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Sourdough flaxseed
This was my first attempt working with flax seeds. I got a bag of brown whole flax seeds from the grocery store, soaked them at 300% hydration for 12 hrs. Separately, I made a 3lb / 1362g dough at 68% hydration using 90% AP flour, 10% einkorn flour, and a touch of honey (5%). 20% of the flour was a liquid levain at 125% hydration, 50% of the flour was a cold flour soaker at 80% hydration. For the flax seed soaker, I wasn't sure in advance how many seeds I'd want in the dough, so I just soaked a bunch of seeds, more than I'd need.
For some reason I had thought I could treat the seeds as a hydration-neutral component. After soaking, the seeds had absorbed most of the water, but what remained was a gelatinious, kind of slimy, soupy mixture. I tried straining them but not much drained. So, I went ahead and began spooning them into the final dough and incorporating by hand, until I had a lot of seeds in the dough to my satisfaction. This also significantly increased the hydration of the dough. I spent about 30 minutes attempting to develop the dough by hand, slap + folds, kneading, etc., to no avail. More of it was glued onto my hands than in a cohesive dough on the workboard. :-)
So I ended up adding 4 heaping spoonfuls of additional AP flour. I hated to do it, but I had to. :-). I let the dough rest for 30 mins, then resumed stretch / slap / folding for another 20 mins. That helped, but the dough was still very sticky and felt more like an 80% hydration dough. After a long bulk ferment and more S&Fs, the dough did come together more, but relaxed very quickly. I probably should have baked in a pan, but instead I tried it in the brotform and free-standing in the oven. Upon the end of final-ferment and removing from the brotform, it blobbed out horizontally quite a bit. To my surprise, it did get some upward spring in the oven, but next time I definitely need to factor in additional hydration being added by the flax seed soaker.
So that's all the bad parts. The good part is -- tastes great! :) I couldn't remember what flax seeds tasted like beforehand, but once I tried it -- "ahhhh... I remember now.". They do taste very nice, and I see why people put them in bread, quite complementary.
Here's some pics.
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Twice during the regular season, the Toll Gate lacrosse team put up a fight, but came up short against Narragansett.
Playing in the Division III semifinals last Wednesday, the Titans watched that formula repeat itself for the third consecutive time.
No. 3 seeded Toll Gate battled the second-seeded Mariners to a 3-3 tie after three quarters, but three goals in the final period broke the game open and sent the Titans home with a 6-3 loss.
Narragansett advanced to the finals, where it lost 13-7 to unbeaten Smithfield on Sunday.
Toll Gate, which went to the finals a season ago, just couldn't find the recipe to knock off the Mariners and give itself a shot at the title.
Narragansett beat the Titans 4-3 and 6-3 in their two prior meetings.
"It seems like we had more opportunities than we had in the second game we played against them," Toll Gate head coach Mike Vadney said. "It was a good game all-around. They were able to convert. We converted, but not enough times."
That was the script all season against Narragansett. The Titans could hang close, but ultimately couldn't score enough goals to get over the hump.
Toll Gate didn't struggle to score very often this season – it had the third-most goals in the division – but it struggled against the Mariners.
"I think we do a little bit more offensively," Narragansett head coach Mark Chafee said. "I think we have a few more guys who can play offensively than they do. That helps us out."
For three quarters, neither team was exactly lighting it up offensively, but the Mariners were heavily dictating play, and it seemed like it was only a matter of time before they finally started to convert.
"You can't play defense for an entire game," Vadney said.
In the third quarter, after six combined goals in the first half, neither team was able to find the net. But the Titans were constantly having to fight off attacks, and were bailed out on more than one occasion by goalie Josh Giarrantano.
It caught up to them in the fourth. Just 44 seconds in, Robert Pratt slung a pass to Henry McGreen standing to the right of Giarrantano, and he shot low for the tie-breaking goal, putting the Mariners up 4-3.
The goal meant that the Titans had to be more aggressive, which was necessary, but also dangerous.
"It was like, 'Uh oh, now we have to create something,'" Vadney said. "When you do that, you extend yourself."
Sure enough, with an emphasis on offense, Toll Gate struggled to get the ball. Its best opportunity came with 9:30 left, when Casey Correia fired a shot just wide of the net. Four minutes later Brendan Murray had his shot turned away by goalie Mitchell Kennedy. Other then that, however, it was all Narragansett.
With 2:32 to play, McGreen gained possession near half and sprinted toward the Toll Gate goal. After making two defenders miss, he beat Giarrantano from up close for a huge goal to put his team up 5-3.
"They pressed and that gave us the advantage," Chafee said.
Toll Gate had one more golden opportunity with 1:20 to play, as Kyle Ellis wound up with the ball all by himself directly in front of Kennedy. But Kennedy made the save, and immediately got the ball out to Christopher Timpson. Timpson did the rest, going coast-to-coast before scoring with 1:09 to play, putting the game out of reach.
"As soon as I saw that save, I knew that was the season," Vadney said.
And, as it turned out, Vadney was correct. Time ticked down, and the Mariners celebrated a trip to the finals. But Toll Gate was still proud of the way it played all season long, and in its final game.
Especially in the first half, there were plenty of positives. The Titans went up 1-0 five minutes into the game on a goal by Correia, before Narragansett scored the next three on shots by Zachary Humulock, Steven Iannucci and McGreen.
But Toll Gate came back, getting a goal from Ellis with just under four minutes to play in the second and another from Champ Prak with 1:35 left in the half.
The Titans also played their usually stellar defense, led by players like Steve Haley and Colby Connell, and got a typically strong effort from Giarrantano in net.
In the end, Narragansett just had too much.
"It was a great game," Vadney said. "It was a great season. As far as record, 10-3 was the best season Toll Gate has ever had. I'm real proud of the season that these guys had. I would have liked to have been doing something on Sunday afternoon, but hats off to the guys from Narragansett."


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At an age when many artists contemplate putting down their brush, Chauvin's Dot Tee Ratliff is just getting started on her new career.
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Tue, 27 December 2011
It's episode No. 42, and the fellas welcome Eagles Pro Bowl running back and Harrisburg, PA. native Shady McCoy into the mix to get his take on who will win the NFC East and find out which one of his rivals he hates the most. McCoy also gives us a nomination for foxiest movie character of all-time. In short, it's a swell time and I encourage you to give it a listen.
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Time-Dependent Thermal Stress and Distortion Analysis During Additive Layer Manufacturing, by Powder Consolidation by Laser HeatingM.S. Yeoman[1], J. Sidhu[2]
[1]1. Continuum Blue Ltd., Tredomen Innovation & Technology Park, Tredomen, Ystrad Mynach, United Kingdom
[2]BAE Systems, Advanced Technology Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
A time-dependent COMSOL Multiphysics model of an additive manufacture process, which uses powder consolidation by laser heating was developed, providing a platform to better understanding the manufacture process & provide a tool to reduce resulting distortion & optimization of an additive manufacture process. The model simulates a high intense laser energy source moving along a pre-defined time dependent path and is used to simultaneously fuse titanium alloy beads being laid down along the path of the laser on to a substrate component. The problem encountered with the current process is the development of residual stresses forming in the substrate component during additive layering and cooling; triggering undesired permanent deformations in the structure. It is believed that by adjusting the power, light intensity, focal diameter and the speed of the laser along its path, the resulting residual deformation can be minimized or eliminated, reducing quality control problems and ensuring compliance to the specifications of the final composite component. The model is used to predict the resulting residual distortion after cooling, due to the coupled thermal-stress as the titanium beads are laid along a path and fused simultaneously with a high energy laser onto a substrate component.


