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- AQTIS Medical
- Galderma
- Cynosure
- Alma Lasers
- DePuy Synthes
- Stryker
- Syneron Medical
- Body BeneFits
- Cosmoderm
- Chromogenex
- CoolTouch
- Coherent
- ColBar LifeScience
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- Injectables
- Implants
- Equipment
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• Europe (Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia and Italy)
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Another member of OPA has checked out. Columbus Short will not return for the fourth season of ABC's Scandal, TVGuide.com has confirmed. A source says that the actor's contract option was...
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Columbus Short will not return for the fourth season of ABC's Scandal, TVGuide.com has confirmed. A source says that the actor's contract option was not picked up.
Scandal: Who didn't survive the season finale?
"At this time I must confirm my exit from a show I've called home for 3 years, with what is the most talented ensemble on television today," Short said in a statement. "I would like to first thank [executive producer] Shonda Rhimes for the opportunity to work with such an amazing cast. Thank you Gladiators, who have supported me throughout my entire career and of course to ABC and Shondaland for allowing me to play such a pivotal role in the Scandal series. I have enjoyed every single minute of it. Everything must come to an end and unfortunately the time has come for Harrison Wright to exit the canvas. I wish nothing but the best for Shonda, Kerry and the rest of the cast, who have become like a second family to me in such a short amount of time. For this, I will forever be grateful."
During the season finale, Short's character Harrison deduced that Olivia's (Kerry Washington) father had orchestrated the murder of the President's (Tony Goldwyn) son in a bid to get him reelected so that Rowan (Joe Morton) could regain his position as Command of B613. To prevent Harrison from revealing the truth to Olivia, it appeared Rowan ordered Secret Service/B613 Agent Tom (Brian Letscher) to kill him. In the final moments of the episode, Tom had his gun raised to shoot Harrison before the scene cut away. While it's not confirmed, it seems highly likely that Harrison is, indeed, dead. (Watch the Season 3 finale here.)
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The news comes on the heels of Short's personal problems. His wife filed for divorce and was granted a temporary restraining order after she alleged that the actor threatened to kill her and himself. A month earlier, Short was arrested on a felony battery charge stemming from a March 15 altercation at a West Hollywood restaurant in which he allegedly punched a man at an engagement party. Short was also reportedly arrested several other times for violent behavior, including twice in February for alleged physical altercations with his wife. He pled not guilty to spousal battery and child abuse in March.
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"I used to look up to BJ a lot when I was younger. And now
that I've grown up a little bit, I'm competing at the same level and
it's pretty amazing where I've come. It's an honor." - Rory MacDonald
If there is a curse for being just 23 years old and rapidly rising up the ladder in the UFC, it's that oftentimes that road to the top is strewn with the bodies of fighters you once called heroes. That can leave the young athlete in question in one of two positions: he respects these heroes too much and is tentative on fight night, always keeping him from elevating his status, or he is ruthless in execution and tenacity, leaving no doubt that there is a new sheriff in town.
Where Canadian phenom Rory MacDonald is at leading up to his pivotal Saturday bout with former two division champion BJ Penn could have been open to debate, at least until you ask him about his first impressions of "The Prodigy." In response, MacDonald is both respectful of Penn, yet still confident in his own abilities.
"I used to look up to BJ a lot when I was younger," he said. "And now that I've grown up a little bit, I'm competing at the same level and it's pretty amazing where I've come. It's an honor."
An honor that will hold him back once the Octagon door closes, out of respect for a veteran warrior? Not a chance.
"Ever since the Carlos (Condit) fight a few years back, I never looked at a fighter like that ever again," said MacDonald. "So I haven't had to worry about that."
For all intents and purposes, that was the night MacDonald grew up. Sure, he always had the talent and will to win, but in facing the former WEC and future interim UFC champion, he realized that after putting it on Condit for over two rounds before getting stopped with just seven seconds in the fight, he belonged at the upper reaches of the welterweight division.
Subsequent wins over Nate Diaz, Mike Pyle, and Che Mills confirmed that notion – not just for MacDonald, but for the world – and while a lot of the pre-fight talk has centered on Penn's return from a brief retirement and his desire for one last history-making run, this could very well be MacDonald's show, though he hasn't felt the pressure attached to such an important fight.
"It's actually been really mellow, to tell you the truth," he said. "I haven't really had to do a whole lot. I did a press tour in Vancouver at the two month mark; it was really easy, a two day thing. I did the (UFC 154) Q&A and a few interviews, but really it's been very mellow. The week of the fight is always a little bit hectic, but that's to be expected. There are always curveballs, but I've had a few experiences now with being at the press conferences and being the co-main event, so I've got those to fall back on and it's not as much of a surprise anymore."
And with MacDonald not being on social networking sites every waking hour and not getting involved with reading every word written about him, it leaves him time for the things he deems important: training, family, friends, and more training.
"I don't really pay attention too much to other people's opinions," he said. "I'm kinda in my own little world. I'm not huge on the internet and looking up what people think. I could really not care at all. I like my family, I like my friends, I like what I do, I like doing martial arts and I like competing, and thank God I get to get paid for it. This is my life's work at the moment, and that's pretty much all I'm focusing on."
Back in his adopted hometown of Montreal, things are a little bit quieter than they were a few weeks back, when several of his TriStar Gym teammates, including 170-pound champ Georges St-Pierre and middleweight up and comer Francis Carmont were getting ready for their UFC 154 bouts on November 17. Now, the focus is on MacDonald, and while there are less bodies, there are still plenty of quality squadmates in the gym to help him prepare.
"Obviously the guys who fought are taking a break, but there are still lots of guys to train with," he said. "It affects me, but I still have a lot of great training partners. It's not as many as I did before, but I definitely have more than enough to go around."
So with media obligations not bothersome, his training situation secure, and a high spot third from the top on one of the biggest cards on 2012, what could possibly be bothering MacDonald heading into the Penn fight? Nothing really, other than the desire to break the pattern he's had since 2007 where he has never fought more than twice in a calendar year.
"I need to be more active," said MacDonald, 13-1 in a pro career that began in 2005. "I just keep suffering random injuries or accidents or bumps in the road that have derailed my plans and scheduling. But I plan on having a very successful 2013."
For proof of life after injuries, he needs to look no further than St-Pierre, who successfully returned from a serious knee injury to defeat Condit in the main event of UFC 154. MacDonald was there that night, and it was more than enough motivation for his own bout on December 8th.
"It definitely got me excited, but I think it helps me focus on the task at hand and what I'm working towards," he said. "So I think it was a positive thing being there for that fight and seeing the world championship of my weight division take place."
