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Several events had taken place in the life of George and Alexander's father before the Civil War began. John Barclay naturalized as a citizen in 1855. This document was found in the records of the Territory of Minnesota, Scott Co., Declarations of Intent #118 at the Scott County Historical Society:
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Territory of Minnesota, County of Scott – I John Barclay do and on my oath declare that I first arrived in the United States about the fifteen day of November in the year 1833. That I have since that time continued to reside in the United Sates, and that it is bona fide my intention to become a Citizen of the United States, and to denounce forever all allegiance and fidelity which I'm _____ to any foreign ___, Potentate, State or Sovereignty and particularly all allegiance and fidelity which I have to Victoria I, Queen of Great Britain of whom I have heretofore been a Subject. Subscribed and sworn to this 12th day of June A.D. 1855 before Mr. G. Ab_____dorf, Clerk. – Territory of Minnesota, Scott Co., Sign by John Barclay.
I find this document to be both wonderful and frustrating.
So far I have not been able to find anything that fits the date of November 15, 1833 for John Barclay coming into the U.S. I still have more researching to do regarding John's immigration. The possibility that he came in through Canada is not something to ignore. There were weavers in the area around Ottawa who came to homestead. If he was connected to the Scottish weavers that came to Thompsonville, Connecticut to work in the carpet factory that adds a little more of a challenge to this puzzle. Thompsonville is part of Enfield, Connecticut.
The vague reference to Queen Victoria without specifically mentioning Scotland is frustrating. This is however typical of most naturalizations done through the courts. The other possibility is that John was in England for a while before he immigrated to the US. This document catalogued under Declaration of Intention so that implies there is another document finalizing it but I have not been able to locate one.
I attended a lecture in April 2010 at the National Genealogical Society Conference by John Philip Colletta. John stated that people would frequently forget 20 years later the exact date of their arrival in the United States. They might remember the day but the year could be wrong, so broaden your search.
If he immigrated in 1833 that means he has been in this country 20 years by the time I pick up his trail if he truly was born in 1801 and he appears in Eagle Creek, Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota. According to his son Alexander's probate file the first son John A. Barclay would have been born about 1836 if the age given is correct. The Minnesota census have the son John Barclay living in Sibley Co., Minnesota as born in Scotland.
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Yep, these alleged protectors of free speech are blaming the victim in the Theo van Gogh murder. Money quote:
Van Gogh's juvenile shock-horror art finally led him to build an exploitative working relationship with Somalia-born Dutch MP Ayann Hirsi Ali, whose terrible personal experience of abuse has driven her to a traumatizing loss of her Muslim faith. Together they made a furiously provocative film that featured actresses portraying battered Muslim women, naked under transparent Islamic-style shawls, their bodies marked with texts from the Koran that supposedly justify their repression. Van Gogh then roared his Muslim critics into silence with obscenities. An abuse of his right to free speech, it added injury to insult by effectively censoring their moderate views as well.
These are the defenders of free speech? Then there's this obscenity:
A sensational climax to a lifetime's public performance, stabbed and shot by a bearded fundamentalist, a message from the killer pinned by a dagger to his chest, Theo van Gogh became a martyr to free expression. His passing was marked by a magnificent barrage of noise as Amsterdam hit the streets to celebrate him in the way the man himself would have truly appreciated. And what timing! Just as his long-awaited biographical film of Pim Fortuyn's life is ready to screen. Bravo, Theo! Bravo!
The man was murdered for his controversial political views. Murdered. Somehow I don't think he was intending it to be a publicity stunt. (Hat tip: HurryUpHarry.)
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "On the one hand side, I meet plenty of people, both Dutch and Muslim, who say they condemn the Van Gogh murder. But. They understand it. On the other hand, I meet a slightly smaller number of people, mainly Dutch and not as many Muslims, who say they don't want to condone the attacks on mosques. But. They understand it. May I offer a heartfelt raised middle finger to both groups?" – Arjan Dasselar, Dutch blogger. Amen.
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"(Chief Executive) Stuart Gulliver is doing a good job looking after the group, but at the end of the day it is an absolutely massive bank with branches everywhere; it is impossible to guarantee that there isn't something going on somewhere," said Jane Coffey, head of equities at Royal London Asset Management, an HSBC shareholder.
Gulliver restructured HSBC shortly after taking over at the start of 2011, setting up global businesses and functions to improve communication and operations across the group.
In the past, national heads ran all its businesses within each country, which could result in problems going unnoticed. The bank needed to improve its internal sharing of information to help cut down on illicit activity, U.S. Senator Carl Levin said when he published a scathing report on the bank in July.
In Mexico, where HSBC became one of the top banks with the 2002 purchase of Grupo Financiero Bital, a rapid expansion meant problems were missed. Between 2007 and 2008, HSBC's Mexican operations moved $7 billion into the bank's U.S. operations, and both Mexican and U.S. authorities warned the bank the amount of money could only have been so high if it was tied to illegal narcotics proceeds, the U.S. Senate report said.
