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Paul Andrew is a technical product manager on the Office 365 team working on identity.
Today we're adding Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365 to Office 365 Midsize Business, Enterprise plans, Academic plans, Nonprofit plans, and standalone Office 365 plans, including Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. This will allow organizations with these subscriptions to enable multi-factor authentication for their Office 365 users without requiring any additional purchase or subscription.
Multi-factor authentication increases the security of user logins for cloud services above and beyond just a password. With Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365, users are required to acknowledge a phone call, text message, or an app notification on their smartphone after correctly entering their password. Only after this second authentication factor has been satisfied can a user sign in.
Multi-factor authentication has been available for Office 365 administrative roles since June 2013, and today we're extending this capability to any Office 365 user. We're also enhancing the capabilities that have been available since June. We're adding App Passwords for users so they can authenticate from Office desktop applications as these are not yet updated to enable multi-factor authentication. And we're enabling users who are authenticated from a federated on-premises directory to be enabled for multi-factor authentication.
This addition of multi-factor authentication is part of our ongoing effort to enhance security for Office 365, and we're already working on Office desktop application improvements to Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365, which we'll introduce later in this post. Office 365 offers many robust built-in security features for all customers and also optional controls that enable subscribers to customize their security preferences. More information about security in Office 365 is available in the Office 365 Trust Center.
Let's take a look at how Office 365 customers can take advantage of multi-factor authentication and configure it, including using App Passwords for Office desktop applications.
After entering your account password, you see a message like this while your phone is being called for acknowledgement.
Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365
Office 365 administrators enroll users for multi-factor authentication through the Office 365 admin center.
On the users and groups page in the Office 365 admin center, you can enroll users for multi-factor authentication by clicking the Set Multi-factor authentication requirements: Set up link.
The multi-factor authentication page lists the users and allows you to enroll a user for multi-factor authentication.
After a user is enabled for multi-factor authentication, they will be required to configure their second factor of authentication at their next login. Each subsequent login is enforced and will require use of the password and phone acknowledgement.
After being enrolled for multi-factor authentication, the next time a user signs in, they see a message asking them to set up their second authentication factor.
Any of the following may be used for the second factor of authentication.
- Call my mobile phone. The user receives a phone call that asks them to press the pound key. Once the pound key is pressed, the user is logged in.
- Text code to my mobile phone. The user receives a text message containing a six-digit code that they must enter into the portal.
- Call my office phone. This is the same as Call my mobile phone, but it enables the user to select a different phone if they do not have their mobile phone with them.
- Notify me through app. The user configured a smartphone app and they receive a notification in the app that they must confirm the login. Smartphone apps are available for Windows Phone, iPhone, and Android devices.
- Show one-time code in app. The same smartphone app is used. Instead of receiving a notification, the user starts the app and enters the six-digit code from the app into the portal.
Once a user is signed in they can change their second factor of authentication.
The settings menu is the little cog at the top right of the portal screen. In the settings menu clicking the additional security verification link.
App Passwords in Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365
Users who are enrolled for multi-factor authentication are required to configure App Passwords in order to use Office desktop applications, including Outlook, Lync, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SkyDrive Pro.
Once an information worker has logged in with multi-factor authentication, they will be able to create one or more App Passwords for use in Office client applications. An App Password is a 16-character randomly generated password that can be used with an Office client application as a way of increasing security in lieu of the second authentication factor.
App Passwords are not available for use with PowerShell access to Office 365, and they can be turned off entirely for the Office 365 tenant for customers who have special security policies.
After you've created an App Password for an Office desktop application, such as Outlook, it is indicated in a list in your account.
Road map for multi-factor authentication in Office desktop applications
Microsoft is continuing to invest in multi-factor authentication scenarios, including Office client integration and smart card certificates. Today's release of multi-factor authentication does not include a second factor of authentication for Office desktop applications such as Outlook, Lync, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerShell, and SkyDrive Pro. As we noted in the App Password section above, however, users who have been enrolled for multi-factor authentication currently have an alternative: they can use App Passwords to log in to Office client applications with a higher level of security than a user-selected password.
Soon Office 365 customers will be able to use multi-factor authentication directly from Office 2013 client applications. We're planning to add native multi-factor authentication for applications such as Outlook, Lync, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerShell, and OneDrive for Business, with a release date planned for later in 2014. This update includes the current phone-based multi-factor authentication, and it adds capability to integrate other forms of authentication such as: third-party multi-factor authentication solutions and smart cards. Smart card support is planned to include the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC) and the U.S. Federal Personal Identity Verification card (PIV), among others. We'll give you more information about these and more updates closer to release.
For more information about Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365 please read the TechNet article Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365
Source: http://blogs.office.com/2014/02/10/multi-factor-authentication-for-office-365/


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Parallelism is about speeding up a program by using multiple processors.
In Haskell we provide two ways to achieve parallelism:
- Pure parallelism, which can be used to speed up non-IO parts of the program.
- Concurrency, which can be used for parallelising IO.
Pure Parallelism (Control.Parallel): Speeding up a pure computation using multiple processors. Pure parallelism has these advantages:
- Guaranteed deterministic (same result every time)
- no race conditions or deadlocks
Concurrency (Control.Concurrent): Multiple threads of control that execute "at the same time".
- Threads are in the IO monad
- IO operations from multiple threads are interleaved non-deterministically
- communication between threads must be explicitly programmed
- Threads may execute on multiple processors simultaneously
- Dangers: race conditions and deadlocks
Rule of thumb: use Pure Parallelism if you can, Concurrency otherwise.
Starting points
- Control.Parallel. The first thing to start with parallel programming in Haskell is the use of par/pseq from the parallel library. Try the Real World Haskell chapter on parallelism and concurrency. The parallelism-specific parts are in the second half of the chapter.
- If you need more control, try Strategies or perhaps the Par monad
Multicore GHC
Since 2004, GHC supports running programs in parallel on an SMP or multi-core machine. How to do it:
- Compile your program using the -threaded switch.
- Run the program with +RTS -N2 to use 2 threads, for example (RTS stands for runtime system; see the GHC users' guide). You should use a -N value equal to the number of CPU cores on your machine (not including Hyper-threading cores). As of GHC v6.12, you can leave off the number of cores and all available cores will be used (you still need to pass -N however, like so: +RTS -N).
- Concurrent threads (forkIO) will run in parallel, and you can also use the par combinator and Strategies from the Control.Parallel.Strategies module to create parallelism.
- Use +RTS -sstderr for timing stats.
- To debug parallel program performance, use ThreadScope.
Alternative approaches
- Nested data parallelism: a parallel programming model based on bulk data parallelism, in the form of the DPH and Repa libraries for transparently parallel arrays.
- monad-par and LVish provide Par monads that can structure parallel computations over "monotonic" data structures, which in turn can be used from within purely functional programs.
- [OLD] Intel Concurrent Collections for Haskell: a graph-oriented parallel programming model.


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The Meccano Society of Scotland
Hill Climb
Menstrie Challenge 2012
The challenge this year is to build a vehicle powered by a Meccano M0 electric motor (modern French electric motor) able to ascend an inclined wooden plank.
The challenge will determine which vehicle can climb the steepest gradient. In the event of a draw on the maximum angle, the winner will be the vehicle able to ascend in the shortest time.
- The width of the inclined plane will be 8 inches. The distance between the start and finish lines will be 36 inches. The foremost part of the vehicle (not the foremost part in contact with the ramp) will start on or behind the starting line.
