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Ziad Doueiri, The Attack
Ziad Doueiri's The Attack, a drama about a Palestinian surgeon in Israel who discovers secrets about his wife in the wake of a suicide bombing, impressed the critics when it launched in Telluride and Toronto last year.
Earlier this year the drama was banned in Doueiri's native country Lebanon. It opens on Jun 21 in the US through Cohen Media Group. Doueiri talks to Michael Rosenkrantz about binging on Israeli cinema, working with Quentin Tarantino and what he plans to do about the Lebanese ban.
What was your filmmaking career like before The Attack?
Ziad Doueiri I came to the United States and went to San Diego State University. After I graduated, I was looking for work and eventually became a technician on a Roger Corman film. That's really how it always starts, to be completely honest. You have to start small and grow, really building up your contacts. It's very important in the American film industry. That's how I got my first job.
Before you began directing, you worked on a few films with Quentin Tarantino. What was that like?
It was all about craftsmanship. He has such an energy and a charisma with actors. He carries a very special energy that really affects everyone that happens to be working that day. I was really a technician when I did that film, but he is so dedicated to the craft that it made for a great and memorable experience.
In leading up to directing The Attack, when did you decide to direct?
After Jackie Brown. I was tired of being a technician and wanted to express myself more creatively. I was very lucky that I did a film called West Beirut, which ultimately went to Cannes. It was basically my first start as a filmmaker.
When did The Attack first come together?
The Attack really came from the Doha Film Institute. They wanted to make films that came from the Middle East. They really wanted to bring in Middle Eastern filmmakers and they ended up financing the film. They had a rather strong desire to see the film made.
How did you cast the film? What was it like working the actors?
I hired a casting director in Tel Aviv and started watching every Israeli film I could. I did not have anyone in mind when writing, which was terrific because I met Ali [Suliman] and he was so talented. I recognised immediately that he was the one for the role [of the surgeon, Amin.]
How hard was it to adapt Yasmina Khadra's novel to screen?
The film takes a little bit of a clearer stance than the book did. The ending in the novel is definitely more ambiguous. I wanted to change the ending because it was about something – both sides of the political conflict make [Amin] a truly homeless man, culturally. He pays an even heavier emotional price than in the novel, though not necessarily the same physical price. I felt I needed to change that aspect.
The editing was quite striking. How did you plan the editing of the film?
Everything in the film is planned and intentional. When Amin collapses in the middle of the film, that's planned. Everything was really in the script. In the novel, the story is narrated by the main character but in the film I had to find a way into the main character's mind without distracting from the story. You are truly inside his head in some of the scenes.
You said you plan to contest the ban from the Lebanese government. What is the next step?
You're right. I do plan to contest the ban. I understand that it is a very tough film to watch, but this is film ultimately about marriage and betrayal. It's not meant to be as political as they are making it out to be. The next step is to try and see if the law will actually stick but I do believe it to be wrong as it's hurting the film.
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Westbrook cruises behind four Cards homers
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ST. LOUIS -- As troublesome as Monday's late-inning meltdown was for a team trying to prove itself a formidable National League Central contender against the defending division champs, the Cardinals ensured the message was sent in booming fashion on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Cardinals scored 15 unanswered runs over the past two games and chased the Reds out of town with a 10-0 win in front of 34,882 at Busch Stadium. The offense, which blasted four homers in the game, didn't monopolize the limelight either. Jake Westbrook took his portion, throwing his first shutout in seven seasons to secure the series victory for his club.
"These are the teams that we have to beat in order for us to put ourselves in good shape," Carlos Beltran said. "It's early in the year, but Cincinnati is a good team. It felt good to be able to go out there and win the series against them."
Reds starter Homer Bailey matched Westbrook zero-for-zero through four innings before being ambushed by the St. Louis offense when the batting order turned over for the third time in the game.
In the span of 11 batters, the Cardinals built an 8-0 lead behind four home runs -- three coming against Bailey.
"The thing that I was happy about from the whole group was we didn't panic," said Matt Carpenter, who tied his career high with four hits. "We just kept sticking with what we know we can do, and eventually they started throwing us some balls we can hit."
