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Yesterday Planet Elder Scrolls announced its November Hall of Fame mods for both Oblivion and Morrowind. Congrats to all the modders — including Vality7, who was inducted for two Morrowind mods. Here's a quick look at the newest inductees:
Morrowind Mods:
- The Neverhalls by Vality7 and Midgetalien: A dungeon mod inspired by Oblivion's Ayleid Ruins.
- Vality's Bitter Coast Mod by Vality 7: The plugin adds many more trees to the Bitter Coast to give the region a more dense atmosphere.
Oblivion Mods
- Castle Almgard by Mr. Siika and Centurion: A new buyable castle Southwest of Anvil.
- Elegant Vests by Kafei (shown above): Divine Elegance in the Imperial Market District gets new threads — including new vests, gloves, and leather pants (yes!).
- RealSwords — Khajiit by waalx: RealSwords adds 100 new swords, sabers, daggers and knifes into Oblivion.
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JCP+L's outage map shows 192,000 still in the dark, mostly in Monmouth, Ocean & Morris counties as of 4:30AM Wednesday. The utility still says the "vast majority" of those customers will be restored by the end of today.
"We have the largest contingent of linemen and forestry crews JCP&L has ever seen, as well as experienced professionals from many state and federal agencies," said JCP+L President Don Lynch in a press release. "Together, we will finish the job of restoring power as soon as possible."
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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Autumn Fruit Compote
If you're looking for a unique and awesome side dish for Thanksgiving, look no further. If you're not looking for a Thanksgiving side dish, add this squash to your meal plan for the week. Because this squash is awesome.
It honestly reminds me of my favorite Depths of Fall Pie. Both have all the flavors of fall mixed into one dish. I made this the other day because I grabbed some beautiful acorn squash at the farmers market. I came home and headed where I always go when I need a recipe, my Google Reader.
I think the squash I got were pretty big because I ended up only having enough filling for 3 of the halves. And I can't imagine one of those halves being a side dish. I ate one half for lunch and was full all afternoon.
The other two halves were cut into quarters for a more reasonable amount of food for a side dish. So when you do make this and you're shopping for squash, keep in mind that you want to serve a half of a squash per person. It's a lot easier to scoop out the awesomeness when you have a half instead of a quarter.
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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Autumn Fruit Compote
Yield: 4
2 medium acorn squash, halved and seeded
1 large apple, peeled, cored, and diced
1 ripe pear, peeled cored, and diced
1/2 medium red onion, diced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
2 Tbsp maple syrup
zest of one orange
1 tsp dried sage
1/2 tsp freshly-grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
1 Tbsp bourbon
1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Place squash cut side down in a baking dish. Add hot water until it is 1/4 inch deep. Bake for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix all ingredients except the olive oil, orange juice, and bourbon.
In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add apple mixture and cook until the fruit begins to brown, about five minutes.
Stir in the orange juice and bourbon and simmer until the fruit is tender, about eight minutes.
Remove the squash from the oven, our the water from the pan, and turn squash cut side up.
Fill the squash with the apple mixture. Sprinkle walnuts on top. Bake 15 minutes more.
Recipe as seen on Apple a Day, originally from The All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking
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12 Responses to "Acorn Squash Stuffed with Autumn Fruit Compote"
I like to stuff my squash with something savory, like spicy sausage stuffing but your dish makes me re-think the whole concept!
WOW this looks so good! Thank you for this recipe!
I'm so glad you liked this. It is absolutely one of our favorite side dishes this time of year. Your pics are beautiful!
what an awesome recipe!!! keeping it in mind…..
This looks so delicious! I have an acorn squash sitting on my counter at home…
This looks awesome! I roasted an acorn squash the other night and chopped it up and threw it in a salad. You're making me wish I had stuffed it instead though!
I linked to this recipe from Examiner. 🙂
This is awesome! Thanks for the post, the pics are great. Have never tried this before, it is a must. Also we will certainly be telling all of our walnut loving friends about it. This is a perfect post for #WalnutWednesday!
These looks fantastic!! great post 🙂
WOW – these do look like the perfect side dish. Will definitely have to give them a trial run before turkey day.
hmm… is this something you think could be adapted for use with butternut squash? Obviously not really "stuffed". I have a butternut that I'm looking for something to do with…
Yum!!! 😀
What a delicious and tasty looking recipe! It just screams Fall!


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TROWBRIDGE'S Ken Gingell landed 13 lb 4 oz of roach and bream to take top prize in the Trowbridge Seniors match fished last Tuesday at Cuckoos Rest.
Jim Escott, from Melksham, was a close second with 13 lb of roach and skimmers, Mick O'Neil, from Melksham, third with 11 lb 8 oz.
Other placings: 4. Pete Craig Devizes 11 lb 4 oz; 5. BrianElli9s Melksham 9 lb 8 oz; 6. Eddie Hook Melksham 9 lb 0 oz.
MATT Skyrme, from Trowbridge, was the winner at the Wilts Angling Open evening match at Leech Pool last Thursday with 129 lb of carp.
He was followed by Nathaniel Johnson, from Melksham, with 123 lb 12 oz and Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, with 105 lb 5 oz.
Other placings: 4. Ian Willetts Bradford 102 lb 4 oz; 5. Edward Ludwell Rood Ashton 50 lb 0 oz; 6. Richard Brimble Westbury 40 lb 0 oz.
CARP fed well in the Wilts Angling Open match fished on Sunday at Todber Manor.
Top honours on the day went to Nathaniel Johnson from Melksham with a carp catch weighing 166 lb 12 oz.
Pete Neate, from Holt, took runner up spot with a carp catch weighing 150 lb 5 oz.
Stuart White, from Chippenham, again made the frame in third with a carp catch weighing 116 lb 14 oz.
Other placings: 4. Steve Gardner Chippenham 113 lb 12 oz; 5. Liam Liddell Chippenham 107 lb 10 oz; 6.
COMPETITORS enjoyed good sport on Sunday in the Airsprung match fished at Leech Pool.
Top honours on the day went to Tim Martin, from Frome, with 106 lb 12 oz tof carp.
Richard Whitmarsh from Frome was runner up with 93 lb 8 oz of carp.
Adrian McTiffin, from Melksham, clinched third prize with a carp catch weighing 87 lb 10 oz .
Other placings: 4. Mick Withy Westbury 75 lb 10 oz; 5. Paul Sims Frome 62 lb 12 oz; 6. Brian Neale Frome 48 lb 6 oz.
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Friday June 20: Airsprung Evening match at Stowford.
Saturday June 21: Chippenham Pairs match at Pockeridge; Bathampton 24 Hour carp match at Hunstrete Lake.
Sunday June 22: Keynsham match at Keynsham; Bathampton Open match at Newbridge; Trowbridge Open match at Staverton; Airsprung Open match at Barton Farm; Lavington Seniors/Junior match at Baldham Mill; Post Office match at Keynsham.
Monday June 23: Chippenham Evening match at Chippenham.
Tuesday June 24: Calne Evening match at Hazeland; Avon Evening match at Portman Road; Trowbridge Seniors match at Crookwood Lake.
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Yoshi's nightclub in San Francisco has booked a trio of world music and jazz/pop acts for a Nov. 6 fundraiser to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Jacques Ibula, Tad Worku and Foxtails Brigade will perform in a show that kicks off 8 p.m. at the San Francisco club, 1330 Fillmore St. Tickets are $10; organizers say all proceeds will go to the Red Cross efforts to aid victims of the superstorm that slammed New York City, New Jersey and other portions of the East Coast last week.
