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Baked cake doughnuts
Traditional-made doughnuts are made with yeast dough, and deep-fried to make a fluffy, delicious spongy cake. It requires a lot of work to cook them, though, but for quick snacks (Sunday breakfast maybe?) the easier way are the baked cake doughnuts—which are spongy, fluffy and delicious too! You can enjoy them bare (like cakes), or glazed (like traditional yeast doughnuts), or stuffed if you overfill the form by any chance! :-)
Marshmallows for hot drinks
While the standard marshmallows are cooked to be large and sturdy on their own, the ones for hot drinks should be creamy and melting easily. Try my recipe, although similar to the basic one, to enjoy beautiful and tasty hot drinks marshmallows! :-)
When you make your own pasta, you will always end up with some scraps, even more if you make ravioli. You can easily recycle this leftover pasta to make maltagliati, meaning "poorly cut" in Italian, which was traditionally meant as food for the poor. We are way past that, and today you can enjoy rich texture and amazing flavor of your pasta without the social stigma ;-)
Sushi-like rolls
Can you imagine, there was the time I didn't want to eat sushi, because of the raw fish?! Well, that's true, shame on me. Lots of shame. On me. Agreed...
Knowing that, I decided to make a recipe for sushi-like rolls, that look and taste close to sushi, but... are not raw! Nothing in this recipe is raw, and that also means that you can keep them safe longer at the room temperature, place in your bento, take for a picnic or just offer them as a healthy snack for people didn't discover yet the ingenuity of Japanese cuisine! ;-)
German Zimtsterne (cinnamon almond cookies)
I always wanted to make these, and finally got the guts — oh boy, I wasn't really prepared for the amount of nitty-gritty with making these. I started with original German recipe that called for 500g of almonds, but that ended up being 2 full baking sheets and lots of sneaky snacking between steps ;-) But the result is good, and these cookies are worth the effort.


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Norway's governing Labor Party has tightened security at its first convention since a far-right extremist who railed against the party's immigration policies killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting massacre.
Labor officials cited an "overall assessment" of the situation in Norway, but wouldn't say whether the raised security level was linked to Anders Behring Breivik's attacks on July 22, 2011, or the explosions at the Boston Marathon this week.
The four-day convention starts Thursday with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg leading a memorial service for the victims of Breivik's violence.
The anti-Muslim fanatic detonated a bomb that killed eight in Oslo before killing 69 people, mostly teenagers, at the Labor Party's youth summer camp. He's serving a 21-year sentence that can be extended for as long as he's considered dangerous.


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What happens when you have a pane, a large gap and then a thermal iso double leaf pane?
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LinkedIn cofounder and Facebook investor Reid Hoffman said that he expects Facebook's initial public offering will be next year.
"I suspect that Mark [Zuckerberg] will choose to go public because the company has to put in a lot of financial work in order to make the necessary filings and so he might as well make sure he benefits employees and ultimately the company from the level of work that's already involved," he told the Sunday Telegraph. "Going public would benefit Facebook in lots of ways - namely having public currency to do acquisitions. So Mark [Zuckerberg] might as well get the benefit as well as the cost. Given that logic - I would suspect that some time in first half of next year, he will engage in the IPO process."
Facebook has been mulling over an IPO for the last year, including delaying it to avoid a mass exodus of employees, but the startup can't wait indefinitely. A Securities and Exchange Commission's requirement that private companies with more than 500 investors publicly disclose financial information may ultimately force Facebook's hand -- especially when most analysts believe the company may have already hit that number.
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So, in essence, Facebook cofounder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg must file paperwork with the SEC by April -- be it disclosing more than 500 investors or taking the company public. Hoffman's money is on Facebook going public, and we think it's a pretty sure bet.


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The US government will own every house that is foreclosed on as well as those where people simply decide to walk away.
- Exactly what will the Government do with those houses?
- What will the losses be?
- How much would it cost to prevent foreclosures?
- What about walk-aways?
Questions like these are why Treasury Secretary Paulson and Chairman Ben Bernanke want you to rush passage of this bill. Both want you to pass Paulson's bill before you have time to think.


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Visit Slifer Smith & Frampton Keystone Realtors at our convenient location just steps from the fire pit in River Run Village. Along with East Keystone and Keystone Ranch forms the heart of a town that boasts family activities, fine dining, and world-class entertainment all year long; not to mention the longest ski day in Colorado.
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The profile of the Short and Snappy (SAS) is identical to the standard Ressie-style plates, i.e., the change-angle hump to ensure full pull, but is different in that it has a timing rod hole vice slot as the Ressies have.
The New Old School has the single angle old-style plate, but also has just the hole.
Both of these will permit a shorter throw (especially with the new frame), but as noted, may come with certain side effects depending on what other parts are used in conjunction.
I'm going to be messing around with a metal Ressie plate to work through a hunch about a different profile and will report back, probably in a dedicated thread.
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Tool Browser: Setting a Search Range
Last week, I gave a few tips for how to get more out of the browser which is built into every Accordance tool. Today I want to give you a glimpse into the real power the Browser offers.
Let's say you want to search Jonathan Edwards' Freedom of Will for the word "happiness." It's part of a compilation of Edwards' works, and if you search the Content field of that entire module you get more than 1200 occurrences of "happiness"! What you need, therefore, is a way to restrict the search to Freedom of Will by itself.
To restrict your search to a portion of a tool, simply open the browser and option-click the desired section title. In this case, I'll option-click the title Freedom of Will. A red bar will appear to the left of that title, and that highlight will remain visible no matter what sections of the browser I open or close. For example, if I click the triangle for Freedom of Will, all of its subsections will also have the red bar beside them. If I close the triangle for a higher level, such as Volume One, a light red bar will appear to indicate that some portion of Volume One (but not all of it) has been selected. Even if I close the browser completely, a red underline will remind me that a range has been set.
Once I've selected a portion of the tool to search, I need only click the Find button or Hit return to perform the new search. Now instead of more than 1200 hits, I get a much more manageable 44 hits.
When I'm ready to remove the range, I simply need to hold the option key and click on the vertical red bar to get rid of it.
This simple yet powerful feature has countless applications. You can use it to search one volume of a multi-volume commentary, a single church father in the massive Early Church Fathers collection, a specific issue of a magazine or journal, etc.
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In my opinion, this is one of the most underused, underrated features of Accordance.


