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Learn to make the most of delicious lamb with this easy recipe and video tutorial for grilled lamb leg steaks with minted cumin and aubergine relish, buttery potato mash, spinach & beans...
Since the first delivery of lamb back in 1882, New Zealand Lamb has maintained its position as a firm family favourite and throughout the generations has earned a reputation for consistency and quality. And 99 per cent of New Zealand lamb is transported to the UK by ship, which is widely considered to be the most environmentally-sound method of transport.
Lamb is also one of the healthier red meats that you can eat. It's high in B vitamins, zinc and iron and full of protein, while remaining relatively low in cholesterol and calories, so can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet. And when it comes to cooking, lamb is extremely versatile, working beautifully with a variety of ingredients to create some mouth-watering dishes. Though how often do you actually try something new with this popular meat?
Watch the video below to see top chef – and Kiwi – Peter Gordon create grilled lamb leg steaks with minted cumin and aubergine relish, buttery potato mash, spinach & beans, and add it to your favourite dishes list today.
World-renowned chef and restaurant owner Peter says: 'Being a New Zealander, lamb has always been one of my firm favourites to eat. As our lamb is reared on open pastures, it makes it the most tender, nutritious and succulent meat. With its versatile flavours, lamb can be married with a variety of ingredients to create delicious dishes for any occasion.'
Check out Peter and get hints and tips on different cuts of lamb, how to carve and wine matching at www.loveourlamb.co.uk.
4 boneless lamb leg steak (allow 150-200g per person) 1 aubergine (eggplant) olive oil ½ tsp cumin seed 1 red onion, peeled and very thinly sliced 1 ½ Tbsp fresh lime or lemon juice 5 mint stalk (leaves only) 28 ¼ oz potato suitable for mashing, peeled and quartered 5 ¼ oz butter 1 tsp fresh rosemary, sage or thyme leaf 1 ¾ fl. oz. double cream 2 Tbsp whole-grain mustard 7 ⅛ oz green bean, remove tops 17 ⅝ oz spinach, stalks removed, washed and coarsely shredded (or use baby spinach)
Oven at 180°C.
Brush the lamb with olive oil and lightly season, then leave on a covered plate to come to room temperature for an hour or so
Cut the stalk from the aubergine and cut into 1cm dice. Toss with 3 tablespoons olive oil and the cumin seeds and bake near the top of the oven in a paper lined roasting dish until golden and cooked through, stirring every 10 minutes
Meanwhile, mix the red onion with the lime juice and zest and leave to macerate for at least 30 minutes
Once the eggplant is cooked, tip into a bowl with the onion and lime juice, some salt and pepper. After half an hour, shred the mint leaves and mix these in too and taste for seasoning
While this is happening, boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until cooked, then drain
Heat the butter in a small pan over medium heat with the fresh herbs and cook until just beginning to go golden. Add the cream and mustard, take off the heat, and mash into the potatoes -- taste for seasoning and keep warm and covered
Heat a griddle pan or heavy based frying pan over medium heat and cook the lamb for 5 minutes on the first side, then around 4-6 minutes on the other depending how cooked you'd like it to be. Once cooked, take from the pan and rest on a warm dish in a warm place
Bring a pot of slightly salted water to the boil and add the beans. Cook for 3-4 minutes, depending on size, then stir in the spinach and cook for just less than a minute. Drain into a colander and gently press out excess water. Tip into a bowl and lightly season.
To serve -- Place the lamb steaks on 4 warmed plates. Use a dessert-spoon to make a large egg shaped mound of mash and sit it beside the lamb, tuck in some of the spinach and beans then spoon on the eggplant relish.


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Thursday, April 26th, 2012Of course we knew this all along so this is no surprise to us. I tried to warn the Republican Party of the impending train wreck with regard to the fastest growing demographic in the nation. They didn't listen to me and now they are going to have to face the music with regard to how Mexicans will vote in the greater Southwest. The only chance the GOP has to save itself, is to align themselves with someone like Abel Maldonado (former Lt. Gov of California and who supports legal immigration reform).
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Public Policy Polling and Project New America are out with a new poll of Hispanic voters in Nevada, Florida and New Mexico, finding that Mitt Romney's immigration stance isn't doing him any favors in those states … full story here.
Rubio is not going to help Mitt Romney either because Rubio supported Arizona's harsh SB1070 law the way Romney has.
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Today, Cubans and their desendants, such as Rubio, comprise about 3.5 percent of the nation's Latino population and 4.5 percent of eligible Hispanic voters, according to the most recent Census data. The same data indicate that Mexicans and Mexican-Americans make up about 63 percent of the Hispanic population and nearly 60 percent of the nation's Latino electorate.
That's the backdrop that will shape the next presidential election, said DeeDee Garcia Blase, a Mexican-American who lives in Arizona and founded Somos Republicans (We Are Republicans) before leaving the party last year and declaring herself an Independent.
