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25 January 2009
for mom
There are some things I think I can never write about. You can write around them and between them and maybe even through them, but I'll never really write them in the way they happened.
My mom has a brain tumor. Not a little wimpy pea-sized thing, not a meningioma or a cyst, a big, bad, scary cancerous brain tumor. I tried to write an email about it, but I thought if I actually typed the words then all of it would become irreversibly true, that this was no longer one long bad dream, no longer a simple problem a few vitamins could fix. It couldn't be my hands tapping tumor, and doctor, and craniotomy, and chemotherapy, those words staring back at me in harsh black against white tones from my computer.
In a way I was prepared, my uncle has had two brain tumors that I was intimately involved with. But then, I was second tier help, always there to assist but able to go home at the end of the day and sleep. Now, I'm first tier, the one who's there when she wakes up and when she goes to sleep, who fixes meals and adjusts socks and calls nurses. I told my uncle's partner, my uncle's first tier, and told him, "I had no idea." Few people do.
I can write about parts of it now, the tumor, the logistics of hospitals and neurosurgeons, the experience of being 25 years old and having your name placed on your mother's estate, paying property tax before you ever owned property. But the one part I can't write about is mom. I cant write about her because I can't get past how utterly unfair this is. About how this happened to the wrong person, how good my mom is, how hard she's worked in her life. About how it's always been just mom and me, no father, no siblings, of how scared I am of being alone in a very big world.
I made coconut cake this year for Christmas dinner because it's mom's favorite. She was diagnosed the next day. I was so glad to have that leftover cake in the refrigerator, not because either of us had any appetite, but because I had made it for her the day before- that we should capitalize on every good experience possible. It' a lesson I learn more and more each day, each good thought, each laugh, just as sweet as a slice of cake.
My mom insists that I not neglect the blog in her illness, but I hope you'll excuse me if posting is a little slower than usual. And in about 6 weeks I'll be looking for some good recipes to get us through radiation and chemotherapy.
Toasted Coconut Cake
1 cup (2 sticks, 8 oz) butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 egg whites (1 cup egg whites)
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 drops coconut extract
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
for frosting:
2 cups heavy cream
4 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease or line two 9" cake pans. Spread all the coconut (3 cups) on two baking sheets and toast until golden (watch carefully that it does not burn). Set aside to cool.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Combine egg whites, milk and vanilla and coconut extracts. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture then add half the milk mixture. Continue to alternate beginning and ending with flour mixture, until mixture is well combined. Working over the bowl, rub half the coconut (1 1/2 cups) between your palms so it is finely crumbled, stir the crumbled toasted coconut into the batter.
3. Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake cakes 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
4. In a large bowl, beat ogether the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until combined. In a nother bowl, beat the cream to stiff peaks, sprinkle in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat cream to stiff peaks. Fold cream into cream cheese mixture - taste for sweetness, it should be tangy but still slightly sweet.
5. Place bottom cake layer on a platter. Spread with some cream mixture and top with second layer of cake. Spread cream all over the cake, then use your hands to gently press the remaining toasted coconut around the cake. Refrigerate until serving.
97 comments:
- Rita said...
Mercedes, I adore your blog, the writing,the recipes (which I had made a few). I want to send you my best wished to you and your mom, you will be in my prayers. You are corageous to tell your story like that.
- January 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- Kristen M. said...
I've just started reading your blog and can't even pretend to know you, but I am moved by your post tonight. You and your mom will be in my prayers as I continue to stop by here.
- January 25, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- Ann said...
What a difficult time... I cannot come with any words that seem adequate for the situation, but I do want to offer my best wishes and hopes for you both in the coming weeks and months. I've been reading your blog for a while now, and I am sorry that it was this occasion that led me to comment here for the first time.
- January 25, 2009 at 11:26 PM
- Merav said...
Wishing you both much strength, health, luck, sunny skies, and coconut cake. May she be healed soon!
- January 25, 2009 at 11:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
you are very sweet to be so strong and supportive for your mom, I am sure it means the world to her.
- January 25, 2009 at 11:31 PM
- Susan said...
I've never commented on your blog before, but I've been reading for a long time. I've really enjoyed it. I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Susan
- January 25, 2009 at 11:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
I cannot say that I understand or that I can relate. But I am sorry. Your words are touching. Thank you for being real. Am praying for your moms comfort and for your strength in the midst of this. Will be looking forward to more posts as you are able; if you are not up to it, no worries, people will be still be here whenever you are ready.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM
- JP said...
I have never posted a comment before now. I just wanted to say that your recipes and your stories mean so much to me. I am able to make wonderful meals and memories for my friends and family thanks to your blog. Thanks for touching everyone who reads it. I hope that you and your mother will find as much peace, love and hope as you can handle, especially now.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
I usually read without commenting, but I'm de-lurking to tell you how sorry I am to hear this. I know how hard it is to be a caregiver, but I also know that your mom is lucky to have you there for her. I wish you both the very best of luck through this very difficult process.
- January 26, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- whitneyingram said...
My thoughts are with you. May you and yours be fortified through this difficult time. May God bless you with more time and more good memories.
- January 26, 2009 at 1:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
I promise to send recipes. And chocolates. And puzzles, or anything you might need. My thoughts are with you and that wonderful woman, who clearly knows her cakes (I have a soft spot in my heart for coconut cake...)
- January 26, 2009 at 2:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
I wish I could say that I know what your going through, but I can't. I have a mother-in-law with severe dementia and a father with early stages of Alzheimer's. It is so hard see our parents not be the superheroes we sometimes perceive them to be. I pray for your strength during this difficult time and pray that the chemo and radiation will not be too mean to your mother, and more importantly that they will shrink the tumor. Blogging to people you don't know can be easier than telling people you do know. And while I am not there in person to give you a big hug, please know that I am sending you one virtually.
- January 26, 2009 at 2:38 AM
- Plume said...
I don't write here often, but my thoughts are with you and your mom.
Your blog is beautifull. - January 26, 2009 at 4:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
hi mercedes,
i'm a very longtime reader, but firsttime poster. so sorry to hear about your mom...i'm sending very good thoughts your way. - January 26, 2009 at 6:23 AM
- Noor said...
I am so sorry that your going through this but believe me when I say I do understand. I am going through this as well. Two months after I left my mom and moved overseas she had a stroke and she can not walk or even move her entire left sad, it was really bad but now this is what is left. I feel so hurt being far away from her, leaving her and her being alone. I have been so stressed out but you will see small things like this (blogs) will take your mind away if at least for a moment. InshAllah may Allah heal your mother and give her a fast recovery. Ameen
- January 26, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Amanda said...
