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Blending adventure and social commentary, the journals and letters of Henri de Büren, a young Swiss nobleman, detail his grand tour from his family castle overlooking Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, to the still youthful Americas of the 1850s. His voyage—on foot, horseback, and by boat—would take him through the Eastern United States, the waters of the Caribbean, the vast expanses of Mexico and the stunning lakes and mountain ranges of South America. Henri would not return home for two years.
Henri's first-hand accounts of his travels in the New World reflect his observations on a variety of subjects: the grandeur of nature (made both from the vantage point of an artist and avid botanist); racial injustice and social inequality; his meetings with noted Swiss scientists such as Louis Agassiz; and his colorful encounters with European emigrants and wily government officials.
Henri's journals and letters to his family, seeing the light of day for the first time in over 150 years, will fascinate readers who value wit, history, and the broadening qualities of travel. His thoughts and observations on the 19th century open a larger window into the past, one that shows at times how far we have come and at others how far we still have to go.
Six years from when I started this project, Henri's entire work will finally see the light of day. The journey to publication has been like his voyage—countless twists and turns, an uncertain fate, and a deeply satisfying conclusion.
The book is available in print Paperback, as well as an ebook for Kindle, Nook and iPad.


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RALEIGH – After nearly 50 arrests so far— the North Carolina NAACP plans to risk it again Monday evening at the General Assembly with its third consecutive week of protests.
Members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, joined by other community members, have been protesting and even arrested in recent rallies.
State Chapter President Rev. William Barber is now calling the event "Moral Mondays." It's happening at 5:30 outside the State Legislative Building.
Thirty people were arrested last Monday, a week after 17 protesters were taken into custody.
The NAACP and other activists say the Republican majorities in the legislature are backing a regressive agenda on social programs, voting rights, education and tax policy. The civil rights groups and others say the GOP actions disproportionately hurt the poor and minorities.
Barber won't say how long protests will continue. He says they're a part of a wider strategy that includes legal action and political organizing.


