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We're back from our summer break! It's been a while since we've posted, but we've got lots of holiday-inspired posts coming up that you won't want to miss. Kicking them off is our first for Rosh Hashanah: Pomegranate Ice Cream.
1. In a blender or food processor, combine frozen strawberries, confectioners' sugar, and pomegranate juice.
2. Add the defrosted ice cream and blend until combined.
3. Pour the mixed ice cream into the original container. You don't even have to wash it out. Freeze until firm.
Stop by and check out some of these amazing Rosh Hashanah themed recipes on the following blogs:
Great idea! This looks so refreshing.
Looks so great! Would love to win a free cookbook.
When I saw the picture (beautiful photography btw), I automatically assumed that you used an ice cream machine. I can't believe how easy this is!
Looks delicious, so refreshing! Cant wait to try it out for Yom Tov!
The pomegranate ice cream is a great idea! Hope I win a free cookbook!
Love this recipe idea, and absolutely gorgeous pictures. Thanks for joining!
Yum! Looks so refreshing!
Fantastic recipe! Easy and looks so delicious! I'll be making this for dessert for our Rosh Hashana meal. Thanks!
This looks great! I'm making a dairy meal for first night dinner (vegetarian mushroom moussaka), and this will be a lovely dessert!

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The floor takes up a significant amount of square footage and thus is one of the most high impact spaces in your living room. Ue one flooring material, such as wood or carpet, throughout your living room and adjoining rooms to visually expand the space and create flow with your design. In that same vein, avoid interrupting the eye with contrasting floor coverings. Use sofas and cabinets with legs, so the floor fades under the furniture rather than stopping suddenly at a wall of wood or fabric.
The place where the walls meet the floor defines the size of a room both physically and visually. You can't alter the location of your walls without a construction crew, but using living room decor that emphasizes the wall's height draws the eye up and makes the room appear bigger. To accomplish this hang floor–length curtains close to the ceiling, use tall bookshelves to compel guests to look up or install crown molding.
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In derivative,
If $f'(x)$ is rising at $f'(x)$ = 0, there's a local minima in $f(x)$.
If $f'(x)$ is falling at $f'(x)$ = 0, there's a local maxima in $f(x)$.
If $f''(x)$ is rising at $f''(x)$ = 0, there's a local minima in $f'(x)$ and $f(x)$ is falling.
If $f''(x)$ is falling at $f''(x)$ = 0, there's a local maxima in $f'(x)$ and $f(x)$ is rising.
We can graph the function out to see whether it's falling or rising, A simple check at the position very close the root may suffice to see whether we got a positive or negative number, and conclude whether a function is falling or rising. Derivative can be used to find roots, maxima, minima, rising slope, and falling slope.
In numerical method, (or more precisely, for a computer program) we can use Bisection method, Newton-Raphson method to approximate roots of a function.
Now, what about other features such as local maxima, minima and whether the function is rising or falling? I am looking for an algorithm for approximating these critical points. What are some of the numerical method names I should be looking for?


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Haven't drawn in the looongest time...
I went shopping and brough a hat, sunglasses and a striped shirt so that kinda inspired me to draw something? hehehe
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute XD And nice coloring! ^_________^ Did you digital color that? Looks like it~ Personally I find digital coloring to be pretty... difficult? ^^;;;
Thanx for sharing!_________________Thanx to Joanne Kuang for the awesome avatar!
waaaaaaaaaaaah that's sooooo cuuuuuuute!!
Nice~~ Looks like you drew your avatar too
waah cute *o*
how do you color the hair O.o? It looks real
MU: Yes, it's digitally colored MU. I drew and colored it on Open Canvas.
Liiz: Thanks Liiz. ^_^
lagren: Yeah, I did draw my avatar too.
linachan: Thanks. Umm... i just colored it with different shades of brown and add in dark strokes at the end?
sounds time taking if I would color it that way >__< .. I draw a lot of/long hair most of the time
Nice drawing and colouring lili
loooove the piic! wish i could do thaaaat!
are you using a tablet ??
don't tell me you draw directly on OC with a mouse ?
<i used to do that too!! >
i loved the sunglasses
and the blushing is cute
Thanks Rin no Rekka!
I'm sure you could if you tried too Liiz. ^_~
Yes aurumice. I was using a tablet. Mouse? Ahaha... no.
Thanks Riku!
so great!
I wish I have a tablet too.
Currently I have to do traditional inking (which i executed badly)
and scan to computer. Sometimes, I line my drawing using
PS pen tool which takes forever!! T_T
ahhhh~ i wanna hug it^^
nice hat...if that's what yours looks like...
i wish i had a newsboy cap too...XD
oooh lili! no way would i be able to do thaaaat! i'd give up after 5 minutes


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Thanks to MindLoveMisery's Menagerie for hosting last week's Tale Weaver prompt having to do with the importance of sight, physical, spiritual, or beyond. Also thank you to Linda J. Wolf of the blog Urban Poetry for the new poem format. Rictameter verse had 9 lines and the first and the last line repeat. The syllable count for each line is as follows: 2,4,6,8,10,8,6,4,2.
Also, I know many of you are doing the A to Z Challenge for April. But if anyone's interested in poetry, join me in National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). A poem a day for 30 days. You can sign your blog up at www.napowrimo.net. Each day in April, return to the site for the daily poetry prompts and remember to link back to the website when you write your poems and to tag your work #NaPoWriMo so other bloggers can read your awesome poetry. Looking forward to reading everyone's poetry takes. If you are REALLY up for the challenge combine NaPoWriMo with the A to Z Challenge 🙂
To see,
With clarity,
Minds are required to —
Be open to possibility.
All the relevant outcomes forecasted,
Made with thinking of calculated —
Risks; all aspects bad,
Or fortunate,
To see.
Limited sight,
Costs lives, so we try —
To foresee what could occur.
What is likely to happen in certain —
Situations; or what won't —
Occur; we attempt to —
See the future,
We live,
Blindly despite,
Attempts to know.
We can't actually know;
As much as we make it seem,
As if we can configure potential,
But it's all a fantastic lie.
We know nothing but —
Footsteps ahead,
We live.
Our sight fades for —
Physically our prime is —
Short; but we can see past —
Spiritually if only —
We choose to see, to look within and find,
Our immortality left,
After we pass on.
We try to see,
In life,
We desire to —
Know what happens —
Next; can we stop our fears,
Trouble from taking place or should —
We leave it in God's hands and let,
Our worry and painful burdens,
Be His to decide,
Thy Will Be Done,
In life.
©Mandibelle16. (2017) All Rights Reserved.


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Anybody who has owned a computer for a long enough time knows how pesky, irritating, and sometime downright debilitating computer viruses can be, and from worms to Trojan horses, it seems like there is no end to the dangers that are out there on the internet. Unfortunately, a new virus is on the prowl that not only locks up your computer, but that accuses you of committing felony crimes and prompts you to pay a legal fine to be able to use your computer again.
What is it?
They call it ransomware, and it has been around since 1989. Ransomware is set apart from other types of viruses because of the way that it will lock down a computer and demand that the user put forth payment for the problem to be resolved. The newer forms of this ransomware are claiming that they are from legitimate government entities, complete with seals and all, which is coercing users to pay the ransom not just to unlock their computer, but also to clear their name of crimes they never committed.
