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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Iranian president's first speech to world leaders was absent anti-Israel rhetoric and offered up negotiations with the U.S. and its allies over the disputed nuclear program, showing a more moderate face of the hard-line regime in Tehran.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Iranian president's first speech to world leaders was absent anti-Israel rhetoric and offered up negotiations with the U.S. and its allies over the disputed nuclear program, showing a more moderate face of the hard-line regime in Tehran.
However, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani also took repeated digs at America and the West on Tuesday, much like those that were staples of his predecessor's annual messages to the United Nations General Assembly.
Rouhani's speech signaled Iran's return to a more measured, if still resolute, approach in its foreign policy even as it delivered a reality check that diplomatic warming will not come quickly or easily.
Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, said he did not think Rouhani's speech was conciliatory. But his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "set an incredibly low bar for dignified behavior" and Rouhani delivered a less polarizing, less divisive speech, he said.
"Given how vitriolic that Ahmadinejad's language was, in contrast he certainly appears as a moderate," Sadjadpour said.
Rouhani even went a step further in an interview with CNN airing on Wednesday, saying "the crime the Nazis created toward the Jews is reprehensible and condemnable."
Ahmadinejad, in contrast, once called the Holocaust a "myth" and later said more research was needed to determine whether it had really happened.
And while Rouhani briefly touched on what he described as Palestine's depravation and subjugation, he also ended his speech with a reference not only to the Quran and Bible, but also the Torah.
Israel, however, was not pacified. The Israeli delegation walked out of his speech, and Israeli Minister for Strategic and Intelligence Affairs Yuval Steinitz called his rhetoric a "game of deception."
"Rouhani came here today in order to cheat the world," Steinitz told reporters in a hastily organized news conference at the U.N. after the speech. "And unfortunately many people are willing to be cheated."
But in a text message statement sent to reporters, Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's instruction to Israeli delegates to walk out was a "mistake," saying it created the impression that Israel was not interested in encouraging a peaceful solution to Iran's suspect nuclear program.
The day began with breathless speculation that America and Iran would start to bury decades of suspicion and animosity with a handshake and an exchange of pleasantries if they crossed paths inside the U.N. But the euphoria was fading by midday, when Rouhani skipped a lunch where he could have greeted President Barack Obama.
He may have passed on lunch because alcohol was being served — something that could have been shameful for the devout Muslim back home.
Rouhani spoke just hours after Obama also addressed the General Assembly. The American leader spoke of the years of isolation between the two nations since the 1979 Iranian revolution that spurred the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
Obama said he needs proof of Iran's goodwill before the U.S. would be willing to shift its tough stance against the country's nuclear program, a reference to harsh sanctions that Washington has imposed.
While Ahmadinejad had insisted that Iran continued to flourish despite the punishing Western sanctions, Rouhani called them "violent" and said they violated human rights. Iran is seeking relief from the sanctions at nuclear negotiations.
Experts said Rouhani's speech may have marked a return to the subtle rapprochement of former Iranian Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and particularly Mohammad Khatami.
Standoffs with the West over nuclear activities and Syria now stand as key tests of whether relations will improve.
World powers for years have tried to curb Tehran's nuclear program to prevent Iran from being able to build a bomb. But Iran insists its program is peaceful, and has long demanded the world recognize its right under international treaties to enrich uranium — a process that can be used to produce fuel for nuclear weapons or nuclear energy.
Rouhani said Iran is prepared to immediately engage in nuclear negotiations on condition that the world acknowledge it has the right to enrich uranium. He said all nations — and not just Iran — should publicly commit to building nuclear programs for peaceful purposes only.
Israel's Steinitz said in reality, little has changed in Iran since Rouhani was elected in June.
"Not even one centrifuge was stopped," he said, referring to Iran's enrichment of uranium.
On Syria, Rouhani repeated Iran's condemnation of the use of chemical weapons. But he said the greatest danger to the Mideast would be for chemical weapons to fall into the hands of extremists and terror groups, and said any negotiated disarmament plan in Syria would have to prevent that.
The Syrian regime frequently refers to the opposition as terrorists.
The U.S., France and Britain accuse Assad's regime of launching an Aug. 21 chemical attack on the Damascus suburb that killed more than 1,000 people.
Iran is considered Syria's main benefactor, and Tehran has been a lifeline for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in its 2½ year sectarian civil war with opposition rebels.
Western officials are hoping Iran will play a role in ending the Syrian war. And Rouhani appeared willing to sanction Iran's participation in negotiations for a peace settlement in Syria, French officials said. That could put more pressure on Assad.
Obama said it was unrealistic to expect that the U.S. and Iran would see eye-to-eye any time soon or easily bridge the chasms between them.
"I don't believe this difficult history can be overcome overnight — the suspicions run too deep," he said. "But I do believe that if we can resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road toward a different relationship, one based on mutual interests and mutual respect."
Neither Obama nor Rouhani attended each other's speech. But Rouhani said he had followed Obama's words and was confident the two nations can manage their differences.
"There is no issue or dossier that cannot be resolved through reliance on hope and prudent moderation, mutual respect, and rejection of violence and extremism," Rouhani said.
In Iran, most newspapers gave ringing approval to Rouhani's speech, and some lavished rare praise on Obama for acknowledging the religious edict, or fatwa, against nuclear weapons by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni.
But some hard-line media claimed that Obama's more diplomatic-minded approach was the result of Iran's resistance to sanctions.
"Historic proposal" was the headline in Etemad daily, a reference to Rouhani's proposal to "manage differences with the U.S." It also said there was a "change in Obama's tone" toward Iran in response to Rouhani's outreach.
But the hard-line daily Jomhuri-e-Eslami highlighted Obama's pledge that the U.S. is not after "regime change" in Iran.
Associated Press writer Ali Akbar Dareini in Tehran, Iran, contributed to this report.
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Kiss-Up Guy: Offering to help with everything the proctor is doing, as if she was the one grading the LSAT.
nail file and nail clippers (if I broke a nail I didn't want to be distracted by messing with it)
I just barely made it in the room before they locked it down. Not even a min later some other kid tried to come in but they had already started the instructions and didn't let him in.

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Topic: New Job
Just wanted to let every one know that you can now trust what I say, I am no longer a used car salesman. lol
I started a new job at VW of Orange Park as a technician, in two years I will be eligable for A.S.E. certifacation, and in about seven years VW certified master tech. status.
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Has anyone reading this letter given a thought to the thousands of severely wounded veterans in need of special housing that can accommodate their needs after losing limbs?
To the editor:
Has anyone reading this letter given a thought to the thousands of severely wounded veterans in need of special housing that can accommodate their needs after losing limbs?
Has anyone given any thought to how we, the greatest country on Earth, could have helped these heroes?
Please give the following some thought: This president has wasted billions of dollars promoting green energy by giving loan guarantees and outright grants to so-called green energy companies owned by his friends and political contributors. Most of these companies filed for bankruptcy and were out of business within two years. General Motors and Chrysler received loans � most of which will never be repaid � because the union leaders were his friends and could raise large amounts of campaign cash for him and his party.
How about the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on his vacations? The latest trip to Africa is said to have cost the taxpayers at least $100 million dollars.
I�m not a math major but by my reckoning we could have built special housing for most if not all of the returning wounded so they could live a comfortable life. Have we, the citizens, drunk so much of the Kool-Aid that we are hardened to the plight of fellow Americans and unwilling to take the politicians to task for their wasteful spending without caring for our wounded veterans?
We, as a country, owe it to these individuals whose lives will never be the same to help them in their time of need; but this administration seems to have turned a blind eye to them. They should not have to rely on donations raised through TV ads.