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Mayor Don Wesely said today that the first two days of the Lincoln Police Department's end of school enforcement project have resulted in 459 official citations and 230 warnings. The project began May 21, and the Police Department will continue placing additional officers at public and parochial schools in the city through June 1, the last day of classes for LPS students.
"Drivers should know that when they see the flashing yellow lights, the 25 mile per hour speed limit will be strictly enforced, and fines for speeding are doubled," said Mayor Wesely. "Slowing down for school speed zones can save lives and can save drivers from large fines."
Last week, Wesely asked motorists to slow down in construction zones following the death of a city worker who was struck by a vehicle while filling potholes. The Police Department is conducting a special enforcement effort in some construction areas. The Mayor reminded motorists that fines for speeding in construction zones are also double the normal fines.
"With warmer weather, more children are outside and at the same time, a great deal of street construction is under way," said Wesely. "It's up to every motorist to drive carefully and responsibly."
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Monday, March 29, 2010
The Good Roommate
One of the give-ins, I guess, when you work in an ER in a city that brags of having four colleges.
He was brought to our ER by his concerned, sober roommates. They were having a difficult time trying to wake him, despite their best efforts. And when they finally did wake him, he vomited all over their living room furniture and carpet. "We think he ate taco pizza," the roommate confessed to the triage nurse, painting us all an unfortunate picture.
The nurse and I walked into Room 29 after our triage team escorted this patient back in a wheelchair. His head was slumped to the side and he was sleeping. One roommate was with him, and he appeared quite frustrated with the patient.
Several of us were able to lift this patient from the wheelchair and into a treatment cot. Together, we removed his clothes, looking for any signs of trauma, before dressing him in a hospital gown. No signs of trauma. And no unusual findings.
Well, except for the big chunks of taco meat clinging to this patient's brush-cut. And his clothes. And his roommate's clothing, as well. Obviously, vomitus, by both its smell and look.
"What's going on?" I asked the roommate, on behalf of the nurse and myself. "Was he assaulted?"
"Oh, no, nothing like that," the roommate assured us. "He went to a party at another college and the people he went with dropped him off at our apartment like this. We couldn't wake him up and got scared so, after he puked all over, we drove him straight here." The roommate paused, looking like he wanted to add something else.
"Is that all?" I asked him.
"Well," the roommate spoke, quietly, as he picked some vomitus from his shirt, "I know it doesn't really matter, but he puked all over my car while we were driving here."
He was right. It didn't really matter to us. But still, that sucks.
The patient, breathing comfortably and in no apparent distress, was back to snoring. His vital signs remained stable. I think he simply wanted to sleep and be left alone. But no, I wasn't having any of that, yet.
"Hey," I yelled loudly in his ear while I rubbed his sternum, "wake up, buddy. You need to talk to us." Nothing. I grabbed a couple ammonia capsules, popping one under his nose. That did the trick. Those capsules always seem to come through for me.
He tried to shove my hand and the noxious capsule from under his nose. Purposeful movements--we like that in a patient. "What the..," he muttered, stirring his head from side to side. And suddenly, without warning, he started to dry-heave. Followed by more puking. Lettuce and salsa and orange cheese and hamburger meat. All over his gown. Never mind the looks, the smell was overwhelming.
"Wake up, buddy," I continued, side-stepping his line-of-fire, "you're in the emergency room." That news seemed to unsettle him a little. He looked up, glassy-eyed.
"What? What?" he muttered, wiping off his chin with his bare hand. "I said," I repeated myself, back to yelling in his ear again, "you're in the ER." He stared blindly ahead, before smiling a shit-eating grin. "Yeah, right." He turned his head to the side, closed his eyes, and started snoring almost immediately.
All the while, the roommate stood in the corner, shaking his head. "This isn't like him."
"Does he have a drinking problem?" I asked. "No," the roommate replied, "he's a good guy. He gets great grades. I'm not sure what happened tonight."
Well, the patient got an IV-catheter placed by the nurse. We infused a banana-bag, a liter of fluid that is mixed with multi-vitamins and thiamine. We also gave this patient two anti-nausea medications which seemed to control his barfing. We got control of things pretty quickly.
"What should I do now?" the roommate asked me, after things settled. I recommended to just grab a seat in the corner of the room, watch TV, grab a soda. "We'll have to observe your buddy and repeat his exam a couple times until he sobers up and is able to walk on his own in our hallways," I explained.
"Oh," the roommate said, "I can't do that. I can't leave my buddies to clean up all that puke in our apartment by themselves."
"Are you serious?" I asked, thinking back to my own college days. The basic rule then was that if you puked, you cleaned. It was that simple. I have some great college buds, but I would never expect them to clean up after me that way. Not that I ever got to that point. Really.
"If you could smell our apartment," the roommate said, "there's no way you would leave it until morning." Come to think of it, I guess our college house did stink occasionally.
The roommate left. The patient slept. Every hour, the nurse or I woke this patient to check on him, repeat his vital signs, and perform a stable exam. After three hours, he was much better. Awake and talking, able to walk the hallway and go to the bathroom on his own.
"What the heck happened?" the nurse asked him. The patient explained that there had been a very tasty punch at the party, one that packed a lot more than what he had expected.
"Did you eat taco pizza, too?" the nurse asked him, smiling.
"Yeah," he answered, "how did you know?"
The nurse smiled. "Oh," she said sweetly, looking at his soiled gown, "we have our ways."
The roommate had called twice while the patient had been sleeping. What a good guy, huh? By his second call, he had finished cleaning the apartment and his car, and was wondering how everything was going. "Just fine," the nurse told him, "in fact, you can come down and get him. He's walking around our hallways just fine."
We discharged this patient a half-hour later. Very stable. His alcohol level hadn't returned as high as we expected and, upon asking him, the patient admitted that alcohol wasn't the only thing he had abused at the party. We already knew that, though, from the toxicology screens. Like the nurse said, we have our ways.
The roommate proved himself to be a very cool friend, if you ask me. When he came back for the patient, he was genuinely concerned for his buddy and harbored no resentment to the fact that he had been puked upon, that his car had been soiled, and that his apartment had been messed up because of his roommate's choices. Mature beyond his college years, for sure. Or just knew the value of friendship, maybe. I did hear, though, that he had a taxi deliver them home, just in case the patient decided to spray more taco pizza all over the dashboard.
The good roommate turned out to be a smart roommate, too.
Maybe the patient will learn a thing or two from him. Just maybe...
As always, big thanks for reading. Next post will be Wednesday, March 31. See you then...
25 comments:
- coulrophobic agnostic said...
There are many reasons I don't drink. Not wanting to end up in that poor dope's position is pretty high on that list.
- March 29, 2010 at 6:06 AM
- Gia's Spot said...
Remind me no eating or drinking while I read your posts! After I stopped my stomach from rolling over, I laughed so hard I snorted my coffee!
- March 29, 2010 at 6:52 AM
- Chrysalis Angel said...
You need a warning "graphic descriptions" on your blog. Fireguy wanted to know why I kept saying, "Oh, doc!" I had to explain it wasn't a good thing. ;)
- March 29, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- Winking Doll said...
Yup, great roomie alright! Amazing guy with grace. Hope that guy learnt his lesson and didn't get into any trouble with his college over the toxicology report.
So your cleaners did magic with the industrial strength detergent again after the patient was gone? Agreed about being careful to be outside the "line-of-fire", ha ha.
- March 29, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Heather said...
Taco Pizza! :)
Also, I love your tags...tags for both barf and puke! Perfection!
- March 29, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Tanya said...
Perhaps if the roommate recorded the drunken friends behavior-the barfing and such, and shown it to him when he was sober, he would think twice about partaking in a booze laden punch the next time it's offered at a party...
- March 29, 2010 at 9:47 AM
"You need a warning "graphic descriptions" on your blog."
Chrysalis, I think it's implied in the "A peek behind the curtain..." description of the blog.
- March 29, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Katie said...
I had one suitemate come back drunk once but I was already asleep so my roommate handled it. My dad, on the other hand, has plenty of drunk stories from his college days. His best was the time he made it to the ER twice in one night (while drunk but neither really due to the intoxication). Although, let's just say the doctor was NOT pleased to see him the second time...
<>< Katie
- March 29, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- wife.mom.nurse said...
In nursing school I NEVER drank like that ;)
He sure did have a good roommate.
Enjoyed the story.
- March 29, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Chrysalis Angel said...
Geesh, can't even joke with you StorytellER doc.
- March 29, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Chrysalis Angel said...
I should have just said, "Ya don't say."
- March 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Cal said...
I cannot imagine being puked on by a friend. It is hard enough to have your children vomit on you, and you still feel disgust even though they are your own little beautiful offspring. Although my daughter took me by surprise by vomiting all over herself and me in a recent zoo trip. She is getting a little too old for random puking, something she used to be exceptionally good at when younger.
- March 29, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- Marie said...
Ah, binge drinking, a Varsity sport at our local University.
Sounds like the roommate may grow up to be another you. :)
- March 29, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Aaron.Johnston said...
I really struggle with when to intubate these kids as I think especially in the copiously vomiting the airway is at risk even when they can be woken up by various unpleasantries. With the chronic drinkers I have the same struggle with scanning their head, even when they are relatively awake as not infrequently they seem to have subdurals and other findings more than just alcohol on board.
As an emerg doc it is amazing how alcohol fueled patients both pay off our mortgages and endlessly complicate our shifts all at the same time...
- March 29, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Jabulani said...
;) sq2m
- March 29, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Ohhhh that brings back memories of truly horrible hangovers -- and thankfully, from long, long ago.
As an inexperienced 19-year-old I once tried all sorts of different hard liquors, all in the same session. My previous drinking experience was Spanada ... Oh, my. The last thing I can remember drinking was Chivas Regal, straight up in a tall glass.
The result was deep, unforgettable embarrassment -- I told off the director of the local ballet company -- and vomited all over my hosts' bedspread. Then I made my boyfriend drive me home and wake my mother up.
And then there was the 3-day-hangover from hell.
I never did it again. I learned a hard lesson. And I hope that young man did, too, though I'd not wish that hangover on anyone.
Great post, doc.
- March 29, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Why would you advise anyone to grab a soda, ever?
- March 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM
Philosophical question: why do the comatose drunk guys always eat something like taco pizza? Or macaroni with meat sauce? It's like a Law of the Universe: you get a puker, and they're gonna puke up something especially, exceptionally gross.
- March 30, 2010 at 11:14 AM
"the patient admitted that alcohol wasn't the only thing he had abused at the party. We already knew that, though, from the toxicology screens"
So, what was the other substance(s) he abused?
Per Winking Doll:
"Hope that guy learnt his lesson and didn't get into any trouble with his college over the toxicology report"
Do you report tox reports to the colleges for these types of student encounters? Wouldn't that be a HIPPA violation?
- March 30, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Maha said...
That is one great friend. It makes me feel bad at yelling at one of my good friends when she decided to come home drunk as a skunk and puking up chunks.
LOL to torontoemerg's comment!
- March 30, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Cathy said...
hmmmm, my boys are both middle age now and I am wondering if they ever did such a thing while in college. If so, I never heard of it. OMG I just thought of my grandson who is in college. He better not be doing something like this? Ha..do you think I would ever hear of it if he did?
You're right, this guy had a great roommate and friend. I only clean up puke from kids and grandkids. no one else.
BTW, I just wrote a blog post and thought of you while writing it. I wondered how often you see this in the ER. It is about septic arthritis.
- March 30, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- SeaSpray said...
They sound like nice kids and he has a good friend there.
I've never been much of drinker, but in my teenage yrs I did have a couple of times where I could not account for time because I either passed out or was so drunk that I just didn't remember.Both times my drinks were spiked. My guardian angel was busy and fortunately I was alright.
- March 31, 2010 at 11:30 PM
I have my own memories of drunk college age kids and corn on the cob.
- April 1, 2010 at 7:29 PM
Wow, he certainly is lucky to have such a good roommate! Just discovered your blog. You have quite the gift for writing. I can't stop reading!
- April 1, 2010 at 8:02 PM
- Jabulani said...
Paedsnurse: *chuckle* And you have quite a gift for understatement! Does "You have quite the gift for writing." translate somewhere as "You are absolutely fabulous"??!! :D
- April 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM


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Reviewed by Geoffrey M. (age 10)
I really liked Hope was Here because it had adventure, excitment, emotion, and travel. I liked the character, Hope. He reminded me of my brother because he hates to move and start all over again. I also liked Hope's Aunt. She likes everything except disappointing her nephew. His Aunt reminds me of my Aunt Trudy because she does not want to disappoint me or my brother. This story reminds me of when my family moved to Utah, then Colorado, and finally moved in with my step dad.
I recommend this book to people who like adventure, excitement, travel, and a little emotion. The people who might like this book are young adults or kids eight years or older. This book is easy to read but has some long words.


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Love SANA. Its a Japanese brand with a unique range of products and one of them is this Pore Putty range, consisting of primers, concealers and powders.
The original Pore Putty stuff is nice. Its thick, proper heavy coverage stuff which is nice and not that common with Japanese cosmetics that can run quite sheer.
I have tried various things from the original range and the Pore Putty in Clear. This is the newer version, which is 'moist' – therefore hydrating.
This stuff (or at least the old stuff) really fills your pores. I never got breakouts from it either. The other stuff I have that covers pores well is stuff like the Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch Primer (glorious stuff, but is quite 'silicony' and can give me spots).
The packet:
I find Japanese cosmetics, even if they are cheap drugstore level products tend to come well packaged and presented!
The product:
Now, this has a light beige tint to it. Not sure why they decided to add some pigment but its too light for my skintone. Doesn't matter though, the foundation goes on top.
Once again its quite a thick product designed to cover pores. Its smooth and leaves a thin layer on top of the skin:
It does sink in, but you will (unless your skin is quite pale) need some foundation or mineral foundation or powder I think, to even out the skin.
This did quite a good job and it was more hydrating than the original, although, not ridiculously so. My skin is dry at the moment and this didn't really stick out in my mind as the first choice for a primer.
Still, its not a bad primer if you want to try out the pore putty range. You may get more versatility from the Clear Primer though since that is colourless.
I quite like their concealer actually (also covers pores) its mega opaque and thick.
What about you? Like this primer? Tried this primer? Want to try it?