I just wanted to send a hug your way. Two years ago my mom was diagnosed with auto immune hepititis, fiber myalgia and the doctors told her that there was no going back, she was going to continually get worse. As hard as I tried to move past that, there are just some things that are really hard to deal with. I wish you and your mom all the strength and love to get through your difficult time.
- January 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- May said...
So sorry to read about your mother.
Be strong and never give up. - January 26, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm a regular visiter of your blog and enjoy reading your recipes. I've never left a comment but felt obliged to do so after reading this. Unfortunatly I know what it's like.
I'm not really good with words but just wanted to say that my thought are with you and your mom. - January 26, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- Jaya said...
Mercedes, I have never commented here, but I thought this post would present a good opportunity to thank you for your beautiful photos and writing and to wish you and your family light and happy moments amidst all of the uncertainty around you.
I saw my Dad through pancreatic cancer when I was 15 and it was (difficulty and pain notwithstanding) an incredible and life-changing experience. Although every situation is unique, I know that your Mom must be feeling reassured and proud to have your care and presence at this time. A lot of scary and awful things result from cancer, but it also produces some profound and bright experiences. I wish you the very best. - January 26, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Wendy Joan said...
The words will come to you when you least expect it; and when they do, you will know precisely what you want to say. For now, your expression comes through cooking and how you spend time with your Mom. No matter how small the gesture, it will bring you the comfort you are seeking. I have been a long time reader. I will pray for you and your mom. Warmest regards.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- margot said...
i just randomly clicked on your blog....i just read this and want to wish you and yours the best of health and luck.
cancer sucks.
big time. - January 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Kate said...
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Having only ever been the second-tier help, I cannot imagine, but you'll both be in my thoughts and prayers.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mercedes, I'm very sorry to read this. Sending positive thoughts and strenght to you and your mom.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm also a first-time poster. I enjoy your blog and am heartbroken about the news regarding your mother. You and she will be in my prayers. I have quite a few friends and relatives that have been diagnosed very recently... there has to be a cure soon.
- January 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- breadchick said...
You're right. People don't really know what 1st tier caretakers go through, even when you are around them until they are suddenly the 1st tier. It is the toughest and most loving thing you will do. I wish you nothing but strength and peace during this difficult time.
You and your mom will be in my thoughts. - January 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- Quinne said...
Hi Mercedes - Know that I am praying for you and for your mom.
I can relate a little. I was 30, and that was almost nine years ago now. You are most welcome to my story if you ever want to hear it.
This verse was and is such a blessing to me, and I wanted to share it with you today:
Psalm 130:5-6 "I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning."
Love to you & hugs, Q - January 26, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Please know that you and your mother are in my thoughts. -- Dee in Boston
- January 26, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- K8 said...
Sending my prayers, good wishes, and hugs to you and your mom.
- January 26, 2009 at 5:42 PM
- Christine said...
Oh dear. I am so sorry to hear of your mother. Thinking of you and your mother and sending best wishes your way.
- January 26, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Dad said...
Unbelievably, your beautifully written blog just got a little bit more beautiful.
I am sending your Mum positive thoughts and vibes.
(no relation) - January 26, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- ink and ginger said...
I was so sorry to hear about your troubles, and I wish the best of luck for both of you. Although I've never met you or your mother you'll both be in my thoughts.
- January 26, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have been lurking for a while, but have never commented before. You and your mom are in my prayers. Take care of yourself, too. - January 26, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Fernanda said...
Sorry to hear about your Mom - it is very courageous of you to share. I will be sending positive thoughts and prayers to both of you.
Hugs. Fernanda - January 26, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Susan said...
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am sorry for the pain you are in. The road forward is difficult and uncertain, yet it is the only way to go on. Wishing you and your mother the best that can be.
- January 26, 2009 at 11:05 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh Mercedes,
I am so so sorry to read this post. I made your wonderful baklava over the holidays (you were kind enough to respond to a question I had back when you posted it) and always look forward to reading your blog and delighting in all of the wonderful flavors and colors of your recipes. Please know that I am sending you and your mother strength and light. Remember to take care of yourself (and eat!) while you are caring for her.
Jen - January 26, 2009 at 11:50 PM
- T said...
I am sorry that you are going through this difficult time. Like many others, I honestly do not know what you're going through, but I can imagine and start thinking of my own mom. I wish you all the strength, guidance, and luck to endure this.
- January 27, 2009 at 12:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
As a fairly new reader, I can only echo what Kristen M said very early on - wishing you all the best for the challenging times ahead. S
- January 27, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- steph said...
I hope you laugh at this: I read the sentences that start the second paragraph and saw the picture of the cake and thought, that looks more like a cake than a tumor.
I made your mom's Bourbon Buttercreams. They're not all gone yet, and I'll think of you when I eat them. - January 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Periagoge said...
Much love.
- January 27, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Sarah said...
I'm so sorry about your mom. Best luck to both of you in the months ahead.
- January 27, 2009 at 2:56 PM
- adele said...
I'm so sorry. I wish you luck.
- January 27, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Y said...
These things are never fair! I wish your mom all the best.
- January 27, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Cornelius said...
I've been enjoying your blog for a long time but never felt compelled to comment until now. Wishing for the very best outcome. -Chris
- January 27, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- Kasey said...
I've really come to love your blog over the last few months and I wish you and your mom strength and luck through these difficult times. Your stories and recipes touch me in a very personal way. I find that writing is very therapeutic and I hope that your love of cooking and writing is a bright spot to help you think positively, even when it seems like there is no way.
- January 27, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- Unknown said...
I can tell from your words and from your tone that your mother more than adequately equipped you for such a time as this -- to pour back into her all the love and nurture that she has bestowed on you. May you find places of deep joy and fulfillment with her during this very painful and difficult time. Love deeply.
- January 28, 2009 at 12:48 AM
- Poorni Pillai said...
Mercedes, I can't imagine what you're going through, I can only guess.
I do not know what you're belief system is, but I ask you not to think me presemptous or preachy if I share mine. If you'd be willing to take the word of a total stranger, I would ask you to read, "You can Heal your Life" by Louise L.Hay. Sometimes, unexpected doors open. It might just be a window. But what lies beyond it might just make all the difference.
I cannot not share this, you understand. And I hope you will not dismiss this as an offering of another person's faith. It is how one daughter who loves her mother beyond measure reaches out to another.
My best wishes go to you and your family. - January 28, 2009 at 3:03 AM
- charlotte s said...
dear mercedes,
i'm so sorry to hear about your mom.... i hope the journey to recovery is as smooth as possible for both her and you... you are both in my thoughts....
charlotte - January 28, 2009 at 5:08 AM
- Sarah said...
