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Author Notes: Peas and artichokes are such a delicious combination of flavors. My mom makes a fantastic pan-sauted pea/artichoke dish, where the artichokes caramelize slightly and the peas turn super-sweet. And I've had the idea to make a risotto with mint ever since food52's first online Sunday Supper when I turned Amreen's Shrimp Biryani into a mushy mint "risotto" by accident. This risotto turned out so delicious - although Sconegirl asked "can you pick out the peas?" and Sconeman said "what's that weird flavor undertone?" Sconeboy, well, he didn't even want to look at it. Ah, well. I still think it's really good and wanted to share it with everyone. —mrslarkin
Serves: 3
tablespoons unsalted butter
cup frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and sliced vertically into thin slices
cup frozen baby peas, thawed
garlic clove, smashed
tablespoons slivered fresh mint
cup finely diced yellow onion
cup Arborio rice
4 1/2
cups hot chicken stock
cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
tablespoon heavy cream or unsalted butter
sea salt and pepper
- In a medium-sized heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add smashed garlic, and stir for 30 seconds. Add artichoke hearts and peas. Sprinkle with a couple pinches of sea salt. Saute for a minute or two. Do not brown. Add 1 tablespoon mint and stir to combine. Turn veggie mixture out to a bowl and set aside.
- In the same pot, melt the other 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent. Do not brown the onions.
- Add the rice and stir to coat the grains with the butter/onion mixture.
- In 1/2 to 1 cup increments, ladle the hot broth over the rice and stir, until most of the broth is absorbed. Continue this step until most of the broth is absorbed, the rice is al dente, and still a little soupy.
- Taste the rice for salt and if needed, add some to the pot.
- Turn off the heat. Add the Parmigiano and stir. Add in the veggies, the other tablespoon of mint, and fold into the risotto. Stir in the cream or butter. Check for salt.
- Serve in warm shallow bowls topped with some more Parmigiano, and some cracked black pepper, if desired.
- Buon Appetito!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Mint
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Spring Vegetable Recipe
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Risotto (Savory)


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Rose City Chili Pod in partnership with the Rotary Club of Tyler is hosting their 32nd Ever CASI sanctioned Chili Cook-off on March 2rd at Gander Mountain, located 5 miles South of Loop 323 near Loop 49 Toll Road, to benefit local Rotary projects and ET SPCA.
This will be a 2 Day Chili Cook-off with Sunday March 3rd being a Second Chance for CASI Points only, no public. Judges needed both days.
March 2nd event will include:
CASI Chili $20 entry fee; Turn-In at 2:00 PM. Will be judged on Aroma, Red Color, Consistency, Taste and Aftertaste according to CASI rules.
Junior's Chili (age 7-17) $10 entry fee Turn-In at 1:00 PM; must follow CASI rules; Trophies given to top three.
50/30/20 Beans $10 entry fee Turn-In at Noon
Showmanship for CASI cooks will be judged on Theme, Costumes, Booth Decorations, Action and Audience Participation.
People's Choice chili has no rules and may be prepared using any recipe (must purchase Tasting Cups to Vote $5 per Cup-available at 11:00 AM)
Chili cooks are encouraged to have extra chili for the People's Choice.
We are expecting large crowds and the proceeds go straight to our charity.
Overnight parking for RV's and Camping without hook-ups available Fri and Sat.
Event T-shirts and Goody Bags guaranteed to the first 50 CASI chili entries.
Pre-registrations may be mailed to Rose City Chili Pod, 10358 CR 3101, Winona, Texas 75792 postmarked no later than Feb. 25
Registration will open at 8:45 AM on Saturday, Cook's Meeting to follow at 10:00 AM.
Concessions provided by Rotary Club of Tyler.
2012 Terlingua International Chili Champion T.J. Cannon will be in attendance, sponsored by Country Inn & Suites of Tyler.
March 3rd event will include:
CASI Chili $20 entry fee Turn-In at Noon (Points only)
Showmanship for CASI cooks (Points only)
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The first nationwide 3D TV channel for the People's Republic of China could reach a potential audience of over 113 million homes following the deployment of an advanced 3D solution from Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). China Central Television (CCTV), the state television broadcaster, has selected an advanced compression solution from Ericsson to deliver premium content in 3D to its viewers across China for the first time, enabling them to experience sports and live events like never before.
"The Chinese TV market is the largest in the world, and the appetite among the public for more enhanced experiences continually drives us to innovate and meet consumer demand. This year is a massive year for sport and the backing for Chinese competitors is always huge, so we are proud to be the first to enable viewers across China to watch events unfold in 3D, helping them feel closer than ever to the action," said Mr. Zhang Baoan, director of Broadcasting and Transmission Center, CCTV.
"We have worked with the Ericsson team for many years and are therefore aware of the strength of its solutions, however complex the situation, in providing exactly what is required to deliver the next generation of viewing experience to Chinese consumers," he concludes.
Ericsson's solution for 3D addresses challenges in both the contribution and distribution and direct-to-home delivery of 3D content. CCTV has deployed an Ericsson solution that includes the EN8190 MPEG-4 AVC HD encoder, Ericsson RX8200 receivers, the MX8400 multiplexer and nCompass Control by Ericsson for this pioneering broadcast.
"Having pioneered solutions for the HD market, we are now enabling next-generation 3D broadcasts of unmissable event television and premium content across the globe, and are delighted to extend our reach in the People's Republic of China. As state broadcaster, it is essential for CCTV to meet the highest standards in terms of picture quality and system reliability, and we are pleased to extend the long-established relationship we have with CCTV in order to meet these needs for 3D," said Mats H Olsson, President of Ericsson China & North East Asia.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – After leading Apprentice School for most of the second half on Saturday, CUA saw the Builders pull to within two points with 12:49 to play, but James Fucillo's 40-yard interception return for a touchdown with 2:07 on the clock sealed an exciting 24-15 win for the Cardinals. CUA now sits at 4-2 following the victory, while the Builders drop to 1-5.
CUA had a punt blocked that resulted in a safety late in the third quarter, which made it a 17-9 game, and after Paul Morgan ran in a seven-yard TD early in the fourth, the Builders were within two, 17-15.
The teams then traded punts on their next three possessions before Fucillo came up with the play of the day, picking off an Apprentice School pass and returning it 40 yards to pay dirt with a little over two minutes to play, which sealed the win for CUA.
Fucillo had a terrific all-around day, leading the Cardinals with eight tackles, including five solo, to go along with one tackle for loss and the interception. Conor Stueckler added seven tackles and an INT, and Timbo McGarry also picked off a pass.
Apprentice School wasted little time in jumping out to a 7-0 lead, scoring on the game's first possession when Chris Virgin sprinted 69 yards for a touchdown.
The score remained that way for nearly the entire first half until Greg Cordivari found Tanner Keefe for a four-yard TD and the Cardinals pulled even. That is how the teams entered halftime.
On CUA's first possession of the third, the Cardinals took their first lead when Brian Gongaware booted a 23-yard field goal.
Stueckler then picked off a Builders pass to give the ball back to CUA, and eight plays later Cordivari scored from a yard out to open up a ten-point Cardinals lead with 5:47 on the third quarter clock.
With 3:25 to play in the quarter, Dan Zentz's punt was blocked and after the Cardinals recovered in their own end zone, Apprentice School was awarded two points for a safety, making it a 17-9 game.
Early in the fourth the Builders pulled to within two when Morgan scored on a seven-yard rush. The two-point conversion failed though, keeping it a 17-15 game.
That set the stage for Fucillo's dramatic game-sealing interception return.
Nick Cortese finished with 77 yards rushing on 24 carries for CUA, while Cordivari completed 30 of 39 passes for 183 yards and one score. Cortese was his favorite target, hauling in six of those passes. CUA was just 4 of 16 on third downs, but 3 of 5 on fourth down conversions.
The Cardinals totaled 266 yards of offense and were 3 of 5 on fourth down conversions. CUA held the Builders to only 228 yards of offense and a 2 of 10 showing on third downs.
Virgin topped the 100-yard mark for the home team, finishing with 115, while Morgan completed 5 of 12 passes for 64 yards.
CUA is back in action on Saturday, October 22 when the Cardinals welcome Emory & Henry to town on Homecoming. Kick-off from inside Cardinal Stadium is slated for 1 p.m.


