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But it was never filmed, and now it lives on a single bound set of storyboards.
Documentarian Frank Pavich interviewed Jodorowsky and his collaborators to tell the story, and called his movie Jodorowsky's Dune. He talks with us about Jodorowsky's dream of making an epic space opera, the process of gathering spiritual warriors and cast members (including Orson Welles, Salvador Dali and Mick Jagger), and how an unfilmed movie can continue to influence other artists.
Jodorowsky's Dune is available on DVD and Blu Ray.
Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast stop by to share some of their newest pop culture obsessions.
Linda recommends checking out the Food Network series Cutthroat Kitchen, a cooking competition show that has all of the thrills and outlandishness of reality television, along with a sense of humor.
Glen recommends the new comic book series Rat Queens, which takes Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy and comedy and combines them in a satisfying series about a group of female contract killers.
You can hear Glen and Linda every week on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, and check out Linda's writing on the Monkey See blog.
Artists -- the people that make stuff -- are always influenced by the work of others. And sometimes, something an artist sees is so good, so perfect that they wish they had made it themselves.
This happens so often to the people we talk to, that we made a segment about it. It's called I Wish I'd Made That.
Matt Fraction writes comic books. Along with artists David Aja and Javier Pulido, Fraction was behind the acclaimed reboot of Marvel's Hawkeye. He writes the dirty, funny, and intensely imaginative series Sex Criminals (the title is literal -- the main characters discover they can freeze time when having sex and use that power for Robin Hood-style justice).
The thing Matt Fraction wishes he made isn't a comic. It's Bruce Lee's kung-fu classic Enter the Dragon.
Fraction is the author of the acclaimed series Sex Criminals, now on its seventh issue. The first five issues are collected in Sex Criminals Volume 1.
Kristin Gundred, AKA Dee Dee Penny, is the creative force behind the band Dum Dum Girls. But she wasn't always front and center. She's played in bands for almost fifteen years now, playing drums and singing in other people's groups. Eventually she realized the only way to create the music she wanted was to do it herself. So Dee Dee created a MySpace page and started working on her music.
Now Dee Dee and Dum Dum Girls have three studio albums under their belt, including their newest, Too True.
Dee Dee talks to Jesse about making music in her bedroom, constructing the persona of Dee Dee Dum Dum, and overcoming anxiety and stage fright to be a rock musician.
Dum Dum Girls newest album, Too True is out now. They're also on a North American tour this fall.
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Last night President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)'s National Dinner in Washington, DC, and spent much of his time at the podium raving about his meal. "The dinner rolls were absolutely divine," he said. "The little potatoes—well, I need to get that seasoning recipe before I leave here tonight. And the peas and carrots had the perfect amount of butter on them. I remember when I was really little, like maybe five or six, my mother used to drop a whole inch-thick cube of butter on my peas and carrots, which turned them into a fattening, greasy soup. I always told her, 'Ma,' I said, 'if you want me to eat my vegetables, you gotta lighten up on the Land o'Lakes. My arteries, man.' But she never acknowledged my simple requests, and now I bear the emotional scars of feeling invisible during my formative years."
Sadly, this video—which is slightly out-of-sync, sorry!—doesn't include the president's lengthy food review. But it does include the parts where he talks about his administration's successes in achieving more rights for the GLBT community, vows to continue the fight, calls for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and takes Republican presidential candidates to task for failing to stand up for gay people in the military. "You want to be Commander-in-Chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient," he said to much applause. [YouTube]

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This is a chance for the public to visit, buy and commission work from over 90 designer/maker businesses based here. It was a special one this time as it is Cockpit's 25th birthday, so there were plenty of events going on. Over 3500 people visited, so it was a successful weekend. We sold Winkers and our Limited Edition goodyear welted shoes.
As you can see, we spruced the studio up somewhat, and made it look presentable. And we put out on display all of our considerable recent press.
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As you can see, it was a busy weekend.
And so on to all things bespoke shoes. I recently had a conversation with a fellow shoemaker about insoles. My conclusion, after much discussion, was that you have to treat the top side which touches the foot differently from the bottom side to which the welt is attached. This has big consequences on the shape of the waist. Treat the two sides as separate entities and you will be ok.
After you have soaked and blocked the insole and it is dry, you are ready to begin. All the first stages are about the top of the insole and its relationship with the foot.
The last has a feather edge which marks the transition between the upper part of the foot and the sole of the foot. This is crucial when preparing your insole. It is sharp and defined, apart from in the inside waist.
After taking out the nails from the dry insole, I trim the edge in line with the feather edge all the way round except for the inside waist. I make sure that the angle of the knife matches the angle at which the last comes down to the feather edge. On the sides it is usually vertical. At the toe it flares out and at the heel, it pitches under. If you do this, the insole will not show through the upper after lasting.
The last part to cut is the inside waist. The insole has to support the foot inside the shoe, and this area of the foot is very mobile and changes as we walk. It is also where the arch of your foot is which curves up off the floor. You may need to incorporate arch support (insole up in waist). As a result, the last is a bit vague here. Sometimes there is a trace of the feather edge and sometimes not. So cutting the line of the inside waist requires judgement. But be generous and look at the starting points of the curve at the front and back of the waist. Draw a line on the insole and match it on the other last so that they are a pair.
When you are happy, cut the line.
At this point, we are still concerned with the insole and its relationship with the foot, giving support and fitting well.
Also, remember to cut off the little lip on the top side with your knife or a plough. Otherwise this can dig into the foot and cause pain.
From this point on, we are going to prepare the under side of the insole and this is now about the shape of the waist and the aesthetics of the shoe and has very little to do with how the foot stands on the insole.
Start by marking your heel points and waist points if you are doing a bevelled waist.
Next mark the 1st line of the holdfast/feather, apart from in the inside waist. I do 3/16" from the edge.
The toe I do more because of the toe puff and angle of the awl. I also straighten the line to give more room to work and a stronger holdfast.
These measures are personal and arrived at through trial and error. They vary from maker to maker and you have to experiment. Some people throw the line out at the joint to stop the welt disappearing, but I prefer not to do that as I like the result better. It's personal choice.
Now, the waists. You can do any curve you like here. It can be really pulled in and dramatic, or lightly curved giving a sturdy look. It can be an even curve or, as I like to do, pulled in more at the joint end than the heel end. I think this gives a pleasing bevelled waist.
You can see that it does NOT follow the line of the insole I have cut for the foot to stand on - the two are not connected.
Draw matching lines on both lasts.
For a square waist, I pull the waist in much less because it makes getting the awl in for stitching the sole much easier. And avoids getting nasty indents on the upper from the awl haft.
I like to pull the outside waist in too because it marries better with the curve on the inside waist. It also means that as the waist transitions to the heel, you get a lovely "in and out" curve which allows you to build a beautifully curved heel top profile, especially on very wide waists. You can end up with ugly triangular shaped heels (when seen from the top), where the widest point of the heel is at the heel breast (very ugly) if you don't curve in the outside waist. Especially true on square waists.
Next I use a pair of dividers set to 3/8" to draw the inside line of the holdfast/feather. I also go around the heel with this line because I stitch the upper to the insole around the heel rather than using nails or pegs - I just think it's an elegant solution. All methods work just fine.
I then cut a groove with my knife. No deeper than half the thickness of the holdfast. I wet it and run a screwdriver through it to open it up.
The inside waist again! This is where it becomes apparent that the two sides have different purposes. I skive the bottom side so that you don't get a line in the finished shoe. See though, that the top side is anaffected. The foot will still be supported by the insole and sit fully on it. However, the bottom side, where the foot doesn't touch is all curved in. This means you can do any shape of inside waist you like.
A word of warning! If you want to pull the waists in for a really dramatic look, make sure you have enough lasting allowance on the upper to achieve this. It is embarrassing to prepare your insole and then find out your upper won't fit.
Use a knife or feathering knife to cut away the leather for the holdfast.
