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Switzerland ranked first in terms of employee health and wellness. Yemen last. And Northern Europe was the top-ranked region in the study. After Switzerland, the top countries were Finland, Singapore, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Canada. Evidently, the U.S., which ranked 16th on the list, needs to step up its game.
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"The project stemmed from conversations about the global jobs problem – particularly youth unemployment and regional skills gaps – and how countries can better invest in current and future workers," Brenda Cronin writes for WSJ.
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I wonder why Canada is in the top list???
Canada pays about half salary than US for IT professionals.
The cost of living is about 1.5 times than US and with high tax bracket (due to less population and vast area) people can only save for peanuts!
-Canadian real estate prices are 2 to 4 times higher than USA for similar size or population cities or villages.
-The cost of gas (patrol) is 1.25 times than the US although Canada exports gas to US. So, many items are expensive is more expensive than US, forget about competing to developing countries.
Immigrants have double unemployment rate than common people (i.e 6.8 vs. 13.5%).
About 10-12 educational evaluations authority and more than 300 licensing authority for jobs.
Basically, I would say they operate a "Economic Slavery System" in a damn cold region.
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OSGi's service model, more than just versioning
In an earlier post I described OSGi versioning and Java's run-time and how the former is often discussed with the latter, since Java lacks run-time versioning. In this post I will describe another OSGi feature, one that although not as fresh a concept as Java versioning, is still central to OSGi: The OSGi service model.
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In order to get a clearer picture as to where OSGi's service model fits in the overall scheme of your Java development process and so you can understand if its of any value to you, I will start with a common scenario of packaging and using Java classes.
Scenario: You need to use some functionality in a JAR named Shopping.jar, this particular JAR will contain classes like Checkout.class, SalesTax.class, Catalog.class, Courier.class, etc. In order to use this JAR's functionality, you will need to import each and whatever class is needed to fulfill a certain business process into another class in your application. Straightforward Java import statements, this is how its always done.
But how about instead of importing each and every required class from Shopping.jar -- and trying to figure out how they work and need to be put together -- you could instead import a service from the same JAR, one which already performed more elaborate logic than one or two classes? Well, this is OSGi's service model.
What the OSGi service model allows is for JARs to import and export services, which can be made up of classes in the JAR itself or classes available in other JARs. But why on earth would you want to make services, as well as classes available in a JAR? For the same reason coarser grained methods and classes are often desirable, just to access business logic in a more straightforward fashion.
You can of course still import classes from the same JAR in the typical import keyword statements, but the JAR will also have the ability to offer services. And there is one very important aspect about these OSGi services, especially if you've been immersed in the REST, SOAP/WSDL services world, OSGi services occur at the JAR/JVM level, so there are no servers, ports, sockets or descriptors to deal with.
Ok, so how do these services contained in JARs communicate with each other? Its up to OSGi to keep a service registry for all JARs installed on a Java run-time(JVM). Ok, so how does the OSGi registry know they exist? Once a JAR file is installed, OSGi will inspect the JAR and install whatever OSGi services it can find on it. Still, how do you get a hold of an OSGi service? Instead of an application importing individual Java classes it simply looks up an OSGi service in the registry.
If you've done web services or enterprise Java for a while this process will be 'deja-vu' for sure, with the way WSDL/SOAP/UDDI and the JNDI API register/lookup process works. While in principle the process is the same, keep in mind OSGi services are different in the sense they operate inside the same JVM footprint and at the JAR level. And given OSGi's size, OSGi's presence is almost negligible in Java's run-time compared to these two other services register/lookup mechanisms.
So there has to be an OSGi API somewhere right? Well of course, the process of registering and looking up OSGi services has to somehow communicate with the OSGi registry. This requires using OSGi's API, much like JNDI is used in Java EE applications to lookup/register things like data sources and user credentials.
So is OSGi's service model better or greater than other approaches? Its up to you, its yet another choice for exposing business logic in your Java applications, with the advantage of working inside the same JVM space, but if you add to this OSGi's run-time versioning support , you might be more compelled by OSGi in general.
On related notes. There is also work under way for distributed OSGi which makes it possible for this service model to be transparent across JVMs. And if you're not to keen on learning the OSGi API for registering and looking up OSGi services in your applications, you can also leverage the Spring Dynamic Modules for OSGi(tm) Service Platforms that allows you to use dependency injection for registering and looking up OSGi services. ( Much like the Spring framework offers dependency injection for other Java related areas).
If your interested in reading more about this OSGi service model -- including a working sample of an OSGi web application -- you can read a sample Chapter on OSGi (to the left hand side in 'Book Extras') from a book I recently finished on the Spring Dynamic Modules for OSGi™ Service Platforms.
Of course, if your looking for more in-depth OSGi coverage and are into server-side Java development, you might want to take a look at the entire book:
Update: Found this very nice post on developing a series of OSGi services based on Java, Groovy and Scala classes. It illustrates OSGi's service model perfectly, not to mention it shows of how an OSGi service's language implementation is 'hidden'. Calls and lookups are made between Java, Groovy and Scala transparently. Take a look: OSGi services with Scala, Java and Groovy
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Dempster Dumpster pitches Cubs to win over Brewers
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CHICAGO CUBS 6, MILWAUKEE 3 --------------------------- CHICAGO (Ticker) -- For awhile, it appeared Ryan Dempster would struggle to get out of the first inning in his first start in nearly three years.
But Dempster settled down to pitch six solid innings Thursday as the Chicago Cubs avoided a season-opening sweep with a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs' closer for the past three seasons, Dempster walked Richie Weeks and gave up a double to Tony Gwynn Jr. before getting an out in his first start since May 4, 2005.
The Brewers grabbed the lead on Prince Fielder's sacrifice fly, and a second run scored on right fielder Kosuke Fukudome's throwing error.
However, Dempster dominated thereafter, only yielding a pair of harmless singles.
"It felt good," said Dempster, who started earlier in his career with the Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds. "I felt prepared physically and mentally. It's just one start, but I like the way I'm throwing the ball."
Alfonso Soriano, Chicago's leadoff hitter last season, was back in the No. 1 spot - and it seemed to spark the Cubs' offense. Aramis Ramirez recorded his first hit of the season - a solo home run that gave Chicago a 4-2 lead in the fourth.
"I wasn't satisfied with two out of three," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "We wanted three out of three. But it's not a bad start."
The Cubs also took advantage of the wildness of Brewers starter Dave Bush (0-1), who was tagged for six runs and six hits 5 1/3 innings. Bush also walked five.
After tying the game in the second on Mark DeRosa's RBI single and Geovany Soto's sacrifice fly, the Cubs snapped the tie in the fourth without getting the ball out of the infield.