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Thursday, July 21, 2011
New old finds and some really good new ones too. . .
Vintage coin purse engraved with "Thelma", love this!!
Pearls, shells, lace, ironstone, antique urn and a gorgeous vintage sofa.
A skirted vintage vanity stool, dressed up and ready for you!
Skirted table with a flip top for hidden storage, Aidan Gray wire topiaries, old porch columns, zinc top cupboard base.
Freshly painted French blue dresser, I added the skirt to hide a working drawer with missing veneer. The doors open to reveal more drawers. ~SOLD~
Paris metro subway banner, newly made Mora floor clock.
Vintage feed bin turned on end to be a cabinet, Aidan Gray wire candelabra
Vintage concrete birdbaths and fountain, Aidan Gray garden columns for indoors or out, gorgeous new hall mirror, antique urn.
Gorgeous antique urn on plinth.
Vintage buoy and a sprinkling of summer and the sea.
Always an evolving collection of vintage frames and mirrors, a few examples here.
Just arrived! Lacy urban prairie skirts.
Beautiful, scrolly Aidan Gray basket candelabra. A knock out piece! So much more in store!
9 comments:
- WhiteWhispers2u said...
Oh I sooo wish I could visit your store.Looks amazing! ~Cheers Kim
- July 21, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- Urban Farmhouse said...
Thanks Kim!
- July 21, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Lori said...
Everything looks so yummy! Wish I could shop there.
- July 21, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Beth Rutter said...
Ohhhh I wonder if there's a "Louise" purse some where out there!?!?!?!
- July 21, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- laura said...
i would really like to buy the thelma coin purse for my friend's birthday! do you ship?
- July 22, 2011 at 1:06 AM
- time worn interiors said...
Your shop always looks lovely! Hope summer is treating you well!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Jennings and Gates said...
Love the Flame-top urns!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Urban Farmhouse said...
Hey Laura, yes I do ship and also have an online shop at www.myurbanfarmhouse.com. I'm having the purse checked out right now because it might be sterling. If you want to email me with your email address I can let you know the price once I find out the material.
- July 23, 2011 at 9:50 PM
- Passionate for White said...
Great idea with the skirt hiding the drawer...very pretty too!
- July 25, 2011 at 2:35 PM
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"It's not about quantity, it's about quality.
And I am all about quality."
When we think of singer Olly Murs, one thing in particular jumps to mind. No, not his cheeky personality, great music, or hip-thrusting dancing skills. We're talking about his trouser bulge.
Yes, we are fully aware that we have filthy minds.
Now Olly has spoken out about his love of crotch-hugging trousers, and even gone as far as to estimate the actual length of his willy. Graphic.
"Maybe 13 cm?" He told heat magazine, when asked about his 'length'. "That's what I'd go with - it's definitely not 20cm. It would be too big. I think 13cm."
You're all running around the room looking for a ruler right now aren't you? AND YOU SAY WE'RE FILTHY? PAH.
Olly also revealed that he isn't fussed about his bulge being a regular conversation topic, which is good - considering we talk about it a LOT.
"It doesn't bother me," he said. "I have never, honest to God, tried to emphasise it. It has always been other people."
He added: "I have never thought of myself as someone who has a big bulge. But this is probably the first time I will be arrogant by saying I have never had a complaint...it's not about the size; it's what you can do with it that counts.
"It's not about quantity, it's about quality. And I am all about quality."
Sheesh an actual IN-DEPTH conversation about willies and sex. It's all a bit too much for us at 11am in the morning.
So it's all official then - Olly Murs has a big shlong. Perhaps he and Harry Styles can form some sort of club.


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New Milford man's organic cooking for sick pooch sprouts new business
New Milford resident sells handmade food for dogs and cats
NEW MILFORD -- When Paul Gallant's golden retriever was diagnosed with cancer four years ago, he wanted to do everything he could to save the dog.
And when a veterinarian who specialized in holistic care suggested Gallant pick up a wooden spoon and start cooking meals for his dog, Gallant said he was up to the task. In addition to the homemade meals, Gallant's veterinarian also gave him a mixture of Chinese herbs and medicines for Hunter.
"I made a deal with Hunter," Gallant said recently while cooking up a batch of pumpkin dog cookies. "I told him that I'd keep cooking if he would keep living. He's kept up his side of the bargain and now its time for me to keep mine."
Despite having been given less than six months to live when first diagnosed with cancer, Hunter, who is now 7, has a clean bill of health and the cancer has disappeared.
Gallant, who not long ago moved to New Milford from his former home in New Hampshire, recently started Paul's Custom Pet Food, a business that makes a variety of organic offerings for dogs and cats. Gallant said he can also provide custom meals to meet an animal's specific dietary needs.
"Some of my friends joke that Hunter eats better than I do," Gallant said. "I use locally sourced organic ingredients whenever possible, including grass-fed beef and free-range chicken."
Some of the products offered by Gallant include Hunter's Beef and Greens, a stew that includes beef, organic broccoli, organic kale, red kidney beans from Maine, organic mushrooms and barley. All of the pet food is handmade by Gallant and fresh frozen in one-cup servings for dogs and half-cup servings for cats.
While Gallant has yet to turn a profit with the new enterprise, he hopes to spread the word about his products by offering them at area farmers markets. He was at the Westport Farmers Market on Thursday and plans to be there the rest of the summer. The entrepreneur has also been looking at
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"We haven't made a lot of money yet but there has been a tremendous amount of interest," he said. "By going to the farmers markets I'm hoping to educate the public about the benefits of organic pet food made with ingredients that don't include any synthetic chemicals, growth hormones or any unnecessary antibiotics."
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Late Summer Concert
21 August at 6:00 pm Tito Beltrán and Ann-Marie Backlund pay tribute to Jussi Björling
28 August at 6:00 pm Ale Möller Band meets the Göteborg Opera Orchestra
At the end of August, the Göteborg Opera opens the 2005/2006 season on the Main Stage with two late summer concerts. It will be two exciting nights in the name of opera and world music respectively.
The first concert takes place Sunday 21 August and is a tribute to Jussi Björling - one of the greatest tenors the world has ever seen. Two of Sweden's contemporary opera stars, tenor Tito Beltrán and soprano Ann-Marie Backlund, together with the Göteborg Opera Orchestra, performs a Jussi Björling programme in the Main Stage. This concert is conducted by the Göteborg Opera's resigning Artistic Director, Kjell Ingebretsen.
Sunday 28 August there will be an exciting meeting between the renowned world music band Ale Möller Band and the Göteborg Opera Orchestra. Ale Möller has been one of the leading figures within Swedish folk music and world music for the last decades and won a Grammy with his Ale Möller Band in 2004. The band consists of a motley crew of musicians with roots in different musical cultures, who play, among others, mandola, horn, violin and percussion. Together with conductor Hans Ek, Ale Möller has created a folk music suit for symphonic orchestras and this time it is the celebrated Göteborg Opera Orchestra who joins him on stage. Conductor Hans Ek will also direct the Cole Porter musical Kiss Me Kate! at the Göteborg Opera this autumn.