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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has entered into a five-year, $10 million agreement with a private partner to research machine learning and interface technology in an effort to improve personalized user experiences.
As part of the partnership, dubbed Project InMind, Yahoo! will give CMU researchers access to a mobile toolkit designed for easy experimentation with the company's real-time data services.
"The mobile toolkit serves as the infrastructure for a living laboratory for researchers to explore new approaches to understanding human behavior by using machine learning algorithms to more accurately predict user needs and intentions," according to a CMU news release. "It is also expected to enable the development of new personalization techniques and interfaces to provide a more compelling user experience."
"The InMind program provides unique new opportunities for the outstanding faculty and students at CMU to partner with Yahoo and its talented scientists and engineers to potentially further the frontiers of mobile applications and technologies," said CMU President Subra Suresh, in a prepared statement. "This partnership is a clear demonstration, in the tradition of CMU, of how scholarly scientific research combined with industry relevance and perspectives could advance technologies that have a global social impact."
Project InMind will also create a new fellowship program at CMU, sponsored by Yahoo!, providing financial and research support for computer science faculty and students. Disciplines sponsored by the fellowship will include machine learning, human-computer interaction, mobile technology, natural language processing, novel interaction techniques and personalization.
"This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for our students and faculty to work directly with a team of leading-edge researchers from Yahoo Labs on technologies that could benefit hundreds of millions of mobile users," said Randal E. Bryant, CMU professor and dean of the School of Computer Science, in a prepared statement. "The overall commitment in this new partnership is a testament to our shared desire to advance the science of machine learning, user interfaces, and mobile technologies."
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Stockton, CA
Margaret Ficovich
Sept. 11, 1924 - Jan. 17, 2014
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Van Vranken Ficovich, a fourth-generation
Californian, was born on September 11, 1924
to Colette Laumeister Van Vranken and
Edward Van Vranken. She
passed away on January 17, 2014. Peggy attended Victory Elementary School and Stockton High School. While growing up on Walnut Street, she participated in childhood activities such as Camp Fire Girls. She graduated from the College of the Pacific in 1946 with a teaching credential and a minor in Art. During her time at COP, she was affiliated with the Alpha Theta Tau sorority. In 1951, she married Antone (Tony) Goytan Ficovich, the owner of Morris Brothers, a local stationery store located in Downtown Stockton. She retired in 1980 from an accomplished career as a teacher at French Camp Elementary School, where she enriched the lives of multiple generations of students. She was associated with Annunciation Altar Guild, St. Joseph's Auxiliary, Ladies' Auxiliary to California Pioneers, UOP's Half Century Club, Stockton Beautiful, and Omega Nu sorority.
Although Peggy traveled the world, she treasured her time at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz most of all. Peggy also loved spending time with family and friends, especially her French Camp Town and Country Group and the Tuesday Swim Club.
Peggy was the beloved wife of the late Antone (Tony) Goytan Ficovich, sister to the late Edward Van Vranken, aunt to the late Leah Marvin, and grandmother to the late Emily Elizabeth Garrigan. Loving mother to Colette Moyse (Todd) and Toni Garrigan
(Timothy). She also leaves behind her first cousin, Patricia Railsback McCann; six grandchildren: Meghan, Erin (Christian), Taryne, and Grayson Moyse, and Sarah Garrigan; two great grandchildren, Rylie and Parker; and nieces and nephew Carol McGurk, and Mary and Mark Van Vranken.
A Rosary Service will be held at DeYoung Shoreline Chapel, 7676 Shoreline Drive, Stockton, on Thursday, January 23, at 6:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Cathredral of the Annunciation, 425 West Magnolia Street, on Friday, January 24, at 9:30 am. In lieu of flowers,
Peggy's family requests that
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Crack Comics was first published, by Quality Comics, in May 1940. It was in this first issue that The Black Condor debuted, the story written by Will Eisner and drawn by Lou Fine.
Richard Grey Jr. is a baby when his parents, Major Richard Grey and his wife are murdered whilst on an archaeological expedition in Mongolia. The ambushers led by Gali Kan, kill all the party apart from the Richard Grey Jr, who is rescued by a condor. He is brought up alongside her chicks and with difficulty learns to fly.
After reaching adulthood Richard meets a hermit monk called Father Pierre, who soon is also killed by Gali Kan. After killing Gali Kan, Richard travels to America where he discovers that Senator Thomas Wright, his exact double has been murdered. He assumes the dead man's identity and begins his fight against evil, dressed as the Black Condor.
Another regular feature was The Clock, created by cartoonist George Brenner. The Clock, who was one of the first masked comic book characters, would leave a calling card with the words 'The Clock Has Struck'.
Other characters in the pages of Crack Comics included 'Alias The Spider' created by Paul Gustavson and perhaps the most bizarre of all superheroes Madam Fatal, created by Art Pinajian.
Madam Fatal's real identity is a retired actor named Richard Stanton who dresses up as an old woman to fight crime and surprises the villains with his strength. The only one who knows of his secret identity is his pet, a parrot named Hamlet.
Crack Comics ran until issue #62, published in September 1949, after which it was renamed Crack Western.
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Film Review: Silver Linings PlaybookBradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence make a lively pair of potential lovers with major psychological baggage in this crowd-pleasing comedy from David O. Russell.
"Boisterous" may be the best word to describe the families that populate the movies of David O. Russell, from Ben Stiller's equally madcap adoptive and birth parents in 1996's Flirting with Disaster to the feisty, true-life Boston clan of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 Best Picture Oscar nominee The Fighter. Russell stays true to that riotous tradition with his latest ensemble tale, Silver Linings Playbook, a delightful romantic comedy with unusually dark underpinnings.
Bradley Cooper, in surely his best role to date, plays Pat Solatano, a former high-school teacher just released from a psychiatric facility into the care of his mom and dad, after being committed for violently beating a colleague he discovered naked in the shower with his wife. Pat is struggling with bipolar disorder—not the usual source of comedy, but there is something undeniably droll about a grown man waking up his parents at four a.m. to vent when he discovers Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms has an unhappy ending. It runs in the family, as they say: Pat's dad (Robert De Niro, gifted with his best part in years) has OCD and a panoply of superstitions tied to his illegal football betting operation.
At a dinner party, Pat meets someone who seems almost equally troubled: Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence, 180 degrees from The Hunger Games), an outspoken, mercurial young woman who went into a messy tailspin after the death of her cop husband. The chemistry between Pat and Tiffany (and the actors playing them) is immediately apparent, but their emotional wounds make a persuasive obstacle to the inevitable, especially in light of Pat's obsession with winning his wife back despite a restraining order. Pat asks Tiffany to be a go-between with his estranged spouse, and Tiffany agrees on condition that he partner with her for an upcoming dance competition.
The sleek comedic structure (adapted by Russell from a well-reviewed novel by Matthew Quick) culminates in two events of high importance happening simultaneously, the dance competition and a crucial football game for hometown heroes the Philadelphia Eagles. The result is one of the most gratifying and smile-inducing comedic climaxes in recent memory.
The humor here is as quirky as anything in Flirting with Disaster, but the diverse characters are consistently engaging. Cooper brings manic intensity to the mood-swinging Pat (whose anger is especially triggered when he hears his wedding song, Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour"), but keeps the audience rooting for his recovery. Twenty-two-year-old Lawrence is simply a revelation here, displaying an unpredictable, quicksilver energy and the comic chops of an old pro. De Niro reminds us how entertaining and incisive he can be with good material, here playing a stubborn patriarch with some deep, unspoken vulnerabilities. Australia's Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) is a warm, slightly dotty presence as his wife, and John Ortiz is a cast standout as Pat's best friend, whose own home life is far from a suburban dream. In a rare screen appearance, Chris Tucker is fun in his handful of scenes as a chatty refugee from the psychiatric clinic.
