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Dopo aver giocato nel Fræna, Moen è passato al  nel 1974. Il 1º ottobre 1975 ha avuto l'opportunità di esordire nelle competizioni europee per club: ha sostituito Stein Hestad nella sconfitta per 6-0 subita sul campo dell'Öster, in una sfida valida per l'edizione stagionale della Coppa UEFA.

Successivamente ha vestito la maglia del Fram Larvik, per poi tornare al Molde.

Ha lasciato l'attività agonistica nel 1987, a causa di un infortunio al ginocchio.

Ha totalizzato 5 presenze per la .

Il 23 febbraio 2016 Moen è diventato presidente del Molde.

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A court in the Vladimir Region will hear a criminal case against a former Alexandrov city mayor charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, the Prosecutor General's Office reports on Wednesday.
Gennady Simin is not the only suspect. City administration official Viktor Chizhov and businessman Vladimir Korolev are also involved in the case.


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Q: Partitioning with IEnumerable source I have ConcurrentQueue of type IProducerConsumerCollection i.e.
IProducerConsumerCollection<Job> _queue = new ConcurrentQueue<Job>();

and producer method which adds jobs to _queue and consumer method which processes the Job from _queue. Now in the consumer method, I like to process the jobs concurrently. Below is code for sample class with producer and consumer methods:
public class TestQueue
{
    IProducerConsumerCollection<Job> _queue = new ConcurrentQueue<Job>();
    private static HttpClient _client = new HttpClient();

    public TestQueue()
    {
        WorkProducerThread();
        WorkConsumerThread();
    }

    public void WorkConsumerThread()
    {
        if (_queue.Count > 0)
        {
            //At this point, 4 partitions are created but all records are in 1st partition only; 2,3,4 partition are empty
            var partitioner = Partitioner.Create(_queue).GetPartitions(4);

            Task t = Task.WhenAll(
             from partition in partitioner
             select Task.Run(async () =>
             {
                 using (partition)
                 {
                     while (partition.MoveNext())
                         await CreateJobs(partition.Current);
                 }
             }));

            t.Wait();

            //At this point, queue count is still 20, how to remove item from _queue collection when processed?
        }
    }

    private async Task CreateJobs(Job job)
    {
        HttpContent bodyContent = null;
        await _client.PostAsync("job", bodyContent);
    }

    public void WorkProducerThread()
    {
        if (_queue.Count == 0)
        {
            try
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
                {
                    Job job = new Job { Id = i, JobName = "j" + i.ToString(), JobCreated = DateTime.Now };
                    _queue.TryAdd(job);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                //_Log.Error("Exception while adding jobs to collection", ex);
            }
        }
    }

}

public class Job
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string JobName { get; set; }
    public DateTime JobCreated { get; set; }
}

There are 2 problems,

*

*Partitioner.Create(_queue).GetPartitions(4); Partitioner.GetPartions creates 4 partitions but all records are in 1st partition only; 2,3,4 partition are empty. I can't find, why this is happening? Ideally, all 4 partitions should have 5 records each (since total 20 records are in queue). I read this article from MSDN on partitioning but didn't get any clue. Also I checked the partitioning example from this article.

*Also, I want to remove the item from _queue after processing in consumer method and there is only one way _queue.TryTake method to remove item. I don't know how to remove item along with partitioning?
I can consider any alternate way to achieve the same result.
Thanks in advance.

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Partitioner.Create(_queue).GetPartitions(4); Partitioner.GetPartions
  creates 4 partitions but all records are in 1st partition only; 2,3,4
  partition are empty.

This is not correct, your queue entries are being partitioned correctly. To verify, change your processing logic slightly to log the partition that is doing the work:
Task t = Task.WhenAll(
    from partition in partitioner.Select((jobs, i) => new { jobs, i })
    select Task.Run(async () =>
    {
        using (partition.jobs)
        {
            while (partition.jobs.MoveNext())
            {
                Console.WriteLine(partition.i);
                await CreateJobs(partition.jobs.Current);
            }
        }
    }));

You will notice that the Console.WriteLine will write values from 0 to 3 - indicating that they are being partitioned correctly.

Also, I want to remove the item from _queue after processing in
  consumer method and there is only one way _queue.TryTake method to
  remove item. I don't know how to remove item along with partitioning?

You can achieve that with a slight rewrite. The main changes are switching to BlockingCollection and by adding this NuGet package to give access to GetConsumingPartitioner.
Give this a try:
using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Test
{
    public class TestQueue
    {
        BlockingCollection<Job> _queue = new BlockingCollection<Job>();
        private static HttpClient _client = new HttpClient();

        public TestQueue()
        {
            WorkProducerThread();
            WorkConsumerThread();
        }

        public void WorkConsumerThread()
        {
            if (!_queue.IsCompleted)
            {
                //At this point, 4 partitions are created but all records are in 1st partition only; 2,3,4 partition are empty
                var partitioner = _queue.GetConsumingPartitioner().GetPartitions(4);

                Task t = Task.WhenAll(
                 from partition in partitioner
                 select Task.Run(async () =>
                 {
                     using (partition)
                     {
                         while (partition.MoveNext())
                             await CreateJobs(partition.Current);
                     }
                 }));

                t.Wait();

                Console.WriteLine(_queue.Count);
            }
        }

        private async Task CreateJobs(Job job)
        {
            //HttpContent bodyContent = null;
            //await _client.PostAsync("job", bodyContent);
            await Task.Delay(100);
        }

        public void WorkProducerThread()
        {
            if (_queue.Count == 0)
            {
                try
                {
                    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
                    {
                        Job job = new Job { Id = i, JobName = "j" + i.ToString(), JobCreated = DateTime.Now };
                        _queue.TryAdd(job);
                    }

                    _queue.CompleteAdding();
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    //_Log.Error("Exception while adding jobs to collection", ex);
                }
            }
        }

    }

    public class Job
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string JobName { get; set; }
        public DateTime JobCreated { get; set; }
    }
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var g = new TestQueue();

