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10 News Investigator Noah Pransky
TAMPA, Fla. - Whether you blame the volatility in gas prices on politics, speculators, or basic economics, the volatility from one neighborhood station to another is often tougher to explain.
Even as prices fall sharply in the Tampa Bay area, some gas stations have hesitated to drop their prices significantly.
The 10 News Investigators took tough questions to owners of expensive gas stations in Tampa Bay, who - without exception - refused to address why their prices were so much higher than nearby competitors.
Ned Bowman, Executive Director of the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, says gas stations are struggling too with the expensive cost of fuel and they try to remain as competitive as possible.
"We make more money on a cup of coffee when a person comes in than we do on a 12-gallon fill-up," Bowman said, adding that gas stations are the only stores that disclose the cost of their product out on the street for consumers to see.
Bowman couldn't address why gas stations that may thrive on tourist traffic, such as airports and interstates, often charge more.
The 10 News Investigators have compiled some tips for consumers to try and find the cheapest gasoline in your area.
Don't buy gas near an airport: Prices are usually higher at stations around the airports because they are trying to get drivers desperate to fill up their rental cars on tight schedules.
Don't buy gas near interstates or long bridges: Airport-area stores, gas stations that thrive on the unprepared or desperate driver have little reason to drop their prices quickly.
Taxes vary by county: If you have a choice of which county to buy gas in, pay attention to the tax rates. In Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties, gas taxes add up to 48.3 cents per gallon. In Hernando County, it's 50.4 cents per gallon. You'll pay 53.4 cents per gallon in Sarasota, Manatee, Polk, Highlands, Hardee, and Citrus counties.
Look for competitive clusters: Neighborhoods with multiple gas stations on the same block will often find the cheapest gas since the stores drop prices more frequently to compete with each other.
Avoid gas-only stations: Since gas stations can make more money from sales inside the store than at the gas pump, gas stations with large stores will often offer discounted gas to get you inside.
Pay Cash: Many stores now charge higher prices for customers paying with credit because of "swipe fees," so before you commit to a station, look to see if their advertised price comes with the stipulation you pay cash. The difference must be noted on the sign as the cash price.
Keep in mind that Florida is the third largest gas market in the country behind Texas and California and ultimately, competition is the only thing that drops gas prices, so it sometimes takes a while.
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Sep 12, 12 | 12:04 am
By Jeff Haden
Charisma isn't something you have. It's something you earn. Here's how.
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Some people instantly make us feel important. Some people instantly make us feel special. Some people light up a room just by walking in.
We can't always define it, but some people have it: They're naturally charismatic.
Unfortunately, natural charisma quickly loses its impact. Familiarity breeds, well, familiarity.
But some people are remarkably charismatic: They build and maintain great relationships, consistently influence (in a good way) the people around them, consistently make people feel better about themselves--they're the kind of people everyone wants to be around...and wants to be.
Fortunately we can, because being remarkably charismatic isn't about our level of success or our presentation skills or how we dress or the image we project--it's about what we do.
Here are the 10 habits of remarkably charismatic people:
Ask questions. Maintain eye contact. Smile. Frown. Nod. Respond--not so much verbally, but nonverbally.
That's all it takes to show the other person they're important.
Then when you do speak, don't offer advice unless you're asked. Listening shows you care a lot more than offering advice, because when you offer advice in most cases you make the conversation about you, not them.
Don't believe me? Who is "Here's what I would do..." about: you or the other person?
Only speak when you have something important to say--and always define important as what matters to the other person, not to you.
Some people--I guarantee you know people like this--are incapable of hearing anything said by the people they feel are somehow beneath them.
Sure, you speak to them, but that particular falling tree doesn't make a sound in the forest, because there's no one actually listening.
Remarkably charismatic people listen closely to everyone, and they make all of us, regardless of our position or social status or "level," feel like we have something in common with them.
Because we do: We're all people.
Don't check your phone. Don't glance at your monitor. Don't focus on anything else, even for a moment.
You can never connect with others if you're busy connecting with your stuff, too.
Give the gift of your full attention. That's a gift few people give. That gift alone will make others want to be around you and remember you.
Never think about what you can get. Focus on what you can provide. Giving is the only way to establish a real connection and relationship.
Focus, even in part and even for a moment, on what you can get out of the other person, and you show that the only person who really matters is you.
The only people who are impressed by your stuffy, pretentious, self-important self are other stuffy, pretentious, self-important people.
The rest of us aren't impressed. We're irritated, put off, and uncomfortable.
And we hate when you walk in the room.
Source for full article: Inc.

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Vegan Cuts Beauty Box (October box)
Have I ever told you about how much I procrastinate? I've probably been putting it off.
Well, a couple of months ago, I received an email from the fabulous Melisser at Vegan Cuts asking if I would like to review the October Vegan Cuts Beauty Box.
Would I? Oh yes.
My beauty routine is fairly minimal. I sometimes go days without combing my hair (the brush just gets caught in all the split ends, okay??), and while friends have commented that one can gauge my mood by how much eye makeup I am wearing (just mascara = normal, a little eyeliner = feeling good, full-on-raccoon = feeling bad, none = I'm slowly giving up on life), I don't tend to use many other cosmetics, so this opportunity seemed like the perfect excuse to get out of a rut.
It's now December, but here's my review!
The contents
Beauty Without Cruelty lavender shampoo: I'm a huge fan of BWC's mascara and face wash and have been enjoying a sample bottle of their Vitamin C lotion from VVC, but their shampoo didn't de-grease my hair as thoroughly as I would like from a hair-cleansing product.
Earth Science Pure Essentials Fragrance Free Shampoo and Conditioner: these, on the other hand, made my hair look/feel/smell (JK — it's unscented) awesome. I've never going to give up the hippie mud shampoo I've been using since high school, but I did go out and purchase a bottle of this conditioner at Central Co-op for a fairly reasonable price ($8.95), even though I'm pretty sure that conditioner is an unnecessary luxury that Big Soap has manipulated us into thinking is critical to our hair not falling out. (Maybe this is where all my split ends come from. Or maybe I should get my hair cut more than twice a year.)
