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On this July 1, Canada will celebrate it's 150th birthday.
For many of you who do not know what our federal holiday is about, it is the day when the provinces and British colonies united under a single Dominion now known as our country called Canada. We have grown as a country with our history with the British and French, and most of all, our native Indian heritage. I remember learning about my country and the pioneers that helped built our lands into the country we are today. As I'm writing this now, I am truly proud to call myself a Canadian.
I wanted to share with you the type of food that makes us Canadians very unique. Some of you reading this may have tried some of our delicacies. If you ever have the chance to try some things on the list, you can proudly say you have eaten something truly Canadian!
Atlantic Salmon – One of our greatest natural resources is fishing, specifically salmon. Off the Atlantic coast of our eastern provinces, hundreds of ships would set off catching thousands of fresh, wild salmon. Due to increase of consumption, we have had to farm salmon inland to keep up with growing demand.
Montreal Smoked Meat – From the province of Quebec, this deli meat has gained popularity ever since it was first created in the bustling city of Montreal. It is made by curing and salting a large beef brisket covered with spices, then smoked and steamed until cooked through. It is best eaten with several carved pieces stuffed into a Kaiser bun, a thin layer of mustard and pickle slices for condiments are a definite must to bring out the tanginess of this large sandwich.
Poutine – Also originated from Quebec, this sloppy dish of carbs is one of few that we are truly proud of and one of my absolute favourites. It consists of french fries topped with cheese curds and loads of gravy. Some eat this as a side dish or as a meal itself. I say let your stomach decide if you want it as a snack or lunch.
Maple Syrup – What's the first thing you reach for when eating pancakes? Canadians cannot take full credit for creating maple syrup since it was practiced by the indigenous people of North America (Canada and the USA). However, we can proudly say that the majority of maple syrup is produced mainly from Quebec. The sap from maple trees is slowly extracted then boiled down to its purest syrup form. After a strict filtering process, it produces the sweet taste that runs smooth out of the bottle and onto our plates.
Canadian Peameal Bacon is a special type of lean, cured pork loin that is trimmed of fat. It was once rolled in a mix of ground yellow peas before WWII but cornmeal became the better choice. It is a very different taste than the standard strips of bacon sold in grocery stores. Much like our Montreal Smoked Meat, we like to also cook slices of peameal bacon and make a large sandwich out of it. But if you like your standard plated breakfast meal, simply slice a few pieces and pan fry it. If you can't get your hands on it, perhaps your local breakfast restaurant might carry these on their menu!
Ice Wine – Although this dessert wine first originated with the Romans and then with the Germans, Canada has become the largest commercial producer of ice wine today. Depending on the temperatures, ice wine is produced from grapes that are frozen while still attached to the vines. The sugars from grapes do not freeze thus providing a more concentrated and sweeter wine. The Ontario Niagara region is the most common area where ice wine is produced ideally because of the proper freezing temperatures. I don't usually drink but I cannot help myself to quench my thirst with a glass of ice wine. It is like no other glass of wine you have ever tasted. Sweet and to the point. I would highly recommend all of you to try a small glass with your favourite dessert. It brings out the sweet tooth out of any person.
I hope you all enjoyed reading some of the different types of Canadian foods we love to share with the world. If you have eaten any of the above, I would love to hear your comments.


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Amy at amyscreativeside has challenged us to finish just one thing this past week.
I picked a very doable goal for me, since I was going to be out of town for 3 days, then have hubby's birthday party to prepare for. What I didn't anticipate is 3 sick kids to top it all off. But I was able to finish my goal and soooo much more! (Mostly because hubby had to go out two days to different events that I was supposed to go to, but was home with the kids instead.)
So here is the finished goal:
Two blocks of embroidery for my birdie stitches quilt. I brought it along with me to do while we were on the road.
Here's what I didn't expect to get finished! My Christmas quilt! I'll post more about this later.

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Put on your boots and deep v neck tee and finish off the look with this colorful vest. This vest is woven with aqua, purple, teal, green and a tiny hint of red and yellow. Inside is lined with solid aqua fabric, back side is lined with solid purple fabric. Front & lining is 100% Cotton, back is 65% Polyester, 35% Cotton.
Size on tag: M, Fits like: L/XL
Bust: 40"
Length: 20"
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Kurdistan Media: According to Kurdistan Human Rights Organization Mr. Farhad Hajmirzayi and his sister Ms. Parshang who had been summoned to Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in the city of Sanandaj on Sunday May 17th 2009, to follow up on their on-going case have been arrested.
Mr. Hajmirzayi was released on a 430 million Tooman bail three (3) days ago after 16 months of pre-trial custody.
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The grass was painted with white crystals, the windshield needed to be scraped this morning, and out in the back deck my collection of rainwater was frozen over with the thinnest sheet of ice. It's official, Mother Nature is moving from fall to winter.
Isn't this a pretty picture? I had to use it to post the 'recipe' for the blend. Love those autumn golds, with the texture of the frozen crystal water. ;)
After getting the kiddies off to school, I decided to start the diffuser to welcome the frostiness of winter that follows our short fall around here.
I love this blend Earth and Wood from Edens Garden. It is a synergy, meaning no carrier oil. It contains the following essential oils:
Cedar leaf
Cedar wood
Fir needle
To brighten it up some and cool it down I opted to add some Spearmint. I'm definitely going to give it another go with Wintergreen or Birch tomorrow and see which I prefer. The Spearmint is soft and compliments the Earth and Wood blend beautifully though. I'll use this again for sure!
I often reach for cinnamon, clove and ginger this time of year, so this was a really nice change up to the routine diffusing around here.
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The 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will be held from 11-14 June 2019, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Find out more
The 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will be held from 11-14 June 2019, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Find out more
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Gabon, Daniel Ona Ondo officially opened the 11th African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), Statistics South Africa and the Gabon Bureau of Statistics. Other speakers at the opening ceremony included the Gabonese Minister responsible for Statistics and the Minister responsible for Civil Registration, the ASSD President, Pali Lehlohla; the AUC Commissioner for Economics; and the AfDB Director of Statistics, Charles Lufumpa.
