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Investors nervous about the U.S. economy are casting their eyes overseas.
Emerging markets especially capture their attention. These carry higher risk, but returns have been dramatic.
Emerging-markets stock funds turned in an average gain of 36 percent last year, according to Lipper Inc., with a three-year annualized return of 33 percent. China, the Pacific (excluding Japan) and Latin America were stellar regions in a year that rewarded the daring.
Some experts expect the momentum to continue, though it will be tough to match the recent years' results.
"We're going to maintain a heavier weighting than usual in the emerging markets in 2008, with a 22 to 27 percent exposure in them," said Lynette Schroeder, lead manager for $855 million Driehaus International Discovery Fund, which includes developed and emerging foreign markets. "The primary drivers for emerging markets have been commodities, domestic demand and overall growth in their economies."
Driehaus International Discovery gained 29 percent in 2007 and has a three-year annualized return of 30 percent.
This "no-load" (no sales charge) fund requires a $10,000 minimum initial investment and has an annual expense ratio of 1.68 percent.
"The really big question is whether domestic growth in countries such as China will be able to offset any slowdown the U.S. sees, and we don't know the answer to that yet," said Schroeder, who said her volatile fund should represent the riskier portion of an individual's portfolio.
Nearly half of Driehaus International Discovery's holdings are in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, with another one-fourth in Asia, excluding Japan. The remainder is mostly in North America, Japan and Latin America. Even though developed markets move more slowly, Schroeder is able to find companies within them that feature strong earnings growth.
The fund's largest holdings are diverse: shipbuilder Cosco Corp. of Singapore, game company Nintendo of Japan, cable and wireless firm Rogers Communications Inc. of Canada, mineral processor Outotec of Finland and Millicom International Cellular of Luxembourg.
"We advise investors to consider dollar-cost averaging for their international investing in 2008," Schroeder said. "For example, they could put $2,000 into our fund in January and wait until mid-February to put in more, since I think markets are going to be volatile, and you'll get a better overall return that way."
The move to emerging markets would have been more rewarding if you had acted sooner.
"We still see a lot of momentum in emerging markets and think it will continue to outperform in 2008," said Alec Young, international equity strategist with Standard & Poor's Corp. in New York. "Although we think gains will moderate to the 10 to 15 percent range this year, that will still be enough to outperform the U.S. and other developed markets."
A good low-cost way to invest in emerging markets is an exchange-traded fund, such as the $25 billion Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Fund, Young said. Mimicking performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets index, it had a one-year return of 34 percent and has a low annual expense ratio of 0.30 percent.
ETFs trade on exchanges like stocks.
That ETF's greatest concentration is in Asia, excluding Japan, representing more than half of holdings. Latin America is about one-fifth of portfolio, and the rest is scattered around the world. Largest holdings are Russia's Gazprom OAO in energy; Hong Kong's China Mobile Ltd. and Mexico's American Movil S.A.B. de C.V. in telecommunications; South Korea's Samsung Electronics; and Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce in industrial materials.
"While very few active managers can beat the benchmark indexes over time, you can do some research to find the handful of really great active international managers," Young said. "A good example is Mark Mobius of Templeton Developing Markets Fund."
The $6 billion Templeton Developing Markets Fund "A" was up 26 percent in 2007 and has a three-year annualized return of 28 percent. That strict value fund has been run since 1991 by lead manager J. Mark Mobius, a legend in emerging-markets research and investment for decades.
Hong Kong's Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. and PetroChina are among the top holdings, along with Turkey's Akbank T.A.S. and China Petroleum & Chemical. The fund requires a 5.75 percent load and $1,000 minimum initial investment. The annual expense ratio is 1.86 percent.
"The big message is that Americans don't have enough international exposure, and, within that, they don't have enough emerging markets," Young said. "They need that exposure for the long-term good of their retirement goals."
The other side of the argument is that no rewards come without assuming risk. Politics, economies and currencies play significant roles in a variety of emerging countries. After all, the world outside the U.S. isn't one big, happy economic playground.
"The kinds of returns that international funds have posted in recent years, especially in emerging markets, are simply not sustainable," said William Rocco, senior analyst with Morningstar Inc. in Chicago. "If you think that the three-year annualized returns over the next three years will be as good as the last three, you are likely to be disappointed."
The message for 2008 is to move some money outside U.S. borders to capture better performance but invest it judiciously.
Andrew Leckey is a Tribune Media Services columnist.