It�s time for everyone to put pressure on their political leaders to spend on projects for these brave men and women.
Steve Rudolph
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From the creative mind of Oscar nominee Steven Knight comes a daringly original, sexy, stylized thriller. Baker Dill (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her - and their young son - from her new, violent husband (Jason Clarke) by taking him out to sea on a fishing excursion, only to throw him to the sharks and leave him for dead. Karen's appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he'd tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.
DetailsDrama , Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 46 min.
Opened January 25th, 2019
Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, and some bloody imagesCastMatthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon HounsouDirectorSteven KnightWriterSteven Knight


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Corn futures are trading 2 cents higher here on Friday morning. They ended the Thursday session with most contracts 5 to 5 3/4 cents lower. There was some modest selling interest, with preliminary open interest rising 4,497 contracts on the decline. USDA will not update their monthly reports today due to the partial government shutdown. CONAB projected Brazil's corn crop will be 91.19 MMT, up slightly from their December number on a larger first crop. Agroconsult is well above Brazil's government agency (CONAB) at 95.6 MMT. Argentina's corn crop estimate from the Rosario Grain Exchange was hiked from their prior range of 42-43 MMT to 44 MMT.
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Apple quietly updated the guts of its MacBook Pro line, giving slight bumps to the processor, graphics cards and hard drives of its powerhouse laptop line.
These updates aren't anything crazy, but if you've been waiting for a spec bump before making a purchase, here you go. Both the 15- and 17-inch models now have a speedier AMD Radeon HD 6770M discrete GPU, the 15-inch model now has an option of a 2.8GHz Core i7 or a 2.4GHz Core i5 dual-core processor (rather than the previous 2.3GHz i5). It'll also get it's hard drive bumped up to 500GB. The 15-inch model is also getting a processor upgrade, to the 2.4GHz i7.
Are these spec increases enough to warrant buying a new laptop if you have a relatively recent one? Not at all. But if you're on an old, slow machine and want to upgrade, these are the new top of the line.
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To clean up your pet's waste, remove the waste container and dump the urine in your toilet or yard. The waste container holds 2 liters of liquid and is made of a material that reduces odor. For even easier cleanup, place a Pee Pod into the waste container. These disposable pods are lined with our Wee Sponge powder that solidifies into a gel when it comes in contact with liquid, effectively trapping urine and odors. For your pet's solid waste, use a pooper scooper or a poop bag.
Does your dog lift his leg to mark his spot? Place a small vertical object like a disposable cup or flowerpot in the middle of the Pet Loo, then remove it once your dog is comfortable using the Pet Loo.
Cleaning Tips:
Never put your Pet Loo in a washer or dryer or use chemical cleaners on the grass.Close
Yes. This setup is perfect for multiple pets, very large pets, or pets who need extra room to circle before using the Pet Loo. The Pet Loo has been designed so that two or more units can easily be placed next to one another to create the feel of a park.Close
You may need to do this in the crucial training stage, but please note that although your dog may be using the Pet Loo confidently, a sudden change may be confusing. Make sure that if you are moving the location of The Pet Loo, that your dog is introduced to the Loo's new position promptly and in a positive manner. The Pet Loo is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.Close
While we have gone to great strengths to make Pet Loo grasses as durable and tough as possible, Pet Loo Grass will need replacing over time. This will depend on how often you clean the Loo, how many dogs are using it, and the Loo's positioning. Average use will require replacement grass every 6-12 months.Close
Any activity other than toileting should not take place on or near the Pet Loo. Pets generally don't like to use the bathroom where they eat or sleep. This is why crate training works for puppies. Feeding your pet by the Pet Loo could cause your pet to stop using it.Close
You may want to purchase non-slip rubber dots or a non-slip mat if the surface you are putting your Loo on is a shiny/slippery surface.Close
We do not fasten the synthetic grass onto the base unit as the fasteners would act as a trap for bacteria. As a temporary solution, you can attach small velcro dots to the corners of the grass while your dog gets accustomed to the Loo.Close
Pet Loo grasses do not have finished edges because it would be a trap for bacteria. If the mat is cut on the tuft, it is normal for the grass to shed at the edges, just as a new carpet would. This should stop over time and is nothing to worry about in terms of the product's effectiveness.Close
Although you may be following the cleaning instructions closely, every pet is different – and so is his pee! Age, gender, and diet all play vital roles in the waste your dog produces. So if you are finding that your Loo is starting to smell, consider a cleaning product such as Wee Care or Pet Pods.
Wee Care is an enzyme based solution designed to eliminate unwanted odors from your pet's waste. It works by breaking down the fatty particles and proteins found in waste. Wee Care, like our entire enzyme cleansing range, is chemical free and 100% safe for people, pets, and the environment.
The revolutionary Pee Pod is a biodegradable container that fits neatly inside the waste container of the Pet Loo. When your pet's urine touches the Wee Sponge powder, it solidifies into a gel, trapping liquids and airborne odors. The Pee Pod can hold about 2 liters of liquid. Simply throw out the pod and replace it with a new one every few days.Close
If you purchased one of the very original Pet Loos (circa 2006-2007), you will notice that it is 2 centimeters or less than an inch larger in both width and length. Replacement Grasses for these Loos are not always in stock at your local pet store. Call our Customer Care Center to request a special replacement.Close
The issue you're facing is "surface association" because your dog is trained to go on a unique surface not found in your backyard. Your pet is looking for that pad/paper when out on the walk or in the backyard.
You can easily transition your pet to use grass by using the Pet Loo. Simply place the Pet Loo in the area where you normally place pee pads or newspaper, then put the pad/paper on top. Each time you need to replace the pad/paper, cut it in half so that more and more of the synthetic grass can be seen underneath. Eventually your pet will not need the pad or paper at all and will just be using the Pet Loo.
If your dog is reluctant to step up onto the Loo during this initial stage, you can use a similar technique. Take the synthetic grass off the base unit and place the pad/paper on top of the grass and on the ground, in the area that your dog prefers to toilet. After a day or so of successfully using the grass and paper combination, you can then introduce the base unit to your dog by placing it next to the synthetic grass. Allow your dog another day or so before placing the grass and paper back on top of the Pet Loo. Once your pet is confidently using the Loo, you can start halving the paper/pad on top of the grass.
There are products available that help you train your pet to go to the bathroom. Instinctively pets are territorial so if they smell a scent of another dog's pee, they will be inclined to mark over the top of it. "Skip to my Loo" is a unique attractant that helps you to toilet train your best friend. The scientifically formulated solution mimics animal urine and encourages your pet to use that spot, making potty training easy.Close
If an action is followed by praise or reward, after a period of time an animal will learn to repeat this action. Training an older dog may take a little more time and patience, but if you invest the time, you will reap the rewards. Some dogs may instantly get it from the word "go," while others may need a little extra help. You will need to put in some serious time and effort to have a fully house trained dog, but it will be rewarding in the end!
Basic Steps
Frequent Potty Breaks
Before launching into the epic adventure that is toilet training a dog or pup, it can help the process if you put yourself in their shoes.
An 8-week-old puppy, when awake and active, will need to need to go on average about every 20-40 minutes, or after every meal and after every nap. Puppies don't start gaining control of their bladder and bowel functions until they are several weeks of age. This is also the age when puppies start developing preferences about where they will go - a vital stage to be learning to go where you want them to go.
Many puppies may need 15 minutes of sniffing and circling before they are comfortable enough to go. The sniffing and circling is very important, but this should not become playtime. Keep toys and distractions away from where your pet goes to the bathroom.