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Strong sales Thanksgiving weekend have the owners of Tom Cook Jeweler hopeful about the rest of this year's holiday shopping season.
Strong sales Thanksgiving weekend have the owners of Tom Cook Jeweler hopeful about the rest of this year's holiday shopping season.
"We had a good weekend," said Ashley Leonhardt Lee, vice president of sales and marketing at her family's Beach Street jewelry store in downtown Daytona Beach. "We saw an increase in foot traffic over last year. We definitely see a good season ahead."
They're not alone.
Nationally, an estimated 247 million shoppers turned out to take advantage of retailers' Thanksgiving and Black Friday discount offers — up from 226 million last year, according to National Retail Federation estimates.
U.S. shoppers also spent more this Thanksgiving weekend than last year, an average of $423 over the four-day period, compared to $398 last year. Retailers rang up an estimated $59.1 billion in sales over the holiday weekend, up from $55 billion last year, according to the federation's report.
Thanksgiving weekend sales figures for Florida were not yet available, but a spokesman for a statewide association of retailers said his group's members reported an increase in customer foot traffic.
"If you were out this weekend, you saw a lot of shoppers," said John Fleming, a spokesman for the Florida Retail Federation. "We have not tallied up any gross sales figures, but we anticipated a 5.2 percent increase for the two-month holiday shopping season and we are holding to that after this past weekend."
The Florida Retail Federation expects shoppers to pump $58 billion into the state's economy this holiday shopping season, compared to $55 billion last year.
The Friday after Thanksgiving traditionally is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but retailers typically generate the most sales on the Saturday before Christmas, Fleming said.
Janet Bollum, owner of The Muse Book Shop in downtown DeLand, said the business district was "busy with lots of people" shopping this past weekend. She estimated her store's sales for the weekend were up 25 percent compared with last year.
"Black Friday is to shop the big boxes and then shop small businesses on Saturday," she said, referring to the national Small Business Saturday event that takes place on the Saturday immediately following Thanksgiving.
The event was started by American Express in 2010, but has grown to include many participating businesses that have no connection with the credit card company. "It's more ingrained in people now," Bollum said of Small Business Saturday.
Bollum kept her South Woodland Boulevard shop open until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, when it normally closes at 6 p.m. She also opened Sunday, a day the store is usually closed. The Muse Book Shop will be open seven days a week through the holidays.
Tom Cook Jeweler will also keep its doors open each Saturday through Christmas in an effort to maximize its sales this holiday season. The store normally closes on weekends.
"We want to make it as easy as possible for people to come in when they can," Lee said of her store's extended holiday hours. "We want to give them more options."
Royal Electronics in Port Orange was busy over the weekend, too, but revenues were not as strong as expected, said Renee Waters, the electronics store's sales manager.
"We're not seeing the big purchases as expected so far this season," she said. "We're busy with custom installations and a lot of regular customers are buying smaller items, filling in their systems with BlueRay equipment and speakers."
Rather than running Black Friday ads, Ocean Books & Art on State Road A1A in Flagler Beach ran "Green Friday" promotions designed to tie into nature, marine life and conservation themes. The marketing tactic didn't work, said Frank Gromling, the independent book store's owner.
"It wasn't a big hit. It wasn't the draw we wanted or expected," he said. "I'm not sure if the big box stores or the malls captured everybody and wouldn't let them go or not, but it was just OK for us."
Michael Toole, owner and founder of independent vinyl record/compact disc store Atlantic Sounds in downtown Daytona Beach, said his weekend was "fantastic,"
"People were on a mission this weekend. They have more enthusiasm," he said. "Sales were up 24 percent from a year ago. We were open earlier on Friday and Saturday and open Sunday when we are normally closed. We'll stay open Sundays until mid-January. It makes it easier for the customers."
Volusia Mall also extended its hours, opening the area's largest shopping center to lines of shoppers at midnight Thanksgiving night, five hours earlier than in previous years.
"It was very busy from midnight to 3 a.m. then there was a lull in the traffic until around 5 a.m. and then it picked up again," said Mandy York, a spokeswoman for Volusia Mall.
She noted that some stores have reported double-digit sales increases, especially teen apparel stores as younger shoppers dominate the initial crowds.
Despite the weekend rush and increased consumer confidence, shoppers are still a bit cautious, Bollum said.
"People are in a better mood and shopping more, but they are more conscience shoppers dollar-wise per item. They're being more careful shoppers."
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Florida Orphan Receives Nearly 1,000 Requests for Adoption After Plea to Church Congregation Goes Viral
A 15-year-old orphan boy who recently pleaded in front of a Florida church for a family to adopt him has received close to 1,000 phone calls from families seeking to give him a home.
Davion Navar Henry Only has lived in foster care for his entire life because his mother was in jail when he was born. She died earlier this year.
The teenager currently resides at the Eckerd's Carlton Manor residential group home in St. Petersburg, Fla. with 12 other teenage boys, and recently the young boy made a heartfelt plea at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, located in the same city. Davion reportedly stood up before the entire 300-plus person congregation and begged for a family to adopt him and give him a real home.
"'I'll take anyone," Davion told the congregation. "Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don't care. And I would be really appreciative. The best I could be."
Davion's recent plea gained him national news coverage, and since his story first ran earlier this week, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, the company that runs his foster home, has reportedly received nearly 1,000 phone calls from families inquiring about Davion.
"We have received a tremendous response from Davion's story!" the company posted on its official Facebook page. "#Eckerd and our community partners have mobilized to create a call center to respond to each and every call coming in about #Davion. We ask that folks be patient, we are incredibly grateful for the outcry of interest in Davion and we will get back to everyone as soon as we can. We are nearing 1,000 inquiries already! #secondchances."
The company added in a press release that it is currently in the process of finding Davion his "forever family," but the foster home organization also has hundreds of other children looking for a place to call home. "We currently have more than 200 children just like Davion that are in need of a forever family. We would love to share additional information regarding these deserving children to include how to view a picture of them and read about their unique stories," the company said in the press release.
Davion said in an interview with ABC News on Thursday that he wants America to understand that it's difficult to be a foster child, and ultimately he just wants a place to call home. "I just want people to know that it's hard to be a foster kid. People sometimes don't know how hard it is and how much we try to do good."
"It's not really cool not to have anybody," Davion continued. "I'm pretty happy and excited that people are calling and asking to talk to me and possibly be my family."
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WildSpring Guest Habitat is a small, ecofriendly resort on the Oregon Coast in Port Orford and the perfect location to use as your home base when visiting Oregon's South Coast. A member of the Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild, WildSpring Guest Habitat sits on 5 secluded acres and offers luxury accommodations in a naturally beautiful environment. Five elegant cabin suites built like small homes are filled with with art and antiques and sit in a secluded, peaceful forest surrounded by 100-foot trees. The guest hall, sculpture garden and open-air slate spa overlook the ocean making it a perfect location as your Oregon Coast Lodging choice.
It's a short walk to an uncrowded beach on the Oregon coast in search of agates and driftwood. Be sure to stroll into the lovely small town of Port Orford with art galleries, hiking trails, birdwatching, historical sites and the most westerly lighthouse in the 48 states.
WildSpring has been recommended twice in the New York Times and seven times in Sunset Magazine. And, they partner with TerraPass for a carbon neutral footprint for WildSpring operations.
The Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild's mission is to assure travelers of consistently high standards in a variety of accommodations. Our member inns are inspected and approved and all meet or surpass our guidelines. We are proud to have WildSpring in the Guild and we would like for you to think of the inn as nature with four stars on the Oregon Coast.


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Dame Diana Rigg - No Turn Unstoned
Dame Diana Rigg- No Turn Unstoned, A history and anecdotes of life in the theatre.
Dame Diana Rigg, DBE, is one of the UK's leading stage and screen actresses. Notable roles include Medea, Mother Courage, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, The Avengers, Game Of Thrones, Mother Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Direct from a sell out season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tony & Emmy Award Winner Dame Diana brings to the West End her best selling work for the first time. The performance will be followed by a question and answer session.
A scholarly, insightful and highly entertaining reflection of the worst theatrical reviews in history and a celebration of the actors who survived.
Following an uncouth comment about her nude scene in Abelard and Heloise by critic John Simon, Dame Diana was inpsired to write No Turn Unstoned. Hear stories from her many friends in theatre and film and a history of theatre criticism with reviews from as far back as Ancient Greece.
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Monday, 20th October 2014
Monday, 20th October 2014
2 hours
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Duchess Theatre
3-5 Catherine Street
Map | Seating Plan
(5mins) Go right on Long Acre; turn right into Bow Street and after 100 metres turn left (Russell Street) then immediately right onto Catherine Street, where the theatre is located 100 metres down.


