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As fun and beautiful as fireworks are, they can also be extremely dangerous. In fact, over 10,000 fireworks-related injuries were reported in 2014, 1,300 of those being eye injuries. So, whether you're watching or using fireworks to celebrate Independence Day or simply for your own entertainment, there are precautions you should take to ensure your safety and the safety of those around you.
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It is important to note that the best way to avoid firework injuries is by leaving firework shows to trained pyrotechnicians. Attending professional public fireworks is much safer than purchasing consumer fireworks.
That being said, if you do choose to light your own fireworks, make sure you follow all local and state laws as well as firework instructions and warning labels. Protective eyewear should always be worn when handling fireworks. Onlookers should also wear eye protection as nearly half of people injured by fireworks are bystanders.
Children should never be allowed to light or play with fireworks of any type–even sparklers. Believe it or not, sparklers can reach temperatures upwards of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. They can easily ignite clothing or cause severe burns, so they're definitely not a toy for young children!
If an eye injury does occur, seek medical attention immediately. Do not rub, rinse or apply pressure to the injured eye, or remove any objects stuck in the eye.
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Understanding the prevalence of fireworks-related injuries, especially eye injuries, is the first step to preventing accidents. Keep these facts in mind when using fireworks:
- One in six fireworks-related injuries results in permanent vision loss
- On average, 400 Americans lose sight in one or both eyes due to fireworks every year
- 45 percent of fireworks-related injuries occur in children under the age of 14
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Unexpected injuries not only ruin celebrations, but they can also dramatically change lives. Keep fireworks fun by remembering these tips and being smart about how you use fireworks. Stay safe out there!


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The employees who illegally accessed the private medical records of murdered Yale pharmacology graduate student Annie Le GRD '13 may lose their jobs, Yale University Health Services Director Paul Genecin said Tuesday.
Shortly after Le was declared a missing person, several YUHS employees improperly viewed her records, University President Richard Levin said Monday. When the records were sealed soon after, an electronic audit found traces of the security breach.
"We do not tolerate breaches of privacy," Genecin said in a phone interview. "Consequences range up to and can include termination."
There have been no previous breaches of health records since the electronic filing system was created five years ago, Genecin said. YUHS administrators constantly audit health records for signs of unauthorized access on both a random and a systematic basis, Genecin said. Whenever someone with a Yale health record is a public figure or is mentioned in the media, Genecin said, that record is given special attention for auditing. Genecin said YUHS has a "rolling system" for monitoring its records, meaning there is always an audit in progress.
Genecin added that YUHS employees are trained repeatedly about the ethical and legal issues regarding privacy restrictions and are allowed to access files only when it is absolutely required for their jobs.
"Staff are extremely well-versed on the policy for looking into health records," Genecin said.
Levin said Monday that an investigation into the breach is ongoing.
A YUHS employee said Monday that she had received an email instructing YUHS employees not to talk to the media about the investigation. Five YUHS employees reached by phone Tuesday said they could not comment.
On Sept. 13, police discovered Le's body hidden behind a basement wall at 10 Amistad St., the Yale research facility Le was last seen entering five days earlier. An autopsy report determined Le had been strangled to death. On Sept. 17, Raymond Clark III, a Yale animal lab technician who worked in the building with Le, was arrested and charged with the murder. Clark, who appeared in court Tuesday, did not enter a plea.