Always Supervise
One of the biggest problems with toilet training is not supervising your pet. If your dog has accidents in the house, and if this is allowed to happen often enough, the pup will soon be conditioned to toilet inside, wherever he likes. It's important to supervise your dog before he's properly house trained.
When you can't watch your pup, keep him in a safe, confined area such as the laundry room, bathroom, crate, or anywhere with an easy-to-clean floor. This makes accidents easy to clean up, and your dog will be more likely to choose the Loo or pee pad to toilet on, rather than their eating or sleeping spaces.
Be Consistent
The key with toilet training is consistency. Much like humans, all dogs are individuals; therefore you may need to adapt your training methods to suit your best friend. Whichever approach you choose, it's important that you stick to it! Toilet training can take up to 2-3 weeks, so don't give up!
Clean It Up
Clean up accidents with good quality cleaning products that get to the source of the smell and prevent pets from using that spot again. Liquid, enzyme-based products, such as Whiff Off or Liquid Ate, get to the source of odor or stain to eliminate, not cover them up.
Potty Training Tips
Either your pet's routine has changed or something in the environment has changed.


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- I am liking this holster pack Review by Thud
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- good holsters Review by Rick
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- just perfect Review by Darren
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- Great rig for a good value Review by Todd
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It comes in a nice box, packed well, with easy instructions. Yes there is some "assembly" required, but if that is a deal breaker then I'm lost as to how you even stripped down your carry weapon for maintenance.
It's a great deal, especially for those new to EDC. I've settled on my go to of strong side hip belt slide and it's comfy and retains my weapon well.
Just buy one already. (Posted on 9/1/2019)
- All around good system. Review by Edd
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- Guns that need to be added Review by Chris
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- great holsters, lefties pay attention Review by Anuran
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- Excelent Review by Edgardo
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- Great set up, IF you don't do external modifications to your pistol Review by TF
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GREAT CUST. service
EXCEPT their website chat help, initially my kit came with the long slide release (which is only for the 1911, according to the booklet), and I asked her to send the right part, she was RUDE and said if its in my kit then it was the right one, I told her the booklet that came with the kit said that the larger thumb lock was only for 1911 and that i just wanted the correct part, she then said it will fit dont worry about it, and kept saying i was wrong, she just kept insisting it was the right part and that i was wrong, and then just closed the chat window? so I called them and they were A LOT better on the phone.
CONS: you cannot have any external MODIFICATON on the pistol or it wont fit in the shells, (I.E. I had the Vickers Extended slide release on my G26 and it wouldnt fit in the shell because it stuck out too far.)
you cant have some larger sights because they wont fit in the small slit they have for the OEM sights, depending on pistol.
Sent me the wrong parts twice.
quicker holster wear from the material
the quick connect system is great but i can see the little connector pieces wearing out quickly becasue they are just plastic and needing to replace them
the shell is fit almost perfectly to the gun, but when you use both sides together there is some rattle, and you get a easier and smoother draw from kydex than from this polymer type plastic that they use since its so rigid.
CONCLUSION: GREAT Kit if you dont do any external modifications to your pistol or if you are just starting and want to easily see which was you want to carry your pistol, just buy the kit and you can try out all the different ways.
(Posted on 7/14/2019)
- Very good system Review by Joseph
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"TransAtlantic is a thoughtful and thought-provoking novel spanning the better part of two centuries. Weaving bits of history -- such as Brown and Alcock's first transatlantic flight, Frederick Douglass' visit to Ireland while still a runaway slave, and diplomat George Mitchell brokering the peace in Ireland in 1998 -- with fictional players, McCann show us how the magic of the everyday is related to the momentous. Events circle around and family stories overlap as mothers, daughters, fathers, and sons pass their personal history from one generation to the next. This is a novel to be savored."
— Liza Bernard, Norwich Bookstore, Norwich, VT
"A dazzlingly talented author's latest high-wire act . . . Reminiscent of the finest work of Michael Ondaatje and Michael Cunningham, TransAtlantic is Colum McCann's most penetrating novel yet."—O: The Oprah Magazine
"What distinguishes TransAtlantic from [Colum] McCann's earlier work isn't the stunning language or the psychological acuity or the humor and imagination on display—all of that has been there before. It's the sheer ambition, the audacity to imagine within the same novel the experience of Frederick Douglass in 1845 . . . then the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight in 1919 . . . then to leap into the near-present and embody the former senator George Mitchell, . . . knitting through and around them the stories of four generations of women."—The New York Times Magazine
"One of the greatest pleasures of TransAtlantic is how provisional it makes history feel, how intimate, and intensely real. . . . Here is the uncanny thing McCann finds again and again about the miraculous: that it is inseparable from the everyday."—The Boston Globe
"Ingenious . . . The intricate connections [McCann] has crafted between the stories of his women and our men [seem] written in air, in water, and—given that his subject is the confluence of Irish and American history—in blood."—Esquire
"Another sweeping, beautifully constructed tapestry of life . . . Reading McCann is a rare joy."—The Seattle Times
"Entrancing . . . McCann folds his epic meticulously into this relatively slim volume like an accordion; each pleat holds music—elation and sorrow."—The Denver Post


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Two-time Harvard captain Theo Lederhausen (Harvard Athletic Communications).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Rising senior Theo Lederhausen of the Harvard men's golf team has been honored on the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar team, it was announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
A total of 152 players in Division I, 57 in Division II and 18 in NAIA earned the honor.
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
Lederhausen will serve as team captain of the Crimson for the second straight year in 2013-14.


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Butler to Speak at Augustana Symposium April 9
Dr. Anne M. Butler, professor emerita of Utah State University, will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 Augustana Symposium.
Her discussion, "Placing Nuns Inside the Women's West: Convent Archives and Academic Research," will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, in Augustana's Gilbert Science Center, room 100. The event is free and open to the public.
Well known for her scholarship on prostitution and criminal justice in the American West, Butler's interests include the place of religion in the West and the role of Catholic sisters.
To conduct her research, Butler studied numerous religious archives — records produced by and for (and preserved by and for) religious congregations. In many cases, she was the first "secular" person to examine these records.
Augustana Symposium 2011
Saturday, April 9
1-5 p.m.: Student presentations
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7 p.m.: Keynote address: Dr. Anne M. Butler, Gilbert Science Center, room 100
"Placing Nuns Inside the Women's West: Convent Archives and Academic Research"
Butler's discussion will outline the challenges and questions associated with historical and religious research and will present conclusions about the relationship between the American West and Catholic sisters. Her presentation promises to suggest that the complexity of gender history in the West includes more women than the pioneer wife, schoolteacher, and prostitute.
The Augustana Symposium is designed to foster the investigation and discussion of important matters. Similar to a traditional academic conference, the Symposium invites Augustana students to present their original research on any topic in this forum. Student research presentations – both oral and poster – will be given from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, in Augustana's Madsen Center.
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Okay, I'm sure the Cardinals will live, they walk away from today's game with a loss but they also got a rather shiny ring to commemorate their World Championship last year that the Cubs had a huge hand in. Today, the Cubs got a small piece of revenge beating the Cardinals 9-5 at a soggy Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Adam Wainwright, who is returning from Tommy John this season was beat for the second time this year, while Jeff Samardzija earned his second win in as many starts for the Cubs. While the Cubs won by four runs it really could have been much more as it was a tale of two games.