This is awful, and terrifying, and traumatic. We're all wishing you luck and apologizing and these words are all just little numbing drops against a horrendous pain. This experience will be hard, harder than anything else you'll ever have to do, but someday perhaps you'll be thankful to have this time. Most of us wouldn't know you if we passed you on the street, but sometimes that anonymity can be a blessing when you need to release some of what you're feeling. We've been coming to you for food and beauty... maybe you can come to us now, a support group of strangers.
- January 28, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- clairz said...
So many of us--longtime readers, first time posters--me, too. If good thoughts from virtual friends and admirers help, you must be surrounded and held up by them.
- January 28, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- food bitch said...
I read your blog for the 1st time today, it was very odd as I recently lost my mother to a long illness. No one understands the pain untill they have experienced it 1 st hand. My mother was my entire world, now as time passes I try to hold on to good memories, she was my favorite person to cook for, in her eyes everything I did was amazing. Treasure the months ahead, although very painful, when she has passed you will be so greatful that you showed such deep devotion when she needed you most. xoxox
- January 28, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Alejandra Ramos said...
Just want to send you prayers, good wishes, and strength during this difficult time. Thank you for sharing this with us and please don't hesitate to ignore us as long as you need. We'll be here when you're ready.
- January 28, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- Unknown said...
I don't even know what to say. Maybe it's because one of my good friends is going through the same thing and he's all of 23. It just never seems real until it's all too real. Stay strong for your mother and keep up the blog for the both of you. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Much Love,
Claire - January 28, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
All my good thoughts are sent to you and your Mom. May you both find peace in this difficult time.
- January 28, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- @jmadly said...
I have been so happy to find your blog and share your recipes with my friends and family (the banana cardamom pancakes are a saturday morning (and even tuesday evening) favorite), andI am so sad to hear about your mother's diagnosis. I am sending you thoughts of strength and sunshine.
Thank you for your wonderful blog, and please remember that your readers are wishing you the best. - January 28, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- claudia said...
I have just read your post. I wish there was a way to return all the happiness your blog has given me.
Your are an admirable young woman with talent, determination and a sensitive artist's eye on the world we live in. You will be strong. I will be thinking of you. - January 28, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- Bonnie said...
I have just found your blog in the past week and enjoy reading it. I lost my mom a little over a year ago and was her "1st Tier" for 11years. It is a hard position to be in, but it was also a blessing. Try to find joy in everything you can. May God Bless you both and also her doctors and nurses.
- January 28, 2009 at 9:37 PM
- Karen Baking Soda said...
Mercedes, I'm so sorry to hear this, such a difficult heart wrenching time. Wish you and your mom strength to deal with all that will be coming on your path. Take care!
- January 29, 2009 at 3:06 AM
- Lyra said...
Hello Mercedes. I have been reading your blog for over a year now and always enjoy the wonderful photos and great recipes that I can actually make myself. Throughout this blog I have always seen touches of your mom-references to her recipes, her home, her generosity. So I was very sorry to hear that she is being faced with this challenging illness.
And of course we understand if you dont have the time or inclination to post a recipe on here every week.
My aunt had a brain tummor when I was very young. Today's technologies are a million times better than they were 20 years ago, but regardless this must be a draining and hard thing, to be the first tier to your mother. I will be keeping you, your mom and those helping you in my thoughts. I am sending good mana in the direction of both of you. - January 29, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- Felica Tortorici Duryee said...
Hi Mercedes,
I'm am so sorry to hear about your mom, and my prayers are with you and your family. Just lost my Aunt to stomach cancer that was sudden and no sooner than that was settled, and my uncle (one of her younger brothers) was diagnosed with lung cancer. The family is horrified and scared. Being in the position of clean up crew as I like to call it, or the relief crew. You know the guys that care for the care givers it hard either way. Just remember we are here to support you and she is going to need you to take care of yourself as well so that you can make may more coconut cakes. And if you need us we will all do our best to support you in any way we can.
Felica - January 29, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- NC said...
This is such a difficult situation you are in. Mothers are so special. You and your mom will in our prayers.!!
- January 30, 2009 at 5:01 PM
- Lisa said...
Delurking to wish you and your mom positive thoughts. She is lucky to have such a strong and supportive daughter.
- January 30, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've been reading your blog for about a year, but have left a comment before. My thoughts are with you.
- January 31, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Have my fingers crossed and my hands folded for you and your family. I can't say I know what it is like, but I hope you have all the strength you need and more.
much love,
xx - January 31, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hope you find comfort and strength in this difficult time. I check in with your blog from time to time and appreciate your beautiful images and writing. This post is no exception. Thank you.
- January 31, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- daMawma said...
Mercedes, you are right that "It's not fair." When my 20-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, I accompanied her to her chemotherapy sessions. We referred to them as "mother-daughter bonding days." I told her I could think of a million better ways to spend time together, but "This is what we've been given." Her protocol was successful and she is cancer free. So I wish for both of you equal shares of sensitivity and strength.
- February 1, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Meg said...
I am so sorry you and your family have been stricken with this.
I cooked lots of soup this summer for a friend while she was going through several difficult chemotherapy rounds. Blended and mild were key, at least for my friend. I made the broths from scratch and froze them, to make sure there was as much nutrition packed in there as possible. I tried making ginger cookies for the nausea, but the chemo for for my friend hurt her mouth too much for her to be able to eat much more than blended soup.
I don't know her at all, but when I was cooking for my friend, I went ahead and wrote Jen, who writes the blog Use Real Butter, knowing she was a cancer survivor. She was very helpful.
I am so, so sorry. - February 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've been reading your blog for a while now. Your post really touched me. It's just my mom and I also and it scares me to think of what may be if I was left alone here. I hope through the internet I can send you my prayers best wishes and all the strength to get through this tough time. I hope your mom gets well soon.
- February 2, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Micha said...
I'm so very sorry for what you and your mom are going through. I'm an only child and my mother had a malignant brain tumor which was more... just more... than I can really explain. I understand the difficulty and though I know the words of a stranger are of little comfort, know that I am thinking of you both.
I have selected you for a blog award (check my blog if you feel up to it) but it feels so petty compared to what is on your plate at the moment. Best wishes to you and please, genuinely, let me know if you'd like to talk. - February 2, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
This looks DELICIOUS and I can see all the love you poured into it was the main ingredient. That makes all the difference. Sending good thoughts your way.
- February 3, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
I wish only the best your such a strong person i respect you.Your mom will be in my prayers take care and thanks for the great blog.
- February 3, 2009 at 2:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
It's a funny thing. I don't know you but I was very moved by your latest post. I came across your blog when I moved to the Gulf and fell in love with tabbouleh. I needed a recipe, I searched and found Deserty Candy.