Ibula, a Congolese singer-songwriter and activist, blends folk and Afro-pop styles into his songs that often deal with faith and the prolonged upheaval in his native country.
Foxtails Brigade is an eclectic San Francisco-based chamber pop outfit fronted by singer-guitarist Laura Weinbach and violinist Sivan Sadeh.
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July 31, 2008
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- Conference will be held Sept. 18-20.
- Spaces are limited and registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
- For a reduced rate, register online by Friday, Aug. 29.
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Fairfax County will host the 9th annual Virginia Statewide Neighborhood Conference on Sept. 18-20, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. Registrations are accepted until Friday, Sept. 12, space permitting. Those who register by Friday, Aug. 29, will receive a reduced rate.
The Virginia Statewide Neighborhood Conference brings together grassroots neighborhood leaders, youth, representatives from nonprofits and government staff involved in neighborhood development. The event provides an opportunity to attend information-packed workshops; listen to thought-provoking speakers; view an array of exhibitions and take advantage of unparalleled networking opportunities with influential neighborhood advocates and professionals from across the state.
Each year, the conference is hosted by a different Virginia jurisdiction. As a reflection of Fairfax County's diversity, the theme of this year's conference is "Embracing Change – Creating and Sustaining Community Connections." The conference will feature workshops that focus on the following issues and how they affect neighborhoods statewide:
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Donna McKechnie to Attend A CHORUS LINE's Gala Opening at Theatre Memphis, 3/8
A Chorus Line, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize award-winning musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line opens March 8, 2013, at Theatre Memphis with a gala event featuring the original A Chorus Line cast member and Tony Award winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Donna McKechnie. The event is being held on opening night and will feature a cocktail buffet, live auction that includes a trip to New York City and a pre-show presentation by Ms. McKechnie with drinks and desserts with the cast after the show. Member tickets are available for $75 per person and non-member tickets are $100 each. Reservations can be made by calling 901.682.8323. The full production runs through March 30, 2012.
A Chorus Line was touted as a groundbreaking musical, compelling and insightful, with seventeen main characters. Dancers audition for a spot on a chorus line and each has a story of discovery that reveals more about their journey as dancers. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical, the show provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and as they dance as if their lives depended on it. The show is based on the workshop experiences of famed choreographer Michael Bennett and some Broadway "gypsies."
Directing the production at Theatre Memphis is Josh Walden who has choreographed for The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, DR2 Theatre, Bay Street Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Gateway Playhouse , Tisch School of the Arts and more. On Broadway, he was the Associate Director/Associate Choreographer for the Tony Nominated Revival of Ragtime. Josh also had the opportunity to direct/choreograph his first musical, Fallen Angel, in the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival which won Best Musical. He is working on A Chorus Line again having directed/choreographed his first production back in 2009 for Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. His Walden Dance Theatre, had its first dance musical, All Is Love, produced at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and his film company, Walza Productions, had its film, I Love You, Anna, accepted into the New York City Independent Film Festival and the Big Apple Film Festival. As a performer, Josh has been in the Broadway Revivals of 42nd St, La Cage aux Folles, A Chorus Line and Ragtime.
Associate Choreographer/Director Adam Lendermon has a special connection to A Chorus Line and Theatre Memphis. As a high school student he performed the role of Mark in the 1999 production on the Lohrey Stage. "It was that experience that inspired me to become a dancer," he says. Lendermon currently resides in NYC and holds a BFA in Acting and a Dance Minor from Adelphi University. Having performed in the Walden-directed Merry-Go-Round Playhouse production of A Chorus Line he is grateful for the "beautiful partnership ... to be able to pass the torch on to my fellow Memphians." Other cast members from the TM production in 1999 are Rebecca Brown and Shannon Sparks who return to play different roles.
Theatre Memphis Executive Producer Debbie Litch says that this show is a good example of who Theatre Memphis is to the community. "The fact that we have been around for so many years and to see one of our own return from an education and career in the performing arts around the world and to help guide a show that he was in a number of years ago here on our stage is certainly a tribute to him and to the TM family. And again, with so many young people performing for us now and veterans returning to us, we are so blessed to have the ability to encourage and display the talent in Memphis."
A Chorus Line features Book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, Lyrics by Edward Kleban and Music by Marvin Hamlisch. Theatre Memphis' production is directed and choreographed by Josh Walden, with associate director/choreographer Adam Lendermon and music director Gary Beard.
Theatre Memphis on the Lohrey Stage is located at 630 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN. The production plays March 8 - 30, Thursdays @ 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm with matinees @ 2pm on Sundays and Wednesdays March 20 and 27 @ 7:30pm. Tickets: $28 adults, $15 students with valid ID. Box office: 901.682.8323 or www.theatrememhis.org.
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How to raise happy toddlers
Welcome to the happy toddler zone that has everything parents need to know about this oh-so special age group. more
At some point in the first couple of months of life, approximately 65 percent of all babies, regardless of whether they're breast or bottle fed, will experience some lactose deficiency without any harm.
There is consistently 7 percent lactose in your breast milk, which cannot be altered regardless of dietary restrictions - reducing dairy from your diet will have no affect on the amount of lactose in your breast milk.
While it is uncommon, there are some babies who are born without any lactase enzymes, and so they have no ability to break down lactose. These babies should be put onto a lactose-free formula to assist them with their lactose intolerance. Much more common in babies, is secondary lactose intolerance as a result of gastroenteritis. In this case, it may be helpful to use a lactose-free formula for a couple of weeks to allow your baby's small intestines to recover.
There are various ways to test for lactose intolerance, including:
This article was written by Ella Walsh for Kidspot - Australia's parenting resource for newborns and baby. Sources include Vic. Govt's Better Health Channel.
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In the past few weeks I've had conversations with several production systems that have made investments in research facilities. All of the systems say having access to within house research has been one of the reasons they feel they can remain competitive and profitable in the business of pork production.
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A BUDDING actor has echoed the fears of Dame Helen Mirren that only young people with rich parents will be able to afford to consider careers in acting.
Tom Stocks, from Harwood, was forced to defer for a year at East 15 drama school in London in 2013 after competing with more than 3,000 applicants to land one of just 25 places on the course.
He is currently working as a chef to try and raise money towards the £12,000 tuition fees needed to fund the Master's course and pursue his dream of becoming an actor.
Upon being awarded a BAFTA Fellowship lifetime achievement award last month, star of stage and screen Dame Helen spoke of how difficult it is for working class youngsters to get into the theatre.
Mr Stocks, who went to Hardy Mill Primary School and Turton High School, said: "There's so much raw talent in working class areas that's not being given the chance.
"It's becoming impossible for working class actors to try and break through into drama schools.
"Drama school shouldn't just be for rich kids. I want to prove it can be done."
After school, the 21-year-old completed a BTEC National Diploma in Musical Theatre at Pendleton College, Salford, before going to the University of South Wales where he achieved a 2:1 degree in Performing Arts.
He has written to individuals, trusts and charities to try to raise the cash and so far has about £3,000.
Mr Stocks, who is living in London with his girlfriend and working full-time, also hopes to get acting jobs before embarking on the intense course in September, which he believes will enhance his training and career opportunities.
He said: "Last year, it was such a hard decision (to defer his place).