Garcia Blase says she left the GOP after Rubio sponsored federal legislation that she regarded as a direct attack on the country's mostly Central American undocumented immigrants. Rubio has also criticized President Ronald Regan's 1986 amnesty program for undocumented immigrants, Garcia Blase said. "The bottom line is, the party knows that they cannot win without the Latin vote," she said. "But Rubio already drove a wedge between the Cuban-American and Mexican-American communities. I don't think Mexicans are going to buy Marco Rubio and his new story."
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By Ruben Navarrette Jr., CNN Contributor…..This story is important because it drives a wedge between Rubio and the voters he is supposed to be able to deliver to the Republican Party. When you're a Cuban-American politician who is being put forth by your party to help get votes from Latino voters — the majority of whom are Mexican or Mexican-American — things can get complicated.When it comes to immigrating to the United States, Cubans get preferred status. Thanks to the Cuban Adjustment Act, which was enacted in 1966 — or four years after Rubio's grandfather came to the United States — Cuban refugees who flee the Island and reach the U.S. shoreline have a clear path to legal residency and eventual citizenship.Mexican immigrants aren't so fortunate. So when Cuban-Americans do what Rubio has done since arriving in the Senate 16 months ago and take a hardline against illegal immigration, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans have been known to cringe. After all, that's easy for them to say. FULL STORY.


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If you are a step-family and have a child from a previous relationship, you may be thinking about ways to clarify the legal rights and responsibilities that you and your partner have in relation to the children in your family.
We understand that you may want to share all the responsibilities and rights of parents - not just the day-to-day ones.
One way of sharing rights and responsibilities is for the step-parent to become the child's adoptive parent. When reaching your decision about applying to adopt, your child's views will need to be taken into account - both by the assessing Social Worker and by the court.
The law says that the child's wishes and feelings must be considered. It will depend on the child's age of course but children of 5 years and sometimes younger can be old enough to have some understanding of what adoption means.
It is also important that there has been sufficient time for your relationship with your partner to become established and for family bonds to be formed before you apply to adopt, as you will need to evidence a stable and enduring relationship together.
Adoption is a very serious matter in that once an Adoption Order is made, the law no longer recognises the other birth parent as having any parental links with the child. In addition, half-brothers and sisters, grandparents and other birth relatives on that parent's side are considered legally unrelated to the child.
With adoption the child's step-parent becomes the child's legal parent, sharing all the legal rights and responsibilities towards that child with the birth parent with whom the child resides and there can, accordingly, be serious implications for all concerned in the event of separation or divorce.
Some families employ a solicitor experienced in adoption to represent them in lodging and processing the application but this service is not always required and an initial discussion with us might help to clarify matters and prevent unnecessary expense.
You must first, at least three months before applying to the court, inform your Local Authority by letter that you are going to make an application: this should contain all relevant factual and contact details.
Having lived with the child for at least six months, the step-parent of the child /children concerned can make an adoption application to the local Family Proceedings Court or to the County Court.
A fee is payable to the court (approx. £140) when you make the application and it is not refundable if you decide not to proceed.
If there is already a Court Order in force regarding your child, you should make the application to the same court.
An application form and guidance notes for applicants are available to download on Her Majesty's Court Service website. You will need to submit three copies of the A58 form.
We will then carry out an initial visit" to discuss the alternatives and to review your circumstances, to supply you with some relevant information and to ask you to complete Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) consent forms.
In undertaking our investigations and preparing a report for the court, all those involved - both of you, the child/children, the other parent, the grandparents etc - will be interviewed by a social worker and their views sought.
If a child's birth parent, usually the absent" parent, is opposed to an adoption order being granted, the court will usually appoint an Officer from CAFCASS (the Children's and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) to investigate the consent issue and decide whether it should be over-ruled – in the child's interest.
The social worker will make a recommendation to the court regarding your application, but the court makes the final decision.
If the child's birth parents were married to each other, the child's surname cannot be changed to that of the stepfather unless the birth father agrees or the court gives permission. A court is not usually keen to overrule the wishes of a birth father.
In any case, we would advise you to think carefully before changing a child's surname: if the child is old enough to know it, a change could be welcome or it could cause some confusion or embarrassment.
Every family is unique and to avoid a one size fits all" approach you might like to consider some of the alternatives to adoption.
A step-parent may acquire "parental responsibility" for the child by a simple but formal agreement with the parent who is his or her partner, and the other/absent parent if he or she has parental responsibility, or by a Court Order.
This enables the step-parent to share parental responsibility with the child's parents. Importantly, it allows the step-parent to make decisions that a parent with parental responsibility would be able to make, but it does not cut the child off legally from one half of his or her birth family.
A Residence Order is rather like a custody order, provides parental responsibility to the applicant(s) and confirms the arrangements as to the person(s) with whom the child is to live: on occasion, a Contact Order (access) is granted at the same time specifying when and where the absent parent can see the child.
