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Gastroenterology Experts Serving Manitoba
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Experts in the medical study, physiology and pathology of the stomach and the intestines, including clinical gastroenterology, gastrointestinal endoscopy and colon cancer. Gastroenterology experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Manitoba legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Manitoba.
The listings below are of Gastroenterology experts serving Manitoba.
Expert ListingsElite Medical Experts, LLC
Tucson, AZ
Elite Medical Experts specializes in medical and surgical litigation. From Stanford to Yale, and from all places in between, Elite secures top-tier Gastroenterology experts from the nation's leading universities. Each is renowned Professor with a busy clinical practice. Please call today for a case analysis by an in-house physician or nurse. Elite Medical Experts works directly with legal teams and does not accept inquiries from private parties.
Stephen M. Cohen, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS
Stephen Cohen
Lewisburg, WV
abdominal surgery, colon cancer, diverticulitis, bowel obstruction, fecal incontinence, constipation, general surgery, anal surgery, trauma, surgical infections, wound infections, blood clots, nasogastric tubes, colostomy, ileostomy, volvulus, bleeding ulcers, abscess, retained surgical products, anal cancer, hemorrhoids, tumors, oncology, ICU
William Bisordi MD, FACP
William Bisordi MD, FACP
Larchmont, NY
I am a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist with over 35 years experience in Gastroenterology and Gastroenterological disorders. I have served as an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense for the past 25 years. I am able to do medical record review for merit and also review of a case that has already been filed with depositions etc. My turnaround time is extremely quick and I am always available to discuss the case further with the referring attorney. My fee includes review of the medical record and discussion with the referring attorney and a written affidavit if required. Further time spent on deposition and trial is billed on an hourly basis.I have testified over the years and enjoy preparing for trial and have been told that I have been an excellent credible expert witness by some of the finest malpractice lawyers in the tri-state area and many other states where I have testified.
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Carlos Torres
Southlake, TX
Dr. Torres is an expert in: Surgical Pathology of
the gastrointestinal tract and liver; Cancer and
preneoplastic conditions; Tumor Pathology,
Autopsy Pathology; Cause of Death,
Causation, Standard of Care.
Dr. Torres trained at Washington Univ-Barnes
Hospital., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and
Harvard-Brigham & Women's Hospital. Dr.
Torres spent 12 yrs as Staff Pathologist and
Director of Quality Assurance at Caris/Miraca
Life Sciences. Currently provides expert Gastrointestinal and Liver /Pancreas Pathology Services to Alliance Health Sciences and Boston Scientific GI Laboratory.
Perry Hookman, MD, PA
Gastroenterology/Hepatology Expert
Boca Raton, FL
Perry Hookman MD is Board-Certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Authored over 40 publications in the Medical Literature (see publication titles on his website). He is in private practice more than 25 years and member of a Teaching Hospital and Medical School Faculty. Contact by phone at (561) 445-0486
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Anna Vertkin
Sandia Park, NM
I am an experienced Gastroenterologist and Internist. I am double Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology with 25 years in practice.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – President Barack Obama spoke for nearly 30 minutes Thursday afternoon at JaxPort, urging folks back in Washington to stop their political bickering and get the economy back on track.
"That's why I came down to Jacksonville today. I want you involved in this debate and remind Washington what's at stake," he told several hundred gathered at the port. "I'm going to welcome ideas from anybody across the political spectrum."
In Obama's third speech on the economy in three days, Obama said the House GOP wants to cut spending on education, science and clean energy when the country should be investing in those sectors.
He says cutting back in those areas would be like waving a "white flag of surrender" in a global economy.
"If we have more supertankers coming here, that means more jobs at the terminal," he told those gathered at the port. "That means more warehouses in the surrounding area. That means more contractors are getting jobs setting up those warehouses. That means they got more money to spend at the restaurant. That means the waitress has more money to spend to buy her iPod. It starts working for everybody."
President's 2 hours in Jacksonville
Air Force One touched down at Jacksonville International Airport at 1:41 p.m. with President Barack Obama, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown greeted them at the bottom of the stairs before they loaded into a motorcade for JaxPort.
Obama's motorcade arrived at 2:14 p.m. at the Jacksonville Port Authority dock. The president walked a few hundred yards to a shaded spot beneath an enormous crane. Cargo containers lined the area, presumably to block anyone's view, and spotters were high atop the crane.
Obama shucked his suit jacket for a walk with Transportation Sect Anthony Foxx; Roy Schleicher, CEO of the Jacksonville Port Authority; Dennis Kelly, regional vice president and general manager of TraPac, whose logo is on the crane; and Fred Wakefield, representative for the International Longshoreman's Association.
They chatted for several minutes, then walked back toward the cameras, framed by the crane and beyond that, the Dames Point Bridge.
The president then began making remarks about what the nation can do to invest in the middle class. He believes that's the only way to strengthen the economy, and he vowed that would be his focus for his remaining 1,266 days in office.
Wearing a white dress shirt and blue tie, sleeves rolled to just below the elbow due to the heat inside the cruise terminal, Obama began his speech by saying what's going on at JaxPort is a reminder of the potential for growth all around the country.
He said that two years from now, the Panama Canal will be able to handle supertankers, which are the future of shipping around the world.
Obama said he wants to make sure that Jacksonville is among American ports that can handle the supertankers, which in turn will create more jobs and have a trickle down effect on the local economy.
"We've got to create more jobs today doing what you are doing right here at JaxPort, and that's building this country's future," he said. "We need modern schools for our kids. We need modern power grids and fuel networks that can withstand stronger storms, and we need modern ports so we can move more goods made in America out to the rest of the world."
JaxPort Board Chairman Joe York provided this response to President Obama's remarks:
"It's gratifying to have President Obama choose JaxPort as a backdrop to talk about moving our economy forward as that is the core mission of our agency. Fifty years ago, Florida created the authority to maximize the economic opportunities that our public port facilities provide for the people of north Florida.
"Boosting job creation, business, revenue, quality of life: the president is speaking our language -- it's what the men and women of the port and our partners do each and every day. Clearly, the president's recognition that investment in the nation's ports will return benefits for generations to come echoes our message and our goal of supporting long-term economic vitality for our region, state and nation."
Local leaders know the importance of the port, a major economic engine for the area.
"I know everyone is going to try to meet with him and talk to him about the need to fix Mile Point, talk about the importance the value of our port," said Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. "I'm excited about making sure (he knows) how important it is. He already knows that, but just being here says that JaxPort is important."
The Mile Point project and deepening the shipping channel in the St. Johns River are ongoing efforts to demolish an underwater wall and open up the shipping channel. Port officials and labor leaders agree.
"In the last few years, we have certainly seen the conversation about port investment rise in priority as people start to understand that our ports are the foundation of our economy. The movement of goods to our consumers, the movement of goods from our manufacturers to the rest of the world that is critically important to our economic health," said Nancy Rubin, JaxPort spokeswoman.
The head of the local longshoreman's union says more port business directly translates to more jobs.
"Right now we have about 1,500 members. Only about 600 of those members have a good living as a longshoreman so if we have more jobs here more people that can make a decent living here," said Keith Hopkins, who's been a longshoreman for 25 years.
The project that would allow bigger and more ships to come here is in the hands of Congress. In January, Gov. Rick Scott approved $38 million for the project, but it's tied up at the federal level. President Obama has the ability to speed it up.
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio supports efforts to fund port improvements.
"I think everyone supports the dredging project. The two impediments have been money and authorization. Because of a quirk in the federal law that even though the state is spending that money, the federal government had to authorize them to spend that money. And that will be cleared up in the federal version of the bill," said Rubio.

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Welcome to the final quarterfinal match of Uefa 2008. Spain and Italy are set to kick things off in Vienna with the winner moving on to face Russia in the semifinals. The Spaniards are slightly favored over the defending World Cup champions, but all three favorites have been sent home over the last three days. Continue after the jump for live commentary and game updates as soon as they get underway. Until then, enjoy soccer tongue day here at Deadspin.