After waiting out an hour and a half rain delay, and a ceremony to recognize the world champion Cardinals the Cubs were more than ready to get started, and they did with a bang. David DeJesus, who has been red-hot, lead the game off with a looping liner down the right field line good for a double. Darwin Barney followed with a sharp single to left field which advanced DeJesus to third to set the table for Castro, and he delivered. Starlin laced a single to left and just like that, three hitters, three hits, and a 1-0 lead for the Cubs. After Soriano flew out Ian Stewart jumped all over a Wainwright fastball driving one deep into the right field stands for a three run shot to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead. Sensing that Wainwright was on the ropes the Cubs went for the knockout punch in the third and they connected. With one out in the inning Castro worked a base on balls, Soriano singled, and then Ian Stewart walked which set the stage for LaHair, he didn't disappoint. LaHair drove a Wainwright pitch deep to left center field that just kept going until in ended up in the Cubs bullpen for a grand slam, LaHair's first of his career. LaHair's drive gave the Cubs a seemingly insurmountable 8-0 lead in the 3rd inning. The Cubs would tack on another run in the fourth to make it 9-0, and it could have been more but Soriano grounded into a double play with the bases loaded and no out, so the Cubs had to settle for one, they almost needed it.
If we have learned anything about the 2012 Cubs it's that we never really know what is going to happen day in and day out, and the Cubs could lose anyway, anyhow. For a moment there in Cardinals half of the 5th inning it seemed like that had a real chance of happening. The Cardinals went on the attack, registering six hits in the inning including five singles and a big triple from Matt Carpenter. When it was all said and done Samardzija barely survived the inning and the Cardinals were right back in the game, which was now 9-5 in favor of the Cubs. As quick as the Cardinals turned it on, they went away again thanks to an outstanding performance from the Cubs bullpen, yes you read that right. Rafael Dolis entered the game for Samardzija in the sixth and immediately stopped the bleeding retiring the Cards quickly in the sixth and the seventh inning. James Russell and Kerry Wood combined to get through the 8th inning unscathed, and Carlos Marmol closed the game out in the ninth giving the Cubs a 9-5 victory amid the rain drops and brand new championship banner at Busch Stadium.
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Don't look now, but the Cubs offense is clicking on all cylinders right now scoring 17 runs in the last two games. Now I'm not going to confuse this bunch with the Bronx bombers, but the Cubs are slowly but surely finding an offensive groove. What I like most is that they have done all this damage off of two of the best pitchers in the Central Division, Greinke, and Wainwright. Ian Stewart looks confident at the plate, really confident, and that is a great sign in the early season as confidence is everything with him, if he gets going early he might not stop. Great job by LaHair to put the bat on the ball in that situation with the bases loaded and he was rewarded with it going out of the park, I was expecting him to be over-anxious but he did a great job. I'm taking Samardzija's outing with a grain of salt, he was really good early then was just catching too much of the plate with a big league which will happen because he didn't want to walk anyone and he didn't. That's two in a row, one more and that's called a winning streak, it has happened before…..just not very often. Go Cubbies!
LaHair's Grand Slam
Stewart's Three Run Shot
Castro's RBI Single
Big Catch by DeJesus
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Facebook users who love the look of their Facebook Timeline can now incorporate that into a new business card.
UK-based printer Moo teamed up with Facebook to offer the unique business cards that features contact information, including one's Facebook profile address.
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"Working closely with the Facebook Timeline team, we translated their cover photo concept to our business card format by mirroring the fonts, layout and iconography of the Timeline, " Moo senior product manager George Grinsted wrote on the company blog.
Each $15 pack of 50 cards will contain all Timeline cover photos and name, company or college, address, Facebook URL, phone number and e-mail address. Moo also includes space on the back for a quotation or something about yourself -- most likely from your Facebook profile. In fact, the Facebook API allows Moo to pre-fill most of the details already.
Individuals can personalize the cards with whichever images they want from their Facebook Timeline, as well as include or not include as much information as they want. That means up to 40 different photos for a single print run, or just one image.
Facebook users can order the cards by hovering over the business card icon in their Facebook Timeline "Contact Info" (or watch the video below.) In the video, Grinsted says the first 50,000 orders are free, but Facebook doesn't specify numbers. However, you must order early in the morning, apparently only 5,000 are given each morning and today's orders were sold out, according to the kitten and bunny on Moo's website.
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Lawmakers scrutinize governor's budget proposal
The legislature's Appropriations Committee had its first chance to react to the governor's proposed budget Thursday, and members expressed skepticism about proposals to keep an energy-generation tax, to grant incentives for natural gas conversion and to drop the motor vehicle tax.
The committee, which will be responsible for developing the spending side of the biennial budget, also had questions about cuts in funding for hospitals, large-scale borrowing and a revision to the statutory spending cap.
Energy-generation tax
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed in his budget, delivered Wednesday, to continue the "temporary" energy-generation tax enacted two years ago, which is set to expire this year. Continuing the levy is estimated to bring in $76 million in each upcoming fiscal year.
"Sitting on the Appropriations Committee, I for one thought we made an agreement to let this tax sunset. Maybe I am wrong," state Rep. Ernest Hewett, D-New London, said. "Did we make an agreement to let it sunset? Because now they are continuing it."
When the tax, which applies to the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford, operated by Dominion, was enacted, the agreement was for the two-year tax to sunset, state budget director Benjamin Barnes told the committee Thursday afternoon.
"A sunset in my mind is an opportunity for the government and legislature to re-evaluate whether a tax should continue," Barnes said. "We think it should continue."
He said the administration is open to hearing "alternative ways" to get to a balanced budget.
Tax credit for gas
Malloy said he wants to continue his energy strategy by offering a $500 tax credit to people who live near natural gas lines and wish to connect.
"It will drastically improve consumer choice by addressing the expansion of natural gas - where appropriate - in an environmentally sound manner," he said.
State Rep. Whit Betts, R-Bristol, said he is concerned about how much the incentive program would cost.
"Most of the conversion costs are going to be supported by savings and built into people's bills," Barnes said.
The utility companies might pay for some of the natural gas expansion as well, he said.
The total offered in tax credits would be capped at $5 million, Barnes said.
State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Dennis Schain said there has been push back from oil suppliers, but that the program doesn't force anyone to switch fuel sources. About 30 percent of homes in the state use natural gas, a much lower percentage than those who use oil, he said. Natural gas costs about half as much as oil, he said.
Vehicle tax
The governor is proposing eliminating the tax on vehicles valued at less than $28,500, saying it would benefit the middle class and the working poor. It would cut taxes for vehicle owners by an estimated $560 million a year, but the move would take that revenue away from local governments. Many municipal leaders have said they may have to raise property taxes to make up for such a cut.
State Rep. Noreen Kokoruda, R-Madison, asked where the real tax relief would be if municipalities have to make up the difference through property taxes.
Individuals and families are still getting tax relief, Barnes said, adding that the burden will go toward "absentee owners of real estate" and commercial entities, he said.
"We think it is fair," he said.
A sales tax cut on clothing also would provide relief for families, he said. Malloy has proposed reinstating an exemption for clothing and footwear costing less than $25, starting on July 1, 2014. The move is estimated to save consumers $55.5 million, according to budget documents. Starting July 1, 2015, the exemption would apply to apparel costing less than $50, which would save consumers an estimated $143.3 million.
Committee members questioned the governor's proposal to cut funding for hospitals as was done in the December 2012 deficit mitigation bill for the current fiscal year. Hospitals would lose more than $548 million over two years, partly on the premise that the costs for uninsured patients would plummet as the Affordable Care Act's health care exchanges begin in 2014.
State Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford, asked Barnes, "How might this actually work for people in that income bracket who are moving from Medicaid to private insurance on the exchange program?"
Barnes said the administration had incomplete information on how the exchanges would work and would have to get back with her.
"Lacking that info … it's scary," Ritter said.
GAAP conversion
The governor is also proposing to make the state's accounting procedures comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Under GAAP, revenues and expenditures would be counted when they occur rather than being deferred to another fiscal year. The change also would show the state's budget deficit as larger than it appears under the existing accounting practices.
Barnes said the updated budget deficit under GAAP is just under $1.2 billion for fiscal year 2013.
To deal with the difference between the deficit numbers as they have been reported and as they would be under GAAP, the governor is proposing to borrow $750 million. The remaining $447 million difference would be spread over 15 years, according to the proposal.
State Rep. Arthur O'Neill, R-Southbury, questioned the plan.
"It is always easier to satisfy this year's voters and leave the problem for next year's taxpayers. I think that is going to be kicking the can down the road," he said.
The plan would cost taxpayers about $186 million in interest, Barnes said Wednesday.
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Legislation providing a mechanism for establishing true nonresident licensing reciprocity was reported out of the Senate Banking Committee.
The legislation is S. 534, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013. It was introduced in the Senate in March by Sen. John Tester, D-Mont., and Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. It has 22 co-sponsors.
The bill would establish the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, a nonprofit, independent board to provide a mechanism for multistate licensing for insurance producers. States would retain their regulatory jurisdiction over consumer protection, market conduct and unfair trade practices, and would retain their rights over licensing, supervision, disciplining and the setting of licensing fees for insurance producers, according to the industry.
"The product before you today represents over a decade worth of effort and I believe, will finally achieve the goals laid out in GLB in a way that ensures that regulators can continue to protect consumers," Tester said.
Related story: Debate over fed, state, international rules intensifies
Praise rained thick from the agents and brokers communities, many of whom have labored over this legislation for years leading up to the vigorous work on smoothing over amendments for the markup Thursday.
"NAIFA is pleased that the NARAB II has passed mark-up, and we look forward to quick action by the Senate on the legislation," said NAIFA President Rob Smith.
"While insurance is best regulated at the state level, simple market realities mean that many agents have clients in states other than their own," Smith said.
"This legislation would not only ease multistate licensing burdens on agents, but would help them maintain important relationships with clients and ultimately serve consumers better," Smith said.
Robert A. Rusbuldt, president & CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, added that, "NARAB II is vitally important for tens of thousands of Big 'I' members who operate on a multistate basis."
"This effort has been waged for decades and is now closer than ever to fruition," said the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) president and CEO Ken A. Crerar. "We congratulate and thank the Committee for its vote today – in particular, our sponsors Sen. Jon Tester and Sen. Mike Johanns, Committee Chairman Tim Johnson and Ranking Member Mike Crapo – and we hope the full Senate will soon consider the bill."
"The legislation would provide for streamlined nonresident insurance agent and broker licensing while preserving state insurance regulation and consumer protections," Rusbuldt said.
Companion legislation, H.R. 1155, has been introduced in the House by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, and Rep. David Scott, D-Ga.
The bill has passed the House in two prior Congresses, and has strong support in that body — strongly increasing the likelihood the bill will be enacted this year despite the fact that Congress is deeply divided.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was able to win support for an amendment to the bill that will allow President Obama to appoint five other members of the board, with the stipulation that they "shall have demonstrated expertise and experience with property and casualty and life and health insurance producer licensing."
"I'm pleased the Banking Committee agreed to this amendment to improve the national insurance licensing bill," Warren said.
The prior version required those five board members to be "representatives" of those industries rather than merely having experience/expertise.
The issue of state regulatory supremacy came up in an amendment proposed by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., that would allow states to "opt-out" of NARAB II if the state felt its authority was going to be limited through creation of NARAB. However, the amendment was rejected by the panel.ndment that would potentially allow consuemr itnerests or even federal regualtory stakeholders to be a part of the NARAB vboard.
Under the bill, insurance agents will be able to apply for NARAB membership and become licensed to sell insurance in multiple states, but states will maintain their full authority in regulating the business of insurance.
"This will reduce costs and red tape for insurance agents and brokers who operate in multiple states, and will allow consumers to maintain relationships with their insurance agents if they relocate to another state," said Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., in praising committee action on the legislation.
"Today's action is an important step forward for this bipartisan legislation, which promotes the efficient and cost-effective licensing of thousands of financial advisors across the nation," said the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) in a statement. "We urge all Members of Congress to support NARAB II and continue to advance this legislation."
The annual report of NARAB will be sent to the U.S. Treasury Department on its way for review to the president under the bill, although the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), part of Treasury, had wanted to be involved in receiving it, according to sources. The industry reportedly balked a bit at FIO's direct involvement.
CIAB, which has long supported the creation of a national agent/broker licensing system praised the work from all parties and sides of the aisle, and has seen such legisaltion pass the House twice before but ultimately go nowhere. The fits and starts of the legisaltion were overcome by progress in the Senate this week.
"This has been an inclusive process, and many members of the Senate Banking Committee — from liberal to conservative — helped improve it. Given the number of years it has been under consideration and the rare unanimity of the stakeholders, it also is a delicate compromise," CIAB's Crerar stated.
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 no.11 Cape Town nov. 2009
Time to 'stop pedalling backwards' - Motsoaledi
South Africa's health care system has spent the last '10 years pedalling backwards', and needs extensive overhauling if it is to achieve better outcomes, the national health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, admitted to a conference of rural doctors recently.
He said the overhaul had to include management and, although 'intimidating', was now unavoidable.
Motsoaledi was delivering the keynote address at the 13th annual rural health conference hosted by the Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa (RUDASA) at Broederstroom in the North West Province at the end of August.
The minister, addressing ongoing RUDASA concerns about a human resources crisis that sees rural facilities staffed by 57% fewer generalists and 93.4% fewer specialists* than those in understaffed urban areas, said he had already challenged medical deans. 'I asked them what government must do to make it possible for them to bring in new students from rural areas, because this is a priority,' he said.
However, he conceded that it was becoming increasingly difficult to get 'kids from rural schools' to study medicine because of ongoing problems in education. Motsoaledi believes 'a huge dose of people (health care workers) from the outside (overseas)' is needed to help out while the other fundamental flaws are addressed.
The conference strongly endorsed a proposal by RUDASA's student committee that government support programmes mentoring rural learners for tertiary training, publishing guidelines on more equitable health study bursaries and increasing the proportion of rural-origin students admitted to health care sciences.
The delegates pleaded with government to engage with tertiary institutions to discuss guidelines for incrementally increasing exposure of health care students to rural and community health and expanding district health campuses into primary training sites.
Operation Buyelekaya (return home)
They said a review of international best practice in recruitment and retention of health care workers showed that selecting students from rural areas who had an initial intent to go into rural practice, immersion in rural practice as part of their clinical training and aligning current training with the context of health provision in the relevant country, worked best. Just over 46% of South Africa's population lives in rural areas and receives its health care in rural hospitals and clinics.
Motsoaledi, whose speech was described by delegates as 'refreshingly honest', said the government intended improving the entire human resources 'area', including planning, development, management and training of medical students and nurses. 'We have lost the nurses who were trained at the bedside. Part of our plan is about recovering what we have lost. Another thing that went wrong is the idea they had that anyone can run a hospital - that was a big mistake,' he admitted.
On HIV/AIDS he said that by 2011 there should be 2.3 million people on antiretrovirals (80% of those needing them). 'That is Mount Everest - we are going to climb it but without oxygen ... we have no option, we must do it. If we don't our health situation will not improve' he said, adding that task shifting was at the core of the government's new approach.
