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From the I bet she does the Superman department... Thanks to Anita Benner for the heads up! Los Bad Apples, a Latin Hip Hop band, consisting of Anita Benner, Zeale, and former members of Kumbia Kings, Menudo & Grupo Fantasma will be premiering their new music video "Don't Stop" @ The Belmont on July 4th!www.myspace.com/losbadapplesMore info:Los Bad Apples plays a high-energy fusion of Hip Hop

We’re taking the day off tomorrow to enjoy Canada Day with our families. In honour of Canada’s birthday we’re featuring a fantastic Canadian business from which you can acquire the wares of many others. Enjoy, and HAPPY CANADA DAY! You know when you read repeatedly of a shop but don’t take the time to [...]

I know, fall is the perfect time for apples, not summer... oh well. Today I say summer, because I wanted to post them! My keyboard died today. RIP, keyboard. So it's off the to the Apple store to buy another. I seem to have a keyboard-killing gene. I go through quite a few more than most folks do, I suspect. Maybe I bang on the keys too hard? Maybe I spill too many snacks? Who knows. I do clean m

I really like pork loin, mostly because it's fairly lean, I can get a lovely cut of meat inexpensively at Costco and a little slice will satisfy me quite well (I'm not a huge meat eater--give me pasta, soup or salad any day. Or forget that and just give me dessert--even better).A $14.00 pork loin will serve all six of us for two meals easily which works out to just over a dollar a serving--not to

Star apples have become the first agricultural product in the Mekong Delta and the second in the country to meet world agriculture standards. Tien Giang province’s Lo Ren Vinh Kim Star Apple Cooperative received the global Good Agricultural Practice certificate on June 5. To receive the certificate, the cooperative had to meet more than 140 requirements, provincial Department of Science and

Baked Apples is a classic fruit dish, and this recipe uses macaroon biscuits and Amaretto liquor to add an almoney flavour. This dessert is delicious on a winters night with warm custard! Serves 6.INGREDIENTS:50g dried apricots, chopped50ml Amaretto liqueur, plus extra for baking6 medium Granny Smith or Braeburn apples50g macaroon biscuits, coarsely chopped30g butter30g sugar1/2 cup waterPREPARATI

Either there are more memoirs being published today or my eye has become better attuned to picking them from the stacks and stacks of new books I am exposed to every month. But, while there may be more memoir choices than ever before, finding an honestly written one is still the challenge. And why anyone would want to waste time on memoirs that are less than honest is beyond me. Marie Brenner

Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a blended threat that allows remote code execution on all supported versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista when Apple’s Safari for Windows has been installed. Safari is not installed with Windows XP or Windows Vista by default; it must be installed independently or through the Apple Software Update application. Customers running Safari on Window

Mets Lose 6 of 7 On Road TripAP 1 hour, 32 minutes ago DENVER (AP)—Willie Randolph didn’t get the pick-me-up he needed Sunday when the New York Mets lost 4-1 to the Colorado Rockies, whose patchwork lineup included four recent call-ups. One of them, Seth Smith, hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot off John Maine to back an impressive start by Aaron Cook (7-3). Th

As part of Apple's efforts to improve on the shortcomings of its iPhone, the company has approached some of the major music labels to try to expand the variety of ring tones and other musical features available on the device

Last week was a hot one for cable news. A tragic natural disaster in Myanmar, a compelling presidential campaign, and Jenna Bush’s impending nuptials all competed for air time amid the myriad other stories that beg for our attention in the 24-hour news cycle. Even in the midst of all this news fodder, however, it was [...]

Microsoft has found the perfect cure for the now traditional Windows Vista vs. Windows XP smackdowns. And no, it’s not a new marketing strategy applauding the Wow’s second coming, but a rather unsubtle tactic to rebuff any face-offs between the two operating systems. In order to discourage Vista vs. XP scenarios, Microsoft is claiming that the [...]

Microsoft has found the perfect cure for the now traditional Windows Vista vs. Windows XP smackdowns. And no, it's not a new marketing strategy applauding the Wow's second coming, but a rather unsubtle tactic to rebuff any face-offs between the two operating systems. In order to discourage Vista vs. XP scenarios, Microsoft is claiming that the products are not even in the same league together

Microsoft has found the perfect cure for the now traditional Windows Vista vs. Windows XP smackdowns. And no, it’s not a new marketing strategy applauding the Wow’s second coming, but a rather unsubtle tactic to rebuff any face-offs between the two operating systems. In order to discourage Vista vs. XP scenarios, Microsoft is claiming [...]

One of my friends sent me an email this morning and attached was this humorous verse about Apples and Wine. Now it’s probably made it’s way to Mars and back but who cares it’s a great laugh. Apples and Wine Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of [...]