Present at the ceremony were many members of the Gabonese Cabinet, members of the diplomatic corps, senior Gabonese Government officials, traditional chiefs, and about 400 delegates led by Directors of Statistics and Civil registration from 54 African countries as well as representatives of bilateral and multilateral institutions.
The theme of the eleventh ASSD was "Promoting the Use of Information and Communications Technology Solutions to Improve CRVS in Africa". The focus is on the use of ICT systems to improve civil registration systems in Africa necessary for generating required data to inform public planning and the efficient delivery of public services such education, health, housing, water and sanitation. The conference was organized in the context of the adoption of recent high-level regional initiatives that have added impetus to the need to accelerate statistical development and coordination in Africa to inform the Sustainable Development Goals development agenda as well as Africa's Agenda 2063.
Other topics discussed at pre-conference meetings included (i) the Africa Information Highway Workshop to discuss progress and the work program under the current phase to significantly improve data collection and dissemination across Africa, and (ii) the Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics aimed at accelerating statistical development to build the capacity necessary to generate data to inform the Sustainable Development Goals agenda and the African Union's Agenda 2063.
The AfDB delegation was led by the Director of the Statistics Department, Charles Lufumpa, and included the AfDB's Resident Representative for Gabon, Lamine Zeine Ali; the Manager of the Statistical Capacity Building Division, Oliver Chinganya; the Officer-in-charge of the Economic and Social Statistics Division, Maurice Mubila; and other staff.


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Respected Melbourne jazz group, Tripataka, is launching their debut album, Yakiya on Sunday 13 August, 2017.
Recorded on the Tall Poppies label, Yakiya captures a blend of original compositions that capture the endless inspiration the band members derive from the music of North and South India, Bali, Brazil, Cuba and many other musics from around the world.
Trained in these intercultural forms as well as jazz and European classical music, the breadth of the band members' combined experience and instrumental resources far surpasses that of a typical contemporary jazz trio.
Tripataka was formed in 2013 by three lecturers in the Bachelor of Music at Melbourne Polytechnic:
Adrian Sherriff - bass trombone, percussion, voice
Jonathan Dimond – electric bass guitars, percussion, voice
Adam King – drums, voice
Tripataaka is a Sanskrit term used in Bharatanatyam, the classical dance form of South India, and translates to mean "three parts of the flag". It refers to a mudra (hand gesture) used by dancers. The mudra can represent a crown, an arrow, thunder or flames of fire. The association with the monk Tripitaka who featured in Monkey, the Japanese television cult drama from the late 1970s is tangential, as is the association with the Melbourne vegetarian restaurant Trippy Taco!
"There may be only three musicians on this recording, but their combined sound is as powerful and expressive as a great big band. Polymetric drum grooves full of deep funky soul; electric bass lines that float like butterflies and sting like bees; trombone melodies singing, soaring, and diving — Tripataka's ensemble sound is astringent, tough, and uncompromising — yet the loose authenticity of folk tradition saturates even the most complex pieces. Composition and improvisation interweave seamlessly, and the total effect is exhilarating — watch the movie inside your head while you listen, because the cinematography is terrific." Warren Senders, Boston, USA, 2017.
Yakiya will be launched on Sunday 13 August at 8pm at The Jazzlab, 27 Leslie St, Brunswick.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 12--A wrong turn. An infuriated Palestinian mob. The bloodied bodies of two Israelis dumped into the street as Palestinians cheered and flashed victory signs.
Hours later, Israeli attack helicopters reduced the police station to rubble and rocketed several other Palestinian buildings in retaliation for what Prime Minister Ehud Barak said was cold-blooded killing.
The attack on the soldiers Thursday was stunning in its brutality and is likely to sharply increase tensions between the two sides.
Meanwhile, a pair of suspected suicide terrorists on Thursday steered a small boat loaded with explosives alongside a U.S. Navy destroyer in Yemen and stood at attention as the small boat blew up, U.S. officials said.
The explosion opened a large hole in the hull of the USS Cole. At least six U.S. sailors were killed, and dozens of other Americans were injured or missing. The missing are presumed dead.
"Our prayers are with the families who have lost their loved ones, or are still awaiting news," President Clinton said.
Although U.S. military sources said the possibility of an accident also was being investigated, a senior Pentagon official told CNN "We have every reason to suspect it was a terrorist attack. There is no reason to suspect it was anything else."
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, however, suggested a technical problem inside Cole caused the explosion. But he promised that his country--located on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula on the Red Sea--would help with an investigation and would punish anyone found responsible.
Clinton said he had directed officials from the Pentagon, State Department and the FBI to go to Yemen to begin an investigation. "If, as it now appears, this was an act of terrorism, it was a despicable and cowardly act. We will find out who is responsible and hold them accountable," he said.
"If their intention was to deter us from our mission of promoting peace and security in the Middle East, they will fail, utterly," Clinton said in the White House Rose Garden after meeting with his national security team.
The killing of the Israeli soldiers took place inside the Palestinian police station in the West Bank town of Ramallah. A mob of hundreds of Palestinians had rushed to the building after rumors spread that members of an Israeli undercover unit were being held inside.
About a dozen men climbed into the police station through a window and a few minutes later, gunshots could be heard.
Two men appeared at the window, sticking their bloody hands out.
The crowd roared with approval.
Italian private Mediaset TV broadcast footage of one of the soldiers dangling head down from a rope from a window. Crowds stood below waving fists and cheering.
Two people standing at a bloody windowsill inside of the police station then dropped the body.
A crowd quickly gathered by the body, some raising their fists in exultation. One man raised a window frame over his head and began bashing the soldier's body. The body of a second soldier was thrown out the door, witnesses said. Blood could be seen covering his face.
The Israeli army said two soldiers were killed, though Prime Minister Ehud Barak later announced, in an interview with CNN, that three soldiers were ``lynched and mutilated.''
Israel retaliated with rocket attacks and vowed to hunt down the killers.
``We will settle accounts with them,'' Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israel's transport minister, said on Channel Two television. ``We are going through the pictures and identifying each one, the civilians, the policemen, each one. We will settle accounts with them. It may take a day, it may take a week, it may take a year, but we will settle accounts with them.''
