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New track from The Dillinger Escape Plan, plus video feature for Converse X Decibel
So apparently The Dillinger Escape Plan have a new record coming out this month or something. Who knew?!
I jest of course – One Of Us Is The Killer is certainly one of the most anticipated albums coming out this half of the year. The band’s fifth studio full-length, it will as ever feature their trademark energy, frenetic riffs, and if the last two LPs are anything to go by, surely one or two jazz-lounge breaks too.
Now we have the online debut of “Nothing’s Funny“. It was actually played last week on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show, but many of you may not have heard that, so now it’s made its way online you can bask in the least hilarious song of the month.
Dillinger were also the subject of a short documentary as part of the Converse X Decibel feature that runs in the latter. Check that out below – it sees the four remaining official members talking about what drives the group and what being in it has taught them over the years.
The Dillinger Escape Plan are currently on tour across North America with The Faceless and Royal Thunder – dates in the events calendar – and will be headlining this year’s Summer Slaughter as well. Busy year for them then!
One Of Us Is The Killer will be out May 14th worldwide through the band’s own Party Smasher inc. imprint, in conjunction with Sumerian Records.

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It’s hard to believe that home video has been with us for almost 40 years. I still remember the magic of going into a store where you could “rent” a whole movie given to you on a tape about the size of an eight-track cartridge! Films I wanted to see (or see again) that never aired on cable, like Zombie, were available to take home and enjoy. So what if it was a pan-and-scan print, fuzzy and green? I still got my zombie fix.
In Los Angeles there are still a few independent video stores with VHS tapes available (Eddie Brandt’s Saturday Matinee is the most legendary), but DVD has pretty much pushed analog tape off the face of the earth. I find it pleasant to go into the stores that still carry tape, stroll the horror aisle and take a trip down memory lane as I gaze at the obscure, strange or cheesy packaging from defunct companies like Genesis, Media, Wizard and Magnum, to name just a few. Sometimes I still rent ’em; there’s something comforting and homey about the fuzzy prints and worn-out video in this day of crystal-clear DVD.
Since the home video revolution came so quickly after my stint working at the drive-in theater, it was like a continuation of the experience for me. Not only could I revisit old favorites like The Silent Scream with Barbara Steele and Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat, I could also explore new avenues of entertainment. Each box (usually oversized; it was the independent releasing company’s marketing gimmick), regardless of the quality of the art on the outside, held the promise of something weird and wonderful.
There were a lot of disappointments: often the print used for transfer wouldn’t be in the best shape and would sometimes be cut for television. The bloody mayhem promised on the box would either be disappointingly mild or not come at all. Worst of all, the film would be just plain boring. Hate me if you will, but the films of French erotic horror director Jean Rollin are boring, boring, boring.
On the other hand, the pleasant surprises were frequent. For example, The Devil’s Nightmare, a bizarre French-Belgian-Swiss-Italian co-production, featured Italian horror hottie Erika Blanc as a vengeful succubus terrorizing visitors at a creepy castle. In one scene, a woman relaxes on a bed after some lesbian action (a requirement in films of this type and vintage).
The succubus (who can appear lovely, as Erika is seen here) turns into a pasty white, greasy-faced spectre with crazy eyes and supernatural powers. In the yard outside the bedroom, she transforms a stick into a snake (don’t ask) and it crawls through the window to get at the sapphic lover. What makes the scene especially hilarious is the dubbing. The hissing of the snake is just some guy saying “ah-h-h-h-h” into a microphone, and when the woman screams at the sight of the reptile, her voice is about two octaves lower than you’d expect.
And obscure American product like The Toolbox Murders (which actually played the drive-in I worked at) features Cameron Mitchell at his most over-the-top, kidnapping a young girl (Charlie Brown Christmas alum Pamelyn Ferdin) and murdering women in his apartment complex with various implements. The film has an overwhelming degree of sleaze that makes for some disturbing viewing.
When I met Pamelyn at a collectors’ show some years back, she had no stills from this film to autograph. I encouraged her to start offering them as there were collectors out there who would really appreciate them. Next time I saw her, there they were! I think she was originally embarrassed by the film, but decided to embrace it in all its greasiness.
For better or for worse, home video was also the only way to experience films off the beaten path or too strong for the drive-in, if you weren’t lucky enough to live near 42nd Street in the 1970s. Italian cannibal films were always a challenge. You knew you were going to see rubber gut munching and staged mayhem, but you also knew the filmmakers were going to throw in scenes of real animal butchery, which were not only hard to watch but were always infuriating.
In 1989 Magnum Video did the world a favor by releasing Dario Argento’s previously unavailable Suspiria in multiple versions: R-rated fullscreen and letterboxed and unrated fullscreen and letterbox. I’d only seen 20th Century Fox’s R-rated release at the State-Lake Theatre in Chicago, so it was a revelation to finally watch it in all of its uncut glory. The film-to-video transfer for the time was truly extraordinary, with the wonderful, saturated three-strip color and that troublesome Technoscope. Great packaging art, too!
In the late 1980s I discovered a wonderful video company, still in operation, called Sinister Cinema. The company had a wide variety of economically-priced videos and it was with its help that my one-sided romance with Barbara Steele began. Quickly I snapped up Black Sunday, The Horror of Dr. Hichcock and The Ghost. Sinister even had a series of Drive-In Double Features. For one low price, you got two films (often those that were originally booked together) with a generous selection of drive-in commercials between them. I’ve been buying from Sinister for over 30 years now! It’s a great resource for some really obscure product.
Well, the digital revolution has taken over. Soon physical recorded media of any kind will be extinct as on-demand libraries and PPV become more ubiquitous on cable and satellite. I sold my Beta on eBay after transferring the tapes to DVD, and my laser disc player and VHS are long gone. Still, it’s fun to watch the films I transferred to DVD from tape and enjoy the wonky sound, the fuzziness and the original openers…


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WATSONVILLE—A man was arrested on March 5 after he reportedly crashed into six parked vehicles with his pickup and then fled the scene.
Watsonville Police Department Sgt. Henry Robles said the man, identified as Hermeliondo Lopez, 39, was driving a GMC Sierra when he struck a line of parked vehicles on Brewington Avenue and Jasmine Lane. Lopez then parked the pickup and wandered into a grassy field at the end of Brewington Avenue where police found him lying face down.
“It was really scary,” said Ian Webb, as he surveyed the damage to two of his vehicles. “My wife was in one of the cars when it was hit. I’m just glad no one was hurt. We just bought both of the vehicles.”
One witness said he saw the GMC crawl up on top of a few of the vehicles during the crash.
“He was riding with only two wheels on the pavement; it was crazy,” he said.
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In Wileman, the plaintiffs claimed that the defendant competing fruit producers had issued unfair marketing standards without authorization from the Secretary of Agriculture.Summary of this case from McCray v. Fid. Nat'l Title Ins. Co.
Argued and Submitted March 15, 1990.
Decided July 10, 1990.