If you have curved in the outside waist, repeat the skive.
Et voilá!
Repeat process for the inside of the holdfast. This time hold the knife at a 45 degree angle towards the outside of the shoe to give extra strength to the holdfast. Wet and open with a screwdriver.
Because of the 45 degree angle, I cut this side with my knife. Cut away!
Finally, make holes with your awl, between3 and 4 to the inch.
And that is a wrap. I hope that all makes sense.
Please feel free to comment and contribute.
Until next week, happy shoemaking


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What term best describes a hostess who lights her terrace with antique Venetian chandeliers and $10 fixtures she's spray-painted hot pink? Insouciant? Daring? Inspired? With Seattle's exuberant foodie Heather Christothoulou, you get all that and more.
When the weather turns balmy, the Christothoulou get-togethers move from inside their home--perched on a hillside overlooking Seattle's skyline--out to the expansive multi-tiered terrace spanning the rear of the house.
Perennial, rose, and herb gardens, 10 different fruit trees, and several varieties of wisteria and honeysuckle perfume the setting. An old stone fountain plays merrily in the background. It's a relaxed, easygoing backdrop for the eye-popping spring luncheon Heather has planned for close friends.
Heather inherited her eye for colorful style from her mother. "I'd come home from school, and the living room would be repainted raspberry," she says. Helping Mom as sous chef and table-setter put Heather on course to a fine arts degree from the University of Washington, a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, and careers as a pastry chef and caterer (with a reputation for cooking in cocktail dresses and heels). These days, the mother of 2-year-old Pia and 5-month-old Colette focuses her prodigious energies on entertaining at home.
To create her lushly layered table settings, Heather often finds her starting point in one simple object. For this fete, it was a collection of pink glassware. "Then I started to look for intensity. There's strength in going to the opposite side of the color wheel. That's when I found the green plates," she explains. "Vibrant color equals happiness and excitement."
In came plump green figs from the garden, out came a mouthwatering watermelon-colored table runner, and up went those hot-pink chandeliers. Raspberries filled silver bowls, and porcelain ginger jars borrowed from the living room anchored the table. "I think if people shopped in their own houses, they'd be surprised by what they find," Heather says. "Also, walking through the garden for flowers and produce can dictate the colors I use."
Heather begins to set her table two or three days before a party, giving her time to add and take away items. Her fine arts background takes over--saturated colors, contrasting textures, and unexpected table props refine the opulent look. The do-ahead scheme is part of her approach to entertaining.
"One important skill I took away from catering was organization," she says. "Whatever you can do ahead, do. I'm a fan of having as little as possible to finish after guests arrive. There's nothing worse than being caught in your apron. Give yourself time to get ready so you look composed. People sense the relaxed energy in the kitchen and the food."
Heather prefers a long, leisurely meal, so her menu usually consists of multiple courses that balance sweet, savory, and acidic flavors within each course. She emphasizes seasonal and local ingredients, and shops small purveyors. "Seattle is getting better and better at people specializing in one great thing."
While guests gather, she serves up the Pink Drink, a sophisticated blend of ruby-red grapefruit and pomegranate juices and vodka; its frosty color is inspired by the table setting. Heather passes around the vintage pink-hued glasses, and for just a moment, you can imagine her as the glamorous fashion editor in the Audrey Hepburn film Funny Face intoning, "Red is dead, blue is through, green's obscene, brown's taboo! Think pink!"
The first course is Cauliflower Soup. Just-picked chervil garnishes the ethereal pure-white soup, its delicate licorice-parsley taste a lovely foil to the humble cauliflower and onion.
Roasted-Beet Salad takes your palate down a different road, an incongruous left turn that Heather adores. Peppery arugula, tangy goat cheese, earthy roasted beets, and toasted walnuts are dressed with walnut vinaigrette sweetened with honey. It's a moment when your mouth just goes "mmmm."
Pan-seared branzino (Mediterranean sea bass) topped with artichoke hearts and morel mushrooms follows. "Spring means fresh, subtle, and light," Heather says. "The flaky texture and crispy skin of the branzino, the astringency of the artichokes, and the assertiveness of the morels are a wonderful, instinctual balance of flavor. Every element speaks to the season."
Prepare yourself for an over-the-top dessert: Lemon Poppy-Seed Layer Cake. It's a pull-out-all-the-stops affair, monumental in stature but simple to make. Lemon and buttermilk give the cake zip, toasted coconut adds crunch, and the lemon-curd filling is creamy and mouth-puckering. "It's our family's go-to spring dessert," Heather says.
The afternoon slips away. The Pink Drink is having a mellowing effect. The terrace view is commanding, the conversation settles. Heather wraps up a take-home gift, something homemade such as fig chutney or sablé cookies. You can't wait to come back, knowing that the next time will be equally delightful and totally unexpected.
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Seasonal colors and a little "closet shopping" inspire hostess Heather Christothoulou's playful table settings.
Recipes begin here.
Pink glassware and the whimsical pink chandeliers were the starting point for the pink-and-green palette of this party.
"We entertain out here from April to October," Heather Christothoulou says. "Often the party will extend into the evening, so we added an outdoor fireplace for chillier weather."
White ginger jars: Great Jones Home, 206/448-9405, greatjoneshome.com.
Chairs (silver); chair-seat cushions: The Chiavari Co., 866/854-8692.
Clear chandeliers (antique, Venetian); painted chandeliers; large crystal compotes (Waterford); large crystal compote with green figs (Tiffany & Co.); fleur-de-lis decanters; small compotes; silver salt bowls with spoons (antique); charger (silver-leafed glass); dinner plate ("Rutherford Circle" by Kate Spade); salad plate; soup bowl; silver bowl with strawberries; Juliska vase; fruit dishes; wine goblets; blown-glass tumblers; bowl with plums (antique); Dupione table runner; linen tablecloth; linen napkins (antique): owner's collection.
"Fleur-de-Lis" glasses: Anthropologie, anthropologie.com.
Paint for chandeliers (watermelon): Krylon, krylon.com.
Flatware ("Mambosa"): Horchow, horchow.com.
Recipes begin here.
Seattle's downtown and iconic Space Needle create a dramatic backdrop for the parties Heather throws on the terrace.
Furniture ("Antibes"); chair-seat fabric ("Sunflower"): Restoration Hardware, 800/910-9836, restorationhardware.com.
Recipes begin here.
Menu & Shopping List
In-the-Pink Drink
Cauliflower Soup
Roasted Beet Salad
Pan-Seared Branzino with Morels & Artichokes
Lemon-Poppy Seed Layer Cake
Shopping List
Make sure you have these necessary items before shopping:
- Olive oil (need 2/3 cup)
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- Honey
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Cornstarch
- Milk (need 10 oz.)
- Tea
- Coffee
- Mint sprigs for garnish
- Chervil or chive for garnish
- Parsley
- 1 medium onion
- 1 head cauliflower
- 12 ounces fresh morels (or 2 oz. dried)
- 6 medium beets
- 1 head garlic (need 3 cloves)
- 1 package arugula (5 oz.)
- 5 lemons
- 1 lb. strawberries
- 1 bottle ruby red grapefruit juice (64 oz.)
- 1 bottle pomegranate juice (16 oz.)
- 1 bottle lemon juice (8 oz.)
- 1 vegetable or chicken broth (16 oz.)
- Walnut oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- 1 package frozen artichoke hearts (8-9 oz.)
Baking aisle
- 1 package walnuts (2 oz.)
- Lemon extract
- Coconut extract
- Poppy seeds
- 1 package natural raw chip coconut (5-6 oz.)
- Kosher salt
- Cake flour (need 3 cups)
- 2 bags powdered sugar (2-lb. bags)
Fish counter
- 8 branzino or trout fillets, fresh or frozen (4-5 oz. each)
- 1/2 pint buttermilk
- 1/2 pint whipping cream
- 1 dozen extra large eggs (need 7)
- 2 4-ounce packages goat cheese (need 6 oz.)