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Swedish triathlete Åsa Lundström learned to swim later in life, but thanks to good training she improved rapidly and became a champion. Below she shares eight tips for becoming a better swimmer in open water races.
Medical student Åsa Lundström is a two time Ironman winner and Swedish long distance champion. © Petri Kovalainen
Open water swimming is a lot more challenging than swimming in a pool. Wind, waves, currents, navigation, others swimmers splashing around you make having a strong technique and mindset essential.
1. Mind power
Open water swimming races can be mentally challenging. You can swallow water, have trouble navigating, get water in your goggles and knocked around by other swimmers. It's important to stay focused and not get lost in negative thoughts. Try to develop tools to keep a positive mindset. For example, repeating your own positive mantra can be helpful.
2. Practice swim starts
If you lose your focus at the start of a race because someone is hitting you every second or two it can affect you for the whole race. But if you're familiar with it, then it won't affect you as much. To work on this, practice swim starts in a pool with a group of training friends.
3. Balance is key
Strong swimmers are much more stable in rough water. That's why weaker swimmers should work on their balance and stability by doing pool drills. Side kicking and polo swimming drills are good to start with. Core strength training exercises are also good.
Click here to find out how Åsa went from non-swimmer to champion triathlete
Doing drills with buddies helps to simulate race conditions. Petri Kovalainen
4. Follow the feet
During a swimming race, having someone immediately behind you can destroy your rhythm. It's good to simulate this experience in a pool so you get used to it. A good drill for this is swimming in a row with three training friends, each on the feet of the other. Try being in each position – front, middle, back.
5. Know the conditions
You don't want any surprises on race day. Make sure you know you can handle the conditions. If the race is in cold water, then you should practice in cold water. If the race is in open water, you should train in open water.
6. High frequency
To help maintain your technique in challenging conditions, try to have a high frequency arm turnover, higher than you normally would have in a pool. It makes you stronger, less impacted by people hitting you and helps you to slice through waves.
Learning to breath on both sides is important. © Petri Kovalainen
7. Find a landmark
When you swim in open water, it's a good idea to navigate for a landmark, not something in the water. I try to find a landmark above the buoy so I don't have to lift my head as much. The higher the landmark, the easier it is to navigate and not miss your target.
8. Breath on both sides
It's a good idea to practice breathing on both sides. If you're in a race and you have someone close to your right side, it might be better to breathe on your left side. Being able to breath on either side is also useful if waves are coming from one direction, or if you are trying to navigate towards something.
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Laurel Boger, our Executive Pastry Chef, is on HSN today
introducing our new Spring Sampler—a colorful collection of three variations
of our Original Cheesecake–Key Lime, Orange and Raspberry. To make this new
dessert even more special, we have teamed up with Jelly Belly to include a 20
flavor assortment of Jelly Belly's with the plackage.
Laurel will be on HSN at 11pm Sunday, 7am Monday and 8pm Monday
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Wherever you are in the world, be careful about what you eat and drink. Many infectious diseases are spread by contaminated food and water. This includes water in:
- swimming pools
- lakes
- rivers
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Try not to swallow water when you are swimming.
If you are still at risk of infection, you will need to be very careful about what you eat and drink. Make sure you always follow any advice your cancer team has given you.
Tips for avoiding stomach problems
- If you are not sure that the drinking water is clean, you should sterilise it. You can do this by boiling it for one minute, or by using a filtering system or sterilisation tablets. At high altitudes, you may need to boil water for longer than usual to sterilise it properly.
- Use bottled water if you are not sure that the water is clean.
- Make sure that seals on bottles of water are not broken before opening.
- Avoid ice, unless you are sure it is made from safe water.
- Only eat freshly cooked food that has been cooked thoroughly and is still hot.
- Avoid uncooked food, unless you can peel it or remove the shell yourself.
- Avoid food that may have been exposed to flies, such as hotel buffets that may have been left out for some time, or food from street traders.
- Avoid ice cream from unreliable sources, such as kiosks.
- Avoid or boil unpasteurised milk.
- Be careful when eating shellfish, as it may contain harmful bacteria. Make sure shellfish is cooked thoroughly, or avoid eating it.


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I didn't see it live, but I believe Kirk Herbstreit was demonstrating for his viewers what the Trojans did to Ohio State on their game-winning drive.
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What You Can Do With This Degree
The Bachelor of Arts in Economics prepares students
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, private industry provides about nine out of ten salaried jobs for economists. A wide range of government agencies provides the remaining jobs.
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The earliest Roman bakers almost certainly made bread for their own households, but not for sale to the public. Pliny the Elder tells us in his Natural History (18.28) that among the quirites of ... More
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Glass (ὕαλος (also 'rock crystal'), vitrum). The art of producing a vitreous surface on stone, powdered quartz (faience), or clay was known in pre-dynastic Egypt and passed to Crete during the second ... More
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SKF Supergrip Bolts
Compared with traditional bolt systems, SKF Supergrip Bolts are much easier to install and remove. The bolts are inserted and removed by hand and with a clearance, eliminating the risk of seizure. The bolt is hydraulically expanded and tightened into the coupling bolthole, using a set of portable tools. The need for an overhead crane and time-consuming slugging of bolts is eliminated.
Cut costs and the length of outages
Once the holes have been line-bored for initial installation, there is no need for further reaming or boring of holes. Thus the use of SKF Supergrip Bolts eliminates uncertainty about the length of downtime needed for removing and installing bolts at outages. Costs are cut and the length of future outages is significantly decreased.
The oil-injection method used for removing the reusable bolts was pioneered by SKF. This technology is based on nearly a half century of engineering and manufacturing couplings for the marine market.