- The power source will be one Meccano M0 motor (modern French electric motor) running from either 3V or 6V (2 or 4 batteries). The infra-red remote control M0 motor may be used. The nominal cell voltage in the battery pack should be 1.5V. Rechargeable battery packs and cells are not allowed. The battery pack should be carried on the vehicle. Batteries may be changed between heats.
- The vehicle length shall not exceed 12.5" (25 holes).
- Additional energy delivery or momentum transfer mechanisms employed to start the vehicle in motion, e.g. gravity, elastic, springs, compressed gases, flywheels, ejecting masses, etc. are not permitted. Devices producing aerodynamic lift are allowable providing their failure would not be judged to cause injury to bystanders.
- The vehicle should be assembled from Meccano or Meccano compatible parts. Only standard Meccano parts may be in contact with the ramp. The use of adhesives etc. on the parts in contact with the ramp is strictly prohibited.
- To assist course marshals, commentators, scorers and reporters writing up the event, the entrant's name must be prominently displayed and be visible from above (e.g. a sticky label). Practice sessions using the course will be allowed until the Secretary announces the competition has commenced.
- Completion of the course required that the foremost part of the vehicle crossing the start line must also cross the finish line. Erratic vehicles which cross the start line more than once or finish the course in a peculiar orientation (e.g. if they flip over) will not be penalised. Vehicle will have to run reasonably straight to avoid falling off the course. Vehicles which fall off the course or fail to cross the start line will be disqualified from the heat.
- For each inclination of the course, before the start of each heat the competitor's vehicle should demonstrably remain stationary behind the start line without any assistance.
- After the starting gun goes off the vehicle may be placed on the course with the drive mechanism engaged. In the case of remotely controlled vehicles they should be activated after the starting gun. There shall be no contact with the vehicle whilst it is attempting to ascend the ramp between the start and finish lines.
- Vehicles are prohibited from using any form of assistance to climb the ramp which involves tethers etc. The use of hook rollers engaging under the inclined plane is not permitted. The use of guide rollers over the sides of the inclined plane is not permitted.
- With the exception of a few nuts, bolts, washers, grub screws and set screws, the vehicles should finish the course with substantially the same number of parts that it started with.
- An individual heat has a maximum duration of 2 minutes; thereafter the vehicle still on the course will be deemed not to have completed the course.
- Entrants may enter more than one vehicle.
- Proxy entrants are welcome.
- In the event of a dispute the Secretary will arbitrate.


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Obama vs. Romney Debate: Highlights From the Showdown in Denver
The first debate of the 2012 presidential election campaign between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney got started a little after 9 p.m. ET from the University of Denver's Magness Arena. Jim Lehrer, host of 'Newshour' on PBS, moderated the event, which covered domestic policy.
The first part of the evening centered on the economy. Lehrer asked each candidate to describe their differences on how they would create jobs, which led to a sprawling back-and-forth on not just jobs, but also taxes and the deficit. Lehrer tried to rein each candidate in, but both Romney and Obama overshot their allotted time.
On taxes, the candidates differed clearly, with Obama claiming that Romney supported large tax cuts that would increase the deficit. Romney countered by saying that he would lower tax rates but that it would remain deficit-neutral because he would also eliminate tax exemptions and loopholes. They continued to argue the particulars, but it's hard to say whether either gained a clear advantage.
There were no major gaffes or stunning revelations. For the most part, it felt like a standard debate: each man presented his case and criticized his opponent's position, and the poor moderator was basically helpless to get either of them to stop talking. Politicians...
The second half of the debate started with a discussion on entitlements. Both men seemed to agree that they didn't have huge differences over how to handle Social Security, and Lehrer was quite proud at finding a moment of agreement. Things then took a big turn, though. The next half hour featured heated exchanges over Medicare and, particularly, Obamacare, with the president strongly attacking Romney's proposals on Medicare and Romney returning fire on the president's signature health care reform bill.
The last segment of the debate covered the role of government, focusing largely on education. Each man sang the praises of teachers, but with all the prior time spent on the economy and entitlements, Lehrer had to cut things short.
As far as presidential debates go, this one was probably helpful in the sense that Obama and Romney have very different priorities and policy ideas, and they made those clear to anyone watching. But if you were hoping for a significant screw-up or glaring misjudgment, you're probably out of luck. But hey, at least you're not Jim Lehrer, who had by far the toughest job of the evening.


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File Finders - The more you use your computer, the more files you seem to create and collect. Often, finding files you already created rates harder than just creating a new one, especially after any significant length of time passes. Two shortcuts can help you quickly find the files you need with just a few keystrokes. +F - This combination of the Windows logo key and the F key at the same time launches the Windows Search utility. This enables you to search for files based on partial filename (because if you could remember the entire filename, you would have found it already), file type (all your MP3 files), contents of the file (I know the spreadsheet contains these words), creation date (I created this file last month), and more. +E - This allows you to open up the Windows explorer feature in Windows to explore your hard drives, memory sticks, CD and DVD drives.
Windows Explorer makes it very easy to get your hands on a file if you know where it is (or, at least where it should be the last time you used it). Zoom IN / Zoom OUT - Okay, I'll admit it. My eyes seem to suffer from a combination of too much computer time and the slow creeping wheels of Father Time (I'm getting older). Bottom line: sometimes the words on the screen are just too darn small! You can solve this problem with +Mouse Wheel. Just hold the key down and roll your mouse wheel up and down to adjust the zoom.
This little shortcut works in many applications, including Word, Internet Explorer, FireFox, and Excel. Shields Down Captain! - Ever look down at your task bar and see 20 open windows and realize you need to make your way to the desktop in a hurry? +D will minimize all open windows on your computer to expose your desktop. Hit the keys again and your open windows spring back to life and allow you to continue working. I've Got a Case! - Ever need to convert text to all CAPS, or change to Title Case, or convert to all lower case? Simply highlight the text in your word processor and hit + to cycle between all caps, lowercase and title case.
This shortcut rates very handy when you don't want to retype blocks of text. Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards.
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An account of Alma and the people of the Lord, who were driven into the wilderness by the people of King Noah.
Comprising chapters 23 and 24.
Chapter 23
Alma refuses to be king—He serves as high priest—The Lord chastens His people, and the Lamanites conquer the land of Helam—Amulon, leader of King Noah's wicked priests, rules subject to the Lamanite monarch. About 145–121 B.C.
1 Now Alma, having been awarned of the Lord that the armies of king Noah would come upon them, and having made it known to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain, and bdeparted into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.
2 And the Lord did strengthen them, that the people of king Noah could not overtake them to destroy them.
3 And they fled aeight days' journey into the wilderness.
4 And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful and pleasant land, a land of pure water.
5 And they pitched their tents, and began to till the ground, and began to build buildings; yea, they were aindustrious, and did labor exceedingly.
6 And the people were desirous that Alma should be their aking, for he was beloved by his people.
7 But he said unto them: Behold, it is not expedient that we should have a king; for thus saith the Lord: Ye shall anot esteem one flesh above another, or one man shall not think himself above another; therefore I say unto you it is not expedient that ye should have a king.
8 Nevertheless, if it awere possible that ye could always have just men to be your bkings it would be well for you to have a king.
9 But remember the ainiquity of king Noah and his bpriests; and I myself was ccaught in a snare, and did many things which were abominable in the sight of the Lord, which caused me sore drepentance;
10 Nevertheless, aafter much btribulation, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an cinstrument in his hands in bringing dso many of you to a knowledge of his truth.
11 Nevertheless, in this I do not glory, for I am unworthy to glory of myself.
12 And now I say unto you, ye have been aoppressed by king Noah, and have been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been bbrought into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the cbands of iniquity.
