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A chef friend of mine once said, "Anybody can make a dish taste good with butter and cream." He's right. So in developing this corn chowder recipe I gave myself the challenge: make it creamy and flavorful …. without cream. Puréed corn not only made it possible to eliminate dairy, it also meant I didn't need a thickener either. So take advantage of end-of-the-season corn and try this hearty, yet light summer soup.
Creamless Grilled Corn Chowder with Peppers and Cilantro
Makes a generous 2 quarts
8 ears husked corn, 4 ears left whole, kernels cut from remaining 4 ears and cobs scraped to release corn juice
1 large onion, peeled and sliced very thick
1/2 red bell pepper, stemmed and seeded
1 pound new potatoes potatoes halved
1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and ground black pepper
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 quart chicken broth
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, plus extra for garnish
Brush 4 ears of the corn, the onion, bell pepper, and potatoes with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Puree cut and scraped corn in a blender (you should have about 2 cups).
Meanwhile, heat gas grill igniting all burners on high for at least 10 minutes or build a hot charcoal fire. Clean grate with a wire brush and then lubricate with an oil-soaked rag. Place vegetables on hot grate making sure to place potatoes cut side down. Cook until spotty brown, about 5 minutes for the potatoes (no need to turn) and about 10 minutes (turning once) for the corn, onions, and pepper. Remove vegetables from the grill; set aside until cool enough to handle. Chop potatoes and onions, and cut corn from cob.
Meanwhile, fry bacon in a large soup kettle over medium-high heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Add thyme and then corn puree; cook until it begins to bubble. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil; add vegetables, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, until flavors blend, about five minutes, adding water if necessary to desired thickness. Stir in cilantro. Ladle into bowl and garnish with cilantro leaves.
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What can you afford? You have to understand exactly how much money you have every month to not only pay for the car lease, but also insurance, licensing costs, gas, and repairs. Everything must be covered every single month or else you'll have to reduce the amount you have to spend on the car itself.
Rather than buying a brand-new car, purchase a lightly used one that is only a couple of years old. Many cars come with transferable warranties that last for three years or 36,000 miles. You will save a significant amount over buying new, and the warranty will give you peace of mind for the first year or so.
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Almost Done- Arsenal decides on Olivier Giroud's loan move to Chelsea
Follow ooh to be a Gooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from reliable sources around the World.
Chelsea's search for a striker has been unending this winter and they appear to been beaming their searchlight in any direction that can see them sign a footballer that is a striker, and not necessarily the world class goal poacher that the fans want to see.
The latest striker being linked with a move to Chelsea is Arsenal's Olivier Giroud, albeit on a loan deal, but the Gunners have rebuffed all advances made for their striker, according to reports.
The Blues had reportedly agreed a deal with Roma for Edin Dzeko as they look to sign a player that can complement the efforts of Alvaro Morata, but the deal is dragging on and they are already looking to sign alternatives to the Bosnian forward.
Antonio Conte is unimpressed with the show-offs of Mitchy Batshuayi and he is looking to replace the Belgian forward. Chelsea have been linked with a move for West Ham's Andy Carroll and Stoke's Peter Crouch, with the latest being Edin Dzeko.
Nonetheless, Arsenal have decided to keep their forward and this will invariably compound the worries of Chelsea, reports Starsports.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are looking to sign Pierrre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borrussia Dortmund and Wenger will not allow Giroud to join a rival Club, claims Gianluca Di Marzio.
Dortmund are weighing taking Giroud as part of the Aubameyang deal but nothing has been decided – Giroud would prefer moving to a Club where he is guaranteed regular game time as he has set his sight on playing for Les Blues in the World Cup.Follow oohtobeagooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours.


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We've shown you the nice stenciled graffiti scattered around Vilnius. What about if you don't have time to do any nifty paper cutting? Or have cans of spray paint? Just find a wall and get writing.
Some old-school 80's style lettering. Maybe a message to your posse?
The world headquarters, no doubt. Aciu means "thank you" in Lithuanian. We doubt the person who needs to clean this utility box will be taking this graffiti to heart.
This one is a mash-up of English and Russian, but the translation is not fit for a family blog.
Self criticism? Acknowledgement? Guilt? Lust?
Regrets. And now Rusty is MAD.
Hurry up, already. Seems to be municipal policy on the graffiti cleanup issue.
Some old-school 80's style lettering. Maybe a message to your posse?
Self criticism? Acknowledgement? Guilt? Lust?


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Governor Abbott Hosts Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid Of Belgium And Economic Delegation
Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott today hosted Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium and dignitaries of the Belgian economic delegation. The delegation is traveling on a seven-day economic mission to promote trade opportunities between Texas and Belgium. The Princess is representing 117 Belgian companies, and her trip includes stops in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and College Station.
"Cecilia and I are honored to host Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid and other members of the Belgian economic delegation today to discuss the importance of strengthening the already prosperous economic relationship between Texas and Belgium," said Governor Abbott. "As Texas' 10th largest export destination, Belgium is a strong economic partner for the Lone Star State, especially in the industrial and energy sectors. I look forward to engaging with the Belgian officials further in order to continue this productive and positive partnership between our two economies."
"The long historic ties between Texas and Belgium have forged an impressive economic bond," Belgium Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders said. "The close partnership between the ports of Houston and Antwerp are the backbone of our trade relationship, which includes considerable investments in logistics and chemical clusters. But our relations have diversified significantly over the past years to include such sectors as clean technology, life sciences and biopharmaceuticals, as well as close cooperation between our universities."
The Belgian Economic Mission includes visits to four Texas cities and includes 240 business executives, trade representatives and members of the Belgian government. During the mission Princess Astrid will meet with state officials, as well as leaders from a wide range of Texan and Belgian business sectors. Belgium is Texas' 10th ranked export destination, and 24th ranked import source country.
The Belgian delegation's trip began on Saturday, December 3rd and will conclude on December 10th.
- Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King
- His Excellency Didier Reynders, Federal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs
- His Excellency Geert Bourgeois, Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Flemish Minister for Foreign Policy and Immovable Heritage
- His Excellency Jean-Claude Marcourt, Vice-President and Minister of Economy, Industry, Innovation and New Technologies of the Walloon Region Government and Vice-President and Minister of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
- His Excellency Pieter De Crem, Federal Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
- Her Excellency Cécile Jodogne, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade & Investment, Brussels-Capital Region and Minister of the French Community Commission
- His Excellency Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of Belgium to the United States
- Marc Calcoen, Consul General of Belgium in New York
- Claire Tillekaerts, CEO, Flanders Investment and Trade
- Pascale Delcomminette, CEO, Wallonia Export-Investment Agency and Wallonia-Brussels International
- Anick Van Calster, Director General for Bilateral Affairs, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
- Geneviève Renaux, Economic Counsellor of His Majesty the King
- Jan Matthysen, Advisor to Princess Astrid of Belgium
- Michele Dastin-van Rijn, Political and Economic Counselor, US Embassy in Belgium
- Marc Bogaerts, Director General of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency and Advisor at the Household of His Majesty the King
- Bénédicte Wilders, Chief Executive Director of Brussels Invest & Export, Foreign Trade and Investment Service of the Brussels Regional Public Service
- Pieter Timmermans, CEO, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium
- Yves Dubus, Trade and Investment Commissioner for Belgium in Houston
- Heidi Hoover, Head of Flanders Investment & Trade Office in Houston