All Natural Face Matte Cream Blush: This stuff makes me feel so pretty, and works as lipstick or rouge — I like wearing both simultaneously for a natural(ish)-looking glow. Vegan Cuts gave us Dusty Rose, which is more neutral than the whorish pinks and reds that I usually pick. Use your fingers to apply it — super easy, and the case even has a little mirror to prevent you from giving yourself clownface when applying on-the-go. Plus, using your fingers allows you to spread it to the contours of your kisser better than any stick — I apply lipstick like a toddler. But wait — there's more: it's only $5.75!! ZuZu luxe lipstick is going to cost you three times that. Hells yeah.
Concrete Minerals eyeshadow: okay, I don't know how to wear dark purple eyeshadow without looking like I've been in a bar fight, but I like the eggplanty color and shimmer of the eyeshadow that was in the box. It's easy to apply, as long as you, umm, know what you're doing, and at $7 a pop isn't too unreasonable a price. Plus, Concrete Minerals' products have fun names like "Blood and Guts" and "The Vaccine."
Bare bones facial cleanser: this stuff is kinda an IQ test. The first time, I got my face all damp like I was going to be applying normal soap, then was all "MY FACE FEELS LIKE CRAP" after using it. Turns out, I just did it wrong because… it's not soap. Ahhh. So, the next day, I applied it to dry skin, and, voila, squeaky-clean face — very nice. I'm fairly acne-prone so I'm hesitant to change my face routine much, but this stuff was developed with sensitive skin in mind. I'm going to use the rest of the tester bottle before I decide whether to buy again, but I like that the company is a one-woman operation and would like to support her!
Lotus Moon Vitamin E hydrating gel: you know that scene in Alien where they're playing the knife game and that one cyborg guy cuts his hand and that white goo comes out and everyone's all "OMG, he's a robot"? It's basically the first scene in the movie, so I'm not really giving anything away. (Spoiler alert: AN ALIEN POPS OUT OF A GUY'S CHEST LATER ON!) Well, the color and consistency of this stuff sorta reminds me of that goo. That said, I like the way it makes your skin smooth, soft, and hydrated without feeling greasy or heavy — it's designed for oily, acne-prone skin like mine. My mom says I need to moisturize, so I'm thinking of buying a vial, even though it is a spendy $27.95. Who can put a price on looking good though, right? (Me, that's who.)
Meow Meow Tweet Bergamot face & body tonic: I don't really know how to use this – Meow Meow Tweet's website says to mist it on your face, but the sample came in a pour bottle, so all I can really say is… it smells nice? I love the name and idea of the company, though, (CATS! TWITTER!) and may explore their offerings in the future — their gift packs look like they would make adorable holiday presents (though never, ever, ever get a girl random body products as gifts unless there is some sort of additional personal meaning attached or you want her to know that you know absolutely zilch about her personality — nothing says "I haven't bothered to figure out what you really like" more than miscellaneous lotion and soap. If it's a scent she likes or something fancy she's been wanting or smells like kittens, sure, but just generic stuff, no. Since these are vegan and small-batch and artisinal and cute, these fit in with the "additional personal meaning" part and are acceptable.)
The culmination of it all:
Not gonna lie — I Photoshopped out some blemishes and fine lines here. I already admitted I don't brush my hair — girl's gotta maintain some vanity.
The Box
Like the Vegan Cuts snack boxes, the beauty box makes a great gift and is wonderful for discovering new favorites — I bought some Earth Science conditioner, and ordered another pot of All Natural Face cream blush for me (in a whorish red), the dusty rose for a friend, and a couple of tubes of their lipstick just to try them.
I can't see myself subscribing regularly, since I don't realistically need that much cosmetic stuff, but the beauty box is a sweet little boost out of the occasional rut. I highly recommend it as a fun sometimes treat!
Pies and Tarts with Heart's parsnip pie
So you know how I mentioned Jameson's and my pie fail? Well, we turned that pie frown upside-down and created an overwhelming pie success.
Jameson received a copy of Dynise Balcavage's fantastic Pies and Tarts with Heart, and gave me three choices: pumpkin, sweet potato, or parsnip pie.
Parsnip? Sounds weird. Heck yeah!
We split the shopping. Jameson still has a little bit of parsnip PTSD from this super chatty chick at the Broadway Farmer's market who would. not. stop. talking. about parsnips, while I found Trader Joe's Cinnamon Schoolbook Cookies to be a decent vegan crust option — the recipe calls for vegan gingersnaps, which I could not find, so we added a bit of powdered ginger to increase the spiciness. I bet TJ's Speculoos cookies would make a delightfully decadent alternative.
The photography in Pies and Tarts with Heart is beautiful, but I think that this is the first time that my version of the recipe actually looks better than the book's (the actual pie itself, not my gross blurry yellowy crappy lighting iPhone photos); Dynise's version is a little chunky, while when smoothly pureed (as we did) the filling is gloriously silky.
We ruminated on all of the different possibilities that one can take with this pie. Sub out the cookies for saltines and make a savory version with caramelized onions? Add some dried cranberries for color or candied pecans for crunch? The possibilities are endless. The parsnips are constant.
The parsnips add a slight hint of earthiness to an otherwise decadent experience — this pie is the new millionaire who's still a country boy at heart; you can put some fancy clothes on him and give him the keys to a fancy German car (and I ain't talking Jetta) and stick him in a luxury condo, but he still enjoys rustic pleasures like Budweiser and cowboy boots and treating a lady right. I'm not entirely sure whether we're still talking about pie or the 50+ erotic novel that I'm about to write.
Umm, pie. right.
Despite the sweetness radiating from every custardy bite, it's a health food compared to other pies gracing your autumn table — the filling is mostly parsnips and tofu instead of your traditional egg and condensed milk variety.