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Unlike the Libor interest-rate rigging scandal that rocked UK rival Barclays this summer and forced its chairman and chief executive to quit, HSBC's fine has not prompted calls for senior management to step down.
Stephen Green, who was chief executive and then chairman from June 2003 until December 2010, is now UK Trade Minister and has faced calls to explain what he knew. He said in July he shared the "regrets" HSBC had about the failings. Michael Geoghegan was CEO from May 2006 until the end of 2010, and has not taken on any major new role.
Critics say the failures highlighted this week show the scale of the task facing Gulliver; he has simultaneously to improve returns for investors, meet tougher global regulations, cut costs and stay on top of potential problems.
For some, it is evidence that banks should be prevented from becoming too big, especially as HSBC didn't live up to earlier promises to change.
Back in 2003 New York regulators cracked the whip on HSBC Bank USA, ordering it to do a better job of policing itself for suspicious money flows.
The bank promptly hired a tough federal prosecutor to oversee anti-money-laundering efforts and installed monitoring systems for operations that had grown unwieldy during its big U.S. expansion. But in confidential documents that originate from investigations of HSBC's U.S. operations by two U.S. attorneys' offices there are allegations that from 2005 HSBC was not adequately reviewing hundreds of billions in transactions.
When the Senate issued its 400-plus-page report about how HSBC's lax controls had left it as a financier to clients in areas tied to drug cartels, terrorist funding and tax cheats, it accused the bank of having a "pervasively polluted" culture for a long time.
Gulliver said in a statement after Tuesday's fine: "The HSBC of today is a fundamentally different organization from the one that made those mistakes."
Cormac Leech, banks analyst for Liberum Capital, said he thought HSBC had done enough to assure investors that it had dealt with its regulatory issues, pointing to its commitments to spend more on processes and better monitoring initiatives.
Compliance costs in North America increased by about $200 million in the first nine months of this year, and a review of customer files will cost about $700 million in the next five years. Gulliver has recruited senior former U.S. compliance experts to lead its efforts.
His attempts to streamline the bank and improve compliance is part of a wider three-year turnaround effort that has seen him sell dozens of businesses and target $3.5 billion in annual cost cuts. He is coming to the end of the second year.
"More could be done (to speed up change), but I think a lot has been done. HSBC was probably more at the incompetent rather than immoral end of the spectrum," said one of the bank's biggest 25 investors, who asked not to be named.
"It's like changing the civil service, changing HSBC. It's such a large organization. I think there will be large parts of the group which are quite resistant," he said.
HSBC remains, however, a strong favorite with analysts. Of 33 covering the stock, 22 rate it a "buy", eight have a "hold" rating and just three consider it a "sell", according to Reuters data.
"I think a private client can be reasonably confident that the HSBC dividend is sustainable, that they have good management in place and that the bank is not unduly exposed to high-risk areas," said Algernon Percy, head of private clients and manager of the JO Hambro Investment Management Portfolio Fund and an HSBC shareholder.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sautéed Christmas Peppers
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Several summers ago I stumbled on the solution to lack of color on my Christmas table. Double cut lamb chops were sizzling on the grill when I realized I had a rainbow assortment of bell peppers almost past their prime. It was a now or never moment. Working on the assumption that they'd be delicious with anything coming off the grill, I grabbed an onion, some fresh herbs, my best olive oil and the dregs of some chilled red wine and commenced a kitchen experiment. It was successful enough that the effort was repeated, and, while the mixture overwhelmed poultry, it proved to be a great side with beef as well as lamb. When Christmas rolled around, I remembered the gorgeous jewel tones and decided to make this part of our holiday dinner. I've done so ever since. I've fashioned a recipe, actually a technique, for you, but I hope you loose your imagination and create a version of your own. I have been known to take shortcuts, so while I'll be scorned by real foodies, I'll tell those of you who are short of time or space that the peppers can also be cooked in a microwave oven. You get to pick as long as I can exercise plausible deniability. Here's the recipe. The cheat sheet is in red.
Sautéed Christmas Peppers...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
2 red bell peppers
2 orange bell peppers
2 yellow bell peppers
2 green bell peppers
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves coarsely minced garlic
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
3 tablespoons dry red wine
Salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
Sea salt for garnish
1) Stem, core and remove ribs from bell peppers. Cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips; set aside.
2) If sautéeing: Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add onions and cook until s soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir until garlic is fragrant. Add bell peppers, oregano and rosemary; saute 5 minutes. Add wine and cook, covered until peppers are tender, about 5 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley. Transfer to a serving bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.
3) If microwaving: Place peppers, onions and garlic in a large microwave container. Toss with olive oil. Microwave, covered, on HIGH power for 5 minutes. Uncover and stir. Add wine and cook, covered, for another 5 minutes or until peppers are crisp tender. Remove from oven. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley. Transfer to a serving bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.