Xabi Alonzo and Cesc Fabregas start out on the Spanish bench once again, while Alessandro Del Piero is the most likely sub for the Italian side. Both Casillas and Buffon enter the game in top form for their respective countries, so goals will be at a premium.
• Spain is on form and the Italians have barely survived thus far. If the Spaniards are going to overcome their history of choking like dogs, today is a big first step.
• The players are warming up and we'll be underway shortly.
• I always expect the Italians to have a more rousing national anthem.
•The play has been restricted to the middle of the field thus far, no chances for either side with two minutes gone.
• Cassano wastes little time before hitting the ground.
• Villa stops an Italian run prematurely with a perfectly timed sliding tackle. That would look pretty good in Stamford Bridge.
• An Italian free kick is placed comfortably in the keeper's hands.
• Villa has a go at goal, but it's deflected up in the air to Buffon.
• After losing possession to Cassano, Torres comes within a few inches of him resulting in a free kick.
• Another Italian flop, and this time it's a yellow for Iniesta. God I hate this shit.
• Spain is completely lost on offense. They are literally standing around with their arms up trying to figure out where to go with the ball.
• Torres is finally able to get possession to the edge of the box, and he's taken down without a call. If a call had been made it would have been quite harsh.
• Oh good, now the Italians are trying to hurt Villa. I'm not nearly drunk enough for this.
• The Spanish side finally show the pace of their offense, but Torres couldn't put it on target.
• Ambrosini with a quality cross, but Perrotta only manages a glancing blow with the header.
• Ambrosini and Toni are finding some room in the Spanish defense, but they haven't had any real quality shots on target.
• Spain is set to take a free kick from 25 meters, Villa and Silva are lined up. Villa blasts ones low across goal and Buffon collapses on it with relative ease. Not a bad effort, but not enough.
• We're 26 minutes in, and Italy has continued to play it tight and depressing. If Spain wants to open things up they are going to have to get Fabregas in the lineup at some point.
• Iniesta did well to make himself available at the corner of the area, but he was pushed off the ball by the defense. No call, no shock.
• Hey a yellow for Ambrosini! Of course it couldn't have been much more obvious. It looked like he was going to put Senna in a figure four.
• Silva worked hard to get himself a shot in the middle of the field. It was wide of goal, but Buffon tipped it out. A foul is whistled on the subsequent free kick.
• Italy finally takes their foot off the break getting a good cross in to Toni. The striker's header is well defended, and Spain retakes control.
• Torres has the ball in space and he's able to work it into the box, he has help but chooses to eschew it for his own shot, deflected out. Silva gets a good look at it and nearly beats Buffon to the far post. Finally, a little back and forth.
• Italy's first corner of the game goes unconverted, but they've maintained possession in an attacking position.
• Silva is tripped up right at the edge of the area, and there's another brutal no call. What the fuck is going on?
• The Spanish side continues to press the Italians without anything to show for it but some bruises to their lower extremities. Stoppage time awaits.
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As this post goes live, I'm beginning my journey to the most anticipated event of the year.
You might be thinking that I'm talking about Christmas or we are going to the Super Bowl.
No, this is MUCH more exciting.
It is FinCon, otherwise known as the Financial Blogger Conference.
Yes, I'm a financial geek!
I will be heading to St. Louis to rub elbows with some of the top financial bloggers in the world sporting a cheesy smile on my face every step of the way.
This year it is even more exciting because I get the opportunity to speak again.
Last year my topic is "How to use video to rock your brand".
This year, I'm my talk is titled "How I Got Dumped by Google and Still Managed to Get 5 Million Visitors to My Blog (and lived happily ever after)".
Assuming that many of the attendees haven't been there for a while, I thought it would be appropriate to have a post that gave a closer look of who Jeff Rose really is.
So hold on, here are 12 things that you might not know about me:
1. 9 Years in the Army National Guard.
Back in 1997, I was literally going nowhere in my life and I needed something to give me a swift kick in the butt. Since my mom is Filipino and only 4'11", she can't even reach my butt, so I had to seek an alternative.
The obvious choice was the military.
I enlisted, shipped off to boot camp, got my head shaved, and became an Army Infantryman.
Overall, I spent nine years in, did a tour in Iraq and retired with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
I still feel compelled to use the Army cry "Hooah!" every once in a while and, if you are ever next to me on an extended run, there is a chance I might sing some cadence.
2. Extra, extra, yes, that's me in the background.
I was in Hollywood. Well, kinda…..
One of the coolest, yet lowest paid, jobs I ever had in my life was being an extra on various TV shows and a few movies.
I was in the background of TV shows such as Beverly Hills 90210. I remember one set where Jennie Garth was freaking out on the make-up lady because the make-up she had applied made her skin orange.
I got a chuckle out of that one.
On Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, I actually got a chance to play hacky sack with Melissa Joan Hart and the rest of the cast.
I was on Boy Meets World and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I remember talking to Alison Hanigan at the craft table, at the time, not knowing that she was one of the main stars of the show. Woops.
The movie Father's Day with Robin Williams and Billy Crystal. Robin Williams is one of the coolest dudes ever. He went around talking to everybody giving the "Nanu, Nanu" from Mork and Mindy. If you have no idea what that means, Google it. 🙂
I was only minimum wage, but it was the easiest job I ever had and definitely commanded some great bragging rights.
3. HUGE In-N-Out Burger fan.
My mom currently lives in Las Vegas and every chance I go to visit her my first stop is not her house, absolutely not, my first stop is In-N-Out Burger for two, sometimes three cheeseburgers – no onions, fries, a milkshake and a Coke.
It might be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3000 calories, but I don't care because I crave it.
I now live in the Midwest and have to settle for Five Guys, some actually claim Five Guys is better; they are of course delirious and should seek medical attention immediately.
4. I like to cut a rug….
Whenever I was in junior high school I remember watching the Grind on MTV and craved to be a good dancer. Well that never really happened, but that didn't stop me from getting out on the dance floor. Even in my mid-30's, I still like to break down any chance I can.
Below is a video clip from a recent wedding reception where me and the missus were breaking it down.
5. I've been married twice…..to the same woman!
Here is a funnier twist to that comment; the first time was in Vegas. As they say, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, well maybe not quite. The short story is that I had planned to propose to my wife sometime in 2005. Then I ended up getting orders that my National Guard unit was being deployed to Iraq. That put a fast forward on the engagement, so I ended up proposing on Halloween, as I was dressed as the Tin Man and she was Dorothy.
We more or less eloped as we went to go visit my mom, who (as mentioned above) lives in Las Vegas, so we thought it was only appropriate to get married while we were there. We did so with the understanding that once I returned home safely from Iraq that we would have a bigger ceremony with a reception to renew our vows.
Sure enough we said I do not only in the State of Nevada, but also the State of Illinois. It made me wonder which anniversary we celebrate, and initially we planned on celebrating both until our first son happened to be born on the exact same day as the second ceremony.
Trying to explain to our son that we need to celebrate our wedding anniversary rather than his birthday doesn't carry much weight, so now his birthday wins and our first wedding date is the anniversary.
6. My three sons + 1
My wife and I have been blessed to have three healthy, young boys, who I think could compete in WWE Wrestling matches right now. They bring a lot of fun and a lot of stress, but we wouldn't have it any other way. Most parents think we are looney for having three kids but, we decided three wasn't crazy enough so we are adding a fourth. But #4 comes with a little twist.
My wife had the neat idea of adopting a child from the Philippines, and with the Philippines being in my blood, I took to the idea. We began the process of adopting and will hopefully have a new child in the next year or two. You can read more about the adoption process on my wife's blog.
7. Garfield, man's best friend.
Every kid has their favorite stuffed animal that goes everywhere with them; wait, was I the only one? When I was 3 or 4, my father bought me a stuffed Garfield at the local grocery store and he became my little buddy. See adorably cute picture below.
I had Garfield up until I was literally in college and I know that he is still around somewhere in the basement; I still love that little guy.
8. Jan who?
The one thing that I never understood about my parents was the name that they gave me. Most people know me as Jeff, but if you saw one of my business cards, you would see that I have the initial J before my name. For some reason unbeknownst to me, my parents named me Jan; yes, Jan Jeffrey Rose is my legal name.
