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Feb. 13th, 2006
Pictures Going Up
Feb. 13th, 2006 02:21 pmI'm uploading pictures to as yet unamed folders on Fotki. And, if I ever figure out how to upload or unload Semagic's queue, I'll be posting my positively brilliant day by day comments about Cancun, The Mayan Palace, Playa del Carmin, Tulum, Cancun shopping, Xcaret, and the trip home.
No, the Noreaster did not slow my NWA planes down, but a bunch o' people getting in late from Puerto Rico did. I flew from Cancun to Memphis on the same plane as my sister, cousin and friend. We split up at Memphis. Their plane left on time; my plane did not. Then, to add to the whole process, NWA displayed the wrong location for the luggage, which was sitting on the carousel beside the one they said it was going to be at, and people were behaving strangely at the airport pickup. I even saw one get ticketed.
No, the Noreaster did not slow my NWA planes down, but a bunch o' people getting in late from Puerto Rico did. I flew from Cancun to Memphis on the same plane as my sister, cousin and friend. We split up at Memphis. Their plane left on time; my plane did not. Then, to add to the whole process, NWA displayed the wrong location for the luggage, which was sitting on the carousel beside the one they said it was going to be at, and people were behaving strangely at the airport pickup. I even saw one get ticketed.
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Feb. 13th, 2006 02:26 pmU.N. Report Criticizes U.S. for Gitmo
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:48 p.m. ET
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:48 p.m. ET
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A U.N. investigation has concluded that the United States committed acts amounting to torture at Guantanamo Bay, including force-feeding detainees and subjecting them to prolonged solitary confinement, according to a draft report obtained Monday.
U.S. officials rejected the report, saying it was riddled with errors and treated statements from detainees' lawyers as fact.
The report from five U.N. human rights experts also recommended the United States close Guantanamo Bay and revoke all special interrogation techniques authorized by the Department of Defense.
It accused the United States of violating the detainees' rights to a fair trial, to freedom of religion and to health.
''The apparent attempts by the U.S. administration to reinterpret certain interrogation techniques as not reaching the threshold of torture in the framework of the struggle against terrorism are of utmost concern,'' the draft report said. More
Ingrid's Spicy Hot Chocolate
½ vanilla bean
2 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons mineral or filtered water
1 pinch ground ginger
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch black pepper
1 pinch licorice powder (optional)
3 ½ ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
4 teaspoons Scharffen Berger natural cocoa powder
1 to 2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream.
1. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and place the seeds and pod in a medium saucepan. Add the milk, water and spices and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Whisk in the chocolate and cocoa powder until melted. Add the sugar to taste and then the cream. Let cool for 45 minutes.
2. To serve, remove the vanilla pod, return to the stove and whisk over low heat until frothy and warm. Serves 4. Adapted from "The Chocolate Connoisseur."
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½ vanilla bean
2 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons mineral or filtered water
1 pinch ground ginger
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch black pepper
1 pinch licorice powder (optional)
3 ½ ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
4 teaspoons Scharffen Berger natural cocoa powder
1 to 2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream.
1. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and place the seeds and pod in a medium saucepan. Add the milk, water and spices and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Whisk in the chocolate and cocoa powder until melted. Add the sugar to taste and then the cream. Let cool for 45 minutes.
2. To serve, remove the vanilla pod, return to the stove and whisk over low heat until frothy and warm. Serves 4. Adapted from "The Chocolate Connoisseur."
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