By nightfall, the Palestinian town of Ramallah was in darkness after Israeli helicopters blasted the town's generators.
Both sides were accusing the other of escalating the conflict.
``The peace process is over,'' Ramallah resident Mouhib Barghouti said as he watched Israeli helicopters rocket a second police station near Ramallah. ``It is too late to think about it now. The whole thing has gone too far. There is fault now on both sides.''
The latest incident began when the reserve soldiers made a wrong turn as they were driving to a military base and ended up in the Palestinian-controlled town of Ramallah, just north of Jerusalem.
The army said that a crowd of Palestinians identified the car's plates as Israeli and began chasing the men.
The army has two versions of what happened next: according to one, the reserve soldiers drove to a Palestinian police station in the center of town, where they took refuge. According to another, the police rescued them and brought them to the station for their own safety.
Barak had a third version: the police forced the men into the police station at gunpoint.


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This is a group to help us create a Gamer group. Im up for anything to do with fantasy, RPG, Minitures, Sci-fi, Battle games, War Games, etc... I wish I lived in an area with more people gaming. Im right at edge of Clarkston and Waterford on Dixie. If your close, please join this group at least so this area has a presence. The closest group I saw around here was farmington hills i think. Im real busy now, so i will fill in more tags as you guys suggest them. I dont want to arbitrarily spam game names out if i dont have to. Like I said, as long as its creative, and involves dice, cards, maps, and role-playing.
I want to get a group together and Battle/RPG, on a huge table we design. I wanna build an epic universe that ive been working on for years and pay a ghost writer to take all my maps, journals, guides, campaigns, logs, etc...and all other DM material and work with me to write a Phantasy book based on our story.
But first I need to start playing real games, instead of League of Legends or Heroes of the Storm. Im burned out on the MOBA front.
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Thursday, March 10, 2005
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Lotsa TV in this entry. I finally saw that show Starlet a coupla days ago--not a bad reality show. I love Cecille, the South African one; I also like something about the Molly Ringwald girl--I was rooting for her, but she got booted. She seems like she's used to acting for the stage. Oh well. One thing I don't understand is WHY Vivica A. Fox is doing a reality show--she just came off Kill Bill v. 1, and other stuff I guess. I can't understand why she would agree to do a piddly reality show like that. I can understand Faye Dunaway, cux she hasn't done anything in a thousand years; or rather, she probably has, but I forgot about it. I guess this could be a new trend--if Vivica A. Fox is on a show, maybe Nicole Kidman or Uma Thurman is next. Or Brad Pitt or someone comparable. I suppose I'd have to try out for the show if someone like that were on it. It's a shame (or is it?) that the only reality shows people over 30 are shizz like The Apprentice and other ones I care less about. Here are some people I'd like to see on/do a reality show: Jim Carrey, Jocelyn Wildenstein (now THAT would rock), T.A.T.U., Yoko Ono, Thomas Pynchon (he'd always appear only in silhouette; the big drazmatic moment of the series could be when someone rushes him just to see his face), Jennifer Coolidge, and of course Elizabeth Wurtzel. Because you gots to have somoene crazy--maybe either her or that guy who wrote Electroboy, because they both have this enormous sense of their own self-importance. Li'l Kim might be cool for a show too, but only if it's a better produced one than that crappy Missy show.
Now for another show: America's Next Top Model. I love the stupidity of the premise of this show, that the winner could be the "next top model." Puh-leeze. And that carrot top color on Tyra Banks looks clownish, but perbably no one notices cux her breastses are so mammoth. If you watch this show, you're guaranteed at least 2 Victoria's Secret commercials and 2 Cover Girl commercials with the winner of the last Top Model, Eva, who doesn't look as pretty as she should. The only thing I have to say about this episode is that it was disappointing to see that really pretty blond girl get voted off, especially when she wasn't full of attitude like those other 2 girls.
Speaking of models, that PrimeTime thingo with the model who survived the tsunami: DAMNZBOT, she was pretty! They kept showing that picture of her right after the tsunami, looking gorgeous with a zillion broken bones and an abdomen full of blood (and a handful of phone numbers that was out of the frame). I wish I looked half that gorgeous, ever. I was disappointed that the interviewer never actually spoke the fact of the whole show: that this woman was so much better than the other survivors because she was a pretty model. I kept expecting her to say something like, "You saw people being swept away all around you. But they didn't matter, because you're a model." She never said it. Go figure. I'll say one thing about the model, though: maybe she should get fitted for new veneers, cux the ones she had seemed to force her expression into a smile, an effect that was a li'l grisly when she was talking about her dead boyfriend.
In other news, the Michael Jackson case is so obliquely interesting. Did you know they asked the accuser in the courtroom to point out Michael Jackson? Is there anyone on earth who couldn't point him out?! A blind person could point him out. No one on earth looks quite like him. The child raised an arm and said, "That's Michael Jackson. That white woman over there." I think he's innocent, however. Of the sexual molestation he's being accused of. My theory is that he was sleeping with these young boys to get their stem cells, cux somewhere on his body he's using them to grow new noses, since he apparently needs one every 3 weeks. It would be quite a TV coup if it were discovered that he's also giving some stem cells to Janice Dickinson to grow new skin on her face to lift. That would allow a great America's Next Top Model tie-in.
In non-TV thoughts, I realized today to much disturbment that I have never once jumped out of a cake. I guess I always thought I'd be jumping out of cakes every other weekend or so by this age, but somehow it never materialized. Although I don't see myself JUMPING out of cakes anymore; more like walking out of them (fully clothed, of course. DUH), probably carrying a smaller cake). I think I'll have to hole myself up for the entire weekend and figure out the precise moment when everything went wrong. But then that's kind of a pastime for me now, so what else is new...
And that's the beep for now, gbeepnerlets!
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Music Video Review: "My Doorbell" by The White Stripes
"My Doorbell," the brand new video from The White Stripes, premiered on Friday on The N, just before the channel's reality series Girls v. Boys: Puerto Rico. Directed by The Malloys, this video proves that The White Stripes are, indeed, for the children.