- 1 pound + 1 stick unsalted butter
- Vodka (need 1 cup)
- Dry white wine (need 1 cup)
In-the-Pink Drink
6 cups ruby red grapefruit juice
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 cup ice-cold vodka
Fresh mint sprigs
Fill large pitcher half way with ice. Add 6 cups grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice, vodka, and some fresh mint leaves. Stir to mix. Serve in chilled glasses. Garnish with mint sprig. Makes 8 servings.
Note: For nonalcoholic version, omit grapefruit juice and vodka. Replace with 7 cups raspberry lemonade. Combine as directed.
Cauliflower Soup
1 medium sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 head cauliflower, chopped in large pieces
2 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
2 cups water
3 tablespoons whipping cream
Kosher salt, to taste
Fresh chervil, chives, or parsley
In large saucepan, cook onion in hot oil over medium to medium-low heat 10 to 12 minutes or until tender but not brown. Add cauliflower, broth, and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 20 minutes, or until vegetables are very soft and tender. Cool slightly.
Using immersion blender, puree vegetables until very smooth. (Or place cauliflower mixture, one third at a time, in food processor or blender. Cover and process until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan.)
Stir in whipping cream. Cook and stir until heated through. Season soup to taste with kosher salt. Top each serving with fresh chervil. Makes 8 (about 3/4 cup) servings.
Make Ahead:
Cover and chill soup up to 3 days. Reheat in large saucepan over medium-low heat 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through.
Roasted-Beet Salad
1-1/2 pounds medium beets (5 to 6)
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
Kosher salt
1 (5-ounce) package fresh arugula
6 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
Walnut Vinaigrette (see recipe)
Preheat oven to 375°F. Scrub beets and trim off stem and root ends. Peel and cut each beet into 6 wedges. Place beets and garlic cloves in 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and toss lightly to coat.
Cover pan with foil; roast 30 minutes. Uncover and continue roasting 20 to 30 minutes more or until beets are tender.
When garlic cloves are cool enough to handle, remove from roasting pan and peel. Place cloves on cutting board, and sprinkle with small amount of kosher salt. Using flat side of a knife, smash cloves into paste. Add to olive oil in roasting pan. Toss beets and garlic in oil to coat.
Place arugula on large serving platter. Arrange beet wedges over arugula. Sprinkle beets with goat cheese and walnuts. Drizzle with Walnut Vinaigrette. Makes 8 servings.
Walnut Vinaigrette:
In screw-top jar combine 1/4 cup walnut oil, 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Cover; shake well to combine. Makes 1/2 cup.
Pan-Seared Branzino with Morels and Artichokes
8 (4- to 5-ounce) fresh or frozen branzino or trout fillets, about 3/4 inch thick, with scales removed
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 cups fresh morel mushrooms, rinsed and drained, or 2 ounces dried morels*
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup water**
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1 (8- to 9-ounce) package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
1 cup dry white wine
Lemon wedges
Thaw fish if frozen. Diagonally score skin with sharp knife. Turn fish over Season with kosher salt and ground black pepper. Set aside.
In nonstick skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add fresh or reconstituted dried morel mushrooms; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. As morels cook, gradually add 1 cup water.** Gently cook morels, uncovered, 5 to 10 minutes or until soft. Remove morels with slotted spoon; set aside. Drain liquid from pan.
In same skillet, add remaining oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Heat over medium-high heat until butter is melted. Gently place half the fillets, skin side down, in hot skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until skin is crisp. Turn fillets; cook 2 to 3 minutes more or until fish just flakes when tested with fork. Set aside; cover fish to keep warm. Add 1 tablespoon additional butter to skillet; cook remaining fillets as above.
When all fillets are cooked, return morels to skillet. Add artichoke hearts; heat over medium heat. Add wine; bring to boil. Reduce heat; boil gently 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat; add remaining butter. Swirl pan to incorporate butter into sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Place one fillet on each plate (skin side up). Spoon portion of morels and artichokes over fish. Squeeze lemon wedges over all before serving. Makes 8 servings.
*For dried mushrooms, place in bowl. Cover with hot water; let stand 20 to 30 minutes. Drain; rinse under cold water.
**Mushroom-soaking liquid may be used in place of water in recipe. Drain reserved soaking liquid through fine mesh strainer; discard any solids. Add enough water to strained liquid to equal 1 cup.
Lemon Poppy-Seed Layer Cake
Prepare Lemon Curd filling the day before you bake the cake. Chill overnight.
Lemon Curd (see recipe)
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons finely shredded lemon peel (from 3 large lemons)
4 large eggs
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon extract
3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons poppy seeds
Coconut Buttercream Frosting (see recipe)
4 cups natural raw chip coconut (about 5 to 6 ounces), toasted*
Fresh strawberries
Prepare Lemon Curd. Cover; chill at least 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two (9x1-1/2 inch) round baking pans. Set aside.
In very large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and lemon peel on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice and lemon extract. (Mixture may look curdled.)
In another large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Fold in poppy seeds.
Divide cake batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans; cool completely. When cakes are cool, trim tops of cakes if necessary to make them flat. Split cakes in half horizontally to create four cake rounds.
To assemble, place one cake round on cake plate. Spread with 1 scant cup Lemon Curd. Top curd with another cake round and another scant cup of curd. Repeat with third cake round and the remaining curd. Top curd with last cake round.
Frost top and sides of cake with Coconut Buttercream Frosting. Sprinkle toasted coconut on top of cake and press into sides of cake. Serve immediately with fresh strawberries, or store cake in refrigerator. Let chilled cake stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving. Makes 12 to 16 servings,
Lemon Curd:
In large saucepan stir together 1-1/3 cups sugar and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Stir in 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel, 3/4 cup lemon juice, and 1/2 cup water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
In large bowl lightly beat 7 egg yolks. Slowly stir about half of hot lemon juice mixture into eggs. Return lemon-egg mixture to saucepan. Cook, stirring continuously over medium heat until mixture comes to gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until melted and well combined. Cover surface of curd with waxed paper or plastic wrap. Chill curd at least 8 hours or until firm. Makes a scant 3 cups lemon curd.
Coconut Butter Cream Frosting:
In large mixing bowl beat 1 cup softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Gradually beat in 2 cups powdered sugar. Beat in 3 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon coconut extract. Gradually beat in 4 cups additional powdered sugar until smooth, with spreading consistency. If necessary, beat in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make spreading possible. Makes about 3-1/4 cups frosting.
*To toast coconut: Preheat oven to 325°F. Spread coconut in shallow baking pan. Heat about 5 minutes or until coconut is fragrant and just barely toasted, stirring once. Cool completely.


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Her theory: Household cleaners and mold caused Adam Lanza to crack
The country's leaders are busy debating gun control following the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., but Suzanne Somers says we should be looking at something else as a contributing factor: diet.
Somers told HuffPost Live Thursday that she feels diet and household toxins may have 'electrified' Adam Lanza's brain.
'Everybody's looking at guns — I look at it and go, 'what is the diet of that guy who went nuts? What toxins was he exposed to? What kind of household cleaners are they using?" Somers told HuffPost Live's Nancy Redd.
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"Selected Vegetables" and "Sun's Soup " are names given to several different mixtures of vegetables and herbs that are being studied as treatments for cancer and other medical conditions, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The following versions have been used:
This mixture is not sold in the United States.
The vegetable and herb mixture now called Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup was developed to treat cancer.
Many of the vegetables and herbs in Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup were chosen because previous research and traditional Chinese medicine suggest they contain anticancer phytochemicals (substances found in plants that may have effects on the body). These include substances such as protease inhibitors, plant sterols, and isoflavones. These ingredients may block the growth of cancer cells and/or improve the way the body's immune system attacks cancer cells.