            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

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Before reproducing David Quinn's thoughtful and highly pertinent article, may we remind you that 25th March is the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome that led to the foundation of the European Economic Community and EURATOM? There will be events to celebrate this – and to deplore the British government's commitment to leave the EU through a hard Brexit – throughout the UK and Europe. We shall be joining a march, organised by Brits in Italy, in Rome, gathering at the Rose Garden (close to Circo Massimo) between 11.00 and 11.45 am on Saturday 25th March (see below). We hope that many British, Italian and other European nationals will come to this important event!
Would you like to attend the March for Europe in Rome on March 25th?
MEET US BETWEEN 11:00 AND 11:45 IN FRONT OF IL ROSETO (THE ROSE GARDEN), VIA DEI CIRCO MASSIMO, ROMA. A BIG UNION JACK WILL BE PLACED ON THE FENCE SO YOU CAN EASILY IDENTIFY THE MEETING PLACE.
Bring yourselves, friends, kids, family members, banners, flags and face paint if you wish.
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In just three paragraphs of the recent House of Lords report on Brexit ( paragraphs 170, 171 and 172 ), in which successive Irish Prime Ministers gave witness to the transformation of their relations with their UK counterparts as a result of their common EU membership, their Lordships concluded that this joint membership had indeed been a vital ingredient in the positive transformation of Anglo-Irish relations in recent years and in helping to to lay the foundation for the development of the peace process in Northern Ireland.
The Irish Prime Ministers stressed that it was working together over the years in the different EU Committees which had enabled them to build good working relationships with UK ministers and develop friendships, connections and mutual understanding. John Bruton stressed " how a bilateral unequal relationship ( between the UK and the Republic ) which had all the difficulties that go with any bilateral unequal relationship, whether in a family, between states or between businesses " had been transformed by their joint membership of the EU into an equal membership of something bigger than either of them.
What the EEC, and subsequently, the EU achieved in the reconciliation in continental Europe of former enemies, had once again been successful in the equally fraught area of Anglo-Irish relations. As Jean Monet predicted at the outset of the European adventure " human nature does not change but when nations and men accept the same rules and the same institutions to make sure they are applied, their behaviour towards each other changes. This is the process of civilisation". John Bruton's statement also showed implicitly the relevance of EU membership to Anglo-Scottish relations and those of Spain and UK/ Gibraltar.
In reality, the overall objective of the European movement from the start has been to promote peace within the European continent after centuries of conflict, bloodshed and war and ultimately it is on its success in achieving that objective that it must be judged. For the Nobel Committee there was no doubt; it awarded the EU the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 for advancing peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe over six decades. Its role in this endeavour must not be confused with that of NATO. The latter was and is an alliance to deter an external agression against its member states and has played no direct role in intra- European relations.
Over the last six decades, national politicians, civil servants and parliamentarians from the member states have been working together towards the integration of Europe whose ultimate form and governance, however, has yet to be decided. The creation of a Single Market has furthered the process of integration so that one set of commercial regulations henceforth replaces the national commercial regulations of the 28 member states. Over time, the 28 member states have grown together in a vast field of activities where they believe that cooperation and collaboration between them can lead to peace, security and progress in Europe and the world.
The threat of war in Europe , in fact, now appears to be so remote a possibility that peace is being taken for granted. This is a tragic mistake. One only has to look at the atmosphere in the UK following the referendum vote of 23rd June last to notice its effect. Racist and xenophobic incidents have multiplied; nationality has become an issue; the UK governments message of "UK interests first" has shocked its European partners. The popular press mocks and pours scorn on the EU and accuses the independent judiciary of being enemies of the people; even the London Times, which advocated Remain, interpreted a recent speech by the UK Prime Minister on the future negotiations with the EU as being " Give us a fair deal or you will be crushed ". In a flash, the attitude of the UK government to the EU has changed from one of cooperation to achieve higher goals to one of confrontation and acrimony which will only get worse once the so called Brexit negotiations start.
The withdrawal from the EU by the UK implies its walking away from all those agreements reached with its European partners by successive UK governments since 1973. It means the UK will no longer be represented in the EU Council, Commission or EU Parliament and will have no say in the future construction of Europe or its future policies. The working relationships between politicians, civil servants and parliamentarians of the member states and those of the UK in all the different areas of cooperation within the EU will cease. This transformative process which has resulted in such mutual understanding and acceptance and has permitted reconciliation between European nations will, for the UK, be at an end.
However, the EU is not going to disappear and will continue to work to achieve the ambitious objectives set out in the Lisbon treaty. Indeed, the UK government has recently stated that it is in the UK's overwhelming national interest that the EU succeeds. And yet, at the same time, the UK's national interest is, apparently, to set out on a totally different path from the EU.
Clearly, though they state that they do not want to turn the clock back to the days when Europe was less peaceful , the present UK government have not learned the lessons of the history of the last 70 years. In making this decision, the UK government also overlooks the fact that it is an European country whose destiny has been and will continue to be inextricably linked to that of continental Europe and, all the more so, in the new inter-dependent global world.


Q: On the Kantishna Experience bus tour, how often are the rest stops for rest rooms? How often are photo stops?
A: The Kantishna Experience Tour is between 11-12 hours long. You spend most of the time touring by bus through the park with ample stops for wildlife sightings and scenery along the way. The stops along the way is what makes the tour so long, because you are only covering 92 miles each way. At many of the stops you can get off the bus to take pictures. There are several restroom breaks, the longest time in between a restroom break is about two hours. It may be shorter – it just depends on how many times you stop for wildlife viewing. I always recommend using the restroom facilities even if you don't feel the need to at the time of the stop. It is a long day on a bus but the trip to Kantishna offers the best opportunity to see wildlife.


