Welcome to Mahalia's Sweet Tea-the finest soul food restaurant in Prince George's County, Maryland. In between preparing her famous cornbread and mashed potatoes so creamy "they'll make you want to slap your Momma," owner Halia Watkins is about to dip her spoon into a grisly mystery. Halia Watkins has her hands full cooking, hosting, and keeping her boisterous young cousin, Wavonne, from getting too sassy with customers. Having fast-talking entrepreneur Marcus Rand turn up in her kitchen is annoying enough when he's alive-but finding his dead body face-down on her ceramic tile after hours is much worse. Marcus had his enemies, and the cast iron frying pan beside his corpse suggests that at last, his shady business deals went too far. Halia is desperate to keep Sweet Tea's name out of the sordid spotlight but her efforts only make Wavonne a prime suspect. Now Halia will have to serve up the real villain-before the killer returns for a second helping. Features delicious recipes from Mahalia's Sweet Tea, including Sour Cream Corn Bread and Sweet Corn Casserole!

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From swanky restaurants to greasy spoons London offers a fantastic range of places to eat owing many of its rich pickings to its many ethnic communities. As John Willoughby, executive editor of 'Gourmet' recently said: 'What London has that other cities don't right now is high quality food at all levels. In every category, from comfort food to gastronomic experiments, we loved what we ate'. On this note the following report will demonstrate the significance of the vast array of London restaurants to the economic and social environment and will deal with related issues such as ethnic cuisine, eating trends, design and sustainability. Research has been conducted through various sources providing detailed information including academic books, trade magazines and the World Wide Web. [.]

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Have a lot of fun training and understanding your Labradoodle puppy and dog with these fun helpful tips! 1. The Characteristics of a Labradoodle Puppy and Dog 2. What You Should Know About Puppy Teeth 3. How to Select Treats To Train Your Dog With 4. Some Helpful Tips for Raising Your Labradoodle Puppy 5. Are Rawhide Treats Good for Your Labradoodle? 6. How to Crate Train Your Labradoodle 7. When Should You Spay Or Neuter Your Dog? 8. When Your Labradoodle Makes Potty Mistakes 9. How to Teach your Labradoodle to Fetch 10. Make it Easier and Healthier for Feeding Your Labradoodle 11. When Your Labradoodle Has Separation Anxiety, and How to Deal With It 12. When Your Labradoodle Is Afraid of Loud Noises 13. How to Stop Your Labradoodle From Jumping Up On People 14. How to Build A Whelping Box for a Labradoodle or Any Other Breed of Dog 15. How to Teach Your Labradoodle to Sit 16. Why Your Labradoodle Needs a Good Soft Bed to Sleep In 17. How to Stop Your Labradoodle from Running Away or Bolting Out the Door 18. Some Helpful Tips for Raising Your Labradoodle Puppy 19. How to Socialize Your Labradoodle Puppy 20. How to Stop Your Labradoodle Dog from Excessive Barking 21. When Your Labradoodle Has Dog Food or Toy Aggression Tendencies 22. What you should know about Fleas and Ticks 23. How to Stop Your Labradoodle Puppy or Dog from Biting 24. What to Expect Before and During your Dog Having Puppies 25. What the Benefits of Micro chipping Your Dog Are to You 26. How to Get Something Out of a Puppy or Dog's Belly without Surgery 27. How to Clean Your Labradoodle's Ears Correctly 28. How to Stop Your Labradoodle From Eating Their Own Stools 29. How Invisible Fencing Typically Works to Train and Protect Your Dog 30. Some Items You Should Never Let Your Puppy or Dog Eat 31. How to Make Sure Your Dog is eating a Healthy Amount of Food 32. Make it Easier and Healthier for Feeding Your Labradoodle

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A History of Wine in America is the definitive account of winemaking in the United States, first as it was carried out under Prohibition, and then as it developed and spread to all fifty states after the repeal of Prohibition. Engagingly written, exhaustively researched, and rich in detail, this book describes how Prohibition devastated the wine industry, the conditions of renewal after Repeal, the various New Deal measures that affected wine, and the early markets and methods. Thomas Pinney goes on to examine the effects of World War II and how the troubled postwar years led to the great wine boom of the late 1960s, the spread of winegrowing to almost every state, and its continued expansion to the present day. The history of wine in America is, in many ways, the history of America and of American enterprise in microcosm. Pinney's sweeping narrative comprises a lively cast of characters that includes politicians, bootleggers, entrepreneurs, growers, scientists, and visionaries. Pinney relates the development of winemaking in states such as New York and Ohio; its extension to Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, and other states; and its notable successes in California, Washington, and Oregon. He is the first to tell the complete and connected story of the rebirth of the wine industry in California, now one of the most successful winemaking regions in the world.

