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Brewery: Clown Shoes Ipswich, Massachusetts
Beer: Blaecorn Unidragon
Serving: 22 oz bottle
Glassware: snifter
Information: Bottled 11/2011, 12.5% ABV.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Price: $8.99 / bottle
Availability: Year-round
Cellaring: Under proper conditions, this beer can be cellared for extended periods.
Pairings: Sweet honey barbecue, grilled cheese – wheat bread, sharp cheddar, milk chocolate.
Pouring a dark mahogany brown with good clarity, Blaecorn Unidragon is a dauntingly black color in the snifter. A thick mocha brown head rests on the beer for quite a while. Dots of lace circle the glass.
Heavily roasted malt provides an intimidating aroma fit to flow from such a badass bottle. Black licorice undertones skillfully hide behind robust molasses and bittersweet chocolate notes and fruity phenol alcohol. Booze soaked raisin and black cherries come to mind. Earthy hop tones are all but forgotten in the midst of the aggressive malt.
Gritty, heavily roasted malt overwhelms the palate with assertive complexity. Profuse bittersweet chocolate leads into a molasses bitterness and fruity alcohol finish that lingers on borderline ethanol.
Teeming with warming alcohol, Blaecorn Unidragon is an inky full-bodied stout that coats the tongue and throat. Well-placed carbonation is lower but works well to keep the beer from total syrupiness. That goes double for the balancing hops.
Fit for a Czar, Blaecorn Unidragon, my first experience with Clown Shoes, is a bold stout to say the least. Assertive, arrogant, and rightfully so, the potent alcohol and robust malt profile – well-balanced with earthy hops – makes this one of the ultimate soul-warming beers despite it's badass exterior.
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The CasaBlanca Resort/Casino and Virgin River Hotel/Casino in Mesquite, NV are searching for a successful candidate for Catering/Convention Services Manager. Position Responsibilities: Responsible for overseeing the operations of the CasaBlanca and Virgin River Convention Service, Banquet, and Catering departments and is responsible for organizing and coordinating events on behalf of the groups utilizing the banquet facilities and the Event Center. Specific duties include: 1. Works to fully understand all of the clients needs and desires to execute a successful function from the time of assignment through event dates until final payment of account on behalf of the client. 2. Provides accurate and timely event information to the various hotel departments relating to the functions for the client.3. Monitors the logistical details of each event and makes necessary changes at the last minute to ensure the client's needs are met.4. Work as a liaison between many departments within our organization directing various function details on behalf of the client.5. Demonstrate exceptional customer service in hopes of providing the client with the best overall experience possible.Successful candidates must meet the following minimum job qualifications:• 2+ years of related experience as a Catering or Food Services Manager (hospitality resort experience a plus). • Excellent Sales skills are required for this position.• Must have working knowledge of Delphi system. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.• This person will be able to handle high stress situations and works well with making last minute changes.• Must have the ability to work nights, early mornings, weekends, holidays and extended work days.• Must have excellent communication, time management, and multi tasking skills.• Must be able to travel outside of the local area.Apply in person at 897 W. Mesquite Blvd. Mesquite, NV 89027, 8:30am – 11:00am (M-F), or at www. casablancaresort. com & click on the link employment link. Pre-employment background check and drug screening required. E.O.E.
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It was like the bizzarro world of fashion at the American Music Awards on Sunday night. Wild things like Nicki Minaj – we mean, c'mon, she attended the Grammys in papal robes this year – turned out in a perfectly lovely mainstream couture confection by Monique Llhuillier. We've seen this neon yellow number before: on "Modern Family" star Julie Bowen at the Emmys.
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Winchester families affected by autism to name their heroes (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Winchester families affected by autism to name their heroes
12:00pm Friday 13th September 2013 in News By Wesley Rock
WINCHESTER families affected by autism are being invited to name their heroes.
The National Autistic Society (NAS) has just opened nominations for the second annual Autism Professionals Awards, which take place in March 2014.
There are eight categories which recognise and reward services and professionals that lead the way in autism practice and make a real difference to the lives of people with autism.
The charity wants to hear from anyone in the district who feels an organisation, teacher, doctor, psychologist or any other professional, has had a significant influence on their lives or those of their loved ones.
Carol Povey, director of the Centre for Autism, said: "Groundbreaking work is going on across the UK to help improve the lives of people with autism and it is vital that we take the time to appreciate the individuals behind this success and celebrate their efforts."
Winchester and Chandler's Ford MP, Steve Brine, is vice chairman of the Parliamentary All Party Autism Group.
He said: "The condition we call Autism spans such an enormous spectrum and, as such there will a great many people who touch the lives of those living with the condition.
"The professional support will be crucial but often in my experience it's a parent or even a sibling who makes life liveable; not because it's their job but simply because they love the person. I hope there will be a great many nominations from our district."
The 2014 Awards will be presented at the NAS' Professional Conference on 4 March 2014 at the Harrogate Royal Hall Theatre.
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Allerton Park & Retreat Center
Allerton Park was the private estate of Robert Henry Allerton, who donated it to the University of Illinois in 1946. It features 1,500 acres of woodlands, formal gardens and more than 100 sculptures. The park is open to the public for hiking, picnicking, cross-country skiing and leisurely garden strolls.
CITY: Monticello
Amish Country Tours
A step on guide will accompany your tour of the Amish countryside. The tours will also include meals in Amish homes, and Amish home, buggy shop, dairy farm and woodworking tours. Additional highlights include an Amish museum, local attractions, restaurants, and accommodations.
CITY: Arcola
Anita Purves Nature Center
Located at the north end of Crystal Lake Park, this environmental education facility is a natural resource to individuals, families and groups interested in learning more about the outdoors. The Nature Center features four multi-purpose rooms, an exhibit field station, an Observation Room, the Audubon Nature Shop and an Educator Resource Room. The adjacent Busey Woods is perfect for hiking and bird watching.