As a child, I was called J.J. (notice the birthday pic below).
I don't know why they named me Jan; I have never been called Jan, but yet that is my legal name. All I know is that I thoroughly enjoy when people refer to me or call me asking for Mrs. Jan Rose. NOT!
9. 6 foot and wear size 13 shoe
If you get a chance to see me in person, you will see that I am 6 foot, have a decent build and wear a size 13 shoe. That might not be that unique, but you have to realize where I came from. My father was 5'9" and wore a size 10 1/2. What makes my build even more impressive is that my mom is 4'11" and buys her shoes in the kiddy department.
Note: She usually buys the Sketchers that have the really large sole to make her appear like she is 5'2".
All I know is that I feel blessed that I'm not 5'6", 160 lbs. When I meet a lot of my Filipino cousins, I really look like Andre the Giant compared to all of them.
10. Super Size That?
It's definitely not as cool as being an extra on TV shows, but one of the first jobs I ever had was working at McDonald's. In looking back, I have no idea why I put myself through that misery, but I kind of enjoyed it because I needed the money.
One of my favorite memories was an older lady ordering a chicken fa-ji-da. I had to ask her again, "I'm sorry, what did you want?" She is like, "you know, a chicken fa-ji-da." It took me a moment to realize oh, fajita, got it. Just another fine example of living in the Midwest.
11. Obsessed with G.I. Joe's
My dad used to be spoil me and buy me every single G.I. Joe I ever wanted. Trust me, I didn't complain!
I had (multiple) Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander, and the giant 6 foot aircraft carrier. I remember even taking a family picture where I was holding a G.I. Joe.
Have I lost that loving feeling? Now in my mid-30's, absolutely not! In fact, the picture you see below is the 25th anniversary G.I. Joe that I just bought last year.
I will say it was awkward when I told my 6 year old son that he couldn't play with daddy's new G.I. Joe.
12. No Way Jose!
As my obsession of G.I. Joe's wore off some, I found a new obsession – baseball cards. This was a time when Jose Canseco was huge and as a kid he became my hero. How was that for a horrible pick for a role model? Geesh….
When I first started collecting cards I made it a mission to get EVERY single Canseco card I could find. At that last count I had over 520 different Jose Canseco cards. My dad used to tell me that they would be worth a pretty penny.
Well, he was right. They're worth about a penny. 🙂
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Vegan Apple Strudel
Strudel is one of those treats that everyone loves. If I met someone who was anti-strudel I'd back away if I were you. Strudel has origins in Austria and Hungary dating back to the late seventeenth century. Traditional Austrian strudel is not made with phyllo dough or puff pastry but with a thin dough with a high gluten content that gives it elasticity. Traditionally, strudel can be filled with cherries, apples, spinach, sauerkraut or cheese. This Vegan Apple Strudel recipe features apples picked fresh from an apple orchard in Pennsylvania and is enhanced with rum, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
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Vegan Apple Strudel Recipe
For the strudel dough1 1/3 cups bread flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup water
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
For the strudel filling3 Tablespoons rum
3 tablespoons raisins
1 ½ pounds apples that are best for baking, such as granny smith or braeburn, peeled, cored and sliced to 1/8 inch thick.
1/3 cup + 1 Tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon allspice
1 ½ cups fresh bread crumbs
3 Tablespoons (40 grams) Regular Vegan Butter or non-hydrogenated stick margarine, melted
about 1/3 cup Regular Vegan Butter or stick margarine, melted (for brushing)
½ cup chopped walnuts
1) Prepare the strudel doughMake the strudel dough by combining the bread flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl. It's crucial that you use bread dough because it has a higher amount of gluten which will allow the dough to be stretched out paper thin. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the water, canola oil and apple cider vinegar. Now mix this mixture into the flour and salt, using a spoon until just incorporated.
2) Knead and allow the dough to riseTransfer the mixture onto a clean lightly floured surface and knead it for 5 minutes. Lightly coat it with canola oil, place it back in the bowl, cover it with a plastic bag and let it rise for 1 ½ hours.
3) Soak the raisins in rumWhile the dough is rising, prepare your filling by placing the raisins and the rum into a small bowl and microwaving it for about 15 seconds. This will allow the raisins to soak up as much of the rum as possible. Set aside.
4) Prepare the strudel fillingPeel and slice your apples then weigh them to 2 pounds. Place them into a large mixing bowl and stir in the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and the rum and raisins until well incorporated.
5) Prepare the breadcrumbsTo make fresh breadcrumbs, process bread in a food processor until it has the consistency of rough sand. On a large skillet, heat the 3 Tablespoons of Vegan Butter until hot then add the breadcrumbs and saute until golden, about 3 minutes.
6) Roll and stretch out the strudel doughPreheat your oven to 400F (204C). Now we're ready to roll out our strudel dough. Remove any jewelry you have on your hands. Place your dough ball on a tablecloth or something similar that's at least 2 x 3 feet. This is crucial because later we're going to use it to roll up the strudel. Due to the thickness of the dough, it's not possible to roll it up without something underneath it. Roll out your dough as much as you can with a rolling pin. Now pick up the dough and placing it on the back of your hand, carefully stretch it. You'll want to support the dough on the back of your hand in different areas of the dough as you stretch it out slowly and consistently.
Once you feel that you can no longer safely stretch out the dough this way due to the risk of tearing it, transfer it to the tablecloth and gently lift up the dough and stretch it into place. Since we used bread flour, this dough will stretch to remarkable limits. As a rule of thumb, you should be able to stretch the dough enough to where it's transparent enough to read a newspaper through it. If you tear the dough and make a small hole, don't worry. It's going to get wrapped up anyway.
7) Transfer the filling to the doughCoat the dough with 3 Tablespoons melted Vegan Butter. You can use your fingers but if you use a pastry brush, be careful to not tear the dough. Now sprinkle the breadcrumbs onto the dough. Sprinkle the chopped walnuts onto the dough about 3 inches from each short edge of the dough in a 6 inch strip that goes lengthwise across. This strip will be across the upper part of the dough which will allow us to wrap the whole thing up. Spread the apples over the walnuts. If there are extra juices in the bottom of the bowl, use roughly up to ¼ cup of it by pouring it over the apples in the strudel. Using more of the juices will cause the strudel to leak excessively in the oven.
8) Roll up the strudelFold the short end of the dough over the filling and tuck it under the apples if possible. Lift the tablecloth at the short edge of the dough so the strudel rolls onto itself. Carefully continue this roll until the entire strudel is rolled up. Transfer the strudel over to a large baking sheet by lifting parts of it with a floured spatula and 'scooting' it over slowly. You may want to dust some flour on the tablecloth and baking sheet in order to make the strudel slide over as easily as possible.
9) Bake your vegan strudel to perfectionNow form the strudel into a horseshoe shape and brush the top of it with melted Vegan Butter. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown with the rack on the upper third of the oven. You may want to put another baking sheet on the rack underneath the strudel to catch any juices that may drip down. Cut the strudel with a serrated knife and serve warm. This recipe makes 1 Vegan Apple Strudel.
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Great recipe
I wanted to make an apple strudel for my boyfriend and his parents this Christmas. They aren't vegan, but I wanted a healthier, more animal friendly recipe. There ended up being a lot more apples than I needed for two strudels, so I made a third strudel for my grandparents and an apple pie for my parents, so it worked out good. I personally chose not to include the rum and raisins, but it was still delicious and just what I was hoping for!
Good, despite burning rubber
Matty, this recipe is wonderful, but I found that some of the measurements were a little off. I used about nine apples (picked from a Philadelphia tree)--originally seven, but then I noticed that I was to weigh the apples AFTER peeling and coring. Even with snacking on them throughout the process (I made the filling first), nine apples were a lot. The dough, enhanced with vital wheat gluten, stretched nicely, but more to a 1'8"x1'10" proportion. Three tablespoons of melted margerine for 1 1/2c of toasted bread crumbs was a bit much, thus I used the leftover margerine from brushing the dough (about 1 1/2 Tbsp) with maybe another Tbsp to fry the bread crumbs. It only took one Tbsp to brush the top of the strudel, which was too fat from too many apples to shape into a horseshoe. Unfortunately, while I was baking the strudel our oven caught on fire and the strudel was covered in burned-rubber soot, but my husband decided to eat it anyway. He says it was amazingly good, even covered in carcinogens.