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In this highly original study, Veronika Grimm discusses early Christian texts dealing with food, eating and fasting. Modern day eating disorders often equate food with sin and see fasting as an attempt to regain purity, an attitude which can also be observed in early Christian beliefs in the mortification of the flesh. Describing first the historical and social context of Judaism and the Graeco-Roman world, the author then proceeds to analyse Christian attitudes towards food. Descriptions of food found in the Pauline Epistles, the Acts of the Apostles, Tertullian or Augustine are compared to contemporary Jewish or Graeco-Roman pagan texts. Thus a particular Christian mode of fasting is elaborated which influences us to the present day; ascetic fasting for the suppression of the sexual urges of the body. Winner of the 1995 Routledge Ancient History Prize

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99 CENT SALE! THIS WEEKEND ONLY! INTRODUCING MICHAEL MATTHEWS' #1 BESTSELLER WITH OVER 50,000 COPIES SOLD! If you want to be toned, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without crash dieting, "good genetics," or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on pills and powders. regardless of your age. then you want to read this book. Here's the deal: Getting into awesome shape isn't nearly as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe. You don't need to starve yourself with very-low-calorie diets to lose fat and keep it off. In fact, this is how you ruin your metabolism and ensure that any weight lost will come back with a vengeance. You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars per month on the worthless supplements and fat loss pills that fitness models shill in advertisements. You don't need to toil away in the gym for a couple of hours per day, doing tons of sets, supersets, drop sets, giant sets, etc. (As a matter of fact, this is a great way to stunt gains and get nowhere.) You don't need to constantly change up your exercise routines to "confuse" your muscles. I'm pretty sure that muscles lack cognitive abilities, so this approach is a good way to just confuse yourself instead. You don't need to completely abstain from "cheat" foods while bringing your body fat percentage down to ideal levels. To the contrary, if you cheat correctly, you can accelerate fat loss. Those are just a few of the harmful lies and myths that keep women from ever achieving the lean, toned, strong, and healthy bodies they truly desire. And in this book you're going to learn something most women will never know. The exact formula of exercise and eating that makes losing 10 to 15 pounds of fat while building lean, sexy muscle a breeze. and it only takes 8 - 12 weeks. This book reveals things like. The 7 biggest muscle building myths & mistakes that keep women overweight, frustrated, and confused. How to build meal plans t

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Country folk have their own way of doing things and their own sense of humour too. They are naturally wary of men in suits and university types, and such people have to be put to the test before they can be accepted. They are not too keen on new-fangled ways of doing things either: a meal of mountain oysters is one thing, but washed down with a glass of bulls semen? Whats the world coming to? Once Upon A Cowpat is a hugely enjoyable collection of rural yarns, on subjects ranging from country rugby, shonky farm machinery and the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival, to uppity animals, pub brawls and Mystery Creek. The characters include oddball farming types, tough hunter-gatherers, ten-acre blockers and gormless youths not forgetting the women who defy and distract them. And being in the country, they frequently find themselves in some pretty hair-raising and often hilarious predicaments. Tall tales or gospel truth? Well, Graham Hutchins has met some real characters in his time, but he is also a master story-teller, so youll have to make up your own mind on that one. One things for sure though: this is a book that men and women of all ages will enjoy, whether in gumboots or fireside slippers. Graham Hutchins grew up in the agricultural servicing town of Te Kuiti, close to a host of farms and farmers nestled in the hills behind his home. Later he lived in the country for over 30 years, where his dealings with farms and farmers became more direct. A full-time writer, Graham has published more than 30 books on rugby, railways, popular music and kiwiana. He now lives in Hamilton.

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A definitive, analytical and meticulous account of the present state of the nation from a constitutional perspective by one of Indias most respected legal luminaries An ardent defender of the Constitution of India, Fali Nariman has today attained the status of an outstanding lawyer who strongly believes in the rule of the law and stands by his convictions. In this timely volume, the author highlights crucial issues that the legislature, the executive, judiciary, the bar and the common people have to deal with virtually on a day-to-day basis. His main focus is on corruption at various levels and in hallowed institutions, including the judiciary. The author contends that the legislative and executive wings of the government the elected representatives of the people were (and are) expected to provide for the welfare of the people. He points out that they have failed miserably simply because making of laws is not enough; applying and enforcing laws which are also the primary duties of the government have left much to be desired. Consequently, it is the judiciary that tells the government when and how to distribute excess food, what crops to grow and what not to grow, which economic projects are good for the country and which are not, and what fuel should be used in our vehicles and whether 2G/3G licences should be allotted only through auctions! The judiciary is hence accused of overreach! The contents also throw light on other important subjects such as: the implications of reservations for certain sections of the population (including minorities); the true purpose and significance of the Constitution; CentreState relations; and whether the Constitution has benefited the common people over the years. This is a book that is absorbing as well as thought-provoking that will make the readers put on their thinking caps.