A Special Guardianship Order gives the special guardian legal parental responsibility for the child which is expected to last until the child is 18. But, unlike Adoption Orders, these orders do not remove parental responsibility from the child's birth parents.
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The High Court s recent and controversial Sons of Gwalia decision found that shareholders with a claim against a company that enters administration could participate in the distribution of its assets.
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El Manantial
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Service is personal, food and wine are great. People watching is interesting. Reston movers and shakers, including RES himself can be spotted here.
We were looking for something new to try and remembered this being mentioned by a friend that it was a great spot so we decided to check it out.We definitely were not disappointed! The service was great...the atmosphere was relaxed and the noise level was great. We had an appetizer of the manchego cheese (you can't really mess that up) and the shrimp in red sauce. LOVED IT!! I had the paella and my fiance had the petit chateau. Both dishes were full of flavor and definitely did not disappoint. We each enjoyed a glass of wine (mine was white, his was red). The waiter was very helpful in pairing the wine to our selections. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be back with friends. Don't let the empty shopping plaza fool you!
A business associate from San Francisco and I went to El Manantial to catch-up over dinner. What a great find. The maitre d' was accommodating with our seating preferences, service started promptly and was well timed throughout our conversation and meal. My martini was perfectly made. The wine list was compact, but covered all of the major varietals, regions and price points. The escargot was a cross between the classic French preparation and the more savory Italian style. The duck was perfectly cooked, beautifully presented and served in a generous portion. Next time, we will have to try desert. I'm already planning to take my local Reston friends there. Cheers!
We are fortunate to have this fine family-owned restaurant in our neighborhood.
We have been through many choice locations, including Florence, Rome, Vancouver, San Diego, and have not had such good seafood. This is a local gem that is always consistent because the enterprise is one big family, and the food is the best to be had in the area. Mangia, mangia!
As usual, wonderful food! I had the petit chateau (shrimp, scallops, and petite filet) and my husband had the sea bass. Both meals were delicious.
Fine dinning in a local family owned restaurant we are proud to support. Don't miss the lobster ravioly and frog legs. Service is outstanding and they really know their stuff. Seat near the open kitchen and enjoy the smooth and flawless operation Humberto and his family have going there.
When you find a place where the owners cooperate to make their business the best it becomes the best!
El Manantial exceded our expectation. We dined with a party of 5 the service was wonderful, the food was wonderful, the chef came out to see us was wonderful. Can't say enough about the quality and value of this restaurant. We will go back many times especially with out of town guest. Bob
This is one the finest restaurants in Northern Virginia. Superb professional service. Exquisite fusion cuisine coupled with an outstanding wine list make for a delightful experience. My wife and I always have our "special occasions" there.
It was our anniversary and had just a wonderful evening. The food was spectacular, the service friendly, responsive and helpful (it was our first time at El Manantial). My wife ordered the Lobster fetticini special which was simply to die for! I ordered the Petit Chateau was was also exceptional. All in all, we had a great evening and it made our anniversary very special indeed. We look forward to visiting again (very) soon.
Huberto and crew always welcome us and serve us great food Neighborhood gem
I've been to El Manantial several times and found it excellent every visit. It is first rate in every way. A bonus is that parking is very easy close to the restaurant.
El Manantial is always a favorite for business lunches. Humberto and his staff can be counted on to treat guests like family.
There aren't too many really great places to eat in Reston where you can also have a good conversation - but this is it. My friend and I went to El Manantial and had wonderful food, great service and could also hear each other's conversation. We will definitely be back! We both ordered from the appetizer menu, and had plenty of food - mussels were great. She had them in red sauce, and I in wine/garlic. We both loved them. I also got the scallops and asparagus which was wonderful. The asparagus was tender and the scallops were just spicy enough. Then we also ordered a meal to go for her son. Overall it was a wonderful experience!
Nice surprise in an all but deserted strip mall. Service was impeccable. Attentive, but not at all "hovery". Our server recommended a white wine to go with our selections that was spot on. We mostly tried small plates. The standout was the fried oysters! The coating is light and crisp, without being greasy. We also had escargot (good, but the flavor of the escargot was lost in the mushroom sauce), and a white pizza. Crust was thin and the toppings were in good proportion and delicious! We had dessert but didn't love that...not sure what we ordered as they came out on a platter for us to choose. They all looked very similar. Overall, I would go back in a heartbeat. Good service and oysters and pizza that are now on my "crave" list!
I was so thrilled to find El Manantial. The inside décor takes you to another place - which made for a very relaxing experience during lunch. The avocado stuffed with crabmeat was very, very good. I recommend this restaurant to anyone!
We celebrated our anniversary at El Manantial. It was a wonderful evening. The food was outstanding, the service was very attentive without being intrusive and the ambiance was perfect for a romantic evening. We have also dined there with a large group and received the same impeccable service and food quality. We would recommend this restaurant for any occasion.
