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Inkjet Refill Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the advantage of using Fillserv Ink?
- Can Fillserv Ink be used in all inkjet printers?
- How many times can I refill an inkjet cartridge with Fillserv Ink?
- Is the refill process messy?
- Will this cause damage to my printer/cartridge?
- Does Fillserv have inks for the new 6 color systems?
- What can I do if the cartridge print nozzles are clogged?
- What is the shelf life of Fillserv ink?
- Why doesn't the hole plug in my toner refill kit fit my cartridge?
What is the advantage of using Fillserv Ink?
Fillserv Ink is a cost-effective alternative for ink refilling, you will save money.
Can Fillserv Ink be used in all inkjet printers?
Yes, Fillserv Ink can be used to refill most major brands and types of inkjet cartridges. Please see complete list of refillable inkjet cartridges.
How many times can a cartridge be refilled?
The answer varies depending on the manufacturer and the model. All inkjet cartridges have a limited life span, and typically a cartridge will last between 3 - 10 refills due to the electronics that control printer jets. Small resistors on the cartridge overheat when the ink runs out, therefore limiting the life of the cartridge. You can extend the life of your cartridge by not letting the ink run out completely before refilling.
Is the refill process messy?
Not usually! The Fillserv Inkjet Refill System uses a blunt needle injector which allows you to precisely control the filling process. Other refills kits use a squeeze bottle and needle which does not allow for precise control. In the event of an accident, please refill over a protected surface such as a kitchen sink or work bench. The first time you refill it will probably take you up to 20 minutes. On subsequent refills it should take you less than 10 minutes and before you know it, you'll be able to refill your cartridges as fast as you can unwrap a new one! Our refill system provides you with exactly what you need to quickly and easily refill your cartridges. Remember, ink is designed to be permanent on paper. If any ink gets on skin it will wash out after several washes. Ink on fabrics other porous surfaces may not come out at all.
Will this cause damage to my printer/cartridge?
NO! Keep in mind that the ink does not touch any part of the printer or internal parts other than the cartridge and print head. The cartridge is a self contained unit and ink is applied to the paper as the paper is fed through the printer.
Does Fillserv have inks for the new 6 color systems?
Yes. Fillserv makes Light Cyan (Photo Cyan) and Light Magenta (Photo Magenta) inks which are used by Canon, Epson, HP, and Lexmark to produce better skin tones in photo reproductions.
What can I do if the cartridge print nozzles are clogged?
Uneven printing, skipping, or no print may suggest clogged print nozzles. If a cartridge has been left, unused or stored for a long period of time, its print nozzles may become blocked with old dried ink. One method is to allow the print heads to soak in our Cartridge & Print Head Cleaner for an hour, this should help unclog the print nozzles and restore print quality.
What is the shelf life of Fillserv ink?
The shelf life of an unopened bottle is approximately 3 years. Once a bottle has been opened, the shelf life is only about 1 year. In order to achieve this optimal shelf life, the ink should be stored in an airtight container and not exposed to direct sunlight or any type of UV light. Do not touch the ink with anything other than a clean syringe. Anything else may contaminate the ink.
Why doesn't the hole plug in my toner refill kit fit my cartridge?
The hole plugs that are in the toner refill kits are only for the holes made by the hole making tool. If your cartridge already has a hole and a plug, more than likely the plug will not fit your cartridge. Use duct tape or electrical tape to seal the hole as the plug was probably damaged when it was removed. We put the hole plugs into all the kits instead of trying to decide which of the hundreds of refill kits we offer need them.


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The BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts have arrived in the US, without any messing around with gift cards: the tablets now start at $299.99 for 16GB at Best Buy, a $200 discount. The question is whether anyone will care, with the imminent arrival of the new Kindle Fire.
Since the sudden HP TouchPad fire sale, discounts have trickled out on the BlackBerry PlayBook that had us wondering if it would follow the same path. Sales came first for Rogers employees, and then retail shops in Canada.
The day after Amazon announced its $199 Android-based tablet, the Kindle Fire, Best Buy looks eager to get its PlayBook stock moving. If 16GB isn't enough PlayBook for you, the 32GB model is now $399.99 and the 64GB costs $499.99.
The PlayBook was derided on its launch for lacking basic features like a native e-mail and calendar app if customers didn't have a corresponding BlackBerry phone. RIM has promised that a coming 2.0 software update in October will fix this among other problems, but even with these steep discounts, the tablet is in serious danger of irrelevance.

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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
Published 11:07 am Tuesday, May 14, 2013
LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.
The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts.
Jolie, 37, writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, die too young from cancer.
"My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56," Jolie writes. "She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was."
She writes that, "They have asked if the same could happen to me."
Jolie said that after genetic testing she learned she carries the "faulty" BRCA1 gene and had an 87 percent chance of getting the disease herself.
She said she has kept the process private so far, but wrote about it with hopes of helping other women.
"I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made," Jolie writes. "My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer."
Phone and email messages left by The Associated Press late Monday night seeking comment from Jolie representatives were not immediately returned.
She is anything but private in the details she provides, giving a description of the procedures.
"My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a 'nipple delay,'" she writes, "which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area."
She then describes the major surgery two weeks later where breast tissue was removed, saying it felt "like a scene out of a science-fiction film," then writes that nine weeks later she had a third surgery to reconstruct the breasts and receive implants."
Many women have chosen preventive mastectomy since genetic screening for breast cancer was developed, but the move and public announcement is unprecedented from a star so young and widely known as Jolie.
She briefly addresses the effects of the surgery on the idealized sexuality and iconic womanhood that have fueled her fame.
"I do not feel any less of a woman," Jolie writes. "I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity."
She also wrote that Brad Pitt, her partner of eight years, was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Southern California for "every minute of the surgeries."
Bertrand, Jolie's mother, died in January 2007. She had small roles in the movies "Lookin' to Get Out" in 1982 and "The Man Who Loved Women" in 1983. She raised Jolie and her brother after divorcing their father, Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, when Jolie was a toddler.
Jolie has appeared in dozens of films including 2010's "The Tourist" and "Salt," the "Tomb Raider" films and 1999's "Girl, Interrupted," for which she won an Oscar.
But she has appeared more often in the news in recent years for her relationship with Pitt and her charitable work with refugees as a United Nations ambassador.
Meanwhile, CNN anchor Zoraida Sambolin announced Tuesday that she has breast cancer and is getting a double mastectomy.
Sambolin, who anchors CNN's "Early Start" morning show, talked about her condition on the show Tuesday while discussing Jolie's decision.


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We explore "10 things" that range from the menu of materials available to engineers in their profession to the many mechanical and electrical properties of materials important to their use in various engineering fields. We also discuss the principles behind the manufacturing of those materials.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
* Recognize the important aspects of the materials used in modern engineering applications,
* Explain the underlying principle of materials science: "structure leads to properties,"
* Identify the role of thermally activated processes in many of these important "things" – as illustrated by the Arrhenius relationship.
* Relate each of these topics to issues that have arisen (or potentially could arise) in your life and work.
If you would like to explore the topic in more depth you may purchase Dr. Shackelford's Textbook:
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I want to make the mouse cursor invisible
Xorg Server 1.7 and later
Start the X server with the -nocursor
Earlier versions
X always must have a cursor. Its appearance depends on the window the cursor is over. You can change the appearance of the root window cursor and make it invisible that way. To make the root window mouse cursor invisible create an empty bitmap file. To do so you can either create a file emptyCursor.xbm
with the content:
#define emptyCursor_width 1 #define emptyCursor_height 1 #define emptyCursor_x_hot 0 #define emptyCursor_y_hot 0 static unsigned char emptyCursor_bits[] = { 0x00};
or you can use the application bitmap
. Start bitmap, create a new bitmap file with the File->New
menue, and save it with File->Save
. Assuming you called the empty bitmap file emptyCursor.xbm
you can now change the root window cursor with:
xsetroot -cursor emptyCursor.xbm emptyCursor.xbm
NOTE: As mentioned this only affects the root window cursor. Modern window managers create their own root window. Its cursor is not affected by this. Also most applications define their own cursors. Moving a cursor over an application will cause its cursor to be displayed if it defines its own cursor. If it doesn't it will inherit the cursor of its parent window.
I want to run the Xserver without a mouse attached, however the Xserver doesn't start without a core input device
Xorg Server 1.4 and later
The server will start without any devices connected. No core input device is needed anymore, it is automatically allocated. If your server crashes or shows other signs, this is a bug. Please file a bug report.
You may also want to add the following line to the ServerFlags section of your xorg.conf file:
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "True"
Earlier versions
X refuses to start if the initialization of the core pointer input driver fails. You can add the line:
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
to the "ServerFlags"
section to prevent this. However the better solution is to use the void
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FAO and the international Slow Food organization have agreed today to develop joint actions to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers and others working in rural areas.
Under a three-year Memorandum of Agreement, the two organizations will join forces to promote more inclusive food and agriculture systems at local, national and international levels.
Actions will focus mainly on joint advocacy campaigns, strengthening local, regional and global networks and raising awareness of global initiatives such as the International Year Family Farming in 2014. Actions will highlight the value of local foods and neglected food crops while also targeting market access for small-scale producers, enhancing conservation and use of biodiversity, reducing food losses and food waste, and improving animal welfare.
Signing the document for FAO, Director-General José Graziano da Silva said: "Slow Food and FAO share the same vision of a sustainable and hunger-free world, safeguarding biodiversity for future generations. Today's agreement, providing for a number of important joint initiatives, brings us a step closer to that objective."
On behalf of Slow Food, President Carlo Petrini said: "Collaboration between FAO and Slow Food stems from our common purpose in promoting the wealth of local gastronomic traditions, in the defense of food biodiversity and in support of small-scale farmers and producers."
Valuing traditional food
Activities under the agreement include the protection of traditional food products and the promotion of culinary traditions as well as the cultural heritage of rural communities.
Specifically, Slow Food can help produce inventories of local, indigenous and underutilized species that are potentially important to food security, thus supporting FAO's role in revaluing and promoting neglected crops.
FAO and Slow Food will work together to facilitate market access for small-scale farmers through strengthened producer organizations and cooperatives. Slow Food can support producers to better organize and shorten the food supply chain, including marketing, labeling and packaging, thus guaranteeing fair prices for both producers and consumers.
The two organizations will promote animal welfare as a primary element to add value to animal products and boost incomes for farmers and others in the food chain. Slow Food's role here will be to develop and promote specific guidelines and tools for the implementation of best practices.
Collaboration with ongoing FAO initiatives
FAO will identify synergies and areas of collaboration within ongoing initiatives, possibly including the Hunger-Free Africa initiative grouping the African Union, FAO and Brazil's Instituto Lula. This initiative aims to eradicate hunger from the continent starting with four countries – Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi and Niger.
Another possible area for collaboration is support to rural women, through the ongoing Dimitra project run by FAO, the European Commission and Belgium. This participatory information and communication project highlights women's key role in food production so that their interests are better taken into consideration.
An additional possibility is the development of toolkits for the international Education of Rural People (ERP) Partnership, which aims to remove existing constraints and ensure education and skills training for all rural people.
Thanks to the collaboration of food producers, cooks, experts, researchers and the local Slow Food and Terra Madre network, the food biodiversity in these four countries was mapped and four new Presidia were identified and established, for Kenema kola nuts in Sierra Leone, wild palm oil in Guinea-Bissau, katta pasta from Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and salted millet couscous from Fadiouth island in Senegal. Four booklets, one for each country, were produced to promote the Presidia, local consumption and awareness of gastronomic traditions. Find out more at www.slowfoodfoundation.org
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13When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.
14 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
18 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.'
20And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21Then he began to say to them, 'Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.'
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Trouble at Call of Duty Dev Infinity Ward as Heads Depart Under Odd Circumstances (Updated)
According to the story, "Infinity Ward studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West reportedly met with Activision this morning and have not been seen by Infinity Ward staff members since." Later in the day, non-uniformed "bouncers" arrived at Infinity Ward, but would not explain why they were there.
No official word has been released by either company at this time.
Update (3/1/10): Earlier today, Activision filed an SEC report that mentioned looking into "breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward" and noted "this matter is expected to involve the departure of key personnel and litigation."
Additionally, a post on Facebook by Infinity Ward president Jason West, confirmed to be legitimate, mentions being newly unemployed. West has also updated his LinkedIn profile with a March 2010 end-date for his position at IW.
Update 2 (3/2/10) Studio head Vince Zampella has likewise confirmed a March 2010 departure from Infinity Ward via LinkedIn. As before, we'll keep you updated.


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What is Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide 10-25mg used for?
Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide 10-25mg is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). This combination drug contains two medicines: Enalapril (ACE inhibitor) and Hydrochlorothiazide (a diuretic). By relaxing blood vessels and by getting rid of extra salt and water in your body, Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide lowers blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medicine may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
What is the recommended dosage of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide?
The dosage of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide prescribed to each patient will vary. Always follow your physician's instructions and/or the directions on the prescription drug label.
Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide can be taken with or without food.
What if you miss a dose of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide?
If your physician has instructed or directed you to take Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide medication in a regular schedule and you have missed a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, then skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double the doses unless otherwise directed.
What if you overdose on Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide?
Any medication taken in excess can have serious consequences. If you suspect an overdose of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide, seek medical attention immediately.
What other drugs could interact with Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide 10-25mg?
- Amiloride
- Ibuprofen
- Spironolactone
- Triamterene
It may be noted that drugs other than those listed above may also interact with Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide.
Usually drug interactions occur when it is taken with another drug or with food. Before you take a medication for a particular ailment, you should inform the health expert about intake of any other medications including non-prescription medications, over-the-counter medicines that may increase the effect of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide, and dietary supplements like vitamins, minerals and herbal, so that the doctor can warn you of any possible drug interactions.
Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide can interact with corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications.
Do let your doctor know if you smoke, consume alcohol or caffeinated drinks, or use illegal drugs as these may interfere with the action of your medication. Make sure to inform your doctor of any medical conditions you may have, or any family history of medical problems. Do not start or stop using any medicine without consulting your doctor.
What are the side effects of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide 10-25mg?
Like other medicines, Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide 10-25mg can cause some side effects. If they do occur, the side effects of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide are most likely to be minor and temporary. However, some may be serious and may require the individual to inform the doctor or visit the nearest hospital immediately.
It is pertinent to note that side effects of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide cannot be anticipated. If any side effects of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide develop or change in intensity, the doctor should be informed as soon as possible.
Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide can cause side effects such as cough, dizziness, tiredness, muscle cramps, impotence, and headache. This is not a complete list of all side effects. Do concur with your doctor and follow his directions completely when you are taking Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide.
What are the questions to ask your doctor before taking Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide 10-25mg tablet?
Is it possible for me to take Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide with other drugs?
Should certain beverages, foods and other products be avoided when I take Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide?
What are the possible drug interactions of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide?
How will Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide work in my body?
How should Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide be taken?
How to reduce the risk of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide drug interactions and side effects?
The health and medical information provided here is intended to supplement and not substitute for the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacists or other health care professional. It should not be understood to indicate that the use of Enalapril–Hydrochlorothiazide is safe, appropriate or effective for you. Always consult your health care professional before using this, or any other, drug.


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The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen a Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.
For actress Elizabeth Banks, whose credits includeThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models, The Hunger Games andPeople Like Us — which opens in theaters this weekend — the movie she could watch a million times is Quentin Tarantino'sPulp Fiction . "Every character jumps off the screen," she says.
On what she loves about Pulp Fiction
"Quentin [Tarantino] has such a specific voice in the movie, and the language that he uses is incredible and completely melodic, and as an actor that's the kind of language that we all want to speak. I mean, it's almost Shakespearean."
On why the film left such an impression on her
" I really feel like, you know, it was like the mark of a brand-new filmmaker and someone that was going to be important and continues to be important. You know he, just, inspired me."
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New results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) indicate that the particle detected last summer is looking more and more like the Higgs boson, the particle thought to be essential for giving mass to the universe. Several Princeton University faculty members and students are directly involved in the search for the once-elusive particle.
Today's announcement from spokespersons for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) at the Moriond conference in La Thuile, Italy, is a follow-up to the July 4, 2012, announcement that a Higgs-like particle had been found. Since then, researchers have analyzed roughly two-and-a-half times more data. Further data will be available starting in late 2014 when CERN's Large Hadron Collider on the border of Switzerland and France reopens after a long period of scheduled maintenance.
Despite the announcement, the question remains open to whether the discovered particle is the Higgs boson of the Standard Model, a widely accepted model of particle physics, or possibly the lightest of several bosons predicted in theories that go beyond the Standard Model.
James Olsen, a Princeton University professor of physics who works on the Higgs project at CERN, said that several new pieces of information released over the past week at the Moriond conference support the conclusion that the discovered particle fits into Standard Model predictions. For example, the rate of production of Higgs particles in repeated collider experiments measured by the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector conforms to Standard Model behavior.
"We now have the full data set from 2011-12 and the particle looks more and more like the Standard Model Higgs, although we will not know for sure until more studies are done," Olsen said. Olsen leads roughly 500 scientists searching for the Higgs particle using the CMS, one of two instruments looking for signatures of the Higgs amongst the debris created when particles smash into each other at the LHC, an underground particle collider and the world's largest scientific instrument.
Because the Higgs particle is short-lived, scientists find it by looking for signature patterns that occur as it decays into less energetic particles, such as a pair of Z bosons (pictured). At the CMS, Olsen said, all of these signature patterns, known as decay modes, suggest that the Higgs is a Standard Model particle.
Further evidence for a Standard Model Higgs comes from studies of its "spin," Olsen said. Spin is a quantum-mechanical property analogous to the rotation of a particle around its axis. The Standard Model predicts that the Higgs particle should have no spin, and in fact, that is what the CMS detector has observed in several decay modes, he said.
Finally, new evidence presented at Moriond today from a CMS experiment looking at the two-photon decay mode indicates that the rate of the decay conforms to the Standard Model prediction. The CMS had not updated its two-photon decay mode results since July 2012. "We are agreeing with the Standard Model in every way that we have searched so far," Olsen said, "but we will need more data to make a definitive conclusion."
Olsen is one of several Princeton researchers who play major roles in the search for the Higgs. Other faculty members include Daniel Marlow, Princeton's Evans Crawford 1911 Professor of Physics; Christopher Tully, professor of physics; and Valerie Halyo, assistant professor of physics. Additional investigators include associate research scholar Seth Zenz, postdoctoral researcher Paul Lujan and former postdoctoral researcher Pratima Jindal. Graduate students involved in the search for the Higgs include Xiaohang Quan, Philip Hebda, Michael Mooney, Adam Hunt and Hou Keong Lou.


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Despite his surgery, the Silver Fox is back in fine fettle and it will not be necessary for us to scrap plans to travel through South America in the fall. Most of our time will be spent in Peru and I am embarrassed to admit that I know next to nothing about the food of the region. I've started to research the cuisine and I am in rudimentary stages of testing recipes that I think are typical of the area. I did a soup several weeks ago that we really enjoyed and I've been collecting recipes ever since. While it is usually spit roasted, the Peruvian chicken featured in this post is a classic entree. I first saw it on Foodspotting. It is a popular dish and always on the menu of Pio Pio, a chain of Peruvian restaurants in the New York area. Unfortunately, I was unable to get a copy of the recipe they use to prepare the chicken. I did, however, find one on Sara Moulton's website and I must tell you I'm thrilled with the results. This dish is about as easy as they come and you'll have no problems with it, if you make sure the chicken is dry when you put it into the oven to roast and you make no attempt to baste it. The end result is a wonderfully flavored chicken that has glorious color and skin so crisp it crunches when you bite into it. The green sauce, aji verde, is a must. It has some heat, but I can't imagine this dish without it. I would suggest you substitute 1 large sliced jalapeno for the serrano chile called for in the original recipe. It will tame the dragon's fire the serranos might cause. The ease with which the chicken and sauce come together, guarantees this healthy entree a spot in my recipe rotation. Please try this one. I promise you won't be sorry. Here, thanks to Sara Moulton, is the recipe. Enjoy!
Peruvian Chicken with Green Sauce...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Sara Moulton
3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cup soy sauce (low sodium, if you prefer)
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1-1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1-1/2 teaspoons hot paprika
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 cloves garlic
8 small bone-in chicken thighs with skin (about 3 pounds)
Green Sauce (recipe follows below)
1. Combine the cilantro, soy sauce, vinegar, vegetable oil, cumin, paprika, oregano, and the desired amount of cayenne in a blender; press in the garlic (about 2 tablespoons) and puree for the marinade. Combine the marinade and the chicken in a resealable plastic bag and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes, turning the bag once.
2. Place an oven rack on the top shelf of the oven and preheat the oven to 450°F. Drain the chicken, discarding the marinade, and pat the chicken dry. Arrange the chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast for 20 to 30 minutes, or until crispy and cooked through. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Top each portion with green sauce. Yield: 4 to 5 servings.
Green Sauce: Combine 3 large scallions, trimmed and halved, 1/4 cup sliced Serrano chile with seeds and ribs (I suggest substituting 1 large jalapeno for the Serrano chiles), 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 2 oz crumbled goat cheese (1/2 cup), 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 cup half-and-half in a blender and puree until smooth.
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Last week, Alexandria finally found out the result of its recent civic activism test. And it passed with flying colors.
Based in part on the input of nearly 2,000 citizens, the Virginia Department of Transportation notified the city last Friday that it was scrapping proposals to ease traffic from the ongoing BRAC development at Mark Center that would have damaged parts of the Winkler Botanical Preserve
After more than four months of letters and rallies of protest against the plans, supporters of Winkler can now breathe easy knowing that bulldozers will not overrun their sanctuary.
"It's just a huge sigh of relief because it's been a long four-and-a-half months since this began," said Jodie Smolik, the preserve's executive director. "I had to kind of pinch myself to believe it."
In a letter sent to Mayor Bill Euille and other city officials Friday, VDOT said "technical results" and "feedback received from local citizens and elected officials" made it clear that the proposals were unacceptable.
VDOT spent nine months studying possible traffic solutions to the future 6,400-employee site of the Washington Headquarters Service at Mark Center and the impact to the surrounding area but, with last week's decision, is still without a concrete answer, according to the letter.
Now, the state is looking into a plan that would allow access to the WHS facility with a ramp from the northbound lanes of Interstate 395.
Smolik said the outpouring of support from across the city was essential to the protection of the preserve. Along with the Friends of Winkler group and hundreds of schoolchildren, the City Council, School Board, the city's state delegates and Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) all sided with Winkler.
Del. Charniele Herring (D-46), who represents the West End and parts of Fairfax County in the General Assembly, said she met with state officials several times urging them to drop the two main proposed traffic solutions.
"This result shows what can happen when elected officials and the community pull together for a common cause," Herring said.
Moran, who would have been involved in securing federal funding for project, came out flatly against it in February and rallied alongside his constituents at a VDOT meeting in Alexandria last month.
"As I have said publically, this road was not going to happen because I made it clear that there would be no federal funding available for it," Moran said Wednesday. "I appreciate the fact that Virginia's Transportation Department is acting consistently with our discussions to that effect."
Thousand of Alexandria students visit the preserve for field trips and camps each year. Their collective affinity for Winkler led them to mobilize in droves against the state's plans after finding out last year.
"My hat's off to them for going to the rallies and writing letters and really being engaged in this civic issue," said School Board Chair Yvonne Folkerts. "I think our public school kids are to be commended."
Even after the news, Folkerts said she looked forward to hearing from a group of George Washington Middle School students who carried out an environmental analysis of VDOT proposals at tonight's Board meeting.
"It was a David versus Goliath situation," Smolik said. "It just shows that and I think the community realizes now you do have a voice and that it can be heard, thankfully."


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Even without golf's biggest star, this suddenly is shaping up as a Masters for the
Spieth, playing a brand of big-time golf that belies his 20 years, kept
his cool amid the chaos of Saturday at Augusta National. He was too
busy trying to handle a lightning-fast golf course to even look at a
leaderboard until he couldn't avoid them over the closing holes of a
wild round.
His name at the top with Bubba Watson was compelling enough.
It's been 83 years since a player this young won a major, and 35 years since anyone won the Masters on
his first try.
shots behind was 50-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain, rattling
off seven birdies for a tournament-best 66 that gave him a shot at
becoming the oldest winner in 154 years of championship golf. And still
very much in the picture is Fred Couples, the 54-year-old who won his
green jacket a year before Spieth was born.
The only mention of
Tiger Woods, absent from Augusta National for the first time in 20
years, was whether Spieth could replace him as the youngest Masters
"For a 20-year-old, he's pretty savvy. Not much bothers
him," said Couples, who picked Spieth for the Presidents Cup. "Tomorrow
obviously is going to be a really, really hard day to try to win this.
But he's well qualified to do it."
Spieth managed one last par
from the deep fairway bunker on the 18th hole for a 2-under 70. In his
first Masters, he has broken par all three rounds.
That gave him a
share of the lead with Watson, whose five bogeys in a round of 74
brought so many players back into the mix. Watson had a three-shot lead
at the start of the third round. When he walked off the 18th green with a
par, nine players were separated by three shots.
Spieth and Watson were at 5-under 211.
was moving day," Spieth said. "And tomorrow is about seeing how I can
control my game and emotions out on the golf course against guys that
have even won here recently. So they have been in the position I
haven't. Doesn't necessarily mean — I don't think — that they have an
advantage in any way. I think that I'm very confident in the way things
are going. And really looking forward to tomorrow."
Woods was 21
when he won his first Masters in 1997. Spieth would be the youngest
major champion since Tom Creavy, who was a few months younger than
Spieth when he won the 1931 PGA Championship.
But there's a lot of traffic on the road to a green jacket, mostly because of Watson.
stretched his lead to five shots with a 7-iron to 6 feet for eagle on
the second hold. He made only one birdie the rest of the way, a round
sprinkled with putts that he either rammed too hard or left woefully
short. Even so, the former Masters champion was right where he wanted to
"If somebody told me I would have shot 2 over and still be
tied for the lead, I would have taken it in a heartbeat," Watson said.
"So I got a shot on Sunday."
So do so many others.
Kuchar, who squandered chances to win in each of the last two weeks, hit
a pitch from well behind the 15th green that had to be perfect and was,
setting up the best of his six birdies in a round of 68. Kuchar, a
favorite in these parts from his days at Georgia Tech, was one shot
behind along with Masters rookie Jonas Blixt, who fell out of the lead
with a bogey on the 17th and shot 71.
Jimenez, who finished his
round about the time the leaders teed off, was two shots back at 3-under
213 with Rickie Fowler (67). Lee Westwood, in that small class as the
best players without a major, had a 70 and was at 214 with Jim Furyk
(72) and Thomas Bjorn (73).
"Bubba at this point is keeping me in
it," U.S. Open champion Justin Rose said after his 69, leaving him only
four shots behind. "There's a lot of players with a chance tomorrow.
Anybody under par going into tomorrow has a good shot."
That would
not include defending champion Adam Scott, who might have thrown away
his hopes with a 40 on the front nine that led to a 76. He was six shots
Spieth fell in love with Augusta National the first time
he saw it during a golfing trip last October. He has leaned on two-time
champion and fellow Texas Longhorn Ben Crenshaw in practice rounds, and
he met with six-time champion Jack Nicklaus on Wednesday to learn as
much as he could.
The kid is a quick study.
He didn't even
have a PGA Tour card at this time last year. Since then, he won the John
Deere Classic, became the youngest American to play in the Presidents
Cup when Fred Couples made him a captain's pick, and had a chance in the
final hour to win the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize.
Mickelson might have seen this coming. He was paired with Spieth the
last day of the Deutsche Bank Championship in September, when the kid
shot 62. Mickelson called Couples and said, "Dude, you've got to pick
this guy."
Now, the young Texan has a good shot to join them in the champions' locker room.
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SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Airlines Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – Airline passengers have come to expect a tiny escape from the confined space of today's packed planes: the ability to recline their seat a few inches. When one passenger was denied that bit of personal space Sunday, it led to a heated argument and the unscheduled landing of their plane, just halfway to its destination.
The fight started on a United Airlines flight because one passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 gadget that attaches to a passenger's tray table and prevents the person in front of them from reclining.
The Federal Aviation Administration leaves it up to individual airlines to set rules about the device. United Airlines said it prohibits use of the device, like all major U.S. airlines. Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air take the reclining mechanisms out of their seats, leaving them permanently upright.
The dispute on United Flight 1462 from Newark, New Jersey to Denver escalated to the point where the airline decided to divert to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, according to Transportation Security Administration spokesman Ross Feinstein.
Chicago Police and TSA officers met the flight, spoke to the passengers – a man and a woman, both 48 – and "deemed it a customer service issue," Feinstein said. The TSA would not name the passengers.
The plane then continued to Denver without them, arriving 1 hour and 38 minutes late, according to the airline's website.
The Federal Aviation Administration can impose a civil fine of up to $25,000 for passengers who are unruly. In this case, no arrest was made, according to airport spokesman Gregg Cunningham.
The fight started when the male passenger, seated in a middle seat of row 12, used the Knee Defender to stop the woman in front of him from reclining while he was on his laptop, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak.
A flight attendant asked the male passenger to remove the device and he refused. The woman then stood up, turned around and threw a cup of water at him, the official says. That's when United decided to land in Chicago. The two passengers were not allowed to continue to Denver.
Both passengers were sitting in United's Economy Plus section, the part of the plane that has four more inches of legroom than the rest of coach.


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When you're getting ready for pregnancy for the first time, you're probably so excited about the prospect of holding your first born in your arms that you completely ignore the negative aspects involved. Who cares about all those pregnancy hormone changes and difficult pregnancy symptoms when your dream is finally coming true? It's always good to be positive, but sometimes you have to take a good hard look at some less-than-thrilling aspects of motherhood to fully prepare yourself. After all, you don't want to feel disillusioned when it's finally time to be a parent, right? Not to burst your bubble, but here are some of the things you can kiss goodbye once you have a child.
1. White clothes
Nothing's chicer than a plain white T-shirt – it goes with everything. White dresses, pants and shorts are also summer staples that look fresh and keep you cool. But you can move those things to the back of your wardrobe for the next several years. When you're a mom, nothing you wear is safe from stains.
2. Spontaneous sex
Remember having spontaneous sex with your partner whenever the mood struck? Hold on to those memories, because this won't happen as much as it used to once you have a little one running around. You both might be so tired with a baby or toddler that you simply don't feel like having sex, even if he or she is sleeping. Scheduling time under the sheets sounds like a snoozefest, but it's a reality for many couples who just can't drop everything and do it anymore.
3. Me time
You don't have to totally give up me time when you're a mom, but you'll have a lot less of it. Gone are the days when you can wander the aisles of Target without a child in your cart or watch an entire romantic comedy after work without having to do something child-related. Babysitters can give you a break whenever you need it, but otherwise you'll have to make alone time when your first born is sleeping.
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Sorry, but there's no telling how long it'll be before you wake up at 10 or 11 o'clock again. Even 8 or 9 is a stretch when you have a little kid waking up at the crack of dawn every day – even on the weekends. Unless you go on vacation, you better change up your sleep schedule and make friends with 6 or 7 a.m.
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Spend as much time by yourself in the bathroom as you can during pregnancy, because you won't get to once your little one arrives. Baths, showers and even using the toilet won't be as relaxing when you can't leave your child unsupervised.
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You won't lose your friendships completely, but they might not be the same again once you have a baby. Depending on whether you're one of the first to have children or not, your friendships with your old pals might suffer. Even if your friends also have little ones, the time you spend together probably won't include the same types of activities. Instead of closing out the bar, you'll be chatting at the playground.
7. Quick exits
If you're one of those people who can shower, get dressed, grab breakfast and get out the door quickly in the morning, you can forget it once you have a child. You'll have a lot of extra steps to take care of before you can go anywhere, from packing the diaper bag, to getting your kid dressed, to making bottles. Start planning now how much earlier you need to get going.


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Remember when Bitchy told me she wanted to switch her major from Chemistry to Nutrition, and I tried to talk her out of it? Well, here's how today's conversation went:
Me: "Mrs. D told me Friday that her son went to the career counselors at Oregon State, and not only did they guide him to major he loved, they told him the salaries of the jobs he was interested in. So, before you make any changes, you should check on that. You know, you being a princess and all."
Bitchy: "Yeah, I think I will. I don't want ANY job unless it's at least three digits."
Thinking for a minute…."Uh, you know, I might only teach kindergarten, but I'm pretty sure that if you're happy with three digits, you could quit Oregon State right now and find your dream job."
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Monastic Ranks
There are three monastic ranks: the Rassaphore, the Stavrophore, and the Schema-Monk (or Schema-Nun). Each of the three degrees represents an increased level of asceticism. In the early days of monasticism, there was only one level—the Great Schema.
The process of becoming a monk or nun is intentionally slow, as the vows taken are considered to entail a life-long commitment to God, and are not to be entered into lightly. After completing the novitiate, there are three ranks within monasticism. There is only one monastic habit in the Orthodox Church (with certain slight regional variations), and it is the same for both monks and nuns. Each successive grade is given a portion of the habit, the full habit being worn only by those in the highest grade, known for that reason as the "Great Schema," or "Great Habit." One is free to enter any monastery of one's choice; but after being accepted by the abbot (or abbess) and making vows, one may not move from place to place without the blessing of one's ecclesiastical superior.
The word schema comes from the Greek word "σχήμα" (skhēma), which means shape. The Greek plural is "σχήματα" (skhēmata). In English, both schemas and schemata are used as plural form.
The various profession rites are normally performed by the abbot, but in some traditions he must be a priest before he can do this. In those cases, if he has not been ordained or if the monastery is for women, a hieromonk will perform the service. The abbot or hieromonk who performs a tonsure must be of at least the rank he is tonsuring into. In other words, only a hieromonk who has been tonsured into the Great Schema may himself tonsure a Schemamonk. A bishop, however, may tonsure into any rank, regardless of his own.
Orthodox monks are addressed as "Father" even if they are not priests; but when conversing among themselves, monks will often address one another as "Brother." Novices are always referred to as "Brother." Among the Greeks, old monks are often called Gheronda, or "Elder", out of respect for their dedication. In the Slavic tradition, the title of Elder (Slavonic: Starets) is normally reserved for those who are of an advanced spiritual life, and who serve a guides to others.
Nuns who have been tonsured to the Stavrophore or higher rank are addressed as "Mother". Novice and Rassophore nuns are addressed as "Sister". Nuns live identical ascetic lives to their male counterparts and are therefore also called monachai (the feminine plural of monachos), and their community is likewise called a monastery.
Monks who have been ordained to the priesthood are called hieromonks (priest-monks); monks who have been ordained to the diaconate are called hierodeacons (deacon-monks). A Schemamonk who is a priest is called a Hieroschemamonk. Most monks are not ordained; a community will normally only present as many candidates for ordination to the bishop as the liturgical needs of the community require. Bishops are required by the sacred canons of the Orthodox Church to be chosen from among the monastic clergy.
Novice (Slavonic: послушник, poslushnik; Greek: δόκιμος, dokimos), lit. "one under obedience"— Those wishing to join a monastery begin their lives as novices. After coming to the monastery and living as a guest for not less than three days, the abbot or abbess may bless the candidate to become a novice. There is no formal ceremony for the clothing of a novice, he or she simply receives permission to wear the clothing of a novice. In the Eastern monastic tradition, novices may or may not dress in the black inner cassock (Greek: Anterion, Eisorasson; Slavonic: Podriasnik) and wear the soft monastic hat (Greek: Skouphos, Slavonic: Skufia), depending on the tradition of the local community, and in accordance to the abbot's directives. The inner-cassock and the skoufos are the first part of the Orthodox monastic habit. In some communities, the novice also wears the leather belt. He is also given a prayer rope and instructed in the use of the Jesus Prayer.
If a novice chooses to leave during the period of the novitiate, no penalty is incurred. He may also be asked to leave at any time if his behavior does not conform to the monastic life, or if the superior discerns that he is not called to monasticism. When the abbot or abbess deems the novice ready, he is asked if he wishes to join the monastery. Some, out of humility, will choose to remain novices all their lives. Every stage of the monastic life must be entered into voluntarily.
Rassaphore (Slavonic: рясофор), lit. "Robe-bearer"— If the novice continues on to become a monk, he is clothed in the first degree of monasticism at a service at which he receives the tonsure. Although there are no formal vows made at this point, the candidate is normally required to affirm his commitment to persevere in the monastic life. The abbot will then perform the tonsure, cutting a small amount of hair from four spots on the head, forming a cross. He is then given the outer cassock (Greek: Rasson, Exorasson, or Mandorrason; Slavonic: Riassa), an outer robe with wide sleeves, from which the name of Rassaphore is derived. He is also given a kamilavkion, a cylindrical brimless hat, which is covered with a veil called an epanokamelavkion. (These are separate items in the Greek tradition, but in the Russian tradition the two are stitched together and the combination is called a klobuk.) If he has not previously received it, a leather belt is fastened around his waist. His habit is usually black, signifying that he is now dead to the world, and he receives a new name.
The vows of the Riasophore/Rasophore are 'implicit' rather than 'explicit'. Such vows (chastity, poverty, obedience, perseverance, stability) are inferred by the rite traditionally used in the tonsuring. Some will remain Rassaphores permanently without going on to the higher degrees.
Stavrophore (Slavonic: крестоносец, krestonosets), lit. "Cross-bearer"— The next level for Eastern monastics takes place some years after the first tonsure when the abbot feels the monk has reached an appropriate level of discipline, dedication, and humility. This degree is also known as the Little Schema, and is thought of as a "betrothal" to the Great Schema. At this stage, the monk makes formal vows of stability of place, chastity, obedience, and poverty. Then, he is tonsured and clothed in the habit, which in addition to that worn by the Rassaphore, includes the paramandyas (Slavonic: paraman), a piece of square cloth worn on the back, embroidered with the instruments of the Passion, and connected by ties to a wooden cross worn over the heart. The paramandyas represents the yoke of Christ. Because of this addition he is now called Stavrophore, or Cross-bearer. He is also given a wooden hand cross (or "profession cross"), which he should keep in his icon corner, and a beeswax candle, symbolic of monastic vigilance the sacrificing of himself for God. He will be buried holding the cross, and the candle will be burned at his funeral. In the Slavic practice, the Stavrophore also wears the monastic mantle. The rasson worn by the Stavrophore is more ample than that worn by the Rassaphore.
After the ceremony, the newly-tonsured Stavrophore will remain in vigil in the church for five days, refraining from all work, except spiritual reading. The abbot increases the Stavrophore monk's prayer rule, allows a more strict personal ascetic practice, and gives the monk more responsibility.
Great Schema
Great Schema (Greek: Μεγάλο Σχήμα - Megaloschemos, Slavonic: Схима, Schima) — In the Russian tradition, monks whose abbot feels they have reached a high level of spiritual excellence reach the final stage, called the Great Schema. The tonsure of a Schemamonk or Schemanun follows the same format as the Stavrophore, and he makes the same vows and is tonsured in the same manner. But in addition to all the garments worn by the Stavrophore, he is given the analavos (Slavonic: analav) which is the article of monastic vesture emblematic of the Great Schema. For this reason, the analavos itself is sometimes itself called the "Great Schema". It drapes over the shoulders and hangs down in front and in back, with the front portion somewhat longer, and is embroidered with the instruments of the Passion and the Trisagion. The Greek form does not have a hood, the Slavic form has a hood and lappets on the shoulders, so that the garment forms a large cross covering the monk's shoulders, chest, and back. Another piece added is the Polystavrion or "Many Crosses", which consists of a cord with a number of small crosses plaited into it. The polystavrion forms a yoke around the monk and serves to hold the analavos in place and reminds the monastic that he is bound to Christ and that his arms are no longer fit for worldly activities, but that he must labor only for the Kingdom of Heaven. Among the Greeks, the mantle is added at this stage. The paramandyas of the Megaloschemos is larger than that of the Stavrophore, and if he wears the klobuk, it is of a distinctive thimble shape, called a koukoulion, the veil of which is usually embroidered with crosses.
The Schemamonk also shall remain some days in vigil in the church. On the eighth day after Tonsure, there is a special service for the "Removal of the Koukoulion."
In some monastic traditions the Great Schema is only given to monks and nuns on their death bed, while in others they may be elevated after as little as 25 years of service. In the Greek tradition, the Great Schema is not looked upon as a major elevation but rather as having come to the full practice of monasticism, and so a monastery may be filled with monastics of the Great Schema.
If a bearer of some monastic title acquires the Great Schema, his title incorporates the word "schema". For example, a hieromonk of Great Schema is called hieroschemamonk, archimandrite becomes schema-archimandrite, hegumen - schema-hegumen, etc. In Russian tradition, in such cases the part "schema" is commonly truncated to "схи" (sche), and correspondingly the titles are spelled as схимонах, иеросхимонах, схиархимандрит, схиигумен.
Coptic Orthodox monastic degrees
In the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria there are only two degrees of professed monks, corresponding to the Rassaphore combined with the Stavrophore and the Great Schema. (There is nothing equivalent to separate Stavrophore status in the Coptic tradition).
The two rites of Rassaphore and Stavrophore are served one immediately following the other, as a single service, very seldom nowadays to be separated by several years. When the two rites are separated, the portions of the habit that were given in the previous rite are not given a second time in the latter rite.
As for the Great Schema, which is made of a leather cord twisted in design and has five to seven small crosses along its length and worn crosswise around the neck, flowing down cross wise front and back, it is usually granted to bishops either upon their episcopal consecration or shortly afterwards and it is usually granted when a monk has reached a high degree of asceticism or has been living as a hermit and also to the monks, hieromonks, and abbots who have been in the monastic life for over 30 years and have been living in an exemplary monastic life.
See also
External links
- History of monasticism in Russia
- Vows of Great Schema a portion of the Tonsure service
- Tonsure of a Schemanun Novo-Tikhvin Monastery, Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Great Angelic Schema Russian Orthodox (Moscow Patriarchate)
- Paraman Russian Orthodox (Photo)
- Skufia for Schemamonk (Photo)