There's no belt on the line this weekend in Seattle, but for MacDonald it might as well be a title fight, as he's facing one of the premier mixed martial artists of this era. As for what's next, he's already gone on the record saying that he has no desire to face his teammate, GSP, for the belt, but he wouldn't mind clearing out everyone else at the top in the meantime. And if he has his way, he'll start with the man who handed him the only loss of his career.
"Condit is definitely on my radar after this fight, so we'll see," said MacDonald. "I really think that the performance I'm capable of putting on December 8th is gonna put me in the contendership of fighting guys like Nick Diaz, Carlos Condit, Hendricks, all those guys. So I have a very busy 2013 ahead of me."
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Lemon Coleslaw
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...If you're still looking for a salad to accompany holiday barbecues or picnics, you might want to give this slaw a try. It's exceptionally easy to make, and if you use commercially shredded cabbage, it's next to no work at all. I know that you are deluged with salad recipes at this time of year, and I'm sure that most of them are worthy of your attention. This one, however, really deserves more than a fleeting glance. It's clean-tasting and is less sweet than most of the slaws I've tried. It also uses less mayonnaise. The slaw components are sprinkled with sugar and salt that causes them to release their juices and extend the mayonnaise. You can use reduced fat mayonnaise and sour cream if you are counting calories or fat grams. This salad gets its tang from fresh lemon juice and zest and that makes it really nice to serve with fish or chicken dishes. I love the ease with which this can be put together. It is one less thing to worry about when you are having guests, and it frees your hands to make that special dessert or entree that might become your signature dish. I hope you'll try this. Here's the recipe.
Lemon Coleslaw...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Gourmet Magazine
2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
2 teaspoons low-fat mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
4 cups (1 pound) thinly sliced green cabbage
2 carrots, cut into julienne strips or coarsely grated
1 cup (1 bunch) thinly sliced scallions
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, zest, lemon juice, sugar, water, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add cabbage, carrots, scallions, and parsley and toss well. Chill, covered, 1 hour to allow flavors to develop. Season with salt and pepper. Yield: 4 servings.
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65 comments :
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
I'll bet that is delicious and it's certainly different! I just made a coleslaw today but nothing like this - I'll have to try this one this summer!
- June 29, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- CinnamonChoc said...
should give this a try!! :)
- June 29, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- Ana Powell said...
All your posts are so delicious.
A must try ♥ - June 29, 2010 at 2:43 AM
- Diane said...
The lemon flavour added to this coleslaw must make it very tasty. One recipe I will make sometime this week. Just need to buy some more lemons. Have a good day. Diane
- June 29, 2010 at 3:28 AM
- Zurin said...
lemon coleslaw sounds very tempting.i know my husband wld love this!:)) thanks
- June 29, 2010 at 3:55 AM
- 3 hungry tummies said...
I can look at that and pretend it is summer over here. Beautiful and refreshing dish!
- June 29, 2010 at 4:22 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Crunchy coleslaw looks refreshing and awesome for this hot summer..
- June 29, 2010 at 4:24 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
As a lemon lover, I will surely try this- thank you!
xoxo Pattie - June 29, 2010 at 5:44 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
I will definitely give this a try Mary. I love lemon and use the zest more and more. Heavy slaw does not appeal to me nor does sweet slaw, so I know I would love this. Thanks so much and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Sam - June 29, 2010 at 6:26 AM
- Salsa Verde said...
Hi Mary,
I love coleslaw and with the lemon, I will love it even more!!
Lia. - June 29, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Lemon in salad is so refreshing. Goes well with BBQ for sure.
- June 29, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- Joanne said...
I like that this is more of a savory tangy slaw than a sweet one...sounds quite refreshing to eat in the midst of a hot bbq!
- June 29, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- Martha said...
I will definintely try this next time I make a mayonnaise coleslaw -- looks delicious! We usually make my grandmother's sweet/sour one which keeps "forever"! But like the idea of the lemon in this one.
- June 29, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- Katerina said...
Thanks Mary for this beautiful salad. Since I am on a diet I could really use such light meals.
- June 29, 2010 at 7:31 AM
Cole slaw was suspended from the rotation when I lived in the south ... seemed most of the time it was mayonnaise soup with a little cabbage. Because cabbage is so good for you, variations are always welcomed.
- June 29, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Haden News said...
Another great sounding recipe I must try!
- June 29, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- A SPICY PERSPECTIVE said...
The lemon sounds like a great way to perk-up coleslaw! Bravo!
- June 29, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...
I love coleslaw and I totally want to give this a try. It sounds awesome! Thanks!
- June 29, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Rachana said...
Beautiful and refreshing Salad! Perfect for the summers :-)
- June 29, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- PeggyR said...
Oh that sounds good. I have missed picnics! Norm is making tiny improvements though thank goodness..
- June 29, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
I love coleslaw all throughout the year, but this recipe sounds especially good and refreshing for summer!
- June 29, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Kalyn Denny said...
Your coleslaw sounds great! I love the addition of lemon.
- June 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Unknown said...
I love coleslaw. I honestly could eat it every day. I've never thought of making it lemon before. This sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to try this.
- June 29, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
Looks so fresh and crunchy, perfect accompany for barbeques.
- June 29, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- SmilingSally said...
Hi Mary!
I ❤ lemon; I imagine it'd perk up coleslaw. - June 29, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Joe Ambrosino said...
That is an easy recipe Mary,and the lemon would definitely create a fresh taste. Kudos.
- June 29, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Katie@Cozydelicious said...
I love the lemon here to brighten the slaw. And I have never tried a combo of mayo and sour cream, it sounds awesome!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:09 AM
- amy said...
thanks for stopping by my blog som etime ago! just checked yours out. so fun to find other foodies. your food looks great! I will be back. Hav ea beautiful day! amy
- June 29, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
I love the fresh taste of this coleslaw. Bring on summer Mary:D
- June 29, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Gloria Baker said...
I love this Lemon Coleslaw! gloria
- June 29, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
I love Coleslaw and this one with the added lemon flavor sounds wonderful for summer!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- SimplySandi said...
I can't wait to try this recipe. I love the idea of lemon in it. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I love yours. You are have a new follower
- June 29, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
I am sure this is a very crunchy and appetizing summer salad!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Chef E said...
This sounds right up my coleslaw alley! A friend of mine and I always have to sample slaw, and we recently had a white balsamic, which I had not had before, was divine, so I know this will be great!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Tasha said...
I love lemon and imagine this slaw must be so fresh and summery tasting.
- June 29, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Eliana said...
Love it when a cole slaw isn't swimming in thick mayo. This one looks perfect for summer Mary. Thaks so much for sharing.
- June 29, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said...