Thomas E. Campagne, Fresno, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Mark E. Cullers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fresno, Cal., for defendants-appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Appellants (plaintiffs) are growers of nectarines and plums who also pack, ship, and market their fruit and that of other growers. Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (the "Act"), 7 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., therefore, they are both "producers" and "handles." 7 U.S.C. § 608c(1). Appellees (defendants) are nectarine and plum producers who compete with plaintiffs, and who served either as members of administrative committees appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture (the "Secretary") pursuant to his authority under the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 610(b)(1), or as employees of such a committee. The composition, duties, and powers of these committees are set forth in marketing orders issued by the Secretary based on marketing agreements with the handlers and subject to a referendum of producers. Under these orders, regulations such as those at issue in this case — governing the size and grade of fruit — may be promulgated by the Secretary upon a finding that such regulations will tend to effectuate the policies of the Act.
These facts regarding committee involvement are not alleged in the complaint, but they are conceded in appellant's opening brief.
The complaint alleges that beginning in 1980, defendants, substituted heightened standards for the "maturity" required of each variety of plums and nectarines before it could be picked. They issued and enforced a "well-matured" standard, without authorization from the Secretary, to improve their own profitability and diminish the earnings of plaintiffs. Pursuant to this standard, a system of color chips (ranging from fairly green to bright yellow) and descriptive tables, enabled defendants to require some varieties to remain on the tree longer. This was accomplished through the committees established by the Secretary, an agency established by the committees (the California Tree Fruit Agreement), employees of the committees, and the Federal-State Inspection Service. In addition to discriminating against the varieties of nectarines and plums grown by plaintiffs, defendants discriminated against plaintiff's by refusing to grant color variances which were granted to producers favored by defendants. By requiring yellowed colors, defendants constricted supply during certain parts of the season, capturing for themselves the "marketing windows" in which tree fruit commanded premium prices, and causing significant losses to plaintiffs in wasted fruit and reduced revenues.
Santa Rosa plums, for instance, are one variety. There are over 95 varieties of plums and over 80 varieties of nectarines subjects to these regulations.
This action was brought in California state court under the Cart wright Act, the state antitrust statute. Cal.Bus. Prof. Code § 16700, et seq. Defendants removed the action to federal court. The district court granted defendants' motion to dismiss the action on the basis of: (1) an antitrust exemption in the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 608b; and (2) approval of defendants' activities by the Secretary. This appeal followed. The district court's jurisdiction was based on 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
Prior to filing this action, plaintiffs sued the Secretary directly, seeking injunctive relief. That action was dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and an appeal, still pending, was taken. Plaintiffs, concurrently with the instant action, are now pursuing their administrative remedies under the Act.
Wileman Bros. Elliott, Inc. v. Lyng, Ninth Circuit No. 87-2938.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
Dismissal for failure to state a claim is reviewed do novo, Massey v. Inland Boatmen's Union, 886 F.2d 1188, 1189 (9th Cir. 1989), assuming the truth of all factual allegations made by the plaintiffs, Shah v. County of Los Angeles, 797 F.2d 743, 745 (9th Cir. 1986).
I. Absolute Immunity Under Section 608b.
The purpose of the Act is to regulate the prices of agricultural commodities to assure farmers a reasonable standard of living. 7 U.S.C. § 602(1). The Act provides for marketing orders as the means by which the Secretary is to promulgate regulations. Such an order becomes effective when two-thirds of the producers approve it by referendum, and when either (1) a majority of handlers (by volume of business) sign a marketing agreement, 7 U.S.C. § 608c(8), or (2) the Secretary determines that the refusal or failure of handlers to sign such an agreement tends to prevent the effectuation of the policy of the Act, and that issuance of the order is the only practical means of advancing the interests of producers, 7 U.S.C. § 608c(9). To prevent antitrust suits against handlers who signed marketing agreements — arguably arguments in restraint of trade — Congress exempted such agreements from the antitrust laws.
[T]he Secretary of Agriculture shall have the power . . . to enter into marketing agreements . . . The making of any such agreement shall not be held to be in violation of any of the antitrust laws of the United States, and any such agreement shall be deemed to be lawful: Provided, That no such agreement shall remain in force after the termination of this chapter.
7 U.S.C. § 608b. Although by its terms this immunity does not extend to collective activity undertaken by handlers or producers other than marketing agreements, it may in some cases reach activity directed by the Secretary through marketing orders. See United States v. Borden Co., 308 U.S. 188, 201-02, 60 S.Ct. 182, 189-90, 84 L.Ed. 181 (1939) (immunity for activity "validly agreed upon or directed by the Secretary").
Borden's inclusion of marketing orders may be dicta; the opinion also seems to leave open the issue it purports to decide.
An agreement made with the Secretary as a party, or an order made by him, or an arbitration award or agreement approved by him, pursuant to the authority conferred by the Agricultural Act and within the terms of the described immunity, would of course be a defense to a prosecution under the Sherman Act to the extent that the prosecution sought to penalize what was thus validly agreed upon or directed by the Secretary. Further than that the Agricultural Act does not go.
308 U.S. at 201-02, 60 S.Ct. at 189-90 (emphasis added). Marketing order are not within the express language of section 608b.
Courts explicitly considering the issue have disagreed on whether orders fall within the immunity provision. Compare In re Midwest Milk Monopolization Litig., 380 F. Supp. 880, 885-86 (W.D.Mo. 1974) ("untenable" to extend 608b to orders) with Berning v. Gooding, 643 F. Supp. 26, 29 (D.Or. 1985) ( "Berning I") (order based on committee recommendation resembles agreement), aff'd on other grounds, 820 F.2d 1550 (9th Cir. 1987) ( "Berning II"). The court assumes without deciding that Borden correctly states the law.
Any immunity for actions directed by marketing orders extends only to "such qualified authorization and such requirements as they contain." Borden, 308 U.S. at 198, 60 S.Ct. at 188; accord Berning I, 643 F. Supp. at 29 (committee members "immune for acts committed within their statutory authority"). The Secretary's interpretation of the statute of consistent with Borden. In guidelines jointly prepared by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice for the benefit of members and employees of all marketing order committees, those agencies clearly limited this immunity:
The exemption provided committee members and employees from antitrust prosecution is limited to those acts within the confines of their official committee obligations, as defined by terms of the marketing order and regulations issued pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. Conduct that falls outside the range of activities authorized by the Federal marketing order regulations may be subject to antitrust prosecution.
Guidelines for Compliance with the Antitrust Laws 4 (unpublished manuscript date stamped July 13, 1982); see also 7 C.F.R § 989.801 (1989) ("Members and employees of the Raisin Administrative Committee are immune from prosecution under the United States antitrust laws only insofar as their conduct in administering the Raisin Marketing Order is authorized by the Agricultural marketing Agreement Act of 1937, 7 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., or the provisions of the order."). The immunity provided by section 608b thus is not absolute as a matter of law.
The nectarine and plum orders limit committee members' personal liability. 7 C.F.R. §§ 916.70, 917.68 (1989). These provisions generally preclude liability for negligence, while permitting suits for "acts of dishonesty." However, they do not explicitly mention antitrust liability, and they could not reach so far because they can provide no greater immunity than the Act itself. Moreover, a virtually identical provision exists in the raisin order. See 7 C.F.R. § 989.85. If the personal liability provision excluded antitrust liability, then the provision detailing committee members' antitrust immunity would be superfluous. This strongly implies that the nectarine and plum provisions also were not intended to reach antitrust liability.
