) has improved dramatically, even outpacing the improvement in processor performance (red lines).
The chart above shows how the compute efficiency (performance per watt -- green line) has shifted dramatically from its historical trend (blue line). And it's improving about as fast as compute performance is improving (red lines), perhaps even faster. The chart above is for the HP DL 380 server line over the past decade, but most servers are showing a similar shift.
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Hi Jim,
Good post. It's impressive to see the efficiency gains in servers. However, the move to a private cloud is going to come with significant costs, both in new equipment and software (given all the orchestration required to build a true private cloud) as well as training. Any suggestions for how to work with a CIO and CFO to get them to sign on to the upfront costs of private cloud to get long-term savings?
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I agree w/ you, Jim, and I'm happy to see that processor manufactures are finally starting to focus on not just performance, but also drastically improving the efficiency of the entire platform. The problem as I see it, however, is that there's still a significant problem with VM Sprawl, which if not effectively managed, results in a significant waste of those precious resources, and typically leads to additional hardware purchases. IT shops don't just need more efficiency, but also more visibility.
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Biyuti is a bakla Filipina living on stolen Algonquin land. He works to sustain and increase the biyuti of the world through decolonization and through her explorations of the intersections of race with queerness/gender. She also blogs at The Biyuti Collective and you can find her on Twitter: @JustBiyuti.
I had someone ask me not too long ago about how I thought the language of the trans* movement was exclusionary or erased PoC. A little bemused, I essentially pointed them to my posts here because it is practically all I've been talking about. In the course of answering, however, I said something, the truth of which still makes me feel something I can't quite describe.
What it was, was that the language of the trans* movement is so full of erasure and marginalizing of some narratives that it took me until about a year ago to even realize that the 'movement' thought that it had been including people like me this entire time.
I began my posts at Womanist Musings talking about gender imperialism. One of my sources was the call out for the first SF trans march. A callout that haphazardly lumped bakla with a bunch of other non-western and western identities. This is what I'm talking about. The trans movement thought it was including people like me.
The way that the movement and the trans* umbrella conceives itself, the fact that I belong (or that they think I do) is something that is taken for granted. Simply assumed. White trans people stay assuming that by doing what they've been doing and by building the community they've built, this bakla girl would simply skip under their umbrella and live happily ever after.
The reality, unfortunately, is very far from this ideal. Instead, the trans movement has organized around a rhetoric and discourse that almost precludes its ability to represent me. And when it tries, like the trans march, it simply ends up exercising an updated form of gender imperialism.
One question I could ask in reply is "At what point did trans* discourse actually include people like me?" Because, as the title of this post says, the default setting for movements is not set to 'inclusive.' At the beginning of the movements people always *think* it is inclusive because of the way that the default human is white and the white/western experience is universal. Except, that it very much isn't.
The arrogance behind the very idea that their movement and discourse is already including me, that I somehow should have seen myself reflected and represented in their discourse, is simply breathtaking in the ability to highlight just how much white privilege is driving the discourse and the movement.
At some point the trans movement will need to recognize its participation in a larger, colonial discourse that silences and erases people of colour. It must grapple with the idea that it is a continuation of this system and not a disruption of it. It must recognize itself as complicit and it must seek to dismantle the structures it is currently supporting.
Otherwise? The community and discourse will never have the space for someone like me. It will never represent me. It will never be for me.


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Gatorade Goes the Distance in the Fight Against Hunger
From the weekend warriors of local rugby leagues to the daily jogger training for her first marathon and the next undiscovered Golden Gloves champ, people of all stripes can now put their athletic prowess to work in the fight against acute hunger and malnutrition. Action Against Hunger and Gatorade are seeking athletes and aspiring athletes alike who are fired up and ready to use their competitive edge for a great cause.
For those who never had the drive to scale Mount Everest before, saving a child from acute malnutrition could be just the incentive they need.
Beginning this fall, individuals from across the United States can apply online to participate. Step one involves applicants choosing their own personal, physical challenge. For those who never had the drive to scale Mount Everest before, saving a child from acute malnutrition could be just the incentive they need. And what better way to find that extra motivation to hit the gym than by supporting Action Against Hunger's life-saving programs?