The 1930's style black-and-white clip begins with two children introducing The White Stripes. Then, as the song begins, hordes of children are seen running into a theatre. The curtain opens in the theatre and we see Jack on a piano and Meg on drums. They perform the song for the children who look amused and wide-eyed most of the time. As the song goes on, the kids start to really get into the performance. Two kids go onstage and start playing a bass. One boy even starts tap dancing near the stage. When the song ends, the kids applaud. Jack pulls Meg along as the two of them run out of the theatre (with kids running behind them) and climb into a waiting car. The kids are still trying to get to them when the video ends.
Out of all the ways "My Doorbell" could have been interpreted as a video, I certainly didn't expect this. On one hand, this video could be seen as a hilariously twisted take on children's artists such as The Wiggles. The White Stripes would definitely be on my list on the artists I'd least expect to perform for a crowd of children. Plus, "My Doorbell" is one of those songs that someone could view as innocuous or sinister. What exactly does Jack mean when he says "doorbell" anyway?
At the same time, there is an interesting, darker level to this video. Since this video takes place in the past, I'm reminded of how rock music (and other forms of popular music) was once considered to be subversive and downright harmful to children. Let's also remember that kids seem to always be drawn to stuff that isn't appropriate for them and especially stuff their parents don't approve of. Since there are no other adults apart from Jack and Meg, this could mean that those kids are seeing The White Stripes precisely because they aren't supposed to be seeing them. What's funny is that in this video, The White Stripes don't seem particularly fond of children. The look on Meg and Jack's faces seems to indicate that they are glad the performance is over. The very last image in the video is Jack actually rolling his car window up on the arm of a kid trying to get to him. I guess their situation is like that of Willy Wonka. Kids are drawn to them because of what they do and even though they can't stand the kiddies, they need them in order to make a living.
After all those "deep" thoughts about this video, I'm really just happy that one of my favorite songs from Get Behind Me Satan has a video. The video has a simple, interesting concept and one that is up for interpretation. It wasn't what I was expecting but in a way, it works. After all, when you listen to music as good as The White Stripes' is, don't you feel like a kid again?


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Currently, even though I am in the best shape of my life, I realize that proper nutrition is key to optimum fueling and recovery, and any weight that I don't have to push with my arms, will translate into faster times and better results. In just four weeks of working with Anne, I began to see improvements in my energy levels, recovery, and body weight. Determined to find the limits of my ability, I look forward to learning how to dial in my nutrition over the long-term, and hope to make it to Kona by 2016.Robert Buren - Canada's First Paraplegic Ironman (Louisville Kentucky, 2013)
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To usher in the Year of the Dragon in 2012, Peach Blossoms restaurant at Marina Mandarin Hotel has reopened its doors after a S$1 million makeover. With a new chef at helm and a brand new menu, the restaurant is all set to win over fans with its signature Cantonese cuisine featuring modern twists.
Chinese New Year menu
Besides a specially created Chinese New Year menu to welcome the start of a brand new lunar year, the newly renovated Peach Blossoms also boasts an expanded seating capacity and major facelifts for both private and main dining rooms.
S$68++ for 4-6 persons / S$118++ for 10 persons
It's a chancy move to do without the usual sweet and sour flavours of fresh salmon slices and plum sauce, but Peach Blossoms' bold combination of charcoal-grilled beef slices with Hong Kong-style sesame dressing in the Wagyu beef yusheng creation fares well.
The Hong Kong-style sesame dressing enhances the dish without being over powering. Its creamy texture blends well with the crunchy refreshing mix of select greens and succulent beef slices, making this an appetising yusheng dish. For diners who do not take beef, you can certainly opt for the standard salmon option, as well as vegetarian or fruity alternatives.
To prevent our hands from getting caught in the mess during the tossing of yusheng, a pair of extra-long chopsticks is provided. I like that everyone also gets an additional pair of serving chopsticks to get food from the dishes. A very thoughtful gesture in terms of Chinese dining etiquette.
While I enjoy the double-boiled chicken broth, which is light and not overly rich with herbs, the chicken turns out to be a tad tough for my liking. Still, it serves as a nice soup to cleanse your palate and warm your stomach for more festive feasting.
Available in the S$1,488++ Harmonious set menu for 10 persons
In this Year of the Dragon, lobster – a clever play on its Chinese name ('long') using homophonic puns – has also been incorporated into the various festive set menu. The baked lobster is both juicy and lavish. Its firm, sweet meat is easily removable from the half-shell for enjoyment. I personally fancy the modern touch of fragrant white truffle oil, which enhances the freshness of the lobster.
S$248++ for 4-6 persons / S$398++ for 10 persons
Originating from Hong Kong, the Abalone Treasures Pot is a treasure trove of ingredients! A symbol of family reunion and auspiciousness, the dish includes 10-head quality whole abalones, fish maw, quails, sea cucumber, dried scallops, marinated soya chicken, roast duck, roast pork, deep-fried live prawns, flower mushrooms, black moss, abalone mushrooms, radish, lotus root, baby corns, pig's tongue and fried bean curd skin.
Of all the ingredients, I especially enjoy the crunchy crisp skin – not an easy feat considering the amount of gravy – of the roast pork. The pig's tongue proves interesting and has a surprisingly delightful texture. Each ingredient retrains its own distinctive flavour while covered in gravy.
Available both a la carte and in set menus (from S$388++ for 4 persons)
The marble goby flesh is sweet and extremely fresh. While there may have been too much garlic for my liking, a bit of the raw garlic helps to cleanse the palate, in preparation for desserts.
Red date cake with coconut milk
S$28.80++ for a whole cake
With a cool, floral taste, the water chestnut cake with osmanthus makes a light dessert with an interesting texture, with juicy bits of water chestnuts. The chewy red date cake with coconut milk has a richer flavour, in comparison, with a hint of coconut milk aroma.
Made in whole round cakes, the nian gao are designed to resemble Chinese auspicious coins, making suitable gifts during for house visiting.


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Educating Mind, Body & Soul
A message from KCS Administrator, Ruth Gray
Thank you for taking the time to review our website. If you are looking for a wonderful alternative to public education or homeschooling, Kingwood Christian School is the place for you.