The unwieldy title, by the way, conflates De Niro's betting system with his son's determined efforts to maintain a sunny outlook. The prospects couldn't be brighter for this immensely satisfying and surprising comedy.


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Opinion: Bobby Jindal: Every Kid Deserves School Choice
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks about his battle with the Department of Justice over the state's school voucher program. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... I ... the it's the it's yes all choice ... I it's been of inkling of contention between the Obama administration and the virginal in Louisiana ... talk about this this this fight ... hmm what exactly I what what is wrong in the justice partner's eyes when school choice in Louisiana it is amazing I'm still I can't believe shareholder in the presence of Jackson's The letting children ... have the opportunity get better education would of three things ... charter schools ninety percent more than nine percent of the norms and charter schools ... five years we've double the percentage in reading math on grade level course toys ... they can start a public school with a take forces throughout the day from other providers and will pay for ... any fall into the furnace got there it there ... the federal intervention ... to scotch a partner with the dollar fall the charms of the trial following the dollars we we say that parents ... should be the first and best educators ... over ninety percent of these ... kids are or are minority kids hundred percent lonely and ninety three percent of parents are happy the program ... we seen academic improvement over time ... was spent about sixty percent what would otherwise spend in public schools were saving tens of millions of dollars ... double digit growth every year we've got more to me in that capacity ... here's the really should ... hear him can I say this the first time I'd talk ever brought home homework was the first month of wearing a uniform school feel safe in school ... first on my son is thinking of my daughter's thinking not want to pay to school beyond high school ... their oldest Ryan take this potential for datacom awful motions that he would withdraw never getting turned away ... the most when the recent ones was that after that we get a start to pay one forty five day four we couldn't tell the child ... so they could decide that solves the crime rates and that to me is the color code schools revenue focused on educational outcomes is an amazing and ages it seems to shock me it's hypocritical to use the laws designed to protect the most vulnerable kids to trap them in failing schools and haven't really hypocritical ... there's no way that Eric holder for the present would send their children these failing schools were to give these kids ... get his parents a choice ... will continue fight this every step of the way in federal court even if we have taken to the Supreme Court ... that good news is that that that the law to the program still in place despite their efforts it's still growing ... I think it's hypocritical in its offensive ... these kids only grow one I can't imagine why Eric holder ... I did buy the present several times to meet with the parents look them in the face and tell them what their children don't deserve a great education ... Mr Addy is on the other side the unions always get it in very clear bout proposition ... they even one of the union leader said parents for parents don't have a clue ... when it comes to making choices for their kids she says the partisan issue you in Louisiana or are all Democrats and Republicans ... behind school choice of the good news that there were fierce opposition to ... the good news is we had passed the Senate Democrats quarter of the House Democrats both for this program and we expanded statewide ... and so the good news is we've attracted Democratic and Republican supported and there are still folks oppose this bill folks fighting every step of the wedding but here in York City what are the lessons for New York well and outlook ... hats off to either and the charter school operators I cannot believe the mayor to bloggers going after these charter school opposite a phenomenal results ... in my back seat they want ... I think you have to hold schools accountable saying that that this over boys charter schools fervor body or scholarships for re the point is choice and competition work ... what the parents decide that secondly ... they can give up despite these kids only grow wants it so wrong that some twenty oh what Keystone just wages wages but they're more concerned about the adults in educational system ... has passed me about these kids they only work once they deserve a grade education ... stop lot although both are many many folk are working hard to get more choice more kids in your ... top all for doing that more choice for kids only every kid had the choices that are providing Louisiana absolute Governor Bobby Chantelle inky so much thanks for joining us ...


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I'm Markellos Diorinos, and I am a product manager with the Internet Explorer team. Yesterday I read a story in the Wall St. Journal about how some small businesses, such as the featured Aunt Joy, will receive a lump of coal this Christmas, as they are unable to get the new EV SSL Certificates. Kelvin and Rob have previously discussed EV Certificates, but I wanted to share some of my thoughts with you.
Just like regular SSL certificates, EV SSL certificates will only be used when sensitive information is transferred online, e.g. while entering credit card info or logging into an email account. So don't expect to see a green bar all the time – only when you are about to make a trust decision and enter sensitive information do you need to look for the green bar, to confirm the identity of the recipient of that information. Even on banking sites, only the online banking portion of the site will use the EV SSL.
The EV SSL Guidelines are an industry-wide initiative of the CA/Browser forum, with the participation of many browser vendors and certification authorities. The current guidelines cover most businesses, except for some types of small businesses that are not incorporated (sole proprietorships, general partnerships and individuals). The guidelines set down rules for CAs to confirm a requestor's legal existence and identity, and their control of a domain. The Forum members found that this was achievable for incorporated entities, but much more difficult for these smaller businesses where legal registration practices vary, often from county to county in the US and from country to country. Additionally, anyone's ability to verify individual identity is even more difficult, particularly for a transaction like SSL certificates that are typically made online, not in person. Given the benefits that EV Certificates bring for consumers and businesses alike, it only makes sense to make EV available as soon as possible, and keep improving the guidelines to cover all types of businesses.
Until a version of the guidelines that covers all businesses becomes available, those not covered can still use regular SSL certificates, or use EV SSL through one of the following options:
· They can partner with a 3rd party for transaction processing, such as PayPal
· They can use their web-hoster or some other 3rd party for hosting their secure pages
· They can use one of the available 'store-in-store' systems to host their presence (such as eBay or Yahoo stores).
Aunt Joy thinks that she will not be able to use EV SSL for her business – but she should take another look in her stocking. Aunt Joy apparently never got an SSL certificate in her own name – but instead used two of the alternatives outlined above: she has her own web site, with secure pages hosted by her provider using their SSL Certificate, and a 'store-in-store' with eBay Stores. This means that with the availability of EV Certificates (and as soon as eBay and her web-hoster upgrade to EV SSL), both of Aunt Joy's stores will be able to light up with the green address bar and new identity information during the checkout process. What's best is that Aunt Joy - and many small businesses like her - will enjoy the benefits of EV SSL for their business and for their customers without having to do a thing!
It appears that Phishers may be the only ones who will have to make do with a lump of coal this Christmas.
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CEO of Wal-Mart Indian joint venture leaves
The CEO of Wal-Mart Stores' Indian joint venture has left his post after six years at the helm.business Updated: Jun 26, 2013 21:16 IST
The CEO of Wal-Mart Stores' Indian joint venture has left his post after six years at the helm.
The world's biggest retailer did not give any reason in a statement Wednesday as it disclosed that Raj Jain "is no longer with the company."
The company named Ramnik Narsey, senior vice president for Walmart International, as interim head for Bharti Walmart, a joint venture with India's Bharti Enterprises. His appointment is effective immediately.
Narsey joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last month. He previously served as chairman and CEO of Woolworths India.
Wal-Mart has been trying to expand in India, a giant market that is relatively untapped by foreign retailers. But the Bentonville, Arkansas, company has hit some bumps along the way.
In November it suspended several workers at Bharti Walmart as part of an internal corruption investigation. At the time Bharti Walmart said that it suspended "a few associates" and was "committed to conducting a complete and thorough investigation."
Wal-Mart operates 20 retail locations and 20 wholesale shops in India through its joint venture, according to its website.
"We remain optimistic about our business in India and look forward to our future in India under Ramnik's leadership." Scott Price, president and CEO of Walmart Asia, said in the statement.
Wal-Mart shares rose 38 cents to $74.75 in morning trading. They are near the high end of their 52-week range of $67.37 to $79.96.