"They will not fund education courses unless you're on a three-year course.
"I did panto in Newport, which is where my university was, and I got paid quite well for that.
"I think I'm going to have to resort to a career development loan from the bank.
"I'm hoping to go there with about £7,000."
Dame Helen began her career at the National Youth Theatre, a charity which offers free training for 14 to 25-year-olds.
She said: "The National Youth Theatre, at this moment in time, is incredibly important because the way my business is going, it's the prerogative only of kids who have got money.
"Only kids who have got wealthy parents can go into the acting profession.
"It's very difficult for working class kids to get into the theatre, so the National Youth Theatre is incredibly important.
"It was my way in because we didn't have money to send me to drama school."


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4 dead from rare meningitis, more cases expected
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Health officials are expecting to find more cases of a rare and deadly form of meningitis that has sickened more than two dozen people in five states. Four have died.
All received steroid injections, mostly for back pain, a fairly typical treatment.
The type of meningitis involved is not contagious like the more common forms. This type is caused by a fungus often found in leaf mold and which health officials suspect may have been in the steroid.
Eighteen of the cases are in Tennessee, where a Nashville clinic received the largest shipment of the steroid. The drug was made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts that issued a recall last week. Investigators, though, say they're still trying to confirm the source of the infection.
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Black in no hurry to trim down pitching staff
PEORIA, Ariz. -- If Padres manager Bud Black is worried about trying to whittle down the roster to reach a 12-man pitching staff, he's not showing it.
"Isn't that great?" Black said when he was reminded on Wednesday that there are still 31 pitchers left in Major League camp.
The Padres, who break camp two weeks from Thursday, will likely carry a 12-man staff into the season -- five starters and seven relievers.
Reaching that number by the time the team opens the season on April 1 against the Mets at Citi Field is not a daunting task, according to Black.
"We have a lot of games to get these guys work and evaluate," he said. "There's still time to work our way through our pitching."
Beginning Thursday, with a game against the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Padres will play 18 games over a 17-day stretch. That includes two exhibition games in San Antonio against the Rangers on March 29-30.
Black has all but named four of his five starters; Clayton Richard, Edinson Volquez, Jason Marquis and Eric Stults. Anthony Bass, Casey Kelly, Tyson Ross, Tim Stauffer, Freddy Garcia and Andrew Cashner are in contention for the No. 5 spot in the rotation.
The bullpen is even more muddled, with 14 pitchers -- Bass, Stauffer and Garcia are also in that bunch -- competing for seven jobs.
• On the injury front, center fielder Cameron Maybin (lower back pain) took part in full drills on Wednesday morning. He could play Thursday against the Netherlands or Friday when the team has split-squad games against the Dodgers and Royals. Left fielder Carlos Quentin (sore right knee) took batting practice for the second time in as many days Wednesday. There's no timetable for his return. Infielder Logan Forsythe (plantar fasciitis, right foot) could be close to having a protective boot removed. He would then needs two or three days of therapy before returning to games. Also, right fielder Will Venable (sore left side) could return to games soon.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pasadena Police Detectives and the Southwest Regional Pacific Fugitive Taskforce arrested three additional suspects for their involvement in the murder of Zane Goldstein (Caucasian male-21) on January 15, 2013 in the city of Pasadena. The following individuals were booked for murder and remain in custody:
"The identification and ultimate arrest of these suspects was the results of several days of intensive efforts by Pasadena Police Detectives. This crime was a complex investigation that required a tremendous amount of resources and focus, which underscores the dedication and talents of the involved detectives," stated Chief of Police Phillip L. Sanchez.Lead Detective Ara Bzdigian will present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office on January 25, 2013 for filling considerations against Kevin Cabrera, Ashley Ceballos, and Peter Parra.The investigation is on-going and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Pasadena Detective Ara Bzdigian at (626) 744-7113 or you may report information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or http://lacrimestoppers.org (insert key word Pasadena).For More Information:Lt. Tracey Ibarra: (626) 744-4517Watch Commander: (626)744-4620


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Dr. Kevin C. O'Connor is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine. His investigative interests are in human translational immunology and neurology. Dr. O'Connor earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Tufts Medical School. While at Tufts he studied the role of the developing immune system in autoimmune pathology. In 2000 he joined the laboratory of Dr. David Hafler at Harvard Medical School to begin his post-doctoral training. During this period he initiated a program aimed at understanding the role that B cells and autoantibodies play in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). His group helped define the autoantibody repertoire in MS and a number of inflammatory neurologic diseases. In 2007 he became an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His laboratory focused their efforts toward studying the immune response that occurs in autoimmune tissue and certain tumors. He and his team were among the first to characterize tertiary lymphoid tissue in germ cell tumors. They also described the molecular characteristics of plasma cells that populate the muscle tissue of patients with myositis. They refined the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the MS brain and have begun to define the role of humoral immunity in children with MS. Recently, he and his team identified a network of B cells and antibodies that populate the MS central nervous system. His current research is focused on identifying the molecular entities that initiate and sustain the autoimmune response in MS, myositis, myasthenia gravis and tumors. He and his laboratory moved to Yale in early 2010 where they continue these investigations.
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The Make Up Show in NYC! May 5 and 6
For the seventh consecutive year The Make Up Show will take place in NYC. The show, chock full of new product launches, education, workshops, seminars and inspiration, will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion on May 5 and 6.
Thousands of established and aspiring make up artists attend the show to learn, see and feel the latest and greatest in make up. More than 75 brands, 6 keynote speakers, 20 seminars, and 14 hands-on workshops will be at the heart of the largest pro-driven beauty event. Among the brands in attendance: MAKE UP FOR EVER, Crown Brush, Temptu PRO, NARS, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, Stila, Smashbox, INGLOT Cosmetics, The Powder Group, Cinema Secrets, Ellis Faas, Face Atelier, MAC Cosmetics, Mario Badescu Skin Care, Mehron, Naked Cosmetics, Senna, Cosmetics, T3 Micro, Tweezerman, Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics, Layla, Cosmetics, Z Palette, AJ Crimson, and Cattiva Cosmetics among others. This is the perfect place for the make up community to wander through top pro-focused brands and purchase products at exclusive discounts all while networking with top beauty executives and celebrity makeup artists.
The Makeup Show NYC will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 9am to 6pm and on Monday, May 6, 2013 from 9am to 5pm at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York, NY. For a complete list of participating brands, educational speakers, schedule of events and prices, please visit www.themakeupshow.com.


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BLURR wrote:Logged my 1,000th running mile for the year this morning. Hoping to hit 1,200 by the end of the year.
Congrats. I run 10-15 miles a week only so I've just gone past 500. I used to track them on DailyMile but grew tired of having to post it, so now I just run as long and as far as I want, and listen to some tunes or podcasts. Rarely I'll wear my GPS watch.
Never on the treadmill. I want to quit after a quarter mile.


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Sip and See Baby Shower: Food and Beverage
We're continuing to celebrate mamas-to-be this month with our extensive baby shower planning guides. This week, we fete the mama and newborn who were not ready to be the centers of attention before the birth with a sip and see shower. We've created our guest list and downloaded free invites, and decorated our space so, now its time to map out a little sustenance for our guests. Keeping the theme and guest list in mind, we've created a menu that involves a lot of sipping throughout the shower.
Open houses tend to run for long periods of time with guests coming and going so serving a hot meal isn't really an option. Instead, opt for food that is easy to eat while standing or while balancing a plate on your lap.