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Mastitis, or inflammation of the breast, is a relatively common problem for breastfeeding mothers. An area of the nipple or breast becomes painful, red, hard, and may be followed by fever and flu-like symptoms. Experts cannot agree on whether all cases of mastitis represent a true infection. Sometimes, mastitis may be caused by the breast becoming over-full, or blocked because of milk over-supply, ineffective breastfeeding, missed feeds, restrictive clothing, or bruising. The pooled milk that is trapped in the breast can trigger chemical changes that cause pain and redness. This inflammation responds well to extra rest for the mother, and thorough emptying of the affected breast. Some experts suggest using heat and others suggest cold compresses during mastitis. Use of heat should be brief, perhaps just before pumping or breastfeeding in order to prevent more inflammation. Cold may help reduce swelling.
Mastitis is most common in the first few weeks postpartum, although it can happen at any time, especially if a mother is over-tired, or if she smokes. Cracked nipples put a woman more at risk for infective mastitis. When the skin is broken, germs from the hospital environment, from the mother's skin, or from the baby's mouth may penetrate the breast. A woman should call the doctor if she experiences intense pain or fever. (Occasionally women who already are taking ibuprofen or Tylenol don't realize they have a fever.) Some experts advise rest, hot or cold compresses, and breast emptying for 12 hours. Then, if the symptoms don't resolve, antibiotics are prescribed. Others begin antibiotic at the first sign of mastitis. Your doctor can guide you, and he or she will chose medications that are considered compatible with breastfeeding. If you begin antibiotic therapy, it is very important to complete your full prescription in order to prevent recurrences. Please note that some mothers who are on antibiotics may develop yeast infections, and will need to be treated for this.
The most important thing to do if you get mastitis is to continue to breastfeed. Emptying the breast is the best way to obtain relief and help the healing process. Abrupt weaning may cause complications such as breast abscesses. Consider speaking to a breastfeeding support person, such as an IBCLC if you develop mastitis in order to find out about simple ways to prevent it in the future.
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Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC
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1. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstvbaderks Apr 19, 2012 2:18 PM (in response to rseiler)
UPDATE: there is a huge problem with version 0035 and the CPU turbo ratio configuration: please see other posts in this thread!
Just installed DZ68BC bios update 0035 with F7.
Little bit unclear that readme states that Intel ME firmware is now at 184.108.40.2062 and 18.104.22.1684 at the same time. BIOS screen shows only 18.104.22.1682.
2. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstbobnI Apr 22, 2012 7:27 PM (in response to vbaderks)
Intel states once this BIOS 035 is installed there is no going back to an earlier version since it makes structural changes to the board to support future 22nm processors.
3. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstwasabipeas Apr 19, 2012 11:05 AM (in response to bobnI)
BIOS 0035 has been a DISASTER for me. I used the F7 method too and it said everything was successful yet the PC wouldn't reboot and kept flashing a 45 post error. Ok so that meant a memory problem. I have 2 sticks of 4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz and they have never given me a problem and I always ran them at 9-9-9-24 @1600MHz using the XMP-1600 profile. Well now I cannot get beyond the 45 post error unless my RAM is at 1333. Enabling the XMP-1600 profile results in the PC not posting. It's maddening. Also the BIOS will not save any overclocking settings, at least not when I use the "Automatic" overclocking option. My "Active" settings show that I am running my 2600K at 5.9GHz even though it's set at 4.1GHz! Even though I set it to 4.1GHz, and the BIOS says it's running at 5.9GHz, the CPU is running at the default of 3.4GHz according to CPU-Z. Look at this screen pic:
4. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstJan-KB Apr 19, 2012 11:27 AM (in response to wasabipeas)
Same issue here!
I noticed that "turbo boost power" -settings do remain at 60W ! (screenshot) at most, whatever settings within the bios are applied.
This naturally disables the "power boost" because it remains below the standard of 95W.
Attempts to alter these parameters fail as they seem to be locked.
my guess is that this is causing the problem.
any other ideas ?
5. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstJaskis Apr 19, 2012 11:39 AM (in response to rseiler)
0035 was complete disaster for me also. It broke down whole Turbo Boost. I have i7 2600 non K. It become unstable after the update! How such model becomes unstable!? I went to BIOS and noticed that multiplier settings for Turbo Boost were strangely changed upto 46! That shouldnt even be possible with this cpu...
Wattage settings were also jammed.
I had to disable whole Turbo Boost that I can use my computer. I am really disappointed.
And if someone asks why I updated the BIOS: I am using PWM and fans and looked forward to fix the "Front Fan issue".
6. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstJan-KB Apr 19, 2012 11:49 AM (in response to Jaskis)
It may has to do with the new CPU-Table which is introduced with this bios-version. I think it is
most propable that a sandy bridge class cpu is not recognized correctly.
I hope that Intel is going to release a bugfix soon as it isn't possible to step back to 0028 !
7. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstwasabipeas Apr 19, 2012 11:56 AM (in response to Jan-KB)
Now we're stuck with this faulty BIOS and have no way of reverting back.. This is totally unacceptable Intel!
I am going to take out my CMOS battery for an hour and see if that fixes anything... Or do you guys think that may be a waste of time?
8. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstJan-KB Apr 19, 2012 12:10 PM (in response to wasabipeas)
It wont change anything as you cannot go back to any previous bios. Only option is to wait for a fixed version !
9. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstwasabipeas Apr 19, 2012 1:07 PM (in response to Jan-KB)
Don't they test a new BIOS before releasing it? Is there someone from Intel that can respond to us to let us know what's going on please??
10. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you first10c Apr 19, 2012 1:16 PM (in response to wasabipeas)
I opened a support ticket with them last week for the exact same issue brought on by release 0040 for the DZ68DB. Still no new information.
11. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstJan-KB Apr 19, 2012 1:37 PM (in response to wasabipeas)
I've just spent some time in a live chat with a technical guy from intel
and unfortunately retrieved no useful info at all. I wonder if it is
a real bug or if it is actually a "feature", just to outline the
ivy bridge's better performance which would not make much of a difference
if the sandy bridge isn't jammed .....
12. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstwasabipeas Apr 19, 2012 1:49 PM (in response to Jan-KB)
Yeah it's probably Intel's way of telling us to go out and by a Z77 board instead
13. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firststephenb.b.r Apr 19, 2012 2:02 PM (in response to wasabipeas)
i should have checked online first coz now Bios 0035 has done the same thing to my i5 2500K what the hell is wrong with Intel, what's going on,....
Now iv got my Turbo Boost on ovaride too its at 5.9GHz what the hell i haven't overcloced the CPU yet the onlything i had changed was memory to XPM 1600MHz i have Corsair Vengeance 8GB Kit 2x4GB 1600MHz 18.104.22.168 1.5v
I have only had this board for 3 full days now i bought it on April 5th reached here around 12 april this is plus the i5 2500K i put it together 3 Days ago havent used it much any way, and now thisssss.... whats up Intel
if any one asks why i updated bios i had the Power issue and i thot it would be fixed with this Bios Update. and the Power Problem is still there after updating to bios 0035 i used the F7 method to update, can i atlist go back coz now i am afraid to switch on the Computer to the windows i dont want it to boot past the bios even tho it can
i found work around the power issue with some PSU like mine, is just to ON / OFF the power on the back of the PSU once or twice then try switching it on and it works for me, thets why i needed a bios update to fix this stupid PSU issue
14. Re: DZ68BC BIOS 0035 update: you firstJan-KB Apr 19, 2012 1:55 PM (in response to wasabipeas)
or to step over to ivy bridge.
Given this is really the case.. very effective policy, indeed!
I am going to sell a porsche tomorrow and 2 weeks later I
provide an upgrade to limit the speed at 45%, telling the customer
to buy a better engine!o


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The Federal Police agency said in an emailed statement that the 49-year-old suspect was arrested Monday night at Rio de Janeiro's international airport as he waited to board a plane to the city to Fortaleza where Mexico meets Brazil on Tuesday.
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"I'll face the depths by myself."
Dexter is once again alone, if you don't count the Dark Passenger. After Deb spends the entire episode protecting Dexter in several cases from her fellow police officers, she realizes she cannot continue to be a part of Dexter's darker activities and ends their sharing of information.
Not that anyone can blame her. After all, she found out about LaGuerta's private digging into the Bay Harbor Butcher case and recent disappearances. She had to cover-up one of Dexter's mistakes after he was caught on film.
Deb does get to see the upside of Dexter's killing, however, as the missing man's son reveals his gratitude at the man's disappearance for it ended the man's habit of beating up his wife.
Deb also has to lie to Batista, her former partner, shutting down his suspicious that Alex's suicide wasn't really a suicide. She behaves just as LaGuerta did to her last season, alienating a former friend and closing a reasonable trail of thought to protect someone else.
Mainly, tonight's episode was about catching everyone up on everyone else's past actions.
Dexter figured out that Louis was killed on his boat (not sure how the meticulous sociopath missed the blood in the cabinet) and that it was done by Isaac.
The cat and mouse game switches, now that Louis is dead, to include Isaac. Isaac makes the first move, waiting to snatch Dexter up after he comes home. Dexter counters, luring Isaac to a public café before he walks in. Isaac follows that up by threatening Dexter's sister.
If I were a maniacal killer, I'd probably see a few conspiracy theories as well, but Isaac stretches to make the idea fit that the other cops of Miami Homicide are guilty of killing Viktor.