CITY: Urbana
Arcola Camper Stop
30 campsites; 28 have water, 30 amp electric and cable TV. Restroom with showers. Sites are grass and gravel, flat and level.
CITY: Arcola
Champaign County Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau acts as an intermediary to set up specific tours of area farms for visitors to Champaign County.
CITY: Champaign
Clinton Lake Marina
Services include boat rentals, beverages, bait, propane tank exchange, slip rentals and an on-site boat service department.
CITY: Weldon
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
Enjoy 9,300 acres of great outdoor picnicking, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing. Fall foliage, winter offers ice fishing, snowmobiling on frozen lake. 308 campsites, Private marina.
CITY: Dewitt
Crist Orchards
This orchard offers strawberries, peaches, apples, cider and other fresh in-season fruits.
CITY: Atwood
Curtis Orchard
Curtis Orchard is an 80-acre apple orchard, pumpkin patch and entertainment farm offers activities for the whole family. Open July 20–December 20, the orchard country store and bakery offer a wide variety of gift and food items, including pies, fritters, apple crisp donuts and award-winning cider. Outdoor activities include seasonal apple and pumpkin picking, kids play structures, a giant slide, several mazes including the corn maze, petting zoo, toddler area, birthday parties and corporate picnics. Weekend activities include outdoor meals, live entertainment, seasonal pony rides, and an orchard wagon.
CITY: Champaign
Downtown Champaign
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
CITY: Champaign
Ferrel Clydesdale Farms
In operation since 1850, the farm features a blacksmith shop and Clydesdale horses. Chuck wagon cookouts are available.
CITY: Lovington
Friends Creek Conservation Area
18 miles north of Decatur on Route 48 near Argenta. The park feature three nature trails - the quarter-mile Friends Creek Trail, the 2-mile Woodland Trail, and the 2.5-mile Sun Trail. Each varies in difficulty and meanders through topographies ranging from open meadows and floodplains, to towering oak-hickory forests and undulating hillsides.
CITY: Cisco
Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden
The gardens boast some of the most beautiful and diverse flora in east-central IL. It also features the award-winning Miriam Davies Memorial Enabling Garden.
CITY: Mahomet
Midtown Champaign
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
CITY: Champaign
Olympic Tribute & Laborer's Memorial
Honoring the extraordinary achievements of Champaign County residents who have participated in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, this granite platform inscribed with the names of the athletes and the Olympic symbol is surrounded by playing fields, gardens and a community college campus. Tribute to Olympic Athletes rises from an ordinary prairie landscape transformed by playing fields, gardens and a community college campus.
CITY: Champaign
Outdoor Center Fields
The Outdoor Center Fields are located at First Street, spanning either side of Stadium Drive. Not just for students, but very welcoming to the general public.! Reservations for special group outings must be made! Outdoor Center Fields Amenities four lighted football fields two lighted soccer fields three lighted sand volleyball courts three lighted basketball courts six lighted Tennis courts Outdoor Center facility with exterior drinking fountains, restrooms, and a meeting room
CITY: Champaign
The University of Illinois Pollinitarium is the first free-standing science center in the nation devoted to flowering plants and their pollinators. Its location in the midst of the Arboretum brings together flowers and pollinators physically and conceptually. Changing exhibits relate to world events and ongoing research on pollinators. Guests can explore beekeeping equipment, see live demonstrations and play interactive games. Because so much depends on pollination, the UI Pollinatarium is dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of pollination as a remarkable ecological partnership and an essential ecosystem service.
CITY: Urbana
Prairie Farm
Prairie Farm features traditional farm animals such as sheep, pigs, horses, cows, goats, chickens, ducks and geese. Visitors are welcome to pet the farm's animals in the petting area. Kids both young and old will enjoy crossing the footbridge that spans the farm's miniature duck pond. Prairie Farm also offers educational programs and private party services. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day; Hours: Daily 1:00–7:00 p.m.; Free! (fee for trolley ride and some programs)
CITY: Champaign
Prairie Fruits Farm
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery is Illinois' first farmstead cheese making facility. Visit this off-the-beaten-path farm and learn about their cheese-making process and their "Animal Welfare Approved" Goat Dairy. Taste their delicious, award winning varieties of goat cheese and sample their amazing goat milk gelato, and organic fruits —fresh picked, of course. During the summer, you can visit their farm during Wednesday afternoon "Open House" (4 to 6 PM) where you can roam the farm and visit with the baby goats as you pick your own fruits and browse the assorted goodies they have to offer! This is a working farm, so check their website for hours and activities before venturing out to the farm.
CITY: Champaign
Shady Crest Farm Market
Come visit this working Amish farm and apple orchard. They have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, plus fresh honey, apple butter and maple syrup. A Deli filled with 15 different Country-Cured Meats & 24 different Cheeses is also available Monday - Saturday. While you're there, enjoy a hand-dipped ice cream cone. You can also find Fresh Baked Goods every Thursday - Saturday. Open year round.
CITY: Arthur
Spalding Skate Park
18,000 square feet of concrete with 3 bowls, a snake run and an exciting street course.
CITY: Champaign
University of Illinois Arboretum
The University of Illinois Arboretum is a living laboratory, including plant collections and facilities that support the teaching, research and public service programs of several units throughout campus. Central to the Arboretum was the development of the "All American Selection Trial Gardens" established by a bequest from Miles C. Hartley in the early 90s. Other highlights of the Arboretum include the Welcome Garden, Hosta Garden, Kari Walkway and native ponds plantings, the Idea Garden, sponsored by Champaign County Master Gardeners, and the Japanese Tea and Dry Gardens at the Japan House.
CITY: Urbana
Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center
The Indoor Aquatic Center has a recreational and competition pool, a beach-like entry and a water playground.