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Welcome to our Ear & Allergy Doctor Blog!
Posts for tag: Choking
December 30, 2013
Category: Throat
[adapted from The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery]
Unlike small toys, food does not contain warning labels about possible choking hazards. Since 60% of non-fatal choking incidents result from food, let us examine some ways to reduce the risk of choking while children are eating.
High risk foods that may cause children to choke:
- Hard candy
- Peanuts/nuts
- Seeds
- Whole grapes
- Raw carrots
- Apples
- Popcorn
- Hot dogs
- Chunks of peanut butter
- Marshmallows
- Chewing gum
- Sausages
- Foods that are round and could conform to a child's airway
Tips to reduce risk of choking:
Children should be seated when eating. Caregivers and teachers should ensure that children do not eat while standing, walking, running, playing, lying down, or riding in vehicles.
Children should be wide awake when eating. Children should not be allowed to continue to feed themselves or continue to be assisted with feeding themselves if they begin to fall asleep.
Active supervision is a must. Children require increased supervision when eating because they are easily distracted and may not pay full attention to the task of eating. Remember, a choking child may not make any noise, so adults must keep their eyes on children who are eating.
Watch children for "squirreling" of several pieces of food in their mouth. Too much food in their mouth increases the risk of choking.
Food should not be used for children's games that involve catching the food item in the mouth or stuffing large numbers or amounts of food in the mouth.
Cut foods into small pieces and shapes that will not block the airways, especially grapes and other fruits, meat, cheese, and raw vegetables. Cut hot dogs lengthwise as well as widthwise.
Cook vegetables so they become softer and easier to swallow.
Give only small amounts of peanut butter or other similar foods to prevent them for blocking the child's airway.
- Offer plenty of liquids to children when eating, but make sure liquids and solids are not swallowed at the same time.


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Annies Home a place where I love to share tips, recipes and wonderful products that I find for our family along the way.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Saturday 9
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) This song is about a girl who is eager and anxious for her new lover to call. Do you owe anyone a call? An email? A text?
nope, think I am up to date.
2) The lyrics are peppered with the informal English exclamation, "cheerio!" What pops into your head when you close your eyes and think of England?
I can not help but think of my good friend from England Her name was Dylys and we called her dilly. She told us about growing up there, war time, the royalty and oh so much more Love how that term is used in this song though like the formal greeting
3) This week's artist, Karmin, is a husband/wife duo who met at college, and that meeting changed the course of their lives and careers. Think of someone who has had a huge impact on your life. Did you know, as soon as you met, that this was going to be a life-changing relationship?
I met my husband and 5 days later we were engaged to get married. Now 30 years later happy and together
4) Though she sings about consuming tequila, the female side of Karmin, Amy, is a big proponent of healthy eating. She recommends organic foods that are free of pesticides, hormones, food coloring and added sugar. Think about your most recent meal. Was it a good example of "healthy eating?"
wow, maybe not the last one because kids fed me but the last 3 before that I would say most definetly
5) Husband Nick has his own Twitter account (@NickKarmin), but he doesn't use it often. His last tweet was back in August. What's the last thing you posted to social media? (No, your blog doesn't count.)
My pinned status is about smiling if you want to know more then come see me on twitter @shopannies
6) Karmin performed "Brokenhearted" live on Dancing with the Stars. DWTS is very big business for ABC-TV. So many people vote for their favorite couples each week that their phone and text systems often overload. Have you ever voted for a contestant on American Idol, DWTS, The Voice, etc.?
I personally never have but I know that my children, my brothers and sisters and my mother have before.
7) In 2012, the year"Brokenhearted" was popular, the average cost for a gallon of gas was $3.91. In 2016, it had dropped to $2.40. When it's time to fill up your tank, do you shop around for the lowest price/gal.? Are you brand loyal and always return to the same station, regardless of price? Or do you just buy gas from the nearest station when you're running low?
Gas yesterday was $2 a gallon. We often look around for the best gas prices one friend has an app that lets her know where the best price is
8) In 2012, the Space Shuttle Endeavor was retired and placed on permanent display at the California Science Center, a Los Angeles museum dedicated to encouraging excitement and enthusiasm about air and space travel. Let's say you had a long weekend to spend in Los Angeles. Would you go out of your way to see The Endeavor? What else would you like to do during your time in the City of Angels?
I am sure that my husband would take the grand kids space missions have always entertained my husband thoughts. Los Angeles I am not for sure what we would see I would say like every where else we would check out the museums, art work and so much more.
9) While we're thinking about aviation ... Statistics show that it's still a predominantly male field, and less than 10% of commercial pilots are women. Would you be nervous flying with a woman pilot?
no why if she earned her wings what should we be afraid of
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I love your answer to #9. I wish I was so confident. I am afraid of *so many* things when I fly!ReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting my Sat 9--the video I swapped with my sister are videos we made using Snapchat, saved to our phones and shared as text messages, instead of through Snapchat. We were playing with filters and voice changers.ReplyDeleteReplies
sounds interesting and fun to have someone sharing the experienceDelete
thanks for visit
$2 gas! We will never see that here in the land of high taxes (otherwise known as Pennsylvania). The gangsters running the state just added more tax to gas earlier this month....and we have some of the worst roads in the nation, which all the taxes are supposed to maintain. HA!ReplyDeleteReplies
we will be higher than that in summer but for now we will enjoyDelete
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Eagles wideout Jeremy Maclin appears ready to go Sunday when the Eagles face the Rams in his hometown of St. Louis but he is also ready to wear another cap this season.
The Eagles wide receiver is also a blogger now.
And after a tumultuous off-season where the third-year receiver dealt with a lockout and health scare he is sharing his thoughts via a GQ.com blog Maclin will be writing throughout the season.
The verdict is out on if writing is in the future for Maclin for now he is just relieved to be on the field.
This summer hit me with multiple levels of uncertainty. First watching the lockout, no one having any idea what the season was going to look like. And in the midst of that I started feeling not so good. Something was not right, but at first no one could tell me what it was. I went through all these different tests. And even though I felt better as the summer wore on, my blood showed that there was a chance I had a type of lymphoma.
It felt like the lockout -- and the fates of hundreds of players and millions of fans -- was being decided in these closed-door meetings. And at the same time my own fate was playing out on bloodwork slides in laboratories. I had no control over any of it. It wasn't an injury that I could see and rehab. If you had asked me, I would have said that I could play football. But the way lab results were coming back, my doctors felt otherwise. There was a possibility of not being allowed to play this year. Now, aside from redshirting at Mizzou, I had never missed a game before, not since I was nine years old quarterbacking for my older brothers in St. Louis (this was during the era of Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, and the Greatest Show on Turf, so we went deep a lot). The concept of sitting out a whole season would have been like torture to me.
Gotta love Maclin's attitude about getting out on the field and playing -- of course the Eagles assembled "Dream Team" makes it easy. But Maclin doesn't see his Birds as the team to beat in the NFC.
Obviously, there's been a lot of talk about us, with people using the term "Dream Team," saying we're the team to beat. Vick, McCoy, Avant. Two of the best young receivers in the game in me and DeSean Jackson, and three of the best D-backs. But the game's not played on paper. In reality, Green Bay's the team to beat. They were the ones who were there at the end last year. The same way that I knew I had to work even while doctors were telling me things I didn't want to hear, I know we have to keep working through camp and through each week of the season if we're going to have a shot.
Amen Jeremy.
And expect Maclin to have plenty to say next post about his return home to Missouri this weekend.