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By: Addison Wylie
Nicky's Family is an elementarily formatted documentary using a cluster of different stock footage from the 1930's, with interviews helping navigate the viewer through a touching real life tale. It's a structure that's very simple and we've all seen it before.
The documentary also appears to have been shot on substandard video, which leads to a dated image that's generally murky with visible blemishes. Furthermore, the overall feeling of Nicky's Family is strictly televisual. The film is currently accessible through DVD and VOD platforms, but it's still confusing to me as to how Matej Mináč's film obtained a theatrical release. Even if it is a limited one.
The educational values are high in Nicky's Family. This should've graced small, accessible screens on networks like PBS and TVO – bypassing the silver screen altogether.
But, Nicky's Family struck a chord that started pulling on my heartstrings in ways that weren't cloying. My initial defensiveness toned itself down and I found myself enwrapped in the doc's melancholic recounting of Nicholas Winton's persistence to rescue Jewish children from a dreadful fate in a pre-WWII world.
For every child Winton saved through his detail-oriented organization, that youngster usually started a family later in their life. Winton, who is the definition of a generous soul, is continuously thanked by families influenced by him and is shown an abundance of gratitude on a daily basis.
We see attentive modern day classes of children and teens utterly hooked to Winton's story through the man himself or through retellings by many of the survivors. These moments show us that this current younger generation is still hopeful when breathing in examples of tenacity and using the inspiration in their everyday lives. It provides a feeling of gratifying relief.
If you were ever one of those eager beavers who hung onto every word your Grandmother or Grandfather ever uttered to you in their musty living room while they told stories from their easy chair, you'll be just as fastened to Nicky's Family as I was.
A large portion of the doc is led by CBC news correspondent Joe Schleslnger – including most of the narration. Schleslnger, who was one of the many children rescued by Winton, is able to deliver details on-location while making matters personable. It doesn't feel like he's reading off of a script or cue cards, but rather teaching history that he's excited to be talking about. With Schleslnger's personal connection to the subject matter aside, he was a superb choice for this prominent role.
Mináč's film also features reenactments. After having seen reenactments recently butchered in The Wagner Files, my worries started as soon as I saw the first actor enter the scene. Thankfully, these rehearsed segments are not littered with hyperbolized hammy acting. I thought each emotion was pulled off well by the cast, which says a lot since they are not called upon to speak. These scenes, unfortunately, still obtain that soft, washed over look to them that reminds you of how low-grade Nicky's Family is and how much it occasionally resembles one of those commercials highlighting Canadian heritage.
However, I ask you one favour. While you may sit in the theatre and have seemingly unavoidable reservations about why you're watching a television production in a movie house, I urge you to try and put those qualms to bed.
Beneath its surface is supreme importance and a story that moves you. By the final moments of Nicky's Family, a lump started to develop in my throat which would've definitely led to me welling up if the film had gone on any longer. However, a lovely tribute during the last act will lift you up.
The doc does a fantastic job at informing about serious issues without dampening the film itself. It's a tricky task, but Mináč has done an admirable job with this challenge.
At the end of the day, no matter where you catch Nicky's Family, you'll be glad you had seen it. It's a reserved and respectful, little-engine-that-could type of film that's worth your time.
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Saudi Arabia and Russia backed a proposal Tuesday to cap oil production at January levels. Whether their support is enough to increase oil prices or if they can work together is still unclear.
A worker moves past an oil field in Russia Jan. 28, 2015. Russia and Saudi Arabia are attempting to stop oil prices from falling further with an asset freeze.
The crashing price of oil may be slowing bringing together a diverse group of oil exporting countries.
On Tuesday, following a meeting in Doha, Qatar, top oil officials from countries around the world announced a proposed freeze on oil production. The announcement came from Saudi, Russian, Qatari, and Venezuelan officials and the proposal would include both OPEC and non-OPEC countries, with a stipulation that all big oil exporters join.
The freeze would hold global oil production levels at around January's production levels. The aim would be to stabilize and buoy oil prices.
"The reason we agreed to a potential freeze of production is simple: it is the beginning of a process which we will assess in the next few months and decide if we need other steps to stabilize and improve the market," Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi told reporters.
However, some doubt whether the freeze will be enough to stabilize falling oil prices and whether the proposal will ever be put into effect.
"Even if they do freeze production at January levels, you have still got global inventory builds which are going to weigh on prices. So whilst it's a positive step, I don't think it will have a huge impact on supply/demand balances, simply because we were oversupplied in January anyway," Energy Aspects analyst Dominic Haywood told Reuters.
For Russia, January was a record high for post-Soviet oil production. The number hit 10.88 million barrels per day in oil production, according to Radio Free Europe. Reuters likewise reported last month that Iran pushed OPEC oil production to a record high of 32.60 million barrels per day in January.
It is unclear how capping oil production levels at January's record heights would help reverse the decline in oil price. In the past 18 months, oil prices have gone from more than $90 per barrel to $29.13, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The proposal also faces a range of obstacles preventing implementation, from a dissenting Iran to a historic Saudi-Russian rivalry.
The last deal between Russia and OPEC to cooperate over oil production was made in 2001. It ended shortly after Russia raised exports instead of following through with a pledge to limit production.
Saudi Arabia and Russia still remain geopolitical rivals on a range of issues. Chief among the possible trouble areas for any Russo-Saudi agreement is the Syrian civil war, where Russia is supporting current president Bashar al-Assad and Saudi Arabia has recently said it will be sending ground troops into the area to fight Islamic State troops.
Iran's absence from the Doha meeting also puts a damper at the viability and effectiveness of the proposed oil production freeze. Iran was the second largest oil producing country in OPEC before trade sanctions hit in 2012. So far, the country has refused to any production freeze, according to Bloomberg, and plans on ramping up production as it emerges from US and EU sanctions.
"The output freeze is disappointing because it's not an outright cut, and with Iran not a part of the meeting it's still a bit far-fetched to think this is a precursor to a future cut. Iran's absence from the meeting means overall OPEC output should still rise," CMC Markets analyst Jasper Lawler commented in an investor note.