No need to worry about how a meal will turn out. This restaurant is always consistently good! Everyone I take there loves it!
A light menu; nice wine list, including by the glass; superb service; don't skip dessert, made on the premises by the pastry chef. El Manatial never fails us, and we have taken many friends and business colleagues to dine there.
In a city with a lot of restaurant choices, we continually find ourselves returning to the same restaurant - El Manantial. The food is always very good, the service is always outstanding, and the wine selection is amongst the best in the Washington D.C. area. My wife and I highly encourage all of you that have not been to this outstanding place to give it a try. You will not be disappointed
So nice to find something away from the Town Center hustle and bustle. Food and wine were wonderful. The decor is beautiful and relaxing. Service was great. We'll be back.
The outside, a strip mall with an empty anchor store, is nothing to look at. But once inside the place has a much nicer feel. The staff were extremely friendly. The food was delicious. Started off with a prosciutto plate and a manchego cheese plate. The prosciutto was thicker than I had seen before but paired very nicely with the creaminess of the cheese. I had Baramundi fish stuffed with crab. Wife had veal medallions. Both were prepared perfectly. The waiter suggested a superb white wine to go with the fish. The menu had an excellent variety and should have something for everything. For dessert, Tres Leches cake was very firm (not too mushy), but a little sweet. The wife had a banana and chocolate torte which was very good.
A nice place to celebrate our anniversary. Delectable food and attentive service. Halibut was moist and flaky, and the shrimp/scallops/steak dish was perfect. We must have been there on an off night (Wed), as there were only several tables occupied, thereby resulting in a quiet environment. We'll definitely return to sample different menu selections.
Opentable reservation times not always indicative of table availability
Tucked away in a Reston shopping center, the outside gives no hint of the outstanding restaurant within. El Manantial (the Oasis) is an exceptional find. The food was an innovative mix of Italian, Latin and French influences superbly prepared. The staff made us feel appreciated on our anniversary. I will definitely be back. Even though it was a long drive, it was worth the trip.
Any seating location in this restaurant is tantamount to being in your own dining room at home providing pleasant ambiance with low noise levels for comfortable conversation, business discussion, and dining enjoyment. The wine list is affordable, and Humberto keeps it up to date by rotating the selections. The service is always warm, friendly, and well timed throughout our dining. Enrique creates wonderful dishes in the kitchen - we have never encountered an appetizer, entree, or dessert selection here that we didn't like. The Fuentes family operate a unique business offering European warmth and service to regular patrons and new diners alike.
El Manthial is one of my favorite restaurants - the food, service and ambiance are always high quality.
El Manatial has always provided my adult family with exceptional food, outstanding service, and a great atmosphere at a fair price. It is one of our favorite restaurants and we shall return often.
We always receive a warm greeting when we arrive at El Manantial. We've been going here for several years and they're consistently very good. The chef's specials are always worth trying and the house-made desserts are scrumptious! The wine list represents varietals from around the world, with an especially strong feature of Spanish wines. We love exploring new wines they bring in to introduce to their guests.
Excellent service. Meals (beef, seafood) above average. Nice light classical music (harp, guitar). Had dining coupon effective the next day, but Mr. Fuentes (an owner) graciously accepted it.
Good food, good wine, great service. There is always somebody we know at another table.
Our company is growing. Great, except that many places cannot or will not allow reservations for groups of 10+. El Manantial is always at-the-ready with a table, menus & filled water glasses for our group of at least 10. The food is excellent, even for the picky eaters of our group and the waiter has a bottle of wine for our boss already picked out. The water glasses are filled constantly and the service is quite good. We will definitely be back for our next company outing.
I like El Manantial for its wonderful food and service. You can always find what you want in their very complete menu. The Tapas option is great when you just want a light meal with and abundant selection of great food.
Have enjoyed lunch and dinner many times -- always with excellent service and enjoyable food.
Took my girlfriend here for her birthday. We were both very impressed. It was a tough choice between the tapas and standard menu, but we went with standard. If you like seafood, get the paella. My girlfriend ordered this and I spent most of the meal stealing bites from her plate. That isn't to say the red snapper I got wasn't delicious, it was, the paella is just amazing.
This restaurant is a hidden gem in Reston! You can eat excellent food and still talk to your table mate. The tapas menu is great, smaller portions of excellent food. Mussels are my fav so far, but I have a lot of menu left to go through. Service is attentive, but not overly aggressive. Head here for a good meal with friends or co-workers that you want to talk to!
Have been a few times and we have never had anything that was not fantastic. The wine list is very limited so I bring my own. Great family run restaurant.