The FBI virus
One of the newer virus variants is colloquially being called the "FBI Virus", because the infection dupes users into thinking that they are being contacted by the FBI. Essentially, a pop-up appears displaying your IP address, your internet connection info, an FBI seal, and the message that you have violated federal law and must now pay a legal fine to keep from being arrested. Some reports are quoting that this "legal fine" ranges anywhere from $200 to $400, and that the crimes being cited deal with illegally downloading music, games, and movies. Newer variants have become even more sinister than that.
Child pornography accusations
In Germany, one of the newest forms of this ransomware is accusing users of viewing child pornography. Instead of using false FBI credentials, the distributers are using a pop-up that looks like it came from Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, and even displays a picture a child which "proves" to the user that the "agency" has found illegal material on the computer. The director of security research at Trend Micro has claimed that this was the first time he'd seen a virus displaying images and accusing users of downloading them, upping the emotional ante and pressuring users to pay.
Be wary
Agencies around the world are warning users against ransomware, warning that law enforcement agencies are not sending pop-up messages to let you know that you're breaking the law. In fact, the Better Business Bureau says that if you are caught doing anything illegal, you usually won't be warned by law enforcement agencies at all, and that you definitely won't be contacted via a pop-up. Better that you focus on getting your computer fixed by a legitimate PC repair company than paying the ransom.
Protect Yourself
Germany's BKA, in response to the child pornography ransomware, said that users should not relinquish payment to the fine/ransom "under any circumstances", advice echoed by various other law enforcement agencies. Besides going to the local PC shop, users should use security software such as anti-virus and anti-spyware to clean up the PC's drive and to prevent infections from happening in the future.
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Spoiler alert: If you haven't seen Episode 4 of the current season of Downton Abby and you plan to, you don't want to continue reading.
If you did see the heart-wrenching hour of TV's favourite costume drama, you may be wondering about the cruel condition that killed the youngest and sweetest of the trio of Crawley sisters, Lady Sybil.
Sybil, who defied tradition and her family to become a nurse in the First World War and marry the family's chauffeur, died shortly after giving birth to her first child.
The mounting warnings of Dr. Richard Clarkson, the local physician under whom Sybil received her nursing training, are ignored by the high society obstetrician brought to Downton for the birth, Sir Philip Tapsell.
Despite clear signs Sybil is becoming mentally altered, Tapsell insists all is going well with Sybil's delivery – until her condition takes a dramatic and irreversible turn for the worse. She dies in a series of painful paroxysms.
So what killed her?
During the episode, Clarkson warns that Sybil may be suffering from pre-eclampsia, a condition which can lead to eclampsia, a potentially fatal complication of pregnancy.
What causes the condition is still not entirely understood, says Dr. Jon Barrett, a high risk pregnancy specialist at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
The word (pronounced ee-CLAMP-see-ah) comes from the Greek word for "flash," Barrett says. That's because it develops quickly, and without warning in the days before blood pressure readings and the other trappings of modern medicine. Women in labour would suffer seizures and often die.
With advances in medicine, science now knows there is an early phase – hence pre-eclampsia – which is marked by a trio of classic symptoms: fluid retention (Sybil had swollen ankles), headaches and high blood pressure.
The condition is not rare and doctors who care for pregnant women know to be on the lookout for it, Barrett says.
"Anybody who deals with pregnancy enough has this disease in the forefront of their mind, because it's common and it's very dangerous if you don't recognize it and treat it."
Scientists are still trying to figure out why it develops.
Barrett says it's thought that the roots of the condition are set down early in a pregnancy, when the placenta attaches to the uterus. For some unknown reason, toxins are released into the blood of the pregnant woman, triggering problems with numerous organs.
Some people are more likely to develop it than others. The risk runs in families. First-time mothers are at higher risk. If a woman has pre-eclampsia with her first pregnancy, her risk will drop with the next pregnancy – if the father of her second child is the father of her first. But if she has children by different partners, the risk doesn't fall to the same degree, Barrett says.
Rates vary in different parts of the world. In Africa, the risk of it developing is about three or four times higher than in North America. And it is more common in births that take place in the spring and fall, a feature that is currently unexplained. "It's really a bizarre disease," Barrett says.
The only surefire cure for eclampsia is ending the pregnancy – delivering the child. "If you deliver the baby, the condition goes away. Usually quite rapidly, actually," Barrett says.
In the days of Downton – the episode is set in 1920 or so – that would have been an option, says Dr. Tom Baskett, a professor emeritus of obstetrics at Dalhousie University in Halifax and an obstetrical historian.
Baskett, an avid Downton watcher, says in the early 1900s about one in four women who developed eclampsia died from the disease, often from a massive bleed in the brain caused by high blood pressure.
The episode was a relatively accurate portrayal of the condition, Baskett says, although he has some bones to pick with the script writers.
The conflict between the two doctors essentially represented the two schools of thought at the time about how to treat eclampsia.
Some clinicians believed inducing labour or delivering by cesarean section – which Clarkson advocated – was the way to go. C-sections were still rare at that time but were performed, Baskett says. And births were induced by forcing the cervix – the opening to the uterus – to expand.
But other clinicians would have espoused the approach of Tapsell, insisting that C-sections were too dangerous and that the mother needed quiet and rest to recover. Doctors in this camp might have used bloodletting or enemas to purge women, or have sedated them with morphine, Baskett says.
Where Baskett questions the script is the timing of Sybil's convulsions and the passivity of the doctors once she progressed to that state.
"They (the convulsions) can occur for the first time postpartum, as they did with her, but it is unusual," Baskett says.
It would be more common to convulse during the birth. But the birth was not shown and Sybil only lost consciousness after a touching scene when she and her husband, Tom, discuss their family's future.
"That really doesn't make sense," Baskett says. "But you've got to keep the punters happy in the stall." (Punters is British slang for customers, in this case viewers.)
Baskett also argues that doctors would not have done nothing to help a patient in the grips of violent convulsions. They might have placed a wooden spatula between her teeth to keep her from biting her tongue, or tried to ensure her airway remained open.
"The fact that they both just kind of turned their backs and said 'Oh, well, there's nothing we can do' … really didn't ring true, particularly for Clarkson," he says.
"They should have done something … to help her breathe. It was an odd ending, in a sense."


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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 19 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday in suicide bombings and assaults by al Shabaab militants linked to al Qaeda, breaking a fragile return to peace in Mogadishu.
A bomb exploded outside law courts in the city as gunmen stormed the compound. Security forces then arrived and battled the fighters inside. Later, a bomb exploded near an African Union and Turkish Red Crescent convoy near the airport.
Al Shabaab said it carried out the attacks.
"About seven well-armed men in government uniform entered the court today as soon as a car bomb exploded at the gate. We thought they were government soldiers," said Aden Sabdow, who works at the mayor's office adjacent to the court.
"Armed men entered the court and then we heard a blast. Then they started opening fire. We do not know the number of casualties," said Hussein Ali, who works at the courts.
Government forces arrived and laid siege to the compound and there were more blasts while the two sides exchanged gunfire. Hours later, the shooting stopped, but government forces said they believed some fighters were still hiding inside.
Reuters reporters counted 16 bodies around the compound, some of them in uniform, some not, but it was not clear how many of them were government soldiers, attackers, or civilians.
Witnesses at the scene said in addition to the car bombs, three of the gunmen who stormed the court also blew themselves up using explosives strapped on their bodies.
Security in Mogadishu has improved greatly since an African Union and Somali government offensive drove al Shabaab out of the coastal capital in August 2011.
Now its rubble-strewn streets are choked with traffic and construction sites point to a new confidence as Somalis return from abroad and invest in their homeland.