Excellent Recipe!
Mattie, thank you for your recipe!
It was first time I was making a strudel myself and, thanks to your useful advices, it turn out great. All of your tips were very helpful and I managed to roll strudel out very well. My husband is American and he liked it very much. He said it was the best strudel he ever ate, although he tried it in Austria and Hungary. So now I will stick with this recipe. Though it seems like a huge project at first glance, but rewards and satisfaction will be there once you make it.
I didn't have bread flour, instead I used whole wheat flour. In order to get right elasticity from the dough, I replaced 1 Tb of flour to 1 Tb of vital wheat gluten (mixed it all very thoroughly). The result was fine: the dough was stretching to impressive limits almost without tearing. I also didn't have rum and walnuts, so I used rum extract, which we almost didn't taste. If you don't have, it is good without walnuts as well.


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Houston man charged in shooting death of man in car
Charges have been filed in the shooting death of a Houston man on Saturday afternoon.
Jeremiah James Pipkins, 17, has been charged with manslaughter in the 177th State District Court in connection with the death of Chazz Jenkins, 18.
The incident occurred in the 12800 block of Gotham in southeast Houston near I-45. Four men, including Pipkins and the victim, were sitting in a parked car when a gun went off, fatally wounding the victim, officials said.
"A back passenger pulled out a pistol, unloading it and was showing it to the others in the car," Houston Police Department spokesman Victor Senties said Sunday. "It gets passed around and is returned to the original male. He's in the process of reloading it when it went off and struck the victim in the back."
It is not known why the four men were parked in the area with the handgun. According to court documents, the men were smoking marijuana at the time of the shooting.
Pipkins and another man in the back seat fled the scene on foot, taking the gun with them, according to police. Police said the driver stayed and called for help, but the 18-year-old man in the front passenger seat was declared dead at the scene by emergency crews.
Pipkins and the other passenger were later located by Houston police and taken into custody. Pipkins admitted to his involvement in the shooting and the weapon was recovered, police said.
Houston Chronicle reporter Jayme Fraser contributed to this story.


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Smoking cessation drugs now are available at no charge through the TRICARE Mail Order Program for service members, military family members and retirees under age 65 who want to kick this unhealthy habit.
The free cessation drugs finally are available almost five years after Congress ordered them. The free medicines are part of a wider smoking cessation program that lawmakers told the Department of Defense to establish under provisions of the fiscal 2009 defense authorization act.
The same law also directed TRICARE to boost long-standing smoking cessation efforts with in-person counseling, access to print and web-based material on health effects of tobacco, and a 24-hour, toll-free "quit line" with counselors to assess readiness of smokers to quit and recommend ways to address their nicotine dependency.
The smoking cessation program, including mail-order drugs, patches, gums, lozenges and sprays, is not available to beneficiaries eligible for Medicare, which means the TRICARE for Life population. This is set in law to hold down costs. It also is not available outside the United States except to active duty members and families enrolled in TRICARE Prime overseas.
The toll-free quit line likely will not be available overseas because of "technological barriers and costs involved in providing this service," TRICARE officials explained in a final rule published in the Federal Register Feb. 27.
Free mail-order drugs include heavily promoted medicines such as varenicline (brand name Chantix) and buproprion (Zyban), and popular nicotine replacement including patches and inhalers. All of them will require a prescription and "we can't guarantee that every med will be available to every individual," said a TRICARE official. "That's still a doctor's call based on the person's health and other medications."
Many of these drugs also are being stocked at base pharmacies to be available at no charge. How base pharmacies handle TRICARE for Life patients with prescriptions for these drugs is to be a local issue, officials explained. Even though Medicare-eligible beneficiaries are excluded from the smoking cessation program, drug access policies vary by base. Therefore, elderly smokers should check with their base pharmacy to learn if they can access cost-free smoking cessation drugs too, said officials.
The estimated cost of dispensing free smoking-cessation drugs by mail is $24 million a year. Congress approved this to try to drive down smoking-related diseases and long-term health costs. It was estimated in 2007 that tobacco-related diseases cost the military at least $500 million a year.
Health effects of smoking, including cancers, respiratory diseases and heart ailments, kill 443,000 Americans annually, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Smoking causes 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in men and 80 percent in women, the CDC experts estimate.
The military has a higher incidence of tobacco use than the U.S. adult population overall. The most recent DoD Health-Related Behaviors Survey, from 2011, found 24.5 percent of the military use cigarettes "in the past 30 days" versus 20.6 percent of civilians. Marines had the highest smoking rate of the armed services at 31.9 percent. Air Force is lowest at 17.2 percent.
Smokeless tobacco usage is 12.8 percent in the military versus only 2.3 percent among civilians. Again, Marines report the highest smokeless usage rate at 21.3 percent, and Air Force the lowest rate with 8.7 percent.
Among heavy cigarette smokers, 45 percent endorse prescription medication as the preferred form of treatment for their nicotine dependence.
TRICARE officials published a proposed rule on free home delivery of smoking cessation medicines in September 2011. Most public comments were positive. A few questioned why the meds would not be available in the TRICARE retail pharmacy network. Officials said mail order is more cost-effective and won't be a barrier to seeking care for most beneficiaries.
The National Community Pharmacists Association commented that some retail pharmacists could provide face-to-face cessation counseling. But TRICARE officials said retail pharmacists "are not recognized as authorized TRICARE independent providers" so counseling would not be a covered benefit and pharmacists could not be paid for such services.
Also, officials explained, the mail order program provides around-the-clock access to pharmacists via a toll free phone number, and with every drug comes "complete written instructions for use, side effects, adverse effects, warning and telephone numbers for questions."
Smokers will be allowed two "quit attempts" a year and still stay eligible for counseling sessions and medicines. Even a third quit attempt may be covered "with physician justification and pre-authorization." One respondent to the proposed rule said this was too lax and would waste TRICARE resources in allowing more years of coverage and more quit tries.
But TRICARE officials said extensive research revealed that, on average, smokers need seven attempts to finally quit. And when they do, future TRICARE costs are reduced.
More information on the cessation program is available at: www.tricare.mil/quittobacco. A DoD quit tobacco website, with more resources and a live chat feature, can be found at: www.Ucanquit2.org.
Stateside commissaries now plan to close Mondays, rather than Wednesdays, from May through September if civilian employees are furloughed due to automatic budget cuts of sequestration.
The switch in plans results from a negotiation this month between the Defense Commissary Agency and the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents many commissary employees.
Defense officials last Friday told agencies and departments to delay furlough notices to allow time to assess how the 2013 defense appropriation bill passed by Congress last week impacts total operating dollars.
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MEDWAY, MA -- Cybex International experienced a drop in both net sales and net income for the third quarter, according to the company's financials released yesterday.
Net sales for the third quarter of 2009 was $29 million compared to $35.8 million for the same period last year. Cybex had net income for the quarter of $0.1 million compared to $0.3 million during the corresponding period last year.
For the first nine months of the year, net sales decreased to $85.7 million compared to $108.7 million for 2008. The loss for the first nine months was $3.4 million compared to net income of $1.8 million for 2008.
"During the past year, Cybex has focused on broadening into additional market segments as the health club market has remained stagnant," John Aglialoro, chairman and CEO of Cybex, said in a release from the company. "This has included not only new product positioning, but broader marketing and sales approaches, which I believe will position Cybex well for 2010. In the meantime, I appreciate the efforts our employees have made this year and commend our managers for balancing cost reductions with investments needed to promote the long-term success of Cybex."
During the quarter, the company renegotiated its financial covenants with its banks, says Art Hicks, president and CEO.
"We were in compliance with these financial covenants as of the end of the quarter and expect to remain in compliance for the foreseeable future," Hicks said in the release.