Download (rapidshare)VBR / 72mbYear: 1995Label: spinART/Elephant 6applesinstereo.comMore about the bandSimilar artists: Marshmallow Coast, Of Montreal, Elf Power, IslandsAMG: 4.5+"One of the defining albums of the mid-'90s indie scene, the Apples in Stereo's full-length debut is one of those records that marks a sea change in musical attitudes, akin to Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick" or Pavement's early singles. Besides being the breakthrough release of the Elephant 6 collective, which alone is responsible for many of the better albums of the decade, Fun Trick Noisemaker is the album that defines the post-grunge indie pop shift from sullen negativity into a kind of cockeyed, giddy optimism, and is also among the handful of albums that turned Brian Wilson, Arthur Lee, and Burt Bacharach into

Ingredients1½ cups quick-cooking rice 2 large onions, thinly sliced 250g snow peas, trimmed 1 large red cooking apple, cored and coarsely chopped, not peeled 2 tbsp curry powder 1 tbsp plain flour ¼ tspn salt 1 cup chicken stock 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup milk 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice ¼ tspn black pepper 2 cups diced cooked chicken ½ cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts1. Cook the rice according to instructions. Transfer to a large bowl, cover with foil, and keep warm.2. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan over moderate high heat for 1 minute. Add the onions and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until they are soft. Add the snow peas and apple and cook, uncovered, stirring now and then, for 2 to 3 minutes or until the apple is golden brown. Ad

Amid the long list of proposed budget cuts, the proposal to trim the Pinellas school district's Office of Professional Standards barely registered. It involved just three jobs, for a potential saving of $275,573 toward a goal of $37-million. But the...

This healthy “Apples with dip” is a perfect dip for a sunny spring day on the deck. By using fat-free cream cheese instead of full-fat cream cheese, you save 143 calories and 19 grams of fat — most of which is saturated fat — in each serving. 8 ounces fat-free cream cheese 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 1/2 [...]

If the Spanish conquistadors had known what they were onto when they brought tomatoes to the old world in the sixteenth century, they wouldn't have spent the rest of their careers searching for gold, because they had already found it. If any of them had any prescience at all, they would have simply opened a canning facility somewhere in the vicinity of Mount Vesuvius, and begun mining the gold that became known as pomodòri 'golden apples'.By the time southern Italians began manufacturing pasta asciuta 'semolina pasta' in the late eighteenth century, inovative chefs had already invented dozens of preparations for tomatoes (also referred to pómi d'amore 'apples of love'). So when tomato sauce was introduced to pasta, it was indeed love at first sight. Pasta alla marinara was love at first

Welcome to InterWined.com’s weekly liquid refreshment health news. We have two interesting studies. The first shows another fruit, other than grapes (and therefore wine), that may help provide powerful antioxidants for the prevention of arterial inflammation. The second refutes the claim that dairy products help one lose weight…a claim InterWined has never heard before, but the study [...]

Students run Triumph motorcycle on applesFreshPlaza, Netherlands - May 5, 2008Triumph Motorcycles, the iconic British motorcycle manufacturer, initially entered into the scheme some four months ago by providing its world leading ...

HHRay and I were just watching a documentary about the six billion dollar experiment in which they will try to recreate the Big Bang. I’m not Christian or religious, but I am spiritual. Nothing that I believe goes against science and what it proves or disproves, so while I’m biased toward spirituality, I am not [...]

CARkeys158mph On ApplesCARkeys, UK - 15 hours agoProject Fast Fruit was devised by Rupert Paul, Contributing Editor of Bike magazine, and supported by Triumph Motorcycles, who provided a Daytona 675 as the ...

I rummaged around in my freezer to see what sort of meat might be lurking in the chilly bin. I found a package of pork chops which I don't remember buying recently, which meant it was time to use them up. Normally, I fry pork chops with a few spices or fresh herbs but wanted to do something different. I like the sweet and savory combination of pork with apples, so decided to combine them in

I rummaged around in my freezer to see what sort of meat might be lurking in the chilly bin. I found a package of pork chops which I don't remember buying recently, which meant it was time to use them up. Normally, I fry pork chops with a few spices or fresh herbs but wanted to do something different. I like the sweet and savory combination of pork with apples, so decided to combine them in a b

Easier (press release)Students run Triumph motorcycle on applesEasier (press release), UK - Apr 25, 2008A Triumph Daytona 675 powered by bioethanol fuel today reached an astonishing track speed of 158.7 mph at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground! ...Record bike speed reached with biofuel Environmental Transport Associationall 3 news articles

I love balsamic with cherries, and balsamic with strawberries, so why not apples? This is a sort of deconstructed apple pie that gives the tartness of apples a little punch with some acidic, earthy yet sweet balsamic vinegar. This all came about because I am participating in Taste and Create a wonderful food blogger exchange hosted by For the Love of Food. It is something like the food blogger

Today probably 20 blogs that are well known write and link to Psystar (which i just did to). Psystar is selling PC with pre-installed OS X for under $500 depends on what kind you order. Ok here is my story even though I haven’t do the research but lets beat the logic: Psystar will eventually get [...]

While I was in the Union Square green market yesterday, I picked up some Dried Crispin Apples from Red Jacket Orchards. They are regular in taste but what I like is that they are just Crispin apples, with nothing added. Often, when you buy dried fruit from the supermarket, there is added sugars, sulphites, or other chemicals. Less is more.