...outstanding inside. Located in a strip mall, unless you are looking for this place, you're not going to know it's there. Great food and the inside is really nicely done. Server was a bit rusty when my wife tried to order a drink, but the food recommendations were spot on. Will definitely be going back.
great location, great food, outstanding service, couldn't have asked for more. Not familiar with the area, but selected the place by reviews at open table. My friends birthday (her home in Chantilly) we wanted to try a new place and it was a great choice.
we enjoyed our 46 th anniversary dinner at a great local restaurant El Manantial at Tall oaks.
We have been coming here for years and enjoy the service and food a great deal.
What a wonderful dinner we had with friends. The salmon, mahi-mahi, rack of lamb and paella were all delicious. Nice touch having the owner make us feel so welcome and comfortable.
Every time a great experience,... Can't go wrong. Great service and food.
Hidden away in a strip mall, food and service at this restaurant are always excellent! Some new menu items have been added, such as mahi mahi with mini crab cake, that make it even better. One of the few places today where you don't have to talk in a raised voice to be heard.
Comfortable dining, outstanding service, excellent wine list and always good food. They make excellent recommendations on wine. Right now they have Lamb Shank on the menu - very good, as was the Venison. The desserts are made in house and the Raspberry Tart is great. If you remember when you order to ask them if they have the Apple Tartian on the menu, it comes out hot with vanilla ice cream. Yummy.
The facade of the restaurant is not inviting but I knew better as I had known the restaurant for a few years when I used to live in Northern Virginia. I took a large out-of-town business group and enjoyed the atmosphere and food, which were excellent.
Delicious food, delightful ambience. A bit pricey. Portions could be somewhat larger, especially for the prices.
My wife and I celebrated her birthday there. Had wonderful food and great decor. Service was solid. My wife had the beef shrimp and scollops and I had the venison. both were wonderful.
New menu items are great addition. They did the impossible and made their menu even better than before! The improvements make it even harder to choose and we went back and fourth. In the end I selected my favorite item of the new and it was very well done! My partner actually wound up with something special, not on the menu and it was excellent and very healthy! With attention to detail of a great chef, she got fish prepared perfectly with out extra carbs and as a gorme touch with almost no fat! Wonderful in filling our desired order!


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With the exception of JPP, I think we have an incredibly overrated DL.
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1. C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
2. Brandon Coleman, WR, Rutgers
3. Louchiez Purifoy, CB, Florida
3. Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, Texas
4. Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State
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Tuck and Osi are disgracing the great Giant defense.
"There is winning and there is Misery"
Hate to say this...but would they be prasing Andrew Luck like this if they had played him 2x this yr?
Tuck takes off RGIIIs jock strap with his mouth. I thougt he was going to try to make out with him after the game.
Do you have a link to that quote? The only thing I recall him saying is that he 'hates the football gods for putting RGIII in the NFC East', or something to that effect.
I didn't find it anywhere, either, but if he did say that then it's time for him to shut up already. I mean acknowledging the opponent beat you is all fair and square, but come on, it seems like Tuck is obsessed with RG3. Does he want to play for them next year or what?
Well Rolle came out and said it was to much. Only two guys did it. The two most unproductive guys on the defense.
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F RGpee, loved when Osi bent him backwards and Canty crushed him...want to see more of that in the future.
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In an early-morning announcement today, researchers reported that an experimental HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) vaccine effectively reduced the number of people who contracted the virus by nearly a third.
Tested in a U.S.-sponsored trial that involved more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand, the vaccine was administered in six injected doses starting in 2006 to half of the group, and the other half received a placebo. Seventy-four people in the placebo group had contracted HIV by the end of the trial, whereas only 51 of the vaccinated group tested positive.* The injections consisted of two vaccines that had proven unsuccessful on their own: Sanofi-Aventis SA's ALVAC and VaxGen Inc.'s AIDSVAX.
The results came as a surprise to HIV-vaccine skeptics in the AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) research field, whose numbers have increased after years of failed vaccine trials. "It's safe to say that the scientific community is caught off-guard," Mitchell Warren, director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, told Bloomberg News. Before the announcement, Marie-Paule Kieny, director of the World Health Organization's Initiative for Vaccine Research, told the news service: "I don't think that there is a lot of expectation that the efficacy of this vaccine will be very high." A 2007 clinical trial of a vaccine made by Merck was stopped when researchers found that, in fact, more people who received the active vaccine (49) than the placebo (33) had contracted HIV.
Although the news was welcomed by many, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), noted in a press briefing that the findings should be treated with due temperance. "It's opened up a door for us to ask some very important fundamental science questions as well as some clinical questions," he said at the briefing, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The vaccine was targeted especially toward the virus strain circulating in Thailand, and it may not show the same effectiveness where the virus is different, such as Africa or the U.S. And even the 31.2 percent fewer cases that it resulted in is hardly an ideal preventative strategy. Companies prefer to hedge their bets on vaccines that show at least a 70 percent effectiveness rate, Fauci noted at the briefing. Others worry that news about the vaccine might lead some to be less vigilant about more proven methods of prevention, such as using condoms.