The other recipes in the book look equally delicious. I haven't cooked any of them yet, but I've drooled a ton over the cheeseburger pie, the "yo rocky" road pie, frozen grasshopper pie, and so many others. At first, I was all, "how many different pie recipes do you really need?" but Dynise's variety of crusts, from traditional to exotic potato-based delicacies like hashbrowns, and styles make you want to buy another pie plate (I totally did — thanks, Grocery Outlet!) and eat (n/360)πr2 after (n/360)πr2 (where n is the number of degrees in the central angle of the sector — get it? A wedge?) of pie, glorious pie.
Jameson brought over some fortified wine leftover from another article for us to sip with our pie: a dry Madeira, a sweet Madeira, and a port. I was a newbie to all of them, and found them to be quite drinkable and similar to vermouth: the port and sweet Madeira were sweet and smooth, while the dry Madeira would make a nice compliment to green olives in a Martini glass. Maybe?
But then Daniel forever ruined Madeira by introducing me to the song above that apparently his mother used to sing to him as a kid. Looking back as an adult, he agrees that was a little weird that his mom would sing ditties about date rape to her child.
Have some Madeira, m'dear.
Surprisingly Sweet Parsnip Pie
Thanks to Dynise for letting us publish this!
Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) pie
- 1 All-Purpose Cookie Crust made with gingersnaps (see below)
- 2 pounds (908 g) parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) chunks (about 4 cups [520 g]
- parsnip chunks)
- 1 (12-ounce, or 336 g) box aseptic-packaged tofu (do not use refrigerated tofu; it is too
- grainy for this recipe)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (170 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C, or gas mark 7). Prepare the cookie crust and press into a pan. Refrigerate until the filling is ready.
- Boil the parsnips until soft, about 15 minutes. Place in a large bowl and mash until creamy.
- Blend the remaining ingredients in a food processor or in a blender until well incorporated, then add the parsnips and process until smooth-ish and well combined. You'll need to scrape down the processor every now and then.
- Pour the filling into the crust, leaving 1/4 inch (6 mm) of space to the crust edge. Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4) and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the pie top is golden. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before slicing.
All-Purpose Cookie Crust
Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) crust
- 11/2 cups (150 g) crumbs from dry vegan wafer cookies or graham crackers (try chocolate, gingersnaps, lemon snaps, animal crackers, or just the tops from Oreo-type cookies minus the creamy filling; you'll need about 3 cups [150 g] cookies or crackers to get 11/2 cups [150 g] crumbs)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons (55 g) margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whiz the cookies/crackers and salt together in a food processor until very powdery and fine. Add
- the margarine and whiz again. Press into your pie pan. That's it!
If you need to prebake, bake for 10 minutes at 350ºF (180ºC, or gas mark 4).
Bake and Destroy and Riesling
Natalie Slater of Bake and Destroy is definitely one of my biggest food blogging ladycrushes. She's beautiful yet tough, has great style, and comes up with the awesomest vegan dishes (Doritos encrusted tofu, anyone?). Plus, she named her son Teno, which rhymes with Zeno, and y'all know how much I love my Zeno. Also, my childhood cat was named Natalie, so there's that too.
Basically, I love her because she cooks badass food and reminds me of various cats.
Anyhow, a while back, my friend Jameson Fink approached me with a proposition (not as shady as that sounds): he had received a copy of Natalie's new book (also called Bake and Destroy) from the publisher, and suggested that we bring our blogs together for vegan meal paired with wine. Jameson writes Wine Without Worry and hosts the podcast of the same name, and while he is not a vegan, is a general lover of deliciousness, meaty or planty.
Jameson and I met when we were both with Foodista, me as an intern (also not as shady as that sounds) and him as a freelance wine writer. We're both huge history buffs (he has a masters in it) and adore Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita. Jameson started to build up his own wine writing business a few years ago and I'm always envious of his travels – we had to postpone our initial cooking session because his flight back from a wine tour of Italy was delayed in Heathrow.
He told me to pick a couple of recipes from the book, one sweet and one savory, and he would find a wine that matched. I went for a circular theme with the green bean casserole pizza (pg. 106 – recipe also on GoodVeg, h/t to Jameson for finding that) and frozen lemonade pie (pg. 20), and he selected a couple of dry rieslings to go with them: Pewsey Vale's Eden Valley Dry Riesling (Australian) and Weingut Stadt Krems' Steinterrassen Reisling (Austrian).
You can read his thoughts on the pairing, including probably the best quote on vegan wine I have ever read. And is much better edited than this long and rambling one.
Jameson says of these selections,
Dry Reislings compliment lighter dishes but also have enough liveliness to cut through a rich sauce — like a hot knife through cold vegan margarine. They're vegetable-loving wines, for sure.
Green bean casserole is my absolute favorite part of Thanksgiving (aside from the family and gratitude, I guess), and this pizza is kinda like when you're a kid and you make little sandwiches of everything between Grandma's dinner rolls because food isn't fun enough on its own.
In the interest of saving time, we subbed out Natalie's pizza dough recipe for Trader Joe's (whole wheat, gross, because they were out of the regular type), which worked pretty well. Except don't use whole wheat pizza dough. You're already indulging — might as well go for the real deal. It's pizza, not salad, for crying out loud.
The ridiculousness of the concept aside, this stuff is fantastic and could fool even the most sensitive omnivore palate. My one recommendation is to cut the green beans into bit-sized pieces instead of halving them, like Natalie recommends, which will make it easier to slice and then eat — it's basically knife-and-fork pizza.
I also can't follow directions, so we elected to sub out the flour for corn starch, as I neglected to add the flour before the stock. Jameson worked in a bakery when he was in grad school, so he was skeptical of adding a warm sauce to a pizza and we let the sauce cool a little, but it all turned out okay. Perhaps that's why the directions instruct you to pre-bake the crust? We also debated whether to maaaybe use a little less sauce, but ended up putting all of it on.