Once the personal challenges are set—whatever they may be—participants will collect donations from friends and family members to meet their goals. All money raised will go to Action Against Hunger, so whatever the sport, whatever the challenge, we're asking athletes to rally friends, families, and communities to cheer them on and support the cause as they sweat it out to end acute malnutrition. Whether it's a dollar per mile run, lap swum, goal scored, or meter climbed, the contributions pledged will encourage the athletes to meet their goals while simultaneously providing Action Against Hunger with the funding necessary to reach more children threatened by acute malnutrition across the world.
Gatorade's G Movement initiative will support all participants with access to online training tips and tools as well as Gatorade products. In addition, Gatorade will provide up to five people—pre-selected by Action Against Hunger based on their motivation and athletic challenge—with grants of $2,000 each and a year's supply of Gatorade to help them complete the athletic feat of their choosing. With Gatorade's help, nothing can stand in the way of those coveted rock climbing lessons, some extra personal training from an expert, or a once-in-a-lifetime snowshoe expedition.
For added inspiration, Gatorade has generously donated $100,000 towards the campaign—a solid foundation of global hunger relief for G Movement participants to build upon.
"We're delighted for the opportunity to help Action Against Hunger fulfill its mission and to contribute to the fight against acute malnutrition," said Mary Doherty, Director Gatorade Sports & Event Marketing. "For every athlete out there who wants to test the limits of their abilities for a worthy cause, this is their chance."
The goal of this innovative partnership is to raise at least $200,000 to fight deadly malnutrition around the globe, but we can't do it without you! No matter what your fitness level or preferred physical activity, your participation will go a long way in achieving this goal. Considering that it costs as little as $50 to provide a malnourished child with life-saving treatment, including ready-to-use foods and expert supervision, you could make a world of difference—the difference between life and death—for as many as 4,000 children.
What is G? As Gatorade puts it, "G is giving back." Are you up to the G Movement challenge?
No Roll in the Park: Skater Completes 3,800 Miles to Fight Hunger
Last summer, 21 year-old Jack Sisson completed an inline skating excursion across the country to promote Action Against Hunger's life-saving programs. A Dartmouth '09 student, Sisson decided to break from the typical summer vacation to do something extraordinary: On June 10th, he set off on a 72-day journey from Yorktown, VA that took him through 10 states and 5 sets of inline skate wheels.
Sisson's dedication to promoting a global cause through athletics garnered plenty of attention across the country—Rollerblade, the manufacturer of inline skates, even provided a $5,000 matching gift. Jack ultimately raised over $11,000 for the fight against hunger and has been featured in a video on Gatorade's G Movement website where he inspires others to take on hunger.


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The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting
In the third book in the Body Finder series, Violet's power to sense the dead and discover the imprints of killing on murderers is put to use by the F.B.I. She joins a group of others with varying psychic abilities to investigate crimes. Her family and boyfriend Jay are concerned that she might be put into danger, and their concerns are validated when the Collector targets her as her next victim.
Hints of a possible future love triangle develop as Violet spends more time with team member Rafe. As he has his own psychic ability, he can understand her abilities better than her family and boyfriend. I am not a fan of triangles, so I appreciated that she did not stray from Jay and realized how much he means to her.
Not quite as good as the other books in the series, but I did enjoy meeting the new characters and learning about their abilities.
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TAUNTON Town have been drawn away to Bridgwater Town in the first round of the Red Insure Cup.
The derby tie is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, kick-off 7.45pm.
Under league rules clubs can elect not to enter the competition upon payment of a fee and three sides have made that decision – Bideford, Mangotsfield United and Merthyr Town.
The club is now awaiting the publication of the league fixture list for the new season which should be released this morning (Thursday).
n With the new season fast approaching, the club groundstaff have been spending lots of time perfecting the Viridor Stadium and pitch which now looks in excellent condition.
Other improvements for the new season include new goal nets and new corner flags. As a result of the pitch improvement chairman and head groundsman Kevin Sturmey has reached the final of the Groundsman of the Year awards.