Is it just a coincidence we've been barraged by teacher sex scandals? Maybe. But there may be more of this going on that we're inclined to believe, according to an exhaustive and award-winning Associated Press series that ran last fall....

It doesn’t make sense to condemn an apple for not being as good as an orange or vice versa. They are both fruits that essentially perform the same function but appeal to different tastes and provide some different benefits. Just as it is unreasonable to compare apples with oranges, it is unreasonable to fault hybrid technology for lacking certain characteristics found in non-hybrid diesel engines and vice versa. However, what will be interesting is to observe how diesel electric hybrid technology will evolve into the market, which may allow consumers to get the best of both worlds or very close.A diesel BMW 520d was compared with a Toyota Prius in a European road test. The diesel BMW got slightly better fuel mileage at 50.3 mpg while the Toyota Prius achieved 48.1 mpg. To me the comp

Recopilatorio de caras-b y rarezas.Robert Schneider subió algunos cortes del single Can You Feel It? a la web de Yep Roc para que los fans pudieran remezclar la canción. La mejor contribución, de acuerdo al criterio de la banda, aparecerá como tema extra en la edición digital del recopilatorio.Por Habitación Destruida1. Shine (In Your Mind)2. Thank You Very Much3. Onto Something4. Man You Gotta Get Up5. The Golden Flower6. Avril En Mai7. Hold On To This Day8. The Oasis9. On Your Own10. Other11. So Far Away12. The Apples Theme Song(previously unreleased)13. Stephen Stephen(previously unreleased)14. Dreams(previously unreleased)

Stacy Clark è una cantautrice indipendente. Cresciuta a Buffalo, New York, fin da piccola scrive poesie e a 15 anni impara da sola a suonare la chitarra. Poi una una grave malattia del sangue la tiene molto tempo in ospedale e la costringe a lasciare la squadra di calcio in cui gioca. Ma Stacy non si perde d'animo: inizia con lo snowboard e parte per un tour suonando nei locali finchè nel 2004 approda ad Orange County in California con l'obiettivo di far conoscere la sua musica. Nel 2007, dopo anni di gavetta, finalmente alcune apparizioni a MTV danno popolarità ai suoi singoli "You Make It Worse" and "Unusual".   Le sue canzoni, in particolare i testi, non possono ovviamente prescindere dalla sua storia personale e dal suo modo di affrontare

Stacy Clark è una cantautrice indipendente. Cresciuta a Buffalo, New York, fin da piccola scrive poesie e a 15 anni impara da sola a suonare la chitarra. Poi una una grave malattia del sangue la tiene molto tempo in ospedale e la costringe a lasciare la squadra di calcio in cui gioca. Ma Stacy non si perde d'animo: inizia con lo snowboard e parte per un tour suonando nei locali finchè nel 2004 approda ad Orange County in California con l'obiettivo di far conoscere la sua musica. Nel 2007, dopo anni di gavetta, finalmente alcune apparizioni a MTV danno popolarità ai suoi singoli "You Make It Worse" and "Unusual".   Le sue canzoni, in particolare i testi, non possono ovviamente prescindere dalla sua storia personale e dal suo modo di affrontare

5"X7" Oil on canvas panel Red Delicious and Royal Gala. Until a couple of months ago I don't think I had ever painted a vegetable or a piece of fruit, certainly not in oils, but I am beginning to understand why food has been such a popular subject for still life painting for so many centuries. First of all of course it is perfect for my daily paintings because it is always readily available, tends to be a little less complicated than flowers but has myriad subtleties of tone and colour. Also there are the wonderful associations of taste and smell, I find that I can quite literally taste the fruit that I am painting and perhaps I am able sometimes able to depict that in paint. Can you paint a flavour? I would like to think so. $35 + Shipping $8.00 Canada $9 US $10 Europe U

What do you get when you take my preferred computer platform, Macintosh - and mix it up with Vietnamese cuisine, a postcard perfect medieval French village and friendly service? Answer: My new favorite restaurant/Mac store in Sarlat! I’m not kidding. This is a Mac Store AND a Vietnamese restaurant; yes, all in the same place. (Not [...]

Up just before dawn as usual to join in with the dawn chorus, the humans still haven't realise that once we'vewoken them up with all our squawking we all go back to bed for four hours. Had another feed of grapes, the Purple Pooper strikes again! One of my daily chores is going around to all the fallen apples and making peckmarks in them so the humans can't eat them. Not much on the bird-table today, stale bread that was so hard I nearly bent my beak, and some coffeee cake that gave me the shakes. I kicked the rock-hard bit of bread off the bird-table and it almost took out the cat that was sitting underneath. I think the cat's name must be gerrroutofit, that's what the gardener calls out everytime he sees it. I wonder where Ratty is today?