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|Guacamole at Xitomate (by Jackie)
Jackie of La Casa De Sweets actually hit first and enjoyed her meal. While she was drafting a guest post, burger-mania sent me and Mrs. HowChow to Victoria Gastropub where they had a 25-minute wait on a Monday night. Those burgers are worth the wait, but we dashed to Xitomate and figured on a burger later this winter.
Xitomate is a sleek modern space that replaced the Donna's on Rte 108 near the intersection with Snowden River Parkway. Cool lighting. Striking mural. A focused, but interesting menu. And big windows to watch the traffic on Rte 108. It's early (and the servers are learning), but this could be a new entry into the zone where you get casual vibe, cool decor, a bar, and $12-20 entrees -- the zone like Victoria, Facci, or Royal Taj where you could bring a date or bring the kids.
Jackie actually got the big news from the Xitomate manager: An Ellicott City location aims to open in September in the shopping center behind Turf Valley. The owners, who also own Azul 17 in Columbia, plan an Annapolis location as well.
But what about the food? This almost qualifies as a real restaurant review since Jackie and we lucked out into eating completely different meals. So let's hear about dinner from La Familia De Sweets, then back to Mrs. HowChow and me eating fungus.
Coming from a Puerto Rican family, we've had our share of authentic Latin American cuisine, but it's pretty hard to find that kind of food when you feel like dining out. Fortunately for us, we decided to try Xitomate, the latest Mexican restaurant to open in Howard County.
Xitomate (pronounced hi-to-ma-te) is as authentic as it gets in terms of Mexican food. The current menu, which is set to expand in the first few weeks of business, according to the manager, offers diners authentic Mexican dishes: ceviches, empanadas, carne asada tacos, mole, and numerous dishes featuring huitlacoche. The dishes are prepared with traditional Mexican ingredients like queso fresco, crema, and a variety of salsas and slaws. Not a big meat-eater? Don't worry, Xitomate offers a pretty big selection of vegetarian and vegan choices. And I don't just mean a side order of rice and beans. They offer a variety of vegetarian/vegan appetizers, soups, and entrees.
Here are a few highlights from our visit:
Chiles relleno
The bottom line: it may not be what you're used to, but Xitomate offers authentic Mexican food!
- Guacamole: Served in a traditional molcajete, the guacamole comes in either traditional, or rojo style, which is infused with chipotle and queso fresco. We chose the rojo style, and everyone at the table agreed it was the best guacamole they've ever had. The reason? This guacamole is packed full of flavor and a lot of heat.
- Poblano & Elote Soup: Our favorite food the evening was this creamy poblano and roasted corn soup. The sweetness of the roasted corn and the spiciness of the roasted poblanos makes for a pretty great flavor. The bites of corn are like little bits of gold floating in a green sea.
- Chiles Rellenos: We've come to agree that the authenticity of a Mexican restaurant is its treatment of a chile relleno. The chile, cheese, and sauce all matter. Xitomate's version is perfect. It's stuffed with the right amount of real Mexican cheese, the chile itself is flavorful, and the tomato chipotle sauce packed on even more flavor to the dish.
- Churros: Our absolute favorite bite of the night. If you've never had a real churro before, you're in for a real treat. They're crunchy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, and completely addictive. The flan and tres leches cake are tied for a very close second, so I'd recommend ordering all three when dessert time comes around.
But we had a terrific meal at Xitomate. The first dish of tortilla chips puts you on notice. They're thicker than most restaurant chips. Barely salted and not oily, so the real flavor came from corn and the salsa. I had to ask them to clear the second bowl half-eaten because I would have gorged myself.
We ate three dishes, and the shrimp ceviche, al pastor tacos, and huitlacoche enchiladas were each unique and delicious. The ceviche set the tone -- shrimp marinated in a spicy lime juice and contrasted with the crunch of cucumber. It's served in a martini glass, and I was sort of put off by a measure of lettuce that filled the bottom of the glass. It looked like filler until I fished some out with my fork. A tender, interesting salad mix came up dressed in the spicy marinate. A smart, fresh way to enjoy a little more ceviche flavor.
Both the tacos and enchiladas showed off a kitchen that works to be special. It's high praise when I say the tacos were an equal to R&R Taqueria. Tender moist meat cooked with a tinge of pineapple. Terrific tortillas that were somehow toothsome, yet tough enough that the last taco was still perfect and firm after soaking up al pastor sauce as we enjoyed everything else.
The enchiladas were filled with fungus. But that's okay. That's what we ordered. Huitlachoce is similar to mushrooms. It's a fungus that grows on corn, and Mexicans have been smart enough to enjoy it for centuries. Our enchiladas came out with corn and huitachoce -- a really nice mix of sweet and earthy. They were topped with a mole sauce that was complex and flavorful. Moles aren't spicy. reat ones are sauces where I love the flavor, but don't have the skill to pick apart the ingredients.
If anything, our one complaint was that there was more mole than huitlachoce. I'm complimenting the mole, but Xitomate impressed me the most when Mrs. HowChow encouraged me to spoon out the filling with no sauce. That filling -- maybe jazzed with a touch of sauce -- was perfectly cooked and completely unique, the kind of "I can't make this at home" experience that makes me happy to pay for restaurant food.
Overall, Xitomate seems like a fun addition, special and aiming for authentic. Notice Jackie talking about the real Mexican cheese. This kitchen doesn't just bake meat and beans under a bed of cheddar. They're putting fresh sauces out front and then dotting crema or sprinkling white crumbly cheese to make something that you're not going to get at every Mexican restaurant.
That said, I'm still unsure why Mexican restaurants that put so much work into entrees don't have the same success with side dishes. Xitomate offers several rices and beans, and they're probably better than most. But the Mexican rice had peas and cubed carrot, but little flavor. The black beans were fine, but we were talking about maybe ordering just appetizers next time because we wouldn't miss the sides. Later, Mrs. HowChow and I talked about the beans at Rosa Mexicana where you get a tiny cup, but they have more flavor and less feel of a monotonous expanse. But again, that's my common critique of Mexican restaurants -- comparing them to sides that can be stars of a meal like the naan at Maiwand Kabob or the panchan at Shin Chon Garden.
Again, check out Jackie's blog at La Casa de Sweets. Who else has been to Xitomate? Any other recommendations? The empanada appetizer looked really interesting, and the soups sound like they'd be winter treats. Please let us know what you think.
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NEAR: Xitomate is on Rte 108 just east of Snowden River Parkway. It's super-accessible from Rte 100. The space used to be Donna's, and it's right near Victoria Gastropub or Eggspectations.


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Dix announced Wednesday that Wright will resign his post at BCIT, and that he will be appointed to the new position after the May election if the NDP are to win.
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A premier's deputy minister is the most senior bureaucrat in the provincial public service, overseeing the government's senior management team.
Premier Christy Clark's deputy minister since taking office has been John Dyble.
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Troy, Ala. --- In an impressive and hard fought road win, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team knocked off Troy, 77-71, Friday afternoon in Trojan Arena.
The Lady Tigers (1-2) picked up their first win of the season as the Trojans (2-1) suffered their first loss of the 2013-14 campaign. The game was tied when TSU outscored Troy 15-3 down the stretch. Despite a late rally by the opponent, TSU was able to knock down free-throws to seal the win.
Four Lady Tigers posted double-digits in scoring led by I'mani Davis who registered a double-double behind 15 points and 11 rebounds. Chelsea Hudson also notched a double-double, her second straight, with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Alana Morris was strong for TSU with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals off the bench. Rachel Allen rounded out the leading scorers with 10.
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The Lady Tigers led, 35-30, at halftime.
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TSU committed 30 turnovers in the contest but won the battle of the boards, 53-48. The Lady Tigers also held the advantage in assists, 17-13, and bench points, 28-20.
Tennessee State will conclude its season-opening road trip this Sunday when the Lady Tigers play Florida A&M in the Al Lawson Center. Game time is slated for 3 p.m. (ET).


