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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) From a battery of surveillance cameras to extra security guards, Olympic officials have taken a series of measures inside Rio's doping lab to prevent a repeat of the manipulation of samples that sabotaged the drug-testing system at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
Dr. Richard Budgett, the International Olympic Committee's medical director, said Monday that officials are ''very confident'' the increased security will protect the thousands of urine and blood samples being stored and tested at the laboratory for the Rio de Janeiro Games.
''We take it extremely seriously,'' Budgett said. ''We are making sure everything is being done so that the integrity of those samples is maintained.''
The additional measures were implemented following the scandal over state-sponsored doping in Russia, including evidence that tainted samples were swapped out for clean ones during the Sochi Games. A report by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren found that samples of Russian athletes were passed through a concealed hole in the wall during the middle of the night in Sochi, with the help of Russian intelligence officers.
The Sochi sample swapping was part of a systematic program of doping and cover-ups overseen by Russia's sports ministry that also extended to dozens of summer and winter Olympic sports, according to McLaren's report.
''All of us fighting for the clean athletes were deeply shocked by the McLaren report and felt betrayed in many ways,'' Budgett said. ''We are doing everything we can do to make sure it doesn't happen again.''
Samples in Rio are being transported directly from the doping control stations at the venues to the lab, where they are being opened ''without delay'' for analysis, a process that Budgett said ''reduces and probably eliminates the possibility of tampering with the samples.''
Budgett said a ''huge security presence'' involving national guard and private security officers is in place, along with an ''extensive network'' of surveillance cameras.
''I will get the footage personally of the surveillance camera pointing at the door of the freezer where the samples are kept,'' he said. ''That will be a month's worth of footage of surveillance of the freezer.''
A guard is posted round-the-clock in front of the freezer to check everyone who enters the area to take out samples. Technicians must enter two at a time. A ''large number'' of international experts, including four doping lab directors and WADA observers, are on site, ''sometimes staying all night,'' Budgett said.
''The whole thing is very carefully controlled,'' Budgett said. ''There will be forensic examination of samples as well to make sure there has been no tampering.''
In addition, officials are using new doping control kits that should be tamper proof, he said. McLaren's report found that Russians were able to open the doping containers to change the samples.
McLaren's report - which was based largely on testimony from former Russian anti-doping lab director Grigory Rodchenkov - prompted calls for Russia to be banned entirely from the Rio Games. The IOC instead allowed international federations determine which individual Russian athletes met the criteria to compete.
''Of course, we look at ourselves and wonder how we could have done better in Sochi,'' Budgett said. ''At the time we thought we had great expertise in place, but when you have a director of a lab involved in that way, clearly that is a challenge. Lessons have been learned.''
As with other games, the IOC will store Rio doping samples for 10 years so they can be retested when improved techniques become available. More than 4,000 samples are being collected in Rio.
''The message to all cheats is, `Beware, you will be caught eventually,'' Budgett said.
No further positive cases have been recorded in the final two rounds of retesting of stored samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games, Budgett said. A total of 98 athletes tested positive in the first two waves of reanalysis. Six athletes have been formally disqualified and stripped of medals so far.
Budgett also said a verified test for gene doping should be ready ''in a matter of months rather than years.''
A new test has been developed in Australia to detect if cheats are injecting synthetic genes which cause the body to produce more of the naturally-occurring hormone EPO, which in turn boosts the body's ability to carry more oxygen in its blood.
The new procedure, when approved by WADA, will be used to test samples from the Rio Olympics after the games.
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But then I think who am I to think I should have been specially prepared for hearing loss? There are so many people who truly were blindsided by terrible conditions, limbs lost in war, speech lost in strokes, catastrophic blindness, extreme depression, all things coming out of the blue. That's not what happened to me. My hearing loss crept up on me, a bit at a time, until the lines on the graph headed ever and ever more downward. In my head, a constant sound plays, like water running through a pipe, sometimes there is a humming accompaniment, a secret din. I look at people talking to me and want to say, you have no idea how loud it is in here.
Every day I remember that there are many worse things. I tell myself that it is up to me whether I see myself as broken. It is up to me to handle this in a way that keeps hearing loss from being the cancer that ends my career and hobbles my relationships.
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Kudos! How lovely to have a picture from childhood. Have to admit, I can't imagine marrying any of the boys I knew then, but rumor has it some turned into lovely men ;-)ReplyDelete
Our community was centered on a small rural Methodist Church on a corner, with a nice one-room school right across the road. Nancy lived on the same section as the church, about a mile and a half away; went to the one-room country school through 7th grade. I lived 4 1/2 miles away... but, my dad grew up in that community, one and a half miles from the church... pretty close knit group, some would say! ;-) ...the Star Church... so we all went to church together...ReplyDelete
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First of all, if you're in New York City, you might get a free circular called City Scoops in your mailbox. If you do, thumb over to page 11, where I've written an article all about female baseball bloggers (hint: we rock). Many thanks to Jessica of Chicks Dig the Pitchers' Duel, Mets Grrl, and Maureen of Yankees Chick for participating!
Also, if you're interested, you can listen to my guest stint on Matt and Anthony's Metsblog webcast here (click on April 25th), where the insightful Metstradamus joined the bloggers' roundtable as well. I haven't listened to it myself–the whole hearing your own voice on tape thing, right? But the boys do a good job bringing Mets content to the webwaves.
Now for the fun. (Meaning, the opposite of "El Duque and Valentin are on the DL." GRRR.)
If you caught yesterday's (Sunday's) game on TV, then you know it was Gary Cohen's 49th birthday. And that his wife made honorary t-shirts. And that they were absolutely priceless. Witness Ron Darling modeling his:
Gary: All I can say is that my wonderful wife Lynn, who I love more than life itself, is out of control.