I love coleslaw. And, yes, dousing a salad in mayo is such a no-no. I like that this recipe uses mindful measurements of ingredients.
Carmen - June 29, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Sutapa said...
So fresh and so lemony Coleslaw! A rocking summer dish!
- June 29, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- Jennifer said...
Wow, that sounds really good, I love it when I can find something new to try!
- June 29, 2010 at 1:52 PM
- ♥ Kathy said...
My hubby loves coleslaw so I'll have to give this a try. I hope you're having a great day Mary :)
- June 29, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Devaki said...
This is certainly worth keeping handy Mary - You had me at "uses less mayo" and I love the green onions in it in addition to the usual veggies.
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors - June 29, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- redmenace said...
You had me at lemon. Add it to anything and I am simply in love. Add it to a salad and I am yours forever!
- June 29, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...
this does deserve more than a fleeting glance, Mary. The lemone is a unique and wonderful twist!
- June 29, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Lorraine said...
This sounds like a refreshing change from the usual salads I serve in the summer. Looking forward to making it..thanks!
- June 29, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Vegetarian Yogini said...
That is exactly what I was missing next to my grilled potatoes I made yesterday! It takes more than 1 cook to perfect the broth sometimes!
- June 29, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
I love how light and fresh this slaw is. A perfect summer side!
- June 29, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Barbara said...
Mary, this looks really lovely AND unusual. The idea of adding lemon is terrific; can't wait to try it this way.
Your photo looks like summer! :) - June 29, 2010 at 4:07 PM
- Unknown said...
Very nice. It's a bit cold where I am atm, but will be great for summer.
- June 29, 2010 at 4:54 PM
This looks so delicious! I love the lemon twist, and bet this would be a perfect dish to bring to a summer picnic :) Thanks for sharing!
- June 29, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Ciao Chow Linda said...
I am always tinkering with my coleslaw recipes trying to get it right but this sounds like it's already there.
- June 29, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Randy said...
Thank you I will try this out on my kids
Randy - June 29, 2010 at 7:12 PM
- FOODESSA said...
Mary...every time I look at one of your various recipes...I always seek out what I would not necessarily put in mine. Now, sour cream stood out for me on this coleslaw goodness. I shall try next time around ;o)
Thanks for sharing and flavourful wishes, Claudia - June 29, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Cathy said...
I would love your take on this old standby, Mary. I can imagine how delicious this is with fish. This will get me out of the rut of making the same old recipe.
- June 29, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- Krista said...
Definitely a new twist on the traditional old coleslaw that I make...but I like it. I especially like that it's a little lighter. It looks wonderful!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- Tina said...
Slaw is good side for our plates in the summer. Well...anytime actually, it's good stuff!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Designs on 47th Street said...
Loving salads, I'm always looking for a new one to present to my family. This one looks interesting and very good. I'll be trying this soon.
Donna - June 29, 2010 at 10:55 PM
- Unknown said...
Mary this looks perfect for a side dish at a summer BBQue, thanks for sharing!
- June 29, 2010 at 11:08 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
This sounds deliciously light. I bet it would be great on fish tacos! Thanks for sharing the recipe. :)
- June 29, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Adventures in Domestic Cooking said...
Never have been a huge fan of Coleslaw, but seeing yours, I am changing my mind!
- June 29, 2010 at 11:34 PM
- Sushma Mallya said...
Looks colourful and yummy...have not tried this but will surely try it soon..thanks for sharing it mary..
- June 29, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- Marly said...
This is a perfect dish to take to our family dinner this weekend. We'll veganize it but we have vegan mayo and vegan sour cream on hand so should be no problem. Thanks for the inspiration!
- June 30, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- Eileen said...
This sounds great, Mary! I really, really like cole slaw so I'm copying the recipe to try. Thanks for sharing.
- June 30, 2010 at 2:19 AM
- Mother Rimmy said...
Great idea to add fresh lemon to the typical colelsaw. Looks wonderful!
- June 30, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Diana's Cocina said...
My mouth is watering thinking of this lemon coleslaw. Sounds refreshing.
- June 30, 2010 at 10:07 PM
I really like your recipes. Any chance you'll be adding a "print this recipe" option to your posts? When I try to print from Firefox, I only get the top portion of the post and not the recipe. The only way I can print the recipe is to copy it and paste it into a Word document -- then I never remember where it came from when I share it with people!!
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The improbable story - by turns tragic and silly - could have major consequences, unfolding at a critical time in the Afghan war effort and just as President Barack Obama was hoping for a smooth transition in his national security team.
Obama put a hold on the nomination of Afghan war chief Allen to become the next commander of U.S. European Command as well as the NATO supreme allied commander in Europe after investigators uncovered 20,000-plus pages of documents and emails that involved Allen and Tampa socialite Jill Kelley. Some of the material was characterized as "flirtatious."
Allen, 58, has insisted he'd done nothing wrong and worked to save his imperiled career.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has recommended to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that he keep Allen in his post as commander in Afghanistan, Dempsey's spokesman, Col. David Lapan, said Tuesday.
Dempsey called Allen from Australia, where he was to attend meetings with Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and their Australian counterparts. Allen told Dempsey that he had not committed any wrongdoing, Lapan said.
Kelley, 37, who had worked herself into the center of the military social scene in Florida without having any official role, emerged as a central figure in the still-unfolding story that has embroiled two of the nation's most influential and respected military leaders.
Known as a close friend of retired Gen. Petraeus, Kelley triggered the FBI investigation that led to his downfall as CIA director when she complained about getting anonymous, harassing emails. They turned out to have been written by Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, who apparently was jealous of the attention the general paid to Kelley. Petraeus acknowledged the affair and resigned Friday.
In the course of looking into that situation, federal investigators came across what a Pentagon official called "inappropriate communications" between Allen and Kelley, both of them married.
According to one senior U.S. official, the emails between Allen and Kelley were not sexually explicit or seductive but included pet names such as "sweetheart" or "dear." The official said that while much of the communication - including some from Allen to Kelley - is relatively innocuous, some could be construed as unprofessional and would cause a reasonable person to take notice.
That official, as well as others who described the investigation, requested anonymity on grounds that they were not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.
The FBI decided to turn over the Allen information to the military once the bureau recognized it contained no evidence of a federal crime, according to a federal law enforcement official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter on the record and demanded anonymity. Adultery, however, is a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
A senior defense official said that the FBI first notified the Pentagon of the Allen matter at 4:15 p.m. EST on Sunday. The Pentagon's top lawyer, Jeh Johnson, then called Panetta's chief of staff, Jeremy Bash, about 5 p.m. as Bash and Panetta were flying to Honolulu aboard a military jet to begin a weeklong Asia trip. Bash then informed Panetta.