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Letter dated - 9/23/1997 Environmental Protection Agency
September 23, 1997
Ms. Carol M. Browner
United States Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Dear Administrator Browner:
Enclosed for your consideration is the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel convened for EPA's proposed rulemaking entitled "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry." These proposed regulations are currently being developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act sections 304 and 307. They will control the direct discharge of pollutants to surface waters of the United States, as well as the indirect discharge to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) of pollutants that pass through or interfere with their operations, by establishing, for the first time, effluent limits and pretreatment standards for transportation equipment cleaning facilities.
The Panel was convened on July 16, 1997, by EPA's Small Business Advocacy Chairperson, Thomas E. Kelly, under section 609(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The other members of the Panel are Sally Katzen, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Jere W. Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA); and Sheila E. Frace, Acting Director of the Engineering and Analysis Division in EPA's Office of Water.
It is important to note that the Panel's findings and discussion are based on the information available at the time the report was drafted. EPA is continuing to conduct analyses relevant to the proposed rule, and additional information may be developed or obtained during the remainder of the rule development process and from public comment on the proposed rule. Any options the Panel identified for reducing the rule's regulatory impact on small entities may require further analysis and/or data collection to ensure that the options are practicable, enforceable, environmentally sound, and consistent with the Clean Water Act.
Summary of Small Entity Outreach
The proposed effluent limitations and pretreatment standards for transportation equipment cleaning facilities would apply to facilities that generate wastewater from cleaning the interior of tanks. Transportation equipment cleaning is performed for tank trucks, rail tank cars, tank barges, intermodal tank containers, intermediate bulk containers, ocean/sea tankers, hopper trucks, hopper rail cars, and hopper barges. This rule would apply to tanks that transport commodities such as chemicals, food, and dry bulk products such as grain.
Since the inception of this project in 1992, EPA has solicited input from the industry, other federal agencies, the States, municipalities, and the environmental community to ensure the quality of information, understand potential implementation issues, and explore regulatory alternatives. EPA has performed 39 site visits and 20 sampling episodes at transportation equipment cleaning facilities. EPA has also participated in numerous meetings, seminars, and workshops that included substantial small business representation. A more complete summary of EPA's outreach activities is contained in the enclosed Panel report.
In April of this year, EPA decided to convene a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel for this proposal due to the large number of small businesses potentially affected by the regulation. In May, four small entity representatives (SERs) were identified by EPA to formally advise the Panel on this proposed rulemaking. Throughout the development of the proposed rule, EPA has involved these SERs in many aspects of regulatory development, from questionnaire design to identification of regulatory options and compliance issues. An additional SER identified by the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy and one identified through a public meeting in May were included in recent outreach activities such as reviewing the projected impacts of the proposal on small businesses and advising the Panel on regulatory alternatives to minimize these impacts. The SERs received extensive background materials about the transportation equipment cleaning industry and the proposed regulation. A meeting for the SERs was held July 2, 1997, to discuss the background materials and address questions. The Panel also met with the SERs by conference call on August 13, 1997.
Altogether, four SERs provided written comments to the Panel. The full Panel report summarizes their comments, oral and written; appends their written comments; and lists all of the materials provided to the SERs. In light of these comments, the Panel considered the regulatory flexibility issues specified by RFA/SBREFA and developed the findings and discussion summarized below.
Panel Findings and Discussion
Under the RFA, the Panel is to consider four regulatory flexibility issues related to the preparation of an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) to determine the potential impact of the rule on small entities: (1) the type and number of small entities to which the rule will apply; (2) record keeping, reporting and other compliance requirements applicable to those small entities; (3) the rule's interaction with other Federal rules; and (4) regulatory alternatives that would minimize the impact on small entities consistent with the stated objectives of the statute authorizing the rule. The Panel's findings and discussion with respect to each of these issues are summarized below.
Type and Number of Affected Small Entities. Based on a survey of the industry, EPA estimates that 692 transportation equipment cleaning facilities will be affected by this rule. Of these, 191 facilities are owned by small businesses, based on a small business definition for this industry of $5 million in annual revenues(1) . The Panel discussed an SER concern that the estimated number of affected facilities (and small entities) that would fall within the scope of the Tank Truck Chemical Subcategory may not include all cleaners of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and noted differences between EPA and SER estimates of affected shipyards. EPA intends to work with SERs to identify additional facilities that may be covered solely due to their cleaning of IBCs and additional shipyards that may be missing from EPA's database, and solicit comments and information on the number of affected facilities in the preamble to the proposal. The Panel also discussed SER concerns relating to the type of facilities that will be covered by the proposed rule. EPA does not currently intend to cover repair facilities that clean transportation equipment as part of repair operations, captive facilities that commingle cleaning wastewaters with production wastewaters for combined treatment, or facilities already covered by other effluent guidelines.
Record keeping, Reporting and other Compliance Requirements. The proposed rule will not contain specific record keeping or reporting requirements. EPA intends to issue guidance to local permitting authorities recommending that they use the monitoring frequencies suggested in the preamble, which are less than those generally imposed by permitting authorities, when issuing permits to facilities in this industry. Prior to proposal, upon making a final decision on which pollutants will have effluent limitations, EPA will re-evaluate and verify the costs associated with compliance in consideration of the comments made by one of the SERs. EPA will fully document all models and assumptions used to predict compliance costs, and will solicit comment on these models and assumptions.
Interaction with Other Federal Rules. The Panel received comments that the economic assessment for the proposed rule does not account for Clean Air Act compliance costs imposed on tank barge cleaning facilities in ozone non-attainment areas in the fall of 1996. The Panel recommends that EPA perform a sensitivity analysis to determine if these additional costs would likely change the regulatory options recommended for proposal, and obtain information that would allow this additional expense to be factored into the economic analysis before promulgation.
Regulatory Alternatives. Supporting the preferred EPA option for the hopper, petroleum, and indirect food grade subcategories of no regulation, and recognizing that the preferred EPA option for the direct food grade subcategory is not projected to have a substantial effect on small businesses, the Panel focused its discussions on the most impacted subcategories--the chemical subcategories. The Panel invested a great deal of effort in examining the characteristics of these subcategories (particularly the largest subcategory, truck/chemical) in hopes of developing specific recommendations for a small business exemption that could be proposed without jeopardizing the pollutant removals and environmental benefits anticipated as result of this regulation.
The Panel notes that EPA's recommended treatment technology for the truck/chemical subcategory is considerably more advanced than its recommended technology for the rail/chemical subcategory, and recommends that EPA examine the effects on costs and removals of applying less advanced technologies to facilities in the truck/chemical subcategory. The Panel also recommends that EPA take the following actions to provide additional information to explore regulatory alternatives: (1) solicit comment on specific control and treatment alternatives that are less expensive than those considered by the Agency for the chemical subcategories, but still remove a significant share of toxic pollutants; and (2) include a clear discussion of the analysis EPA has conducted to date on the economic impacts and related removals of alternative treatment technologies.
The Panel also discussed the concern raised by one of the SERs regarding the small pollutant loadings being contributed by intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), and the SER recommendation that IBCs be exempt from coverage under the regulation. The Panel recommends that EPA evaluate any information related to discharges from IBCs to determine if facilities that clean IBCs but no other transportation equipment warrant regulation. SBA further recommends, based on SER comments, the insignificant pollutant loadings, and the significant small business economic impact, that wastewater generated by IBCs be exempt from this rulemaking.
SBA also raised concerns regarding whether the pollutant loadings in the rail/chemical and truck/chemical subcategories are representative of those subcategories, noting that seven pesticides alone account for the vast majority of the pollutant loadings in those two subcategories. EPA is currently reexamining loadings estimates to ensure that they are representative for those two subcategories. Once these loading estimates are reexamined, the Panel recommends that EPA request comment on whether or not the loadings of non-pesticide chemicals warrant regulation. SBA recommends that EPA employ pesticide-only subcategories in the proposal instead of the EPA proposed subcategories that include all chemicals, in order to increase the cost-effectiveness of the rule and reduce small business burdens.
Small Business Exemption. Based on EPA's analysis to date, it appears that the rule may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses. Although the Agency's modeling projects no firm closures as a result of the rule, EPA's analysis indicates that compliance costs are high, relative to revenues and cashflow, for many of the small businesses. EPA believes that despite these results, the recommended options will be economically achievable through price increases. Given the uncertainty inherent in modeling future market responses, however, the Panel remains concerned about the magnitude of the estimated compliance costs for the proposed rule relative to the sales and income of small firms.
The Agency has so far been unable to identify a small business exemption that would provide economic relief without also eliminating a significant portion of the potential benefits. Some small firms that specialize in equipment cleaning contribute significantly more pollutant loadings than larger firms that perform only a limited amount of cleaning incidental to their primary line of business. The Panel notes, however, that baseline pollutant loadings from facilities in this industry are modest relative to those from facilities in most other industries for which effluent guidelines have been promulgated.
The Panel thus recommends that EPA continue to work on developing a small business exemption. One option would be for the Agency to propose and take comment on an exemption for firms with revenues under $5 million, including a discussion of the effects of such an exemption on both economic achievability and pollutant removals. Alternatively, the Agency might wish to propose an exemption based on some other variable, such as wastewater flow or tanks cleaned, that would target firms with low pollutant discharges while still providing economic relief to the most economically vulnerable.
Jere W. Glover
Chief Counsel for Advocacy
U.S. Small Business Administration
Sally Katzen, Administrator
Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Sheila E. Frace
Acting Director, Engineering and Analysis
Division, Office of Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Thomas E. Kelly, Chair
Small Business Advocacy
U.S. Environmental Protection
1. Because facilities potentially affected by this rule are included in multiple SIC codes, there is no single SBA definition of a "small business" that would apply to all covered facilities. EPA based its analysis of small business impacts on one of the SBA size standards applicable to this industry, which ranged from annual business entity revenues of $5 million to $20.5 million and employment of 100 to 1,000 employees.