"Somalia is moving and will keep moving forward and will not be prevented from achieving the ultimate noble goal, a peaceful and stable Somalia, by a few desperate terrorists," President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in a statement on Sunday.
But the threat persists from al Shabaab, which still controls much of the countryside, and it has hit back this year with a series of bomb attacks.
"We carried out a superb intense mission in Mogadishu today. We killed 26 people including soldiers and court staff," said al Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage.
"We assigned five special mujahideen for the court - four of them entered and killed the people inside. The other mujahid with his car bomb exploded when government soldiers gathered at the gate."
Al Shabaab routinely inflates the number of people it kills.
Soldiers managed to rescue the Supreme Court chairman and other officials. Some climbed down ladders against the walls.
Later, a car bomb exploded at a building housing Somali intelligence along the road to the airport as Turkish and AU vehicles were passing, police and witnesses said. Government forces then opened fire and blocked the road.
"I saw three dead people including a man, a woman and a child. The ruined car bomb is in the middle of the road," said Hussein Bile.
"The explosion occurred here, the car with the bomb targeted Turkish vehicles and hit the last car of the convoy, two Turks died while two women passersby were also killed," said Abdifatah Canjex, a district police officer.
Another Somali police officer said there were Turks among the dead. But a Turkish official who spoke on condition of anonymity said a Somali driver was killed and three Turkish passengers were wounded in the attack.
Additional reporting by Jonathon Burch in Ankara and Abdi Daqane in Mogadishu; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Jon Hemming


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Posted by dan in Dan in Real Life on January 1, 2011
I had to go clean out my smooshy smooshed car at the impound lot, so I took a new picture of the damage in the daylight:
Then I had to start my new car hunt, because those bitches at the insurance company decided that they would not be funding my rental car any longer, which would have left me stranded at home and alone for the holidays.
So I got all obnoxious and self-righteous with them, threatening to hire lawyers and implying that all the stress of negotiating a settlement payment was aggravating my physical injuries. I'm sure the insurance adjuster could practically hear me chicken-heading and waving my finger on the other end of the phone, but at least I ended up getting my rental car extended past the xmas weekend. It was not exactly easy to buy a car in four days, especially when all the dealerships were closed for three of them.
So I went to ten dealerships and test-drove twenty cars and I ended up picking the one that happened to be playing Prince's Kiss as I went to take it out for a test drive, because really, I don't know anything about cars, so what else could I base my decision on?
That car turned out to be a 2011 Nissan Sentra:
For you gearheads, its an SLRPGTRZF8 or something. And I got the upgrade with the bluetoof, but really the car salesman had me at "iPod USB port." Even with my utter ignorance about cars and stuff with combustion engines, I was still able to negotiate a fairly good price.
So here's to celebrating the start of 2011 with no more bangs. And to Phil at Nissan: you should really send half of your commission to Prince.
Smooshy Smoosh
Posted by dan in Dan in Real Life on December 15, 2010
My car and I got all smooshy smooshed last night. I was just minding my own bidness when an SUV jumped the median to my left and slammed into my driver's-side door, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision. I could have easily gone through life without needing to know what an airbag feels like as it pummels your face, but I guess I'm lucky to have had the experience, if that's how you wanna look at it.
After the guy hit me, my car was forced off into a nearby snowbank, and so it took me a while to get my berrings. A witness came up and asked if I was alright, and then for some reason I started to gather all the CDs that were now scattered about my car. Eventually, the driver of the other car came over. He was a younger man of undeterminable Eastern origin, and this is how that particular conversation went:
Him: Oh man, it's slippery out there.
My Thoughts: I think I'm okay from what I can tell, thanks for asking.
Me Out Loud: Uh, yeah, I guess. You okay?
Him: I saw the red break lights in front of me and so I swerved to not hit them.
My Thoughts: You swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid rear-ending someone? Brilliant.
Me Out Loud: Oh.
Him: It's not even my car.
My Thoughts: Well this used to be my car, but I guess we should be more worried about you right now.
Me Out Loud: Oh. That sucks.
* long pause *
Him: So… do you know the laws around here?
My Thoughts: Here we go…
Me Out Loud: Ye…
Him, Cutting Me Off: Because I don't really have a license to drive.
My Thoughts: Oh Jebus.
Me Out Loud: But you got insurance right?
Him: Oh yes, I think she does.
* he looks over my car *
Him: Man, you lucky to be alive.
My Thoughts: If you don't shut up and get out of my sight you're going to be lucky to be alive.
Me Out Loud: I'm going to get out of the street and wait for the cops now.
In my limited experience, cops are generally not very amiable. It was ten below and I was freezing, and I asked if we could sit in a squad car while they wrote out the report. He just stared at me, without replying, grimmacing just enough for me to notice. Then a more civilized civil servant came over and said I could sit in the back of his squad car, usually reserved for handcuffed criminals, except the second I got in there on those hard plastic seats and with the glass divider pane right up against my face, I got super claustrophobic and I made him let me out again. I probably wasn't making any new dan fans in law enforcement.
Somehow the driver's side mirror ended up on the passenger seat floor, without smashing my face on its way over, so I was glad about that. I got a few small cuts on my hands from when the window exploded, and I can still feel where that airbag hit my face this morning, but I got no exciting bruises to show for it.
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Dining as a Gluten-Free Veg in India: Decoding a North Indian Menu for Allergies
The first time I came to India two years ago, we stayed in an unpretentious guest house with an extensive room service menu of inexpensive, naturally gluten-free Southern Indian dishes like Dosa, Idli, Sambar and Upattham. (Don't worry, a post on Southern Indian cuisine will follow soon!) However, for this, my second trip, Justin's work put us up at a more posh hotel called the Nandhana. It's a lovely hotel with much more privacy than the guesthouse, but the only unfortunate thing is that the connecting restaurant, Ebony, focuses on international cuisine and Northern Indian cuisine more than my favorite (and safe) Southern Indian dishes. However, while Northern Indian fare is more difficult for the gluten-free diner, as it relies on wheat-based flatbreads like Naan and Roti, you can still find reasonably safe and delicious veg dishes with some care. Unfortunately besides the very well known classics like Saag Paneer (spinach with paneer homemade cheese), Channa Masala (Chickpeas in Masala spice sauce), and Mattar Paneer (green peas and paneer homemade cheese), I'm not all that familiar with the name of some of these dishes, so our hotel room service menu was a bit of a mystery to me. I thought this might be a good opportunity to learn about some Northern Indian specialties and the gluten-threat offered by each dish, as servers are not always well versed in specific English terms for gluten (or for that matter, the content of each dish), and as they say, forewarned is forearmed. For those of you following along on my gluten-free adventures in India, I thought you might enjoy learning about these dishes along with me. Learning about these dishes may also help you make informed decisions in Indian restaurants at home OR abroad, or inspire you to make them at home in the safety of your own gluten-free kitchen. Many of the dishes I was unfamiliar with on our hotel menu originated in the Punjab region, so this has served as a crash course for me in Punjabi cuisine.