The results, however, still show progress in a difficult field. "If you have a product that's even a little bit protective, you want to look at the blood samples and figure out what particular response was effective and direct research from there," Fauci said at the briefing, The New York Times reported. More studies will be required to see if the vaccine can be made more effective and translated to other strains of the virus.
In the meantime, Fauci said at the briefing, "It's like we were groping down an unlit path, and a door has been opened," the Times reported.
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Good lord, is this an ethical study?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this(1) The correct results surely must be 74 and 51 people, not percent (most other sources say people). That would be an astonishingly high infection rate if 10247/16495 people contracted HIV.
(2) In response to joeldooris, this is usually how vaccine studies work; an assumption is made that each group will experience equal exposure to whatever the vaccine is for, and that if it's effective then the vaccinated group will contract the disease at a lower rate.
I do belive that they only infect blood samples, they should probably explain that better.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisConsidering that the scientists didn't know if the vaccine would be helpful it shouldn't be considered unethical. Heck, the Merck-made vaccine appeared to be harmful. This is the only way to see if the stuff will work.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thiswell it is unethical in the sense that we allowed the placebo group to practice sexual behavior that resulted in them acquiring the HIV infection, rather than educate them to practice safe sex. But same holds true for the vaccinated group too. Unfortunately there is no other way to know the efficacy of the vaccine.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIn response to pratandon, the NY Times reports that "for ethical reasons, all [participants] were offered condoms, taught how to avoid infection and promised lifelong antiretroviral treatment if they contracted AIDS."
Even without these safeguards, I don't think there would be anything unethical about the study. It's not as though the study deliberately exposed anyone to the virus.
"this study is very very ethical, but let's do it in thailand, and not at home, OK?"
reminds me of the stories about harmful waste:
"oh it's perfectly safe, but lets dump it in africa, not in our back yard."
It's a positive step forward for the fight against AIDS, which ultimately is the end goal. The vaccine needs to be developed further, and who knows what could come of it. http://www.newsy.com/videos/positive_step_toward_cure_for_hiv_aids
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIt would be better journalism to include the selected alpha error rate (alpha is the rate we are willing to accept of incorrectly concluding that there was an effect when in fact there was not). This is very borderline on significance. Using an exact binomial test and assuming n=8,000 for each group, p=0.048 for these numbers. Another way of saying that is if the vaccine combo had NO effect, we would still see the stated difference 4.48% of the time just due to chance and chance alone.
So there are two issues: does the vaccine have ANY effect, and secondly, if it does how strong an effect does it really have?
I hope this is progress towards a vaccine, but with something so borderline and considering the past performance of these vaccines and surprise of other researchers, it is more likely a false signal than it is indicative of a real vaccine.
God Willing They Find A Vaccine and/or Cure for this disease.
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Indians on the Inaugural March
At the invitation of Theodore Roosevelt, six Indian Chiefs marched in his inaugural parade as representatives of their tribes
- By Jesse Rhodes
- Smithsonian.com, January 14, 2009, Subscribe
Elected to serve a full term as president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt—who initially took the oath of office after the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley—was about to enjoy his first inaugural parade. On March 4, 1905, he sat in the president's box with his wife, daughter and other distinguished guests to watch the procession of military bands, West Point cadets and Army regiments—including the famed 7th Cavalry, Gen. George A. Custer's former unit that fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn—march down Pennsylvania Avenue. Roosevelt applauded and waved his hat in appreciation and then suddenly, he and those is his company rose to their feet as six men on horseback came into view.
The men were all Indian chiefs—Quanah Parker (Comanche), Buckskin Charlie (Ute), American Horse (Sioux), Little Plume (Blackfeet), Hollow Horn Bear (Sioux) and Geronimo (Apache)—and each was adorned with face paint and elaborate feather headdresses that attested to their accomplishments. However, the causes they fought for over the course of their lifetimes were at odds with those of the American government.
Indeed, the newspapers of the day were quick to remind readers of the Indian wars, emphasizing the blood spilled by frontier settlers at the hands of Native Americans, going so far as to label them savages. Woodworth Clum, a member of the inaugural committee, questioned the president's decision to have the chiefs participate, especially Geronimo, who was first captured by Clum's father, an Apache agent.
"Why did you select Geronimo to march in your parade, Mr. President? He is the greatest single-handed murderer in American history?" asked Clum.
"I wanted to give the people a good show," was Roosevelt's simple reply. But their inclusion in the parade was not without another purpose.
Flanking the chiefs were 350 cadets from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. Capt. Richard Henry Pratt established the school in 1879 to "Americanize" Native American children, forcing them to abandon all facets of tribal culture. On arrival, students were re-clothed, renamed and began the process of being recast in the image of the dominant white culture, which involved everything from adopting the English language to being baptized under non-Native religions. Their presence in the 1905 inaugural parade was intended to showcase a new reality of Native American living. (Even American Horse had children at Carlisle, hoping that a Western education would allow them to better adapt to a rapidly changing world.)