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SEATTLE, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to relocate its Promenade at Howard Hughes Center Nordstrom Rack in Los Angeles to Westfield Culver City in Culver City, Calif. The new 37,675-square-foot store is expected to open in fall 2013.
Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, Inc., carrying on-trend merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com at 50 to 60 percent off original Nordstrom prices. Nordstrom Rack also offers a wide selection of apparel, accessories and shoes from many of the brands carried in Nordstrom stores. These items are purchased specially for Nordstrom Rack, with most at savings of 30 to 70 percent off.
The new one level Nordstrom Rack store will sit just across the freeway from its current location and will remain conveniently located off Interstate 405. The relocated store will occupy space on the second level adjacent to the JC Penney court, and will feature an interior entrance as well as a new exterior entrance that's convenient to the center's main surface parking area. Westfield Culver City is a 1.1 million-square-foot enclosed retail destination offering customers a variety of shopping choices and free, accessible parking. The center includes a mix of retail and restaurant tenants including, Macy's, Target, Victoria's Secret and BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse. The center is owned and managed by the Westfield Group.
"Howard Hughes Center has been a terrific home to us since we first opened there in 2001 and we're thankful for the business," said Geevy Thomas, president of Nordstrom Rack. "As we look to better serve our customers, it's important that we continue taking advantage of the best real estate opportunities available and we believe Westfield Culver City will help us create a new and exciting shopping experience for our customers."
"Westfield Culver City is thrilled to welcome Nordstrom Rack to the shopping center. We could not be more excited about this fantastic new arrival, and have no doubt our customers will enthusiastically welcome Nordstrom Rack as well," said Sarah Vasquez, Westfield's senior vice president of management for the LA region.
About Westfield
Westfield Culver City is owned by the Westfield Group (ASX: WDC), an internally managed, vertically integrated shopping center group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, property management, leasing and marketing activities and employing in excess of 4,000 staff worldwide. The Group has investment interests in 105 shopping centers across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States and Brazil, encompassing approximately 22,800 retail outlets and total assets under management of $62.9 billion. In the U.S., the Group's 47 shopping centers are home to more than 7,900 specialty stores and comprise approximately 56 million square feet of leasable space in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Washington.
About Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 238 stores in 31 states, including 117 full-line stores, 117 Nordstrom Racks, two Jeffrey boutiques, one treasure&bond store and one clearance store. Nordstrom also serves customers through Nordstrom.com and through its catalogs. Additionally, the Company operates in the online private sale marketplace through its subsidiary HauteLook. Nordstrom, Inc.'s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.
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Show how proud you are to be a Vet Student with this Vet Student- The best kind of Mom raises a Vet Student T-shirt/ Hoodie design. Wear this t-shirt/ hoodie at your place of work and entertain your colleagues with some vet humour. This will be your comfiest piece to wear after your scrubs! Unique design for every Vet Student or a Vet Student to be who loves their profession!
Amazing way to treat yourself or show a Vet Student how much you appreciate them by getting this as a gift for them! This is perfect for Birthday, Mother's day, Father's day, Christmas or any other special occasion.
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Verizon, Once Again, Fights For Consumer Privacy Against Copyright Shakedown Attempts
from the good-for-them dept
Thus, it's not entirely surprising -- but still nice -- to find out that Verizon is, once again, fighting to protect its users' privacy. Last fall, we wrote about the unfortunate decision by publisher John Wiley & Sons to follow the trail led by copyright trolls, and start suing groups of people accused of sharing Wiley's infamous "For Dummies" books via BitTorrent. Similar to copyright trolls, Wiley lumped together a bunch of IP addresses into a single lawsuit -- though, it didn't go quite as far as some trolling operations.
Even so, Verizon is going to court to fight back against the subpoenas for user information. It has a few procedural objections, and also noted (as many courts have found) that lumping together many people in the same lawsuit is improper joinder. But the key issues are privacy ones. Verizon objected that the identifying information isn't really designed to get "relevant" information for a lawsuit, but rather to send a settlement letter (like most copyright trolling operations). Furthermore, Verizon takes it up a notch by claiming that disclosing such information may violate "rights of privacy and protections guaranteed by the First Amendment."
Apparently, there will be a discussion with the court concerning these objections soon, but in the mean time, it's good to see Verizon, once again, defending some privacy rights for its users.


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Aubergine from Almagro
Aubergines from Almagro
Which area of Spain is it typical?
- Autonomous region: Castilla-La Mancha
The delicious dressed Aubergine from Almagro, of the Solarum melongena variety, was originally part of the Arabic cuisine, which introduced this creation practice to the Campo de Calatrava area, where it has been maintained ever since.
The characteristic dressing for the aubergine from Almagro was at first an excellent for of preserving a seasonal food, in a location that does not abound in vegetables. Nowadays, it is presented in a variety of ways on the market: dressed, stuffed, with or without pepper paste and chopped. Early aubergines are used while they are still green and small. They are cooked clean and split in half. Then they may be stuffed with pepper paste and skewered with fennel sticks. Finally, they are put in vinegar until ready to be consumed. The gastronomical peculiarity of the aubergines from Almagro has crossed our borders, so some of them are reserved for exportation. It is a product that is directly identified with our land. The approval of the Denomination of Origin guarantees their quality.
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Product information
- Type of product: Vegetables
- Season: Because it is a preserved product, it is sold year-round.
- Origin: Aubergines from Almagro are made in the Campo de Calatrava region in the province of Ciudad Real. The towns included in this Denomination of Origin are: Aldea del Rey, Almagro, Bolaños, Calzada de Calatrava, Granátula de Calatrava and Valenzuela de Calatrava.
- To drink with it: Aubergines from Almagro go quite well with sparkling wines, dry white wines or young red wines.
- Where to buy: It is available in many stores throughout Spain.
- Varieties: The varieties allowed by the Control Board are the Sculentum and Depressum subspecies.
Nutritional information
- Energy: Low
- Cholesterol: 0
- Comments: Rich in Minerals


text: Born in Vipiteno (Bolzano, Italy) in 1970, Reinhard graduated in 1998 at Wiens University of Applied Arts. He participated in many design projects and in 1996 he won the International Design Competition of Fukai (Japan). In 2003 in Wien he began to recycle hats and reshape them on his personal style. So was born his first hat: "il classico". In 2005 he moved to Tuscany to approach the old and traditional art of making hats. In the same year he participated at his firts Pitti Uomo and emerged as a hat/cap designer.


