Selling Food Products to the U.S.
Exporting food products to the U.S. can a piece of cake, if done right.
The market is big both in terms of physical size and population, now well over 300 million and growing. The food market is complex with the usual welter of wholesalers, distributors, retailers and individual consumers served via e-commerce. It's best to do your research and then decide where best to focus. If in doubt, select one of the many food and beverage trade shows around the country and visit as a guest. Here, you'll learn a ton about pricing, packaging, competitors and best sale channels for your specific product.
There are many other regional and national shows. Some are international, where you can expand your horizons by meeting non-U.S. buyers.
Similar to most other countries, the U.S. has strict food safety regulations to protect people from harmful products. If you plan to sell your product commercially, you'll need to get it tested by one of a collection of testing entities that are approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
These third-party testers often specialize in certain food product types such as seafood, canned food, plant-based foods, meat and poultry, etc. Once you've selected one based on the information provided, including the tester's website, you will be walked through the process. Some products may require an onsite inspection of your manufacturing facility, work normally done by the FDA counterpart in your country. Where none exists, the inspection may be conducted by a third party in your country with whom the FDA-approved tester contracts. The purpose is to avoid the expense of flying testers around the world, a particular hardship for the smaller food exporter.
Once approved, you'll be issued a certificate that will enable the export of your product to the U.S. To avoid inspections by customs officials each time a shipment arrives in the U.S., and this is done because of credible threats to the nation's food supply, the U.S. requires prior notice of the arrival of a shipment. Once approved to ship to the U.S., you'll be given access to a system that allows a notice to be filed and approved electronically. This will avoid delays at the port of arrival.
B2C sales via e-commerce generally require a notice of arrival even if sent via post or an express carrier. Failure to do so may result in penalties if done repeatedly. The only exception is food sent as a gift or for non-commercial purposes.
A reason for the complexity is the rules vary from one kind of a product to another. Since labels sometimes intentionally contain false or misleading information, you need to avoid formulations that confuse or deceive. Certain type faces and sizes are required. So, it's best to study the details before heading to the post office, new orders in hand.
Did we say selling food products in the U.S. is a piece of cake? We should have said that while many companies are successful selling their food products into the U.S., the key is not to go off half-baked.


Elastomers used in the medical industry are known as medical elastomers. They are used in the applications where higher flexibility or elasticity is required. Medical grade elastomers are used to optimize the function of life sciences applications. The global medical elastomers market is registering a good growth, due to the increasing demand of medical devices across the globe. This can also be attributed to its use in the wide range of applications, including medical tubes, medical bags, patch adhesives, orthopedic gels, and others.
Based on type, the medical elastomers market is segmented into thermoset and thermoplastic. Among these two, thermoplastic elastomers category held the larger share in the market and also expected to register the higher growth during the forecast period. Thermoplastic elastomers have been used in many applications areas owing to their high degree of purity, low level of extractable compounds, cost effectiveness, and recycling ability. They are also increasingly replacing latex and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials, as in some cases they can cause allergic reactions.
Additionally, thermoplastic elastomers alloys possess excellent barrier properties which are adequate for applications which require impermeable wrapping in medical applications including IV-infusion bags. All these factors are contributing to the medical elastomers market growth.
On the basis of application, the medical elastomers market is categorized into medical tubes, catheters, syringes, gloves, medical bags, implants, and others. Of all these, medical tubes are anticipated to hold the largest share in the market, as it allows softening without plasticizers and helps in the PVC free production of medical tubes. The demand of medical tubes is increasing in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, resulting in the increase of medical elastomers market growth.
However, the implants application is projected to grow at the highest CAGR in the coming years, which is attributed to the increasing demand for prosthetic implants and orthopedic implants.
The major factors driving the medical elastomers market are the advancements in the thermoplastic elastomers processing industry, increasing demand of elastomers in the medical industry, growing awareness of high-quality healthcare facilities, and increasing demand of medical devices incorporating elastomers. Advancements in the thermoplastic elastomers processing industry are among the main factor driving the market growth. The manufacturers are developing selected grades to fulfill the requirements for medical compliance and also complying with the standards set by Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Standards (EU), and other regulatory bodies.
Significant investment for the product development is the major challenge identified in the medical elastomers market. Also, considering the sensitivity of the industry, various precautions, an extra care needs to be taken while developing new products, making it a time consuming process. Investors have to wait for a very long time in order to get the returns on their investments, which pull them back in investing in the market. All these factors are posing as a major challenge in the market growth.
The availability of multiple grades of elastomers in the medical elastomers market makes it a very competitive market, where manufacturers need to constantly invest in the market in order to attain the competitive edge by expanding their product portfolio, new product development, and others. Also, survival of new entrants is tough, as it is capital intensive market and also highly regulated.
Asia-Pacific is expected to lead the medical elastomers market in the coming years, due to the expanding medical industry in the region. The medical industry in countries such as China and India are rapidly growing, primarily due to growing population, which is increasing the demand of medical devices, equipment, and others in the region. According to export.gov, in 2016, the Chinese medical device industry registered a growth of 20.1% as compared to 2015. The growth was majorly fueled by the hospital procurements to meet the need of the growing population.
Key players in the medical elastomers industry are focusing on developing more advanced elastomers and are investing significantly in the market to attain the same. BASF SE, DowDuPoint Inc., Solvay SA, Royal DSM, Eastman Chemical Company, Celanese Corporation, Polyone Corporation, Trelleborg AB, Kuraray Co., Ltd., RTP Company, and Foster Corporation are some of the key players offering various elastomers to the medical industry.


Iron Horse also offers its clients the option to purge and clean their vessels. Purging the vessel removes all remaining residual product and a good cleaning is necessary to ensure the tank car is ready for transport, servicing, disposal or continued use. This is all done using vacuum trucks and a 360 degree gamma jet nozzle inserted into the man way of the vessel. The inside is then steamed and treated with a compatible cleaning solution before being flushed with water.


