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Excerpted from Russ & Daughters by Mark Russ Federman. Copyright © 2013 by Mark Russ Federman. Excerpted by permission of Schocken, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
1⁄2 ounce dried Polish mushrooms or dried porcini mushrooms*
6 tablespoons unsalted butter (or parve margarine or olive oil)
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3⁄4 pound fresh mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 stalks celery with leaves, diced
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 quart low-sodium beef broth (If using butter, use a parve broth)
3⁄4 cup barley, rinsed
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
* Using a blend of fresh mushrooms is also nice. Try shiitake, cremini, or button.
Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl and cover them with 2 cups of boiling water. Allow them to soak for 1 hour. Strain the mushrooms through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl. Reserve the liquid. Coarsely chop the mushrooms and set aside.
Melt the butter in a large, heavy stockpot or Dutch oven over medium- high heat. Add the onions and sauté until softened and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes more. Add the fresh mushrooms, celery, carrot, and half of the parsley, and sauté until the mushrooms are golden and the celery and carrots are beginning to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour until well blended. Stir in the mushroom soaking liquid, soaked mushrooms, broth, and 4 cups of water. Stir in the barley, salt, and pepper to taste.
Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the barley is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. If the soup is too thick, add a little more water. Adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper if necessary. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley before serving.
Approximately 6 to 8 Servings
This recipe can be made dairy or parve
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Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several US officials said on Friday.
The officials described to AP a second cyber-breach of federal records that could dramatically compound the potential damage first reported on June 5, when the personnel records of around 4 million US government employees were breached.
The forms authorities believed to have been accessed, require applicants to fill out deeply personal information about mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests and bankruptcies. They also require the listing of contacts and relatives, potentially exposing any foreign relatives of US intelligence employees to coercion. Both the applicant's national identification number and that of his or her cohabitant is required.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the security clearance material is classified.
In a statement, the White House said that on June 8, investigators concluded there was "a high degree of confidence that ... systems containing information related to the background investigations of current, former and prospective federal government employees, and those for whom a federal background investigation was conducted, may have been exfiltrated."
"This tells the Chinese the identities of almost everybody who has got a United States security clearance," said Joel Brenner, a former top U.S. counterintelligence official. "That makes it very hard for any of those people to function as an intelligence officer. The database also tells the Chinese an enormous amount of information about almost everyone with a security clearance. That's a gold mine. It helps you approach and recruit spies."
The Office of Personnel Management, a central personnel database, which was the target of the hack, has not officially notified military or intelligence personnel whose security clearance data was breached, but news of the second hack was starting to circulate in both the Pentagon and the CIA.
The officials said they believe the hack into the security clearance database was separate from the breach of federal personnel data announced last week - a breach that is itself appearing far worse than first believed. It could not be learned whether the security database breach happened when an OPM contractor was hacked in 2013, an attack that was discovered last year. Members of Congress received classified briefings about that breach in September, but there was no mention of security clearance information being exposed.
The OPM had no immediate comment on Friday.
Nearly all of the millions of security clearance holders, including CIA, National Security Agency and military special operations personnel, are potentially exposed in the security clearance breach, the officials said. More than 2.9 million people had been investigated for a security clearance as of October 2014, according to government records.
In the hack of standard personnel records announced last week, two people briefed on the investigation disclosed Friday that as many as 14 million current and former civilian US government employees have had their information exposed to hackers, a far higher figure than the 4 million the Obama administration initially disclosed.
American officials have said that cybertheft originated in China and that they suspect espionage by the Chinese government, which has denied any involvement.
The newer estimate puts the number of compromised records between 9 million and 14 million going back to the 1980s, said one congressional official and one former US official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because information disclosed in the confidential briefings includes classified details of the investigation.
There are about 2.6 million executive branch civilians, so the majority of the records exposed relate to former employees. Contractor information also has been stolen, officials said. The data in the hack revealed last week include the records of most federal civilian employees, though not members of Congress and their staffs, members of the military or staff of the intelligence agencies.
On Thursday, a major union said it believes the hackers stole national identification numbers, military records and veterans' status information, addresses, birth dates, job and pay histories; health insurance, life insurance and pension information; and age, gender and race data.
The personnel records would provide a foreign government an extraordinary roadmap to blackmail, impersonate or otherwise exploit federal employees in an effort to gain access to US secrets -or entry into government computer networks.
Outside experts were pointing to the breaches as a blistering indictment of the U.S. government's ability to secure its own data two years after a National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden, was able to steal tens of thousands of the agency's most sensitive documents.
The national identification numbers, known as Social Security numbers, were not encrypted, the American Federation of Government Employees said, calling that "an abysmal failure on the part of the agency to guard data that has been entrusted to it by the federal workforce."
OPM said it was increasing its use of encryption.
The Obama administration had acknowledged that up to 4.2 million current and former employees whose information resides in the Office of Personnel Management server are affected by the December cyberbreach, but it had been vague about exactly what was taken.
Former congressman Mike Rogers, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said last week that he believes China will use the recently stolen information for "the mother of all spear-phishing attacks."
Spear-phishing is a technique under which hackers send emails designed to appear legitimate so that users open them and load spyware onto their networks.


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nftables replaces iptables as the default network packet filtering framework
The nftables
framework provides packet classification facilities and it is the designated successor to the iptables
, ip6tables
, arptables
, and ebtables
It offers numerous improvements in convenience, features, and performance over previous packet-filtering tools, most notably:
Lookup tables instead of linear processing.
A single framework for both the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
Rules all applied atomically instead of fetching, updating, and storing a complete ruleset.
Support for debugging and tracing in the ruleset (
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More consistent and compact syntax, no protocol-specific extensions.
A Netlink API for third-party applications.
Similarly to iptables
, nftables
use tables for storing chains.
The chains contain individual rules for performing actions.
The nft
tool replaces all tools from the previous packet-filtering frameworks.
The libnftables
library can be used for low-level interaction with nftables
Netlink API over the libmnl
The iptables
, ip6tables
, ebtables
and arptables
tools are replaced by nftables-based drop-in replacements with the same name.
While external behavior is identical to their legacy counterparts, internally they use nftables
with legacy netfilter
kernel modules through a compatibility interface where required.
Effect of the modules on the nftables
ruleset can be observed using the nft list ruleset
Since these tools add tables, chains, and rules to the nftables
ruleset, be aware that nftables
rule-set operations, such as the nft flush ruleset
command, might affect rule sets installed using the formerly separate legacy commands.
To quickly identify which variant of the tool is present, version information has been updated to include the back-end name.
In Fedora 32, the nftables-based iptables
tool prints the following version string:
$ iptables --version
iptables v1.8.4 (nf_tables)
For comparison, the following version information is printed if legacy iptables
tool is present:
$ iptables --version
iptables v1.8.4 (legacy)
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The following people have been accepted to the workshop
Alan Benimoff, Engineering Science and Physics and the Masters program in Environmental Science, CUNY College of Staten Island
Activity: Hurricane Risk and Resilience for Staten Island, NY
Kelly Bringhurst, Physical Sciences, Dixie State College of Utah
Course: Introduction to Environmental Science
Real-world example: 30 Homes Lost, Lessons Learned from the 2005 Santa Clara Utah River Flood
Kyle Bryant, Superfund US EPA, Region 4
Real-world example: Emergency Support Functions & The Incident Command System
Marianne Caldwell, Math and Science, Hillsborough Community College
Activity: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Activity
Real-world example: Hurricane Storm Surge Hazards in West-central Florida
Mary Anne Carletta, Biological Sciences, Georgetown College
Activity: Using GIS to Map Emergency Response to Municipal Flooding
Course: Environmental Science and Policy
Real-world example: Adaptation to Drought Conditions
Robert Clayton, Geology, Brigham Young University - Idaho
Activity: Field Trip to Explore Local Natural Disasters
Course: Natural Disasters
Real-world example: Resilience: The Teton Dam Disaster of 1976
Lisa Doner, Environmental Science and Policy, Plymouth State University
Anne Egger, Geological Sciences, Central Washington University
Activity: Seismicity and Relative Risk
Ganapathy Pattukandan Ganapathy, Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, VIT University
Activity: Seismic Evaluation of Buildings
Real-world example: 2009 Disastrous Landslides in Nilgiris
Ana Garcia-Garcia, Earth Sciences, Monterey Peninsula College
Activity: Evaluating Rainfall, Landslides, and Weather: Big Sur, California
Real-world example: Locating the Epicenter of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake & Planning Ahead
Tej Gautam, Petroleum Engineering and Geology, Marietta College
Course: Environmental Hydrogeology
Real-world example: Acid Mine Drainage in Lower Salem, OH
Monica Gowan, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic
Activity: Developing student literacy on evolving concepts of risk and resiliency and emerging strategies for living with disaster uncertainty
Real-world example: Disaster Resilience 2015-2025: What will it look like in Cascadia?