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Here is a list of things we consider doing in the future. Note that we don't promise to do any of these, nor when we will do them. It's just a list of what we hope to be able to do one day, and some items on the list really are more like ideas than real proposals, so take it with a grain of salt.
If you want to dig in, this is the stuff where you might make the most useful contribution. Note that this list is never complete, and may be partially outdated, so just because you don't see something here doesn't mean it is not important.
Before you start work on something, you should first talk to the team! Ideally ask on scummvm-devel, our mailing list. This will help us to prevent double work, i.e. several people working on the same stuff at once without knowing about each other. Furthermore, sometimes entries on our list are actually obsolete (because the feature has been implemented, or because for some reason we no longer think it to be desirable). Special caution should be taken for TODO entries that say "we may want to" or similar things; that usually means that we aren't sure whether we really want to implement that feature.
So, to repeat it: Always talk to the team before implementing a change on this list, or else risk having your patch rejected :-/.
Finally, always make sure to check out our bug tracker and our feature request tracker for things that need work.
See also the Documentation/TODO page.
./scummvm --add new_target --path=/foo monkey2
./scummvm --remove new_target
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The following is a (revision of) a former comment in common/events.h:
Rework/document this structure. It should be made 100% clear which field
is valid for which event type. Implementation wise, we might want to use
the classic union-of-structs trick. It goes roughly like this:
<syntax type="C++">
struct BasicEvent {
EventType type;
struct MouseMovedEvent : BasicEvent {
Common::Point pos;
struct MouseButtonEvent : MouseMovedEvent {
int button;
struct KeyEvent : BasicEvent {
union Event {
EventType type;
MouseMovedEvent mouse;
MouseButtonEvent button;
KeyEvent key;
However, this approach is contrary to classic OO paradigms. Indeed, its
major drawback is that all event types now must be POD data types, so
e.g. they can't contain a Common::Point as member. Bad.
An alternative approach would be a more OO like switch to multiple Event
subclasses. This would, however, then require us to pass events around
as pointers to object instances, and also would require introducing type
casting in code using events. The passing around of pointers could be
mitigated by using
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typedef Common::SharedPtr<BasicEvent> Event
or something like that. Yet this would mean increased overhead in all
our code, yet the gain is unclear. In conclusion, we probably are best
off by staying with the existing monolithic struct Event, we should just
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The CTA has sent questionnaires to riders still using their Chicago Card Plus cards to solicit feedback on why they have not switched to Ventra, the CTA's controversial new fare payment system.
The questionnaires, which ask participants if they have received the Ventra card and why they haven't activated it yet, are accompanied by tips on how to activate the cards.
"The goal is to solicit ongoing feedback so that based on any number of answers provided, the CTA can then better assist customers with the information they need to complete the activation process," CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski said in an e-mail.
The CTA did not immediately know how many riders had been sent these questionnaires but said the surveys "are being sent out gradually and in batches." Hosinski said there is no cost to send out these surveys.
The CTA recently awarded a contract for up to $245,000 to Omicron Technologies, which had been calling Chicago Card Plus riders to remind them to switch to Ventra, the Sun-Times reported.
More than 63 percent of CTA riders use Ventra to pay their fares, as of last week.
Some Chicago Card Plus users have complained that they had difficulty transferring their balances to the Ventra card. Others complained they did not receive a their Ventra cards and/or an e-mail with information on how to log onto ventrachicago.com to manage their account online.
Ventra was set to replace all Chicago Cards on Nov. 15 but CTA President Forrest Claypool voided that deadline earlier this month so the Ventra vendor Cubic Transportation Systems could work out glitches. Chicago Cards can be used indefinitely in the interim.
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What: University of Colorado at-large regent candidates debate, sponsored by the CU Student Government and the Daily Camera
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
More info: The debate is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The University of Colorado at-large regent race is crowded this year with four candidates who bring a span of ideas for how the flagship school should stay financially afloat and keep tuition affordable for students as state funding reaches new lows.
The candidates -- Democratic incumbent Stephen Ludwig, Republican Brian Davidson, Libertarian Daniel Ong and American Constitution Party candidate Tyler Belmont -- are scheduled to hash out their ideas at a debate Wednesday night at CU.
This year's regent race is the only party-affiliated, statewide race for an elected position in Colorado. The regents -- who make up the nine-member governing body for the CU system and set tuition as well as the school's $2.9 billion budget -- serve six-year terms.
There will be a rematch between Ludwig and Davidson, who ran against each other in 2006. Ludwig defeated Davidson by a slim margin, with results posted three weeks after the election.
State funding for the CU system for the fiscal year that began July 1 totals $141 million, down from $209 million in fiscal year 2009 -- and, meanwhile, enrollment has grown.
Among the measures to keep education affordable, Ludwig -- endorsed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat -- suggests that CU switch to a three-semester system to make the best use of the campus year-round and help students finish college more quickly. His other pitches: Offer 25 percent more online classes, perhaps at a discounted rate; and allow for competency-based courses, meaning students can complete classes more quickly if they master the material.
CU's financial chief Todd Saliman has warned that the school could run out of state funding within five years.
"We're going to have to go to the voters and ask them for a dedicated revenue stream for higher education," said Ludwig, a corporate communications professional.
Ludwig, while serving on the board, led efforts for a guaranteed admission program to CU for qualified students attending Colorado's community colleges. Before graduating from CU's Colorado Springs campus in 1993, Ludwig attended two community colleges while working full-time to put himself through college.
"Going to college changed my life forever, and I want as many people as possible to have access to affordable higher education," Ludwig said.
Davidson -- whose campaign is being run by former CU President Hank Brown, a Republican -- is a physician and faculty anesthesiologist at CU's Anschutz Medical Campus. CU's health care system is braced to become Colorado's largest health care provider, and Davidson said his affiliation with the Anschutz campus would bring a unique perspective to the board.
Now, roughly 98 percent of donations given to CU have restrictions placed on them by donors, and CU is in the midst of a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign.
Davidson said that as state funding dries up, CU should ask donors to be more flexible, which could have the potential to build larger scholarship pools to help subsidize students' education.
"Let's focus on getting our contributors -- public and private -- to be willing to provide more money in an unrestricted manner," he said.
Davidson -- who earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado, an MBA from CU-Denver and an MD from CU's School of Medicine -- said he was inspired by his mother, who went back to college and earned her bachelor's degree a year before he graduated high school. His first connection to college was when he was doing homework in the cafeteria at Red Rocks Community College, where his mother started back at school.
"Higher education is a way for young people to achieve their American dream," Davidson said.
Libertarian Ong, who also ran in the 2006 at-large regent race, said he's running to help promote his party's platform and also address what he says is the inequity between tuition and fee policies that cause part-time and summer students to be unfairly taxed.
Ong -- a part-time electrical engineering student at CU -- said the university, in its evaluation of faculty members, should place more weight on teaching and less on service as a way to increase productivity.
"We could get more teaching out of the teachers for the same personnel costs," he said.
He also would advocate for repealing a student athletic fee now that CU is in the Pac-12 and can generate more money from TV contracts, he said. Students taking four credits or more are required to pay $28.50 every semester for the fee.
American Constitution Party candidate Belmont, an 18-year-old who is a senior in high school and considering colleges, said the lack of state funding has caused an unhealthy competition among Colorado's universities, and they should do a better job cooperating and sharing resources so savings can be passed along to students.
Belmont says he knows first-hand the pressures and burdens of increasing tuition rates.
"My friends and I have grown up with this paralyzing fear of crushing tuition debt," Belmont said.
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Feline hyperaldosteronism: Recognition and diagnosis
The first case of primary hyperaldosteronism in a cat was described in 1983.4 The disease is not often diagnosed in veterinary practice despite the thought that it is likely one of the most common adrenocortical disorders in cats.5 Many cases of arterial hypertension, hypokalemia, or both are attributable to chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the primary disorder, but primary hyperaldosteronism itself has been shown to be a mediator and associated with the progression of CKD.6
This article reviews the physiology and actions of aldosterone and the pathophysiology of primary hyperaldosteronism, and it describes the typical presentation and clinicopathologic abnormalities. Primary hyperaldosteronism should be included as a differential diagnosis in cats presenting with hypokalemia, hypertension, or both and should no longer be regarded as a rare condition.ALDOSTERONE PHYSIOLOGY
Potassium ions also regulate aldosterone secretion independent of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system by directly depolarizing the membranes of the zona glomerulosa cells in cases of hyperkalemia.7 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) also acts as a third stimulant of aldosterone production, and studies have shown significant differences between plasma aldosterone concentrations before and after synthetic ACTH administration.8,9
Circulating aldosterone targets tissues of the kidney, colon, and salivary gland and passes through the plasma membranes of these epithelial cells, binding to cytoplasmic mineralocorticoid receptors. In response to circulating aldosterone, the epithelial cells of the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts of the kidney reabsorb sodium, thereby increasing water retention, and excrete potassium. Plasma and extracellular fluid volume are increased along with total peripheral resistance because of vasoconstriction from angiotensin II, thus causing an increase in blood pressure. Potassium is excreted into the urine, decreasing plasma potassium concentrations.
The increase in extracellular fluid volume results in an increased blood flow to the kidney, thereby decreasing renin secretion.5,10 Hyperkalemia resolves through kaliuresis, and repolarization of the zona glomerulosa cells occurs.7 These two mechanisms make up the negative feedback loop for aldosterone secretion.


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According to TMZ.com, Lee Dorman, the bassist for psychedelic rock band IRON BUTTERFLY, has died at age 70.
Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Krause says Dorman was found dead in a vehicle Friday morning. Foul play isn't suspected. Krause said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died.
Following is Dorman's bio courtesy of the official Iron Butterfly website:
For over 30 years, bass player Lee Dorman has been the driving force of the legendary rock group Iron Butterfly. He discovered the rock groups BLUES IMAGE (of 'Ride, Captain, Ride' fame) and BLACK OAK ARKANSAS and successfully engineered recording contracts for both bands on the ATCO label (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records). He also co-produced the first Black Oak album, called Black Oak Arkansas. After touring with Iron Butterfly for seven years, he created the progressive rock band CAPTAIN BEYOND. Lee, who has had a major influence on bass players for the past 30 years, has also produced, written and arranged the music for a Harley Davidson promotional video.


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Monday, January 23, 2012
World's First Lantern Aquarium
Monday, January 23, 2012
12:00pm 8:00pm
The World's First Lantern Aquarium is coming to Harbourfront Centre!
Event run: January 20–24,2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
12:00pm 8:00pm
Bring the whole family down and join in on many special Lunar New Year arts and crafts workshops.
Event run: January 21–24,2012
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Ed Banger Records uploaded a clip of "Riga (Take 5)" to their Instagram account this weekend.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018
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81b is out now.
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
All profits from the temporary Dalston audiophile spot and coffee shop will go to the Steve Reid Foundation.
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The legislation aims to revamp existing laws so musicians and labels are better compensated by streaming platforms.
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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The trainers are out November 8th.
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Basiel will come out on the Belgian's label in November.
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Ostgut Ton will also press two compilation EPs with exclusive tracks from FaltyDL, Ross From Friends and General Ludd.
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Paul Rose is reissuing his debut album, as well as putting out a VA compilation and a full-length of unreleased solo material.
The store is run by Ed Vertov and Lena Deen and focuses on new and used electronic vinyl.
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Originally issued through Giegling as a cassette, the 13-track LP has been reworked and remastered for vinyl and digital.
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The Pods range starts from $55.
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The duo recorded the LP in Los Angeles last year.
Sat, 13 Oct 2018
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It's the follow-up to his 2016 book, 'Porcelain.'
It's the second major German publication this month to announce the end of physical copies.
Out today, the four-tracker picks up a thread from April's Songs For Alpha LP.
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Enclave is out in November.
We've booked Laurel Halo, Rashad Becker, Lemna and more for the Tokyo edition of the experimental festival.
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You'll need a paid Pro account and at least 5000 plays in the last month to be eligible.
The "acid funk techno" LP Excrescence is out in December.
The Los Angeles producer will release the double LP on his own Yaxteq label.