Ron (about the photograph, which Gary fessed up was taken in 1983): Now I've heard Matthew McConaughey. I got some added ones here. How about John Snyder from the Dukes of Hazard. Or maybe even—this might be dating myself a little bit—maybe Harry Chapin on his lost weekend with John Lennon.
Gary: HA HA HA HA. Well, all I can argue is that the 80's were a bad hair decade.
Ron: I'm telling you, you're sizzling there. If you got a six-pack in those days you coulda went in the movies.
Gary: A six pack a what?!
Happy birthday, Gary Cohen! Sounds like Keith Hernandez missed out on some special home-made vanilla and chocolate cupcakes. Gary, you couldn't have saved one for me?
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Liam Hendriks shrugged off the fly ball that Josh Willingham lost in the sun and put the right-hander in a jam. He thought it helped him out.
"It happens," said Hendriks, a native of Perth, Australia. "It almost helps me. I got to try and work out some jams and have some guys on base. I felt really good. The ball is coming out of my hand really good. I was really happy with it."
Competing for a spot in the Minnesota Twins' rotation, Hendrick gave up two runs and four hits in three innings of an 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
One of the runs scored with the help of that lost fly ball that turned into a double for Leslie Anderson.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire hopes Hendriks have as much success in the major leagues as he had in the minors last year.
In 16 starts for the Twins, Hendriks was 1-8 with a 5.59 ERA. In 16 starts for Triple-A Rochester, Hendriks went 9-3 with a 2.20 ERA.
"He didn't pitch aggressive when he was in the big leagues," Gardenhire said. "He pitched like he was trying to not give up hits instead of trying to get outs. His confidence got a little bit better as we went along. It's just a process here. Now he has to do it this level.
"The way he's going to do it is by attacking. Pounding that strike zone and moving hitters off the plate. I thought he showed that today," Gardenhire added.
Hendriks chose not to play for Team Australia in the World Baseball Classic in order to focus on winning a roster spot. The 24-year-old has a 3.38 ERA after three spring starts.
"My first start, I was kind of just getting my feet wet," Hendriks said. "I was a little bit shaky. My second outing was really good. This outing, this is the best I've felt this spring training. I was able to locate my slider. I was able to locate my curveball. My warmup today was horrendous. As soon as I got on the mound, I just turned it up."
Rays starter Matt Moore struggled with his mechanics. He struck out two but gave up two walks and two runs off two hits in 2 2-3 innings.
"I'm just trying to figure out exactly what is going on," said Moore, who has a 9.00 spring ERA after two starts. "It's frustrating, obviously. You want to do well, whether it's spring training or a regular game."
Twins reliever Tim Wood blew a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning, giving up five runs on five hits and a walk.
"He couldn't hold runners," Gardenhire said. "They were running all over him. He got his work in, but those are the things we're looking for, to see what you can do when you're out there."
Rays relieiver Juan Sandoval, trying to make the big leagues after losing sight in his right eye in a hunting accident seven years ago, struck out one and earned the save, his second of spring training.
"I felt great," Sandoval said. "I feel like I'm getting better every day. I was just trying to keep the ball down, let them put the ball in play and see what happens."
Rays DH Luke Scott (hamstring tightness) sat out Tuesday's game, but Rays manager Joe Maddon said the injury wasn't serious. ... Twins CF Darin Mastroianni, competing for a starting spot, continues recovering his own hamstring problem and may not be ready to play until next week.


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In the kind of report that really spoils your day, Western Australia's Auditor-General has presented the findings of a study into that state's government network security. The finding? Fourteen out of the 15 agencies subjected to "hostile scans" of their networks failed to notice anything amiss.
The Auditor-General also went further, penetration-testing three agency networks using known vulnerabilities. All three failed to detect the intrusion, the report says.
And when the agency left USB keys lying around in department offices, curiousity beat caution most of the time. "Eight agencies plugged in and activated [the] USBs," the report said, which "sent information back to us via the Internet".
The report also questions the value of consultants' penetration testing. Nearly all agencies had conducted recent penetration tests, with some scheduling repeat tests four times a year, yet the Auditor-General's office was able to use known vulnerabilities to attack or penetrate their networks.
In a curious snippet, the report also highlights the value of price-benchmarking for external services: some agencies could get their useless pen-tests for as little as A$9,000, while for others, the price tag was A$75,000.
The Auditor-General, Colin Murphy, said: "The failure of most agencies to detect our attacks was a particular concern given that the tools and methods we used in our tests were not sophisticated."
The report also identified inadequate risk assessment in agencies. As a result, 12 out of the 15 agencies had not recognized threats either from the Internet or from social engineering; nine agencies had conducted no risk assessment; and seven agencies had neither a response plan nor "procedures for managing cyber threats".
The penetration tests were conducted by researchers from Edith Cowan University, who were not briefed on the networks they were attacking before-hand. In the two-stage pen-tests, an initial scan identified vulnerabilities, and only those vulnerabilities revealed by the scan could be used to launch an attack.
In one case, the report notes, the test included a brute-force attack on a Web server that generated several million attempts to gain access, and degraded the server's performance – without being noticed by the server's owner.
"All of the agency Web servers allowed technical information to be collected, and poorly configured firewalls and IDPs failed to prevent this information being returned to the source of our scan," the report notes. "This information included operating system and version, the type of firewall in use, and what software was running."
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Cloud computing is coming — and in a big way — but there's a worry that it'll do more harm than good. Just think of how easy it'll make piracy, for instance, when all of our data is already floating around on the Internet. According to a U.S. tech official, that's the wrong way to think about it.