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Get Online To Find Fun, Healthy Ideas For Bride Weight Loss
If you are anything like most brides-to-be throughout the country, you are probably focusing on getting yourself in the best shape possible for your momentous occasion. Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to lose weight and tone up without having to live at the gym or diet to the point of misery. If you are looking for bride weight loss ideas, head online to find smart diet ideas and fun ways to drop those unwanted pounds before your big day.
With the popularity of wedding television programming, websites devoted to wedding planning ideas are endless. You can be sure you will find excellent bride weight loss ideas and programs with the simple click of a mouse. You can get started by visiting your favorite search engine provider and searching for pages devoted to bride weight loss and wedding fitness ideas. These websites can help you incorporate smart eating habits into your daily lifestyle to help achieve your weight loss goals. For example, you can learn that forbidding desserts and sweets may only make you crave them more, so to help keep yourself sane during your bride weight loss program, you can limit yourself to one dessert a week or allow yourself a substitution, such as low-fat frozen yogurt in replace of regular ice cream. You can also speed along your bride weight loss goals by loading up on fiber-rich whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
You can amp up your bride weight loss by increasing your physical activity, but it does not mean you have to log twice as many hours in the gym. You can hit online sources to learn about great ways to get active and have a great time while doing so. For example, you can grab a couple of your bride-to-be friends and organize a hike on a sunny afternoon, so you can make your bride weight loss regimen a collaborative effort. You can also look for dance or aerobic classes offered in your area. Since many of these are offered on a pay-per-class basis, you can enjoy the fun class atmosphere without having to pay for a full gym membership that you might not get much use out of. Social networking can also help with your wedding fitness regimen. You can access social networking sites that display users' interests, such as fitness, to find links to websites featuring great exercise ideas.
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an object having polarity (oppositely charged ends) and capable of attracting iron.
The property of mutual attraction or repulsion possessed by magnets.
magnetism(mag'ne-tizm) [Gr. magnes, magnet, + -ismos, condition]
The property of repulsion and attraction of certain substances that have magnetic properties.See: magnet
Patient discussion about magnetism
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Q. hey guys! has anyone ever tried a chinese magnet to help a diet?? Somwone I know who is a chinse medicine healer, gave me a special magnet you stick to the right thumb of your hand to help evoid snack attacks. Did you ever hear anything about it?? did iot help anyone??
A. i tried magnets. not to dieting but magnets to the feet. supposed to help in giving energy while walking (i hike a lot). couldn't say i felt a big difference, but i only tried it for a day- so i don't know...More discussions about magnetism


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Friday, August 9, 2013
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH ( Tetragonia tetragonioides )
It is a funny thing, that even though I was born and raised in New Zealand, I never heard of New Zealand Spinach there. It was not until I was living in the USA that I first heard about it and only saw it for the first time about twenty years ago when a local gardener here in Hawaii pointed it out in her garden. I have gradually become more and more interested in this plant and it is to be noted that I do see a few gardeners in New Zealand growing this plant now.
New Zealand Spinach really became part of my life after I discovered that the plant has gone wild on the sand dunes in Hawaii, including along a few beaches near my house. I can harvest big bunches of leafy tips and have nutritious greens for a stir-fry for free. I must admit that it gives me great joy to gather free food from natures garden! It is easy to recognize the plant in the wild because of its distinctive leaves and trailing habit. It also has an easily recognizable tiny yellow flower and seed case.
Although there are a few New Zealand Spinach plants to be found near the beach all year long, the new seedlings really start popping up after the heavy rain of spring and fall. I watch out for them on my beach walks and know where to go back to harvest in the next few months. I usually cook the greens in a stir-fry with a bit of meat and seasoning. The plants can be seen growing in full sun, but they do seem to do better with a bit of shade. Often they will be growing amongst the fallen Ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia ) tree needles while many other plants do not like the Ironwood leaf mulch.
When the New Zealand Spinach seedlings are just a few weeks old, I gently pull up several small plants to take home. After they have a few hours in a glass of water to perk them up, I pot them up in little 4" pots. In a week they are rooted and strong enough to pass along to other gardeners to plant in their vegetable plots. That is for gardeners who do not like the idea of free food from the beach!
New Zealand Spinach is another of my tough plants. It does not mind our sandy soils, salt winds and hot summers. This plant is native to New Zealand and Australia as well as a few other South Pacific rim countries. The Maori people of New Zealand called it Kokihi and it is usually referred to as Warrigal Greens in Australia. Neither the Maori of New Zealand or the Aborigines of Australia were into eating it much but the discoverer Captain Cook loved it as a green vegetable to give his ships crew to prevent scurvy. It was Captain Cook who introduced the vegetable to the rest of the world. The leaves are an excellent source of Vitamin A but it is another one of those green leaf plants high in oxalate so it is recommended to blanch the leaves in boiling water for a few minutes if you are worried about getting kidney stones. Even if you are not into eating it, New Zealand Spinach, with its low trailing growth, makes a good hardy ground cover for sandy gardens.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
the family
For 24 hours I played @ suburban living: cooking in a big kitchen, watching Elf with my niece and nephew, feeding the part of the cookies Santa didn't eat to the dogs... My brother in law did a Starbucks run. My brother played on The Wii with the kids. I got my nephew to use his drum kit while I played some guitar, but IPods, Nanos and the aforementioned Wii trumped live music...and some connections were lost. A walk through the cul-de-sacs and golf courses of San Ramon yielded only two other walkers (with dog, of course), not one siren, and yellow rumped warblers, phoebes and a dove. The city has been wearing on me and the novelty of suburban quiet was welcome --as was realizing a lot of peace has been made in this family (sister, brother, his dog, niece and nephew w/me in this shot appraising Santa's loot). A necessary check-in....Nonetheless, I was soon scribbling notes to myself... I long for quiet in the city; I long for all the things I'm accustomed to in urbanity.....Ever the twain shall meet....
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- Karen said...
Wow, that dog has it made! What a fun shot. Merry Christmas!
- December 25, 2007 at 7:01 PM
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We train and promote all of our PGA golf professionals assuring that we hire the best the industry has to offer. All of our professionals are experts in golf operations, tournament operations, marketing, merchandising, club relations, growth of the game, inventory management, and accounting.
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You've seen them everywhere and perhaps even used one yourself. Electronic cigarettes, looking like regular cigarettes, have become the latest smoking-related trend.Read more
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Fact Sheet on Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts"
- Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
"To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that the one that must be loved is not a friend. There is no merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend."
- Mahatma Gandhi
FACT 1: By definition: Terrorism is the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
FACT 2: Cuba is responsible for violating the right to life (Article I of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man) to the detriment of Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario De La Peña, and Armando Alejandre, who died as a result of the direct actions of its agents on the afternoon of 24 February 1996 while flying through international airspace.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
REPORT Nº 86/99 CASE 11.589 ARMANDO ALEJANDRE JR., CARLOS COSTA, MARIO DE LA PEÑA, AND PABLO MORALES vs. CUBA
September 29, 1999
FACT 3:Cuba is responsible for violating the right to a fair trial (Article XVIII of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man) to the detriment of the relatives of Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario De La Peña, and Armando Alejandre, in that to date the Cuban authorities have not conducted an exhaustive investigation with a view toward prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators and have not indemnified those same relatives for the damage they suffered as a result of those illicit acts.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
REPORT Nº 86/99 CASE 11.589
vs. CUBA
September 29, 1999
FACT 4: In Alejandre v. Republic of Cuba, 996 F.Supp. 1239 (S.D.Fla. 1997), a federal district court awarded the families of three of the four occupants of the " Brothers to the Rescue" planes shot down by Cuba in 1996 a total of $187.7 million in damages against Cuba.
Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview
Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney American Law Division
FACT 5: WASP spy network was involved. One of the "illegal officers" (Gerardo Hernandez) was convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder based on his role in the February 24, 1996, shoot-down of two unarmed civilian aircraft in international airspace by Cuban Air Force jet fighters, which resulted in the deaths of four people, three of them U.S. citizens.
FACT 6: Brothers to the Rescue had spotted and saved thousands of rafters in the Florida Straits and was engaged in such a mission on that day. The one plane that skirted the boundary briefly was the only one to return. The other two were shotdown miles away from Cuba's boundary having never entered or touched it on that day and the planes had been in contact with the Cuban tower throughout the flight.
ICAO Resolution on February 24 shootdown
FACT 7: On July 26, 1996 the United Nations Security Council: "Noting that the unlawful downing of two civil aircraft on 24 February by the Cuban Air Force violated the principle that States must refrain from using weapons against airborne civil aircraft, the Security Council this afternoon condemned such use as being incompatible with the rules of customary international law "
On the conclusion of the ICAO report on the shooting down of two civilian aircraft by Cuban Air Force Resolution 1067 (1996) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3683rd meeting, on 26 July 1996
FACT 8: The issue of controversy arose from Jose Basulto's (one of the survivors of the attack) belief that elements in the Clinton Administration collaborated with the Cuban government in this act of state terrorism: ....I'm sure that behind this there was at least intentional, gross negligence on the part of some people in the U.S. government. I don't know who they are. I haven't been able to prove a conspiracy as such, but the possibility exists.''
Clear and Present Danger / The Miami Herald February 16, 1997
FACT 9: Ana Belen Montes, the US intelligence community's top analyst on Cuban affairs had throughout a sixteen-year career at the Defense Intelligence Agency sent the Cuba intelligence service sensitive and secret information and helped to shape US opinion on Cuba. Scott W. Carmichael, a senior security and counterintelligence investigator for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), served as the lead case agent on the Ana Montes espionage investigation. In the first five pages of his book True Believer he indicates that his investigation was triggered by her odd behavior before and after the Brothers to the Rescue shoot down. On September 21 2001 Ana Belen Montes was arrested and subsequently charged with Conspiracy to Commit Espionage for the government of Cuba. Montes eventually pleaded guilty to spying, and in October, 2002, she was sentenced to a 25-year prison term followed by 5 years of probation. Montes is listed as FMC Register #25037-016. Her tentative release date is listed as July 1, 2023.
True Believer: Inside the Investigation and Capture of Ana Montes, Cuba's Master Spy
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator - Ana Belen Montes
FACT 10: A Cuban pilot said he saw Cuban MiGs rehearsing the shootdown six days beforehand in a October 8, 1998 Miami Herald article.
Cuban pilot: I saw MiGs rehearse shootdown by Carol Rosenberg / The Miami Herald
Conclusion based on the facts the Cuban government committed an act of state terrorism when it blew two civilian aircraft out of the sky with missiles while in international airspace after the government planned and prepared to carry out the act months beforehand.
Additional Testimony: Miriam de la Peña


