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December 2011
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Dec 17th
Skinny Figgy and Date bars
Made my own version of these last night,  so yummy.  I did not add the icing, but feel free— My added ingredients indicated with *, the crossed out ingredients I omitted from the original recipe: Ingredients Filling: 8 ounces dried figs  4 ounces pitted dates *1/4 cup shredded coconut *2 ounces pitted prunes *2 tbsp. flax seeds 2 tbsp. silvered or chopped almonds (optional) 2...
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old stuff- gymnopedies (by Anisa)
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Vintage Creamer Green 1 oz →
j’tadore…
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Skinny Figgy Bars | recipe from FatFree Vegan... →
This site looks amazing..
Dec 7th
November 2011
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Matatu of the day:
“Divine Overflow”
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The Best Jarred Tomato Sauce: Our Taste Test... →
Really? Go figure… $2.99 from Target. Works for me! 
Nov 29th
PEAR + RICOTTA TART
On my list of recipes to try http://www.relayfoods.com/Recipe/XBDUN/8KVVD/pear-ricotta-tart-?cityID=CHO Ingredients For the crust: 1-¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tbsp sugar 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, cold, cut into ½-inch cubes 4-5 tbsp water For the tart: 16 oz whole milk ricotta 6 oz cream cheese 4 tbsp honey, divided 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 pears, sliced and pressed...
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(via Drawing an Israel-Palestine Border - Robert Wexler - International - The Atlantic)
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October 2011
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Punctuation, from 'The Complete Plain Words' →
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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | How hard is it to climb... →
This is encouraging.
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Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of... →
oh good…. 
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September 2011
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Food safety is critical to nutrition security -... →
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August 2011
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Aug 31st
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Glimpsing the Future in Kenya | David Roodman's... →
Came across this really interesting article in my efforts to find a point of entry into Nairobi’s development world… [thanks Smashkan!]
Aug 22nd
Swahili for the day: "La la na malaika".
“sleep with the angels”.
Aug 22nd
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July 2011
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NPR's Planet Money explains the debt ceiling →
If you’re like me (and apparently many of our elected officials), with very little understanding as to what all the fuss was about, read on…
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July 13, 2011-  (excerpt) Granddad recites Robert Burns’ “To a Mouse” from memory http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/translations/554.htm
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Low Fat Healthy Zucchini Bread Recipe | Yummly →
current project-
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the countdown begins?
flight details Washington to Nairobi Flight 1 Thursday, August 18, 2011 ...
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How do you peel a peach? Really, how do you? -... →
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June 2011
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How to Read the Rising Gas Prices- Economist →
Jun 22nd
Lebanese Consular Information:
Ø  The entry of females who used to work as artists or masseuses, whatever is their age or the period they stayed outside Lebanon, is subjected to a prematurely approval from the General Directorate of the General Security. Ø  The following cases are exempted from all the conditions concerning the address, the round trip ticket, and the prematurely approval from the General Directorate of...
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