After warning Deb of the mess he'd made for her (by making her a target of the Ukrainian mob -- not part of her everyday enemy list), Dexter sets Isaac up, baiting Isaac into entering a Colombian hangout.
While Dexter believes that is all that is needed, Isaac proves to be every bit the adaptable and resilient killer worthy of playing against Dexter in the twisted game they call life. After all, winner gets to keep their life.
When Dexter is called to a crime scene, he sees that Isaac annihilated the Colombians. Dexter uses the justice system for a change, allowing Deb to arrest Isaac and put him in jail rather than a trash bag destined for the ocean.
Dexter's visit to jail is a draw, however, as Isaac reveals his intent to wait Dexter out, bide his time during his imprisonment until he gets vengeance for Viktor's death.
Meanwhile, Dexter somehow has time to do his actual job. He works with Hannah and Batista to recreate Wayne's killing spree from when he was in Miami. As she handles some of Wayne's 'trophies,' there is a moment where she appears to reminisce fondly on the deaths rather than to remember Wayne's terrifying ways.
Out at one of Wayne's body dump sites, Dexter finds actual forensic evidence that supports his conclusion that Hannah was not the innocent victim. Instead of telling Batista his suspicions, he confronts Hannah. He explains how the murder of the couple actually happened, ignoring her futile protestations of innocence.
Ironically enough, Dexter shares his first crime scene with Hannah after she relates her memory of the first time she saw Wayne kill. We know Dexter is lying, as the first crime scene he was at was the one he was a part of -- his mother's -- when he was a small child. Therefore, Hannah could be lying as well.
Oddly enough, the two appear to connect over this exchange of gory detail and it clearly isn't a good thing. Hannah lacks all methodical precision that Dexter is ruled by; they are opposites (as far as the murderer spectrum goes), and in this case I really hope opposites don't attract.
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Books like these are the reason I will never be able to convert to a Kindle. Yes, I understand that a Kindle is lightweight, easy to hold and able to store thousands of books at a time. But it doesn't have a cover that makes me smile, just looking at it. It can't hold its own as a work of art sitting on a shelf. And it can't be collected with other Kindles and be transformed into more than the sum of its parts. Not like books. Not like these books, especially...
These are not inexpensive paperbacks that you toss into your bag for a commute or a trip to the beach. These are books to be savored, with beautifully crafted covers that celebrate the words within. If you're like me, you may remove such a cover to protect it, while reading the book. And that's okay. Because these are weighty books, inconvenient books, books designed to enhance one's reading experience, not expedite it.First Row:
- J.D. Salinger Book Set, $175 - Juniper Books. Set of 4 includes The Catcher in the Rye, Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction. With this primary-colored collection, the author's name is spelled out across the set of spines, and each book is labeled by title individually.
- The First Edition Library, available individually or in sets - Juniper Books. Facsimile replicas of first edition books featuring the first-printing artwork of each. Available series include Classic Literature (70 titles), Mystery (11 titles), Science Fiction (13 titles), James Bond (14 titles) and Published in Paris, Banned Books (3 titles). Shown: Mosquitoes by William Faulkner, The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever, The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer, Native Son by Richard Wright, Catch- 22 by Joseph Heller, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Adventures of Auggie March by Saul Bellow, From Here to Eternity by James Jones and On the Road by Jack Kerouac. (I received over two dozen of these as part of a book of the month program years ago and love them!)
- Read Me Classics Set, $140
- Juniper Books. Set of 4 includes Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, The Count of
Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky and
The Complete Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Designed by Thatcher Wine, the set features the image an antique
typewriter across the spines and the author's name in small print at the base
of each book.
- Everyman's Library Poetry, $12.50 each - Everyman's Library. Shown here:
Shelley, Keats, Shakespeare, Byron, Dickinson, Love Poems, Persian Poets, Love
Letters, Love Songs and Sonnets and Indian Love Poems.
- The Great Food Series,
approx. $12 each - Penguin Books. A artful paperback collection of the most evocative food writing of the last
400 years, with covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
The covers depict a ceramic shape and
pattern historically relevant to the period of each book.
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- F. Scott Fitzgerald (Penguin Hardback Classics), $13-$17 each - Amazon. Shown: Flappers and Philosophers, The Beautiful and the Damned, The Last Tycoon, The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night and This Side of Paradise. Another collection designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, the covers of these books are intended to evoke the jazz age of Fitzgerald's stories, while materially, "the combination of metallic foil and matte paper is designed to feel good in the hand as well as look good on the shelf." (I have one myself, and they definitely do!)