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- Spread: Serve a "make-your-own" caesar salad, with a platter of grilled chicken, shrimp or salmon available for a more filling main dish. A large bowl of chilled gazpacho can be self-ladled into accompanying mugs to help bring the "sip" concept to the buffet bar.
- Drinks: Given that very concept, offer guests a wide variety of beverages. For non-alcoholic drinks, consider Jones Soda Company's colorful and fun flavors that complement the shower's blue and orange color scheme. Their blue bubblegum and orange and cream flavors look great on the table. Be sure to have some coffee and tea available for those arriving later in the day. For those looking for a little more punch in their cup, offer up white wine and champagne in some beautiful glasses.
- Treats: Continue to celebrate the guest of honor with a selection of sweets featuring the lil one's monogram. From petit fours and mini cupcakes decorated in the blue and orange color theme to mugs filled with pudding and fruit.
Don't forget to enter our fabulous April Showers Giveaway for a chance to win a $2,500 gift card to put toward your babe's nursery and/or necessities for your child at Pottery Barn Kids!


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When the library was selected to house a NASA traveling exhibit, "Here. There. Everywhere." in June, we decided to go all out with a series of related programs at the Library Center -- "Lessons in Physics for the Rest of Us."
The exhibit features six panels that invite you to explore shadows, wind, electricity, atoms, waves and lensing – or bending of light. The project is supported by NASA under a grant, and was developed by the Chandra X-ray Center at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
And if this sounds like it's getting a little too nerdy for words, the library will help explain how all those laws of physics apply to everyday life with the series of fun programs and hands-on activities June 10-26. Most are open to all ages. The Friends of the Library is sponsoring some sessions. See the full schedule in Bookends, or click on thelibrary.org/programs. You can also call 882-0714.
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Registration is ongoing for a free workshop, "Simple Steps to Starting Your Business," sponsored by SCORE and underwritten by Commerce Bank. It runs from 6-9 p.m. June 11, 18, 25; July 2 and 9 at the Library Center. Register by calling 882-0714.
The five, in-depth sessions address the steps necessary to start a business and determine if it can succeed. Business professionals lead the sessions, covering required licenses and permits to taxes, buying a franchise, home-based and online businesses, and more. Attendees will also be able to receive mentoring from a trained SCORE volunteer if they choose.
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Kids love celebrities, and we've got them this summer. Rep. Eric Burlison will kick off a series, Stories with Your Legislators, at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, in the Library Center Story Hour Room.
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Search warrants served at three Humboldt County properties Monday by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Community Response Unit following a month-long investigation led to the arrest of a father, mother and son -- and the discovery of hundreds of growing marijuana plants and numerous firearms.
According to a press release, CRU deputies, assisted by Humboldt County Drug Task Force agents, served the first warrant on the 2100 block of Law Boulevard in Eureka at about 7:30 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies met with 19-year-old Matthew Mildbrandt and a 17-year-old female. While searching the residence, deputies located 10 1-pound packages of marijuana bud, an assault weapon, 65 growing marijuana plants, about 10 pounds of processed marijuana, a U.S. Postal Service parcel containing about 2 pounds of processed marijuana ready to be shipped, paperwork indicating marijuana sales and about $6,000 in cash. Deputies also found evidence of Mildbrandt having unlawful sexual relations with a minor, the release said.
Mildbrandt was arrested on suspicion of possession for sale of marijuana, conspiracy to commit a felony, being arrested in commission of a felony and unlawful sexual relations with a minor. He was booked into the Humboldt County jail. His bail is set at $50,000.
The juvenile female was released to her mother.
Deputies Monday later served the second search warrant at a residence on the 1900 block of Scenic Drive in Fortuna belonging to 56-year-old Mark Mildbrandt and 54-year-old Denise Mildbrandt, the parents of Matthew Mildbrandt. Neither parent was at the residence when deputies arrived.
While searching the residence, deputies found 19 firearms, including two assault weapons, and paperwork indicating sales of marijuana. They also found over 400 ounces of silver, along with other precious metals, and about $13,000 in cash.
While deputies were at the home, Mark Mildbrandt arrived in his employer's truck. A search of the vehicle revealed about 10 pounds of harvested marijuana.
Mark Mildbrandt was arrested on suspicion of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy and being armed in commission of a felony. He was booked into the Humboldt County jail. His bail is set at $50,000.
Denise Mildbrandt arrived at the residence after Mark Mildbrandt. She was arrested on suspicion of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale, conspiracy and being armed in commission of a felony. She was booked into the Humboldt County jail. Her bail is set at $50,000.
Based on information discovered while deputies searched the residence of Mark and Denise Mildbrandt, a search warrant was obtained for property on the 2500 block of Burr Valley Road in Dinsmore believed to be owned by all three Mildbrandts. Deputies driving to the property at about 4 p.m., discovered that four fir trees had recently fallen across the road, blocking the deputies from accessing the property. The fallen trees also blocked non-involved residents from accessing or leaving their homes. After about 30 minutes of chainsaw work, deputies were able to clear the road enough to pass.
Upon arrival at the property, deputies located a log cabin that had been converted for the purpose of marijuana cultivation, the release said. No one else was present. The cabin including a small living space, as well as a drying and manicuring room. A diesel-powered greenhouse that had leaked several gallons of diesel and oil onto the ground was also located. In the greenhouse, the release said, deputies discovered 300 growing marijuana plants about 1 foot tall, 364 pounds of dried marijuana and three firearms, including a shotgun.
The Humboldt County Code Enforcement Unit and the Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health are being notified of the environmental damage that the deputies witnessed, the release said.
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Hi all, I am awaiting diagnosis for my 'illness' and don't know what it is yet - maybe Lupus or maybe Myositis. Does anyone recognise these sypmtoms please:
Mouth ulcers and painful hand rash for a month or so then went (almost - tips of fingers still have painful red dots) also had headache at that time and felt generally ill. Next had muscle spasms in back which made me shout out in pain - very bad at night.Now, three months on, have muscle pain in legs and back sometimes arms and always in left base of thumb - very painful! Chest xray shows partially collapsed right lung. Tend to get worse as the day wears on and very very tired and feeling a bit fed up.
Ring any bells with anyone?