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Magna Carta Day
June 16
Fresh Veggies Day
Fudge Day
June 17
Stewarts Root Beer Day
June 18
Go Fishing Day
International Panic Day
National Splurge Day
June 19
World Sauntering Day
Garfield the Cat Day
American Eagle Day
June 20
National Flip Flop Day
Take Your Dog to Work Day
Ice Cream Soda Day
June 21
Go Skateboarding Day
Polar Bear Swim
Solar Solstice
June 22
National Chocolate Eclair Day
Global Smurfs Day
Stupid Guy Thing Day
June 23
National Pink Day
SAT Math Day
Public Service Day
June 24
Swim a Lap Day
Celebration of the Senses Day
International Fairy Day
June 25
National Catfish Day
Global Beatles Day
CBS Day
June 26
Forgiveness Day
National Canoe Day
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 27
Sun Glasses Day
National HIV Testing Day
Decide to be Married Day
June 28
Insurance Awareness Day
International Body Piercing Day
Ramadan Begins
June 29
Camera Day
Hug Holiday
Waffle Iron Day
June 30
Meteor Day
National Organization for Women Day
Log Cabin Day
June holidays for the month include…
- National Candy Month
- Gay Pride Month
- National Adopt a Cat Month


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Right in front of Dajuma, between two beaches of fine sand, is a volcanic cape. On it, the lava has drawn these "giant cooking pots" where it is good to bask in the sunset. For the local villagers, it's a … Read More
Try to imagine yourself and your wife lying on a comfortable massage table installed under a traditional thatched roof called Gazebo in Bali with two skilled masseurs taking care of you during 1h15 mn with the sound of the sea … Read More
With its facilities comprising massage rooms and gazebo, whirlpool tub, hamman, hairdresser, manicure and pedicure, our Spa center is a place in Dajuma particularly appreciated by our guests who love resting after their treatments by savoring a ginger tea while … Read More
In terms of SPA "Sanitas Per Aquam" in Latin or "Health Through Water", what is better than these giant pots shaped by the volcanoes lava for bathing? It is in these natural bassins filled with mineral-rich seawater by the tides … Read More
Want to improve your wellness and figure?
On the occasion of your holidays at Dajuma and, as a good resolution for the New Year, don't miss the opportunity to improve your personal wellness and feel better in your body! Tini, the head of our SPA Center, assisted … Read More
Is it possible to learn about the secrets of Balinese massage at Dajuma?
The answer is YES! More and more guests are eager to learn about the secrets of Balinese massages. Tini, who is heading our Spa and Wellness Center, decided to create a special initiation program for them. It consists in a … Read More
Volcano Spa: a unique experience not to be missed under any circumstances!
Because of its unique location on a volcanic cape surrounded by two sandy beaches, Puri Dajuma can offer to its guests a comprehensive set of spa and wellness services among which the so-called « Volcano Spa » is one of … Read More
New access to Sinta lounge
Our Sinta lounge with its large comfortable sofas and its Teppanyaki at night is the perfect place where to relax and meditate, especially when the sun is coming down. The access to this very special place has been recently improved … Read More


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Bagan, BurmaKirsty Turner
Also sometimes spelt Pagan, the Bagan plain contains a collection of more than 4,000 ancient temples and is an impressive sight, even if you're not particularly interested in old buildings or have already feeling 'templed out'. One of Myanmar's most significant historical sites, the best time to visit Bagan is around sunrise or sunset.
Although the collection of pagodas and temples at Bagan is still very impressive, their number once totaled around 13,000, and they were built in the years between 1044-1287 before finally being abandoned when Kublai Khan invaded the area from China and people literally ran to the hills.
Although the detailed carvings on each pagoda and temple make them all special in their own way, the most highly revered temple is considered to be Ananda, which was built by King Kyan-zit-tha in 1091. The main feature of the temple is the four large Buddhas, which represent the first four holy men to have achieved enlightenment.
Another great temple to visit is the Thatbyinnyu Temple, which is Bagan's highest point and provides spectacular views of the entire area, while the Shwegugyi Temple was built in 1311 and is decorated with especially attractive carvings. Also worth looking out for is the Gawdawpalin Temple, which despite some damage during the 1975 earthquake is still very impressive.
There are quite a few decent places to stay in Bagan as well as restaurants, markets and surrounding beauty, making this a great place to spend a day or two while you explore slowly. While you're here, check out Bagan's interesting museum and lacquerware workshops.
For a fresh perspective and excellent views, take a hot air balloon ride over the Bagan Plain at sunset. This is a truly memorable experience and provides the opportunity to take some fantastic photographs.
Bagan is situated on the banks of the Ayerwaddy River, and sunset cruise on the river is a relaxing experience, while you can also be driven around the area in a horse cart or hire a bicycle and peddle around.


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A woman could be sentenced to life in prison for allegedly cutting off her husband�s penis and throwing it into the garbage disposal, Orange County prosecutors said.
LOS ANGELES � A woman could be sentenced to life in prison for allegedly cutting off her husband�s penis and throwing it into the garbage disposal, Orange County prosecutors said.
Catherine Kieu, 50, faces felony charges of torture and aggravated mayhem, with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife, court records show.
Kieu was arrested the night of July 11, 2011, after she and her 60-year-old husband, whose name has not been released, apparently argued about the possibility of a friend staying at their home, prosecutors said.
Kieu allegedly then prepared an Ambien-laced dinner, prompting the man to become drowsy and to go to bed.
As he slept, Kieu allegedly tied his legs and arms to the bed with rope. When he awoke, prosecutors said, she pulled down his pants, grabbed his penis and cut it with a knife.
Kieu�s trial began Wednesday.
During opening statements, Kieu�s attorney said his client grew up in war-torn Vietnam and suffered from mental problems, according to the Associated Press. Prosecutors said she was motivated by jealousy.
After she severed her husband�s penis, Kieu allegedly went to the kitchen and threw it in the garbage disposal and turned the disposal on, �mutilating the organ,� according to prosecutors.
Kieu then called 911 and said her husband was bleeding, prosecutors said. The man then spoke to the dispatcher and said his wife had cut off his penis.
Garden Grove police arrived, and the man was rushed to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. The Times previously reported that emergency surgery to reattach the severed organ was unsuccessful.
Police told The Times after the arrest that Kieu had told officers her husband �deserved it.�
If convicted, Kieu could be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.