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The Healthy Lunchbox is full of suggestions and ideas to help you provide your child with an appetizing and appealing meal each day. It will explain why many lunchboxes are unhealthy. What a healthy lunch should consist of. What size of portions children and adults of different ages should have. It makes suggestions about seasonality, variety and how to encourage children to experiment. It tells you how to personalize their lunchbox and make it special. How to adapt a lunchbox for different age groups. How to get over children's fears of being different. How to dealing with the reluctant or fussy eater and the overweight. Dealing with pester power. How to get kids involved in making their own lunchbox. What children from other countries take to school and lunchbox notes. Finally it gives the plan for a week's meals on the basis of one or two shopping expeditions, and a table with a month's suggestions for lunch boxes, as well as food safety and food hygiene.

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Three world experts on crop disease discover a secret from the time of Alexander the Great and are brutally murdered. A centuries old conspiracy plots to destroy much of the world's food supply as part of a plan for world domination. The PROJECT team must stop a traitor and prevent a world-wide disaster. The hunt for answers leads Nick Carter and Selena Connor to Greece, Bulgaria and the United States. In a series of life and death confrontations they encounter unlikely allies, an ancient legacy of bio-warfare and a cover up with ominous implications for freedom. James Campbell is a world expert in crop viruses. He discovers nine clay tablets from ancient Persia containing a clue to the location of a golden urn marked with the curse of a Greek goddess, part of treasure seized by Alexander the Great during the fall of Babylon. Then he's horribly murdered, along with two of his colleagues. Campbell has been working on a secret bio-warfare program for the Pentagon. The murders get the attention of Elizabeth Harker, Director of a covert intelligence unit called the Project. Nick Carter is Harker's team leader. He struggles with old injuries and PTSD from his years as a combat Marine. Nick is deeply conflicted about his lover and teammate, Selena Connor. Selena's been with the Project for less than a year. She's having a hard time dealing with the mayhem that goes with her job and her feelings about Nick. Nick and Selena follow a bloody trail through Greece, Bulgaria and America, uncovering a heartless plan to destroy half the world's food supply, part of a strategy by a centuries-old conspiracy to achieve world domination. It will kill millions if it succeeds and time's running out-it's set to happen soon. Harker is forced to make an unheard of alliance to try and stop the plot and avoid possible war with Russia. All the while, a high-placed traitor does his best to sabotage the Project at every turn. The surprise ending foreshadows the next book in the series.

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Obesity represents one of the major global health challenges of the twenty-first century. Its occurrence has now reached epidemic proportions, not only in industrialized nations, but increasingly in less developed countries too. Written by world-leading specialists in public health nutrition, Globesity cuts straight to the underlying nature and causes of this devastating trend. It shows that the causes of obesity are primarily socio-economic and the result of a distorted agricultural and food production and supply system. To address this problem, we must learn how to better manage the physical, social and economic environment rather than simply focusing on individual lifestyle choices. The authors draw startling parallels between the obesity crisis and climate change, both of which are characterized by the over-consumption of increasingly scarce resources and require radical, urgent and sustainable solutions. The authors argue that if we are to deal with the twin crises of our climate and our waistlines, action must be taken now. Drawing on a wide range of sources and disciplines, including anthropology, economics, sociology, epidemiology, medicine and nutrition, Globesity provides a vital treatment of the issues for general readers, health professionals, policy-makers and students alike.