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Gemstone sub-groups of Tourmaline: Dravite, Schorl, Uvite, and Elbaite, this particular one was named after the Italian Island of Elba and Achroite Tourmaline is a part of this sub-group.
Birthstone: Tourmaline is just one two gemstones thought of as October's birthstone.
Zodiac: It is also considered to be the zodiac gemstones for Libra and Scorpio.
Chemical Make-up: The chemical make-up of Achroite Tourmaline is Sodium, Lithium and Aluminum Borosilicate elements.
Name Origin: Tourmaline is derived from the Singhalese expression tura mali, which means "stone of many or mixed colors".
History: Tourmaline is often referred to as the rainbow gemstone, due to the huge amount of colors that it is available in. This was certainly believed by the ancient Egyptians who believed that when Tourmaline traveled from its home in the earth's core to the surface; it did so along a rainbow, which subsequently gifted the gemstone with all of the colors of the rainbow.
Metaphysical: Tourmalines exhibit piezoelectricy and when these stones become warm they become electrically charged – positively at one end and negatively at the other, acting like a magnet and strong enough to attract small particles of dust or ash. It is for this reason that the Dutch of old used Tourmalines to clean their pipes!
Magical/Mystical Powers: As with most gemstones, ancient civilizations credited Tourmaline gems with magical and mystical powers, including having the power to guard against danger and misfortune. Tourmalines are said to have an especially strong influence over friendship and love, lending permanence and stability to both. Tourmaline gems help to amplify psychic ability / energy and are an excellent aid to increasing self-confidence and understanding. Tourmaline is believed to help assist with tranquil sleep, calm nerves, improve concentration and creative processes and to be an aid to curing cancer. Achroite Tourmaline is said to be especially effective at helping the wearer achieve a more harmonious relationship with higher beings / Gods.
Availability: Tourmaline is a very widely available gemstone, with deposits occurring the world over. Whilst the occurrence of very high quality, well-colored natural Tourmaline is rare, modern gemstone enhancements and treatments ensure that heat-treated natural Tourmalines are both available and priced at a level making them accessible to all. Of the many Tourmaline varieties available, the occurrence of natural Achroite, or colorless Tourmaline, is somewhat rare when compared to the other Tourmaline varieties.
Source Locations: Afghanistan, Africa, Brazil, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Pakistan, Siberia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the United States (California, Connecticut, Maine and Utah).
Evaluation: Tourmaline (regardless of variety) is rated at 7 – 7.5 on the Moh's Scale of Hardness. This makes Tourmaline suitable to be used in jewelry and will hold up with being worn every day.
Colors: Tourmaline is unmatched by any other gemstone with its huge variety and number of colors. Tourmalines can be found in shades of blue, black, brown, colorless, green, orange, pink, red, yellow and other colors in varying shades and hues, varying from completely transparent to opaque.
In addition to the varying colors there are also known amounts of bi-color, tri-color, multi-color and "Cat's Eye" Tourmalines. This sets Tourmaline as a gemstone that is available in a color to suit all styles and tastes. Achroite Tourmaline is the colorless, or near colorless Tourmaline variety.
Common Cuts: Tourmaline crystals usually are long and narrow in shape and are more often than not cut into square or rectangular stepped shapes.
Routine Enhancements: Tourmalines are often heat-treated in order to lighten colors and to remove "silk" (a form of natural imperfection / inclusion). Some colored Tourmalines actually transform into other Tourmalines (most commonly the Achroite Tourmaline variety), during this heating process.
Care & Cleaning: Warm, soapy water and a soft brush should be used to clean Tourmaline. Ultrasonic cleaners are generally safe. Never use chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride to clean Tourmaline because it can erode the stone. Much like many gemstones, Tourmaline should be kept away from prolonged exposure to extremes of heat and light as this can cause permanent color change.
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I heard today that Debbie at It's a Bead-iful World is having a huge sale on Etsy on her fall items.
Go take a peek and I'm sure you will find something really special.
And, did you see what is showing up in the Theme of the Week promotion? I just got a link to this beautiful piece by Linda of
Linda B's Gemstone Jewelry, Carms & Paper Creations
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Don't forget to stop and say hello to
Bauble and Pearls in her shop as well.
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|Our new theme for the etsyBEAD (Bi-Weekly) Theme of the Week (ebtw) is "Totally Turquoise".
etsyBEAD members will select items in their shops (or create brand new ones!) that match this current theme and put them on sale, just for you. Each EBTW item will have the tags "ebtw" and "totally turquoise", so you can search for these sale items easily.
So be on the lookout for these special items, all at special SALE prices for TWO WEEKS only!
This EBTW sale runs from Sunday 3/22 through Saturday 4/4. Check back often as our street team members may add new items throughout the week!
Here's the link to get you started:
Happy shopping!
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Our new theme for the etsyBEAD (Bi-Weekly) Theme of the Week (ebtw) is "Holiday Sparkle", chosen by Lori of virtuallori. etsyBEAD members will select items in their shops (or create brand new ones!) that match this current theme and put them on sale, just for you. Each EBTW item will have the tags "ebtw" and "holiday sparkle", so you can search for these beautiful sale items easily.
So be on the lookout for all these gorgeous sparkly holiday items, all at special SALE prices for TWO WEEKS only!
This EBTW sale runs from Sunday 11/30 through Saturday 12/13. Check back often as our street team members may add new items throughout the week!
Here are some of our wonderful team member items included in this sale, perfect just in time for gift-giving!!
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It's here, it's finally here.
Having technically started this website about a year or so ago, life and the last year of university got in the way of not allowing me to actually finish it. Then came the struggle of the first two years in the real world: no school, no set schedule, a time where we do what we want to do while balancing our life and our ambitions (and sleep if possible). But all hurdles aside, it's finally here: a portfolio website designed to show people what I can do without the need of awful compressed email attachments, or a dull resume.
It's funny how certain events can prompt the need to come up with an entire online identity in a very short period of time. I created "All About Robin" last year when I had a networking event and a shoot in the span of a week. I locked myself in my room and worked on the website, business cards as well as the logo: it was both the longest and quickest five hours of my life. I tried to make the name of the site a little clever instead of settling for the regular "heresmyname.com", and the tri-hexagonal logo was inspired by the brilliant universe of Deus-Ex. It was only after I printed out the business cards with the logo did I realize that each polygon represents the three things that I've spent the last four years in University training for: journalism, social media and videography.
This website is designed to be a digital portfolio experience for those who want to see the work I've created over the past few years, as well as to connect and network with other media professionals who want to work towards a new era of media.