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Germany's government has banned an organization it accuses of collecting donations that are sent to Hamas-related welfare projects. The Islamist movement is included on the European Union's terror group blacklist.All of these stories take pains to say that this IHH is not related to the Turkish organization with the same initials, which was involved in attacking IDF soldiers on the Mavi Marmara.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in a statement that the International Humanitarian Relief Organization was banned Monday because it has used donations to support projects in Gaza that are related to Hamas – while presenting their activities to donors as humanitarian help.
"Under the guise of humanitarian aid, the IHH has long backed, with significant financial assistance, so-called social welfare organizations based in the Gaza Strip that can be linked to Hamas," he said.
"Donations to so-called social welfare groups belonging to Hamas, such as the millions given by IHH, actually support the terror organization Hamas as a whole."
The Turkish IHH actually does stand for something different: İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve İnsani Yardım Vakfı,[2] in English: The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief. Wikipedia has a link to the German IHH site (not available today but retrieved last month) where they issued a clarification that they were not associated with the Turkish IHH.
So even though both groups apparently have the same Islamist goals and support the same terror organizations, they appear to be different.
And yet, their logos are strikingly similar, down to the number of leaves:
Even if they do not have the same pedigree, it is a distinction without a difference - the very same rules that prohibit IHH Germany apply to IHH Turkey.
But I think that it might be a good idea, as a pre-emptive measure, to ban all Islamist-leaning organizations that have logos with the same number of leaves around a globe meant to symbolize the world:
The organization was founded in 1992 in Freiburg, Germany, the ministry said. In 1997 the group split in two, IHH Germany and IHH Turkey, which are now two separate entities, it said.(h/t Lucy Lips)


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If you're in search of for holiday fun for the whole family, look no further than A Christmas Story, The Musical! at the Chicago Theatre! The 1983 holiday classic is a Christmas tradition of many, and is even more exciting set to catchy tunes and fantastic dance numbers. You won't want to miss this Christmas spectacular!
"After sold out record breaking runs at Kansas City Rep in 2009 and Seattles 5th Avenue Theatre in 2010, Chicago has played a major part in establishing the first national tour of A Christmas Story, The Musical! with auditions and then rehearsals held here…"
A Christmas Story is the tale of a young boy, Ralphie, living in rural Indiana in 1940 and his seemingly never ending journey to receive the Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. The show beings with Ralphie about 40 years older, recalling his best Christmas. The set then jumped to Ralphie's home in 1940 and the older Ralphie narrated throughout. Young Ralphie carried the song with most instrumentation by a piano and a drum set. I like the fact that the music was simple, but still had a large enough impact on the scene.
With many roadblocks and amusing twist and turns, Ralphie ends up getting the gun and claims that it was the best Christmas present ever.
This show is fun, high energy and exciting, and most importantly, it's a it was a real musical, not just a movie translated into a musical! While many of the songs have similar fun rhythm and tone, each song was distinct in its own way. Each number included both intricate choreography and complex vocals that were incredibly well done by all the performers.
What makes A Christmas Story, The Musical! different from other musicals is that both the dialogue and the songs were equally hysterical! All the actors, including the young children's ensemble had impeccable comic timing and wonderful voices. Ralphie, played by Clarke Hallum, was especially impressive. He was in almost every scene, and still kept his energy up and remained a hilarious and adorable little boy!
The show beings with Ralphie about 40 years older, played by Broadway vet Gene Weygandt recalling his best Christmas. The set then jumped to Ralphie's home in 1940 and the older Ralphie narrated throughout. His family, made up of a hilarious set of characters including his zany Old Man (John Bolton), his frazzled mother (Rachel Bay Jones) and tagalong kid brother Randy (John Francis Babbo).
A Christmas Story, The Musical! will have you in stitches from start to finish! From the opening number "Counting Down to Christmas" to the touching closing Chinese restaurant dinner scene will warm your heart and anyone who has seen the famous lamp scene in the movie can attest to the utter hilarity, and won't be able to control themselves during "A Major Award"!
A Christmas Story, The Musical! is the perfect holiday treat and embodies the very essence of what it's like to be a kid on Christmas. Give this hit musical as a gift to anyone your list!
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December 18 11am and 3pm
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December 21 at 7:30pm
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December 23 at 7:30pm
December 24 at 11am and 3pm
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The Department of Special Collections' current exhibition, Dressing the Text: The Fine Press Artists' Book, is a traveling exhibition co-sponsored by the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County and the Printers' Chappel of Santa Cruz, with support from the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County. The exhibition showcases 48 outstanding examples of work produced by fine press printers and book artists from across the United States during the past decade. Dressing the Text illustrates how fine press artists' books retain a devotion to text and craft while reflecting recent changes in philosophy and perception which have profoundly altered our definition, understanding, and appreciation of art in the late twentieth century.
THE FINE PRESS ARTISTS' BOOK: "The fine press artists' book is a discrete form, particular and coherent. It is a kinetic, architectural construction that exists as sequential, narrative fields suspended through time and space. It is characterized by a devotion to text, and to the physical articulation of that text. It is not an illustrated book per se. Its visual elements negotiate a correspondence with its text to reflect a coincident form of narrative. The fine press artists' book is a mosaic, but rather than a pile of fractured bits, it is the thoughtful amalgam of text, image, paper, binding structure, typography, and meaningful content. The goal is an integrated, harmonious whole. … Books are perhaps the most intimate objects made by human beings; they are meant to be caressed, and turning each page is a kind of seduction. If printing a book dresses a text, then reading a book undresses that text to reveal its essence. …" —Gary Young, GREENHOUSE REVIEW PRESS


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Ethan brought me an Army Man today.
He was missing one leg.
{That, incidentally, is because one of my children left him on my kitchen floor--again--and I stepped on him and snapped it off. Right at the knee, poor bugger. Thankfully, I did not injure myself due to the fact that I had my hard-soled house shoes on. Otherwise, heads may or may not have rolled around here.}
"Uh oh, Mommy.....uh oh." Ethan said.
I looked down to see Ethan with the injured soldier in his hands.
"Yeah, buddy....I know. That happened the other day. Mommy accidentally stepped on him, and now he doesn't have a leg. We're going to have to throw him away."
"NO! No, Mommy!!" Cameron hollered from the other side of the family room.
"Cameron, he's broken. You can't play with him like this, it's dangerous. He needs to go in the garbage."
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Starting Lineups:
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Highlights from Last Game:The Utah Jazz struggled with a fast-paced opponent last week, losing one game and barely avoiding their first home defeat in two months.
They'll try to correct their mistakes against another up-tempo foe, as they put their 15-game home winning streak on the line and try to improve their positioning in the crowded Western Conference on Monday night against the fading New York Knicks.
Utah needs a strong performance in its final 10 games if it hopes to catch first-place Denver in the Northwest Division and potentially earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
But the Jazz (45-27) didn't play well in a home-and-home set against Phoenix, losing 118-114 on the road Wednesday night and laboring to a 104-99 overtime victory in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.
They blew a 21-point third-quarter lead Saturday, needing a 9-2 run at the end of regulation to catch the Suns and continue their longest home winning streak of the season. Deron Williams hit an 18-footer to tie it with 13 seconds left, then scored seven points in overtime, finishing with 21 points and 13 assists for his fourth straight double-double.
"That was one that just about got away from us," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We had a nice lead and then we just quit competing. You can't afford to do that."
The Jazz especially can't afford many more losses if they hope to emerge from the regular season at the top of a six-team cluster in the West. Just two games in the loss column separate second-place San Antonio and Utah, which is tied with New Orleans for sixth.
Sloan's team will also likely need to take advantage of its home games. The Jazz's 31-6 home record is the second best in the conference behind only the Los Angeles Lakers, and they haven't lost at home since a 106-100 defeat to San Antonio on Jan. 27.
New York (29-44) doesn't seem like an especially likely candidate to end that run, although it plays a similar run-and-gun style to the Suns under former Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni, and it already boasts a win over Utah this season.
With departed stars Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph making the main contributions, the Knicks won 107-99 at home Nov. 9, when the Jazz were without Williams. Overall, New York has won seven of nine against Utah, although it has lost its last two in Salt Lake City.