13 And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds; yea, even out of the ahands of king Noah and his people, and also from the bbonds of iniquity, even so I desire that ye should cstand fast in this dliberty wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust eno man to be a king over you.
14 And also trust no one to be your ateacher nor your minister, except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and keeping his commandments.
15 Thus did Alma teach his people, that every man should alove his bneighbor cas himself, that there should be no dcontention among them.
16 And now, Alma was their ahigh priest, he being the founder of their church.
17 And it came to pass that none received aauthority to preach or to teach except it were by him from God. Therefore he bconsecrated all their priests and all their teachers; and none were consecrated except they were just men.
18 Therefore they did watch over their people, and did anourish them with things pertaining to righteousness.
19 And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in the land; and they called the land aHelam.
20 And it came to pass that they did multiply and prosper exceedingly in the land of Helam; and they built a city, which they called the city of Helam.
21 Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to achasten his people; yea, he trieth their bpatience and their faith.
22 Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his atrust in him the same shall be blifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with this people.
23 For behold, I will show unto you that they were brought into abondage, and none could deliver them but the Lord their God, yea, even the God of Abraham and Isaac and of Jacob.
24 And it came to pass that he did deliver them, and he did show forth his mighty power unto them, and great were their rejoicings.
25 For behold, it came to pass that while they were in the land of Helam, yea, in the city of Helam, while tilling the land round about, behold an army of the Lamanites was in the borders of the land.
26 Now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled from their fields, and gathered themselves together in the city of Helam; and they were much frightened because of the appearance of the Lamanites.
27 But Alma went forth and stood among them, and exhorted them that they should not be frightened, but that they should remember the Lord their God and he would deliver them.
28 Therefore they hushed their fears, and began to cry unto the Lord that he would soften the hearts of the Lamanites, that they would spare them, and their wives, and their children.
29 And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the hearts of the Lamanites. And Alma and his brethren went forth and delivered themselves up into their hands; and the Lamanites took possession of the land of Helam.
30 Now the aarmies of the Lamanites, which had followed after the people of king Limhi, had been lost in the wilderness for many days.
31 And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah, in a place which they called aAmulon; and they had begun to possess the land of Amulon and had begun to till the ground.
32 Now the name of the leader of those priests was aAmulon.
33 And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites; and he also sent forth their wives, who were the adaughters of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they should not destroy their husbands.
34 And the Lamanites had acompassion on Amulon and his brethren, and did not destroy them, because of their wives.
35 And aAmulon and his brethren did join the Lamanites, and they were traveling in the wilderness in search of the land of Nephi when they discovered the land of Helam, which was possessed by Alma and his brethren.
36 And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto Alma and his brethren, that if they would show them the away which led to the land of Nephi that they would grant unto them their lives and their liberty.
37 But after Alma had shown them the way that led to the land of Nephi the Lamanites would not keep their promise; but they set aguards round about the land of Helam, over Alma and his brethren.
38 And the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi; and a part of them returned to the land of Helam, and also brought with them the wives and the children of the guards who had been left in the land.
39 And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon that he should be a king and a ruler over his people, who were in the land of Helam; nevertheless he should have no power to do anything contrary to the will of the king of the Lamanites.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition.
The 23-year-old singer is stepping out into a solo career after performing with a band called Hey Monday. Her victory over Scottish native Terry McDermott and long-bearded Nicholas Davidwas announced at the end of a two-hour show Tuesday.
"The Voice" has grown into a hit for NBC and was the key factor in the network's surprising success this fall.
The show's status was affirmed by the stream of hitmakers who performed on the finale. They included Rihanna, Bruno Mars, the Killers, Smokey Robinson and Peter Frampton.


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Chad Billingsley (5-9, 4.15) vs. Barry Zito (8-6, 3.75).
What, we have to play again? Normally, we would expect a ThunderThighs vs. Dreamboat Barry match-up to bode well for us, but we need only look to yesterday's game for a reminder about expectations.
Don Mattingly is switching things up today against the lefty Zito, leading off with Mark Ellis and batting Andre Ethier second in front of Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez.
Oh, and Hanley trade bait Nathan Eovaldi is starting later today for the Marlins against the Padres. Knock 'em dead, Nate!


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
First of all, I have to say, that I usually read "readme's."Since LinuxMCE says it's being built on Kubuntu, I did not expect any major differences. But tell me, why the hell the installer after choosing drive for installing formats it? OMG WHY?Thank you, developers, for loosing my photos archive of 2007. And now, if I can ask for help - can anyone help me restoring my data before I try it for myself?Before LinuxMCE I had on my 80GB ATA drive one partition with NTFS and Windows.Sorry for the tone of this post, but I am quite upset. I promise I will read manual every next time, even with a new PC mouse.
WARNING : This will delete everything on all partitions of your hard drive the data is not recoverable
Thank you, developers, for loosing my photos archive of 2007.
Thanks for suggestions. I am trying free Drive Rescue, Anyways, I still do not get the point why the installer does not allow you to select a partition to install to. Even needing to partition the disk by hand. I just don't get it.
Computers can't wipe our memories yet, but I'm sure Windows will do it first.


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Paris - Eating more whole fresh fruit, especially blueberries, grapes, apples and pears, is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, but drinking more fruit juice has the opposite effect, says a study.
British, US and Singaporean researchers pored over data from three big health investigations that took place in the United States, spanning a quarter of a century in all.
More than 187 000 nurses and other professional caregivers were enrolled.
Their health was monitored over the following years, and they regularly answered questionnaires on their eating habits, weight, smoking, physical activity and other pointers to lifestyle.
Around 6.5 percent of the volunteers developed diabetes during the studies.
People who ate at least two servings each week of certain whole fruits, especially blueberries, grapes and apples, reduced their risk of Type 2 diabetes by as much as 23 percent compared to those who ate less than one serving per month.
"Our findings provide novel evidence suggesting certain fruits may be especially beneficial for lower diabetes risk," said Qi Sun, an assistant professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
On the other hand, those who consumed one or more servings of fruit juice each day saw their risk of the disease increase by as much as 21 percent.
Swapping three servings of juice per week for whole fruits resulted in a seven-percent reduction in risk, although there was no such difference with strawberries and cantaloupe melon.
The paper, published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), says further work is needed to to explore this "significant" difference.
It speculates that, even if the nutritional values of whole fruit and fruit juice are similar, the difference lies with the fact that one food is a semi-solid and the other a liquid.
"Fluids pass through the stomach to the intestine more rapidly than solids even if nutritional content is similar," says the paper.
"For example, fruit juices lead to more rapid and larger changes in serum blood levels of glucose and insulin than whole fruits."
The study also points to evidence that some kinds of fruit have a beneficial effect for health.
Berries and grapes, for instance, have compounds called anthocyanins which have been found to lower the risk of heart attacks.
But, say the authors, how or even whether this also applies to diabetes risks is for now unclear.
The investigation looked at data from the Nurses' Health Study, which ran from 1984-2008; the Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2009); and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2008).
Ten kinds of fruit were used in the questionnaire: grapes or raisins; peach, plums or apricots; prunes; bananas; cantaloupe melon; apples or pears; oranges; grapefruit; strawberries; and blueberries.
The fruit juices identified in the questionnaire were apple, orange, grapefruit and "other." - Sapa-AFP


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Last week, Makati city government's anti-smoke belching unit (ASBU) flagged me down while I was driving my daughter from her school, at Metropolitan ave. near the Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) emergency unit. I stopped and asked them why. They asked, "taga Media kayo?" because they saw the sticker of "People's Brigada News" in my front glass. I said "Yes" and then they signaled me to just move ahead.