The Cardinals feature a lineup packed with power potential, as they returned five players who finished the 2012 season with at least 20 home runs. Yet, little of that power had surfaced during the season's first eight games, with the Cardinals connecting for just five home runs.
That total began to balloon in the fifth, which started innocuously enough for Bailey before Jon Jay popped a two-out solo homer just over the wall in center. From there, the onslaught was on. After consecutive hits by Carpenter and Matt Holliday, Beltran delivered his first home run of the season to make it 4-0.
Matt Adams, inserted into the starting lineup a day after delivering a game-winning hit, smashed a two-run shot in the sixth. Before that inning closed, Carpenter joined the parade with his own two-run homer.
"We've seen different ways of winning a couple games, and we really hadn't seen that power jump," manager Mike Matheny said. "Just because we know it's there doesn't mean it's something that we feel we have to go out and display. But it naturally happens some days, and today was a nice day for it to come around."
Seven of the eight runs scored during the two-inning span would be charged to Bailey, snapping a 23 2/3-inning scoreless streak that dated back to last season. By the end of the runaway win, everyone in the starting lineup -- including Westbrook -- had tallied at least one hit. Adams matched his career high with three RBIs, adding the last on a seventh-inning RBI double.
For Adams and Carpenter -- who combined to reach base seven times -- the production only further substantiates calls to keep the two integrally involved in the lineup.
That'll be a bit easier with Carpenter, whose versatility will open regular starts for him in the infield. The challenge is greater with Adams, who plays behind Allen Craig at first base. Adams has shown, though, that he'll reward Matheny for his lineup creativity. With Wednesday's two-hit game, Adams is now 9-for-14 to start the season.
"It's something I pride myself in," Adams said. "I want to give the team and myself the best at-bats that I possibly can."
"Since the day [Adams] signed as a Cardinal, he's put up phenomenal numbers," added Carpenter, who, along with Adams, leads the team with seven RBIs. "I've never seen him not mash the baseball."
While the Cardinals' offense collectively teed off, the Reds were left befuddled by Westbrook, who was able to finish what he started because of superb efficiency. Westbrook tossed just 51 pitches through the first five frames; his pitch count sat at 100 through eight.
He didn't offer Matheny the inclination to pull him there, either, reminding the Cardinals manager that he felt strong until the end of his 116-pitch outing last Friday.
Westbrook garnered 27 outs on 111 pitches Wednesday, exactly matching the pitch count from his most recent shutout, which came when he was pitching for Cleveland in 2006. Wednesday's was the 15th complete game of his career.
"I felt really good in the seventh inning of the last game, throwing 116 pitches," Westbrook said. "And I felt even better today in the ninth. It always means a lot when you finish what you started."
The Reds' only substantial threat came in the sixth, when with two outs, they advanced a pair of runners into scoring position. Westbrook answered by striking out Jay Bruce to end the frame.
"He was obviously throwing strikes, and throwing strikes with his sinker," Reds first baseman Joey Votto said. "There were some misses on our part and some good sinking pitches on his part. It was a perfect storm of a complete-game shutout. You need a little bit of luck, you need some skill and that's exactly what happened today. I thought he threw fantastic, competed well, and I wasn't particularly surprised by that because he definitely has that capability."
With Westbrook picking up the win, all five St. Louis starters have secured their first victory of the season.
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THREE more Taunton School students past and present have received Oxbridge offers, bringing the school's total to nearly 70 - across 30 different subjects - over the past 15 years.
Current student Luciann Blake has been offered a conditional place for human, social and political science at Christ's College, Cambridge, while summer term leavers Jeremy Soper and Anna East, are off to Jesus College, Cambridge and Jesus College, Oxford, respectively.
Jeremy will be studying engineering while Anna is reading geography.
Headmaster, Dr John Newton, said: "This is an incredibly complex and at times opaque process, and I am delighted we have these offers this year.
"I have great faith in all Russell Group universities and the quality of the education they provide, but Oxbridge is special for these with the right skills.