OMG! This is absolutely HILARIOUS! So Brring has this WordPress blog which they use as a very pathetic way of communicating with their “employees” (AKA ‘us’). They spend their time on their blog basically apologizing for everything – lack of payments, links not working, referrals not registering, log in function being “broke”, etc. I think it’s completely humorous because its just a giant

Rappel: Demain (Jeudi 6 Mars) Zombie Zombie au Nouveau Casino. Ils présenteront leur album complètement frappé du bulbe A Land For Renegades en compagnie d'un très grand groupe: Silver Apples. Aucun doute qu'un haut niveau sera atteint dans le domaine de la musique synthétique qui fait danser aussi bien les jambes que le cerveau. Pour en savoir plus sur le groupe, je vous recommande l'article et l'interview de fluctuat.Zombie Zombie - A Land For Renegades.

I am a horrible sucker for cheap cookbooks -- they lure me in with their big colorful photos and promise of a few good recipes. The books are not written by any particular expert, merely 'edited by' a staffer with a passing interest in food. The books are strategically placed into the bargain bins. And, I realize they are mass-produced for placement into such areas for those culinary minds

1. Apples are a member of the rose family! 2. Apples are available year-round. 3. Apples are ripe when picked. 4. In 1996, Washington state produced 133 million boxes of apples. 5. Apples are high in fiber.One apple has 5 grams of fiber, supplying about 20% of the daily recommended dietary needs 6. There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world. 7. The mos

"Apples & Pewter"12X9Oil On Raymar PanelAvailableI've been trying out something new with this painting...the painting surface is Raymar linen covered panel. I've seen and read a lot about this company, Raymar. Other artists I have admired have been using their panels as supports. (Such as Jim Wodark, William Wray, and others.) Raymar sponsors a contest with some serious artist judges. They accept entries each month for the rest of the year and the requisite is that you have to paint on their panels to enter. What a great marketing idea! Get all of these artists to buy your panels and then have a contest to see who paints the best on them. Great idea!! This year I thought I'd give it a shot. Two of the most difficult things for me to paint are metal and fabric. I mentioned the met

"Apple's & Pewter" 12X9Oil on Raymar PanelIn ProgressThis is all I have time for this evening...Quick update on a few things:The publishing contract was not what I would call even a serious offer. I am telling you this because I hope some artist out there who is considering selling their soul and giving away their copyrights for a pittance will pay attention to this and say, "Not just no, but hell no." I am amazed that anyone who is in the print and publishing industry in this day and age would be so greedy and audacious as to ask any artist to relinquish copyrights for any reason. If, you, the artist, are reading this and considering such a ruination of your creation...email me and I will set your mind straight. I, having been burned by blood-suckers in the past in other ways, can tell

"Apples and Pewter"12X9 Oil on Raymar PanelIn ProgressSometimes you just do one to challenge yourself...and this one is one of those for me. I think metals are difficult to paint. The idea is to paint what you see...get the reflections right. I've seen paintings of metal that look very real, and that can be wonderful. In this case, I am hoping for real, yet expressionistic a bit. In other words, I'm hoping to throw some life into the still life by emphasizing colors and not smoothing out the brush strokes too much. This photo really lacks the brilliance of actual color due to some glare, so tomorrow I'll try to capture it better with the camera. Meanwhile, here is the start of it. Stay tuned....

You must decide on one business at a time. Don’t try to start and run two different businesses a the same time. If you are adding another stream of income make sure that it compliments your present business. More: continued here

Tom Cruise says it best when he says nothing at all. Or when he uses sound effects. I’m sure you’ve come across this already, but in case not, click this link to Tom Cruise talking about Scientology. Thanks to Michelle, I found a parody starring Jerry O’Connell that is MAGIC. Enjoy. [...]

A little girl walks into her parents' bathroom and notices for the First time, her father's nakedness.Immediately, she is curious: he has equipment that she doesn't have. She asks, 'What are those round things hanging there, daddy?'Proudly, he replies, 'Those, sweetheart, are God's Apples of Life.Without them we wouldn't be here.'Puzzled, she seeks her mommy out and tells her what daddy has said.To which mommy asks, 'Did he say anything about the dead branch they're hanging from?'

Bursting with fruit, this recipe couldn't be simpler. Serve with cream or custard.INGREDIENTS:900g/2lb (approx 5) apples, peeled, cored and halved100g/4oz caster sugar225g/8oz frozen mixed berries PREPARATION:1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/Fan 180ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6. Place the apples in a shallow ovenproof dish. Add the sugar and toss until the apples are coated. 2. Shake the apples so they form a single layer and bake for 10 minutes.3. Add the frozen fruits and bake for a further 15 minutes or until the Bramleys are tender. Serve warm with ice cream, cream or custard. Print Page

My partner could have neither dairy products, nor anything with wheat (i.e., flour). Pretty well wipes out the dessert category — my favorite thing to cook! This was the one thing I found which I could make for him, and we both loved it! 2 cups apple cider or apple juice 1 stick cinnamon or [...]

6×6″, Acrylic on sealed, primed hardboard $100 via PayPal, $7 shipping within US Today I pulled out my acrylics to finish up this still life that I started last week. When I left for Florida, I put the bowl of fruit into the refrigerator with a sign on it saying, “Jamie’s Still Life—DO NOT EAT!” I suppose they got the message, because it was still there today. I think I’ll have a clementine now! To see the work in progress for this painting, click here.