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TRESemme Vitamin B12 & Gelatin Anti-Breakage Shampoo Reviews
Eh,I have used this in the past and it nothing for my hair. I bought it because I have super dry hair, with split ends and just all around terrible. So Anti breakage huh? Wrong!! This does nothing about controlling or helping the breaking of the hair. This shampoo does not clean very well, it does not smell that great, and it does not do what it says it does. So what does this shampoo do? Make you regret you ever spent five dollars on it. Really, it is that bad. — 5 years, 7 months agoyestfl | 239 reviews
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Never liked TresemmeI got a sample of this shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo made my hair feel stringy and gross. No moisture at all, which is what I find really helps keep my hair from being damaged. I think I had more hair break off using this sample. The condition was bad too. I used the whole packet at once and there was no de-tangling or softening at all. Don't buy. — 5 years agoTaylerbootz | 126 reviews
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Not awesomeI bought this after over-highlighting my hair, fearing that I'd weakened it. This shampoo (with it's matching conditioner) actually seemed to dry my hair out even more. You'd think that a product that's supposed to inhibit breakage would help moisturize the hair, but this really didn't at all. In addition, my hair felt like it had an odd "plasticky" coat on it that made it feel heavy. I'm guessing that's from the gelatin. I don't recommend this at all. — 8 years, 8 months agoamygab1126 | 242 reviews
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TRESemme' is making my hair falll out literallySome months ago my husband commented on how much of my hair is falling out !! I was using TRESemme' Healthy Volume for all day body, while it is waist length I have never had this much hair loss! It's everywhere, furniture, floors clothes and car! So I decided to recheck the ingredients and figured out half the stuff was making my hair fallout!! Stopped using it & going to baby shampoo recommenced by my DR.& using Aveeno for conditioner now! Jess -Colorado — 1 year, 1 month agojoan_stebbinsshadinger | 1 reviews
A-MA-ZING!!!!TreSemme made my hair feel soft, silky, and just downright awesome. I completely disagree with some comments saying that it is terrible and to never buy it. If you are skeptical of buying it, just remember that all hair is different! My hair definitely benefited from it!! But if you still aren't sure whether to buy it, buy the smallest container, just in case you aren't impressed with it. ~Lil Nilla — 1 year, 6 months agoLilNilla269 | 1 reviews
Excellent shampoo and conditiionerLove all most every Tresemme shampoo or conditioner lines. I don't use many styling specific products, but Tresemme lines are good their too. While my hair tends toward the dry side, My daughters have straighter, slightly more to the oil end than dry. All of us have a particular favorite for regular use, and we find the moisture lines a good all round compromise. For me, I occasionally supplem...read moreent with a Paul Mitchell deep conditioning mask twice per month. We especially feel these are excellent due to the modest price for good to excellent result. — 4 years, 2 months agoali_brown | 1 reviews
TresemmeThis is one of the worst products I have ever used. I have very straight fine hair and I purchased Tresemme shampoo and conditioner; after one use it hit the toilet. It totally dried out my hair and made it feel like straw. Anyone with fine hair knows you need a good conditioner otherwise you can't get a comb through it. I could not get a pick through it wet or dry! I had to go get another shamp...read moreoo and conditioner and rewash my hair. Other than Sauve (another not so great product which makes your head itch and can give you dandruff over nigh) These are the two worst hair products I have ever used, — 4 years, 2 months agokaikeylos | 1 reviews
Made my hair fall out!!!I am Junior at Schilling Douglas School for Hair design. Being that I am a student I can't exactly afford the salon brands we carry out on the floor so I try to find cheaper shampoos of equal quality. I recently gave in & decided to give this shampoo a try because like all of you I wanted to avoid excess breakage. What I got instead was large amounts of my hair falling out while I was shampooing. ...read moreI'm not just talking about a little extra hair I'm talking about wads of hair in the palm of my hands and in the drain catch. My hair was beautiful, voluminous, full of body & movement & lots of gorgeous curls and waves. The ideal hair a girl could dream of & now because of THIS PRODUCT my hair is flat, limp and very thin in my fringe area, the crown and my occipital regions. And no joke my crown area is now extremely sensitive. Running my fingers through it feels like pressing tiny pebbles into my skin every time. It looks like I got into a fight with a blow dryer. It is uncomfortable and it scared the H-E-Double L out of my. Please, if you are reading this. I recommend you steer clear of this product and find something else. Better safe than sorry. I've always been fond of herbal essence. Maybe I'll go back to using that. Or maybe I'll spend a little extra cash on the big sexy hair brand. I used to love that stuff before I decided to buy cheaper. I hope these reviews save a lot of you from having the WORST! experience of your life! — 4 years, 6 months agosara_russell | 1 reviews
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Tresemme shampoosMy hair has turned into an old broom, it looks like straw, I have tons of spit ends and have never had so many tangles. Tresemme gave me the split ends, bad! I'm sorry I tried this shampoo, it totally dried out my hair. Will never buy it again. — 4 years, 7 months agomsrose_to_you | 1 reviews
helloyou need to read the bottle. silicones and sulfates are the cause of bad hair. pick one that doesnt have it in the top ingredients — 4 years, 8 months agorhonda_baker_cohen | 1 reviews
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TALLADEGA, Ala. — Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. will start on the front row for the Aaron's 499 Sunday as rain washed out Sprint Cup qualifying Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Heavy rains Saturday morning canceled the time trials, forcing NASCAR to use criteria in its rulebook to determine who made the race. Speeds from the first practice session Friday determined the starting order for the race.
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Elliott Sadler, driving a fourth car for Joe Gibbs Racing, failed to make the field because that team had made only one qualifying attempt this season.
Marcos Ambrose, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth will fill the second and third starting rows.
Denny Hamlin, competing in his first race after missing the last four because of a compression fracture in his lower back, will start seventh but plans to turn his car over to Brian Vickers during the first caution period.
Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne round out the top 10 with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip and Trevor Bayne next on the grid.
Danica Patrick will start 23rd.
While rain had washed out Cup qualifying, NASCAR officials were still hoping to get the Nationwide Series race in on Saturday afternoon despite a not-promising forecast.
NASCAR also likely will be challenged Sunday by the weather.
The National Weather Service predicts a 85 percent chance of rain throughout the day. Talladega does not have lights. The race is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET start Sunday.
Edwards starts on the pole by virtue of having the fastest practice speed on Friday. Drivers practiced in the draft to test their cars but also to turn faster speeds because they knew qualifying was likely to be cancelled with rain in the forecast.
"It was like a heat race out there," Edwards said about Friday practice. "Everyone was doing everything they could to lie back and partner up to get the fastest lap times they could.
"It was pretty exciting. … That was our whole mission yesterday, and I'm pretty proud of the fact that we ended up with the fastest time."
Edwards believes the practice session could be an indication of what to expect in the Cup race — whenever it is run.
"We were four-wide in practice," Edwards said. "The cars seem to do a really good job of pulling up to actually pass other cars here. Our car is very fast.
"I don't know if it's just that our car is real (fast) or if everyone is like that. It looks like it is going to be a pretty crazy race. … I guarantee the final couple of laps are going to be insane."


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Partisans in the pitched battle over what can be done on lots near streams and drainage swales across Marin are scrambling to lobby Civic Center officials as debate on how to proceed continues behind closed doors.
Environmental advocates, alarmed that county supervisors are on course to revise Marin's general plan to ease development restrictions near waterways, contend weakening the document would taint a "long legacy of leadership" while paving the way for habitat degradation.
Creekside property owners, who last month won the latest round in the fight over what happens in their back yards, say the countywide plan must be revised to ease policies that torpedo the use and value of their land.
Both sides have dispatched letters to officials as a committee of county supervisors decides what to do. Supervisors Steve Kinsey and Kate Sears are meeting privately with partisans as well as planning and public works staff to determine how policies can be fashioned that accommodate homeowners while protecting fisheries and habitat.
A coalition of environmental groups, including the Marin Conservation League, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, San Geronimo Valley Planning Group and the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, insists that the countywide plan got it right when it set up strict setback and related policies governing the landscape near streams and drainage areas. The coalition, billing itself as Community Marin 2013, views the countywide plan as sacrosanct.
"Do not weaken this document," implored a letter signed by coalition chief Marge Macris, a former county planning director. She said creeks and the creatures depending on them are in "crisis mode" and urged "strong and reasonable standards" to protect them as outlined in the planning document.
But the San Geronimo Valley Stewards, a coalition of property owners, says the county plan must be revised to ease draconian rules.
