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Entries from February 2008

Salt Shaker City Quake

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Mini-Posts, Only in Utah...

Quake hits NE Nevada, has buildings swaying in downtown Salt Lake City - Salt Lake Tribune
There was an earthquake in Nevada that shook buildings - hard - in Salt Lake, more than 200 miles away.  I’m not too worried about family members there, but I expect they’ll have some good ‘all shook up’ stories for [...]

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Career: IMPOSSIBLE

February 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Clan: McTiVo, Food, Glorious Food

My husband David will be so disappointed to hear this:
‘Fraudulent’ British celebrity chef faces sack from US TV show after claiming he made Diana’s wedding cake | the Daily Mail
A celebrity British chef who has his own TV show in America faces the sack after he was unmasked as a fraud. Robert Irvine claimed he [...]

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Chicken Piccata Recipe | Simply Recipes

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Food, Glorious Food

Chicken Piccata Recipe | Simply Recipes
Ingredients: all we need are capers!

2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 pound total)
1/3 cup flour
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
4 Tbsp butter
4 Tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup chicken stock or dry white wine
1/4 c. brined1/8 c. capers in balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

When I [...]

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Cool Newness: Deep Space Network

February 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek Out!

Deep Space Network Home Page
The NASA Deep Space Network - or DSN - is an international network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe. The network also supports selected Earth-orbiting missions.
Neato! Via Neat New Stuff from the Librarians’ [...]

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Poachers in Western Chicago Suburbs Meet, Plot Schism

February 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Episcopal

Has the Anglican Split Begun? | Liveblog | Christianity Today
Meanwhile, in the western suburbs of Chicago, I attended a Wednesday lunch meeting witha senior American Anglican leader
who said in essence that the time may soon come for orthodox Anglicans to create some kind of new global structure because of repeated failures of ABC Williams [...]

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