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Q: how to list available arguments in a jinja template I have a template, say with one variable NAME
my_template = "Hello {{ NAME }}"

Eventually the code will render the template, eg:
from jinja2 import Template
template = Template(my_template)
// what code would return 'NAME' here?
rendered = template.render(NAME="frank")

I need to get the list of variables / "available args" to the template.  In this case, this would return NAME (likely in a collection of some sort).
(My detailed use case is I accept templates that may, optionally, include some well-known template-variable names, which I need to pull out, and then add to the context as i call render())

A: I was blocked on this, so eventually found the answer.  This requires jinja2.meta
from jinja2 import Template, Environment, meta
env = Environment()
ast = env.parse(code_string)
for var in meta.find_undeclared_variables(ast):
    print(var)   # <-----
template = Template(code_string)
template.render( # ... args

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A pioneer in the field of mind-controlled prosthetics, Jan Scheuermann, 55, is a quadriplegic on a mission to make the world a better place. She volunteered to be part of a groundbreaking research project to get people with paralysis to move prosthetic limbs using their minds, and she's been making international news in the process.
Jan's journey without question is one for the history books, and even though the research she's taking part in is poised to help millions, it likely will never be able to directly improve her own life. And she's totally ok with that.
Jan's main hope is that the research leads to big time discoveries to truly help people with spinal cord injuries be more independent. Read on for her truly selfless and fascinating story.
In the 1990s long before Jan was disabled, Jan was a 30 something wife and mother to two daughters living in California. She was also running a murder mystery production company called "Deadly Affairs." Her life was more than full.
But in 1996, she began to experience mysterious leg weakness that made her feel like her legs were dragging. She knew it was more serious than just tired muscles. Jan was eventually diagnosed with spinocerebellar degeneration, an autoimmune disorder.
Two years later, she moved back home to Pittsburgh and within those two years Jan had lost all leg movement. In four years time, she lost all movement from the neck down. This was without a doubt one of the most significant changes in Jan's life.
Transitioning to such a limited life can be difficult, which is why Jan was excited to take part in the "Hector Project;" a research project taking place at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. After hearing about it online, she called and before she knew it she was part of the program.
In early 2012, she first had two implants inserted into the top of her head, which she called "Lewis and Clark." These contained 100 electrodes and were put in the cortex of the brain controlling movement. These electrodes were amazingly able to read her brain signals and send them to the prosthetic arm which on a whim she randomly named "Hector" (and turns out to mean "to grasp").
In the beginning, Jan was able to move the arm up and down right away quite easily, and within a few months she was able to move the wrist and grasp the hand. Her ultimate goal – to feed herself chocolate, which she was able to do a year into the research.
These findings from the University of Pittsburgh are the first of its kind, and it's been all over the news, from the Daily Mail to 60 Minutes. They were also published in the Journal of Neural Engineering in late 2014.
In October 2014, Jan's journey with "Hector the Robotic Arm" came to a close when she had the electrodes "Lewis and Clark" removed from her brain. A bittersweet end, Jan understands the research had reached its arc, but she still has plans to further its purpose.
Speaking to elementary schools and beyond both in person and via Skype, Jan plans to talk about her experiences with Hector for years to come. She knows the more she's out there speaking on this important technology, the faster it can move from research the clinical applications, which we can all agree is the ultimate goal.
Let's hope we see more of this amazing tech applied in our lifetimes. One can hope!
Could you be a lab rat like Jan?
This entry was posted in SCI Superstars and tagged Jan Scheuermann, Mind controlled arm, mind controlled prosthetics, Spinal cord injury, spinocerebellar degeneration, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on September 30, 2014 by Tiffiny.
In Jarrett Martin's world, the place he loves to be the most is in the sky – free-falling at 100 miles an hour with the wind in his face. But after his injury five years ago, he feared the one thing he loved the most would no longer be possible.
Jarrett grew up in a family-run skydive business; skydiving was and still is in his blood. The notion of no longer skydiving was never something he was willing to accept, and he never had to. Within months of his injury he was back skydiving, but the AMAZING thing about Jarrett's return isn't just the fact that he's back in the sky, it's everything he's also done and making history in the process.
To find out all the amazing things Jarrett has been up to since his spinal cord injury, read our post below.
When we say Jarrett was a born and bred skydiver, we weren't kidding. He was only 10 years old the first time he tried skydiving, and he was hooked. By the time he was 14 he was jumping solo, and by the time he was 16 he had amassed 1,000 jumps, including 20 base jumps.
After graduating from high school, Jarrett scored a dream summer job at Skydive Hawaii as a rigger, but it was while he was in this tropical paradise when his injury occurred. One afternoon he and some friends decided to try some speedflying tricks (the extreme sport of jumping off mountain sides with a parachute strapped to your back), but his parachute failed to open.
Jarrett crashed hard, not only breaking his back but also tearing his aorta and damaging his lungs and kidneys. "It was a miracle I survived," Jarrett admits. Now being a T4 injury, Jarrett knew his balance would never be the same, but he was determined to try skydiving again asap. Within six months of his accident he was back skydiving, and soon scored a new skydiving job at Skydive Florida.
He also became a spokesperson for the United States Skydiving Team post-injury, and even returned to skydive competitions around the world, competing in the style and accuracy category, and becoming the only para in the game. Jarrett refused to allow his injury to affect what he loved most.
What's probably the most impressive thing Jarrett has done post-injury is that he's gone base jumping again, and has made history as the first paraplegic to base-jump from the heights he's doing it from. This past summer he and five friends went to Norway, specifically the Helo Boogie area in the fjords, to go one as many base-jobs as possible over an 11 day period.
And even more unexpected happiness has entered Jarrett's life post-injury – he landed another awesome skydiving job at Skydive Dubai, which he's been working at since this past summer. In a country not worried about legalities, this is a great place for a paraplegic to live out his or her skydiving dreams.
We got to give it to Jarrett Martin in a big way. He may have been just 18 when he was injured, but the maturity he's shown since his injury is unbelievably impressive. We're thrilled he's not only "returned" to the sport, but he's back at it 100%, and that is something no one expected. Gotta love it.
Have you tried skydiving with a spinal cord injury? How did it go?
This entry was posted in SCI Superstars and tagged Helio Boogie, Jarrett Martin, Paraplegic base jumping, Paraplegic skydiver, Skydive Dubai, US Skydiving TeaM, wheelchair skydiving on September 30, 2014 by Tiffiny.