Bush hit a batter and walked three others in the inning, including Soriano with the bases loaded.
"I saw my pitches and felt comfortable at home plate," said Soriano, who was 0-for-9 in the Cubs' first two games. "I was more selective at home plate and made adjustments."
"I had a hard time throwing strikes, keeping the ball in the zone," Bush added. "I definitely had some control trouble there (in the fourth). I did limit the damage."
The Cubs extended their lead to 6-2 in the sixth on Soriano's RBI single and Ryan Theriot's run-scoring double.
Kerry Wood, Chicago's new closer, tossed a scoreless ninth for his first career save. Wood rebounded from a rough outing in Monday's season opener when he surrendered three runs, though not without a few anxious moments.
After getting the first two outs, Wood gave up a single to Craig Counsell, then fell behind to Weeks 3-0. But he came back to strike out Weeks looking to close out the Cubs' first win of the season.
Once a dominant starter for the Cubs, Wood is trying to revive a career that has hampered by numerous arm ailments.
"It's been a long road," Wood said. "Obviously, it's not going to work out every time, but you want it to work out more times than not. I try to get comfortable in the role I'm in and get a routine down."
Carlos Marmol tossed two innings in relief of Dempster, giving up an RBI single to Fielder in the eighth on a cool 50-degree day.
"It was a good game for all of us," Ramirez said. "Dempster, Marmol, Woody all pitched great. It was really nice to get my first hit. Anytime you hit a line drive in this weather, you know you have a chance of hitting the ball out."
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I must be getting sleepy. I thought it said dumpster divers. I thought maybe somebody was telling a drunk story.
If he can deliver starts like that most of the season the Cubs will be looking good come Sept.
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The first set of pictures show Joey's room which will be shared, in the future, with the baby. Joey was a co-sleeping baby and never really used the crib in the room. If this baby is as good as Joey, I imagine he'll be co-sleeping, too. Joey's room used to have a patriotic theme but we recently began adding a baseball theme, since Joey loves baseball. Perhaps we'll add a baseball mobile for the crib! Since there is no closet in this room and only one dresser (already packed with Joey's clothes), the baby's clothes are on shelves in Mommy's room.
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"The Force"
The following information is still here for those who might learn a little from my experience.
I purchased "The Force" in Sept. 2000. It's a 1992 Solectria Force, a converted Geo Metro. It was originally owned by Northern States Power Company, and came to me with about 8 years and 13,000 miles of (mostly demo) service, totally dry batteries, and brand new tires. Other than a few dings on the body, it was in almost showroom shape. Towed it home using the fantastic supplied tow bar (built by quality power company mechanics, I assume), and started driving it. I drove it to work the next day and on the 25 mile round-trip commute, I creeped home... ariving at about 25 mph. Took the battery covers off and discovered totally dry batteries. Sent the wife to buy out our local grocer's stock of distilled water, and about 3 gallons later, all batteries were freshly watered.
At this stage, I charged, and commuted one more time. Similar (but better) results. Then, I checked the batteries under load after the commute, and found two that were under 11 volts, while all the rest were at about 12.4.
About this time, I read lots of archived messages in the EVDL, and started asking a questions of David Roden, who I noticed on the EVDL had a similar Solectria. I spent a few days trying to rejuvenate the two bad batteries with individual charge/discharge cycles, then gave in and replaced them with indentical new ones (Interstate SRM-27 deep cycle batteries). I got a good deal at the local Interstate dealer, who was quite EV friendly and knowledgeable.
Wow! The Force got a new lease on life. Top speed jumped from about 50 to right around 65 mph. Accelleration was almost as good as a "regular" car. No more appologies for slow speed or "leisurely acceleration" from me. I still haven't checked for maximum range, but routinely commute about 25 miles, and use around 35 AH daily. Since those batteries are rated around 125 AH (20 hr rate) when new, I suspect I have lots of reserve and am not discharging too deeply.
It has a working air conditioner. I won't know what that does to range until next summer. I have used the electric heater and not noticed any range reduction. I think there's a kerosene heater buried in there somewhere, but I haven't tried to use it.
I'm thrilled with the car. The AC drive system seems state of the art, even though it's 8 years old. Solectria did some quality design and construction work building this.
Current projects are to add an ammeter and voltmeter display, then do some mechanical maintenance. I doubt that the transmission fluid has ever been changed or the bearings checked and greased.
Here's a fact sheet like Northern States Power was distributing on it.
Many thanks to David Roden who fielded many questions from me. Also thanks to the EVDL contributors whose messages I used for research.
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you should create a 'control' file using any TextEditor such as WordPad in windows. 'dpkg-deb' program will use this file to make a program database.
Example of 'control'
Package: com.bomijoa.program_name
Name: program_name
Author: bomijoa
Version: 1.0
Architecture: iphoneos-arm
Description: this is the sample 'control' file for me.
this is additional line with one space in beginning of this sentence.
Homepage: http://www.bomijoa.com/
Maintainer: bomijoa <email@example.com>
Section: bomijoa
Pre-Depends: firmware (>= 3.0)
Depends: mobilesubstrate (>= 0.9.3228-1)
- Package: this is a unique identifier for the program, and it is same as 'bundleIdentifier' in Info.plist.
- Name: the program name. This name will be listed in Cydia
- Version: just version string
- Architecture: just use 'iphoneos-arm'
- Description: the description of packages. You can use multiple line description. But, you should insert a space of each line. And, you cannot use ':' in your description.
- Homepage: it is optional; you can put your homepage for this program. this information will display by 'More Info' button in Cydia
- Depiction: it is optional; this is used for external link or screen shot. And, same as Homepage
- Sponsor: it is optional; Website of sponsor
- Maintainer: The person who builds and maintains this package. Email address can be input in '< >'
- Author: the name and email address of programmer.
- Section: the section name in Cydia.
- Pre-depends: it is optonal; any requirements or additional software to run with you your program.
- Depends: it is optional; you can specify a package identifier of the additional software to run with your program.
* you have to insert a blank line at end of control file.
Step 3 : Create 'postinst' and 'prerm'
Those files are just simple text file. And It includes some commands to run before the install (prerm) or after install (postinst) your program.
example of 'prerm'
/Applications/my.app/myapp >/dev/null
rm /usr/mobile/Library/my_cache
example of 'postinst'
md /usr/mobile/Library/my_cache
Step 4 : Create DEB file using iPhone.
- Connect your iPhone using WinSCP
- Create a temporary folder such as 'work'
- Copy [myprogram] folder which created in Step 1: into the temporary folder.
- and, Run this comman
chmod -R 775 myprogram
pkg-deb -b myprogram
myprogram.deb file wil be created in work folder.
You will get some warning messages, just igore it.