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In today's LA Times W. Blake Gray has written about decanting. There are some very flowery comments, especially from Piero Selvaggio, owner of Valentino Restaurant Group. And some clearly single minded comments such as "Almost every wine in the world does benefit from aeration. The only exceptions are wines we rarely drink -- older, expensive Burgundies that could collapse with too much air," from Karen MacNeil, faculty chair of the wine department at the Culinary Institute of America's Greystone campus.
But then the piece ends with this. Susan Rodriguez, a research fellow at Cal State Fresno, recently did a blind tasting experiment and discovered that her panel could not tell the difference between a wine that had been decanted for two hours and the same wine right out of the bottle.
"The people who set it up were flabbergasted," Rodriguez says. "They were sure they could taste a difference."
That has been the experience here at SHIRAZ, just search the site under "decanting"


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*From the February 2, 2004 issue of New York Magazine.
Don't mind the balloons," Kathie Russo says, brushing a few helium-filled strays from the doorway as she swings open the door into the kitchen of the rambling Federal-style house in North Haven she shared—or perhaps shares—with her husband, Spalding Gray. "We're having a party.
"I know, I know," she says, aware of the painfully incongruent timing. It's day six since Gray, the performance artist and actor, 62, disappeared into the dark, eleven-degree Manhattan night. "Today is my son Theo's birthday," she says with a shrug. "I'm just living very much in the present, and trying to keep things normal for the kids."
If there's anything abnormal about the mood at this two-story white clapboard home, it's the normality. It's not a funeral. It's not even a wake. It's just a void, and an eerie one. A rabbit named Thumper sits in a cage on the dining-room floor, ignored by the children since the family bought a miniature Australian Shepherd puppy, named Bowie, in a half-successful attempt at "pet therapy" for their dad, who had been seriously—even publicly—depressed since he was injured in an accident two and a half years ago. At a small breakfast nook off the kitchen, Kathie's parents sit, her father stoically reading the Times.
"How's this?" asks Forrest, 11, who strolls up wearing a White Stripes T-shirt, showing off a pink-and-green Easter basket filled with presents he's wrapped in blue for his brother. "For his birthday, Theo wants anything British. He is completely into the Revolutionary War," Russo explains. "Last night I made cupcakes with a British flag on each. He's a total history buff at age 6.
"In fact, on Saturday, the day he vanished, Spalding bought him a book on the history of war. History was one way for Spalding to engage with him." She points to the table ten yards away in the dining room, which is covered in tan toy-soldier figurines. "These toy soldiers here, they would set them up on the table and play for hours. Theo's dyslexic, like his father, so we've had to tutor him, but he's a high-IQ person, just like Spalding."
Russo pauses for a moment to reflect. "That's the thing that's so strange. Spalding was doing so much better," she says, uncertainly flip-flopping between the past and present tense. "For the first time since the accident, he really seemed to be making progress. He was really engaging with our children, on a much more familiar basis. As Forrest called it, it was the 'old daddy,' as opposed to the 'new daddy.' "
Russo smiles, red-eyed from the tears she's been struggling to hold back for nearly a week. "Forrest is the writer; he's my quiet child. Very reflective. He has Spalding's personality. Theo looks exactly like Spalding, even at 6. But Theo is very gregarious, lively. His personality is more like mine, always living in the present." She smiles wryly. "That's the only way I'm surviving right now."
Still, the signs of doom are everywhere, if you're looking for them, as Spalding surely would be. On the piano in the living room sits sheet music for Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony." On the mantel in the dining room sits a small clock emblazoned with a nautical map. At twelve o'clock it reads high tide, at six o'clock, low tide, as if it were there to track Gray's daily swings in mood. "Oh, where do you start?" cries Russo. "My mother just pointed out that we live on Ferry Road."
This morning, the detectives from the city were out again to give her an update, such as there was. Since the news broke January 12, the police have received more than 200 tips. Spalding was spotted in Beverly Hills; someone else saw him in Macy's. He left his wallet behind at the couple's Soho loft, true, but he did have $120 cash on him. One tip, from an ex-detective and published in the Times, had Spalding haggling with a waitress over a window seat at an Orange County diner. Russo promptly dispatched her parents to the diner, whose owner ended up poring over recent tapes from his security cameras. No Spalding.
"I keep getting these phone calls from fans saying, 'I'm sure he's just gathering material.' I wish that were true."
Gray had spent the past 31 months laboring, only partly successfully, to recuperate from a devastating car accident in Ireland in June 2001. In the crash, Gray, who had always battled his hereditary depression and bipolar tendencies, suffered a badly broken hip, leaving his right leg almost immobilized, and a fracture in his skull that left a gruesome, jagged scar on his forehead. Shattered both physically and emotionally, he had spent the ensuing months experimenting with every therapy imaginable. In just under two years, the celebrated monologuist underwent six operations and passed through twelve hospitals. There was virtually no psychoactive medication Gray had not tried—Prozac, Celexa, Paxil, Depakote—and usually, under doctors' orders, in extravagant combinations. He tried aggressive acupuncture. Nothing worked.
In the past year, he'd attempted suicide several times. And now, only absence. "The children are dealing with the situation differently," says Russo. Forrest has been quiet, but able to articulate his fears. "Theo, I think, is waiting for Daddy to come through the door."
And he might. Conceivably. The last his family saw of Spalding was Saturday, January 10, when he took the kids to see Big Fish, the story of a dying father's relationship with his son, at the Loews Village on Third Avenue and 11th Street. After the movie, Gray wept.


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The 2007 John S. McIlhenney Series of the Pennington Scientific Symposium: Neuro-Immune Signaling and Inflamation12/2/2007 - 12/5/2007
Joost J. Oppenheim, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Immuno-Regulation, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Janko Nikolic-Zugic, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University
Vishwa Deep Dixit, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Neuroendocrine-Immunology, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System
Program Description:
The goal of this symposium is to discuss key findings and integrate scientific knowledge from the areas of Immunology, Nutrition and Neuroscience that sheds light on regulation and prevention of inflammatory and age-related disorders.
The survival and evolution of the human race over thousands of years is intimately linked with the drive to find and accumulate food as well as its ability to fight microbial infections. The discrepancy between the environment in which hunger and the immune system evolved in prehistoric times is vastly different from the food-replete and relatively clean, low pathogen environment of human existence in the developed world. Consequently, there has been an alarming rise in obesity, autoimmune disorders and allergies suggesting that our body may have become victim of its own evolutionary success. Dialogue between the immune and neuroendocrine signal pathways plays an integral role in the maintenance of homeostasis and regulation of immune and inflammatory responses. It has been hypothesized that the immune system also communicates to CNS in a sensory capacity, whereby it detects and eliminates the presence of pathogens and antigens arising out of malignant transformations. The successes of immunesurveillance pathways are closely tied to the survival of the host and hence the systemic adaptation to various ensuing challenges requires a multisystem integration. This is an emerging area of investigation that holds promise for better understanding of the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammatory disorders, aging, obesity and cancer. The multidisciplinary nature of this area necessitates a meeting that provides a platform and a single roof under which leading experts in immunology, nutrition, neuroscience and cell signaling can exchange ideas to facilitate the emergence of novel concepts.
1. To integrate the emerging evidence of regulation of immune and inflammatory responses by metabolic and neural pathways.
2. To understand the impact of caloric intake on homeostatic mechanisms regulating immune responses with emphasis on age-related diseases.
3. To emphasize novel signaling pathways driving mind-body dialogue to develop preventive approaches against susceptibility to infections and auto-immune disorders.
The Scientific Symposia Series was established in 2002 to attract world-renowned scientists to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center , to allow them the opportunity to interact and synthesize knowledge in selected areas of nutrition and preventive medicine research.
Scientific Symposia are coordinated by the Division of Education at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in conjunction with funding provided by the Pennington Foundation and other private resources. The Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation provides Pennington Biomedical Research Center with vital funding for this education series as well as for nutrition-based research that aims to curb the epidemic of obesity and prevent premature death from chronic diseases.