Okay, so.. it's not really caramel. Well, sort of. But it's amazing!!Two apples, cored and chopped2 Tb. honey of your choice*4 Tb. Earth Balance, halved1/4 C. apple cider (or so, a few splashes)a splash of vanilla extracta couple shakes of cinnamona nice healthy squeeze of lemonMelt 2Tb Earth Balance in a pan on medium/med. low heat. When it is melted, toss in your apples. as they're frying, add the cinnamon and vanilla. Then, add the cider, and bring back up to a simmer. Add honey, lemon, and the rest of the Earth Balance. Simmer, stirring constantly, making sure to scrape up any spots that might start to stick. Once it gets nice and thick, take off the heat and serve!*I used creamed honey, because we inherited a giant tub of it. Personally, I prefer blackberry or eucalyptus honey. If you

6×6″, Acrylic on sealed, primed hardboard Not yet done! I was hoping to wrap up this painting today, but sometimes life interferes with painting and I just can’t finish in time. Since I couldn’t offer my viewers a finished product for today, I thought I’d at least show some images of the steps along the way. First I drew in my composition with acrylic burnt sienna paint, and blocked in some values. I don’t spend too much time on this stage—just enough to kill some of the white support, add a little complexity to the color, and give myself a road map for local color and values. Next, I set out a pretty large selection of colors for this painting because I really wanted to capture the vibrancy of the fruit and bright bowl: I started with the shadow areas, and worked until the support was covered with the local colors. (See first image.)To finish, I’ll be pushing lights and darks, adding in some details, highlights, and reflected color.

This week's site is Apples 4 the Teacher. They have a ton of good resources for pre-k through sixth grade. Their site includes interactive learning games, quizzes, & worksheet generator tools, and much, much more. Most of the resources are listed by subject. Have fun & be sure to come back & tell me what you think!Weblink Wednesday Sponsored by: Valerie @ Just4homeschoolfamilies

Well, look what we’ve got here: Kim Kardashian holding an apple while showing off her apple bottom. You know, pictures like these don’t come along too often where they just write themselves. Thanks Kim, you just made my job a hell of a lot easier. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Oh why oh why, you disgraced me again. You are an apple, I lost my friend. You were sweet and full of love. But an apple you are, it’s you that I do not speak of. How can such an apple be so tender? Dear sweetest apple you throw my heart through a blender. We are always in search of another [...]

Benefits & Uses of ApplesBENEFITSA fresh apple is the ideal, healthy snack - easy to carry, filling, juicy and refreshing. Some varieties are a good source of vitamin C, which is an antioxidant and helps to maintain the immune system. Apples are also relatively low in calories and contain a high level of fructose. This simple sugar, which is sweeter than sucrose (main component of cane sugar) is metabolized slowly and so helps to control blood sugar levels.OTHER USESIn herbal medicine, ripe, uncooked apples have traditionally been given to treat constipation, while the stewed fruit can be eaten for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis.Apples are also used in poultices for skin inflammations.Dried apples are eaten as a snack. Apple slices are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur to prevent them from browning, then dried in the sun on wire trays. As moisture is lost, natural sugars become concentrated, which is why athletes value dried apples as a source of carbohydrate that is quickly c

The Apples in Stereo have been charming listeners for years with their psychedelic rock music. They're the most accessible of all the Elephant 6 bands, and one of the more talented ones.But with "New Magnetic Wonder," this lovable band creates their best album yet -- tight pop melodies that play on their strengths, colourful music, and a sound that's just a little bit warped. It sprawls over two discs, yet never feels like they're overstuffing it.It opens with a chiming little melody... and a muffled voice speaking through a vocorder, like a pop Darth Vader. Then the nimble guitar and drums kick in, blossoming into a fun, energetic pop tune. "Turn up your STER-E-O!"That energy carries over into the songs that follow -- solid rockers ("you follow the skyway... you follow the streets and the cars/and the shadows and the stars!"), shimmering psychpop, bouncy rock'n'roll songs, sunny guitar pop, and lo-fi ramblers.Then the Apples segue back into an even more polished second volume --

Benefits & Uses of Apples A healthy diet must contain at least five cups of fruits and vegetables per day in order to reduce the risk of cancer-related and other chronic diseases. That’s because fruits and vegetables contain polyphenols which protect our normal cells from free radical damage, thereby boost up our immune systems. Dieticians strongly recommend apples as part of our diet due to their plentiful source of polyphenols. A fresh apple makes an ideal, healthy snack – easy to carry, filling, juicy and refreshing. It is also relatively low in calories, contains no fat, cholesterol or sodium, so it is an excellent fruit to maintain healthy weight and heart. Apples are also high in fructose, a simple sugar which is sweeter than sucrose (main component of cane sugar). As Fructose metabolized slower, it helps to control blood sugar levels, therefore is suitable for diabetes patients. In herbal medicine, ripe, uncooked apples have traditionally been given to treat constipa

