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  • Huge, Tropical jackfruit Catches on as a Meat Substitute

    01/28/2020 2:28:49 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 81 replies
    KULR8 ^ | Jan 27, 2020 | Katie Workman
    If you’ve never heard of jackfruit, keep your eyes open: You’ll start noticing it everywhere. Jackfruit is a very large tropical fruit often used as a meat substitute. It packs some nutritional wallop, and the fact that you can cook, chunk or shred it like chicken or pork makes it a go-to main ingredient in many vegetarian and vegan dishes. Its flavor is neutral, and it takes to all kinds of seasonings. Jackfruit is native to India, and also grows in Southeast Asia, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. It ranges from 15 pounds to a whopping 70. For cooking,...
  • The Beatles ‘Hey Jude’ Celebrates 50th Anniversary

    08/26/2018 2:26:31 PM PDT · by CaliforniaCraftBeer · 57 replies
    Rolling Stone ^ | August 26, 2018 | Rob Sheffield
    Back in London, at the piano in his Cavendish Avenue bachelor pad, Paul played it for John and Yoko. When he got to the line “The movement you need is on your shoulder,” he told them, “I’ll change that, it’s a bit crummy.” John replied, “That’s the best line in it!” John heard this new tune as Paul cheering him on in his romance with Yoko. “I took it very personally,” John told Rolling Stone in 1968. “‘Ah, it’s me,’ I said. ‘It’s me.’ He says, ‘No, it’s me.’ I said, ‘Check. We’re going through the same bit.’ So we...
  • How to Get a Free Big Mac at McDonald’s

    07/29/2018 7:50:08 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 37 replies
    The Daily Meal ^ | July 29, 2018 | Taylor Rock
    The collectible coins are designed with elements that represent different decades Bitcoin is all the rage these days, but have you heard of the MacCoin? The Big Mac has been a McDonald’s staple for 50 years now, and to celebrate the iconic sandwich’s golden anniversary, the chain wants to share one with the world. Starting August 2, customers will receive a cool limited-edition collectible metal coin with the purchase of every Big Mac while supplies last. How to Make Fries That Taste Just Like McDonald’s McDonald's Will Test Plastic Straw Alternatives in the US McDonald's Happy Meal Toys Could Be...
  • [From January 26, 2017] Grocery store tomatoes taste like cardboard — Florida researchers are fixing

    05/12/2017 1:44:47 AM PDT · by vannrox · 16 replies
    LA Times ^ | January 26, 2017 | Deborah Netburn
    There’s a revolution coming to your supermarket, and it’s going to start in the tomato aisle. After more than a decade of study, researchers at the University of Florida have identified the chemical compounds responsible for giving a great tomato its distinctive sweet, earthy, slightly grassy taste. They have also determined the genes that code for these chemicals and where they can be found in the tomato genome. Their results, published Thursday in Science, could help breeders create tomatoes that are hardy enough to survive the often long and arduous journey from field to store without sacrificing flavor. Experts say...
  • Nestle Says It Has Found A Sweet New Way To Cut Sugar From Its Chocolate

    12/01/2016 8:56:29 AM PST · by ConservativeStatement · 33 replies
    Fortune ^ | December 1, 2016
    Researchers at Nestle said they have found a new way to drastically cut sugar content in chocolate by up to 40%. Nestle told Bloomberg that the process involves altering the structure of the sugar. Exactly how this works remains strictly secret, the company is still waiting to patent the process. But Nestle’s Chief Technology Officer, Stefan Catsicas, that essentially it creates “hollow” sugar crystals, which dissolve quickly in the mouth.
  • Agnes Nixon, creator of 'One Life to Live' and 'All My Children,' dies at 93