His deputy, Dr Molefi Sefularo, told an audience at the launch of the University of Witwatersrand's Centre for Rural Health that more senior doctors were needed to supervise more community service doctors in the neediest of rural hospitals. Speaking two weeks before the minister, Sefularo highlighted the need for better integrated service delivery through co-ordination and resource deployment by government and other stakeholders, plus bolstering rural local government capacity.
The new Wits Centre, headed by Professor Ian Couper, will focus on becoming the 'peak academic body' in the field of human resources for rural health. The plan is to do this by facilitating education and training of current and future health care workers and supporting recruitment and retention of staff via research, advocacy and policy development.
This honing of academic direction was decided on to complement the work already being done at similar rural centres (undergraduate education at Stellenbosch University and research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal).
Sefularo revealed that national government, working with the provinces, had identified 18 rural districts as 'deprived' (poor access to health services) and would be prioritising them. Provinces were being encouraged to build the key elements of the national rural health strategy into their annual performance plans with a clear focus on strengthening district health management teams through capacity-building audits 'right down to facility level'. 'But clearly if we do not have adequate and correct human capital, our brilliant plans will amount to nothing', he added.
Government looked forward to working with the Centre to devise and refine the most effective health care improvement strategies, the role of academic institutions and adjusting for the optimum skills mix at clinics, hospitals and rural districts. It would also listen keenly to what the Centre believed were the best methods to achieve recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas.
Professor Couper urged government to further probe the salaries of rural practitioners, highlighting concerns that rural allowances might actually decrease in terms of the recently concluded Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) negotiations. Mid-level category doctors, so vital to supervision in rural areas, received the worst OSD increases, but may get supplementary hikes in April next year after category-specific negotiations are re-opened in terms of the settlement.
Couper warned that Medical Officers and Senior Medical Officers made up the bulk of people staffing rural hospitals, 'so actually it's a very rural unfriendly package that is being put together'.
Concrete achievements
He said that since the establishment of the Wits Centre for Rural Health was first approved by the university authorities in 2006, it had partnered with North West Province and the first rural medical student recruits would graduate at the end of the year. A second partnership with Mpumalanga Province is imminent.
Couper revealed that 25% of third-year medical students at Wits now chose rural electives with opportunities for rural exposure in years 3 - 6 of the curriculum.
A district educational campus had been established at Lehurutshe hospital near Zeerust (NW Province) while postgraduate training opportunities now existed (e.g. Master's in Public Health in rural health and a proposed Master's in Nursing in rural health). A rural health advocacy project, combining the resources of the AIDS Law Project, RUDASA and the Centre, had also been set up to promote justice and equity in rural health.
Chris Bateman
* There are 13 generalists and two specialists per 100 000 people in South African rural areas versus 30 generalists and 30 specialists per 100 000 people in urban areas - Wits Centre for Rural Health Research.


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Strawberry Gateau,watercolor, 9" x 11"
It's THINK PINK for SPRING!
In Bloomingdales last week I was bombarded with PINK. This giant Marc Jacobs HOT PINK 'Plumbers' bag is major YUM.
In Bloomingdales last week I was bombarded with PINK. This giant Marc Jacobs HOT PINK 'Plumbers' bag is major YUM.
Pierre Herme Mini Lolly, watercolor, 9" x 11"
Pink or rather Ispahan pink (a kind of rose) is a standard Pierre Herme.Here his lolly pop, Ispahan glass/verrine and Ispahan gateau. PINK makeup is always in. This sign in Bloomies was too pretty to pass by.Juicy Couture LOVES PINK!!!This sneaker of theirs - what's not to love?They even have a very pale pink knight in pink armor in their Bloomies boutique.Betsey Johnson had a PINK CUPCAKE charm bracelet.Hot PINK sequine ballerinas.
Moving over to Dylan's Candy Bar across the street from Bloomies I was looking for PINK gummy bears.
Nothing to show -I ate em!
They also had a ridiculous hot pink purse for candy.FUN!An aside - I once left a pink/red paint color chart for Pierre Herme at his rue Bonaparte boutique. You never know.
This one is only 2 1/2" wide and the PINK teapot is 1" high. Lots of new mini goodies - more PH macarons. I'm playing with my new mini toys too much. First things first. That's why I'm in "Get Organized" class


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The treatment agency may also be able to assist you in the appeal process. You may be eligible for county support if you insurance does not pay, or only pays a portion of the cost. Please discuss your situation with the admissions staff at the treatment facility and/or with one of the administrative case management staff.
If the person refuses to get the intensive treatment needed, he/she might be willing to start with outpatient services. This may be the first step in the right direction. It is important that you not blame yourself for the person's behavior or decision to use alcohol or other drugs.
Many other self-help groups have adopted the twelve-step philosophy. These groups include Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, cocaine Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. Likewise family and friend support groups like Al-Anon, Alateen, and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) have adapted the 12 steps for their own use.
Information on local Twelve-Step groups can be obtained by calling the following numbers:
Answering "yes" to any of these questions may indicate a problem with drug or alcohol use. If you are concerned, call and ask about your options for treatment services.
The following are suggestions for reaching out to your child/teen:
When the mother drinks, the alcohol passes through her system and into the baby through the placenta. Since the baby is much smaller and not as well developed, the alcohol remains in the baby's body for a much longer period of time, at much higher levels. This can cause life-long damage to the child.
No level of alcohol use during pregnancy is safe. Since a woman may not know for several weeks or months, anyone who may be pregnant or is trying to get pregnant, should not use alcohol in any amount. March of Dimes - Alcohol & Drugs
Enabling is habit-forming, and is hard to stop once you start. We are afraid of losing that person or we may fear we won't be needed anymore. However, you must put a stop to your own enabling behaviors to help break down the alcoholic's/addict's system of denial.
What can you do?
Prescription drugs can be just as dangerous. Pain medications such as Vicodin, Percocet, Oxycontin, and Codeine are highly addictive and can result in death if misused or combined with alcohol or other drugs.
Another category of dangerous medications are classed as benzodiazepines. Anti-anxiety medications such as Valium, Xanax, and Ativan are also highly addictive and can be medically dangerous during detoxification.
Finally, youth and teens may have access to central nervous system stimulants such as Ritalin or Adderal which are often prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These can also be abused and are addictive.
It is critical that prescription and OTC medications be taken only as prescribed. They should be monitored and kept away from youth and teens. Dispose of extra medications when you have finished them, and do not use old prescription medications or others' prescription medications. Do not be fooled into thinking that these types of drugs cannot be addictive and dangerous.


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Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies . They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make their own nut butter from scratch, and use the nut butter in a recipe. Their sources include Better with Nut Butter by Cooking Light Magazine, Asian Noodles by Nina Simonds, and Food Network online.
Nutrition research suggests that nuts are good for your health. Nut butters, or pureed nuts, make it easy to use nuts in cooking. Although peanut butter is a staple in North America, most popular as the star ingredient in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and beloved in peanut butter cookies and other sweets, it's seldom used in preparing savory dishes. Nut butters -- including not only peanut butter but almond, cashew, and walnut butters -- are common ingredients in many Asian and African countries, used in a wide array of savory dishes. Nut butters add complex & interesting flavors to dishes, provide body & thickness to sauces, and can be used to replace the dairy fats or other oils in recipes.