The newest dwarf planet discoved is the goddess of Discord, Eris. Her mythology is complex. Looked upon primarily as the genesis of discord, she is looked at another way as well. “The Goddess of Discord is just one way of looking at Eris. But the other [side of Eris] [is that] . . .She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbor, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbor vies with his neighbor as he hurries after wealth. This Strife is wholesome for men.”   In other words, another form of the word strife is “striving.” Competition creates conditions where individuals . . . strive to improve their life.” The parthogenically produced daughter of the goddess Night, who, in turn, was created in primodial Chaos, she has no male heritage. Eris had the ability to produce children without the aid of a consort and she did so many times. She was whole unto herself, not needing the mal

*The 110 year old cast iron skillet that my great-great grandmother started housekeeping with. *My Nan’s mother’s silver biscuit pan. *An old antique wooden rolling pin, my mother gave to me. *My Dad’s old copy of the essential “Joy of Cooking” cookbook, with a crease in the binding found on page with the chocolate chip cookies recipe. These are the things I treasure most in my kitchen. I use my great-great grandmother’s iron skillet nearly every day of the week. Sometimes I wonder at the life that skillet has seen, the foods it has contained. My great-grandmother made cornbread in that skillet nearly every day. She also made fried chicken, hamburger steak, gravy, sausage, and whatever else happened to show up on the farm. I’m blessed to know my great-grandmother, a beautiful woman with 97 years behind her. Her son and daughter-in-law live close by and with their help, my great-grandmother is able to continue to live on her own. A reminder of her strength is in t

Grilled apples with cheese and honey recipe ingredients1 large tart apple, core removed and sliced into 1/2" rounds2 teaspoons canola oil1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar1 ounce sharp white Cheddar cheese, shaved into thin strips2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted4 teaspoons apple blossom honeyRead the rest of the recipe at Culinary in the Desert.

After many-month delay the new operating system for the computers of Apple appears on Friday, 26. Oct.! Mac OS X „Leopard“ offers among other things a new graphic surface, a simplified solution for data protection and the integration of a technology for the parallel installation of Windows.„Leopard“ is the sixth larger update since the introduction of Mac OS X, which connects a Unix core with the Apple diagram. It should originally already appear in June. The date was shifted because of the development of the mobile phone iPhone.The successor of Mac OS X „tigers“ is available worldwide at 26. October, as the enterprise communicated on Tuesday.

Caramel apples have always been one of my favorite treats to eat during carnivals, fairs, and those types of things. Ever since that day I had my braces removed, I've been craving for some caramel covered apples. I've never made them myself, so I decided to give it a try.First stop was the supermarket, to pick up all the goodies. Three simple ingredients did it all: Granny Smith apples, Caramel, and Peanuts.At the supermarket, we debated between two options:1. using packaged caramel wraps specially made for caramel apples, or2. buying a plastic tub of caramel and melting it ourselves.We decided to give the caramel wraps a try. Looking at the directions printed on the back of the package, the process seemed simple and easy. It had just enough wraps for 5 apples. It came with the wooden Popsicle sticks. Plus, cleanup would be a breeze!At home...First, we washed the apples with warm water to remove the wax coating.Then, we crushed some peanuts using a spiky mallet on a wooden cutting bo

This delicious grilled pork recipe is a very nice dish to do in the fall, when there's an abundance of fresh apples.Weight Watchers Grilled Pork and Apples recipeMakes 4 servingsIngredients4 pork chops, 1 inch thick1 cup apple juice2 tablespoons lemon juice1 teaspoon sage2 tablespoons brown sugar1 onion, minced2-3 firm applessalt & freshly ground black pepperPreparation1. Place meat in a plastic bag.2. In a small bowl, mix apple and lemon juices, sage, brown sugar and onion and stir until sugar is dissolved.3. Pour over meat.4. Close bag tightly and turn to coat chops well.5. Place in a bowl and refrigerate several hours or overnight.6. Remove chops from marinade and drain well.7. Place marinade in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and continue to boil for one full minute.8. Grill chops over hot coals for 20 minutes, turning and basting with marinade occasionally.9. Core apples but do not peel.10. Cut into thick rings.11. Brush apples with marinade and place on grill around pork.12. C

Our First Apples, originally uploaded by lalagirl. My kids have all eaten apples before - but only peeled and cut into neat little slices. When we were at Whole Foods the other day, though, they were giving away free apples to the kiddies…so the girls finally got to experience the real deal! They nearly ate every bit of those gigantic apples, too!