31 comments :
- Deb in Hawaii said...
I love cooked peppers--sauteed or grilled and they have such great vitamin C too--perfect for those cold winter months. ;-)
- December 10, 2009 at 2:01 AM
- Jhonny walker said...
what a lovely dish...and so easy peasy...I enjoy colors so much,,,make quite a few myself :)
- December 10, 2009 at 3:03 AM
- Baba said...
Hi Mary, the rich jewel colors of the peppers makes this dish perfect for Christmas..thanks for sharing all of your good recipes.
I am glad you told me the name of my berry bush growing in my yard.
Have a good day..I need to get busy wrapping gifts and finish my shopping for Christmas..hugs, Baba
- December 10, 2009 at 4:58 AM
- Martha said...
Mary -- what lovely peppers and so festive looking!
- December 10, 2009 at 7:04 AM
- jeanne said...
Good morning Mary. I am visiting early this am as Cheri' decided to wake at 5:00am. This puppy is wearing me out. I fell asleep talking to my friend Beverly at, How Sweet the Sound. I heard a loud, JEANNE! are you sleeping??? Laughing here, it was around 9:00pm. I'll never live this one down. HA!
Now for those peppers. I make them quite often. We saute them in olive oil. You did introduce me to adding more spices. Love the micro wave idea too. In the summer we have a source of fresh peppers of every color from a friend who shops the fresh market when the peppers are on the verge of not being quite fresh. It is wonderful because they are sooo expensive. Maybe they might have a spot and that's all. We have discovered that we can cut them up and freeze them. They are perfect in cooking. We did this for the first time this summer. I am thrilled when I am making a red sauce for pasta to throw some peppers in. I did it just last night. Not perfect but still delicious.
I loved your story from the previous post. Especially the Irish recipe. I make them but I never would have used that much flour. I am going to try them. Your grammy sounds like someone I would have loved to know. My gram visited us much the same way.
Happy cooking, Jeanne
- December 10, 2009 at 7:15 AM
- SnoWhite said...
This is my kind of dish -- we eat peppers all the time. Yum.
- December 10, 2009 at 7:22 AM
- From the Old InkWell said...
Beautiful! My husband will love this!
- December 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Have you noticed how expensive bell peppers have gotten recently???
But I digress... And if you think your shortcut will raise an eyebrow from teh foodies...
Take the peppers and onions cut as described, coat in some cheap Italian salad dressing (think Dollar Store cheap), and saute. It's embarrassing, but tastes great, and looks colorful
- December 10, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary the brilliant colors of peppers are a great idea to dish a dinner plate. I love this recipe for its balance of flavors. Thanks...
- December 10, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Claudia said...
Yes, peppersare so grand for adding color. And the recipe is just delicious. I love them raw and cooked!
- December 10, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Cathy said...
I'm very fond of peppers and I can almost taste this dish with the beef roast I usually prepare on Christmas day. The beautiful colors will certainly brighten up the table.
- December 10, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Bob said...
I love sauteed peppers! I made something like this just last week to use up a pepper before I moved. Great picture, too.
- December 10, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Karen said...
Beautiful colors - just right for a Christmas dinner!
- December 10, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- Lea Ann said...
Fabulous Idea! Thanks for the post.
- December 10, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Heather S-G said...
What a gorgeous way to add color in the winter months! Perfect :)
- December 10, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- olivia said...
colors are beautiful, i will have to try peppers this year
- December 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Olivia, I just wanted to welcome you to One Perfect Bite. I hope you'll visit often.
- December 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- Debbie said...
I love peppers and your dish sounds wonderful with all the spices...so good.
- December 10, 2009 at 6:29 PM
- Toni said...
Looks yummy! Question... I don't use wine in my cooking. Any suggestions for a substitute?
- December 10, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Chef E said...
I bought these peppers for my neighbor to make his famous sausage peppers, and here you have given me a wonderful idea for a dish to take to hubbys family for Christmas eve!
- December 10, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- Unknown said...
Lovely peppers, Mary...such wonderful colors in a super easy side dish! This would be delish with a beef roast.
- December 10, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- Pam said...
What a delicious and colorful side dish - perfect for Christmas.
- December 10, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Toni, use 2 tablespoons chicken broth and 1 tablespoon cider vinegar.
- December 10, 2009 at 8:42 PM
- theUngourmet said...
Peppers always add such nice flavor and color. I grabbed a bunch of red peppers this summer while the price was low, cute them up, and stuck them in my freezer.
- December 10, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- Unknown said...
You take great food pictures. I love these peppers and this is something fun to do to make them last and have them at the ready for soups, sandwiches and any other dishes. Thanks for sharing.
- December 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- My Little Space said...
I love bell pepper. And this looks simply delicious!
- December 12, 2009 at 1:29 AM
- Katy ~ said...