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Diabetes and nerve damage
Nerve damage that occurs in people with diabetes is called diabetic neuropathy. This condition is a complicaiton of diabetes.
Causes of Diabetes and nerve damage
In people with diabetes, the body's nerves can be damaged by decreased blood flow and a high blood sugar level. This condition is more likely when the blood sugar level is not well controlled.
About half of people with diabetes develop nerve damage. Symptoms often do not begin until many years after diabetes has been diagnosed. Some persons who have diabetes that develops slowly already have nerve damage when they are first diagnosed.
Diabetes and nerve damage Symptoms
Symptoms often develop slowly over many years. The types of symptoms you have depend on the nerves that are affected.
Nerves in the feet and legs are most often affected. Symptoms usually start in the toes and feet, and include tingling or burning, or deep aching pain. Over time, nerve damage can also occur in the fingers and hands. As the damage gets worse, you will likely lose feeling in your feet and legs. Your skin will also become numb. Because of this, you may:
- Not notice when you step on something sharp
- Not know that you have a blister or small cut
- Not notice when your feet or hands touch something that is too hot or cold
When the nerves that control digestion are affected, you may have trouble digesting food. This can make your diabetes harder to control. Damage to nerves that control digestion almost always occurs in people with severe nerve damage in their feet and legs. Symptoms of digestion problems include:
- Feeling full after eating only a small amount of food
- Heartburn and bloating
- Nausea, constipation, or diarrhea
- Swallowing problems
- Throwing up undigested food a few hours after a meal
When nerves in your heart and blood vessels are damaged, you may:
- Feel light-headed when you stand up (orthostatic hypotension)
- Have a fast heart rate
- Not notice angina, the chest pain that warns of heart disease and heart attack
Other symptoms of nerve damage are:
- Sexual problems, which cause trouble getting an erection in men and vaginal dryness or orgasm problems in women
- Not being able to tell when your blood sugar gets too low
- Bladder problems, which cause urine leakage or not being able to empty the bladder.
- Sweating too much, even when the temperature is cool, when you're at rest, or at other unusual times
- Feet that are very sweaty (early damage) or very dry (later)
Tests and Exams
The health care provider will do a physical exam. The exam may find that you have the following:
- No reflexes or weak reflexes in the ankle
- Loss of feeling in the feet (this is checked with a brush-like instrument called a monofilament)
- Changes in the skin, including dry skin and thick or discolored nails
- Loss of the ability to sense movement of your joints (proprioception)
- Drop in blood pressure when you stand up after sitting or lying down
Tests that may be ordered include:
- Electromyogram (EMG), a recording of electrical activity in muscles
- Nerve conduction velocity tests (NCV), a recording of the speed at which signals travel along nerves
- Gastric emptying study to check how fast food leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine
- Tilt table study to check if the nervous system is properly controlling blood pressure
Treatment of Diabetes and nerve damage
Follow your health care provider's advice on how to slow diabetic nerve damage.
Control your blood sugar (glucose) level by:
- Eating healthy foods
- Getting regular exercise
- Checking your blood sugar as often as instructed and keeping a record of your numbers so that you know the types of foods and activities that affect your blood sugar level
- Taking medicine or insulin as instructed by your health care provider
To treat the symptoms of nerve damage, your health care provider may prescribe medicines to treat:
- Pain in your feet, legs, or arms
- Nausea, vomiting, or other digestion problems
- Bladder problems
- Erection problems or vaginal dryness
When you have nerve damage in your feet, the feeling in your feet can be reduced. You can even have no feeling at all. As a result, your feet may not heal well if they are injured. Caring for your feet can prevent minor problems from becoming so serious that you end up in the hospital.
Caring for your feet includes:
- Checking your feet every day
- Getting a foot exam each time you see your health care provider
- Wearing the right kind of socks and shoes (ask your health care provider about this)
Support Groups
Many resources can help you understand more about diabetes. You can also learn ways to manage your diabetic nerve disease.
- American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
Prognosis (Outlook)
Treatment relieves pain and controls some symptoms.
Other problems that may develop:
- Bladder or kidney infection
- Diabetes foot ulcers
- Nerve damage that hides the symptoms of the chest pain (angina) that warns of heart disease and a heart attack
- Loss of a toe, foot, or leg through amputation, usually because of a bone infection that does not heal
When to Contact a Health Professional
Call your health care provider if you develop any symptoms of diabetic neuropathy.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2014. Diabetes Care. 2014;37 Suppl 1:S14-S80.
Bril V, England J, Franklin GM, et al. Evidence-based guideline: Treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy: report of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Neurology. 2011;76:1758-1765.
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FUNCTION my_salary (employee_id_in IN PLS_INTEGER) RETURN NUMBER IS l_salary NUMBER; BEGIN SELECT e.salary INTO l_salary FROM employees e WHERE e.employee_id = my_salary.employee_id_in; RETURN l_salary; END my_salary;Assume that the database instance is working properly (it is not in process of shutdown, out of storage or memory, etc.). The only variation in behavior of the function can be caused by the value of the employee_id_in argument. Which of the following exceptions could be propagated unhandled out of this function? A number of players raised a concern regarding the primary key on the employees table. Namely, if the employee_id_in column is the primary key of the table (and it is enabled), then TOO_MANY_ROWS would not be raised out of the function. Yet that choice was scored as a correct answer. One player wrote: "It [lack of mention of the primary key] might confuse the players who know that Emplyee_ID is a PK in the SCOTT schema." Another wrote: "Is there a primary key or unique index on employees.employee_id? You must provide enough information for challengers to answer the question." And another: "We can assume that employe_id column is primary key in this case rite, since it is not specified?" Finally, on a different topic, a player wrote: " In the question you asked there was no CREATE OR REPLACE in the Function." Here is my response to these comments: 1. The assumptions for taking the quiz include this: The session and the environment in which the quiz code executes has enabled output from DBMS_OUTPUT, and can reference only those datatypes, programs and database objects defined in the context of the quiz or are available in a default installation of the Oracle instance. Given this, you clearly should not assume that there is any primary or foreign key on this table, since I do not specify it in the question content. TOO_MANY_ROWS was a correct choice for this quiz. Having said that, I will try to avoid in the future referencing tables for which a user might have a preconceived notion. That should minimize the chance of confusion. 2. Regarding the lack of CREATE OR REPLACE. I assume the player is implying that therefore the function is not compiled into the database and so the all answers will be wrong. I disagree. I stated that the function "is defined in the schema," so clearly it was compiled. "CREATE OR REPLACE" is not a part of the function definition. It is part of the DDL statement that creates the function.
17 July 2010
Questions raised about 16 July quiz and primary key (503)
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Just a heads-up to everyone: I am going to change the text of this quiz to NOT use employees, and to include the DDL, to remove this ambiguity. I need to make sure that the question/answer content is as good as it can be. Thanks for your feedback!ReplyDelete
The clase to the right of the equal sign is not valid because is the name of the function dot the parameter.ReplyDelete
I'm trying similar construction on Oracle 10g and failed the compilation.
There is nothing wrong with the expression to the right of the equal sign in the select statement (verified using Oracle XE). In fact, using the function name to qualify the a variable reference within a SQL statement is a highly recommended practice because it avoids potential name collisions with table columns.ReplyDelete
Hi SFReplyDelete
I didn't get a response to my question regarding the execution method of this function on this blog. When the functioned is called from SQL Statement like : SELECT my_salary(0) FROM DUAL;
It returns a record with NULL value and not the NO_DATA_FOUND error.
Arun, thanks for pointing this out. You are right, the Oracle SQL engine "swallows" up that error and just treats is as NULL. I don't think that changes the question and answers, though. After all, NO_DATA_FOUND could be raised and propagated out of the function. It just isn't in that one circumstance.ReplyDelete


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I'm plotting the semiannual cleaning of my office, which only predicts one thing: Extreme Warehouse Sale.
This weekend marks a rare two-day window during which hundreds of appliances are priced at or below our cost.
But in total we'll have thousands of deeply discounted appliance — in every category — marked down because they're closeout models, floor models, scratch and dent, discontinued.
All items come with a full factory warranty. Metro area delivery is available for $75, so people should arrange to pickup their purchase within 14 days for the best savings.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 12 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Warners' Stellian Warehouse. 550 Atwater Circle, one mile north of I-94 on Dale Street at Topping Street, St. Paul.