I was very excited with this month's challenge as using nuts in cooking can be found in a number of Asian recipes. I decided to go all out Asian this month and be even more adventurous than normal. In fact I decided to come up with two recipes. The first recipe is Gado-Gado or Indonesian Salad with a Peanut Sauce.
Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)
Recipe Adapted from "Meals from Asian Kitchen"
Serves 4 - 5
Ingredients for the Salad:
300g water convolvulous (kangkong), cut into 3" length, blanched
500g beansprout, cleaned and blanched
200g longbeans, cut into 3cm length, blanched
300g cabbage cut into bite sized and blanched
400g cucumber, cut into bite sized pieces and blanched
4 hard boiled egges, cut into quarters
3 large soya bean cakes (taukwa), fried and cut into 1" cubes
200g boiled potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
3 pieces of tempeh (fermented soya bean cakes), fried and cut into bite sized pieces
2 - 3 cups of prawn crackers
Ingredients for the Sauce:
500g raw peanuts
20 fresh red chillies
150g shallots
4 cloves garlic
2" x 2" piece shrimp paste (belacan)
80g palm sugar (gula melaka) cut into small pieces
50g tamarind paste, soaked in 225ml water
Salt to taste
1) Prepare vegetables and other salad ingredients and arrange on a large platter. Set aside.
2) Grind chillies, shallot garlic and shrimp paste and set aside.
3) Roast the peanuts, cool and remove skin. Pound coarsely. Boil the peanuts in 1 litre of water for an hour over low fire. Stir occassionally
4) Fry the grinded paste with 3 tbsp oil until fragrant. Remove and add this to the peanuts which have been cooking for 1 hour. Stir well to mix and cook for 5 mins.
5) Now include the palm sugar, tamarind sauce and salt to taste. Simmer for another 5 mins. Transfer to a serving bowl.
6) Serve salad with prawn crackers and peanut sauce.
My second recipe is Glutinous Rice Ball or Tang Yuan (汤圆 in Chinese), also known as Ah Balling, is a Teochew Chinese Dessert. Basically, it comprises glutinous rice balls served in a hot sweet soup, such as peanut soup or even ginger soup. It has a filling which can be made of peanut paste, yam or black sesame paste. In Chinese culture, it is traditionally served on Dong Zhi, the winter solstice. By eating tang yuan, you welcome in the winter and become one year older. Tang yuan makes a delicious winter snack and is easy to prepare. Despite its association with mid-winter, it can be enjoyed at any time of year. I decided to make mine with a black sesame paste filling.
Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Black Sesame Paste (Tang Yuan)
Recipe Adapted from Rasa Malaysia
8 oz. glutinous rice (sticky rice) flour
180 ml water (3/4 cup water)
1/4 cup black sesame seeds
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter (1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons)
Ginger syrup
50g of fresh ginger
80g of sugarcane rock sugar
10g of pandan leaves (tied into a knot)
10g of chrysanthemum flowers
4 cups of water
1) Lightly toast the black sesame seeds over medium fire until you smell the aroma of the black sesame seeds. The sesame seeds will start popping when they are heated, so use your lid to cover. Don't burn the black sesame seeds; transfer them out and let cool as soon as they smell aromatic.
2) Use a mini food processor to grind the black sesame seeds until they become fine. Transfer the ground black sesame into a wok, add sugar and butter and stir well to form a thick paste. If they are too dry, add more butter. Dish out and let cool in the fridge. (This will make the filling easier to handle)
3) In a big bowl, mix the glutinous rice flour with water until it forms a smooth paste and no longer sticks to your hands. Divide it equally into 16-20 balls (depends how you like the size, the bigger the size, the easier it is to do the filling). Flatten each ball in your palm, and then use a pair of chopsticks to pick up some black sesame paste and lay it in the middle of the flatten ball. Fold the edge to seal the dumpling. Lightly roll it into a ball shape using both palms, very gently and delicately. Set aside.
4) Prepare the ginger syrup by boiling the water. Add the ginger and screwpine/pandan leaves (optional) into the water and boil for 10-15 minutes with medium heat. Add sugar and chrysanthemum flowers and boil for another 5 minutes. Lower heat to simmer and reduce to about 3 cups of water. Add more sugar to taste if you like.
5) Heat up another pot of boiling water. Drop the dumplings into the hot boiling water. As soon as they float to the top, transfer them out and into the ginger syrup. Turn off heat and serve the black sesame dumplings in a bowl immediately.
Cook's Notes:
Don't be too greedy with the black sesame paste. Use moderate amount for your dumplings or else the dumplings might "burst" when you roll them into balls. They might also "burst" during boiling.
You want to boil the dumplings separately so the ginger syrup doesn't get cloudy. In case some of your black sesame dumplings burst, you will not ruin the ginger syrup.
If you wish to have the black sesame dumplings without the ginger syrup, just boil them in the hot boiling water and serve your dumplings with that hot water. Eat only the dumplings, but not the hot water.


text: Xanthomonas campestris (Pammel) Dowson pathovar campestris (ATCC® 33913™) Click here to learn about our Enhanced Authentication Initiative Strain Designations: NCPPB 528 [ICMP 13, LMG 568, PDDCC 13] / Type Strain: yes / Biosafety Level: 1 General Information Characteristics Culture Method History Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits and Restrictions View Permits Verified By Whole-genome Sequencing Strain Designations NCPPB 528 [ICMP 13, LMG 568, PDDCC 13] Isolation Plant (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera), United Kingdom Biosafety Level 1 Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Product Format freeze-dried Storage Conditions Frozen: -80°C or colderFreeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°CLive Culture: See Propagation Section Preceptrol® no Genome Sequenced Strain Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris str. ATCC 33913, complete genome Type Strain yes Comments Neopathotype strainGenome sequenced strain Medium ATCC® Medium 73: YGC medium Growth Conditions Temperature: 26°C Atmosphere: Aerobic Name of Depositor NCPPB Chain of Custody ATCC <-- NCPPB <-- E Billing Isolation Plant (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera), United Kingdom References Dye DW, et al. International standards for naming pathovars of phytopathogenic bacteria and a list of pathovar names and pathotype strains. Rev. Plant Pathol. 59: 153-168, 1980. Van den Mooter M, Swings J. Numerical analysis of 295 phenotypic features of 266 Xanthomonas strains and related strains and an improved taxonomy of the genus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 40: 348-369, 1990. PubMed: 2275852 Skerman VB, et al. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 30: 225-420, 1980. Cross References Nucleotide (GenBank) : AE008922 Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris str. ATCC 33913, complete genome Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: USDA APHIS PPQ Permit 526, plant pathogens permit must be obtained and a copy of the permit must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Isolation information for this item is required by USDA. Please check our website or contact Technical Service for assistance. Domestic isolates are easier to obtain than foreign isolates. Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Basic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis SDS FAQs Accessing genome sequencing dataDate Updated: 9/30/2019 Criteria for reference quality genomesDate Updated: 9/30/2019


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Humans were never meant to hibernate!
January is National Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month.
January is a great time to learn a new winter sport! If you want to learn how to ski or snowboard for the first time or just want to improve your skiing or snowboarding skills, now is the time. Take a Group or Private Lesson or sign up for one of the following programs.
FREE Learn to Ski and Snowboard Day
If you have "Never Ever" tried skiing or snowboarding before join us Sunday, January 8th, for our FREE Learn to Ski and Snowboard Day. You must be 7 years of age or older - (you are never too old!)
You will receive: ski or snowboard equipment rental package, 1 1/2 hour group lesson and a complimentary ticket to the Magic Carpet.