We are located in the heart of Shelby County, Alabama, serving families who value the benefits associated with a Christian education. At Kingwood, everything we do is based on our Biblical world view of educating the entire student--mind, body and soul. Kingwood is shaping warriors for Christ and leaders for the next generation.
Kingwood offers families all of the wonderful opportunities provided in an educational setting PLUS so many extras including Christian curriculum, daily Bible instruction and classes taught by local pastors, weekly chapel services with student-led praise and worship, Christian faculty and staff, and opportunities to minister to each other and our community.
You may not realize attending Kingwood is an affordable option for the average family. We also offer over $100,000 in financial assistance towards tuition should you apply and be approved.
Among other things, we offer college-level advanced placement classes, a State award-winning fine arts department including a marching band, 10 various sports teams starting in third grade, honors clubs including Beta and Mu Alpha Theta, and local, State and National winners in spelling bee's and science fairs. With our 100% graduation rate, we average over 90% of our graduates going on to a post-secondary education with scholarships to numerous colleges and universities.
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Tell Congress to not to eliminate disability-specific provisions in the Affordable Care Act and to not cap and block grant Medicaid!
While the timeline keeps changing, one thing is certain: Republicans in Congress are set on repealing the Affordable Care Act and restructuring Medicaid. This means that the programs our community relies on are at risk!
The latest we're hearing is that the Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a markup of the first reconciliation bill next week. The bill has not been released, so we don't know exactly what will be in it. However, House Republicans released an outline of their healthcare reform plan last week, and shortly after that an early draft (inaccessible PDF) of a reconciliation bill was leaked.
Both the leaked bill and the proposal included high risk pools, Medicaid expansion repeal, age-based tax credits (that don't take income into account), expanded health savings accounts, and Medicaid per-capita caps. While this will likely not be the final version, the leaked bill also included pieces not in the outline, including continuous coverage requirements, and importantly, the sunsetting of the Community First Choice Option. All of these proposals will be bad for the disability community. These changes will drive up healthcare costs and decrease access for people with disabilities around the country.
Take Action!
Disability advocates around the country have been setting up meetings, attending Town Halls, protesting, emailing, Tweeting – and it is working! We are consistently hearing that Congressional offices are being flooded with input from a record-breaking number of their constituents. Let's KEEP IT UP!
Tell your members of Congress that repealing the ACA is dangerous to their constituents with disabilities, and make sure to talk to them about the disability-specific pieces of the ACA! Make sure Congress knows that by sticking to a broad repeal strategy, they will be eliminating pieces of the law that allow us to live independently in our communities. Tell them they need to #ReadB4Repeal!
As outlined in our previous alert, the disability-specific pieces include prohibiting discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, the extension of Money Follows the Person, the establishment of the Community First Choice Option, and the authorization of accessibility standards for Diagnostic Medical Equipment.
Also, make sure to tell them how harmful per-capita caps and block grants will be to the millions of people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid. Both block grants and per-capita caps will result in MASSIVE cuts that will grow exponentially over time. Moreover, the flexibility provided to states along with these cuts will allow them to make changes like enrollment caps, benefit cuts, and waiting lists. People with disabilities account for nearly half of all Medicaid spending, so our community will be hit hard by these cuts. Congress MUST NOT make cuts to Medicaid!
Get as many people to respond to this alert as possible, including IL Board, staff, volunteers, consumers, and family and friends. We have set a goal of 14,000 people contacting Congress.
Additional Resources:
NCIL's Alerts on ACA repeal:
- January 6: Call to Action: Saving the Affordable Care Act and Fighting Medicaid Block Grants!
- January 6: Fact Sheet: The Affordable Care Act and the Disability Community
- January 10: Action Alert: Save Disability Rights Provisions in the Affordable Care Act!
- February 15: Opportunities for ACTION on Saving the Affordable Care Act
NCIL participates in the Disability Power for Community Integration coalition, which has coordinated two webinars about what we can expect from ACA repeal and Medicaid restructuring, and how it will impact people with disabilities. You can access all of the archived materials, including slides and recordings:
The Center for Disability Rights' recent article on ending the Community First Choice Option
Sample Tweets:
- #ACA included Money Follows the Person- Republican initiative giving #NewFreedom to #disabled. @realDonaldTrump #ReadB4Repeal#CripTheVote
- #ACA included Community First Choice- giving #Liberty to #disabled. @realDonaldTrump #ReadB4Repeal#CripTheVote
- #Liberty of #Disabled shouldn't be culture war collateral damage. @realDonaldTrump help get Congress to #ReadB4Repeal #CripTheVote
- #ACA gave #Disabled women access to mammography. @realDonaldTrump help get Congress to #ReadB4Repeal #CripTheVote
- #ACA stops discrimination against #disabled by insurance. @realDonaldTrump help get Congress to #ReadB4Repeal #CripTheVote
- .@realDonaldTrump #ACA's Community First Choice Option let Disabled people Stay in our homes! #ReadB4Repeal #CripTheVote
- .@realDonaldTrump #ACA included the #GOP created Money Follows the Person Initiative giving Disabled ppl Freedom. #ReadB4Repeal #CripTheVote


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Dear Jeppesen TeamI do have a rather strange problem since the last update of your app (2.2.1) and the latest ios (11.2.1) installation.My hardeware consists of 2 iPad mini retina, one wifi only, the…Continue
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Hi allI have a strange problem and hope that someone might have a solution to solve.When approaching my Homebase (LSZW) I get some massive position lags, will say the app is still on downwind when…Continue
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Today we did a groupflight with a Cessna and a Piper of our Club.The flight took us from Thun(LSZW) to Lausanne(LSGL) then for Lunch to Sion(LSGS) a coffee in Gruyères(LSGT) and back for a…Continue
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A Business Alliance is Not a Marriage More Like Serious Dating... with a Prenup
What description of squad building can we do to get some sides of our conglomerate fusion in a job improved together?" "How can we get them to holding us more?" "As partners, shouldn't we be sounding at the go together concerning hazard and remunerate equally?"