Women were forcibly sterilized for violating the one child policy and believers were persecuted because of their differences with the communist party. This was China in the 80s. Despite the economic reformation in 1978 which called for a more open society, underlying the phoniness of bureaucracy, society was still lack of religious freedom, still lack of human rights, and flooded with outdated notions of socialism. The graphic novel "Yun" written by Yun and Paul Hattaway and illustrated by Hattaway vividly depicts the restrictive societal environment through the lens of the main character Yun. Yun, which portrays the author himself, is a devoted believer to God, but is tortured and tormented because of China's social environment. Facing the challenges toward his beliefs, Yun undoubtedly chooses God. The graphic novel praises the nobility of Yun's beliefs, and reveals the malevolence of the Chinese society during the 80s.
This novel is intriguing for its artwork and themes. The artwork in "Yun" has no exaggerated visuals. There are barely any onomatopoeias and emanates, which are key components for an action based graphic novel. However the artworks in "Yun" are special for its excessive details in characters and subtle emotional changes. This is more impactful as exaggerated visuals can only temporarily agitate readers, whilst details have more long lasting effects. For example, when Yun meets his son who is beginning to have doubts in Jesus, Yun is highly anxious. The illustrator used 4 panels just to show Yun's emotional changes. This not only enables readers to sense the tense mood, it also results as readers empathizing with Yun. The themes on the other hand are truly remarkable, similarities can be found between this graphic novel and the award winning film Shawshank Redemption. They both depict how faith is able to save men from woeful situations disregarding the impossibility of troubles at hand. "Yun" describes a true story of Christianity saving a man from despair. Persistence is also a theme expressed through the graphic novel.
The core weakness of the graphic novel however also pertains to the artwork, with the major reason being the short attention span of readers. Although it sends a highly powerful message, this graphic novel uses black and white colorings and without exaggerated visuals, it is really hard to keep readers focused. If emanates and onomatopoeias are used more frequently it will certainly add a unique taste to the graphic novel.
As for target audiences, the graphic novel is suitable for religious believers, especially Christians, because the graphic novel "Yun" truly shows how beliefs can save people, and conveys the importance of defending beliefs no matter what society values. In general, teenagers should also read it, because persistence is also a theme expressed. Today people are fickler than ever, technologies and social media are really becoming huge parts of people's lives, reading this will allow teenagers to appreciate their lives more, instead of constantly posting their photoshopped selfies on snapchat.
This graphic novel should definitely be considered as literature. In a broad sense, literature is any work that can have a lasting effect on readers. This graphic novel certainly has accomplished that prerequisite and in a fairly well manner. Paragraphs, stanza, and words do indeed play an irreplaceable role in literature. But there was a time when writings did not exist, where literature was conveyed verbally. Graphic novels can be seen as an evolvement of literature. Although mediums of conveyance are different between graphic novels, and conventional literature, one cannot deny the profound effects graphic novels, especially this one has on readers.


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Missouri percent of borrowers at 2-year colleges in 18 default on student loans
By Missouri Business Daily reports | Dec 4, 2018
At State Fair Community College, 24 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
MARKSNELSON: Steps You Need to Take to Prepare for 2018 Year-End
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2018
2018 is bringing some significant changes to the income tax world; now is the time to be talking with your accountant about these changes and the impact they will have on your tax situation.
GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Local IT company's growing momentum spurs new office move, additional services for clients
A new office, a growing list of service lines, new executive leadership—the momentum at Veracity Consulting hasn't slowed since being named a Top 10 Small Business earlier this year
GREATER ST. CHARLES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: St. Charles County Lifestyle Magazine Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting
Publisher Judy Peters celebrated the start of the new publication St. Charles County Lifestyle Magazine with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018
GREATER NORTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Congratulations McDonald's!
Congratulations McDonald's!
CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Quality of Life in Cape Girardeau
It is a difficult thing to define but a very important component of a vibrant community.
These 2-year schools have the top 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S.
By Local Labs News Service | Dec 5, 2018
Cass Career Center, Nevada Regional Technical Center and Pike-Lincoln Technical Center are among two-year schools in the U.S. with the best 'on time' graduation rates, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
Lindenwood University fields most volleyball players in Missouri
Lindenwood University ranked No. 1 for student volleyball participation in the state, according to a Watchdog analysis of college sports participation.
These 2-year schools have the worst 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S.
Saint Louis Community College and St Charles Community College are among two-year schools in the U.S. with the lowest 'on time' graduation rates, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
TABLE ROCK LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Reeds Spring School District Hires New Superintendent
By Press release submission | Dec 10, 2018
The Reeds Spring School District has hired Dr. Cody Hirschi to be its next superintendent.
GREATER NORTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Missouri Veterans Home Ribbon Cutting
We were honored to be a part of the Missouri Veterans Home Ribbon Cutting Ceremony today!
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI COLLEGE: NCMC Students Attend Statewide Student MSTA Leadership Meeting
NCMC Students Cole Little, Chasidy Finney, and Nesa Leeper recently attended the Student Missouri State Teachers Association (SMSTA) state leadership meeting in Columbia, Missouri.
SOUTH KC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Increased Minimum Wage Has Been Established for 2019
Last week the Missouri Department of Labor announced that the state minimum wage rate for 2019 has been established, according to state law, and will be $8.60 per hour, effective January 1, 2019.
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY: Lindenwood Business Students Manage $100,000 Portfolio
In Harmon Hall, home of the Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University, students are getting real experience in finance, after the Board of Trustees approved $100,000 from the university's endowment to create a new Student Managed Investment Fund.
Analysis: Which college golf program grossed the most in the U.S.
By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018
University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Missouri Western State University top the list of highest grossing men's college golf programs nationwide in 2016
University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City and University of Missouri-St Louis top the list of highest grossing women's college golf programs nationwide in 2016
EXPRESS SCRIPTS: Walmart and Express Scripts Sign Three-Year Agreement to Deliver Greater Value to Insured and Uninsured Pharmacy Customers
Today, Walmart and Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) announced an extension to the companies' existing network agreement to provide access to Walmart's prescription services for Express Scripts clients' covered members.
TABLE ROCK LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 9th Annual Food Drive a Big Success
The Reeds Spring School District's annual food drive helped to feed 83 families.
GREATER ST. CHARLES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Owner
Donut King recently donated to the annual Shop with a First Responder event.
CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: October Unemployment Numbers
The latest statistics are out and Cape Girardeau is at or below record numbers for our area.