LOL my holidays meals are either all brown or all white. Love these bold colors!
- December 12, 2009 at 4:52 PM
- Zurin said...
Love the colours.It reminds me af an asian pickle. and Im all for shortcuts :)
- December 12, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- Glennis said...
Beautiful. I also like to roast them in a hot oven - especially easy if you're already roasting something.
- December 13, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Sprigs of Rosemary said...
This is as everyone said, a beautiful side . . . and I'm all for shortcuts. In fact, peppers seem to be one of the few vegetables that really does very well in the microwave.
- July 17, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- Alicia said...
The little picture for these appeared under your lemon mousse post today and I had to come check them out. I love bell peppers, cooked, raw, anyway I can get them! This sounds fabulous and I think it would be equally as good if I just left everything raw too. Thanks for the idea!
- December 10, 2011 at 8:38 PM


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LONGMONT — The Boulder County District Attorney's Office is looking for volunteers to work alongside victim advocates and help crime victims navigate the justice system.
"We have so many calls from victims and so many victims needing calls, we have volunteers helping us with the overflow," said Rebecca Metcalfe, the volunteer coordinator for the victim advocate program.
Advocates with the DA's office differ from those with police departments or the sheriff's office, which are on-call to help victims at the scene of a crime. Advocates with the DA's office work with victims after an arrest and serve as a liaison between them and the prosecuting attorney. The Colorado Victims' Rights Act requires that victims of certain crimes — including domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and homicide — be informed of critical stages of the criminal justice process.
"For most of them, this is their first experience in the criminal system, and they're lost," said victim specialist Deedee Kaplan, who works the DA's office in the Boulder County Courthouse in Longmont.
Kaplan is one of four victim advocates who cover cases in the 20th Judicial District, which includes Boulder County. Three are based out of the Boulder DA's office and work with victims of felonies throughout the district and misdemeanors in Boulder. Kaplan deals with victims of misdemeanors in Longmont. Six volunteers, all of whom are based out of the Boulder office, help with the caseload. Volunteers to work out of the Longmont office are especially needed.
Since Jan. 1, advocates have worked with victims in more than 2,200 misdemeanor cases in the district — about 1,800 in Boulder and 400 in Longmont. The majority involves domestic violence-related charges.
Domestic violence cases often require more intensive work with the victim, Kaplan said. Victims often are dealing with anger and with guilt for calling the police, Kaplan said. Many, though, are relieved to find someone with answers, she said.
"I might be very often the first person they talk to to answer their questions," Kaplan said.
Kaplan keeps victims apprised of their cases and contacts them for input on plea bargains. If, for example, the victim knows the offender has anger issues, Kaplan will relay that to the prosecutor so that mandatory anger management classes can be added to the sentencing. She also passes along information on safety planning, divorce and custody issues and refers victims to the Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley for counseling. In the event of a trial, which happens in between 2 to 3 percent of county court cases, she helps victims prepare.
"I really let them know I am on your side. … I'm there to make things gentler for you," she said.
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Why I Want to Work for Kashi
I want to work for Kashi. Take a look at their part of their mission statement:
Everyone has the right to healthy food... We love being able to give people all-natural, minimally processed foods that are free of highly refined sugars, artificial additives, and preservatives. Because when we eat well, we feel well....
What's not to like about that? Kashi makes good-for-you-food that actually tastes good. And if you've lived through the Snackwell's and rice cake (aka styrofoam circles) mania of the '90s, then you know that's no easy task.
My current favorite Kashi product is 7 Whole Grain Pilaf, which is great any time of the day. Not only is it deliciously chewy, nutty, and satisfying, but it's super healthy too: 1 cup of this pilaf has twice the fiber and protein of brown rice. In this recipe for Shrimp, Pineapple, and 7 Whole Grain Pilaf Salad, succulent shrimp, sweet pineapple, creamy mango, and chewy Kashi are tossed in an addictive sweet and sour dressing. Topped with crunchy cashews and toasted sesame seeds, this salad has it all.
I'm not receiving any free products or money for this post. However, if any Kashi people are reading this, I wouldn't turn my nose up at a coupon for Heart to Heart cereal -- I'm currently all out. And if you're from the Kashi Human Resources department, I have a discernible palate, get along well with people, know all 19 whole grains, and own a pair of well-worn Birkenstocks. I'm available for part-time work.
Shrimp, Pineapple, and 7 Whole Grain Pilaf Salad
Makes 2 main or 4 side servings.
Print recipe only here.
1 cup cooked Kashi 7 grain pilaf**
12 extra large or jumbo shrimp, cleaned and deveined
2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
1 large celery stalk, julienned
1 large carrot, peeled and julienned
1/2 cup fresh pineapple, diced
2 tablespoons each Thai basil, mint, and cilantro
1 tablespoon cashews, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
4 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1 Thai chile, finely chopped (with as many seeds as you'd like)
Following cooking instructions for the Kashi pilaf or grain of your choice.