Rebekah Green, Environmental Studies, Western Washington University
Activity: Developing a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Strategy
Course: Natural Hazards Planning
Real-world example: Landuse Planning in Landslide Country: The Washington State Oso Slide
Anne Hall, Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University
Activity: Creating a Natural Disaster Blog/VoiceThread to Understand Resilience
Real-world example: Historic Flooding in Atlanta, September 2009
Jennifer Haney, Environmental, Geographical, and Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University
Activity: Using a Town Meeting Scenario to Explore the Impacts of Hurricane Sandy
Real-world example: Flooding from Tropical Storm Lee in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Carrie Helgeson Nelms, Geosciences, University of Arkansas Main Campus
Activity: Know Your Audience! Audience Analysis Exercise to Increase Audience Centered Communication and Teaching of Risk and Resilience
Real-world example: Land Locked Community Impacted From Sea Level Rise 6200 Miles Away: Teaching an Audience Centered Approach to Risk and Resilience in Environmental Displacement
Tatjana Hocke-Mirzashvili, School of Communication Studies, James Madison University
Activity: Family Stress Theories and Risk Communication to Evaluate and Build Family Resilience
Real-world example: Social Amplification of Risk Framework applied to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita
Eileen Johnson, Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College
Activity: Visualizing the Impact of Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise on Coastal Communities
Real-world example: Coastal Vulnerability in Rural Maine
David Kobilka, Geoscience, Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Activity: Comparison of Two Hurricanes
Real-world activity: New York City and Hurricane Sandy's Storm Surge
Eric Kremers, Emergency Management, Arkansas Tech University
Julie Lambert, Teaching and Learning, Florida Atlantic University
Real-world example: Key Biscayne: An Island Paradise in Jeopardy?
Pamela McMullin-Messier, Department of Sociology, Central Washington University
Course: Social Ecology
Real-world example: Hazards and Risks in Kittitas County
Adelle Monteblanco, Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Course: Water and Society
Real-world example: Flood Risk in Boulder, Colorado
Andrew Moore, Geology, Earlham College
Activity: Looking for paleotsunami evidence: an example from Cultus Bay, Washington
Course: Geohazards
Real-world example: 10 March 2011; Parallels between northern Japan before the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and the Pacific Northwest of the United States
Lorraine Motola, Emergency & Disaster Management, Metropolitan College of New York
Course: Economics of Hazards & Disasters
Real-world example: Newtown Creek Superfund Site, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
Corrie Neighbors, Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside
Activity: Evaluating Natural Hazards Data to Assess the Risk to your California Home
Course: Natural Hazards and Disasters
Real-world example: Tsunami scenario affecting California coastal communities (USGS SAFRR project)
Carlos Nunez, GE - Environmental Science, Brown Mackie College-Miami
Katherine O'Neill, Environmental Studies, Roanoke College
Course: Resources and Risks: Humans and the Physical Environment
Michael Phillips, Natural Sciences & Business, Illinois Valley Community College
Activity: Using "Dante's Peak" to Discuss Response to Risk
Real-world example: Flooding in Ottawa, IL
Sian Proctor, Geology, South Mountain Community College
Activity: The Science of Disasters eTextbook Activity
Real-world example: Using the IPCC Report to Teach about Climate
Richard Rueb, Science, Clackamas Community College
Panagiotis Scarlatos, Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, Florida Atlantic UniversityActivity: Using the pH Scale and Carbonic Acid Formation to Understand the Effect of Ocean Acidification on Organisms with Calcium Carbonate Shells
Real-world example: Ocean Acidification and the West Coast of North America
Marc Settembrino, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Southeastern Louisiana University
Course: Vulnerable Populations & Disasters
Real-world example: Homeless Shelters Preparing for Hurricane Sandy
Charlene Sharpe, Geography, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Activity: Usefulness of Google Earth/Wikimapia as Risk Predictor and Damage/Resilience Assessment Tools
Daniel Spandau, Risk Management, DJS Consulting
Activity: Sea Level Rise and Adaptation
Real-world example: Sea Level Rise and Adaptation
Patricia Stapleton, Social Science & Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Activity: Risk Assessment and Regulation in Christchurch, New Zealand
Real-world example: Earthquake Preparedness in Christchurch, New Zealand
Bill Stigliani, Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa
Activity: Calculating Resilience, Tipping Points, and Restoration for Lakes at Risk from Acid Rain
Real-world example: The Story of Big Moose Lake: Resilience, Tipping Point, and Restoration
Danielle Sumy, Earth Science and Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California
Activity: The 2014 La Habra earthquake: Teaching Risk and Resilience in Southern California with Citizen Science
Real-world example: Induced Seismicity in the United States
Bruno Takahashi, School of Journalism and Department of Communication, Michigan State University
Activity: Developing a Risk Communication Strategy
Course: Risk Communication
Real-world example: Teaching Risk and Crisis Communication in the Context of Natural Disasters
Shimon Wdowinski, Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of Miami
Activity: Calculating Sea Level Changes
Carla Whittington, Physical Science (Geology Program), Highline Community College
Activity: Ground Shaking and Damage at Your House
Course: Geologic Catastrophes
Real-world example: Earthquake Scenarios: Evaluating Potential Ground Shaking and Damage
Jun Zhuang, Industrial and Systems Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo
Course: Decision Analysis
Real-world example: Finding a Partner in a Disaster
Guest Speakers
Mark Benthien, director for communication, education and outreach for the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and executive director of the Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), University of Southern California
Keith Porter, consulting engineer, SPA Risk LLC
Nancy Gassman, Natural Resources Administrator, Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division
Ricardo Alvarez, Hurricane risk expert, former Deputy Director International Hurricane Center, Research Affiliate Florida Center for Environmental Studies (CES)
Workshop Conveners and Staff
Leonard Berry, Florida Center for Environmental Studies
David Blockstein, National Council for Science and the EnvironmentReal-world example: Sea Level Rise and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Cathryn Manduca, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
Mantha Mehallis, Florida Atlantic University
John Taber, IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)
Monica Bruckner, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton CollegeReal-world example: Earthquake Risk in Southern California
Mary Beth Hartman, The Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Alana Edwards, The Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University


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Jake Gyllenhaal Says It Was 'Torture' Filming Sex Scenes With Jennifer Aniston
Actors crushing on their co-stars is nothing new. But what happens when you have to perform an intimate scene with them?
Jake Gyllenhaal recently reminisced about the sex scenes he filmed with his crush, Jennifer Aniston, during the production of 2002's The Good Girl.
"It was torture, yes it was, but it was not torture. I mean, come on," Gyllenhaal said on SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show. "It was a mix of both."
Aniston was married to Brad Pitt at the time, but that wasn't necessarily the reason why it was difficult to shoot their steamy scenes together: Between the choreography and the amount of people on set during the intimate scenes, things were less than romantic.
"Weirdly, love scenes are awkward because there are maybe 30, 50 people watching it," he said. "Maybe if you have a closed set, it's less. That doesn't turn me on. Most of the time, it's oddly mechanical... you're choreographing for a camera. You could get in it, but it's like a fight scene."