India is one of the best places in the world for vegetarians, as caste and religion informs many aspects of diet, including vegetarianism. Vegetarian food is referred to simply as "veg" and non-vegetarian food is referred to as "non veg." Simple enough, right? The tricky part may come into play for vegans, as veganism is not a natural part of the "veg" dietary scheme. There is a delineation for a "true veg" but this just means someone who doesn't eat eggs. It may be difficult to explain a vegan diet to restaurants, and dairy products including ghee, butter, milk, cream, curd (yogurt) and paneer cheese are found in many, maybe even most, dishes. The Lonely Planet recommends street vendors as a source of food, but this may be problematic for those who must also follow a gluten-free diet. One food which immediately comes to my mind is the simple idli, a steamed rice and urad dal cake, paired with sambar soup and coconut chutney. This should be suitable for vegans and those who are gluten free (just avoid rava idli!!! rava=semolina/wheat), but many of the delightful dry and gravy "curries" will contain dairy. Nut allergies would also be tricky in India, as some sauces rely on the cashew nut or peanut for their body and flavor. Unfortunately it is often difficult to discuss allergies with servers, as even someone quite fluent in English might not be well versed in "wheat, rye, oats, or barley." Here is a very good article about dealing with allergies in India.
Items on the Menu likely to be Gluten-Free
*barring gluten elements in spice mixes, and cross contamination factors. One unavoidable issue with ground spices and flours (even GF ones) in India is that they may be ground on a mill shared with gluten flours. This also applies to imports… Asafoetida is a spice that contains either rice or wheat flour and should be avoided if possible. Read comments for where you might find this ingredient, and check out this interesting article on asafoetida/hing.
Rice Dishes
"People often can't differentiate between biryani, fried rice, and pulao. 'For the first, one needs to fry the rice first, in the second the cooked rice is fried with the other sautéed ingredients. In the pulao, everything is cooked together.'"(source:hinduonnet article)
Pulao is a rice pilaf that is probably gluten-free but unlikely to be dairy free.
Variations: Jeera Pulao is a Jeera (Cumin seed) pilaf dish. Recipe for Jeera Pulao. Paneer Pulao is a pilaf dish made with homemade Indian paneer cheese.
Vegetable Handi Biryani is a heavily spiced Punjabi rice dish. Often served with salan, a spicy thick chutney/gravy like sauce, and raita, a cooling yogurt sauce, often with cucumber or other fruits and vegetables. Apparently "A traditional Hyderabadi salan is made in a shallow wide flat bottomed handi. The salan is a sealed in this handi and kept on low fire to cook with all the flavours trapped inside to give that authentic rich taste."(source: tarladalal.com) tomato salan recipe. Various raita recipes.
Curd Rice seems to be a Southern rice dish made with liberal amounts of yogurt and other dairy products. Spices and additions seem to be a matter of the creativity of the chef, but this simple recipe evokes nostalgia for many bloggers.
Curd Rice at IndiaCuisine. Curd Rice Recipe from Vineela.
Vegetable Dishes
Aloo Jeera is a delicious dish of aloo (potatoes) seasoned with jeera (cumin). It goes well with rice and is highly likely to be gluten-free, barring any suspicious spice mixtures added. Here's another simple Aloo Jeera recipe, as well as an authentic Punjabi version from Sanjeev Kapoor
Aloo Mutter, or aloo (potatoes) with mutter (green peas) is a tasty, and hearty dish that should be safe, with the usual caveats. Aloo Mutter Recipe.
Aloo Gobhi is a recipe for aloo (potatoes) with gobhi (cauliflower) in a spicy, flavorful sauce. Ahaar's recipe for Aloo Gobhi. Here's a recipe by our own Gluten Free by the Bay
Bhindi Do Pyaza is a dish of Bhindi (okra/ ladyfingers) with "Do pyaza" (twice the amount of onion than you might find in other dishes). A Okra with Onions recipe with yogurt.
Dairy-centric Dishes
Paneer Tikka is a snack of marinated, spiced paneer coated in yogurt cooked in a tandoor that is often associated with Punjab cuisine. This appetizer looks so tasty I can't wait to try it, and seems to not usually be coated in flour, although you should always check with your server.Gorgeous and Tasty Paneer Tikka recipe from the Manpasand blog. And, another Paneer Tikka Recipe.
Paneer Makhani is a recipe for paneer (homemade cheese) simmered in a rich, creamy buttery sauce (makhani) that often has a tomato component. Not exactly low calorie but likely to be gluten free and very decadent. Paneer Makhani Recipe from Arad-daagh an unconventional low-fat recipe for Paneer Makhani from Archana And a recipe for paneer makhani from a Bangalore local!
Soup (Shorba in North India)
Tomato Shorba a tomato water soup which may or may not contain coconut milk but may contain ghee. It does not seem to usually be thickened with flour, although I found one recipe calling for a tablespoon of besan (chickpea flour). Tamater ka shorba recipe Variations: Tomato Dhaniya Shorba: Dhaniya=coriander, so it may have fresh cilantro or coriander seeds added to the soup.
Dal/dhal/dahl/daal is "a preparation of pulses which have been stripped of their outer hulls and split. It also refers to the thick, spicy stew prepared from pulses [lentils]. . . In South India dal is used to make the [spicy] stew/veg soup called sambar. The word Dal derives from the Sanskrit term to split." (Source: Wikipedia, Dal entry)
Variations:Yellow Dal Tadka Tadka/ tarka (or chaunk/baghar) is a combination of (regionally determined) spices fried in oil. Spices may include: "cumin, chili/cayenne powder, onion, mustard seeds and garlic, asafoetida, fresh or dried chili pods, cilantro, garam masala and cumin seeds." Like with some chutney preparations, the tadka oil is poured over the cooked dal for serving. (Source: Wikipedia, Dal entry) Fabulous Video and Yellow Dall Tadka recipe
Variations:Dal Makhani (see entry for Paneer Makhani, above). Hearty Dal Makhani from the Punjabi region is composed of black lentils and red kidney beans in a creamy butter, onions, tomatoes, and ginger-garlic sauce. A lighter recipe for Dal Makhani (use lowfat yogurt).
Non-Veg Menu Items of interest to a Pescatarian:
Achari Fish Tikka (boneless fish marinated in yoghurt and pickle spices), Ajwani Fish Tikka (traditional fish tikka with ajwain), Pomfret Amritsari (pomfret fish with the chef's secret spices) and Tandoori Goalda Chingri (tiger prawns in traditional kebab spices).
May Contain Gluten
Kadhi Pakoda is Pakoda/Pakora (Chickpea flour/besan deep fried fritters) served in or with Kadhi, a Punjabi tangy gravy based dish made of gram flour(lentil/dal/pulse flour) and yogurt. In an ideal world, pakoda/pakora wouldn't contain gluten. However, even if the chickpea flour batter hasn't had wheat added, it will probably be deep fried in an oil vat with wheat battered items. Ask your server lots of questions, show him or her an allergy dining card, and proceed with caution. Recipe for Punjabi Kadhi. Siri's Kadhi Pakoda.
Veg Seekh Kabab, a grilled or fried vegetable mash on a kabob. Recipe for Veg Seekh Kabab Note the usage of corn flour, which in British usage may indicate any "regular" flour, including WHEAT flour but alternatively might indicate corn flour or cornstarch. It is probably best to ask your server about this dish, and if possible to provide an allergy dining card. Other recipes I found online called for breadcrumbs or Rawa/Rava (Semolina=Wheat) flour coating.
Hara Bhara Kabab, a fried vegetable mash with potato and spinach as the main ingredients. Has same issues as the Veg Seekh Kabab- may be dusted in flour or breadcrumbs and possibly fried in a gluten-contaminated fryer. Hara Bhara Kabab Recipe
Harechanna Ka Kabab refers to a kind of green gram/dal/lentil vegetable kabob that may have potato and possibly paneer in some permutations. As with the other veg. kabobs, may be dusted with flour or deep fried. Green Channa Kabab Recipe
Absolutely Contains Gluten
Pretty much any of the Northern flatbreads, including roti, naan, paratha, pori/poori is made from gluten-containing flour.