"The driving idea about Native Americans," says Jose Barreiro, a curator at the National Museum of the American Indian, "was represented by Colonel Pratt who was the head of the Carlisle Indian School and his famous phrase, 'Kill the Indian, save the man,' meaning take the culture out of the Indian."
At best, the cadets received passing mention in the newspapers and nobody bothered to photograph them. All eyes were on the six chiefs. These men needed to be visible; for them, failure to remain in the public consciousness meant their people—and the problems they were facing—would be forgotten. "The Indian was 'out of sight, out of mind' at that point," says Barreiro. "The notion in the 1900s was that the Indian was going to disappear—the vanishing American."
The issue facing all the chiefs and their respective peoples was the destruction of the Native American land base. The Dawes Act, initially passed in 1887, allowed for reservation lands—traditionally owned communally—to be divided among individual tribe members and their descendents. The available land was often inhospitable to traditional farming and the start-up costs of modern agriculture were beyond the means of many Indians.
The act established a precedent that permitted the government to continue to survey and divide tribal lands, up until its termination in 1934.
In the years before the 1905 procession, tensions grew between Native peoples and white settlers over rights to natural resources. The prevailing notion was that the Indians would eventually sell their parcels and assimilate into the larger American society by moving elsewhere to ply their hands at other trades and over time, the notion of Indians would disappear. (Within two years of his participation in the parade, Quanah Parker's tribal lands would be divided. Within 20 years, the Blackfeet would be dispossessed.)
Meanwhile, Geronimo did not have a home at all. He had been a prisoner of war since 1886 and he and several hundred of his fellow Apache were transported to barracks in Florida, Alabama and finally, in 1894, to Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Geronimo hoped that during his trip to Washington, D.C. he would be able to persuade Roosevelt to let him return to his homelands in the American southwest.
According to a contemporary account, Norman Wood's Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs, the chiefs were granted an audience with the President a few days after the inauguration. Geronimo made his appeal through an interpreter. "Great Father," he said, "my hands are tied as with a rope. My heart is no longer bad. I will tell my people to obey no chief but the great White Chief. I pray you cut the ropes and make me free. Let me die in my own country, an old man who has been punished long enough and is free."
Citing his worries that tensions would erupt between Geronimo and the non-Indians who now occupied his lands, Roosevelt thought it best the old chief remain in Oklahoma. Geronimo would again plead his case for freedom through his autobiography, which was published in 1906 and dedicated to Roosevelt, but ultimately, he would die a prisoner.
The parade was over in the early evening, at which point the president and his party adjourned to the White House. The six chiefs' presence in the parade exhibited their willingness to adapt to the changes imposed on their people as well as their resoluteness to maintain a sense of self and keep their cultural traditions alive. An exhibition commemorating the lives of these six men and their participation in the 1905 inaugural parade is on view at the National Museum of the American Indian until February 18, 2009.
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Would you mind getting back to me as to what state each of these chiefs were from
Posted by Charles Osborne on February 12,2009 | 08:46 PM
I watched part of the parade via CNN and saw the Crow Indian Delegation ride past the President's reviewing stand. I have heard that there were 11 tribes who sent delegated to participate in the Inaugural Parade, including Nez Perce and Navajo as well as the Crow. You may recall that Candidate Obama visited the Crow Indian Reservation in April or May and was received very well. The bestowed a Crow Indian Name and made him an adopted member. Obama has not forgotten and met with many tribal delegates including at the Democratic convention. I appreciate your pride in Osage heritage and efforts to pass a strong sense of Identity on to your children. I was born into two tribes, the Hunkpapa Sioux/Lakota and the Chippewa Cree of Montana. My great grandfather on my mothers side is Sitting Bull and I am proud that I am an enrolled member at Standing Rock Indian agency as well as with the Chippewa Cress from Rocky Boy, Montana. Be well and take good care of those girls. Alan
Posted by Alan Parker on January 21,2009 | 06:18 PM
I was watching the parade at work and only saw the incredible Native men on horseback. It past too quickly and my audio was down so low I couldn't hear who they were either. I am a member of the Osage Nation and live in California. I've searched the internet for more information and found this site. I'll find more information in Native journals, but it would be nice if someone answered Sally Gorey's question today, as I can not. I enjoyed the article on the 1905 parade. It made me sad too, to think that Geronimo died a prisoner of war of the United States. That era was the era of my great grandparents. That era was not so long ago. I'll read this article to my kids tonight and we'll watch the tape I made of todays inaugural parade as Native Americans also made history today. Unlike out of sight out of mind, we're still here, we still have our traditions, our language, our songs, our dance and our ceremonies.
Posted by Margaret Shannon-Sisk on January 20,2009 | 07:57 PM
who were the indians in Obama's parade today. Katie was too busy interviewing people to announce who the indians were who paraded in front of her.