CITY: Urbana
Wandell Sculpture Garden
The Wandell Sculpture Garden was established in honor of Willett and Celia Wandell in 1998. This unique, free outdoor sculpture garden sits among 22 acres of recreated Illinois tallgrass prairie in 130-acre Meadowbrook Park. While walking the looped paths, one can encounter bikers, joggers and other sculpture lovers as the park serves both recreational and educational purposes. Works from local artists with ties to the University of Illinois grace the garden, as well as pieces from artists who reside in New York, California and New Mexico. The garden has both permanent sculptures and some that are rotated every second or third year, keeping it fresh for visitors. Open daily from dawn to dusk.
CITY: Urbana
Woodlawn Country Club
This nine-hole walking course features plenty of trees, and water that comes into play on seven of the nine holes. A snack bar is available.
CITY: Farmer City
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This crash-course will teach you the classic approach to draftsmanship and animal anatomy. If you've ever wondered how drawing masters can depict a horse leaping or a bear dancing without copying photographs, these three days of intense instruction will take you through the process step-by-step. You will learn how to confidently draw animals from imagination as well as to interpret what you see when drawing from real animals. Those mysterious bumps on a lion's limbs will make sense when you know the underlying structure. Marshall will compare various types of four-legged animals with humans, always with an emphasis on how to master "form in space" so they look realistic, alive, and authoritative.
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Jean D. Boyer, Ph.D.
Jean D. Boyer, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
705 Stellar-Chance Laboratories
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-573-9960
B.S. (Biochemical Engineering)
Rutgers University, 1984.
M.S. (Biochemical Engineering)
Rutgers University, 1986.
Ph.D. (Biochemical Engineering)
Rutgers University, 1990.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biochemical Engineering)
Rutgers University, 1984.
M.S. (Biochemical Engineering)
Rutgers University, 1986.
Ph.D. (Biochemical Engineering)
Rutgers University, 1990.
Description of Research Expertise
The cellular immune response is an important component in halting viral replication and in viral clearance. Research in the Boyer laboratory is focused on chronic infections such as HPV, HCV and HIV-1. The laboratory is investigating the profile of the cellular immune response that can suppress viral replication. We have used in the past the primate model and found that antigen specific proliferation of CD8/CD4 lymphocytes can lead to suppressed SHIV89.6p replication. Studies further demonstrated the depletion of CD8 cells in SHIV89.6p infected primates resulted in disease progression. The research team then moved an improved SIV vaccine into a more stringent primate model. This later model included challenge with SIVmac239. Our studies demonstrated increased cellular immune responses. Higher levels of vaccine specific lymphocytes proliferation was observed. Higher numbers of vaccine specific effector cells able to secrete IFN-gamma were also observed. Yet, we did not observe better viral control. The laboratory completed a project that incorporated gene array analysis of vaccine specific T cells. We found, similar to our immunological assays, T cell proliferation was important. The laboratory has on-going projects to study the immune response to HPV, HIV and HCV vaccines and the correlation to viral suppression.In addition, we have observed that higher levels of inflammatory molecules are present in those who are HIV-1 infected. In vitro studies of these inflammatory molecules demonstrated the ability to suppress T cell immune response. We have several projects on going to understand the mechanism by which chronic inflammation leads to immune suppression.
Selected Publications
Yin J, Dai A, LeCureux J, Arango T, Kutzler MA, Yan J, Lewis MG, Amir Khan A, Niranjan Y. Sardesai NY, David Montefiore D, Ruth Ruprecht R, Weiner DB and Boyer JD: High antibody and cellular responses induced to HIV-1 clade C envelope following DNA vaccines delivered by electroporation. Vaccines 2011.Stadtmauer EA, Vogl DT, Luning Prak E, Boyer J, Aqui NA, Rapoport AP, McDonald KR, Hou X, Murphy H, Bhagat R, Mangan PA, Chew A, Veloso EA, Bruce L. Levine BL, Robert H. Vonderheide RH, Abbas F. Jawad AF, Carl H. June CJ, and Kathleen E. Sullivann K: Transfer of influenza vaccine-primed co-stimulated autologous T cells after stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma leads to reconstitution of influenza immunity: results of a randomized clinical trial Blood 2010.
Yin J. Dai A. Shen A. Lecureux J. Lewis MG. Boyer JD: Viral reservoir is suppressed but not eliminated by CD8 vaccine specific lymphocytes. Vaccine 28(8): 1924-1931, February 2010.
Yin J. Dai A. Laddy DJ. Yan J. Arango T. Khan AS. Lewis MG. Andersen H. Kutzler MA. Draghia-Akli R. Weiner DB. Boyer JD: High dose of plasmid IL-15 inhibits immune responses in an influenza non-human primates immunogenicity model. Virology 393(1): 49-55, October 2009.
Mueller YM. Do DH. Boyer JD. Kader M. Mattapallil JJ. Lewis MG. Weiner DB. Katsikis PD: CD8+ cell depletion of SHIV89.6P-infected macaques induces CD4+ T cell proliferation that contributes to increased viral loads. Journal of Immunology 183(8): 5006-5012, October 2009.
Demberg T. Boyer JD. Malkevich N. Patterson LJ. Venzon D. Summers EL. Kalisz I. Kalyanaraman VS. Lee EM. Weiner DB. Robert-Guroff M. : Sequential priming with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) DNA vaccines, with or without encoded cytokines, and a replicating adenovirus-SIV recombinant followed by protein boosting does not control a pathogenic SIVmac251 mucosal challenge. Journal of Virology. 82(21): 10911, November 2008.
Boyer, Jean D. Halwani, Rabih. Yassine-Diab, Bader. Haddad, Elias K. Robinson, Tara M. Kumar, Sanjeev. Parkinson, Rose. Wu, Ling. Sidhu, Maninder K. Phillipson-Weiner, Rebecca. Pavlakis, George N. Felber, Barbara K. Lewis, Mark G. Shen, Anding. Siliciano, Robert F. Weiner, David B. Sekaly, Rafick-Pierre.: Therapeutic vaccination with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-DNA + IL-12 or IL-15 induces distinct CD8 memory subsets in SIV-infected macaques. Journal of Immunology 180(12): 7969-79, Jun 15 2008.