One exception may be the rural roti of North Karnataka, Bhakri, made with sorghum, AKA jowar. Because these roti are more difficult to make due to the absence of gluten in the dough, I would be very careful to confirm that a particular restaurant's Bhakri is made solely with sorghum and is not baked on a wheat-contaminated surface. Too stressful? Try making your own:
Aayis' recipe for Bhakri
The Cook's Cottage's Recipe for Bhakri with Jowar
Nandyala's recipe for Sorghum Roti/ Jonna Rotte/ Jowar Roti
[Note: according to Aayi, if you are in Bangalore "don't miss the "Jolad rotti oota†in Kamat Minerva (at Minerva circle). The taste is superb there. They serve jowar roti with 2-3 sides, one of them is always 'Ennegayi (stuffed brinjal)', and butter." I am dying to find out if they are truly gluten free..]
Southern Indian cuisine also offers some naturally gluten free "bread" options, although they do not tend to be much like flatbread. These include the dosa, idli, and upattham, among others. Post to follow.
*I'm just a novice at sweets, but tend to err on the side of caution. Even the dairy based rasgulla cheese sweet may contain minute amounts of flour, alas.. And gulab jamun, India's milky answer to the donut, contains unadulterated gluten. Right now I'm more inclined to make them at home than to trust sweet shops… but I'd love to try them if I could find some safe varieties.
Just for fun: List of non-wheat flours commonly used in India
Whew. Figuring all this out has made me realize how much I DON'T know about the diverse food cultures in India… But at least now I can handle our hotel room service menu like a pro- as long as I'm ordering veg! Just don't ask me about non-veg dishes… ;)
This information was the result of extensive internet research, but there may be mistakes. Please ask your server extensive questions and explain your dietary needs, with the help of travel cards if necessary. You may find that North Indian restaurants in the US are more likely to add wheat flour as a thickener than they are in India- or even that some chefs here add wheat where you wouldn't expect it. Be careful and if in doubt- just don't eat it! If you have additions, corrections, or compliments (tee hee) please post in the comments!
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Note: By "Mass Content" we mean a collection that is being digitized without manually-created item-level metadata, intended for delivery online via links from the finding aid.
For the process specific to the Pauline Jones Gandrud papers, see Uploading Gandrud Mass Content.
Preliminary steps on the server
- make sure that the Windows share is mounted: type into the ssh window on libcontent: `ls /cifs-mount` -- if no listing appears, or the window hangs up, you need to mount the share drive. Otherwise, proceed to getting Cabaniss content live...
- To mount the Windows drive, type this in on the commandline on libcontent: `sudo mount -t cifs -o username=jjcolonnaromano,domain=lib //libfs1.lib.ua-net.ua.edu/share/Digital\ Projects/ /cifs-mount` and use the password for share for Jeremiah. If successful, the command in the last step will show you the directories within the Digital Projects folder on Share.
Here's the workflow for getting a Mass Content collection live
(Software here: Mass_Content_Software; Diagram of this workflow here: )
1) starting on the Share drive, make sure all tiffs are in a Scans folder in S:\Digital Projects\Digital_Coll_Complete\{collection_number}_whatever where {collection_number} is the number of your collection, and "whatever" is the text you've tacked on to it so you can find your collection by name
2) use the script S:\Digital Projects\Administrative\scripts\qc\BoxFolderCheck.pl to check filenames; run it till it shows no errors. File:BoxFolderCheck.txt
3) open a command-line window in SSH. Type in: `cd MassContent/scripts`. This will change your working directory to the one where the scripts are. Screenshot of directory structure:
4) run makeMassJpegs in MassContent/scripts directory (File:MakeMassJpegs.txt): type in: `makeMassJpegs` This script will ask you for the collection number, and will also ask which directories you want JPEGs created for (do NOT use for transcripts, or they will overwrite the content images). The script will create JPEGs for all the tiffs in the directories you've chosen, and will place them all in the MassContent/jpegs directory on the server. After creating all the JPEGs it will correct for the multiples created due to thumbnails in the TIFFs.
5) Spot check the output. There should be 2 jpegs for every tiff. One ends in _128, and one in _2048. These correspond to the number of maximum pixels to a side. The one ending in "_128.jpg" is a thumbnail. The one ending in "_2048.jpg" is a large image used in display.
6) run linkContent in MassContent/scripts directory: type in: `linkContent` . This script asks for the collection number, looks at all the "_2048" size jpegs in the jpeg directory that belong to this collection, and asks you a series of questions. Some finding aids have collection numbers preceding the box numbers; some have box numbers left-padded with zeros to a certain number of digits; and some have prefixes on the box numbers that were not used in the filename. For example, "252.012" is box 12 for collection MSS 252, but "415" is box 15 for collection MSS 535. The script needs this information in order to match up filenames with their box/folder location in the finding aid. Once the item is located in the EAD, this script will obtain a persistent identifier link for each item from the Mysql database, and update the EAD in the EAD directory, copying the older version to the MassContent/backups directory. File:LinkContent.txt
7) check in the output directory for the latest Linking_README file (they are timestamped). Look for "ERROR" and note any warnings. If necessary, make repairs to files and rerun. If the EAD was trashed, the previous copy was placed in the backups directory with a timestamp on it. You can replace the trashed one with the previous version and rerun if you need to.
8) run generateMODS in MassContent/scripts directory: type in: `generateMods` . This will again ask for the collection number; then pulls the new PURL links from the database, creates minimal mods for each item and places them in the MassContent/MODS directory -- it also copies them to the deposits directory for archiving with the tiffs. File:GenerateMods.txt This script depends upon a template specifically developed for your collection; without it, this will fail. An example, one for Joshua Foster collection, can be viewed here: Example_MODS_template
9) check in the output directory for the latest MODS_README file (they are timestamped). Look for "ERROR" and note any warnings. If necessary, make repairs to files and rerun. It will overwrite existing MODS only if they have NOT been distributed live.
10) run makeMassLive script in MassContent/scripts directory (File:MakeMassLive.txt): type in: `makeMassLive` . This distributes the jpegs and MODS in Acumen. It will delete the local copies of MODS and jpegs, so you can reuse the same directories over and over. Watch for errors on the command line.
11) move up to the home area and down into the scripts directory there (cd ../../scripts), and run `findMissing` (File:FindMissing.txt); This script will hunt through Acumen to make sure there is a MODS file for every item, and at least one derivative for each MODS file. Any errors will be found in the output file written to the scripts/output directory. If errors are found, regenerate those MODS and/or JPEGs/MP3s and rerun makeMassLive. Then run this script again to ensure all errors have been remedied.
12) run moveMassContent script in MassContent/scripts directory ( cd ../MassContent/scripts) (File:MoveMassContent.txt): type in: `moveMassContent` . This will check for a collection icon, for collection information (you can upload a new collection xml file if you need to make changes) and it will copy the content to the deposits directory on the storage drive. After checking the copy, it will delete the version on the share drive, including empty scans directories. Thus, anything left behind did NOT make it to the storage drive for some reason; don't delete it. This script also creates a timestamped output file in the MassContent/outputs directory, and it will put errors there, as well as indicate when it has completed.
13) Wait for indexing to occur. This may be about 24 hours. If you want, you can watch the content being deposited on the storage server in the deposits/MassContent directory on libcontent. :-)
14) Check online to locate one of the files you just uploaded. For example, if one of them was u0003_0000252_2010003, then look for http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0003_0000252_2010003 -- if it's there, indexing completed.