Allen was not suspended from his military position, even though his nomination for promotion is on hold. The White House will soon be deciding how many troops will remain in Afghanistan - and for what purposes - after the U.S.-led combat operation ends in 2014. Allen has provided his recommendations to the White House and is key to those discussions.
Still more subplots in the story emerged Tuesday with news that both Allen and Petraeus wrote letters last September on behalf of Jill Kelley's twin sister, Natalie Khawam, in a messy custody dispute. In 2011, a judge had denied Khawam custody of her 3-year-old son, saying she "appears to lack any appreciation or respect for the importance of honesty and integrity in her interactions with her family, employers and others with whom she comes in contact."
Allen, in his letter, wrote of Khawam's "maturity, integrity and steadfast commitment to raising her child." Petraeus wrote that he'd been host for the Kelley family and Khawam and her son for Christmas dinner, and he described a loving relationship with her son. That also indicated how close the Petraeus and Kelley families had been.
Kelley served as a sort of social ambassador for U.S. Central Command in Tampa, hosting parties for Petraeus when he was commander there from 2008-10.
The friendship with the Petraeus began when they arrived in Tampa, and the Kelleys threw a welcome party at their home, a short distance from Central Command headquarters, introducing the new chief and his wife, Holly, to Tampa's elite, according to staffers who served with Petraeus.
Such friendships among senior military commanders and prominent local community leaders are common at any base, a relationship where the officers invite local people to exclusive military events and functions, and the invitees respond by providing private funding to support troops with everything from morale-boosting "Welcome Home" parades to assistance for injured combat veterans.
Petraeus aides say Jill Kelley took it to another level, winning the title of "honorary ambassador" from the countries involved in the Afghan war for her extensive entertaining at her home on behalf of the command, throwing parties that raised her social status in Tampa through the reflected glow of the four-star general in attendance.
Petraeus even honored Kelley and her husband with an award given to them in a special ceremony at the Pentagon just before he left the military for his post at the CIA, an aide said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter publicly.
White House spokesman Jay Carney, employing understatement, was asked about the revelations involving Allen and said Obama "wouldn't call it welcome" news. Carney described Obama as "surprised" by the earlier news about Petraeus.
As he prepares for a second term, the president has hoped to run a methodical transition process, with the goal of keeping many Cabinet members and other high-ranking officials in their posts until successors are confirmed, or at least nominated. Petraeus' resignation has disrupted those plans, leaving Obama with an immediate vacancy to fill and raising questions about how much other immediate shake-up the national security team can handle.
National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said Obama put Allen's nomination on hold at the request of Panetta. The general succeeded Petraeus as the top American commander in Afghanistan in July 2011 and has been working with Panetta on how best to pace the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Vietor said in a written statement that Obama "remains focused on fully supporting our extraordinary troops and coalition partners in Afghanistan, who Gen. Allen continues to lead as he has so ably done for over a year."
The unfolding story caused a commotion on Capitol Hill as well, as lawmakers complained that they should have been told about the investigation earlier.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, called the latest revelations "a Greek tragedy."
Acting CIA Director Michael Morell met with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and ranking Republican Saxby Chambliss of Georgia on Tuesday, to explain the CIA's understanding of events that led Petraeus to resign. That session came ahead of meetings with the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, according to congressional aides.
The chairman and top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said their panel would go ahead with Thursday's scheduled confirmation hearing on the nomination of Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, who is to replace Allen as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, if Allen is indeed promoted.
Even though Petraeus has stepped down, Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said the retired general should testify about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, "if he has relevant information." Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said it was "absolutely imperative" that Petraeus testify, since he was CIA director during the attack and visited Libya afterward.
Asked by reporters if there was a national security breach with the Petraeus affair, Feinstein said: "We're going to hold an inquiry. We're going to look at things. I have no evidence that there was at this time." She said she expected Petraeus to testify - "if not this week, then another week. That's for sure."
Feinstein said did not believe that either Allen or Petraeus would release classified information.
The FBI looked into whether a separate set of emails between Petraeus and Broadwell might involve any security breach and concluded it did not.
The FBI searched Broadwell's home in Charlotte, N.C., Monday night, with her consent, according to a federal law enforcement official, who requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation.
The official said the FBI just wanted to make sure there were no classified documents out of government custody.
Associated Press writers Lolita Baldor, Pete Yost, Kimberly Dozier, Adam Goldman, Jack Gillum, Larry Margasak, Julie Pace, Donna Cassata and Robert Burns contributed to this report.


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No article on a classified program gets published until the responsible officials have been given a fair opportunity to comment. And if they want to argue that publication represents a danger to national security, we put things on hold and give them a respectful hearing. Often, we agree to participate in off-the-record conversations with officials, so they can make their case without fear of spilling more secrets onto our front pages.The two editors -- Dean Baquet and Bill Keller -- rely heavily on the idea that government officials shouldn't have the final say over what gets out and what remains secret. Citizens need to be able to evaluate these officials, who can't be trusted controlling the flow of information. As Baquet and Keller put it: "They want us to protect their secrets, and they want us to trumpet their successes." Government officials are biased toward suppressing things that make them look bad, and the press needs to bring out the full story, so that citizens can exercise the independent judgment that is crucial to democracy.
Finally, we weigh the merits of publishing against the risks of publishing. There is no magic formula, no neat metric for either the public's interest or the dangers of publishing sensitive information. We make our best judgment.
But the recently revealed secrets -- about the surveillance of telephone call patterns and financial transactions -- were not cases of government suppressing failures. These ongoing programs were successful, and revealing the secrets impaired the operation of very significant efforts in the war on terrorism. I realize that there are arguments that people need to know about successes that are subject to controversy: the telephone surveillance program is attacked as an illegal invasion of privacy.
Here, Baquet and Keller have written a lengthy defense of their behavior, behavior that they know has been severely criticized, even called "treason." Despite the length, the piece seems padded. Look at that last paragraph in the blockquote above. We judge, we weigh, we make judgments. Essentially, trust us. Trust us, because you shouldn't just trust the government. Agreed, but why should we trust you? We look at what you just did and feel mistrustful. What in these generic remarks cures that mistrust? You tell us you really did think about it. Those who abhor what you did will not feel inspired to trust you when you say this is where we ended up when we really thought deeply about it.
MORE: Here's a related article in tomorrow's NYT, going into the history of publishing government secrets. It quotes Ben Bradlee's memoir:
"Officials often — more often than not, in my experience — use the claim of national security as a smoke screen to cover up their own embarrassment."It's good to remember the problem with trusting the government. It will want to cover up mistakes. But let's also remember that this is not the case with the recent disclosures.