Reference : http://www.saurik.com/id/7


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You may have heard that Port Brewing/Lost Abbey's Tomme Arthur will be in Seattle this coming week. The man needs no introduction as one of the most well-respected and well-known figures in the American craft brewing industry. On Tuesday February 3rd from 4:30-6:30 pm, we're fortunate enough to have Tomme on hand for a tasting at Bottleworks.
Tomme will pour tastes from at least five of our stock of 13 Port and Lost Abbey beers. We don't know which ones he'll choose, but we do know this is a rare opportunity to sample some incredible beers and meet a craft beer rock star in an intimate setting. As usual, the full tasting will cost $1.
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Fleshy Desert Cristanche is a precious Chinese medical herb of Alashan. It is also called Dayun , Rousongrong, Zongrong, Dijing and Jinsun, etc. It has the function of tonifying Kidney and nourishing Yang. It is an excellent food for nourishment and is reputed as "Ginseng in desert". Making of Fleshy Desert Cristanche into Chinese medical herbs has had an over 2000 years of history. The medical herbs generally take on a flat cylindrical with heavy weight and hard texture. The appearance is brown or grey –brown, with slight odor, sweet and slightly bitter. Fleshy Desert Cristanche of Alashan League, especially those produced by Shugui, are of superior quality due to its fat texture, sufficient crease and clear scales.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The No. 12 Georgia women's tennis team closed its weekend with a 7-0 shutout over No. 32 South Carolina Sunday afternoon at the Carolina Tennis Center.
Georgia (11-2, 4-1) picked up its fourth SEC win of the season, and improved to 43-15 all-time versus the Gamecocks (8-7, 1-4).
"I thought we really played well," said head coach Jeff Wallace. "Anytime that you go on the road in the SEC and win 7-0 you know that you played a good match. Silvia [Garcia] had a chance to play up at No. 1 and did great, and Kate [Fuller] played really high-caliber tennis. We got off to a good start with the doubles point, and really picked up our play when it got tight. Overall, it was a great day to be a Bulldog."
Georgia claimed the early advantage after winning the doubles point. Lilly Kimbell and Mia King were first off the court with an 8-5 win over South Carolina's Alex Martin and Elixane Lechemia. Georgia clinched the doubles point when Kate Fuller and Silvia Garcia, ranked third in the country, topped Josefin Andersson and Katerina Popova, 8-6. Fuller and Garcia remain undefeated this season. Sunday's doubles point victory marked the 12th time Georgia has clinched the all-important point this season.
Georgia won the first set on five of six courts before winning all six singles matches. On court 1, No. 77 Garcia gave Georgia a 2-0 advantage with a 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 102 Popova. Shorty after, Fuller, ranked No. 120 in the country, out did Kanakova, 6-2, 6-1. Georgia's No. 17 Kowase clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Lechemia. Kowase leads the team with three match clinches this spring.
With the match outcome decided, Georgia's Kimbell outmatched Adriana Pereira 6-2, 6-2 to put Georgia up 5-0. Then King, who was forced to a 10-point tiebreak third set, outlasted Martin 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-1). Craft completed the Georgia shutout with a 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) win against Andersson.
Sunday's win marks the third 7-0 shutout by Georgia this season.
Georgia returns to the friendly confines of the Dan Magill Tennis Complex to host No. 13 Vanderbilt on Friday and No. 38 Kentucky on Sunday. First serve between Georgia and Vanderbilt will be at 4:00 p.m., and admission is free.
Box Score
1. #77 Silvia Garcia, UGA, def. #102 Katerina Popova, USC, 6-1, 6-1
2. #17 Maho Kowase, UGA, def. Elixane Lechemia, USC, 6-1, 6-2
3. #120 Kate Fuller, UGA, def. Dominika Kanakova, USC, 6-2, 6-1
4. Makenzie Craft, UGA, def. Josefin Andersson, USC, 5-7, 6-3, (10-8)
5. Mia King, UGA, def. Alex Martin, USC, 6-2, 5-7, (10-1)
6. Lilly Kimbell, UGA, def. Adriana Pereira, USC, 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 4
1. #3 Fuller/Garcia, UGA, def. Andersson/Popova, USC, 8-6
2. Kanakova/Pereira, USC, vs. Craft/Kowase, UGA, 7-6 susp.
3. King/Kimbell, UGA, def. Lechemia/Martin, USC, 8-5
Order of Finish: 3, 1
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I've just recently begun to commute to work using an old hard tail trek mountian bike i've had kicking around in the garage for 15 years. After two weeks of riding i've decided it's something i'll be sticking with. My eventual goal is to go car-free entirely helping me to realize a more minimalist lifestyle. So i wanted something shiny and new that is more appropriate for commuting. So after trips to a few LBS's and plenty of test rides i finally decided on a Specialized Tricross Comp. One LBS had a 2008 model that got tucked in the corner and never sold, so they discounted it for me. The cyclocross style seemed like a good choice as an all-weather commuting bike, it has fender mounts, rack mounts and can accommodate fatter tires for the winter months. I'll finish paying it off in a few weeks and in the mean time i'll be lingering around the forums looking for advice and compiling a list of accessories that i'll need. Thanks for the amazing support group and all the encouragement and motivation i needed to get started!


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> Leif B. Kristensen wrote:
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> > A software developer is a person capable of arranging a collection of
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> Close, but since they don't direct order the 1's and 0's, it doesn't
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Service & Advocacy Council
Council Policies and Procedures
Name and Purpose
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Service and Advocacy Council (S&A Council) of Grand Valley State University and shall hereafter be referred to as such.
Section 2. The Purpose of Service & Advocacy Council shall be:
A. To serve as the unifying body of all GVSU recognized Service & Advocacy Organizations;
B. To unify the service & advocacy community of Grand Valley State University through improving communication, promoting cooperation, increasing understanding, and strengthening support among the member organizations;
C. To serve as a vehicle for communication with the University administration, campus community, and general public regarding issues or common interest or concern;
D. To fund and provide a variety of programming to promote the betterment of the entire campus community.
Section 1. To be eligible for voting membership in the Service and Advocacy Council, an organization must be recognized by the Student Organization Review Board (SORB) as Service or Advocacy based.
Section 2. Organizations not recognized as Service or Advocacy based may participate but will be non-voting members.
Section 3. Membership will not be restricted due to age, color, disability, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or weight.
Section 4. The Assistant Director of Student Life or a representative appointed by Student Life shall serve as the Service and Advocacy Council Advisor (Chair). All minutes will be recorded and posted on the Service and Advocacy Council website.