15) Once indexing has completed, run eadLive (File:EadLive.txt)to copy the EAD to the web directory. It's important to wait for indexing to be complete so the links in the EAD are valid.
16) Check the output file from the moveMassContent script, and also check the directories on the share drive, to see if anything did NOT get moved successfully to the storage drive. If anything failed, rerun the script; if it still does not move the content, flag the directory with "_NotInStorage" added to its header, and report it to Jody.
17) Check the website and make sure everything is hunky dory. :-)
18) exit out of secure shell. Good work!!
See a visualization of the upload process: Mass Content Upload Process


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In "The Betrothal" the union of the couple is expressed in their holding hands, the action at the centre of the composition. The woman's finger is turned by her male companion to display the ring on her finger.
The costumes of the betrothed are not those of the period, but are in fact splendid theatrical costumes. Such paintings became very popular and were known as "tronie", a style developed by Rembrandt to combine the popularity of historical paintings with the lucrative market for portraiture.
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was the outstanding artist of Holland's "Golden Age". He produced a wealth of paintings, etchings and engravings and introduced the idea of artistic reproduction to the Netherlands, following the example of Rubens and the Flemish tradition. By creating numerous prints of his work for the vigorous Dutch art market, he greatly broadened his clientele.
History painting was the ultimate ambition of the artists of Rembrandt's day, while portrait painting was considered an inferior practice. Rembrandt, together with the painter Lievens, achieved a compromise between the two by inventing the "tronie", a type of portrait in which the sitters were dressed in exotic garments. The sitters would be seen in a historicised context and elevated in status. The demand for tronies was high and this contributed to Rembrandt's early success in Amsterdam.
Rembrandt began his career painting smoothly, but later on developed what was called the 'rough manner', painting in a blotched way so that his work would be best viewed from a distance. "The Betrothal", although not of a particularly rough surface, follows some of the elements of this later stylistic development in Rembrandt's work. The girl's hands are painted in different tones, with pink used to convey the plasticity of the flesh and a thickening of paint.
The complete absence of any strong or thick drawing lines beneath his paintings, as well as the treatment of paint, has made the investigation of Rembrandt's working methods a particularly difficult task, especially in his later work.
Rembrandt's reputation attracted a number of students and assistants. The system of training under an artist was fairly new in Amsterdam in 1630 and offered a far less rigid apprenticeship than those regulated by the arts guilds.
For Rembrandt the offering of training was a business: he charged his students tuition fees, but also made a profit out of the sale of their work after the completion of their formal training. While Rembrandt expected his assistants to contribute to the studio's output, they very rarely assisted with the master's own work.
The artist A. Houbraken (1660-1719) confirms Rembrandt's popularity, although not without levelling some criticism:
"As something novel at the time Rembrandt's art had general approval, so that artists were forced if they wanted their art to be accepted to accustom themselves to Rembrandt's manner of painting: even though they themselves might have a far more commendable manner."
The same artist informs us that the works of Rembrandt's students resembled the master's works so closely that they caused confusion. This was not helped by the fact that Rembrandt signed his assistants' works as his own.
During the first half of the 17th century clients may have been aware of the difference between works by the master ("original") and those of his assistants ("after Rembrandt"). However, such was the popularity of the style and the high level of production it must have become much more difficult to distinguish between them as time progressed.
"The Betrothal" is dated around 1640-50. It is similar to "The Jewish Bride" by Rembrandt himself (c.1661, now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). The identity of the couple in "The Jewish Bride" remains uncertain, although it has been suggested that they could be biblical figures, either Isaac and Rebecca or Jacob and Rachel.
In "The Betrothal" the couple wear elaborate theatrical dress rather than the fashion of the time. The square neckline of the man's costume and the slashed fabric of the doublet revealing an under-garment are both details of 16th rather than 17th century costumes.
The girl's dress is highly ornate. The wearing of short sleeves over long ones was a theatrical convention, and the richness of her finery is marked. The jewelled girdle at her waist is probably attached to an embroidered pouch on her right sleeve and the necklace over her shoulders meets in a central jewel fastened to the front bodice of her dress.
The couple's posture, the girl's enigmatic expression and her slightly raised left hand seeming to deter the spectator's intrusive presence all enhance the high emotion and dramatisation of the occasion. It may be that the painting was commissioned for the occasion of the couple's engagement. Clearly, their poses, dress and expressions were intended to enhance their status.
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Last week, several of the Autumn Salad submissions contained persimmons, which got us thinking about this distinctive fall fruit, known by the ancient Greeks as the "fruit of the Gods." There are two main types of persimmons available in the United States: one is firm when ripe, and the other is soft. Fuyu persimmons, which are round and squat like a tomato, are the most common variety of firm-ripe, or "non-astringent" persimmon found in this country; these are typically sliced and eaten raw. Hachiya persimmons, a popular soft-ripe (or "astringent") variety, are longer and more pointed, and they're ready to eat when the flesh of the fruit softens to the consistency of jelly. It is this second type that you should look for when a recipe calls for "persimmon pulp," which is essentially just a fancy term for the soft flesh of an astringent persimmon after it has been scooped from its skin.
Persimmon is mild in flavor, and quite sweet. Personally, I think the fruit does its best work as a mellow foil for other dominant flavors -- whether it be the tartness of a vinaigrette or the warm, sweet spices of my aunt's famous Persimmon Chiffon Pie. I first had this pie several years ago, when my entire family spent Thanksgiving at her house in Indiana. The pie was a thing of beauty, a delicate pale peach mass floating atop a crisp, brown crust. I had never tasted a persimmon before -- at least, not that I could remember -- so of course I was curious. The pie was both ethereal and rich. It was lightly sweet from the persimmon and got a spicy kick from the gingersnap crust. It is one of the better, and more unusual, Thanksgiving pies I have ever had.
Here is the recipe, which originally came from a cookbook of persimmon recipes first published by Bear Wallow Books in 1978. Try it if you're feeling adventurous -- I promise you won't be disappointed.
Persimmon Chiffon Pie with a Gingersnap Crust
Serves 8 to 10
Adapted from Old-Fashioned Persimmon Recipes, a Bear Wallow cookbook
For the crust:
For the filling:
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly butter a 9-inch pie pan or plate. Mix together all of the ingredients for the crust using a fork, or pulse briefly in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly in the pan, using your fingers or the flat bottom of a drinking glass to press it over the base and about 1/2 an inch up the sides. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned and firm. Cool the pan on a rack while you prepare the filling.
2. Soften the gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. In a medium saucepan, combine the egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the sugar, and whisk until light and thick, about 2 or 3 minutes. Add the persimmon pulp, milk, salt and spices and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thick.
3. Remove the persimmon mixture from the heat and add the softened gelatin, stirring gently until dissolved. Transfer to a clean bowl and refrigerate until the mixture begins to thicken. Using a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form.
4. In a separate bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Fold the cream into the gelatin mixture, and then gently fold in the egg whites. Spoon the filling into the cooled pie crust and chill until firm, at least 4 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon before serving.
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Counterbalance valves
Some actuators with running-away (or overrunning) loads will let the load free fall when the directional valve that controls the actuator shifts to lower the load. Cylinders with large platens and tooling or hydraulic motors on winch drives are two examples of such actuators. When the directional valve shifts, an overrunning load forces the actuator to move faster than pump flow can fill it. Oil at high velocity leaves one end while the opposite side starves for fluid. A vacuum void forms in the inlet side of the actuator that must be filled before applying force. Any running-away or overrunning load needs some method to retard its movement.