These are rightful a few of the questions I've been asked in new months. The answers, in my not to be popular opinion, are clear, succinct, and a wee bit pointless. Hang in near although. The recommendations that stalk can sort this thing easier to eat.Post ads:
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I denote really. What charitable of geological dating is that? And yet, only just the separate day I worked near a institution who couldn't seem to be to function any else way when it came to human activity near their fusion cohorts, let unsocial among themselves. The number of their note (and I do average majority) has been sent politeness of that minuscule natural philosophy contrivance attached to the hip and clean a fruity heading.
Savvy consumers of task organization will report to you to size in as plentiful personal encounters as you can.
It's not one-way handing over of collection that builds collaboration, clarifies expectations or results in synergistic what ifs. It's the ability to engross in conversation, a lusty joke in which respectively organization builds upon the other's views, explores soon-to-be pitfalls and considers remedies. By seeing the else person, you hear what it is they're voice communication. Latest applied math out in that bespeak that non-verbal relations is 92% of the message. Words compose 8%. Makes you suppose twice in the order of causation an email doesn't it?
What to do? Build in frequent F2F (face-to-face) meetings near your coalition counterparts. Project starts, key milestones, hang over conclusions are archetypal rules of finger when assemblage in entity. For longest projects, (often related to beside alliances), mull over at tiniest one F2F per business organisation quarter and grasping that mean solar day as hallowed.
Alternate movement locations so that one players is not immortal the forcefulness of trains, planes or automobiles. Supplement F2F meetings beside circumstance of the art video web exude. We're not chitchat around the archaic Godzilla kind pictures where on earth all the lip exercises of the actors were out of synchronise next to the voice completed. It's 2007 and they produce a inordinateness of last digital document video exudate that you can spend. Let's put it this way, you can't afford not to invest in either the be carried circumstance or the picture ooze out.
Step 5. The Team that Needs Nurturing is Your Own
The other than stimulating item I've seen of unpaid is the mental attitude for organizations to anticipate their own train are up to speed, on course of study and at sea through leading... short ever having to congregate with one different. In whatever cases, briefings are roughly speaking as common as the period of time Holiday gathering. People just up near their confederation counterparts ill accoutred and often, newsless. There is undersized or rare handing over of scheme on latest dealings which may have a few load-bearing on shortly to be scheduled human activity items. This gap in relations leads to a colossal tunnel in sympathy and often grades in uncomprehensible milestones. Ensuring that your own team understands labor goals, roles and responsibilities and different negative weather condition should be your digit one priority.
What to do? Meet oftentimes and often with your social unit. Consider adopting war freedom memorandum strategies. Post data in a rife area; formulate visual; doings briefings and enclose regard reports over and over again. Update the quantity on rules of battle next to every transmute of squad appendage - your coalition counterparts as fit as your own.
Step 6. He Who Owns the Pen Owns the Meeting.
Part A. One of the broadside private property of special planning are that F2F meetings (or even teleconferences) go chock-a-block to the brim next to plan items so large that the date ends up mortal harmful. Sally necessarily 15 minutes to summarizing the line on souk research, but takes 45 account instead. Fred is here because he welcome to be "available" should any of the visiting alliance members have a sound out. Only he starts to pipe in next to his remarks during several of the sections which in the end derails the schedule. The investigational revision that didn't come up concluded the telephone set on Tuesday has been coiled finished to the Friday meeting and so on and so on.
What to do? Own the program by crafting it and sending it out to others for their signal - which is remarkably diametrical from assuming others will playwright it. This is not your body assistant's responsibility, it's yours. You create the agenda, consequently ask others to tailor it (See Step 9- Author-Edit Rule(TM)) Send the plan out at most minuscule 48 work time in beforehand. Keep it simple; not too superimposed. Post it visually. Have mortal (who has enough mainstay and endowment to carry off in aberrance velocity property) organize the task force done the endeavour items and getting spectacular points.
Part B. Real condition of meetings takes fix formerly and after the meeting, not during. Call individuals sometime you've sent the plan. "Did you get the agenda?... What questions may well you have?... Is in attendance thing I may have missed? Bob, I'm superficial readdress to you taking lead on the 2nd written material... By the way, what happened to the tolerant portfolio market timeline?" Chances are that by checking in next to your key stakeholders and engaging beforehand hand, as capably as after, you'll not solely guarantee recovered meetings, you'll as well bring into being superior affinity.
What to do? Remember, in command to get to respect, it's all roughly speaking creating a string of joint experiences in which harmony of values are first demonstrated. Besides which, continual conversations let you to gain facts give or take a few your fusion equivalent. What is it they essential have for this jut out over to be successful? What are their greatest fears? Not simply is the accumulation expensive to you as you travel toward roaring undertaking execution, but you're too able to barter levels of skill without a insignificant gallery commenting on your talk.
Part C. Not every dialogue is for all and sundry. Some meetings are for passing on nuggets of information- coincidentally, we ring up these informational meetings. It's OK to have 4 attend or 400, which ever figure of people you consider would reward from the university helpfulness of the news one relayed.
Then there's the class or brainstorming discussion in which key members assign input on extend beyond undertakings. Project hiccups are identified and cures explored.
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A Survivor's Account of the Armenian Genocide – My Great Grandmother
As I mentioned earlier, my Great Grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. As a young girl, she lived with her large and wealthy family in Aintab, Turkey. Her father was a well respected and liked merchant, well known by Turkish officials. In the months leading up to the events now called the Armenian Genocide, officials of the Turkish government repeatedly assured my Great Grandmother's family and father that there was no need to worry about the safety of the family. They promised not to harm the family.
The family's neighbor's had a son, a youngster, who worked as a servant boy in the officials' offices. One night, while working, he overheard the officials stating that they would be getting rid of my Great Grandmother's family like all the other Armenians. As soon as he could, he left work and informed by Great Grandmother's family of what he had overheard. Likely saving my Great Grandmother's life.