Place the shrimp in a medium bowl with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, salt and pepper. Toss well to coat, and set aside for 5-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, place all other salad ingredients (except sesame seeds) in a bowl, and toss gently.
To make the dressing, whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
Heat remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook 5 to 6 minutes, turning to ensure that they brown evenly on both sides.
In a large bowl, combine cooked pilaf, vegetables, and shrimp. Pour dressing evenly over the salad and toss well to coat. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.
**Kashi 7 Whole Grain Pilaf is available at most major supermarkets and specialty markets such as Whole Foods. Other chewy whole grains such as barley, brown rice, or wheatberries can be substituted.
You might also like:
Asian Noodle Salad with Tofu and Mango
String Beans and Tofu with Thai Peanut Butter Sauce
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Fresh Pineapple Chutney
Mediterranean Wheatberry Salad with Lentils and Chickpeas
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47 comments:
- Brilynn said...
I like this! If they hire you, can you get me job there too?
- October 6, 2008 at 8:20 PM
- Kristen said...
Hey, now, I was eating rice cakes (slathered with peanut butter) way back in the 80s. Does this mean I was a trend setter? ;)
- October 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
What a tasty and colorful dish! Very pretty, appealing and delicious!
Cheers and have a good day,
- October 6, 2008 at 9:01 PM
- Cynthia said...
They should definitely hire you.
- October 6, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- Kalyn Denny said...
Awesome photos. This looks great, and Kashi 7-Grain Pilaf just went on my shopping list! (If I was head of HR, I would definitely hire you!)
- October 6, 2008 at 9:39 PM
- Sig said...
They have to at least give you some commission for this post! I am definitely going to get me some whole grain pilaf...
- October 6, 2008 at 11:02 PM
- Brittany said...
They SHOULD hire you! I didn't know about the 7 grain pilaf mix. I've only had the cereal (which I love).
You could develop recipes for them to plaster on the back of the boxes. I'll definantly try this.
- October 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM
- Anh said...
I wonder when the 7 grain pilaf will be available here in Oz? Your dish looks really deliciously pretty!
- October 7, 2008 at 12:08 AM
I'm totally sold! This looks so delicious I'm thinking I should pick up some 7 Grain Pilaf on the way home and make this tonight.
- October 7, 2008 at 3:40 AM
- The Italian Dish said...
I totally agree!! I love Kashi products! This recipe looks fantastic. I bet the women in my book club would love this one.
- October 7, 2008 at 3:52 AM
- Darius T. Williams said...
I totally get it. I love their products and this salad...WOW. You know I'm just in love with the pictures. I'm going to get one of those high powered cameras really soon - can't wait! Lovely recipe!
- October 7, 2008 at 5:17 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I would hire you in a second, especially if you made me this grain pilaf salad!
- October 7, 2008 at 6:06 AM
this looks delicious , Susan! I love shrimp. Great way to advertise your services too! :)
- October 7, 2008 at 6:08 AM
I would totally work for kashi too, even their commercials had me: "7 whole grains on a mission..." I didn't know about their pilaf but I do love their Go Lean Crunch cereal and their granola bars. I'll have to try this out!
- October 7, 2008 at 7:15 AM
- Deborah said...
Where have I been? I thought all Kashi made was cereal, but I'll be looking for this!
- October 7, 2008 at 7:44 AM
- Mishmash ! said...
they will atleast offer u brand ambassador 's job....:)) and lol on the coupons part :D thats a visually appealing dish...
- October 7, 2008 at 8:20 AM
- Le Flâneur Novice said...
The web page of Kashi is not working now. They owe this to you Susan :)))
I love pineapple & chicken duo. Need to try this shrimp & pineapple combination, too, as my bf really loves sea food.
Thanks for the recipe!
- October 7, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Oh geez, Susan, that comment about well-worn Birkenstocks was just too funny. I have a pair I wear for gardening. I have a friend who calls me "Granola" because I have the sandals, a Subaru, eat brown rice and recycle. I wear the moniker proudly. Do you think this recipe would translate well to either chicken or pork? I'm allergic to shellfish but it sounds heavenly.
- October 7, 2008 at 8:57 AM
- Kelly @ Love Well said...
Amazing. I'm printing this out right now. I'm working on next week's menu today, and this is definitely going on it.
Back when I worked at KNSD (Oh! I'm sorry! NBC 7/39), we did a story at Kashi to talk about healthy breakfast food. I've been in love with them ever since. Wonderful people, great philosophy.
- October 7, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- La Cuisine d'Helene said...
I love Kashi too. This is such a nice meal. I would like to work for them as a taster.
- October 7, 2008 at 9:30 AM
You know that Kellogg's owns Kashi, right?
Their products showed up at an event I attended where Kellogg's was a minor sponsor. It's where I developed my addiction to Kashi dark cherry and chocolate chip granola bars...