To prepare for the scenes, Gyllenhaal revealed that Aniston had a specific technique that helped them.
"I do remember a pillow, yeah, the pillow technique was used. That was just preemptive and generally always used when actually in a horizontal place in that movie," he shared. "I think that was actually Jennifer's suggestion. I think she was actually very kind to suggest that before we began. She was like, 'I'm putting a pillow here.'"
So, what does Aniston think of her co-star's crush on her? Entertainment Tonight asked the actress about it in 2016.
"What do I do with this now? What good is it now?" she said jokingly.


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It takes a lot of people around the world to make Astronomers Without Borders a reality, from the staff and board to volunteers in many countries.
And it's all made possible by our donors and sponsors.
Participate in AWB's programs and share your passion for astronomy with amateur astronomers around the world.
Community programs bring people together through our common interest in astronomy. By actively engaged in activities together, differences between us become unimportant.
Arts and Culture programs bridge the border between art and science, highlighting the many perspectives of astronomy found in every worldwide throughout time.
Resource-sharing programs provide the opportunity to share knowledge as well as materials. Astronomers love to share their passion, and we all have something to share.
Global Astronomy Month is the world's largest annual celebration of astronomy. Whether local events or online, watching or sharing, science or art, there's something for everyone.
The Astronomers Without Borders global community is at the heart of everything we do. Bringing the community together through astronomy fosters friendship, understanding, and good will. Programs and activities are made possible by the participation of AWB members.
Learn more about Astronomers Without Borders and what the world's largest astronomy community - home of the world's largest community-based astronomy programs - has to offer.
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Psychosis is a general term to describe a set of symptoms of mental illnesses that result in strange or bizarre thinking, perceptions (sight, sound), behaviors, and emotions. Psychosis is a brain-based condition that is made better or worse by environmental factors - like drug use and stress.
How Common is Psychosis?
One frequently cited statistic is that 1% of the population is diagnosed with Schizophrenia in their lifetime, but actually 3.5% of the population experiences psychosis. Hearing voices and seeing things that aren't there are more common than we think. While these experiences can be scary and confusing, it is possible to recover and getting better, especially when we tackle issues early.[1]
What are the Different Kinds of Psychotic Disorders?
Conditions that have psychosis as a main symptom are referred to as psychotic disorders; however, psychosis may also occur as a feature of other disorders like bipolar or major depression. Some of the more common types of psychotic disorders include:
Schizophrenia: is a serious mental health disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts. People with schizophrenia may have trouble distinguishing what is real and what is imaginary.
Schizophreniform Disorder: consists of the same symptoms of Schizophrenia but occurs for a time period of at least one month but no more than six months. If symptoms last longer than this period, a person is given a diagnosis of Schizophrenia. [2]
Schizoaffective Disorder: is characterized by persistent symptoms of psychosis resembling schizophrenia with additional periodic symptoms of mood (or affective) disorders.
Delusional Disorder: is characterized by irrational or intense belief(s) or suspicion(s) which a person believes to be true. These beliefs may seem outlandish and impossible (bizarre) or fit within the realm of what is possible (non-bizarre). Symptoms must last for 1 month or longer in order for someone to be diagnosed with delusional disorder.
Brief Psychotic Disorder: includes symptoms of psychosis that last at least 1 day but no longer than 1 month. Symptoms are typically sudden and are sometimes responses to a stressful life event. While an individual may experience severe distress during the episode, people quickly return to their daily lives and their symptoms do not return.[3]
Schizotypal Disorder: is a personality disorder that can easily be confused with schizophrenia due to the nature of people with schizotypal personality disorder to have "magical" or eccentric beliefs, unusual thoughts and paranoia. People with schizotypal personality disorder may experience brief psychotic episodes with delusions or hallucinations, but the episodes are not as frequent, prolonged or intense as in schizophrenia.[4]
Symptoms of Psychotic Disorders
When trying to figure out if something is going on, it's important to keep a few things in mind. A person might experience one symptom, but it's more concerning when someone experiences more than one symptom. A change for one or two days might be a related to sleep or stress, but experiencing symptoms for more than a few days or weeks, is worthy of an evaluation by a mental health professional. If you're concerned about a loved one, pay attention to sudden changes in their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Changes that seem really out of character might be early warning signs of psychosis. The following is a list of symptoms of psychosis:
Hearing or seeing something that isn't there
A constant feeling of being watched
Disorganized or bizarre speech or writing
Inappropriate or unusual behavior
Strange body movements or positioning
Feeling indifferent or numb about important situations
Deterioration of academic or work performance
A change in personal hygiene and appearance
A change in personality
Increasing withdrawal from social situations
Irrational, angry or fearful response to loved ones
Inability to sleep or concentrate
Extreme preoccupation or fears that seem bizarre
Please be aware that the screening is to identify individuals who are at ultra high-risk for psychosis, which means that being identified as possibly at-risk is sensitive. Overall, if you're concerned it's a good idea to reach out to someone you trust.
Getting Help
Recovering from psychosis is possible and treatment can make a big difference. If you are a young person and you think you might be showing the early signs of psychosis, visit Partners for Strong Minds and learn more about specialized supports that can help.
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[1] Perälä J, Suvisaari J, Saarni SI, et al. Lifetime Prevalence of Psychotic and Bipolar I Disorders in a General Population. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007;64(1):19-28. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.64.1.19.
[2] American Psychiatric Association. (2014). Understanding Mental Disorders: Your Guide to DSM-5. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
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Speaking of the Olympic Games in Rio.
I mentioned here once about the 1912 Olympics, and the interaction between the King of Sweden and American Gold Medal winner Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe (a Native American) was born in Prague (Oklahoma not Czech, nor Bohemia), and became a versatile athlete. He famously told the King of Sweden who hung the gold medals around his neck and praised him as the greatest athlete in the world, allegedly "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world".
Thorpe was reported to have answered: "Thanks, King". Very likely what he said was: "Gee, thanks King".
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Have you ever noticed how authors and other creative artists have a hard time keeping a routine schedule for more than a few months or weeks? This is an amazing phenomenon for people who typically are perfectionists and have high expectations for their work and careers.
Authors and other creative people go through creative cycles I call the "Creative Phoenix" because of the periods of death and resurrection.
Your Creative Phoenix is born either through weeks of preparation or is born instantly when an idea pops into your head or you wake up from an inspiring dream.
This young creative idea is fresh, new and exciting. Even though the creative project is in the fragile beginning stages, you feel a drive to enhance it and help it blossom into a full grown novel, article, illustration, etc.
Creative Youth: (Summer)
Eventually this creative fire reaches a peak of intensity. The creative project will constantly be on your mind. You will think of dialogue in the shower or a new scene will come to you while you're driving or while at the gym. This is the time to always keep your notebook handy.
During this peak time you can do your best work. You don't feel the panic or doubt of developing a new born idea. You, as the author or artist are absorbed in your work and can experience adrenalin rushes and extra creative energy that will drive you to stay up late, get up early, skip meals, take time off work, etc. to work on the project. Sometimes you will have euphoric thoughts like, "This is going to be the next best seller or agents are going to throw themselves at me to sell this book. I should start querying now."
Creative Maturity: (Autumn) The mature Creative Phoenix is an idea that has been worked over. Let's say if you are writing a book, this would be your refining and editing process. You start thinking about your publishing options, you hire an editor or cover designer, you get feedback from beta readers, etc.
This is the best time to edit because you can step back from the work and look at it with a critical eye without interrupting your creative flow.
Creative Natural Death: (Winter)
A natural end to a creative period is normal, yet sometimes authors will feel guilty for not working on a project or they may miss the "rush" of a new project.
This is when your project is concluding, such as writing the last chapter, or your creative rush is over and you need to step away from the project for a while.
For many artists and authors this can be a depressing time. They know they should be working on a project and they want to work, but they don't have that drive they once had. Some people mistake this period of time as writer's block, but it's part of the natural cycle of creativity.