The theory is that certain ingredients in Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup may contain phytochemicals that have significant anticancer effects in humans. One of these ingredients is shiitake mushroom. Lentinan, which is taken from shiitake mushroom, has been used in Japan to treat stomach and colon cancer after surgery. Treatment with lentinan is reported to help patients with stomach cancer live longer and have a better quality of life. Lentinan may not be easily absorbed by the body from food, so it is usually given by injection. Other substances in shiitake mushroom that are more easily used by the body from food have shown anticancer activity in animal tests.
Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup is eaten as part of the diet. Daily doses of either 1 ounce of the DSV (mixed with water or other soup) or 10 ounces of the FSV were used in clinical trials.
Few preclinical studies have been done with Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup. Research in a laboratory or using animals is done to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be useful in humans. Preclinical studies are done before clinical trials (in humans) are begun.
A small number of mice were injected with tumor cells and fed either standard food or food mixed with one or more ingredients from Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup. The researchers reported that the growth of tumors was slower in the mice that were fed the Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup ingredients, compared to the mice that ate standard food. The tumor growth was slowest when the mice were fed both mung bean and shiitake mushroom.
Clinical trials using Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup to treat cancer have been done with small numbers of patients. These patients received other types of treatment, either before or during treatment with Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup, and different vegetable mixtures were used in the different studies.
The results of these trials were compared with published information on similar patients who did not receive Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup. Most patients receiving the vegetable mixtures lived longer, were better able to carry out their daily activities, and either gained weight or did not lose weight. In some patients who ate Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup, tumor growth slowed or the tumor completely went away. Because patients in these trials received other treatments, it is not known if their responses were caused by Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup, the other treatments, or both. None of the trials were randomized or controlled. Randomized clinical trials give the highest level of evidence. In randomized trials, volunteers are put randomly (by chance) into one of 2 or more groups that compare different treatments. In a controlled trial, one group (called the control group) does not receive the new treatment being studied. The control group is then compared to the groups that receive the new treatment, to see if the new treatment works. Randomized controlled trials, enrolling larger numbers of people, are needed to confirm the results of studies done so far on Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup.
One randomized clinical trial (NCT00246727) of patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer is now being conducted. The trial is comparing the survival of patients receiving Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup with patients receiving a placebo (inactive substance). Both groups are receiving treatment with supportive care, such as radiation therapy, surgery, or palliative care.
No harmful side effects or risks have been reported in the use of Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup. Some patients felt full or bloated after eating the dry form, but patients who ate the frozen mixture did not report this.
The FDA has not approved any form of Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup for the treatment of cancer or any other medical condition. Well-designed clinical trials that test identical mixtures of vegetables and herbs are needed to prove whether Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup is useful in treating cancer.
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.
Changes were made to this summary to match those made to the health professional version.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—also referred to as integrative medicine—includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional treatments; it is often called alternative when it is used instead of conventional treatment. (Conventional treatments are those that are widely accepted and practiced by the mainstream medical community.) Depending on how they are used, some therapies can be considered either complementary or alternative. Complementary and alternative therapies are used in an effort to prevent illness, reduce stress, prevent or reduce side effects and symptoms, or control or cure disease.
Unlike conventional treatments for cancer, complementary and alternative therapies are often not covered by insurance companies. Patients should check with their insurance provider to find out about coverage for complementary and alternative therapies.
Cancer patients considering complementary and alternative therapies should discuss this decision with their doctor, nurse, or pharmacist as they would any therapeutic approach, because some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with their standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment.
It is important that the same rigorous scientific evaluation used to assess conventional approaches be used to evaluate CAM therapies. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) are sponsoring a number of clinical trials (research studies) at medical centers to evaluate CAM therapies for cancer.
Conventional approaches to cancer treatment have generally been studied for safety and effectiveness through a rigorous scientific process that includes clinical trials with large numbers of patients. Less is known about the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative methods. Few CAM therapies have undergone rigorous evaluation. A small number of CAM therapies originally considered to be purely alternative approaches are finding a place in cancer treatment—not as cures, but as complementary therapies that may help patients feel better and recover faster. One example is acupuncture. According to a panel of experts at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Conference in November 1997, acupuncture has been found to be effective in the management of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting and in controlling pain associated with surgery. In contrast, some approaches, such as the use of laetrile, have been studied and found ineffective or potentially harmful.
The NCI Best Case Series Program, which was started in 1991, is one way CAM approaches that are being used in practice are being investigated. The program is overseen by the NCI's Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM). Health care professionals who offer alternative cancer therapies submit their patients' medical records and related materials to OCCAM. OCCAM conducts a critical review of the materials and develops follow-up research strategies for approaches deemed to warrant NCI-initiated research.
When considering complementary and alternative therapies, patients should ask their health care provider the following questions:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) facilitates research and evaluation of complementary and alternative practices, and provides information about a variety of approaches to health professionals and the public.
CAM on PubMed
NCCAM and the NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly developed CAM on PubMed, a free and easy-to-use search tool for finding CAM-related journal citations. As a subset of the NLM's PubMed bibliographic database, CAM on PubMed features more than 230,000 references and abstracts for CAM-related articles from scientific journals. This database also provides links to the Web sites of over 1,800 journals, allowing users to view full-text articles. (A subscription or other fee may be required to access full-text articles.) CAM on PubMed is available through the NCCAM Web site. It can also be accessed through NLM PubMed bibliographic database by selecting the "Limits" tab and choosing "Complementary Medicine" as a subset.
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) coordinates the activities of the NCI in the area of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). OCCAM supports CAM cancer research and provides information about cancer-related CAM to health providers and the general public via the NCI Web site.
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U.S. residents may call the NCI Cancer Information Service toll free at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. A trained Cancer Information Specialist is available to answer your questions.
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Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces consumer protection laws. Publications available from the FTC include:
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PDQ contains cancer information summaries.
The PDQ database contains summaries of the latest published information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Most summaries are available in two versions. The health professional versions provide detailed information written in technical language. The patient versions are written in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language. Both versions provide current and accurate cancer information.
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The PDQ cancer information summaries are developed by cancer experts and reviewed regularly.
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PDQ also contains information on clinical trials.
A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. During treatment clinical trials, information is collected about the effects of a new treatment and how well it works. If a clinical trial shows that a new treatment is better than one currently being used, the new treatment may become "standard." Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
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Balance costs and demands for proper storage allocation
Effective storage acquisition requires a clear understanding of your applications' I/O, storage capacity, service and availability requirements. This tip details how to balance costs and demands for proper storage allocation based upon your needs and environment.
What you will learn from this tip: Learn how to balance costs and demands for proper storage allocation based upon your needs and environment.
A common mistake I have seen, and continue to hear about, is someone forcing an application to run on a slower and less than desirable storage configuration to meet cost requirements. Buying storage on a dollar-per-capacity basis, instead of looking at capacity, performance, protection and other service characteristics, can result in sub-par performance and misconfigured storage. When making a purchase, look at the level of service (availability, security, protection) and performance required to meet your needs. Effective storage acquisition requires a clear understanding of your applications' I/O, storage capacity, service and availability requirements.
It is also important to consider the following characteristics:
- I/O performance (I/O vs. bandwidth, read vs. write, random vs. sequential)
- Items such as large or small I/Os, online or batch and daily vs. seasonal workloads
- Data protection (RAID level, local and remote replication, high availability, business continuance and disaster recovery)
- Storage capacity (raw, formatted, usable), availability and response time needs
- Data retention (archive), recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) along with compliance requirements
Storage costs include acquisition, installation, maintenance, configuration, allocation, environmental (power, cooling, ventilation, floor space), security and data protection. Demands on storage resources include capacity (total raw, total usable), performance, data retention and availability. Consider what percentage of your storage capacity you want or need to allow for free space to meet different service and performance requirements, as well as for on-demand allocation and unplanned growth.
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Storage systems differ in their ability to support dynamic storage optimization and configuration. Some vendors such as Pillar support quality of service policy-based placement of data on storage to meet different performance, capacity and cost objectives. Other vendors, including 3PAR, leverage thin provisioning and capacity-on-demand dynamic allocation to optimize costs and storage service delivery.