General Assembly
Section 1. The purpose of General Assembly shall be to continue communication between all member organizations and councils and to vote on funding of various petitioned programs (as outlined in the Finance Policy). Service and Advocacy Council shall also serve to assist member organizations in areas of unity, programming, service, and public relations.
Section 2. The Service and Advocacy Council shall meet the first full month during the academic year. From then on, the Service and Advocacy Council shall meet at least once a month. The Service and Advocacy Council Advisor reserves the right to call an emergency meeting provided that it is announced to all member organizations at least 48 hours in advance.
Section 3. If any member organization is not represented at more than one General Assembly meetings, unless they have been previously excused by the Service and Advocacy Council Advisor, will lose their voting rights and potential funding privileges (as outlined in the Finance Policy) for the remainder of the semester, or a time limit decided upon by the Service and Advocacy Funding Board.
Section 4. Each student may only represent one service or advocacy organization at the council meeting. Funding Board Members may represent their organization when attending Council meetings.
Section 5. A representative of from each organization must be in attendance for the duration of the meeting or the organization will be marked as absent, previously excused by the Service and Advocacy Council Advisor at least 24 hours in advance.
Section 6. Quorum for General Assembly shall be defined as fifty percent plus one of the voting member
Section 1. Each member organization shall have one vote.
Section 2. Students are prohibited to represent and cast votes for more than one organization.
Section 3. A majority vote, that is, a majority of the votes cast, ignoring blanks and abstentions, is sufficient for the adoption of any motion that in order.
Participation with the Community Service Learning Center
Section 1. Service and Advocacy Organizations must report their service and advocacy hours to the Community Service Learning Center Coordinator at the end of the fall and winter semesters (Refer to CLSC website for specific due dates and forms). Organizations who fail to submit hours will be ineligible to neither submit funding requests nor access any prior approved funds for the following semester.
Section 2. Service and Advocacy Organizations are highly encouraged to participate by sponsoring and co-sponsoring programs and events during Grand Valley State University's Service and Advocacy Week.
Section 3.Organizations are highly encouraged to utilize the "Event Submission Form" for the CSLC to communicate information about their events. The CSLC will post events on the CSLC website. A change for the 2010-2011 year is that the CSLC website calendar will not link to the main GVSU Campus Calendar (you must submit a separate request through the campus calendar).
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Côte d'Ivoire: Organizations that assist women in areas related to forced marriage, dowry, spousal abuse and legal recourses for women in situations of forced marriage and spousal abuse
|Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
|Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
|Publication Date
|1 December 1998
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|Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Côte d'Ivoire: Organizations that assist women in areas related to forced marriage, dowry, spousal abuse and legal recourses for women in situations of forced marriage and spousal abuse, 1 December 1998, CIV30652.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abd54.html [accessed 29 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
According to a 4 June 1998 AFP report, a bill put forward by the Ministry of the Family and the Promotion of Women which makes genital excision, forced marriage and sexual harassment punishable offences in the Ivory Coast was approved on 3 March 1998 by the Ivorian parliament. The reports also states that
Forced or under aged marriages "whatever the customary, religious or traditional motivation," will be punishable by jail terms of one to five years and fines of between 500,000 and five million CFA francs, (380 and 8,300 dollars).
The report quotes Constance Yai, the head of the Ivorian Women's Rights Association (AIDF), as saying, following the bill's approval, that although the rule of law was beginning to take hold in the Ivory Coast, "the hardest work is yet to come: educating people who conduct these practices and who are for the most part illiterate."
According to excerpts of an August 1998 book entitled Femmes du Sud: Sources d'information pour le développement, made available on the Internet, there are at least two women's organizations in the Ivory Coast that address the problems of women who are victims of spousal abuse and have been submitted to forced marriages.
One Abidjan-based organization is the above-mentioned Association Ivoirienne pour la défense des droits de la femme (AIDF) which is involved namely in the fields of women's rights, provides legal assistance and fights sexual mutilation practices. A second Abidjan organization, called Association des femmes juristes de Côte d'Ivoire, is also involved in providing legal assistance to women and in the fight against sexual mutilation practices.
Additional information on organizations that assist women in areas related to forced marriage, dowry, spousal abuse and on legal recourses for women in situations of forced marriage and spousal abuse could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Agence France Presse (AFP). 4 June 1998. "Ivory Coast to Outlaw Excision, Forced Marriage and Sexual Harrassment." (NEXIS)
Femmes du Sud : Sources d'information pour le développement. August 1998. Paris: Ibiscus. [Internet]
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Watch George Lucas's Early Experimental Short Films
By Sean O'Connell 2013-04-02 15:50:37 comments
Long before Star Wars, George Lucas was an everyday film student at the University of Southern California, toiling away on graphics and animation courses and completing his first student film, titled Look at Life. The short once was showcased on the documentary Empire of Dreams. Part of it is shown in the Vimeo clip above, shared via CinephileArchive.
Life is an abstract montage of black-and-white images that reflect some of the political tensions of the time. (Lucas enrolled in film school in the mid-1960s, a politically charged era that no doubt would have colored his storytelling methods.)
But the site has an additional find, one that might interest Lucas aficionados. Apparently the writer-director worked on 1:42.08, a short film with race car driver Peter Brock that has multiple visual cues to Lucas later films. Lucas shot the short at the Willow Spring Raceway in California, and its drenched with the automobile admiration that drove American Graffiti, as well as the staging of the Death Star attack at the end of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. Take a look for yourself. More important, take a listen, as Lucas does a better-than-average job at capturing the guttural sounds of a race car something that would be a distinction by the time he started shooting Star Wars in the deepest reaches of outer space. You can almost hear the pod racers from Phantom Menace in the sounds he captures in this short film.
As with any filmmaker, Im sure Lucas would be horrified at the thought of these movies making the rounds today. They are experiments, ways for a budding filmmaker to learn his craft. And in time, he parlayed his talents into the Star Wars universe turning himself into a multi-billionaire. But sometimes it can be interesting to see where a director starts, especially when we already know where hes going, in time.
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As promised , Lady Gaga previewed a new song during the Thierry Mugler Paris Men's Fashion Week show. Gaga remixed a Born This Way track especially for the show, for which she acted as musical director.
Possible Haus of Gaga member Jay tweeted a link to a YouTube video of the song playing during the models' final walk. "Watch this and f—ing dance," Jay tweeted.
Reflecting the collection, the song is pulsating and dark. Although the audio is muffled, over a throbbing beat, Gaga's voice is heard repeating a phrase in German, which YouTube users translated as: "I'm absolutely clear/ As long as I'm a monster/ I wish we all could be blind/ It would be easier out there."
Gaga was reportedly not at the show. A short film featuring the remixed track, shot by Mariano Vivanco, will appear on Mugler.com and AOL at noon on Thursday (January 19).