During this time you need to focus on "nesting". Yes, it's what mothers do before they have a baby. They get everything ready for when the baby comes. For creative people this is the time to prepare for the next project. Personally, the better I prepare, the longer my creative lifecycle will last. This is when you catch up on housework, fix things, set appointments you've been putting off, clean your inbox, stock up on frozen meals, spend time with family, get out and be social, ETC. Get your life ready for when your phoenix is reborn.
Don't be discouraged that you aren't writing. This is normal. Just think of it as a preparation time.
Creative Murder:
Your creative phoenix can be murdered by inside or outside sources. This is when you are in the beginning or middle stages of a creative project and something happens to kill that creativity.
When a creative period is disrupted, the author usually will feel discouragement or depression over loosing the "steam" on their project as well as the added stress and trauma of the event that disrupted their creative period.
Whatever part of the cycle you are in, know that this is a normal process and enjoy it.


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LeakedSource's Demise: Lessons Learned
Troy Hunt Says Site's End Likely Tied to Selling Breach Victims' Stolen CredentialsPaid breach notification site LeakedSource, which gained notoriety for selling access to stolen credentials, has disappeared.
"I don't think it's a surprise twist, I think it's the inevitable conclusion that we knew was going to come - it was just a question of when it would come," says Australian developer Troy Hunt, who runs the free Have I Been Pwned? breach notification service. "We're not sure yet whether law enforcement took them down, or someone else hacked them, or whether they went to ground for other reasons. What we do know is that it definitely disappeared. They're off the face of the earth."
The takedown makes for an interesting comparison between LeakedSource and Hunt's service. Notably, his free service only lists email addresses contained in public data dumps. Hunt says he's been careful to avoid ever distributing passwords, as well as to handle information from sensitive data breaches with extreme discretion - now only emailing affected users directly and not publishing that information.
In an audio interview at the RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco, Hunt also discusses:
- The apparent demise of LeakedSource and a report into a potential administrator's identity;
- Why Hunt destroyed data a hacker had obtained from toymaker VTech;
- Questions of jurisdiction when it comes to notifying breach victims;
- Balancing data breach notifications with corporate accountability.
Hunt is an author for tech learning site Pluralsight and a Microsoft regional director and "most valued professional" specializing in online security and cloud development. A frequent speaker at conferences around the world, also runs workshops focusing on how to build more secure software within organizations. He previously served in a variety of technology architecture roles at Pfizer and was a technical leader for ICE Interactive and a senior developer at Proxicom.
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Adjust the seasoning
To taste the dish before serving to determine the need for salt, herbs, or other seasonings.
Al dente
An Italian phrase meaning "to the tooth", used to describe pasta or any other food that is cooked only until it offers some resistance between the teeth as you bite it.
Bain Marie / Double-Boiler
A hot-water bath cooking technique using 2 pans to gently cook foods. Hot water is placed in the bottom pan over the heat source, while the food to be cooked is nestled in the top pan. This allows gentle cooking without scorching.
To mix thoroughly with a spoon, whisk, or beaters until smooth and well combined.
Beurre manié
[pronounced burr mahn-YAY] A paste made with softened butter and flour (usually in equal parts) that is used to thicken sauces. The beurre manié (French for "kneaded butter") must be added slowly to a hot or warm liquid, so that the butter melts and releases the flour particles without creating lumps (which would happen if stirring in just the flour).
To plunge raw food into boiling water briefly, then into cold water to stop the cooking process. The purpose may be to do one of the following: to soften or partially cook, to loosen skins, to heighten and set colour and flavour, to reduce a pungent flavour, or to cook completely.
A small electrical appliance with short rotating blades used to chop, blend, purée and liquefy foods. The hand-held "immersion" type is the most practical, since it may be immersed right into a pot of soup (or other mixture) to chop or purée the contents.
A flavourful liquid resulting from slowly cooking meat, poultry, fish, or vegetables in water. It is often used instead of water to cook food, or as a base for sauces and soups. The easiest way to prepare a broth is to dilute some concentrated broth or cubes with boiling water: just follow the instructions on the package.
To cook quickly over high heat at the beginning or end of a preparation in order to enhance flavour, texture, and appearance.
Bulb Baster
A kitchen utensil that assists with basting, which is a method of moistening food during the cooking process. Basting is most often used when cooking meat. The head of the bulb baster is squeezed, creating a partial vacuum, and then the stem is inserted into the juices at the bottom of the pan. When the pressure is released on the bulb, the juices are drawn into the stem so they can be transferred over and around the meat, adding flavour and creating a glaze.
To split a food down the center, cutting almost but not entirely through it. The two parts are then opened flat to resemble a butterfly shape.
Refers to both a baking dish and the ingredients it contains. A "casserole dish" usually is a deep, round, ovenproof container with handles and a tight-fitting lid. It can be made of glass, metal, ceramic or any other heatproof material. A casserole's ingredients can include meat, vegetables, beans, rice, and is often topped by cheese or breadcrumbs.
A chipotle is a smoke-dried jalapeño pepper that tends to be brown and shriveled. A key ingredient of Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisines, chipotle imparts a relatively mild but earthy spiciness to many dishes. It is currently stored in a red sauce (adobo) of tomato puree and onions, and sold in small cans. You can find it in any grocery store that carries ethnic food.
To cut into irregular pieces (either finely or coarsely).
To evenly cover food with flour or crumbs. An easy way to do this is to pour some flour or crumbs into a shallow dish or on a paper towel to allow room to turn the food and spread the coating on all sides.
Coat the back of a spoon
A technique used to test the doneness of cooked, egg-based sauces and custards, i.e. the sauce is done when it leaves an even path on the spoon when finger is drawn.
A perforated, bowl-shaped container used for draining liquid from solids, It can be made of metal, plastic, or ceramic.
A knife or other instrument designed to remove the core from fruit or vegetables. It is usually made of stainless steel and comes in different shapes. An all-purpose corer has a medium-length shaft with a circular cutting ring at the end.
[pronounced: Coor-BOO-Eey-OHN] A vegetable broth used for poaching fish and seafood. For fish, make sure to add the fish to cold broth. Alternately, seafood is plunged into boiling broth. Ready-to-use dehydrated court-bouillon is available in cubes or bags.
[pronounced koo-LEE] A general term referring to a thick purée or sauce, such as a raspberry coulis.
To beat one or more ingredients until the mixture is soft, homogeneous, and smooth, i.e. "creamy", showing neither separation nor evidence of any particles.
To cook food in hot, liquid fat, with the food totally submerged.
To pour liquid into a skillet after food has been sautéed or fried. By heating and stirring the browned residues on the bottom are dissolved.
A rich sauce made of beef stock, vegetables, herbs, and roux slowly cooked (3 to 5 hours over very low heat) until it's reduced by half to a thick glaze. The term comes from the French word glace, which, when used in reference to sauces, meaning icing or glaze. The intense flavour of demi-glace is used as a base for many other sauces. Ready-to-use demi-glace sauce may be bought at the meat counter (refrigerated), or in a packet, which can be found in the non-perishables section of the grocery store. Demi-glace keeps for about 3 months in the refrigerator or up to 9 months in the freezer.
To remove the intestinal vein of a shrimp or other crustaceans. The gray-black vein on the back of the shrimp may be removed with the tip of a sharp knife or using a special instrument, called a deveiner. It is important to devein large shrimp because their veins contain grit; for small and medium shrimp, this technique is not necessary but may be done for esthetic purposes.
Very small, as in finely chopped, but not as small as minced.
Fish stock / Fumet
Also called "fumet" [pronounced: foo-MAY], concentrated stock made from fish bones and heads, slowly cooked with aromatic vegetables. It is used to poach fish and seafood or to add flavour to sauces. Ready-to-use fumet is available in concentrated powder or cubes.
Food mill
A kitchen utensil used to mash cooked food such as potatoes or soups. By using a hand-turned paddle to force food through a strainer plate at the bottom, skin, seeds, and fibre are removed.