A meter-out flow control is one way to control a running-away load at a constant speed. Unless pump flow never changes, setting flow precisely on this type control is critical. Setting the flow control for minimum pump flow will waste energy when pump flow is high. Setting the flow control for maximum pump flow lets the cylinder run ahead when pump flow is low. Incorporating a pressure control valve called a counterbalance is a better way to control running-away loads. A counterbalance keeps an actuator from running away even with variable flow rates.
Figure 5-1 shows the symbol for an internally piloted counterbalance valve. Use an internally piloted counterbalance to hold a load back when the actuator does not need full power at the end of stroke. This type of counterbalance valve retards flow continuously, so it resists flow even after work contact stops the actuator. Note that it is necessary to adjust an internally piloted counterbalance valve every time the load changes. The following circuits show these characteristics and how to design around them.
Figure 5-2 shows the symbol for an externally piloted counterbalance valve. This valve's pilot supply is from a source other than the controlled load. An externally piloted counterbalance does not waste energy at the end of stroke and does not require adjustment for changing loads. However, an externally piloted counterbalance valve does waste a little more energy when moving the load to the work.
Figure 5-3 shows the symbol for an internally/externally piloted counterbalance valve. This valve has the best of both systems. As the load extends, internal pilot supply gives smooth control with little energy loss. After work contact, as system pressure builds, the external pilot fully opens the counterbalance to relieve all backpressure in the cylinder.
. Spool designs leak at a rate of 3 to 5 in.3/min, thus allowing actuator creep. Poppet designs leak at only 3 to 5 drops/min, minimizing cylinder creep. (Because hydraulic motors bypass internally, a counterbalance only works with a moving load. The designer should apply a braking method to hold a hydraulic motor at rest.)
Internally piloted counterbalance valve
Figure 5-4 pictures a circuit with a running-away load. This circuit demonstrates the operation of an internally piloted counterbalance valve. The cylinder in Figure 5-4 has a static pressure of 566 psi in the rod end due to the 15,000-lb load on the 26.51- in.2 area. (15,000 / 26.51 = 566 psi). An open-center directional valve unloads the pump and keeps backpressure off the counterbalance valve outlet and pilot port. The cylinder holds in any position if the counterbalance valve is set correctly and does not leak. Set the counterbalance approximately 100 to 150 psi higher than the load-induced pressure.
Normal procedure for setting a counterbalance valve is to turn the adjusting screw to its highest pressure before raising the cylinder. After starting the pump, energize the directional valve and carefully raise the load a short distance. With the load suspended, deenergize the directional valve. A working counterbalance will hold the load suspended and gauge PG3 will show the load-induced pressure. Now start lowering the counterbalance pressure setting slowly. When the cylinder begins to creep downward, increase the pressure until creeping stops. Then continue turning the adjusting control in the same direction another to turn. After setting the counterbalance this way, power the cylinder down and notice the pressure reading on gauge PG3. Pressure should be approximately 700 to 750 psi. Any time the cylinder loading changes, repeat the above process. Resetting the counterbalance valve keeps the cylinder from running away and reduces energy loss with a lighter load.
When the directional valve shifts to extend the cylinder in Figure 5-5, oil from the pump flows into the cap end of the cylinder and pressure starts to build. When pressure in the cap end of the cylinder reaches about 75 psi, the cylinder should start to stroke. (This is because it builds an extra 140 psi in the rod end, adding to the load's 566 psi.) At this point the cylinder starts to extend and continues to move as long as the pump supplies oil at 75 psi or higher to the cylinder cap end. If pump flow changes, cylinder speed changes also.
While the cylinder is retracting, Figure 5-6, pump flow bypasses the counterbalance valve through the integral bypass check. The counterbalance valve offsets the potential energy of the weight on the rod end of a cylinder. The 15,000-lb force in this figure cannot do useful work when using an internally piloted counterbalance valve. (See Figures 5-13 through 5-15 for energy loss and heat generation for different types of counterbalance circuits.)
Externally piloted counterbalance valve
Figure 5-7 shows an externally piloted counterbalance valve circuit. (This is the same cylinder arrangement shown previously.) Notice the counterbalance setting of 150 psi with this circuit. Because this is an externally piloted counterbalance, it operates at a much lower setting. If the load changes, the counterbalance setting does not change. Load-induced pressure does not affect set pressure. Theoretically, set pressure could be 1 psi and the load would not move. The cylinder would only extend when the counterbalance valve's external pilot port sensed 1 psi at the cylinder cap end.
On most externally piloted counterbalance valves, the minimum pressure setting is 100 to 200 psi. This keeps the counterbalance valve from hunting. Hunting starts when the valve sees enough pressure to open, but then opens too wide. The cylinder runs away when the valve opens too much and pilot pressure drops. When pilot pressure drops, the counterbalance valve closes and the cylinder stops. After the cylinder stops, pilot pressure builds again. The process repeats and continues to the end of stroke. The higher the load-induced pressure, the greater the hunting problem. (On some systems it is possible to add an orifice in the pilot line to slow the pilot supply response and reduce hunting. This orifice fix is difficult to get right and may cause other circuit problems.)
Energizing the directional valve to extend the cylinder in Figure 5-8 sends pilot pressure to the counterbalance valve from the cap end cylinder line. Once pressure in the cap end cylinder line reaches 150 psi, the counterbalance opens and the cylinder extends. As long as there is enough pilot pressure to keep the counterbalance open, the cylinder moves forward. Increasing, decreasing, or stopping pump flow causes the cylinder to respond accordingly, but never to run away.
When the cylinder meets the load, pressure in the pilot port of the counterbalance continues to increase. When pilot pressure goes above the counterbalance setting, the valve opens fully and drops all backpressure on the cylinder rod end. With no backpressure on the rod end, the weight energy generates extra downward force. The externally piloted system saves energy by eliminating all backpressure when performing work. Figure 5-9 shows the flow paths after the directional control valve shifts to retract the cylinder.
Internally/externally piloted counterbalance valve
Some manufacturers make counterbalance valves with internal and external pilots. These internally/externally piloted valves provide the best of both systems. They use the internal pilot to lower the load smoothly and the external pilot to drop all backpressure when performing work, thus avoiding loss of down force. In addition, internally/externally piloted counterbalance valves don't hunt.
Figure 5-10 shows a schematic drawing with an internally/externally piloted counterbalance valve. In the at rest condition, the external pilot drains to tank through the directional valve. The internal pilot has static pressure from the load-induced pressure on the rod end area. Setting the counterbalance pressure approximately 25% higher than static pressure (1.25 × 566 = 707 psi) means that when pressure at the cylinder cap end rises to approximately 75 psi, the cylinder starts to stroke.
When the directional valve shifts, Figure 5-11, the cylinder begins to extend. Internal pilot pressure opens the counterbalance valve enough for the cylinder to move. Pilot pressure built by the pump pushing against the cylinder keeps the counterbalance valve open. The cylinder continues to extend smoothly at a controlled rate. If flow to the cylinder cap end changes or even stops, cylinder speed responds accordingly. When the cylinder meets resistance, the external pilot takes over, Figure 5-12, and opens the counterbalance fully at approximately 250 psi. With the counterbalance valve open to tank, backpressure against the cylinder rod end drops, allowing full thrust.
To see how cylinder thrust changes with different counterbalance valve pilot options, look at Figures 5-13, 5-14, and 5-15. These circuits show each type of counterbalance piloting system in the working condition — with pressures, forces, and effective force listed.
Machine thrusts with different counterbalance valve pilot options
An internally piloted counterbalance valve controls cylinder extension smoothly, but reduces thrust during the working portion of the cycle.