On hearing what was about the happen to their family,to prevent the Turks from taking everything, my Great Great Grandmother began burning some of their belongings and instructed a few of her children to bury the most valuable of these belongings under a nearby church. Not much later the Turks arrived at their doorstep. Beating them with whips and sticks, demanding that they leave their home. My Great Grandmother hid in the home, witnessing her family members get tortured, beaten, raped, and killed, from her vantage point. Soon, the remaining surviving members of her family and herself were forced to march hundreds of miles, first to the city of Aleppo and then to the desert of Havran Cholu. They were left there in the desert to die without water or food. Of her large family only a handful were able to survive the beatings and later the treacherous conditions of the desert. These remaining members managed to escape to Aleppo. With no money and no belongings they survived by eating grain that they found trapped in the bristles of brooms and off the coats of horses. Later, what remained of the family lived in Iskandarun, before moving to Lebanon.
My Great Grandmother lived an incredibly long life passing away, in Los Angeles, at a very very old age on Christmas Eve in the late 1990's. Please take a moment today to remember those who were murdered in the Armenian Genocide…
The series of posts on the Armenian Genocide:
- Part 1 – The Armenian Genocide
- Part 2 – What Transpired
- Part 3 – Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
- Part 4 – A Survivor's Account of the Armenian Genocide – My Great Grandmother.
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Did you read the article Republican's Vote Against Mom, No Word on Puppies Kittens. It was in the Washington Post and referred to by a local Democrat blogger who used the column as a tool to question the morality, integrity and sanity of Republicans.
- A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood.
- When Republicans are against Motherhood, can voting against apple pie be far behind?
- we need to question their collective sanity as well as their morality and integrity.
- Is Rick Bart Against Motherhood, Too?
- Republican's Vote Against Mom, No Word on Puppies Kittens
- 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers.
After that little mosaic of quotes, it is a wonder that neither the Washington Post, nor our local Democrat blogger, has accused us of also eating our young. Seriously though, this accusation doesn't hurt Republicans, it only makes Democratic Party followers look ridiculous for even making this suggestion.
And by the way, the Washington Post also carried a couple of articles, Democrats Link Wishes to War Funding and 'Blue Dog' Democrats Join GOP in Opposing War Bill, which explain the real reason that Republicans and also conservative Democrats were employing obstructive tactics against the majority Democrats last week.
Lastly, let me as, a registered Republican, make this perfectly clear on this Mother's Day; I have nothing but love, respect and appreciation for mothers everywhere regardless of political and/or religious affiliations.
Although……… I'm not really keen on moms who dress their children in exploding vests. Silly looking home knit vests, yes; exploding vests, no.


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It sounds like every pupil's dream – a school where homework is banned.
Instead of struggling home with a bag loaded down with books and vague instructions to write an essay about whether Henry VIII was really a despot, it's home for dinner and a long session on the Xbox.
The 1,100 students at the Jane Austen Academy will do longer days but won't have any work to do when they leave.
The mixed free school for 11- to 18-year-olds will open in the centre of Norwich in September next year and will specialise in humanities.
Prospective principal Claire Heald said city-based pupils would do extra study at school as part of the extended day, which could last until 5pm.
'Rather than setting homework that students could go home and struggle with, and where there may be limited access to computers, they will do that in the school day,' she said.
'We are saying that when they go home they should enjoy quality family time. There will not be any traditional homework and that has been really well received by parents who respect the fact that family time will be family time.'
The school will still expect them to study at home ahead of crucial exams.
Peter Devonish, headteacher of Neatherd High School in Dereham, Norfolk, said: 'My initial thought is that it's really compelling. However, I have two stumbling blocks. One is our rurality and getting children home at that time, and the other is changing staff contracts so they can be here until 5.30pm.'


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Northern Ireland Fire Service to test use of drones
The Fire and Rescue Service is to test the potential use of unmanned drones during large scale incidents such as flooding and gorse fires.
An experiment will take place at Portrush Air Show this weekend.
A formal agreement already exists between the fire service and Skywatch Civil Air Patrol for the call-out and use of their manned aircraft.
The air show test could be the first step to extending the agreement to include the use of drones.
Max Joyce, assistant group commander, of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said: "The Portrush Air Show gives us a good opportunity to test the capability of using unmanned drones for aerial reconnaissance during large scale incidents.
"For the first time ever we will be relaying live footage from the drones to our command support unit at the air show.
"We know that using drones will enable fire officers to get an aerial view of operational incidents in real time thereby enhancing the safety and well being of our community and firefighters.
"We are excited about the potential benefits this cutting edge technology could bring to quickly gathering information during large scale incidents - not only will it enhance interagency working, it will assist us greatly in emergency planning for these types of incidents and with our work in protecting our community."
Last month, a small Skywatch drone aircraft was used in the search for a missing person on the coastline near Portrush.
Dean Patton, 24, from Portrush has been missing since 24 July and the search was mounted at the request of his family.


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Tenants, these are your do's and don'ts
Tenants are seldom experts on the subject of leases and consequently uncertain about things like their rights, why to submit three months' bank statements with a lease application, and what to do to ensure that a deposit will be refunded after a lease expires.PG van der Linde, rentals manager for Seeff Pretoria East, offers the following advice to help clear up some of the most important questions that tenants have.
What do landlords look for when they select a tenant?
They screen a prospective tenant's affordability, willingness to pay their rent and whether the person has any judgements against them by doing a background check before approving a lease. This is all done to find someone who is able to pay and will likely not pay late.
Affordability or ability is determined by looking at the tenant's salary slip, three months' bank statements and retrieving a bank code if it is a cheque account. As a rule of thumb a tenant's income should be at least three times more than the rental – once we have determined whether the tenant can afford the property we must determine willingness to pay.
For this we check how many accounts the tenant has opened and more importantly whether they are paid on time. It is easy to establish whether a tenant has formed the habit of paying late, making partial payments or not paying at all when we study their open accounts, be it clothing or cell phone accounts.
Can a tenant make changes to the landlord's property?
Once your lease has been approved and you have moved into the property you are not allowed to make any structural additions or alterations without written consent from the owner.
If the owner does give consent, it is important for the tenant to remember that he/she is not entitled to compensation for convenient changes and fixtures when the lease expires. The tenant may also not remove these alterations/fixtures from the premises. The tenant is, however, entitled to reimbursement for necessary improvements.