This morning, the same unit flagged me down, same place. It's my route everyday as I pick up my daughter from her school, except Tuesday which is my "number coding" day, or day where all vehicles with plate numbers ending 3 and 4, are banned from the streets from 7am to 7pm. Again, I asked "why?". They said "smoke belching test", then I said "my daughter is sick, she needs to go home and rest." Then they allowed me again to proceed.
It is irritating to be flagged down knowing that they selectively chose your car because it is old. Here's a picture of Makati ASBU which flagged down an old vehicle with car plate starting with letter C, meaning it is registered in a province in Region 3 (Central Luzon). The ASBU were positioned in Buendia, now Sen. Gil Puyat ave, Makati.
The mere act of flagging down only older vehicles, delivery trucks and vans, public vehicles, but exempting government vehicles even if they are also old and obvious smoke belchers, or other private vehicles with some "code" that these are owned by some government personnel, makes the campaign a potential tool for extortion.
A delivery truck was also flagged down on that day. A friend who is a driver for a restaurant company told me that they have an allowance of P100 to give to thsoe anti-smoke belching personnel so they will allow him and his food delivery to proceed without further delay.
While checking other stories about these ASBUs in Metro Manila, I saw this story by one motorist from a 4x4 Philippines online. The writer, "quality1st", wrote last March 11, 2010, http://4x4ph.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t76312.html:
My diesel Service utility truck a 4 wheeler was flagged down. My driver called me thru cellphone that they were flagged down. I usually tell my driver to ask the ASBU technician to look at the exhaust pipe while my driver revs on the engine low to high rev, and (technician) see for himself if he still wants to test it since visually there is really very very minimal smoke or non at all and go thru the hassle or just go look for another motorist. It usually works in the Makati ASBU under the Magallanes interchange.
What bugs me is that the Pasig ASBU still wanted to test the vehicle, I told the technician thru cell, that the vehicle was just registered less than a month, and had smoke test exam, with flying colors just above 2 opacity, passing is 5 or 6 I think. The technician was presented with the official receipt, registration, and smoke exam, the technician told me "aanhin ko yan" i exam dapat ito. I told him hindi ba valid ang exam for 2 or 3 months kaka register lang nito. No exam pa din sabi niya. I said ok since I just changed oil,filters, exhaust cleaning, and a recent exam during registration is a little above 2 opacity, I agreed.
Bagsak daw ater the exam, 8.5, I said how can that be? Plates confiscated is the next thing that irritated me.
When the truck arrived at my garage, I asked my driver to rev the engine, there was really no amount of smoke that can fail a smoke test that is visually, anyway I asked my driver to clean the exhaust because that is all we can do since everything has been done less than 20 days ago.
The next day, to claim the plate an exam has to be performed again, test probe inserted, the reading was 9.5.
I was shocked at the news of my driver with the results tumaas pa ngayon!
the tech said ibalik mo na lang bukas yan.
During this exam my driver noticed that a lot of other drivers are on the side commenting wala kang pag asa dito, dapat may naka ipit na isang daan sa gas pedal para pumasa yan.
the next day my driver followed the advice, and the reading is 2 opacity, it passed. then paid the P1350 penalty plus exam, and we got the plate no. back.
The last exam was the real opacity of my vehicle. I had doubts about the Pasig City ASBU motives and apparatus, I was thinking of having a smoke test at the Makati City ASBU, but Pasig City won't accept the clearance from another test center .
From the 9 opacity to 2 opacity exam I didn't do anything even clean the exhaust because wala na akong magagawa the exhaust was really very clean just like before the flagdown.
My driver said they flagdown a lot of motorists, I wonder how corrupt is the Pasig ASBU? The machines they use to test seems adjustable to their calibration. They should be investigated and test machines checked!
I will try to compile more materials on this so-called "anti-smoke belching campaign" and the extortion practices as I personally experience this kind of harassment. I also clean my diesel pick-up's exhaust regularly, in case some hard-headed ASBU "public servants" will really test my vehicle someday.
So, consider this as "Part 1" of another discussion series in this blog.


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An international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines has resulted in a series of arrests and the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medical products.
In response to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous and illegal medicines, Operation Pangea II involving 24 countries was co-ordinated by INTERPOL and the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) to highlight the dangers of buying medicines online.
National medicines regulators, police and customs worked closely together on the global operation from 16-20 November, focusing on the three principle components used by an illegal website to conduct their trade - the Internet Service Provider (ISP), payment systems and the delivery service.
During the operation, Internet monitoring revealed 751 websites engaged in illegal activity, including offering controlled or prescription only drugs, 72 of which have now been taken down. In addition, more than 16,000 packages were inspected by regulators and customs, 995 packages were seized and nearly 167,000 illicit and counterfeit pills – including antibiotics, steroids and slimming pills, confiscated. A total of 22 individuals are currently under investigation for a range of offences including illegally selling and supplying unlicensed or prescription-only medicines.
"Our primary goal in Operation Pangea II is to protect the public by removing counterfeit and illicit medicines from the market, by shutting down those engaged in illegal sales on the web and by criminally prosecuting those potentially putting the lives of innocent consumers at risk by selling counterfeit or illicit medicines," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.
Operation Pangea II increased participating countries over last year's operation from 8 to 24 and added police and customs agencies to complement the work of the drug regulatory agencies. In addition, this year's effort devoted an entire week to the operation as opposed to the one day of action in 2008.
"As the very positive results of this global effort are made public, INTERPOL and its member countries will prove again that the Internet is not an anonymous safe haven for those who use it for criminal purposes. We also hope that by raising public awareness about the dangers of illegal internet pharmacies, consumers will exercise greater care when purchasing medicines on the Internet," added Secretary General Noble.