"The countywide plan amendments and the streamside ordinance must accommodate the differing topography, biology and human social development in each area of the county," Stewards' spokeswoman, Peggy Sheneman, said in a letter to Kinsey and Sears. "One size does not fit all."
Sheneman, who underscores homeowner concerns in weekly appearances before the county board, urged that all stakeholders be given a seat at the table to help draft new rules at sessions "open to any member of the public to observe."
At issue are specific regulations envisioned by Marin County Plan "Goal Bio-4," which calls for strict setbacks near creeks and "ephemeral" or intermittent watershed drainages. Setbacks are imposed for at least 100 feet in rural areas, less in urban areas. Habitat areas near creeks and swales are "irreplaceable, vital biological systems that provide critical functions for water purification, flood control, fish and wildlife movement, and native habitat," the countywide plan declares.
The strict, detailed countywide plan policies, approved in 2007 by a county board that included supervisors Kinsey, Judy Arnold and Susan Adams, must be revised before more flexible regulations demanded by landowners can be approved. Compelling prompt action is a court-ordered building ban near San Geronimo creeks that was imposed after the salmon watershed network sued to enforce the county plan policies.
The county board last month punted the issue for the second time in two years, balking after hundreds of hours of work by planning staff, and sent the hotly contested conservation regulations back to the drawing board. Supervisor Katie Rice called language in the countywide plan too "prescriptive," and Sears noted "different approaches" were barred "because of the language of the countywide plan." She indicated imposing the same habitat rules countywide did not make sense in light of widely diverse environments.
Kinsey expects the staff to recommend next month how the county should proceed and outline a plan for public participation. Specific changes to the countywide plan could be considered in September.
"We're working on an outline for a work program to bring to the board for discussion," said Thomas Lai, assistant director of the county Community Development Agency. "The plan for considering amendments to the countywide plan will likely be phased, with milestones to check in with the board on the direction of the amendments after we have conducted public outreach."
Sears said any county plan revisions should be "narrowly tailored" to allow rules accommodating "the nuances in our different watersheds and our variously settled communities while protecting and enhancing our stream, habitat and water resources." She said "a watershed-based lens" should shape creekside rules that emphasize best practices, public education and incentives that motivate homeowners.
Revising the countywide plan could take up to two years, primarily because of state environmental quality act rules. In the meantime, planners will propose an interim creekside ordinance applying to the San Geronimo Valley, a move aimed at ending the building moratorium there.
"Input from our concerned organizations and residents is important on all of these issues and is welcomed by our subcommittee," Sears said.
"Our subcommittee recognizes the significant community interest in shaping the details of any streamside regulations, which is why we have asked the staff to clearly lay out how stakeholders on all sides of this issue can participate," Kinsey said. "Since writing rules is often compared to making sausage, the streamside conservation area ordinance will offer everyone interested a chance to work in the factory."
The controversy stems from years of effort focused on the San Geronimo Valley, home to one of the state's most important runs of endangered coho salmon. After months of work by planners on creekside tree and brush regulations, supervisors scrapped the program amid a public uproar two years ago and called for more lenient rules. The salmon network filed suit, prompting Superior Court Judge Lynn Duryee to prohibit building in the valley pending approval of rules enacting countywide plan policies. A new countywide program was developed, but put on ice last month following contentious debate as officials conceded a palatable ordinance will require revising the general plan.
All appear mindful of concern issued by Supervisor Adams.
"I don't want to see this turn into a never-ending story," she said.
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The scratch of The Party's Here left only one horse with racing experience in this five-furlong maiden special for 2-year-old fillies. Lucky Friend, a Todd Pletcher trainee, finished a troubled fourth in her debut last month at Belmont.
It was Velazquez's first mount since a June injury sidelined him.
The bigger hook for this race, though, was that it marked the return to competition of jockey John Velazquez, out the past six weeks recovering from an injury. Velazquez and Lucky Friend were sent off as the 8-5 favorite.
Unfortunately, Velazquez's return was overshadowed by a track-record performance by Teen Pauline. The Tapit first-timer took over from pacesetting Gadget Girl at the quarter-pole and was gone, rocketing through the stretch under a hand ride by Julien Leparoux to win by 4 3/4. The 56.53 clocking bettered the mark established last year by J C's Pride by .01 of a second. Lucky Friend finished a well-beaten fourth.
Steve Asmussen conditions the Stonestreet Stables homebred, who is out of the Carson City mare Effectual. Teen Pauline paid $6.80 to win as the 12-5 second choice.


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Get an overview of this hotelIntracoastal Waterway hotel close to Florida beach
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This Florida resort is located directly on the Intracoastal Waterway with beach access, 8 miles from Ft. Lauderdale, and 20 miles from downtown Miami.
Property Amenities
The Crowne Plaza features one of the area's largest infinity-edge pools overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway as well as a poolside Tiki Bar.
Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach Resort rooms offer furnished balconies, refrigerators, LCD TVs, and complimentary wireless and wired Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach Resort sits on the Intracoastal Waterway; direct beach access is available across the street.
This hotel features a fitness center, a spa tub, and an outdoor free-form, infinity-edged pool. The business center offers copying services and computer use. Complimentary wireless and wired Internet access are available in the lobby.
The on-site restaurant serves Asian, Floridian-Carribean, and Latin dishes as well as seafood. Elements Bistro overlooks the outdoor pool and offers a full bar menu and happy hour; the Tiki Bar is poolside and serves drinks, snacks, and sandwiches. Breakfast is served for a surcharge. Room service is available from early morning to late night.
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Vegan chocolate / banana / caramel cupcakes
Our monthly cooking club decided to cut me (and my stomach) a break this month. The theme was "All the cheese is in the movie" aka, we'd watch an overly cheesey movie but make all the food dairy free. I enjoyed the evening and think everyone liked the challenge. I decided to make some vegan cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. It's a great cupcake cookbook. I need to use it more often.
I've made the chocolate vegan cupcake recipe before (they were fierce!) so I knew that would be perfect. The cupcakes have a pretty round dome and are very moist. It's a very good cupcake.
I also had this banana caramel sauce that was given to us as a gift. I knew I wanted to use that. Then I decided to try the chocolate banana mousse that is also in Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. So I decided to make a chocolate cupcake with a slice of banana and some banana caramel sauce in the middle, topped with banana chocolate mousse and banana caramel sauce. That's a mouthful!
The mousse is made with tofu which made me a little nervous. I'm weird about tofu. I love the Tofutti products, especially the Better than cream cheese and the Tofutti cuties. But, for some reason, working with tofu just kinda grosses me out. I think it's the texture on my hands. I'm weird. I know. This mousse is amazing. It's not as light and fluffy as the mousse my Mother in Law makes (which Hubby LOVES), instead it is quite dense and actually perfect for piping on top of a cupcake. It was very good and you would never have guessed it's dairy free.
Vegan chocolate cupcakes – from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
1 cup soy milk
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 and line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
Whisk the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl and set aside a few minutes to get good and curdled.
Add the sugar, oil, vanilla, and almond extract to the soy milk mixture and beat until foamy.
In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in two batches to wet ingredients and beat till no large lumps remain.
Pour into liners, filling three-quarters of the way. Put one PB cup into each cupcake. Bake 18-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Vegan chocolate banana mousse – from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
1 (12.3 oz) pkg extra-firm tofu, drained
1/4 cup plain soy milk
2 Tbsp agave syrup or pure maple syrup – I used 2 Tbsp sugar because I was out of maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (12 oz) pkg semisweet chocolate chips
1 very ripe banana
Crumble tofu into blender. Add milk, agave, and vanilla. Puree until smooth.
