Dinosaur find is no hollow feat | StarTribune.com
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Dinosaur find is no hollow feat
Dinosaur find is no hollow feat | StarTribune.com
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
St. Paul mom: I stole from burned son
St. Paul mom: I stole from burned son | StarTribune.com
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sales soar as Americans decide 'it's OK to go shopping again'
Sales soar as Americans decide 'it's OK to go shopping again' | StarTribune.com
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Gumby suspect, accomplice plead guilty
SAN DIEGO — The man accused of trying to rob a Rancho Peñasquitos convenience store dressed as Gumby, and his accomplice, each pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of misdemeanor burglary.
Gumby suspect, accomplice plead guilty | SignOnSanDiego.com
Gumby suspect, accomplice plead guilty | SignOnSanDiego.com
Handcrafted for hard-to-fit horses
Mark Nelson operates a century-old harness leather creasing machine in his workshop in rural Boyceville. Nelson’s customers include Old West living history re-enactors, mounted shooters and cowboy event competitors.
Riders and their mounts benefit from work of custom saddle maker
Handcrafted for hard-to-fit horses - JSOnlineFriday, November 25, 2011
Egypt's new PM says he has more power than predecessor; White House supports protesters
Egypt's new PM says he has more power than predecessor; White House supports protesters | StarTribune.com
Former New York Mafia boss found dead by river in Canada
Shot down in a ‘sloppy’ hit, another Montreal mobster dies
Former New York Mafia boss found dead by river in Canada | StarTribune.comThursday, November 24, 2011
Yam or sweet potato, what in the world is it?
Sweet Potato
Yam or sweet potato, what in the world is it? Many people use these terms interchangeably both in conversation and in cooking, but they are really two different vegetables.
Sweet Potatoes
Popular in the American South, these yellow or orange tubers are elongated with ends that taper to a point and are of two dominant types. The paler-skinned sweet potato has a thin, light yellow skin with pale yellow flesh which is not sweet and has a dry, crumbly texture similar to a white baking potato. The darker-skinned variety (which is most often called "yam" in error) has a thicker, dark orange to reddish skin with a vivid orange, sweet flesh and a moist texture.Current popular sweet potato varieties include Goldrush, Georgia Red, Centennial, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, and Velvet.
Yams
The true yam is the tuber of a tropical vine (Dioscorea batatas) and is not even distantly related to the sweet potato.Slowly becoming more common in US markets, the yam is a popular vegetable in Latin American and Caribbean markets, with over 150 varieties available worldwide.
Generally sweeter than than the sweet potato, this tuber can grow over seven feet in length.
The word yam comes from African words njam, nyami, or djambi, meaning "to eat," and was first recorded in America in 1676.
The yam tuber has a brown or black skin which resembles the bark of a tree and off-white, purple or red flesh, depending on the variety. They are at home growing in tropical climates, primarily in South America, Africa, and the Caribbean.
George Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation, 1789
"Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor - and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me 'to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.'
"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be - That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks - for his kind care and protection of the People of this country previous to their becoming a Nation - for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his providence, which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war - for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed - for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious
liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us. "And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions - to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually - to render our national government a blessing to all the People, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed - to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord - To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and Us - and generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best."
"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be - That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks - for his kind care and protection of the People of this country previous to their becoming a Nation - for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his providence, which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war - for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed - for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Caller ID is becoming fake ID
Caller ID is becoming fake ID | StarTribune.com
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
McDonald's, Target fire Minnesota egg company for Cruelity/Video
Chickens were treated cruelly
Beth Sparboe Schnell, president of Sparboe Farms, held up the FDA warning.
McDonald's, Target fire Minnesota egg company
Shoppers find egg shelves empty | StarTribune.comCops just can't keep up with latest designer-drug threats
Police raided this Duluth head shop in September
Cops just can't keep up with latest designer-drug threats | StarTribune.comSaturday, November 19, 2011
Nisswa kids abused for decades, charges say
Thomas Erickson
Erickson told police he was a Scout leader and church youth group leader in Nisswa.
