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Charlie makes up the "Weather Part" of CBS News 13s evening edition. A native New Englander, he grew up enjoying the area’s exciting and sometimes wild weather.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that China’s soybean planting area would increase by about 666,667 hectares this year.

Hey, it’s a smart idea. A red slush with black candies taking the place of seeds and finished off with a green straw, like the rind.

Matilda, South Yarra: Pink lady apple tarte tatin, smoked vanilla-bean ice-cream Anna Webster, contributor I love all tarte tatins but the one at Matilda is something else. The caramel is taken so far it’s almost burnt, and the resulting bitterness balances the sweetness of the pink lady apples perfectly. Topped with that smoked vanilla ice cream… (Wipes keyboard).

The University of Wisconsin has recently hired a new plant breeder, Lucia Gutierrez, who is enthusiastic about bringing in newer, improved varieties to Wisconsin farmers. She understands the lack of good high-quality Wisconsin oat genetics and is working diligently to fix this issue.

Some of the Mullers’ other friends, though, say they believe critics are completely distorting Half Moon Bay’s past and future. John Szabo, whom John Muller taught to grow Atlantic Giants, said he first bought marijuana in the photo lab at Half Moon Bay’s high school in 1968. He thinks people have smoked pot in town longer than they’ve grown pumpkins.

We’re off and running. CMP bill was a higher than it normally is.  That’s  a heater to keep seedlings warm.

After a traditional culinary-school experience back in New York, where the couple met, Omar landed at the canapé station at Daniel. Moko’s company transferred her to London, and Omar followed shortly after, eventually finding himself on the line at the Gordon Ramsay Group’s Savoy Grill.

Fibruline™ Instant chicory root fibres is an excellent source of fibre for white bread production. It can be used with minimal adaptations of the recipe…

While external products can help to treat conditions such as acne, the diet may play a direct role in nourishing the skin and keeping it healthful.

Watermelon seeds are linked to better blood sugar control and reduced insulin resistance in the body. This is quite essential for the health of diabetes patients. The primary concern of diabetes patients is controlling blood sugar levels and watermelon seeds are a delicious and healthy way of going about it.

Heftier mains include a split, pan-seared sea bream ($25) in a classically simple Mediterranean sauce vierge (olive oil, lemon, tomato, parsley and thyme) over quinoa and roasted broccolini, and a filleted, flattened whole roasted branzino ($32) with just a bit of skin left on, scattered with slices of yellow squash, fennel and bits of crisped speck—two marvels of bright flavors and different, skillfully wrought cooking techniques. Vegetarians are well served by delicately fried maitake mushrooms ($22), fragrant with black garlic and served over crisp, rectangular polenta cakes. A rare miss is a side of confitted boutique carrots ($6) that are off-tasting, funky in a not-good way. Canonical bistro-style proteins are straightforward and excellent, including a surprisingly unchewy (perhaps mechanically tenderized) grilled bavette steak ($28) in a punchy green peppercorn sauce over chunky mashed potatoes; a roast half chicken ($25) that evokes—if not quite nails—the fabled Gordon Hamersley ideal; and an impeccable, tall, pub-style burger piled with Comté, caramelized sweet onions and sweet pickles on a glossy, substantial bun alongside great fries. Pastry chef Alexandra Artinian’s inventive desserts include a grapefruit posset ($9), an almost obscenely creamy colonial-vintage pudding gaudily layered with white-chocolate streusel, basil and translucent sesame tuille.