YET MORE: Stephen Bainbridge quotes my post and writes:
Exactly. With great power comes great responsibility. Unfortunately, Baquet and Keller have given us no reason to believe that they exercise their power responsibly. Oh well. Given the trend of market forces, Baquet and Keller will be out of business soon enough. And they'll probably still be wondering why.I just want to say that I love the NYT and hope it solves its business and other problems. I'm not even considering stopping reading it or ending home delivery, which I've taken for decades.


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Josh Beckett (0-4, 5.24) vs. Brandon McCarthy (0-3, 7.22).
Josh Beckett, he of the six starts, the last of which lasted a whopping 4.0 IP for the loss, won't get a gift like this very often. Tonight he faces an opposing starting pitcher who is not only also winless, but whose ERA and WHIP are actually worse (a WHIP of 1.723 vs. 1.427 for Beckett). As the Dodgers peer up at the Giants (5.5 GB), the Rockies (5.0 GB), the Diamondbacks (3.5 GB), and even the (gasp!) Padres (0.5 GB), there's clearly no place to go but up.
And just think! To compensate attendees for having to suffer through another Beckett start (be forwarned: it could be a very loooooooooong game), the Dodgers are throwing in a t-shirt (rather than a white flag):
Even if a more appropriate t-shirt for distribution tonight might look something like this:
Okay, okay. Enough with the negativity! Go out there and show some pride tonight, Dodgers! (And don't get injured.)


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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed $20.1 billion purchase of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, which would unite the ownership of popular beers like Budweiser and Corona.
The government said the deal could lead to higher beer prices in this country because it would substantially reduce competition in the US beer market, particularly in 26 metropolitan areas. It said the merged firm would control nearly half the beer sales in the United States.
In response, Anheuser-Busch InBev promised a court fight to preserve its deal.
Americans spent at least $80 billion on beer last year. ABI's Bud Light is the best-selling beer in the nation, and Modelo's Corona Extra is the best-selling import.
The Justice Department's lawsuit in federal court in Washington seeks to prevent the merger and to continue competition between the firms.
Bill Baer, the assistant attorney general in charge of the department's antitrust division, says Anheuser-Busch InBev, also referred to as ABI, would be able to increase beer prices to US consumers if the merger were to go through.
ABI is the largest US brewer and Modelo is the third; together, the two firms control about 46 percent of annual sales in the United States.
MillerCoors, the second-largest beer company, accounts for 29 percent of nationwide sales.
''What we saw was a pattern of behavior'' in which the ''big folks were working hard to get price increases and Modelo was a significant constraint'' on that behavior, Baer said in an interview with reporters.
Baer said that in the run-up to Thursday's action, the two sides engaged in ''frank and candid discussions'' but ''at the end of the day, we were just too far apart.''
ABI said the government's bid to block the proposed merger is inconsistent with the law, the facts and ''the reality of the market place.''
''We remain confident in our position, and we intend to vigorously contest the DOJ's action in federal court,'' ABI said.
According to court papers filed in the case, Anheuser-Busch InBev acts as the industry price leader, with MillerCoors and other brewers typically joining the price increases set by ABI. Modelo, in contrast, has not joined.
By pricing aggressively, Modelo — through its importer, Crown Imports — puts pressure on ABI to maintain or lower prices.
''Today, Modelo aggressively competes head to head with ABI in the United States,'' and ''that competition has resulted in lower prices and product innovations that have benefited consumers across the country,'' the Justice Department court filing said. ''The proposed acquisition would eliminate this competition by further concentrating the beer industry, enhancing ABI's market power, and facilitating coordinated pricing between ABI and the next largest brewer, MillerCoors LLC.''
The government lawsuit harms the chances of Constellation Brands' related $1.85 billion deal that would land it greater US control of Corona and other beers. Constellation was to buy the remaining half of a joint venture with Grupo Modelo, Crown Imports LLC, that has allowed Constellation to import, market, and sell Modelo beers in the United States for nearly 20 years.
The deal with Constellation was intended to alleviate antitrust concerns. But the Justice Department said that it wasn't enough to protect US beer buyers. Constellation had said its deal would have made it the third-biggest total beverage alcohol company in the United States.
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Imagine shopping in a store where the displays never change. Customers select items by browsing through monolithic aisles of products. Store displays are minimal and uninteresting. Items in the displays are hard to find or even unavailable. This doesn't seem like a great shopping experience, does it? Yet this is what online shoppers experience (and accept as standard) on many large e-commerce sites.
Imagine shopping in a store where the displays never change. Customers select items by browsing through monolithic aisles of products. Store displays are minimal and uninteresting. Items in the displays are hard to find or even unavailable. This doesn't seem like a great shopping experience, does it? Yet this is what online shoppers experience (and accept as standard) on many large e-commerce sites.
At Allurent, our multi-disciplinary team of designers, information architects, user interface and visual designers are passionate about transforming online shopping from a utilitarian activity into an engaging, dynamic experience. We are convinced that online shopping can be infinitely more exciting and rewarding than the banal, page-and-scroll environment many of us settle for today. Improving the shopping experience can lead to the kind of metrics retailers dream about: increased consumer loyalty, better brand differentiation, higher conversion rates, greater customer satisfaction, and higher profits.
Online shopping should be a fluid, visually exciting and immersive experience. By designing great shopping experiences free from the constraints of HTML, we can fully exploit the rich audio, video, animation and user interface capabilities of modern personal computing.
Agility to respond
Traditionally, retailers need to plan to build new features, redesign, and merchandise their sites far in advance. The time-to-market cycle can be surprisingly slow. Today's merchandising tools are surprisingly primitive. At Allurent, we've been working on a set of solutions that enable companies to update and improve their sites quickly and easily.
For Borders, we recently built a feature called The Magic Shelf, which was an interesting challenge. Borders came to us with an interactive bookshelf that had already been built in Flash by an outside agency. Essentially, Borders populates the shelf with books and CDs, and customers can scroll horizontally and vertically across it. But Borders wasn't able to easily maintain the shelf or easily update the merchandise—and it was not commerce-enabled.
We rebuilt and redesigned the shelf and connected it to the Borders product catalog. Using our Visual Merchandiser, Borders is now able to change the bookshelves and merchandise on-the-fly with WYSWIG drag-and-drop simplicity. After Sydney Pollack passed away, Borders was able to populate a retrospective shelf of his work by the next morning. The time to go live was cut to only a few hours.
Catering gracefully to lifestyles
It's essential for retailers to come up with innovative approaches and multiple access points that cater to shifting lifestyles. Similar to having multiple brick-and-mortar locations, the online store needn't have just one location. Soon, there might not just be one Borders site. Rather, there may be a mobile site, an iPhone site, and a downloadable AIR application connected to all of the above. You will likely be able shop through your home entertainment system, via satellite applications, and on blogs through microsites.