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"The Issue Behind the Issue"
It's normal to think "in the box" because we're attached to our conditions in life, neuro-chemically and psychologically. It's time to be aware and witness these conditions and begin the process to think "outside of the box". Allow yourself to be vulnerable, open, and dream of that greater you and step into it, step by step, like Gandhi, Churchill, and Mother Teresa have done. They had a vision and kept going regardless of the many roadblocks and curve balls thrown at them. Dreams can be achieved when your inner and external environment no longer hold you back.
For more information about Laura Thompson, please visit her coaching website and her Amazon author page.
Laura Thompson is known by many as an international Certified Executive and Leadership Development Coach, strategic marketing communications professional, and storyteller who has worked with leading companies in the financial services, legal, hospitality, and non-profit industries. Please visit www.laurathompsoncoaching.com for more information about her coaching methodology, philosophy, and certifications.
She has served on many different nonprofit boards in the arts, education, and media sectors. She was also appointed the United Nations Permanent Representative in New York for Organisation Mondiale des Experts-Conseils-Arbitres (O.M.E.C.A.), a Non-Government Organization (NGO) based in Paris, France in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
She is author of the novel Laughter in the Canyon (South Street Press, 2008), an everlasting love story and also, a poet, Mosaic of Love (South Street Press, 2009), a book of poems about love and the mysteries of life. For more information, please visit her Web site www.loralia.com (Loralia LLC, Global Media Ventures).
Laura has a B.A. in Finance from Simmons College; an M.A. in International Relations with a Specialization in International Business and Economics from Boston University in Paris, France; and Diploma for International Business from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Laura has traveled extensively and considers herself a world citizen.


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Do You Wanna Go Party is the sixth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in June 1979 on the TK label.

History
Do You Wanna Go Party contains the group's last number one hit in the US, "Please Don't Go". The title track was a moderate hit, with more success on the R&B chart, reaching the top ten.  The B-side to "Please Don't Go", "I Betcha Didn't Know That", was also a Top 20 R&B chart hit.

Track listing

Personnel
Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocal
Jerome Smith – guitar
Richard Finch – bass guitar, drum, percussion
Robert Johnson – drum
Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
Ken Faulk – trumpet
Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
Jerry Peel – french horn
Joe Singer – french horn
Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
Beverly Champion – background vocals
Donna Rhodes – background vocals
Althea Tate – background vocals

Guest musicians
Manuel Capote – strings
David Chappell – strings
Bogdan Chruszcz – strings
David Everhart – strings
Marguerit Haldeman – strings
Roslind Lang – strings
Marjorie Lash – strings
Stuart McDonald – strings
Susan Oltman – strings
Robert Phillips – strings
Debra Spring – strings
Guy Weddle – strings
Valerie Vonpechy – harp
Charles Chalmers – background vocals
Sandra Chalmers – background vocals
Teri DeSario – background vocals

References

External links
 Do You Wanna Go Party at Discogs

1979 albums
KC and the Sunshine Band albums
TK Records albums

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Met Gala 2019: See All the Celebrity Red Carpet Looks (PHOTOS)
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Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images for The Met Museum
One of the year's most celebrated nights in fashion is going down tonight!
On Monday (May 6), the stars will arrive dressed to the nines as the 2019 Met Gala kicks off at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Curator in charge Andrew Bolton revealed "Camp: Notes on Fashion" as this year's exhibition theme, inspired by author and famed photographer Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp,'" which will concern "love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration... style at the expense of content... the triumph of the epicene style."
The red carpet for annual high-fashion function opens tonight at 5:00 p.m. EST — so be sure to check back, as we'll be covering all the celebrity looks and arrivals in our gallery below.
2019 Met Gala Red Carpet (PHOTOS)
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Мелинда Зедер (Melinda A. Zeder; ) — американский археолог, антропологический археолог и архезоолог, специалист по одомашниванию растений и животных и происхождению сельского хозяйства — в особенности на Ближнем Востоке. Доктор философии, эмерит-куратор Национального музея естественной истории. Член НАН США (2012). Отмечена Fryxell Award in Interdisciplinary Archaeology и Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology (2016).

Родилась в многодетной семье, четвертым ребенком из пяти. В раннем возрасте увлекается археологией, на нее оказывают влияние труды антрополога Лесли Уайта.
Окончила Мичиганский университет (бакалавр) и там же получила степени магистра и доктора философии. После учебы основала Zooarchaeology Consultants, консультационную фирму по археологии. Сотрудничала с Национальным музеем естественной истории, куда перешла на административную должность в 1989 году. Ныне там эмерит-куратор. Лектор Distinguished Lecture in Archaeology в честь Нормана Хаммонда.

Работала в Иране, Израиле, Турции, Сирии. Член Американской академии искусств и наук (2008). Фелло Американской ассоциации содействия развитию науки.

Публиковалась в Scientific Reports, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal of Archaeological Science и др.

Автор книги "Feeding Cities: Specialized Animal Economy in the Ancient Near East". Редактор «Documenting Domestication» (2006).

Замужем, дети. Супруг — Bruce Smith.