Food processor
An electrical appliance with a closed container and interchangeable blades that can chop, blend, shred, purée, or otherwise process food at high speed.
To cook food in fat that does not cover the food over moderate to high heat (also called pan fry) or sauté when particularly quick.
Garlic press
A kitchen utensil used to press a garlic clove through small holes, extracting both pulp and juice. Cloves do not need to be peeled, but the press must be cleaned right after using it, before any garlic fragments left in the tool dry. Some press models contain teeth that push any remaining fragments back out through the holes, making cleaning much easier.
Herbes de Provence
Is a mixture of dried herbs typical of Provence, used to flavour grilled foods, as well as stews. Typically it contains savory, fennel, basil, thyme, and other herbs.
To cut food into long thin matchlike strips, approximately 3 mm wide and 4-5 cm long; Julienne – Foods that have been cut into thin, matchstick strips (most often used as a garnish or in soups).
To soak fruit or other food in liquid to infuse it with its flavour.
A tool usually made with a sturdy handle and a striking surface used to flatten thin cuts of meat or poultry. Also called a meat pounder.
A hand-operated slicing and cutting apparatus, used to cut fruits and vegetables evenly.
A seasoned liquid, often containing an acid, in which meat, fish, or vegetables are soaked (marinated) before cooking.
To soak meat, fish, or vegetables in a seasoned liquid mixture (marinade) in order to absorb its flavours or, in the case of a tough cut of meat, to tenderize. Because most marinades are acid, this operation should be done in a glass, ceramic, or stainless-steel container — never in aluminum.
Melon baller
A small, bowl-shaped tool used to cut oval- or round-shaped pieces of melon, or other fruits and vegetables, mostly for decoration.
Is a potpourri of young, small salad greens.
Muffin pan / Muffin Tin
A special baking pan with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions that hold the muffin or any individual cakes. Each standard cup is about 7 cm in diameter.
Any of various electrical appliances used to beat, mix, whisk or whip foods. There are two major kinds: stationary (or stand) and portable (or hand-held). The stand ones are more powerful, but they also take up more counter space. Portable ones can be used anywhere, mainly on smaller tasks, since their motor is small.
Olive Paste
A spread made with pureed olives and olive oil. Good prepared olive paste, imported from Italy, France or Greece, is available at gourmet and specialty stores. The homemade version is made by finely chopping, crushing or blending good quality pitted olives (e.g. Kalamata), then adding olive oil until the mixture becomes a paste. Whether homemade or commercial, olive paste will keep for a couple of months in the refrigerator.
Pan fry
To brown and cook foods in fat using a shallow pan, where the fat does not completely cover the food. See fry.
Parchment Paper
A moisture and grease-resistant paper used to wrap foods to be baked or to line baking pans.
Pastry Blender
A kitchen utensil that is used for combining (cutting) fat (usually butter) into a flour mixture. It evenly distributes the tiny pieces of fat without warming the dough (as hand kneading does). A typical blender consists of 5-6 sturdy steel tines, parallel and U-shaped, both ends of which are attached to a wooden handle.
The mounds made in a mixture when whipped. Peaks are "stiff" if they stay upright or "soft" if they curl over.
Uncooked sauce made with crushed or finely chopped garlic, pine nuts, and fresh basil, mixed with olive oil and grated Parmesan cheese to make a paste. It originated in the Italian region of Liguria, around Genoa. It is used on a variety of dishes, and a favourite on pasta.
Potato ricer
A kitchen utensil resembling a big garlic press, used to mash cooked food such as potatoes. A lever-operated plunger is pushed down against the food, forcing it out through tiny holes in the bottom of the container. The result is food that somewhat resembles grains of rice.
Pressure cooker
A pressurized cooking pot in which food is cooked at temperatures above the boiling point by steam maintained under pressure. Since the food is cooked at a very high temperature, its cooking time is reduced by as much as two-thirds, without destroying its nutritional value. This reinforced metal pot has a locking airtight lid, a valve system to regulate internal pressure and a safety valve, which will automatically vent the steam should there be a malfunction.
To make small holes in the surface of a food, usually using the prongs of a fork.
Brief, repeated on-off actions used with food processors and blenders.
A small baking dish resembling a soufflé dish, between 7 and 8 cm in internal diameter and about 2/3 cup volume, used for individual servings.
A spice blend, also known as "couscous spice", which is a combination of up to 50 ingredients. It is often used in couscous recipes. «Ras-el-hanout» means «head of the shop», because shop owners create their own unique blend, sometimes also including aphrodisiacs, but most commonly cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, anise, peppercorns, cloves, cardamom, dried flowers, mace, and turmeric.
To evaporate a significant amount of a stock or sauce, leaving behind a richly flavoured concentrated liquid, called a reduction.
A term used to describe the texture of an egg-and-sugar mixture, that has been beaten until pale and thick. When the whisk or beater is held up over the bowl, the batter falls slowly onto the batter, in a ribbon-like pattern, that disappears after a few seconds.
Rice sticks
Also called rice-flour noodles, are very thin Asian noodles resembling long, translucent white hairs, that can be cooked in a variety of ways.
Rolling Pin
A cylindrical kitchen utensil mostly used to roll pastry. It can be used also to crush bread crumbs and flatten other foods.
A mixture of butter and flour, in equal quantity amounts, blended and cooked over low heat until the desired consistency or colour is reached. It is used for thickening sauces and soups.
Foamy dessert made by beating together egg yolks, wine or other spirits, and sugar. This whisking is done over a bain-marie so that the egg yolks cook as they thicken into a light custard. Sabayon is a French name derived from the Italian zabaglione.
To cook quickly in a small amount of oil, in a skillet or sauté pan.
To heat a liquid to a temperature just below the boiling point.
To brown a food quickly on all sides using high heat to enhance colour and flavour.
To enhance a food's flavour by adding salt and/or pepper, herbs, and other spices.
To cut, slice, or tear into thin strips.
To cook gently just below the boiling point. If the food starts boiling, the heat is too high and should be reduced.
Slow Cooker
A countertop electrical cooking appliance that cooks food with low, steady, moist heat. It consists of a lidded round or oval cooking pot made of glazed ceramic or porcelain, surrounded by a housing, usually metal, containing a thermostatically controlled electric heating element. This appliance uses up to 80% less energy than a regular stove. The slow cooker is also known as a Crock-Pot (a trademark often used generically).
Soft Peaks
A term used to describe beaten egg whites or cream. When the beaters are removed, soft peaks curl over and droop rather than stand straight up.
A method of cooking foods in a basket over hot liquid, usually water. While the heat cooks the food, the vapour keeps it moist.
To cook food in liquid for a long time until tender.
Stiff Peaks
A term describing the consistency of beaten egg whites or cream. When the beaters are removed from the mixture, the stiff peaks will stand up straight.
To move foods around using a spoon or a spatula in a circular motion.
To cook quickly over high heat with a small amount of oil and constant stirring.
To pass a liquid through a colander, sieve, or cheese cloth to remove solid particles.
Strainer / Sieve
Also called a sieve, is a kitchen utensil with a perforated bottom used to strain liquids or semi-liquids, or to sift dry ingredients such as flour or icing sugar.
To fill a food cavity with another type of food, often chopped or minced.
Dark purple-red berries with a pleasantly fruity, astringent taste (similar to lemon). They are very much present in the Middle-Eastern cuisine, complementing everything from fish to meat to vegetables. Sumac is an essential component of the Fattouche salad. It is sold ground or in its dried-berry form.
To cook foods over low heat, usually partly covered, until moisture is released.
Refers to both a traditional baking dish hailing from North Africa and any stews cooked in it.
[pronounced tah-HEE-nee] A thick paste made of ground sesame seeds, used in the Middle Eastern cuisine to flavour dishes such as Hummus and Baba Ghanoush.
To combine ingredients by gently turning over until blended.
Vegetable Oil Spray
A spray form of various types of oils, combined with an emulsifier and a propellant. Since it dispenses a very fine mist of oil, it provides fewer calories per serving than an application of vegetable oil poured from a bottle; hence it is ideal for low-fat cooking. A two second spray provides about 1,6 g of fat compared to 4 g found in one teaspoon of butter. A variety of oils are offered commercially in ready-to-use cooking sprays. As an alternative, one may fill a spray bottle with the preferred oil, or apply a thin coating with a brush or piece of wax paper.
Wax Paper, Waxed Paper
Translucent paper coated on both sides with a thin layer of wax. It is used for lining baking pans and covering food in the microwave.
To beat an ingredient to incorporate air, augment volume, and add substance.
To mix to a specified state with a wire beater, also called a whisk.
A round-bottomed cooking utensil popular in Asian cuisine, used for various cooking techniques.
The thin outermost coloured skin of citrus fruit which can be removed with the aid of a «citrus zester» or a vegetable peeler. Only the coloured portion, which contains aromatic oils, should be removed and used, leaving behind the bitter white pith. The zest is used to add flavour to sweet or savory dishes.


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I had planned to post the recipe for the chicken cilantro dumplings by now, but there were no pictures, so I decided to do it another time. I basically followed this recipe for mandu (that hubby made with the "then still a toddler" last year), but I used ground, organic chicken instead of the beef and pork, and I also added cilantro and adjusted the other ingredients slightly. I didn't make the dumplings with the kid, but looking at the pics on hubby's blog made me realize that we'll have to do it again as a family! Here are three of the many pics he posted last year…
On to this week's meals:
Meal 1: Black bean quesadillas with guacamole and a salad
Meal 2: Veggie tofu stir fry and brown rice
Meal 3: Quinoa with roasted veggies, topped with poached eggs
Meal 4: Pureed vegetable soup
Meal 5: Leftovers and "refrigerator finds"
Now on to my weekly exercise. I took four barre classes last week, and they were all very tough and great workouts (I had several Groupons, etc., which made them more affordable). But I know that I have to focus a bit more on high intensity cardio. I did an interval workout on the elliptical, and I ended up feeling very nauseous afterward. I definitely want to increase my cardio fitness in the next few weeks. I also want to do some more workouts with heavier free weights. So here are my workout plans:
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- Longer cardio (hope I'll be able to fit a long hike into my schedule)
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Big pharma will increasingly tap M&A to close $100 billion growth gap, but path to deals grows more complex
Ernst & Young's newly released "Firepower Index" finds big pharma's capacity for M&A has decreased just when it needs transactions for growth and shareholder returns
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Big pharma companies are facing a widening "growth gap" that will increase pressure to drive growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). But big pharma's attempts to make deals will be challenged by its diminished resources and fiercer competition for attractive assets from rapidly growing big biotech and specialty pharma companies. These and other findings were released today by Ernst & Young in the report Closing the gap? Big pharma's growth challenge and implications for deals.
"While the dynamics of the pharma industry remain fluid, the deal environment in 2013 and beyond will be more complex and competitive," said Glen Giovannetti , Ernst & Young's Global Life Sciences Leader. "Life sciences companies that are positioned appropriately should benefit from increased competition and see higher premiums. However, the finite resources of many big pharma companies and the need to make prudent acquisitions to address the immediate growth gap mean they will likely be even more selective about the targets they pursue."
Big pharma's growth and "firepower" gaps
With continued flat sales in mature markets, big pharma—defined as the 16 largest US, European and Japanese pharma companies measured by revenue—has increasingly looked to emerging markets to drive overall revenue growth. However, a slowdown in these markets as a result of various factors has widened the "growth gap" facing the industry. By comparing the gap between IMS Health's forecast for the global drug market and industry analysts' estimates of big pharma sales over the next 3 years, Ernst & Young estimates that this growth gap will reach approximately US$100 billion by 2015. In other words, big pharma will need an additional US$100 billion in revenue in 2015 just to keep up with overall market growth.
Thanks to a flat outlook in developed markets— in part a result of stagnation in the Eurozone — and a slowdown in emerging markets, sources of organic growth are under pressure. As a result, many big pharma companies are likely to accelerate their search for inorganic growth through M&A in 2013. However the capacity of big pharma to conduct such deals has diminished in recent years. This is due to less available operating cash resulting from slower revenue growth— due partly from continued pressure on drug pricing — and increased borrowing to fund higher dividends, stock repurchases and previous transactions. According to Ernst & Young, the financial capacity or "firepower" of big pharma to conduct deals has declined by 23% between 2006 and 2012.
Big pharma's new competition for assets
Even as big pharma's deal making ability has shrunk, the firepower of big biotech and specialty pharma (including generics) companies has increased. According to Ernst & Young's Firepower Index, between 2006 and 2012 the firepower of big biotech has increased by 61% while specialty pharma's firepower is up 20%. As a result of these shifts, big pharma's share of the combined acquisition capacity of these three segments has fallen from 85% in 2006 to 75% in 2012.
Implications for 2013 and beyond
In addition to a more competitive and complex deal environment, the report identifies several key trends for transactions in the coming months and years.
- More bolt-on acquisitions: Only a handful of big pharma companies now have the firepower to pursue M&A targets above US$60 billion. However with big biotechs and specialty pharma having joined big pharma in their capacity to engage in smaller deals, more bolt-on acquisitions are anticipated.
- More divestitures: As pharma companies look to boost firepower and sharpen their strategic focus, it is likely they will consider more divestures of non-strategic assets. Both corporate investors and private equity are seen as likely acquirers.
- More offshore deals and emerging markets deals: The need to address the growth gap will drive pharma companies to look for attractive acquisitions everywhere. For US buyers, high tax rates in the US may increase the attractiveness of using offshore cash reserves to buy non-US companies. With 2012 emerging market sales growth rates for big pharma declining by about 50%, many companies will need to close this gap through more deals in emerging markets.
"With fewer options for organic growth, pharma companies will need transactions and, more than ever, measures to build and conserve firepower are vital," said Jeffrey Greene , Ernst & Young's Global Life Sciences Transaction Advisory Leader. "Pharma companies addressing the growth gap through M&A will seek to increase and preserve their firepower by improving working capital management, divesting non-strategic assets, conducting more careful strategic diligence to ensure targets are valued appropriately in the face of stiffer competition, and employing novel deal structures to mitigate risk."
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Scientists and government representatives are meeting in Stockholm this week to produce the latest high-level review of climate change. It's thousands of pages of material, and if it's done right, it should harbor very few surprises.
That's because it's supposed to compile what scientists know — and what they don't — about climate change. And that's left some scientists to wonder whether these intensive reviews are still the best way to go.
This is the work of the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is organized by the United Nations and involves more than 800 scientists from around the world.
To be sure, the IPCC's earliest reports helped focus the world on the issue of climate change. The first report came out in 1990, just a few years before nations of the world agreed to a treaty that said human beings should avoid damaging the Earth's atmosphere.
Michael Oppenheimer, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, says the group's second assessment (pdf), in 1995, warned that humans could already be affecting the climate, and that built political momentum for action.
"That had a big effect in helping governments focus on the need for the Kyoto Protocol," he says, referring to the agreement that called on the world's richest nations to start reining in their carbon dioxide emissions.
Reports since then have built increasingly stronger and stronger cases that climate change is real, that it's caused mostly by human beings, and that it could cause real problems down the line.
The IPCC reached its pinnacle in 2007 when it shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore for bringing the climate issue to the world's attention. But with the science so well established, scientists are wondering what the next steps should be.
"There is a certain view now, and I tend to agree with it, that repeating the same story again and simply refining the findings in a way which makes marginal improvements isn't all that helpful," Oppenheimer says.
The effort to produce a new IPCC report consumes a huge amount of time of the volunteer scientists who might otherwise be out there doing more science. Oppenheimer says this as a scientist who has been involved in the IPCC process since the beginning. He's also spearheading a chapter in the upcoming report.
The 2007 report, which contained some embarrassing errors that the IPCC was reluctant to correct, has made the process of writing new reports more complicated.
"The IPCC, somewhere along the line, became very much wrapped up in the politics of the climate debate," says Roger Pielke Jr., an environmental scientist at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
He says the scientists got so defensive in the last report that they didn't do an honest job of characterizing all the science.
"The IPCC implied that increasing temperatures were causing increasing disaster losses. And the scientific literature just doesn't support that," Pielke says.
Pielke says the authors were too eager to show a link between catastrophes and climate change. But, he says, the IPCC has corrected that in a supplemental report it released last year. "That seems to have gotten it back on track."
Part of that adjustment involves a much more comprehensive review process, which has been put to use in this latest report. In addition to the hundreds of authors, there are also hundreds of expert reviewers, who generate tens of thousands of comments about the reports. Oppenheimer says authors like him have to respond to each one of those comments.
Pielke and Oppenheimer both suggest that, looking forward, the IPCC might better spend its time doing more targeted reports that take on a narrowly defined issue, like the one that looked at extreme weather events.
"That kind of report — that's very focused, can be done within as little as a year will be very timely, won't be out of date when it hits the streets and yet can be subject to the same kind of thorough peer review — that's the direction that IPCC should be headed," Oppenheimer suggests.
But that's something to think about for next time. The current mega-report is just about done. A summary of the first part comes out on Friday, and parts two and three are due out in the spring.
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Mini berry hand pies are popped right on a stick for a fun baby shower treat and the secrets of kettle corn that rivals what you find at the fair.
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"What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice
And everything nice,
That's what little girls are made of."
Sugar and plenty of spice, in my case. My husband says it's my own spice that causes our girls to be so spicy, but regardless, every time I hear that song I wonder if the person writing it did not have much behind-closed-doors experience with little girls or big girls, for that matter.
Let's take the younger of my two daughters as an example. She loves to wear dresses and skirts, have her hair braided, play pirates, has a love of sharks, and she is plenty fascinated with snails and puppy dog tails. She's smart and sassy, but it's all the sweet mixed with the spice that makes me smile every time she does something, and I'm fairly certain she can do no wrong in her dad's eyes.
My dear friend and the editor of Simple Bites, Aimée, is due to have a sweet baby girl any time now. She'll join two older brothers, and I know for a fact she'll be very well looked after by the handsome young men. Knowing her mom, I'm sure this little bundle will have just the right ratio of sweet to spice. After all, sweet without spice wouldn't be quite as nice.
Congratulations to the entire Bourque family! I can't wait to meet your precious little bundle, and so, we're throwing a party. Head over to see what everyone else is bringing to Aimée's baby shower today:
- Strawberry & Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Jam Frosting | Bluebonnets & Brownies
- Strawberry Pretzel Dessert | My Baking Addiction
- California Veggie Wraps | My Kitchen Addiction
- Waffle Cone Fruit Cups | Dine & Dish
- Perfectly Pink Pomegranate Smoothies | Food Your Way
- Grapefruit Avocado Couscous | Stetted
- Quiche Lorraine | goodLife{eats}
There's just the right amount of dessert in these sweet bites. Rather than a traditional pie filling, I opted to mix in a bit of honey-sweetened jam from the summer–that just happened to have a little white wine kick–together with frozen fruit. It holds form a bit better, which makes it perfect for stuffing into smaller pies that need to hold together within the still flaky crust.
2 cups frozen or fresh raspberries
1/2 cup berry preserves (like Raspberry Peach White Wine Jam)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon cream
2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or with parchment paper. In a small saucepan, heat raspberries and preserves over medium heat until bubbling. Continue cooking another 5 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat.
Roll pie dough 1/4″ thick. Cut out an equal number of circles using a 3.5″ round cookie cutter. Place one circle down on the baking sheet. In the very center spoon a mound of pie filling, 1-2 tablespoons. Place a paper stick on top of the filling and then carefully cover with a second circle. Press edges all the way around the circle to seal. (Edges can be pressed with a fork, fingers or crimped slightly.) Repeat with all remaining pie dough circles.
Beat together egg and cream and brush over the tops of the circles. Vent by making four small slits in the pie crust. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pie crust is golden and baked through. Remove from oven and allow to cool before moving from the baking sheet.
Makes 8-10 mini berry pies.
Kettle corn is a party favorite here with its sweet and salty flavor (just like little girls!), and it's easy to make a batch in just a few minutes. Try using a darker sugar, like maple sugar or a raw organic sugar, which will caramelize a bit more on the popped puffs and give you that kettle corn feel.
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1/4 cup sugar (maple, raw, organic sugar caramelize best)
a few pinches flaky sea salt
Place the oil, popcorn and sugar in a popcorn pot or a large, heavy bottomed pan with a fitted lid over a burner set just above medium heat. For a popcorn popper, stir the entire time until all kernels are popped. If using a regular pan, stir without the lid until the first kernel pops. Then place the lid on and shake the pan until the popping slows. You can also lift one side of the lid slightly and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula at an angle.
Pour popcorn into a large bowl. Sprinkle with sea salt and stir to break up any chunks. Allow to cool slightly before eating.
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Hi from Spain!
I sing with "MuOM, Barcelona Overtone Singing Choir" & we visit London & Wales at the end of this month! It'd be a genuine blessing for the group if you are able to attend an event or share the info with some of your contacts, if you feel inspired to do so.
Thank you & enjoy your week!
"MuOM, Barcelona Overtone Singing Choir" in concert:
Friday July 25th - 8:30pm
St. Peter's Vauxhall Church
(amazing acoustics!)
Vauxhall Station
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Saturday July 26th - 8:00pm
St. Ethelburga's Centre for Peace & Reconciliation
("Listen to the World Concert Series")
Liverpool Street Station
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Sunday, July 27th - doors open 7:30pm
Llangollen Fringe Festival, Wales (closing concert)
(in the ruins of a spectacular abbey)
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Inhambane is a city in the southern Mozambique, lying on the Inhambane Bay at 470 km/292 mi north-east of Maputo. Known as Terra De Boa Gente (Land of Good People), it is one of the oldest and prettiest settlements in Mozambique. The landscape surrounding Inhambane is dominated by vast coconut palms where an architectural atmosphere, rich in diverse history dominated the spot's character.


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Ushering in IYA2009, Chandra-Style
There are some exciting, yet different, Chandra-related events happening at the American Astronomical Society (http://aas.org/) meeting in Long Beach, CA today. First, there was a press conference this morning to announce new results on Cassiopeia A that bring this supernova remnant "to life". One result shows how Cas A has changed from 2000 – just after Chandra's launch – through until late 2007. This is the first time scientists have been able to watch as a supernova remnant changes like this over time. Another group took data from Chandra, Spitzer, and other telescopes and constructed a 3-D model of Cas A. This is a real model based on real data and allows you see a star from the inside out after it exploded (not your typical YouTube experience). If you are interested in the details, take a look at the press release and captions that go along with both movies. Or, if you just want to see some cool movies, go anyway.
Cas A in Motion: Video and Caption
Cas A in 3D: Video and Caption
The results from this press conference, we think, tie in almost perfectly with something that's planned for later tonight, that is, the US launch of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009). As you may have heard, this year-long event is designed to promote science and science literacy through astronomy in honor of the 400th anniversary of Galileo's telescope. We think the new Cas A results tie in perfectly with this. After all, these new results take what Galileo started with – a flat, unaided view in optical light – and propel our understanding so far beyond that. On a very basic level, the work announced today is based on wavelengths that are invisible to the human eye. Some of these wavelengths – like X-rays – weren't even detectable from space until a few decades ago. Now, we have the ability to observe the cosmos over time and space. Every year, every conference, every paper published in astronomy adds to our understanding of the Universe we inhabit. And recognizing how progress in astronomy and science marches on might be the one of best ways to celebrate IYA 2009.
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- Market Cap, billion: $109,53
- % chg. over the week: -2,63
- % chg. over the year: 54,21
- 52 wk range: 3.514 – 19.666
The "digital gold" prices have stabilized after a significant decline at the beginning of this month. Financial market participants expect additional drivers. Let's consider the current news of the cryptocurrency market.
On September 25, Poloniex is going to delist eight assets: BitcoinDark (BTCD), Bitmark (BTM), Einsteinium (EMC2), GridCoin (GRC), NeosCoin (NEOS), PotCoin (POT), VeriCoin (VRC), Bitcoin Plus (XBC).
Mastercard has developed a blockchain-based system to simplify B2B transactions. The system is set out in three patent applications, which were recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Sagar Sarbhai, Ripple's head of regulatory relations for APAC and Middle East, reported that the company could launch a commercial version of the xRapid in a month or so.
Today, the BTC/USD quotes are testing a mark of $6,300 at Bitstamp.
- Support levels: 6200.00, 5900.00
- Resistance levels: 6400.00, 6550.00, 6800.00
At the moment, the cryptocurrency is consolidating. The key trading range is 6200.00-6400.00. In the near future, we do not exclude the BTC/USD quotes recovery. Indicators do not send accurate signals:
- The price is testing 50 MA, which is strong dynamic resistance;
- The MACD histogram is located near the 0 mark.
We recommend opening positions from the key levels.
If the price fixes above the resistance level of 6400.00, the Bitcoin rate is expected to recover. The closest target for fixing profit is the local resistance level of 6550.00. The movement is tending to the 50.0%-61.8% correctional zone (6760.00-6900.00).
Alternative option. If the price fixes below 6200.00, it is necessary to consider sales of BTC/USD. The target movement level is 6000.00-5800.00.
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You are on the road , chilling out, minding your own business and suddenly Hoooooonk, teed e du teed….
You turn back and you see a Car wallah honking his car horn ,no body knows why. I do not know what sadistic pleasure people derive by Honking unnecessarily, especially the ones with pressure horns This post is dedicated to such people. A guide to know when you should not Honk or inappropriate uses of a Honk.
Here is the list
Yeah I have arrived: You just saved a hell lot of money and bought your first car/Bike and I know you are happy. Good, please be happy but for God's sake don't share the happiness with everyone on the road by honking. Yeaah we know your car also has a horn, a freaking horn that actually makes a sound, can you believe that? but still don't push that Horn button. If you really do push it , think like this, there are 1000s of people who buy cars every day and many of them are more expensive than yours, many buy their second,third bikes, they buy with change in their pocket and most people around you own a car/bike already, you are late join, so basically you are not really special and if you still feel like showing Off, Go bang your head on the road
Attracting the chicks: Seriously you think so? If yes you probably will never get one and don't even deserve one. Ohh so that lady that day looked at you when you honked, no she wasn't appreciating your honking but actually telling her friend that you are a looser. And if you actually attract a girl by honking, I am sorry you probably paid for it
At Red Lights: Ok the next time you honk when the light is red think like this, what is the purpose of my life? Why i am I even alive?
I still don't understand why people behind me Honk when I am merrily standing at a red light. Is the light green from where you see it? It can only happen if you are at least a couple of light years away.I always point out to wards the RED colored light when someone does that ,but I don't get it, don't you know RED is for stop? Please go back to school. I seriously believe if someone does that he should be forced to sit with 3rd standard students for a month and read the chapter on Traffic lights, made to draw those lights and color them with crayons. People like these will probably fail
When light turns Green: Woooow you finally saw a green light, did you realize I saw one too. Now are you so happy that you want to express your excitement with a heartfelt HONK? or do you think people in front of you slept? Noone sleeps in freaking 1.5 minutes, no no-one on steering wheel. Even if you think so, wait for a minimum 20 sec before blowing your precious Horn
When an RJ tells you to: I am appalled at some Rjs asking people to Honk according to a certain tune or at a certain times. Wooow…Ok in your comfy studios it seems like a good idea, entire city honking at once,synchronized Pom Pom but Dude RJ, please come outside .100 different honks irrespective of how well they are timed are terrible, please don't use this method to spread your popularity or gauge your reach. Grow up. All such RJs should be Fined for spreading unnecessary Sound pollution.
Whenever you see a bike: Contrary to popular opinion Bike drivers do hear. Yes you see that Biker who suddenly slowed down , in-spite of you honking continuously for 5 minutes he didn't speed up. Well that could be me. You honk at me for no reason , I do that. I will slow down. Dude inside your cars you don't hear the horns, come outside and enjoy the sweet sound of your pressure horn that you have been blowing continuously in my ears. I would let you pass if I had the tiniest fraction of space, but if you don't stop honking I will make sure you don't pass. Trust me , Iwont.Many bikers wont. Even if you are on a Truck or a freaking Ferrari, I will make sure you drive @40kmph(officially the speed limit at most places). Happy safe driving 🙂
Being TOO safe: Please don't honk whenever you pass every car, you don't get points for that. They can view you, that's what rear view mirrors are for. Honk only if you sense real danger, if you sense danger with every car, you probably shouldn't be driving
And if you still miss your Honk, please load that in your ipod and listen to it when you sleep. Trust me you will wake up refreshed, you probably will not hear anything else again
Please add any more situations I might have missed.
SPREAD THE LIGHT..EDUCATE THE WORLD..SPREAD THE WORD….if you are a honker, i hope you are a convert, if you are not a honker, spread this to reach all honkers


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My apologies for this blog post to Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, who collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan on a series of comic operas that included The Pirates of Penzance. Pirates premiered in 1879 and featured a song called "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General," and I am far from the first to put forward a parody of this tune. Gilbert not only wrote the librettos but also provided illustrations, under the name "Bab," for the published versions of the operas. Our frameshifts cartoonist, Retrosleep, who also goes by the name Tom Palumbo, does his own parody here of Gilbert's drawing of the major-general. And Vijay Ramani, a grad student in Genome Sciences at the University of Washington, offers a rendition of the tune, accompanied by Ian Blumenthal, a grad student in Bioengineering at the University of Washington. My thanks to Jane Gitschier and Jane Fields for making this version singable.
I am the very model of a classical geneticist,
I learned in 1953 that DNA bends right to twist,
I know alleles found in my brother and my sister are half mine,
I edit genomes with precision using CRISPR and Cas9;
My sympathy's with Darwin as I hear of his deje-ec-tion,
When he received the post from Wallace on na'tral sele-ec-tion,
I tell of early humans' out of Africa progre-es-sion,
And mating with Neanderthals that led to introgre-es-sion.
The Xs and the Ys go through chromosome condensa-ation,
They equalize transcription via dosage compensa-ation.
In short, because I know so well that DNA bends right to twist,
I am the very model of a classical geneticist.
The peaches in my kitchen bring out curious Drosophilists,
The swarming flies mean more to them than serious theosophists;
I trace a lineage just like a learned nematologist,
I know the worm's hemolymph better than a hematologist;
When I find some E. coli in a burger, they're a scary lot,
But in my lab'ratory, they're a consummate prokaryote;
I am delighted when my zebrafish mutant screens snag a gene,
I publish in Genetics or another one-word magazine.
To get improved crop yields, Arabidopsis is the plant we grow,
When my grant on this gets a lousy score I cry: "It can't be so."
In short, because I know so well that DNA bends right to twist,
I am the very model of a classical geneticist.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays every morning I'll be te-eaching
Enthusiastic undergraduates you'll find me re-eaching;
I have my students all attend a computational seminar,
So that they'll make their graphs and figures using ggplot in R;
I show how to find novel proteins using two Gal4 domains,
With yeast they will not come across in any standard Bordeaux strains;
I write the thoughtful review, perspective and editorial,
Because in ev'ry arcane matter I am professorial.
The most effervescent GSA meeting goer may be me,
When I receive the latest information at TAGC,
In short, because I know so well that DNA bends right to twist,
I am the very model of a classical geneticist.


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