He travels to the FA's St George's Park next month to find out if he has been successful.
n THE Peacocks, who played League One Walsall at the Viridor Stadium last night (Wednesday), return to friendly action tomorrow evening (Friday) when they entertain Truro City (7.45pm).
The Southern League Premier side will provide another good test of the Peacocks' early season credentials.
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A few months ago I wrote about my obsession with my new Blendtec blender, the acquisition of which led to some surprising changes to my everyday cooking repertoire, like trying to eat less meat and including lots more fresh fruits and vegetables in my family's diet.
I've since traded in the Blendtec for a brand new Vita-Mix. There are endless debates about which of these high-power blenders is the "best", and for me it came down to nit-picky details. For one, I got tired of how the Blendtec would move all over the counter while it was blending up a smoothie with lots of frozen fruit – the base doesn't seem to have enough weight to withstand its own powerful motor.
On the other hand, the Vita-Mix container is a bit harder to clean, but, still, when I turn it on I feel that I'm in the presence of a superior, heavy-duty machine. It doesn't have the automated digital "brain" of the Blendtec but requires manual operation instead. That's okay with me – I'm all about hands-on.
I'm still experimenting with smoothies, using any piece of available produce in my kitchen, both fresh and frozen; red, yellow or green.
I've even conditioned the children not to gag when I throw a handful of parsley or spinach leaves into their blueberry smoothie – they seem to believe that the taste of green materials is undetectable and that consuming them will hone their growing, spongy brains into glowing spheres capable of breathtaking genius. That's mommy persuasion for you! And I thought my powers were fading a bit.
One thing that I now prepare on a regular basis is homemade almond milk. Some members of our household don't tolerate dairy products, but still like to splash a little something on a bowl of granola in the morning. I am also one of those people who cannot stand the taste of soy milk.
That's where almond milk comes in. Almonds do contain a respectable amount of calcium – although admittedly just a fraction of that found in cow's milk – as well as other minerals like selenium, magnesium and potassium. I can't tell you for sure what the nutrition value of homemade almond milk is compared to the commercially made stuff, but at least when you make it yourself you know exactly what's in it.
I recommend filtering the milk through a cheesecloth to avoid a bit of grittiness; I usually strain mine through a very fine strainer, but a small amount of solids come through. I don't mind that so much, but if you want a perfectly smooth milk go for a cheesecloth or the unfortunately named Nut Bag.
Homemade almond milk tastes delicious with granola – try my favorite recipe for Homemade Granola, too.
Homemade Almond Milk
1 cup whole almonds
2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave nectar
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups filtered water
Blend all ingredients at high speed in a blender for about 1 minute. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined colander set over a large bowl. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.


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A fortnight ago, MPs caught a fleeting glimpse of a process that has, to this point, taken place discretely: the Information Commissioner's Office investigation into the office of Michael Gove over suspected breaches of the Freedom of Information Act.
A transcript is now available for Mr Gove's appearance before the education select committee, when he answered questions on the topic. He said the DfE had not released data from one document in response to FoI requests because it was political.
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Celebrity Musicians Join Say "I Do" Campaign
Postedon Mar 28, 2011 at 10:40 am
Today, musicians Sara Bareilles, Lance Bass, Cyndi Lauper and LeAnn Rimes, award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and actor Verne Troyer signed on to Freedom to Marry's Say, "I Do" campaign.
Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond Calls on Maryland to Pass Marriage
Postedon Feb 22, 2011 at 11:33 am
As the legislature debates a marriage bill this week, Bond points out the negative effect that marriage discrimination has on African-American families.
Voice of Equality Rep. John Lewis Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Postedon Feb 18, 2011 at 03:56 pm
The civil rights hero is a vocal supporter for the freedom to marry, as you can see in this stirring video of his passionate speech opposing the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" back in 1996.
Bush's daughter Barbara speaks out for the freedom to marry
Postedon Feb 01, 2011 at 11:13 am
Barbara Bush, the daughter of George W. Bush, is the latest high-profile figure to speak out in support of the freedom to marry.