My Mother died way too young of ovarian cancer 2 years ago. Caring for her was one of most difficult, exhausting, painful things I've ever done but also the most precious.
I made soups, with ginger to help with the nausea and lemongrass to leave a fresh taste in her mouth. And I steamed fish with herbs and fragrant Asian seasonings. And we always ate them together, me or my girls finishing off her plate when it was too much for her.
Enjoy this time with your Mother. I wish you strength and inspiration to cook her wonderful things. - February 3, 2009 at 4:42 AM
- Allie said...
Mercedes, I'm keeping you and your mom in my heart during this difficult time. Brain tumors run in my family as well, so although I haven't experienced the first tier, I understand how scary these things can be. My fingers are crossed for you both!
- February 3, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dear Mercedes,
Lots of love and strenght for your mom and you. - February 3, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mercedes, I love your blog and personally I feel like I know you, I am touched to hear about your mother and inshallah god willing she will be better soon. Hugs from Australia.
Samia xo - February 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- Passionate Eater said...
I discovered you blog only recently (when searching for "tabbouleh"), and I discovered this post. Thank you for being so open (and vulnerable) about your mother and your family. Seeing the pride that you have in your culture and family, I can see that you have learned a lot from a beautiful and strong-willed woman. My own father was diagnosed with cancer, and was given months to live. It gave me a new meaning of life, as I know that time on earth is limited and that our loved ones are the most important to us. My priorities changed almost instantly. Given what I have read and seen on your blog, I am sure your mother is very proud of you (and I am sure you take after her), and I hope and pray that the cancer can be safely removed from her system. In times of great sadness and challenge, take time to remember the great happiness, and treasure every moment you have with your mother.
- February 3, 2009 at 5:20 PM
- A tall redhead said...
Hi Mercedes. I read your blog occasional (and like it very much) and was saddened to hear about your mother.
My mother was diagnosed with cancer and died 6 months later when I was 26-27 years old... in DC no less.
I hope your mother continues to improve and regains her health. I know how hard it can be to be the person caring for someone who is going through chemo etc. If you'd like to chat, even though you don't know me, I am very willing to tell you about my experience and perhaps give you some tips on how to deal with the stress etc. You can find me via my blog on blogspot: One Tall Redhead.
As far as food for chemo goes- all my mom wanted to eat was Whole Foods' carrot ginger soup warmed up. She ate it like crazy.
Take care of yourself. Drink water, eat healthy foods to keep your body and mind going. Miracles do happen. - February 3, 2009 at 11:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
There have been many people who have had cancers and brain tumors and survived, you can do research on this online. Many I believe changed their diet to a raw diet or a very natural diet, there is also Chinese Medicine and chi kung which is life changing for many. Be well:)
- February 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- Happy_Dawn said...
Thank you for giving so much of yourself when you have lots of reasons to hold on to all your energies. I love reading your posts and love your passion for food.
- February 4, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- Nino's Mum said...
Came to your blog from Swati's, and I'm equally moved and awed by your spirit and your words.
I don't really know what else to say, but I do hope that life will have many more sweet slices to offer to your mum and you. God Bless. - February 5, 2009 at 1:11 AM
- Kimmie said...
Hi Mercedes;
I have to say that I am a 'praying girl,' ...I am going to pray right now okay?
I thank you for Mercedes and her precious mom. I thank you for their lives and all that you have blessed them with. I thank you for the love they have and for the devotion of Mercedes to her mom. Lord, I ask that you would have your hand firmly upon each of them. I ask that you would draw them close to you and bring them comfort and the perfect peace that passes understanding. Lord, hold her mom tenderly-let her know that she is not alone...Lord I ask you to heal her, I am sure it is what Mercedes heart is crying out for. But Father, show them you care for them...let them know that you are real and not a distant far off God, but a tender, caring, loving Father-to both of them.
I ask Lord that your Kingdom would come on earth as it is in heaven for this family. And I ask it in the matchless name of Jesus.
mama to 7
one homemade and 6 adopted - February 6, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just came across your blog for the first time today and read about your mother. I've just helped my significant other through losing her mother and I can only imagine how frightening and difficult this must be for you. I pray you can both stay strong.
Big hugs from a stranger to both of you. - February 9, 2009 at 3:07 AM
- . said...
I love your blog and it always makes me think of my mother, who grew up in tennessee and spent 1967 in Beirut at AUB and who I love.
my love and prayers go out to you. - February 14, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
i'm praying for your mother and ur strength and continued compassion and soul.
- February 15, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
I was reading this and my tears are falling.
My dad passed away last year from cancer too.
So I only want to send you a big hug, I totally changed my life to be by his side( I was living in another country and came back home) and every minute was so precious to me .
Do talk to your mom, do tell her how u love her and how proud you are to be her daughter & from the bottom of my heart I hope she recovers.
send u a big hug. - February 16, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Orit said...
Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry about you mum. I too was just diagnosed with a brain tumor and we will do this together. Life is sweet and we get what we get. You are a gift for all of us and for her. I love your writing and your recipes. i'm with you.
Orit - February 17, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- natwhat said...
I just discovered your blog and I am so inspired by you. Not only by your support for your mom, but by your amazing recipes. I enjoy the stories behind them...
My father has Alzheimer's and this is very hard on me, so I understand where you are coming from. But I am glad to see you are staying positive.
I will use these recipes to continue to keep me positive. :) Me and my girlfriend LOVE to cook, so we really love your blog.
xo - - February 18, 2009 at 11:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just found your blog via Pink Bites. Your mother has done a fabulous job of raising you, you have a gift and you share it with the world. I must tell you, I too am a single parent of a 10 year old daughter, no father had ever been involved. I cannot begin to imagine your fear but speaking as a single mother, I can understand what your mother must be going through. From the moment we give birth, tucked in the back of our minds is the fear that one day, we will be apart from our child...permanently. It is a fear which has the potential to paralyze us but as single moms, we must move ahead, carry on each day. When your mom is so tired and the cancer has robbed her body of strength, tell her it is ok to sleep, rest her mind. Let her know you will be ok. She needs to know you will be alright. Thanks for sharing with the world, we're sending hugs and warm smiles your way.
Kenna and Pearson - February 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- W7 said...
Wishing both you and your Mum the very best with many coconut-cake-sweet moments of happiness.
- February 22, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Leesie said...
I've only been a follower here for a short time and was saddened when I got to your post about your mom's illness and the challenges ahead...I lost my mom 8 years ago on February 3 and my life changed forever - I pray for you, I pray for your mom. Take care...
- February 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- Davemurphy said...