Prior to the show's kickoff, Gaga expressed her excitement about the collaboration. She wrote, "MUGLER PARIS SHOW begins in 2 hours. I am so excited my fashion bones are rattling. The garments + music are poetic intoxication."
Mugler is helmed by Gaga's stylist, Nicola Formichetti. In an interview prior to the show, Formichetti described how the song fits with his collection for the legendary fashion house.
"It's very, very hard, but pop at the same time. It's really amazing," he said about the track. "When I heard it, I said, 'That's Mugler.' She's remixing it especially for the show."
Of working with his longtime pal Gaga, he added, "It's me and her just having fun and getting very inspired from the idea of Mugler. She's very much involved, more in the early stages.
"I want people to think, 'OK, there's something new happening.' I want people to get excited again, not only fashion people," he added about his work on the brand. "I'm not here to recreate what [Mugler] did. It was perfect for the time. I'm going to do something for today and the future."
This isn't the first time Gaga presented new music at a fashion show.
She premiered "Bad Romance" in 2009 at the Alexander McQueen show.
Do you like what you've heard of Gaga's new track? Sound off in the comments!


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I started on Weight Watchers six weeks ago. The first two and a half weeks went really well, but then I had to fly across the country with my six-month old son for his surgery, then spent a few days at my parents' house which is always bad for diets, and after that spent a whole week driving my car back to Virginia from Oregon with the baby and my mother. Needless to say, my diet and exercise went to poop. I thought I might have a fresh start after my mother flew home, but I was really discouraged when the scale from that first week didn't change at all. So discouraged that Sunday and Monday were also not good diet days.
I feel like I am failing. I can't jog because my right shin is bothering me and needs a little nursing before I can get back out there. Pilates are going okay, but the pregnancy did more mayhem then I had originally thought so it is a slower process than I would like. It is progressing, though.
My biggest problem is that now that our move is over and the house is fairly in order, baby has adjusted, and my remaining projects are small, I get bored and all I want to do is eat.
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I love kickboxing! I really have no excuse for not being outside. I just acquired an awesome jogging/walking stroller. I think my biggest issue is that I'm bored. Wordwoman7, the vision collage is a great idea! I think I might just make one for my hallway so I walk by it all the time.
Mande, The gym won't work because we only have the one car right now. I wouldn't be able to get there.
The encouragement here is fantastic! Thanks guys. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Today, husband brought home food after I just finished cleaning bad food out of the house. I am not happy and want to throw it away! I already went over my points today just because of that.
Were has my willpower gone?!!
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You can do this Jojo, I've seen you kill it in your runs and in Pilates at any weight. Take care of your shin and ankle for now so you can do the hard impact stuff later.
Ooo, is there a gym nearby that has a daycare? You could meet new people, take fun classes and work it out. The treadmill is softer than the road. Also, I think you would be good at zumba. Lol, I know it's dance but you're very coordinated and have a marvelous butt you could be shaking.
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By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ in Legislation, News
Monday, December 31, 2012 at 11:20 am
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|Texas Legislative Black Caucus
|Rep. Harold Dutton (D-Houston) filed the decrim bill
The bill, filed by Rep. Harold Dutton (D-Houston), would reduce possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a Class C misdemeanor, reports Sergio Chapa at ValleyCentral.com. Class C misdemeanors carry no jail time, and are punishable by up to a $500 fine.
"We are under no illusions that full decriminalization is gonna come to Texas anytime soon," said Josh Schimberg of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Schimberg said the Austin-based group is pushing for full legalization, but sees HB 184 as a step in the right direction.
|Texas NORML
|Josh Schimberg, Texas NORML: "If you wanna protect children from marijuana, the best to do with it is to legalize it"
"If you wanna protect children from marijuana, the best to do with it is to legalize it and put it behind a storefront and ask for ID," Schimberg said.
"As a taxpayer myself, I see them putting out money to get that guy a free lawyer and a free meal while all the time in jail," said Rene Jaime, who owns Dark Secrets Smoke Shop in Brownsville. "I want that money in my pocket."
Marijuana legalization is definitely an uphill battle in Texas -- especially with the Republican-controlled Legislature -- but the Texas Democratic Party already included pot legalization as part of their platform.
Republican lawmaker Aaron Peña of Edinburg said the similar marijuana decrim bills are introduced every legislative session. He said the bill will have a tough time without including a component to send pot smokers to rehab or other "drug treatment" programs.
"If you're going to make a judgment based on the past, it's not likely to pass," Peña said. "However, there is a growing awareness that we need to empty our jails of minor drug offenders and divert them to treatment."
Meanwhile, responsible adult users of cannabis in Texas continue to wonder when their government will stop treating them like children and give them the simple respect of allowing them their own lifestyle choices.
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Mrs. Flores was born on Oct. 1, 1946, in Beeville to Jose and Elvira (Ramos) Espinoza.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Adrian Flores; seven daughters, Glory Rothlisberger, Belinda Castro, Jo Ann (Magdaleno) Velasco, Ruby Ruiz, Lucy Francis, all of Beeville, and Elvira "Bebe" Mungia and Priscilla (Dionicio III) Ramirez of Round Rock; one son, Raul (Veronica) Mungia of Beeville; four sisters, Alejandra Moreno, Dalia Llamas, Rose Hardman and Olga Galvan, all of Beeville; 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
A prayer service was held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Treviño Funeral Home.
The funeral Mass was celebrated Monday morning at 10 o'clock at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with Father Luke officiating. Burial followed at Our Lady of Victory #2.
Pallbearers were Jeffery Stafford, C.J. Brown, Magdaleno Velasco III, Robert Garcia, Omid Ebrahimi and Steven Dominguez.
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One wedding and a funeral
Johannes Fransen's relatives didn't want him to miss his granddaughter's wedding in New Zealand last month-so much so that they placed his lifeless body in an open coffin in the church during the service. The 79-year-old gardener had died two days earlier. "People just went up to see him," said mother of the bride Nancy James. "It really helped everybody, including Mum, who wanted to be with Dad."
New York state of mind
Troy C. Stephani may have been impaired by the crack he was smoking, but he certainly made a mistake when he accidentally turned into a police headquarters parking lot while trying to evade Suffolk County, N.Y., authorities on April 26. Mr. Stephani fled from police in a 1989 box truck after they had pulled him over that evening. Police say he told them that he fled because "he wanted to finish smoking the crack cocaine that he had in his truck."