"I therefore congratulate these pupils wholeheartedly, as well as thanking the staff for the extra time they have provided in preparing the large number called for interview each year."
The school's Oxbridge co-ordinator, Mark Chatterton, added: "Competition for Oxbridge places has never been so intense.
"The number of applications has risen nationally by over 50% in the past ten years, even though many students are now also contemplating studying overseas.
"Luciann, Jeremy and Anna can, therefore, feel delighted with their splendid achievement in winning places at universities which, without fail, annually rank among the very best in the world."


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Greetings community,
Decided to start my own small site. Easy to say, but then come the questions of the right approach.. and that blocks me. Already :).I like to research and study, problem is I need some pointers, in order to choose the right direction. Hopefully you guys can help.
Site's purpose is creation of digital content (downloadable). Main areas:Home page, a blog, a forum for discussions, and the shop, where one could not only buy but also publish/sell, if one wishes.
Any suggestions for the platforms to use ? Or any counter suggestions (meaning not choosing a platform that could limit later development) ?My current orientation would be : Wordpress for the blog + SMF for the forums + <insert shop platform here>
Some questions:Should/could WP be the CMS of all this ? or should I use it only for the blog ? In which case, what else for site's CMS ?Do you guys know some suggestion about a "app market like platform" ? (submit content, download, purchase, rate, comment) Or such a thing does not exist pre-built, and has to be specifically developed ?
Thank you in advance :).
PS: side-question - what engine does this forum uses ? I like how it looks :).
Hi inthefog, and welcome to the forums.
I have no direct experience of what you're trying to achieve, but no doubt others will be able to chip in. Meanwhile (because it tends to be quite quiet around here at weekends) you might like to have a look at this post: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?1185390-eCommerce-Software-Systems It gives you a range of different e-commerce options to explore (you did say you like to research ), including a couple of WordPress plugins.
Hi Technological Bear,
Thank you for the link, I forgot to mention that I have visited it, after seeing your suggestion on a similar thread :).Also worth mentioning that I am only aware of the link for the moment, 'cause all the platforms listed there will require some digest time :D.
Indeed. That will keep you occupied while you wait for somebody with some relevant experience to reply. :lol:
Hey guys,The more you read.. the more complicated it gets :D. So if anyone with more knowledge could share a few ideas.. :). Thanks.
Nobody else can say what you need. Only you are able to know that (or at least make a scientific best guess).
What did you not understand and find confusing?
Ok, let's start simple :).
Is there any counter-advice on using WP as the main CMS ? (on my personal taste & knowledge I like it and I'd like to use it)Or are Drupal or Joomla a better choice ?
(this keeping in my mind my future evolutions planned : forum, market/downloads area)
Opinions vary, but I think WordPress can be great as a blog CMS.
Over the years it has started to grow into more, and there are a lot of plugins that can help bang it into more than a blog. But that's what you would be doing - banging it into something more. At some point the amount of work put into maintaining it would begin to pain you. i.e. as the site grew, got more traffic, and more features are added, you would most likely wish you had gone with something different, but maybe not. Many say they are happy using WordPress and that they run successful sites, but I don't remember any ever saying how much time and / or money they put into keeping things going.
Other CMS's are better suited for something more "enterprise" - but - they either cost money and/or have a steep learning curve and "tech support" varies.
IMHO the key to making a good choice is to figure out what you "must have to start" and what you "might need in the future" and how much money and time you're willing to put into the effort.
If you post a list of your "must haves" others will be better able to make suggestions.
Thank you for the "help me help you" approach, I'm more than willing to give any sort of input as long as someone is willing to share his/her knowledge.
Before answering your last question, I'll post another one: If I understood correctly, there is always a db created when running a blog, a forum, etc. So, supposing I start with WP now, and along the way I realize that it wasn't the best choice; Could I migrate to another platform at that time ?
Coming back to the "must have" list; What kind of features do I need to speak about ? I'll start with the basic, and maybe we can detail it along the way.