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Pain de Campagne from Flour Water Salt Yeast
When I got Ken Forkish's Flour Water Salt Yeast and started baking from it last Summer, I found the breads and pizza doughs to be delicious, but the fermentation times for both levains and doughs was very much shorter than what were given in the book. I figured it must be due to my warm Summer kitchen, which was in the mid- to high-70's (F). Well, now it is Winter, and my Kitchen is about 68 dF. So, I have begun revisiting some of Forkish's breads.
This week, I made his Pain de Campagne. As given in the book, this is a mostly white bread with a bit of whole wheat. It is a pain au levain, but is spiked with instant yeast. I modified the formula to 10% medium rye, 15% WW and 75% AP flour, and I left out the instant yeast for this bake. I followed Forkish's procedure for mixing and stretch and folds, but I fermented the levain and the dough in my Brød & Taylor Proofing Box set at 72 dF. The fermentation times were just a tad longer than Forkish specified for the bulk fermentation, which could be due to my leaving out the instant yeast.
Here's the result:
The flavor was less sour than I remember this bread being but quite nice.
I made another batch of pain de campagne dough, wanting to increase the whole grain proportion and also the flavor complexity and the sourdough tang. For that batch, I increased the WW to 24%, keeping the rye at 10%. The AP flour is now at 66%. That is, the final dough flours were: 500g AP, 200g WW and 100g Rye. (The levain contains 160g AP and 40g WW flours.)
I also included the instant yeast. I bulk fermented at 76 dF and let the dough get to 2.5X the initial volume. That took about 4.25 hours.
And here are photos of the second bake with increased WW and instant yeast:
I went for a walk, and, when I came back, ....
One of these loaves went to a friend whose Winter Solstice party we attended this evening. The second loaf rested for about 8 hours before I sliced and tasted it.
Just as I had hoped and Josh predicted (see below), this second bake, with more rye and whole wheat and a higher fermentation temperature, was markedly more sour. Interestingly, the flavor seemed more complex overall.
This was a very useful lesson for me. I will be making this bread using the increased whole grain flour and increased fermentation temperature from now on. This experiment with increased fermentation temperature in particular needs to be repeated with other formulas. Stay tuned.
As a bonus, here is a loaf of "Hansjoakim's Favorite 70% Rye" I baked a couple days ago and sliced this morning.
Note the blowout on the right. I proofed this loaf seam-side down with the intent that the folds would open up during oven spring, but, alas, I again sealed the seams too well. Thus, the blow out. A good demonstration of that which scoring is meant to prevent.
Of course, the blow out in no way detracts from the eating quality of the bread which in this instance was delicious.


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"Are they the lucky ones [the dead]? That's what you're thinking, isn't it? We're a long way from home. We've jumped way beyond the red line, into un-chartered space. Limited supplies, limited fuel. No allies, and now, no hope? Maybe it would have been better for us to have died quickly ... instead of dying out here slowly, in the emptiness of dark space." --Commander (later Admiral) William Adama.
The above comes from a terrific scene at the end of the first episode of the now-famous "Battlestar Galactica" series on the Sci Fi Channel, now (sadly) entering its fourth and last season. It's a moment where the remnants of the human race are fleeing their homeworlds, laid waste by the Cylons -- a race of robots originally created by mankind to be servants. It's a point where Adama (played by the awesome award-winning actor Edward James Olmos) is trying to rally the survivors, addressing their fears head-on -- without any sugar coating -- so they will pay attention when he lays out his vision for their shared future.
(Right now, Jim McNamara at Volvo Trucks North America is no doubt rolling his eyes at all this, as he dealt with this kind of stuff when we worked together as reporters back in the day. Sorry Jim -- it's yet ANOTHER sci-fi rant!)
What I like so much about this scene -- and all the episodes that follow -- is that you get than intense sense of heroism at the last stand, a firmness of character (and no one portrays it better than the raspy-voiced Olmos) that's unwilling to give up, even in the face of overwhelming odds. And it's not all about space battles and such; much of the show dwells on how the main characters deal with the bitter little things that still go on despite the dark days they plow through -- thieving, lying, jealousy, hatreds, whining, etc. All of that still goes on -- as it does in real life -- and creates a lot of drag on Adama's efforts to save humanity.
And the lead characters -- Adama included -- are all very far from perfect. His first officer (XO) is a crabby drunk, his son Lee has an ego a mile wide and is actually put in jail by his father for a time, and the civilian president frequently clashes head-on with Adama's military judgement. The vice president, Gaius Baltar, is probably the worst of the lot -- a genius scientist who is secretly a Cylon collaborator. (Talk about juicy plot lines!) Yet through it all, Adama is resolute -- despite being outgunned and infiltrated by human clones grown by the Cylons, he keeps pushing forward, keeps focused on saving what's left of mankind.
A lot of that bears closely to what trucking must deal with today -- the struggles with driver pay, hours of service rules, wait time, shortage of drivers, cost of fuel, cost of equipment, etc. -- against the backdrop of our ultimate fear: terrorism by truck. It comes and goes as a lead issue, but it's always there -- a frightening five-ton elephant lurking in the room. Truckers rightly fear a hijacking-turned-suicide attack, but the potential for that scenario is much smaller than what I call the Tim McVeigh option: rent or buy a cheap truck and turn it into a rolling bomb in the privacy of your own home.
McVeigh, as you may remember, was a decorated former U.S. soldier whose twisted racist philosophies convinced him and others to pack a Ryder rental truck full of agricultural chemicals, then detonate it next to the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 -- killing 168 people, including many children in a day care center located within the structure. Executed June 11, 2001 (eerily three months to the day before the Sept. 11 attacks), McVeigh's actions still cast a long shadow: a homegrown terrorist (and a bronze-star winner to boot) committing one of the worst crimes in our nation's history against his fellow citizens.
And he used a truck to do it, don't forget that. I remember talking with Larry Strawhorn, the former vice president of engineering at the American Trucking Association, about the potential to hijack trucks and use them as weapons of mass destruction. I vividly remember Strawhorn's answer: "Oh, heck, terrorists don't need to hijack a truck. That's too much work! They can just pay cash for some cheap second- or third-hand tractor and trailer and turn it into a bomb on an old farm somewhere." That blunt analysis still haunts me.
So despite the everyday issues the trucking industry must deal with, we can't forget about the big one -- terrorism. And while we must remain watchful despite the daily tribulations on our plate, we mustn't give in to hopelessness and despair. Remember, too, a lot of folks had their eyes on the Sept. 11 hijackers for a long time, especially the instructors who taught them to operate big planes, who rightly were VERY suspicious of men paying cash that didn't want to know how to take off or land jumbo jets -- just fly them. We just must make sure the rigors of the day don't overwhelm the silent warnings we may encounter some time in the future.


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My name is Andrew Zagami and I run a personal training company here in melbourne - a2z personal training. I got into personal training because I have been in the fitness industry my whole life and always loved the idea of helping people achieve their goals.
I am in this business to get my clients to where they want to be, reshaping their body and their mind to a fitter and healthier way of life.
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My current logo is in a calligraphy style which, while looks nice doesn't quite give off the right impression for the fitness industry and also is only the a2z with the 'personal training' part being in just plain font. I would like something that grabs their attention, almost like the title on a comic book how it has the shadow behind it but more professional obviously. Don't take that idea too literally though, was just a thought I have no idea how that would turn out!