So. effin'. good.
Our frozen lemonade pie was a disaster (mea culpa), as I had never used my roommate's ice cream maker. So, while we weren't able to taste the finished version, the flavors of the soupy pre-churned filling were wonderfully zesty and creamy, and I bet it would have been awesome. Sigh. We did collaborate on another dessert pie from another vegan cookbook, which I am super excited to tell you about in a separate post.
The other recipes in Bake and Destroy, ranging from savory nacho cupcakes to spaghetti pie to falafel waffles (but also including your classic mac and yeast and green smoothie), are fun and unconventional and mostly not the healthiest (with some exceptions).
Bake and Destroy is too weird to be your one and only vegan cookbook (unless maybe you aren't vegan), but will convince new vegans that plant-based cuisine isn't boring and is also great for long-time vegans who want to rediscover the magic of cooking. If you have young'uns at home, I bet you'd like this too.
As Jameson said, the dry Riesling cut through the richness of sauce and fried onions like a lightsaber through Luke Skywalker's wrist. Dry Riesling isn't that stuff you might have gotten sick off when your idea of class was chugging cheap wine instead of cheap beer (if you're anything like my roommate Daniel, who paled when I offered him a glass) — it's more robust than a chardonnay, but with a bit of a bite instead of cloying sweetness. I'm a fan.
Even better, Jameson also confirmed with the distributor that both of these selections are vegan. I don't know where you would find them in Seattle, but Jameson might. Go over to his blog and ask him.
You can also do a quick Barnivore search to find a vegan dry Riesling — those of us here in Washington State will be please to know that Chateau St. Michelle's dry Riesling is considered vegan.
So, this is where the post gets a little technical, because I'm going to talk about vegan wine. If you already know about what makes a wine vegan, you can skip this part and scroll to the picture of Zeno wearing a scarf at the end of this post.
If not, read on and educate yourself.
Though wine's ingredients are all plant-based products, many people (even a lot of winemakers I've talked to) are unaware that wine is not always animal-friendly due to how it is fined (the process of removing impurities).
Basically, after you foot-stomp your fruit and leave it to age in barrels, there are a lot of little grapey and yeasty particles floating around in the liquid that need to be removed so that so that the consumer isn't drinking wine with pulp.
Here is an artist's rendering of what that looks like:
Traditional fining agents are animal based — gelatin, egg white, or isinglass, made from fish bladders. The vintner throws these into a vat of wine, and they float around eating up particles like Pacman.
Vegan wines use benonite, a clay, to filter out impurities and ensure that a purple stain is the only thing caught in your teeth.
According to Wikipedia, some countries, like Australia and New Zealand, require their wines to list animal-derived fining agents as potential allergens, so if you're concerned about vegan ingredients, you might start there. (I don't know if this actually is true in the US. I should ask Jameson.)
So, in conclusion, check out Bake and Destroy and drink more wine.
Here's that picture of my cat wearing a scarf.
Have you cooked anything from Bake and Destroy? Do you have a favorite wine? Isn't my cat the cutest? I'd love to hear your thoughts (especially about how jaunty my cat looks in his scarf).
Meet your new best friend at Seattle Humane Society's Meow Mixer
I adopted Zeno when he was 8 weeks old from Purrfect Pals. He was super cute (see below), but I am never, ever getting a kitten again.
While the love of a cat is a priceless joy, kittens are (adorable) little terrors. They wake you up at 5 a.m., poop and pee themselves and your bed indiscriminately, and scratch your face while you're sleeping. Plus, they get into little crevices and cracks that you can't really reach into and bite you when you try to get them out.
Ugh. The worst.
Zeno, while still a jerk, is much mellower as a full-grown fuzzball. When I do get a friend for Zeno (not in the near future, since my roommate already has two cats, though I already have a ton of future cat names picked out), it will be a grown up. Adult cats are calmer, their personalities are already formed, and there isn't as much of a demand as there is for kittens (suckers).
Adult, and especially senior, cats just aren't adopted as much, which is why Seattle Humane Society's Meow Mixer on October 24 from 6 – 8 p.m. is such a good idea.
SHS says,
We hope that our Meow Mixer event will spotlight some of our overlooked adult senior cats who are in foster homes. For foster cats, coming back to the shelter can be a stressful change of routine and environment so this event held in our offices will help create more of a home setting for them. Foster parents always have plenty to say about their foster cats who have been with them for a month or many months!
Plus, Seattle Humane is serving vegan wine from Northwest Cellars (confirmed vegan by Megan) — if Zeno is my best friend, vegan booze is a close second.
So, drive/bus/bike to Bellevue on October 24, enjoy a glass of vino, and possibly go home with your new best friend.
Vegan Czech kolaches
My last name is Pitlick (pit-lick), which is Czech for "scrotum." Yup, hard to believe that it's even worse in its native tongue.
Technically, it should be spelled Pitlyk (or was it Pytlik?), is pronounced peet-leek, and is the diminutive form of the word "bag" or "sack," literally translated as "little sack." Which, of course, colloquially means… scrotum.
Now that we have that out of the way, the only other reminder in my life of my Bohemian heritage are kolaches.
If you're Czech or Texan, you are well aware of kolaches. Kolaches are sweet buns filled with jam or poppy seeds. Texans make savory versions too. Weirdos.
My dad would bake these every once in a while when I was a kid with jam from our apricot tree. I highly doubt his Czech dad made them for him while he was growing up — he confirmed that the recipe he used come from an aunt.
However, when I asked him for her kolaches, he forwarded me an email from a few-times-removed cousin with a couple of recipes from a cookbook, which I combined to suit my own needs.
This version takes much less time to make than I recall, but time passes differently to a child. My dad would add a streusel stopping to the jam, which is delicious but unnecessary.