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text: Featuring Mammoth Greensboro cheese case helps Cabot and others Published 12 years ago BethanyMDunbar12y ago • Bookmarks: 68 by Joseph Gresser copyright May 17, 2006 GREENSBORO — The latest thing in getting Vermont milk to market turns out to be one of the farmer's oldest tricks. Cheese. Mateo and Andy Kehler, brothers and the proprietors of Jasper Hill Farm, plan to prosper regardless of the price of milk, and they mean to help other dairy farmers do the same. Three years ago the Kehlers began assembling a herd of Ayrshires and building facilities large enough to make and age the maximum amount of cheese their farm would support. Already their cheeses have won major awards and gained favor at some of New York City's most prestigious restaurants. Now the brothers are teaming up with Vermont's largest cheese makers to create a mammoth cheese cave that will allow others to concentrate on producing milk and starting cheeses while relieving them having to cure, market and ship their product. All will benefit from the economies of scale, Mateo Kehler said Saturday. He took out a roll of plans showing what looked like a seven fingered hand. Each of the fingers, upon closer inspection, will be a 60-foot-long cheese vault. Each of the 12-foot-high arched chambers will be between 20 and 30 feet wide. A central refrigeration system will create seven different environments each designed to favor production of a particular type of cheese. The vaults are to be built into the side of a hill on the 225-acre farm. The above-ground portion of the facility will house a packing and shipping area as well as a shop, Mr. Kehler said. The key to the ambitious plan is the interest that other Vermont producers have shown in the project. Already Cabot Creamery has begun working with Mr. Kehler to produce a cloth wrapped cheddar. The cheese is make from the milk of a single herd of cows, that of George Kempton of Peacham. The cheese is started on the Peacham farm and after two days wheels are brought for aging to Jasper Hill Farm. There they are coated with lard and then a cheesecloth binding. The Kehlers will watch and turn the cheese for the ten months it is aged. The first wheels of the naturally rinded cheese will soon be heading off to Provision, a firm that distributes cheese in New York State and New England. Mr. Kehler said that Cabot will occupy two vaults in the new cave. Without their help, he said, Jasper Hill could not manage the large-scale project. Two other cheddar makers, the Grafton Cheese Company and Shelburne Farms, are considering using the Kehlers' aging facilities. Mr. Kehler pointed out test wheels from each of the companies in his present underground aging area. Another local cheese maker, Neal Urie of Bonnieview Farm, has contracted with Jasper Hill Farm to cure his Ben Nevis, a hard cheese, and Mossend blue cheese. Bonnieview Feta is cured in brine, Mr. Kehler said, and Mr. Urie will continue to keep it in a refrigerated unit on his South Albany farm. "What he really likes to do is take care of his sheep," Mr. Kehler said of Mr. Urie. The new arrangement, he said, will allow Mr. Urie to concentrate on producing milk. Milk is the name of the game, according to Mr. Kehler, who says that Jasper Hill Farms' cheeses are a way of featuring their milk. "Your cheese can't be any better than your milk," he said. Mr. Kehler proudly displays a plaque from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture honoring Jasper Hill Farm for the best standard plate count for 2005. "We're not efficient producers," he says. "We're going the extra mile to produce the cleanest highest quality milk we can." Raw milk from the Kehlers' cows is currently featured in four different cheeses, Constant Bliss, a soft cheese covered in a white rind, Winnemere, a cheese with a rind washed in beer brewed using the natural yeasts found in the cheese aging cellar and bound with the cambium layer of spruce bark, Bayley Hazen Blue, and Bartlett Blue which has less blue mold than the Bayley Hazen. Mr. Kehler said that his blue cheeses have a less pronounced flavor of blue mold than do Danish blue or Roquefort. He described the very strong Spanish blue cheese, Cabrales, as "mugger's cheese." "It whacks you upside the head," Mr. Kehler said, "and you look down and your wallet's gone." Tyler Hawes, cheese buyer for the Artisanal Cheese Center of New York City, is effusive in praise of Jasper Hill's cheeses. Mr. Kehler, he said, makes wonderful cheeses, and is also good at creating a story to go with his products. The cheese's names, for instance, are both evocative and rooted in Greensboro tradition. For instance, Jasper Hill Farm doesn't take its name from a geographical feature. It is named for Mr. Jasper Hill, the former owner of the land. Both Mr. Hawes and Mr. Kehler said there is more demand than supply of Jasper Hill cheeses, but there are no plans to increase the amount produced. At present, Mr. Kehler said, he and his brother are milking 32 cows with another ten who will calve out in June. They are producing about 1,650 pounds of milk a day. Mr. Kehler has to calculate a bit before giving the amount of milk in pounds. The farm, he says operates on the metric system. A liter of milk, he says, weighs a kilogram. With ten liters of milk needed to make a kilo of cheese figuring production totals, he said, is just a matter of moving a decimal point. Jasper Hill Farm's herd, Mr. Kehler said, is a closed herd. They will raise their own replacement heifers. It is a young herd, too, he added, noting that the farm's first 15 cows are now in their third lactation. Mr. Kehler hopes to help other farmers to follow his lead which, he said, can result in farmers receiving three times as much money for cows' milk and twice as much for sheep and goat milk. When his new caves are finished he wants to gradually bring new farmers into the fold of artisan cheese makers. While the idea of being a cheese finisher is novel in the United States, Mr. Kehler said France calls members of the profession affineurs. Mr. Kehler said cheeses finished in his vaults will be co-branded. The Cabot cheese, for example, will be called Cabot Cloth Bound Cheddar from the cellars of Jasper Hill Farm. The Kehlers' interest in spreading the benefits of their business goes beyond farmers. An East Hardwick woodworker was the first beneficiary when he was commissioned to make small wooden crates for shipping Jasper Hill cheeses. He now makes up to 130 of the elegant containers a week, and other cheese producers have engaged his services. By the end of the summer Mr. Kehler expects to have eight full-time employees and the new cave and shipping facility will create jobs for eight more, he said. Despite following Vermont tradition in making farmstead cheeses, Mr. Kehler feels the state has been less than appreciative of his efforts. Last year he battled to get a law enacted making clear that for tax purposes Jasper Hill Farm is a farm and not an industrial plant. Before that judgments about eligibility for the current use program were made by the tax department. Officials there decided that the Kehlers' cheese making activities negated their farming and judged them ineligible for the property tax subsidy. With the help of State Senator Robert Starr, Mr. Kehler said, the law was clarified to cover operations such as Jasper Hill Farm. The Agency of Agriculture, he said, fought Senator Starr's efforts all the way. Mr. Kehler said he is offended by what he said is the state's "get big or get out attitude." He lamented Vermont's inability to see that farmers like the Kehlers contribute to the image the state wants to create. Mr. Kehler listed articles in GQ and The New York Times as well as appearances on the Today Show and CNN. "We create a portrait of Vermont that's irresistible just as a byproduct," he said. One byproduct of the Kehlers' success is the difficulty in finding their cheeses locally. Mr. Kehler said that the brothers try to keep Willey's Store supplied at a lower price, but with other customers calling for their products it is difficult. There is a bright spot on the horizon. By adding employees this summer, the brothers will be able to send someone up to Craftsbury Common every Saturday this summer to sell cheese at the farmers' market. 68 recommended0 sharesShareTweetSharePin it


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Monday, September 20, 2010
Glazed Cream Cake
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This lovely dessert is one of my personal favorites. Despite my love for it, I don't make it all that often. It's not hard to do, but it's time consuming to assemble and I tend to prepare it only for close friends or special occasions. The cake has the same elements as Boston cream pie, but over the years it's been refined and its various components now represent the "best of show" from different places. The sponge layers, génoise, come from Italy, the crème pâtissière is, of course, French, as is the glaze, a rich dark chocolate ganache that's interpreted here by Alton Brown. It is a thoroughly satisfying dessert that I think you'll really enjoy. Final assembly is simple. Two sponge layers are filled with pastry cream and glazed with ganache. Here are the recipes for all three of its elements.
Génoise...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Jacques Torres
8 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
2-1/2 tablespoons honey
2 cups unbleached, pastry flour, sifted
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and line two 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
2) Place a 1-quart saucepan half filled with water over high heat and bring it to a simmer. Make a double boiler by setting a large mixing bowl over simmering water. Place whole eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and honey in mixing bowl and make an egg foam by whisking mixture to 113 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 7 to 10 minutes. When it is thick, it will be hot to the touch, tripled in volume, and light in color and sugar will have completely dissolved. If you dip a whisk into mixture and pull it out, batter should fall back into bowl in a thick ribbon.
3) Remove mixing bowl from heat and whip batter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until it cools, increases in volume, stiffens slightly and becomes pale yellow, about 7 to 10 minutes. Very, very carefully, fold in flour with a rubber spatula until it is no longer visible, making sure to fold to bottom of bowl. Do not over mix or batter will deflate. Fill prepared pans with batter.
4) Transfer to oven and bake on center rack until well-risen and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Let layers cool slightly. Unmold, remove parchment paper and finish cooling on a wire rack. Layers can be stored in the freezer for 2 to 3 weeks if well wrapped in plastic wrap. Return it to room temperature before using it.
Crème Pâtissière - French Pastry Cream...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Julia Child
6 egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups hot milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract or 1/2 tablespoon vanilla combined with 2 tablespoons dark rum
1) Place egg yolks in a 2-1/2 quart saucepan. Gradually beat in the sugar with a wire whip and beat until mixture is thick, pale yellow, and forms ribbons. Beat in flour, then beat in hot milk in a thin stream.