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Tropical Fruit Compote
¾ cup water
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 piece lemon peel
½ teaspoon rum or vanilla extract (optional)
1 pineapple, cored and peeled, cut into 8 slices
2 mangos, peeled and pitted, cut into 8 pieces
3 bananas peeled, cut into 8 diagonal pieces
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In a saucepan combine ¾ cup of water with the sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel (and rum or vanilla extract if desired). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add the fruit. Cook at a very low heat for 5 minutes.
Pour the syrup in a cup. Remove the lemon rind and cool the cooked fruit for 2 hours.
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The [1]keysocket project on GitHub lets web apps respond to the system default media keys while focus is not in the tab or Chrome. This is a really handy feature since it allows you to control a web player using custom media keys while in other applications. There is a [2]pull request already in order to add support for Subsonic. I commented on the pull request with an example of how to ensure it also works for Madsonic. I would appreciate any +1's on that PR in order to help get it merged.
However, it seems that the new preferred method for web players to support the keysocket extension is to add some metadata to the view and respond to certain events[3]. However this would require code changes in Madsonic, was going to try and contribute but couldn't find the source code?
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He's got a seat with one of the best views in all of sports in the Wrigley Field press box, but on a Cubs game day you'll almost never find the team's communications manager Kevin Saghy in it.
"I love the view from the press box, but it can be hard to engage as we would want to if we sat up here for all nine innings," he said.
Saghy, who along with colleague Mary Reisert serves as the voice behind the team's @cubs Twitter feed, prefers to spend his days at the ballpark using the account to connect with fans on a personal level.
"I think people are just thrilled to peak behind the curtain a little bit and find out who's doing [the tweeting]," he said. "When people go home bragging to their friends that the team came out and said hello and dropped off a gift, that spreads. We've seen our followers pick up as a result of that."
It's an approach that has certainly helped the team's cause.
@cubs currently boasts just over 278,000 followers, putting them far behind the Bears (355,000) and Blackhawks (435,000) but nearly double that of the crosstown rival White Sox (156,000).
The team's social media strategy is simple—engage without stirring the pot too much.
"There's some topics that it's best left for our fans to discuss," he said. "Rumors, controversial calls, that's something our fans can discuss but we can't really participate in. We reply to everything that we can."
Perhaps their most memorable connection was with WWE wrestler CM Punk two years ago, when the team asked him to sing the seventh-inning stretch in 140 characters or less.
"With CM Punk, he's very transparent about being a Cubs fan," Saghy said. "Reaching out to him on social media was a very visible invite. A lot of his fans came out to the game to support him. It was great for him and it was great for us too."
But Twitter's not all fun and games, as the team learned in June when minor league infielder Ian Stewart took to the platform to vent his frustrations about the organization.
"With any sensitive topic, we're certainly monitoring for those types of things and sharing with the folks in the organization that need to know," he said. "With social media and player involvement, you have access to a player that you didn't have before and you're gonna get their real personality. That's a great benefit of social media but it can be a downside too if they make a mistake, and we all make mistakes."
Saghy said while the Cubs' PR department can give players a road map for social media success, players are free to manage their own brands on the Internet.
"At the end of the day, we don't control our players' handles," he said. "We can do our best to counsel and they have to follow MLB's guidelines. Throughout the season we can talk with them if we see something that's concerning."
While the team's account is fairly gregarious on social media, Saghy himself is anything but.
The unassuming, soft-spoken 28-year-old Lakeview resident has oinly about 1,600 followers on his personal account (@crediblekev) and doesn't mention his employment with the Cubs in his bio.
The wizard behind the curtain of the Cubs' official Twitter feed isn't a name you recognize, and Saghy says he'd rather keep it that way.
"I love what I do and I'm not in it for credit or fame," he said. "I get to do something really cool but I get to do it behind that team account."
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Former Cowboy Wide Receiver Terry Glenn Arrested
Sporting News is reporting that former starter Terry Glenn was arrested last week for public intoxication and possession of marijuana.
The Dallas Observer reports Irving (Texas) police were called on January 25 after alleged reports came in that Glenn had been spotted roaming the halls of an Irving hotel naked.
The report indicates that he spent the night in jail and posted bail the next morning.
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006
You gotta know when to fold 'em...
As that famed purveyor of chicken fried steak once sang, "you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run...". And this girl is PACKING IT IN. This is me--FOLDING. I am refering to a certain sleeve of a certain Scandinavian/Japanese project. Said sleeve has been put away and will be returned to at a later date when enthusiasm and patience are not lacking. I spent the entire weekend in Bergen County, NJ with the inlaws save one trip to Majestic Yarns in Ridgewood, NJ where I used a gift certificate and got some beautiful Marble yarn from Karabella. I spent hours and hours of knitting on the sleeve and made unsatisfactory progress--so after much soul searching, this project is being put on the back burner. I figure that at some point it will be fun again, but now it's vaguely traumatic. It is the knitting equivalent of a hamster-wheel. You just keep going round and round but you don't actually get anywhere.
The decision to temporarily suspend the above project frees me to either a. work on another unfinished project (drag) or b. start up another project (yes, pick that one!). So without further ado I am going to begin my next project which is either the Hourglass sweater from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts or the Marble Shawl-collar Sweater from Karabella or maybe even the Gesta vest, although that pattern is from the Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton book that the above-mentioned sleeve is from, so that one is slightly unlikely. We'll see!
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- Renaissancewriter said...
YOur blog turned up this morning and I loved the read. I have a new ADD blog about life with Adders, and also love to create things, and you have a great sense of humor.
Thanks for the insights into getting through the days and being happy.
- Rissa said...
There is no shame in setting a project aside until you are in a better head space. I am a frogger...hey maybe that is why I always liked that video game...but I digress. :-) Unlike crochet, when I screw up in knitting, I have to rip it out and try again. I once reknit the same heel SIX times. hehehe
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In Honor of Silvia Frank
Addendum 12/9/2010 - 8pm - For those wanting to donate funds to the five girls, ages 3 to 17, here is the bank information you will need.
Routing#: 322274527
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"Frank Girls"
Addendum 12/3/2010 - 9pm - Silvia's funeral/viewing will be held on Saturday, December 11th, from 12 P.M. to 4 P.M. IT WILL BE FOR FOUR HOURS ONLY--AND ONLY ON THIS DAY The funeral home is:
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350 North San Jacinto Street
Hemet, CA 92543-3110
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Hemet Valley Medical Center - 1117 East Devonshire Avenue, Hemet, California, 92543 951-652-2811 is collecting gifts of food, money and presents for the girls. An account has been set up so donations can be deposited directly into an account for them. I will post the account information as soon as I have it.
Wrapped Christmas presents for the girls may also be brought/sent to the hospital. Their ages are: 3 (on Christmas Eve, so she will also need birthday presents), 4, 13, 15 and 17. The gifts do not need to be extravagant; any gift will be much appreciated.
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I just learned that one of my clients, a mom of five girls, two for whom I was the midwife, was shot dead by her estranged husband last night. I am crazy with anger at her husband and excruciatingly sad for those girls who range in age from 17 down to 3. I hardly have words.
Silvia was a Labor & Delivery Nurse who defied her peers and had homebirths anyway, knowing they were, for her, safer than being in the hospital. The two births where I was with her, she labored happily, albeit loudly. The second to the last birth was in her bed; the last one, on Christmas Eve three years ago, in her bathtub.
She lived for those girls.
People always asked her if she kept having babies trying to get a boy. She rarely told anyone she had already had a son, but that he'd died at birth. During the pregnancy with her baby boy, her membranes ruptured, before labor began, and she'd had a vasa previa with a velamentous insertion; the baby died before she got to the hospital via ambulance. She insisted on a natural birth and after her son was born, the family stayed with him for about twelve hours before letting him go. She kept pictures of him on an alter (of sorts) and he was a part of each birth she had. Many of her doctor and nurse friends thought she was nuts to have a homebirth anyway, but especially after her son died. She knew, of course, how rare and random the death had been and kept her heart focused on homebirths.