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It's been more than a month since Sandy, the superstorm combining a hurricane, a nor'easter and surging full-moon tides, tore through the Northeast, leaving billions of dollars in damage in the New Jersey-New York-Connecticut corridor.
Now as survivors dig out and try to regroup from the Oct. 29 storm even as wintry weather moves in, some are coping better than others.
There are those who can look ahead hopefully, even defiantly, vowing to "start fresh." Having lost everything, others see a grim future and brace for a long struggle back. "It's hard," many say, shorthand that understates their turmoil.
Some are questioning — "How could this happen?" ''Do we sell ..., rebuild?" Some are prayerful. Some are simply numb.
Here, in the first part of an occasional series by a team of Associated Press reporters, is a look inside the world of a few families trying to find their way ahead after Sandy.
After Sandy hit and berms holding back the Hackensack River failed, sending a torrent into Little Ferry, N.J., Mayor Mauro Raguseo had a singular goal: to get his town back to normal, and his family.
He faced rebuilding a town that was 80 percent flooded and his own home, which was severely damaged.
After the river receded and residents started assessing the damage, heaping their mattresses, couches, children's toys and china cabinets on the sidewalks, Raguseo just wanted to move on from the storm as quickly as possible.
"I didn't want people feeling like they were living in a war zone," he said.
So, he and the borough council got debris removal companies in to quickly haul away destroyed belongings, he said. He let residents know of a FEMA recovery center and food and clothing distribution center in town.
And Raguseo insisted that a time-honored Little Ferry tradition go on: the annual Veteran's Day ceremony.
"I didn't want that day to go by without placing wreaths at the monument as I had done and previous mayors had done for over 100 years," he said. "And there is the sense that things are getting back to normal, and our town functions are the way they used to be."
For similar reasons, he insisted two weeks later that the town's holiday lights be hung.
Raguseo returned to his day job at the Bergen County Improvement Authority two weeks after the storm. He and his wife, Valerie, who moved into their home in April, are heading back next week, as soon as the sheetrock is hung for their new walls. They have been staying with Raguseo's parents in Little Ferry.
Now, when Raguseo finishes work and borough business, he heads to furniture stores with his wife. They've decided to purchase slightly different pieces than the sofas and chairs that were ruined.
"We wanted to start fresh," he said. They bought a black, bonded leather sectional sofa and plan to paint the new living room walls gray and the dining room walls tan.
One late night's errand: They ran out to pick up a vacuum cleaner, forgetting theirs was destroyed.
The Raguseos are the last family on their cul-de-sac to move back in to their home, he said.
While he and residents of the borough are inching back toward normalcy, Raguseo sees a lot of work ahead.
He's trying to find money to repair the firehouse and replace an ambulance that was damaged in the storm. He took a day off work to testify before a state senate panel about the storm, asking for an investigation into the berms.
He fears taxes will rise after the storm and wants to try to prevent it. The city council has already authorized a bond to rebuild.
"I know that this storm may have battered us, but it certainly didn't dampen our spirit," the mayor said. "When they say Jersey Strong, come to Little Ferry. You'll see Jersey Strong."
— By Katie Zezima.
Finding a warm place to lay their heads at night has become a full-time occupation for the Alhadad family, who swam to their SUV in waist-deep water as the ocean roared down their block on New York's Staten Island during the storm.
They slept in the car at first, running the engine to keep warm. But soon the family of six resumed sleeping in their tiny two-room rental home, which was reduced to a soggy, mildewed mess after the water rose nearly to the ceiling on the first floor.
The wreckage of their belongings was thrown out, replaced by donated furniture covered in Red Cross blankets and towels.
Piled under layers of blankets and sleeping bags on the floor, the family ran a generator for a few hours at night to drift off into a warm sleep. But when morning came, they were chilled to the bone.
"All of us have really bad colds," said Rachael Alhadad, who has a hacking cough. "We just take it day by day, that's all. That's all you can do now."
Last week, FEMA finally put the Alhadads up in two rooms at a nearby Holiday Inn, where they'll stay until the federal money runs out on Dec. 15. After that, if their home is still uninhabitable, the family might be eligible for a two-month rental assistance grant from FEMA. But they haven't made plans and aren't sure what's next.
Rachael and her husband, Amin, spend their days shuttling back and forth between the hotel and the house, cleaning the house and cooking meals on the gas stove, which is one of the only things in the house that still works.
Now they must wait as their landlord negotiates with his insurance company. As the days grow shorter, the place has become a damp breeding ground for mold.
"They have to bleach the walls. They have to redo all the floors," Rachael said. "The whole thing. The bathroom, the kitchen cupboards, the fridge."
Amin, who emigrated to the U.S. years ago from Dubai, lost his job as a truck driver because he missed so much work after the storm.
The stress of the past few weeks has taken its toll on 14-year-old Ameer and 15-year-old Ayman, who lost all of their school books and supplies in the flood.
"They just got their report cards, and they're not doing very good at all," Rachael said. "It's hard to study. Because then you gotta think about, 'Oh no, I gotta go home to the same thing again.'"
— By Meghan Barr.
There was a moment of horrible disbelief when Linda Marten and her sister, Lauren Mullaney, realized that both of their homes on the Rockaway peninsula had burned to the ground the night Sandy came ashore.
"We were both on the phone, crying, saying, 'How could this happen?'" Marten recalled, her voice cracking with emotion. "How can we both lose our house? Both of us?"
Mullaney's home was among the charred wreckage of more than 100 houses in Breezy Point that were destroyed by a massive fire. A few miles farther east in New York City's borough of Queens, a fire in the town of Belle Harbor swept down Marten's block, consuming the home she and her husband purchased as newlyweds in 1995.
Now the two sisters live just a few blocks from each other in Marine Park, Brooklyn, where they have relocated with their families since the storm, having lost everything they owned.
"My daughter, she's 4, she's had dreams where she said she misses the Breezy house," said Mullaney, who is sharing a rental home with her parents, whose house was damaged by flooding in the storm. "She just thinks we're on one big adventure. I won't let her see what happened."
For Marten, it was crucial to get her children back to school as quickly as possible. Her two youngest boys, 8-year-old Matt and 10-year-old Terence, are among the storm's many young refugees, relocated temporarily to a new school while their Roman Catholic elementary school, St. Francis de Sales, is repaired from flood damage.
Her eldest son, 15-year-old Ray, has taken refuge at the home of the assistant headmaster at his private high school. There's simply not enough room for him at the home of Marten's mother-in-law, where the family of six has been living in cramped quarters for weeks with one dresser drawer of donated clothing each. Ray returns home to see the family every weekend.
"It's kind of like your kid goes off to college and you don't see him," Marten said. "Not having him with me every day and every night is probably the biggest change in our lives right now. It's hard."
The Martens will soon move — before Christmas, they hope — to a rental home in their old neighborhood that has room for all of them. And then they'll set about the task of rebuilding the place they called their dream home.
But Mullaney isn't as certain that she'll return to devastated Breezy Point, the summery shorefront place she has loved all her life.
While her husband navigates the insurance paperwork, she cares for her daughter and 10-month-old twins and tries to make sense of their new reality.
"Do we sell what we can and go somewhere else? Or do we stay in Breezy and rent until we can rebuild?" she wondered. "We're just not sure."
— By Meghan Barr.
At their Norwalk, Conn., beachfront cottage, Ben and Kim Cesare reflect wearily on how, in one year, they have become experts in disaster and recovery.
Badly flooded after tropical storm Irene, they had just finished rebuilding, when Sandy crashed through their modest two-story home, flooding the basement and first floor, tearing out newly installed windows and doors, shifting walls and dumping gigantic slabs of concrete sea wall onto their backyard.
"Irene took more than six months out of my life," said Ben, 49, who lost his marketing job during the recession and oversaw most of the repairs himself. "We have no idea how long this recovery will take."
Kim, 48, who works in financial services in New York, grew up in this house on Harbor View, with its sweeping views of Peck's Ledge lighthouse and Long Island Sound. Ben grew up nearby.
They love the close-knit community of about 100 homes, many of them charming cottages dating to the early 1900s, where everyone knows everyone and "high tide Friday" socials at the clubhouse (where the couple were married in 1994) are a staple of summer. They can't imagine raising their 5-year-old son, Matt, anywhere else.
"The whole reason we stayed in this house was to preserve it for the family," Ben said on a recent frigid morning as he surveyed the darkened shell of his first floor while waiting for yet another visit from a building inspector.
But disasters are taking their toll.
The 1908 house belongs to Kim's mother, Barbara Borden, who splits her time between Florida and Connecticut. Before the storm, the couple had intended buying it from her. They own a house across the road, which they rent out, and which was one of the few houses in the community not damaged by Sandy.
Now, all plans are on hold as they rent a house nearby and try to figure out their future. Do they stay in Kim's childhood home and raise and reinforce it, or move into their own home? Do they even want to live as close to the water anymore?
"There are a lot of complicated family discussions we need to have," Kim says.
In a strange way, they say, it helps that they are not alone. Many neighboring homes were badly damaged too, and the neighborhood is still jammed with Dumpsters and cleanup crews amid the boarded-up houses. In the first week, the Red Cross swept in with buckets and mops, firefighters brought food, and a busload of volunteers from a church in Tennessee mucked out homes. Neighbors whose homes were spared cooked hot dinners for those whose homes were flooded.
The goodwill goes a long way in persuading the Cesares to stay.
But questions persist — about costs, security and whether, as some suggest, massive coastal flooding has become the new normal.
Ben, for one, can't bear the thought of another year of "living in a permanent state of reconstruction," as he navigates insurance claims and small business loans and FEMA assistance.
"I'm incredibly attached to this place, and when I'm here with Al the electrician and Dan the plumber and it's all activity, I feel I'm making progress," he said.
But when they leave, and he is alone in his dark and damaged house with his doubts about the future, "I confess I look around and feel pretty depressed."
— By Helen O'Neill.
Ever since Tommy Cramer's home was destroyed more than a month ago, it has been hard to move forward.
Cramer and his wife, Irene, live in Lavallette, N.J. The island where the town sits only recently allowed residents full access.
While staying with his sister in Toms River, N.J., the Cramers looked and looked for a rental apartment. It has been incredibly difficult amid immense competition, but they knew it would bring a return to some type of normalcy. "If anything it's going to be a mental thing to help us move on," Tommy said as the search dragged on.
Adding to the sense of dislocation, the Cramers have been separated from their dog, Opus, who has been staying with friends.
"We used to do certain things like our walks in the morning, and he hasn't walked since it happened," Tommy said. "That's the big thing. Get him back to not waking up in a stranger's house."
He and his wife were able to clean out their house, which had five feet of water in it, a few weeks ago. They disinfected it, but didn't feel they were making significant progress because for weeks the town only allowed residents in on designated days. Tommy is disabled and can't lift more than 30 pounds; Irene helps with heavier lifting on weekends.
"Every week is better, but every week you end up with different problems," he said. "We do the best we can."
The feeling is all too familiar for the Cramers. Last year, they had to move out of their home for nine weeks after Hurricane Irene. They did learn some lessons: This time they are going to have professionals replace the sheetrock walls, and they will try to save money by putting in their own kitchen cabinets.
Last week the Cramers finally got the news they were waiting for: They found a furnished rental apartment in Bradley Beach, N.J.
"It's a relief. A lot of the pressure is taken off," said Cramer, noting that after six weeks of uncertainty, he and his wife feel they're finally moving forward. "We can breathe a bit now."
And soon Opus will be back home.
— By Katie Zezima.