Vegan Kolaches
- 2 cups lukewarm non-dairy milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 packages dry yeast
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 6 cups flour, divided
- 1 can poppy seed filling or jam of your choice
- Add sugar to lukewarm milk and stir in yeast in a large bowl. Let sit for a few minutes until foamy.
- Stir in oil, 3 cups flour, and salt and mix until combined. Stir in remaining 3 cups of flour.
- Shape into small balls and place on a greased baking pan about 1 inch apart. Let rise until more or less doubled in size.
- Press down centers with your thumb and fill with desired filling.
- Let rise again and bake at 350° for 15 – 18 minutes.
Sweet tea vodka
Chai is really big in Russia.
Not the spicy sweet chai that we drink over here — chai is usually plain ol' black tea, but it could be green or white or whatever. Chai just means tea.
Russians like tea and Russians like vodka, so why not combine them? Sweet tea vodka ala Firefly is really really easy to make. You just soak 4 or 5 black teabags in vodka for a few hours, remove them, and add 1/4 cup of vegan cane sugar and let that dissolve over a few days. This is easiest in a large mason jar.
BAM — alcoholic Arnold Palmer in no time.
Wild mushrooms
As I've written before, mushrooming is a popular pastime in Russia and other Slavic countries.
It's also a favorite hobby of my new roommate, Steve, an all-American dude from Wisconsin who spends a lot of time on Mt. Rainier for his job.
He returned yesterday from a few days of collecting data with three bags of assorted species of fungi, all of which, he assured me, are edible.
Steve displayed his finds on a plate, educating me on each variety and how comfortable he felt eating them. The chanterelles — two varieties, golden and blue — for sure, the chicken of the woods — probably, the porcini — mosttttt likely.
He invited me in on the tasting, starting with the safest: the chanterelles. He washed a large one (even though you supposedly shouldn't, as it makes them waterlogged), chopped it, and sauteed it in olive oil with some sea salt, garlic powder, and black pepper until the flesh reached a golden sear. He said that I was under absolutely no obligation to sample it, and he would understand if I didn't.
With eager trepidation, I took a small piece. It was delicious: buttery, savory, earthy, in a familiar way. Definitely a chanterelle.
We put the others in the fridge, and I don't think I'm brave enough to try them. Steve has a scientist's eye and they all resemble the pics of safe mushrooms in his mushroom hunting book (no white gills — "white gills kill") but I'm going to let him confirm.
Supposedly the most common cause of mushroom sickness is the placebo effect — the stress of thinking you've eaten a poisonous mushroom when it's really the edible variety.
I'd just rather not find out.
Soy-free vegan sour cream
Sour cream — smetana — is a staple in Russian (and presumably other Eastern European) cuisine.
Tofutti's vegan version is awesome, but not great for people with soy sensitivities. I also worry about eating processed foods, though you wouldn't know it based on how often I eat them.
While watching football at the Redwood recently, a friend got a little too liberal with malt vinegar — its flavor on french fries reminded me of dairy sour cream. So, I combined 1 cup cashews (soaked overnight), a couple teaspoons of malt vinegar, a pinch of salt, and about 1/3 cup water in my Vitamix for a creamy, soy-free, no-cow alternative.
It's okay, though I might just stick with a recipe from the pros.
Potato croquettes with mushroom-lentil gravy
"Russian food is heavy and your host mother will want to feed you," they told me. "If you eat a lot on your first day, she will be offended if you don't eat that much at other meals. You're setting a precedent."
With visions of gaining 25 pounds in a semester*, I tried to restrain myself when my host mother served me a giant plate of fried potato croquettes and mushroom gravy several minutes into my stay, but the hunger of a four-hour train ride and deliciousness of her cooking compelled me to devour the entire plateful, thus sending me on a downward spiral of food consumption that would persist for the next few months.
My attempt to recreate this meal turned out to be similar to large, fried gnocchi, not crisp deep-fried patties like hers were, but I'm not complaining. I'd try to deep fry them more next time, and if you have pointers for how to make them more croquette-like, please share.
Potato croquettes
- 1 lb potatoes, skinned and boiled
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 small onion, diced and fried until brown
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 TBS water
- 1 tsp oil
- Mash potatoes and stir in all other ingredients.
- Fry for a few minutes on each side.
Mushroom-lentil gravy
- 4 oz. mushrooms
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1/2 cup cooked lentils
- 1 cup broth
- 2 TBS flour
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- Saute mushrooms, onions, and garlic until basically cooked.
- Add broth, lentils and salt and pepper and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Stir in flour to thicken.
* yeah yeah yeah, body shaming blah blah — I know. I was 20, okay?
Vegan marshmallow vodka
I was going to post this yesterday, but I got all distracted painting transitional housing for AIDS patients as part of United Way's Day of Caring. Then I was going to take better pictures this morning, but I had to rush off to Farm Sanctuary's Walk for Animals.
I'm just going to take a moment to pat myself on the back and to let you fully grasp what a good person I am.
Okay, that's enough.
There are a lot of disgusting vodka flavors on the market right now. I don't know why or how this trend started (FYI — commercially made Strawberry vodka is the grossest stuff ever) but, like Russia's laws on homosexuality, I'd like to see it go.
However, if you are intrigued by the whipped cream or marshmallow flavors and question whether or not they are vegan, do I have the equally disgusting solution for you: make your own by soaking half a package of Dandies in 750 mL of vodka for a few days and then straining.
The vodka will take on a marshmallowy flavor and a delightful cloudiness, and the Dandies will turn into these weird opaque blobs.
I wish I could better capture the otherworldly jiggle of a vegan marshmallow that has been soaking in vodka for three days, the plop of alcohol-soaked Dandies hitting alcohol-soaked Dandies as they're poured into a strainer.
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Second man charged with shooting San Antonio girl
Second man charged in November wounding of San Antonio girl, 3, when bullet went into bedroom
A second man has been charged with assault over shots fired into a South Texas house that wounded a 3-year-old girl as a man outside was slain.