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 How the First Farmers Colonized the Mediterranean (2008)
 Brian Vastag. Ancient hunts drove gazelle toward extinction (April 18, 2011)

Женщины-археологи
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Члены Национальной академии наук США
Члены Американской академии искусств и наук
доктора философии
Сотрудники Смитсоновского института
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RICHMOND, Va. — Members of the Virginia Defense Force took part in the "Perfect Storm" statewide amateur radio emergency communications exercise Jan. 19, 2019, in Richmond and Lynchburg, Virginia, and the VDF was among the nearly 80 amateur operators and agencies registered for this annual event. In Richmond, VDF personnel trained on amateur radio systems and built partnerships with amateur radio operators who support the Virginia Department of Emergency Management at the Virginia Emergency Operations Center. In Lynchburg, VDF members used the equipment in their mobile communications platform trailer to make contact the operators across the state.
Amateur radio can be an invaluable emergency communications resource in severe weather situations when tradition systems are unavailable. Bruce explained.
The exercise provided an opportunity for the VDF to continue to build on the existing partnership with VDEM and expand their relationships with amateur radio organizations, said Maj. (Va.) Shawn P. Landis, a Communications Operations Officer for the VDF and was the officer in charge of the VDF personnel working in Richmond during the exercise.
Landis explained that each time the VDF is able to conduct exercises with amateur radio organizations, they are able to improve their ability to communicate across long distances. He added that the exercises provide opportunities for experimentation with different antenna configurations, different modes operation, and to learn from amateur radio operators with many years of experience. For this exercise, several modes of operation were available for use, but HF and Telnet Winlink (digital message transmission), and HF 40 and 80 meters voice communications were used by the operators at VDEM.
"These exercises provide an assessment of capabilities in terms of training and equipment, and we get better each time we come out," he said.
According to the National Association of Amateur Radio web site, there are three types of license classes for amateur radio operations: Technician, General and Amateur Extra. The Technician class license is the entry-level license of choice for most new radio operators, the General class license grants some operating privileges on all amateur radio bands and all operating modes, and the Amateur Extra class license conveys all available U.S. Amateur Radio operating privileges on all bands and all modes.
The ARRL site explains that amateur radio, also known as ham radio, can be used to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones and can "be a lifeline during times of need." Amateur radio operates on designated "radio bands" as authorized by the FCC as a companion to other bands of radio spectrum allocated for government, military and commercial radio uses employed by aircraft, ship, fire and police communications.
Landis holds the Amateur General license, and the VDF currently has about 10 percent of its members holding one of the three licenses. The highest percentage of members with licenses are assigned to the Communications Battalion, but the VDF is encouraging all its members to pursue this achievement. Members who have a license can were a tab on their uniform indicating the type of amateur license they hold. Membership in the VDF helps license holders to improve their skills and help them prepare for the higher level license.
To earn the Technician license requires passing one examination totaling 35 questions on radio theory, regulations and operating practices. After earning the Technician license, an operator can earn the General class license rafter passing passing a 35 question examination. Earning the Amateur Extra license requires passing a thorough 50 question examination.
The VDF MCP is a 7 1/2 feet by 16 feet trailer equipped with multiple radio systems for voice and data communications, and it also features a map board and work space so it can function as a mobile command post. Using an MCP, members of the VDF are able to communicate across a variety of radio spectrums with emergency response and public safety organizations as well as amateur radio operators.


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Axel Samuel (Sam) Emanuel Larsson (i riksdagen kallad Larsson i Ulriksdal), född 30 september 1883 i Uppsala, död 24 december 1945 i Ulriksdal, Solna, var en svensk ämbetsman och riksdagsledamot (folkpartist). Han var socialminister
i Carl Gustaf Ekmans regering 1930–1932.

Sam Larsson, som var son till en vaktmästare, blev filosofie kandidat vid Uppsala universitet 1910 och gjorde därefter karriär i olika ämbetsverk, bland annat som föreståndare för Järnvägsstyrelsens statistik 1915 och byråchef i Kontrollstyrelsen från 1920. Han var landstingsman för Stockholms län 1918-1926. Efter sin tid som socialminister i Carl Gustaf Ekmans regering 1930–1932 var han tillförordnad chef för Kontrollstyrelsen 1933–1934 och generaldirektör för Riksförsäkringsanstalten från 1935. Han anlitades i ett stort antal statliga utredningar.

Larsson var riksdagsledamot i första kammaren 1933–1945 för Västernorrlands läns och Jämtlands läns valkrets och tillhörde Frisinnade landsföreningens riksdagsgrupp Frisinnade folkpartiet, efter återföreningen 1935 ersatt av Folkpartiet. I riksdagen var han bland annat ledamot i andra lagutskottet 1933–1937 och i utrikesutskottet 1938–1944. Han var också ordförande för Folkpartiets förstakammargrupp 1938–1944.

Som riksdagsledamot engagerade han sig bland annat i socialpolitiska frågor. Han tillhörde särskilda utskottet för krisfrågorna vid 1933 års riksdag. Larsson studerade ingågende rusdryckslagstiftningen i olika länder och deltog verksamt i kampen mot spritsmugglingen. Han var ordförande i 1932 års arbetslöshetsförsäkringskommitté.