Certain vertical markets are experimenting with new shopping experiences more deeply than others. The fashion industry, for example, with its increasing seasonal demands, is apt to innovate more aggressively than most. Fashion by nature lends itself to exciting imagery that can be put together in new ways relevant to different forms of media.
The "Swiss Army knife" approach
Retailers increasingly want to integrate diverse interactivity into their sites—ratings and reviews, links to Facebook and del.icio.us, tagging, videos, blogs and more. Yet retailers also want to their sites to be simpler and easier for customers to use.
The challenge on the part of designers is to take all of these features and make it feel like all feel like a rich, cohesive experience rather than a "Frankenstein" site. I like to use the analogy of a Swiss Army knife, where the customer has all the tools they need at their fingertips and can unfold them as needed. When they're not being used, everything folds neatly back into place and out of the main focus area.
Make shopping serendipitous
Serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy and beneficial way.
Online shopping needs more serendipity to feel like an immersive and rich shopping experience. Customers need to brush up against items they weren't necessarily looking for. The practice is common in catalogues (think Crate & Barrel room views) and in brick-and-mortar stores (think wall displays and mannequins). Shoppers get to see a wide range of products, rather than tunnel down to one product category.
The online approach, however, has typically been organized into strict categories. If someone is looking for a top, they drill through the navigation to find pink tops. Navigationally, it's difficult to add or remove filters dynamically to browse in fluid ways. In the process, shoppers bypass everything else — except for the occasional cross-sell. Most of the site goes unnoticed.
We recently built an interesting serendipitous solution for Anthropologie. Using Adobe AIR, customers can download a portion of the Anthropologie catalog to their desktop. The catalog was based loosely on a theme. The initial version has a beach theme. Sandals, swimsuits, sunglasses and other "beachy" products were scattered along a horizontal strip. The layout had a handmade quality and felt unique and special rather than generic and automated.
Our Display tool allowed merchandisers to easily drop products from the catalog onto the strip, rather than having to open Flash and manually create links or embed imagery in the application. Customers were able scroll through the strip, add notes to items of interest and purchase. Each product felt specially chosen and the experience felt more like shopping at a boutique rather than shopping at the local home center for clothing.
The most unique feature was "shop by color," where customers selected favorite hues from a color palette, and saw products that matched displayed in a color wheel. The randomness in the product selection and the immediate dynamic quality made it fun to use as well as different from other shopping experiences. Instead of shopping for a specific product, customers were browsing in a way that was similar to walking into an Anthropologie store.
Retail role models
So what are some of the shopping experiences I like? In recent years, Nike has been doing an outstanding job extending its brand. Its mini sites are all amazing and unique, yet clearly remain under the same branded umbrella. They're innovative, usable, push the boundaries and are still very shoppable.
Etsy.com is a marketplace where people can sell handmade goods. Etsy offers a number of different ways to view merchandise on the site: chronologically, by color, by story, or by category. Etsy lets consumers discover the products in a way that works for them.
Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters know their demographic inside and out. They continuously innovate by adding Flash-based themed microsites, blogs and even extending their brands to YouTube.
Home furnishing giant Ikea has been doing a great job offering interactive video online to walk potential buyers through fully merchandised rooms—just like you'd shop in any of their physical retail locations. Each room is very different and even employ actors with different personalities that help customers better relate.
Uniqlo is a Japanese retailer that's moving into the U.S. and doing some really interesting things with navigation. Using their Uniqlo Explorer on their US site, customers see a full page product image. The image then transforms into a bitmap image. The bitmap is composed of a matrix of tiny product shots. Clicking on small product shot will display that product full-screen and then transform that image into a matrix of other products.
The Volkswagon.co.uk site does a great job of integrating video and offering a fluid car configurator application. There's a lot of functionality and features, yet it feels simple and fun to use. Finally, Ralph Lauren's Rugby.com site does a great job of extending the brand using video, interesting displays, and styling tips, resulting in a cohesive, rich experience.
Walking the fine line between innovative and useful
As users become more sophisticated and retailers compete more fiercely for online market share, design teams are challenged to find the balance between innovation and usability. We do a lot of user testing throughout our design and development processes, and strive to make it easy for a buyer to make a decision by decreasing steps, no matter how traditional or innovative the design is. We're always looking for ways to streamline the approach by eliminating pages and unnecessary information that customers have to wade through to get to that the ultimate destination: a purchase.
Of course, our clients have specific business goals that drive the project. In some cases, they're looking for a better checkout experience. Other times, they want to improve the overall experience, gain traction over the competition, or rebuild their site from the ground up. If we meet the client's goals, the success metrics will follow. For example, Anthropologie realized a 24% increase in conversion rate with its new checkout system over the previous HTML cart, and Urban Outfitters experienced similar results.
Of course, we follow an internal process that involves a discovery phase, wireframing, and prototyping, user testing, and then implementation. When we go live, we watch the analytics information carefully. The ultimate user test is when thousands of people go through your site and we see where they're really going and where they may be dropping off. At that point, we streamline things further.
Journeying with new tools
With Adobe's new tools, particularly Flash Catalyst, the advancements in Flex, and the introduction of Adobe AIR, it's a really exciting time for design teams. More developers are jumping on the Flex bandwagon. Increasingly streamlined workflows between designers and developers are going to result in complex applications that feel more cinematic and operate pagelessly.
Allurent is the first company I've worked where it hasn't felt like designers are throwing things over the wall to the developers. There's a huge amount of back-and-forth between the development and design teams. We have some high-level developers who have worked on really complex backend e-commerce systems, as well as front-facing applications. During iterations, these developers can really help inform our design work. I'm constantly working with developers and tweaking transitions between different types of information, working on the fluidity of applications and how they feel.
It's an interesting, exciting time. Like so many other designers who started out in print, leapt onto the Web, and are now immersed in rich interactivity, I feel lucky. The shopping niche is a corner of commerce where designers can step back and see their efforts realized through real-world success.
This article was originally published on the User Interface Resource Center (UIRC).


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By clicking "Log In" on the MyAccount bar at the top of the screen, users may create a login for the site or use their Facebook profile to access MyAccount. Once logged in, visitors can choose the modules, features and keywords that they'd like to see most often, including calendars, news items and emergency alerts. Site users can also save favorite pages within MyAccount, encouraging more-frequent visits and making important information even easier to find! Check out MyAccount and customize your own page at http://www.site.com/MyAccount!


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Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is endorsing a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants, a significant move for a favorite of tea party Republicans who are sometimes hostile to such an approach.