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Strength-Based Communication Best Practice #1: Use Individual Preferences and Be Specific
By	Alyssa Conrardy
This week, our series on strength-based communication continues with our first of several posts highlighting best practices any organization can benefit from following. The best practices we'll cover over the next few weeks include:
Follow individual preferences and be specific
Use person-first language
Avoid saviorism and extreme exceptionalism
Emphasize strengths over needs (and place challenges in the context of systems)
Avoid coded language
Today, let's dive into that first best practice: follow individual preferences and be specific.
A strength-based approach requires describing people the way they prefer to be described. It sounds simple, and yet, as communicators, we make mistakes in this area all the time. We assume we know how someone should be described based on how they look, act, or sound, or on other superficial characteristics, and as a result, we end up misrepresenting the (often complex, intersectional) identities of those our organizations serve. We must work to understand, and then align with individual preferences any time we need to communicate about a person's race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or any other type of identity.
A strength-based approach requires describing people the way they prefer to be described. It sounds simple, and yet, as communicators, we make mistakes in this area all the time. Click To Tweet
Following this best practice requires just two straightforward steps:
Ask every individual you are communicating about how they prefer to be described
Follow their individual preferences in your communications
That second step should be followed whether or not the individual's preferences match guidance you've received elsewhere, such as in your organization's style guide, the AP Stylebook, or from others with similar identities. Individual preference trumps all.
However, there may be cases where, despite your best efforts, you cannot determine or align with individual preferences. This may happen when an individual is not able to communicate their preferences, or when you're communicating about a larger group of individuals who do not share the exact same preferences for identity-based language.
In these cases, it is critical to be as specific as possible. That means avoiding broad brush identifiers that over-generalize and stereotype in favor of more specific identifiers that provide more accurate, personal information. For example, avoid using the term "Asian American" when discussing a group of Americans who are all of Korean descent. Instead, if you're unable to obtain individual preferences, be more specific and use a term like "Korean American."
Fortunately, guidance about following individual preferences and being as specific as possible has now made its way into mainstream style guides, such as the AP Stylebook, which is widely used by journalists. For example, here are a few of their guidelines that mention following individual preferences and being specific:
African American No hyphen (a change in 2019 for this and other dual heritage terms). Acceptable for an American Black person of African descent. The terms are not necessarily interchangeable. Americans of Caribbean heritage, for example, generally refer to themselves as Caribbean American. Follow a person's preference.
people of color, racial minority The terms people of color and racial minority/minorities are generally acceptable terms to describe people of races other than white in the United States. Avoid using POC. When talking about just one group, be specific: Chinese Americans or members of the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, for example. Be mindful that some Native Americans say the terms people of color and racial minority fall short by not encompassing their sovereign status. Avoid referring to an individual as a minority unless in a quotation.
disabilities The terms disabilities and disabled include a broad range of physical and mental conditions both visible and invisible. People's perceptions of disabilities vary widely. Use care and precision when writing about disabilities and people with disabilities, considering the impact of specific words and the preferences of the people you are writing about.
Avoid writing that implies ableism: the belief that typical abilities — those of people who aren't disabled — are superior. Ableism is a concept similar to racism, sexism and ageism in that it includes stereotypes, generalizations and demeaning views and language. It is a form of discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities.
Do not describe an individual as having a disability unless it is clearly pertinent to the story. For example: Merritt, who is blind and walks with the help of a guide dog, said she is pleased with the city's walkway improvements. But not: Zhang, who has paraplegia, is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Be specific about the type of disability, or symptoms. For example: The woman said the airline kicked her family off a plane after her 3-year-old, who has autism, refused to wear a mask. She said her son became upset because he does not like to have his face touched.
When possible, ask people how they want to be described. Some people view their disability as central to their identity, and use identity-first language such as an autistic woman or an autistic. Others prefer person-first language such as a woman with autism or a woman who has autism.
You can find more of their guidance for race-related identifiers here, and for other sorts of identifiers by searching the main style guide. While their guidelines can be a great starting point to help your organization make decisions, be sure to tailor them to the preferences of the people and communities you work with.
Next week, we'll be back with a post on the second strength-based communication best practice: use person-first language. Until then, here are all the posts (to date) in this series on strength-based communication:
The Latest Research and Trends in Strength-Based Communication
The Equity Assessment: What Your Organization Needs to Do BEFORE Establishing Its Approach to Strength-Based Communication
This post: Strength-Based Communication Best Practice #1: Use Individual Preferences and Be Specific
Strength-Based Communication Best Practice # 2: Use Person-First Language
Strength-Based Communication Best Practice #3: Avoid Saviorism and Extreme Exceptionalism
Strength-Based Messaging Best Practice Number 4: Emphasize Strengths Over Needs
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Russia Sues McDonalds. Says Burgers are Fatty and Secret Sauce Not Secret. Seriously?
Welcome Comrade, more fat with that Big Macsky?
The McDonald Corporation has been sued over the years. A lot. They've been sued for having excessively hot coffee and not warning people properly of such perils. For exploiting children in their ad campaigns. For mistreating its workers, for being anti-union, for serving spoiled meat, for using animal fat and calling it vegetable fat, even for selling Happy Meals that may not always make kids happy.
They've even brought their share of McLawsuits, including basically putting one Elizabeth McCaughey of San Francisco Bay area out of business. Her sin? Operating a coffee shop named "McCoffee" (get it? her real name is McCaughey…) for 17 years which the powers that be at McDonald's Corporation one day felt could cut into their own $1.2 trillion worth. Hey Liz, are you lovin' it?
Ronald McDonald sure can be one vindictive clown.
Don't mess with me. Just ask the Hamburglar.
But the latest lawsuit by the Russian Health Ministry really takes the borscht.
Russia is suing the McDonald's Corporation and by inclusion all of its Russian franchises for (ready?) allegedly selling Big Macs that are too fatty and having a secret sauce that every good comrade knows is really just "Russian Dressing" with a bit of Ketchup.
Muscovites apparently are no longer enchanted with the "Golden Arches" like they were back in the day (1990) when they stood in lines for hours to get their hands on a Big Mac, fries and a real, American, super-sized drink. Da. Burger-Capitalism invaded Russia and unlike Napoleon, it was a speedy, tasty victory for the foreign barbarians.
But if we carefully unwrap our burger and peek between the two patties and pickles, we see a rather distasteful political agenda brewing in the Kremlin.
Yep. Politics once again spoils a good meal and gives its guests a bad case of indignant indigestion.
You see, there is this whole issue of Russia seemingly wanting to forcibly annex the Ukraine to a perhaps, bourgeoning, new "Mini-USSR." There is also a lot of global buzz that Russia, under orders from that all-around, likable Mr. Putin, either shot down the commercial flight recently, killing over 200 civilians, or had a surreptitious hand in the terrorist-tragedy.
Please don't tell Putin the dog is actually Ukrainian.
So, true to global politics and the diplomacy of sanctions, the US has imposed economic sanctions upon Russia. President Obama has publicly and privately (we are told) scolded Comrade Putin and basically warned him to, well, stop shooting down civilian planes over Ukraine air space. He says "prove it" and US inspectors are currently in the Ukraine at the site of the crash trying to prove it. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, I have been giving thought to more drastic and dramatic steps that we, in the US, can take to really stick it to the Russians. I mean look, it's one thing for us to sue Ronald McDonald, all the while knocking back a Big Mac, fries and a frosty, it's altogether another thing for foreign nations to start poking the bear, er, clown, er, arches.
So, I pondered, what could we do and whom should we sue?
Let's see, there is the well-known, fancy-pantsy, Russian Tea House in NYC. But besides making me wonder if anyone in Russia actually sips tea, they seem pretty harmless. Aside from the spying scandal a few years back.
Russian Tea House. Seriously? Since when do Russians sip tea?
There was "Misha the Russian Bear" not too long ago when the Olympics were staged in Sochi. But he (she?) never really caught on and made anyone forget Mickey, Minnie or even Donald (as if).
There's just no obvious enemy on our US soil to eliminate. We tried to re-name French Fries "Freedom Fries" during our Hussein-wars when the Parisians decided that such military action didn't sit well with their daily diet of half a Croissant and a pack of Marlboros. But that never really caught on except in parts of Texas.
Ready for your 1/2 croissant and cigarettes?
We could boycott Russian fast-food franchises that are invading our landscape if only there were such a beast.
We could stop teaching Russian in our public schools if only we taught it there in the first place. English alone seems enough of a challenge for our little comrades in training.
How about simply refusing to buy the latest in Russian fashion?
Well, tell me what that is and I'll close my Calvin Klein (made in China) wallet for good.
Fine, I've never been a big vodka-swilling capitalist but I could help start a big "boy and girlcott" that will bring the Russian vodka makers to their knees on a cold day (any other type?) in Siberia.
How about a Russian beer instead? Is there even such a thing?
The problem is that Stolichnya is made in Latvia and bottled in Luxembourg, Smirnoff is a UK brand now, Absolut is a French/Swedish partnership, Grey Goose is French, Ketel One is Dutch and Chopin is Polish.
And let's be honest, no one in the US except maybe P-Diddy and Kanye West are guzzling vodka and eating Russian caviar.
Okay, I will ban all children from having posters of Russian athletes in their rooms. But aside from Alex Ovechkin (and he's a hockey player) there's really just that Anna Kournikova who was really only a part-time tennis player and full-time model and that Russian female track star who seems to hate all gays.
Rumor is Anna K is actually from Estonia, sorry Moscow.
What's a good, red (sorry) blooded American to do? I want to help McDonald's fight back against the Russian Bear but how?
But then again, maybe, a global corporation that says "Hi, do you want to super-size that?" to 68 million customers a day in 119 countries and is worth upwards of $1.2 trillion USD doesn't need all that much help.
Just admit this is fatty and be done with it.
So, here's my unsolicited advice to the descendants of Ray Kroc. Confess that yes, indeed, your Big Macs are a bit caloric and fatty, that they apparently violate those "strict" Russian national regulations of healthy eating and that your "secret sauce" is indeed Russian Dressing. Perhaps they'll be flattered.
Then, to help President Obama and Mr. Putin generate a new era of good will, have a month or so of "Flash-Back" Mondays when your McDonald menu will be what it was back in 1937 in its McDonald brother days. Cheese-burgers were 10 cents and all you could drink fountain soda. Orange Juice was 5 cents and French fries didn't come in a holder three sizes too small to make you think you were getting a lot of 'tater for your nickel.
Comrade, those were the days.
Russia, Mr. Putin, it's time to drop this silly lawsuit. Do you really want your citizens to go back to eating cold beets and sour cream?
And I'm still not convinced anyone in Russia drinks tea.
Besides, everyone knows the way to world peace is to sit down together and enjoy a Happy Meal. Batteries not included.
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Very funny Comrade! But I agree McD's probably doesn't really need our help but just to be sure, I'm not buying Russian caviar this week-end! But I am getting a Happy meal!
Russia suing McDonalds makes no sense to me. When I think healthy I don't think Russian food. How to get back at them as Dr. R suggests, no one buy those Russian dolls inside of dolls toy…aw, no one buys those anyhow. I got nothing!
Russia should be worrying less about suing McDonalds and more about not supporting terrorism. Besides since when do Russians worry about their weight anyways? Don't they need some Big Mac fat for those Siberian winters?
Yum! and a side of Borscht!
Russia and Putin is trying to get back at the United States for all the sanction they are being hit with. Russia need some type of propaganda for the Russian citizens. Just this week on the news Russia is trying to boycott Mc'Donalds and American businesses in Russia. This let you know the sanctions is hurting Russia economy.
First, the idea of McDonalds makes me sick after seeing "Super Size Me" and I'm glad I read this blog after eating dinner, because otherwise I'd be drinking water for me meal. Overall, I do not think the Russians are wrong (this time.) Simply because McDonalds is a powerhouse does not mean they are above the law. Russia has strict caloric regulations are McDonalds should meet those requirements or leave. In America, when a foreign company opens a store, factory, or restaurant we expect them to meet our expectations–why wouldn't Russia expect the same?
Jaime-you are no doubt correct, though one of those strict regulations is 5x the amount of red meat than the EU. So, actually McD's may be the way to go for Russia. And the wrath of Ronald McD has been stirred….
When I saw a news article on the lawsuit this past Friday, I had to read it twice. It discussed the governmental nutritional and safety codes violated by McDonald's and how Russia was truly questioning the "quality" of the chain's food. Really? I don't know that many of us eat McDonald's food because it's "quality" munching. A survey was published last month which noted McDonald's as Americans' least favorite food chain (http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/McDonalds-Ranks-as-Americas-Least-Favorite-Fast-Food-Chain-263671591.html). Apparently Americans and Russians now agree that McDonald's isn't quality food – we are no longer lovin' it!
McDonalds is one of the cheapest fast food joints on the planet. You can get a hamburger for 59 cents and be good. People do not care that this food is bad for you and is very fatty. It does not process in you system and it makes your stomach hurts. But the simple fact that it is "cheap" keeps people coming back for more. In my undergrad we watched a movie called super size me and I was so disgusted with the way McDonalds food had no quality. I stop eating there for along time. I do not feel that Russia is not wrong in any sort of way about how McDonalds should run in their country. We want things in America the way we want it so why can't they expect the same thing in their country. America needs to get over themselves and comply with their rules. If we want to service the people in their country we have to follow their guidelines. Just because the people in America do not care about being fat and overweight because McDonalds food is very fast and so cheap does not mean everyone feels the same way.
My heart was broken when Anna K went with that loser of a singer Enrique whatever his name is…so, I say boycott anything Russian, if we can find stuff not actually made in china!
Ted-It's Iglesias, churches in English. Sorry mate.
Amen! This is a most hilarious growl and exactly what I needed on a Monday morning. It is amazing that we can always find new ways to pester one another. Obama "chastises" Putin. Putin sues McDonald's. Putin is hitting us where it hurts with that one. McDonald's is a national treasure. Yes, those Big Macs are fatty, tasty, and add to my joy with every bite. Of course, I know better than to eat a Big Mac everyday, or even every week. That's more of a quarterly treat for me, which makes it even better. If Putin doesn't want his comrades to storm his house, he may want to leave McDonald's alone. People get sensitive about their Big Macs.
Sharriette, how true! People will put up with a lot, but take away their Big Macs and well, heaven help you. If Mr. Putin does not want a permanent vacation to Siberia he'll keep his mitts of the Macs.
If there is a leg to stand on in terms of caloric overload, the McDonalds needs to comply, but if they are within their rights….they may need to rethink their desire to conduct business in the Soviet Union. If they are subject to this scrutiny, then any other American company is liable, and we as a nation of fortune 500 companies should rethink our soviet option. It may be just too much risk.
This summer once I return from my study abroad trip in Edinburgh, Scotland I was instructed by my professor to write a research paper about referendums. Russia's invasion in Crimea was one of the referendum issue I used. After reading this article I found it quite funny that Russia wants to sue a U.S franchise only because they are angry that the U.S. filed sanctions against them for invading Crimea and performing an illegal referendum. As a supporter of the Mickey D's franchise for decades I found ironic that Russia has taken this long to file a law suit against McDonald as if they are just now finding out what the is ingredients in the secret sauce was and that they are supporters of fatty patty's. If this is the case Russia needs to stop supporting the franchise and get on with living a healthier life.
I think that suing McDonalds is a waste of time and money. Just like that lady sued because her coffee burnt her (somehow she won). If her coffee wasn't hot, she would have complained and sent it back. Seems like they can't win no matter what they do. Isn't it required that fast food places must have caloric information about there food some where that consumers can find it? You can't blame McDonalds for its food being too fatty, you have the blame the person who purchases it regardless. Isn't it knows that America is obese, so eating American fast food will probably make you gain a few pounds. It has gotten ridiculous; people can sue for anything in this day and age. A little off topic, but a burglar coming to rob your house falls in your roof and breaks his leg. He can sue you for his injuries and SURPRISE… win. Ridiculous.
I am not a huge McDonald fan and dislike them a little more after reading about Elizabeth McCaughey. Then again I used to work in a local coffee shop and they kind of have a special place in my heart. That being said the whole lawsuit thing shocks me. Really Russia? Who ever said BigMac's were healthy? People eat them because despite the sheer number of calories in them they are somehow delicious. The whole thing about the sauce is absurd to me as well. I agree that politics could be playing into the whole situation. Russia is mad, but do they think going after McDonald's is going to change anything. Even if McDonalds admits their BigMac's are more fatty and says the secret sauce is Russian dressing I question whether Russia will just look for someone else to attack.
I do think it is hypocritical of McDonald's to sue the lady in San Francisco. I recall that they were bemoaning the fact that they were sued for serving someone coffee that was "hot." Given the current state of affairs in Russia, one would think that they might have something other to occupy themselves with other than litigation with a fast food company.
I agree that if McDonalds is not following Russian guidelines, they should comply. Although, I find it very difficult to comprehend how a Big Mac can ever be considered healthy in any sense of the word. Fast food is fast and unhealthy in general in my opinion. It's supposed to be an occasional treat but based on my observations, some people live off of it.
I think this is ridiculous, but not surprising from Russia!!!! Although this is another petty lawsuit that mcdonalds must face, it's simply karma for all the petty lawsuits they have caused due to sheer greed!
The post was very satirical, maybe even a little to satirical. I really didn't get the purpose of the article until approaching the end of the article. Russia is clearly taking it frustrations out on american businesses within their border but this will not prove beneficial in the long run. What Russia has taken time to observe is that their country is already under very heavy economic sanctions -from a host of different countries -and by targeting McDonalds they are speeding up the weaken of their own economy. Russia can say its a health issue "thing" but just because you put a mask over a ducks face and put human clothing on it, its still a DUCK.
JJ-How can you not get the point? Russia sues Mc'Ds and so what can we sue about Russia to get even? Funny and witty article. And I don't even eat caviar!
Russia is just miffed at the US and Obama right now…in no time they'll be lining up for butter, eggs, milk, and of course a Big Macsky comrade!