The Knicks have dropped seven of their last eight games overall to fall out of contention for the playoffs in the East, and they have just one road win over a winning team all season.
They shot just 37.6 percent in a 96-85 loss at Charlotte on Saturday night, their lowest point total since a 96-76 defeat at Houston on Jan. 10.
The most interesting development for the Knicks may have been the return of troubled center Eddy Curry, who had played three minutes all season before Saturday's game. He only played two more against the Bobcats as he works his way back from knee problems and personal issues. "I'm going (to Utah) to win the game," D'Antoni told the Knicks' official Web site. "I'll try to get (Curry) out there as much as I can and hopefully he can improve as we go along. I want to win so I'll make some decisions good or bad trying to win."
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- Egyptian actor Adel Imam found guilty of defaming Islam in some of his movies
- The films are several years old and were approved by former President Hosni Mubarak's censors
- Comedian Ronnie Khalil says verdict will suppress creativity in Egypt
Every country has an unofficial doctrine -- a mantra if you will. In America, it's the "independent spirit." In Germany, it's the "no-nonsense work ethic." In Egypt, well, in Egypt it was always "laughter through adversity."
Until now.
Adel Imam, one of Egypt's most beloved comedic actors, was sentenced to jail for insulting Islam. Not for something he said but for roles he played in films. Yes, you read that right.
That's like sentencing Edward Norton to life in prison for his role in "American History X."
What makes this court ruling even more preposterous is that these films are not recent films. They are pre-revolution films that were approved by the former government.
Last week a court upheld a three-month prison sentence given to the 71-year old actor in February for "insulting" Islam in his films "Morgan Ahmed Morgan" and "Al-Zaeem." It was one of two cases brought against him by an Islamist lawyer, although the second case was last week overturned, according to Amnesty International.
As a child, I remember watching Adel Iman films when I visited my family in Egypt during summer break. Even with my broken Arabic, his mix of wit, facial expressions and physical humor amused me endlessly.
Egyptians have long been envied for their ability to tell a joke. Over the decades they created films, television series and plays that delighted audiences across the region. One can say that in Cairo, a city with nearly 20 million people living in a space the size of my bedroom, it's impossible to get by without a sense of humor.
But this long and proud history is in serious jeopardy. And if it collapses, I firmly believe so does Egypt's hope for a better future.
As an Egyptian-American comedian, I had the opportunity to be part of the rise of stand-up comedy in the region. During my first show in Cairo, maybe four or five years ago, I remember one local comedian was so nervous because he thought he "might be arrested" by the government just for telling jokes.
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to produce the first stand-up comedy show post-Egyptian revolution. I remember the buzz in the air as comedians made light of a tense situation -- the ouster of Hosni Mubarak and the uncertainty of the country.
As a performer, I was able to address, for the first time in my shows, sexual harassment and the religious hypocrisy of "complete religious freedom as long as you're Muslim or Christian." We even had a female comedian wearing hijab perform on stage. The progression of the country in such a short time period was mind boggling.
Until now.
Who would have guessed that the limited freedom of speech afforded to Egyptians under the old regime would develop into no freedom of speech at all? That a country, which was the "beacon of hope" less than one year ago, is now a catalyst for a "return to the dark ages."
I'm not saying that we shouldn't be sensitive to religious and cultural needs -- though my personal vote as a comedian is everything should be open to criticism and satire. Many countries have restrictions on programming, including the U.S., but to retroactively punish someone for previously approved material is beyond reason.
Mr. Imam has the opportunity to appeal but, regardless of if he wins or not, a clear message has been sent: any challenge to the "societal norm" will not be tolerated. This doesn't just prevent comedians, writers and artists from finding humor in the single biggest aspect of every Egyptian's life but it also will suppress creativity in general.
Can a Muslim character in a film not drink alcohol? It happens everyday in real life but are we not allowed to show it because the courts want us to pretend it doesn't exist? More importantly, what happens to that actor playing the part -- even if he is really drinking apple juice instead of a beer?
Regardless of the outcome in the Adel Imam trial, if Egyptians don't raise their voices against this ridiculous verdict, this may not just signal the demise of comedy in Egypt -- this could very well be the demise of the country itself.


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A single gateway into Adobe's Community Translation "universe"
November 2012 marks the month when Adobe's Globalization group is launching the "Adobe Translation Center" (ATC). For Adobe's customers and fans, ATC will be the single access point to provide feedback and improvement ideas for existing translations in "Adobe languages", the shipping languages of an Adobe product. At the same time, the center will also be the place where our vibrant and growing translator community explores – in a collaborative fashion – opportunities for "community languages": Languages that are in high demand by their speakers, but not delivered as part of our product offerings.
So far, our community translation "universe" consists of two planets, reflecting its current two main focus areas:
Adobe Translation Center itself is now offering functionality allowing fans to collaborate on user interface (UI) translation (formerly this has been available through Adobe Translator). The activity around UI translation has been growing quickly, supported and used by several hundred contributors.
The Adobe TV Community Translation project is ATC's very successful bigger twin: More than 2,500 translators have already translated subtitles for more than 14,000 minutes of video to make educational, entertaining, and helpful content available in a growing number of languages.
Not too long ago …
In November 2011, this blog presented the success case of how fans and users enabled Adobe Business Catalyst (BC) to ship with an additional language UI in Dutch, entirely translated by the BC partner community. The motivation driving this effort was the interest to better serve the partners' customers in that language (BC with Dutch UI).
Since then, the ATC product team has been busy at work and put a significant effort into improving the Translation Center's "look & feel" and its functionality. Entering feedback and translation suggestions is now possible intuitively and in a visually pleasing interface that follows the overall Adobe.com experience. As with all Adobe products, agile development methodologies are allowing the team to react to user feedback: Even though ATC is now launched, we still consider it to be "work in progress" (as opposed to "set in stone") and are eager to hear what the community desires in order to be more productive or to have a more delightful collaborative translation experience.
"Community Translation" at Adobe
At Adobe, community translation refers to the process of enabling our users to translate content in a collaborative environment, assisted by professional translators or moderators. Types of content available for community translation today are videos (through Adobe TV) and software user interface (through the functionality within Adobe Translation Center). In the future, we expect community translation to expand into areas like documentation or user forums.
Ideally, collaboration and interaction between contributors should make community translation a rewarding and fun experience. We are confident that our tools will contribute to such an experience, so that lively and passionate communities will be developing and thriving around them.
Why does Adobe promote community translation?
Adobe has a long history related to localization and globalization. Our products are reaching people all over the world and allow them to express their creativity, regardless of their native language or the locations where they live and work. No matter what language we are using, when speaking to our users, we are always deeply impressed, how important our products are for them and with how much passion they speak of them.
At its core, Adobe is a company as international as our users. We have offices around the world, and in all our teams worldwide one finds colleagues from all over of the globe: The desire to serve all our international customers with excellence, is deeply engrained in ourselves and is reflected in our daily work.
Adobe's community translation program is one means to get another step closer to the goal of shipping "world-ready" or "truly global" Adobe products, based on demand expressed and input provided by our customers and user communities around the world.
Why is Adobe building the Adobe Translation Center?
In the past, Adobe pioneered a few community translation programs, resulting in great responses from our users. After a series of pilots, we are now beginning to unify all of Adobe's community translation efforts in a single place: Adobe Translation Center (ATC).
With engineers, user experience designers, and product managers, ATC has a dedicated product team whose goal it is to provide the best experience for translators from different communities. Building and maintaining such a platform represents a sizable investment for Adobe. However, we believe that the long term gain resulting from a better understanding of our international users, will be worth the effort, time, and investment.
Benefits of community translation
The cooperation between Adobe and its trusted professional translators has been working very well for many years now. This joint effort will continue to be a cornerstone of Adobe's international success. However, there are some aspects of product translation where the involvement of the user community might have advantages over traditional workflows or may lead to something new altogether.
Feedback and translations through people using our products every day
It is impossible for professional translators to be experts for all products or areas they are translating for. While the professionals' work for sure will always be correct, the everyday product user might – from time to time – have an edge to provide up-to-date translations.