The record on this motion to dismiss permits review only of the marketing orders themselves. Absent authority therein for raising maturity standards, the judgment must be reversed.
In May 1980, the Secretary published Nectarine Regulation 12 and Plum Regulation 16, amending the respective marketing orders. Both provided that the fruit must grade at least U.S. No. 1 and, for the first time, that "maturity shall be determined by the application of color standards by variety or such other tests as determined to be proper by the Federal or Federal-State Inspection Service." Nectarine Reg. 12, 45 Fed.Reg. 32,308 (1980) (to be codified at § 916.354(b)(1)); Plum Reg. 16, 45 Fed.Reg. 33,596 (1980) (to be codified at § 917.453(a)). This new language governing standards and tests is ambiguous as to whether the maturity standards themselves were being or would subsequently be modified and, if so, by whom. No other language in the regulations supports departing from the basic maturity, standard: that stage of growth at which, after picking, the fruit will ripen properly. E.g., 7 C.F.R. §§ 2851.1530, 2851.3153 (1980).
Assuming that there was authority for the establishment of higher maturity standards, plaintiffs argue that such authority was in the inspection service and not in the committees. Because the regulation does not speak of establishing standards, but only of determining the propriety of tests to determine maturity, the express delegation of those tasks to the inspection service does not resolve the question. The regulations do not support the view that a standard-setting role was assigned to the inspection service.
The committees are empowered to "make such rules and regulations . . . as may be necessary to effectuate the terms and provisions of [the marketing order]." 7 C.F.R. § 917.35(b); 7 C.F.R. § 916.30(c). Such rules and regulations need not be approved, but may at any time be declared null and void by the Secretary. 7 C.F.R. §§ 916.62, 917.30. Conversely, the inspection service certifies that fruit complies with regulations issued by the Secretary. 7 C.F.R. §§ 916.55, 917.45. Based on the limited role of the inspection service in the scheme of the marketing orders, the 1980 regulations should not be interpreted to place standard-setting authority in those services. The revised regulation merely authorizes the inspection services to apply the maturity standards developed by other actors.
The regulations amending the marketing order did not remove existing limits on the authority of committees to change maturity standards. The marketing order provides that the Secretary may issue regulations upon the recommendation of the administrative committees:
Such regulations may: (1) Limit, during any period or periods, the shipment of any particular grade, size, quality, maturity, or pack, or any combination thereof, of any variety or varieties of nectarines grown in the production area; (2) Limit the shipment of nectarines by establishing, in terms of grades, sizes or both, minimum standards of quality and maturity during any period when season average prices are expected to exceed the parity level . . . .
7 C.F.R. § 916.52(a) (emphasis added); 7 C.F.R. § 917.41(a) (plums). The provision for committee recommendations provides that: "Whenever the committee deems it advisable to regulate the handling of any variety or varieties of nectarines in the manner provided in § 916.52, it shall so recommend to the Secretary." 7 C.F.R. § 916.51(a); 7 C.F.R. § 917.40(a). These sections require that "whenever" the committee seeks to impose particular maturity standards, it does so only through recommending those standards to the Secretary.
Higher maturity standards are not the type of ministerial or facilitative regulations that "effectuate the terms and provisions" of the marketing orders. The requirement that changes in maturity standards be recommended to the Secretary forecloses the interpretation that the provision for administrative regulations was intended to embrace such changes.
The "supplementary information" published with the regulations in the Federal Register may support defendants' position. The findings accompanying the Plum Regulation state that "[t]he grade and size regulation specifies a minimum grade of U.S. No. 1 for all varieties of plums except that provision is made for a higher maturity standard." 45 Fed.Reg. at 33,596. A similar finding was made with respect to the Nectarine Regulation. 45 Fed.Reg. 45,252 (1980) (first amended order). The phrase "provision is made" is, unfortunately, less than precise. Arguably, it suggests activity beyond merely the determination of tests for maturity, and envisions decisions by actors to whom the Secretary has delegated authority since he would not have to make any such provision for regulations he intended to issue himself. As demonstrated above, however, the regulations do not effectuate this supposed intent. The court cannot rely on this vague suggestion of intent to rationalize or disregard the clear language of the regulation. "The language of a regulation or statute is the starting point for its interpretation. The plain meaning governs unless a clearly expressed legislative intent is to the contrary, or unless such plan meaning would lead to absurd results." Dyer v. United States, 832 F.2d 1062, 1066, (9th Cir. 1987). Here there is neither a clearly expressed contrary regulatory intent nor an absurd result.
Defendants were not authorized by these regulations to promulgate and enforce higher maturity standards. Absent authorization in some other form, defendants are not immune from suit under section 608b with respect to this activity.
Defendants contend that plaintiffs are collaterally estopped from contending that the standards were not authorized because Judge Price decided that issue adversely to plaintiffs in the earlier case. See fn. 3, supra, and accompanying text. The earlier case was dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Act. Thus, the issue of whether or not defendants were authorized by the regulations to promulgate maturity standards was not decided. Therefore, issue preclusion does not apply. Operating Eng'rs Pension Trust v. A-C Co., 859 F.2d 1336, 1339 (9th Cir. 1988).
The court need not reach plaintiffs' contention that Carter v. Carter Coal Co., 298 U.S. 238, 56 S.Ct. 855, 80 L.Ed. 1160 (1936), bars delegation of "law-making" by the Secretary to a committee of competitors, since no such delegation has been established in the record. Nor does the non-delegation doctrine necessarily foreclose a finding that the Secretary indeed did authorize defendants to do what they did. Further consideration of the continuing vitality of that doctrine, and its effect on this action, should await a more fully developed record.
Questions naturally arise from the substantive due process origins of the doctrine, Carter Coal, 298 U.S. at 311-12, 56 S.Ct. at 872-73, and the virtual absence of cases striking down a delegation. With respect to federal agencies, only very broad, literally standard less grants of legislative power will offend the Constitution. See Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361, 109 S.Ct. 647, 655, 102 L.Ed.2d 714 (1989) (upholding law creating Sentencing Com'n); Skinner v. Mid-America Pipeline Co., 490 U.S. 212, 109 S.Ct. 1726, 1731, 104 L.Ed.2d 250 (1989) (requiring that "Congress provide an administrative agency with standards guiding its actions such that a court could `"ascertain whether the will of Congress has been obeyed"'"). The doctrine, and the "law-making" test, continue to apply in principle to private competitors, although no modern case appears to have struck down a delegation. See United States v. Frame, 885 F.2d 1119, 1128-29 (3d Cir. 1989) (advisory and ministerial functions not an unlawful delegation), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 110 S.Ct. 1168, 107 L.Ed.2d 1070 (1990); cf. Chiglades Farm, Ltd. v. Butz, 485 F.2d 1125, 1134 (5th Cir. 1973) (upholding celery marketing order on the basis that the Secretary retains ultimate authority), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 968, 94 S.Ct. 3170, 41 L.Ed.2d 1138 (1974).
The court agrees with the district court that if immunity would exist with respect to federal antitrust liability, it would apply to California's Cartwright Act as well. "Under the Supremacy Clause, the enforcement of a state regulation may be pre-empted by federal law. . . when the state law `stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress.'" Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp, 467 U.S. 691, 699, 104 S.Ct. 2694, 2700, 81 L.Ed.2d 580 (1984) (citations omitted).