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AT&T Blocks 4chan Over DDoS... But May Not Like What Happens Next...
from the that-would-not-be-a-good-thing... dept
Update: As expected, AT&T has confirmed (as we believed) that this was over a DDoS attack:
Beginning Friday, an AT&T customer was impacted by a denial-of-service attack stemming from IP addresses connected to img.4chan.org. To prevent this attack from disrupting service for the impacted AT&T customer, and to prevent the attack from spreading to impact our other customers, AT&T temporarily blocked access to the IP addresses in question for our customers. This action was in no way related to the content at img.4chan.org; our focus was on protecting our customers from malicious traffic.That said, I still think AT&T failed here, in that they did not make this clear from the outset. If they had stated upfront what the situation was, in conjunction with the temporary block, they would have been much better off. But by silently blocking, they kicked off a firestorm that had to have been expected by anyone aware of 4chan.
Overnight Sunday, after we determined the denial-of-service threat no longer existed, AT&T removed the block on the IP addresses in question. We will continue to monitor for denial-of-service activity and any malicious traffic to protect our customers.


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ODELL, Ore. (AP) — Damage is estimated at nearly $2 million from a fire that burned a stack of fruit bins at Diamond Fruit Growers in Odell.
KPTV reports more than 10,000 bins burned and each was worth $150.
The Monday night fire left a charred mess of plastic.
The state fire marshal, Hood River detectives and Oregon State Police are investigating the cause.
Diamond Fruit Growers is a cooperative of pear and cherry orchardists in the Hood River Valley.


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We all dream about things that might make life more enjoyable and relaxed -- whether it's taking a three-week vacation to Hawaii, hiring a live-in maid, or sending the kids to boarding school (well, maybe just for a couple of weeks). But fantasies aside, there are lots of small changes that can quickly brighten the everyday. Here, some easy real-world ways to give yourself a boost:
Your Home
Create a toy-free zone.
When we moved into a larger house two years ago, I decided that the first floor would be off-limits to all toys. It's taken a bit of training to get my kids, Mathilda and A.J., to cart their stuff upstairs every evening, but the result is worth it: I can walk through the living room at the end of the day and enjoy the new hardwood floors without being crippled by stray Legos.
Get floral.
You needn't spend big bucks on designer bouquets to get a lift from fresh flowers. Every other week, Lisa Woods, a mom of three in New Castle, Pennsylvania, goes to Wal-Mart and buys herself the most beautiful dozen roses she can find. "They cost only about ten dollars, and they're my favorite flower," she says. "I could waste that money at a fast-food drive-through or something, but instead I get the pleasure of a week's worth of beauty."
You don't even need a whole arrangement: Stop at the florist and pick out just two or three gorgeous stems, put them in your favorite vase, and enjoy their simple elegance.
Set the table.
What are you saving that wedding china for? Okay, holidays, but why not Tuesday dinner or Saturday brunch? The joy of having nice things is in using them (and seeing how pretty they look on your table). If you're worried about letting them get too close to your rambunctious toddler, give him the plastic dish while you and your husband enjoy the plates you spent hours choosing.
Your Body
Find your inner peace early.
When I wake up in the morning, I try to lie very still for a few moments, slowly stretching my arms, legs, and back. It feels great, and instead of starting the day already rushed and frantic, I'm calm. (Don't forget to hit the snooze button in case you relax so much that you fall back to sleep!)
Keep a log.
No matter which sort of exercise you do -- running five miles, doing 25 sit-ups per day, or walking the stroller around the neighborhood -- keep track of it on a calendar or in a journal. It's a satisfying and simple way to feel you've accomplished something that's good for you.
Only buy clothes that fit.
Stop buying things two sizes too small (and feeling guilty that you don't wear a size 6 after two kids) or too big (tents aren't flattering on anyone). Whatever your size, you're sexier and slimmer in clothes that flatter your shape.
Discover your niche.
You'll never stick to any workout that you hate, so find something that makes you feel good before, during, and after. It doesn't have to be an actual sport, either. "I really enjoy walking through old cemeteries," admits Maria Swanson, a mother of four in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. "There's a lovely one close to our house, filled with trees and birds." She goes there frequently for the exercise as well as the tranquility.
Cemeteries not your thing? Bounce on a mini-trampoline for a solid workout (always supervise your kids if they want to try it too) or break out the old roller skates.
Your Kids
Drop one activity per week.
Paring your kids' schedules will leave everyone happier and calmer. You don't have to forget about soccer, dance, Gymboree, or playdates -- just don't do them all at once.
Color together.
After work, Nanci Schwartz of Lady Lake, Florida, sometimes heads outside with her husband and 19-month-old daughter, Acadia. "We all sit and draw on the sidewalk with chalk," she says. "It's great family time for us, and it makes me feel happy because it reminds me of my own childhood. Plus, it's helped us meet more of our neighbors."
Set up a reading hour.
Whether or not your kids can read yet, designate some time every afternoon (before dinner is ideal) or evening as "quiet time." Fill a corner with cozy pillows, a basket of books, and a light snack. And when the kids are otherwise occupied, use the spot to relax with your own good read.
Your Husband
Be a subscriber.
To have precious quality time with her husband, Susan Nielsen, a mother of two in Spokane, Washington, buys season theater tickets. "Since we prepay, we don't put off going," she says. "We always have a wonderful time, with dinner before the show."
Tell him what a fine job he's doing.
Every time I praise my husband for being wonderfully gentle with the kids, or for his endless patience, I'm likely to get compliments in return.
Talk to him while he shaves.
Or when he's outside washing the car. Or when the commercials come on during Monster Garage (you might want to mute the TV). Point is: You can snatch some time during the day for a little chat -- the dishes you would've started can wait.
Your Work
Get happy feet.
Relieve leg strain by using a comfy footrest under your desk (a couple of phone books works too); you'll have more energy at the end of the day.
Leave your desk for lunch.
At least once a week, drag yourself out for lunch. Skip the fast food and go to the nicest place you can afford. Or bring a sandwich and eat it outside. Having a bright spot in the middle of the workweek helps you make it to Friday.
Indulge in a small luxury.
I keep gourmet flavored tea bags at my desk. At $5 a box, it's not the cheapest brew around, but it's well worth the kick I get when I smell cinnamon and orange wafting through my office.
Your Friends
Host a girls' night in.
Once a month, Maria Swanson gets together with a few girlfriends for wine, dinner, and catching up. "We take turns being hostess," she says. "We all have kids, jobs, and plenty of other obligations, but it's something we never want to miss."
Shop solo.
A shopping trip without the kids is well worth the planning it's sure to take. You'll be able to dish freely and try things on without having to worry about your toddler crawling into the dressing room next door.
Lend a helping hand.
What's easy for you isn't always for someone else, so find out who loves what. Call a friend tonight and offer to have her kids over for dinner (what's another box of pasta?) if she'll make her famous brownies for the preschool bake sale tomorrow.
I'll take those (and a glass of milk) over a trip to Hawaii any day.
Charlotte Latvala is the author of Baby's First Year Workbook and the mom of A.J., 5, and Mathilda, 8.


