GREEN BEANS

First, wash and trim the beans.  Rinse them in a colander under cool running water, and snap off the stems.  While you work, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.  Set a large bowl of ice water nearby.  Then, chill!  Immediately transfer the blanched beans to the bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.  Let them chill for at least 15 seconds; you want them to cool completely.  Finally, drain the beans, and spread them on a kitchen towel or paper towels to dry.   https://www.loveandlemons.com/how-to-cook-green-beans/   

Hyperdontia is the medical term for supernumerary teeth (extra teeth).  Children have a total of 20 primary teeth and adults have a total of 32 permanent teeth.  Children with more than 20 teeth and adults with more than 32 teeth have hyperdontia.  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/hyperdontia    

Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948.  The competitions were part of the original intention of the Olympic Movement's founder, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin.  Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport, divided into five categories:  architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.  The juried art competitions were abandoned in 1954 because artists were considered to be professionals, while Olympic athletes were required to be amateurs.  Since 1956, the Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948.  The competitions were part of the original intention of the Olympic Movement's founder, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin.  Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport, divided into five categories:  architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.  A single event for music was held until 1936, when three categories were introduced:  one for orchestral music, one for instrumental music, and one for both solo and choral music.  In 1948, these categories were slightly modified into choral/orchestral, instrumental/chamber, and vocal music.  The juries often had trouble judging the pieces, which were entered on paper.  Possibly related to the problematic judging, juries frequently decided to award only a few prizes.  On two occasions, no award was given out at all (in the 1924 music category and in the 1936 instrumental music category).  1936 marked the only occasion when the winning musical works were actually played before an audience.  Josef Suk is the only well-known musician to have competed, winning a silver medal in 1932.   Judging by the medals won, Luxembourg painter Jean Jacoby is the most successful Olympic artist, winning the gold medal for his 1924 painting Étude de Sport, and for his drawing Rugby in 1928.   Swiss artist Alex Diggelmann won three medals, a gold one in 1936 (for his poster Arosa I Placard), and a silver and a bronze in the 1948 applied arts & crafts class, both with commercial posters.  Danish writer Josef Petersen won a silver medal on three occasions:  in 1924, 1932, and 1948.  Only two persons have won Olympic medals in both sport and art competitions.  Walter W. Winans, an American who lived in England, won a gold medal as a marksman at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the running deer (double shot) competition.  In 1912, he won another shooting medal—silver this time—in the running deer team competition.  By then, he had already won a gold medal for his sculpture An American trotter.  The other Olympian with successes in both fields is Alfréd Hajós of Hungary.  As a swimmer, he won two gold medals at the 1896 Athens Olympics.  Twenty-eight years later, he was awarded a silver medal in architecture for his stadium design, co-designed with Dezső Lauber.  See graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_competitions_at_the_Summer_Olympics  

Freeze vegetables at the height of the season, when they are at their Technicolor best, and you'll be rich with cooking options for months to come.  For example, this muhammara, the Middle Eastern red pepper and walnut spread, can be made with either fresh red bell peppers or ones that you have chopped and frozen.  The version made with frozen peppers is a little looser and lighter in color than the version starting with fresh peppers, but otherwise you sacrifice nothing having started with frozen produce—the two final spreads are similar in taste.  If using a fresh red pepper, char on all sides directly on the burner of a gas stove, or roast at 400 degrees until blistered all over.  Transfer to a bowl until cool enough to handle, then peel off the skin and remove seeds and stem.  Roughly chop pepper. Continue with the recipe as directed.  https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017492-muhammara-red-pepper-and-walnut-spread    

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