Yin J. Dai A. Kutzler MA. Shen A. Lecureux J. Lewis MG. Waldmann T. Weiner DB. Boyer JD. : Sustained suppression of SHIV89.6P replication in macaques by vaccine-induced CD8+ memory T cells. AIDS 221(14): 1739, September 2008.
Hokey, David A. Johnson, F Brad. Smith, Jasmine. Weber, Joshua L. Yan, Jian. Hirao, Lauren. Boyer, Jean D. Lewis, Mark G. Makedonas, George. Betts, Michael R. Weiner, David B.: Activation drives PD-1 expression during vaccine-specific proliferation and following lentiviral infection in macaques. European Journal of Immunology 38(5): 1435-45, May 2008.
Hokey DA. Johnson FB. Smith J. Weber JL. Yan J. Hirao L. Boyer JD. Lewis MG. Makedonas G. Betts MR. Weiner DB. : Activation drives PD-1 expression during vaccine-specific proliferation and following lentiviral infection in macaques. European Journal of Immunology 38(5): 1435-45, May 2008.


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1. Clear, square canisters with air-tight lids for flour, sugar, rice, pasta, and other dry goods. Be sure they stack and come in a variety of sizes. Don't forget to label.
2. Expandable tiered shelf organizer - This is kind of like "stadium seating" for canned goods. Expandable is the key. It will offer flexibility to fit most spaces. There are smaller tiered organizers for spice jars.
3. Clear food storage bins - A home for snack bars, chips, microwave popcorn, pasta and rice packets. The bin contains those frustrating packages that get lost or flop over on the shelf. Be creative and use containers that aren't necessarily made for kitchen organizing. Some people use plastic shoe boxes or wicker baskets. Any will work but I prefer clear or opaque so you can see at a glance what and how much is in the bin.
4. Under shelf baskets - Food can be stacked only so high so there's often wasted space under shelves. My favorite under-shelf storage is the placemat holder. http://bit.ly/XHoryB In addition to storing placemats, this can be used to hold cutting boards and baking sheets.
5. Turntable/Lazy Susan - Turntables work well especially in corners or those hard-to-reach areas. They are great for cooking oils, vinegar, and other bottles. I prefer turntables with a lip around the edge. I do not like double tier turntables. It may seem like a good use of space but it's difficult to see things on the bottom tier and bottles on the top tier may topple when the turntable is spun. Be sure the turntable is made to be easily cleaned.
What containers have you used to keep your pantry organized? Please leave your comments below.


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Dealer.com establishes a model food system
"I answer directly to the CEO. No one else in the company does," says Shawn Burdick, manager of Dealer.com [1]'s Dot Calm Café, of his interactions with boss and founder Mark Bonfigli. "That's how important food is to this company."
At many Burlington businesses, employees still brownbag it. But at Dealer.com, Vermont's fastest-growing company, Burdick's team of 10 prepares breakfast and lunch each day with local, healthy ingredients. For their at-home cooking needs, employees get 10 percent discounts on CSA shares from the Intervale Food Hub [2] or Jericho Settlers' Farm [3]. Soon an in-office market will allow them to shop for locally crafted items such as Aqua Vitea kombucha [4] and From the Ground Up [5] pizza dough without ever leaving the office.
All those foodie perks help make Dealer attractive to tech-savvy applicants. Burdick says the company, which currently has 580 "Earthlings" (as it calls them) in Burlington and 50 more in its Manhattan Beach, Calif., satellite office, is hiring about 30 new employees every two weeks. Most of them will be charged with building and maintaining websites for auto dealers — time-consuming, labor-intensive work.
In feeding its employees well for the long haul, Dealer follows a trend set by higher-profile tech companies such as Pixar, in Emeryville, Calif., where animators can enjoy chilled asparagus soup amid pictures of Ratatouille's Remy the gourmet rat. But Burdick's in-house eatery at Dealer.com has a secondary agenda: keeping employees healthy, as defined by the whole-fat guidelines of the Weston A. Price Foundation [6]. The controversial diet is a pet cause of Bonfigli's wife, Marisa Mora.
Thanks to Bonfigli's over-the-top ardor for maintaining employees' well-being, the Burlington company has earned a reputation as a fun place to work. A nook decorated with Christmas lights houses the "life team," whose full-time jobs involve improving the lifestyles of the "Earthlings." Life director Heidi Brigham mentions a recent apple-pie-and-cider-themed "life social" as one companywide activity. Everyone is invited to take free, in-house French or guitar lessons and get a weekly chair massage.
The company offers discounts at more than 100 businesses, including restaurants such as Chef's Corner [7], Fresh Market [8] and Three Tomatoes Trattoria [9]. To work it all off, the massive "Playground" has classes all day; during a break, hearty eaters can lift kettle bells or stretch on the Pilates reformer bed, then relieve stress with Ping-Pong or Air hockey.
If that's no ordinary office gym, Dot Calm is no ordinary cafeteria. Burdick, 40, has worked as executive sous-chef at both the Topnotch [10] and Stoweflake [11] resorts. After that, he says, he refined his cooking in Aspen, Colo., restaurants. His staff includes alumni of A Single Pebble [12], the Windjammer Restaurant [13] and Sadie Katz Delicatessen [14]. Matt Lunde, the new rounds cook, has also worked at Topnotch and cooked at the James Beard House [15] in New York two years ago as sous-chef to Team Vermont captain Mark Timms [16].
It's an accomplished team, better suited to a restaurant than a cafeteria, but Burdick says the Dealer.com lifestyle attracts top talent. "We get 10 personal days," he says, his face lighting up. "You don't see that in restaurants. I've taken [my staff] all out of coming to work not knowing when you're coming home. They know they're coming home at 3 p.m."