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November 09, 2012
"The workshop on November 28th is the start of the planning process. I encourage residents to attend to learn more about the purpose of the Community Plan, the process, and how they can be involved in planning for Sheridan's future," said District 2 Supervisor Robert M. Weygandt. "A number of infrastructure improvement projects in Sheridan have recently been completed or will soon be underway, clearing the path for new investment."
Recent water and sewer infrastructure upgrades, the opening of the Highway 65 Bypass, and changing community desires attest to the need for a comprehensive update to the 1976 Sheridan General Plan. The update is proposed as a long-range vision and a land use strategy to guide growth and development in Sheridan through the Year 2035.
A section of the Placer County website has been dedicated to providing up-to-date information throughout the process. This will be maintained by the Planning Division and may be viewed by clicking this link: Sheridan Community Plan Update
In addition, Sheridan residents are encourage to complete and return a community survey that will help guide county planners on land use, development, and quality of life options for the Sheridan area. The survey has been mailed to all property owners within the Sheridan Municipal Advisory Council area, is available on the webpage, or can be picked up at the Nov 28th workshop and is due back to the Planning Division by Dec. 3, 2012. A map of the Sheridan Municipal Advisory Council boundaries is attached.
In order to plan for seating, county staff is asking those who plan on attending the workshop to contact Planning staff. This is not required but would be appreciated. For information about the Community Plan Update process, to let staff know you plan on attending, or obtain a copy of the community survey, contact Senior Planner Christopher Schmidt at 530-745-3076, or by E-mail .


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Canadian relief group put on terror list, accused of funelling money to Hamas
MONTREAL — The Canadian government added a Toronto-area Muslim relief organization to its list of banned terrorist organizations on Tuesday, accusing it of supporting the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
The move by Public Security Minister Stephen Blaney came a day after RCMP national security investigators quietly raided the same group's offices in Mississauga and a Montreal home as part of a major terrorist financing probe, federal authorities said.
The government and RCMP claim the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy-Canada (IRFAN-Canada) transferred approximately $14.6 million worth of resources to various organizations associated with Hamas between 2005 and 2009, in violation of federal law.
The RCMP said officers from its national security enforcement teams seized "an extensive amount of documentary evidence along with stored media, money and other records" during raids on IRFAN Canada's head office and the Montreal home.
No charges have been laid, said RCMP Corporal Laurence Trottier in Ottawa.
The RCMP refused to say whether it made any arrests, how much cash it had actually seized or disclose the Montreal address it searched Monday.
The RCMP did say the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) — the federal government's Ottawa-based super-secret financial intelligence agency — played an important part in the probe.
Blaney said that by outlawing IRFAN-Canada, the government is sending the strong message that Canada will not tolerate terrorist activities, including financing of terrorist groups.
"IRFAN-Canada has knowingly financed Hamas, a listed terrorist entity, for many years. The well-intentioned and charitable Canadians who sought to support humanitarian relief through this organization deserve better," Blaney said in a statement.
Tom Quiggin, a Canadian intelligence specialist, said he believes IRFAN-Canada may have been created solely to circumvent the Canadian government's previous attempts to block funding for Hamas through other charitable entities.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) revoked IRFAN-Canada's charitable status in 2011.
IRFAN-Canada has denied federal allegations of terrorist financing and has appealed the CRA's revocation of its ability to issue tax receipts to the Federal Court.
The audit by CRA officials found IRFAN-Canada provided resources to groups and entities run by Hamas partners and it had openly supported and provided funding to Hamas, in violation of federal rules for registered charities.
The CRA said its auditors had seized disturbing fundraising promotional videos at IRFAN-Canada's Mississauga office during its audit.
It said these videos were "overwhelmingly political" and several "demonize Israel, characterize the Arab-Israeli conflict as a religious war, appeal for all Arab and Muslim nations to join in the struggle against Israel and glorify martyrdom."
RCMP assistant commissioner James Malizia said national security investigators are determined to stop Canadian funds from getting into the hands of offshore terrorist groups.
"We continue to work diligently with our partners to investigate and disrupt organizations from misusing charitable donations to fund terrorist activity," he said.