Silvia wanted to be a midwife in the worst way. She talked to me often about apprenticing with me, after the girls were grown, she said. Nursing was a way for her to feed the family even though she really disliked the role she played in so many births; it was tough for her to witness the (often) 50% cesarean rate at the hospitals she worked in. She'd call or message me and we'd decompress together after particularly gnarly births. She never lost her midwife-heart.
One of her nurse-friends sent me an email this morning, letting me know about Silvia's death, that her husband had killed her, in front of one of her girls, as she was walking out of a restaurant. I can't find anything in the news yet, but keep watching. Her friend told me she knew I'd want to know, that Silvia talked about me all the time and loved imagining herself being a homebirth midwife someday.
(Addendum 12/3/2010 - Yesterday, Frank {as her husband is known, not Wilbert] was charged with murder and denied bail. This is also the most recent news report: Wife shot, killed in front of San Jacinto restaurant - Frank's mug shot gives me the shivers.)
I cannot believe she is gone. My heart is breaking, but mostly for those girls. I don't know where they will go, but I will always stay in touch with them.
If you could please send loving thoughts and prayers to her beautiful daughters, I know they would feel your kindness and compassion. Also pray for justice for her evil husband who could rip their mother from their lives.
For now, I will remember her, laboring, birthing and nursing her baby girls. Silvia was such a light in my life. And now, I can't even believe it, she is gone.


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On Wednesday 24th July, The Princess Royal visited Hykeham Sailability, Lincoln, to launch a new safety boat for the organisation.
Hykeham Sailability "organises sailing for anybody with a disability and is part of the Royal Yachting Association. It encourages sailing at all levels from absolute beginner to those who represent their country at the Paralympics."
Princess Anne launched the new boat, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sleaford, as Patron of the Royal Yachting Association: Hyekham is part of the Association's Sailability scheme. The boat will help provide additional safety to those disabled people who sail there and was partially funded by the Rotary Club to the tune of £6,500. Rotarian Kevin Roberts said: "This boat will enable further groups of disabled would be sailors to access and enjoy the freedom of sailing."*
The Princess Royal chatted with members of the club and cut a birthday cake in celebration of the organisation's fifth birthday.
Prior to the visit, as Princess Anne is supporting the restoration of St Botolph's Church in Boston, she made a stop to attend a special service.
Both visits were low key, as are most of the Princess Royal's engagements as a working, but less high profile member of the Royal Family, but highlight the important work of the Royal Family, publicising and supporting good causes.
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Wabash Rings In Class of 2018by Richard Paige • August 23, 2014 Share:
The unbridled optimism that is a freshman class was ushered into Wabash College Saturday during its annual "Ringing In" ceremony in Pioneer Chapel.
As tradition dictates, 262 men sat in the Chapel balcony as President Gregory D. Hess welcomed the Wabash College Class of 2018 and their families to campus, and charged the students to reach their fullest potential.
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"This College saw greatness in each and every one of you and we promise that we will take you seriously in all that you do," Hess said. "We are a place of inspiration and expectations. We will expect great things from each of you and we will inspire and support you to reach your fullest potential."
The Class of 2018 also received sage advice from the campus' most well-connected sophomore, as the second-year president offered four pieces of advice to aid in the transition to college life.
"Get to work," Hess began. "You are here to work. Make that the priority. There is no better place to learn than in class with your peers and professors. Second, get involved. Discover the things that inspire you and about which you are passionate.
"Get to bed," he continued. "Bad decisions are made late at night. Decisions look much different in the morning. Use that as a guide post. Finally, get help. College is a set of big changes in your life. There are people here, no matter the problem, who can help you."
Hess encouraged the students to enjoy the journey and be confident in defining success as an individual. "Learn to swim in the current, and promise yourself each day that you will enjoy it, make new friends, and start to piece together how to define your success at Wabash."
Using the hand bell that once belonged to Wabash's first teacher, Caleb Mills, Dr. Hess rang in the class, which marks the official beginning of the students' lives as Wabash men.
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Steve Klein explained that among the freshmen are 52 legacies, including 13 whose fathers attended Wabash and 15 whose brothers are presently enrolled or have attended the College.
In keeping with tradition, Dean Klein reeled off some of the intriguing attributes of this year's freshmen. "From athletics to music, clubs and organizations to theater, from community service to world travel, you have much to offer Wabash and to each other."
There are 13 Eagle Scouts in the Class of 2018, 36 men who participated in Boys State, and collectively, a group that represents 20 states and 15 foreign countries.
A member of the Class of 2018 is an owner of an engine repair shop, another is a fashion designer, a playwright, and a teen court attorney. There is a bingo number caller and a three-time classical piano state finalist included within the group.
One Little Giant is a television anchorman, another is a three-time world qualifier in robotics competitions. There is a graduate of a junior police academy, a boat and automobile designer, an inventor of pollution-absorbing paint, and a co-founder of a growing nutrition company.
Greg Estell '85, the President of the National Association of Wabash Men, welcomed the students and their families to the Wabash community and spoke of the College's unique approach to educating young men.
"Your Wabash education is about much more than professional success," Estell said. "This experience is not about what you want to be, it's about who you will become. How you will not only learn the facts, but also learn to lead. It happens every day. Ours is a very intentional, and different, approach to educating young men."
Estell, founder of The Estell Group LLC, which provides sales and marketing services for manufacturers of engineered castings and machined components, alerted the freshmen to both the rigors and benefits that lie ahead.
"Your professors will be challenging, just like they were with my class," he said. "Your coaches on the field and directors on the stage will do the same. They will teach you, push you, demand more from you than you think you can produce, and help you when you fail.
"Alumni like me look back on their Wabash experience and recognize it as a fundamental turning point in our lives," Estell continued." We are grateful not just for the education we received, but the relationships that continue to shape our lives and make us better men."
Dean of Students Mike Raters '85 acknowledged the large step that this group of freshmen are about to undertake.
"While you are all successful in your own right with high school records to illustrate as such, we will push you to work harder, strive higher, and go farther than you may think or know that you can right now," he said. "This is good, hard labor -- student-centered work -- that you will find that we perform with passion and energy."
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Blackrock Playground is located west of P.S. 119 on a block bounded by Blackrock, Virginia, Watson, and Pugsley Avenues. The name Blackrock provides a glimpse into the history and geology of the east Bronx. In 1643, Thomas Cornell settled on what became known as Clason Point. Although Native Americans drove Cornell away, his grandson William Willett was granted property here in 1667. The patent conferred by Governor Nicolls described "a certain Parcell of land, contained within a neck commonly called and knowne by ye name of Cornell's Neck, lying and being upon the Maine, toward the Sound of East River; being bounded to the West by a certain Rivolett which runs to the Black Rock and so into Bronckse Creeke or Kill." In the 1850s a portion of the former Willett property was held by the Ludlow family, whose Black Rock Farm was named for a large boulder found in a salt marsh near the junction of Ludlow's Creek and the Bronx River.


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Timed to EPA's latest round of engine emissions regulations, Case IH has launched new Steiger and Magnum high-horsepower tractors for 2011. Both series are equipped with Tier 4A-compliant engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology, developed by Case IH sister company FPT Powertrain Technologies (see http://bit.ly/bAGwLl).
The last major overhaul of these two series was in 2006, which again was timed to an emission tier. As with the previous launch, Case has built plenty of new features into the models to make them more productive, according to Tom Dean, marketing manager for Case IH high-horsepower tractors.