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Memoir of Wm. P. Hawes. To the memory of Cypress. Fire Island-Ana; or a week ...
By J. Cypress
suddenly starts, and his eye shoots fire toward the south-east. What is that scent which, borne on a new change of the wind, strikes his far-judging nose? Is that a fawn at the boiling spring? or a small girl that has lost her way? Snuff, snuff. No; the smell is too strong. That is the odor of full grown hunters-two legged members of his own profession, but bitter enemies to his particular guild. See him stand still, now, and muse, and survey. How would a piece of man-flesh taste ?-Good. How would a leaden bullet feel in the bowels? Rather indigestible fodder. He reasons; he deliberates. He remembers his Kamtskadale cousins, and waits to see if the hunters will approach "to conciliate his friendship." But is it a man? It might be an unmanageable
* Black bears are so numerous in Kamtschatka, that they are seen roaming about the plains in troops, and must long since have been exterminated, if they were not here more tame and gentle than in any other part of the world. In spring they descend from the mountains where they have wintered, to the mouths of the rivers, for catching fish, which swarm in all the streams of that peninsula. If the fish are plentiful, they eat only the heads; and when they find nets laid in any place, they dexterously drag them out of the water, and empty them of the fish. Towards autumn, when the fish go up the rivers, they advance with them gradually to the mountains. When a Kamtschadale espies a bear, he endeavors to conciliate his friendship at a distance, accompanying his gestures by courteous words. Indeed they are so familiar, that the women and girls, when they are gathering roots and herbs, or turf for fuel, are never disturbed in their employment, even in the midst of a whole drove of bears; and if one of these animals comes up to one of them, it is merely to take something out of their hands. They have never been known to attack a man, except when they are roused from their sleep, and they seldom turn upon the marksman whether they are hit or not. Notwithstanding this gentleness of the bear, its utility renders it a valuable object of prey. When the hunter and bear meet, the contest is generally bloody, but it generally terminates to the advantage of the artful huntsman. Armed with spears and clubs, the Kamtschadale goes in quest of the peaceful bear in his calm retreat, who, thinking only of his defence, takes the faggots brought by his pursuer, and chokes with them the entrance into his den. The mouth of the cavern being closed, the hunter bores a hole through the top, and then with the greatest security, spears his defenceless foe.-Tooke's View of Russia, vol. ii, p. 442.
colt, that has tumbled his master, and ran away, with the sweat from his rider's corduroys reeking upon his unsaddled back or a stray porker acorn-ing. He is in doubt. He looks around and reconnoitres. He discovers, up the lake, at the north, a truant boy, who has seen him, skating away homeward, fast as his iron volitaters will glide leeward. It was not his trail that he nosed, for that juvenal is with the wind. Does Sir Bruin detect those lurkers at the stand with guns? Will he make a demonstration against them? Will they bring their artillery to bear upon him? How many balls will he take patiently? Will he hug either one of those gentlemen, with the ardor of a bridegroom? What will he weigh when dressed? What frolicsome country maiden will be first wrapped in his skin, upon a sleighride? Who will be invited to dine upon his smoking haunch?
Reader, these are all questions which the publishers insist upon my submitting to thee; wherefore to answer them I forBear.
Let no bandbox Adonis turn up his self-sufficient nose at the foregoing ursine limnings. His father may have taught him the unjust expression "rough as a bear," when he swore at his landlord for calling for his rent before a month after quarter-day. The bear and his biography would be a splendid subject for the illustration of devoted family virtues, and of brave, bold, dashing chivalry, against enemies. His family is ancient and respectable. His blood has been kept pure and true. He is but a little lower than man, while he can write or make his mark, better than any Congo-ese, or Bogtrotter. As to reading, he is accomplished. He can find
sermons in stones, and books in every thing." The book of nature is his summer food. He roams, and plucks the autumnal fruits of knowledge. When winter's snows shut up
the volume, he retires to his private study, in some huge hollow oak, and there reflects and moralizes. The Indians of our western prairies know him better than any of the professional naturalists, and, I think, I have heard that they invite them to their talks. Certain it is, the Blackfeet are reported by travellers, to treat the Grizzly bear with profound respect, and have often offered their most beautiful maidens for marriage to them, with a view to improve the blood of the tribe by a cross; but this story is not well authenticated. The Grizzly bear, besides, is almost too violent in his affection. His kisses munch. His pressure would take the breath out of the body of every woman but one, whom I wot of. Although he may be called, by curtesy, a gentleman, yet is he a tyrant.
Ursus Maritimus, or the white bear, Arctician, is a specimen of majesty. He rules the poles, and builds his castles upon icebergs. His fields are snow-drifts, and his crops are seals and sea-horses. The wind-lashed sea breeds for his cubs their codfish, and throws upon his glacier furrows his welcome crop of wounded whales. Hardy, fearless, enterprising, he is monarch of the storm, king of the unknown Symnsonia-president of Ultima Thule.
Our own black bear has no pretensions to nobility. He is a republican, but a clever fellow. He is strong both in life and death. He can strike, scratch, and hug, equally well with his distant relatives; and when his guardian angel resigns. him to fate, Adonis makes his hair shine with his grease ; Podagrosus and Rheumaticus rub their feet with his fat flanks; Epicurus deliciates in his tender loin; Amator wraps his mistress in his skin, and envelopes her hands in a muff cut from his hairy cold-defier; while, as with his own comforter, gloves, and cap, he manages the breath-icicled steeds over
the nivoseous and gelid road, she thinks and feels him bear all
Bear is a very "interesting individual." Great things might be said of him. The publishers are not to blame for putting in that picture. I think it speaks for itself, and needs no illustration.