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|March 21, 2013, 12:25 PM
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E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that.
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My only experience with them is passing on one that was available for a trade.
The first I heard of them was in relation to a high dollar compact "custom" 1911 they were promoting before release. It was a disaster of a gun by almost all accounts. For a while they were pushing the envelope, and when you do that you end up with some mistakes. I think their reputation took a pounding much like Diamondback was done when their first pistol had problems.
They seem to want to slap words like "custom," "operator", "tactical", "ultra", and "super" on all their models. "Custom" is a joke and a lie. The rest are cheesy marketing IMO.
They don't seem to function any better than cheaper brands, but they do look better.
I think the only reason to buy one is to look like you have money to spend on one. If you buy a Rolex people who know a lot about watches aren't impressed.
|March 21, 2013, 12:49 PM
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|March 21, 2013, 02:48 PM
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I have several 1911s, four of the nine are Kimbers. I have an Ultra CDPII, a Pro CDPII, a TLEII and a Stainless CustomII. They all function properly when kept clean. I am not looking to sell any of them. These are guns from at least four years ago and some older(so no new models). I sent my Ultra back to Yonkers and had it rebarrelled some years ago because I felt the accuracy was less than satisfactory. Once returned I found the accuracy better and had no complaints about their customer service at all. You can spend more on a 1911 and I have with Wilson Combat, Ed Brown, Colt and NightHawk, but I have no regrets about my Kimbers. I know the MIM controversy but have never had a part break on me.
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Les Baer won't work on Kimbers. What's that tell you?
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I have 2 Colt's , a Springfield and a Kimber. The Kimber is the only one that didn't work when I bought it. I would buy another Colt if I had it to do over.
|March 22, 2013, 11:47 AM
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Kimbers apparently not so much.
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|March 22, 2013, 01:37 PM
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I bought a used Kimber Compact II [all steel] a few years ago. It has run flawlessly. I have no idea how many rounds were shot before I got it. I've put between 500 to 700 rounds through it [it competes with 5 other .45acp handguns for range time, plus the other calibers].
It hasn't given me ANY problems. Ever.
I have never had cause to find out what Kimbers' CS is like. I know I have had cause to find out from RIA, Sig, S&W and Ruger. I've never had any problems with those 4.
I bought used: so no warrenty. I understand that.
I am mechanically inclined and have built 2 1911s [so far] that work VERY well. I say this as I'd probably do any repairs myself, rather than pay the $ to ship cross country.
I think the Kimber name is overhyped. I think the Kimber hate may be well directed, but I have never had cause to dislike them.
I'm more concerned about a 1911 with a barrel of 3.5" or shorter being reliable, no matter who made it.
Personally, I'd never buy a 1911 with a barrel shorter than 4". A lot of threads are out there about reliability of short-barrel 1911s. I trust the 5" without question, and the 4.25 or 4" once I've tested that gun.
But, Kimber brand name? it depends on if you want someone to fix the gun for you or you will fix it for yourself IF anything goes wrong and needs to be repaired.
The warrenty on my Argentinian DGFM Sistema Modelo 1927 is HORRIBLE. They won't do ANYTHING about the trigger pull and creep. I had to do it myself.
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|March 22, 2013, 06:25 PM
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For what it's worth . . .
I have a Kimber Eclipse Target II that has around 1,000 rounds, and has not had 1 failure. I heard a lot of awful things about Kimber on the interwebz, but mine seems to be assembled like a Swiss watch. Meanwhile Springfield seems to be the sacred cow of 1911's. On this reputation, I recently purchased a Springfield MC Operator (which was even more $$ than the Kimber), sent it back twice, and ended up getting a refund. SA said, at this time, they did not have time to QC check another pistol to send out to me, nor did they even have one available for that matter.
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Neither of your assertions necessarily support the negative connotation of Kimber in itself.
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|March 22, 2013, 09:42 PM
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Ruger SR 1911, great gun, great price. Good luck finding one however.
|March 22, 2013, 10:07 PM
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I will give Kimber their credit, but not too much. Do they make a good 1911? Yes... are all Kimbers equal.. no....Do they make a GREAT 1911.... not really.... do they make a bad one... nope not that either.
Kimber / Springfield to me are about right in the middle. I have owned both... I have owned cheaper 1911 makes, and I have owned much more expensive 1911 makes.
1911 is much like car shopping these days since it seems EVERYONE is in the game now. We all want to be driving the 600HP Muscle car obviously, the real question is.... is it practical... or better yet... do I have the skill set to drive such a car well enough to appreciate it.
Most weekend warriors, can't shoot a $400 RIA 1911 any better than they can shoot a $1000 Kimber... anyyyy better than they can shoot that $3000 Wilson Combat 1911.
YOU need to do research into what FEATURES you WANT or what is PRACTICAL for YOU. Generally speaking certain options like a rail or front strap checkering will cost extra money.. but if you want a light on it for a bed side gun, or what extra grip for competition, its justifiable and so on.
When you get into Top Teir 1911's its more about getting one custom made for you, per your spec sheet, quality of materials and processes going into it, and finishes.
Doesn't make my Springfield any less of a gun however. It still has its place in my range bag with my STI and the others.
My buddy's used Kimber Desert Warriors is actually one of my favorite 1911's to shoot, I can't even tell you why, I just shoot well with it.
|March 23, 2013, 02:21 AM
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As I've said before I love all the Kimber hate, it keeps the prices down a bit on the Classic Customs.
|March 23, 2013, 11:42 AM
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The variety of opinions is amazing. From the response, it appears that a number of the "bashers" have never owned or fired one, and are parroting something they read or heard somewhere. Like this one:
I do still own three Kimbers...actually, one is the wife's. She sold a Springfield to buy it, and couldn't be happier.
I also currently own DW and S&W 1911s.
|March 23, 2013, 07:01 PM
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FWIW, I have a Kimber Ultra carry CDP, It's my daily carry. Accurate, dependable and top of the line. Had it for years, reloads or factory the Kimber don't care. Expensive but worth it, I highly reccomend.
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Ok,,, I'll jump in here on this one. I have had two Kimbers both of them TLE RLs one bought one traded for and had problems with both of them. Personal experience with CS was awful. Both guns shared feed and eject probs and as far as accuracy,,,,,well lets just say not impressed. For the money that is paid, I feel a company should stand by you more than 1yr. Both of these guns suffered the rusty barrel syndrome and I am not the only one in my group that has had to put up with these examples. Needles to say it took almost a year and several trips back and forth to get these guns running good enough for me to sell them off.
I have had two Para Ord,,14-45 and 16-40 LDAs. Fantastic shooting 1911s but sold them mainly because I was offered a price that could not be refused.
I currently have a Colt Commander and the Springfield MC Operator. Love these two guns. Have about 10000 rds in each and they have never had a problem. Best part is they are warrantied for life no questions asked.
My next purchase will be a high end 1911. Looking at Nightwawk and Wilson Combat and the decision is difficult as to which one.
For those out there in Kimberland,,,I wish you luck. For those who have never had problems, you are truly the lucky ones but I am not willing to gamble the incredible amount of hit and miss problems associated with them.
For those looking at a Kimber,,,,,,,,skip over them and go to a Dan Wesson. Price is in similar ball park and they will stand behind you forever or check out STI. The Kimbers are too commercialized, they care more about dazzle than operation. Just my opinion to others justified by personal experience
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Next time you're handling one of those $1,200 Kimbers, take a REAL CLOSE LOOK at the PLASTIC mainspring housing... And people complain about MIM parts!
|April 9, 2013, 11:02 AM
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If I could afford a nice Kimber pistol I might feel differently about them, but for the price they really should come with a lifetime warranty.
|April 9, 2013, 06:02 PM
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To much money for all the problems most people have. If you're buying it for a show piece they're pretty but if you want to use it and it run perfect, you better get a glock.
|April 9, 2013, 07:59 PM
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I have never had a problem with any of my personally owned 1911s and I've owned from a $200 RIA up to custom built guns.
Only one I personally ever had issues with is a girl I was dating bought a SA Loaded stainless and it seems that the slide release was not properly fitted and would start to rid out and catch the slide. I work for a gun smith shop so I sent it out for her to SA, and they took care of the issue.
I have seen ALL of them with issues, weather its a cheap Armscorp all the way to a Les Baer, things can and do happen. Not trying to poke fun at anyways guns, however I can honestly say I see more Colts with issues on a monthly basis than I do Kimbers. Not trying to deem which one is better, could be there are just more Colts out there, however I personally don't favor them.
Everyone rags on MIM parts these days but really almost ALL production guns use them, including Colt. I don't like Colt 1911's even though I love the 1911 platform. I am sure people will read this and cringe, but I really do find them sub par. The materials they use are better than most, and they are the original sure, but generally speaking they are fitted fairly loose or poorly at least in the examples I have owned, and they do not offer a lot of options in their line. I am excited to get my hands on one of the new Colt rail guns, and see how it compares to my Kimber Desert Warrior however.
With any brand come bashers as well as people that think there could never be something wrong with them. People love to bash Kimber but really they held the Marines MEU pistol contract for years, and LAPD SWAT still uses Kimbers, which shoot and train a lot more often than your standard beat cop that packs a Glock.
Between the two however since they are common price points, I would prefer Springfield over Kimber. I have a Lightweight Champion Operator, and a TRP both of which have been great guns, and Springfield is always pleasant to deal with if I ever did run into an issue.
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How dare they try to save money on a $25 part. They could be like the competition and give you a crappy two piece barrel.
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1 We can't say Mourinho didn't warn us
As the Chelsea manager pointed out after watching his team falter in their last outing at Sunderland, it was time for a rethink and a back-to-basics approach. Having been patchy on the road, they flexed their muscles to show the solidity of old. Chelsea were set up to make the midfield congested, to ensure Arsenal would find it difficult to develop any rhythm, and to use that platform to spring on the counter attack. The closest saw Frank Lampard lash against the crossbar and Willian shot weakly. For his next trick José Mourinho has to find the balance between defensive control and a clinical attack.
2 Giroud's face was a picture of frustration
The confidence and relentless effort that was a hallmark of the Frenchman's scoring run earlier in the season has been replaced by frustration. He has scored in only one of his last eleven outings for Arsenal. In barren runs like this questions return about whether Arsène Wenger needs a different option, or even a shift in tactics to partner Oliver Giroud with a complementary forward, in the manner that Manchester City have used so potently with Alvaro Negredo and Serio Agüero. With chances at a premium, Giroud still had two chances to win the game. One was slammed wide, the other flicked off Petr Cech's knee.
3 Two teams caught between sticking and twisting
Both these teams needed a reaction. Ideally, it would have been a positive reaction. But there were a few too many negative thoughts as avoiding defeat outweighed the impulse to chase a win. The focus on Arsenal to respond to a bad week was intense, but they began, to borrow Arsène Wenger's inimitable phrase, in "handbrakey" mode. Chelsea's focus on resilience was not overly tested and the most dangerous moment came when Willian was the man exposed at the back. He was lucky not to concede a penalty when a trailing leg made contact with Walcott. Mike Dean, who waved it away, is not Arsenal's favourite referee.
4 Mourinho the pragmatist keeps Oscar and Mata on the bench
Eden Hazard shouldered the responsibility for Chelsea's creativity, and showed flashes that were too hot for Arsenal to handle. The options from the bench were tantalising, and it was Andre Schürrle who was the first trusted by José Mourinho to enter the fray, but curiously, it was in place of Hazard instead of to complement the Belgian. It was not an easy game for the technical players. Mourinho had spoken of his affection for Mesut Özil before the game but Arsenal's record signing found it difficult to impose himself. This was a game based more on plugging away than seizing the day.
5 Not festive but a happy Christmas all round
Truthfully, it was heavy weather in all senses of the word. This was not a game to quicken the pulses. For Arsenal, it passed with barely a shot on target. For Chelsea, the late substitution of Fernando Torres for David Luiz suggested that the basic requirement was to make sure there are no silly slips to threaten a hard earned point. So, Arsène Wenger's wait for a win over José Mourinho goes on. But as both managers look at the table they can't be too disappointed. Arsenal a shade off the lead on goal difference, and Chelsea chasing hard two points off the top.