II. Secretarial Non-Disapproval
In Berning v. Gooding, 820 F.2d 1550 (9th Cir. 1987) (" Berning II"), this court held that members of the Hop Administrative Committee could not be liable for treble damages for nonbinding recommendations they made to the Secretary because such recommendations "have no legal effect in themselves." Id. at 1552. "The Secretary still sets the salable quantity and allotment percentages." Id. at 1553. Berning II adopted the remedy limitation applied in Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc., 476 U.S. 409, 106 S.Ct. 1922, 90 L.Ed.2d 413 (1986), in which shippers challenged the anticompetitive practices of carriers engaged in collective remaking. Finding that there was no statutory immunity for the violations alleged, id. at 414, 106 S.Ct. at 1925, the Court applied the venerable rule that the ICC's approval of the bureau's rates precluded a private treble-damages action. Id. at 417, 106 S.Ct. at 1927 (citing Keough v. Chicago NW Ry., 260 U.S. 156, 43 S.Ct. 47, 67 L.Ed. 183 (1922)). In both cases, governmental approval was required before there could be any effect from the collective activity and it was such approval that legitimized the allotments and the rates.
This case differs from Berning II in that committee members promulgated the maturity regulations themselves rather than making recommendations to the Secretary. Defendants contend, however, that the Secretary tacitly approved the higher maturity standards, by failing to disapprove them as provided for in the regulations governing the committees. See 7 C.F.R. §§ 916.62 ("Each and every regulation, decision, determination, or other act of the committee shall be subject to the continuing right of the Secretary to disapprove of the same at any time."); 7 C.F.R. § 917.30 (similar). The mere fact of failure to disapprove, however, does not legitimize otherwise anticompetitive conduct. First, nondisapproval requires neither publication and comment nor explicit findings. In fact, it does not guarantee any level of review whatsoever. Unlike the procedures in Square D and Berning II, there is no affirmative process of non-disapproval which can be relied upon fairly to evaluate a committee's regulations. Second, non-disapproval is equally consistent with lack of knowledge or neglect as it is with assent. Defendants' evidence of participation by representatives of the Secretary cannot be considered on a motion to dismiss. The bare fact of non-disapproval, then, which is all that is before the court, does not bring this case within Berning II.
III. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Defendants argue that plaintiffs cannot bring this action until their remedies under the Act are exhausted. Section 608c(15)(A) provides that handlers may petition the Secretary for review of any order, provision of such order, or obligation imposed in connection with such order, on the ground that it is contrary to law. Relief may include modification of or exemption from the order or requirement. After the Secretary issues his final ruling, the district courts are vested with jurisdiction to review that ruling. 7 U.S.C. § 608c(15)(B). This scheme is a handler's exclusive "method of redress" for challenging marketing orders. Pescosolido v. Block, 765 F.2d 827, 831 (9th Cir. 1985).
The remedies available to producers are even more limited. Producers cannot challenge marketing orders in the district court, and must instead rally a majority of producers to vote in favor of terminating a marketing agreement or order under § 608c(16)(B). Pescosolido, 765 F.2d at 831-33. A narrow exception was recognized, "limited to situations in which producers claim that some `definite personal right' granted by the statute is being infringed by the Secretary acting outside the scope of his delegated authority, with not handler having standing to sue." Id. at 832 (based on Stark v. Wickard, 321 U.S. 288, 64 S.Ct. 559, 88 L.Ed. 733 (1944)). The court also assumed without holding that "if the producers and handlers interests are substantially dissimilar," the producers might have a right to judicial review. Id.
Plaintiffs have in fact pursued their administrative remedies in their capacities as handlers. A decision and recommended order of an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") issued on May 19, 1989. The Secretary has not yet acted on the ALJ's recommendation.
Plaintiffs' request that the court take judicial notice of the content and conclusions of this decision is denied. It is only a recommendation to the Secretary and no final, cognizable decision has been rendered by the Secretary.
Plaintiffs argue that this action need not await the Secretary's ruling because it does not challenge the marketing orders themselves, nor any obligation duly imposed thereunder, and because they cannot recover damages (or any retrospective relief) in the administrative proceeding. The court agrees that this case does not require exhaustion of plaintiffs' administrative remedies because that proceeding cannot award the retrospective treble damage relief prayed for under the Cartwright Act. Plaintiffs' alleged losses cannot be recovered, nor the purposes of the antitrust laws vindicated, through that process. Therefore, the court will not imply from section 608c(15) a requirement that plaintiffs exhaust clearly inadequate administrative remedies. Cf. Coit Indep. Joint Venture v. FSLIC, 489 U.S. 561, 109 S.Ct. 1361, 1375, 103 L.Ed.2d 602 (1989) ("Administrative remedies that are inadequate need not be exhausted.").
United States v. Ruzicka, 329 U.S. 287, 67 S.Ct. 207, 91 L.Ed. 290 (1946), does not require a different result. Defendant milk handlers who refused to make payments required by the applicable marketing order sought to resist an `application for mandatory injunction on the ground that the government's inspection of their accounts was faulty and its tests were improper. Id. at 289, 67 S.Ct. at 208. The Supreme Court concluded that although the statute did not expressly bar these defenses, a requirement that they be pursued through administrative channels was implied, "imbedded in a coherent scheme." Id. at 292, 67 S.Ct. at 209. Central to this rationale was that defendants could be adequately reimbursed through the administrative process. Id. Pescosolido, 765 F.2d at 831-32 (statutory scheme does not provide for suits by producers, and handlers can protect producers' interests), and Block v. Community Nutrition Institute, 467 U.S. 340, 346-48, 104 S.Ct. 2450, 2454-55, 81 L.Ed.2d 270 (1984) (statutory scheme does not provide for suits by consumers, and such suits would disrupt effectuation of that scheme), also concern attempts to secure prospective relief. The rationale underlying Ruzicka therefore is inapplicable to an antitrust action against committee members for damages arising out of alleged anticompetitive activities.
Defendants are not immune as a matter of law for the actions alleged in the complaint. This Court cannot conclude as a matter of law at the pleading stage that the Secretary's failure to disapprove the acts of defendants should immunize their activities. Finally, plaintiffs were not required to exhaust their administrative remedies before instituting this action.
The judgment of the district court is REVERSED and the action is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent herewith.


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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Bolts On To Steam This December
When the Final Fantasy XIII series was announced to come to PC, it was met with quite a bit of hesitation. Besides the fact that they’re not the best Final Fantasy games was the least of people’s worries. Console ports to PC have been a very hit or miss affair, but so far these games haven’t been to bad. That is obviously disregarding XIII’s 60GB file size.
Last month Square Enix stated that they hoped to release Lightning Returns sometime in December. It is now confirmed final installment of the Final Fantasy saga that everyone loves to hate is finally making its way to Steam next month.
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It’s been a almost year since Final Fantasy XIII-2 came out on Steam, so it’s nice to be able to finally be able to finish up this infamous Lightning saga. One shouldn’t have to worry about the state of the port either, as there were notable improvements from the release of XIII to XIII-2 so Lightning Returns shouldn’t have a problem.
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Britain's Mo Farah won the 5,000m at the Diamond League in Lausanne, his first race since doping claims against his coach Alberto Salazar.