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After five installments on the PlayStation 3 and four on the Xbox 360, the long-running Naruto Ultimate Ninja fighting series makes its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One debut in next year's Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.
The manga's over, but the merchandising never ends. I expect to see big things from the next generation of cel-shading fighting, and judging from the first two screenshots for the game there are big things in store. Up top there? That's exactly what I'd imagine an ultimate ninja storm would look like. Ninja. Storms. Some fire tornados.
Details are slim, but there will be fighting, because otherwise what good would all of those ninja be?
Seriously, this is one of my favorite fighting franchises, even if it's generally woefully unbalanced and more concerned with spectacle than story beats. Or maybe because of that. Yeah, probably because of that. Big spectacle fan here.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC sometime next year. I'd expect it in the fall, so Bandco Namdai can spend most of the year teasing us with fighters and features. It's what they do.


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(Includes Breakfast)
A NEW railway connecting Chongqing and Guiyang, two major cities in southwest China has opened this year! Designed for running at a speed of approx 200 km per hour, it cut travel time between 2 cities from 9 hours to 2 hours.
This extension can be provided from travelling from either Chongqing, or Chengdu (train from Chengdu to Chongqing).
Our Guide will meet you at station and transfer to our hotel in Guiyang.
(Includes Breakfast, lunch)
After breakfast, drive to Anshun (about 1.5hours). Enjoy the Ground Opera in Tianlong village.
Continue our visit to the magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Asia and one of the grandest waterfalls in the world
Later we visit the nearby Tianxing Bridge scenic area, which has a stunning diversity of mountains, woods, falls, lakes, rivers and caves.
Transfer back to Guiyang city after the tour.
(Includes Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, we transfer to Kaili by car (about 3 hour). Upon arrival we visit Shiqiao Miao village and enjoy a welcome ceremony with our hosts dressed in their traditional Miao costumes.
We learn about the traditional way of making paper from the bark of the mulberry tree. Enjoy experiencing the traditional life of the Miao people and their traditions and culture that dates back more than a thousand years.
Later, we visit Kaili Ethnic Minorities Museum which introduces the cultures and customs of the many ethnic minority communities that live in Guizhou province. Learn about the diverse colourful costumes, houses and folk culture of the various ethnic local people that still live in the Provence.
Overnight in Kaili.
(Includes Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer back to Guiyang airport for our onward flight.
This extension is arranged as a private tour. It can be added to our Essential China & Scenic China Small Group tours.


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GIFT IDEA – Vidalia Chop Wizard
The Vidalia Chop Wizard is a kitchen prep game changer! This handy tool is a great gift idea for yourself or anyone that cooks or entertains.
The holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving, means lots of food prep for some folks. If you're entertaining during the holiday season then you know what I'm talking about. There are so many things to chop and dice, starting with garlic, onions, potatoes, carrots and more. If I have a lot of things to cut, my hands get tired. And I can never dice things as small as I'd like. The Vidalia Chop Wizard is an all in one tool that changes all of that.
The Vidalia Chop Wizard comes with 2 super sharp insert discs for perfect chopping and dicing every time, a storage bin with lid and 1/2 to 2 Cup measure marks, and a lid cleaning tool.
Say Goodbye to Dangerous & Messy Food Prep! The ultra sharp stainless steel blade quickly and precisely chops and dices foods with one swift motion, and your hands never touch the blade! The Vidalia Chop Wizard is able to quickly and easily chop various fruits and veggies with the quick swipe of a hand. The catch container even doubles as a measuring cup. It's the versatile, time-saving kitchen tool you'll want to use again and again to make all your favorite dishes!
Dice onions, garlic, ginger, nuts, and more for all your kitchen prep needs. Chop vegetables, fruit, cheese, and more in half the time!
Making stuffing? No problem. You can get perfectly cubed bread, onions, celery, carrots, etc. without the hassle of multiple knives and cutting boards.
Stir-Fry Faster Than Ever! Chop peppers, mushrooms, carrots, and zucchini to prepare a delicious meal in minutes.
Chop tomatoes and onions for a chunky salsa in no time!
Easily chop apples, pears, strawberries, and pineapple for a healthy fruit salad!
Say Goodbye To Soupy Mess, Odor, And Tears!
And what could make it even better? The Vidalia Chop Wizard is dishwasher safe, making clean up a breeze!


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We've had BB Creams, which technically stand for either Blemish Balm (originated in Korea) or Beauty Balm. What is a CC Cream and why do we want one?
CC Creams are great for women who are not confident with foundation but want a little coverage, or for women who occasionally want a "barely there" coverage. Think weekends, sport, shopping.
The two Cs stands for Complexion Corrector or Colour Corrector which describes this product's ability to target specific skin issues like covering and treating sallow skin and other skin discolourations like redness and age spots. Most variations of CC Creams are buildable, which means you can apply a little, then add more over the top until you achieve the desired coverage. They contain light reflecting properties to help minimise and neutralise redness in the skin, and they also provide light, foundation-like coverage. Many also include SPF's, skin-brightening properties and skin-plumping peptides in their formulation, as well as antioxidants to treat deeper wrinkles and soften fine lines.
Here are a few of my favourites:
Revlon Age Defying CC Cream
Perfect for: Slightly drier skins
Perfect because: Full of hydration benefits
Perfect for: Uneven skintones
Perfect because: Great range of colours for specific problem
CLINIQUE Moisture Surge CC Cream SPF 30 Hydrating Colour Corrector
Perfect for: Combination skins
Perfect because: It's oil free
Benefits: Moisturizes, Multitasks, SPF
Skin Types: Works for all skin types.
One simple step for glowing skin. Lightweight formula instantly colour corrects a range of complexion concerns - redness, dullness, sallowness - so all you see is a healthy-looking glow. Oil-free hydration and sunscreen mean a more flawless look tomorrow, too. Each of the 4 versatile shades is appropriate for a range of skin tones and undertones.
Natio Tinted Moisturiser SPF 50
Perfect for: Sun sensitive skins
Perfect because: High protection of Broad Spectrum SPF50, 3 shades
UVA / UVB Broad Spectrum
Jojoba, Vit E, Chamomile. All calming
The cream contains among others Grapeseed, jojoba, evening primrose, chamomile and aloe help to keep skin soft and supple, and work to protect it from free radical damage, supporting cell repair and moisture levels, so it is a true multi-tasking product with skincare meeting foundation, as this is all you need – and as it also contains broad spectrum SPF 50, it even has your sun protection needs covered too.
The cream is very light – surprisingly considering the high SPF – and is so easy to blend onto the skin, absorbing quickly, and without any stickiness. Often high SPF products make my skin look shiny and feel greasy almost as if it cannot breathe, but this cream feels lovely on my combination skin, and wears very well through the day too!
Max Factor CC Cream
Perfect for: Tricky skin colours
Perfect because: It's available in 6 shades
This is a clever little 'does it all' formula that combines the benefits of flawless coverage with added skincare ingredients that moisturise and smooth the look of your skin.


