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12/08/2008
Απομάκρυνση της τσιμεντοβιομηχανίας ΤΙΤΑΝ από τον Αρχαιολογικό Χώρο της Ελευσίνας

Ερώτηση Θ.Λεβέντη προς τους Υπουργούς ΠΕΧΩΔΕ, Ανάπτυξης, Πολιτισμού

Το εργοστάσιο παραγωγής λευκού τσιμέντου της εταιρείας ΤΙΤΑΝ λειτουργεί δίπλα στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο της Ελευσίνας και σε επαφή με τις κατοικίες από το 1902. Δηλαδή, η σύγχρονη και η αρχαία Ελευσίνα συνυπάρχουν με ένα μεγάλο εργοστάσιο, το οποίο καταλαμβάνει τεράστια έκταση, και προπαντός την πρόσβαση προς τη θάλασσα. Ταυτόχρονα, υποβαθμίζει την ποιότητα ζωής των κατοίκων αλλά και την αξία του ιδιαίτερα σπουδαίου αρχαιολογικού χώρου της Ελευσίνας.
Με το Γενικό Πολεοδομικό Σχέδιο της Ελευσίνας που εξέδωσε το ΥΠΕΧΩΔΕ το 2005 (ΦΕΚ 627/Δ/13-6-2005), η περιοχή παύει πλέον να είναι βιομηχανική και χαρακτηρίζεται ως πολεοδομικό κέντρο. Να σημειωθεί ακόμα ότι το εργοστάσιο είναι παλιό με αποτέλεσμα οι συχνές βλάβες στα φίλτρα να οδηγούν σε εκπομπή τσιμεντόσκονης και σοβαρή επιβάρυνση του περιβάλλοντος και της υγείας των κατοίκων.
Επειδή η εταιρεία ΤΙΤΑΝ ενδιαφέρεται για τη μεταφορά της παραγωγικής δραστηριότητας εκτός Ελευσίνας.
Επειδή ο Δήμαρχος Ελευσίνας με επιστολή από τις 14/12/2006 ζητεί την απομάκρυνση του εργοστασίου.
Ερωτώνται οι κ.κ. Υπουργοί
Τι μέτρα προτίθενται άμεσα να πάρουν ώστε να απομακρυνθεί επιτέλους η τσιμεντοβιομηχανία από την πόλη της Ελευσίνας, προς όφελος της υγείας των κατοίκων, του περιβάλλοντος και της πολιτισμικής ανάδειξης της περιοχής;
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1. Αποκρύπτουν στοιχεία Κυβέρνηση -ΕΛΠΕ σχετικά με την επέκταση στην Ελευσίνα.

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Schools Out And Conor Hits The Trail For Some River Adventure

School's out and Conor and Mom head home where Conor heads out for fun on the trail and at the river with Dad. (Dad did NOT try to keep up when Conor started running down the trail)


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Marmalade Curry Chicken???

I have been told to never make this again...it doesn't look that bad does it?

Does it really sound that bad? You should have seen T's face when I told him what we were having for dinner. Funny thing is I don't really like curry or Indian food (see this post) but I thought that it sounded pretty good (and would be using up several things in my fridge that I needed out...see the plan here?), and it would be using my Crockpot which I sort of have a love/hate relationship going with!

I was at the girl's school this morning for the first time as a volunteer so that was kind of fun and I had a brief meeting with the "gifted" coordinator to find out how far along we had gotten with my oldest daughter's paperwork. So I needed something quick and that didn't require too much attention from me. This is where the Crockpot comes in to play. I guess the reason that I don't like it all that much is that most of the things that I come across to cook in it have Cream of Mushroom Soup in it????!!! Are the 2 things made by the same company? Is Rival somehow linked to Campbell's? Whatever.

Anyway I came across this when I was looking for something to do with the marmalade and chicken. This recipe, although it is for in your Crockpot, has no cream soup of anything in it so I decided to give it a whirl!

Before the recipe though I want you to check out Stephanie's Blog. Stephanie likes me. I mean really likes me and even blogged about it. Pretty cool huh?

Marmalade Curry Chicken (adapted from Allrecipes.)

Ingredients:

• 8 boneless, skinless, chicken cutlets
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1/8 tsp white pepper
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1 (12 ounce) jar orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
• 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  
  

Directions:

1. Mix the flour with the next 5 ingredients. Dredge the chicken through the flour and place the chicken in the slow cooker. Whisk together the marmalade, chicken stock, curry powder, cayenne pepper, and ground ginger in a bowl. Pour over chicken breasts.
2. Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 5 to 7 hours. Make sure to flip over the chicken breasts once during cooking.