Because the company subsidizes the endeavor, Dot Calm doesn't have the tense atmosphere of restaurants whose owners keep one eye on profit margins. "I don't cut people because of my payroll," says Burdick, who admits that he loses money on all his wares except the prepared chocolate bars and healthy snacks. "We have that buffer of the company."
All team members, however, need to learn a new system of cooking. The principles of the Weston A. Price Foundation inform all the recipes prepared at the company; that's due to the influence of Mora, who was its wellness director until last year. This year, Dealer.com paid for every member of the kitchen staff to attend the foundation's "Wise Traditions" conference in Dallas, Texas.
Weston A. Price (1870-1948) was a globe-trotting dentist who claimed he'd observed a higher level of both dental and general health in unindustrialized nations where people ate unprocessed foods with whole fats. In accordance with his findings, menus at the Dot Calm Café focus on local, grass-fed meats, fresh dairy and organic vegetables. Burdick admits that he finds some of Price's tenets "over the top," such as recommending raw eggs for infants, but agrees with most of the diet.
Assistant café manager Carter Beidler, who worked at Papa John's Pizza and Koto Japanese Steak House [17] before joining Dealer.com, is a more steadfast convert to Price's ideals. "I was never a diet-fad kind of guy," he says. "It's just natural foods in their natural states, what people ate thousands of years ago. Now, cancer and Alzheimer's are on the rise. It struck a chord with me. It doesn't for everyone. It doesn't for vegetarians."
When Burdick joined the company a year and a half ago, it was his job to eliminate white flour, high-fructose corn syrup, canola oil and soy from its small café, now referred to as "1.0." Burdick also helped design the larger 2.0, which started serving in May, and 3.0, the new eatery that opens this winter in Manhattan Beach. 1.0, which still serves grab-and-go sandwiches and salads, will soon become the aforementioned healthy grocery.
Early in Burdick's tenure, he let go a vegan baker who used a soy-butter replacement. Now Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery [18] products and Kate's Homemade Butter [19] reign in the kitchen. Evaporated-cane-juice sugar is the go-to sweetener. The other offending substances are completely off the menu, while dishes with gluten are generally limited to sandwiches on bread from Red Hen Baking Company [20] and O Bread Bakery [21].
One exception: Cancelling Thursday "Croissant Days" proved too controversial among employees, so the French pastries are still available in all their white-flour glory once a week. Meanwhile, muffins prepared by From the Ground Up entice Earthlings who suffer from celiac, and those who don't.
"Some people have hangups about gluten free, so I don't tell them," says Burdick. Beidler bakes crunchy, buttery chocolate-chip cookies using buckwheat flour.
Another Beidler specialty — duck-fat potato chips — is currently on hold. He's still figuring out how to make enough to feed more than 580 people. Meanwhile, he's concocting recipes for homemade ketchup and mustard to replace the expensive prepared bottles the café uses instead of sugar-laden Heinz.
At lunch last Thursday, employees could sample pork loins from Vermont Family Farms in Enosburg, stuffed with kale and croissant crumbs. The tender, caramelized pork was beautifully seasoned and would have fit in at a high-end restaurant, especially with the addition of mascarpone-bolstered polenta made from Nitty Gritty Grain Company [22] cornmeal, and heaping servings of garlicky broccolini and kale. A large plate from the cafeteria line costs $6.50; a small portion, as little as $4.25. Those looking for something even lighter can get a nutrient-packed smoothie.
Against his better judgment, Burdick also provides a daily vegetarian option. "I did get a lot of vegetarian and vegan resistance, and they won," he says of his effort to cook with more animal fats, per Price. "My job is to play to vegan, vegetarian and gluten free." Last Thursday, the veggie option was balsamic portabella Caprese, an indulgent-tasting tower of mushrooms, tomatoes, pesto and fresh mozzarella drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
The life team serves as a liaison between Burdick and the diners to let the chef know what will and won't fly. "Are people going to come in here and drink goat's milk? I don't think so," he says of one Price favorite.
If the demand did present itself, Burdick doesn't doubt he could find a supplier. Both he and Beidler are members of Rural Vermont [23], with strong ties to many local producers. However, the team is realistic about not being able to serve all local, organic and preservative-free food all the time. "It's easy for a family of four," says Burdick. "It's harder when it's a family of 600."
It became even more difficult after Tropical Storm Irene, when disastrous flooding in the Burlington Intervale left Dealer.com without one of its major resources. Jericho Settlers' Farm picked up much of the slack, replacing the Intervale CSA and providing 130 dozen pastured, free-range eggs each week. They're especially popular on the morning scrambled-egg bar.
The cafeteria still composts its waste at Intervale Compost Products and at small farms where the leftovers become animal feed. Burdick says the many young bachelors who populate the office are eager to take their leftovers home, though, assuring low levels of waste.
Burdick is so pleased with the food system he's developed at Dealer.com, he plans to use outreach programs to share it with schools and hospitals. "It will benefit the farmers in the long term to have more large accounts," he notes.
Until then, Burdick is sharing the wealth by inviting employees' families to eat with them at Dot Calm Café. Last week, several small children joined parents for a lunch of homemade broccoli-filled green juice and grass-fed beef sticks — the Dealer.com alternative to Slim Jims. Each Friday, families can converge for an educational food movie.
Keeping the company's own "family" of 600 healthy and fed may not be easy, but Burdick and his team are doing it with flavor.
[1] http://www.dealer.com
[2] http://www.intervalefoodhub.com/ourmarkets/csa
[3] http://www.jerichosettlersfarm.com/
[4] http://www.7dvt.com/2011aqua-vitea-kombucha
[5] http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2010/07/combo-platter-bbq.html
[6] http://www.westonaprice.org/
[7] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=460
[8] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=320
[9] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=326
[10] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=275
[11] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=278
[12] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=106
[13] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=223
[14] http://www.7dvt.com/2011cortijo-farmhouse-tacos
[15] http://www.7dvt.com/team-vermont-beard-house-foundation
[16] http://www.7dvt.com/2009food-science
[17] http://www.7nvt.com/7n/admin/listing.htm?establishment_id=436
[18] http://www.vermontcreamery.com/
[19] http://www.kateshomemadebutter.com/
[20] http://www.redhenbaking.com/
[21] http://www.obread.com/
[22] http://nittygrittygrain.com/
[23] http://www.ruralvermont.org/


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We love casa rosa! Our week here will be in our family's heart forever! Close to Assisi but far enough away to be peaceful... Magical place - we will be back one day! Long way from home but it feels like home!
