Nov 05, 2009 -
A new type of visitor came to the National Mall this year, flitting past monuments and museums in favor of trees, flowers and plants. But this wasn’t just some horticultural tour; no, this was work. Each day they were abuzz, gathering and pollinating before returning home to modest quarters with tremendous security near Lafayette Park.
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Oct 25, 2009 -
I recently found this recipe in a free publication from my local co-op. I gave it a whirl this weekend. Aside from being wicked easy and healthy, it was very yummy. If you don't want to deal with the mess of roasting your own pumpkin seeds (but that's the fun part!) you can usually find roasted pumpkin seeds--also called pepitas--in the bulk section of your grocery. Happy munching!
PUMPKIN SEED TREATS
1 1/2 cups roasted pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
4 Tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon orange or vanilla extract
1. Combine the pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries in one bowl.
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Aug 20, 2009 -
By Andrew Walden
July 29, 2008
In a July 14 news release the “Honolulu Community Media Council” (HCMC) denounces Accuracy In Media and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for “shoddy journalism and smear tactics.” HCMC, headed by Chris Conybeare of the University of Hawaii, “finds” that “there is no substance to the claim” that “Frank Marshall Davis was a lifelong Communist and a mentor to (presidential candidate Barack) Obama.”
Conybeare may be hoping that nobody else knowing the post-WW II history of Hawaii is willing to talk. Davis, it turns out, was just one member of a network whose works continue to exert influence to this day.
Connecting the Dots
A faculty member of the UH-West Oahu Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR), Conybeare is producer of a many-part PBS series on the history of labor organizing in Hawaii, focusing on the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
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Jul 20, 2009 -
Female flyer, WASP pilot lived full life
By Paul Grondahl - (Albany, N.Y.) Times Union via AP
Posted : Sunday Jul 19, 2009 13:20:25 EDT
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Inspired by a story she read as a young girl about Amelia Earhart’s trans-Atlantic flight, Virginia Sweet became a pioneering female aviator in her own right.
She was a pilot with the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, ferrying every type of military aircraft from factories to air bases during World War II to free male pilots for combat.
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Jun 27, 2009 -
A happy story to end the week :-)
Sujal Tretina loves two things: President Obama and cereal.
So when the four-year old heard his buddy Barack addressing the nation about the economic crisis, he perked up and listened.
Sujal learned (with a little a little help from Mom and Dad) that some families might have trouble putting food on the table.
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May 01, 2009 -
Honey, I Sunk the Maldives
Environmental changes could wipe out some of the world's most well-known travel destinations
By Megan Angelo
As if an eroding worldwide economy weren’t enough to depress travel this year, some hot spots are facing even scarier scenarios: sinking, melting, or literally vanishing from the face of the earth. Thanks to global warming and tourist wear and tear, locales from the Galápagos Islands to Croatia’s Dalmatian coast are breaking down.
Maldive Islands
Country: Republic of Maldives
At stake: $490 million
On the Ground: This chain of islands in the Indian Ocean is about three feet above sea level, and scientists fear it could be submerged by 2050.
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Apr 09, 2009 -
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama planted the first fruit and vegetable seedlings in the new White House garden Thursday, assisted by a group of eager fifth-graders who tend to a similar garden at their school.
An advocate of eating fresh and healthy food, she could be enjoying salads made with lettuce from the garden in about two weeks.
Spinach, assorted types of lettuce, herbs, onions, shallots, cucumbers and peas are among the crops planted Thursday.
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Sep 04, 2008 -
Escape to one of these, and you're guaranteed to get there before anyone you know
Wales
Skomer Island
The secret is out about Skomer — among birds, anyway. Nearly half a million puffins, kittiwakes, fulmars, and razorbills build nests in the lichen-covered cliffs of the 721-acre nature reserve off mainland Wales. The birds far outnumber the dozen or so humans on Skomer, just a 15-minute ferry ride from the town of Martin's Haven.
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Sep 11, 2008 -
Even though I would like to smack Balthazar “The Cheat” Getty in the face, this is a sequel I am actually looking forward to, Feast II: Sloppy Seconds. Actually, Cheatty appears to have not returned to this franchise. He was busy with Sienna I guess.
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Aug 22, 2007 -
I'm a beauty junkie, like most of teamsugar out there, but I run
on a very slim budget. I love trying new, cheap things, so when I saw this "mask recipe" on a girl's Xanga page a few months ago, I had to try it! (The girl is RiceBunny, search her on Xanga if you want!
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