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McConnell: Trump's Not Guilty, But He Really Is
There are all kinds of things wrong with the American political system. Members of both parties more interested in seeing the other one fail than success for the nation as a whole, members of Congress more interested in their own re-election chances than the important issues of the day, and garnering donations from big business instead of working for the best interest of the individual, just to name a few. But the 78 year-old poster child for Washington's broken system is Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell.
Most of the American public thinks the impeachment managers laid out a pretty good case that Donald Trump's words and actions incited the rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. You saw videos of the mob members checking their phones to heed Trump's words. When the President of the United States, who seemed pleased that the insurrectionists were able to delay the certification of the November election for Joe Biden, finally, after hours of mayhem and death, finally sent a recorded message for the rioters to go home, the mob actually dispersed. Proof, to many, that if Trump had acted sooner, damage would have been minimal, and if Trump hadn't riled up the crowd in a speech earlier in the day, that a riot wouldn't have happened at all. Seven Republican senators voted to convict Trump, along with all 50 senate Democrats. Yes, it was a vote largely along party lines, but the real example of governmental ineptitude came after the roll call vote was taken.
The ayes were 57, and the nays were 43, but with a two-thirds vote needed to convict, Donald Trump was exonerated, at least politically. Majority leader Chuck Schumer used his time on the senate floor to blast Trump and the votes to acquit him, and then it was McConnell's turn.
For over nine minutes, McConnell spoke in the senate chamber and to the nation, reiterating the case that the prosecution had made in the preceding days. He called Trump's actions "disgraceful", and a "dereliction of duty". He said there was "no question" that Trump was "practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day." And this from the top Republican in the United States, and who voted not guilty. You knew a big 'but' was coming.
Almost halfway through his 20-minute address, it came. McConnell said that the Senate did not have the authority to impeach a President who is no longer in office, and added, "If President Trump were still in office, I would have carefully considered whether the House managers proved that specific charge [of inciting a riot]." That one sentence, after publicly condemning Trump's actions but not voting guilty, has a ton of hypocrisy attached to it.
First of all, McConnell inferred by that comment that he wasn't even listening to the prosecution's case, because he had already made up his mind that the case was irrelevant. He (and 99 other senators) had taken an oath to be impartial jurors, but that didn't matter to him.
Second, the issue of the constitutionality of the proceedings was addressed on the first day of the trial. The Senate voted 55 to 45 (five Republicans agreeing) that there was jurisdiction to impeach a president that is no longer in office. McConnell violated the rules of the trial set by his body, the United States Senate, and chose to be a stubborn child, and not play the rules because the vote didn't go the way he wanted.
And thirdly, and most importantly, the reason that Trump wasn't impeached while he was still in office is because McConnell himself wouldn't allow it. Before January 20, Republicans were in control of the Senate, and McConnell was the Majority Leader. He dictated the running of the Senate, when it was in session, and what issues would or would not come to the floor. McConnell made sure the Senate was in recess so the House couldn't deliver an article of impeachment to the floor.
For the first ten minutes of McConnell's speech on the floor, many viewers' jaws dropped because they couldn't believe that McConnell was condemning Trump even though he voted not guilty. For the next ten minutes, those mouths remained wide open because viewers couldn't believe he excoriated Trump in the first place, and is now using a constitutional excuse (former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton said later on CNN that the Constitution is not a technicality, not recognizing the issue was dealt with on the first day of the trial) to defend a not guilty vote.
Why say that Trump started the riot, and that the insurrectionists were there because of him, and that Trump could have stopped it? Why bother saying that? Most Republicans are still afraid of Trump politically if they go against him, or want Trump's money and donors for their campaigns when it comes re-election time. McConnell likely will, too. Right? The Sunday morning news programs suggest that McConnell would lose his leadership role, or have it greatly diminished, if he voted guilty. Power, not the people or the country, factored into McConnell's words this weekend.
There's a saying that you can't have your cake and eat it, too. In Washington you can. And this weekend, Mitch McConnell did.
No more love lost: A week before Valentine's Day and before the impeachment trial, these words exchanged between two top ranking House members, both from California. Regarding the vote to strip Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene of her committee memberships because of comments supporting Q-Anon beliefs, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said, referring to Democrats, "If people are held to what they have said prior to even being in this House. If the majority party gets to decide who sits on what other committees, I hope you keep that standard, because we have a long list you can work with in your own." Responding on NBC's Meet The Press February 7, Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff said, "Look. Kevin McCarthy stands for nothing except the perpetuation of his own position. He has no values, and in my view, cares about little except for hoping to be Speaker one day. God forbid." Not much reaching across the aisle there, huh?
Play ball!: To the fun and games department, baseball's Spring Training camps open this week, with pitchers and catchers reporting Wednesday or Thursday. Baseball is set to start on time this year, with 162 games, no designated hitter in the National League, and no expanded playoffs. There will be seven-inning doubleheaders and a runner at second base to start an extra inning. The first spring games are February 28, and the regular season gets underway on April 1.