Having said that.. any kind of whole grain pilaf really appeals to me!
- October 7, 2008 at 10:20 AM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
This looks gorgeous! I'd take this over a rice cake any day!
- October 7, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- Half Baked said...
Kashi's is great. I didn't know they had a pilaf though. I'll be on the look out for it so I can make this dish!
- October 7, 2008 at 10:30 AM
- Terry at Blue Kitchen said...
Susan, you say Kashi's 7 Whole Grain Pilaf has more fiber and protein than brown rice. How does the taste compare? Better, I hope--to me, brown rice has all the flavor and textural appeal of, well, those well-worn Birkenstocks.
- October 7, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Kara said...
Kashi would be so lucky! And I agree with another comment that the "well-worn Birkenstocks" comment had me laughing pretty well. I too am a lover of Kashi (just finished some as a mid-afternoon snack!) but had no idea they had a whole grain pilaf! I will be on the look-out, now, though - and they have you to thank!
- October 7, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- Mike of Mike's Table said...
rofl about the Birkenstocks comment. That salad has such great color on it--it sounds delicious and really flavorful. Fingers crossed for a Kashi-employed reader!
- October 7, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- Elly said...
Ha! I actually just made a quick reference to Kashi today in my post and I have written before how I am a *tad* obsessed with their products. The 7 grain pilaf is definitely one of my favorites. This dish looks really delicious! I have also been eating my weight in the 7 grain crackers...
- October 7, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Nicole said...
This looks wonderful! Is their pilaf available at most regular markets?
- October 7, 2008 at 3:47 PM
- Heather said...
that's quite the resume there, ms. food blogga! ;) this does look delicious. and i love kashi's commercials! they look like they have a lot of fun! i love, love, love pineapple in savory dishes!
- October 7, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Believe it or not, I haven't tried this Kashi product, though I'm so fond of many other Kashi foods. I'd hire you in a minute, and I hope the folks at Kashi snap you up!
- October 7, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Oh, I'd gladly give this a try! I've also wanted to work for Kashi ever since seeing their commercial with the young man in some far flung open air market stating that he is a picky eater and travels the world looking for foods to bring back to us. Hey, I'm not that picky of an eater, cut I'd gladly impersonate one to have his job!
- October 7, 2008 at 8:31 PM
- Unknown said...
i admire things which are good for me...and still taste fantastic...most things that i love aren't good for me...and i wont be able to afford this eating habit much longer...
i need to have enough will power to switch...lots of it ^_^
- October 7, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Ivy said...
They should definitely hire you just to create beautiful recipes like this one.
- October 8, 2008 at 2:52 AM
- Ivy said...
They should definitely hire you just to create beautiful recipes like this one.
- October 8, 2008 at 2:53 AM
- Meeta K. Wolff said...
what do i do if I do not get kashi? I guess I'll have to come up with my own mix - because this really looks great, susan!
- October 8, 2008 at 3:10 AM
- Shreya said...
so colourful and appealing! Awesome recipe, and healthy too:-)
- October 8, 2008 at 7:12 AM
This dish looks great. And the photos are out of this world. Could there possibly be a better advertisement for Kashi?
- October 8, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- Annemarie said...
Snackwells and rice cakes: eating 'well' had never been so blah. Very nice recipe using something that's good for you and tasty to boot.
- October 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM
- Salt N Turmeric said...
I wasnt sure if i shud leave a comment here since i obviously dont eat healthy. lol. But that sald sure do look good. Iv seen the kashi commercials but never thought of trying them. maybe i should.
- October 8, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Proud Italian Cook said...
Has Kashi called you yet?? They should, just look how you did their product proud!! Just look at that plate Kashi people!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Aha! I just wrote a post last week about getting a free Kashi cookie in the mail. I like Kashi too!
- October 9, 2008 at 2:39 PM
- Andrea Meyers said...
I think Kashi would be crazy not to hire you! This looks really tasty.
- October 11, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
brilynn-Sure thing! ;)
kristen-Doesn't the pb kind of negate the point of eating rice cakes? ;)
rosa-Many thanks!
cynthia-You think? :)
kalyn-I enjoyed taking the pics too. Thanks!
sig-Maybe I should forward your comment to them!
brittany-Now, that's an idea!
anh-I'm not sure. But it's available online.
julie-I really hope you try it soon.
marie-Let me know if they do!
darius-Are you still looking for one?
tw-Gee, thanks. :)
hillary-Oh, I love Go Lean Crunch. It's sooo good.
deborah-Oh, they have so many great products.
shn-You liked the coupon part, huh? ;)
bal-Hah! That's too funny!
suzan-Oh, absolutely. I have made it with pork, and it's great. I'm so glad you like it!
kelly-Seriously. What's not to like about that company?
helene-That would be a great job!
anonymous-No, I didn't. Thanks!