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Paul Easton is a Kent State draft dodger and opposed to the Viet Nam war, as many intellectuals were during the sixties. He takes refuge in Canada. While on his way to a teaching job in the interior of British Columbia, his train derails, so he takes a shortcut through the woods to the town of Castlegar. While resting beside a pond, a beautiful creature named Tanya, appears from nowhere - surfacing in the water. The two fall in love. Soon grim realities take over. Ideologically, these two lovers are miles apart. Tanya is a member of a religious cult known as the Sons of Freedom, who live on nearby communal farms. Then there is Gregor, a Freedomite boy, betrothed to Tanya, and jealous of Paul's interest in her. Yet he admires Paul's ideology. Paul takes up his teaching position in Castlegar. It's a small school close to where the Sons of Freedom are encamped. When Tanya finds out that Paul is a school teacher, her perception of him changes. The Freedomites have always taught their own children, and it's mainly religion. The relationship between Tanya and Paul disintegrates. Gregor's jealousy turns into rage. He beats up on Paul, and then gets into a nightclub brawl, finally ending up in jail, and disgracing himself before his elders. Tanya is ordered by the elders to marry Gregor. Later a split occurs within the Freedomite camp. Some decide to return to Russia, others, the zealots, remain. Tanya is one of them. Gregor and his friend Michael Kirov, foil a government plan to auction off vacated Freedomite homes by torching them just before they depart for Russia. The few remaining Freedomites take refuge in the hills, living in tents. Several months later, Tanya gives birth to a son, Vassya, but only Tanya and her sister Natasha know that the real father is Paul. Paul begins to realize he is dealing with fanatics - people who have lost touch with reality. Winter sets in. Conditions at the camp become intolerable. There are food shortages and a lack of medical supplies.

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Nothing says Thanksgiving like food and murder. If you've ever thought about knocking off Uncle Seymour when he grabs the last slice of pumpkin pie or you think the turkey might be giving you the evil eye, this is the anthology for you! Authors Barb Goffman, Stephanie Beck, Laird Long, Beth Mathison, Earl Staggs, Lance Zarimba, Lesley A. Diehl, Jack Bates and Kathleen Gerard bring you servings of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes with a dash of mystery and a hearty helping of humor. You may still have to deal with the in-laws, but this anthology may make Aunt Esmerelda's green bean casserole a bit more tolerable to handle. Think you'll be too full trying to digest an entire anthology? Each short story is also available individually.

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When you or a loved one has diabetes, it can bring stress, tension, and worry into your relationship. Using current medical information, skill-building exercises, questionnaires, personal anecdotes, and humor, The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes helps readers gain control of their diabetes and reach a new level of confidence in their relationships. In this book, three experts deliver advice on issues such as handling nagging friends and relatives, injecting insulin discreetly while dining out, bringing up the subject of blood sugar highs and lows before turning out the bedroom lights, and avoiding diabetes urgencies becoming emergencies. Also included are practical tools like exercises, quizzes, questions, checklists, and coping strategies. According to the American Diabetes Association, over 29 million people in the US have diabetes-nearly 10% of the population. There is a great urgency to not only better understand the physical effects of diabetes, but the emotional and interpersonal ones as well. The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes helps readers take control of their diabetes; deal with fears, feelings, and emotions; enlist support from family, friends, and online resources; have diabetes and a fulfilling sex life; and discover the communication tools needed to build better relationships.

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Despite the existence of many competitive analytical techniques, molecular absorption spectrophotometry still remains very popular in practice, particularly in biochemical, clinical, organic, agricultural, food and environmental analyses. This is due mainly to the inherent ease and relative simplicity of spectrophotometric procedures and the availability of reliable and highly-automated instruments. Moreover, the method and its instrumentation has recently undergone considerable development resulting in some new special approaches of spectrophotometry in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (VIS) regions. Although there are a number of comprehensive textbooks dealing with UV/VIS spectrophotometry, they tend to describe historical aspects or contain collections of detailed procedures for the determination of analytes and do not reflect sufficiently the present state of the method and stage of development reached. This book provides a concise survey of the actual state-of-the-art of UV/VIS spectrophotometry. Special attention has been paid to problems with the Bouguer-Lambert-Beer law, absorption spectra, present trends in instrumentation, errors in spectrophotometry, evaluation of analyte concentration and calibration, optimization procedures, multicomponent analysis, differential spectrophotometries, problem of blanks, derivative and dual-wavelength spectrophotometry, spectrophotometric titration, the strong relations between complex formation and spectrophotometry, spectrophotometric investigation of complex equilibria and stoichiometry or automation in spectrophotometry. The significance of spectrophotometry in connection with liquid-liquid extraction, reaction kinetics, trace analysis, environmental and clinical analysis is also covered. The text is supported by tables and figures, and numerous references are provided for each topic treated. The book is written for all those who USE UV/VIS spectrophotometry in the laboratory and will also be useful to students as su.