"This is an entirely new generation of Steiger and Magnum tractors which just happens to coincide with Interim Tier 4," Dean says. "So this is an extremely significant launch for us."
The new line of Steiger 4-wd tractors consists of six models ranging from 350 to 600 engine hp, a 12% increase in maximum horsepower over the previous line.
All of the Steiger models, except for the smallest, are equipped with 12.9-liter, Tier 4A-compliant engines with SCR technology. The smallest model, the Steiger 350, is equipped with an 8.7-liter, Tier 4A SCR engine. Unlike other emissions technologies, SCR works as an after treatment and doesn't interfere with engine function, according to Dean. "This results in better fuel economy, long-er engine life and fewer oil changes than its previous engine platforms," he says. "We're estimating an operator cost savings of a minimum of 10% compared to current model engines by using SCR."
Three of the models — the Steiger 350, 400 and 450 — have a frame width that is narrower than that in the larger models to allow tread spacing to be set as narrow as 60 in., required for row-crop applications. Dean says offering 4-wd tractors in row-crop configurations is significant because more corn and soybean farmers are upgrading to bigger planters (36 or 48 rows) and buying strip-till rigs, which require extra horsepower. "These 4-wd tractors are dual-purpose," Dean says. "They can do planting in the spring and serious tillage in the fall."
The new Steiger series also includes new styling and an upgraded Surveyor cab. A sloped hood provides better visibility. A new brake option allows operators shorter stopping distances with grain cart or slurry tanker operation. Other enhancements include frameless cab doors and latching mechanisms, staircase steps, elevated footrests, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a red leather 40° swivel seat specially contoured to the operator. "This seat is much like those in high-performance cars on the road," says Mitch Kaiser, marketing manager for Steiger tractors. "It holds you in place even when you're driving over ruts and rough areas in the field."
The upgraded cab frees up more usable storage space by bringing most of the console controls located on the side into a new MultiControl armrest. It provides the operator with fingertip control of six key functions: engine throttle, up/down shift, forward/reverse shuttle, hydraulic remote valves, 3-pt. hitch, and the automatic end-of-row function. An optional AFS Pro 700 display can be mounted to the MultiControl armrest to give the operator control of AFS AccuGuide auto-guidance and other functions.
Controls that used to be located in the middle of the headliner have been moved to the right so that the operator never has to look away to adjust heating, air conditioning or the sound system.
Finally, for the first time in the 4-wd market, cab suspension is an option to allow for a smooth ride both on and off the road. "We have an exclusive hydraulic shock control torsion bar system with four springs on each corner, along with ROPS to support 66,000 lbs. of gross vehicle weight," Kaiser says.
The new 2011 Magnum series is made up of nine models ranging from 150 to 280 PTO hp. The Magnum 180, 190, 210 and 225 are equipped with a 6.7-liter engine. The remaining five models now employ the same 8.7-liter engine used in Axial-Flow 7120 combines and bring unprecedented levels of fuel efficiency, according to John Bohnker, marketing manager for Magnum tractors. Like the larger Steigers, all of the models are equipped with Tier 4A SCR engines developed by FPT Power- train Technologies.
With the optional suspension, the cab provides a much smoother ride. "The suspended cab option compensates four ways — front and back, and up and down — so you don't get bounced around on rough terrain," Bohnker says.
The MultiControl armrest is also standard. "Customers who own a fleet of Case IH tractors want commonality of controls, so they don't have to train every operator each time they go into a different tractor," Bohnker says.
As in the Steiger, an AFS Pro 700 display can be integrated on the MultiControl armrest.
Production of both new series begins in first quarter 2011. For more information, contact your Case IH dealer, visit http://www.caseih.com.


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Three days before the massacre of 20 young schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., a federal appeals court struck down Illinois' ban on carrying a weapon in public. The ruling complicated the task of legislating protections against gun violence, but it was less of a victory for the gun lobby than it initially appeared.
Alone among the states, Illinois imposes a broad ban on the carrying of "ready to use" guns outside the home. (There are exceptions for police, hunters and target shooters.) The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that such an indiscriminate prohibition was inconsistent with recent Supreme Court decisions holding that the 2nd Amendment confers an individual right to keep and bear arms.
The question for the 7th Circuit was whether that right exists outside the home. Writing for the majority, Judge Richard Posner concluded that it did. He noted, "A woman who is being stalked or has obtained a protective order against a violent ex-husband is more vulnerable to being attacked while walking to or from her home than when inside."
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Hey DR
Well, I don't know where to start, my name is Todd I'm 21 and from Eugene Or. I need to know if feeling the way I do is OK?
Well I've had a thing for voyeurism and BDSM for a some time now. I guess it started out by me just liking to push the boundaries of what was the norm, you know like wanting to do it in a movie theater or the park. However, things like that soon stopped giving me the same feeling, so I started to look more into bondage and kink. I liked what I found but at some point I passed what every one else I know thought was OK. Every time I feel like it's OK to tell a girl what I want they just look at me like WHAT? They all say that they will go along with it, but I can tell that they're not in to it. I don't want to make any one feel like that.
I've tried to have a normal relationship but no matter how hard I try it just can't work out, like my ex, she worked so hard to get where I was coming from. Any man would be lucky to find a girl as amazing as her but no matter how much I loved her I felt like I was empty. To her, kink was doing it in the morning; I soon found myself numb and board. Is there something wrong with me? I don't know where to find someone like me.
I hope you can find time to help me DR.
From what you tell me there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with you besides being rather sexually precocious. Most people your age are just finding their way through more traditional expressions of sex. You simply have much more advanced predilections. BDSM sex is indeed an acquired taste and it is often acquired and practiced by people more senior than you. So nothing too out of the ordinary there.
I suspect that you will continue to be frustrated in your search for like-minded partners in your peer group. And being in a relatively small college town doesn't help matters all that much either. Your only salvation will be the internet. As you probably know, BDSM sites abound on the web. But before you launch your search for prospective partners, you'd probably do well to learn some of the lingo. There are plenty of resource sites out there that can help you identify who you are and what it is you want. Do a search using keywords like Dominant, Master, Domme, Mistress, Submissive, etc.
Most kink sites, like FetLife feature bulletin boards and/or member profiles. Once you get your bearings and have a grip on some of the vocabulary, you could set up your own profile. Be as clear and candid about what it is you want as possible. I encourage you to immerse yourself in this subculture, because the more information you have the more enlightened your future partner choices will be.
When connecting with other pervs online, be courteous. You'll no doubt encounter an array of lifestyle choices and sexual proclivities, some of which may be off-putting to you. Remember, you are a guest in their world. Leave your uptight judgments and provincial attitudes at the door. You'll have to earn the trust and respect of this community if you ever hope to be taken seriously by them.
You don't really say what sort of BDSM you are into. Nor do you identify yourself as either a Dom or a sub. But how you identify yourself and what you say about what you are into will, no doubt, color your search for partners and playmates.
I have another resource for you. It's a communication and relationship-building workshop in book form and it is written specifically for budding kinksters, just like you. The title: The Gospel of Kink; A Modern Guide To Asking For What You Want And Getting What You Ask For.
The Gospel of Kink's innovative and interactive format presents the reader with numerous situations and dilemmas that arise as people embrace their kinkiness and integrate their eroticism into daily life.
The Gospel of Kink is on the cutting edge of the sex-positive and kink-aware movements. This workbook helps the reader break free from the painful silence the dominant culture imposes on alt culture and those of us on the sexual fringe.
The Gospel of Kink provides an opportunity to learn from people just like you. Its on-the-page workshop features a group of ten fictional characters who are your fellow participants. In addition, it includes a panel of actual seasoned kinky, BDSM, and alt culture practitioners who share their expertise and life experience with you.