Life imitates Seinfeld
Perhaps the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary have been watching Seinfeld reruns. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that editors of the prestigious dictionary were considering adding a new entry for the phrase, "Shut up!" to its lexicon. In the 1990s sitcom, the character Elaine Benes would shove Jerry or another character and say "Shut up!" when she wished to express surprise or amusement. Linguists say the phrase is a good example of amelioration-a process in which a word loses its negative meanings. "Shut up" meant "to withhold one's money or kindness from a person" in 16th-century England. By the 19th century, it meant "keep quiet." Now, says senior editor Erin McKean, the phrase can also "express amazement or disbelief." Editors of the dictionary are also considering the addition of "bling-bling," a hip-hop word denoting bright, audacious jewelry.
Good publicity gone bad
Kris Leija of Abilene, Texas, may have been famous for 15 minutes, but he quickly became infamous. Mr. Leija became a local hero last week when he raced into a burning Abilene apartment building three times to rescue four children. But during a television interview with Mr. Leija, sheriff's Lt. Carol Taylor recognized him as the subject of an outstanding warrant: The hero was also a convicted burglar who had missed a meeting with his probation officer. Lt. Taylor, who arrested Mr. Leija after the interview, says she still admires his heroism: "He just should have been more responsible about his personal matters."
Ring of truth?
If the key to a successful prank is making it close enough to reality to seem believable, then some students at Boiling Springs High School in Carlisle, Pa., seemed to hit the mark last week. The students sent a letter on school-district letterhead to parents promising that the school would provide hotel rooms and condoms to students on prom night. The letter apparently made Boiling Springs parents' blood boil until school officials called it a hoax.
Man knows not his time
We weren't laughing at Charles Douglass's invention, we were laughing with it. Most Americans never heard of Mr. Douglass himself, but he transformed the way they watched television. The engineer and inventor developed the "Laff Box," a forerunner to the laugh track. Mr. Douglass died last month at age 93. The laugh track works as a psychological trick. It tells people that others find a certain joke funny and encourages them to laugh along. Mr. Douglass collected all sorts of laughs and chuckles and used them in a contraption that inserts them as sound effects. Mr. Douglass's invention "does something far more valuable" than command a viewer to laugh, explained Paul Farhi in The Washington Post. "It replicates for the viewer the experience of others laughing. Since people watch TV in isolation, the laugh track creates the illusion that one is part of an actual audience."
A bad hat day
Perhaps Robin Loftin of Carlsbad, N.M., was trying to be respectful last month when he removed his hat as Judge Walter Parr entered an Eddy County courtroom, but he ended up being charged with contempt of court and spending two days in jail. The problem: A marijuana joint fell from his hat onto the floor. According to court records, Mr. Loftin was in Judge Parr's courtroom on charges of driving with a suspended driver's license and failure to renew his vehicle registration.


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"A lot of work," according to Marsha Iverson, Visual Arts Chair. "The students worked so hard. It was all student driven, which is what our small learning communities are designed to do. Where students actually do real world jobs, real world experience."
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Hugh Gillin (July 14, 1925 – May 4, 2004) was an American film and television actor. Gillin was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He is best known for playing Sheriff John Hunt in Psycho II and III. Gillin has appeared in a total of 75 films and television series. Gillin last appeared on television in 1998 where he starred in Pensacola: Wings of Gold in the episode "Not in My Backyard". He was a member of AMPAS, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Gillin grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas and attended Pittsburg High School and The University of Kansas. He was a member of the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team in 1947. Gillin died on May 4, 2004, in San Diego, California.


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Roasted Ham With Spicy Orange Glaze
1 cup orange marmalade
1/3 cup prepared cream-style horseradish sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 smoked ham (12 to 15 pounds), bone-in
1 cup water
2 cups orange juice
4 to 6 cinnamon sticks
Grilled oranges, optional, for garnish
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Blend marmalade, horseradish and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Place ham in a large roasting pan. Pour water and orange juice into the bottom of the pan. Surround ham with cinnamon sticks. Brush ham with half the marmalade mixture, reserving other half. Cover ham loosely with foil and roast in oven for 1 hour.
Remove foil and brush ham with remaining marmalade mixture. Return ham to oven without the foil. Roast ham for 20 minutes. Transfer half the ham to serving platter and garnish with cinnamon sticks and grilled oranges. Save remaining half for tomorrow's meal.
From Chef Jennifer Russo
Eggs Benedict
4 teaspoons vinegar
4 eggs
2 English muffins
4 slices cooked Canadian bacon
Hollandaise sauce
8 egg yolks
2 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and hot
Salt and pepper
Chopped parsley
In a large skillet, bring 4 inches of water and 2 teaspoons vinegar to a boil. Crack two eggs into a glass. Reduce water to a simmer and pour eggs into water in one quick motion. Let eggs cook for 4 to 5 minutes. The white should be firm but the yellow should be runny. Remove egg with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. Repeat with the remaining vinegar and eggs. Meanwhile, toast the English muffin until golden.
For the sauce, place yolks, water and lemon juice into blender. Blend for 1 minute. With blender running, pour butter through open hole of blender lid. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
To assemble eggs Benedict, top the muffin with Canadian bacon and a poached egg. Pour warm sauce over as desired and garnish with paprika and chopped parsley.
Makes 4 servings.
From Chef Matt Hamilton
Potato Soup Topped with Creme Fraiche
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, sliced and smoked in pan smoker on stove, or sauteed
1 Maya's Farm fennel bulb, trimmed, diced
1 Maya's Farm baby leek, diced
1 rib of celery, diced
1 clove of garlic, diced
2 tablespoons flour
4 cups chicken stock
4 medium One Wind Mill Farm potatoes, diced, about 4 cups
Pinch of thyme
2 cups heavy cream from local dairy co-op
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup thin julienne Meat Shop country ham
For chive creme fraiche:
1 cup blanched chopped Maya's Farm chives
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 Arizona lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon salt
For creme fraiche, blanch chives and cool. Combine all ingredients and blend in blender until combined. Leave in container with loose-fitting lid at room temperature in the dark for 24 hours.
To prepare soup, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, fennel, leek and celery. Cook, stirring until vegetables are tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until well blended and cook at least 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, potatoes and thyme. Stir until thickened. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Stir in heavy cream and add salt and pepper to taste. Puree mixture in blender until smooth. Add crispy sauteed ham pieces along with dollop of chive creme.
Makes 4 servings.
From Chef James Porter
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 2/3 cups cake flour (like Softasilk)
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup strawberry jam
1 pound shredded sweetened coconut
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease two 9- by 13-inch baking pans.
With electric mixer (paddle attachment) cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time; beating well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture alternating with milk, ending with flour mixture.
Divide batter between two pans. Bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly, then turn cakes out onto cooling racks.
Spread one of the cooled cakes with the jam. Place other cake on top. Freeze for one hour to harden.
Using a serrated knife, trim edges of cake. Cut into 2-inch squares. Return to freezer to harden until ready to ice.