I suggest tenants ask agents to propose structural changes they have in mind to the owner prior to moving in.
How can tenants be sure to get their deposits back?
- Look after the property as if it were your own.
- Hand back the property in the same condition as it was given to you. We determine the initial condition of the property with a thorough inspection of the premises before the lease commences. I would recommend that the tenant and owner both take pictures and even videos and to have a condition list with notes stipulating the condition of the property. Both parties must sign the initial and final report.
- Fair wear and tear however is allowed on a property and the tenant should not be penalised for this. When there is wear and tear to something that doesn't usually deteriorate then this is not considered wear and tear, but rather damage. Examples of things that will experience wear are carpets, paint, door handles, cupboards, closets etc.
What if a tenant wants to back out of a lease?
Tenants should understand that a property is an investment to the owner and that a vacant property not earning rental income could be detrimental to the landlord.
With this in mind tenants must give the owner at least one month's notice (30 working days) to allow the agent to secure a new tenant for the property.
If tenants fail to give notice they will be liable to pay damages to the owner. If the landlord/agent makes a driven effort to rent out the property at market-related prices after cancellation, but cannot find a new tenant, then the tenant can be held liable for damages and will have to pay the outstanding balance of rental up to termination date. These conditions will be stipulated in the lease agreement.
When is rental payable and when is it late?
Rental is payable on the first of the month and is considered late by day two of the month. We allow a four-day grace period for payment before taking action. Letters of demand are sent to tenants in arrears on the morning of the fifth late day (6th day of the month) after warning the tenants through several phone calls and emails.
If payment is not received within 20 business days from the default date as per the letter of demand the tenant can be asked to vacate the premises within 20 business days. Should the tenant breach contract and/or default on payments for three consecutive months we will continue with blacklisting. Blacklisting someone is not something we like to do, but we feel that it is our responsibility to make society aware of non-paying individuals.
When a tenant consistently pays late it is best for the landlord to give 20 business days' notice of cancellation due to material failure. The landlord is only allowed to give notice to vacate if the tenant breaches the contract as per the CPA section 14. If the breach is remedied within 20 business days the landlord may not continue with cancellation.
Late payment is considered breach of contract since it is agreed that payment will be received by the owner on the first of every month.
Van der Linde concludes that tenants and landlords who have issues that can't be resolved by the agents can turn to the Rental Housing Tribunal (see relevant numbers below) that will listen to both parties and establish a fair settlement or who will assist in mediation. It is important to note that the Rental Housing Tribunal is not biased towards the tenant, but will listen to the facts and base its decision on these facts whether in favour of the landlord or tenant.
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Obama Faces A New Preacher Problem
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a Chicago activist, also apologized for last Sunday's sermon at Obama's church, in which he said Clinton's eyes welled with tears before the New Hampshire primary because she felt "entitled" to the Democratic nomination and because "there's a black man stealing my show."
In video circulating on the Internet, Pfleger said the former first lady expected to win the nomination before Obama's sudden popularity.
"She just always thought that, 'This is mine. I'm Bill's wife. I'm white.' ... And then, out of nowhere, came 'Hey, I'm Barack Obama." And she said, 'Oh damn, where did you come from? I'm white. I'm entitled. There's a black man stealing my show,"' Pfleger said at Trinity United Church of Christ.
He then went on to parody Clinton, sobbing and wiping his face with a handkerchief.
"She wasn't the only one crying," he said. "There was a whole lot of white people crying."
Obama won the Iowa caucuses, the first contest of the nominating season, in January. Days later, Clinton's eyes brimmed with tears and her voice broke as she talked with New Hampshire voters on the eve of the primary, which she won.
Obama said he was "deeply disappointed" by Pfleger's comments.
"As I have traveled this country, I've been impressed not by what divides us, but by all that that unites us," he said in a statement. "That is why I am deeply disappointed in Father Pfleger's divisive, backward-looking rhetoric, which doesn't reflect the country I see or the desire of people across America to come together in common cause."
This latest distraction comes as Democratic party leaders are pushing for a quick end to the campaign by urging uncommitted delegates to make up their mind, reports CBS News chief White House correspondent Jim Axelrod.
Pfleger, the white pastor of predominantly black Saint Sabina Roman Catholic Church on the city's Southwest side, said he regretted his choice of words.
"These words are inconsistent with Senator Obama's life and message and I am deeply sorry if they offended Senator Clinton or anyone else who saw them," Pfleger said.
Clinton's campaign denounced Pfleger's comments.
"Divisive and hateful language like that is totally counterproductive in our efforts to bring our party together and have no place at the pulpit or in our politics," the campaign said in a statement. "We are disappointed that Senator Obama didn't specifically reject Father's Pfleger's despicable comments about Senator Clinton, and assume he will do so."
In March, Pfleger invited Obama's embattled former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, to speak at Saint Sabina, embracing Wright in the church.
Obama recently broke with Wright, who had been his longtime pastor, after video of his sermons blaming U.S. policies for the Sept. 11 attacks and his calls of "God damn America" became fixtures on the Internet and cable news networks and created a political problem for the candidate.
Pfleger, known locally as a community activist and organizer, was arrested in June 2007 with the Rev. Jesse Jackson during a protest outside of a south suburban Chicago gun shop. The criminal trespass charges were later dropped.
He also has hosted Louis Farrakhan, the controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, at St. Sabina and has called him "a gift from God to a sick, sick world."
The head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago said Pfleger's comments "are both partisan and amount to a personal attack."
Cardinal Francis George issued a statement in which he says he deeply regrets the remarks Pfleger made about Clinton during a gathering at Trinity United Church of Christ last Sunday.
George says Pfleger has promised him that he won't do any campaigning or publicly mention any candidate by name from now on.
Republican presumptive nominee John McCain also weighed in on the flap, reports CBS News reporter John Bentley.
"I have known Sen. Clinton for a long time," McCain said. "I respect her, and I think that kind of language and that kind of treatment of Sen. Clinton is unwarranted, uncalled for, and disgraceful."