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- CASA ROSA is a traditional stone farmhouse set high in the green hills of Umbria, central Italy, some 10 km (6 miles) north-east of Assisi. The house is divided into four holiday apartments - one large apartment occupying the whole of the first floor, two smaller apartments sharing the ground floor and one apartment in the converted stables.The Farm is surrounded by woods and farmland, located on a spur the farm has panoramic views over the National Park of Mount Subasio. The hills and forest hide martens, porcupine and wild boar, all of which have been seen on the farm. The wealth of bird life includes buzzards, goldfinches and hoopoes. In spring the meadows, fields and verges abound in wild flowers, among them poppies, cyclamen, wild gladioli, and many types of orchid. From May to July fireflies dance in the night, and through the summer the Farm is home to thirty varieties of butterfly. Along the river are waterfalls and natural pools where one can bathe in the summer. The hills, woods and valleys offer many possible routes for walking. ... more less


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Wow! That's some objective reporting there! Are you on leave from the administration to come tell us these things?
1) Michael Griffin - NASA has been astray for years trying to maintain a good reason to exist since the space race ended. I really don't have anything to say about who administers this organization.
2) Stephen Chu - An AGW supporter leading an organization designed by Carter in 1977 to ween us off of Middle East oil. FAILED. I do commend him for his knowledge of the Polywell project. Let's hope he doesn't sweep it under the rug in favor of the money pit that is ITER.
3) Cyber Security Review - A good thing, but I suspect such reviews are going on at the agency level all the time. It might not be a bad thing to create overarching mandates for this, especially as the Chinese and others are regularly breaking into DoD, DoE and power grid networks. And is this science or defense policy?
4) Mo Money! - More money for research is a great thing if it's targeted to useful research. Unfortunately, much of our scientific research establishment is as dependent on the federal dole as consumers are on crude oil. This leads to an extremely detrimental effect where research that reaches a critical mass politically is henceforth defended against all rational questioning. See AGW. Further, the money for the "stimulus" package is entirely borrowed or printed, meaning that your research will be paid for by generations to come at a cost likely triple the figure given when interest on the debt is included. Let's hope they do something worthwhile with it (maybe that's what those attached strings are for).
5) See borrowing and printing in #4 above.
6) Federal funding for stem cell lines other than those under the Bush administration - While I personally support this, it is important to remember that some people find the use of these cells for these purposes deeply offensive and immoral. You may not agree with them, but I doubt that anyone can effectively argue that the use of these cells in this manner results in the destruction of *potential* human life.
7) Scientific Integrity Memo - I've not read this memo, but based on its description in this article, it sounds as though the administration is not DE-politicizing science, it's RE-politicizing it in manner that it finds agreeable. Science has always been politicized, just ask Galileo about that. What is needed in science is an overhaul of the peer review system that stifles new ideas in favor of funding for old ideas. The current system encourages science to ignore evidence, hide methodology and even manufacture results. This is not only bad science, it's unethical and inefficient in regards to scientific progress. How about publishing or linking the memo?
8) John Holden - AGW alarmism run amuck, this fellow recently floated the idea that we might engineer our atmosphere with particulates to offset the radiative warming from the sun. At least he recognizes that warming comes from the sun, but this is precisely opposed by the very policies the EPA has enforced for the last 40 years. Before we start planning to pump man-made particulates into the atmosphere, it might be wise to understand that global temperatures have been trending down for 10 years now.
9) Nuclear disarmament - this is not science, it's international diplomacy. Why is this being touted as science? I suspect because the writer would like us to know what a swell guy Obama is to reduce our nuclear stockpile. Not that it matters much, we only need a few hundred warheads to maintain deterrence, and the Senate's not going to go that low.
10) CO2 is a pollutant? - Someone needs to tell the plants, especially the ones we eat! They've been breathing that stuff for, well, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS. Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have gone from 0.018% to 0.038% in the last 150 years. This is by definition a trace gas that is *REQUIRED* for life on earth. No verifiable experiment has ever demonstrated that this gas in this quantity will cause a horrible positive feedback that will do the things Al Gore would like you to believe so that you'll buy into his carbon credit scheme. The only source for this alarmism comes from computer models fed by data from poorly located ground monitoring stations, the code for which is made unavailable by the so-called "scientists" who promote this fear mongering.
POPSCI, you're failing miserably at objective reporting. But I will admit, I do enjoy coming here to tell the other side of the story that you're either ignorant of or unwilling to include. Nice list! </snark>


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Dessie Ellis, a Sinn Fein member of the Irish parliament, has been linked with 50 murders committed during the Troubles according to new documents released by the British government.
The Irish Independent newspaper reports that secret internal communications within the British government suggest that former IRA member Ellis was forensically linked to the deaths in both the Republic and in Northern Ireland.
Another internal memo describes Ellis as a 'leading Provisional IRA member.'
Now the Sinn Fein representative for Dublin North-West, Ellis was sentenced to 10 years in prison on explosives charges in the 1980s.
The papers containing the sensation claims date from 1982 and have been released by Britain's National Archive.
Ellis refused to comment. He told the Irish Independent: "No, I won't be saying anything."
Asked if he disputed the claims, he replied: "I don't want to comment on anything said by the Brits. I wouldn't be bothered."
The latest claims are seen as hugely embarrassing for Sinn Fein which has been heavily criticised in the Irish parliament for its links to the IRA.
Both Prime Minister Enda Kenny and his deputy Eamon Gilmore have attacked Sinn Fein's IRA links in recent weeks.