The Gospel of Kink engages you with numerous exercises and homework. As a workshop participant, you will complete A Personal Alt Relationship Inventory, discuss the Essentials of Effective Communication, identify Tools and Techniques for Navigating Alt Relationship Conflicts, and learn how to Keep Things Fresh and Interesting.
The Gospel of Kink provides a safe and secure place for you to air your concerns without fear of being judged for how you live your life or with whom you choose to live it. You will learn within a framework of honesty, activity, alliance, support, and humor.
In the BDSM world, being a Dom or sub is a state of mind. It isn't necessarily about a particular sex act, it certainly isn't a game, it's not merely role-playing; and for the most part, it is not gender specific. The best Dom/sub relationships are those that express a mutuality of care, concern, and trust.
Finally, I caution you against so easily dismissing your partners when they don't immediately live up to your expectations. This young woman you mention sounds like she might have been able to rise to the occasion with a little support, encouragement and tutelage. You can't be throwing the baby out with the bathwater, my friend; that's just not gonna be helpful. In fact, you might consider inviting someone, this woman perhaps, to read The Gospel of Kink along with you. That way you both could learn together. I can assure you your time will be well spent.
Good luck
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A touch of rock
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Cute outfit!ReplyDelete
blue looks so good with red hair, well i wear it a lot so at least i think it does! Loving that bright blue too.ReplyDelete
Scrapbook de la Emma
love how you've mixed together so many textures and coloursReplyDelete
Tell me about the gothic era in highschool:)) Sometimes people called me "Satan" cause i was only waring black and had t-shirts with my favourite bands and i was all dark and creepy:)) Ce vremuri...:)) Si eu inca ascult muzica anilor aceia desi la fel ca tine, mi s-a schimbat stilul radical...ReplyDelete
Anyway, love your boots and jewellery!Especially that skull ring;))
great boots. love the knit cardiganReplyDelete
foarte frumos.albastru e magic!ReplyDelete
Hi girl!ReplyDelete
How are you?
Your blog is very nice! Those rings are lovely!
Come check mine &. Would you like to follow each other?
Hugs &. Kisses, Valerie
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The combination of your hair color and scarf looks great!ReplyDelete
I the colour of your scarf, it's beautiful! ;)ReplyDelete
you look great - love that scarf against your hair :)ReplyDelete
we have almost identical boots. I love love love your hairReplyDelete
This outfit speaks to the rock-n-roll teenager who still slumbers in my soul, leftover from my school years :) Those rings are rocking and I love the leather jacket!ReplyDelete
When you get rid of the procrastination bug can you please come back to my house and drag me out of my procrastination ways too? :))
I love it! Really like your blog as well :)ReplyDelete
Oh yes, love love this outfit...it's something i would wear, it has my fave colors :)ReplyDelete
And to answer your question: well most of them are Romanian underground bands(from punk-rock to alternative ones)...but also Placebo (2 times), Muse, Guano Apes, Incubus,etc...:D
ooh love your hair !ReplyDelete
CE tari sunt cizmele ♥ReplyDelete
Ce frumoase sunt cizmele!!ReplyDelete
Your red hair looks great with that blue!ReplyDelete
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I loooove the rings and the boots are gorgeous! I need a pair like that myself :XReplyDelete
- VeronicaSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:26 PM
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As events moved rapidly toward a conclusion of the yearlong and often discordant national debate over health care reform, ruptures appeared in what had been a unified front among national Catholic leaders. In a statement on March 13, the head of the Catholic Health Association called on House members to pass quickly the Senate-approved health care reform bill, even as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reiterated its position that the Senate language on abortion was unacceptable. A House vote on the health reform legislation was expected by March 20, with Senate and House action by a reconciliation vote to follow on a separate bill containing a set of legislative "fixes."
In the statement, Carol Keehan, a member of the Daughters of Charity who is president and chief operating officer of the C.H.A., argued that the Senate bill may not be perfect but would still "make the lives of millions more secure, and their coverage more affordable." Sister Keehan said she considered the Senate language "an acceptable way to prevent federal funding of abortion."
In an even more sharply worded divergence from the bishops, the heads of 60 U.S. orders representing 59,000 Catholic sisters signed a letter on March 17 urging passage of the Senate reform package. The sisters called the Senate measures "imperfect" but said: "Despite false claims to the contrary, the Senate bill will not provide taxpayer funding for elective abortions. It will uphold longstanding conscience protections and it will make historic new investments—$250 million—in support of pregnant women. This is the real pro-life stance, and we as Catholics are all for it."
Just two days earlier the U.S.C.C.B. president, Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I., in a letter to Congress had personally described in detail the bishops' unhappiness with the Senate language about abortion: "Notwith-standing the denials and explanations of its supporters, and unlike the bill approved by the House of Representatives in November," Cardinal George said, "the Senate bill deliberately excludes the language of the Hyde Amendment. It expands federal funding and the role of the federal government in the provision of abortion procedures. It forces all of us to become involved in an act that profoundly violates the conscience of many, the deliberate destruction of unwanted members of the human family still waiting to be born."
An analysis by Timothy Stolfzfus Jost of the Washington and Lee University School of Law argued that the Senate package could in practice prove more pro-life than the House plan preferred by the bishops. For his part, Jost said U.S.C.C.B.'s continued resistance to the Senate plan "demonstrates a misunderstanding of the Senate procedures that constrain action at this time." The reconciliation process "can only deal with revenues and outlays of the federal government, which does not include the abortion issue," he said.
"The choice we face, in sum, is the Senate bill or our current health care system," Jost added. "The Senate bill will undoubtedly save many lives through extending insurance coverage to people who cannot afford insurance. It will also in all likelihood make abortion coverage less common than it is now, since people will have to explicitly choose and pay extra for it."


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Within a few years, DuPont Crop Protection and its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International will offer new choices in glypohsate tolerance, as
well as in tolerance to a wide range of acetolactate synthase (ALS)
inhibitor herbicides for corn and soybean seed.
Using its "gene shuffling" technology, DuPont developed a proprietary trait
called Optimum GAT (a short acronym for glyphosate, ALS tolerant) that is
scheduled to be commercially available in a select line of soybean seed in
2009 and corn seed in 2010, pending the proper and final regulatory
approvals. DuPont also plans to incorporate this special trait in cotton and
other crops.
"This trait also helps us put together a wider range of chemical treatments
or combinations that will allow producers to better decide what is right for
them in terms of short- or long-term residuals based on particular crop
rotations, time of application or even tillage systems," says Mark Wolters,
DuPont Crop Protection seed systems manager. "Basically, this new trait will
expand weed-control options, offer longer lasting and broader spectrum weed and grass control under more growing conditions, and improve crop safety."
According to DuPont, a two-year study at the University of Nebraska also
showed that the GAT trait eliminated the yield drag (often 3 bu./acre)
associated with the Roundup Ready trait.
As of early July 2007, DuPont reported that it had completed regulatory
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In spring 2007, the company completed the regulatory submission for import
approval in Mexico and made additional submissions for import approval in
the European Union, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.
The Optimum GAT trait is licensed to Syngenta Seeds for use in corn and
soybeans and is being licensed to Delta & Pine Land for use in cotton. The
trait also will be cross-licensed through GreenLeaf Genetics, a joint
venture between Syngenta Seeds and Pioneer, to license genetics and seed
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I'm new to blogging so bear with me as I wander through the vines. The vines on my husbands side include Brewer, George, House and Prewett. Mine include Danchak, Doran, Dushek, McCrosky, McLaughlin, Rosa, and Stroud.