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A 62-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to committing sex crimes against two victims.
Richard Stanley Carroll confessed to committing the acts from 1998 to 2012, according to court officials.
Thursday in Superior Court, Carroll was convicted of first-degree sex offense, said Assistant District Attorney Kaelyn Thompson.
Carroll lived in Jacksonville at the time of the crimes.
Carroll admitted to abusing one victim in 1998. Thompson said the crimes against that victim continued for two years.
�Cut to 14 years later,� Thompson said. In 2012, he began sexually abusing the second victim, she said.
Carroll's second victim notified elementary school officials, initiating a two-to-three-month investigation by the Onslow County Sheriff�s Office, which issued charges Nov. 28.
Thompson said Carroll originally had denied committing the crimes, saying that if he had inappropriately touched the girls, it was an accident.
Eventually, she said, Carroll confessed in full.
Thursday, Carroll was represented by attorney Walter Paramore.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 170 diseños de 44 diseñadores freelance.
Cox Wine Merchants
Cox Wine Merchants is the new wholesale distribution company owned by Tim Cox. CWM will wholesale premium fine wines into retail and restaurant trade outlets in Australia, commencing mid July. CWM represents the very best new and emerging wine brands from Australia's great emerging wine regions. It is also represented by an extremely well-credentialled sales team with a wealth of industry experience. They have consciously sourced brands that present the trade with exciting opportunities that they would otherwise not be aware of.
Retailers, restauranteurs, cafes, liquor chains, catering companies etc.
The logo needs to say "Cox Wine Merchants" and "CWM". Emphasis should be on CWM with "Cox Wine Merchants" secondary. Either put "Cox Wine Merchants" all together at the same size or if you're splitting it up, keep "Wine Merchants" together. Preference is to have it all together at the same size.
CWM doesn't represent well-known, household names from the very established regions. In a marketplace that's as crowded as the wine market in Australia, unknown brands from unknown regions are often not taken seriously by the trade and can be quickly dismissed. The logo needs to tackle this perception. It needs to present a very polished, professional image. It needs to provide the trade with the confidence that the brands in the portfolio are bankable stars. The logo needs to be serious and professional, not fun and gimmicky. It should be modern, contemporary, stylish and above all professional.
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BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2013 /InfoQuest-AsiaNet –
Department of International Trade Promotion, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, Presents the 1st Thailand Culinary World Challenge 2013 from 2 to 3 March 2013, at Mega Bangna Complex supported by National Food Institute by Ministry of Industry Thailand, Thai Chef Association, Thailand Culinary Academy, Morakot satisfaction guaranteed and Foodstylist Magazine. Emphasizing to promote Thai cuisine and culture, and expand to international market, the event is created for the first time in the world and will include the professional chefs from 15 countries around the world.
"Regarding current government policy, H.E. Boonsong Tepiyapirom, Minister of Commerce Thailand has emphasized 'Thailand: Kitchen to the World' strategy to enhance Thai food image upon quality, safety, appearance and taste which could increase Thai food market share up to 1 trillion US Dollars or 21% market expansion which somehow is a result of continuously growing world population. Amidst intense competition of world food market, Thailand must urge for product development and in-depth market expansion in order to effectively push forward Thai food export to a satisfied expectation. This could be done through value-added process, product differentiation and product leverage by trying to avoid price cutting strategy." stated Director General Department of International Trade Promotion, Mrs. Srirat Rastapana.
Each team of competition will include 2 professional chefs from 15 countries: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Dubai, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, the United States of America and Australia with a total of 30 chefs. The highlight activities are the launch of Thai selected ingredient named "Thai Select" by Department of International Trade Promotion, International cooking competition by making use of Thai ingredient, and the Thai puppet show by Joe Louis on 2 March 2013. Another highlight will be Thai cooking competition by making use of Thai ingredient on 3 March 2013. The closing ceremony and gala dinner "The 5th Spirits of Taste" will be held on 5 March 2013 with the Thai cooking show by 5 Thai master chefs.
For more information please contact:
Irin (+66) 2678 1401/ (+66) 81 808 7551,
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Adnan Oktar Says...
Kackar TV, February 2nd, 2008
ADNAN OKTAR: We are on the brink of beautiful days. Not only am I speaking of this; the international research sources, observers also say that. IN THE YEARS – IN THE YEARS 2016, 2020, 2023 -Turkey WILL BECOME A SUPER POWER . THE REGION WILL TASTE WELL-BEING AND ABUNDANCE. According to the sayings of our Prophet (saas) in the End Times the dead people say, "We wish we were alive and led such a life". We are on the brink of beautiful days, Insha'Allah.
Azarbaijan State News Agency, August 14th, 2008
Adnan Oktar: The truth of the matter is is that Turkey is the greatest state of the world. I am not exaggerating, it is the greatest state. The picture will be thus; Turkey will join the European Union as the leader of the Great Turkish-Islamic Union. By this way; Turkey will both foster and strengthen Europe. Also Russia will recover, both Armenia and Israel will be relieved, the Palestine affair will be resolved. TURKEY IS A STATE THAT WILL SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD. TURKEY IS LIKE AN INSURANCE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. IT IS A VERY VITAL STATE. ALL OF THE WORLD WILL BEGIN TO SEE THIS WITHIN 10 TO 20 YEARS and Turkey will render the whole world brothers. This is the law of Allah, insha'Allah, the destiny is like that, insha'Allah.
Çay TV, July 23rd, 2008
Adnan Oktar: Everyone must genuinely believe that TURKEY IS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THAT WE REALLY WILL BE A SUPER POWER . TURKEY WILL BE AN EVEN GREATER STATE THAN EVER IN ITS PAST. It will be the leader of the Turkish-Islamic world, Insha'Allah. We are at the initial stages of this mission. And the Turkish nation is the one that will free the world from the torment of terror and anarchy and from suffering of all kinds. It is a very noble nation, honed by hardship and suffering, with a spirit ideally formed to govern and be useful to the world. Allah seems to have given that duty to this nation, Insha'Allah. We will soon see this, Insha'Allah.
Türkiye, March 19th, 2012
Nihat Ergun, the Minister of Science, Technology and Industry gave a speech in Bolu and said that, "We have been doing great services for our country for the past nine and a half years and they will continue until 2023. In 2023, a great Turkey will have been built. Turkey will have become a great power in economy and politics."


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If you read this entire post there is something really important I want to share with you at the end. Please comment to let me know you read it. Then tell me your thoughts. First I want to invite you to my Get Famous The Most Amazing Mom Blogger Resource On The Planet book launch party! It will be March 23rd right here on my Facebook Page for the Blogger Book. Click the link real quick and like the page for updates and some future prizes. Some of you may be getting an invitation to do a review from Mom Blog Society. They are featuring my blogger book now. There already are some awesome mom bloggers who have reviewed Get Famous and I'll be linking to those as they come in at the bottom of this post.
I am really excited and my Get Famous bloggers resource has been getting some killer reviews which always makes me feel great! I may be doing an interview with our local paper too I'll keep you posted. If you want to see what other bloggers are saying about the book check it out here Get Famous :What do Mom Bloggers think?
OK now you know about my launch party. Here is the important thing I want to talk to you about. It's really been on my heart to start selecting certain bloggers and do some Random Acts of Kindness for them. I already have it planned in my heart what I'd like to do. Sometimes it could be to buy their eBook ( NOT MINE LOL). I know a few who have an eBook under $3.00 and that would be so fun if they woke up to a bunch of sales 😉
Some bloggers need a logo, or a design or whatever. I think it would be so amazing to just surprise them and fill a need. BUT this won't work if I'm the only one who wants to do this. So I want to know are there any mom bloggers at all that want to do random acts of kindness for their fellow bloggers? Comment below and let me know.
Thentell me you went to the launch party and liked the page. If you know a blogger in need you can post that in the comment section too. If it's you, then of course you can suggest yourself. Lets make it a better blogger world. Will you join me?
How One Blogger Went From No Visitors To Over 17,000 In One Month and So Can You- Lisa Ladrido www.mombloggerbuzz.com