The 32-year-old double Olympic champion won in 13 minutes 11.77 seconds.
Last month BBC Panorama and US investigative website ProPublica made claims that Salazar violated several anti-doping rules.
"This is a way to answer some of the critics regarding my coach," said Farah, who says he is "100% clean".
|Selected winners in Lausanne|
|Men's 100m: Justin Gatlin (US) 9.75 seconds||Women's 100m hurdles: Dawn Harper-Nelson (US) 12.55 seconds|
|Men's 200m: Zharnel Hughes (GB) 20.13||Women's 200m: Allyson Felix (US) 22.09|
|Men's triple jump: Christian Taylor (US) 18.06m||Women's high jump: Anna Chicherova (Rus) 2.03m|
The race was Farah's first for six weeks and his first at 5,000m this season.
He faced a strong field including 17-year-old Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, who has run the fastest time this year - 12:58.39.
Farah sprinted past the teenager with 300m to go and began wildly celebrating down the home straight before crossing the line.
He told BBC Sport: "Training's been going well, the race was loaded, you had everybody in it.
"I've answered all the questions as an athlete and all I want to do now is do what I do best and run and enjoy it."
British rival Andy Vernon later claimed that Farah swore at him after snubbing a handshake.
Farah had pulled out of a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham last month following the claims against Salazar.
The athlete has not been accused of any wrongdoing and has welcomed subsequent investigations by UK Anti-Doping and the US Anti-Doping Agency.
Salazar has denied the allegations and issued a 12,000-word document refuting claims made in the investigation.
Farah is due to race over 1500m in Monaco on 17 July before returning to the Olympic Stadium in London to compete in the 3,000m at the Anniversary Games the following week.
He will then defend his 5,000m and 10,000m titles at the World Championships in Beijing in August.
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|"Times don't matter when the field is full of rivals you will potentially meet at the World Championships. The most important thing to do on an evening like this is to win. For a lot of these athletes competing against Mo Farah they would have felt if there was a chink in his armour it would have been exposed, so he has got rid of that one and now they will have to deal with that at the World Championships."|
Farah's victory in Lausanne was followed by American Justin Gatlin running 9.75 seconds - the joint second-fastest time of 2015 - to beat Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay in the 100m.
Anguilla-born Zharnel Hughes ran a personal best 20.13 to win the 200m, just over two weeks after becoming eligible to race for Britain.
The 19-year-old qualified for the World Championships with victory at the British Championships last month.
Olympic champion Christian Taylor beat the meet's triple jump record with a leap of 18.06m, the fourth longest of all-time.
The American became only the second athlete - after Britain's Jonathan Edwards - to go beyond 18m twice in the same meeting.
Edwards jumped 18.16 before breaking the world record with a leap of 18.29 at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.
Commonwealth 800m champion Nijel Amos strode past Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha in the closing stages of a race in which the pair - gold and silver medallists at London 2012 - were well clear of the opposition. The Botswana athlete clocked 1:43.27 and has now beaten Rudisha on each of their five meetings since London.
Olympic champion Allyson Felix won the women's 200m in 22.09 seconds while Russian Anna Chicherova won the women's high jump with the best jump of the year - 2.03m.
Britain's Anyika Onuora (51.26 seconds) was fourth behind Shaunae Miller (49.92) in the 400m - both times were personal bests.
British and European champion Tiffany Porter (12.66) was fifth in the women's 100m hurdles behind former Olympic champion Dawn Harper-Nelson (12.55).


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As the Cubs schedule for Spring Training comes to a close, we know more about some of the team’s future stars. The season has not even begun yet, and people are already saying ‘there’s always next year’. However, 2014 will be the most important year in Theo Epstein’s administration so far.
Entering year 3 of the Theo regime many fans are starting to get restless watching the Cubs lose 90+ games year in and year out. Although the Cubs will not be competing for the world series this year, they NEED to see improvement on the field this season. If they don’t then they will have serious issues moving into 2015.
Theo Epstein has preached patience since he took over in Chicago, and that the front office would build a sustainable farm system. At the major league level, they have only scratched the surface of using the talent in the minor leagues. Last year the Cubs called up outfield prospect Junior Lake who performed quite well and is poised for another successful season. Right now, all eyes are on top prospect Javier Baez who is dominating pitchers this spring training.
During the Cubs spring training game last night against the Colorado Rockies in Scottsdale, AZ, in front of 12,511 Cubbie faithful Baez belted a 450 foot home run to dead center. As he rounded the bases the stadium was in uproar. With each step around the bags Cub fans at the game, including myself, hoped that we had just witnessed what is to come at Wrigley Field. Baez now leads the Cactus league in home runs with 5…in only 13 games.
When Theo took over the Cubs many predicted that 2015 would be the first year that the Cubs would compete for playoff contention. With 2015 right around the corner, the Cubs need to show some progress to give people just a glimmer of hope that they could actually compete in 2015. Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro, both believed to be core players, struggled mightily from the bat last season and they hope to turn it around this year. Castro has been hurt most of spring training, while Rizzo is hitting .355 this spring. In order for the Cubs to have any chance next year, these two need to turn into the all-star players the Cubs hope they are.
With the regular season only days away Cubs fan can only sit and wait to see who makes the final roster. New manager Rick Renteria will have his hands full this season trying to find a formula of success. Seeing improvement this year is crucial for the Cubs moving forward. Baez has hit the cover off the ball this spring training and is slugging .769. Whether he makes the major league team as spring training ends or not, it is almost a forgone conclusion that he will be wearing a Cubs uniform at Wrigley Field sometime this season. As the season wears on be on the look out for many of the Cubs prospects to make their way to the North side, giving us just a glimpse of what is to come.


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In the minute you step into this marvelous island, you will know, the secret places with paradisaical views and that kind of peace that makes you forget that there is any other world existing. That's the third largest island in Canaries archipelago, Gran Canaria. It's natural beauty consist of everything, from mountains to green fields and driest deserts...
Gran Canaria promises a lot, and will give you more as promised, it's enough to explore it in three days, with the best reasonable look at the entire island, if you are seeking for a burst of people, get to the main port town Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, if you prefer to stay in peace, head to north Arucas or Terror, with little picturesque houses and amazing, laid back farmers markets.
Well, Gran Canaria isn't completely secret place, because of the stunning white beaches, tourists are heading there more and more with each year, a mountainous terrain surrounded by splendid coastline and holiday mood! They say, that the capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has the best climate in the world, the center is surprisingly dynamic and alive.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has the real Spanish feel of all, it's spiced up with a mixture of diverse cultures, traditions and the best food ever. Including African, Chinese and Indian influences in everything, you will feel the sunny energy that throws you in an exciting adventure: shopping districts, nightclubs, chatty bars and the best holiday atmosphere ever. Long nights, never ending parties and great stay in the corner of Spanish Paradise,
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Last week I gave suggestions of fiction and nonfiction to read after watching The Great War on PBS’s marvelous American Experience. Today I’m recommending my favorite World War I films and a new one that I haven’t yet seen.
Although America wasn’t yet in the war, few moments in any war are held in such reverence as the Christmas Truce of 1914. There are other film depictions of this event, but this film, Joyeux Noel, is my favorite. Nothing is sugar coated. The atmosphere is just right. The actors are just right. It is superb.