Mayor Cory Booker speaks about the freedom to marry
Postedon Jan 17, 2011 at 09:01 am
Newark Mayor Cory Booker quotes Martin Luther King in explaining his support for the freedom to marry. Mayor Booker's remarks were made at a Freedom to Marry reception on January 13, 2011.
Voice for Equality: Gov. John Lynch of NH
Postedon Jan 04, 2011 at 09:30 am
John Lynch is the current governor of New Hampshire. He was first elected in 2004 and has been re-elected every two years since.
Although originally opposed to a freedom to marry law in New Hampshire, Gov. Lynch signed a marriage equality bill into law on June 3, 2009, making New Hampshire the fifth state in the U.S. to allow such unions. In response to newly-elected republican majorities in both state houses expressing a commitment to eliminate the marriage law in the upcoming legislative session, Gov. Lynch has remained steadfast in stating he will veto any such discriminatory measure.
Voice for Equality: Rahm Emanuel
Postedon Dec 16, 2010 at 10:30 am
Rahm Emanuel is an American politician and former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama.
On December 10, 2010, Mr. Emanuel gave an interview in which he expressed his support for the repeal of DADT, the repeal of DOMA and the passage of ENDA.
Voice for Equality: Nelly Furtado
Postedon Dec 09, 2010 at 02:30 pm
Nelly Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress of Portuguese descent. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide.
As reported on ontopmag.com in December of 2010, Ms. Furtado said she's proud to live in a country [Canada] that supports the freedom to marry. The 32-year-old entertainer and mother said there is nothing wrong with gay couples marrying.
Voice for Equality: The Rev. Jesse Jackson
Postedon Dec 08, 2010 at 11:30 am
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called into the community gathering at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse hosted by Marriage Equality USA on Monday and shared extensive remarks in support of marriage equality and Judge Walker's Prop 8 ruling.
Voice for Equality: Daphne Rubin-Vega
Postedon Nov 24, 2010 at 09:00 am
Daphne Rubin-Vega is a dance music singer and actress. She is best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical "Rent."
In the fall of 2010, Ms. Rubin-Vega participated in HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality project by appearing in a video in support of the freedom to marry.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
The marketing content pipeline is closely related to, yet distinct from the sales pipeline. By delivering the right content via the pipeline, marketers are able to interface with customers early on in the lead generation process and then continue to feed salespeople with the materials they need throughout the sales effort.
Marketing can prepare to contribute to the pipeline by first conducting market research – the core component in the beginning of any lead generation/customer acquisition effort.
Research enables marketing to understand target markets, track changes in these markets as they occur, develop profiles of what best customers look like, and identify obstacles that exist to marketing products and services to these customers. In this way, marketers "prime the pump" with the information they, and ultimately sales reps, need to pursue the most high-potential customers.
Once these high-potential customers are identified, marketers can begin to interact with them in ways that will serve to establish relationships based upon knowledge and trust. Marketing's early communication initiatives will predispose these prospects to react favorably once sales enters the picture.
One effective way marketing can communicate with prospects is by presenting them with materials that are customized and relevant to their specific needs and situations. Based on the market research that has already occurred, this personalized content can highlight the company's ability to deliver more value to that particular customer than others can deliver. This establishes your company as the best fit with the customer – the "obvious" choice.
This has been made easier thanks to the use of online portals developed with the latest marketing asset management (MAM) technology. With this technology, marketers can organize materials in ways that are most beneficial to those using, accessing and receiving marketing content.
Portals developed with MAM technology are useful in a number of ways. Key among them is that they provide sales with the marketing tools they need to be successful, helping them quickly find specific materials and immediately getting them to hot prospects, keeping them abreast of newly-developed materials, automatically sending them updated materials when there is new content and pricing, enabling them to package sets of materials with specific recipients in mind, and more.
These MAM portals streamline the outward flow of collateral, including audio and visual content, from marketing to sales and sales to customers. They also allow information to flow back along the pipeline. So now everyone can be in the loop, responding back and forth as needed and keeping an ongoing dialogue between all parties.
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A major benefit of this early, customized communication between prospects and marketing is that it will be easier to gauge the interest level of prospects by their responses. Looking at these responses, as well as other key factors, it can more easily be determined which prospects are most favorably inclined toward your company and to buying your products or services.