You must pre-register for this program by calling Pomerelle at 208-673-5599. Check-in will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning upstairs in the lodge at Pomerelle. You come and we take care of the rest! Lessons begin promptly at 10:30 a.m.
You are welcome to spend the afternoon practicing on the Magic Carpet, the best place to learn to turn! This offer does not include a chairlift pass. Please bring a valid ID.
$129 EZ Ski or Ride 1-2-3 Package
Our EZ Ski or Ride 1-2-3 Package is for anyone who would like to learn or improve their skiing and snowboarding skills. Available to anyone 7 years of age or older.
The 2011-2012 package includes: (3) full day lift passes, (3) 1 1/2 hour group lessons & (3) ski or snowboard rentals - all for only $129. Group lessons begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 7 days a week.
EZ Ski or Ride 1-2-3 is non-transferable (good for one person only), and lesson participation is required.
Purchase your EZ 1-2-3 package at the ticket office. It couldn't be E-Zer! To begin each day of your program, check in at the ticket office. You will be given your lift, lesson and rental tickets, and we will guide you with directions to the rental shop and where you will meet for your lesson.
January Ladies Day Program is designed for women of all ages and abilities who want to learn or improve their skiing or riding skills. Tuesdays in January (10, 17, 24 & 31), 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The program includes: (4) full day lift tickets, (4) 1 1/2 hour clinics - tailored to your ability & (4) lunches - prepared just for the ladies - all for only $95. (Current season pass holders receive $20 off program cost.)
You can register for the program at Pomerelle, Idaho Water Sports in Burley or Claude's Sports in Twin Falls.
Pomerelle's Ladies Day Program is also offered in February and March!


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Like quite a few others, the old James Stewart/Donna Reed movie 'It's a wonderful life' is one of my Christmas traditions, with this year having been no exception. The film recalls many things for me, especially the best of what so very much of America once was, the endless reasons we had for our national pride, our seemingly boundless optimism. But this Holiday, as I watched something that's always seemed to me more of a Christmas homily than a Hollywood film, I saw this tradition of my Holidays through different eyes.
Probably like most, I had always focused upon the overwhelming 'goodness' exuded by the vast majority of the film's characters, characters almost impossible to conceive of as genuine given the reality of today, but yet existing in the kind of world I and many of my contemporaries had grown up in. It was a world which existed in many small towns, but also in big cities; it was a world defined by the simple decency of those in it, the bonds of community they shared.
Not so many years ago, the film's mythical Bedford Falls did exist, in spirit if not name. And while I was raised in New York City - with New York State's Seneca Falls supposedly being the town director Frank Capra modeled Bedford Falls from - Bedford Falls could have been any number of other American towns of that time, or even some neighborhoods in New York City, or elsewhere.
We have changed, America has changed, and strangely, it was only this year that I saw the film's very simple, very unsettling, illustration of how and why. Perhaps Capra's already long acclaimed work may find further recognition.
There is a scene, one where an anguished James Stewart runs through what had been his town, but is no longer. He had been granted a wish of simply not existing, but in horror he ran through a place where his absence from the community had allowed it to become a loathsome caricature of itself, a place marked by cheap vulgarity, the casual cruelties so often bred by it. The Bedford Falls Stewart had left was replaced by the nightmarish 'Pottersville', its name derived from a sadistically ruthless businessman, one whose mercenary presence moves through the film as the viper in his community's garden.
Funny, until this year, I never took a moment to examine Mr. Potter, to see how Capra had portrayed what seems like a simple, modern day, laissez faire neoliberal. Of course, Capra did so decades before the term neoliberal even existed, decades before neoliberalism became synonymous for so many with societal pain.
Gone from Bedford Falls' main street were the prosperous shops and civil society's local landmarks, disappeared were those people that seemed more like part of ones extended family than neighbors. But the film's vision of Mr. Potter's progress did include the harsh glare of too many bars' cheap neon, the light itself casting an almost demonic haze over Main Street.
The Main Street of Pottersville was one filled with the promises of cheap liquor and cold sex, promises offered as 'the rewards' for those lacking any alternative but to believe in them...the rewards for tortured souls in a contemporary 'Inferno'. But still, one could see the traces of the benevolent Bedford Falls that had been, but only perversely, as if the town had been savaged by a rabid dog, Pottersville being the name of the now equally rabid entity that remained.
Today, in too many of our small towns, and our cities, it is Pottersville, not Bedford Falls, which is too readily found. And some indications suggest that our own 'Pottersville' has been evolving for the last thirty years, beginning in the 1980s.
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In 1991, a campaigning Bill Clinton charged: "The Reagan-Bush years have exalted private gain over public obligation, special interests over the common good, wealth and fame over work and family. The 1980s ushered in a Gilded Age of greed and selfishness, of irresponsibility and excess, and of neglect." He was right, at least about that, and a quick glance at the state of our Nation readily shows it.
Today, with our once great manufacturing base all but completely exported, with the fountain of Wall Street's 'funny money' increasingly known to be toxic, our economy's dim outlook is approaching dismal, our future a matter for considerable concern. Our leaders provide an endless stream of delightful words, but sorrowful actions - unlike FDR, President Obama sadly bailed out Wall Street, not Main Street. And then there's the perpetual war on 'our distant frontiers', even though those 'frontiers' are the countries of others. I won't mention the status of our once vaunted civil liberties, nor the toothless efforts of those societal groups that were once the proud champions of them, but I will say that 'we, the people', have seen better days.
At the end of Capra's film, the citizen's of Bedford Falls rally, together saving Jimmy Stewart and themselves from Mr. Potter. Rich and poor, immigrant and native born, democrat and republican, etc - nothing mattered except to do what was right, to build a bridge of solidarity over the yawning abyss of Pottersville.
Today, it's said that America's political landscape has never been so partisan, its people so divided; but, while we have been so busy supporting leaders that haven't supported us, what's occurred? 'Divide and rule' was the way the British Empire maintained a world where the 'sun never set' upon it, and perhaps it's also the way that our own Mr. Potters have ensured that the sun has indeed set upon us. But across the political spectrum, 'we, the people' know something is indeed wrong, with what we do about that yet being up to us, despite the power of skilful manipulators in seeking to take that from us too. At the moment, we have but one certainty - it will be a terrible shame if we continue to fight each other instead of those that are profiting by our doing so.
Perhaps 'solidarity' is more than a word, perhaps it's an answer, and the only one. I'm not saying Democrats should become Republicans, or vice-versa, but I am saying 'we, the people' have no one but each other. Too much of our Nation's leadership has become as toxic as Wall Street's funny money, their very existence having long been nurtured by it. Today, we don't face a political contest, we face a struggle for our future, the future of all we hold dear. Perhaps it's time we stopped being Democrats or Republicans, and once more became simply Americans - a people joined by a new awakening as to what indeed once made us so great, a new awakening as to how so much that has been taken from us can be reclaimed.
Just as trade unions were once organized, maybe we must reach out to others that are near us to form a new union of the people, by the people, and for the people. In Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, he spoke of a time that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth", but every day suggests it has, and unless we organize as our forebears once did, I fear we shall perish too, the empty souls of 'walking dead' being all that may remain.
Some may say the 'Tea Party' movement is an effort to address a portion of the issues I've cited, and while - despite aspects of its agenda - I don't doubt the sincerity of some of those in it, the Tea Party's financing suggests hidden hands continue to use people as pawns.
Perhaps it's time to shake the hands of those next to us, and in our neighborhoods, our cities and our towns, to together begin to build a genuine bridge over the abyss too many have already fallen into. While there will always be things which 'we, the people' won't agree upon, the imperative of a better future isn't one of them.