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In my opinion, unless you're a total introvert, agoraphobic, disabled or too lazy to leave the house, your best bet to buy most things you need is locally. Go to the Yellow Pages, read your local newspapers, drive around the shopping areas, go to local free ad websites and talk to people you know about what you need. I generally buy most of my stuff from the big department stores but if I need something like furniture, I'll check out the furniture stores on the poor side of the town because the prices for the same goods are often much cheaper than a store in the higher class part of town plus you can often haggle with the owner on a cash deal. By shopping on the poor side of town at supermarkets for food, you can often save several dollars on a load of groceries. Beyond that, I generally go to the thrift stores a few times a year to buy t-shirts, clothes and anything else that strikes my fancy as I look around.

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Modern methods of agriculture have led to cities growing out of control and reducing the available agricultural land, threatening the sustainability of our food system. The previous mutually sustaining relationships of animals, humans and the land have been lost with the progress of industry. The Smartcity - an ecological symbiosis between nature, society and the built form - is the innovative response to contemporary problems from one of the world's leading urban design and architectural thinkers. Addressing the problems of unchecked city growth, the idea of the Smartcity questions whether we could begin to live once again from first principles, focusing in on the inhabitants of the city. The holistic construct of the Smartcity is developed through a series of international case studies, some commissioned by government organisations, others speculative and polemic. Reframing the way people think about urban green space and the evolution of cities, CJ Lim and Ed Liu explore how the reintegration of agriculture in urban environments can cultivate new spatial practices and social cohesion in addition to food for our tables. Representing an emerging architectural voice in matters of environmental and social sustainability, Smartcities and Eco-warriors is a long overdue treatment of the subject from a designer's perspective, and is essential reading for practitioners and students in the fields of architecture, urban planning, environmental engineering, landscape design, agriculture and sociology. An inspiration to government agencies and NGOs dealing with climate change, it also resonates with anyone concerned about cities, energy conservation and the future of food

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If you're contemplating weight loss surgery (WLS), then you probably already know that the truly hard work will begin after the operation. That is when you have to deal with the emotions that come after WLS, getting enough exercise to keep off the weight, and eating the correct portions of nutritious, low-fat foods. Luckily, The Everything Post Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook can guide you through it all-from watching for medical complications and changing your wardrobe to whipping up delicious meals. Inside you'll find 150 tempting recipes like: Very Berry SmoothieBBQ Pulled ChickenTequila Lime London BroilCreamy White Chicken ChiliItalian CheesecakeSeared Scallops with Apricot Orzo Salad In this helpful manual, surgical nurse Jennifer Whitlock Heisler presents you with all the facts you need to recover from WLS the healthy way. Whether you're questioning what comes next or dealing firsthand with complications, you'll find comfort and practical advice in this one-stop resource.

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In this book, I describe the types of cases and the problems that typically confront a family practice physician, and I discuss the many unusual experiences and challenges in dealing with my patients during my 30 year tenure. I explain the extreme importance of the physician's role, especially in a rural community, and I reveal some of my innermost secrets and confessions that I held for many years, regardless of how gross or gruesome they may seem. My book presents a highly-opinionated version with substantive documentation as to how and why our medical system is in dire need of revamping. And I inform the general public of the tremendous waste and ineffectiveness of our government when it comes to medication and controls. I explain as to why insurance coverage such as Obamacare is truly needed, along with detailing my general dissatisfaction and conflicts with the Food and Drug Administration and various other governmental agencies. In my second book, I continue with a witty and colorful satire in my customary erratic pattern, while exploiting the many improprieties and disparities that exist in our health care system today, including insurance irregularities and treatment discrimination, along with detailing the diagnostic injustices that doctors tend to practice.

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A breakthrough program for prolonging life and optimizing the body's ability to fight disease through smart nutrition The past decade has seen enormous growth in knowledge about the amazing detoxifying powers of an array of foods such as soy, green tea, and leafy green vegetables. Yet, there is still a great deal of confusion about which foods can really enhance the body's ability to cleanse itself of toxins. Written by one of North America's leading experts on nutrition and disease prevention, The Detox Revolution is an authoritative guide to enhancing the body's ability to cleanse itself of toxins through smart nutrition. It arms readers with a total program for preventing a wide range of diseases, slowing down the aging process, and promoting good health. * Describes the role of nutrition in genetic function and the body's ability to neutralize carcinogens * Provides an easy-to-follow detox program that includes supplements, superfoods, and lifestyle strategies, along with dozens of innovative and delicious recipes * Includes Dr. Slaga's own nutritional supplement formations as well as his favorite health-promoting snack foods * Offers good news for lovers of chocolate, coffee, and other "sinful pleasures

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