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We overhead you saying you couldn't get a hotel because of Ultra?
"Yes, three days ago we decided to make a reservation. We were calling frantically and surfing the internet. Finally, we got a hotel by the airport. We knew in advance that we were coming, but it
was poor planning. We've learned our lesson."
What are you wearing today?
"I'm wearing Nannette Lepore top and pants. I love it
because it's colorful.The necklace is vintage and from Golyester in Los Angeles. I
love shopping vintage from all over and for inspiration."
Speaking of vintage, are there any shops in Miami you like?
"I love shopping vintage
in Miami. It's fantastic. The vintage is so good here. Women dress up and they are
glamorous so you find so much. I like crazy cocktail dresses, prints, color, and appliques.
My favorite is C.Madeleine's."
How would you describe your summer 2012 line?
"There's a lot of color. There's
a touch of neon. There's flip flops, wedges and sandals, all in about 20 different
patterns. There's something for everyone from the sparkle girl to the Palm Beach girl to
the Newport girl."
Who is your clientele?
"My customers are black belt shoppers. They want something
interesting and new. Women love footwear and they want to collect it. They don't want to say, 'I spent all my money and I'm eating rice and beans like Sex and The City.'"
Are there plans to do another Target collection?
"I probably won't do another even
though I love the store and learned so much from the collaboration. It's really
about bringing in something new. I shop there. Just the other day, I bought a pair of
leopard print jeans by Vanilla Star two days ago. I wore them to the office with neon sneakers without laces and an Alexander McQueen jacket."
Photo: Courtesy of Nordstroms; Photography by Annie Vazquez


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Fort White
Fort White Abandon Train
The last place on earth you would ever think of visiting is Fort White, Florida. I'm sure most of you have never even heard of it, neither had I and I'm a Florida local! (So don't feel bad) Its just a small blimp of a town, that I would've missed if it wasn't for my road trip to ichetucknee springs.Places like Fort White,Florida are evidence to why road trips are great for discovering random attractions along the way!
The History
This beautiful piece of Florida railroad history is from the late 1800's, and ran until the early 1900's. It was used to transport goods such as turpentine, oranges, phosphate, and cotton. It ran through the cities of High Springs and Gainesville to the south, and Fort White to Lake City and Live Oak to the north and northwest.
If you happen to be passing through northern Florida, or are planning a road trip with unique stops along the way. Make sure you add Fort White,Fl to your list. It's the perfect place to embrace a piece of Florida railroad history! Don't forget this abandon train,is located right down the road from Itchetucknee springs,which is another Florida attraction you absolutely should not miss!
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120 Bukit Merah Lane 1
Singapore 150120
This was one of my favourite har cheong kais since even before it was featured in The Sunday Times, and I am glad that their spike in popularity did not affect the quality of these prawn-paste chicken wings at all. Each chicken wing is expertly fried and fragrant without being too oily. Even when I brought some back home, they remained relatively crisp!
One of my favourite 小笼包s in Singapore, the stall here does it remarkably well and at a very affordable price-point. The skin is of good thickness, the meat is juicy and soup just the right amount of fat. I would eat this more often if not for the long queues!!
The noodles here are expertly done, but probably not handmade as the strands are much too consistent.... The sweet-spicy sauce with generous minced pork was really delicious - a good accompaniment to the noodles. However, I wish there were some cucumber slices to balance out the richness of the sauce.
I didn't expected Cai Fan ($3.50) to be so good and last time I went to order Cai Fan at Mei Ling Market was not that good and probably they sell mainly in Nasi Lemak. Pork Skin soaked in herbal braised soup, quite crunchy and soft. I found the batter of Sweet and sour pork was quite too much to the extend. Long bean with tofu was quite soft and crunchy. I found its quite best standard for the area for now.
Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Claypot Laksa serves $4/5/6 portions in claypots, elevating the laksa experience. First impression was the rather meagre portion in proportion to its price, which was quickly compensated by the taste. The gravy was fragrant with a moreish spiciness that imparted well to the smooth rice vermicelli, making for a great comfort food on rainy days.
A perennial favourite at the hawker centre! Portions here lean towards the small side for their price point, but make up for it with their flavour. My group of 4 paid $40. Each dish never fails to impress, and they do non-seafood items equally well. The sambal stingray is a must-order!