At this point, prospects can be determined to be qualified and enter the sales portion of the pipeline, or it can be decided that they should fall out of the pipeline. As sales enters the picture, its job has been made easier, and the chances of converting the prospect become greater.
The final stage – and goal – of the process hopefully will now take place. With all of the groundwork in place, the prospect will become a customer.
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Do you need a super quick crunchy salad? Perfect for dinner, or a brown bag lunch?
The simplest recipes are often the best. If you are short on time and just want the recipe, skip the middle and go to the bottom of the post. That is the simplest way. You could be eating this in five minutes.
But keep reading if you want info on the ingredients.
If you buy shredded carrots, this mixes up in just a few minutes. Sweet, tart, and lively lemon flavor.
I like to keep a bag on hand. They hold up well, and are easy additions to soups, green salads, and even muffins.
Organic carrots
We can get shredded organic carrots in our market. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) website publishes a list of produce that has the highest, and lowest levels of pesticides.
The Dirty Dozen is the most likely to have high levels, and EWG recommends you by these items organic. EWG also publishes the Clean 15, produce that is least likely to have high pesticide levels. Buying organic doesn't matter so much here.
You can print a wallet sized reference to take with you to the store. Carrots are #11 on the Dirty Dozen list.
Does a cranberry a day keep the doctor away? No, you probably need to eat more than one. But a serving a day offers many health benefits.
I like to use organic lemons because I am using the outside, the part that would be sprayed with pesticides. Organic lemons are smaller than regular lemons, so you might need two here.
Also, organic lemons are not waxed. According the The World's Healthiest Foods web site, sometimes the wax is mixed with casein, a protein in milk. This would be a very low amount, but might be important to know if you have a severe milk allergy.
Lemon Zest
At my house, if a dish has fresh lemon juice, it has zest too. I never miss the happy opportunity to inhale the fresh scent of lemon zest. You can smell it across the room, but it is even better right under your nose.
A microplane makes swift work of zesting the peel. Personally, I don't measure the zest and use all of it, from the whole lemon. As you probably can guess, I can't get too much lemon zest.
If you are using a different tool to zest, be sure to catch just the outer yellow rind. The white pith is unpleasantly bitter.
Cranberry Carrot Salad
|serves 4
|metric measures
|4 cups shredded carrots
|360 gm
|½ cup dried cranberries
|75 gm
|3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
|45 ml
|1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
|2 tablespoons honey
|30 ml
Stir it all together until it glistens.
Serve right away if you like chewy cranberries.
Store in the fridge and serve the next day if you like plump, soft cranberries.
BTW, lemon juice is a good source of citrate. Helpful to prevent kidney stones. Maybe a lemon a day keeps the doctor away too.
PS I am changing the subject now. This is so cool! Bon Appetit magazine is holding a blogger Holiday Bake-Off. I have entered Pumpkin Custard, Hold the Dairy. Wouldn't you love to see a gluten free, dairy free winner?
There are several categories, including cakes, pies, custards, cookies, more. If you are a blogger, add your creations at BA Holiday Bake-Off.
Everyone can vote for your favorite in each category. I would be honored to receive your vote.


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WELFARE reform will continue to cause difficulties in terms of providing housing in England, a conference in York was told.
One hundred and thirty delegates from across the north of England are attending the two-day Northern Housing Summit at the racecourse, which started yesterday.
They are focusing on major issues facing housing in the north including economic growth, a shortage of affordable housing and the extent to which welfare reform and cutbacks will shape the sector.
Charlotte Harrison, executive director of the Northern Housing Consortium, said welfare reform was proving a "substantial challenge".
It has seen the introduction of a local housing allowance and a strict cap on housing benefits available to single people under 35, and there will be a so-called ''bedroom tax'' for under-occupancy of social housing.
She said: "It's about getting the right message to people, advising not scaremongering and having the right support options.
''The main thing with housing benefit is there won't be the properties for people to move into.
"The challenges are really substantial."
Ms Harrison told the conference: "There are heartbreaking stories about a couple denied ESA having taken to shoplifting.