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League Of Extraordinary Birds HD
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I spent the first three days of SXSW running back and forth between interviews in hotel suites and film screenings so it wasn't until I some free time on day four that I remembered there was also a massive trade show going on, part of the much larger Interactive portion of the festival. I decided to spend the late morning meandering past the hundreds of booths touting new social media apps, redesigned keyboards, server storage and whatever other geekery you can imagine.
If you've ever been to a trade show, then you know there is but one primary goal – swag. While I did pick up a few t-shirts, more than a few reusable canvas bags and an assortment of stickers, pens and candy from the tireless booth attendants, the gadgets and gizmos being peddled didn't particularly wow me. Then again, as a film critic, I hardly fall within the target demographic.
I was back on duty with an afternoon screening of "Computer Chess," from writer/director Andrew Bujalski ("Mutual Appreciation"). I knew nothing about the film before I sat down, so I was completely disoriented when the first images of what appeared to be crudely shot, black and white documentary footage from a remarkably unfashionable corner of the early 1980s appeared on screen. It soon became clear that the subjects of the film, highly gifted and severely socially handicapped computer programmers, were works of a painfully awkward fiction that makes Napoleon Dynamite seem like the prom king.
The programmers are gathered at a mediocre hotel for their annual event pitting their computer chess programs against each other. Intentionally shot with the flat sophistication of closed circuit television, "Computer Chess" is the feature film equivalent of a DOS computer screen; it's groundbreaking and bold in its vision but, in hindsight, so fundamentally simple and unappealing that you can't help but find it pitifully funny. The stylistic gimmick held my interest far longer than I expected due in part to some flatly funny performances, though it did eventually run its course about 20 minutes before its conclusion. Based on the reaction from the many Interactive guests in the audience, I also suspect there were quite a few vintage computer-programming jokes that went way over my 24-frames-per-second-oriented head.
Forgoing dinner for a pack of honey roasted peanuts (like sleep, a real meal is something SXSW attendees often shove aside), I rushed to the State Theater, just next to the Paramount, to catch the premiere of the latest work by my favorite independent filmmaker, the inimitable John Sayles ("Lone Star"). He didn't disappoint with "Go For Sisters," a film noir/buddy detective caper with a trio of sleuths you'll never find in a mainstream Hollywood film.
Bernice (LisaGay Hamilton) and Fontayne (Yolonda Ross) were best friends in high school, but they went down very different paths as adults, eventually coming back in to each other's lives when Fontayne shows up for her regular parole meeting and sees Bernice on the other side of the clipboard. Both women are lonely and struggling to cope – Bernice with her son's life of crime, Fontayne with her sobriety. When Bernice asks Fontayne for help in tracking down her son, kidnapped by his criminal associates, the women begin to rediscover their common ground, and perhaps their friendship.
Their hunt leads them to Freddy Suarez (Edward James Olmos), a former police detective who was caught in a scandal and forced to resign. Slowly going blind and already going broke, Freddy, nicknamed "The Terminator," leads them across the Mexico border, where they stir up trouble as they search for Bernice's son under some pretty skuzzy rocks.
The film's narrative operates like the first half of a "Law & Order" episode, with our protagonists encountering a new witness or piece of evidence and following its lead to the next tip. While the structure doesn't allow for much tension to build, the familiar, steady pace gives us a plethora of opportunities to settle in with these complex characters and the relationships they are forming with each other. That is what Sayles does better than just about anyone and when the writer/director came onstage for the post-screening Q&A, he received a hearty and appreciative round of applause from the audience, which included Edward James Olmos.
Cherishing the intimacy of the film and Sayles' interaction with the audience, I exited the theater into a cluster of photographers waiting on the Paramount theater's red carpet and streams of people weaving their way to the back of whatever line they were supposed to be in. The anticipatory energy was all for the soon-to-premiere film "Don Jon," written, directed and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("Looper").
I was eager to see the film myself but, knowing it would most certainly make its way to San Diego, wasn't insistent that I see it at SXSW. But the chance to be in the audience for the premiere of Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut proved too tempting, so I pushed my way through the crowd to find the back of the badge holders' line. For the larger film premieres, the line extended down the block, around the corner, down another block and, occasionally around another corner; long, but not a problem getting a decent seat in the large showcase theater. For "Don Jon" however, the line extended yet another block, leaving me doubtful I'd even get inside. I barely did and, since my colleague farther up in line was kind enough to save me a seat, I was positioned quite nicely.
Shuffling my way towards the theater entrance, I heard the shrieks of fan hysteria coming from the red carpet; a first for me this festival, but certainly not for Gordon-Levitt, who seems to be universally beloved (myself included). And he certainly does know how to handle it, as evidenced by his appearance on stage before the film, during which he enthusiastically greeted the crowd and began to literally conduct their cheers, taking confident control of what must've been a nerve-wracking moment.
On screen, however, Gordon-Levitt is anything but gracious in the role of "Don" Jon, an Italian American lothario with the fashion sense and etiquette of the men on MTV's "Jersey Shore." Pumped up and slicked back, Jon is concerned with only a few things in life: his body, his muscle car, his Catholic church, his family and his pornography. As his name suggests, Don Jon has no problem bringing home the hottest ladies from the nightclub, but the real thing never compares to the video clips he finds online, often while his conquest sleeps in his bed down the hall. When Jon finally does fall for what he thinks is the perfect woman, the beautiful but controlling Barbara (played to Jewish princess extreme by Scarlett Johansson), his porn addiction begins to cause problems.
Though hardly subtle in its characters and technique, Gordon-Levitt makes a point about today's proliferation of pornography that was begging to be made, not with moralizing or pointing fingers, but with humor and insight into a character that at first might seem easy to write off as a fool. That isn't to say that the director doesn't rely on stereotypes more than he should, particularly with Jon's parents (Tony Danza and Glenne Headly) and girlfriend, but his brusque comic pacing and earnest performance ensure that "Don Jon" resonates and entertains, especially in the second half when an unexpected Julianne Moore shows up to teach Jon a thing or two.
The same can be said for Gordon-Levitt's Q&A after the screening. With his producer, Ram Bergman, and co-stars Danza and Brie Larson (who also stars in SDSU film graduate Destin Daniel Cretton's "Short Term 12," which took home the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize in Tuesday's ceremony) beside him, Gordon-Levitt fielded some thoughtful audience inquiries about the film's gender politics and treatment of religion, both of which are on the receiving end of some biting criticism. Gordon-Levitt responded with equanimity and a genuine desire to help people see the benefit in tuning out the onslaught of over-stimulation and begin to connect with each other.
Of course, SXSW has been its own exercise in over-stimulation, but considering it occurs only once a year, it's one habit worth taking up – even if it means living off of just a few hours sleep, eating from whatever food truck happens to be on your route to the theater, and spending far too much time searching for an outlet to recharge your cell phone. Although the films continue to screen throughout the week, the festivities have given way to the live music portion of the festival, the whole reason SXSW even exists at all.
As the movie stars are replaced by greasy-haired musicians in black skinny jeans and the fans shift from pale film nerds to ready-to-rock concertgoers, I know it's my time to pack up and head back to San Diego, where I'll begin to write up the terrific interviews I nabbed, reflect on the 11 films I managed to see during the festival, and settle back in to whatever "normal life" is for a film critic.
Thanks for joining me along this wild ride. Perhaps we'll do it again next year.