There are many ways right now for you and me to dive into the cloud: Google, Amazon,Apple and Microsoft — to name a few — are all dipping digital toes in the water. Right now that mostly means online music lockers for you to store and stream your tunes, but Apple is even adding photos, video and more into the mix. Despite all this tempting digital data, companies shouldn't be afraid to embrace the cloud according to Victoria Espinel, coordinator of intellectual property enforcement for the U.S. government.
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Her words strike a reassuring tone in a world where our access to our data is getting gunked up bycaps and threats of Internet regulation.
She continues: "If it is possible to construct it so that it cannot be compromised, it may have the effect of reducing piracy by giving value to consumers — the ability to own forever and access almost anywhere — that cannot be obtained with illegal copies."
There's one red flag: everything on the Internet can be compromised. It's a digital arms race. Security may keep out your hacker wannabes, but piracy as an industry will find a way. Another flag: the idea of owning a piece of digital information forever when it's on a server. What if the server fails? What if the company fails and shuts its service down? With a downloaded copy of something, illegal or not, you have it on your hard drive. You can put it on a flash drive or CD, even.
Where Espinel finds her mark is this idea of giving value as a means to reduce illegal activity. Netflix, for instance, makes consuming streaming movies and shows dead easy for dirt cheap. I don't need to go torrent Sword of the Valiant (don't judge). I can just fire it up on Netflix on my laptop or Xbox or iPhone.
That said, Netflix has a weak Android showing. If I did want to watch Sword of the Valiant on my Droid Charge, I'd need to turn down one of the alleys of the Internet.
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This blog post was written by Lindsey Sommer, Special Collections and University Archives Intern.
September 6, 1972, marked the first day of class for students at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Prior to that time, the campus was located in the Vermont Knolls area of Los Angeles, a few miles south of downtown. Students at George Pepperdine College were involved in all sorts of activities. Some wrote for the student newspaper the Graphic, while others were involved in theatre, athletics, fraternities, or sororities. On display are a variety of materials illustrating students at George Pepperdine College from 1937 to the 1960s, participating in these activities, shown through historic photographs, newspaper clippings, documents, scrapbooks, uniforms and memorabilia. The exhibit is divided into four sections: 1. General Student Life, 2. Athletics, 3. Performing Arts, and 4. Sororities and Fraternities.
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Homecoming images, such as the one seen here from 1961, show potential homecoming queens arrayed on the lawn at Pepperdine College. Also on display are images of student photographers for the Graphic, and an early Beanie worn by students attending Pepperdine college.
Section 2: Athletics
The athletics case features Football memorabilia and photographs, featuring men's NCAA football team (seen here in 1946-1947) as well as an image of the women's intramural football team. Additionally, on display is an original Pep Club uniform from 1939 and programs from men's football games.
Section 3: Performing Arts
Additionally, on view are several programs and historic photographs showing student participation in the fine arts, such as an image from the 1959 production of the King and I, which can be seen with the original program. Viewers may also see original art show announcements and images of the Pepperdine College singing group the Singing Travelers.
Section 4: Sororities and Fraternities.
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Sir Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, this week called the current financial crisis the most serious since the 1930s, if ever, in justification for a further £75 billion of quantitative easing. Since Sir Mervyn cited the chaos of the inter-war years, it seems appropriate to quote Winston Churchill: Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusions of counsel, until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong these are the features that constitute the endless repetition of history.
We are at just such a moment again. Little more than two years ago, global leaders were happily congratulating themselves on having avoided the mistakes of the 1930s, thereby averting a depression. But now it appears that the difficulties of 2008 were but a foretaste of what was to come. With the European banking system again on the verge of collapse, there is a sense that politicians and economists are out of options, that governments and central banks are powerless before events. The best of the cavalry has been sent into battle, and it has come back in tatters. The fiscal armoury has been exhausted, the support offered by the boom in emerging markets such as China and India over the past two years seems to be on its last legs, and there is but the small rifle fire of the central bank printing presses left to defend us.
If it has been obvious for some time that we are caught up in an extreme financial crisis, the extent of its severity has acquired greater clarity in being described by the Governor of the Bank of England. Never before has the global financial system been so interlinked and integrated, which means that problems in one part of the world are capable of causing severe stress almost everywhere else. We once more face a perfect storm of cascading default, contracting credit and collapsing economic activity.
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For Some, Housing Crisis Stress Is Unbearable
For Some, Housing Crisis Stress Is Unbearable
Where To Find Help
It's only natural to worry as the value of homes and investments falls. But the financial crisis is hitting some people harder than others. In California, the housing meltdown started early. Over the past three months, a record number of Californians lost their homes to foreclosure.
And some of those financial losses are turning into human tragedies, as reports of suicide and other desperate behavior emerge.
Scott Harden lives on a quiet street in North Pasadena, in a neighborhood that is aptly named Bungalow Heaven. Small wood frame houses nestle under spreading shade trees. Residents visit on each others' porches and gossip in rockers. They check up on each other to make sure everything's all right.
But before dawn one recent morning, Harder woke up and smelled smoke coming from the home of his 53-year-old neighbor, Wanda Dunn. He quickly threw on some clothes and went next door to check on her. Their street was still quiet and dark.
"I went out front and looked at the front of her house," Harden said, "and could see plumes of smoke wafting across the street light."
Harden called 911. When emergency personnel arrived, they found Dunn's body in her rear bedroom. She'd apparently set her house afire and shot herself in the head. Dunn had been facing eviction from the only home she'd ever known.
Harden says he understood Dunn's anguish.
"She'd grown up in the house, from what I understand, and lived there her whole life, so it was all she had," Harden said. "I talked with another of the neighbors down the street, and through the grapevine he'd heard that she really didn't know what to do if she'd lost her house."