In the past, we have experienced that a few translations in our products do not reflect the prevailing use of terms by our customers. In this area, we want to use the opportunity to make our translations match our users' needs and expectations. With similar intent, we are leveraging mechanisms like community voting or commenting, so that translations match the expectations of the community at large and we are not representing isolated feedback.
It is important to note that there will be no "automatic way" for a community translation to enter the final product with review: In order to maintain the quality our products are known for, there will always be trusted moderators and reviewers close to the community who make the decision which string is ready for inclusion in the final product. By the way, only with the help of our partners on the professional translation side, will we be able to achieve scalability and support for the numerous community languages.
Evaluation of more Adobe product languages
Historically, Adobe has shipped in languages that have been representing our core markets: North America, Europe, Japan, Asia. That is a good number of languages already. With now the entire planet as the potential market-place for our products, however, we are constantly facing the question which languages to ship our products in. Currently, it is not possible to translate into all languages of the world due to logistics, cost, and incomplete information about addressable market size.
It is exactly the question which language to take on next, where community translation will help finding an answer by reversing a common mechanism: Instead of having to make assumptions about market sizes and demand for translated products before we ship them, ATC is empowering our users to indicate which languages are important to them and, hence, to us: Community membership size and translation speed for a product language, will be crucial indicators.
Shipping product languages vs. candidates for new languages
There are two different groups of languages which we are making available for community translation:
"Adobe languages" are all languages that are current shipping within a product. For "Adobe languages", users can provide alternative translations if they discover typographic errors, if a string is too long or clipped, or simply, if they would prefer a different translation over the one that is currently appearing in the product. In our tools, shipping languages will usually appear as 100% translated and reviewed in our tools. Nevertheless, Adobe is looking forward to the community providing us feedback for those languages.
"Community languages" are not shipping with a particular product and we we make them available for community translation. For those languages, there can be different reasons why we are adding them to ATC: A passionate user community that we are aware of in a particular country, or repeated user requests to have a product available in their language, or business reasons on the Adobe side.
Full disclosure: To be perfectly clear, a "community language" which is 100 percent translated by a passionate community will not automatically be shipping with a future version of the product. The business decision which languages to ship, will remain the sole responsibility of the products' stakeholders. Both the community and Adobe Translation Center team will always have to defer the final decision to the product team.
Why would users engage in community translation?
Users who participate in Adobe's community translation program have a chance to get involved in the development of their favorite tools. They can directly affect the translation of a product through submitting suggestions.
And even if the translation into a specific language has already been completed, users will continue to have a channel to express their opinion (about translation quality). Or they can help us improving the product through reporting localization bugs in a convenient interface, without the need to go through complex bug reporting systems.
By joining the Adobe community translation program, users will strengthen their local community's role and impact. In return, they will receive more attention. and, moreover, they have a good chance of influencing the future of an Adobe product, maybe even beyond localization support.
Community translation is already a common way for many companies (Adobe's peers in the software industry among them) to explore new ways to interact and engage with fans, users, and customers. For Adobe, that type of interaction is one way to better hear the voice of our customers.
We strongly believe that our products will continue to improve because we intend to listen to that voice …


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This "illumination map" was constructed using over 1700 photographs of the same area of the moon's south pole taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) over a six month period.
Because the moon's rotational axis is tilted by only 1.54 degrees (compared to Earth's 23.5 degrees), some areas near its poles are left in permanent shadow, while nearby regions remain sunlit for most of the year.
Each image taken by the LROC was projected onto a map of the area and converted to a binary image: if the ground was illuminated that pixel of the map was set to one, and if shadowed zero. Researchers then stacked all the binary images and calculated the percentage of the time each pixel was illuminated over the six month period.
The resulting "illumination map" is shown above. Areas that were never illuminated appear black, areas that were always illuminated are white, and areas that were sometimes illuminated and sometimes in shadow appear as varying shades of grey.
The Shackleton crater, 19 kilometres in diameter and 4 kilometres deep, can be seen at the centre of the image. The south pole is at approximately 9 o'clock on its rim.
The LROC is making daily (which is about 28 Earth days) and yearly illumination maps for both poles in preparation for future lunar missions.
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Meg Whitman's campaign has spent part of the summer hammering Jerry Brown for refusing to be part of a debate in Fresno. Who cares? The two gubernatorial contenders are ignoring a much larger and important part of the state:
The two campaigns have agreed to two debates -- one in the Sacramento area (on Sept. 28) and one in the Bay Area (on Oct. 12). then there's the Fresno debate. Brown, to his credit, accepted invitations for 10 debates (at least two of which would have taken place in Southern California). Whitman has accepted invitations to only three. The candidates also have agreed to debate on a San Francisco radio station.
Northern Californians should be well informed about the race, since it's two of their own -- Brown from Oakland, Whitman from the Silicon Valley -- running.
Perhaps someone will fill in the 24 million or so of us (a mere two-thirds or so of the state population) who live between the Tehachapis and the border. For the meantime, we'll make do with television ads.
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What to consider when selecting a knob
We have many different types of knobs including ball knobs and hex knobs, all available in a range of materials, mainly thermoplastics such as duroplast and polypropylene. Our knobs can be coated or moulded; you should take care in selecting the best handle for your application as you may not want a ball knob with a polished plastic coating in a situation where it needs to be turned and adjusted frequently; a hex knob would be a much better suited for that situation as it has a built-in grip.
What to consider when buying levers
Levers are most frequently used for machines and as a result, they need to be able to suit a range of purposes. We stock a range of different style levers that can be clampable, adjustable, flat handles, heavy-duty, rigid arm and tapered levers. Our Levers are available in both male thread and female threads.
Why do I need carrying handles?
Carrying handles are designed to help you hold and handle equipment safely, and can often increase the usability and manoeuvrability of the product you attach them to. Carrying handles are used in many settings industrially, commercially and domestically.
Does it matter if my handwheel is spoked or solid?
We carry a range of spoked handwheels and solid handwheels which are mostly made from plastic or metal including stainless steel and aluminium. Some of our handwheels can be bought with handgrips; crank handles can be supplied with revolving grips, cylindrical grip or fold- down grip. Our handwheels can be used in industry for valve adjustment in machinery, or domestically in sewing machines as a control wheel. Spoked hand wheels and solid handwheels are used differently, and spoked handwheels tend to be used in industrial settings as opposed to solid handwheels.


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MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption squad fanned out across Montreal Tuesday, raiding a total of nine locations including city hall, six borough halls and the headquarters of the former ruling party, Union Montreal.
It was a coordinated sweep that began shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday said Anne-Frédérick Laurence, a spokesperson for the Unité permanente anti-corruption.
Laurence confirmed that UPAC is probing allegations of fraud, producing false documents and abuse of trust as part of an investigation that has been ongoing since 2010.
Police have spoken to or are seeking to question a total of 25 people, including politicians and civil servants, she said.
"No charges have been laid," Laurence said.
After Mascouche, St-Rémi and Laval, UPAC has now trained its sights on Montreal, after months of salacious allegations about corruption and kickbacks raised at the Charbonneau Commission forced the resignation of three-term mayor Gérald Tremblay and decimated his party — which quickly lost its grip on the majority of council seats.
As it happens, UPAC marked its second anniversary just Monday.
Besides Montreal city hall, the borough halls of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grace, St-Laurent, St-Léonard, Lachine and Verdun were raided.
Vision Montreal opposition leader Louise Harel, who witnessed the arrival of the officers clad in their telltale UPAC jackets, compared it with a "tsunami," saying to her knowledge it was the first time police officers have raided Montreal city hall.
"Surprise is too weak a word for what is happening today," Harel said. "Nobody was expecting that. ... We wanted a big cleanup at city hall, now that cleanup is starting and I have confidence in UPAC, I have confidence that they're working for good reasons, but I don't know what those reasons are."
All the locations were evacuated as officers swept in.
At Montreal city hall, the fire alarm sounded briefly around 4:20 p.m., a prelude to an announcement over the building loudspeaker that no current municipal employee or politician can recall hearing inside the storied building on Notre Dame St. E.