2) Set over moderately high heat and stir slowly and continuously with a wire whip, reaching all over bottom and sides of pan, until mixture thickens. As it turns lumpy, beat vigorously to smooth it out.
3) Lower temperature and continue stirring for several minutes to cook flour and thicken cream. Be very careful about scorching cream in bottom of pan; be sure your pan is heavy, be sure to keep stirring, and do not use high heat, particularly after cream has started to thicken.
4) Remove from heat; beat in butter and the flavoring. Clean off sides of the pan with a spatula. Film top of the pastry cream with 1/2 tablespoon milk, rum or kirsch to prevent crusting. Chill. (Pastry cream will keep 3 to 4 days refrigerated.)
Ganache...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Alton Brown
3 tablespoons corn syrup
6 ounces heavy cream
12 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine corn syrup and heavy cream in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add chocolate. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract. Cool to room temperature. Pour over cold cake.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Boston Cream Pie - Felice in the Kitchen
Boston Cream Whoopie Pies - Baking and Boys!
Individual Boston Cream Pies - Pastry Studio
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes - Baking Powders
Deluxe Boston Cream Pie - Eat Me, Delicious
Boston Cream Pie - Annie's Eats
86 comments :
- GLENDA CHILDERS said...
What a great photo, Mary. The ganache was so shiny, I wanted to dip my finger in and have a little taste.
Glenda - September 19, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
Amazing!! It looks like a Boston cream cakes... One of my favorites :)
Sues - September 19, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Unknown said...
just love love loved the cake..the snap is grt......
- September 19, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- Lynn said...
When I saw this my first thought was "oh my!". Just beautiful and I know it's amazing-enjoy:@)
- September 19, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...
This is probably my husbands favorite cake. He would SO love me to make it for him! I could never get the ganache as pretty as yours though! Thanks!
- September 19, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
OMG MAry!!! this look amazing and delicious, I love the picture, lovely, have a lovely week, blessings, gloria
- September 19, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- Catherine said...
Looks absolutely scrumptious Mary!
My family would love this! - September 19, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- JG said...
Oh, Boston Cream Pie was one of the first desserts I learned to make. Yours looks so good! My fork is ready. :) Yummy!
- September 19, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
Oh yes, you have plunked my magic tanger, froggie!!! That might not be correct to say in this day and age, but oh YES, I will love this. My mom made the best Boston creme pie and this is something I really need...at times. Thank you Mary. Thank you.
- September 19, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Unknown said...
I could bathe in that ganache sauce! What a beautiful presentation this dessert makes! It came out perfect! Thanks Mary!
- September 19, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
Oh Mary, it's gorgeous!! I can taste it now. I bet it's beyond delicious.....
- September 19, 2010 at 8:46 PM
- aipi said...
I was sitting here thinking what to write while staring at your cake the whole time :)
It looks decadent..the ganache on top is simply amazing..too bad I can not taste it :)
Have a great day!
US Masala - September 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Wish I could taste this one, it does look like a cut above the average Boston Cream Pie!
- September 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- sara said...
My dad's favorite cake is Boston Cream, and we end up having it all of our big family birthday celebrations. I will try this variation next time; looks so delicious!
- September 19, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- lynn said...
i've had boston cream donuts on the brain lately - never had it in cake form!
- September 19, 2010 at 9:14 PM
- Lori said...
Looks so very decadent Mary. What a treat.
- September 19, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Carol said...
What a great looking cake, and I bet it tastes fantastic, it sure does look fantastic!
- September 19, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
I'm not sure I could pull this off, but I tell you what....I sure could eat it.
I'm trying to finish up what I wanted to get done today and I got on to check on something. Of course, I had to see what was posted right quick...
And I saw this picture. It looks like Boston Cream Pie....something I could eat until I got sick. And you say this is better....oh dear!
Hope your Monday is wonderful! - September 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Monet said...
Anything with pastry cream and a chocolate ganache has to be pretty darn delicious. This is a great way to begin the week. Thanks for sharing Mary, and I hope your Monday is filled with joy.
- September 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Bakericious said...
Mary, I love this cake, looks so delicious.
- September 19, 2010 at 9:56 PM
- Prema said...
wow amazing cakes ,luks perfect.
- September 19, 2010 at 10:08 PM
- Unknown said...
What a pretty little cake! I can see why it is reserved for those closest to you
- September 19, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- Chats the Comfy Cook said...
What is it about ganache puddling on the side that makes the cake even more delectable. A great photo which is making me hungry.
- September 19, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- Jeannie said...
This is another gorgeous looking cake...bet the taste is amazing! Love the photo:)
- September 19, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- Unknown said...
What an absolutely beautiful cake! I'd almost hate to cut into it... ALMOST!
- September 19, 2010 at 10:35 PM
- LimeCake said...
the picture of the cake looks like it was drawn. how beautiful!
- September 19, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Lawyer Loves Lunch said...
I adore Mr. Jacque Torres even though his recipes freak me out! That cake looks absolutely stunning and I will continue to drool at my computer until I gather the courage to make it :)
- September 19, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- Momo said...
looks and sounds delicious!
- September 19, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- cocoa and coconut said...
I'm sure those you do make it for would appreciate it very much. The layering and ganche make it look very special for sure.
Have a great day and happy blogging! - September 19, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- Nina Timm said...
I bet there is nothing left of that delicious cake, I will have to try this for myself, I definitely score with the family!
- September 19, 2010 at 11:27 PM
- Sushma Mallya said...
Wow this is just so beautiful...wish i could have a slice of it...very tempting mary, have a great week ahead...
- September 19, 2010 at 11:41 PM
- Lisa McDonald said...
It's nearly midnight here and I decided to make your blog my last stop before I hit the bed. I'm glad I did, now I can dream about that delicious cake!
Have a fantastic week Mary. - September 19, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Foodiewife said...
Recently, I had a Boston Cream Cupcake that made my tastebuds crave more (but my waistline doesn't need it). This looks time consuming, BUT I could make each component, one day at a time. I'd make the pastry cream first. Next, the cake and then assemble it the next day. LOVELY dessert, Mary. In fact, it's going into my "delectable desserts" section. Thanks!
- September 20, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- sally said...
Wow! What a great looking cake! I'm sure it tastes delicious too!
- September 20, 2010 at 12:20 AM
- Julie said...
I love how you've combined the best of the best :) I made Martha's recipe for Boston Cream Pie some time back and it really was quite a time investment. But your's looks worth it.
- September 20, 2010 at 12:36 AM
- Adelina said...
...which means there was something special in the air about the making of this cake :)...I tend to agree...a bit of work involved judging by the recipe, but the outcome is just perfect! Thanks for sharing, I admire your patience of writing down the recipes and instructions!
- September 20, 2010 at 12:36 AM
- Suzanne said...
I would love this cake, it just look so yummy. thanks for sharing it!
- September 20, 2010 at 12:52 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
What a pretty cake! And naughty.
- September 20, 2010 at 1:38 AM
- Pondside said...
Perfect for the Thanksgiving dinner dessert table!
- September 20, 2010 at 1:43 AM
- MaryMoh said...
Wow...this is fabulous! Love that cream and smooth ganache flowing down at the side. I have noted the recipes. Would love to try. Thanks very much for sharing. Hope you have a lovely day.
- September 20, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- Jamie said...
Boston Cream Pie? Fantastic! I've blogged it twice, two versions and I am always up for another! Yours looks scrumptious!
- September 20, 2010 at 2:18 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Such a pretty cake and a gorgeous photo too! ;-)
- September 20, 2010 at 3:03 AM
- Katerina said...