This meal didn't turn out so well and although it was really simple for me to throw in and not worry at all about for the day, T. has made me promise to not ever make it again! I didn't think it was all that bad but then again I got hit with a monster of a cold this afternoon and can no longer smell or taste anything. I guess that's a good thing from what the kids and T. said!!!

What it used up in from my fridge and freezer:

frozen chicken cutlets
jar of reduced sugar marmalade that tasted like crap
some left over chicken stock from another recipe last week

As Always...

Happy Entertaining!!!

Judy
www.nofearentertaining.com

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FEAT Nova Scotia Rep Details Nova Scotia's Autism Failure

FEAT Nova Scotia representative Jim Young has published a detailed indictment of Nova Scotia's autism failure. In Autism treatment still lags despite claims of progress Mr. Young describes, first hand, the realities faced by Nova Scotia families with autistic children who lack the ability to move to another province in search of treatment for their children.

It is "sad" that our province provides basically half of the hours of treatment universally recognized as best practice for children.

It is repugnant that children are in and out of the program in the blink of an eye, receiving a year or two of treatment in what should be a lifelong service; it is discriminatory and essentially a human rights violation to pick and choose a scant few of the thousands of persons with autism.

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In the previously mentioned article, Health Minister Chris d’Entremont states that services for autism have grown in "leaps and bounds." Who told him that? None of the parents that I know.

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Still cleaning out the freezer and "Happy Meat"

"Happy" Rib Steaks with Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas and Parsley Potatoes!

I guess one of the reasons that I am so determined to get the freezer cleaned out and the food down to a manageable level in there is that with all of the storms lined up in the Atlantic I think that maybe we may loose electricity due to one of them. I would be so upset with myself if I let all of that wonderful food go to waste.

Crazy in the Atlantic right now!

As it is I have about a case of organic green peppers...I think I am going to stuff some of them this week, a case of organic zucchini, about $200 worth of "happy meat" from the grass fed cow (Jenn the Left Over Queen did a great post on this last week about the importance of eating grass fed beef, and said it so much better than me!) we had butchered about a month ago and a whole bunch of miscellaneous things, most of which I don't even remember! Some of which we don't even eat anymore. I know there are so pork chops in there that we won't eat because they are not grain fed, antibiotic and hormone free. What am I suppose to do with all of this stuff???

Anyway the other day I pulled out a package of the grass fed cow that was marked rib steak. Let it thaw nice and slow on the counter and the fridge. Also found some pretty dried up looking frozen sugar snap peas. I thawed those out as well and started to work on some potatoes for parsley potatoes (everyone's favorite here!).

The sugar snap peas were easy. Thaw them out and saute them in olive oil. Near the end of the cooking add some chopped garlic and when all of it is cooked up nice and heated through a few splashes of soy sauce and you have a great side dish!

The steaks were marinated (for about 30 minutes) in soy sauce, chopped garlic, pepper, dried oregano and a splash of olive oil and then grilled.

Any ideas on the zucchini and peppers???

As Always...

Happy Entertaining!!!

Judy
www.nofearentertaining.com

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Tony Clement's Autism Whopper

"Canada's Government has already begun to address the issues that individuals with ASD and their families are facing."

- Alleged Health Minister Tony Clement, The Tyee, September 1, 2008

Alleged Health Minister Tony Clement has given us quite a whopper with that one. To the extent that individuals with autism spectrum disorders have had their issues addressed in Canada it has been provincial governments, acting in response to parent advocates, that have been responsible. The federal government has done absolutely nothing of substance to help autistic individuals in Canada and Tony Clement should be ashamed of himself for pretending otherwise.

In fact the Canadian government has been counter productive, staging a sham autism conference, in an attempt to marginalize parent autism advocates, and to obscure the clear and compelling autism treatment information provided by responsible, credible American agencies like the American Academy of Pediatrics, the New York State Department of Health, the MADSEC (Maine) Autism Task Force and the US Surgeon General. And to add insult to injury the Canadian government has provided a mediocre autism web page.

Contrary to Tony Clement's claim, the truth, the honest truth, is that the Canadian government has done nothing to address the issues that individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families are facing.

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Conor Back At School

Conor loves school. He has asked for school all summer, literally from the first week of summer vacation. As the school year approached he asked for it more frequently. This morning he woke up an hour ahead of the time we had planned to wake him. He was a bit anxious and was the first one in the driveway and into the car to go to school. He was happy to get to school where he is shown waiting for his teacher assistant who worked with him last year and did an outstanding job.

By the end of the day, back home, the excitement was getting to him and he did some screaming but no self injury or destructive behavior. To some extent it was like the first day of school for any child. The autism was a factor primarily when he got tired.

Above with Mom, he has grown quite a bit since his first day of middle school last year.

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