Dunn had inherited her bungalow from her family and lost it after she stopped working because of a disability; she had also made some bad financial decisions. The new owner let Dunn rent the yellow stucco bungalow, but he lost the house when the subprime meltdown sent all of California's real estate into a tailspin.
Homeowners Feeling Trapped
Beverly Hills psychologist Kenneth Siegel says Californians are especially attached to their residential real estate.
"California represented for many of us the pinnacle of the effects of hard work," Siegel said, "of the ability to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps."
Owning a home, Siegel said, "represented the physical manifestation of all we have done and how hard we have worked."
But Californians' dream of a modest detached home, Siegel says, often morphed into something far grander when the economic boom of the 1990s made home loans — many of them subprime — easier to come by.
"So here, as much as anyplace else, people did overbuy, their houses were bigger than their egos," Siegel said, "and they in fact invested more of themselves and more of their savings in them."
Dunn's suicide is the latest in a series of events that seem to be linked to financial problems. Shortly before Dunn's death, money manager Karthik Rajaram killed his wife, mother-in-law, three sons and himself inside the home they rented in an upscale Los Angeles suburb.
At a press conference, LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Moore explained the presumed motive.
"We believe that he has become despondent recently because of financial dealings and the financial situation in his household, and we think this is a direct result of that," Moore said.
Psychological Strains Of A Slump
"Loss is often a trigger — and there is more loss now that could trigger suicide among those that are already vulnerable," said Dr. Kita Curry.
Curry, a licensed clinical psychologist who heads the Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center in Los Angeles, says she has a gauge of how tough things are getting.
"Our 24-hour suicide prevention crisis line has seen an increase in calls, and it does seem to be partially fueled by anxiety and a sense of hopelessness and powerlessness," Curry said.
And middle-class status that once seemed a given isn't anymore. Scott Harden says there are more and more signs reading "BANK OWNED" popping up on his town's lawns — something he never thought he'd see.
"As this is happening in Pasadena — I think it's sort of shaking people to their core," Harden said.
Waiting Anxiously For A Recovery
Anxiety can be contagious, but Siegel says that taking the long view is a good antidote.
"The people who tend to believe that this is going to be for a long time, they're the ones that are feeding off the misery of the current situation," Siegel said. "So keep this in the perspective of, 'we're at a point in time, but only a point in time, and it's not likely to continue forever.' "
The people who feel that the slump could continue indefinitely, then, are those who are struggling to stay afloat until the economy recovers.
Correction Oct. 27, 2008
The audio for this story and earlier versions of the text misidentified Scott Harden.


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If there's anyone else in the CC community that would like to see these items, I'd encourage you to post to let Will know!
andhe wrote:Is the blade seperate from the handle or part of the moulding though?
JoshWedin wrote:No, this one is over-molded. Two different colors but all one piece. Will has also made them in one color.
Yep, Josh is correct! In most of the injections, the Cimmerian PixAxe was overmolded onto a red-brown or black LEGO 4L bar. Will and I also did a few injections were no bar was inserted into the mold, resulting in a solid colored item. Here's one of the neater examples where different colored plastics were mixed together in the same injection for a "rusty" look:
However, it would be possible for an slide to be used to create a PickAxe head with open brackets into which a grippable bar could be slid, creating the same effect as with the overmolded items. Would this be something everyone would prefer to see, or would a solid PickAxe (same color axe head and handle) be acceptable?


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Dry days: Dealing with the drought is serious business
Water. Like air or food, it's a luxury we don't think about until it's gone. Which might be soon. If you're like most people, you haven't ever had to give serious thought to that hot morning shower, or your green, glossy grass or even to cleaning up after a dinner party.
Until now, that is.
Suddenly, with the devastating shortage, even the most mundane tasks flushing toilets, washing hands or clothes– become matters of importance. We all have to change our ways if we're to have this precious resource past Christmas, warns Public Works Director Judith Mueller. In the following pages, locals share stories of how the drought has changed their lives.
The phone's ringing off the hook at Foster's Well Drilling Company. Shane Foster, 24, whose father, Donnie, owns the business, reports the company has a 130-well backlog. Although he says he hears desperation in the voices of families who are making do without water, he has to deliver plenty of bad news. "It could be an eight- to 10-week wait," Foster explains. "I really feel for people, but we're working as fast as we can."
"I've been farming this land since 1949," says 74-year-old Madison County farmer James Aylor, standing next to the tractor he's been using to haul water from a nearby creek. "This is the worst it's ever been." Aylor is digging a new well, and though during the Hook's visit the rig had already drilled down 430 feet 130 feet past the typical depth of 300 feet– the water is still only coming out at a rate of a gallon a minute, not enough to sustain Aylor's 270-acre agriculture operation.
Kevin Cox has spent the last few months designing the perfect rain barrel to collect rainwater from his roof in Charlottesville's Woolen Mills neighborhood. He's rigged an opaque pickle barrel (opacity prevents algae growth) with the right hardware, and he says he's ready to lead Charlottesville's charge to water conservation. "One inch of rain on a 1,000 square-foot roof produces 632 gallons," Cox says, though he's quick to point out that the water isn't sterile and should not be used for drinking.
Her children's bath water is her garden's salvation, says Garnett Mellen, who for the past six weeks has siphoned the soapy water from the tub down into a bucket near her plants. Mellen says the tubing and bucket she uses for her system cost no more than five dollars, and the simple measure has kept her fig trees and lettuce alive through hot, dry days.
Although the city ordered Henry Weinschenk to shut down his Route 29 business, Express Car Wash, early last week, Weinschenk was conducting business as usual on Thursday, September 19, waiting for the citations to roll in while his lawyers looked into possible legal recourse. "If we [car washes] were using 10 percent of the water source, I could understand," says Weinschenk, "but to single us out for near extinction is patently unfair and un-American." (See news story on page 6.)