It reminds me of Boston cream. From the ingredients I believe I would dig into it and eat as much as possible.
- September 20, 2010 at 3:11 AM
- Diane said...
Anything that has chocolate on it has to be good :-) Diane
- September 20, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- Cool Chic Style Fashion said...
Oh.... Mary è bellissimo, brava
- September 20, 2010 at 4:51 AM
- Rachana said...
What a stunning cake, Mary. I am drooling here...
- September 20, 2010 at 5:30 AM
- Sanjeeta kk said...
Wow!! The chocolaty sauce drizzling down tempts to try it soon.
- September 20, 2010 at 5:36 AM
- My Little Space said...
Mary, you know what! Those chocolate glazing looks exactly like my salivate right now! HAHAHA.... oH BOY, the cake looks so gorgeous. I want a slice!^_^ Hope you're having a great day.
Blessings, Kristy - September 20, 2010 at 6:01 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Irresistible cake,looks beautiful and awesome..
- September 20, 2010 at 6:10 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
Mary, that looks too good to eat. The ganache has just the right amount of shine. This gorgeous cake could be in the window of a French Patisserie.
Sam - September 20, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
First I'd like to scoop off a little of the ganache, secretly of course, and then settle into a big slice. This could easily be my favorite dessert as well.
Bonnie - September 20, 2010 at 7:08 AM
- Kim said...
Your cake looks so good, I'D like to have a bite. Hace a nice day.
- September 20, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- Martha said...
Looks lovely and I can see why you save it for special occasions! Looks like I'm late to the party as well -- I'm sure you enjoyed your cake!
- September 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Cathy said...
Beautiful, Mary. Boston cream pie is a treat I haven't indulged in for years. I would love a piece with my morning coffee.
- September 20, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
Mary, what a positively delicious and decadent cake to start off the week! This looks amazing and would not last very long in our home :o)
- September 20, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
That is one gorgeous cake! And, and how nice that - while it has some relations in Boston - it is truly an international beauty!
- September 20, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Suja Manoj said...
What a lovely cake..fantastic click
- September 20, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- Maria said...
I love the glaze!
- September 20, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Together We Save said...
Oh my goodness... this cake looks amazing!!
- September 20, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Elisa said...
I just want to lick the chocolate bowl. it looks so yummy!
- September 20, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Pam said...
Can I come over for a slice? Please? Pretty please?
- September 20, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- The Caked Crusader said...
oh my, that's too tempting! Gorgeous photo too!
- September 20, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- PeggyR said...
Yum, it reminds me of Boston Cream Pie...
- September 20, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Cherine said...
Oh my, this is mouthwatering...
- September 20, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- hobby baker Kelly said...
Oh that is just spongy, creamy, chocolatey perfection. I would love to have that on my plate right now!
- September 20, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Unknown said...
Ohhhhhh!!! Delicious!
- September 20, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Marguerite said...
Looks absolutely decadent and worth the effort! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
- September 20, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
My husband would love this!
- September 20, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Joanne said...
I lvoe that this cake is a mixture of some of the best that baking has to offer! Looks delicious.
- September 20, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- Brian Kesler said...
Ganache is a weakness of mine. This cake looks devilishly divine. Love your site. :)
Brian Kesler
keslerskitchen.blogspot.com - September 20, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- Satya said...
wow what a beautiful visual treat..cake looks awesome
- September 20, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Juliana said...
Oh Mary, what a mouthwatering look cake...love it...light cake with cream and ganache...what could taste better than this cake?
- September 20, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- karen from Globetrotter Diaries said...
Thanks for the kind words, Mary. Things are a little too busy so I don't think I'll be moving forward with the competition even though I would've loved to! But will still be keeping up posting new entries on the blog.
The cake looks delicious! Will be following you and best of luck! - September 20, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- FOODESSA said...
Mary...this cake pulls all my tummy strings...how decadent and simply elegant ;o)
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia - September 20, 2010 at 4:18 PM
- Cristie said...
Mary, I can see why this would win "best of show". It is beautiful and I'm certain it would taste as good as it looks. I have a funny story about my first attempt at making a Boston Cream Pie that has become family lore--it was a horrible failure. Now I have a go-to recipe in your post. Have a lovely week.
- September 20, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Faith said...
What a lovely cake, Mary! I can definitely see why it's a favorite of yours, and why it's saved for special occasions!
- September 20, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
I am going to make this for my parent's anniversary on Saturday! Thank you Mary - I know that they'll love it!
- September 20, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Unknown said...
Mary, this recipe sounds and looks amazing! It´s simple and fancy at the same time and I can´t wait to taste it! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers from Brazil! - September 20, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- James said...
Wow. your picture looks like it is right out of a bakery catalog. Maybe even better.
- September 20, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- Lucie said...
Three perfect elements for one perfect cake--Mary, this sounds mouth-watering!
- September 21, 2010 at 2:08 AM
- the twins said...
that ganache looks amazing!
- September 21, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Mary, this is Ray's request whenever he's asked- just gorgeous! I have a feeling you and I would have lots of fun cooking together
xoxo Pattie - September 21, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- Rita said...
That is my all time favourite cake; thank you for sharing; love the photo.
Rita - September 21, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Keeley said...
This looks like Boston Cream Pie and I LOVE Boston Cream Pie! It seems quite involved, but I'll put it in the "one day" pile.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
I agree, I would put this either in the special occasion pile, or the feeling patient pile!! Haha. Wherever it ends up, I hope to make it soon!
- September 23, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Chele said...
sigh .... you have no idea how much I want a piece of this cake right now!
- September 25, 2010 at 7:06 AM


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The Meccano Society of Scotland
Back issues of our Newsletter from the first issue up to December 2019 (issue 111) can now be viewed online below with no need to download them to your computer first. You also have the option to download them to your computer in PDF format.
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Alan Macdonald
(From April 2005 Newsletter - No.67)
I first became aware of the Society when I visited the Model Railway exhibition at George Heriots School in Edinburgh during the festival - can't remember the year. The Society had a stand in the hall to the west of the main building and I remember buying some parts from Dave Stokes and obtained the name and address of the Secretary. I duly joined and was able to obtain the back issues of the Newsletter.
The founding members of the Society were Jim Berrie, Douglas Cooper, Jim Finlayson and Dave Stokes. There were two major catalysts in the formation of the Society:-
- Jim Berrie placed an advert in 'Exchange and Mart' saying "Meccano wanted". This was replied to by Dave Stokes.
- Jim placed a Meccano model at Christmas time in the window of the Coin and Collectors shop in the Arcade, Stirling. He was subsequently contacted by both Douglas Cooper and Jim Finlayson. The four met up at Jim Berrie's house and the Society was formed.
Right from the start a newsletter was produced and a series of edited extracts follows.
Newsletter No.- 1 June 1985
Editor Jim Finlayson, Secretary Jim Berrie
The Society was initially known as "The Central Scotland Meccano Society" and issued its first Newsletter in June 1985. In this first edition the opening paragraph states that the Society was formed "just over a year ago" by four interested modellers getting together. The Society attended Minirail at George Heriots school over two weekend shows in July/August 1985. There then followed attendance at other exhibitions which included attending Model Rail '85 at the McLellan Galleries in Glasgow. The Society held its own first exhibition on April 20th 1985 at the Guide Hall, Stirling. Bert Love attended and provided a two page review for the Newsletter. The next meeting was due to be held at Douglas Cooper's house at Doune on Sunday 6th June. The cost of the Newsletter, published four times a year was to be £2.00.
Newsletter No.2 - August 1985
Editor Jim Finlayson, Secretary Jim Berrie.