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Professor Christopher S. Celenza is the Dean of Georgetown College at Georgetown University, where he is also a professor of history and classics. He came to the Hilltop from Johns Hopkins University, where he most recently served as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and held the Charles Homer Haskins Professorship in classics.
Celenza holds two doctoral degrees: a Ph.D. in history (Duke University, 1995) and a Dr.phil in Classics and Neo-Latin Literature (University of Hamburg, 2001). He has held Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the ACLS, Villa I Tatti, the American Academy in Rome, and the Fulbright Foundation. He served as the 21st Director of the American Academy in Rome from 2010 to 2014, and as the Director of JHU's Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe from 2008 to 2010.
He has a broad range of research and teaching interests, including Italian Renaissance-era philosophy, Latin literature and paleography, and the history of books and reading practices.
In addition to his academic positions, Celenza is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 40 scholarly articles in the fields of Italian Renaissance history, post-classical Latin literature and philosophy, and the history of classical scholarship. His book The Lost Italian Renaissance was translated into Italian by publisher Carocci in 2014.
His most recent book, Machiavelli: A Portrait, was published by Harvard University Press in Spring 2015. He has two new books forthcoming: Petrarch: Everywhere a Wanderer (London: Reaktion, forthcoming, October 2017); and The Intellectual World of the Italian Renaissance: Language, Philosophy, and the Search for Meaning(Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming, spring 2018).
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Giant mouse lemur seen in Madagascar threatened forest
A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar's Ranobe forest, in an area threatened by mining concessions, WWF said today.
"Last year during a night survey monitoring biodiversity along the gallery forest of Ranobe near Toliara…Charlie Gardner and Louise Jasper came across a giant mouse lemur (Mirza) foraging within fruiting ficus" trees, WWF said in information released with this photograph.
Photo by Louise Jasper
Two species of giant mouse lemurs are known: Mirza coquereli and Mirza zaza.
Mirza coquereli (Coquerel's mouse lemur) is found in the southwestern spiny forest eco-region, but has never been seen in the Toliara area before, WWF said.
Coquerel's mouse lemurs are Near Threatened according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which means that they might qualify for vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered in the near future.
"Their population trend is decreasing. The discovery of a new population is exciting as it raises hopes for the species' survival," said WWF, which is a Switzerland-based conservation organization.
New species?
The species seen in the Ranobe gallery forest exhibits "significant differences in the coloration of its coat from the other two species," according to the researcher Charlie Gardner, who is from the University of Kent. He and Jasper were working on a project for WWF when they spotted the giant mouse lemur.
"The specimen that we observed appears to have a lighter dorsal coloration than is noted for M. coquereli, and has conspicuous reddish or rusty patches on the dorsal surface of the distal ends of both fore and hind-limbs. The ventral pelage is also conspicuously light in color, and the animal possesses a strikingly red tail, also becoming darker at the end."
"This is to suggest that it may not only be a new population, but a new species or subspecies," Gardner said. However, the animal has to be trapped, examined and tested before it can be officially described as a new species, he added.
"These findings not only highlight the biological importance of the area, but also emphasise how little we know about these rapidly disappearing forests."
"These findings not only highlight the biological importance of the area, but also emphasise how little we know about these rapidly disappearing forests. Without the creation of new protected areas, we would risk losing species to extinction before they have even been discovered or described," WWF said.
"These animals, in turn, can attract tourism and conservation revenue to the site which can help local communities to find less destructive ways to meet their development needs."
This new lemur population is not the first exciting discovery from Ranobe in recent years, according to WWF.
In 2005 scientists described the rediscovery of Mungotictis decemlineata lineata, a subspecies of the narrow-striped mongoose that had not been observed since 1915, and which was only ever known from a single specimen. This subspecies may be entirely restricted to a protected area in Ranobe.
The representative of the new Mirza population was discovered just outside the limits of the protected area, WWF said. "It highlights the critical need to extend the limits of this protected area."
The protected area, known as PK32-Ranobe[ML1] , is co-managed by WWF and the inter-communal association MITOIMAFI. It received temporary protection status in December 2008. "However, due to the presence of mining concessions, the limits of the protected area did not extend to include the gallery forests of Ranobe," WWF said.
"It is a hotspot of biodiversity clamped on almost all sides by mining concessions."
"It is a hotspot of biodiversity clamped on almost all sides by mining concessions. WWF is currently applying for the extension of the PA to include more key habitats within the decree of definitive protection," Malika Virah-Sawmy, WWF's Terrestrial Programme Coordinator in Madagascar said.
"Every year, large areas of Ranobe forests are felled by charcoal sellers, and in the past, much of the region was granted for mining concessions for the various minerals deposited in its rich sand soils. Meagre crops of maize are also planted on the calcareous soils, after felling and burning the forests," WWF said.
The new protected area is part of a new philosophy promoted by WWF for the Durban Vision which aims to triple the surface area of Madagascar protected areas, the conservation group said. "WWF aims to empower communities to co-manage PA and to find ways for communities to benefit economically protecting their environment."
Gardner's research, based at the University of Kent, is focused on reconciling conservation and sustainable rural development within new protected areas. This research will inform the management of PK32-Ranobe, allowing the identification of win-win scenarios that benefit all stakeholders, WWF said.
"We hope the area will not only represent the single most important conservation area within the Spiny forest, but also a place where communities are benefiting from conservation through ecotourism and other sustainable livelihoods," said Virah-Sawmy,
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Second single "Because Of Because"
For over thirty years, the classical composer Ernst Horn and the expressive singer Alexander Veljanov have been a formative part of the international electronic avant-garde and dark wave scene as Deine Lakaien. The album "20 Years of Electronic Avantgarde", recorded in 2007 together with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt, made it obvious that the musical boundaries are very wide for this unusual duo.
Six years after their last studio album "Crystal Palace" and two years after their two extensive shows of work on the occasion of the band's 30th anniversary, Deine Lakaien are now opening another exciting chapter that is developing into their most ambitious project to date. Ernst and Alexander have already presented a first appetiser for the new album "Dual" announced for early 2021 with the single "Because The Night", an idiosyncratic cover version of the 1978 classic composed by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith.
Deine Lakaien, however, do not follow the widespread trend of simply recording an album of cover versions of their favourite songs, but find it much more interesting to accompany each title they have chosen, which they reinterpret in their own way, with an original composition that has a direct thematic reference to the respective cover version.
The Patti Smith classic "Because the Night" is now followed by "Because Of Because" (release 18.12.2020), a wonderfully dreamy number with an acoustic intro that gently prepares the tableau of finely chiselled electronic harmonies, which Ernst's skilfully woven experimental accents turn into a rhythmically flowing mesh over which Alexander rises with a wistful, dreamy voice to transform the song into spheres typical of Deine Lackeys. While the musical composition of "Because Of Because" functions absolutely independently, Alexander's lyrics build the bridge to "Because the Night":
"I based 'Because of Because' thematically on the original, i.e. self-determination, a sense of belonging and the energy you can develop together, against the resistance from society, which doesn't accept certain things you take for granted."
In the coming months, Deine Lakaien will present two more selected double singles, alternating between cover versions and corresponding original compositions, which will shorten the longer waiting time for the double album "Dual" (release date: 04/16/2021) in a varied way.
(Text: Dirk Hoffmann)
Pre-Order: https://prophecy.lnk.to/deine-lakaien-dual
At the same time as the new single, the new lyric video will be launched. You can watch it here:


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Musement launches worldwide hunt for talent
Less than a year after being acquired by the TUI Group and digital platform Musement is looking to radically expand its team.
Milan, 17 April 2019
Musement has launched a worldwide recruiting campaign, searching for over 100 talented and driven professionals both within Italy and across at least 10 different countries. Its ambitious goal is to double its team within the year, and demonstrates the rapid growth of this global leader in the Ticket, Tours & Activities space.
A multiplatform for booking online travel activities, it was acquired by German giant TUI in September 2018. Its exit was the most significant in the Italian tech travel sector and a strategic move in the global experience market. Since then Musement has gone from a thriving start-up to an international digital hub for one of the biggest names in travel and tourism. As part of this growth comes a dramatic scaleup of its team.
Today the company is made up of 150 people from over 23 different countries, with an average age of 32. While the head office is in Milan, it also has offices across Europe and the US. Proudly multicultural, innovative and digitally oriented, the company offers a creative workplace where talent is given the space to grow. Work-life balance is emphasized through smart-working, which has been one of its cornerstones since the very beginning, along with a friendly work environment filled with social events, such as BBQ nights and Hawaiian Fridays. Joining the Musement family means being part of a young, dynamic company where the focus is on working hard, dreaming big and looking to the future.
Those interested in the different positions can apply via the career page (https://www.musement.com/us/work-with-us-p/) on the official Musement website. Suitable candidates will be invited to meet the team to ensure there's a technical and cultural fit on both sides, which is essential to becoming part of the team.
Musement is the B2C and B2B2C digital platform that allows you to book tours and tickets for attractions around the world, in over 1000 destinations and 70 countries. Giving travelers access to a world of activities, the service was created with the goal of helping people enjoy the best travel experience possible. It offers a wide range of products, from museums and guided tours to food and wine experiences, with multiple booking options. These are made available through different touchpoints: the B2C websites and apps of Triposo and Musement, and the joint B2B APIs. Based in Milan (HQ), it also has offices in Barcelona, Dubai, London, New York, Paris and Amsterdam. Musement is available in 8 languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian and Dutch on www.musement.com, iOS and Android.