We're praying for you guys! God bless.
- February 27, 2009 at 3:42 AM
- Gigi said...
dear mercedes, i love reading your posts, you have so many wonderful recipes and i feel honored that you take the time to share them with us all out here.I lost my mum suddenly when i was 19 i really feel for what you are experiencing.there is nothing anyone can say , but my good wishes are with you both x gigi
- March 1, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
I discovered your blog while looking for Qurban.
Prayers ascending from Down Under for you and your mum. - March 2, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mercedes, I just stopped by and read the news - I cannot say anything beyond I am so sorry, I am so moved by what you wrote and what you are doing, that as much of a stranger as I am, should you need anything just e-mail me and I will respond and finally, only the sweetest hopes and thoughts for you and your lovely mother. Seriously. For the love, you are a good daughter, and she is no doubt a good mother. Only good things to you and yours.
- March 15, 2009 at 3:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
My grandfather had a brain tumor, but we didn't notice the symptoms in time for many treatment options to be effective. It was a very aggressive form, and it was scary to watch as a young 13 year old kid. My mother took the brunt of it, and shielded me from a lot, but it's hard. He was able to be at home with my grandmother and mother beside him when he passed, which was what he wanted. I wasn't first tier as you say, so I'm sure I don't know how hard it all really is (I was still too young), but at least you're both strong and fighting. Your mother will never be able to tell you how much it means having you there to fight this with her, words aren't enough for that kind of thanks. You're both in my thoughts, and thanks for continuing to share your recipes with us, take comfort in your craft :)
- May 5, 2009 at 2:56 PM
- Pratibha said...
God Bless you and your mother, my friend. You are so Brave... My prayers for your family
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A major survey into the understanding of light in the context of physical space and object opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
The use of light as an artistic medium, as something to be engaged with, is intrinsically tied to an audience's liminal ability to perceive a sensory experience. The American artist, Robert Barry, stated in a 1969 interview with Arthur Rose: "I'm not only questioning the limits of our perception, but the actual nature of perception … various kinds of energy which exist outside the narrow arbitrary limits of our own senses. I use various devices to produce the energy, detect it, measure it, and define its form." This interest in perception and the subjective physical limits of the art object were of primary interest for many American artists working during the 1960s and 1970s; specifically artists based in California at the time. Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface, which opens this September at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, investigates and focuses in on these artists and how they appropriated and utilised light as a medium in their work. The exhibition, curated by Robin Clark, will include 13 different artists which include Larry Bell, Mary Corse, Robert Irwin, James Turrell, and Doug Wheeler. These artists were each chosen by Clark for the fact that they each "embrace light as a premium medium in their art and demonstrate a keener interest in perception than in the process of crafting discrete objects."
Each artist approaches light as a material that can be manipulated and constructed to alter the audience's perception of it. The human eye is limited but can be optically manipulated through the interaction between artificial and natural light upon different objects and materials. The paintings of artist Mary Corse (b. 1945), play with colour and the physical format of the canvas to create images which tend to dissolve the borders between art object and light. Her white minimalist paintings are visually sensuous in their use of small glass beads/spheres that are affixed to the canvas, which tend to create a visual shimmering blanket that reflects light back out onto the viewer. Corse, along with Helen Pashgian (b. 1934), are the only female artists included in the exhibition, though Clark is quick to point out that this is merely indicative of the fact that, for the most part, the artists working with light during the 1960s and 1970s in California tended to be male, and the exhibition is not meant to address gender. It would be amiss not to point out that Corse, as an artist typically categorised as a minimalist, competed against the art historical idea that minimalism, with its hard lines and forms, is inherently masculine. Corse and Pashgian both have the ability to subsume the structural, "masculine" form of minimalism and to form a hybrid object that both reflects and reproduces light as well as reducing the object to its basic properties of construction.
Pashgian's work, which could also be considered minimalist, takes the "hard lines" of minimalism and softens them – her freestanding sculptures blurring the line between the physical occupation of space by an object and its ability to animate that space to produce an evocative and atmospheric environment. Her resin pieces, spheres and discs cast as small sculptures, are dynamic in their ability to transform a space by their very illumination by light. As such, they tend to change depending on their placement within a space, and never permit the audience the chance to acclimatise themselves to the object's physical presence. Temporality manifested as expectation, the fragmented effect of waiting, lends a dynamism and mystery to Pashgian's work that is mirrored in the work of many of the artists included in the exhibition including DeWain Valentine (b. 1934). Like Pashgian, Valentine uses the physical sculptural object as the basis of his work, but then subverts the form back unto itself through the reflection and transparency of the materials used. Valentine, whose family was involved in rock mining, takes inspiration from the surface of polished crystals and rocks – the surface a contradiction between the opaque hardness of the material and the transparency of its pigment (or lack thereof). Using resin he creates large column-shaped sculptures that, when placed within the architectural confines of a gallery, create a feeling of spatial recession that isolates both object and audience within the installation. There is almost a sense of theatricality to a work such as Diamond Column (1978), as its very occupation of gallery space mimics the presence of an actor on stage – the actor becoming a manifestation of the audience's own preconceived notions and ideas.
Clark argues that the disorientating feeling produced by light-based works and installations is attributable to the very immateriality of light. It is not a tangible object that can be mimicked, but is something that can be manipulated, whether through the placement of objects or use of colour within physical spaces. Yves Klein stated, at a 1959 lecture at the Sorbonne in Paris, that: "The painter of the future will be a colourist of a kind never seen before, and that will occur in the next generation. And without doubt it is through colour that I have little by little become acquainted with the Immaterial." Though Klein was emphasising colour, rather than light, it is his acknowledgment of the immateriality of the art object that is interesting to relate to this exhibition. Light and space-based art is dependent on the erosion of the line demarcating physical knowledge and sensory experience: perception of the immaterial object being the primary emphasis. James Turrell has perhaps taken this idea to the ultimate extreme with his creation of "skyspaces"; observation structures within the environment that dictate the experience of viewing the sky and light. Turrell uses light as his medium, with the actual physical structures being secondary and merely a conduit to transport the viewer. In a sense, the audience becomes the actor upon his stage as the work does not exist without the viewer there to actually take part. For Turrell, light is not an aid, something to assist us in seeing, but it is the actual art object. His ability to transform the physical properties of light is indicative of a lifelong obsession with it as a material.