The meeting at Maureen and Douglas Cooper's house was attended by 15 members. It was suggested that the name of the Society be changed to The Scottish Meccano Society but it was decided to keep the existing name and to publish the Newsletter six times a year. The membership had grown to 30 and there were reports of the various exhibitions attended, together with a four page article by Bert Love on Skegness 1985. The next meeting was scheduled for Sunday 25th August at Jim Berrie's house.
Newsletter No.3 - October 1985
Editor Jim Finlayson, Secretary Jim Berrie.
The meeting at Jim Berrie's was attended by 14 members. The Society attended Minirail '85 held at George Heriots school, Edinburgh over two weekends with Bert Love bringing some of his many models along to the second weekend. Ron Frith from Dunfermline was instrumental in obtaining an invitation to the Glen Pavilion, Dunfermline on the 5th and 6th October. The Society also attended the Falkirk Model Railway Society on 7th and 8th December. The membership was reported to be 39.
It was intimated that "A purchaser has taken over Meccano, Calais lock, stock and barrel for £3,000,000"!
Attached to the Newsletter was a letter from Jim Berrie indicating that Jim Finlayson died in the early hours of Monday 23rd September after taking ill during the Society's attendance at the Model Railway exhibition at Ayr. Jim's letter states that "The family wish to donate a trophy in Jim's name to be awarded during the Society's own exhibition" The Christmas party to be held at Jim Berrie's was cancelled and would be held on the first night of the Society's Exhibition in April at the Guide Hall, Stirling. The next meeting is at Douglas Cooper's on 20th October.
Newsletter No.4 - December 1985
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie
The Newsletter reported attendance at various exhibitions and noted that the Society's Exhibition would be held on 19th and 20th April in the Guide Hall, Stirling. A get-together for enthusiasts and friends would be held on the Saturday night at Jim Berrie's.
The final design for the Jim Finlayson Trophy would be decided at the next meeting of the Society on the 15th December at Maureen and Douglas Cooper's house on page 3 and at Jim Berrie's on page 4. (Where actually?).
Jim Berrie was interviewed by Brian Johnston as part of the BBC radio programme "Down Your Way" to be broadcast on December 16th.
Newsletter No.5 - February 1986
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie
It was unanimously agreed at the meeting of 15th December,1985 to change the name of the society to "The Meccano Society of Scotland" as members now came from most parts of Scotland. The meeting also agreed to the final details of the Jim Finlayson Trophy, prompted by a first class drawing by Ron Frith incorporating the initial ideas of Bert Love. The plan will be given to a local cabinet maker who will turn and mould the base incorporating a centre of granite in which the Gear Ring, Part No.180 will be located.
There were the usual reports of exhibitions attended with a note of the appearance in the TV programme "North Tonight" arranged by Derek Strickland, Head of the Maintenance Department at Grampian TV, the day prior to an exhibition in Aberdeen.
The Society's Annual exhibition will take place in the Guide Hall, Stirling on the 19th and 20th April and notice was given of the possibility of a Meccano/Hobbies Exhibition in the Albert Hall, Stirling in 1987.
Newsletter No.6 - April 1986
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie
Notice was given of forthcoming events with full details of the Society's exhibition. A report on the Society's meeting on Sunday 16th February in the Village Hall, Blairlogie was attended by 12 members. The meeting agreed to increase the annual subscription to £4.00 payable in June 1986 and that Angus Annan would take on the job of Treasurer. There was a report on the North East Meccano Society (NEMS) exhibition at Billingham and a General Review of Meccano History by Bert Love.
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie
The last club meeting took place at the home of John Mitchell Newbiggin from Burntisland. There then followed reports on exhibitions attended and items for sale from the Model engineer, Baker Street, Stirling by Dave Stokes, Bert Love, Jim Berrie and Bert Hutchings. Hot from the press was an inspection copy of "The History of the Meccano System" by Bert Love and Jim Gamble. A list of 21 exhibitors and a summary of their models was given. The prizewinners were as follows:
Adult Section | Junior Section |
1st - Albert Howe - Steam Engine | 1st - Christopher Smith - Dockyard crane |
2nd Douglas Cooper - Derrick Crane | 2nd Andrew Berrie - Tram Car |
3rd Jackie Inglis - Traction Engine | 3rd Graham Robb - Missile Transporter |
The Jim Finlayson Trophy was presented to Jim Berrie for his Irn Bru factory. The Managing Director at Barr's Company and a BBC Producer attended the exhibition. As a result Jim Berrie and family and Douglas Cooper were invited to appear on Scottish Television's Glen Michael Cavalcade with Jim Berrie giving a first class interview of a few minutes duration - excellent publicity for the club - with the broadcast being on Sunday 11th May.
The next Society meeting will be on Sunday 15th June in the Village Hall, Blairlogie.
There followed a list of forthcoming events with a note of the Meccano/Hobbies Exhibition, Albert Hall Stirling on 11th and 12th April, 1987.
Congratulations were offered to Bert and Isobel Hutchings on the recent birth of a daughter and best wishes sent to Jackie Inglis who was convalescing after recent hospitalisation.
The final item was a two page report on the Stirling Meccano Exhibition, April 1986, by Bert Love.
Newsletter No.8 - August 1986
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie; Treasurer Angus Annan
Reports on exhibitions attended included Models and Hobbies Exhibition, Paisley, Teddy Bears' Picnic at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway Preservation Society, Aberdeen, Central Region Charities Fete at Stirling, Skegness, Minrail '86, Pipe Band Contest at Stirling.
It was suggested at the club meeting, attended by 14 members on 15th June and held in the village hall, Blairlogie, that a cash sum from funds could be given towards travelling expenses for members who display a model at an exhibition.
A list of forthcoming events was given which included the next meeting on Sunday 7th September at Blairlogie.
Finally congratulations to Dave and Mattie Stokes on their recent marriage.
Newsletter No.9 - October/November 1986
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie; Treasurer Angus Annan
A letter had been received from Mark Rebibo, the owner of Meccano, France promising continued support and development of the Meccano System
At the meeting of 7th September it was decided to help members with petrol expenses for some of the further flung venues.
Reports by Jim Berrie on his trip to London with the Irn Bru Factory and Ladywell Church in Bannockburn.
Newsletter No.10 - January/February 1987
Editors Douglas & Maureen Cooper; Secretary Jim Berrie; Treasurer Angus Annan
Reports from Jim Berrie on his visit to the Earls Court Toy Fair to view the Meccano stand and his talk to the Bridge of Allan and Dunblane Rotary Club.
There were also reports on the North Eastern Meccano Society exhibition at Darlington, the Recreation and Hobbies Exhibition, Glen Pavilion, Dunfermline, and the Falkirk Model Railway Club.
Derek Strickland, Jim Finlayson, and Ian Henwood, all from Aberdeen, put on a display at the Railway station, Aberdeen as part of the Annual Exhibition by the Aberdeen Model Rail Club.
Jim Berrie, Douglas Cooper, and Bert Love have visited the offices of Atlascraft, Nottingham who are the distributors of Meccano in the UK. All the models that were on show at Earls Court were seen on Saturday Superstore on BBC1 Television. A letter had been received from Atlascraft thanking the Society for providing models for the Toy Fair.
It was noted that "Horolene", a watchmaker's cleaning fluid was very effective for cleaning Meccano brassware.
Finally there was a note from Bert Hutchings concerning the share out of a briefcaseful of Meccano from a man who came from Broughty Ferry to the Society's exhibition and went away happy, even making a donation to the funds! Was the man's trip due to Jim Berrie's publicity?
Alan Macdonald