"We ask everyone to kindly leave," a voice said over the loudspeakers that are used only in case of emergency.
City council speaker Harout Chitilian said people at city hall received an email at 4:22 p.m. ordering everyone to leave the building until further notice. Members of city council's social development committee were meeting on the main floor and dozens of other councillors and civil servants, including secretaries, were working in their offices at the time.
As she stepped out of the committee meeting, coat in hand, councillor Suzanne Décarie says she quickly realized it was a police raid.
Members of UPAC, who had arrived at 4:07 p.m. armed with search warrants, were standing on the ground floor of city hall overseeing the evacuation of the building.
A UPAC officer held back at least one civil servant who was in the crowd heading for the door, said Décarie, a member of opposition Vision Montreal party in Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles borough. "He said: 'This one stays,' " Décarie said, repeating what she heard the officer say. "They seemed to be telling a few people to stay."
The atmosphere remained calm, she said.
"Everyone was saying they'd never seen anything like it," Décarie said. "I heard that a lot."
The anti-corruption squad approached a security guard when they arrived at city hall and immediately asked to speak with someone in charge of the building, Chitilian said.
As council speaker, Chitilian is responsible for city hall. "We were asked to give a directive to the security so they can use the special loudspeakers that are in place for fire alarms or other emergencies to ask the employees and the elected officials to evacuate the building," he said. "And my office was asked to send an email that the building should be evacuated 'for exceptional circumstances' and that the order was active until further notice."
Stunned employees and politicians tweeted pictures and commentary from the scene.
Standing outside city hall after the evacuation, Projet Montréal leader Richard Bergeron said he was scheduled to have a meeting with Mayor Michael Applebaum at 4:15 p.m. But he arrived at the mayor's office to see it was full of police officers and security guards who told him his meeting was cancelled. Bergeron said he was told the raid was linked to an investigation that dated back to 2010, thus was probably linked to events of 2009 and before, which is when testimony from the Charbonneau Commission indicates corruption was widespread.
"It's a dark day for Montreal to have police officers raiding city hall; It's embarrassing, but at the same time it's necessary," Bergeron said.
He had faith in the police doing their job, and had no reason to doubt Applebaum to date, he said, noting that his coalition government was working well so far.
Bergeron and Harel both stressed that none of the boroughs where their parties are in charge were raided — just those connected to Union Montreal. A few blocks away, a single SQ car sat sentinel outside the Saint Paul St. E., offices of the former ruling party, the door to Union Montreal offices guarded by an SQ officer. UPAC investigators arrived about 4 p.m., at which point party staff left the building.
In Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough, employees were reportedly ordered to stay in their offices as police searched the borough headquarters. A lone Sûreté du Québec cruiser was parked outside and journalists packed the lobby.
An official in the CDN-NDG borough mayor's office eventually came to explain that UPAC officers were focused on the sixth floor interviewing employees in the borough director's office, which is responsible for communications and human resources.
Projet Montréal borough councillor Peter McQueen, who was on hand when the operation began, said he went down to see the police at work.
"It raises further questions about that Union Montreal mandate from 2001," said the borough's lone opposition councillor.
One SQ car with two officers sat at the front entrance of St-Laurent city hall on Marcel-Laurin Blvd., while another sat at the rear entrance. One officer said city hall was closed and employees had been sent home at 4 p.m.
But three employees at the back of the building said they hadn't been told anything and finished their day at 4:30, as usual.
A piece of paper posted on the door said all offices in St-Laurent were closed until tomorrow.
It was a similar story at Verdun borough hall where a notice on the door announced the cancellation of a Tuesday night citizens' meeting. Two SQ detectives emerged from the building at 6:10 p.m. and said no arrests had been made.
As detectives walked through the St-Léonard borough office gathering evidence, two SQ officers sealed the building's entrances. A handful of borough workers remained on site during the raid, but it appears no one was arrested.
"The police have been here for about two hours," one city employee told The Gazette around 6:15 p.m. "Obviously this is very tense and we really have no idea what's happening."
The police operation was oddly discreet, with no squad cars parked in the borough office's parking lot or on surrounding streets.
In Anjou, a borough worker said the officers had been "poking around" the east end building from just before 4 p.m. until past 7:15 p.m.
A patrol car idled in the office's snowy parking lot while a UPAC cop accompanied a worker to her car.


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Beyonce, Usher, Mariah Carey, and Nelly Furtado are all regretting cashing those Gadhafi checks right about now.
The musical superstars were all paid by the Gaddafi family over the years for peformances at various events, and they are all now being pressured to give those paydays back.
According to People, Furtado is the first (and so far only) musician to step up, announcing via Twitter that she is donating the $1 million paid to her by the Gadhafi family to charity.
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"In 2007, I received 1million$ from the Qaddafi clan to perform a 45 min. show for guests at a hotel in Italy. I am going to donate the $."
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As I said earlier, I did get to plant out many of my tomato plants. We were working in a sprinkling rain most of the time, but we did get 12 put into this bed and another 7 put in other places.
These 12 are paste tomatoes (Amish Paste [Indeterminate, open pollinated] and Heinz 2653 [Determinate, open pollinated]) and are a bit farther from the shadiest parts of the garden than the other bed. Tomorrow I plant my Oxheart and Cabin tomatoes [both Indeterminate, open pollinated] that I grew from seeds I saved in 2009.
As you probably see, I have installed the weed barrier and cut holes for the tomato plants. After finishing these 12, I also got the black fabric laid down on the next bed before it was raining too hard and getting dark.
Don't my helpers remind you of The Gleaners in this shot?
When we remembered to, we put a handful of crushed egg shells in each planting hole to help provide the tomatoes with the calcium they need to avoid blossom end rot.
The tomatoes will grow quickly enough, so I'll need to start getting my trellis' (trellii?) put together in the next week or so. The ones I'm planting tomorrow are already tall enough that I'll have to tie them to a little stake or bury them quite deep.


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NMI Group Selects Tagetik to Improve Group-wide Reporting and Management Information
Tagetik 3.0 to simplify statutory and management reporting processes
Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for Performance Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business Intelligence, today announced that NMI Group (nmigroup.co.za), the Southern African supplier of staple food and animal feed, has selected Tagetik 3.0 to simplify statutory and management reporting processes and provide timely and accurate management information.
"Our consumer needs, environmental conditions and economic situation are constantly changing and we need reliable, timely and insightful information to manage our business efficiently and help us keep pace with these changes. Our existing management information system does not cater adequately for these needs. Following a thorough evaluation of suppliers, we selected Tagetik 3.0 to ensure that we are able to meet all of our statutory and management reporting requirements," comments Andre Vermeulen, CFO at NMI Group.
Tagetik 3.0 will ensure that NMI is able to reduce the time it takes to compile annual and quarterly consolidated reports substantially and will enable the company to start producing interim reports – something it doesn't currently manage efficiently due to the complexity around the reporting processes. Tagetik will also ensure that NMI Group is able to deal efficiently with complex multi-currency requirements and regional interpretations of accounting standards.
Ernest Pachonick, Finance Manager at NMI explains, "It's currently time consuming to collect and process data for NMI Group requirements, so we're excited by the prospect of enabling the regions to manage and run their own reporting, and the ability for the Group to produce consolidated reports based on one set of standardised reporting."
"This is an exciting new customer for us," adds Manuel Vellutini, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Tagetik. "And, of course, another example of our ability to grow as a global player in the Corporate Performance Management market. Our international network of qualified experts provides an unyielding commitment to value and customer satisfaction and ensures that global organisations are supported with timely, customized and, above all, successful implementations."
About NMI Group
The NMI Group is the holding entity that actively manages a portfolio of investments comprising a number of operating companies mainly active in the following sectors: wheat and maize milling, animal feed, pasta, biscuits, sugar, rice and poultry.
Today the Group is a major supplier of staple food and animal feed in the southern African region and employs nearly 3 000 people in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique. State of the art facilities and a highly skilled workforce ensure that a wide range of healthy, quality branded products that meet the requirements of our customers are produced. Our reputation is important to us and a non-negotiable commitment to continuous quality improvement and superior service has ensured that our products remain trusted category leaders.
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