Many vendors including Engenio and HP support some form of dynamic volume or LUN expansion, and most NAS vendors supporting some form of dynamic file system expansion. Vendors differ in their implementation and functionality when it comes to dynamic allocation and optimization, with some vendors supporting "on-the-fly" RAID level migration. This relatively new feature gives users the ability to migrate data from one type of LUN or volume to another while in use. An example is migrating data from RAID-0+1 to RAID-5 while the data is being accessed. The advantage of migrating from one RAID level to another is the ability to lower your storage cost for a given amount of usable storage capacity.
Some of the clustered and peer-based storage vendors (or what some call grid-based storage) products load balance data across available storage capacity on different nodes. Examples include iSCSI vendors EqualLogic and Lefthand Networks, among others.
You can avoid surprises like not having enough storage, or the wrong type of storage, after trying to buy a product that is more than your budget allows. You risk compromising capacity by buying higher capacity disk drives instead of high-performance disk drives. Another example would be configuring storage for RAID-5 to reduce the number of disk drives purchased when your applications needs RAID-0+1 for performance. Figure out what your needs for point-in-time (PIT) copies, snapshots, remote mirroring and backup will be. Avoid being surprised with PIT copies and snapshots by understanding if a particular product is a full- or pointer-based copy and how that meets your RTO and RPO requirements.
If you have not yet prepared a storage capacity forecast, take the time and put one together. You can learn about storage performance and capacity planning in Chapter 10, "Performance and Capacity Planning for Storage Networks" in the book "Resilient Storage Networks" (Elsevier). A storage capacity forecast is important to help balance costs vs. proper allocation in order to avoid being caught off guard and having to allocate storage in a less than effective manner.
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About the author: Greg Schulz is founder and senior analyst with the IT infrastructure analyst and consulting firm StorageIO. Greg is also the author and illustrator of "Resilient Storage Networks" (Elsevier) and has contributed material to "Storage" magazine and other TechTarget venues.


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Senate Tea Party Caucus is small but has big hopes
WASHINGTON — The Senate Tea Party Caucus — all four members — met for the first time Thursday before a small crowd of supporters on a snow-covered Washington day.
What the caucus and audience lacked in size they made up for in enthusiasm and energy. New Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., fired up the crowd along with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., by preaching the gospel of deficit reduction and proclaiming that the tea party already has made its presence felt on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
"Some said when people who came from the tea party were elected that Washington would co-opt us," Paul said to a chorus of "No!" from a crowd of about 150. "The interesting thing is I think we're co-opting Washington."
"Before we were even sworn in, the Republican caucus got together ... they forswore and said, 'No more earmarks,' " Paul continued. "Are they going to co-opt us? I went to my first State of the Union the other day, and guess who is now against earmarks. The president of the United States has been co-opted by the tea party!"
Paul repeated his call to reduce budget deficits swiftly and he trumpeted a bill he's introduced to cut $500 billion in government spending in one year. Among the belt-tightening provisions, the bill would eliminate funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, slash all Education Department programs except for Pell Grants, which he'd cap at $16.23 million, eliminate several Department of Agriculture programs and transfer Coast Guard funding from the Department of Homeland Security to the Defense Department.
"Most of official Washington think that's way too dramatic and we can never do it," Paul said. "But guess what? It's not enough. ... It barely gets us going in the right direction."
Lisa Miller, founder of Washington's Tea Party WDC, agrees. She pressed DeMint to go even further and introduce legislation that contains at least $1.4 trillion in cuts per year.
"If you could just put forward something that allows us to see we could reach a balanced budget this year or the next year, the tea party would be much more energized in this process," she said.
"If I put down the things that have to be cut this year to cut $1.5 trillion, it would probably kill the idea," DeMint told Miller. "If we could get a group of folks who say, 'Here's how you can do $1.5 trillion this year,' yeah, I'd be on the team. But what we're trying to find is how we can get 60 votes in the Senate."
On another fiscal matter, Paul urged tea party supporters to help find some way to link raising the federal debt ceiling "to something of value." The government could run out of money by March 31 if Congress doesn't act to increase the government's $14.3 trillion debt limit.
"It can't be a one-time token cut," he said. "I want to link cuts to the debt ceiling. We also need to transform the process; we need to force them to balance the budget by law."
DeMint, who campaigned for several tea party candidates last year, had the look of a proud papa at Thursday's gathering. He thanked tea party supporters for giving him conservative, deficit-hawk foot soldiers in Congress.
"Thank you for them, for Marco Rubio and Pat Toomey. ... We got a great new group of folks from all over the country because of the tea party," DeMint said. "There's not one Republican here who does not understand that they would have not won the election without tea party support."
Several Republican lawmakers were absent from the caucus launch. Rubio, a new senator from Florida, didn't attend. Sen. Toomey, of Pennsylvania, dropped by to push his bill that would order the government to prioritize paying the interest on its debt, then left to attend a Budget Committee hearing.
Toomey's bill is an effort to short-circuit Obama administration claims that the U.S. could trigger a global financial crisis if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling.
Rubio has expressed concerns that a tea party caucus would infringe on the grass-roots nature of the movement, a position Paul disagrees with.
"How will they get their agenda passed if we don't talk to them?" Paul said. "This is all about talking to the grass roots.'
DeMint said he didn't consider the paucity of Republican senators who attended a snub of the tea party. He said he considered the caucus more of an informal "sit-down" sounding group than a formal caucus.
"It is not a caucus run by politicians," DeMint said, "We wanted to create a forum for people to come in and unload on us."
Will Obama's message Tuesday win back independents?
Budget watchdogs to Obama, Congress: Be bolder
New Congress likely full of brimstone, talk, little change
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NAIA Men?s Cross Country Runner of the Week ? No. 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Evans Kirwa of Embry-Riddle (Fla.) has been named the NAIA National Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Kirwa, who received the NAIA's weekly award twice last season, was selected based on his performance from Sept. 10 - 16 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent runner of the week selections.
Kirwa, a senior from Eldoret, Kenya, posted Embry-Riddle's third fastest time in program history en route to a second-place finish out 174 runners at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Fla.) on Sept. 15. Kirwa, who covered the 8K course in 24:14.53, finished second only to 2012 United States Olympic Trial marathon participant Jeremy Criscione. As a team, the Eagles finished third overall, trailing only NCAA Division I Florida and North Florida.
In his only other event this season, Kirwa claimed his second-straight individual crown at the University of South Florida (USF) Invitational on Sept. 7 with a time of 25:45.07.
For complete results of the Mountain Dew Invitational, click here.
For the complete NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week calendar, click here.
For more information on NAIA men's cross country, click here.
Nominees: Marshall Hawn, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Zach Widner, Siena Heights (Mich.); Austin Houchens, Berea (Ky.); Seth Prince, Indiana East; Aaron Caldwell, Baker (Kan.); Landon Hamilton, Cumberlands (Ky.); Andy Coy, Dakota State (S.D.); Nick Lopez, Northwest Christian (Ore.); Matt Pieri, Xavier (La.); Frank Adelman, Southwestern (Kan.); Denis Patrick, Dickinson State (N.D.); Jeremiah Gerardy, Bethany (Kan.); Matt Porter, Northwest (Wash.); Alejandro Sanchez, Waldorf (Iowa); Sancho Ridesaththedoor, Carroll (Mont.); Jeo Mendez, Ottawa (Kan.); Aaron Belcher, Indiana Tech; Jordan Travis, Spring Hill (Ala.); Johny Watson, Wiley (Texas); Alex Garcia, Reinhardt (Ga.); Dan Foley, Aquinas (Mich.); Michael McCulloch, Columbia (Mo.); Dylan Grunn, Point Park (Pa.); Joash Osoro, William Carey (Miss.); TJ Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Izzy Miranda, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Daniel Tubei, Park (Mo.); Michael Anderson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Ryan Gehman, Montreat (N.C.); Anthony Vecchio, South Carolina Beaufort; Alexander Howell, Warner (Fla.); Ryan Meyer, William Woods (Mo.); Kyler Kathman, Southeastern (Fla.); Chase Burgess, Missouri Valley; Rico Gutierrez, Great Falls (Mont.); Phil Rizzo, St. Francis (Ill.); Gabriel Barron, Webber International (Fla.); Brandon Payne , Rogers State (Okla.); Nathan Martin, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Anthony Simpson, Bryan (Tenn.); Edward Taragon, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Hilary Cheruiyot, Tennessee Wesleyan; Jordan Pater, Mount Marty (S.D.); Ben Sievert, Concordia (Neb.); Matthew Gastineau, York (Neb.); Tyler Soderberg, Midland (Neb.).