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So the other day I was translating the synopses of each episode of Ultraman Max for work. I came across one that was particularly difficult. So I decided to run it through one of those on-line translation thingies, Babelfish. The translation into English was a mess and didn't help me at all. Among the things Babelfish got wrong was the phrase 気がつけた (pronounced "ki ga tsuketa"). This is a common Japanese phrase meaning to wake up after having passed out. But Babelfish translated it as "the air was attached."
The reason for this weird translation is that the word 気 (ki) can, in some cases mean "air," as in 空気 (kuuki, "air"), though it has a wider meaning of "energy" particularly spiritual energy. In Chinese this character is pronounced "qi." Some of you martial arts fans have certainly heard it in words like aikido or reiki. It's also used in words relating to Chinese medicine. In fact, just today I saw a guy get out of a souped up lemon yellow VW bug in front of a trendy Beverly Hills clothing boutique with 気 tattooed on his arm. I bet the tattoist told him it meant, like, spiritual energy, y'know. And he was probably all like, oh fer sure, that's what I'm all about, dude, spiritual energy. The word つけた literally does mean "attached." So the translation "the air was attached" isn't really wrong in a sense, although it is completely mistaken. It seems the people who programmed Babelfish didn't make it sophisticated enough to handle common set phrases like this. It's often possible to translate something in a way that can be called correct but is still wrong.
Last weekend when I was getting ready for my Saturday Zen class I couldn't find the Nishijima/Cross translation of Dogen's Shobogenzo chapter 生死 (Shoji) or "Life and Death" (sometimes "Birth and Death"). So I went for the next best thing I could find, Kazuaki Tanahashi's "Moon in a Dewdrop." Although Tanahashi's translations are pretty good — probably the next best after Nishijima/Cross — I wasn't really happy with it and I thought I'd explain why. In a way it's like Babelfish's problems with the Ultraman Max story.
The first line of 生死 is 生死のなかに仏あれば、生死なし。またいはく、生死のなかに仏なければ、生死にまどはず。(shoji no naka ni hotoke areba, shoji nashi. Mata iwaku, shoji no naka ni hotoke nakereba, shoji madowazu). Except for the use of a few words no longer common in modern Japanese, this is, grammatically at least, a fairly easy phrase. Nishijima and Cross render it as,"Because in life-and-death there is buddha, there is no life and death. Again, we can say: Because in life-and-death there is no 'buddha,' we are not deluded in life-and-death." The only thing they really add that's not in the original phrase are the quote marks around the second usage of the word "buddha." In Tanahashi's version, this line is given as, "Because a buddha is in birth and death, there is no birth and death. It is also said, 'Because a buddha is not in birth and death, a buddha is not deluded by birth and death'."
The thing that bothers me about Tanahashi's version is something very, very small — the single-letter word "a." There are no articles or true plurals in Japanese. So when Dogen uses the word 仏 (hotoke) meaning Buddha, this could be translated into English as "Buddha," "a Buddha," "the Buddha," or "the Buddhas." All would be technically correct.
The difference reflects a different understanding of the meaning of the text. In the Nishijima/Cross version it is made clear that Dogen's use of the word hotoke here is meant as the conceptual idea of Buddha, or Buddha as a description of reality. It's very straight-forward. But Tanahashi seems to want to make it something mystical. By putting an article in front of the word he seems to want us to wonder just who this Buddha is who is in birth and death. He compounds that by saying that "a buddha is not deluded by birth and death" rather than "we are not deluded." So this Buddha, whoever he is, has some mystical ability to avoid being deluded by birth and death like we are. In Japanese the subject is not stated, which is common, so either translation can be called correct. Possibly Tanahashi wants us to come to the understanding that this undeluded Buddha is we, ourselves. I have no problem with that idea. What I do not like is the way that meaning seems to be set in a riddle in his version while in the Nishijima/Cross version it smacks us across the face.
In Dogen's original, we could read it either way. When he spoke this aloud to an audience, he probably made it clear which way it was to be taken. But we can never know for certain just how he said it. So the modern translator into English is left with the burden of choosing how to express the idea. All translation, even when it's just translating the stories of Ultraman Max, is interpretation. You can't possibly avoid it. Nishijima and Cross put Dogen's words into English as clearly and unambiguously as possible and I like that. I'm not equating Tanahashi to Babelfish. Just that, in the same way, though his translation is technically correct, it doesn't really work for me.
I don't really want to get into a scholarly or linguistic debate here because they're a waste of time and no fun. I just thought I'd give you my take on why I prefer the Nishijima/Cross translation above and beyond the fact that I know the authors.


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The SBA is tracking the number of people using the Quarles & Brady Reading Room over the course of exams. The information we collect will be taken into consideration as we decide whether the use of the room warrants opening it up to laptops – either full time or exclusively during exam periods.
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Unusually for me I was extremely dithery in what to bake this week; normally I know what I want to bake as soon as I've posted the previous week's bake on my blog! I was eventually drawn to this recipe as it contains just about everything – I might as well call them "kitchen sink cupcakes"!
I've never had rocky road before although I've been aware of it. Reading about it online it seems that you can pick or choose what you want to include – biscuits, dried fruit, coconut, brownies...I even saw popcorn mentioned, but the vital components are marshmallow, chocolate and nuts. So I've obeyed the rules but added chopped honeycomb pieces (like you'd get in a Crunchie, not actual honeycomb!) simply because I've tidied my baking cupboard and been reunited with them!
These turned out to be substantial cupcakes in size, look and the amount of stomach space they occupy. Or in other words: win, win, win!
The cake is squidgy – almost a halfway between sponge and brownie; the frosting is thick and fudgy. They are a perfect combination. You can see how squidgy the sponge is in this photo, taken when the cakes were fresh from the oven:
For the cupcake sponge:
140g unsalted butter, at room temperature
140g caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
150g self raising flour
55g cocoa powder
50g milk chocolate chips
30g mini marshmallows – or diced larger marshmallows
For the topping (this topping is very rich and therefore I recommend piping on a little less than you would a normal cupcake. If you want the normal amount of buttercream, double the quantities as this is quite a mean recipe!):
50g plain chocolate, broken into squares (I actually used ½ dark, ½ milk chocolate)
2 tablespoons water
25g unsalted butter
175g icing sugar
To decorate:
85g mini marshmallows
40g nuts, roughly chopped – I used almonds
50g honeycomb pieces
Optional: 55g milk chocolate ,melted
Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
Line a cupcake pan with paper cases.
Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Don't skimp on this stage as this is what makes the sponge light and airy.
Beat in the vanilla extract
Beat in the eggs, using a little of the flour if it looks like it might curdle.
Gently fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
When the mixture is smooth and well combined, stir in the chocolate chips and mini marshmallows
Spoon the batter into the paper cases.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean. Mine took 18 minutes.
Remove from the tin as soon as possible and leave to cool on a wire rack – removing from the tin is important as the heat of the tin will mean that the cupcakes continue to cook.
Now make the topping: place the chocolate, water and butter in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan of simmering water.
Stir until melted and smooth.
With the bowl still over the water stir in the icing sugar and beat until smooth and thick. At this point you can remove from the heat and whip further off the heat.
It takes a lot of beating – firstly, until it is cool and secondly, until it's thick enough to pipe. I mixed it until cool, then popped it in the fridge for 30 minutes before giving it a final whip up.
Pipe the frosting over the cupcakes then decorate with whichever components of a rocky road you have chosen to use.
Optional: Melt the chocolate and drizzle over the top.
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|Sophomore Laurel Hutchison fenced in both epee and foil for Tufts
WALTHAM - The Tufts women's fencing team won one out of their three matches at the Eric Sollee Invitational hosted by Brandeis University on Saturday. The Jumbos defeated Hunter 19-8, while dropping matches to Johns Hopkins 18-9 and Penn 22-5.
In the win against Hunter, the Jumbos won seven matches in both the epee and sabre weapons and five in foil. Sabre's four wins was the top performance against Johns Hopkins, while for the Penn match three wins came from sabre.
The top Tufts scorers from Saturday were sophomore sabreist Julia Hisey (Carlisle, MA) with six victories, senior sabreist Sarah Danly (Potomac, MD) with five victories and sophomore epeeist/foilist Laurel Hutchison (San Francisco, CA) with five victories.
Hutchison fenced epee versus Penn and Hunter, but foil against Haverford. Coach Ariana Klinkov made the change in the line up hoping Hutchison could contribute victories to the young foil squad.
The Jumbos now have a 3-7 record for the season. They compete next in a conference meet at UMass on Saturday.