In a speech to be delivered Tuesday morning to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the potential 2016 presidential candidate declares, "If you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you." A copy of the speech was obtained in advance by The Associated Press.
Paul's path to citizenship would come with conditions that could make it long and difficult for illegal immigrants. Chief among these, Congress would have to agree first that progress was being made on border security.
Nonetheless, Paul's endorsement of allowing illegal immigrants an eventual way to become citizens puts him in line with a growing number of Republicans who are embracing action on immigration as a way to broaden the GOP's appeal to Latinos. On Monday, a Republican National Committee report called on the GOP to support comprehensive reform, though without specifying whether it should include a pathway to citizenship, which is decried by some conservatives as amnesty.
Paul's move also comes as a bipartisan group of senators is nearing agreement on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, an effort that could get a boost from Paul's stance. In an interview, Paul said he could foresee backing the Senate group's emerging bill, although he plans to try to amend it on the floor with some of his own ideas.
Paul's speech is peppered with Spanish phrases from his youth in Texas, references to his immigrant grandparents and praise for Latino culture. He says his party must adopt a new face toward Hispanics and says conservatives must be part of it.
"Immigration reform will not occur until conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation," Paul says.
"Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport" the millions already here, he says.
For Paul, there are political overtones to his newly articulated stance, since he's viewed as a potential presidential candidate and Hispanics are an increasingly important part of the electorate. Latino voters overwhelmingly backed President Barack Obama last year, helping seal his re-election, and Paul said the GOP needs to reverse that trend or risk "permanent minority status."
In his speech, Paul lays out broad elements of a comprehensive immigration overhaul that has some overlap with the approach contemplated by the Senate's bipartisan Gang of Eight, which hopes to release its legislation next month. The Senate group aims to secure the border, improve legal immigration and boost workplace enforcement, as well as create a pathway to citizenship.
Like the Senate group, Paul would aim to secure the border before illegal immigrants could begin taking steps toward citizenship, and he emphasizes this as a necessary first step to get support from conservatives.
He doesn't specify how the border would be made more secure but says the Border Patrol and an inspector general would have to sign off. Congress would also have to agree annually for five years that border security was progressing in order for the other reforms Paul envisions to keep moving forward.
In year two of his plan, illegal immigrants would begin to be issued temporary work visas, and would have to wait in line behind those already in the system before moving forward toward citizenship. A bipartisan panel would determine the number of visas per year. High-tech visas would be expanded and a special visa for entrepreneurs would be issued.
Different from other approaches, Paul would not attempt to crack down on employers by expanding working verification systems, something he says is tantamount to "forcing businesses to become policemen."
"My plan will not grant amnesty or move anyone to the front of the line," Paul says. "But what we have now is de facto amnesty."


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The Best Vegan Baked Mac & Cheese Recipe
Let's Get Cheesy.
Some folks do it up fancy for V-day. Lobster. Steak. Chocolate-dipped strawberries. Not us. This morning when I asked my husband what he wanted me to make for our Valentine's Day meal, he didn't hesitate.
Mac and cheese. You? he asked.
Mac and cheese, I answered.
True love is groovin' on the same wave length. The comfort food wave length. And yes, there are already several gluten-free versions of mac 'n cheese on this blog (I can't ever stop tweaking; it's in my nature, let's face it) and hell yeah, they are all, each and every one of 'em, darn tasty recipes.
There's a super creamy-cheesy Kicked Up Baked Mac and Cheese with jalapenos, and an alternative non-dairy cheese based Mac + Cheese recipe.
So like, uh, are you bored with me yet?
Being the kinda girl I am I just couldn't keep the latest vegan version of our favorite comfort food a secret. It's too creamy-uncheesy good not to share. So Dear Dairy-free and Vegan Readers, aren't you glad I like to tweak? If you're gluten-free and avoiding dairy too, this is the recipe that just might make you- or your GF/CF angel- smile. BIG.
The Best Vegan Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe
Recipe originally posted February 2008.
Don't mourn for Kraft-y macaroni goodness, Babycakes. I've got something tastier (and healthier!). This homemade cheesy uncheese sauce is creamy and delicious. And it's corn and soy-free, too.
Don't mourn for Kraft-y macaroni goodness, Babycakes. I've got something tastier (and healthier!). This homemade cheesy uncheese sauce is creamy and delicious. And it's corn and soy-free, too.
For the casserole:
10 to 12 oz. dry penne or macaroni pasta, partially pre-cooked* - see below.
4 tablespoons light olive oil
4 tablespoons sweet rice flour
2 1/2 cups plain non-dairy milk
1 tablespoon sesame tahini or almond butter
2 heaping tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1-2 teaspoons golden balsamic or rice vinegar, or lemon juice, to taste
1/2 teaspoon sea salt, to taste
A dash or two of garlic powder
A dash or two of dried minced onion
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
3 tablespoons white wine- may omit
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon turmeric for yellow, or paprika for orange color
For the topping:
1 cup Crunchy Gluten-Free "Bread" Crumbs (these crumbs have herbs and olive oil)
10-12 grape tomatoes, halved
A sprinkle of dried basil and parsley
*To pre-cook the pasta:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil and pre-cook the penne just until it is slightly tender but firm to the bite. Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse it quickly under cold water. Set aside.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat, and stir in the sweet rice flour (I like to use a whisk to do this). Cook and stir the flour for about 10 seconds, then slowly add in the hemp milk, whisking to blend the flour paste (called a roux) and hemp milk.
Bring the mixture to a bubble (it will thicken as it heats) then reduce the heat to low.
Add the toasted sesame tahini, nutritional yeast, Dijon mustard, golden balsamic vinegar, sea salt, a dash or two of Simply Organic Garlic Powder and Simply Organic Minced Onion, nutmeg and white wine. Add turmeric or paprika for color, if desired. Mix well with a whisk.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Pour the cooked penne into a 6-cup baking dish. Pour the cheesy uncheese sauce over the penne and gently combine. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with the gluten-free bread crumbs and halved grape tomatoes. Sprinkle with dried basil. (For the sensory sensitive, omit the tomatoes, crumbs and basil.)
For individual gratin dishes, combine the pasta with the cheese sauce first; then spoon it into the gratin dishes. Top with crumbs and tomatoes and sprinkle with dried basil.
Bake for 25 minutes, until heated through and bubbling.
Serves 4.
Karina's Notes:
For those cooking gluten-free, the trick with baking gluten-free pasta in a casserole is: do not over-boil it. Keep it al dente because it continues to cook in the sauce when you bake it. For quick and easy stove-top cookery, cook the pasta until done and add it to the hot cooked sauce; stir gently to combine. Serve.