The physicality of the art object is explored time and time again by artists and it is interesting that these artists selected for the exhibition tend to explore this from a visual perceptive standpoint. The conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (b. 1928) argued: "What the work of art looks like isn't too important. It has to look like something if it has physical form. No matter what form it may finally have it must begin with an idea. It is the process of conception and realisation with which the artist is concerned. Once given physical reality by the artist, the work is open to the perception of all, including the artist." For LeWitt, the artist himself (or herself), was not cognisant of how the art object would ultimately end up as the finished object was a post-fact reality subject to judgments by both audience and artist. The paradox between the plan and the finished object led many conceptual artists practising during the 1960s and 1970s to a distrust of art historical theory and criticism. Clark emphasises that most of the artists included in the exhibition, save for Robert Irwin (b. 1928), were primarily influenced by fellow contemporary artists and those that historically preceded them, rather than any specific texts or philosophies.
Robert Irwin is the oldest artist of those exhibiting and could perhaps be deemed the most influential as his work, which focuses on the perceptual phenomena of both objects and site-specific installations, is extensive and varied. He originally began experimenting with painting, using the canvas form as well as the applied pigment, to alter the viewer's perception of the size and limits of the physical object. These experiments ultimately led to installations using light and scrim to create environments that invite and envelop the viewer into the work. The progression from dot paintings on canvas to aluminium and acrylic discs to site-specific installations demonstrates not just the extent of Irwin's oeuvre, but reveals an underlying fixation with light and its material qualities. His installations layer light and shadow through the placement of scrim within specific spaces, producing a geometric ambience to be both experienced and perceived. Scrim, an almost translucent material often used as curtains, enables Irwin to create barriers that are neither impenetrable nor permanent yet at the same time are restrictive: the audience's perception of the space is rendered into a hazy illusion of reality and thus they are forced to question the authenticity of their own sight.
The immersive environment was a key point of interest for Irwin, as well as Larry Bell (b. 1939) and Doug Wheeler (b. 1939), and the three artists famously exhibited together at the Tate Gallery in 1970 in an exhibition organised by Michael Compton. The difficulty of articulating, via catalogue text, light-based installations was recognised by Compton and he therefore avoided even attempting to describe and analyse their works. The exhibition comprised three galleries – one each for Irwin, Bell and Wheeler – in which each produced a work based on controlling the viewer's perception of space and light. The visual ambiguity and feeling of disorientation produced by each work was compounded by the fact that they were part of a chain of movement, as the three galleries were connected. This interaction forged an intangible aesthetic that carried on into their future works; an aesthetic based on the reductive quality of the object and an emphasis on the corporeal energy of light.
Whereas the site-specific works of Irwin, Bell, Wheeler and Turrell investigated light and its physical qualities as dependent on the dichotomous structures that reflect and absorb it, Michael Asher (b. 1943) explored light and sound, as sculptural form (as with his Plexiglas sculptures) and as immersive environment. It would be easy to categorise the work of Asher as solely an institutional critique of the structures (both physical and ideological) that exist within the art world; but Clark moves beyond this common conception of his work and looks at Asher's work with a new approach and analysis. His early works show an interest in investigating the basic structures of form, which ultimately lead to his current engagement with the overall structures and constructs of the art world itself. Asher, along with many of the other artists selected to exhibit, has been incredibly influential and inspiring for many contemporary artists. Clark states: "For artists who came of age during the 1990s and 2000s, engagement with light as a medium and questions of phenomenology tend to come bundled with a more self-conscious social practice than that of their predecessors, but they retain a focus on the environmental, the atmospheric, and the specifically contingent that are the enduring hallmarks of Light and Space work produced in southern California during the 1960s and 1970s."
Each artist selected for the exhibition takes natural and artificial light as inspiration in their work, and it is not surprising that they are all California based and/or born. The misty haze of heat, especially as when in the desert or by the ocean, is a by-product of light, and must have been an influence on each artist – whether an acknowledged influence or not. Clark describes this light as: "The liminal, perceptually ambiguous light that happens when water evaporates into the atmosphere as mist or fog along a shimmering maritime horizon." She also emphasises the importance of artificial light (neon tubing etcetera) as it is the antithesis of natural light in that it is contained energy; a form of light that can be much more easily manipulated by the artist as with Bruce Nauman's Green Light Corridor of 1970. The exhibition will thus be an important aid in our art historical and critical understanding of the influence of light as related to physical environment and object.
Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface opened 25 September 2011 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and ran through until 22 January 2012. It was part of the Getty-funded initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980. www.mcasd.org
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And now for today's business bottom line. Last summer's drought has brought bad news this fall - low crop yields, especially of corn; plus higher prices, and a prediction from the Department of Agriculture that corn exports will be at a 40-year low. The U.S. still is the world's biggest supplier of corn. But this year, American exporters won't be quite as dominant as usual, in the global corn market. From Missouri, Abbie Fentress Swanson reports on the impact this is having.
ABBIE FENTRESS SWANSON, BYLINE: That's a clip from a 1960s USDA video called "Miracles from Agriculture," which touts the success of the American farmer. Even back then, before the combine, American farmers were producing more corn than any country in the world - 275 million bushels a year. Now, U.S. exports top more than 1 billion bushels a year.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: ...clear it out.
TYLER BANICKI: Just step around that altogether, so you don't...
SWANSON: Just south of St. Louis on the Mississippi River, Tyler Banicki, the burly first mate of a towboat called the R. Clayton McWhorter, is clearing ice off the top of a 200-foot-long, steel container covered with a white, fiberglass top. It's a grain barge, and one of 20 barges that his crew will push down to the Gulf of Mexico. There, it will be loaded onto a ship that sets sail for Asia. Banicki opens the barge's hatch.
BANICKI: Then, we'll open this one up, here.
SWANSON: Whoa. That's corn.
BANICKI: It's about even to the top of the combing rails on this barge. So you figure it's at least 13 feet of product, straight down from the surface here - give you kind of an idea. And then it's about 30 feet wide, so....
SWANSON: But there are many fewer barges making the trip this year. The Upper Mississippi usually transports more than half of the country's grain exports and in normal years, has grain barge traffic jams. Farmers with corn to sell are getting more than $7 a bushel domestically, so they don't need corn exporters like Rick Dusek, who works for the big grain exporter CHS Inc.
RICK DUSEK: Well, normally, we'd originate all the corn that needs to be loaded at the center Gulf along the river system - meaning, the Mississippi, the Illinois, the Ohio; all the way down to the Gulf. And this year, there just simply isn't enough corn to supply the export pipeline out of those areas, so we've got to bring corn from the outside.
SWANSON: CHS isn't the only exporter buying corn from foreign countries like Brazil, Argentina and Ukraine.
MARK KLEIN: In South America, you know, we have a presence where we can buy and store grain as well as process it - in Europe, in Eastern Europe, in Australia.
SWANSON: Mark Klein works for ag giant Cargill. But most U.S. exporters don't have a global reach. While The Scoular Company is able to buy some corn from other countries Bob Ludington says it's hurting the company's bottom line.