As Americans we are not taught much about the Australian and New Zealand Corps (ANZAC) contribution to World War I. They were the victims of on of the worst decisions Winston Churchill ever made. (He was then First Lord of the Admiralty). So bad was the decision that he left the cabinet and served as an officer in the trenches for a while. Gallipoli and Beersheba are names that ring like “Bunker Hill” and “Gettysburg” do in for us. The Lighthorsemen and Gallipoli.
While there are liberties taken with the story here, this is a lovely film that completely captures the essence of the era. Plus, it was Harry Potter (aka Daniel Ratcliffe’s) first (or close) outing in a grown-up role. My Boy Jack.
Like Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in the Spanish American War, the Lafayette Escadrille were the glamour guys of the Great War. Flying was barely happening when the war begin. It was no accident the planes were still often called “kites.” And, just as young men of all nations would flock to Spain for adventure in the civil war there in the 1930s, young men in 1914 beat a path to France to fly. That they were young and often handsome has made them the stuff of legends. This film version is a a fine period piece. Flyboys.
An oldie, but a goodie, plus it stars Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. I had crushes on both Simon Ward and Simon Williams in the 70s, so naturally I had to go see this one! The life expectancy of pilots on either side was so short it was measured in mere days. America, later, would have heros of our own from the pilot ranks. Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore, would die in the War flying for the home team. He was just 20 years old. But this film, Aces High, is about British flyers.
There are many more great World War I films–and loads of excellent t.v. series beyond Downton Abbey. Upstairs, Downstairs (the original 1970s series) won awards for one episdoe that portrayed the war thru the eyes of a soldier home on leave–a footman from the Downstairs part of the “family,” who has a breakdown–the Upstairs, gentleman officer, in the series–my then-beloved Simon Williams–had his share of problems too. Being that much closer to the War in terms of time passed, so there were still folks around who remembered it. And, best of all–no Melty-faced Patrick-Mummy-Guy like on Downton Abbey. You can watch Upstairs, Downstairs on Youtube. Here is the classic wartime episode.
[For the record, I did not really like or miss Lady Marjorie! Shocking, I know. But I adored Virginia. You can read more here.]


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When learning different songs on the guitar, tuning and re-tuning your instrument can quickly become a frustrating task for an amateur guitarist. The Roadie automatic guitar tuner is an awesome tool for perfectly tuning your guitar, banjo, or ukulele in just a few seconds. Not only does Roadie function in loud environments, it’ll also tell you when your strings need to be changed. The Roadie tuner is definitely a lazy guitar hack, but it claims to be much more accurate than the human ear and is nonetheless a very useful guitar accessory for an amateur or intermediate player.
I don’t know what it is, but guitar picks literally just disappear in thin air. It’s like there’s a guitar pick fairy desperately waiting to snatch them when you’re not looking. The Pick-a-palooza DIY guitar pick maker will ensure that you always have a guitar pick handy. The puncher comes with a few pieces of plastic to get you started, but you can actually use ANY plastic card — a great way to recycle your expired driver’s licenses or best of all, hotel cards. Punching the guitar picks is so much fun that you’ll find yourself obsessing over finding the perfect plastic to use next.
Marshall’s Kilburn portable Bluetooth speaker is the perfect medley between vintage and modern. It might look vintage but it offers a crisper sound than a modern Bose. It features a classic Marshall look and lets you easily adjust the bass and treble of your music with a knob. Asides from its crystal clear sound and its sturdy, compact build, the Marshall Kilburn is renowned for its 20-hour battery life.
There’s nothing worse than when the phone rings from across the kitchen and you’re shoulder deep into dishes. Triby is your go-to portable bluetooth speaker for the kitchen. You can make calls, answer calls, and listen to music without having to worry about drying or cleaning your hands. Triby also has WiFi so you can make hands-free calls to anyone who has the Triby iOS app. Using the app, you can write cute notes or draw pictures that will be displayed on Triby in real time.
Crowdfunded on Indiegogo, the ONE Light Smart Keyboard is a lightweight and mini smart piano that’ll take you from beginner to intermediate with nothing more than your own smartphone or tablet as a learning resource. An app with interactive piano lessons coupled with flashing LED lights on all keys will guide you through the learning process in a simplified manner at your own desired pace. This is a fun and easy way to learn how to play piano without skipping the fundamental steps.


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It’s November 14th, and, whereas nowadays there is a national holiday for everything, today is “National Pickle Day!” If you really think about it, they are quite the perfect food. A healthy snack alternative, they are a huge hit with adults and kids alike. What’s a picnic without a dish of pickles? It’s a must for some burger lovers, and a better option over potato chips when you are craving something crunchy. Sweet or dill, super crunchy or not too crunchy, there’s a type for everyone. But, have you ever found something so well made that you want to share it with the world? Well, that’s why we are making “Grillo’s Pickles” today’s Monday Muse.
I, myself, prefer a pickle that is super dill. When our family went dye free a few years ago, I started paying more attention to ingredient labels and discovered that MANY brands of pickles contain petroleum based food dyes yellow #5 & yellow #6 for that “green color” and preservatives to keep them shelf stable. Gross! That is not how a cucumber looks coming off the vine! I also found most shelf-stable pickles just didn’t have that garden to jar fresh taste that so many of us grew up on.
That’s when I stumbled upon Grillo’s pickles at my local grocery store. The first thing I noticed is that they were in the refrigerated section. Secondly, they were the regular color of a cucumber and the juice they were stored in did not resemble that of a sci-fi movie lab experiment. They also had peppercorns, sliced garlic, sprigs of dill and even grape leaves (I would later find out the grape leaves are what Grillo’s uses to help preserve their pickles as opposed to unpronounceable preservatives). These pickles, dare I say, looked vurrry homemade, like ones you might find in your Grandma’s kitchen.
It goes without saying, these pickles tasted like everything I could have hoped for and more. We always have at least two containers in the house at all times (easy to eat Dill Chips for lunches and Spears for snacking at home). I have 3 boys and these pickles go quickly! My father in-law, who came from a large Italian family that grew and pickled many of their own veggies, claims these are the best he has ever had! In fact, before they were available in his grocery store, he would stock up on them when he came to visit.
More than just a great tasting product, the story behind these pickles is an inspiring one. Owner, Travis Grillo, began making pickles at night with his family’s one hundred year old recipe (that’s where that real homemade taste comes from)! During the day, Travis and his friends would sell two pickle spears for a $1 in downtown Boston, spreading the word and getting more fans. Soon Whole Foods Markets began carrying his products. Even the Boston Red Sox asked to feature the pickles. Now, Grillo’s can be found in grocer chains across the USA making them readily available to pickle connoisseurs everywhere. Even though Travis’s little wooden stand has grown into a widely-known successful brand, as they state on their website:
“…..not much has changed. At its core, the company will always be Travis and his buddies spreading the word about these awesome pickles, just like years ago in the Boston Common. The pickle itself hasnʼt changed, either. Itʼs still garden-fresh, all-natural, and refreshingly delicious. We think itʼs the best pickle in the world.”
I know that I, my family, and the rest of the PGG couldn’t agree more! So, go get some Grillo’s and Happy National Pickle day to all!!