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Something about a Bow Job
Welcome to the stereotypical English Summer !! some hot sunshine, some cooling breezes and a torrential downpour followed by more sun - flippin' brilliant !!
Today was a total pleasure for me and the marshals - we had willing archers fired up with some gentle competition and with so many teams the scoring was always going to be up and down
Robin Hood Events is all about a fun day out with bow and arrow - however for that to happen you need folk who are game for a laugh and up for a hoot - I guess its all about approaching stuff with the right attitude and quite frankly it didn't matter one jot about the weather because you folks were fantastic !!
Bow Job 119
Fuzzy When wet 113
Missed completely 101
I'm Katy Osborne 98
Beaver 96
The retards 81
Cry me a Quiver 80
Maid Marions Mob 69
The Twangers 67
Twyford Dollies 60
In the Individual we whittled you down to the final 2 archers... Graham the magnificent 33 - Geoff the destroyer 31
Folks .. we rely absolutely on word of mouth and recommendation.. if you had a fun day please leave a comment on our testimonial page - it helps us to convince people to give us a try.... thanks. Please come again soon... that was FUN !! All the best Steve
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20 Beautiful Examples of UI Design | Part 9 | Inspiration
UI and UX design plays a huge role in whether people adopt your software, app or website. You might have the best idea ever for a piece of software or app, but if the UI and UX implementation isn't done well then no one is going to use it. Here is a random selection of UI and UX's.
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"Does she have a newsletter?" I asked, curious to see what kind of stories might be of interest in this type of speciality niche.
"Um...no," she answered.
"But she has people's names, right? I mean, of the customers?"
"Yes, we just don't do anything with them."
Long silence. "I see..." I say slowly, and then go on to mention, as often have to small business owners, how important your list is. Those on your list are:
the coffee in your cup
your potential customers
your audience
your readers
your focus group
your fans
Last weekend, I attended a wonderful piano recital, which was so brilliant that the pianist got a standing ovation, a request for an encore, and a standing room only turnout. Afterwards, I asked the performer, who was also a new friend, whether she kept a list of everyone who attended her recitals.
"What a great idea!" she said, admitting that she'd been so wrapped up in Mozart and Brahms, that she'd forgotten all about the "M" word. Marketing! I pointed out to her that if she kept a list of her audiences, as well as her students, colleagues, and interested family and friends, she could communicate with them via e-newsletter about her upcoming concerts and appearances, as well as offer ticket promotions and maybe even a group rate. The people on her list represent:
the coffee in her cup
her potential customers
her audience
her readers
her focus groupIn the last 6 years that I've been publishing my newsletter, my subscriber list has tripled, and I have not only received great feedback on it, but it has directly led to nearly a dozen consulting projects, plus another dozen referrals at least. I can't imagine any business owner surviving in these times without not only collecting names from people they network with, but publishing a newsletter at least monthly as a means of connecting with their audience.
That's why I love offering newsletter coaching, as well as writing and designing newsletters for clients. So if you're looking for newsletter help but don't have the time, feel free to e-mail me, or post what you might need help with here in the comments, and I'm happy to respond with a free consultation on what type of content and newsletter format I think would work best for your business.
Oh, and feel free to join me on my list, where I provide communications and social media tips and resources, as well as book reviews, case studies, discounts and giveaways, and more. I'd love to have you.
In the meantime, remember, it's all in the wrist... I mean... the List!
Happy publishing!
Carrie Jaffe-Pickett
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Prep the vegetables for the stock up front, then prep the vegetables for the soup while the stock is simmering to save overall start-to-finish time.
While this recipe shows the steps for entirely homemade chicken soup, you could also easily make this chicken noodle soup starting with already prepared stock and some raw chicken. Use about 2 quarts of chicken stock, and 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts and 2 chicken thighs and proceed to step 6. Making soup this way will take about 30 minutes.
- One 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut into parts—breast, thighs, backs, wings and neck (if available)
- 5 carrots (2 carrots scrubbed clean, but not peeled, cut into 2 inch chunks for the stock, 3 carrots peeled and cut into 1/4-inch rounds for the soup)
- 5 ribs celery (2 ribs cut into 2 inch pieces for the stock, 3 ribs cut into 1/4-inch thick slices for the soup), including celery tops for the stock
- 1 onion, quartered (for stock, peel on is okay)
- 3 cloves of garlic, peel on, cut in half
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme (or a teaspoon of dried)
- 1 bunch parsley
- 5 whole peppercorns
- Salt
- 4 to 8 ounces egg noodles (depending on how noodle-y you want your soup)
- Freshly ground black pepper
1 Separate breast and thigh meat from bones: Remove the breast meat from the breast bones, and the thigh meat from the thigh bone, place in a bowl, cover and chill in the refrigerator until needed towards the end of preparing the soup.
Remove and discard the largest pieces of breast and thigh skin. Cut away and discard excess fat from chicken pieces.
2 Parboil bones for 3 minutes: Place breast and thigh bones, the back, leg, neck, and wings in a large (8 quart) pot. Cover with water. Bring to a full rolling boil. Boil for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, remove from heat, drain off the water, rinse the bones and the pot.
3 Make stock with parboiled bones, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, thyme, parsley, peppercorns: Return the now parboiled bones to the clean pot. Add a couple carrots and a couple celery ribs, each cut into 2 inch chunks, and some celery tops if you have them, to the pot with the chicken. (Fennel tops or leek greens can be added too, if you have them.)
Add the quartered onion, garlic cloves, thyme, one-half of the parsley, and the peppercorns to the pot.
Cover with an inch or two of water (about 3 quarts). Bring to a low simmer (about 185°F) and let simmer (the stock should be just barely bubbling), partially covered, for 1 1/2 hours.
4 Strain bones and solids from the stock: At the end of 1 1/2 hours strain out the bones and vegetables, reserving the stock. If you want, set aside and strip the bones of any remaining meat. After parboiling and 1 1/2 hours of cooking the meat will be rather dry and tasteless, though you could use it in a chicken salad. Rinse out the pot and return the stock to the pot.
5 Salt the stock: Taste the stock. It should be rather bland because up to now, no salt has been added. Add salt to taste. As a guideline, for each quart of stock, add 2 teaspoons of salt.
6 Add carrots, celery: Add the sliced carrots and celery to the stock, bring to a simmer.
7 Cut raw chicken breast and thigh meat, add to stock: Cut the chicken breast and thigh meat into bite-sized pieces. Add to the pot with the carrots, celery, and stock. Return to a low simmer.
8 Add noodles, bring to simmer: Add the egg noodles and return to a simmer. Note that the noodles will expand substantially in the soup broth as they cook.
Simmer for until the egg noodles are just barely cooked through, al dente (about 5 minutes or so, depending on your package of noodles), and the chicken is just cooked through.
9 Add parsley, salt, pepper, thyme to serve: Stir in a handful of chopped fresh parsley. Add freshly ground black pepper, more thyme, and more salt to taste.


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Last year the convention was in a smaller hall next to the usual place, but this year proceedings were back in the usual hall, meaning more and bigger games could fit in. This is a good thing, as the main attraction of the Red Barons show is as a relaxed, easy going way to catch up with the wargaming illuminati of Belgium (this as opposed to Crisis which tends to be a much more hectic, nose to the grindstone type of thing) and more games meant there were more of said illuminati around :).
Apart from this return to the usual place however, the convention was again pretty much business as usual: same people, same place, same beer. The only slight difference was the number of traders present, with a few of the 'ever presents' of this show no longer attending. However, with Dave Thomas, Warlord Games and Comitatus present opportunities for spending money were still abundant, of which more anon.
We took our Danube game for its second outing, though we only played it once during the day (the bridge was destroyed, but not before the French had a large majority of troops across and were winning battle there):
Overview of the game:
Close up of the bridges:
Choosing the next card to play:
Three of the other games caught my attention long enough to take a photograph:
Massive 20mm (I think, could be 28mm) Pacific WWII game by Ludwig van Dijk & friends:
The classic Schulein participation game, this time an ACW skirmish using Brother against Brother:
An impressive looking WWII game (no idea what rules, scale or by whom):
And of course I came away with some new purchases, though they were mostly balanced out by some sales in the Bring & Buy. Here's the tally:
- 28mm Picts, painted & unpainted (they went quickly)
- 9 WAB books
- A box of Swedish Cavalry (TYW) @ Warlord
- The Wallenstein personality figure @ Warlord
- 10 unsaddled horses from the Foundry grab bin @ Dave Thomas - they will become artillery limber horses
- Artizan's Charlemagne @ Dave Thomas
- Perry Austrian Napoleonic casualties @ Dave Thomas
All in all, a pleasant day out, as usual. On to the next one!