BOB LUDINGTON: Our forecast is to be down slightly from the past several years. And that's really due to our elevators, where we will handle less grain due to the drought.
SWANSON: Ludington says they'll eventually find the corn they need to fill their orders; but it will be more expensive, and take them more time and effort. The company is now hoping for a bumper domestic crop next year.
LUDINGTON: Yeah, next year, our problem will be where we're going to put it all. That's what we hope. Where we're going to pull it all - we'll be scraping off dirt, be able to pile grain on the ground; that's what we're all hoping for.
SWANSON: Pat Westhoff, with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, says even with a good crop next year, customers could get used to buying corn elsewhere. Until this year, the U.S. was the only exporter China went to. Now. it's doing business with Argentina and Ukraine.
PAT WESTHOFF: When we see these shifts in export patterns occurring, it means that we've lost some market share in the near term. If that creates new habits of users around the world, it could mean lower market shares, for the U.S., in the future.
SWANSON: In the meantime, though, there's not much American exporters can do - other than pay close attention to corn harvest yields in South America early next year.
For NPR News, I'm Abbie Fentress Swanson in Columbia, Missouri.
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Understanding Credit Card Payment in an EMV Era
In this article, you'll learn:
NFC, Mobile Wallets, API and iOS 9 SDK explained
The liability shift that makes EMV technology a necessity
EMV and methods of fraud prevention for credit card payments
The world of credit card payment has become complex and far-ranging, so you'd be justified to feel as though you're behind on the jargon. The U.S. only made the switch to EMV technology in 2015, and retailers are still unsure about how it affects them because it's all buried in verbiage.
What is EMV?
EMV stands for Europay, Mastercard, and Visa, although it represents all chip and sign cards.
The only reason these particular international card behemoths are featured in the acronym is that they started the evolution of credit card payment and represent the global standard for enhanced security.
EMV technology is simply chip-based credit cards that hold and transmit data to a reader during payment processing.
The USA currently requires buyers to use both their chip and signature for card payments.
Why Was the USA Late to Adopt EMV?
Almost every country in the world has adopted EMV already. The USA has lagged behind because it distrusted the quality of chip-based security. Its reluctance was unfounded:
Chip cards have almost eradicated brick-and-mortar credit card fraud.
Globally, only two contactless models have emerged on a grand scale: EMV and magnetic strips. The difference between the two is a simple one: EMV chips create new transaction numbers with every payment, whereas magnetic strips only carry one.
This makes counterfeiting possible, which is why EMV has had such a potent impact on overseas credit card fraud. Countries like France, Thailand, and Canada had embraced EMV before 2011, so this technology has enjoyed a long and successful trial overseas.
EMV technology has created a central body that will work together to overcome any security issues that may emerge in the future. This collaboration will have outstanding payoffs for merchants, making it possible to solve problems faster and more thoroughly.
How Will Mobile Payments Be Affected by the Shift?
EMV has introduced a generation of mobile contactless technologies, but as yet, only readers have evolved to full mobile saturation. The use of smartphones instead of credit cards is steadily growing, but whether this mode of payment will take over the market entirely remains to be seen.
Mobile readers like SumUp make use of merchants' phones to transmit information from card to network, usually through Bluetooth technology. The card market is fairly fragmented in that there are several different modes of processing and networks, a problem that EMV will solve.
What is Near Field Communication?
Near field communication (NFC) is emerging alongside Bluetooth as a leading wireless technology for contactless card payments. It's rudimentary in comparison to Bluetooth and far more sluggish, connecting within six seconds.
Given that the industry now processes entire payments within three seconds, NFC cannot live up to buyer expectations. NFC can also communicate over only a four-centimeter distance in comparison to Bluetooth's 30 feet.
What About Mobile Wallets?
Mobile wallets emerged as an option many years ago, but they've not kept up with the media's optimistic projections. They attracted little interest from merchants and fell behind when EMVCo technology became possible.
This new form of EMV will eventually place all your credit, debit, and insurance data on a single smartcard, which will be far more powerful than a standard smartphone wallet.
Multi-application plastic wallets are likely to be embraced on a wide scale in the future, making the shift to EMV all the more important for retailers who want to accept credit card payments using technology that's consistent with industry standards.
Mobile credit card payment that connects buyer smartphones to merchant devices still requires a chip or SD card to be installed. Since EMV cards require nothing more than a budget-friendly piece of plastic, they've overtaken smartphone wallets and fulfilled security needs more robustly than phone payments ever could.
What is the Liability Shift?
To encourage chip card payments, card brands required merchants without EMV compatibility to cover their fraud losses if they'd not yet made the shift by October 2015. Retailers lose $580.5 million to debit card fraud each year.
The federal card network policy protects buyers from liability for fraudulent transactions, but until 2015, merchants were shielded from it too.
Card issuers will bear fraudulent losses as long as you have an EMV reader, making this technology one of the cheapest "insurance policies" you'll ever have.
Most US consumers now have chip cards, and while the technology isn't bulletproof, it's resulted in a drastic drop in 'card present fraud'.
How Does EMV Prevent Card Present Fraud?
Every time you accept credit cards payments, they become vulnerable to chip and skim attacks, which clone cards to process fraudulent transactions. Cambridge University's security researchers have found that the best way to avoid card present attacks is to implement EMV securely according to industry standards.
Certified terminals make cards harder to counterfeit, which is why fraud is steadily moving to online payment ecosystems, but merchants still hold plenty of sway over how secure their EMV implementation will be.
A secure credit card payment app adds power to an already sturdy technology. Look for an app certified by EMVCo with end-to-end encryption. Each transaction should verify that the card is present and "engaged" in the transaction—in other words, that the card and its user are at the transaction site.
To achieve this, a secret encryption key is authenticated as a part of each transaction. Only the card and issuer have access to it, and it can't be taken from a previous transaction. If fraudsters can access that number, the entire system falls short. This is why encryption is so important.
Your reader should process a credit card without sending critical information into cyberspace. SumUp terminals make it difficult to process stolen data by not making that data available in the first place. Think of encryption as invisible prison bars—it's that much harder to cut through something you cannot see.
France adopted EMV before most other nations, and today it loses about $436 million a year to credit card fraud to the USA's $3.1 billion. Much of the improvement is because malware is difficult to deploy on a credit card payment machine with a secure application program interface (API).
What is an API?
An API is an interface used to create your credit card payment app. It's responsible for processing your transactions, keeping track of your stock, and controlling loyalty programs.
APIs can't offer reasonable security unless they're designed for their unique purpose. A one-size-fits-all approach is no approach at all.