The battle for the living room continues: One week after bringing down the price of its video downloading box to $300 to compete with Apple TV, Vudu has updated its software to version 1.2, adding about 80 more movies to its library and an on-screen broadband instant-HD indicator.
The indicator is supposed to alert a Vudu user when the broadband access for the box is at the right speed to handle HD content (no more unexpected, endless delays), and a recommendation option that matches your bandwidth options with the content available. And to keep it competitive, Vudu's HD movies are in the same price range as the rentals in the Apple TV service (starting at $4 each).
Most intriguingly, the update is supposed to bring a slightly more dynamic UI to the service, which is interesting because this particular feature is expected to be one of the more important facets in the next few years for entertainment boxes. So which one do you think will have the easiest screen movie rental navigation? Vudu or Apple? Or the Wii?


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A dollar bill's war story
PUBLISHED: February 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 11:14 a.m.
For nearly 35 years, the aged dollar bill sat in a box inside Lewis Turchi's bedroom closet, kept so securely hidden for safekeeping that it was nearly forgotten.
But after talk over a recent breakfast with friends turned to a discussion about war, Turchi went home to Palos Verdes Estates and pulled out the short snorter – an artifact of a World War II tradition in which servicemen signed and dated pieces of paper currency.
Scrawled upon the bank note was a handful of names penned in faded loose cursive, the name of a city in Luxembourg, and the date Feb. 7, 1945.
And on a margin of the bill's backside, written in neat, bold print, still vivid 65 years later, was a name: Cpl. Roscoe N. Pyles.
A longtime dentist on the Peninsula, Turchi was so enthralled that he began researching the name.
And what he would discover was a priceless link between a father and son that would bring a new perspective to the horrors of a war that left a deep, lasting impression on a family just a few miles away – all at the bargain price of $1.
Nearly every night of his childhood, Ron Pyles was awakened by the sound of his father screaming in his sleep.
U.S. Army Cpl. Roscoe Pyles survived the Battle of the Bulge, the long and bloody German offensive that concluded 65 years ago last month, but shortly afterward suffered injuries in Luxembourg for which he earned a Purple Heart.
Drafted as a 17-year-old Los Angeles High School student during World War II, he was processed April 22, 1944, at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro. Soon, he headed to Europe as a member of Gen. George S. Patton's Third U.S. Army, his son said.
At the war's end, Roscoe Pyles returned home to California as a veteran at just 19. He married, settled in Torrance, and opened a shop that sold decorative concrete products in an unincorporated county area west of Carson.
But life post-war was not always easy. After a few glasses of Jim Beam loosened his tongue, Roscoe Pyles would tell his son war stories, and few were pleasant.
"He talked about getting frostbite in Belgium, he was in the Battle of the Bulge, and all these things," Ron Pyles said.
His father suffered a mental breakdown in the 1960s, and died of heart failure in 1998 at age 72, the younger Pyles said.
"I often wonder if maybe that attributed to his life span," the 53-year-old said. "I had heard somewhere that people that are involved in a combat situation – they think it could take a few years off your life."
Clearly, the effects of war cast a dark, lifelong shadow over Roscoe Pyles.
Turchi called short snorters "the Facebook of the war," and indeed they served as a record of soldiers and aviators traveling together, said Tom Sparks, founder of the Short Snorter Project, a nonprofit that preserves, documents and raises awareness about the relics.
The tradition began with bush pilots in Alaska in the 1920s and peaked during World War II. Servicemen would each autograph the bank note, which one person retained as a keepsake. Later, should the bill holder be unable to produce the note at the request of another signee, he would owe a small glass of liquor – or a short snort, Sparks explained.
The practice became a morale booster, with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt signing a bill, and even movie stars like John Wayne and Gary Cooper offering up signatures, said Sparks, who lives near Seattle.
He figured that thousands of these bills exist around the world – many as collectors' items, some undiscovered and each a happy memory for a veteran somewhere.
"I get to meet a lot of the veterans who served in World War II, and when they find out what I'm up to, it causes this memory to resurface and you see this twinkle in their eye," Sparks said.
When cursory Internet research revealed that the man whose name was clearly etched onto his aging dollar bill entered the military and retired just miles away from his home, Turchi was incredulous.
"What's really sad is I've had this forever, and I was just 10 miles away the whole time," he said. "It's kind of a curiosity. Here's this dollar bill signed in 1945 in Luxembourg and ends up belonging 10 miles away."
Turchi made a telephone call, and learned the soldier had died more than a decade ago, but that his son Ron had taken over his business. The pair arranged to meet there on a rainy afternoon.
When he turned over the bill, Ron Pyles recognized his father's handwriting immediately, reflecting that it was just like his dad to be the only one of his platoon to print, rather than sign, his name.
"It's like a message in a bottle," Ron Pyles said.
The short snorter was a sign of happier times in the war that left such a significant impression on his father, who would have loved to see the bill again, Ron Pyles said.
"He would have been thrilled," he said. "(Turchi) would have loved my dad. They would have gotten along great."
For Turchi, himself a Navy man planning a trip to Normandy with his two World War II-buff sons, looking up Roscoe Pyles after all these years was a patriotic duty of sorts.
"It was kind of like taking him home again," Turchi said.
After the exchange, Ron Pyles matched the other signatures on the bill to those listed on the back of an old black-and-white photograph of his father's platoon. Now he's considering tracking down the other gentlemen.
The younger Pyles also pulled out the delicate paperwork that accompanied his father's Purple Heart, a substantial medal encased in a rickety black leather box lined in gold velour.
The fragile documents explained the location and circumstances of Roscoe Pyles' meritorious injury, and the date: Feb. 7, 1945, the exact day that he and his platoon signed that dollar bill 65 years ago today.
"This was the quiet before the storm," Pyles said. "They probably signed this at lunch and got attacked at night."
Roscoe Pyles spent 21 days in the hospital after shrapnel from a German 88mm tank gun embedded into his thigh bone. The war ended shortly thereafter, and he returned home with an honorable discharge.
And that dollar bill somehow, somewhere got put into circulation, and ended up in Los Angeles County in the hands of Turchi's mother, who passed it on to her son upon her 1975 death.
"It's just eerie," Turchi said.
Someday, Pyles will frame the bill, he said. But for now, it has a place of honor at his bedside, right alongside his father's Purple Heart.
"We were inseparable," Pyles said. "When he died, I was 41, and I was thinking to myself that there were only two weeks of my entire life we weren't together. That was my honeymoon, and I still called him every night."


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…but it only took them 10-15 minutes to get to my order. Had I known that it flew that fast, I probably wouldn't have bailed out those other times.
For those of you unfamiliar with Rick Bayless, he's like the king of Mexican food. Notice that I didn't qualify that with "here in the US"? That's because he may just be the king of Mexican food in all parts of the world INCLUDING Mexico. I've been to his other restaurants which are in the same building as Xoco – the fine dining Topolobampo and the somewhat casual Frontera Grill. Both are not to be missed. He's also been on TV quite a bit as host of his own PBS show and as winner of Top Chef Masters. I used to see him at the gym when I lived in Chicago and can personally attest to his being one of the friendliest guys I've ever met with a towel around his waist.
beer-braised beef short ribs, pickled jalapenos, Chihuahua cheese, black beans, cilantro crema, and arugula.
Braised Tallgrass shortribs, red chile broth, roasted vegetables, epazote, wild arugula, lime.
No regrets. It's deep, earthy, smoky flavors was exactly what I needed for that windy day.
Pure heaven – pork rinds with Tamazula hot sauce, queso añejo, onions, cilantro, lime.
OK, fine. I'll admit. I let my genetic predisposition to all things pork get the best of me.
But I also let my semi-All-American upbringing get the best of me as well by ordering the fried dough elegance that is the hazelnut churro.
To my credit, I didn't order the shot of chocolate to dip it in.
But I did buy a bag of the Bacon Caramel Corn for the kids.
And yes, it did make it home to them.
Wait – the best sandwich you ever had was in an airport???
unbelievably, yes. And I live in Ann Arbor, home of Zingermann's deli which is supposed to have some of the best around (they're overrated).
Chicharrones seems nice, never had it before, is it a south America dish?
Chicharrones is just the Spanish word for fried pork rinds – same kind you find in the potato chip aisle of the supermarket. I'm pretty sure they're worldwide. Adding all the other stuff was their recipe, though.
Rick Bayless' molé is on my list of things to eat before I die. That food looks amazing. Wow.
so good and cheap, too!
I've been to Frontera and love it! However, I recommend going hours before you're hungry,especially on a weekend. We had to endure a 3 hour wait. They told us to come back in two hours just to get our pager. It was worth it though. Next time I'll try Xoco.
Definitely perfect for a quick bite!
Yum yum yum yum yum. I too have passed on the long line at Xoco, and the only-10-p.m. reservation available at Frontera. This post made be decide that on my next Chicago trip, nothing is stopping me.
I went to Xoco more times than I'd like to admit when I worked in Chicago a few summers ago. So, so good!
Just experienced Xoco (see my blog Musing about Eating and Boozing) loved it!
This entry was posted on May 7, 2014 by thefoodandwinehedonist in Dining, The Chi, Travel and tagged chef, Chicago, culture, food, Mexico, Rick Bayless, television, travel.