BLOG (=front page, latest posts will be listed here)FORUM (don't know yet what engine.. I'd like XenForo type, but I can't afford it for now)MARKET (DOWNLOAD AREA) – ideally, just like an app market- Registered users only will be able to use it- Some items will be free, some items will cost- People can rate and comment items - NOTE: even if the market area will maybe not be useful at the beginning, I'd like to have it up as fast as possible, to be able to test and develop it gradually
And lastly, about investmentTime : most of my free time, so evenings and weekends. And there's no limitation as "neah, I don't feel like doing it". I am willing to invest time and energy, to see things progressMoney: I don't have a clear idea about how this could turn out, so I'll say "keeping the initial investment at minimum, and invest when needed, along the way".
Hope this is a good start. Thank you.
So.. I take it it's not enough information that I've provided ? Or not many people around ? Or.. am I doing something wrong ? :shifty:
I played around with a Wordpress shop and didn't like it too much. It was ok but I wanted something where I felt that I had more control. I'm not the most technical guy so making things easy to run my store helps.
I tried out a shopping platform called Lemonstand and so far have no complaints. It has a CMS that is pretty decent and easy to use. One of the issues that I was facing was finding a nice looking Wordpress theme that was responsive design. All of Lemonstand's themes are responsive so it made it easy to pick one that I liked and customize it to the way that I liked it.
I can also add multiple photos of my products and extra custom fields. A friend of mine uses Shopify for her store and I found playing around with Shopify that you're limited by categories and how many custom fields you want to enter. With my store I wanted to have custom fields so I can add more information for the products and checkout. Lemonstand let's me do that.
I would definitely recommend checking them out, no complaints from me so far. http://www.lemonstand.com
Hello Chant,That actually looks like a neat platform, tbh. Clean look, solid.I couldn't see exactly if it can manage digital content though. In any case, I'll just keep it on my candidate list for the moment, as it seems more appropriate for a well established business than for a shy startup like mine.
Thank you for you suggestion.
I use WordPress for about 30 of my websites and about 200 client websites but, y'know, I gotta say I'm a convert to a different way of doing things now. You might consider looking at Premium Web Cart (again). They've added so much functionality over the past two years, it's really pretty incredible. Imagine having your blog software, your website + hosting, shopping cart, AND CRM to maintain your leads and customer history, autoresps, membership and even project management all in one integrated system....without worrying about SSL renewals and PCI Compliance. Did I really just say all that in one sentence?
Anyway, just sayin' I think all that mishmash of a bunch of pieces and parts is starting to lose its flavor. There are options out there and they don't all have to be $10K Netsuite options.


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Acer Iconia A1 7.9" Tabletby Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013 10:54 PM EST
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Aqua1ung - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkThank God it's 4x3! What a stupid idea to make a tablet with a different form factor! Reply
blackmagnum - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkWhat about Hollywood movies and the black bars on top and bottom of the screen? Reply
lothinator - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - link4:3 may not be great for movies, but it has benefits for many other things. I have an HP TouchPad with Android CM 10.0 on it (Jelly Bean 4.1.2). With 4:3 AR, I find that landscape is much more usable than tablets that are 16:9 at the same size. Apps that can't handle that AR are extremely rare now, as Android scales pretty well when programming guidelines are followed correctly.
Now, as far as the tablet pictured above.. THAT BEZEL!!! That's very 2011-ish... Reply
fteoath64 - Saturday, May 11, 2013 - linkYeah, "That Bezel" is going to turn many people off!. I hope Acer as more sense than to make an "old model" looking tablet. 4:3 aspect ratio is just perfect as people using iPad Mini found out. It is great for reading which is 85% of the time anyone uses a tablet. The rest is others, even in movies the screen looks great and can be scaled if one wishes, so there is flexibility but 4:3 is the best use of the real-estate which fits the way our eyes see a book/computer. If the IPS display is high quality, it will do well. Reply
Eraser85 - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkWhat about Hollywood movies and the black bars even on a 16:9 screen since movies have a 21:9 AR? Reply
Ortanon - Monday, May 06, 2013 - link4x3 (and 16:10) devices are usually given larger diagonals in order to match the vertical length of comparable 16:9 devices. Meaning, in landscape, the picture on a movie is the same size. The black bars are just black bars that harm nothing, and then after the movie magically turn into extra screen real estate and better text viewing.
Obviously this comment doesn't account for how the manufacturer decides to handle screen resolution. I'm just talking about some of the advantages of the form factor itself. Reply
meacupla - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - link4:3 is good for reading, since that's very close to the size of printed media.
Personally, I'd like to see 16:10 screens. Not quite perfect for movies, but not imperfect for books. Reply
valar84 - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkWhat do you mean you'"d like to see 16:10 screens"? Most Android tablets have 16:10 screens currently, 1280x800 and 1920x1200 resolutions mostly. And since Android has a soft navigation bar, it means that in landscape, the usable screen is actually very close to 16:9, while in portrait it's a bit squarer than 16:10. Reply
MrSpadge - Sunday, May 05, 2013 - linkYeah, those vertical pixels are badly needed for productivity. Which is what people do most on 7" Android tablets, right? Reply
lightsout565 - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkLooks like the 8GB model is only $169.99.
Also, the inclusion of a microSD slot, Micro HDMI, and GPS at this price point looks good. I wonder how build quality will stack up to the Nexus 7 (and the next generation Nexus 7). Reply
HisDivineOrder - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkPrices are finally getting closer to where they need to be. Google, trump them all with a $150 Nexus. Reply
nunomoreira10 - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkThat would kill the Android market to all other companies.
If google want to promote Android, it should't be by turning it umprofitable, just make some real nice tablets at a nice price to earn your money Reply
HisDivineOrder - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkIs that ARM CPU based on A7 or A9? Very sure it's not A15... Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkBest guess is Cortex-A7. The closest part number I could find is MT6589:
http://www.mediatek.com/_en/01_products/04_pro.php... Reply
Mugur - Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - linkIf MT6589 is quad core A7, MT8389W could be something completely different... Reply
valar84 - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkI love the full-featured, affordable, 4:3 8-inch tablet. I'm likely to buy one unless there's a big problem, like it last 2 hours on battery and takes 12 hours to charge (very unlikely, especially since Acer has done well with battery life on its Iconia lineup).
I just wish they did like the Galaxy Note 8 and added capacitive or hardware buttons on the bezel in order to remove the navigation bar and maximize the use of the 4:3 screen. Reply
vision33r - Wednesday, May 08, 2013 - linkAmazon's goal is to kill competition with low prices. They started the low price war by introducing the Kindle Fire at $199. Reply


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I want to move my mobile home. What do I need to do?
The mobile home must be on a permanent foundation.
If the home is not located within the boundaries of any of these municipalities, contact the Larimer County Building Department at (970)498-7700.
$10.00 Authentication / Certification from Assessor's Office
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All documents must be signed and returned to the Assessor's Office together. Once presented, copies of each document will be returned to the taxpayer. These copies are the ONLY AND BEST documentation available to evidence the purge of the manufactured home. Taxpayers report leaving our office with these documents and entering a closing, refinance, or insurance meeting, and these documents are typically sufficient. NO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF THE PURGE IS AVAILABLE.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Going into Sunday's game with the New York Giants, the New Orleans Saints had painted themselves into a corner with no margin for error.
None whatsoever.
So when they committed some mistakes that were uncharacteristic of them in the first 10 weeks of the season, the Giants took every advantage of the opportunities handed them on a dreary Sunday in MetLife Stadium.
A much-needed 52-27 victory helped the Giants (8-5) maintain a one-game lead in the NFC East over the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys, who both won shortly before they took the field.
At the same time, the Giants all but extinguished the final hopes of the Saints (5-8) to make the playoffs. They're three games behind the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks — the NFC wild-card leaders — with only three games remaining.
Even though they're not out of it mathematically, the Saints know that making the playoffs won't happen for the first time since 2008.
"It's been a while since we've been eliminated from the playoffs," Saints weakside linebacker Jonathan Vilma said after their third consecutive loss. "This is tough. … This is tough to swallow."
Which makes the way they lost Sunday even worse, considering they allowed a club-record 287 kickoff return yards — including David Wilson's 97-yard touchdown return for the Giants' first score — and gave it away four times.
In their first 12 games, the Saints were among the NFL's best at covering kickoffs in allowing 22.0 yards per return.
And after turning the ball over just 12 times in their first 10 games, they have given up 11 in the last three with Drew Brees throwing two more interceptions Sunday to give him nine in the three-game stretch.
"That was an embarrassment today," Saints interim coach Joe Vitt said. "It starts with me. That's where the blame should go. I didn't do a good enough job of getting this team prepared.
"Here's the key," he said. "We can't have four turnovers in a game, especially on the road against a good football team. We can't allow them to have the returns that they had and score touchdowns on returns and have the chance to win on the road against a good football team."
The Giants turned the four takeaways into 17 points, helping them on a 38-14 run over the final 301/2 minutes after the Saints trimmed a 14-7 deficit to 14-13 with just under two minutes left in the first half.
Until the Giants marched down the field to a 5-yard TD pass from Eli Manning to Domenik Hixon, the Saints were hanging in there.
A 73-yard interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Elbert Mack, which was offset moments later when Wilson slashed through the kickoff coverage unit, and field goals of 32 and 25 yards by Garrett Hartley had them right where they wanted to be.
The Giants had just 90 yards in total offense, which included a 35-yard drive that was capped by Manning's 6-yard TD toss to Martellus Bennett, before they mounted their final drive of the first half.
After that, the floodgates opened.
On the Saints' first play of the second half, Brees threw a pass that went through the hands of tight end Jimmy Graham and was picked off by Giants safety Stevie Brown — the first of his two second-half interceptions — and retuned 21 yards to the Saints' 20.
Hat led to another short field against the Saints' defense, which Manning converted into a 6-yard scoring run by Wilson.
Manning got the third of four scoring passes on the next possession.
He found Hakeem Nicks for a 25-yarder to make it 35-13 before the Saints rallied back with a 13-yard TD run by Darren Sproles and a 9-yard scoring pass from Brees to Sproles.
But the Saints, who had already given up kickoff returns of 58, 97 and 52 yards to Wilson, were hit by Jerrel Jernigan's 60-yard return to set up a back-breaking 10-yard TD from Manning to Victor Cruz.
Another interception by Brown and 70-yard return set up a 39-yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes and all but finished off the Saints before Wilson had a 52-yard touchdown run with just over five minutes to play.
Wilson, a rookie, rushed for 100 yards and two TDs on 13 carries and added 227 yards on four kickoff returns for 327 all-purpose yards.
"I think our coverage unit has done a great job all along," Vitt said. "We're one of the top coverage units in the NFL. Today, all of a sudden, they return the first kickoff (for 58 yards) and the second kickoff for a touchdown — and we're all stunned. We're in damage control mode and the horse is out of the barn."
Brees, who threw five interceptions in the Saints' previous game against the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 29, had another rough day.
He completed just 26 of 43 passes for 354 yards with one touchdown and the two interceptions. He was also sacked once and had a passer rating of 75.1.
"When you're losing the way we're losing, you're a fragile football team," a solemn Vitt said. "We have a lot of new guys, a lot of new faces on this football team.
"We have enough guys that are used to winning and used to doing things the right way. Unfortunately, right now, we don't have enough of them."


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I apologize for my absence from blogging for the last week, but it's hard to write about cooking when you haven't been doing any. We've been going through a family crisis (not serious, just time-consuming) that began last Friday, and since then, the whole family has been completely exhausted, both mentally and physically, and no one has been up for cooking, so we've been eating take-out and packaged foods–neither great food nor healthy food. When you're that tired, you don't really care what you put in your stomach. To give you an idea of how bad it's been, here are the past few days' dinners:
Friday–Papa John's pizza (veggie, no cheese–vegan)
Saturday–Taco Bell (bean burritos, no cheese–vegan)
Sunday–Gimme Lean sausage burgers (E and I) and Tofu Pups with canned chili (D)
Monday–Red beans (from a can) and rice (I actually cooked the brown rice!)
What's really sad is that we had plans last Friday to join our local veg meet-up group at Cool Al's for the best veggie burgers in the world but had to cancel. Oh, the joys of parenthood! (Sorry to be mysterious, but E has threatened to disown me if I breathe a word about what happened on my blog; suffice it to say that the situation, while still time-consuming, is under control.)
Until last night, I hadn't really cooked anything since my omelette last Thursday morning. But I was determined to make the time to cook us a healthy meal, and I'd been planning this chili for about two weeks. It's actually a very easy recipe, once you prepare the butternut squash.
I used to avoid recipes with chopped, uncooked winter squash because it seemed like so much work to peel and chop it. But I've found it's very easy to handle if you first cut the squash into sections and then use a serrated peeler to remove the skin. First, slice off the stem at the top. Then, cut the squash in half crosswise, just at the base of the "neck." Then stand each half upright and slice it in half vertically. Use a grapefruit spoon to scrape out the seeds in the cavity sections, and then cut them in half again. Peel each section, using the peeler or a good paring knife. Then chop into cubes.
Gold Rush Chili
I used a canned, organic blend of pinto, kidney, and black beans, but you can use any kind of beans you like in this mild but richly flavored chili. If you're using home-cooked beans, use about 3 cups. This makes a very thick chili. Cook over low heat and try not to add any extra water unless absolutely necessary.
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon mild chili powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoon chipotle chili powder (or to taste)
- 2 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 15-ounce cans beans (see note above), drained
- 3 green onion, sliced (for garnish)
- Prepare the butternut squash (see discussion above), and set it aside. Heat a large, non-stick pot over medium-high heat, and add the onion and bell pepper. Sauté until the onion is translucent and the pepper is soft, about 7-9 minutes. (You may add a little water to prevent sticking.) Add the garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes.
- Add all the seasonings, and stir well to coat the vegetables. Stir in the tomatoes (and their juice), water, squash, salt, and pepper. Cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Add the beans, and adjust the seasonings, if necessary. Cover and cook until the squash is tender but not falling apart (about 40 minutes). Serve in bowls, garnished with green onions.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s) | Cooking time: 1 hour(s) 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 6
Makes 6 servings. Each contains 284 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (3% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 64g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 825mg Sodium; 12g Fiber.
Serving suggestion: I like to serve this with plenty of steamed vegetables (broccoli and cauliflower) or a large green salad and some baked tortilla chips or crackers for added crunch.
Kid-friendly note: E opted to take the leftovers for lunch today, so this one gets a thumbs-up from her.


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Scott Thwaites will be racing against some of cycling's top stars when he launches his new season in Argentina on Monday.
Former world road race champion Mark Cavendish and past Tour de France winner Alberto Contadore are just two of the men he will be riding against when he makes his debut for the NetApp-Endura in the seven-stage Tour de San Louis in Argentina.
Thwaites, from Burley in Wharfedale, signed a two-year deal with the German-based outfit after an outstanding 2012.
He won the British Circuit Race Championship and the British Premier Calendar Road Race Series, as well as being the dominant rider at the Halfords Tour Series.
Now the 22-year-old faces his toughest test yet.
The race in Argentina has attracted a world-class field and among the other star names are Vuelta winner, Vincenzo Nibali, Tour de France green jersey winner, Peter Sagan and World ranked number one, Joaquim Rodriguez. Thwaites, who has won the Otley town centre race for the past two years, said "I was on the podium in a number of European UCI races last year, but this is another step up.
"It's about learning and making steady process while supporting the more experienced riders in the team".
After the race, Scott returns to train in the UK and compete in a number of one- day races in Belgium in preparation for the April classics such as the Tour of Flanders.
His British programme will be restricted because the UCI do not allow riders in teams registered above Continental level to drop down to compete in domestic races, apart from the Tour of Britain and the National Road Champion- ships.
One small loophole is that races classed as criteriums, rather than road races, are exempt which may leave an opening to ride in the country's top criterium at Otley, subject to team commitments.