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If you wish to make a difference to your community, consider becoming a Parish Councillor.
Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council can have up to 15 councillors. We organise the annual Countryside Fair, and are involved with planning applications, giving out grants to local organisations, maintenance of public open spaces and obtaining grants, as well as other subjects of local interest which arise from time to time.
Parish Council meetings are once a month at the Pavilion at Bit End Field starting at 7.30 pm. It would be great to have more residents from all areas in the Parish involved in Parish Council work.
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We are happy to announce that our Personalised Macaron bespoke service has gotten even better! You may now choose as many different designs as you like to be added to your macarons, and can order Personalised Macarons in any amounts. So, whether you want three Personalised Macarons to top your wedding cake, or three hundred for a corporate event, we have got you covered! We also now have quicker lead times for our Personalised Macarons, making them perfect for a last minute gift.
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'Bespoke' is one of those words that pops up a lot in our line of work. In fact, pretty much every order we bake has bespoke touches; whether that is bespoke flavours, made to match colours, custom messages or, of course, Personalised Macarons.
Our lovely Personalised Macarons can also be packaged in favour boxes, wooden gift boxes or included as part of a Bespoke Macaron Tower or Contemporary Macaron Tower.
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The popularity of our macaron classes over the past two years has been overwhelming. We've had students of all ages from all over the world come and take part in our classes to learn the secrets of macarronage and take home their own magnificent macarons. Last night, on Halloween, we had our youngest student ever for a private macaron decorating class.
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Last December, in a post entitled, Payment Fraud In China. This Season's Edition, we wrote of how it has "become somewhat of a December tradition to write about China payment scams in December because history shows this is the biggest month for those. Last December, it was Ancient China Business Scam. Back With A Vengeance This Season."
This year it seems that China fraud season has started earlier than usual for those doing business with China and, near as I can tell from my completely unscientific non-survey, it seems that the diversity and ingenuity and number of scams is way up as well. In other words, don't say we didn't warn you.
We are seeing the following old scams in quantity this year:
1. "The come to China to celebrate our deal scam" In this scam an alleged Chinese company emails a foreign company to express a desire to buy a few million dollars of the foreign company's product or service. The terms of the deal are quickly worked out and the Chinese company suggests the foreign company come to China to sign the contract and to celebrate the two parties having cooperated so well in inking their deal. The foreigner(s) gets to China (usually some fairly out of the way city in China) and is treated to what appears to the foreigner to be a really expensive meal at which the contract is signed. At which point, the foreign company is told that Chinese custom requires that the foreigner buy the Chinese CEO an expensive gift and pay the notarization fee. The foreigner is then either taken to purchase a nice piece of jade and requested to pay a couple of thousand dollars for the notarization fee. Oftentimes the foreigner just gives the Chinese company people cash to go off and buy the CEO gift on the foreign company's behalf.
It isn't until weeks later that the foreigner learns that there is no deal and, in fact, there is no Chinese company either. The big lure of this scam is that nobody wants to fly all the way to China, have a great meal at someone else's expense, and then be too cheap to spend USD$3,000 to $8,000 more to seal the deal.
2. "The new bank account to pay us scam." This is the scam on which we focused last year and it is still around and scary as ever. I really really hate this scam because I have seen far too many smart companies fall for it and I view it as maybe the most difficult to detect.
This scam is usually employed against a foreign company that has been making purchases from a Chinese company for an extended period. The foreign company has been making its payments pursuant to purchase orders that specify the company bank account to which payment should be made. Suddenly, the "Chinese company" (note the quote marks here) sends an email to the foreign company requesting funds for outstanding POs be made to a new bank account. Often, the name on the bank account is not the same as the name of the Chinese company. Often, the bank account is in a different city or even in a different country. Often it is for Hong Kong.
What is the scheme here? Well, it is always possible that the Chinese company has changed its bank account, but you had better be quite certain of this before you switch your payment. In the old days, the scheme was either that the Chinese company had hit hard times and was seeking a double payment or an employee at the Chinese company was seeking to get your payment instead of the company. The Chinese company would get the money in Hong Kong and then claim that you had never paid and that you still owed them money because it was completely your fault for having made the payment to someone other than to them.
Then last year this scam became even more sophisticated when computer hackers started hacking into Chinese companies' computers and sending out invoices that purported to be on behalf of the Chinese company.
How can you avoid getting caught up in this type of fraud? Take note of the following:
- The computer networks of many Chinese companies are not secure. The networks are subject to abuse by employees of the Chinese company and by outsiders. This means that you can NEVER trust an email communication from a Chinese company. Email is inherently insecure in China and you never know with whom you are really dealing when engaging in electronic communication with Chinese companies.
- Chinese companies tend to be very loyal to their banks and so you should view with extreme suspicion any request to make a change in the payment bank. You should not even consider following such a request unless the request is made in writing on a revised purchase order stamped with the company seal. Even in that case, it is important to contact someone you know in the company with supervisory authority to ensure that the request is valid. Email requests to make a change should be ignored, but the request should be forwarded to your trusted Chinese company contact for an explanation.
- Carefully review all bank account information. Monitor both the name of the payee and the location of the bank. Where the payee is even slightly incorrect, do not pay. Where the location of the bank is in the wrong city or country, do not pay. I have seen cases where foreign buyers paid to bank accounts outside of China to payees with no connection to the seller. These cases were all obvious frauds and the buyers lost their entire payment. I have seen millions of dollars vanish into thin air with this sort of scam. The Chinese parties committing the fraud will explain the need for this irregular payment as part of a plan to hold foreign currency outside of China. This kind of arrangement is no longer required in China. Explanations of this kind are indicia of fraud and should be ignored.
3. "The fake company scam.' This is a tried and true favorite and it comes back in new forms every year. My personal favorite is the fake law firm or fake trademark/copyright/patent agent scam. Under that scam, a website appears proclaiming really cheap trademark, copyright and patent registrations in China. Foreign company sends some money and nothing ever gets filed. There are two variations on this one, one much more sophisticated and harmful than the other.
The first and more simple version is for the fake China law firm or China IP agent to get a one-time payment and then do absolutely nothing further. Under this scenario, the foreign company quickly realizes it has been scammed and, more importantly, knows that it still needs to register its IP in China.
Under the more sophisticated version, however, the fake Chinese law firm or IP agent keeps updating the foreign company and keeps requesting more money along the way. Many (probably even most) legitimate law firms and IP agents charge for registrations in stages so even savvy foreign companies see nothing wrong in this. The smartest of these sophisticated scammers even eventually send the foreign company a fake trademark registration certificate or copyright registration certificate (I am personally not aware of this having gone so far with a patent registration, but I would not doubt that it has). The foreign company then thinks it is covered for its China IP registrations and does not learn for many years later that it is not. By that point, of course, there are no further traces that might lead to the scammers.
This years most popular edition of the fake company scam seems to be that of fake freight forwarders. I did some research on this scam after getting my second email on it in a month and came across this article, Forwarders put on alert over new Chinese freight scam. One version of this scam is not all that different from the fake IP registration scam in that both involve gaining trust, getting money, and then disappearing:
Fraudulent forwarders pose as legitimate companies with spare capacity. They arrive on-time to collect loads and then disappear.
Another frequently seen scam involves organized gangs creating their own websites and advertising themselves as freight forwarders. These sites are characterized by very basic information, freemail accounts, and mobile phone or Skype contacts only, Mr Yarwood warned.
A third type of fraud commonly seen is where criminal organizations buy failing operators and continue to trade under their name in a state of virtual insolvency. They are able to identify and accept cargo which is subsequently stolen in transit.
Many years ago, a company came to us after its multi-million dollar cargo had disappeared. All we had to do was look at the shipper's business license to know that it was a complete fake.
What is the best way to prevent falling victim to this scam? Pretty much the same as with most other scams. Make sure that you know with whom you are doing business. In other words, do your due diligence. For more on what that means, check out the following:
- How To Conduct China Due Diligence. Just Ask.
- Effective Due Diligence In China
- China Due Diligence. Not Optional.
- Seven Rules of China Due Diligence
- China Due Diligence. It Is Different.
- Let Me Tell You About China Due Diligence
- Giving China Due Diligence Its Due
- China M&A. The Extreme Basics On Due Diligence.
- How To Really Really Investigate A Chinese Company
- Giving China Due Diligence Its Due, Part II. Don't Be A Sucker
One of our China lawyers is about ¼ the way through what is appearing to be a very thorough and systematic book on China Due Diligence, called, Due Diligence in China. We will be posting a review of that book soon.
What are you-all seeing out there?