If the drought rules seem tough in Charlottesville, Gordonsville has it worse. On Friday, September 20– for the second time this month– Gordonsville restaurants were forced to abandon their china and serve food on paper plates with plastic utensils, and at Hook presstime, the order had not been lifted. Mike DeCanio, owner of the upscale Toliver House, says he'll do what it takes to stay open, but there's no denying it hurts business. "People just aren't coming out," he says.
"Are you ready to start making a list?" says nature writer Marlene Condon when asked what she's doing to conserve water. "I wash my hair less often," she says, "and I wear my clothes and use my towels more before I wash them. I haven't washed my car in a year, and I don't always flush the toilet." On the home front, Condon catches all the water from the shower as it heats up and uses that for her outdoor ponds. She also collects rainwater off the roof in a 325-gallon tank and uses it for her flowers. "I don't know why they didn't put the restrictions into place a lot earlier," Condon says. "I really am concerned that it may not end for a long time."
Among businesses, nurseries have been some of the hardest hit by the water shortage. Now permitted to water plants only between the hours of 7pm and 8am, Mary Ridgwell, owner of William & Mary's Flowers and Landscape, says things are tough. "We have 5,000 plants," she says, and nursery employees do all the watering by hand using a hose and a three-gallon bucket. Ridgwell says the city has forced her to shut down two of her four water gardens, and she now trucks in water from her Nelson County Farm. Fortunately, William & Mary's also does hardscapes patios, retaining walls, and the like but the future of the business remains unknown. "It's very scary," Ridgwell says.
When Gordonsville suffered Orange County's highest level restrictions earlier this month, PBM Products, an international company that makes generic baby formula and also owns Route 66 Root Beer, didn't complain about the hardship even when its 60 employees were forced to answer nature's call in portajohns. "We like to think of ourselves as good corporate citizens," explains John Martin, PBM's executive vice president of sales and marketing. Though the restrictions had been dropped back earlier this week allowing the use of indoor toilets water fountains and sinks were still shut down, and Martin says the company continues to follow water rules to "the strictest interpretations."


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Financiers from Kayser Bakery, Paris
If you've never had financiers before, prepare yourself for a treat. But even if you've had them, you've likely never had financiers from Kayser bakery. Each little moist button is the perfect taste of ground almonds and French butter. They're available in a few flavors, such as dark chocolate, and nature (Almond). I can never resist getting a little bag of them at the bakery, and I consider them one of the best things in Paris.
While you're there, check out his wonderful chocolate-chip cookies, which rival anything in America, as well as his extraordinary pain aux céreales, a lovely, crusty loaf studded with lots of grains and seeds.
Eric Kayser
85, Boulevard Malesherbes
8, rue Monge
(Many other locations throughout Paris-check website for other locations.)
For other tasty Paris addresses, check out my Paris Pastry App, a guide to over 300 of the best pastry and chocolate shops in Paris. The Paris Pastry guide is also available for Kindle devices and as an e-book, compatible with Android and other devices.
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Well I live on an Island and you can't find those here. Want to swap islands ?
This is an exquisite picture!
The pistachio ones are great too ! I usually go to the rue Monge store and they don't have the tea/sesame ones… I'll have to let them know that they have to do something about it…
Kaiser nubbins!
Does anyone have the Kayser financier recipes?


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Vim is a fast and efficient text editor that will make you a faster and more efficient developer. It's available on almost every OS—if you master the techniques in this book, you'll never need another text editor. In more than 100 Vim tips, you'll quickly learn the editor's core functionality and tackle your trickiest editing and writing tasks.
Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought
by Drew Neil
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Practical Vim bridges the gap between the official documentation and how to really
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I've never looked back.
- Javier Collado
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Drew has continued the wonderful work he has done with Vimcasts in this book,
a must-read for anyone serious about Vim.
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Practical Vim continues to change what I believe a text editor can do.
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Vim, a vast improvement over its classic ancestor vi, is a serious tool for programmers, web developers, and sysadmins. No other text editor comes close to Vim for speed and efficiency; it runs on almost every system imaginable and supports most coding and markup languages.
Learn how to edit text the "Vim way": complete a series of repetitive changes with The Dot Formula, using one keystroke to strike the target, followed by one keystroke to execute the change. Automate complex tasks by recording your keystrokes as a macro. Run the same command on a selection of lines, or a set of files.
Discover the "very magic" switch, which makes Vim's regular expression syntax more like Perl's. Build complex patterns by iterating on your search history. Search inside multiple files, then run Vim's substitute command on the result set for a project-wide search and replace. All without installing a single plugin!
You'll learn how to navigate text documents as fast as the eye moves—with only a few keystrokes. Jump from a method call to its definition with a single command. Use Vim's jumplist, so that you can always follow the breadcrumb trail back to the file you were working on before. Discover a multilingual spell-checker that does what it's told.
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Welcome to Oak Hill Supportive Living Community. Our senior living community is designed to meet the needs of our residents by applying our VIVA! philosophy to a healthy and rewarding lifestyle. Our proactive approach to well-being focuses not only on health care needs, but also on providing an environment that encourages involvement, leadership, and purpose.
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Our thoughtfully designed senior apartments offer privacy and independence, with generous storage, kitchenettes, and generous bathroom areas. We take care of the details of daily life, such as housekeeping and laundry, so you can spend your time on the finer things. Community spaces are an extension of our residents' homes, with friendly places for exercise, learning, and celebrations. At Oak Hill Supportive Living Community, every day offers plenty of opportunities for connection with friends, while ensuring that you enjoy your privacy, as well.