I know it's slightly annoying to buy a 16-ounce box of pasta and only use 12 ounces (like this recipe calls for). If you want to use the entire 16 ounces, consider 1 1/2-ing the sauce ingredients so the pasta isn't dry.
I actually don't think it will – I haven't tried it, but the fresh ingredients and pasta may not be best for freezing.
I made this recipe as per instructions. I found it to be so fresh and delicious tasting! I will definitely be making it again and want to thank you for sharing.
I just tried this pasta and it tastes amazing!!! Thank you.
I love this pasta so much! I was looking for a way to get rid of my grape tomatoes from my CSA share since I don't like raw tomatoes. I was planning to give them away, but decided to try this recipe since I had some zucchini too. I also added some fresh corn, which is AMAZING in this – you should try it 🙂 I ended up making this 4 weeks in a row, and I was actually disappointed when they stopped sending the tomatoes in the CSA box. Thank you for this quick, easy, delicious recipe. ps. I follow about 50 food blogs, and yours is my favorite, and it's my gold standard if I am looking for a specific recipe.
I made this tonight and turned it into a skillet meal by adding a pound of browned ground pork with the noodles. DELICIOUS! I love the light taste. I think it would be good with some cooked chicken too. So glad to use some of the millions of cherry tomatoes.
I understand this racy-race (TM, Me, 2017) calls for "fresh" zucchini, but suppos'n' mine is starting to look a little…um…less-than-fresh… Like, I think it may be fermenting inside a five gallon bucket full of excess zucchini that I can neither stomach nor find a home for in my zucchini-infested-neighborhood… Do you think it would still work ok? I think all of us would appreciate it if you posted a few recipes that called for borderline inedible zucchini, since those seem to be more in abundance than the fresh alternative. Especially for any of us who planted more than 1 zucchini plant this year (I planted 48).
Also, side note, but be careful with small-scale gardening. MANY reports indicate that small-scale gardening dramatically increases one's carbon footprint and also encourages seed manufacturers to develop GMOs and other modified food products whose long-term effects are unknown, but very likely to cause cancer and dementia. If you insist on small-scale gardening just to satisfy some self-imposed craving to master mother-nature (judgment free zone here, sista'), you should infuse the soil with aloe based essential oils to help offset the environmental damage you are doing with your micro-garden.
I never comment here Mel, but yours is one of the only good blogs I read where ALL of the recipes turn out and taste delicious! My kids all time fave is the chipotle chicken skewers This pasta was so yummy! I let the sauce cook down like the recipe says and it was perfect!
We have such similar food tastes, Nicole! 🙂 Miss you!
I am trying to use my tomatoes and zucchini more this summer. I have been saute ing zucchini with thinly sliced onion and salt and pepper in avocado oil. YUM. This fresh zucchini and cherry tomato dish was reallygreat. I did half for just my hubby and I. I wish I wouldn't have halved the liquid though. The flavor was great even though it was rather dry. Thanks Mel.
Thanks for the review, LeAnne!
Hi Mel…just a quick question on the full cup of chopped basil. Seems like a lot of basil. Is that right? Do you chop it to the point of a fine chop or just tear?
Yeah, it's definitely a lot of basil mostly because I love that flavor, but you could cut down the amount. I just tear it into pieces (sometimes julienne it with a knife – I have a tutorial here) and loosely fill a measuring cup (I don't pack it in).
Oh wow, loved this one! So fast and so good. I noticed my sauce cooked down pretty fast but I had it at a pretty good rolling simmer (is that thing?). Loved the flavor.
After seeing this recipe in my inbox yesterday, I immediately ran outside, picked the required ingredients from my husband's garden, and made the pasta for lunch. I followed the instructions exactly, including weighing the ingredients when you provided measurements in ounces. Unfortunately, the sauce was super runny. I think 1 cup of chicken broth is too much. After making your recipes for several years with great results, I can't complain about one miss. Thank-you for sharing your recipes, they are part of my daily life.
I am thinking of making this for a family reunion. Would it be ok served cold?
I haven't tried it that way, but I think it sounds delicious – kind of a pasta salad vibe.
Happy to see this! Our veggie garden is alive and well. Tomatoes, butternut squash, cucumbers.
The native vegetable season in New England has been running a bit late this year due to a particularly cool spring and a rainy summer, but this might be the first thing I'll make when tomatoes have ripened–which should be any moment now! I hope!
This year, however, we'll be buying native produce from one of the many small farms in town, instead, because we've had entirely too many bears paying us visits the past couple of years to make the effort worthwhile.
Thanks for the insight into those boxes, Katwyn!
Wow, thank you Katwyn! I looked up the Earthboxes and what a great thing and not spendy either.
I live on wooded acreage in Northwest Montana. I keep saying I'm going to do some container gardening. This might be just the ticket for me.
But, I, also buy from local farms and farmer's market and feel so fortunate to have several markets supplied by a number of organic farms. I bought a partial CSA share and "my farmer" is a 30-something couple with 3 young boys farming 2 acres and supplying 100+ CSA shares , plus farmer's market, PLUS a local grocery! The 2 acres supports the family of 5 plus 2 full time and 3 part time people. Additionally, I am thrilled that they grow a huge variety of heirloom produce.
Back to this recipe – I pick up my CSA share on Thursday so made this recipe with fresh tomatoes, zucchini, onions … subbed CSA parsley for the basil and homemade broth. Yum, Yum, Yum!!
I had a feeling you might make this one, Liz! Love your changes!
Small-scale gardening is where it's at. Though truth be told, I daydream of the day when I have space for more than my 5-gallon buckets that I currently call my garden. My cherry tomatoes are just starting to ripen, my onions have been awesome, and it's time to plant some more spinach for fall harvesting. My basil has been a total dud this summer though, and I can't figure out why, and I'm really bummed about it. Especially since I have everything else I need for this recipe!
Apartment living doesn't allow a garden but, we hit the local Farmers Markets weekly..
Totally making this tonight! Thanks, Mel!
This looks so fresh and yummy! A perfect way to use up those garden veggies!