Add banana and puree until smooth. (leave this out for just chocolate mousse)
Melt chocolate in double boiler. Allow to cool 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the chocolate to the blender and blend until combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides a couple times.
Transfer mousse to airtight container or a bowl covered with plastic wrap.
Chill for an hour (or longer).
To Assemble cupcake:
12 chocolate cupcakes
chocolate banana mousse
banana caramel sauce
1 banana
After cupcakes are completely cooled, use the cone method to remove some of the cupcake.
Pipe a tiny amount of mousse into cupcake. Add a banana slice and replace "lid" of cupcake.
Pipe mousse onto top of cupcakes. Drizzle with banana caramel sauce.
8 Responses to "Vegan chocolate / banana / caramel cupcakes"
Oh my! These look fabulous!!!
I love vegan chocolate cupcakes – and these look delicious. I can't wait to try them!
These just made me so excited!!! They sound amazing and better yet…VEGAN! Thank you for posting this!
I saw these on Tastespotting and want to try, but — for the mousse what type of chocolate chips are you using? All of the ones I've seen in the store have milk fat in them. I'm new to vegan cooking, so maybe this is still non-dairy? My son is allergic which is why I've been trying many new vegan recipes!
Wow, those look over-the-moon good!
I'm totally making these tonight! I dont have the fancy caramel sauce, but hopefully they'll still be edible with regular caramel. 🙂 Yum!
Jodi- Gihrardelli semisweet chocolate chips do not have any milkfat in them.
These look fantastic-I am allergic to dairy, and have been finding it sooo hard to sate my sweet tooth and not pay for it later.
They look fab! Thanks for sharing. I have included your site in our Vegan cupcake feature at http://www.partycupcakeideas.com


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I throw a lot of flick rollers, and have realized -- even playing with a lot of the local pros here in Virginia/Maryland area, and in Texas and Massachusetts in the past -- that not many people practice or know how to execute this shot well.
I was playing in Hot Springs, Arkansas (sweet course) this past weekend, and keep realizing how many strokes the flick roller saved me -- probably 3-4 strokes per round -- because they have a lot of tight fairways and tricky elevation and the flick roller was such an amazing recovery shot after missing the line off the teebox on some of the long holes. Anyway, this got me thinking about encouraging other people to get out and practice a Flick Roller. Thus, my first training lesson for Disc Golf Review.
First and foremost: just like any other style of shot, you can use any disc for this throw, but some will work better than others. Personally, I most often use a Firebird or Max for rollers off the Teebox and a Wizard for closer, precision rollers. However, depending on the course and terrain, I've also had great success with Speed Demons, Teebirds, Rocs, Magics, Reapers, Predators and a variety of other discs. The point being: you don't need to go out and buy a special, magic roller disc to put in your bag -- the best flick roller discs are the ones you already own; you are just learning to throw them in a new way.
Many people want to rush out and try new shots on the course instead of learning them in a field first. This is never the best way to learn a new throw, and the problem is particularly pronounced for rollers. Rollers have a tendency to get away from you -- they can quickly bury themselves deep in underbrush, take off for hundreds of feet downhill into nasty, hard-to-find spots, and if you don't know your disc and it gets out of sight, it is almost impossible to even begin to know where to look for it. Also, with rollers, every bump, branch and pebble in the ground can mess up the travel path of a roller, so if you are practicing on a typical course, it is very hard to know if your throws go where they do because of you or because of the terrain. This is why it is vital to start out practicing your rollers in a flat, smooth field so that you know how the discs SHOULD roll before you get to a course and start adding extra variables. That said, let's go to the field:
Practice Session 1: Selecting Your Roller Discs:
Take your whole bag out to a field and either set up a target or pick a stationary object to use as a target -- Stand 200' away and roll every disc in your bag and try to get them as close as possible to the target. You will quickly figure out which discs seem to work naturally for this shot for you. Narrow your flick rollers down to the few discs that seem to feel the best in your hand -- these are the ones you are going to practice with..
If you've never thrown a flick roller before, a few words of advice: Grip the disc with your index and middle finger splayed apart -- your middle finger should be on the inside rim of the disc and your index finger should be towards the middle of the disc. Spreading these two fingers apart helps give you a greater control over the release angle of the disc, and release angle is CRUCIAL to successful flick roller shots. Your thumb should be on the top of the disc, putting a fair amount of pressure on the disc. Keep your thumb just towards the outside of the disc, just before the rim.
Releasing the disc is similar to a forehand throw, except that you bring the disc up to approximately shoulder height when you are coming through on the release -- the final release comes as your arm is about 12"-18" in front of your body, swinging down in a follow-through motion.
Where you aim to hit the ground with the disc is determined by how far you are trying to make the disc go and what travel path you are wanting it to take. In general, if you are trying for max distance on a flick roller, use an overstable disc and release it tilted 30 degrees right of vertical, throwing it on a low, hard arc that will hit the ground about 80-100' in front of you. Thrown hard, the disc will fight to stand up for the first 150-200 feet, then will come up level, roll a little further and finally finish off by curling hard to the left about the time it looses momentum. However, rollers can take almost any travel path you want, thrown with the right combination of speed and release angle. So the purpose of this lesson is to get you to practice until you find the balance of speed and release to achieve the distance you want.
Practice Session 2: Speed and Release Angle
To work on speed and release angle, mark of distances of 50', 100', 150', 200', 250', 300', 350'. You will get a feel for the min-max range for each different disc, so you know which is appropriate to each situation on the course. Try different amounts of arm speed and release angle for each disc at each distance until you find a line that gets you close to the target. At any given angle, if a disc rolls off right early, throw with a little more power/speed on your release; if it rolls off left early, throw with a little less power. Conversely, at any given release power/speed if the disc rolls off right early, tilt the release angle left a little closer to vertical; if it rolls off left early, tilt the release angle right a little further from vertical. Once you find a combination of release angle and speed that gets each disc close to the target, you are ready to move on.
Practice Session 3: Rolling Hills
Find a place with rolling terrain and practice the same shots from Lesson 2, except this time roll uphill, downhill, hill sloping right, hill sloping left, through a valley, etc... Watch to see how the different angles of the terrain effect the necessary speed and release angle of your discs.
Practice Session 4: Rough Terrain
Find a place with rough terrain -- trees, roots, gravel, etc... see which discs you can predictably roll across adverse terrain and how the terrain effects the distance, stability, speed and travel path of each disc.
Practice Session 5: Windy Days
Go back to a flat field, but this time, make sure you are there on a windy day. Move the target around several times during the drill so that you are throwing rollers with a headwind, tailwind, and both left and right crosswinds. Try other angles if you want. Learn how to adjust your release angle to compensate for -- and use -- the wind. With a good right to left crosswind for instance, you can release a max-stability disc at a 45-degree angle to the ground and have it roll forever, because the wind keeps the edge from biting hard into the ground (the roller equivalent of hyzer). If possible, practice several times on days with different strengths of wind.