On the last sitting of the house before the Christmas break, Labour Party leader Gilmore asked Sinn Fein's Mary-Lou McDonald: "How many bodies are buried on this island because of Sinn Fein?"
The Irish Independent also reports that 60-year-old Ellis refused to detail his position in the IRA during the Troubles.
All he has ever said is that he was 'at the highest levels.'
Ellis said in a recently published book about his hometown of Finglas that he became involved in republicanism from an early age, first in the civil rights marches and later in the 'armed struggle.'
Ellis was initially arrested in Dublin in May 1981 but jumped bail and fled to Canada, from where he crossed the border into the United States. He was arrested in Buffalo, New York, in 1982 on immigration offences.
The paper reports that an internal communication marked 'secret' from the British embassy in Washington states: "As you know, one of those arrested has turned out on investigation to be Desmond Ellis, who was arrested in Dublin in May 1981 for possession of electronic remote-controlled devices.
"We understand that Ellis is linked by forensic evidence to some 50 murders in Northern Ireland and the Republic."
The 1982 communication also states that Ellis was wanted in Dublin. It says: "Given his record, we hoped that steps could be made to ensure that he was not simply sent back to Canada following next Tuesday's (immigration) court hearing and escape from justice."
Ellis was later extradited to Ireland. In 1983 he was convicted by the Special Criminal Court where he was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
The paper says that in 1990, he was the first person charged under the 1987 Extradition Act for an explosives charge in England.
Ellis went on a hunger strike that lasted 37 days in protest against his pending extradition to England. He was eventually acquitted in London.
there are a lot of politions with bucketfulls of blood on their hands,not just men who were fighting to have one man one vote in their own country.
If there is evidence against Dessie Ellis , lets hear it This entire article consists of rehashing and vague comments " highest level" ,"secret internal communications" while you neglected to mention the attempt to frame him by misuse of fingerprints, by claiming he was an engineer when in fact he was a TV repairman. I attended his trial in London and the same misrepresentation was presented them as in your article. There are crimes committed by the Govt in Ireland against Michael McKevitt Marian Price and Gerry McGeough it would be fitting for the newspapers to spend time on these crimes
Mammaginnty. Whenever Mary lou or any other shinners bring up the subject of how hard it is for people to live, they themselves bring up the troubles as a deflection to what their same party members are imposing on the people of the North on behalf of the brits. As for what is on or off the statute books, doesn`t matter as proven by the Internment that still exists. We don`t have to look any futher than Marian Price or Martin Corey. A war was fought yet SF appear happy enough that those Republicans who no longer tow the sell-out party line remain cortelled as criminals for their soldiering.
email@example.com "Lets not forget the Brits could take Ellis to one of their special courts where no evidence is necessary to convict an Irishman, just the word of an Englishman." Yes, or a "confession" produced in one of the terror state torture chambers. All part of that "unwritten constitution" of theirs – lol.
IrelandNorth when you ask them "to take the beam out of their own eyes "surely you meant Jim Beam".I believe Britain is trying retospevtively trying to re-invent a new GFA by removing the parts pertaining to actions taken by republicans before its inception. I suppose re-writing the rules without consulting the other signatories.And of course they are aided and abetted by the west Brit independent and red white and blue plastic TD's.
A fundamental principal of the rules of evidence is that they who assert must prove. McCarthyesque jurisprudence will simply not do, old chaps. Just not cricket. Something more tangible than suspicion is required. Also, how independent is the Irish Independent. Come to think of it, how Irish is? Conservative and reactionary in 1916, with little improvement for 2016. Also, current Irish govt having difficulty acclimatising to genuine opposition after years of affection. How trustworth can politicos be who were members of Sinn Fein. Then Sinn Fein: The Workers' Party. Then the Workers' Party. Then Democratic Left. Then back to Labour? Messrs Kenny & Gilmore should take the beam out ot their own eyes, before they take the speck out of the Rt Hon Dep Ellis'. We're all answerable to the just judge for our karma, whether militaries, paramiltaries or Taoisigh/PMs.
dukmarshal___ I have some sympathy for what you say, but you ned to be reminded that the British have taken these laws off their statutes. The government of the 26 Counties has not,they continue to run kangaroo courts. You should direct your attention to them.
Lets not forget the Brits could take Ellis to one of their special courts where no evidence is necessary to convict an Irishman, just the word of an Englishman.
Ah, British evidence with respect to any Irishman goes something like this. That fellow Mick looked twice at that Doughtery lassie and we know she went to school with O'Laughin who was friends with Sean who once knew a member of the IRA. So Mick must also be IRA. After all there were many interred who were completely innocent of any crime during the Troubles. I can never trust ANYTHING the Brits say with regards to Ireland.
And should the British leave the EU in pursuit of the Restoration of Serfdom, will the Irish Right follow suit !
Should a soldier be held accountable for those he's killed in combat? In the eyes of Mr. Ellis and those who were involved in the IRA...Where they at war with the British and their allies? Words are relevant and depending on which side of the "proverbial" fence one stands is to how they are interpreted.
Capitalists Cry Murder ! The Irish Right is becoming more and more a Sectarian Element !
The gutter press and the faux labour party are smearing republicans (With the aid of their British seazebags) because they fear a revivalist Sinn Fein. The temerity of any British government to castigate Ellis whilst they are responsible for the murder of thousands of people world wide.Thatcher,Regan,Bush and Blair are war criminals and deserved to be incarcerated.