I made these for the boys today for an after school snack.Very easy to do. Caramel Applesfrom KraftFoods 5 medium apples, washed, well dried1 bag (14 oz.) Caramels (about 50)2 Tbsp. water 5 wooden sticksINSERT wooden pop sticks into stem end of each apple. Cover large plate with waxed paper; grease paper with butter. Set aside.PLACE caramels in large saucepan. Add water; cook on medium-low heat until caramels are completely melted, stirring constantly.DIP apples into melted caramel until evenly coated, spooning caramel over apples if necessary. Allow excess caramel to drip off. Scrape bottoms of apples, then place on prepared plate. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature 15 min. before serving. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

Halloween is on the horizon.And so it this time of year my mind always drifts to not only what kind of hoe I should be this year, but various party games I am likely to be subjected to. One of the most popular is bobbing for apples. It all started with the Celtic festival of Samhain where the people would worship various divine spirits, in particular the female deities of love and fertility. When the Romans took over, they adopted the festival and combined it with their own celebration of the festival of the Goddess Pomona.Apples were an integral part of these celebrations. They were associated with the feminine power of these goddesses and the pentagram that is visible when apples are cut in half gives them immense power. All this girlhood gives apple bobbing a prognostic dimension. Perhaps this is the reason the practice has been passed down through the ages.Though apple bobbing has changed some, it still retains the divine essentials:That proves one thing.No one can bob better

Hey! What do you think? *looks around* It may change a bit... I need to live with it for a few days. I love that my favorite Illustrator, French Artist, Marie Perron, is sketching svelte clones of me. I want to thank my dear friend Merisi of Merisi's Vienna For Beginners, for awarding me with the "Break Out Blogger Award". Her sentiments really brightened my day. Returning the favor, I want to continue on the award by recognizing two outstanding blogs that I read daily. Clarice of Storybook Woods is a California girl at heart. Her blog is a soothing oasis of inspiration and all things cozy. If her "about me page" doesn't charm you, nothing will. Mary of Alpineberry is a San Francisco native with an unpretentious baking blog. I can't tell you how refreshing this is to not read a baking website where the cook thinks they are the only ones on the plant who can make a pear cobbler. Mary is a real domestic goddess. Her recipes are challenging, but she walks you th

Charlie seems to be developing a bit of a stubborn streak. A few days ago we were in the grocery store when Charlie spotted a bin of shiny red apples. She pointed at them, laughed and gave us the hugest, cutest grin. As we moved away from the apples the grin turned into a frown and then Charlie started with her fake baby cry. We gave in a bought two apples for the princess to hold. She held on to them the whole way home, and then for TWO more hours. Charlie loved those apples. Eventually her bed time rolled around and we had to take the apples away. As you can see, in this video expose, Charlie was not amused. P.S.: Charlie forgot about the apples when she woke up the next morning - in fact she now feels completely indifferent about apples.

By Karyn Chenoweth Researchers in the United States and Germany found compounds naturally found in apples may help reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, determined eating quercetin -- a flavonol found most in apples and onions -- significantly reduced the risk of pancreatic cancer in smokers. The researchers tracked food intake and health outcomes of 183,518 participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study for eight years and evaluated the participants' food consumption and calculated the intake of the three flavonols quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin. Smokers with the lowest intake of flavonols presented with the most pancreatic cancer. Smoking is an established risk factor for the often fatal pancreatic cancer, the researchers said. The study also found women had the highest intake of total flavonols and 70 percent of the flavonol intake came from quercetin -- linked to apple and onion consumption. Unlike many dietary com

"Apples"Completed: 10.2.07oil om canvas board7" x 5" This painting was a bit of a struggle for me. Since I have not painted still lifes in awhile, I am having trouble just finishing a painting in the 1-3 hours that it usually takes for other daily artists. For me, this is part of my studying process again. At times, it my take me too long to post a finished painting. If that is the case, I will start posting my progress through a painting I"m having trouble on. During the process of the painting I will take photos of different points through my exploration of that particular art piece. This artwork was supposed to have a flower between the two apples. However, as I started painting it, I could see it was not going to go the way I wanted it to in the time frame I had. I took the flower out of the still life and painted a study of the two apples instead. The main part that gave me trouble was the indentation of the red and green apple where the stem comes out. It was getting a little da

Fuente: esta2.com A lo largo de 7 capítulos, Apples ( http://www.appleslaserie.com) cuenta las azarosas vidas de un grupo de estudiantes lesbianas, una maniquí y una gata de peluche. La historia se desarrolla en dos pisos situados en el mismo edificio, uno justo encima del otro, donde sus protagonistas se mudan al ritmo de los vaivenes de sus relaciones personales y sentimentales. Todo esto aderezado con el ingrediente de un amor imposible de proporciones épicas al mejor estilo Julieta y Julieta.   En su sitio Apples, puede leerse: SOBRE APPLES   Cuando pensamos en escribir la serie, nos planteamos como primer objetivo darnos a conocer como guionistas, que es lo que somos básicamente. En el mercado audiovisual hay muchas puertas, pero casi todas están blindadas, especialmente para dos guionistas noveles. Por eso decidimos seguir la estrategia “Juan Palomo” o “Selfmade”. Nos planteamos hacerla por nuestra cuenta en el