- Persephone Books, approx. $18 each - Persephone Books. Shown here: Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary by Ruby Ferguson,
Miss Ranskill Comes Home by Barbara Euphan
Todd, Saplings by Noel Streatfeild,
Consequences by E.M. Delafield and Few Eggs and No Oranges by Vere Hodgson. Founded in
1999 by Nicola Beauman, Persephone Books is an independent publisher based in Bloomsbury, London that reprints (mostly) works
by neglected female writers of the 20th century. The books are bound in dove
gray, with simple cream labels, and feature endpapers made from a textile or
print created around the same time that the book was originally published. (Full confession - I love these so much that I bought one while working on this post.)
- Shakespeare for Schools - Kristina Bullen. A university
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- Penguin Clothbound Classics, $20-$22 each - Penguin Books. Shown: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor
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for Victorian bookbinding techniques.
- Ernest Hemingway Set, $395 - Juniper Books. Set of 9 includes Across the
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Selected Letters 1917-1961 and The Short Stories. A Juniper Books exclusive,
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design and lists individual book titles at the bottom of each spine.
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- Malcolm Gladwell: Collected, $50 - Amazon. Set of 3 includes The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers. This nostalgic clothbound collection was designed by Paul Sahre, and features 1950s-inspired scientific drawings by illustrator Brian Rea.
- Virginia Woolf (the Omega Workshop editions), approx.
$22 each - Penguin Books. Designed by Angus Hyland, a collection of 5 of Virginia Woolf's best works - Mrs. Dalloway,
Orlando, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One's Own and The Waves - is wrapped in abstracted
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Speaking at the DuPont Innovation Forum here, DuPont Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer Douglas Muzyka underscored the importance of the role of DuPont's integrated science in solving some of the world's greatest challenges. Muzyka's remarks were made at the DuPont Thailand Innovation Center, where business partners, academic thought leaders and government officials met to celebrate the second anniversary of the center's opening.
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October 21, 2010
This is part of a series of articles summarizing presentations from the 1st International Workshop on HIV & Aging, which took place in Baltimore, Md., from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5, 2010. Jump to the table of contents to see the other articles in this series.
One of the best presentations of the conference was given by Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., who explained a very complex subject in a very entertaining and clear way.
He explained that the mitochondria are tiny, bacteria-like parts of our cells that produce energy (in the form of ATP). There are several types of mitochondria (each group encompasses a cluster of mutations generally found in a different world region), and those different types may help explain why some ethnic groups differ from others in the way they respond to HIV medications and their side effects. These region-specific mitochondrial differences also may explain how different races and geographical regions respond differently to diet composition and exercise. (Incidentally, the type of mitochondria we have is inherited from our mothers.)
We have learned in the past that the nucleoside analog class of antiretrovirals, which includes Retrovir (zidovudine, AZT) and Zerit (stavudine, d4T), cause mitochondrial toxicity that is associated with subcutaneous fat loss (lipoatrophy), muscle weakness (myopathy), and possibly neuropathy. I have seen some limited data at other conferences that other HIV medications may also have negative effects on the mitochondria, but we still do not know to what extent.
There is a perception in the HIV/AIDS research world that mitochondrial toxicity no longer exists in industrialized countries, since guidelines have long since stopped recommending Retrovir and Zerit as preferred treatments. However, HIV medications are not the only source of insult to the mitochondria. For instance, aging itself (regardless of HIV status) decreases mitochondrial DNA and function. When cells burst via apoptosis, mitochondria may be released in the blood stream, where they are perceived by the immune system to be bacteria and are attacked, which may increase immune activation.
Decreasing cell apoptosis with antioxidants or exercise may be a way to decrease this problem. However, Wallace noted that hardly any research is being done in finding ways to protect the mitochondria so that many HIV- and non-HIV-related health problems do not occur. He mentioned that the current model of treating symptoms and with more drugs is not as effective as one that would address ways to enhance and protect mitochondrial function. Hopefully, community research activists will look at these issues and help advocate for more research in this area.
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At the time that we initially saw Rockstar's Manhunt 2 in a quiet setting a few weeks ago in San Francisco, there was no peep of the controversy that has plagued the title over the past week. No talk of AO ratings, no discussion of risking ban in Britain. Instead, the focus was on both the PS2 and Wii versions of the game. The big difference between the three games, we discovered, was the dev houses. Rockstar Toronto, the team behind The Warriors, is working on the Wii version. Rockstar Leeds, the studio that has discovered how to squeeze the best capabilities out of the PSP, is working on the handheld title. Meanwhile, the PS2 version of the franchise has come out of Rockstar North's hands and into those of the newly formed Rockstar London, a conglomerate of dev teams from other studios within the company.
This time, things are dramatically different in regard to plot and presentation. There's no Starkweather, and no Piggsy. There's no surveillance camera surrounding your every move. The core ideas, however, are still the same. You'll be playing as Dr. Daniel Lamb. Once upon a time, Daniel worked for the mysterious Project under Dr. Pickman. None of the employees who worked under The Project knew what was going on, but eventually, funding was pulled, and The Project went underground. As far as we can tell, it seemed to be hinged upon creating killing machines out of men. Pickman asked Daniel to be a human guinea pig for some experiments, and it cost Daniel both sanity and family.
Six years have passed. Daniel has been committed within the Dicksmore Asylum for six years. Suddenly, after over a half decade within the confines of this mental institution, he begins to reawaken to his life before the fateful experiments after he kills a woman. He and his friend Leo Casper both escape from Dicksmore to put together pieces of the puzzle behind Daniel's insanity. Throughout the game, Daniel has flashbacks, which are levels in and of themselves, that start to color in the events prior to the game's start.
Now, onto the gritty parts that some of you might be wondering about. Manhunt 2 is chock full of gruesome executions, some of which seem to make hamburger from mens' heads, others that are grisly in the makeshift nature of the kill. You'll have the same targeting system from the first game; those who haven't played Manhunt might also recognize it from GTA: San Andreas. Executions are based on the length of time that you hold down the square button (or in the case of the Wii version, wait for the opportunity to attack), and as it changes colors, you'll know the degree of severity on your kill.
Not only will you have the assortment of DIY weaponry found in the first game, you'll also have environmental executions. In one case, we hid in an industrial area near a turbine. With a careful tiptoe behind a would-be assassin, we dispatched him into the grinding gears of the machine. Guns are back, and fortunately, you get them much earlier than in the first game, which makes things a little more manageable; many complained that not only was the subject matter a bit difficult to stomach in Manhunt, but that the length of time until Cash got a gun made the game unnecessarily difficult. Also new to the fracas are gun executions. Blood-spattered as they are, they're pretty reminiscent of the many firearm takedowns in Dead to Rights, but with grimmer settings and more gore.


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This specially commissioned cover was created for Barnard's 125th anniversary by London-based artist Gail Armstrong, who hand made a paper sculpture of Barnard's gates.
Through the Gates
Event: Bridging the Gender Pay Gap
Faculty: The Economics of Happiness
Students: A Summer of Science
The Conflict Over Peace Building
The Salon
Writer: Amy Talkington '93
Author: Natalie Berkowitz '56
Producer: Parry Creedon '99
Witness to History
History professor Robert McCaughey chronicles Barnard's history, and is also a cochair of the Barnard125 steering committee.
Making Government Happen
Alumna Emma Wolfe is a key figure in New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration.
Back to the Garden
Barnard's writer-in-residence reflects on changes since she lived in Morningside Heights more than 30 years ago.


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Israel's produce markets will make you drool. From the tastiest fruits and vegetables, to every flavor of halva, to fresh baked goods and delicious cheeses, your senses will be assaulted on a walk through the stalls.
The fresh juice stands pack a major wow with the endless variety of squeezed goodness. Culinary tourism is a trend the world over and Israeli gourmands and growers will surely capture your taste buds. Take a day to feast at the market.
Tel Aviv has been dubbed one of the country's most creative places but there are artists and craftspeople north and south. Every city and town has a crafts fair and all of them are worth checking out. The best-known exposition is the bi-weekly Nachalat Binyamin Arts and Crafts Fair which takes place every Tuesday and Friday along the pedestrian street in Tel Aviv. Or, head over to Dizengoff Square every Thursday from 4-11pm for the Fashionably Late display of creations of young Israeli industrial, graphic, fashion and plastic designers. Every Tuesday and Friday, the square is filled with artists and antique vendors.
In Jerusalem, check out the Bezalel arts and crafts street fair which serves up creativity, charm and friendliness every Friday between 10am and 4pm.
There's also a crafts market in the German Colony neighborhood of the city on Emek Refaim.
Everyone goes to the market. Some of the characters you'll meet will be the highlight of your day, if not week. Every market in Israel is a world of its own. The locals who shop and those who sell bring a distinctive flavor to the area. In Mahane Yehuda market, don't miss the Etrog Man.
The price is significant but not as important as the art of haggling. Haggling is a cultural Middle Eastern negotiation between a seller and buyer. It's super important to remember that this is not a sport for the fun of it — only haggle if you intend on purchasing whatever product you're haggling over. To make sure you're doing it right, first ask the seller for his best price. Then try to knock it down to half. Don't be mean when bargaining, this is meant to be fun!
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STANDISH TWP. — The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe held its fourth annual Honoring Saganing Traditional Powwow June 2-3 at the powwow grounds near the Saganing Tribal Center.
According to Tribe Councilwoman Michele Stanley, the powwows used to be held in Chesaning, but were moved to Arenac County to bring in a new event for local residents to come and enjoy.
She said this year the tribe added electricity and water service to the powwow grounds for campers to take advantage of. She anticipated about 300 visitors each day.
Stanley said it was not a competitive powwow; traditional powwows do not feature a dance contest. Tribe Chaplain Steve Pego said an MC would be on hand to explain the dances to attendees unfamiliar with them.
The powwow ran from 10 a.m. until sundown both days, and features vendors, food, traditional dancing, and traditional music.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Triple Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake . . . (What You Really Want for Christmas)
I have, for weeks now, been in the throes of cleaning out my late parents' house in preparation for putting it on the market. I'm finally very close to being done, and I look forward to having more free time for holiday baking before Christmas is upon us. When you're sorting through the household miscellany, memorabilia, and detritus of a household that was occupied for 56 years by the same folks, you tend to encounter a few surprises--some extraordinarily wonderful, and others of the sort that will just have you scratching your head.
On the delightful side, I found a shoe-box sized container, tucked away in a seldom-visited closet, that was chock full of love notes from my father to my mother, most of them written in the months preceding their wedding day. Penned or typewritten on yellowed sheets of office scrap paper (they'd worked for the same company), the notes are without exception idealistic, funny, tender, and adoring. I can see why my mom saved every single one.
Toward the odder end of the spectrum, I found more springform pans than any one woman could use or destroy in a lifetime. I knew there were several stashed here and there in that house, having already adopted a couple of them when my mom first passed away, but I don't think I ever realized the true profusion that she'd accumulated over the years. She'd clearly been on a decades-long hunt for the perfect springform pan, relegating her cast-offs to the basement as she procured new and improved versions.
Some women of her era collected figurines and knick-knacks. She collected baking paraphernalia. And she did have a solid reputation for making truly fine cheesecakes--no doubt about that--so I guess she invested wisely.
About this recipe . . .
In celebration of that multitude of springform pans, I offer up this dark, dense, chocolate espresso cheesecake recipe. Where is it from? Well, you may laugh when I tell you that I adapted it from a recipe printed on a promotional wall calendar that came from an old-fashioned Italian bakery, in this neck of the woods, called Julian Bros. It turned out exceptionally well and I served it as one of the dessert options on Thanksgiving. If you love dark chocolate and coffee, you'll undoubtedly enjoy this cheesecake. If you prefer sweeter chocolate and don't care for coffee, make it exclusively with semi-sweet chocolate and omit the espresso powder altogether.
Triple Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
(For a printable version of of this recipe, click here!)
Have ready one 9" x 3" springform pan. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees if you're using a dark-surfaced pan, and to 325 if you're not.
2 and 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate graham-cracker crumbs
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. malted butter (I used unsalted.)
1 scant pinch of kosher salt
8 oz. of good quality dark chocolate (Avoid using chocolate chips.)
4 oz. of good quality semi-sweet baking chocolate (Again, avoid using chocolate chips.)
4 eight-oz. packages (2 lbs. total) of cream cheese, softened and no cooler than room temperature (Use a thick, reliable cream cheese like Philadelphia brand.)
3 large eggs, at room temperature (Important that they're not at all cold; you can warm them quickly from the fridge, in their shells, by placing them in a bowl of very warm water for a few minutes.)
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. fine espresso powder (Or more, but only if you're completely crazy about this stuff.)
3 Tbsp. heavy cream (at room temperature)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
One 2 to 3 oz. chunk of milk chocolate, if you'd like to decorate the top of the baked cake with curls.
In a medium size bowl, toss the chocolate graham cracker crumbs with the salt; add in the melted butter and the almond extract, mixing with a fork until the crumbs are all moistened. Dump the mixture into your springform pan and press it firmly and evenly onto the bottom of the pan and an inch or so up the sides (don't worry if the sides aren't of even height all around). Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and the espresso powder. Set aside.
Slowly melt the dark and semi-sweet chocolate together. This can be done in the microwave if you're very watchful and careful, heating for several seconds, then checking and stirring, repeatedly. Or, melt the chocolate in a double boiler on the stove top over low heat, being vigilant that not a single drop of water gets into the chocolate. Keep the melted chocolate slightly warm; it needs to be fluid but not hot when it's eventually added into the cheesecake batter.
In the large bowl of your mixer, on low speed, beat the cream cheese for a few minutes until smooth. If it still feels at all cold, keep slowly beating until it's truly room temperature. Into this, add the melted chocolate, still on low speed. Pour in the sugar mixture and the heavy cream, beating now on low-medium speed until well blended (you don't want to beat so quickly that you add air into the batter). One at a time, add in the eggs on low speed, beating until they're completely incorporated (perhaps a minute for each egg). Add in the vanilla extract.
Pour the batter into the springform pan over the crust. Bake in the middle of the oven, uncovered and without a water bath (believe it or not!), for approximately 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven when the surface looks slightly dry and the cake still visibly jiggles in the center; don't overbake. Remove the cake from the oven carefully and let it first start to cool in a fairly warm spot, like atop the stove, on a rack. Leave it there to cool for at least an hour before moving it to a cooler spot to cool completely. Refrigerate the cake for at least several hours or overnight, still in its springform pan. Before removing the sides of the pan from the cake, run an extremely thin metal spatula around the upper half of the sides to help loosen it.
Decorate the cake top before serving with milk chocolate curls. Make the curls using a vegetable peeler and a chunk of chocolate that's room temperate or slightly warmer. The curls are very delicate, so don't touch them with your fingers if you can help it. Lift them onto the cake with a thin metal spatula, or something equally unlikely to break them.
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16 comments:
- mushitza said...
Another one of your recipes that I'll definitely give a try.
It's hard to clean the house of a person you loved but is no longer here. My husband's grandmother passed away last spring but till now nobody has the courage to enter her house.
- November 29, 2011 at 9:53 AM
- Jennifurla said...
How sweet to find those love notes! this Cheescake..omg
- November 29, 2011 at 10:03 AM
- Jane said...
Hi Mushitza,
I know what you mean about "the courage to enter her house." It's a task fraught with mixed emotions, that's for sure! You might find interesting treasures there, though.
Jane :)
Hi Jennifurla,
Yep, I was thrilled to find those. If I'd found nothing else there worth saving, it would have been worth the trouble to salvage these precious notes!
Thanks very much,
Jane :)
- November 29, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- Paula said...
Preparing your late parent's home for sale runs the entire gamut of emotions. I remember after we sold my parent's home after my Mom passed away I used to drive by it everytime I would go home to visit my sisters (for the first couple of years). When I finally realized that it was no longer my parent's house, it made me happy to think that another family was content and settled there making their own happy memories. Finding your father's notes to your mom must have been very emotional but you have such a treasure of their love in them.
Your cheesecake looks wonderful.
- November 29, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Bunny said...
I have letters that my dad wrote to my mom as well, they are priceless. Your cheesecake looks luscious!
- November 29, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- MuffinTopConfections said...
I can't imagine what it is like to go through and clean a loved one's house who has died. I dread the day that I will have to do it with my grandmother's, I'm sure I'll want to throw nothing out, I can't see anything that belongs to her as being unwanted, everything she owns will be like a memory to me. Anyway, before I make myself sad. That cheesecake looks wonderful. I'm not a huge fan of dark chocolates, but I think I may even like this one. I think your mom would be proud. :)
- November 29, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Wow-heaven! This cheesecake looks and sounds amazingly good. I wish I would have been a guest at your Thanksgiving table :-)
- November 29, 2011 at 7:11 PM
- Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) said...
I love the look of this rich, smooth cheesecake! What good use of your springform pan. I'm noting this recipe..it's on my holiday 'to bake' list!
- November 30, 2011 at 6:41 AM
- eatgood4life.blogspot.com said...
Wow this looks very luxurious and Devine....this cheesecake its just plain out sinful :-) the pictures are really good as well. I hope you get to wrap your house cleaning soon as well so that we can see more goodies in the blog ;-)
- November 30, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Halloween desserts said...
These desserts are great for the coffee and chocolate lovers. They seems to be quite delicious and soft. These luscious dessert will surely satisfy your cravings for sweets and chocolates. Thanks for sharing the recipes of these wonderful cheesecakes.
- November 30, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Julie Harward said...
Hi there, thanks for your visit. This has got to be either sinful or Heavenly, I can't decide which! You are a wonderful baker! Come say hi any time. :D
- December 1, 2011 at 5:22 PM
Christmas cakes are so overrated. This is the new Christmas cake!
- December 2, 2011 at 12:43 AM
- Elizabeth said...
This looks great!
- December 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- Jenny said...
I need to try this out sometime in the near future!!
Also, I think I'm addicted to your blog. I just followed you :)
If you have time, please check out my blog too (:
- December 16, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- Royal Copenhagen said...
I've taken this cheesecake and turned them into bite size bits and gave them away for the holidays in little gift bags to friends and family. They were a huge hit among everyone.
- December 19, 2011 at 9:52 PM
- RecipeNewZ said...
I found this post though Pinterest. The photo was so beautiful that I just had to come here to read the recipe! Love it! And love your site :-).
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I hope you get a chance to visit and to share some of your delicious posts with our viewers. It would be a pleasure to have you on board :-)
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