    09/28/2016 4:51:49 PM PDT · by Borges · 5 replies
    Chicago Tribune ^ | 9/28/2016 | Valerie J. Nelson
    *** Although her characters were inevitably embroiled in melodrama, Nixon was repeatedly honored for elevating soaps during a television career that spanned more than 60 years. She pioneered socially relevant themes and dealt with them seriously, bringing attention to such once-taboo topics as racism, AIDS, lesbian relationships and teenage prostitution. In 1962, Nixon wrote a story line for “The Guiding Light” on CBS about a character who develops uterine cancer and has a life-saving hysterectomy. The network and show sponsor Proctor & Gamble agreed to the plot only if the words “cancer,” “uterus” and “hysterectomy” were not used.
  • Sandra Bland’s family settles for $1.9M in wrongful death suit

    09/15/2016 3:36:29 PM PDT · by Ready4Freddy · 23 replies
    FOX6 Milwaukee ^ | September 15, 2016 3:46 pm, CDT | CNN Wire Service
    Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit — an agreement that has brought “joy” after a year of grief, Bland’s mother said. The settlement includes compensation for Bland’s death in custody as well as several changes to jail procedures in Waller County, Texas. Bland was found dead in her jail cell three days after she was pulled over for failing to use her turn signal in July 2015. Bland family attorney Cannon Lambert said the jail procedure changes include: — Using automated electronic sensors to ensure timely cell checks — Providing an on-duty...
  • Hillary Invites Mother Of Michael Brown, Convenience Store Robber & Attempted Cop Murderer, To Speak

    07/18/2016 11:51:42 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 45 replies
    The Daily Wire ^ | July 18, 2016 | Hank Berrien
    While police officers are getting murdered in Dallas and Baton Rouge, while others are under assault in Missouri, Georgia and Tennessee, while supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement attempt to justify the murders of police officers, the Democratic National Convention, AKA Hillary’s Coronation, will feature the mothers of black men who died in confrontations with police, thereby perpetuating the myth that there is systemic racism in police departments across the nation. One mother who will speak will be Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, the “Gentle Giant” who burgled a convenience store, then attempted to grab the gun...
  • Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader files minimum wage lawsuit against NBA team for 'paying as little [tr]

    10/27/2015 8:39:52 AM PDT · by C19fan · 13 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | October 27, 2015 | Mia De Graff
    A former Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the NBA team of failing to pay her at least a minimum wage or overtime for her work. Lauren Herington, 22, was paid a flat rate of $65 for games, $30 for practice, and $50 for a special appearance. But her demanding schedule - which required up to 20 hours a week in the gym, 10 hours' practice a week, self-funded tanning sessions, and two-and-a-half hours' preparation before games - meant she would routinely earn as little as $3 an hour, less than half the $7.25 minimum wage.
  • Councilman Tasered in Town Where Sandra Bland Was Arrested

    10/11/2015 11:16:03 PM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 23 replies
    nbcnews.com ^ | Oct 10 2015 | Elizabeth Chuck
    ...A male and a female officer tell him repeatedly to put his hands behind his back. When he refuses, they Taser him, causing the councilman to cry out in pain and curse as he falls to the ground.
  • Donald Trump just showed why his campaign may be doomed

    07/27/2015 1:27:53 PM PDT · by elhombrelibre · 61 replies
    Fiscal Times ^ | 26 Jul 15 | Don Garver
    For the past six weeks, an overarching concern for the Republican Party has been the impact that Donald Trump might have on the GOP primary election — particularly the damage he could do on the debate stage by turning an already unmanageable 10-candidate forum into a full-on circus. On Sunday, though, Trump himself gave one of the clearest examples yet of why his candidacy is doomed to fail, and why, if handled properly, the debate stage could be his Waterloo. Trump called in to CNN's State of the Union on Sunday morning to speak with host Jake Tapper. Much of...
  • Funeral for woman found dead in Texas jail set for Saturday

    07/25/2015 5:07:46 AM PDT · by Zakeet · 225 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 25, 2015 | David Bailey, Ben Klayman and Mohammad Zargham
    A black woman found dead in a Texas jail days after she was arrested following a traffic stop will be buried on Saturday in a Chicago suburb as investigators gather more details about the circumstances of her incarceration and death. The funeral for Sandra Bland, 28, will be held at DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, followed by burial in a nearby cemetery.
  • The Mormon Milquetoast vs. The Mombasa Marxist