Practice Session 6: New Lines
Stay in the flat field, but this time, instead of finding just one path to the target, work until you find multiple lines to the target based on travel path and release angle (i.e., if you release a disc with a sharp right angle way to the left of the basket, you can have it roll in a semi-circle to reach the basket -- you can use a shot like this to roll around a clump of trees or escape from undergrowth). Try to find at least three lines to the basket based on speed and release angle for each disc -- look for a line that starts to the left, a line that goes straight and a line that starts to the right. For this exercise, you don't need to try all the original distances -- instead, shorten things up a little since these different rollers will often be used to get you out of trouble -- I suggest distances of 30', 50', 80', 120', 160', 200', 250'. These tricky roller shots will save you lots of strokes when you are trapped in the woods.
Additional Practice Suggestions
If you want even more practice sessions, take the New Lines challenge and apply it to the Rolling Hills, Rough Terrain and Windy Days exercises. You can combine any of these challenges based on the terrain available to you.
Once you have the roller figured out in the field, it's time to take it to your local courses and try it out. I suggest walking the course first to look for roller lines and to think about the terrain -- for instance, if there is an unmown or very sticky area of grass near a pin, think about how to get a roller into that grass, knowing it will stop quickly and you'll have an easy putt. Also, think about places where a roller will help you get an easy 3 instead of a possible 2/3/4/5 airshot.
For instance,I know there are a lot of holes on my local Seneca course (Maryland) where there is an air line to the basket, but the air line is very tight and hard to hit consistently. The airline might be the best chance at a 2, but if you miss (which is likely), you are going to fight for a 3 and likely take a 4 or possibly even a 5. A flick roller can hit much larger, higher percentage gaps because the ground is clear, so I can almost guarantee a 3 on holes I would otherwise be taking higher score on. Sure, I might forfeit a birdie opportunity or two during the course of a round, but my total score is always lower overall.
Remember that scoring well in disc golf is about placement and percentages: know where you want to end up and throw whatever shot gives you the best chance of getting there consistently, with the lowest chance of critical error. Bust out a roller every time it is going to help your odds.
And most of all: have fun -- flick rollers are probably my favorite shot and the best thing I know of to get out of trouble; if you have any questions, let me know.[/b]


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Seal Beach — San Marino's No. 1 doubles pairing of Ryan Cheng and Robert Clark advanced to Saturday's semifinals with a pair of straight set wins at the CIF-SS Individual Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Seal Beach Tennis Center.
Cheng and Clark defeated Fountain Valley, the No. 2 seed from the Sunset League, 6-1, 6-3, before posting a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mira Costa in the quarterfinals.
"Our goal this weekend is to win the whole tournament," Clark said. "So being in the semifinals now is right where we expected to be."
San Marino won 16 of the first 17 points against Fountain Valley, sprinting to a 4-0 lead in the first set. Cheng and Clark had their serve broken only once all day and held all eight times on the Clark serve.
" We knew (Fountain Valley) would be tough," Clark said. "But getting a 4-0 lead in the beginning really helped us get a lot of confidence."
"Serving was key for us today," Cheng said. "When we got those easy holds, it helped us just focus on getting breaks."
In singles, top seed Michael Genender from Harvard-Westlake narrowly avoided what would have been the biggest upset of the day with a 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 quarterfinal win over Reese Stalder from Newport Harbor. Stalder got to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alta Loma's Victor Brown.
In the second set, Stalder saved three set points while serving at 4-5 and got a break in the ensuing game to earn a chance to serve for the match. But leg cramps affected the Sunset League's No. 2 singles player, and Genender broke right back to force a tiebreak, which he won on his fourth set point. Genender went on to win the deciding set 6-3.
"The first two sets, (Stalder) just played really well," Genender said. "He was taking the ball really early and serving huge.
"When you play against big servers, there aren't a lot of chances to break, so I put a lot of pressure on myself on those set points and he came up with big serves. Later, I just had a couple good returns and then he was unlucky to double fault to send us to a tiebreaker."
Genender's will next face University's Drew Dawson, who won all four of his sets, 6-3, 7-5 in the round of 16 and 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.
Santa Margarita's Ricky Kurtz and Ryan Dugan reached the semifinals with a straight-sets win in the round of 16 before a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 upset of the Sunset League's No. 1 team from Los Alamitos, Kyle McCann and Vatsal Bajpai.
"We moved forward really well today and did a good job of picking our spots," Dugan said. "Playing best-of-three helped us a lot. It gave us a chance to sink into our strategy and allowed us to make the comeback."
The Pacific Coast League No. 2 -seeded doubles team, Arash Hafezi and Eric Tseng of University, took out a pair of No. 1-seeded teams to reach the semifinals, including a 6-1, 6-1 win over Westlake in the quarterfinals.
Connor Rapp and Sebastian Gomez from Palm Desert had to play a round-of-32 match just to make it to Seal Beach, where they made the most of the opportunity with a pair of wins to reach the semifinals.
Palm Desert's Austin Rapp also reached the semifinals in singles after a three-set win over Riley Smith of Los Alamitos, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. He will play Dana Hills' Chase Mascorini in the bottom half of the draw today for a spot in the final. Mascorini defeated Gabriel Rapoport 6-1, 6-4 before taking out the Rio Hondo League No. 1 seed Danny Gealer from San Marino, 6-0, 6-1.
All semifinals will be played today at noon at the Seal Beach Tennis Center, with both the singles and doubles final following after suitable rest.


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Fusion MS-BT200 Marine Bluetooth Module With Data Display
- This item can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.
Stream audio from any A2DP Bluetooth device
Connects via the satellite radio connector
Works with Fusion 700 Series Stereos
Allows control from the stereo with data displayed
Effective range of 33'
Introducing the FUSION MS-BT200 marine-grade Bluetooth audio module. Certified IP65 water resistant and tested for the marine environment, the MS-BT200 is designed to connect to the FUSION MS-IP700, MS-IP700i, MS-AV700, MS-AV700i, and MS-RA205 only, via the satellite radio connector of the unit. The MS-BT200 module streams audio from any A2DP Bluetooth capable Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry, or other device directly to the compatible Fusion marine stereo.
Fusion MS-BT200 Marine Bluetooth Module Features
Fusion Stereo Control with Data Display
Play, pause, and skip directly from your FUSION marine stereo, with track name, artist, and song duration displayed on screen. (Note: A software upgrade is required before the functionality of the MS-BT200 can be accessed.) Data display will vary depending on your media device.
Direct Media Device Control
Allows you to quickly and easily select tracks, album, artist, or playlist from your device while you're on the go around your vessel.
Integrated Marine Voltage Protection
Protects against voltage spikes. This added protection ensures no disruption to your listening pleasure.
Effective Range of 33'
Enjoy seamless streaming of your favorite audio tracks without having to return to the stereo to change tracks.


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Every day we use paper — to communicate, to create, to clean. Paper use has a direct connection with global warming because paper comes from trees, and most paper in the United States today comes directly from wood, rather than recycled sources. Every tree that goes into paper is one less tree capturing carbon and providing habitat for wildlife.
National Wildlife Federation has worked hard to increase the amount of recycled paper we use in our magazines and other printed resources. Increasingly other organizations are turning to us to ask for advice on making these changes. So here we go! We hope the resources on this website will inspire you to reduce paper use and choose the right paper to help confront global warming and protect wildlife.
Find retailers that stock Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper
The State of the Paper Industry - Released October 2, 2007 - This report represents the Environmental Paper Network's effort to identify the most important indicators to use when evaluating the environmental performance of the pulp and paper industry. (1.5 Mb)
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