2012 NAIA Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week
Week 1 (Sept. 12): Frank Adelman, Southwestern (Kan.)
Week 2 (Sept. 19): Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)


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The 2015 Ford F150 is the first pick up truck to eschew steel and go for aluminum. It's lighter weight will be a boon, but will buyers think that aluminum is as tough as steel? It's a risk. What's the biggest risk an automaker has ever taken?
A lot of automakers are afraid to make big changes or go out of their comfort zones as it could cause a backlash amongst customers and brand loyalists. The F150 is one of the best selling vehicles in the world, so changing everything about how its built is a monumental change.
What say you? What is the biggest risk ever taken by an automaker?


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Creme Brulee Recipes
Matcha Green Tea Pot de Creme Recipe
We gave another dinner party last night. Daddy (my father-in-law) had new friends over; they're a delightful couple who recently moved from Boston to the Bay Area. We had a lovely, fairly light meal consisting of lots of seafood, such as crab cakes with muhammara (pomegranate sauce) accompanied by seafood Israeli couscous salad, then roasted Chilean seabass with homemade preserved citrus hollandaise sauce. I wanted to keep the same delicate mood for dessert, so I prepared lightly sweetened matcha green tea pot de creme. I believe that food should be a visual experience, so I decorated the sweet treats with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
I was so excited to have been given a tin of matcha green tea powder in my Christmas stocking stuffer and couldn't wait to make use of the unique, distinctive flavor of this tea. Its lovely, natural jade color is very subtle, but subtlety can actually be quite a stimulating experience for the palate.
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Orange Flan Recipe
It's already the weekend, and as usual, I'm sharing with you the sweets our family has been enjoying these days. Today, to prepare a dessert with ingredients that reflect the produce of this season--oranges--I made a flan flavored with white Port wine and orange zest.
The secret to the dish lies in the trio combination of mascarpone cheese, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. Baby Aria loved the creamy, velvety texture of the flan, but her favorite part was the delicious caramel sauce. I didn't need to ask her twice if she wanted dessert!
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Coffee Pot de Creme Recipe
This week has gone by so fast. And it's already that time of the week when I share another dessert recipe with you. I prepared a French dessert I make often during the winter season because it doesn't require any fruit. I simply raided my pantry and used vanilla beans, instant coffee and Kahlúa, which is a coffee-flavored, rum-based liqueur. Yes, you probably already guessed it; I prepared pot de creme.
I love how easy and simple they are to make. The texture is velvety and lightly sweetened. In my opinion, pots de crème are the quintessential representation of decadence one can find in French desserts.
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Pumpkin Creme Caramel Recipe
If you saw last week's dessert recipe, you know I made a French-style pumpkin flan for my husband Lulu. He had asked me to make a flan, which in his mind meant crème caramel, but instead I made a flan pâtissier (French pie crust with pumpkin custard). I always try to keep my promises, so here's the pumpkin crème caramel, which Lulu loved.
His favorite part is the caramel at the bottom of the cup. You could serve it as is, or flip the dessert onto a plate so the caramel drips all over the "flan". I photographed it in both serving styles so you can decide which you prefer.
Three days to Thanksgiving (or four days to Black Friday, depending on your priorities )!
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Foie Gras Creme Brulee Recipe (+Giveaway)
I've mentioned it in the past; even though it might raise some eyebrows, foie gras, or duck/goose liver, is my guilty pleasure. Maman would always serve this French delicacy during our holiday dinner. If you've never tasted foie gras before, it's like eating a piece of intensely flavored, semi-softened butter.
I got a lovely whole duck foie gras from The Milk Pail Market in Mountain View, CA. Instead of serving it as a main course (I'll publish a main course recipe soon), I added the foie gras to a savory custard and made crèmes brûlées. Obviously, this is not your ordinary vanilla flavored dessert crème brûlée. I made savory crème brulees in the past with ingredients like garlic, so this isn't exactly new territory for me. The result was amazing; foie gras and sweet flavors pair perfectly together. I added specks of foie gras to the custard as well as a large piece in the center of each ramekin. I also topped them with a larger chunk on top of the sugar crust as a reminder of the flavoring inside. I served the fancy starter with toasted bread so the foie gras could be spread onto the toasts.
This weekend giveaway is for Bay Area readers or people who are able to redeem their prize on site. The Milk Pail Market, which happens to be my favorite local market, is generously donating five $25 gift certificates. You could put this to good use and create a marvelous Christmas dinner for your loved ones. At any rate, I love this market; you can find a wide variety of cheeses, (check out the fromage blanc), French products such as Mamie Nova yogurts and tons of other European products as well. And don't forget to try their famous croissants! Be sure to stop by and discover these fabulous ingredients. The address is 2585 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94040. To participate to our giveaway, visit our 25 Days of Giveaways page and enter today. Good luck!
Make sure you're a fan of PhamFatale Facebook fan page and the Milk Pail, or follow @Phamfatalecom and tweet about this giveaway. To make it easy, you can just copy and paste this tweet if you'd like: "Five $25 Gift Certificate #Giveaway from @Phamfatalecom and the Milk Pail: http://bit.ly/sp4V7y".
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Succulent Grilled Garlic-Chili-Vinegar Chicken
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Looks fabulous. I am not the griller in my house, I have a fear of burning hair, but Scott was not a stellar griller until he got this exact lesson in a villa we were sharing in Tuscany.... fantastic moist chicken every time since~ReplyDelete
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Mari, I knew this was your recipe the moment I saw the thumbnail photo. It looks gorgeous! LOL to Jain's comment about burning hair. I had an incident while tablescaping. :-) No cooking involved! So happy to see you at Foodie Friday! I'll share a link on Pinterest and will spotlight this post at the next FF. Please join us on April 11 for FF's 4th anniversary! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Ton poulet a l'air succulent~ReplyDelete
So happy to see a post from you :)
Looks right tasty :) We've grilled a couple times in the last few weeks. I think Spring is finally here!ReplyDelete
This looks absolutely delicious. I think I need to grill this weekend :-DReplyDelete
This looks absolutely scrumptious. I am always in anticipation to see what you are making.ReplyDelete
This sounds delicious! I'm so glad grilling season is here.ReplyDelete
The chicken looks and sounds flavorful and delicious.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, you totally had me with the title of this post. And then the photo just took me over the edge---pinning, and craving!ReplyDelete


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L'Admirable contains top notes of bitter orange, lemon, sweet lime, exotic verbena; middle notes of ylang, lily of the valley, orange tree, wood; base notes of balsamic, vanilla, musk. From the oldest candle making company in the world. Once a provider to the French monarchy, Cire Trudon is still the candle provider of many churches, like Saint-Roch church in Paris, which has burned their candles since 1643.
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AZ WIRE AND CABLE is Featured in the October 2014 issue of Ted Magazine. Click HERE to read the article.
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1988 AZ opens for business in Northbrook, IL. 40,000 sq. ft. distribution center.
Founded by Jim Anixter & Bob Zywicki, AZ supplies specialty products to wire and cable redistibutors and the electrical distributors.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
About the Workshop
In this eight-part workshop, classroom video and insightful discussion illustrate effective ways teachers can help their students become confident and proficient writers.