While Apple is getting kudos for refunding the money people spent on the i-phone the first 8 weeks it was out on shelves, they’ve taken to a new business practice that is decidedly less deserving of applause. Having stopped into the Apple store to get an estimate on time for fixing my laptop (using my Applecare that I bought for an extra $250 when I bought the $2500 computer) I was told by the junior sales rep that it was just too difficult to give a time frame. I asked if there was an average, you know, 3 days, 3 months? Again, the answer was “it’s just too difficult to say”, but he was happy to sell me Apple’s new product Procare. Apparently for another $100 Procare will bump my job up in line to get repaired. As a professional in the media, I have been a long and faithful supporter of Apple, owning 10 different Macintosh computers and two i-pods. I pay 2-3 times as much for the privilage of using my mac, and now with System x have taken to buying Apple

It's fall festival time in North Georgia again. With the leaves changing color and the roads filled with visitors, October is loaded with things to do and festivals to check out. Here are the dates for the Pickens & Gilmer festivals, with some happenings further afield included at the end: PICKENS COUNTY Jasper Georgia Marble Festival Sat & Sun, October 6 & 7, 2007. Here in Jasper, the

My road trip friends are awol. It's been almost a week. I'm sure they're making their way in a southerly direction, without thinking too many Florida thoughts. They last reported chilly tidings from Boston. They simply cannot have purchased coats. That would be too weird. But I bet they ate great apples. I miss great apples.If they're heading south, but not home, they should go to Dollywood. And they should buy me a snowy orb souvenir thingy from there. With Dolly Parton in it. It's a pilgrimage worthy of their adventuring hearts. And I haven't seen snow in ages.Anyway, I sent them a picture of my bananas to tempt them back. Of course bananas take so long to ripen they still may not be ready when the gang returns. I'm about to go off on an ADD-inspired string.Somewhere I read that bananas are a really labor intensive crop, they can only be harvested and handled by actual people, never machines.What should we do with the dead leaves? We can only wrap so much food in them. Maybe m

This cartoon is dedicated to Fanless, the b00bz crusader par excellence!So like the other day, my hard-ass friends were giving me shit because I didn't know about Guy Kawasaki. Hello? Unless you're Buddha, Jesus, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Angelina Jolie or my parents, please have your receptionist call mine and maybe we can do lunch.Listen to Manola's unexpected Southern Baptist evangelist cousin chime in for a religous rant with a totally fake accent! This ignorant, back-assward blogger confesses she doesn't give a shit about blogosphere celebrity. Don't get her wrong ... it's not about the bloggers, it's about the hype!We apologize in advance for the crappy quality of the audio. We also apologize for the customary irreverence and disrespect. The truth is, we do appreciate the hard work, talent and worldly influence of so many folk who have forged ahead in our era of electronic communication ... but seriously, shall we grieve if we not know wherefore Guy Kawasaki? Kawasaki

Yes, you can even grill dessert for your guest. Here's a yummy recipe courtest of JewishExponent.Grilled Caramelized Apples-and-Cheese 1/4 cup honey 1 Tbsp. apple-cider vinegar 1 Tbsp. walnut oil 2 large Granny Smith apples 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 8 oz. cheddar, Camembert or Brie, cut in wedgesMix the honey with the vinegar and oil in a bowl. Core the apples and cut off the ends. Slice into 1/2 -inch-thick rounds and place in the honey mixture so that all the slices are completely coated. Allow the apples to rest in the honey mixture for 10 minutes. Grease a rack over a moderately hot fire with the oil. Grill the apple slices for 4 to 5 minutes per side, turning frequently, until golden brown. Serve with wedges of cheese. Makes 4 servings.

Prosper sent out a marketing e-mail last night pitching the improved Prosper returns compared to the S&P500. Their blurb is below if you were somehow unlucky enough to miss out on it. ZCommodore was all over their disclaimers: First, they are comparing a year of returns on Prosper with 2 years on the S&P 500. The dates are different as well. I don't know what the returns looked like for the most

There are some things in life that can be passed off as a simple error, but using the term "nigger" ("neger" in Danish) when referring to the color of a computer product on your company web site is not one of them. I’m referring to a story in "Nyhedsavisen" (a free newspaper in Denmark) from the 22 August, which states that last Tuesday, users of Apples web site in Denmark were able to choose between the colors "white" or "nigger" for a "batterieopladingsprogram" (battery recharging program) for a 13 inch MacBook. You can see a scanned version of the story on the right hand side of this blog post, but the blog linked blog post is more detailed. These options were not available to other users of Apples web site, just those from Denmark. Everybody else just had the options "white" or "black". The issue was fixed on Thursday afternoon, but what really gets me is Apples explanation of how this occurred.

There are some things in life that can be passed off as a simple error, but using the term "nigger" ("neger" in Danish) when referring to the color of a computer product on your company web site is not one of them. I’m referring to a story in "Nyhedsavisen" (a free newspaper in Denmark) from the 22 August, which states that last Tuesday, users of Apples web site in Denmark were able to choose between the colors "white" or "nigger" for a "batterieopladingsprogram" (battery recharging program) for a 13 inch MacBook. You can see a scanned version of the story on the right hand side of this blog post, but the blog linked blog post is more detailed. These options were not available to other users of Apples web site, just those from Denmark. Everybody else just had the options "white" or "black". The issue was fixed on Thursday afternoon, but what really gets me is Apples explanation of how this occurred.