Chocolate icing:
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
Sift together powdered sugar and cocoa. In a heatproof bowl sitting over pot of simmering water (double boiler), stir the butter, milk and vanilla until melted. Add sugar and cocoa stirring until smooth.
To assemble:
Spread coconut on shallow baking sheet. Using two forks, dip chilled cake pieces into chocolate, letting excess drip back into bowl.
Roll the iced cake pieces in the coconut. Place on wire rack or baking sheet to set.
May be stored in airtight container for several days.
From Paul Jacobs
Jicama, Grapefruit & Avocado Salad
2 ripe grapefruits
Juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons sweet Thai chile sauce
1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
4 tablespoons cottonseed oil
1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeño pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
1 medium jicama, peeled, quartered and cut into 3-inch slices
1/4 of a red bell pepper, cut into thin slivers
1/4 of a yellow bell pepper, cut into thin slivers
1/4 of a red onion, thinly sliced
1 ripe avocado
For the dressing, squeeze juice from 1 grapefruit into a mixing bowl. Combine with lime juice, chile sauce, vinegar, oil, jalapeño, cumin, salt and pepper. Whisk ingredients together.
For the salad, peel the remaining grapefruit, separate the segments and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, toss the jicama, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper and onion. Pour dressing over salad and mix well. Just before serving, dice avocado. Mix in avocado and grapefruit segments.
Makes 4 servings
From Chef Michael Cairns
English Trifle (Zuppa Inglese)
1 box of yellow cake mix
1 box of pudding and pie filling (do not use instant)
2 pints ripe strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
6-8 fresh ripe kiwi, peeled and sliced
1 pint whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup Grand Marnier
Directions: Bake cake mix as directed and pour into three disposable pie tins. Prepare vanilla pudding as directed. Chop one pint of strawberries and combine with granulated sugar. Slice second pint of strawberries thin. Slice kiwi fruit. Place the first cake disc in a trifle or clear glass bowl. Brush on one third of the Grand Marnier. Around the edge of the trifle bowl, alternate slices of kiwi and strawberries, laying fruit flat against the bowl.
With a spoon, spread strawberries and sugar combination over cake layer. Drop spoonfuls of one half of the pudding over strawberry mixture. Add second cake disc and brush with Grand Marnier. Line the edge of the bowl with fresh boysenberries. Add third cake disc. Brush with liquor and spoon strawberry mixture and pudding over cake.
Combine whipped cream and powdered sugar, beating until stiff. Spread whipped cream over pudding and decorate with sliced fruit. For the final touch, spoon some whipped cream into a piping bag and create a mound in the middle of the cake and top with a fresh strawberry. Refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight. Spoon into clear dessert bowls or parfait glasses.
Serves 8.
From Jan D'Atri
Citrus-Marinated Shrimp With Spring Snap Peas
10 medium shrimp, peeled and cleaned
1 lemon, juiced
1 orange, juiced
2 cups water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Sweet shallot vinaigrette:
1/2 cup shallots, diced
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 orange, zest removed and juiced
1 teaspoon minced Thai bird chiles (can substitute jalapeño)
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon champagne vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped mint
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups oranges, peeled and sliced into discs
4 snap peas, julienned for garnish
Marinate the shrimp in lemon and orange juice for 1 hour. Remove shrimp and discard juice. Add water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and salt to a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add shrimp and cook for 30 seconds, until the shrimp is just cooked through. Cover and cool in your refrigerator until cold.
For vinaigrette, sweat shallots in 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil until translucent, not brown, about 5 minutes. Cool shallots in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add cooled shallots and mix well.
To assemble salad, add shrimp, 1/4 cup vinaigrette, mint, salt and pepper and toss. Line plate with citrus discs, and top with shrimp. Garnish with snap peas.
Makes 5 to 6 servings.
From Chef Aaron Chamberlin
Southwestern Cherry Slaw
For the salad:
4 cups shredded green cabbage
3 cups sweet cherries, pitted and halved, or 3 cups dried cherries
2 cups fresh spinach leaves, torn
1 cup shredded jicama (optional)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, snipped
1/2 cup diced red onion
For the dressing:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons frozen lime-juice concentrate, thawed
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
1/2 teaspoon lime zest
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, combine cabbage, cherries, spinach, jicama, cilantro and onion.
In a small saucepan, combine olive oil, lime juice, concentrate, jalapeño, lime zest, chili powder, cumin and salt; heat to a boil. Pour dressing over salad and toss gently to coat.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
From the Washington State Fruit Commission
Italian Easter Bread
1. Dye 5 or 6 raw eggs according to package instructions. The eggs cook while the bread is baking.
2. In a small saucepan, warm 2/3 cup milk. Add 1 package, or 2 1/2 teaspoons, of active dry yeast and allow to activate in the milk. The yeast will look frothy after a few minutes, a sign that it has activated. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Add 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, the milk-yeast mixture and 2 eggs. Use the dough hook on an electric mixer and mix for about 2 minutes on medium speed. The dough should be soft but not sticky. Add flour if the mix is too sticky.
3. Mix in 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1/2 cup mixed candied fruit, chopped into small pieces; 1/4 cup lightly toasted almond slivers; and 1/2 teaspoon anise seeds. Place dough on floured surface and knead a few minutes until the dough is smooth.
4. Lightly grease a mixing bowl with butter and add dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gently press or punch the air out of the dough. Place dough on floured surface and cut in half.
6. Use your palms to gently roll each piece of dough into a rope about 2 feet long.
7. Place dough ropes on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Loosely twist the two ropes together. Pinch both ends together.
8. Connect both ends to form a ring.
9. Rub the colored eggs with a little olive oil. Gently split the ropes and tuck the eggs into the openings. Cover the dough with a clean cloth and allow to rise until doubled, about 20 minutes.
10. Lightly beat one egg white in a small mixing bowl. Brush the white on the dough and sprinkle with candy. The egg white helps turn the bread an appetizing brown and helps the candy sprinkles stick to the crust.
11. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
From the Arizona Republic
Frenched Rack of Lamb
1 rack of lamb, about 1 1/2 pounds cut by the butcher into a French rack, or a rack with the flesh between the rib bones scraped away
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 teaspoon thyme
Salt and pepper, to taste
Parsley for garnish
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine garlic, lemon juice, rosemary and thyme in a small mixing bowl. Blend well. Rub lamb with mixture, and salt and pepper, to taste. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Lay meat on a rack in an open pan and roast at 450 degrees for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees, and roast for 5 additional minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley.