Middle school teachers from across the country share specific strategies they use with their students, and extensive video from each of their classrooms gives viewers an opportunity to see those strategies in action. The workshop explores several common themes that underlie effective writing instruction at the middle school level—providing engaging prompts, allowing student choice, modeling good writing, and using innovative approaches like multigenre writing. Some workshop videos feature aspects of the writing process, such as revision and pre-writing, while others illustrate successful strategies for teaching specific writing forms such as poetry or persuasive essays.
Workshop Summaries
Workshop 1: Creating a Community of Writers
After a brief introduction to the goals of all eight workshop sessions, middle school teacher and writing expert Linda Rief and several of the teachers whose classrooms are featured in Write in the Middle share strategies they use to build a safe writing environment for their students starting at the beginning of the school year.
Extended classroom video segments demonstrate some community-building activities teachers can use with their own students. Through classroom examples, teacher discussions, and interviews, Workshop 1 also examines how room arrangements can encourage written and spoken communication and how sharing their writing helps students become part of the writing community.
"Creating a Community of Writers" closes with an exploration of some of the psychological and emotional needs specific to young adolescents and their learning.
Workshop 2: Making Writing Meaningful
Workshop 2 demonstrates how teachers use authentic sources and topics to prompt students to write about things that matter to them—subjects that relate to their lives, relationships, and communities. The topic may be the students themselves—their feelings, emotions, reactions—or it may involve outside forces that have an impact on their lives.
Damond Moodie, a teacher from Oakland, California, uses current events as a prompt for encouraging his seventh-graders to write. Using television, newspapers, the Internet, and radio as sources, the students locate and summarize stories that interest them. Allen Teng, another teacher from Southern California, uses various resources and activities to guide his seventh-grade students through a lesson designed to help them develop and substantiate their opinions on controversial issues. We see Gloria Hamilton, who teaches eighth grade in the Los Angeles area, using an advice-column approach to prompt student writing.
In addition to classroom segments, the video also features teacher discussions about student engagement and excerpts from an interview with Linda Rief, the author of Seeking Diversity: Language Arts With Adolescents.
Many students—and teachers—avoid reading and writing poetry because it seems so difficult and foreign to their everyday experience. But for middle school students, poetry offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore feelings and emotions and to increase awareness of the power of written expression. In Workshop 3, we see two master teachers—Vivian Johnson, who teaches eighth grade in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and Jack Wilde, a fifth-grade teacher from Hanover, New Hampshire—helping their students develop as readers and writers of poetry.
Vivian Johnson introduces a mini-lesson on line breaks. The lesson features exemplars; excerpts from books on writing poetry; opportunities for discussion, sharing, and response; and writing applications. Throughout the classroom segments, we see how Vivian's carefully structured, student-centered approach fosters her students' appreciation and understanding of poetry and helps them begin to find their own poetic voices.
Like Vivian, Jack Wilde uses exemplars to teach his fifth-grade students about writing poetry. In the lesson featured in the video, Jack has the class read and analyze a published poem and then practice writing stanzas modeled on the exemplar to combine into a class poem. After the children share their writing, Jack leads them in a discussion of the difference between poetry and prose. Later, students will choose their own topics and write individual poems modeled on the exemplar.
Rounding out the video are excerpts from a conversation between Jack and Vivian, in which they share their overall approaches to teaching poetry as well as their reflections on specific instructional practices and strategies. Also featured is a cameo appearance from author and educator Tom Romano (Writing With Passion: Life Stories, Multiple Genres).
Workshop 4: Teaching Persuasive Writing
The fourth workshop features the classrooms of two teachers: sixth-grade language arts teacher Jenny Beasley from Somerset, Kentucky, and fifth-grade teacher Jack Wilde. Both are teaching units on persuasive writing that allow students to write about topics that matter to them—topics drawn from their experiences within their own communities. Also featured are excerpts from a discussion in which the two teachers reflect on their strategies and practices.
For Jenny's students, the definition of community is wide-ranging—it includes their families, their school, and their town. But under this broad umbrella, Jenny encourages her students to think specifically and concretely about issues that interest them. The students begin by exploring a range of possible editorial topics. When we catch up with the class, they already have narrowed their focus to one issue. Now, with Jenny's help, the students are laying the groundwork for effective and authentic editorials by stating their opinion, identifying their audience and purpose, and beginning to think about support for their point of view.
Meanwhile, Jack Wilde is introducing his students to persuasive writing by asking them to write on a familiar subject—their school community. Using a skillful mix of modeling, brainstorming, and conferring, Jack is teaching his class how to develop and organize an effective persuasive essay. The children's audience is the school principal and their purpose is to persuade him to go along with a suggested change—letting fifth-graders go home for lunch or giving students more computer time, for example. We see the students beginning their first drafts, well on their way to the unit's culminating activity: choosing representative essays for the principal to read and respond to.
Workshop 5: Teaching Multigenre Writing
Workshop 5 centers on multigenre writing, an eclectic approach to writing instruction that offers students a wide range of options for expressing ideas and communicating knowledge. As students explore different avenues for translating what they think or know into writing, they begin to understand that there is no single "right way" to communicate. Instead, writing demands intelligent, informed choices based on purpose, audience, content, and personal preference. Giving students the freedom to make these choices fosters their creativity and increases their engagement.
The first teacher featured in the video is Laurie Swistak from Newport, Rhode Island, whose fifth-graders are starting work on a research-based multigenre unit. Laurie begins by reviewing FQI—Facts/Questions/Interpretation —an inquiry framework that helps students think critically about genre choice. Through the course of two class periods, we see Laurie use whole-class and small group work to prepare her students to use FQI independently.
In the second part of the video, we see St. Paul teacher Mary Cathryn Ricker and her seventh-grade students approach multigenre writing from a different angle. Over the next few months, the students will prepare a portfolio of multigenre pieces focused on personal experience. To get the students started, Mary Cathryn introduces several literary models including Jerry Spinelli's entertaining memoir, Knots in My Yo-Yo String, and a collection of biographical poems about George Washington Carver. Later, we see her use a student poem—written in both English and Spanish—as a prompt, a particularly apt choice for her class of second-language learners.
Also featured in the video are excerpts from a conversation between Mary Cathryn and Laurie, and from an interview with Tom Romano, the author of Blending Genre, Altering Style: Writing Multigenre Papers and a national expert on multigenre writing.
Workshop 6: Responding to Writing: Teacher to Student
Because of the personal nature of writing, one of the best ways to teach the craft is to interact directly with individual students. To make these vital student-teacher conferences as effective as possible, teachers need to be intentional in their planning and practice. At the same time, they must balance the benefits of conferencing with the challenges of fitting it into their busy classroom schedules.
"Responding to Writing: Teacher to Student" demonstrates how five teachers—Jenny Beasley, Vivian Johnson, Mary Cathryn Ricker, Laurie Swistak, and Jack Wilde—use student-teacher conferences to help their students improve as writers. The workshop provides classroom illustrations of several different approaches to conferring with students including formal one-on-one conferences, informal one-on-one interactions, and formal and informal conferences with student response groups.
Through interviews and discussion, the teachers reflect on their practice: planning effective one-on-one and group conferences, providing direction without taking over students' papers, using conferences to assess student learning and communicate expectations, and dealing with classroom management issues related to conferencing. The workshop also features excerpts from interviews with Tom Romano (Writing With Passion: Life Stories, Multiple Genres) and Linda Rief (Seeking Diversity: Language Arts With Adolescents).
Workshop 7: Responding to Writing: Peer to Peer
Peer responses provide a tremendous learning opportunity for young writers. These interactions help students with topic generation and idea development, increase their confidence about sharing their work, force them to look more objectively at their own writing, give them valuable feedback for possible revisions, and allow them to learn from the writing successes and challenges of their peers.
