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Give your diet a boost with homemade granola
Granola, that back-to-nature mixture of oats, fruits and nuts, was first hip to the natural foods crowd in the '70s. Today it's considered so mainstream even McDonald's sells a yogurt and fruit parfait topped with a modest dusting of granola. A longtime granola fan, Rebecca Miller considers the whole-grain/fruit/nut mixture "the perfect food," as well as a creative teaching tool to talk about good nutrition. "You can control exactly what's going in it, from the spices, to the cooking oil or fat, to the different cereals that are fun to play with," says Miller, marketing director for Whole Foods in Overland Park, Kan. Developed by a Swiss nutritionist at the end of the 19th century, granola is an easy way to get the benefit of whole grains, which add B vitamins, fiber and minerals to your diet.
'Betrayal' of Iraqi interpreters comes to NY stage
Inside the Red Zone" will be shown on HBO on Tuesday. He won a scholarship and is now studying journalism in Indiana. "After the removal of Saddam's regime, we really hoped life would change," Salih Mahdi said. "We all hoped to have chances to improve ourselves through working with foreigners." "But this became a real crime, to work with foreigners in Iraq, this means it's a death sentence." A key character in the play is a U.S. diplomat. Packer says he is fictional but partly inspired by a former U.S. adviser in Iraq, Kirk Johnson, who has drawn up a list of Iraqis who worked for U.S. authorities now trying to flee to America. State Department figures show around 1,600 Iraqi refugees were resettled in the United States in 2007, a tiny fraction of the more than 2 million who have fled the country.
Who backs whom?
So what's it like at the dinner table each night? Obviously, "we're kind of split," Jay Rowden said. "We just accept it and move on. We don't talk about it a lot, which is usually the best way to deal with it." It's not that Trinque or other local elected officials try to remain neutral. Endorsements from prominent county politicos are prized by candidates. The Mitt Romney campaign announced the support of U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite and Hernando Commissioner David Russell early in the game. Likewise for Giuliani, who touts support from Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Brooksville native, and state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey. "Gov. Romney has had a successful business career and a long record of public service," Brown-Waite said. "That is why I am proud to endorse his candidacy for president of the United States." Then again, the effect of endorsements on voters is not well-substantiated.
NFL NUGGETS : Hits, misses of predicting the NFL
I like the Saints to pass, catch, run and kick their way to the Super Bowl this season. "They couldn't even pass, catch, run and kick their way into the playoffs. AFC East The truth: "Unfortunately, I don't think there's going to be any stopping the Patriots this year. All the other teams can hope for is some kind of Randy Moss team-deflating meltdown. And I don't see that happening. "Not much needs to be said here. New England is simply the best. Jerks. The lie: "Adam Sandleresque J. P. Losman took a big step in the right direction for the Bills last season, and he's unquestionably the man under center now. "And now he's unquestionably the man who wants to be traded. AFC West The truth: "The San Diego Chargers will win the AFC West going away. "After a slow start, talentrich Chargers waltzed away with the division crown at 11-5.
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