lynn-Me too!
halfbaked-Hope you find it!
terryb-Yup. The taste is much better and complex because of the variety of grains.
kara-Yay! I'm so glad you'll be looking for it!
mike-Glad you liked it.
elly-Oh, I love their TLC crackers!
nicole-I have found it at Whole Foods and I believe Henry's has it too. I'm not sure about general markets though.
heather-I love, love, love pineapple in savory dishes too!
lydia-Me too! :)
louise-Yeah, I would too! Thanks for the comment.
rita-Kashi makes it easy!
ivy-Aw, that's sweet.
meeta-Yeah, you could mix your own grains.
shreya-Thank you!
potatochef-Wow! Thanks!
annemarie-Blah. You hit it on the head with that one. :)
saltnturmeric-You definitely should! Thanks for the comment too.
marie-Not yet. ;)
hilary-Free Kashi cookies? Where? Where? ;)
andrea-Gee, thanks!
- October 13, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- Jaime said...
i love pineapple fried rice so i think i would like this. i had no idea that kashi made other things besides crackers and cereal bars...
- October 13, 2008 at 7:23 PM
I'm a huge Kashi fan too!! I especially love their cereals. This looks delish!
- October 14, 2008 at 7:17 AM
Mmmm...I love so many of their products. I remember that Kashi was a local company (SD) and then sold a few years ago. This post is making me wonder who owns the company now. Delicious recipe -- definitely good for us!
- October 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- Kim said...
You know, I thought that Kashi 7 Grain Pilaf was pretty incredible all by itself, but your recipe has made it into a work of art!!
I notice that you are also making all these super healthy grains that I'm reading about lately.
Looking forward to following your blog!!!
Thank you!!
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The most recent version of the Ada standard, known as Ada 2012, brings contract-based programming to a mainstream language. Preconditions, postconditions, type invariants, and subtype predicates allow software developers to specify their programs' intent more clearly, in effect embedding requirements into the source code. This feature makes it easier to review and understand the program, and it facilitates verification by the compiler, static analysis tools, and/or runtime checks.
"New, Improved" or "No, Unproved"?
In the software world, we are used to getting new versions of things all the time. Nearly every software product undergoes frequent revision, and companies dutifully trot out press releases to trumpet the wonderful new features in each version. In practice, these updates are often not that significant or newsworthy.
Programming languages follow a similar revision pattern. For example, a new version of C, referred to as C11, was released last year. New versions of languages typically have many new features, and to those in the language design business, these always seem like major advances. However, the wonderful improvements often don't make that much difference in practice. Indeed the style of a lot of C coding has not much changed since the Kernighan and Ritchie days 35 years ago. Most C programmers don't use the new features in C99, let alone the ones that recently appeared in C11.
Ada is no exception to the rule of periodic updates and is subject to the same caveat that often these revisions have "nothing earth-shaking" to offer. For example, Ada 2005, the previous version of the standard, introduced many new features that those of us working on the language felt were very important advances, but most Ada programmers stayed with Ada 95. The Ada 95 version of the language, by the way, upgraded the original Ada 83 standard with significant functionality including full support for OOP. When an undertaking of comparable magnitude was carried out for C, a language with a new name was born.
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All of this leads us to Ada 2012, the latest version of the Ada language standard, formally approved by the ISO in December 2012. Is this really an important development or simply a "new version yawn"? I could certainly supply a catalog of new features, and you can find articles that do just that. But Ada 2012 does bring an "earth-shaking" advance the introduction of contract-based programming, or what Eiffel programmers call "design by contract."
In the context of software, a "contract" is an assertion of some property of a program component reflecting a requirement that the component must meet. This is a fairly general definition; some specific examples, to be covered later, are preconditions and postconditions (which apply to subprograms, that is, functions and procedures), and invariants and predicates (which apply to types).
The concept isn't new. What is new with the inclusion of this facility in Ada is its spread into the broader domains of high-reliability, safety-critical, and security-critical programming. These are areas where Ada has a significant presence. (For example, the newly deployed iFacts Air Traffic Control program in England is programmed in SPARK, a high-integrity Ada subset augmented with annotations. Ada is widely used on new aircraft, both military and civilian.)
The notion of a contract is fundamental to improving a program's reliability (that is, giving increased confidence that it correctly meets its requirements). From a broader perspective, the software development process involves defining a set of high-level requirements, deriving low-level requirements, formulating a software architecture/design that meets these requirements, and writing code that implements the design. This process is not necessarily sequential (feedback/iteration is common) and may be more or less formalized.
Contracts help bridge the gap between low-level requirements and the code. They also create formal documentation of how the code relates to these requirements. Two of the most important kinds of contract are a subprogram's preconditions (which must be true on entry) and postconditions (which must be true on exit). Again, these are not unique to Ada. Their usage was well established, particularly in the area of formal proof of correctness. However, major programming languages have been slow to adopt these concepts.