"Responding to Writing: Peer to Peer" visits the classrooms of three teachers—fifth-grade teacher Jack Wilde, seventh-grade teacher Velvet McReynolds, and eighth-grade teacher Vivian Johnson—to explore various ways that teachers can structure student interactions, from whole class responses to informal writing partnerships.
The video highlights teaching strategies that help students learn how to respond appropriately and meaningfully to each other's writing. Both Jack and Velvet model response using their own writing, and Jack and his students demonstrate how a whole-class response to an individual writer can help all the students hone their conferencing skills. We also sit in as Jack facilitates a small response group, another way of helping students learn how to respond more effectively.
The video abounds with classroom examples of students interacting. It also features excerpts from teacher discussions about peer conferencing, held at the end of the school year, as well as comments from Linda Rief, an eighth-grade English teacher and the author of Seeking Diversity: Language Arts With Adolescents.
Workshop 8: Teaching the Power of Revision
Workshop 8 takes viewers into the classrooms of three language arts teachers—Velvet McReynolds, Mary Cathryn Ricker, and Jack Wilde—as their students tackle the ongoing task of revision.
To Velvet McReynolds, revision is at the heart of the writing process—it's "where the magic happens." Using a student exemplar, class discussion, handouts, and individual and small-group work, Velvet prompts her seventh-graders to focus on revising personal narratives they wrote earlier in the year. The two-day session culminates with a celebration circle where students share "before" and "after" versions of their papers.
Mary Cathryn Ricker's seventh-grade students are beginning work on an autobiographical multigenre project. On the second day of the unit, Mary Cathryn presents a mini-lesson on the Barry Lane revision technique "exploding the moment." After the students "mine" their writing notebooks for a piece of personal writing to revise, Mary Cathryn moves around the room helping them come up with details that will expand and improve their writing.
Jack Wilde also is teaching a mini-lesson, this one on leads for persuasive essays. Using models drawn from past students' papers, Jack helps his class generate a list of effective ways to begin their papers. Then, after the students have drafted openings for their essays, they confer with one another and with Jack about possible revisions.
Throughout the workshop, we hear reflections on revision from both teachers and students, as well as discussions among the teachers about dealing with student resistance to revision, planning mini-lessons, and other issues related to the revision process.
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The CEO of White Arkitekter talks about running one of Scandinavia's largest architectural practices
Now CEO of White Arkitekter, during the early 1980s in recession-hit Sweden Monica von Schmalensee was determined to find a job in practice after graduating from Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology. For a while her career seemed to take off, landing a job in a practice run by a big character, famed for his concrete buildings and a TV tower, then one of the tallest structures
in Scandinavia. 'There weren't many women there at the time - maybe two others - but we had lots of fun working on important projects and were given the freedom to do it ourselves… working all hours,' she says. These opportunities dried up, however, when she became pregnant with her first child in 1986. 'My boss said: "I can't rely on you anymore. You are going to become a mother,"' von Schmalensee recalls. 'And I couldn't say anything against it.'
Fast forward to 2014 and Sweden is now one of the most gender-egalitarian countries in the world - to the extent that von Schmalensee says it's unfair to directly compare UK architectural practices with Swedish ones. Equality laws allow both women and men to take longer parental leave than in this country - 480 days, with more time at full pay. In 2012, men took 24 per cent of parental leave, and the Swedish government is now offering financial incentives to get men to take a greater share.
Source: Luke Hayes
In the 1980s however, things were different, even in Sweden. Determined to have a good career and family life, von Schmalensee decided that the practice was no longer working for her, so she left to join a bigger firm which in the mid 1990s, was acquired by White Arkitekter. Today White, which is owned by 440 of its staff members (115 are partners), is one of the biggest practices in Scandinavia, with 14 offices in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The practice is best known in the UK for lending its Skandi touch to
Southend-on-Sea, with a cultural centre perched at the end of the 2km-long pier, completed at the end of 2012 to great acclaim. Then there is the Salford House 4 Life competition win, which led to the practice working with the local council and NHS Salford on the detailed design of the first phase of an affordable family housing project. It's no surprise then that White Arkitekter has now set up a London base.
Early on he saw the potential of women in leadership
When von Schmalensee's practice first merged with White Arkitekter, she recalls entering 'a very different but welcoming culture' which she attributed to its founder, Sid White, who - like his contemporary, Swedish Modernist Ralph Erskine - was British. She says that White, who founded the practice in the 1950s, was a pioneer of equality - ensuring teams were populated by an even balance of men and women. 'Early on he saw the potential of women in leadership, picturing maybe that a woman would take care of a big office - he thought it was an advantage if they had a family,' von Schmalensee says.
She does admit that some of White's thinking may have been prudent: 'He might have thought that men wanting big careers may not stay long, but if you give women opportunities, they will reward you with their loyalty.' The practice has also adopted a family-friendly Swedish tradition to maintain that much sought-after work-life balance: they shut down for three or four weeks during July, although since White Arkitekter's international business has expanded, it's become harder to close down completely. 'I hardly ever turn off my phone,' von Schmalensee says.
The practice's equality-driven stance fits with its overarching philosophy
The practice's equality-driven stance fits with its overarching philosophy: to get world-class results, it is important to infuse teams with a mix of qualities, skills and disciplines. According to von Schmalensee, around 70 per cent of White Arkitekter's 700 staff are architects - the rest are engineers, environmental managers, landscape gardeners, town planners and even anthropologists. 'Instead of teaming up for competitions with other practices, planners and specialists, we already have most of these in-house, which allows you to get to the point very quickly,' she says.
White Arkitekter makes a good business case for working in teams that are 'carefully managed' in terms of gender and skills; its competition record is excellent, winning around 66 per cent. The practice currently also has commissions in 12 countries, and in 2012 reported a turnover of £76 million. Its latest international win - alongside partners Arup and Gensler - is a two-phase design competition to redevelop the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged waterfront in Queens, New York. During the tender process, White Arkitekter asked residents what kind of city they would like to live in. 'Because when you listen to people, you make a really good design,' she adds.
The Queens plan ranges from hurricane-resiliency strategies, such as artificial islands to reduce the impact of forceful waves, to housing, a variety of public and commercial amenities, retirement homes and large landscaped parks. In the US, she says, this required planners, builders and residents to undergo a near-total change in mindset. 'You are trying to get them to understand the
notion of shared public places and communal space rather than private property - that's the Swedish way.'
Von Schmalensee became chief executive of White Arkitekter in 2010, and thinks her time as a practising architect serves the practice well. 'People are fighting every day for really big projects, and I'm glad that I know what it takes to get one off the ground,' she says. She is still hands-on with many projects - the Queens waterfront renovation being a case in point - which she hopes will
still get the go-ahead: 'It's a project that will require a lot of infrastructure and investment. '
My advice is simple: fight, and do your best
So does von Schmalensee have any advice for women architects who believe that the odds might still be stacked against them, as they once were for her? 'When I was younger the office was divided into two - those who saw being a woman architect as a big disadvantage, and those who considered it only a problem if you thought it was. How can you use your capacity and be smart? How can you turn it into an advantage? My advice is simple: fight, and do your best.'
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto the House Republican "Plan B" tax proposal designed to avert January 1 tax hikes, the White House said on Wednesday, saying the plan does not do enough to balance spending cuts and tax increases.
The veto threat comes less than two weeks before a series of tax hikes and automatic budget cuts that could push the U.S. economy toward a so-called fiscal cliff and trigger another recession.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives could vote on Thursday on a "Plan B" tax bill that House Speaker John Boehner said would extend low tax rates, except on income of $1 million and above.
The White House has said Obama would accept a deal that puts the threshold for income tax hikes at $400,000, a higher threshold than his initial offer.
"The President urges the Republican leadership to work with us to resolve remaining differences and find a reasonable solution to this situation today," White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said in a statement.
Reporting By Matt Spetalnick, Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Alistair Bell and David Brunnstrom


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The delays are designed to shield Democrats from voter retribution, at least as long as he's in office.
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