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COVID halts Australia’s growth
CANBERRA: Australia’s population barely grew in the year to March due to the impact of international border closures on overseas migration.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics said Australia’s population grew by just 0.1 per cent, or 35,700 people, to 25.7 million, in contrast to the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in the 2019 calendar year.
‘‘This is the first full year of data ref lecting the impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s population,’’ ABS demography director Beidar Cho said.
Net overseas migration was down by 334,000 people compared with the previous year.
There were 293,500 births and 162,500 deaths in Australia during this period.
The resulting natural increase was down four per cent from the previous year.
It continues the trend of a gradual decline in population over the past five years, driven mainly by decreasing births.


WordPress.com has caused a real buzz in the blogosphere. Perhaps the new craze has been culminated by none other than Steve Rubel of Micro Persuasion mentioning his consideration to switching to WordPress (and his link points to “.com” and not “.org”).
I’ve both read and received several questions regarding WordPress.com –
“How is WordPress.com going to make money? Are there going to be ads?”
I am not certain that these questions or comparisons make a lot of sense – here’s why.
For starters, the way that Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress, described WordPress.com at the BBS was a sort of blog for the common man. Unless he was holding something back (which could be possible), there seemed no future plans to allow a user to have customized plugins or any code modifications – WordPress.com is offered as is, take it or leave it.
As far as the “how will WordPress.com make any money” goes, that question starts with what I believe is a false premise – that WordPress.com wants to or perhaps more importantly needs to make money.
When I and others at the BBS spoke to Matt after his presentation, he said that the hardware for WP.com was being donated. I?d gather most likely from rather large businesses and organizations who have wielded the power of WordPress to make their own highly modified content management systems. Consider it their way of giving back to the open source community.
TypePad versus WordPress.com
I submit that a TypePad to WordPress.com comparison is an apples to oranges analogy.
TypePad is not a “here is my first blog” platform. That is what people use Blogger, Yahoo! 360, or Xanga to do. TypePad is a paid service, even at its most basic of levels. Via TypePad, users have the flexibility to get a relatively advanced blog up and running with limited to no technical knowledge ? no worries about hosting, no worries about code, no worries about design (although with the “plus” and “pro” levels they can use TypePad to do much more).
Typically the progression to TypePad would look something like this:
WordPress (“.org” and not “.com”), like TypePad is not a ?here is my first blog? platform. In fact, it requires much more skill than TypePad ? ensuring your third party requirements are in order, customizing themes and plugins, and the need for your own hosting. Let?s be realistic, typical Internet users are still struggling with terms like DNS, never mind having their own hosting. And that my friends, is the crux of my argument.
WordPress.com is not a competitor to TypePad. As it presently exists, it will cater to the new blogger, the person who is not worried about design and is happy with out-of-the-box behavior. It will cater to the surfer dude that thinks it would be gnarly to write about the waves he has caught or to the proud mother of a new baby girl.
Why would these types of users choose WordPress.com over other options? At the start, the hype will suffice. In the end, it will be the experience and rave reviews of other bloggers that will drive the creation of new WordPress.com blogs.
WordPress.com is going to bring a superb open source blogging platform to a much larger public audience but it will offer only a taste of what is possible. And that is why my hypothesis is that WordPress.com will actually be a gateway to WordPress. If there is any strategy behind WordPress.com, that may be it. Proud developers like Matt simply want users throughout the world to play with their software. More importantly, he wants them to help make it better.
In conclusion, if there is any comparison to be made between blogging platforms, it would not be WordPress.com versus TypePad but rather remain what it has been to this point, WordPress(.org) versus TypePad. The WordPress team might have just found a better way to achieve the goal of promoting their platform. I mean, I did just write a treatise on it, right?
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Get Tumbleweed’s Recipe For Fresh Guacamole [Video]
This is going to tickle your taste buds! Last week, at one of Jaclyn's "Big O" parties, our friends from Tumbleweed, Charlie and Steve, stopped by for some food and fun. They brought with them everything we needed to make fresh guacamole from scratch. Now, Dave Spencer and I will pretty much eat anything so we were instantly game. But Jaclyn . . . well, her diet pretty much consists of cupcakes and Laffy Taffy and she's very skeptical about trying anything else. She tends to sniff foods that are foreign to her and wrinkle up her nose like she's starring in the revival of Bewitched. But even SHE couldn't resist the temptation of trying Tumbleweed's delicious guacamole. CHECK THIS OUT! Not only will we show you how to make it . . . we'll show you how to love it!
I know, right? That guacamole was delicous . . . easy to make . . . and a great summer snack! DO try this at home!!


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There are many specialty cooking tools but these are considered among the essential tools for preparing authentic Japanese food. Iíll add more in future articles, but these items will get you started on your Japanese food adventures.
Shamoji (rice paddle)
Rice paddles have a flat surface on one end and a thinner elongated handle for easy grasping. Rice paddles are used to fluff freshly steamed rice and blend ingredients into rice. The wide, large surface can lift rice with minimal contact with and damage to individual rice grains. Spoons tend to mash the rice.
Shakushi (wire mesh ladle)
Used to scoop out and strain food from liquid or hot oil, shakushi has a fine wire mesh bowl attached to a bamboo or wooden handle. The wood handle is heat resistant.
Deba Bocho (pointed carving knife)
These come in various sizes but all have a pointed tip and thick, beveled blade. Designed to debone and filet fish, deba knives can be used to cut meat, too, but are not meant to cut through heavy bone.
Usubu Bocho (vegetable knife)
Usubu allows for speedy chopping as the chef uses his knuckle against the tall edge of the thin, flat blade as a guide.
Makisu (bamboo rolling mat)
Essential for making sushi rolls, makisu also forms rolled omelets or norimaki (deep-fried, nori-wrapped meat rolls).
Tamagoyakiki or Makiyakinabe (rectangle omelet pan)
Different regions have their own style, but basically these are square or rectangular-shaped pans with a handle. Like other pans, the metal construction varies. Aluminum, copper and cast iron are common.
Saibashi (cooking chopsticks)
Long handled chopsticks, sometimes connected at the handling end with string, are made from wood or bamboo for heat resistance. Perfect for keeping hands far away from hot oil, saibashi made from metal on the cooking end and bamboo on the handling end are said to be best since the metal will not absorb seasoning and oil that can get rancid.
Suribachi and Surikogi (mortar and pestle)
Suribachi is a ceramic pottery bowl with a rough interior. The pestle or surikogi is usually made from wood to avoid grinding down the ceramic interior of the suribachi as it crushes seeds and dried herbs.
Suihanki (rice cooker)
Thesedays, everyone uses an automatic electric rice cooker as cooking rice over a flame takes practice in timing. Rice cooked in even the thickest pots will develop a crust on the bottom. Although some like to eat this golden, crunchy koge-rice, itís too easy to end up with black, charred rice. Conversely, one can end up with mushy rice if the heat is too low for too long. A suihanki cooks rice perfectly. Wash and soak the rice for at least 30 minutes and up to an hour. Use a ratio of 1:1 and once the rice cooker clicks off, allow the rice to steam for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Yaki Ami (wire fish basket)
A two-sided, flat wire basket with a long handle, a yaki ami allows for easy flipping when grilling soft-fleshed fish.