San Antonio police say 21-year-old Damien Deleon was being held Monday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the Nov. 7 attack. Bond has been set at $75,000 for Deleon, who was arrested Sunday. Online jail records did not list an attorney for him.
Police say Jaylyn Vasquez was grazed by a bullet while in a bedroom. Authorities say Joe Richard Santos was fatally shot in an apparent lingering dispute from an earlier fight.
Police last week arrested Jonathan Daniel Miranda on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Neither suspect has been charged in the slaying.
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One thing black people need to focus on is education. The black kids I went to school with was ostracized by other black kids because they excelled in school. Sports is a pipe dream. Most don't make any money at it. You might can't change others but you can change yourselves. Being born into poverty did not stop a black man from becoming a Supreme court Judge. He focused on education and he learned a way out of that poverty. Don't make the mistake many white people are making and that is picking a College school major that is not in high demand by the Corporate world.
For those that have kids that are not smart enough to make it in a 4 year College, make sure they do the best they can in school so they can go to a trade school or start off in a business that offers training.
This advice really applies to everyone in America. We are being beaten by Asians. Asians priority is educating their kids
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The easiest method of resetting a user's account password in Linux is to use the passwd command. To do it on Linux Mint, Ubuntu or any Linux distribution that uses sudo, start a shell terminal and type the following command:
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2013 Designated Year of Women in Foodservice
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Food News Media, www.foodnewsmedia.com, publisher of QSR magazine and the newly introduced FSR magazine, which covers the full-service restaurant sector, will roll out its "Year of Women in Foodservice" initiative across both brands in 2013. Ellen Koteff, Special Projects Editor of Food News Media, will serve as ambassador for this program.
The new platform will feature women in all aspects of foodservice: executive ranks, middle management, owner/operators, franchisees, and front and back of the house, as well as from the supplier community.
"Women have been making major contributions to the restaurant industry ever since it began and today own 50 percent of all the eateries in the U.S., a 28 percent increase over the last five years," Koteff says. "We want to tell their foodservice stories in an unprecedented way. We look forward to celebrating their successes, as well as reporting on their frustrations and challenges."
In 2013, both publications will report trends that are affecting women, as well as offer insight from females who are working on the front lines in the restaurant industry.
Women in foodservice have certainly been making cracks in the glass ceiling. Sally Smith, President and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings; Julia Stewart, CEO of DineEquity; and Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, have all made it to the top echelon of the foodservice hierarchy.
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In 2012, Food News Media brought QSR readers monthly reports about "Healthy and Active Lifestyles" in order to promote a dialogue about a topic that is critical to not only the health and well-being of the industry, but also to the American public at large. As the calendar reflects a new year, QSR and FSR will turn their attention to the "Year of Women in Foodservice" in an effort to promote dialogue on this new, but equally important, topic.
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The program's purpose is to provide support for the North Carolina Dam Safety Program in an effort to reach a goal of 100 percent completion of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) on state-regulated dams categorized as High-Hazard Potential (HHP), meaning a breach would threaten loss of life and extensive property damage.
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I have a very fickle relationship with highlighters. I understand the concept, and I've even found some great ones in my searches (Chanel's limited edition Empriente de Chanel comes to mind), but I find there's a very slippery slope when dealing with highlighters. One false move and you're headed to the realm of disco balls and cheap 80's makeup looks. On the other hand, some of them are so subtle that it seems a waste of time to apply them at all. Nonetheless, I'm fascinated by them, in large part because I always read such "glowing" reviews on the blogs.
Since I don't have a great history with highlighters, I'm always loathe to purchase the expensive ones. It seems a waste to spend $30 or more on a product I may never really use when that money could be better spent on, oh, lipstick and the like. So when I saw Hard Candy's Glow All the Way at Walmart for only $7.99, I decided to jump on in and give it a try. Perhaps, I thought, it would be a good replacement for some of its higher-priced sisters in the department stores. Sadly, I was wrong. Waaay wrong.
Hard Candy Glow All the Way Skin Luminizer
Hard Candy used to be sold at Sephora, before being relegated to Walmart. The line is known for it's cute packaging and youthful, bright products. In addition, there's the cheap factor...I have yet to find a single item that tops $10. It's a way to get the look you like for less, right? Hmmm...
When I first opened Glow All the Way, I immediately noticed how thick it is. It's not a light, airy mousse (which I think maybe it was meant to be), nor is it an easy-to-manipulate liquid. Rather, it's a thick, heavy, pearlescent cream. Glow All the Way comes in 2 colors: a bronzer and a "pearlescent" pink. I, of course, went for the pink because that's how I roll.
This luminizer is definitely pearlescent. Infused with 14 carat gold, it's definitely got a sheen to it. As a matter of fact, when rubbed in, the sheen is very pretty...a luminous pink shimmer with gold shot throughout. However, subtle it's not. I worked it and worked it, and no matter how much blending I did, I couldn't get it toned down enough that I would want to go out in direct sunlight while wearing it. You can get an idea of what I'm talking about below:
As you can see, it's a very pale, reflective pink when applied heavily. I rubbed the swatch on the right in quite a bit and still ended up with a shiny mess. Even blotted down, Glow All the Way had so much sheen to it that it was unwearable. In addition, it was very difficult to get an even application. I really, really had to work it before I got it down to a manageable amount of product that didn't look streaky or caked-on. No matter what I did, it was simply not acceptable.
This is also a body luminizer, but I would hesitate to use it that way either. If you miss a spot, it will be glaringly obvious under light, as the shimmer is so overwhelming that it leaves definite lines of demarcation. Between the streakiness, the difficult application, and the overabundance of "luminosity", I can't see how this would work well for any but the bravest souls.
Overall...I'm going to stick to the higher-end brands for my highlighters. This one was an epic fail.
Grade: F
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- Anonymous said... .
Thanks so much for this. I almost threw this in my basket at Walmart but am so glad I skipped it. That super shiny sparkle look is exactly what I wanted to avoid.