''We have one occasion where a person was arrested for shoplifting but the police actually took them to a local foodbank because it was more helpful."
Graeme Cook, of the Institute for Public Policy Research, suggested likely further cuts could include ending housing benefit to under- 25s saving £1.86 billion, freezing all working age benefits saving £4billion and restricting child benefits to three children – but as this would save a relatively meagre £300 million, it would only be a "symbolic move", he said.
Other speakers yesterday included Jack Dromey MP, the shadow housing minster, Coun Jim Battle, chief executive of Manchester City Council and Theresa Grant, the chief executive of Trafford Council.
Today's speakers include Julia Unwin, chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, who will discuss helping tenants to improve their life chances and become financially independent, and Ken Lee, HR Director of BBC North, who will talk about the BBC move to Salford and the lessons learned in making such large-scale change happen.


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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's cross country team finished fifth at the Florida Tech Invitational Saturday morning, their highest showing of the season. The Lions were led by freshman Kelsey Bradley (Denver, Colo.). She set a season and personal best in the 5K run crossing the finish line as the lone Lion top 20 finisher at 20:35.00.
Alison Luthman (Ramstein, Germany) finished off a very strong race less than 45 seconds behind Bradley with a time of 21:19.00. The Lions then finished with a consecutive trio of runners, as Dana Graham and Mindy Pierce finished 31st and 32nd respectively.
The Lions return to the course Saturday, September 20 at 8:30 a.m. to compete in the University of Florida Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.


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What is sexuality? What is its biological basis? How does society constrain and construct it? How is sexuality represented and, again, constructed in such discourses as literature, film and religion? How does sexuality intersect with race? How do sexuality and race circulate and clash in global contexts? These are some of the questions that students taking courses in this connection will address.
Students in ANTH 350 and ENG 272 may deepen their understanding of transgender, while those in ITAS 235 will focus on gender violence. SOC 310 provides perspectives on power and bodily pain; SOC 310 and ENG 272, on post colonialism and representations of gender, sexualities and cultures. Students completing SOC 310 and FR 331 will learn about Western (and imperialist) discourses on sexuality, nation and power. Other combinations will provide other perspectives and focuses on the general topic of sexuality.
ENG 272, WGS 272 Romancing the Novel
ENG 348, FNMS 348, WGS 348 Sexual Politics of Film Noir
FR 331, WGS 331 Other Voices, Other Stories: Great Works by Women from France and the Francophone World
HISP 325, WGS 326 Queer Politics and Hispanisms
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I'm sick as a mutt today. I guess that's what happens when you have a cold coming on and you spend two days out in freezing cold weather covering five football games.
I saw only parts of the second period and most of the third of the game in Colorado, and didn't see a moment, or even a highlight, from the game in Minnesota … and frankly, if I feel like this, I will be seeing Monday's game from a couch, under a blanket.
So I don't have any grand insights, opinions or proclamations for youse today.
Meanwhile, our friends over at Blueshirt Banter are hosting a viewing party Friday. Here are the details:
What: Blueshirt Banter Radio Viewing Party (Starts at 5 PM).
When: Friday , November 26th Rangers vs Panthers.
Admission : Free
Who : Nick Fotiu, Ron Greschner, Chris Kotsopoulos (nominal charge for autographs which include photos)
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Finally, here — a tad late — are Saturday's post-game notes, from the Rangers:
November 20, 2010 – New York Rangers 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (Game No. 21, Away No. 10)
* The Rangers defeated the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, tonight at the Xcel Energy Center to improve to 11-9-1 overall, including a 7-3-0 mark on the road. The win marks head coach John Tortorella's 300th career NHL coaching victory, becoming the 40th coach in league history to reach the milestone.
* New York improved to 5-0-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season, including a 4-0-0 mark on the road, and have out-scored their opponents, 16-5, in the five wins. The Rangers are now 14-2-2 in the second game of back-to-back sets over the last two seasons (9-1-1 on the road), after posting a record of 9-2-2 in the back-end of back-to-backs in 2009-10.
* The Blueshirts are 4-0-0 on Saturday's this season.