If you canít find these tools at your local gourmet cooking store and you donít have a local Asian food market, you can find supplies online. Overseas sites donít always have adequate English translations and then there are added international shipping rates to consider so Iíve found that Amazon.com has the best prices along with reliable, trustworthy service. Some of the products qualify for free shipping and Amazon has a good reputation for honoring returns and exchanges. Iíve never had a problem with returning a product and receiving refunds.


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ALBERT LEA, Minn. (KTTC) – November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Friday, students at Albert Lea High School learned about the effects of vaping and e-cigarettes on your lungs.
The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center displayed their large inflatable lung demonstration to teach kids about how irritants in vaping products can cause damage to your health. Previously seen as a safer alternative to cigarettes, the dangers of vaping are becoming more apparent.
“Just the awareness of the inflammation and some of the permanent damage and how much we don’t know the long term effects of vaping yet,” said Mayo Clinic Health System nurse manager Kellie Peterson. “Making the community aware of that and kids are a good place to start since we can get them young.
“I do think it’s a problem here. I know of lots of students who do it,” said student Tierney Murtaugh. “I think it’s wrong. I know of the dangers it can cause to your lungs.”
Any tobacco use can cause lung damage. Not just lung cancer, but also chronic breathing problems and emphysema, also known as smoker’s cough, can result from prolonged use of cigarettes or vaping products.
While today’s event was focused on youth, Peterson recommends early detection tests for lung cancer. Anyone over 55 who smokes more than 15 packs a year should be screened for possible smoking related diseases.

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Iarnrod Eireann has posted a tweet after discovering another lost dog on the Kildare line on Monday morning.
🐶 Another lost dog on the Kildare line!! 🙈
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This little lad boarded this morning at Newbridge, but is being looked after by Heuston staff at present. Can we find his owners? 🐕 pic.twitter.com/eSgFzyhdBD
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) July 29, 2019
The dog boarded the train at Newbridge and is currently being looked after by Iarnrod Eireann staff in Dublin's Heuston Station.
The Kildare line is proving to be a popular commuting choice for canine passengers, as another dog was discovered last April after boarding the train at Sallins without his owner.
Anyone lost their dog? We have this little fella in Heuston. He was found on the 08:46 Sallins - Heuston. Help us find the owner. pic.twitter.com/q04UestrIN
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) April 3, 2019
Hamish, as April's discovery was christened by Heuston staff, stole hearts all over the country and was happily reunited with his owner very quickly.
Iarnrod Eireann are asking Twitter users for help in the quest to find their latest four-legged stowaway's owner.

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It was an incredible achievement. Thanks to the Flight archive and Time magazine's 1934 report, here are some photographs and extracts showcasing the key aircraft and some of the frantic activity before the start.
The team of Roscoe Turner, Clyde Edward Pangborn (right and left in the light colour coats) and Reeder Nichols in their 'Warner Brothers Comet' Boeing 247 arrive and dismount.
Take off date was set at dawn (6:30), October 20, 1934.
'Battling' Ray Parer, who had flown the 1919 race from the UK to Australia, but was the last finisher then.
Month on long month of intensive preparations by the aviation industry throughout the world had preceded the race's start last week. Represented by each entry were countless technicalities, endless research, details, delays, many a heartbreak.
The aircraft had to be weighed. Here is one of the dedicated racing Comets built for national pride and at a bargain price by patriotic de Havilland.
The great doors of the Royal Air Force hangars opened wide at 3 a.m. One sleek machine after another was wheeled out. The deep-throated roar of their engines being tuned up fairly shook the field.
One of the less well known contestants was the Airspeed AS.5 Courier G-ACJL of Squadron Leader D. Stodart, and Sergeant Pilot K. Stodart.
Of the 64 original entries, more than two-thirds had withdrawn. Night before the start Colonel James C. Fitzmaurice, Irish transatlantic flyer, had been disqualified when his U.S.-built Bellanca special, Irish Swoop, proved overweight.
The Dutch entered the Pander Panderjager and a brand new Douglas DC-2, both seen here under guard at night before the race.
Two other less well remembered racers are 36, the Lockheed Vega Puck G-ABGK of J. Woods and D.C. Bennett, and 47, B.A. Eagle The Spirit of Wm. Shaw & Co Ltd G-ACVU of Flight Lieutenant G. Shaw.
Some men to watch. Above - C.W.A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black, and below, Captain K.D. Parmentier, First Officer J.J. Moll of KLM.
Chattering in little groups were flyers, mechanics, officials, men in dungarees, women in evening dress from London. At 6:30 a. m. Sir Alfred Bower, Acting Lord Mayor of London, gave the starting signal.
First away were Jim and Amy (Johnson) Mollison, 12-to-1 favorites in their De Havilland Comet. Two minutes later Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn took off in their big Boeing, just as an orange-red sun edged over the horizon. One by one the rest took the air and headed south. Last off, 16 minutes after the Mollisons, was Capt. T. Neville Stack, carrying a complete motion picture of the start.What happened next was not only a great and thrilling race, but a cornerstone of the development of inter-continental flight.

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The decision to rezone for a Kwik Trip on the Duluth-Proctor border has stirred up some controversy among neighboring businesses, residents and the Duluth City Council.
The proposed Kwik Trip would be located along Boundary Avenue nearby several businesses.
KBJR 6 spoke with all sides of the issues on Thursday many label Proctor as a 'food desert'.
Some say what groceries a couple local businesses provide is enough for the area. Others say those don't have a variety that Kwik Trip would supply.
It depends on who you talk with.
"What I'm trying to do is survive in my little area," said Shaine Stokke, the owner of Stokke's Meat Market.
However, Zenith Terrace's Corey Stubner contradicted saying, "they just fill a niche that the local stores are not providing."
Those in favor of a Kwik Trip on Boundary Avenue are optimistic.
"Myself and my residents wanted to be that voice," said Stubner.
Those who are opposed like Stokke say, "you gotta fight till the bitter end."
Many have referred to Proctor as a 'food desert.'
Residents at Zenith Terrace are hopeful a Kwik Trip will be a solution.
"There was a common core that kept coming up," said Stubner. "They sell bread for 79 cents, eggs for 99 cents, great prices on all of their dairy products."
They feel Kwik Trip would provide a larger variety of groceries in the immediate area, and the fact it's in walking distance is a plus.
"Some of my older residents which Terrace is mainly comprised of, it's more of a task for them to drive to Super One to get what they need," Stubner added.
But neighboring business owners say they have a sufficient grocery supply.
"I'm next to a Holiday. A Kwik Trip... now I'll be next to both of them. It's just too much," said Stokke. "It's saturation. We're all selling the same stuff. I'm a little more unique with the meat, but still I will need all the sales."
Duluth City Council president, Joel Sipress, met with the businesses that say Kwik trip would impact them.
"Once I examined it myself, it wasn't clear to me from the point of view of really filling the void in Proctor for groceries whether a Kwik Trip was really that much of an upgrade from what is already there," said Sipress.
This week, the City Council voted to rezone the area for a Kwik Trip in a five to three vote.
However, the next day the council learned it they needed a super majority vote, which is the support of at least six of the nine councilors.
City councilors will introduce a motion to reconsider the issue this upcoming Monday.