August 14, 2011 at 12:03 AM - Shannon (Lipstick Musings) said... .
Yes, unfortunately this was a no-go. I've had terrible luck with Hard Candy so far, so I think I'm going to give up on the whole line. Nothing they make ever works for me.
August 14, 2011 at 8:15 AM - Anonymous said... .
I have a light beige skin tone and I bought this at my Wal-Mart for $6.00. I squeeze a small amount onto my hand and use my finger to pick up just a little and I apply it on the apples of my cheeks. It always blends really well and leaves just the right amount. Although it takes a bit of soap and scrubbing to get it off my hand and finger. I like it but I'm not sure if I would buy it again.
November 19, 2011 at 1:54 PM - Anonymous said... .
I didn't like this for my face, but it works really good for an eye primer!
March 6, 2012 at 1:48 AM - Shannon (Lipstick Musings) said... .
You know, I never would have thought to try this as an eye primer! Good to know it works for something! :)
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Ruy Lopez
CG Artist, GraphicDesigner, 3D Illustrator, Motion Graphics
Mexico City, Mexico
With over 12 years of experience, Ruy Lopez has been producing visual imagery used on a wide range of media and applications: from producing graphic solutions for promotional campaigns, multimedia, 3d animation and motion graphics, to the creation of T.V. spots, corporate video, exhibit design, POP and special events.
To Design with the principle of innovation as means to a contribution for a better society
Ruy Lopez
Work Samples
Coca-Cola FEMSA
Motion Graphics
3D Modeling
Work History
Creative art director - Designer-3d Animator - Producer
Ruy Lopez
Work Experience:
As a daily basis I have been making 3d animation,motion graphics and presentations to clients for the TV, interacting with them from conceptualization and strategic planning to completion of the final product,handling multiple projects simultaneously with specific budget and tight deadlines,working along with different professionals: architects, designers, engineers, print specialists, video editors,web masters, producers, directors and other artists.
My top skills are :
-Creative and Art direction
-3D modeling, 3D rendering , 3D animation and Motion Graphics
-Digital Illustration and Photo Retouching
-Video producing, Post-producing, Directing
-Graphic Design
Most Relevant Projects:
Motion Graphics and 3d animation for promotional campaigns for the TV.
( Open TV ( Channel Five ) canal cinco Mexico City )
Doctor House, Law and Order, The good wife, The Big Bang Theory, Sarah Connor Chronicles, WWE, Nascar, F1, CSI Las Vegas, CSI New York and CSI Miami, Fringe and the Billboard Awards among others.
For the National Mexican TV: Chef Oropeza, Cine Cinco, Megacine, Cinelandia, Cine Mexicano, Mexico Suena, Pequeños Gigantes, Premios lo Nuestro and Megadesastres.
Promotional packages for different TV sports shows including the South Africa World Cup and the Panamerican Games 2011.
Promotional packages for different TV shows and premiere movies.
3D animations and motion graphics for corporate video.
3D animated graphics for FORO TV, a new national TV News channel.
3D modeling, lighting, rendering and animation of environments and characters for a corporate multimedia video for PEMEX, regarding the Mayan culture, working with different 3d software.
Interface design for interactive flash multimedia CD's.
Coca-Cola FEMSA
Corporate Video: Video production, Direction, post-production, Motion Graphics, 3D animation and subtitling in English and Portuguese, for Coca-Cola's Internal projects for the IT ( Information Technology ) Department.
Video shooting on site: interviews ( SAP German executives ) , equipment,Technology ( EDS ) personnel, buildings, factories, transportation and supplies. Audio recording, editing, subtitles.
( Mexico, Monterrey and Toluca ) Produced 7 diferent videos that were showcased in International Conventions and Special Events.
Warner Lambert
Creative & Art Direction, Design and Production for Warner Lambert's brands: Development and Production of creative concepts, graphic Imagery, Print, Illustration, Photography, Costume Design, POP design and transportation graphics for Warner Lambert Products: Halls, Max Air, Trident, Vita-C, Bubbaloo and Clorets. Project Presentation, Project Production. Project management ( time tables, budgets, implementation and innovative products )
Medica Sur ( Hospital )
Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Digital Photo shooting, photo retouching. Multimedia CD graphic design and flash interactivity: Installations, personnel, services, Doctor's Curriculum, Technology, Processes and Patient information.
from 1998 to 2007
Supreme Court ( TV Spots ), Volkswagen (2d animations for TV spot ), Comedor Santa Maria ( Documentary ), Telcel ( furniture design, graphic design ), Jean Pierre ( furniture design ), Cancun's International Airport ( 3d scenery and pavilion design ), HIR casa ( POP, stand and display design and production ), Madagascar the movie ( multimedia CD press kit ), Lafarge ( multimedia CD press kit, graphic design), Motorola ( graphic design, pop ), Listerine ( graphic design, pop ), UDV ( graphic design, pop ), ICA ( graphic design ), Cargill ( graphic design ), Danka ( graphic design ).
In all of the cases the client wanted to change, renovate, refresh or create new ideas, designs and imagery for their brand and/or product.
They needed to find someone that could think "out of the box " but at the same time with the knowledge and experience to make things done and happen.
These are some examples:
Coca-Cola FEMSA: The IT department needed to show the whole technological process, including hardware and software used to implement business throughout the entire network of Coca-Cola FEMSA, including Latin America countries, to the directors board. The challenge was to communicate in a different way ( other than a power point presentation ) the different projects made through time, the benefits in short and long term, the technology being used, and the story of success of Coca-Cola's IT department.
I was delivered with all the information, had numerous meetings with the IT CEO so I could understand how everything was implemented.
Personally I made an intensive study and investigation of the brand itself.
The Solution:
The solution was to create a video that showcased the installations, products, technologies used, personnel, partners,schemes, projects and specific data . I produced the entire video: pre-production, production and post-production including subtitling in english and portuguese. The use of 3d animation along with motion graphics was paramount to create this new-modern and technological view. Custom made music, voice over and interviews. The whole process from A to Z.