    07/16/2012 10:06:41 AM PDT · by Kenny Bunk · 15 replies
    Vanity | 7/16/2012 | Kenny Bunk
    ATT:The Mormon Milquetoast Mitt baby, you have me worried. You have turned your other cheek to Obama so often, that I fear you might never be able to sit down. Here is some instant "personality" for you. Practice these comebacks. Look in the mirror, smile, then sneer like Elvis and repeat at least 25 times a day. Have your wimp advisers videotape and send to me for critique. Come on Mitt, baby. We know you Mormons can have a mean streak. Show us some of that Mountain Meadows Massacre killer instinct. You want to see my tax returns? Show me...
  • Former Durand High School teacher sentenced to 30 years

    09/03/2011 7:26:15 AM PDT · by bigbob
    WREX TV ^ | 9-1-11 | Aaron Wright
    Former Durand High School teacher Jennifer Bland is sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to having sexual contact with multiple students. Bland admitted to charges of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and child pornography. Students at Durand High School today remember Ms. Bland as a fun teacher, but know what she did was wrong and say one bad teacher doesn't define all of them. Students at Durand High School remember having class with former Spanish teacher Jennifer Bland. "The class was fun and everything." Some say they knew what was really going on with Bland...
  • MURDER OF LARRY BLAND & NATHAN SPENCER

    01/05/2010 4:18:06 AM PST · by MissDairyGoodnessVT · 339+ views
    Jan.5th,2010 | self
    here's another & this was 2 years ago http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Donald.Young.Trinity.2.619036.html http://www.gbmnews.com Murder Rocks Chicago Church Community
  • MURDER of Donald Young,Nathan Spencer,Larry Bland

    01/05/2010 2:59:46 AM PST · by MissDairyGoodnessVT · 14 replies · 1,274+ views
    self | Jan.5th,2010 | MissDairyGoodnessVT
    Donald Young,Nathan(Nate)Spencer and Larry Bland were members of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago,Ill. Donald Young "grew up" in TUCC under the auspices of Rev.J.Wright and eventually became ChoirMaster he was murdered point blank with a bullet to the back of his head the Chicago CI Division to the best of my knowledge has SHELVED the investigation for a later date.
  • Ganymede Age Threatened by Magnetism (moon does not fit old-age view of our solar system)

    12/05/2008 8:38:59 AM PST · by GodGunsGuts · 40 replies · 1,304+ views
    CEH ^ | December 2, 2008
    The biggest moon in the solar system is Ganymede, the third large moon out from Jupiter. Larger than Mercury, Ganymede has a heterogeneous surface of dark and light areas (picture), grooved terrain, abrupt changes of landforms, and bright splashes where impacts have scarred its icy surface (gallery). What goes on inside, though, is more surprising: it has an intrinsic magnetic field. Researchers could only make it last for the assumed age of the solar system by appealing to “special conditions” that are not necessarily compatible with theories of its formation...
  • Bury Christmas Beneath the Willow

    12/16/2005 10:10:29 AM PST · by Thorin · 27 replies · 831+ views
    Chronicles ^ | 12/16/05 | Aaron Wolf
    Reports in the national press that some modern megachurches are “closing” on Christmas in order to encourage families to “have a more personal experience on that day” have shocked many traditional Christians. The Chicago Tribune first reported this phenomenon on December 6, in an article about the godfather of megachurches, Willow Creek. Other articles followed, in USA Today and other papers, chronicling the trend throughout the United States. This is nothing new for Willow Creek, and the WillowCreeking of America is evidenced by the spread of this trend. Many, many churches, including Rockford’s Heartland Community Church (which recently purchased Colonial...
  • Breaking - On Fox News NOW (Recently nominated for best thread title of the year)

    08/19/2005 8:47:11 AM PDT · by J. Worthington Witfellow · 67 replies · 3,182+ views
    Abbas: Gaza pullout due to "Palestinian Sacrifices."