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Oak Hill Supportive Living Community follows the VIVA! approach to well-being, a comprehensive plan to fit all the pieces of the wellness puzzle together. Our residents have peace of mind knowing that there is a system in place right here at home to monitor and proactively manage health care needs, 24-hours a day. Residents can Be Well with our services.
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Hello friends,
I am thrilled to be able to finally share the news that "HEINEKEN® SYMPHONIC ROCKS" is back!
|This is a friendly "heads up" that tickets will be going on sale from 09h00 tomorrow morning (Thursday 21st June) at Computicket, and once the official media announcement goes out tomorrow, they are going to fly!!The line-up of Artists this year is quite simply mind-blowing! I couldn't be more proud of how the event has grown over the last 3yrs.We literally have the most contemporary, cross genre mix of SA Music heavyweights all crammed onto one amazing bill.. and all of them performing their best known and loved songs backed by the epic power of a full 65 piece Symphony Orchestra!We've also taken heed of some of the feedback from the last couple of year's shows, and are pleased to announce that this year's event will include a Golden Circle standing area on the floor for those that wish to dance and party like it's a Rock Concert!
So while the venues remain 80% seated, and with great views from all seats, if you feel like jumping up and down is more your style.. then get a Golden Circle ticket.
Here's the confirmed line-up thus far:
So as you can see, this year's show features a mix of Artists across several genres all sharing one thing in common – HUGE songs! Seriously!
Everything from classic rock to pop, soul, hip-hop and electro is represented.. and for the rock fans.. watch this space for further exciting announcements in the months ahead..
Spread the word and start making plans to book your tickets today to avoid the disappointment shared by hundreds of people who weren't able to get tickets last year..
Visit www.symphonicrocks.co.za in the coming weeks for updates on competitions and all things related to the events.
See y'all at the shows..
Andy Mac
Media release
HEINEKEN® Symphonic Rocks reveals another stellar line-up as ticket sales open
Cape Town, 20 June 2012: HEINEKEN® and MACSTANLEY frontman, Andy Mac, have once again teamed up to bring the iconic music sensation, HEINEKEN® Symphonic Rocks to the South African music scene massive. Following the runaway success of the 2010 and 2011 event, this year's eagerly anticipated show promises to deliver even more excitement, entertainment and, of course, pure unbridled talent. Ticket sales open this week, offering the first peak at a show-stopping line-up.
HEINEKEN® Symphonic Rocks is a world class, cross-genre live music show ranging from rock to pop, adult contemporary, R&B, hip hop, electro and soul, all set against the breath-taking onstage backing of a 65-piece symphonic orchestra. The impressive list of artists this year includes award-winning MiCasa and Zahara, fresh from their successes at the 2012 SAMA's; Tumi & the Volume, Freshly Ground's Zolani and Just Jinjer's Ard Matthews, all of whom wowed audiences at the show last year; as well as the soulful ChianoSky and pop-rock band MACSTANLEY, back on tour after recording their third, soon-to-be-released album.
In addition, the 2012 show will also offer unique performances from the multi-award winning Van Koke Cartel and Afrikaans Rock superstars F*ofpolisiekar; electro-pop singing sensation, Toya Delazy; and finally, popular rock hit-makers, aKING.
The audience can expect to hear a range of almost 30 hit songs, each painstakingly rearranged by John Walton from the Cape Town Pops Orchestra. Each band or singer will be backed by 22 violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double bases and a harp, and that's just the string section! Also on stage will be full woodwind, brass and percussion sections.
Mac had spent six years working on the concept for the show which became a reality in 2010 when HEINEKEN® came on board. "HEINEKEN® Symphonic Rocks is a marriage between current cutting-edge music and the incredible pitch perfect depth and richness of a traditional orchestra. The collaboration produces an intensity of sound that has to be experienced to be believed," he explains. "Each year we aim to include chart-topping musicians with wide appeal and unlimited talent, and we've gone above and beyond this again this year."
HEINEKEN® marketing manager, Tjeerd Veldhuis, agrees and believes that the event perfectly complements the brand's aim to bring unparalleled live music experiences to consumers. "HEINEKEN® is constantly striving to make memorable experiences possible for consumers. As the most international, premium beer, it is designed to push boundaries and we never tire of looking for innovative channels to bring the brand truth to life," he says.
"HEINEKEN® Symphonic Rocks is the ideal fit for this kind of thinking and links to our 'Open Your World' campaign. The event has consistently proved its worth as a quality live music event like no other and we are immensely proud of this unique partnership. Audiences should be prepared to be blown away."
The 2012 event will again takes place at The Grand Arena Grand West Casino in Cape Town on 29 September, before moving onto The Big Top Arena, Carnival City on the 6 October.
Tickets cost R200 to R225 in Cape Town and R225 to R250 in Johannesburg, and can be bought through Computicket from Thursday, 21 June 2012. Capacity at each of the venues is limited so fans are advised to book in advance.
See the press for announcements of additional artists in the line-up.
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10 Healthy Pizza Recipes
Pizza with Wilted Greens, Ricotta, and Almonds
Each slice of this pie is super satisfying thanks to the filling fiber and protein combo of slightly bitter escarole, creamy ricotta, and toasted almonds.
Serves: 4
1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons water
2 gloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon chopped rosemary (fresh or dried)
1 1/2 cups escarole, washed and sliced into 1/2 inch-wide ribbons
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 12-inch thin-crust whole-wheat pizza shell
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup no-salt-added tomato paste
3 tablespoons sliced almonds
1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. In a large skillet, combine 1/4 cup water, garlic, and rosemary and bring to a boil. Add escarole in large handfuls as each batch wilts. Cover and cook about 5 minutes until tender. Drain.