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Composed entirely of Detroit, Michigan natives, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles formed in high school in 1955, first calling themselves the Matadors. When they began their association with record producer Berry Gordy three years later, their name was changed to The Miracles. In 1960, Gordy signed the group to his Motown label, making Smokey Robinson and The Miracles the second act to ink a deal with the fledgling record company that would one day conquer the world with its unique sound.
In addition to being the lead singer of The Miracles, Smokey Robinson was also a songwriter, producer and talent scout for Motown. He composed many hits for The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and other Motown artists.
The Miracles had their first hit in 1960 with the classic, "Shop Around." The single was also Motown's first Number One record on the R&B charts and paved the way for both the group's as well as the record company's success. Throughout the 1960s, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles were a national sensation. The group appeared on numerous television programs, sang in the concert film, "The T.A.M.I. Show," headlined Motown's Motor Town Revue, influenced the Beatles and also performed for the Queen of England.
But it wasn't until March 31st 1968 that Smokey Robinson and The Miracles made their debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Ed introduced the group in stellar fashion. He quoted Bob Dylan who had called Smokey Robinson, "today's greatest living American poet." Sullivan also noted that The Beatles, Sonny and Cher and The Rolling Stones had all recorded songs written by Smokey Robinson.
The group, dressed in snazzy maroon suits, pink shirts, matching maroon bow ties and patent leather shoes, sang a medley featuring "I Second That Emotion," "If You Can Want" and "Going to a Go-Go." Towards the end of the medley, Smokey encouraged the audience to clap their hands and participate and they did as Ed smiled from the wings.
"We're gonna have sing-a-long time on the Ed Sullivan Show!" Smokey sang. The audience enthusiastically followed Smokey's lead.
After the medley, guitarist Marv Tarplin came on stage to accompany the group on their closing number, a unique rendition of The Beatles', "Yesterday." After their performance, Ed called Smokey over to congratulate The Miracles and ask them about their Detroit roots.
In an interview many years later, Smokey Robinson spoke about The Miracles' debut on The Ed Sullivan Show and about Ed's imprecise words. He laughingly recalled, "The first time that we were on there, after we had performed, he said "So, how about a big hand for Smokey and The Little Smokeys." (In actuality, Ed had incorrectly introduced the group that way.)
The Miracles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show one other time on June 1st, 1969. Prior to their performance, Sullivan acknowledged fellow Motown artist Diana Ross who was in attendance that evening.
Ed announced, "Also in our audience tonight, from The Supremes, Diana Ross…Diana!" After she stood and took her bow, looking very attractive in a sexy, all white ensemble, Ed was moved to compliment Ms. Ross. He grasped the lapels of his jacket and smiled broadly, saying "Quite nice there, honey!"
The Miracles' sartorial splendor continued on stage. Dressed in matching blue satin shirts and royal blue high-waisted pants, Smokey Robinson and his group sang two of their hits: "Doggone Right" and the civil rights anthem, "Abraham, Martin and John." At the end of the number, the members of the group were called over to shake hands with Sullivan. They talked briefly about the poignancy of their final song and, as they made their exit, Ed plugged their upcoming engagement at New York's Copacabana nightclub.
Over a twenty year span, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles recorded numerous hits that charted more than 50 times. In 1971, after the group's last hit, "I Don't Blame You at All," Smokey decided to pursue a solo career and focus on his responsibilities as Motown's Vice President. Robinson would go on to record several solo hits while helping pave the way for many other acts in the music business. For his significant role in the record label's success, Smokey earned the title, "The King of Motown."
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Sinead Blasts Miley & Demands Apology In Third Open Letter
The back and forth between Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus continues. For those keeping track, Sinead penned an open letter to Miley, which ultimately wasn't well received by the pop tart. Sinead's second letter demanding an apology for Miley's apparent misrepresentation of Sinead's mental health resulted in Miley issuing her an invitation to meet up (all the while highlighting her very busy schedule. Natch!)
Sinead. I don't have time to write you an open letter cause Im hosting & performing on SNL this week.
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) October 3, 2013
So if youd like to meet up and talk lemme know in your next letter. :)
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) October 3, 2013
Well Sinead has now written a third letter and it doesn't appear that she has any interest in meeting with Miley until she gets her apology (or until she gets her own seat in the mental health ward). Sinead, we don't think you should hold your breath for that apology...
I have no interest whatsoever in meeting you. You had plenty of time yesterday to abuse Amanda Bynes .. an entirely innocent party.. and myself.. who also did nothing to deserve your abuse.. along with every other sufferer of mental health problems and every person who suffered abuse at the hands of priests.
You can take five minutes today between g- string fuckin' changes to publicly apologise and remove your abusive tweets. If you do not then you don't give a shit who you mock and what damage you do by being so ignorant.
When you publicly apologise to Amanda and myself and all mental health sufferers as well as all who were abused by priests that will end the matter as far as I am concerned.
what you did yesterday was designed to damage me and my career and has caused me enormous distress and harassment and has potential to damage my career, since you deliberately gave the impression those tweets of mine were not two years old but reflect my current condition. If you cannot apologize I will have no choice but to bring legal proceedings against you since it is extremely hard to be given work when people think one is suffering from mental illness.
I have no interest in or desire to cause you trouble but if you do not apologise for having deliberately tried to cause me hurt and trouble personally and professionally I will have to bring pressure upon you.
When you end up in the psych ward or rehab I'll be happy to visit you.. and would not lower myself to mock you.
Be a proper woman and make the public apologies I have listed above. Your hosting SNL is a bullshit reason for not taking five minutes to do the right thing and your behaviour yesterday will rebound upon you very badly.
You have no business abusing Amanda Bynes or anyone else. How do you think you made her feel yesterday? How do you feel when your friend Britney Spears is mocked and humiliated for having had mental health problems? I know I personally want to bash those who treat her that way. If she is your friend and more importantly if you are a true friend to her.. you ought apologise for joining those who mock and humiliate women who have been too nice frankly, to manage the music business without sensibly losing their minds.
Cease behaving in an anti-female capacity. You will become the victim of it shortly. Soon it will be you the media 'crazy' .. and you will not enjoy it.. and you will appreciate people (like myself) standing up for you. Which I will be happy to do.. if you earn my respect today by apologising publicly.
We think the ladies should probably let this one die. Sinead may have started out with the best of intentions, but Miley's obviously not interested in her advice.
Think Miley and Sinead will call a cease fire, Instincters?
Miley should just ignore Sinead. Sinead is clearly an unhappy person, who really has nothing better to do. She wants to be part of a mob that hangs Miley.
It is unfortunate because Sinead was such a talented singer. Now, she is better known for bad marriages and crazy antics. I hope she focuses on her own demons.
Sinead O'Connor is Irish, which is why she uses "s" as opposed to "z." Expand your knowledge base. She makes many excellent points, and it all boils down to basic human dignity, respect, and empathy. This is what is wrong with America, and our world at large. No one cares, no one apologizes. Miley Cyrus is on a constant loop of "I'm not apologizing, I don't care what people think." She's practically Cartman on South Park ... "Whatever, I do what I want."