The video was to be used in a worldwide convention in Brasil as part of a presentation from the CEO himself.
What once took 4 hours and in some times more to explain using power point presentations, and personal explanations of many executives, now, with this solution, it only took from 15 to 20 minutes max and one person.
The result: On a worldwide presentation, at the end, a story of success. A well deserved applause, and full support from the top directors to the IT department.
Medica's Sur Hospital ( Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department ):
This private Hospital is well-known for it's top-state of the art equipment, technology and facilities which included the TESLA MAGNET.
The general Manager wanted to showcased the new technology, staff, services and installations. They needed to communicate every single aspect of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department including the complete doctor´s staff resume.
The Solution:
The solution was to create a series of photo-shooting on site. These images were used on a video showcase, and every single printed piece that was to be used for the main event.
The multimedia interactive CD flash based presentation included 2D digital animation and motion graphics, music, a photographic gallery with the whole process from the minute the patient arrives to the clinic, until he/she walks out with the results; the doctor's resume, Installations, Map and Contact info.
They had to make sure that their new prospects could understand in a very practical and simple way the whole process and the different elements involved on it. The interactive CD was the perfect solution to their needs.
The result:
After producing the photo shooting, the graphic design, and the multimedia CD, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department was ready to promote all of their services in a new,modern - visual way.
B&B Promotions Agency BTL.
B&B had numerous clients with basically the same needs.( Warner Lambert, Motorola, United Distillers and Vingters and Listerine ) To promote their new brands and products. To captivate their young targets with innovative campaigns.
The Solution:
As the creative lead of the different winning campaigns, I researched, produced and designed many things:
After choosing the best creative idea ( weekly meetings with the agency ) I made a complete presentation of the campaign itself.
After the campaign's concept was accepted by the client, I produced digital graphics with a number of applications: ( vehicle graphics, brochures, posters, cloth digital printing, display graphics ); I also produced different products that went from P.O.P displays, Custom made modern costumes and special clothing, back packs, interactive harnesses, giant puppets, interactive-virtual game trucks, air game booths, stage trailers, installations and sachet-product deliverables systems.
From my experience I can say I have a keen eye for detail, I like to research for new solutions, new ways to communicate an idea, to work as part of a team and to lead projects from start to finish.
Multidisciplinary and resourceful. Trustful.
Universidad del Valle de Mexico .Bachelor's Degree in Graphic design
Renaissance Center - Maya Workshop ( USA )
Flashforward workshops New York City ( USA )
Mac world workshops New York City ( USA )
Web design (Mexico City)
Centro de la Imagen Taller de Cine Experimental (Mexico City)
The Anglo Mexican Foundation (Mexico City)
Languages: Spanish (native)100% English 100% French 50 %
Awards: Expose II Selected ( Australia )
National video finalist - Bienal de Video- ( Mexico City )
National Design Finalist-furniture design -Bienal de Dise�o
I.N.B.A ( Mexico City )
Software: Maya Unlimited and Mental-Ray, Cinema 4D,3d studio max and v-ray, Z-brush, Modo, Wings 3D, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Vue d´spirit, Illustrator, painter, Flash, Indesign, Office.
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In addition, the researchers plan to expand the theory to three dimensions. Future versions of the theory aim to describe and predict the shape of flocks, and how it fluctuates. And perhaps most profoundly, the researchers intend to study how a disordered group of birds transforms into a unified flock. Knowledge about flocks of birds can be applied to collective motion in other groups of animals, and to other problems, including the behavior of humans in their automobiles. Understanding how groups of birds move together might give transportation officials and highway designers new strategies for making the rush-hour commute a bit more smooth.
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I was tied up last week writing a cover story about what the bad economy means for the Jewish community:
These are tough times for all Americans. The drama working its way through the economy—surging gas and food prices, crises in the housing and financial markets, climbing unemployment rates and a dismal overall outlook—has been written into the American Jewish story, too.
That paragraph, however, was the nutgraph for a cover story I wrote about the economy only four months ago. It's amazing how much worse it's gotten since then.
The stock market, which closed under 8,000 yesterday fro the first time since 2003, has been so schizophrenic that it's been up 500 points in the morning only to close down 200 or more. Everyone, Americans and those abroad, are being affected. Nonprofits have less money coming in the front and more demands knocking on the back door. And we're not even technically in a recession yet.
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Something needed to be done. Something maybe only God could do. So the leaders of Israel's largest seminaries designated Nov. 13 a day of prayer for Jewish philanthropists—"a united effort to storm the gates of heaven and plead for the financial health of Jewish philanthropists, so that they can continue to support Torah institutions in Israel."
No one has gone unscathed by the convulsions of the global economy. Even the wealthy are losing money—and if they cut their charitable giving, it is likely to ripple across the Jewish nonprofit sector.
Birthright Israel appears to be an early victim.
The charity, which sends Jews between the ages of 18 and 26 on all-expenses-paid 10-day pilgrimages to the Jewish state, had a sugar daddy in casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who gave a combined $60 million in 2006 and 2007—about a third of the program's operating budget. Since October 2007, the value of Adelson's company, Las Vegas Sands, has plummeted from a stock price of $138 to just above $5 on Nov. 12. Adelson personally has lost more than $30 billion.
Not coincidentally, Birthright announced this month that it is slashing its budget by $35 million, down from $110 million. Next year, the organization plans to send only 25,000 young Jews to Israel, compared with 42,000 this year.
A weak—though improving—dollar has added to the decline in funds for organizations doing work overseas. The Jewish Agency for Israel, for example, announced last month that it would cut $45 million, or about 15 percent, of its 2009 budget. This followed the slashing in June of 60 jobs at the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), which was facing a $60 million budget deficit, and cuts in May of 32 jobs and $3.2 million in expenses at the United Jewish Communities, the umbrella organization for North American federations.
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