2. In a small bowl, whisk oil with remaining 2 teaspoons water. Brush onto pizza shell and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Meanwhile combine ricotta, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
3. Remove pizza from oven and lower temperature to 375 degrees. Spread pizza crust with tomato paste and top with escarole and ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with almond slices. Bake 3 to 5 minutes until crust is crisp and almonds begin to brown.
Nutrition score per serving: 341 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated), 44g carbs, 17g protein, 10g fiber, 3g sugars
Recipe provided by Liz Vaccariello, author of The Digest Diet
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Enjoy this protein-packed meal after a workout to rebuild muscle, or make several pizzas and cut each into eight wedges and serve as a crowd-pleasing party snack.
Serves: 1
1 8-inch low-fat, whole-wheat flour tortilla
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
1/2 cup finely shredded light cheddar cheese
2⁄3 cup (3 ounces) chopped grilled chicken breast
1/4 cup slivered red onion
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place tortilla on a small nonstick baking sheet. Bake for 4 to 5 minutes per side until crisp. (If air bubbles form while baking, poke them with a fork, then use a spatula or oven mitt to carefully press the air out.) Remove from oven and top evenly with sauce, cheese, chicken, onion, and cilantro. Bake for 2 to 4 minutes until cheese is completely melted.
Nutrition score per serving: 381 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated), 32g carbs, 45g protein, 3g fiber, 11g sugars
Recipe reprinted with permission from The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook by Chef Devin Alexander and the Biggest Loser Experts and Cast; Photo: Mitch Mandel
3-Cheese Pear and Maple Pizza
Talk about a burst of flavor: You get sweet pears and maple syrup balanced with savory cheeses, plus a hint of crunch amongst the ooey-gooey goodness thanks to hemp seeds.
Serves: 8
Cooking spray
1 to 2 tablespoons flour (as needed)
1 pound pizza dough (at room temperature)
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons grated mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
3 medium pears (preferably Bosc), cored and thinly sliced
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon maple syrup
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed 16-by-12-inch baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle flour onto a cutting board and dust both sides of pizza dough with flour. Slowly stretch dough on the back of your knuckles, rotating dough and stretching it out into a rectangular shape to fit the baking sheet. When dough is stretched to about 12 inches, place on the baking sheet and stretch further, using your fingertips.
2. In a small bowl, combine hemp seeds and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Sprinkle mixture over dough, pushing into dough. Scatter mozzarella over dough and dot with ricotta cheese. Place pears on dough in four vertical layers side by side (as close together as possible), pressing pears into dough. Drizzle with lemon juice and maple syrup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until flatbread is golden brown and pears are cooked. Let cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition score per serving: 210 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated), 38g carbs, 7g protein, 3g fiber, 10g sugars
Recipe provided by Tina Ruggiero
, R.D., author of The Truly Healthy Family Cookbook: Mega-Nutritious Meals That Are Inspired, Delicious and Fad Free
Roasted Vegetable Pizza
You don't need cheese to make an irresistible pizza—really! Although the preparation for this dinner takes about an hour, you can make the veggies and sauce the day before, or forgo roasting and simply add your favorite raw vegetables before baking the entire pizza to save time.
Serves: 8
2 cans (14 ounces each) artichoke hearts, drained, cut in half lengthwise
1 red bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
1 zucchini, cut into quarter slices
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon sea salt, divided
1 pound whole-wheat pizza dough
1/2 cup almond meal
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tomatoes
1/2 cup flour (for rolling dough)
1/2 cup sliced black olives
Hot sauce (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place artichoke hearts, bell pepper, zucchini, and garlic in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine and bake for 40 minutes until veggies start to brown.
2. Let pizza dough warm to room temperature for 20 minutes. Meanwhile prepare sauce. In a small, dry skillet, toast almond meal, basil, oregano, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring until it starts to brown, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool. Blend tomatoes in a blender until smooth. Stir into cooled almond meal mixture.
3. When ready to bake pizza, turn oven to 425 degrees and roll out dough on a floured surface into a 12-inch circular or square pie. Delicately place on a warm pizza stone or lightly oiled baking sheet. Spread sauce over dough with a spatula. Top with with roasted veggies and olives. Bake 15 minutes until crust starts to brown. Serve topped with hot sauce, if desired.
Nutrition score per serving: 238 calories, 8g fat (0.5g saturated), 35.5g carbs, 8.5g protein, 7.5g fiber, 2.5g sugars
Recipe reprinted with permission from Cooking with Trader Joe's Cookbook: Skinny Dish! by Jennifer K. Reilly, R.D.
White Party Pizzette
The perfect party appetizer, this all-white dish may seem a bit "blah," but it's full of flavor thanks to earthy truffle oil, pungent rosemary, and slightly sweet provolone.
Serves: 8
1 1/2 cups bite-sized cauliflower florets
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons white truffle oil (or more extra-virgin olive oil)
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh chives (optional)
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/8 teaspoon sea salt (or truffle salt)
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black or white pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried hot pepper flakes
2 7-inch whole-grain pitas or soft flatbreads
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons thinly sliced provolone cheese
1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Toss cauliflower with olive oil, truffle oil, garlic, chives, rosemary, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper flakes in a medium bowl. Top each pita with equal amounts provolone, cauliflower mixture, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Place on a large baking sheet and bake until cauliflower is tender and beginning to caramelize and crust is crisp, about 16 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning (if necessary) and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition score per serving: 120 calories, 6g fat (2.5g saturated), 12g carbs, 5g protein, 2g fiber, 1g sugars
Recipe reprinted with permission from 1,000 Low-Calorie Recipes by Jackie Newgent, R.D.
