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The day we went, we found slices of apple tart, Fruiti di Bosco, a tart with pastry cream and several kinds of berries dusted with powdered sugar, and a Tiramisu Cup, a velvety tiramisu in a small glass bowl. Each was $3.75.The specialty-drink menu hangs on the back wall, and it takes time to drink it all in, if you will pardon the pun. There’s espresso in a beautiful tiny china cup for $1.50 and Armenian coffee for $2. Several drinks come in two sizes, like teas for $1.25 to $1.75, some in three sizes like café latte, caramel Macchiato or Chai latte for $2.45 to $3.25.They offer Bellagio cocoa and gourmet mocha to make drinks like the rich hot mocha ($2.45 to $3.25), more hot chocolate than coffee. It also comes in vanilla.Ice blended drinks, when it warms up again in a few days, run from $2.45 to $5.25 and offer, among the standards, the Mocha Mocha, a shot of espresso with chocolate-mocha syrup, milk and topped with whipped cream.
Martz reluctantly talks Lions, Rams
Martz also addressed the question of whether he believed some of the Lions offensive players bailed on him during the regular season. "There might've been one or two guys who never fully bought into it but that's going to happen," Martz said. When asked if it happened during his years in St. Louis, in which the Rams went to two Super Bowls, Martz said "No." While Martz didn't want to talk about the past when it came to the Lions, he did make some interesting comments about one of those Super Bowls -- the one the Rams lost to the New England Patriots 20-17 following the 2001 season. That game is the center of controversy because there are reports that former Patriots videographer Matt Walsh videotaped the Rams' final walk-through on the Saturday before the Super Bowl.
Will Shaq’s presence make a difference with the Phoenix Suns?
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Cuban comfort food in a slow cooker
We love slow-cooker recipes that don't require us to cook anything on top of the stove. We want to throw everything into the pot, walk away and return home after a long day to a comforting, amazing dinner. The trick is knowing which types of recipes slow-cook to perfection without prior searing or sautéing. Enter today's recipe, a new take on a Cuban classic called ropa vieja. A traditional ropa vieja spends several hours on top of the stove, but the dish meets our requirements for an easy slow-cooker transformation: It's brothy, essentially a stew at heart. It's seasoned aggressively, meaning the recipe doesn't rely on a browned-beef flavor. .
Timeline: Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons
Thirteen years ago, Pelican Bay State Prison was cut out of a dense forest near Crescent City, Calif. The highlight of the Supermax prison was the Security Housing Unit (SHU), where 1,300 of the state's most hardened criminals are kept in near isolation. San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association .
Government orders biggest-ever U.S. beef recall
Officials said it was the largest beef recall in the United States, surpassing a 1999 ban of 35 million pounds of ready-to-eat meats. No illnesses have been linked to the newly recalled meat, and officials said the health threat was probably small. The recall will affect beef products dating to Feb. 1, 2006, that came from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. , the federal agency said. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said his department has evidence that Westland did not routinely contact its veterinarian when cattle became non-ambulatory after passing inspection, violating health regulations. "Because the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection, Food Safety and Inspection Service has determined them to be unfit for human food and the company is conducting a recall," Schafer said in a statement.
Stopping Loose Nukes
For the past decade, the 44-year-old firm has developed X-ray scanners that help customs officials detect contraband in the war on drugs; now it's one of a handful of companies racing to manufacture devices that detect nuclear and radiological weapons. Kinsella and AS&E chief technology officer Joseph Callerame usher me into an RV-like vehicle parked alongside the Mercedes and the truck. We climb into a small, air-conditioned space where two swivel chairs sit in front of a console outfitted with four monitors and a bank of flashing lights. It looks like the control room of a small TV station. Kinsella takes a seat, and Callerame and I stand behind him. "Should we start the scan?" Kinsella asks. He makes a few quick keystrokes, and a low rumbling sound begins. A robotic arm mounted on top of our vehicle hangs near the far side of the Mercedes, then begins to slowly creep alongside it.
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