Nisswa kids abused for decades, charges say | StarTribune.com
St. Paul house's sale price a steal - but seller didn't own it
St. Paul house's sale price a steal - but seller didn't own it - TwinCities.com
Oswald was lone gunman, upcoming film argues
Oswald was lone gunman, upcoming film argues - TwinCities.com
Libyan commander: Seif al-Islam Gadhafi arrested in south Libya
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| Reuters - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi stands in a plane in Zintan, Libya. A Libyan commander said that Gaddafi’s favored son was arrested on the border with Niger. |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Yacht captain says Robert Wagner responsible for Natalie Wood's 1981 death; case re-opened
Yacht captain says Robert Wagner responsible for Natalie Wood's 1981 death; case re-opened | StarTribune.com
Oklahoma State women's coach Kurt Budke, assistant Miranda Serna die in Arkansas plane crash
Oklahoma State women's coach Kurt Budke, assistant Miranda Serna die in Arkansas plane crash | StarTribune.com
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Questions remain in '98 Sandusky case
Questions remain in '98 Sandusky case – USATODAY.com
Lawyer gets 6 years in St. Paul beating of former client
Lawyer gets 6 years in St. Paul beating of former client - TwinCities.com
Airline passengers bound for UK stranded in Vienna, asked for cash to pay for fuel, fees
Airline passengers bound for UK stranded in Vienna, asked for cash to pay for fuel, fees | StarTribune.com
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Citi Mortgage forecloses even though experts say homeowner made all payments
Bank forecloses even though experts say homeowner made all payments | StarTribune.com
Secret Service says bullet hit White House
Secret Service says bullet hit White House - TwinCities.com
Soaking the poor
Republicans have been chipping away at progressive taxation. Their policies would 'soak the poor.'
Soaking the poor
Catholic bishops assault health and common sense, Women's Health at Risk
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Anew, forceful campaign from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, pushing an extremist ideological agenda against literally every single form of birth control, family planning services and women's health care, has come to light in Congress.
Full Story: Catholic bishops assault health and common sense | StarTribune.com
11-year-old Dakota County boy turns in mom, stepdad over pot stash
After months of fuming over marijuana smoke in his home, an 11-year-old Dakota County boy decided enough was enough.
The boy snapped pictures of a couple of pounds of marijuana on a dresser in the bedroom of his mother and stepfather, police say, then had the cellphone images forwarded to the Dakota County Drug Task Force.
Mom is a probation officer. Full story: 11-year-old Dakota County boy turns in mom, stepdad over pot stash | StarTribune.com
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Penn State's McQueary on alleged rape: 'I did stop it' ... and did talk to police
Penn State's McQueary on alleged rape: 'I did stop it' ... and did talk to police - TwinCities.com
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Penn State child-sex probe widens to Texas
Penn State child-sex probe widens to Texas | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/10/2011
Why play the game? Joe Paterno will not be in Beaver Stadium on Saturday. No one else should be there, either.
Joe Paterno will not be in Beaver Stadium on Saturday.
No one else should be there, either.
Why play the game? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/10/2011
At this Elk River bakery, the dough is in the vault
At this Elk River bakery, the dough is in the vault | StarTribune.com
Playing politics with Minnesotans' welfare may cause the death of 1000's of children
Playing politics with Minnesotans' welfare | StarTribune.com
Penn State fires legendary coach Paterno, president Spanier
Chanting "Joe Pa-ter-no!" and "One More Game!" students raced to the stately Old Main administration building to express their anger that the winningest coach in major-college football history was out -- fallout from the child-sex scandal involving his former top assistant, Jerry Sandusky.
Penn State fires legendary coach Paterno, president Spanier - chicagotribune.com
St. Paul priest wanted sex after she told him of past abuse, woman testifies
St. Paul priest wanted sex after she told him of past abuse, woman testifies - TwinCities.com
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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