Since your API can access every dark corner of your system and its resources, the way it's used is critical to fraud prevention. Today's invincible app is tomorrow's vulnerable one, so when you choose a processing partner, look for one that evolves with the market and its threats.
For the moment, the secret codes used in authentication are nearly impregnable, but leading card companies are constantly updating their apps so that the walls they build remain as solid as they've always been.
SumUp doesn't merely accept credit cards payments, it maintains your security over the long-term, much like an armed response unit.
It also adds value to your point of sale by introducing functions like inventory control and couponing.
If you've always wanted to launch a loyalty program but have lacked the capital to implement it, your SumUp reader will make it possible without demanding an upfront fee.
iOS SDK 9
If you or your staff are Apple users, SumUp uses iOS 9 SDK to accept credit card payments. This environment requires a secure connection in order to work, or the entire transaction is blocked. Security needn't be complicated to be effective, and this is a prime example of simplicity at its most powerful.
How Flexible is EMV?
Some readers can only process contactless transactions, others manage contactless and magnetic strip, and still others handle EMV. Since traditional solutions like magnetic strips are still in use in the USA, merchants can only serve all buyers if they accept all three payment configurations.
SumUp serves every form of card payment, leaving none of your buyers out in the cold.
How do Fraud Reports Work?
If a buyer's bank asks for more data about a transaction and it is disputed, a fraud report notification is generated by the bank. Credit card companies also use a range of other protective measures like irregular account activity alerts and pre-purchase verifications. Suspicious transactions are verified directly with the card user via email or phone–just one more way EMV keeps you and your customers safe.
Buyers' experience at your point of sale is an inherent part of their experience of your brand. A feeling of safety is integral to that.
A reliable cyber security system can produce returns of as much as 100% or $40, 000 a year in savings alone, making it one of the most important investments you can make.
Contactless solutions are often as close to free as the industry can manage, contributing to your profits in enough ways to overjoy your marketing team. If it's revenue you want, SumUp will lead you to it.
In Summary
Despite arriving late in the game, the U.S. is now embracing EMV technology as a necessary security measure. Operating with an EMV reader insures your business against credit card fraud liability during the credit card payment process. You never want your clients data to be exposed. Associate your brand with safety by selecting a reliable EMV card reader.
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When I look out of the window right now I can hardly believe I made this dessert just last weekend. The sun was shining in a crystal, clear, blue sky and with temperatures between 25 and almost 30 degrees C it was almost like one last trip into summer. An Indian Summer! We decided to visit our friends who live about 2 hours drive from here, in Bavaria in a beautiful mountain region. After spending the whole day trekking and canoing we decided to barbecue for the last time this year.
I was put in charge of creating dessert.
It seems like I am often put in charge of the dessert when cooking with friends. To be honest I do not really think I am a great dessert maker and would rather spend my time thinking up a great marinade or dip.
For this particular dessert I wanted to make use of some fresh summery fruit still available in supermarkets here. Light but exquisite was what was floating in my head when we went to the store to buy our groceries for the barbecue.
I was rather excited to still see peaches and almost a whole crate went into our cart. We all know the perfect pendant to peaches is cream but I was thinking of something lighter. Finally with a few of the items I placed in the cart for the dessert, the look on my friend Katja's face was one of skepticism. I smiled and told her to relax. She'd get her perfect treat I promised.
Today it's been raining "cats and dogs" - non-stop and it's cold. Really brrrr cold. So, looking at the pictures of the dessert I made, brought in a little bit of virtual sunshine. I figured one or two of you out there could also use a bit of spoiling and summer sunshine so I'd like to share my interpretation of peaches and cream with you.
4 - 5 fresh, juicy, ripe peaches - cut in half and pit removed
400 g thick Greek yogurt
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 tablespoons flavored honey - I used a wonderful Eucalyptus honey, but Lavender honey would also be fantastic.
4 -5 tablespoons almonds - chopped or cut into slices.
In a small mixing bowl whisk the yogurt with 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 3 tablespoons honey. Keep cool.
Dry roast the almonds in a non-stick pan until fragrant and golden. Take out and mix together with the remaining juice and honey. Set aside.
On the barbecue simply place the peaches cut sides facing down on the grill of your barbecue. You will receive best results if you cover the grill with some thick aluminum foil. Grill the peaches for 2-4 minutes.
You can also make these using a grill pan on your stove. Place the peaches without addition of any fat cut sides facing down in the pan. Grill for 2-4 minutes until the peaches are slightly golden and just a tiny bit softer.
In small serving dessert bowls place the peach in the middle, pour some of the yogurt over the top and spoon a generous helping of the honey almonds.
A beautiful way to end the summer with a delicate, light and fruity dessert. I loved the flavor the Eucalyptus honey paired with the fruity, ripeness of the peaches. It was a wonderful and luxurious taste. My friend Katja apologized for not believing in me and promised never to doubt me again. while helping herself to another portion - LOL! I won't let her in on my secret - I am never exactly sure the things I create in my head will actually be as good as I imagine them to be. I guess I was lucky with this one!
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DIY striped paper ornament
My Christmas tree needed more orange (of course), so I made this little thing. It appears to be a spaceship which has crashed into a circus tent. To make your own circus spaceship, you'll need two colors of regular paper, scissors, needle, thread, pencil, ruler, and two beads.
1. Cut the paper into strips that are 3.5" long and 0.5" wide. (This makes a small ornament about 3" in diameter.) Cut 9 strips of each color. Cut two 0.75" circles. Tracing around a penny works nicely.
2. Fold the paper strips in half. A crisp fold isn't needed; just a light crease will do.
3. String a bead onto a length of thread. Then push both ends of thread through the needle so the thread is doubled.
4. Poke the needle through one of the circles to string it next to the bead. Then string on all the paper strips near one end, alternating colors.
5. After all the paper strips are added, begin threading the opposite ends onto the string. To do this, start with the strip you put on first (the one next to the paper circle). Take its loose end and push the needle through it. Continue threading on the paper strips in order. They'll naturally begin to fan out as you go.
6. Add the second paper circle.
7. Pull the needle off the thread. Feed the bead onto one of the loose ends of thread, then tie both ends of thread in a knot to hold the bead on next to the circle. If your ornament hangs a little crooked, thread the needle again and push both ends of thread up through the underside of the bead and out through the top so both ends of thread emerge. Tie off a loop and hang that spaceship.
My ornament has a bit of a gap on one side where the papers meet at different levels. I'll put that toward the inside of the tree, and no one will be the wiser. You could also try stringing a piece of a drinking straw inside of the ornament to act as a spacer and help it keep its shape, as suggested by a smart commenter!