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Progressive International Acrylic Soap Dispenser $8.80 This soap dispenser is made of acrylic, santoprene and stainless steel. The extra long spout allows this dispenser to easily apply soap to sponges or brushes or to pump soap directly into the sink without running down the side. Features a comfortable sant…

Norpro Hand-Operated 2-Speed Salsa Maker and Mini-Food Processor $11.99 This mini food processor has the double title of “salsa maker” for good reason: the tradeoff for its tasty purchase price is a bit of extra time chopping and dicing–best for small batches of sauce or salsas. Foods should be chopped no larger than 1 inch before you put them in the little processor, just over 2-1/2 inches high–and be careful not to overload. That said, the blades mounted on the cy…

Butter Bell Classic Hand Painted Raised Floral Crock $21.95 A practical and beautiful solution for storing and serving butter, the Butter Bell Crock keeps butter soft, delicious, and spreadable for up to 30 days without refrigeration. Modeled after the original French design, the butter crock is made from durable glazed stoneware or dolomite clays. It goes from the kitchen to the tabletop with no fuss. Butter’s delicate flavor and freshness are protected b…

Herbs of Provence $17.49 Herbs of Provence come in a beautiful hand painted stoneware crock. Created by Aux Anysetiers du Roy of France, this stoneware crock invokes the charm and simplicity of the French countryside. Picked in Haute Provence, this aromatic herb mixture consists of thyme, basil, savory, fennel, lavender flowers. Herbs of Provence are excellent on grilled meat and fish and also provide and make a great sea…

Herbs for Fish in a Stoneware Crock Herbs for Fish come in a beautiful hand painted stoneware crock. Created by Aux Anysetiers du Roy of France, this stoneware crock invokes the charm and simplicity of the French countryside and contains a blend of fennel, marjoram, savory, sage and thyme. This fragrant blend of herbs will greatly enhance the taste of any fish dish. Net Weight: 1 oz….

Stylish Faux Crocodile Skin Flat Wallet/Clutch ~ Your Choice of Color! Black or Bronze $39.95 Very Nice Quality! These flat wallets save so much room in your purse! Synthetic leather full length wallet. MORE LIKE THIS AT KS CHARMING DESIGNS!…

Mini Dog Bone Crock Stick Sharpener $3.22 Alumina ceramic rod is a super compact pocket sharpener. It features a convenient key chain, attached to colorful, patented Guide Guards….

Replacement Crock Stick, 5 in. $8.95 ATTRIBUTES Grit: Fine Material: Ceramic Size: 5 in. Type: Rod…

Replacement Crock Stick, 5 in. $8.95 Replacement Crock Stick, 5 in., Medium/Coarse…

Stylish PINK Faux Crocodile Skin Flat Wallet/Clutch with Removable Checkbook Cover $46.95 Very Nice Quality! These flat wallets save so much room in your purse! Synthetic leather full length wallet. MORE LIKE THIS AT KS CHARMING DESIGNS!…

Country Crock: Spreading the Margarine of Freedom When Some Prefer Real Butter (part 2)

Look at how the U.S. “helped liberate” Chile in 1973. Secret documents released in ‘00 forced the White House to acknowledge the truth:

“Actions approved by the US Government during this period aggravated political polarization and affected Chile’s long tradition of democratic elections and respect for constitutional order and the rule of law.” – White House

In the end the U.S. got their way and President Salvador Allende was overthrown and General Augusto Pinochet was put in power. However General Pinochet’s rule was marked by brutal repression that saw thousands die and thousands more flee into exile, many key political figures were tortured or simply disappeared. The U.S. turned a blind eye.

Under Papa Bush the CIA funneled millions of dollars to undermine the 1990 Nicaragua elections, again not to the benefit of that countries people.

And let us not forget Afghanistan, during Reagan’s term the U.S. helped expunge the Russian invaders. This was solely because the U.S. was not playing nice with Russia at the time and could not let them spread their filthy commie politics.

What you do not hear is that Russia were not invaders, they were working hand in hand with the Afghan government and had helped improved education of the Afghan people and were bringing modern technology into Afghanistan.

To top it of, as time has revealed the U.S. funded and trained a funny little group of people called the Taliban to help them with the Russian problem and of course once Russia was gone the U.S. looked the other way as the Taliban dragged Afghanistan back to the dark ages.

These are not just sins of the past, this is all still going on today. In 2004 the United States using a quasi-governmental organization created during the Reagan years and funded largely by Congress, pumped about a million dollars a year into groups opposed to Venezuela President Hugo Chávez. And we still remember Haiti right? It wasn’t that long ago it dominated the headlines.

It seems that once an event falls off the front page people think it is over. If only that were true but when Iraq is old news it will still be years before the damage is cleaned up and very likely the Iraqi people we be in the arms of yet another cruel dictator.

Another good example of out-of-sight out-of-mind; the news of abuse of Iraqi prisoners was everywhere but the same thing happening in Afghanistan barely made it to the airwaves. Nor was more than a whisper of information ever released about the suspected U.S. massacre of captured the Taliban soldiers.

SHOCK, would we do such thing, the all too morally superior United States? All of this should come as no surprise, it’s not like we didn’t do it in South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. We’ve all seen Platoon! America’s foreign view has not exactly advanced since then. We, if anything, view ourselves even more separated from the rest of the “immoral and violent” World.

Of course our morality is selective. With all this spreading of democracy the U.S. still supports regimes in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Libya, Algeria and all but completely ignores the oppression and atrocities being committed in Sudan, China, Tibet and any other country that does not offer a military advantage or natural resources to profit from.

Maybe it is time for Americans to pay attention to the rest of the World and stop being so self involved and arrogant. Maybe it is time that the United States starts living up to the image of the Great Country it wants everyone to see it as. But to do this the American people need actually to participate in their government again and hold their leaders accountable?

Maybe it’s time to read past the headlines and vote?

Can you put frozen baby peas and broccoli florets in a crock pot?

I am making a bean cassoulet in the crock pot and don’t have enough baby carrots on hand, so was hoping I could add more veggies but all I have are frozen baby peas and frozen broccoli florets. The crock pot will be on low for about 8 hours. Can I just add these?

Yes you can. It sounds like I discovered this the same way you are, by running out of fresh veggis. I just dumped a bag of frozen veggies with the meat and sauce, and it turned out great. I now use almost all frozen veggies when I use the crock pot.

Crock Bottle / Vase Hand Made Blue / Gray Norwich N.Y, $9.98