Green Salad Whole-Wheat Pizza
Pizza and salad make a great combo, so why not dump your bowl of veggies right on top of your pie? The salad will wilt slightly from the pie's heat, so be sure you're hungry when it's ready to come out of the oven.
Serves: 8
2 tablespoons cornmeal (for dusting pan)
1 package (14 ounces) refrigerated, prepared whole-wheat pizza dough
1/3 cup marinara sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 cup grated reduced-fat or plant-based cheese
2 cups fresh dark leafy greens
1 1/2 cups fresh cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 bell pepper, diced
1 ripe avocado, sliced
1/4 cup roasted pistachios
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle a 14-inch pizza pan or stone with cornmeal. Roll out pizza dough and place on pan or stone. Spread marinara sauce over dough and sprinkle with oregano and cheese. Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until dough is golden and cooked through. Remove from oven and top with greens, tomatoes, bell pepper, avocado, and pistachios. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil and serve immediately.
Nutrition score per serving: 208 calories, 9g fat (0.5g saturated), 26g carbs, 9g protein, 5g fiber, 0g sugars
Recipe provided by Sharon Palmer, R.D., author of The Plant Powered Diet
Veggie Polenta Mini Pizzas
Replace boring crust with softer polenta and swap tomato sauce for creamy pistachio pesto to create a low-cal lunch or dinner that tastes surprisingly indulgent.
Serves: 3
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup dry-roasted, unsalted pistachios
2 fresh garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
4 cups chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Cooking spray
6 1/4-inch thick pre-made polenta slices
1/2 medium tomato, cut into 6 thin slices
3/4 cup vegetable medley (such as asparagus, broccoli, and green beans)
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1. Combine olive oil, pistachios, garlic, sea salt, and basil into a blender or food processor, blending until a smooth sauce forms. Add Parmesan and blend until just smooth. Add salt and pepper.
2. Preheat broiler. Spray a medium skillet with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Add polenta slices and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until browned. Set aside.
3. Spray skillet with more cooking spray. Add mushrooms and sauté 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vegetable medley and sauté another 7 minutes until tender. Top each polenta slice with 1 teaspoon pesto, 1 tomato slice, 2 tablespoons each vegetable medley and mozzarella, and 1 dash pepper. Broil until cheese melts and becomes browned, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition score per serving: 280 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated), 23g carbs, 8g protein, 5g fiber, 3g sugars
Recipe provided by Produce for Kids
Hula Pizza
If you are a thin-crust fan, say aloha to this Hawaiian-themed pie that fuses salty barbecue sauce and goat cheese with sweet pineapple for a delicious contrast in every crispy bite.
Serves: 1
1 8-inch low-fat, whole-wheat flour tortilla
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
3 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese
3 tablespoons drained canned diced pineapple in juice
1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro (or more to taste)
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place tortilla on a medium nonstick baking sheet. Bake for 2 to 4 minutes per side until crisp. (If air bubbles form while baking, poke them with a fork, then use a spatula or oven mitt to carefully press the air out.) Remove from oven and top evenly with sauce, cheese, pineapple, and cilantro. Bake pizza for 2 to 4 minutes longer until cheese is completely melted.
Nutrition score per serving: 217 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated), 35g carbs, 7g protein, 2g fiber, 5g sugars
Recipe reprinted with permission from The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook by Chef Devin Alexander and the Biggest Loser Experts and Cast; Photo: Mitch Mandel
Flatbread Pizza
Feel free to switch up the toppings for variety, as well as added fiber if you like veggies and protein if you want lean meat. The possibilities here are deliciously endless and ready in a flash.
Serves: 1
1 100-calorie whole-grain lavash bread, flatbread, or tortilla
1/4 cup jarred low-sodium marinara sauce
1 handful fresh spinach leaves
4 fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 broccoli florets, chopped
1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
Dried oregano
Dried red pepper flakes
Directions: Preheat oven or toaster over to 350 degrees. Lay lavash out on a plate or baking tray and spread evenly with sauce. Top with vegetables, sprinkle with cheese, and season with oregano and red pepper to taste. Place directly on a rack in the oven and toast for 3 to 4 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition score per serving: 218 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated), 22g carbs, 21g protein, 10 g fiber, 2.5 g sugars
Recipe provided by Lauren Harris-Pincus, R.D., and Kathy Siegel, R.D., co-founders of NutritionBabes.com
Sassy Gluten-Free Mediterranean Pizza
With herbs, garlic, hearty beans, rich balsamic vinegar, and veggies, you won't even miss the wheat, meat, or dairy in this single-serving dinner. Bonus: The gluten-free fiber will keep you satisfied.
Serves: 1
2 tablespoons whole cornmeal
2 tablespoons garbanzo bean flour
1 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1/2 tablespoon salt-free Italian herb mix
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons water
Extra-virgin olive oil cooking spray
1/2 cup cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3 to 4 fresh basil leaves, chopped
1/4 cup grape tomatoes, sliced
1 handful fresh organic mixed greens
1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cornmeal, garbanzo bean flour, ground flaxseed, herb mix, sea salt, and water to form a ball of dough. Spray aluminum foil with cooking spray. Press dough onto foil and pat to create a round crust (about 5 inches in diameter). Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until solid and slightly golden. Remove from oven.
2. Mash beans and mix with olive oil, onion, garlic, and basil. Spread crust with beans and top with tomatoes. Return to oven for about 10 minutes to heat through. Remove from oven, top with greens, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
Nutrition score per serving: 390 calories, 18g fat (2g saturated), 47g carbs, 13g protein, 12g fiber, 4g sugars
Recipe provided by Cynthia Sass, M.P.H., R.D., author of S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches