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oe Schweon knew instantly
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fiancée was cheating. Normally chatty, his bride-to-be was suspiciously eager to get off the phone when he called from a business trip this spring. Lindsay Hoffman's little secret? She was watching "Mad Men" — a show the couple had been enjoying together — and she wanted to get back to Don Draper.
"Joe travels a lot for work," said Hoffman, a software saleswoman from Brookline, by way of excusing a solo binge that took her through the show's entire third season and part of the fourth while her betrothed was on the road.
"I did feel bad," she added, "at first."
Oh, her streamin' heart.
In a TV-obsessed culture, with ever more platforms on which to watch addictive series, lovers have yet another way to betray each other: by sneaking off and watching a shared show alone.
"Honey, that's not 'Breaking Bad' I hear coming from your iPhone, is it?"
With wedding season upon us, it may be time to rewrite the marital vows. Forget that business about "In sickness and in health." More relevant to today's couples is this: "In streaming and on disc. On tablet and on laptop. By Amazon Prime, or on Hulu Plus."
More than half of American adults who are in a relationship have considered "cheating" by streaming a program without their significant other present, according to a recent Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Netflix. And 12 percent said they have already strayed by streaming solo. And those are just the ones who admitted it.
As the amount of time Americans spend watching TV grows — average daily viewing reached 5 hours and 26 minutes in 2012, up from 5 hours and 14 minutes in 2008, and that's not even counting shows that are streamed, according to Nielsen — Netflix infidelity is starting to show up as an issue in marriage counseling.
"A couple has never come in with this as their only issue," said Anthony Centore, a therapist with Thriveworks , a Cambridge counseling firm. "If your spouse is doing everything right but is not going to wait to watch 'Arrested Development,' that's not going to ruin a relationship. But if it becomes one more way your spouse is inconsiderate, it can be a big deal."
But staying true is harder than it was even just a few years ago. In 2006, 89 percent of the television Americans watched was live, and in their homes, according to Nielsen. By 2011, we watched only 85 percent of TV shows live and at home, and enjoyed a growing number of shows free from spousal surveillance on the train to work, perhaps, or in the dentist's waiting room.
"There is a lot of sneaking around going on," said A.J. Jacobs, author of "The Know-It-All," "The Year of Living Biblically," and "My Life as an Experiment."
Jacobs and his wife have adopted a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, he said, but even so television has become a source of stress. "The trouble is the shows we watch together are really good, and I have trouble waiting."
In other words, don't probe about the HBO show "Girls." He and his wife were supposed to watch it together, but he had some free time, and well. . .
"I hope she loses interest in the show and never brings it up," is all Jacobs would say.
Although the issue of TV cheating has been growing along with DVR ownership and on-demand options, betrayal has become even easier since 2010, said Amanda Lotz, a University of Michigan professor of communications studies, and the author of "The Television Will Be Revolutionized."
That year, several factors combined to make opportunistic viewing easier and more tempting: Tablets hit the market, streaming options increased, and tech advances that reduced buffering lags made viewing smoother.
Also around that time, major cable providers began offering subscribers access to programming on devices beyond their televisions, she added.
"As we can do things that we have never been able to do with TV," she said, "our behaviors will change."
Case in point: the long-awaited Netflix release of 15 new episodes of "Arrested Development" on May 26.
"Before it was released, my husband and I had to make a pact," said humorist Laurie Notaro , author of the just-published "The Potty Mouth at the Table." "We've been waiting seven years for this — our dreams were realized — but it was coming out on a day I was going to be gone. The pact was we would wait for each other."
Both were faithful, but other issues emerged. "We had to figure out how we were going to watch. Would we go through the whole thing in two days? Watch one episode every day?"
The Harris survey found that 14 percent of cheaters confess their video crime, but 12 percent simply re-watch the show and feign surprise at plot twists. That's the ploy used by Heather Neal, a seventh-grade math teacher in Milton. When her husband was off at a singing lesson recently she secretly watched an episode of "Glee," then intentionally predicted the wrong outcome for a plot involving the character Rachel.
When Neal admitted her crime in front of her husband, he pretended to be outraged.
"You watched it without me?" said Robin Neal, an English teacher in Chestnut Hill.
"Yes," his wife replied, a triumphant grin spreading across her face.
But in Allston, Jen Prince, an Emerson College student, can't quite bring herself to act shocked nor can she confess to sneakily watching episodes on her own, putting her in that awkward middle ground. One Sunday in April she watched "Game of Thrones" with friends, and then rewatched it with her boyfriend — without revealing it was her second time around.
When the Jaime Lannister character got his right hand chopped off — a shocking act of violence — Prince's boyfriend "freaked out," she recalled. But Prince remained calm, unable to feign a gasp. "Did you see that?" he asked. She pretended she'd been distracted for a moment.
Dishonesty in a relationship is rarely good, but sometimes the cheaters aren't to blame. As Mark Harris, a columnist with Entertainment Weekly, pointed out, with spoilers all around us, waiting is a dangerous game, particularly with contest shows like "The Voice" or "Dancing With the Stars." Cheating, he said, is "more forgivable" when the outcome of a show could be ruined.
And with scripted shows, he said, "A big factor is how long are you being asked to wait. If it's a couple of hours because someone is working late, it's wrong to cheat. But if it's more than a week, then it's wrong to ask someone not to cheat."
Meanwhile, as Joe Schweon and Lindsay Hoffman start their new life together — they married on the Cape over Memorial Day weekend — Schweon might possess the perfect qualities for a spouse in 2013. Not only did he overlook Hoffman's "Mad Men" transgression — and an earlier "Friday Night Lights" infidelity — but he has a relaxed attitude toward remaining current with a show.
"I have no problem missing a season and going on to the next one," he said.
Beth Teitell can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @bethteitell.


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An Update on the State of Good Shepherd
Throughout the past year, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network has had many reasons to celebrate. The organization has continued to grow, now serving more people in more places than ever before. Including Good Shepherd Penn Partners, our joint venture with Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, Good Shepherd provides care to more than 56,000 individuals annually in more than 40 locations throughout eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
In July of 2009, the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit opened its doors at 2855 Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem. The unit is the first of its kind in the region, offering acute rehabilitation care to children who have suffered injuries, illnesses, or who have congenital issues. For the first time, children can receive the comprehensive rehabilitation care they need close to home and close to their families. In its first nine months of operation, the Pediatric Unit has helped more than 50 children along their roads to recovery.
Last year, Good Shepherd continued its tradition of facilitating impressive outcomes for our patients. Patients in our inpatient rehabilitation units routinely experience better functional outcomes in less time than patients at similar units nationally. At the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital, more than 90 percent of the patients who rely on mechanical ventilation to breathe are successfully weaned from the device during their stay. This rate of ventilator weaning has held steady for the past five years.
Recently, Good Shepherd has invested in state-of-the-art clinical systems to ensure that the quality of care provided in our facilities is maintained and augmented. We have implemented an electronic clinical documentation system to capture clinical information in a consistent fashion, in addition to electronic systems that prevent medication errors, monitor wound healing and infections, and expedite the gathering of blood results.
Last year, Good Shepherd also honored the legacy of our founders, The Rev. John and Estella Raker, by providing care to individuals who are unable to pay. In fiscal year 2009, we provided more than $7 million in total quantifiable community benefit to the communities we serve. This total represents 6.8 percent of revenues and includes charitable care and a host of other quantifiable community programs, such as free stroke risk screenings and educational programs.
While there are wonderful things happening at Good Shepherd, the organization has faced many of the same challenges encountered by health-care organizations and businesses throughout the nation. Earlier this year, reimbursement issues, along with declines in patient volume, investment income and philanthropy, forced Good Shepherd to implement an expense reduction plan. The plan included budget decreases, a modest workforce reduction and a restructuring plan. Currently, we are focusing on realigning our care to better serve our patients, grow patient volumes and increase market share. Change is always difficult, but we believe that these decisions have put Good Shepherd back on track to a positive operating margin, so we can continue to honor our mission and serve the men, women and children in our communities.
This has been a challenging time, but thanks to the hard work and dedication of our employees and supporters, Good Shepherd is positioned to grow and thrive long into the future.
Outpatient rehabilitation and the Pediatric Program will lead Good Shepherd's growth. We recently added two outpatient sites – a new location in Coopersburg and the acquisition of CORE Physical Therapy in Bethlehem Township. Extending Good Shepherd's outstanding care into the communities we serve is a successful formula that we will continue to follow.
The aforementioned Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit is expected to grow in the coming years, and Good Shepherd's Outpatient Pediatric Program is positioned to serve more children this year thanks to a donor gift that will provide the capital to expand the program's operating space on our south Allentown campus. As a result of that expansion, we will be able to handle 27 percent more patient visits (12,000 additional visits) for children with cognitive and physical disabilities.
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A California creationist is offering a $10,000 challenge to anyone who can prove in front of a judge that science contradicts the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis.
Dr Joseph Mastropaolo, who says he has set up the contest, the Literal Genesis Trial, in the hope of improving the quality of arguments between creationists and evolutionists, has pledged to put $10,000 of his own money into an escrow account before the debate. His competitor would be expected to do the same. The winner would take the $20,000 balance.
The argument would not be made in a formal court, but under an alternative dispute resolution model known as a minitrial. Mastropaolo said he would present the argument in favor of a literal interpretation of the creation story once he had found a willing scientist to argue that a non-literal interpretation of Genesis is more scientific.
"They [evolutionists] are not stupid people, they are bright, but they are bright enough to know there is no scientific evidence they can give in a minitrial," Mastropaolo said.
A minitrial differs from a regular trial because it does not need to be held in a courthouse and does not require the presence of traditional court figures. Mastropaolo plans to have a bailiff and court reporter in attendance, along with the judge. Contest rules state that evidence must be scientific, which means it is "objective, valid, reliable and calibrated".
Mastropaolo believes that evolution cannot be proved scientifically. "It turns out that there is nothing in the universe [that] is evolving, everything is devolving, everything is going in the opposite direction," he said.
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Dr. B speaks out on teens and substance abuse
Valdez High School Principal has the dope on school needs
Dear Editor of The Valdez STAR
I believe it is time that I, as principal of Valdez High School, share with the community, my beliefs regarding the illegal use of alcohol and drugs by high school students. I want to take this opportunity to refute statements that I do not see the problem among high school students. The Valdez Star newspaper contains the weekly Valdez Police report, and it clearly indicates to its readership (including me) that there is indeed a problem with alcohol and drug usage in the Valdez school-age population. To date, however, I have found and dealt with only three (3) students breaking the law with alcohol or drugs, on the campus of VHS during the school day or at a school sponsored activity.
High School students who are intimately more aware of each other's social lives (than I am) talk a great deal about who is using, who is taking, who is drinking and frankly students too many times develop reputations that promulgate attitudes and perceptions among their peers that they are always under the influence of some substance, whether such is true or not. Such reputations once constructed become stigmatizing and are difficult to change. I walk the halls; I am in classrooms regularly; I talk with teachers, encouraging each to be vigilant about alcohol and drugs, yet I do not find (and I am not unwilling to find) students using or under the influence in school.
Perhaps a "drug dog" would be a useful intervention effort, but I do not support the use of drug dogs, as I have seen too many times the negative impact on students when the dog finds the odors but the police don't find the substances. In a group of lockers it is difficult to determine who owns the odors. So before we go searching for the odors, we need to have determined beforehand what the Principal's next course of action will be following the drug dog's search. Perhaps one strategy might be for me to promptly refer students to the Office of Child Services; perhaps the Police report would cause them to investigate the homes of students whose lockers the dog "hit on"; and if those are the actions that the Principal is to take let's all be prepared for the "fallout" that will follow because those odors waft between lockers filtering into the lockers of students who are not involved in drugs at all; plus, what then about those students' reputations. On another note, however, a drug dog, if brought in, could search cars and as there is no exchange of air between parked cars (as there is in locker ventilation) then we would certainly locate any substance using students and proceed on that evidence regarding drugs on campus.
Additionally, there is much "talk" in the community among individuals who claim that I don't want to see the problem, yet not one of these adults has come to my office to make me aware of any specific situation at school or at a school sponsored activity that they are knowledgeable of (from whatever source), so that I can investigate and substantiate the claims that students are using alcohol and drugs at school, during school sponsored activities, or that VHS students are under the influence of alcohol and drugs in class. If any adult knows of specific situations that they are willing to bring to my office, I will be happy to investigate, including involving the police, and apply Valdez City School Board Policy governing students' illegal use of controlled substances at VHS. I must remind everyone however, that in my investigation of any such allegations I must reach the conclusion of reasonable suspicion by law before I move to question any student.
With that information brought forward let me share with everyone reading this letter, that I am totally opposed to the abuse of alcohol and drug usage of any type by minors or adults for that matter. I have seen firsthand the damaging effects of marijuana and its impact on students and adults. I would never support the legalization of marijuana. Additionally, I have seen firsthand the desperation and despair of adult alcoholics. Certainly, if controlled substances are readily available at school or high school students are using and/or dealing -then those students who are vulnerable can be led into experiences that create lifelong addictions.
I want to share with the community the recommendations I have made to the Superintendent of Schools some weeks ago and the fact that I have encouraged him to initiate these recommendations immediately and aggressively through the board.
A. Stop the community negativity for VHS students and the deterioration of the school climate with decisive, aggressive board action to drive alcohol and illegal drugs off the high school campus.
B. Implement a random drug screening process for students involved in athletics and activities as this is enforceable in the courts. Additionally, this is the only question that students have asked me directly. On this basis alone, I believe random drug screening to be a deterrent. Develop a plan to implement this strategy at reasonable costs.
C. Begin Spring Semester, FY13, day one (1) with an anti-alcohol and drug education program in grades 3-10 through Health Education instruction. A VCS curriculum in Health Education is already written and contains a sound Alcohol and Drug Education Use/Abuse component. This Health Education curriculum should be taught by the regular classroom teacher 3 days per week in 30 minute lessons. I believe that this one initiative is so important to the lives and welfare of our children and young people, that if programmatically we need to drop or rotate a pull-out program at the elementary and middle school level we should do so beginning Spring Semester. As a school district this is the easiest strategy to accomplish and is in fact our core business. Related to this, the district should also begin a DARE program Spring Semester at the appropriate grade level.
D. Hire a temporary Behavioral Intervention
Specialist for Spring Semester. This person would:
1) search lockers in academic hallways and in the gym,
2) supervise egress and ingress of students to and from the campus throughout the day,
3) monitor parking lots and student traffic both in and out of parking lots and around automobiles,
4) supervise hall use by students during classes,
5) monitor the buildings and campus during lunch,
6) be available to students for confidential talk when students feel confident of this individual's confidentiality and want to talk or share their awareness of substance use or possession,
7) be a liaison to the VCPD and AK Office of Child Services,
8) assist and chaperone dances, ballgames, and activities,
9) develop a rapport and confidential image with students.
E. No longer allow off campus lunch beginning Spring Semester except with specific guidelines. With this initiative shorten lunch to 36 minutes. The extra time can be divided between 7th and 8th periods Spring Semester FY13.
Discuss this strategy and the need for it with the Teacher Union VAFT in order to secure high school teacher support for this as a deterrent in alcohol and drug prevention/ intervention strategies. Closing the campus at lunch time is also a recommendation of the Valdez City Chief of Police. Teenagers are having entirely too much time at lunch unsupervised.
I recommend shortening lunch to 36 minutes. The current (58 minute) lunch period is too long and is unnecessary in the middle of the instructional day. Teachers would have their contract required "duty free" lunch period (30 minutes) and would return from lunch to assigned duty stations for the purpose of supervising students until the end of the lunch period. Student learning from socialization and free time can occur outside the school day under the supervision of parent/guardians.
I recommend these sorts of regulations concerning a closed campus:
1. No off campus lunch for 9th and 10thgraders beginning Spring Semester FY13 and forward. These grade levels would need to eat a school lunch, bring a lunch, or have parent pick-up to go off campus during lunch time and sign them back in.
2. I recommend that 11th and 12th graders have open campus privileges (may go home or to local restaurants for lunch) if they meet specific academic and attendance criteria (I suggest that 11th and 12th graders be in possession of and maintain a cumulative average of 90 with no tardies and no more than 1 absence for the preceding 9 week period).
If 11th and 12th graders are not in possession of these standards or do not maintain these standards at any point in the 9 week period their open campus privileges are suspended and will only be reviewed again in the next 9 week grading period.
I would also require 11th and 12th graders who hold the open campus lunch privileges to submit a signed and verified parent permission form indicating that parents/guardians are aware that they leave the campus for lunch. Additionally, I would institute a lunch card check-out system for 11th and 12th graders who have qualified for off campus lunch.
F. Further develop high school strategies already begun to intervene and prevent substance abuse by high school students. These strategies are:
1. Small group parent and community member weekly visits to the high school campus for the purpose of improved connectedness and transparency
2. Weekly "lunch and munch" seminars (film and guest speakers) on alcohol and drug abuse issues and topics of interest to teenagers (students would voluntarily bring their lunch to seminar to participate)
3. Review and publish a proactive 9th grade Health curriculum to parents/guardians regarding alcohol and drug prevention and intervention
4. Institute a 10th grade component of Health Education (4.5 weeks) in 10th grade PE for the purpose of teaching the legal ramifications of substance abuse
5. Review data from Accreditation Study FY12 by a faculty committee to identify other alcohol and drug prevention/intervention strategies
6. Develop and implement a parent/guardian volunteer program at the high school level
7. Initiate VHS Intervention Roundtable initiative such that all agencies involved with Valdez youth participate in for the purpose of sharing intervention information monthly
8. Spearhead planning for a community sponsored resiliency workshop for teenagers
9. Develop and implement a radio hotline for Parents and/or Guardians to call– when they need someone to talk with or discuss troubled parenting and/or "raising my teenager" issues
10. Provide a tape series available for checkout to interested parents on how to "survive and thrive with your teenager" or "how to manage your high school student with finesse", etc.
I have always felt that competitive opinions, negatively expressed, between adults, typically create more negativity. Our VHS students, (my students, your sons and daughters) are an exceptional group of young men and women. I enjoy each one of them and the uniqueness they bring to the high school arena, every single day.
Do they always get things right, the first time . . . OF COURSE THEY DO NOT!
But, when corrected do they respond with courtesy, manners and respect, for the most part . . . YOU BET THEY DO!
Am I interested in each one and their progress educationally on a daily basis . . . ABSOLUTELY!
Can we be proud of them individually and collectively . . . WITHOUT RESERVATION!
Let us together renew our commitment to educating the young people of this community and to protecting them aggressively from alcohol and substance abuses. Our conversation about risky behavior must be positively stated and remain so as we seek solutions together. Our high school students deserve such an approach.
Elizabeth B. Balcerek
Principal, Valdez High School


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By Amanda Steinberg
"There's plenty of money in this world, and if I focus on what I need, I know I can access it."
~ Dana Bass Solomon, CEO of Hollyhock
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1kg raw almonds (soaked if possible)
500g raw walnuts (same)
150g coconut flakes or grated coconut
3 egg whites
Optional - 2T sweetener (either maple syrup, or xylitol & a pinch of stevia)
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2. Using about a cup of nuts at a time, depending on blender size, process nuts in a deep or sealed bowl until chunks are at the desired size. You can also chop the nuts by hand if you're keen for a long, steady workout.
3. Place prepared nuts in a large bowl, and add coconut.
4. In a small, dry bowl, beat egg whites until smooth, glossy peaks form. Add sweetener, and stir thoroughly.
5. Add egg mixture to nuts & coconut, and stir thoroughly until no egg foam is visible and everything has been coated. If you feel the egg didn't stretch far enough, whip up another white and add that to your bowl.
6. Spoon nut mixture onto bakeware, keeping the layers no thicker than an inch high.
7. Bake in oven for around 10 minutes, or until the top layer starts to become golden.
8. Remove from oven and stir mixture to bring uncooked nuts to the surface and to break apart any lumps. Replace in oven and bake for another 10 or so minutes, watching for burning. You may need to repeat this step if your batch is cooking unevenly (if you're oven is anything like mine, you'll be in this situation for an extra 20 minutes or so of stirring and replacing).
9. When cooked to your liking, remove from oven and allow to cool thoroughly before storing in an air-tight container. Don't worry if your cereal pouring container is adulterated with gratuitous corn flake imagery:
Serve with berries & cream (or coconut cream) for best results, but is also good with straight raw milk, or so I'm told. Personally, I could eat it like trail mix, by itself, so long as there's no sweetener added to the batch!
(NB: If the SAD's portion distortion has you thinking that a normal serve of such foods is upwards of two cups, I'd like to point out that just half a cup of Nola will satisfy you, especially if served with cream. The beau, being a tall boy, tends towards a full cup serving, with his milk. Eat slowly, enjoy, and listen to your leptin receptors.)
Sunny Nola - After baking, add dried fruit such as sultanas, chopped apricot, goji berries, and even dried apple slices. Good for those with a sweet tooth or those who use carbs after a workout.
Seedy Nola - add sunflower or pumpkin seeds to the chopped nuts before adding the egg whites.
Norridge (Nola Porridge) - after baking, put batch through the food processor to create a semi-fine meal. Fantastic served with warmed milk, cream or coconut cream, or just add hot water and cooked fruit.
PumpkiNola - warm and add canned or previously roasted and pureed pumpkin to your bowlful of Nola, and stir thoroughly. Top with cream, and enjoy a hearty treat!
A lovely, luxe breakfast for those mornings where you just can't face eggs and bacon. I clearly don't understand your mind-set, but I hear there are such people out there... :)
34 comments:
- Ben said...
This looks great! I'm excited to try it. My wife is one who can't face eggs and bacon in the morning (I don't get it either...).
- February 18, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- Primal Mama said...
Thanks for the recipe! My kids can't stomach eggs in the morning and I'm hoping they'll like it!
- February 18, 2010 at 11:28 PM
GREAT recipe. I'm not eating very many nuts these days, but I'm always looking for good treats for my two paleo teenagers.
You could make a savory version, too, and add things like dill, rosemary, and bits of homemade beef jerky. Yummy!
- February 19, 2010 at 1:01 AM
- SnowDog said...
That may be primal, but it looks like there's a lot of calories in that. There may be close to 2000 calories per serving.
But I can't wait to try it. :)
- February 19, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- medical said...
Oh my! this is what I've been looking for all the past few months now. I really think you pulled it off perfectly.
- February 19, 2010 at 2:10 AM
No reason you should know this, but Nola is also short for New Orleans, Louisiana in the U.S. I therefore suggest another variation, titled "Nola Nola," whereby creole, cajun or other appropriate spices are added to a snack version of your creation. Thanks for sharing!
- February 19, 2010 at 3:28 AM
- Sandy said...
Haha, my mom has been making egg muffins for breakfast, and the other day she asked me what I do when I get bored with eggs. Gee, mom, I don't get bored with eggs.
I've made my own "nola" in the past with a combo of nuts and seeds, but I just sprouted them, dried them, processed them, and then mixed in some dried fruit. A little has lasted me a veeeeeeeeeeery long time now, but I'll be curious to try the egg white trick and see how that changes it.
- February 19, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Adam Satterfield said...
What temperature do you recommend? What is moderate?
- February 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Jezwyn said...
Thanks for the comments, all! I'd love to hear how you go!
PaleoPrincess - savory sounds fascinating! I don't think the beau would go there, but it might make a cool addition to cream cheese... Ideas are forming..!
SnowDog - that all depends on your serving size. I'd say that half a cup would be totally satisfying, and that comes out at around 300kcal, plus 2T heavy cream add 100kcal, so that's a pretty decent 400kcal breakfast. If you're like me and tend to skip lunch, there's no reason why you couldn't boost it up to a cup, so 700kcal, and personally I reckon that would be too filling!
Haha, thanks Mark!! Since I'm a teacher, maybe I should make sure not to eat Nola on school days lest I go down the path of Blanche DuBois! :P
Hi Adam! I use a moderate temperature - between low and high! :P I've resorted to descriptive temperatures since some readers sook when I only put the degree marker in Celsuis points and then blame me when they "have to guess/convert to Fahrenheit" or burn their food! Pfft. My oven is really crappy and heats unevenly, so it's better I stay descriptive rather than commit to a specific temperature anyway. Yay for renting! :) So yes, just check regularly - if browning is occurring in the time measurement I've given you, you're all set, but if it's happening too fast, turn the temperature down a bit. If you're still totally lost, try around 150degC to start.
- February 19, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- zach said...
Tried it this evening with my kids, they loved it. We didn't have aluminum foil and tried it with just the oven broiler pan. There was some sticking, wasn't bad. We halved the recipe, used 2 egg though, came out great. Used maple syrup. We put it in a few ziplock bags high in the cupboard otherwise most of it would've been eaten tonight. One kid tried it in milk, not bad. A winner, and a new Friday ritual of making something primal (from this blog a lot of the time I'm sure) has been set.
Best Regards,
- February 20, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- Sarah said...
My husband and I are supper excited to try this. My one thought is that it is awfully pricey breakfast, so we're planning on saving it as a once a week treat. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
- March 23, 2010 at 7:12 PM
- Jezwyn said...
Enjoy, Sarah! If you buy your nuts in bulk, and up the coconut (especially if you use dessicated coconut rather than coconut flakes, which tend to be pricier), then that will bring the cost down. You also don't need to eat much to be satisfied - half a cup is plenty, especially if you serve it with coconut cream or dairy cream.
I buy 500g bags of almonds and walnuts, which are around $9-10 Australian each, and then give about $2 for eggs and coconut... That's just over $20 for what makes at least a fortnight's worth of breakfasts for the beau, if not more, and he eats about a cup of Nola per serve. $2 or less for breakfast? That's cheaper than bacon and eggs!
- March 27, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Emma said...
What a great recipe! We're loving this, I've been eating it as a "treat" w/ frozen raspberries and some home-made almond milk. Slushie and great. Had to grate my own coconut though- couldn't find the flaked coconut locally.
- May 21, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Jezwyn - this is a winner. I've made this close to a dozen times now and always change it up a bit. Hope you don't mind me sharing an adaptation on my blog (I'm still learning how to use the trackback feature).
- September 7, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Jezwyn said...
Glad you like it! I don't mind sharing at all, as long as there's some link love coming back here :) Took me ages to perfect the recipe to my beau's taste preferences, but I'm sure some people prefer different nuts or fruit, etc, so adapt away! I'll be making the next batch for the beau tomorrow - almonds, walnuts, and brazil nuts since they were on special - should be yum! And I get to scramble up the yolks as part of my dinner - perfection!
- September 14, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- Anna said...
Thank you for this recipe! I made it today and I think it will be perfect for those days when I wish for something that's already made and ready to eat with just a little bit of cream. Yum!
- October 19, 2010 at 5:23 AM
- Adam Crafter said...
I made a batch of this in cinnamon, Ginger, vanilla flavor for my wife's upcoming business trip.
Thanks for the great recipe, we've tried a few times before, and this time I'm using it to help protect my wife from crappy airport food'stuff's...
- December 4, 2010 at 5:48 AM
Just found your page today and I love it. I cook eggs for both boys and my hubby every morning, but I am not an egg person, so I love this idea to have something on hand for me in the morning. PLUS- I have been looking for a use for my egg whites that are leftover after making paleo ice cream with coconut milk and 4 egg yolks!
- January 12, 2011 at 7:49 AM
So how do you store this since it has cooked egg white in it? I would think it belongs in the fridge, and according to some people it shouldn't even stay in the fridge for too long.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- Jezwyn said...
I keep the Nola in air-tight containers in a pantry. There's no reason to keep it in the fridge. I don't believe in the scaremongering that follows the use of eggs - i.e. don't consume raw eggs, keep your eggs in the fridge, blah blah. If that danger were real, supermarkets would never keep pavlova bases in thin cardboard boxes on shelves for months at a time.
I use free-range eggs from pastured chickens, and I have no problem eating them raw. The beau eats his Nola with raw milk and organic berries. The only health risk would be the pesticide that may or may not be in/on the walnuts from California :P
- January 15, 2011 at 8:28 PM
I just want to say thanks for the recipe. I finally tried it on the kids this morning and got ZERO complaints. Even my husband liked it!!
- January 16, 2011 at 1:02 AM
This looks fantastic and I'd love to give it a try! You mention soaking the nuts early in the recipe, how long should this be done for? Thanks, love your blog!
- January 27, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Jezwyn said...
Finona - look up the Weston Price Foundation's information regarding nut and seed soaking. I don't soak the nuts for the beau's Nola since he doesn't actively try to minimise his phytic acid intake - no point spending hours preparing nuts when he eats a glutenous wrap sandwich for lunch! :)
- January 31, 2011 at 2:19 PM
- Daghain said...
Oh my God I am totally going to make this to use as a snack when hiking/snowshoeing. It's always hard to find a low-carb snack you can pack in a backpack that's NOT over salted beef jerky.
- February 28, 2011 at 7:18 AM
This looks amazing, thank you for sharing your recipe!! WHat do the egg whites do to the Nola? Is it crunchy or soft? I have made granola many times in the past and used oil but never egg whites. I am curious to hear how it affects the nuts/seeds after baking. Also, did you soak your nuts before making this? Is it necessary to dry them in the oven before baking and mixing with the rest of the ingredients if soaked? Thanks so much!
- March 22, 2011 at 4:51 PM
I have a fresh coconut in the fridge and two little boys who we are wanting desperately to give up their grain-based (albeit gluten free) granola. Your recipe sounds perfect, I will make a batch this week. Wondering how to incorporate fresh coconut? It's not dessicated. We opened it but no one was too crazy about the taste as is.
- March 23, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- Jezwyn said...
Sorry for the delayed response - these comments were awaiting confirmation, so they didn't come through my offsite feed. :(
Hi Sophia! The Nola is crunchy - a light coating of egg white helps the colour and crunch of the nuts as they cook. I've made it without the whites but everything ends up too separate and 'dusty', like the crumbs at the bottom of a bag of cereal (if memory serves!). I sometimes froth the whites before adding them, which helps the components of the Nola bind together into chunks of deliciousness, as well and holding the spices (cinnamon, etc) to the nuts. If you soak the nuts/seeds, you will definitely need to dry them thoroughly before binding with egg whites and cooking - you don't want to trap any moisture!
Hi Moops! I'm not mad on the taste of fresh coconut either. If you guys don't like the taste, then my first recommendation of making coconut milk to serve on the Nola won't be suitable, but perhaps you could try drying the flesh out and flaking it? Let me know what you end up trying!
- March 26, 2011 at 6:41 PM
Hi Jezwyn! Thanks so much for your response. Hehe.. I actually ended up making the Nola the night before your response, I couldn't wait because I wanted something different from eggs/meat for breakfast. I soaked/sprouted the nuts overnight and dehydrated them in the oven for about 10 hours at 150 deg. and the Nola turned out FABULOUS!!! I love the crunchy clusters from the egg whites, I will be making many different variations of this! Thank you for sharing your recipe! :)
- March 27, 2011 at 1:09 AM
- hwalkerf said...
Paleo People makes a Cappuchino Crunch that's divine, going to try to duplicate it by adding a dash of cocoa and roasted coffee beans to my Nola.
- March 31, 2011 at 5:05 AM
- Rae said...
Made my first batch last night and huge thumbs up from the Boy!
Its a great grab and go breakfast, and maes a terrific topping with my organic, grass fed whipped cream and berries!
- April 15, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Sandra Leedy said...
Dear Girl Gone Primal,
You are amazing!! This nola recipe has saved me (and my husband) from going crazy. I love seeing your creative cooking photos (google: Girl Gone Primal "images") I'll be the first in line to buy your book, wearing your t-shirt! (you plan on writing one don't you?) I can honestly say: I'm a Girl Gone Primal fan.
- December 4, 2011 at 4:29 AM
- Linnyhb said...
Thank you for this recipe. I've made it a few times and my DH and I love it. I like how it doesn't have much sweetener in it since we eat VLC.
- December 6, 2012 at 7:27 AM
- Joe RedBelair said...
Should the mixture be 'dried out' before putting in an air tight container?
Mine seems 'moist' and not crispy and I am reluctant to put in an air tight container as it could be susceptible to mold....maybe.
I added some dried red raspberries to my liking. The results are very good.
- April 16, 2013 at 5:25 AM
- Jezwyn said...
Hi Joe,
The Nola should definitely be dry by the time it is cooked - if there still seems to be a lot of moisture in the nuts, leave them in the oven on a low temperature for an hour, to help dehydrate them.
As for mold, Nola never lasts long enough in the cupboard for that to be an issue, even if it's put away a bit 'fresh'! ;)
- June 14, 2013 at 4:38 PM


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Aprilia RSV4 is the natural evolution of an innovative project, capable in just a few years of dominating World SBK, earning seven world titles in six years and winning in its début in the FIM Superstock Cup, the championship dedicated to bikes that are closely derived from their factory versions. Unanimously acclaimed by critics and sought after by motorcyclists from every corner of the globe, the RSV4 has always been the undisputed segment representative, the reference point for sport and performance, the best example of what can be achieved by exploiting the valuable experience of a victorious Racing Department like Aprilia's which, in its brief history has taken 54 championship titles. Skills honed on the track and transferred to the factory production provide everyone with the same excitement that machines prepared by Aprilia Racing do.
Unmistakable in its design lucidity and applied technology, the RSV4 is conceived around a 65° V4 engine never before seen on a factory sport bike, a frame which is the heir to a dynasty that has won 18 titles and 143 Grand Prix races in the 250 GP class, enhanced by the most modern applied electronics systems to manage the engine and the bike's dynamic performance. This is a true vocation of Aprilia, which was the first manufacturer to adopt the Ride-By-Wire multimap accelerator as standard equipment, but above all the first to patent the APRC dynamic control system, with the exclusive features of self-calibration and wheelie control, the system that now reaches new levels of effectiveness at the service of top performance.
The primary goal in creating the new RSV4 was the same one that has set this model apart from its birth in 2009: to be the absolute best uncompromised superbike, the one that comes the closest to the current Aprilia racing bikes in terms of performance and effectiveness. Thanks to the experience acquired in the most selective speed championships such as WSBK and MotoGP, Aprilia is able to transfer technologies to their factory products like the new full Ride-by-wire throttle and the dynamic controls package, APRC, further advanced.
More Than One Second Faster Than Before
The primary goal followed during development of the new Aprilia RSV4 (in both available versions, RSV4 RR and RSV4 RF) is, as always, only one: to be the best superbike in the segment. In order to achieve it, Aprilia drew from Aprilia Racing technology, refining the already exceptional RSV4 in many aspects, such as electronics, suspension and brakes. Thanks in part to the work done on the powerplant, now compliant with the Euro 4 regulation, without sacrificing anything in terms of power and range of use, the new RSV4 is one second faster than the previous version on average.
The New APRC: From Aprilia, the Cutting-Edge in Electronics
The Aprilia RSV4 RR and RF make perfect what was already top shelf in the previous versions thanks to a significant improvement to its already exceptional dynamic controls package designed and patented by Aprilia. APRC (Aprilia Performance Ride Control) is the well-known dynamic control suite derived directly from the winning technology in world Superbike, the most complete and refined of those currently available on the market. This progress was possible mainly thanks to the repositioning of the inertial platform that governs the operation, improving accurate detection of the dynamic conditions of the bike, resulting in more efficient electronic control strategies.
The fourth evolution of Aprilia APRC fits in perfectly with the fine electronic management of the new full Ride-by-Wire throttle that has allowed all superfluous throttle body electronic management components to be eliminated, thereby saving 590 grams.
APRC, which comes as standard equipment on the Aprilia RSV4 RR and RF, includes:
- New ATC: Aprilia Traction Control, adjustable on the fly, (without having to release the throttle) to 8 settings thanks to a practical joystick, now has even more fine-tuned and higher performance operating logic.
- New AWC: Aprilia Wheelie Control, adjustable to 3 levels, includes more precise operating strategies thanks to the repositioning of the inertial platform. Wheelie control can now be adjusted on the fly without closing the throttle, like the ATC, thanks to the new and more practical left side electric block.
- New ALC: Aprilia Launch Control, for use on the track only, with 3 settings, uses even more effective new operating strategies.
- New AQS: Aprilia Quick Shift, the electronic gearbox that allows shifting without closing the throttle and without using the clutch, allowing clutchless downshifting.
- New APL: Aprilia Pit Limiter, the system that lets you select and limit the top speed allowed in pit lane at the track or simply to make it easier to comply with posted speed limits on the road.
- New ACC: Aprilia Cruise Control. The new electronic management has allows an advanced cruise control system to be introduced, very convenient on longer trips because it lets you maintain the set speed without touching the throttle.
In addition to the fourth generation APRC system, RSV4 RR and RF come from the factory standard with advanced multi-map Cornering ABS, developed in collaboration with Bosch to guarantee not only extreme safety on the road, but also the best possible performance at the circuit. The 9.1 MP system, with truly contained weight and dimensions, is able to optimize braking and the ABS intervention in corners, thanks to a specific algorithm that constantly monitors various parameters such as lateral acceleration, the pressure applied to the front brake lever, the lean, pitch and yaw angle, modulating the braking action in order to better guarantee the ratio between deceleration and stability. The new ABS system works in unison with the Aprilia RLM (Rear Liftup Mitigation) system that limits the lift of the rear wheel during more abrupt braking. Cornering ABS, fine-tuned in accordance with Aprilia's specific indications, is adjustable to 3 levels of sensibility and can be switched off. Each of the three Cornering ABS maps can be combined with any of the three new engine maps (Sport, Track, Race), allowing riders with different experience and skill levels to find the best possible combination for their style. The three maps are full power and differ in the way they unload the 201 HP of which the Aprilia V4 is capable onto the asphalt, in addition to the percentage of engine brake dedicated to them.
The total revamping of the RSV4's electronics management is completed by the new color TFT instrumentation, a true digital computer with exceptional display options. The two selectable screen pages (Road and Race, both with night and day backlighting) correspond to as many represented indexes. Standard equipment for the RSV4 RF (and optional for the RSV4 RR), there is a new version of the V4-MP, the Aprilia multimedia platform that lets you connect your smartphone to the vehicle via Bluetooth, introducing for the first time a true corner by corner electronic settings calibration system with data that can subsequently be downloaded to your laptop (or displayed directly on the smartphone) for analysis, just like they do at the races. The new V4-MP adds a new connection protocol that reduces smartphone battery consumption to a minimum, in addition to providing a larger range of circuits already mapped in which you can manage the electronic settings corner by corner, as well as user acquisition of a new circuit that is not in the list Aprilia has provided. V4-MP also includes the infotainment system, introduced by Aprilia for the first time on the new RSV4, to manage voice commands and incoming/outgoing telephone calls with your smartphone. These activities are also displayed and managed by the digital instrumentation.