The colluder pair Secret files lift lid on Thatcher-Reagan Falklands contacts Brit craven Reagan - saving of Thatcher bchistch Elsewhere, the files show that Thatcher stressed the special relationship between the two countries as she requested Reagan's help in a letter signed off with "Warm personal regards, Margaret". "I also believe that the friendship between the United States and Britain matters very much to the future of the free world," she wrote. However, one document showed how deeply indebted British officials felt to the United States for its "clandestine help" during the Falklands war; help that the United States was anxious be kept secret. "The US have made it clear that they do not wish to reveal publicly the extent of the help with which they are providing us. They are very much worried about the effects on their relations with South America. We must accept this as a fact of life," a Ministry of Defence letter said. The United States assisted Britain with intelligence and communications facilities as well as with military equipment such as munitions, the document said, confirming information already in the public domain. Emblazoned with the words SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL, many of the 6,000 declassified files will prove a treasure trove for history students keen on ferreting out hitherto unknown details of the major political events of 1982, said records specialist Demissie. "Everything comes out in the end," he said.
Thetint, you said it all. As for Kenny and Gilmore ranting at Ms Mcdonald of Sinn Féin, they are running scared, as soon as she talks about how people are finding it hard to live, or about the cuts, they won't answer her questions, all they can come up with is the " troubles" people are sick listening to them. all I can say to the brits about Dessie is..." prove it, or shut up "
When all is said and done. After what havoc was wreaked by M. Thatcher in Ireland, it is possible that the current leaders are able to see that Ireland is for the Irish. What was taken and done to the Irish was never on the side of good. Perhaps, they can be friendly neighbors now.
Dessie Ellis? Dessie Smith? One and the same or some edit screw up?
Mea Culpa for posting yet a third time. Did not see seanmac50's attempt to revise the reputation of the westBrit Irish Independent. It's name is an oxymoron because they have opposed Irish Independence since their inception. It has also been rightwing anti-trade union since its inception. Scab press would be the correct description for the II.
Parliament? When did Ireland get a Parliament? Do I detect bias or ignorance by the author (Counihan)? Ireland does not have a Parliament. It does have two houses of the Oireachtas, the Dail and the Seanad. The whole (albeit brief) article is written in "British Sleaze."
Um, Thatcher ordered the assassination of Patrick Finucane. This wouldn't be a Brit attempt to change the subject, would it? The "Irish Independent" wasn't credible in 1916. Did something change that Counihan now thinks it is credible. It is westBrit garbage wrapping paper at its best!
The "Peace process" saved Mr. Ellis from being charged as it did others. This article originated from the british state papers released under the 30 year rule.The Irish Independent is a reputable newspaper in Ireland.
Irish Central: You really ought to be careful when taking copy from the Oirish Independent.


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Obama out today trying to offer relief in the wake of the drought that has devastated nearly two thirds of our country's crops.
With the farm bill -- in congress the president was in Missouri valley Iowa today where he announced.
That the government is buying 170.
Million dollars worth of meat poultry.
And even catfish to train ease the pain for farmers does your tax dollars at work by the way with me now -- -- President of the Oklahoma farm bureau thanks for coming on -- tell me.
What's your reaction what the president did today does that help how much -- -- help -- -- what what would you say about it.
We'll certainly anything would help -- you know that we decreased the amount of let's apply this out there because our products is a product -- the prices product of supply and demand.
And so we have to dump a lot of the the livestock on the market.
Because of the -- because there's no water no sponsors -- feed -- in the and the audience for the for the life started a drought.
There's certainly that's going to be to have the prices -- -- certainly if we can take some of those slots up off the market that will help the the price to the American farmer.
Considerably but the problem is will be enough and will be in time.
Yeah and we were just talking before you -- -- you probably heard about F and on the ethanol mandate right now if that was temporarily removed without help.
Cattle -- -- and and everyone else out there.
Well certainly it would help on on that the corn corn is a product an ingredient of one other livestock feeds.
And that there are a lot of other sources.
-- -- -- -- -- -- ethanol can be produced -- And I'm talking only about emergency issue because certainly those corn growers you know -- be a lot invested in in their crops.
And a lot of that goes on behalf -- more goes to ethanol production.
And so we certainly don't want -- they're they're industry and what they've gotten to points.
But you know we could shift in times of emergency when they have -- -- -- as we have now.
We could shifts some of that over to back to peace and find other ways to you make the supply and demand they ethanol product.
You know we went back and we comb through the US department of agriculture's records to try and find another time when a president has spent this many tax dollars -- 170 million dollars.
Buying up food in order to help.
The industry I mean we found in 2008 spending fifty million on our products we didn't really find something else of this magnitude.
Do you feel at all like -- boats are being bought right now as we head up to this presidential season.
-- others election out there and there's things have been done you know to try to do.
Persuade people influence people especially the farmers -- this country -- what we really need we need the 2012 farm bill.
These patches that we're doing right now on this 170 million dollars and and purchased that it is really a -- what we need is the president to get behind.
The administration needs to get behind and get -- 2000 farm bill.
Past and I what is -- that's that's essential to your during this drought tolerant what is in car.
I'm sorry what is in the farm bill that is essential to you right now in -- -- time what is it that you're looking at there that is a long term -- that you really.
Well courses.
So there's a lot of the the -- -- -- to disaster programs and everything's built into the farm.
Farm bill but what -- the -- up -- -- -- -- -- nutrition.
Over 75% -- they farm bill of the budget actually goes to nutrition -- the food stamp program the school lunch programs and things of that nature.
Only only around 15% noted that commodity program and the other there's fifteen -- stolen farm bill.
And the other thirteen share that -- other percentages there.
But we need to get in what's being held up on the farm Hillary's we're not getting right now is that on the house side we've got the senate does -- -- would get the house.
This past admit there's a difference in the nutrition pets American farmers -- ranchers are willing to take it that in order to help balance -- budget.
But it needs to -- we're spread across all agencies.
But they they get a house whereas I cutting -- food stamps where you're also seeing the costs that it's nutrition bill that the house side would like to cut around 35 billion dollars -- set -- 23 billion.
-- course there's what the whole look this you know a lot of that is does -- have anything -- election possibly.
Because again if you if the president and administration cuts.
That's -- attrition program and that's don't affect certainly a lot of people that may end up going to the polls yeah.
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Last Updated: February 7, 2011
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