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Yogurt Soup (Yayla Çorbası)
Yogurt soup is a popular comfort dish both in Turkey and Central Asia. To me, it shows how we, Turks, are obsessed with yogurt; we even cook it! It's also a very common sick soup; even inhaling the strong smell of mint or tarragon makes you feel better. Although Turks love this soup, I can see why many people, especially those who are not in good terms with yogurt, may not like this. So, the decision is up to you: to try or not to try...
1/4 cup rice
5 cups of water (if you wish you can use half chicken stock, half water)
2 cups of plain yogurt
1 egg
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp dried mint or tarragon
1 tsp salt
-Boil rice in 5 cups of water with salt until (very) soft.
-In a bowl, beat the egg and flour well, and then add yogurt and mix. With 1-2 tbsp water lighten up this mixture.
-Put the yogurt mix in a pot and start cooking on very low. It's important that you start with low heat, otherwise yogurt would curdle. Give yogurt some time to get used to heat. Cook on low heat for approximately 15 minutes and keep stirring.
-Slowly pour in rice along with water into the soup. Keep stirring. First let it boil on medium and then turn it down and cook for another 10 minutes.
-Heat butter in a pan. Once it sizzles, add mint flakes and stir for 20-30 seconds (don't let it burn). Then, pour it into soup.
68 comments:
Wonderful! I used to share a flat with a Turkish girl in Scotland, who made this yogurt soup quite regularly. She used mint, and although I was a bit suspicious first, I quickly became fond of the soup.ReplyDelete
I forgot to ask for her recipe before moving back home to Estonia, so your recipe has helped me a lot:)
I had this soup for the first time at a lovely Turkish restaurant in New York City, and have been trying to replicate it ever since, with so-so results. *Your* recipe & method did the trick, and I just made it this evening for dinner. So yummy, and my husband loved it too. I just wanted to say thank you! I'll give your other recipes a go as well.... Yum! :-9ReplyDelete
Merhaba Asuman,ReplyDelete
I'm glad if my recipes help you with homesickness. I've just learned a soup recipe which is just like yogurt/yayla soup yet has chick peas in it; it's called dovga soup. It might be what your mom used to make. I'll post the recipe as soon as I try it.
Living in North Iraq, I frequently cross the border into East Anatolia for the wonderful Turkish food. This time, after returning, I searched the web for a recipe for Yayla Corbasi. Yours looked the tastiest. I made it for my boyfriend (who is from Izmir). It was a hit. If it's OK, I would like to put a link to your site in my blog.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:02 AM
Well, today I felt a strong urge to cook yayla corbasi so I'm happy I found it on your blog.ReplyDelete
For anyone who likes yogurt - and without being Turkish I love anything related to milk but the milk itself hehe - if you try this, you LOVE it. It's impossible not to. Friends who had this in restaurants in Turkey came back home trying to replicate the recipe. Even the one which is sold in Turkish stores - the small packs from Knorr or whatever - are delicious.
Go for it, people! You like yogurt = you love this one.
I had this great one yesterday, I was wondering though, does it always have a taste similar to cheese soup when served hot? I've had cold yogurt soup with cucumber and it's completely different. I'm clearly no expert. I'm just aspiring to be one. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Stacy, I assume you're referring to "cacik" as cold yogurt soup, or tzatziki in Greek. If so, I'd rather call that one an appetizer than a soup. For cacik, you don't cook yogurt, you just season it with garlic, olive oil, salt, grated cucumber, and fresh dill. However, hot yogurt soup has a lot going on; addition of eggs,flour, butter, and slow cooking of all these ingredients, which changes a whole lot. I don't how cheese soup tastes but hot yogurt soup is supposed to taste completely different than cacik.ReplyDelete
This blog its wonderful thaks for admin. biber salçasıReplyDelete
This was my favorite soup when I lived in Turkey! I just used your recipe to make it tonight for a group of friends, and they raved about it. This one's a keeper. Thanks!ReplyDelete
(Though I do recommend making it with straight chicken stock, rather than water. Gives it a much richer taste.)
- Anonymous5:13 AM
Just googled "yogurt in soup" as I wanted to make a good chicken soup thatd be more filling. I only had vanilla yogurt, but let's see how it goes - I thought the sweetness might add a lil something. Also, I made fresh chicken stock and boiled the rice with cumin seeds and a little bit of cinnamon - the Indian blood in me couldn't resist the cumin! Will comment once I've tasted it :)ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing, I actually just got back from Istanbul and a relative made a variation of this. I got her recipe and made it once, then lost it! Hers is with barley and nohut, but I vaguely remembered what to do (as in soak the barley). I have the pot on the stove now and it tastes close! I'm so glad I found your site, now I think I'm going to make the green lentil/bulghar/sundried tomatoes. I'm so glad this is here, thanks again!ReplyDelete
Hello, I had a "Mom's Cold Soup" in Turkey and it was so good. I took a photo of the menu. It had Yogurt, garlic, mint and orzo. I tried making this at home, it was not the same! I think I need to cook with egg and flour and maybe strain the yogurt first? Mine was watery and too tart. I did add salt and pepper but so tart. I can't wait to try this recipe warm.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:41 AM
If you wanted to make this gluten free what type of gluten free flour would you recommend to replace the flour?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:38 PM
Recently returned from our family's first trip to Turkey / Istanbul. When we were there, we ate only Turkish food and loved all the soups (weather was cold)including this one. When I used this recipe to make the yogurt soup today, there was quite an excitement around the dining table in our home. Everyone was smiling ear to ear!ReplyDelete
Love Turkey!
There is a very similar "yogurt porridge" recipe used in south India. Instead of flour, rice flour is used. Ground or split green chillies are added to the yogurt which imparts flavor and heat. Instead of mint and tarragon, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and chopped curry leaves are used for the garnish. But the method is same.
- Anonymous5:37 PM
I just returned from visiting my daughter in Istanbul and was looking for a recipe to match a chilled yoghurt soup that her Turkish mother-in-law served - it seems very similar to this except that her soup had wheat berries instead of rice and I think dill instead of mint - and of course was served cold. Anyone know anything more about this soup?ReplyDelete
Hi Burcu,ReplyDelete
I've always wanted to make this one, and I liked your recipe, so I'll try it for sure. Thank you for posting it. Would it make much difference if I skip the butter? Butter and anything greasy gives me hearthburn. As for Stacy's comment on cold yogurt and cucumber soup, she might be refering to "tarator" a soup we make in Bulgaria, I thought they make it in Turkey too, but I could be wrong. It's basically, tsatsiki or cacik with water in the form of a soup, that's lovely too. As soon as I make it I'll let you know if my attempt was successful. But, with a recipe like that, it has to.
I absolutely love this soup. I just made it tonight as a late night snack. This is the best recipe I found for this soup.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3:33 AM
Hi Burcu,ReplyDelete
I love your recipies. I know it was asked before but I have a question about the yoghurt. I can't really find great yoghurts where I live. So I need to choose an option that will be close to the real version. Is your yoghurt mild in taste like what we generally find in European supermarkets or a slightly sour one closer to the Turkish yoghurts?Replies
I usually buy Mountain High in a big bucket from Costco, because we can never have enough yogurt and I like that one. However, Costco (in Redwood City CA) has been carrying a new brand--I am so sorry I cannot remember the name--on organic whole milk yogurt and I'm in love with it.Delete
- Anonymous2:54 AM
I had this in Turkey at a large roadside Dinner, it was so good, I kept going back for more, I managed to get in 4 bowls before we had to get back on the coach. Who would hav thought that you could make soup from yoghurt!? Sounds Weird but is totally delicious. Turks, it seems can make soup out of anything! Thanks for the recipe. CarlReplyDelete
I have some rice that I cooked last night. Is it possible to add this to the soup with a small amount of water?ReplyDelete
Thank you!!!
I love yayla corbasi and am so glad to find this recipe! About how many would this serve as a starter? Thanks!ReplyDelete
When I was in college, my roommate was from Turkey and she taught me to make some of the Turkish cuisines but later I forgot about all of them. You have no idea how much I love your blog because I can cook so many things that I love. This yogurt soup and bulgur salad are things that I cook almost every other week. Thank you for all the great recipes.ReplyDelete
Hi, i was just wondering what measurement you use for the yogurt, is it US cups or imperial cups? I need to convert it to grams, thanksReplyDelete


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