Posted by sallygorey on January 20,2009 | 05:21 PM


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At an upcoming special town meeting, Greenwood selectmen will propose that fireworks be restricted to days around July 4th and Labor Day of each year.
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The state legalized consumer fireworks beginning this year, but also allowed for municipalities to ban or restrict them within their borders.
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The Greenwood board last week pondered whether to propose a complete ban or to restrict use, and how soon to hold a town vote.
"Some people at the hearing want something as soon as possible," said Selectman Chairman Fred Henderson, adding that he thinks most want some sort of restriction.
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Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 02:05 am |
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Margana Member
Why was Sibley given a brigade to take to the gold fields of Colorado? Did the Confederacy really think they could just walk in and take over the mining operations? |
Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 05:04 pm |
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David White Member
I don't think Colorado was his goal, it was really Southern California where there were many southern sympathizers. If Colorado became a goal later then he very nearly did that. Glorietta Pass was a near thing if it hadn't been for Chivington's attack on the Confederate supply train, the Confederates would have been able to head north or west at their descretion, not bad for troops commanded by a raging alcoholic... Okay so Sibley was drunk in his wagon and the Confedrates were really commanded by Tom Green but he didn't lose his head in New Mexico, he lost it in Louisiana... get it, it's a joke, oh I slay me sometimes. |
Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2005 12:35 am |
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connyankee Member
Interesting observations, all. I think Sibley thought he could roll up the Union forts along the river and secure the area for the Confederacy and he began to do so. Unfortunately for him he ran into a bunch of pretty tough miners, mostly from Colorado, who were pretty used to a hard life anyway. A lot of these people, already in the territories at the outbreak of the war, had to choose sides out there. As far as being given a brigade goes, I don't think Sibley was given anything. It is known that he went east to get "permission" from Jefferson Davis for his idea of rolling up the Union forts. If he asked for men, equipment and supplies, there is little evidence to suggest that Davis had any of these to give. No, Sibley recruited his own men and supplies. Sure would like to visit La Glorietta Pass someday, if there's anything left of it by the time I get there. It is a very endangered site as I understand. Ever watch the movie "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," with Clint Eastwood? The backdrop of the flick is loosely based (I mean really loose) on Sibley's retreat from the territory. "Blondie, you son of a b...." Not sure, but I think Sibley is buried in Fredericksburg, VA. |
Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2005 01:04 am |
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Margana Member
I had originally thought that the CSA had decided since they needed gold, they would just go and get it! They never reckoned with the desert, carrying water and provisions, and...... Indians. Since Glorietta is in NM, how far did Chivington and his men have to travel? (Trying to picture the area, now.) Ed Bearrs was to have gone there a few years ago for a private tour, but I'm not sure that he made it. |
Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2005 02:39 am |
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connyankee Member
One thing is for sure and that is that this story doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. I thank the poster for making the point. We know, for example, that prior to the war Jefferson Davis favored a southern route for a trans-continental railroad when that issue was debated. I just don't think the new Confederate government had the means to establish itself in the western territories. It had more urgent problems to deal with. We now think (I think) the move to push Confederate authority or influence all the way to the west coast was someone's pipe dream. Nice idea, but they couldn't do it. It's a wonderful study in ideology. They didn't have the strength to do it. Regards, CY |
Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2005 06:17 pm |
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David White Member
Ed has given tours at Glorietta. Chivington and his men rode approximately 200 miles by horseback from the Denver mining camp towns to get to Glorietta. Some good books on this, plugging my alma maters' press are: Don Frazier's "Blood and Treasure" (he says Sibley was going to California, he also is a wonderful and humorous speaker if you get a chance to hear him) and Don Albert's "The Battle of Glorietta" (he mentions my buddy's grandfather who was known locally as "Padre Polaco" (real name Alexander Grzelachowski). A former Catholic priest from Poland he quit the preisthood to marry a Mexican girl raise a family and run a general store at Puerto De Luna, NM. He led Chivington and his men over the mountain to the Confederate supply trians. After the war he was a confidante of Billy the Kid). If you are just intersted in the Colorado men and what they did read: William Whitford's "Colorado Volunteers in the Civil War" it is more dated (1909) but still interesting. Last edited on Wed Nov 9th, 2005 06:24 pm by David White |
Posted: Sun Nov 13th, 2005 09:09 pm |
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Margana Member
I believe the transcontinental railroad issue in the pre-Civil War era also contributed to the animosity between the sides. I was never very enamored with Davis because of his consistent poor choice in generals. (Maybe because I am a born and bred northern gal? Don't know) Sibley drank to excess... perhaps. So did several others, though; perhaps so many they are too numerous to mention here. Yet, at the start of the conflict, the preponderance of experienced military men were with the South. Removal of poor generals (Hood, Early, Sibley, Mahone, etc.) and advancement of tried and true military men (such as Longstreet) might have turned the tide.... if only a bit. Davis was the sole decision maker, though. |
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