Figure 5-13 shows the maximum force from different types of counterbalance circuits while acting on a part with the cylinder stalled. System pressure of 2000 psi acting on the cylinder cap end produces 100,540 lb of thrust. (50.27 in.2 × 2,000 psi = 100,540 lb.) The 15,000-lb weight on the rod end increases the resulting downward force to 115,540 lb. The 716 psi acting against the 26.51-in.2 rod end area produces an upward acting force of 18,981 lb. (716 psi × 26.51 in.2 = 18,981 lb.) The net effective downward acting force is 96,559 lb. If the upward acting force could be reduced or eliminated, the cylinder could do more useful work.
The counterbalance valve more than cancels the weight of platen and tooling that gives an energy loss of approximately 16%. Approximately 7.5 tons of force from the rod end weight must be raised during every cycle but does not do any work as the cylinder extends.
Externally piloting the counterbalance valve, Figure 5-14, requires about twice as much pressure to extend the cylinder. However, upon reaching the work, the loss of backpressure on the cylinder increases the cylinder force and more than makes up for the loss.
The schematic shown in Figure 5-14 has the same downward force as Figure 5-13 — a total of 115,540 lb. The difference is that there is no upward force in Figure 5-14. The resultant downward force of 115,540 lb is an increase of 16% over the circuit with an internally piloted counterbalance valve. This saves most of the energy expended to raise the load on the return cycle.
If at all possible, a counterbalance valve should be externally piloted. As explained previously, in some instances a cylinder might chatter as it extends if its circuit uses an externally piloted counterbalance valve. This chatter usually applies to circuits with high load-induced pressure or when the counterbalance valve is mounted at a distance from the cylinder port. The best practice is to mount the counterbalance valve directly on or very close to the cylinder port. Note that if a conductor between the cylinder port and valve breaks, the cylinder will free fall. That is why it is always good practice to use an external safety device to protect the operator and machine.
Figure 5-15 shows a schematic diagram of the best counterbalance circuit. This circuit has a counterbalance valve with internal and external pilot supply. As the cylinder extends, the lower-pressure internal pilot gives a smooth descent at reduced pump pressure. The end result is the same as the externally piloted valve of Figure 5-14. When the cylinder contacts the work, all upward force is eliminated, minimizing energy loss.
Hydraulic motor brake valve
Excessive backpressure can damage a fast-turning hydraulic motor during an emergency stop situation. An open-center valve will eliminate backpressure, but the motor will continue to turn until it coasts to a stop. For a fast, non-shock stop, use a special counterbalance valve, called a brake valve. Figures 5-16, 5-17, and 5-18 illustrate a hydraulic motor circuit that uses a brake valve.
The brake valve is an internally/externally piloted valve with different pilot areas. Some designs take one eighth of the pilot pressure at the external pilot port as that set at the internal pilot port. This means, for example, that setting the internal pilot at 900 psi requires only 113 psi at the external pilot to open the valve. The actuator could be a hydraulic motor or a fast moving horizontally mounted cylinder with an over running load. In either case, a brake valve eliminates damage from stopping the actuator abruptly.
With the hydraulic motor moving, Figure 5-17, external pilot supply opens the brake valve at low pressure. As long as pressure required to move the motor is greater than the external pilot pressure needed, there is little or no energy loss. A brake valve appears virtually nonexistent as the motor runs under load. If the hydraulic motor tries to run away, say on a loaded winch, a brake valve holds against the load until the motors down port sees at least 113 psi. The load will lower only as fast as fluid enters the motor down port. A brake valve counterbalances when necessary and allows almost free flow under load.
NOTICE: Using a counterbalance or brake valve in a hydraulic motor circuit will not keep the motor from creeping when stopped. No matter how leak-free the counterbalance valve is, the internal bypass in the motor will let it slowly turn. Use an external braking system to hold any overrunning load driven by a hydraulic motor.
When the directional valve shifts back to its center position, Figure 5-18, external pilot pressure drops and the brake valve begins to close. The hydraulic motor now acts like a pump, trying to force oil through the brake valve. As the brake valve starts closing, internal pilot pressure builds to 900 psi, forcing fluid through the brake valve at a 900-psi pressure drop. This 900-psi backpressure decelerates the actuator smoothly and rapidly. Setting the valve pilot pressure higher makes the stop faster and more abrupt. A lower pilot pressure setting makes the stopping time longer but smoother. In any case, stopping action is smoother and quicker than it would be without the brake valve.
The difference between this circuit and a setup using a cross-port relief valve is that setting the brake valve at a pressure lower than system pressure does not affect normal actuator operation. Also, it eliminates the danger of cavitating an externally drained hydraulic motor. Note how the path around the brake valve with a bypass check valve allows reverse free flow for opposite rotation. To stop the motor quickly in the opposite direction of rotation, install another brake valve in the opposite motor line.


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Appeal brought on 29 January 2019 by the Kingdom of Spain against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 15 November 2018 in Case T-219/10 RENV World Duty Free Group v Commission
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Language of the case: Spanish
Appellant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. A. Sampol Pucurull, acting as Agent)
Other parties to the proceedings: World Duty Free Group, S.A., previously Autogrill España, SA, and European Commission
Interveners in support of the applicant at first instance: Federal Republic of Germany, and Ireland
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Uphold the present appeal and set aside the judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2018, in Case T-219/10 RENV World Duty Free Group, S.A. v European Commission; 1
Annul Article 1(1) of the contested decision in so far as Commission Decision 2011/5/EC of 28 October 2009 on the tax amortisation of financial goodwill for foreign shareholding acquisitions C 45/07 (ex NN 51/07, ex CP 9/07) implemented by Spain 2 considers that the tax measure at issue constitutes State aid; and
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The appeal is founded on a single ground of appeal which ought to lead to the setting aside of the judgment under appeal. Spain submits that the General Court erred in law, for the purposes of Article 58 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, in its erroneous interpretation of Article 107(1) of the Treaty (TFEU) and, in particular, the concept of the selectivity of State aid contained in that article. The single ground of appeal can be divided into four parts:
In the first place, Spain submits that the General Court erred in determining the reference system for the tax measure, which does not coincide with that contained in the contested decision;
In the second place, Spain submits that the General Court erred in law by failing to find that the tax treatment of financial goodwill constitutes a general measure or an independent or specific framework;
In the third place, Spain maintains that the General Court also erred in law in incorrectly defining the objective of the reference framework and in incorrectly conducting the comparison required by the judgment given on appeal in World Duty Free; 3
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The Phillies finally got their first win of Spring training on Saturday afternoon in Clearwater, Florida. It was the first televised game of the Spring Training schedule and the victory came against the Tampa Rays. It was also a sell out of over 10,000 fans at this game.
A terrible first inning by Tampa pitcher, Mitch Talbot, who is competing for a number 5 starters spot for the Rays, gave the Phils a 5 run lead in the bottom of the first. Former Phillie, Pat Burrell, had a couple at bats against his old mates, and Burrell laced a double down the line and had a pop out for the Rays. Newly acquired left fielder for the Phillies, Raul Ibanez, went 0-3 for today's game and has a .200 average with only 4 games played so far.
I don't even like to think about how the team plays in Spring Training equates to the regular season. I don't think it relates that well at all. I am watching the Cubs though, they are at 4-0 early into this Spring Training season.
Still 35 days to go till Opening night, though with a forecast of possible snow in the Philly area late Sunday night for March 1st, it seems like longer than that till the first regular season game!