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(Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N) on Monday warned that it expects 2013 earnings to shrink rather than grow, as it grapples with a food safety scare in China where it makes more than half of its overall revenue.
Yum shares fell 6 percent in after-hours trading, as the news was even worse than expected by the analysts, who have largely stuck by the company in recent months.
Yum, which gets more than half of its overall sales and operating profit from China, reported a 6 percent drop in fourth-quarter sales at established restaurants in China due to "adverse publicity" regarding its poultry supply.
Its business there continued to suffer in January, when China same-store sales dropped 37 percent, including a 41 percent fall for KFC and a 15 percent decline for Pizza Hut Casual Dining.
As a result, Yum forecast a "mid-single digit" percentage decline in earnings per share for 2013. Yum previously forecast 2013 earnings per share growth of at least 10 percent, and analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S on average had expected the same.
Yum has nearly 5,300 restaurants in China, mostly KFC. Its strong reputation for high food quality helped it grow briskly in a country where there have been some serious food safety scandals.
But the company was shaken by revelations that two of its poultry suppliers purchased chicken from farmers who used excessive levels of antibiotics in their animals. While the company was not fined by food safety authorities, it has suffered a huge backlash on social media in the country.
"I don't think anybody saw this coming," said Edward Jones analyst Jack Russo, who like many others expects the company to eventually bounce back. "Investors are definitely going to need some patience."
The company said it expected a same-store sales decline of 25 percent for January and February combined for its China business. It also said KFC same-store sales in China should turn positive by the fourth quarter.
Yum said it still planned to develop 700 new units in China this year and that it would begin an aggressive marketing campaign to restore KFC's brand image.
Yum's fourth-quarter net income fell to $337 million, or 72 cents per share, from $356 million, or 75 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding special items, Yum had a profit of 83 cents per share. That topped analysts' average estimate by a penny, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Total revenue rose to $4.15 billion from $4.11 billion.
Through Monday's close, Yum shares were down 14 percent from late November, when they hit an all-time high, but then sank on the initial China sales warning.
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What I love most about the annual Forbes Magazine "Values of NHL Franchises" list is how the international mainstream media covers it as if it's legitimate.
Because google is my friend, I checked out 30 different international media outlets and found the reporting almost equal at every stop. Not one outlet looked at the numbers and said, "Really? You believe this number and this ranking? You really believe that? Really?"
Here is how the 2011 Forbes Hockey Franchise Values Lst was reported in the National Post. It is worth the read:
"Moving the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg is paying off big time for the team's new owners. According to Forbes, the Jets gained the most value of any of the 30 National Hockey League teams from last season to this season.
"A year ago, the Thrashers were valued at $135 million. The new rankings estimate the Jets are now valued at $164 million, which represents a 21per cent increase. The average year-over-year increase across the league was 5 per cent.
"The Jets are ranked 24th in the league and are worth more than the Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes, according to Forbes. The Coyotes are owned and operated by the league, and are valued at just $134-million to finish last in the valuation ranking.
"At the top of the list are the Toronto Maple Leafs, valued at $521-million. The Rangers are second at $507-million, while the Montreal Canadiens are third at $445-million.
"The majority owners of the Leafs, the Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan, had considered selling part of the team earlier this year, but have since decided to retain ownership. The Leafs' value increased by three per cent this season, according to Forbes. The Rangers are up 10 per cent and the Canadiens have seen their value rise nine per cent. The Vancouver Canucks are the next Canadian team on the list at No. 7. They're worth an estimated $300-million, up 15 per cent a year after reaching the Stanley Cup final."
Sounds convincing, doesn't it? Trouble is, nobody bothered to ask anybody this question: "How did you come up with those numbers?"
Let's look at the Jets, as a for-instance. The team was purchased from the owners in Atlanta for $170 million — $110 million for the franchise and $60 million to the league for "relocation fees." Immediately upon the team's arrival in Winnipeg, the building sold out – for at least three years and much of the building was sold out for five years. And it was sold out in less than half an hour.
When it moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg, the hockey team went from an arena in which it was treated like a tenant – even though there was one ownership group for hockey, basketball and the building — to a rink in which the owners owned it all and were treating the hockey club as the featured anchor alongside one of the top concert destinations in North America.
Even if the team struggled in Winnipeg, which it wasn't going to do, it's finances would be covered by all the other activities in the building: Just as the teams are treated in larger venues such as Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver etc., etc. where the owners also own the buildings. Frankly, as we speak, this Jets franchise is almost priceless.
But here's what I love about Forbes' seemingly random valuations. In one breath, the writer and researcher, Michael Ozanian, makes a big issue out of the fact that the Carolina Hurricanes are a consistent money loser and yet, in the next breath, he rates the Hurricanes' value significantly ahead of Winnipeg's. It makes no sense.
"Three years ago NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told me not a single NHL team was worth less than $200 million," Ozanian wrote. "But money-losing teams are being sold for much less. In February, Forbes 400 member Terrence Pegula bought the Buffalo Sabres, who lost $5.6 million last season, for $165 million. The St. Louis Blues and Carolina Hurricanes, two other teams losing money, are being shopped at prices well below $200 million. And the New Jersey Devils, who sank 17 per cent in value to $181 million, are in such bad shape financially that there is speculation the team could be headed for bankruptcy and a court supervised sale like the Dallas Stars."
And yet, Dallas, a team just purchased out of bankruptcy, which drew only 10,175 fans for a game with Florida on Nov. 15, only 11,779 for a game with Los Angeles on Nov. 23, and only 10,490 for a game with Ottawa last Thursday, is deemed by Forbes to be worth $230 million.
Now I won't say the Stars, with that big beautiful American Airlines Arena in which to play, aren't worth $230 million. Heck, it could very well be true. But here's why it's random and senseless: The Stars were purchased out of bankruptcy for $265 million and yet the team is a mere tenant in an arena owned by the City of Dallas and managed by the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
Ozanian can't explain that one, except perhaps to say that on some planet in some other universe, the Dallas Stars are worth more than the Winnipeg Jets.
Nor can he explain his take on the New Jersey Devils. The Devils, as he reports himself, could be headed toward bankruptcy. Their announced crowds this season average around 14,800 per game in a 17,625-seat rink. Many of those fans, especially on weekends, are Quebec hockey fans who go to the Devils and Islanders games wearing old Nordiques jerseys – a message to Bettman that Quebec City's fans are ready even though the arena is not.
Ozanian says the Devils are worth $181 million and yet they don't own their arena, don't fill their arena and are nearly bankrupt? Huh?
According to Ozanian, the Jets aren't worth as much as Carolina, New Jersey, Colorado (which seldom, if ever, sells out the Pepsi Centre) or Dallas and are worth only a million more than Nashville, another team that doesn't own its own arena.
Hate to say this, but this stuff reads as if is all made up.
Now, to his credit, Ozanian does know this: "… margins are getting squeezed. During the 2010-11 season the league posted operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $126 million, 21 per cent lower than the previous year. Main reason: Player costs increased 11 per cent, to $59 million. Last season 18 of the league's 30 teams lost money even before they had to pay bank loans or write down assets, compared with 16 the prior year.
"The league's salary cap, set at 57 per cent of revenue, is too high for some teams to be profitable," Ozanian continued. "As a result, expect the National Hockey League to undergo a cantankerous labor negotiations when the owners and players union begin to hammer our a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the current six-year deal that expires in September. The NHL must move much closer to the 48 per cent model the NFL agreed to before this season or the 50-50 revenue split National Basketball Association's owners and players recently agreed to."
All that means the Jets are doing just fine and have one of the strongest organizations in all of major professional sports. And while I'm not as smart as some MBA at Forbes Magazine, I can tell you this: It will take a helluva lot more than $164 million to buy the Winnipeg Jets today.


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In this short demo/activity, a balloon with baking soda in it is stretched over the mouth of a flask or bottle containing vinegar. The balloon is tipped so that the baking soda falls into the vinegar, and the reaction creates carbon dioxide, which... (View More) inflates the balloon. The activity is part of the children's book, The Air We Breathe. (View Less)
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text: Cooking-nin (料理忍者, Ryōri Ninja, English TV: Ninja Chef) are ninja who specialise in cooking. They only work in the Land of Lightning. They walk around in forests and paths outside villages, waiting for hungry ninja to walk past. When they find a hungry ninja team, they make all kinds of food for them. Hakkaku, the only named cooking-nin, makes such good food that ninja can't stop eating and become fat. This can take a massive toll on the ninja's abilities, and can destroy a mission completely.