Capturing Preconditions and Postconditions
Preconditions and postconditions are most easily understood in the context of an example. Assume a program has to process arrays of integers, and one required operation is to remove duplicate elements from a given array. In Ada, this entails defining an array type, then a subprogram to perform the removal:
type Int_Array is array (Natural range <>) of Integer; procedure Dedupe (Arr: in out Int_Array; Last : out Natural);
Int_Array declaration allows different objects of the type to be created with different bounds; the lower bound can be any non-negative integer (
Natural). If
Arr is an object of type
Int_Array, then its bounds can be queried by the constructs
Arr'First (lower bound) and
Arr'Last (upper bound).
Suppose that
Dedupe needs to meet the following requirements:
- On entry, the parameter
Arrcontains at least one duplicated element.
- On exit, all duplicates (and only the duplicates) have been removed, nothing new has been added, and the parameter
Lastshows the new upper bound.
English comments could be added to the source code to express these requirements, but Ada 2012 supports much more precision through preconditions and postconditions:
procedure Dedupe (Arr: in out Int_Array; Last : out Natural) with Pre => Has_Duplicates(Arr), Post => not Has_Duplicates( Arr(Arr'First .. Last) ) and then (for all Item of Arr'Old => (for some J in Arr'First .. Last => Item = Arr(J))) -- Only duplicates removed and then (for all J in Arr'First .. Last => (for some Item of Arr'Old => Item = Arr(J))); -- Nothing new added
where the helper function
Has_Duplicates can be defined as follows:
function Has_Duplicates(Arr : Int_Array) return Boolean is begin return (for some I in Arr'First .. Arr'Last-1 => (for some J in I+1 .. Arr'Last => Arr(I)=Arr(J))); end Has_Duplicates;
The pre- and postconditions make use of quantification syntax introduced in Ada 2012. They precisely specify what the
Dedupe procedure does without constraining how it is implemented. The example also illustrates that the value of a parameter on entry to the subprogram (
Arr'Old) can be referenced in a postcondition.
If youare just writing comments in English, achieving completeness and precision is a formidable challenge; but that's a critical part of making sure that the code meets low-level requirements. Expressing the requirements as contracts forces precision, and the analysis required may help tease out pre- or postconditions that otherwise might be overlooked (for example, the terms in the postcondition corresponding to "only duplicates removed" and "nothing new added"). Such "forgotten" conditions correspond to very typical bugs.
Using Preconditions and Postconditions
Once you get into the habit of including contracts with subprograms, how do you make use of them? There are three principal styles of usage.
First, they can act simply as a substitute for English language comments to guide a human reader in understanding the code. In this context, they perform the same function as comments, but with the great advantage of unambiguity and much higher precision. At first glance, this may seem equivalent to simply reading the source code of the subprogram to see what it does. However, contracts are different in two crucial respects: The contracts are at a much higher level of abstraction; and most importantly, the contracts specify everything that is needed and nothing more. Several implementations of
Dedupe are possible; some would leave the order unchanged and some might leave it sorted. If you relied only on the code, you might infer that one of these two possibilities was part of the requirements, but that would be wrong.
The second use of contracts is to enable the compiler to turn them into runtime checks optionally. Testing then does not simply check the final results of the program, but also verifies on entry and exit from each subprogram that the code is doing what it is supposed to do. A runtime exception (a well-defined concept in Ada) is raised if a precondition or postcondition fails. Typically, such an exception occurrence will precisely identify the test that fails, thereby easing the debugging process. Like all runtime checks, these checks can optionally be removed for the final production build. This is often done in safety-critical applications such as aircraft software, where the verification process provides sufficient confidence that the checks will not fail. (And in any event, it would not be much help to the pilot to get a message on the screen saying that some precondition has failed!) In this context, the runtime checks are a means to the end of making sure they are not needed. But in other contexts, if the extra inefficiency is not a problem, it may well make sense to leave the checks enabled. Better to have an ATM machine shut down than to get an undetected error and hand out the wrong amount of money.
Finally, contracts can be used as a basis for formal verification. The
Dedupe procedure in our example includes a set of preconditions and postconditions expressed in quantificational logic; you (or your automated tools) can have a formal understanding of these conditions and of the code that implements the procedure. The process of proving that the code does in fact guarantee that the postconditions hold on exit if the preconditions hold on entry is explicitly defined. Very often in proofs of correctness, the critical issue is knowing what to prove. The systematic use of contracts allows this question to be answered precisely, and also allows the proof to be carried out in a modular fashion. The
Dedupe procedure can be proved correct in isolation, and then callers must ensure that the preconditions are met. It is also possible to combine testing and proving in the same program, conveniently using the contracts as a boundary between the two. For example, you might prove the
Dedupe procedure correct, but rely on testing to verify that the preconditions are met on each call. Such a synthesis between formal methods and testing shows great promise.