Makes 2 to 3 servings
From Patrick Lee of AJ's Fine Foods
Tapioca Fruit Salad
3 cups orange juice
2 packages of tapioca vanilla pudding, 3 ounces each
6 cups fresh fruit, such as oranges, strawberries, kiwi and apples, cut into bite-size pieces
Place cut fruit in a large serving bowl. In a medium saucepan, bring orange juice and tapioca vanilla pudding to a boil. Cool, then pour orange juice mixture over the fruit. Refrigerate until set.
Makes 10 servings.
From Claire Kliever
Barbecue Lamb Loin Chops
6-8 loin lamb chops, 1 1/2-inch thick, trimmed
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, pressed
3 tablespoons vinegar
5 tablespoons olive oil
In a large, glass baking pan, combine mustard, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, salt, garlic, vinegar and olive oil. Mix well. Place chops in pan and marinade in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, turning chops occasionally. Heat grill to medium high, and when hot, place chops on the grill. Grill about 6 minutes per side for medium doneness, frequently basting with the marinade.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
From Patrick Lee of AJ's Fine Foods
Barbecue Joynt Potato Salad
10 Russet potatoes, boiled, peeled and cubed
1 1/4 cups dill pickles, chopped
3 hard-boiled eggs, shredded
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
2 cups celery, chopped
2 cups mayonnaise
2 cups red onions, chopped
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook potatoes until done but firm. Peel and cut into cubes. Combine the remainder of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate immediately.
From Steve Rogan
Pork Tenderloin Stuffed With Sausage and Sphinx Dates
1/2 pound Meat Shop pork scraps, cut up
1 cup chopped pitted dates
1 teaspoon chopped thyme
1/2 pound Meat Shop pork sausage cooked, chopped up into small pieces
1/2 cup cream
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Meat Shop pork tenderloin, cut down the center without cutting all the way through, lightly pounded out flat
Add pork scraps to a food processor and mix until smooth paste. Add dates, thyme, chopped sausage and cream, and incorporate until consistency of stuffing. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly pound out tenderloin to make one flat piece of meat. Arrange stuffing down the middle and wrap like a cigar. Tie with cooking twine. Sear all sides in a pan until brown. Finish in 350-degree oven, about 8-10 minutes a pound, until center of meat reads 140 degrees. Allow to rest. Slice width-wise to show off meat with center of stuffing.
Tepary bean ragout:
2 cups tepary beans
8 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup butter
1 cup cured ham, small diced
1/2 cup Meat Shop smoked bacon, cooked and
1 cup roasted Meat Shop pork shoulder, pulled into small pieces diced
1 chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 rib of celery, small diced
2 carrots, peeled and small diced
1/4 cup chopped tarragon
Salt and pepper to taste
Soak beans in water overnight. Drain, and slow cook in chicken stock until tender, or about 2 hours. Reserve beans. Combine butter, ham, bacon, pork, onions, garlic, celery and carrots and saute until tender. Combine beans, remaining stock and tarragon and cook until the ragout has the consistency of chili. Season with salt and pepper.
1 Hickman's whole egg, whipped
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated Gruyere cheese
1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 pound of Maya's Farm spinach, cooked and drained of excess water
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil for greasing
Combine egg, cream, cheese, nutmeg and spinach in bowl and season with salt and pepper. Grease muffin tins and fill with mixture. Bake at 325-degree oven for about 10 minutes. A fork should come out clean when ready.
To serve, place ragout in bottom of bowl or large plate, then top with spinach tart. Slice tenderloin and lean on spinach tart.
Makes 4 servings.
From Chef James Porter
Roasted Leg of Lamb
1 boneless leg of lamb, 5 to 7 pounds
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 large clove garlic, cut into slivers
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups Madeira wine or sherry
1/2 cup mint jelly
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Use the tip of a sharp knife to slice 5 to 6 small slits in lamb. In a mixing bowl, combine salt, pepper, mustard, garlic, paprika and olive oil. Rub mix on lamb, then place lamb fat-side-up on rack in shallow roasting pan. Do not add water. Roast uncovered at 325 degrees. After 40 minutes, begin basting with wine. Continue basting until roast is done. Roast about 2 to 2 1/2 hours for a 5-pound roast and 3 hours for 7 pounds, or until thermometer registers 155 degrees for medium. For rare, roast to 140 degrees. Allow roast to stand 15 minutes before carving. Serve with mint jelly.
Makes 8 servings.
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Funding from the National Science Foundation will aid Prairie View A&M University in increasing the number of underrepresented graduate students who transition to faculty positions in energy and sustainability.
The funding is in partnership with other institutions in the Texas A&M University System who will join with PVAMU to create a system-wide alliance to reach the goal. The alliance has been awarded $1.2 million by the NSF Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. The AGEP program opens multiple pathways to the doctorate and professoriate for underrepresented minority populations that have been historically underserved, geographically isolated and place bound by successfully developing and sustaining large-scale, distributed STEM communities and cultures that promote access and success. At PVAMU, the program will be coordinated by Dr. Gloria Regisford, principal investigator and Drs. Laura Carson, Pamela Obiomon and Ruby Stevens, who serve as co-principal investigators.
The alliance is led by Texas A&M University and includes three other doctoral degree-granting institutions in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and West Texas A&M University – as well as five additional collaborating institutions, which include Tarleton State University, Texas A&M International University, Texas A&M–San Antonio, Texas A&M –Texarkana, Texas A&M–Commerce, Texas A&M University- Central Texas.
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My name is Susan and I'm an American expat living in Germany. I'm really a long-distance runner instead of a cyclist. But I cycle for cross-training; and I also cycle to work when the weather permits from April through October or early November. My family goes out for easy weekend bike rides when the weather is nice. I found that cycling strengthens my quads and helps me run the hills stronger and faster. The city where I live is very bicycle-friendly. All of the locals here know to watch for cyclists on the roads. It's also easier to get around and find a parking place in town with a bicycle than a car. Just about every business here has either bike racks or a special parking area for bicycles. There are lots of bike trails in the area where I live ranging from gentle, flat paved paths to steep mountain bike paths. My husband cycles for his primary exercise in the spring through fall.
When I was in college I dated a bike racer who had a large poster of Eddy Merckx in his dorm room. I learned about racing (and all about the Cannibal) from him. I've actively followed the Tour de France and the other Grand Tours since Greg Lemond won the TDF. During this year's TDF I discovered this forum and found the people posting on it to be much more knowledgeable than those who post on Yahoo or even the Eurosport website. Even though I'm American, I appreciate cyclists from all countries. I was most impressed with Alberto Contador, the Schleck brothers, Bradley Wiggins, Tony Martin, and several of the other younger riders in the '09 TDF.
I just turned 50 this year and will read the "over 50" section in this forum. It's always good to see other older athletes out there.