Hot air balloons majestically float over picturesque landscapes to delight tourists. However, balloons have been used for many other purposes such as transportation, military observation, and more.
Users will be able to learn about the history of hot air balloons, how they work, and what makes up a hot air balloon.


Iceman writer Sina Grace stops by to talk to Marvel's Voices host Angelique Roche about the relationship between Bobby Drake's level of comfort with himself and how that manifests in his physical ice form.
Ahhh Ice see what you did there!
Frozone: "HA! Never heard that one before."
I m a first !
+motopoxki UN MOMENTO SEI UN ITALIANO O SEI UN AMERICANO CHE PARLA LA MIA LINGUA?
+motopoxki MA DAVVERO È COME TI CHIAMI?
Just thought I should let you know ICEMAN is one of the worst comics out there. No offense!
What if Iceman accidentally turned on his powers in the middle of making love?
I think it'd be fine as long as it's with T'Challa since he said "I never freeze".
They ruined Iceman. Bobby Drake used to be my favorite character. This is why Marvel comics don't get my money anymore.
+Phenom0420 No they're not successful. Marvel comics division is hemmoraging subscribers and money. They are attached to the hottest ticket in the world with the MCU and the comics division can't even capitalize on it because they're too busy being preachy.
I really like Iceman he's my 6th favorite marvel hero. The main reason for this is because he has the power that I've always wanted and he has so much potential. I mean Emma proved this by using Iceman's powers to freeze a person's blood. I can't remember who though, or if it was multiple people.
Who do Iceman need to create an ice bridge when he can lift his ice made immortal body and fly?
Probably one of the worst Marvel comics available right now.
When is he going to be straight again?
Three minutes of not really saying anything. It feels like they wanted to find a character to be edgy and trendy with and, unfortunately, Bobby was it. I've been reading X-Men comics since the 70's and this character arc for him is beyond terri-bad (not to mention this "new look" is a lazy cop out).


Since TWG 1.8 all extra skins can be found on this page. Howto 25 explains how to create your own skin. The skins you find here have next to a style sheet (.css ) also a php file where special settings fron the config are stored. They overwrite default setting! Please be aware of this if you use skins.
Colormanager: TWG has a Colormanager in the administration to create skins. Click on the color you like (transparent is a color too) and click into the area of the gallery you want to change. Then you can save your settings as a style sheet (my_style.css). If you only save the style sheet make sure not to select a skin in the administration because this would overwrite your settings. This css can be used as base of your own skin!
Installation: Extract all files from the zip into the 'skins' folder. You can select the new skin then in the dropdown of the administration or enter it directly into my_config.php.
An easy skin with a dark green border and a light green main area.
This skin is based on the transparent skin and uses a background image which can be easily exchanged.
This skin has a lot of blue and a background image of new york which you can be exchaged really easy by your own one. This skin does not support round corners!


England boss Roy Hodgson says Wayne Rooney must deliver at a major tournament if he is to be remembered as a Three Lions great.
England midfielder James Milner believes the mood in the camp is good ahead of their encounter with San Marino at Wembley on Thursday.
England boss Roy Hodgson has admitted getting over the Three Lions' dismal World Cup campaign will take a while for both him and his players.
Brisbane Roar survived their first potential FFA Cup giant-killing when they thrashed Stirling Lions 4-0 in the Round of 32.
Millwall boss Ian Holloway believes his side can mount a promotion push this season.


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Jeremy Rifkin Washington D.C., USA
Founder and President of the Foundation on Economic Trends (1977-present)
Author of bestseller The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014) and The Third Industrial Revolution (2011)
Advisor to the European Union and governments across the world
A History of the Future - the world in 2025 (2017)
The Third Industrial Revolution (2017)
On the Third Industrial Revolution (2012)
Jeremy Rifkin is an American economist, social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor and activist. Rifkin is the author of 20 bestselling books about the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the worksforce, society, and the environment. His most recent books include bestsellers The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014) and The Third Industrial Revolution (2011).
Since 2000, Jeremy has served as an economic advisor to the European Union. In that capacity, he designed the European Union's Third Industrial Revolution Long-term Economic Sustainability Plan to address the triple challenge of the global economic crisis, energy, security and climate change. In this role he has advised three presidents of the European Commission – Romano Prodi, Jose Manuel Barroso and the current President, Jean-Claude Juncker – as well as the European Parliament, and numerous EU heads of state.
Jeremy Rifkin is also advising the leadership of the Peoples Republic of China on the build out and scale up of the Internet Plus Third Industrial Revolution infrastructure to usher in a sustainable low-carbon economy. The Huffington Post reported from Beijing on October 29th 2015 that "Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has not only read Jeremy Rifkin's book, The Third Industrial Revolution, and taken it to heart. He and his colleagues have also made it the core of the country's thirteenth Five-Year Plan…" The Huffington Post goes on to say that "this blueprint for China's future signals the most momentous shift in direction since the death of Mao and the advent of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening up in 1978."
On January 31st 2017, the European Union launched the digital Third Industrial Revolution Smart Europe economic modernization plan with a conference hosted by Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, called "Into the Future: Europe's Digital Integrated Market." Mr. Rifkin delivered a keynote address on transforming the European Union into a smart Third Industrial Revolution paradigm.
The Third Industrial Revolution Smart Europe long-term economic development plan was formally announced by Maros Sefcovic, Vice President of the European Commission, Markku Markkula, President of the Committee of the Regions, and Jeremy Rifkin on February 7th 2017. Mr. Rifkin is currently advising the European Commission on the deployment of the Smart Europe initiative and will be working with the 350 formal regions of the EU in the creation of road maps to deploy the new economic narrative and vision across Europe.
Mr. Rifkin is the President of the TIR Consulting Group, LLC comprising many of the leading renewable energy companies, electricity transmission companies, engineering companies, construction companies, architectural firms, ICT and electronics companies, transport and logistics companies, advanced manufacturing companies, and economic modelers. His global economic development team is working with cities, regions, and national governments to develop the Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure for a Collaborative Commons and a Third Industrial Revolution. The TIR Consulting Group LLC is currently working with the regions of Hauts-de-France, the Metropolitan Region of Rotterdam and The Hague, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the conceptualization, build out, and scale up of a smart Third Industrial Revolution infrastructure to transform their economies.
Mr. Rifkin is ranked 123 in the WorldPost / HuffingtonPost 2015 global survey of "The World's Most Influential Voices." Mr. Rifkin is also listed among the top 10 most influential economic thinkers in the survey. The survey was prepared at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and used collective intelligence to correlate the rankings.
Since 1995, Rifkin has lectured at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania where he instructs CEOs and senior management on transitioning their business operations into sustainable economies.
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