Euro 4 Engine, the Same Exceptional Performance
The primary and unique characteristics of this gem of Italian technology, the ones that led to the creation of the best superbike of all times, remain unchanged. This is the world's first full scale production motorcycle with a high performance narrow V4 engine, the most revolutionary and powerful engine ever built by Aprilia. An engine that has been made unmistakable because of the use of total electronics, because of its extremely compact size and light weight. The changes implemented in this evolution of the Italian V4 not only resulted in achieving the goals of Euro 4 approval, but also increasing overall reliability and performance, without sacrificing power and maximum torque (which remain respectively at 201 HP at 13,000 rpm and 115 Nm at 10,500 rpm), and not even that inimitable sound that has always been a true soundtrack of the Aprilia V4 engines. The powerplant earns a new exhaust system with a silencer that has a double oxygen sensor and a built in valve. The engine ECU is new, with superior calculating capacity able to manage the rise in maximum revs, now 300 rpm higher. Therefore, the engine now boasts an increased extension capacity and it was also for this reason that the variable timing intake ducts were eliminated, no longer deemed necessary. This decision contributed to reducing the weight of the fuel system parts by 500 grams. In order to increase performance and reliability, new and lighter pistons were introduced with brand new segments that reduce the blow-by effect. Furthermore, a honing treatment was added for the connecting rod heads, further reducing friction. The valve recall springs are also new in order to guarantee reliability during the heaviest operating loads, whereas the valves have benefited from optimized timing, capable of increasing performance and reliability. Last, but not least, the gearbox now has a linear sensor that guarantees impeccable gearshift operation.
The Chassis: New Brakes and Suspension
Aprilia is known as one of the best chassis manufacturers in the world and the RSV4 represents the synthesis of the technical prowess Aprilia has acquired in top level world championships. A particularity which is still exclusive to the RSV4 RR and RF (and which has always been a characteristic of the previous generation RSV4 models) is the exceptional possibility of adjustments that the standard equipment chassis is able to offer. In fact, the Aprilia is the only superbike that allows the rider to adjust the engine position in the frame, the headstock angle, the swingarm pivot and the rear end height, naturally in addition to the fully adjustable suspension. Just like a real racing bike.
The RF version of the RSV4 earns new and more sophisticated suspension systems with fine adjustments both in hydraulics and spring preload: the fork is a latest generation Öhlins NIX unit, as is the TTX shock absorber; the latter is operated by new progressive linkage that increases the reaction time of the shock absorber itself. There is also an adjustable steering damper, also supplied by Öhlins. On the new RSV4, Aprilia introduces important changes in the Brembo braking system: the front relies on a pair of new 5 mm thick steel discs with diameter increased to 330 mm, gripped by the monobloc M50 calipers fitted with new superior friction coefficient brake pads.
Versions and Colors
Aprilia RSV4 RR represents a top shelf technical platform, ready to provide the rider with a race replica performance and feeling. The RSV4 RR incorporates all the electronic, engine and brake innovations introduced on the RSV4 RF. As standard equipment, it also has features which were once exclusive to the Factory version, such as magnesium external housings, oil sump and head covers and a wide range of chassis adjustments. Aprilia RSV4 RR is available in two new attractive color schemes, both matte, on a black and grey base (Grigio Bucine and Nero Ascari) with red wheel rims.
Aprilia RSV4 RF is the exclusive version that uses new Öhlins suspension systems and lightweight aluminum forged rims as standard equipment. It stands out for the dedicated graphic that maintains the evocative name of the previous Superpole version, but it has a different graphic pattern.
Updates to the RR and RF:
- Next generation control switches
- TFT display with F1 style shift lights
- Addition of cornering ABS, downshift blipper, pitlane speed limiter,electronic cruise control
- Revised Ride-by wire system with a miniaturized demand sensor now in the handgrip
- Extra 300 rpm redline
- New lighter pistons with lower blow-by
- 330mm brakes (up from 320mm)
- Deletion of variable geometry intakes
- Larger volume exhaust
Updates to the RF only:
- Ohlins NIX front
- Ohlins TTX rear
- 2nd Generation V4 MP system (RSV4 RF only, optional on other M17 V4)
- Ability to have intercom between two helmets
- Ability to manage phone calls and voice commands while riding (siri button)


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60Hz mod switch for European CDI 220/210 Tutorial
>> Friday, May 31, 2013
CD-i member t0nito has done a 50/60Hz mod because PAL CDi's basically suck because some (most?) games don't show in full screen.
Something you may want to know first. On 60Hz mode you will only get colour with a RGB SCART cable, if you use composite vídeo, you will get a black & white picture even if your TV supports NTSC.
I'm guessing it's because american counter parts use a different oscillator frequency, so when switching to NTSC mode will give you a colour burst frequency other than the 3.58MHz that the TV expects to receive to display colour. Once again if using RGB you'll have ful colour on both modes.
OK, now for the good part: (I used some images and info from this site: http://www.cdiemu.org/ I hope the author doesn't mind)
As far as connections go, this is what you'll have to do:
Remove the resistor shown inside the circle:
Start by connecting the pads with some length of wire as shown to a single pole double throw switch adding a 10Kohm resistor on the center leg of the switch.
Thats basically it, find a location for the switch, and use your imagination on where to place it, here's a few photos on how I did mine, hope you like it.
He are some photos comparing composite and RGB signals after the mod:
Composite 50Hz (PAL):
Composite 60Hz (NTSC with wrong colour burst frequency)
RGB 50Hz:
RGB 60Hz:
Notice how the 50Hz image is compressed with black bars and 60Hz shows a lovely full screen


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