Recipe Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com
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An update on our post from Wednesday headlined "Heir To Billions May Have Lived With Wife's Body For Days In Britain":
Today in a London court, the BBC says, a police detective testified that Hans Kristian Rausing "has been arrested on suspicion of [Eva Rausing's] murder."
But, adds The Telegraph, "police are still waiting to question the 49-year-old after interviews were suspended on Tuesday so he could be treated for alcohol withdrawal."
As we wrote Wednesday:
"Eva Rausing, a 48-year-old American and one of Britain's richest women, was found dead at her London home on Monday. ... The couple met about 25 years ago at a drug rehab clinic. In 2008, the BBC writes, 'Mrs. Rausing and her husband ... faced drug charges after crack, heroin and 52g of cocaine were found in their home. Mrs. Rausing had been arrested after she allegedly tried to smuggle small amounts of crack cocaine and heroin into the U.S. embassy in London. Charges were then dropped and a caution issued instead.' "
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Insurance Bad Faith
Successfully reversed insurance company's denial of client's claim under a directors and officers liability insurance policy, settling the claim in client's favor.
Successfully reversed insurance company's denial of client's claim under a directors and officers liability insurance policy, settling the claim in client's favor.
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"Whenever my firm has a conflict, I confidently refer clients to Steve Hogan because he cares as much about them as I do. He is very tenacious and gets great results. Practicing law is not just a job for Steve, it is his passion."
"Troy Martin has successfully resolved real estate and trust litigation for my clients. He is very responsive and strategically considers potential outcomes versus potential costs when planning the best path to pursue."
"The Hogan team were dedicated, informed, all the while encouraging positive forward thinking to ensure the best outcome on my behalf. Steve offered up his associate attorney to work closely with us while also keeping our litigation fees to a minimum. The entire firm treated me as I were family."
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Name: unnamed
Species: Kitsune
Birthday: Sunday, February 11, 2024
Owner: Cindertail
Element: Neutral
Stealth and quiet, kitsune are able to explore without being noticed, sneaking into dangerous territories with ease. This talent is extremely helpful in obtaining eggs from unsafe places, where magi dare not venture themselves. Gently carrying these eggs back in their mouths, kitsune can evade almost any creature with their nimbleness. Seemingly never tired, kitsune make wonderful allies on journeys, rarely needing to rest. Places impossible for a magi to go are easily accessible to a fox, and these animals make useful companions.
With a tawny red color, kitsune stand out brightly against grass, with a white marking on their long, bushy tails. Stealthy and extremely agile, it's incredibly difficult to track one of these foxes to its lair in search of eggs. Its auburn fur makes it difficult to hide in the Silva Forest, but these creatures can also be seen in deserts, where they have adapted to the harsh habitat. With superior intelligence and magical powers, it is impossible to catch a wild kitsune. Raised by magi, however, these creatures are friendly and sweet, and not as cautious as their untamed kindred. They dig dens all around The Keep, hidden and impossible to find.
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Understanding Skype's limitations on Windows Phone
Do you want to know why Skype is the way it is? We go into detail as to how the network works & why it's not so great on Windows Phone--yet.
Soon after Skype for Windows Phone beta came out (and went gold months thereafter), users were dismayed to discover the app didn't work, well, like Skype. That is, it couldn't run in the background to receive phone calls or IMs from friends and family. Circulating reports suggested that perhaps "push notifications were too slow" or that the problem was a result of "[…] how Skype works and how the Windows Phone OS works."
The real reason? Well, it's complicated…
Skype is a peer-to-peer (P2P) Voice over IP (VoIP) client. P2P meaning that each Skype user – like you – is part of an intertwined graph of other users throughout the world. But not all users are equal. Some users on the network are "super nodes", an ornate term assigned to a user that acts as a broker, moving data around on behalf of its locally connected peers and Skype. It is this decentralization of network responsibility that lets Skype maintain such high stability and simultaneous user counts – 35 million as of last count in March. (Startup competitor Tango isn't nearly as complex; it simply uses a client-to-server model based on the open XMPP protocol.)
Here's how a piece of that network would look visualized with cute circles and lines:
In the figure above, Skype users -- you and I -- are represented by the smaller circles. We're connected to a super node with lots of CPU power and bandwidth. The line connecting us to Skype's login servers is present to demonstrate that some data aren't sent through local super nodes. In this case, super nodes don't handle login requests for obvious security reasons.
Let's move on to how a Skype call is made.
First, for the sake of brevity, let's assume that you already added John Doe to your Skype client's contact list. Generally speaking, the software found John's details via a complex traversal of the Skype P2P network. The important take away here is that your local super node helped you find John and passed on all the details needed (e.g. IP address) to make a successful call.
Let's give him a ring.
In this figure, a Skype user – you – is initiating a direct connection with John Doe; he receives the call and you both chat for 12 hours about favorite cookie recipes. It's important to note here that call routing isn't performed through Skype servers at all. In most cases, direct communication is possible and utilized. In other rare cases, Skype may use an intermediate node, e.g. the super node, to relay traffic.
Cue Windows Phone.
You probably know by now that Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" ushered in support for fast application switching (multitasking) and background agents, little bits of code that can be programmed to run in the background. However, none of these agents support running for an indefinite amount of time or have the ability to maintain persistent network connections. That means that the application couldn't possibly run in the background let alone receive calls from other users. But that's where notifications swoop in and save the day, right?
Well, no. Remember when we called John Doe in an earlier example? That call was direct; Skype client to Skype client. There wasn't a Skype server in the middle of that transaction, just two users waving each other down and having a chat. Where would you install a Windows Phone notification server? On a super node? Nope, most calls are direct, remember? What about a server at Skype headquarters? Won't do any good there either. The only option is to notify the user at receipt of an actual call, something the Skype for Windows Phone client can only do if it's running in the foreground.
You see the dilemma now.
With Skype for Windows Phone having been announced all the way back at the Microsoft MIX conference in 2011, the anticipation (and vitriol) levels for app availability were off the charts. Not to mention all the other platforms had Skype already. So Microsoft had no choice: They worked with Skype to push out a "1.0" application knowing damn well they'd piss off half of their user base. But they delivered the application with the promise that users could expect a better version in the future.
And from what we've heard of the next version of Windows Phone "Apollo", Microsoft and Skype will make good on that promise too. Back in February, it was reported that Skype would become a first class citizen on Windows Phone. So with Apollo nearing, it's not long before all this becomes a hazy memory of Windows Phone's growing pains.
[It's important to note that Microsoft is working with Skype to change how their network operates, specifically the way super nodes are created and operate; the network is evolving as you read this. So while I tried to remain as accurate as possible, there may be errors.]
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