* Martin Biron stopped 26 shots to improve to 4-2-0 on the season, with a 2-0-0 mark on the road. He has held opponents to two or fewer goals in five of his six starts this season.
* Ten different players tallied at least one point for the Rangers. Dan Girardi led the Blueshirts with two points, registering one power play assist and recording the primary assist on the game-winning goal, and was credited with a team-high, six hits and three blocked shots in 24:34 of ice time. Girardi, who skated in his 300th career NHL game last night at Colorado, has now tallied six assists in the last nine games.
* Marian Gaborik recorded an assist on the game-winning goal, and registered four shots on goal while making his first career appearance vs. the Wild. Gaborik is Minnesota's franchise leader in several major offensive categories, having registered 219 goals and 218 assists for 437 points in eight seasons (2000-01 – 2008-09) with the Wild.
* After a scoreless opening frame, Artem Anisimov opened the game's scoring at 8:50 of the second period. Anisimov has now recorded eight points (four goals, four assists) in the last 11 games.
* Defenseman Michael Del Zotto gave the Rangers a two-goal lead with a power play tally at 14:24 of the middle frame. Four of his six points this season have been registered on the power play.
* Alex Frolov notched the Blueshirts' third goal of the second period with the eventual game-winner at 19:00 of the middle frame.
* Brandon Dubinsky tallied New York's fourth straight goal with an unassisted tally at 4:53 of the third period. Entering tonight's contest, Dubinsky was tied for fifth in the NHL with 11 goals, and he has now recorded 15 points (nine goals, six assists) in the last 16 games.
* Ruslan Fedotenko registered the Rangers' fifth goal of the contest, unassisted at 14:08 of the third period, and was credited with five hits. Fedotenko has recorded six points (three goals, three assists) in the last six games.
* Rookie Derek Stepan, and defensemen Matt Gilroy and Michael Sauer each recorded an assist for the Rangers. Stepan registered the primary assist on Del Zotto's power play goal, and has now tallied five points (one goal, four assists) in the last five games. Gilroy registered the primary assist on Anisimov's goal at 8:50 of the second period and posted a plus-two rating, and has tallied three assists and a plus-five rating in the last five games. Sauer also recorded an assist on Anisimov's goal, and tied for the game-high with three blocked shots.
* The Rangers' penalty kill held the Wild scoreless in four power play opportunities (6:22) and has now yielded just one goal in their last nine games, registering a 96.6% success rate (28-29) over the span.
* After an off-day tomorrow, the Rangers will return to action to face-off against the Calgary Flames on Monday, Nov. 22, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to close out a three-game stretch vs. Northwest Division opponents.


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Topic: Have to share some happy news!
Hi all!
As most of you know, my Mom was diagnosed in May of 2008. As her diseased progressed my daughter (who was scheduled to be married this coming December) knew her grandmother would not still be here. Since Liz is the youngest of 4 grandchildren and the ONLY granddaughter, the wedding was moved to December 2008. She was adament that her grandmother would be at her wedding like all of the others!
I planned a formal (400 invitation) full military wedding in 4 months while traveling to and from Greensboro, NC to take my Mom and Dad on their trips to Duke plus numerous hospital stays. The great news is that Mom lived until April of this year and WAS able to dance at her granddaughter's wedding and see the birth of her second Great grandchild. My daughter was married to her Marine on the 20th of December and he deployed to Iraq on January 11th (the day before his birthday!). We expected this deployment to last until this coming January since the group that would have relieved his group was sent to Afghanistan.
The Great News is that he is coming home early - either tonight or tomorrow morning! My daughter and both families are so excited! He's never seen his home since their base housing did not come through until after he left.
Just wanted to share this wonderful news and thank all of you for your prayers, love and support you've always shown me and my family! I know my Mom is busy in heaven this morning making sure all of our "Heaven Deployed" loved ones are informed of this wonderful news!
Much love and hugs to all!
"A prognosis is simply an audit of how truly precious each day is. Live each day to the maximum, celebrate what was, and what is - Don't spend your life looking forward to what will or might be." .... words of wisdom from my beloved son on hearing of his grandmother's CC prognosis.


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