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Scholars of great literature often are intrigued by questions that lie outside the pages of the text. For English professor Diana Fuss, one question that consumed her was: Where did my favorite writers write?
To find the answers, Fuss wrote "The Sense of an Interior: Four Writers and the Rooms That Shaped Them," a study of the living and writing spaces of four well-known authors. Last month the volume, published by Routledge, was awarded the Modern Language Association's James Russell Lowell Prize as the outstanding book of 2004.
In the book, Fuss describes the smoky ambiance of Sigmund Freud's consulting room, the view from Emily Dickinson's bedroom window, the inhospitality of Helen Keller's house and the claustrophobic atmosphere of Marcel Proust's bedroom.
In its citation the MLA said, "This richly generative book expresses and promotes a capaciousness of thought and mind, grounded by Fuss' finely tuned 'sixth sense' and her unmatched capacity to recognize the power of space in the shaping of the imagination." Fuss is the third Princeton professor to win the prize in its 36-year history.
She spent eight years doing research for the book, which included studying architectural site plans and elevations, finding period photographs and visiting each location. The work did have its perks: "I got to sit in Emily Dickinson's cupola and lie on Freud's couch — research doesn't get better than that," said Fuss.
The purpose of the book was to understand how the writers experienced their writing spaces. "When these figures inhabited these domestic interiors, what were they seeing, hearing, smelling and touching?" Fuss said. "What was the full sensory experience of inhabiting that space, and how did the domestic interior shape the acts of introspection that took place there?"
Fuss noted that Proust, who suffered from asthma, lived in a cork-lined room with heavy drapes to keep out natural light and air. The author of "Remembrance of Things Past," a work suffused in sensory experience, "found it necessary to suspend the senses in order to write about them," Fuss wrote.
Her findings corrected some dominant misconceptions. Dickinson, for example, has long been portrayed as a helpless agoraphobic trapped in a dark, coffin-like room in her father's house. In fact, Fuss discovered that Dickinson's corner bedroom had the best light and the best views of any in the house.
"It was a room that invested her with scopic power," Fuss said. "Far from being confined in her room, she in fact was a kind of family sentinel."
Fuss recreated the layout of Freud's consulting room in meticulous detail by tracking down a photographer who had taken pictures of the room just before Freud fled Vienna in 1938. Fuss spent several weeks searching in London and Vienna for the photographer, Edmund Engelman, who was in his late 80s — and finally tracked him down living just a few blocks away from her apartment in Manhattan. Her timing was fortunate as Engelman died shortly after Fuss contacted him.
"He gave me all kinds of great details about the physical space of the office and how difficult it was to photograph because it was so cluttered with antiquities," Fuss said. "The one space he was unable to photograph from was the space of Freud's analytic chair, the seat of power as it were, because it could not be reproduced or occupied by anyone else."
Fuss traveled to London's Freud Museum to examine the analyst's furniture — including the infamous ottoman couch on which his patients reclined — then went to his Vienna office, now empty, and pieced together what the room had been like.
"For the patient lying on the couch, surrounded by Persian carpets and wreathed in the smoke of Freud's cigar, the room was a late Victorian fantasy of an opium den," Fuss concluded.
Keller's house, built especially for her, had been constructed with wall-to-wall carpeting and a sophisticated heating and air-conditioning system, both of which made the home especially inhospitable to someone who had neither sight nor hearing and relied on vibrations and air circulation to orient herself. "Keller and everyone around her were invested in showing that she lived an ordinary, normal life, like anyone else," Fuss said. "Unfortunately the house was not conducive to the life that was lived there."
Nurturing a love of literature
Fuss' meticulous research for the book and her passion for her subject matter exemplify her style as a scholar and teacher, according to her students.
"With her contagious energy and excitement about the course material, she engages everyone in the classroom in the conversation," said Amanda Teo, a member of the class of 1999. "For the longest time, my postgraduate plans involved law school, not graduate school. Professor Fuss nurtured in me a lifetime love of literature and inspired me to continue my literary studies beyond Princeton." Teo is now pursuing her Ph.D. in English at Harvard.
Fuss, who has been teaching at Princeton since 1988, received the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2001. She has taught undergraduate courses on a range of topics in the areas of criticism and theory, American literature, poetry, and gender and sexuality. At the graduate level, she has taught seminars on the senses, the culture of death and contemporary theory. Former students praise her ability to bring clarity to complex material.
"When I worked as her teaching assistant for her 'Introduction to Theory' class, I was incredibly impressed by the way she was able to communicate difficult abstract material, including the work of Derrida, Irigaray and Foucault, in a way that excited and inspired, rather than alienated students," said Karen Beckman, who earned a Ph.D. from Princeton's English department in 1999 and is the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Assistant Professor of Film Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. "For me, Diana has established the standard by which I judge my own performance as a teacher and a scholar. I have a hard time meeting it — it's a high one to match."
Fuss currently is teaching a seminar that helps graduate students generate their dissertation topics. In addition, she has been acting chair of the English department since July. She relishes helping graduate students formulate their research topics.
"There's nothing better than vicariously living through other people's projects," Fuss said.
Fuss lived through her own research for "The Sense of an Interior," in a way — when she was halfway through the book, a realization struck her: Her own writing space was a slab of wood balancing on some rusting file cabinets, perhaps not the most nurturing place to compose her work.
"I went out and bought an Art Deco desk that reputedly was owned by a Hollywood mogul in the 1930s, in the hope that it would help me finish the book," Fuss recalled. "It did."


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There are several simple and affordable ways in which you can fight tooth decay—a common chronic health condition.
- Brush twice and floss once daily.
- Have dental cleanings and checkups twice a year.
- Eat fewer sugary and acidic foods.
- Take fluoride tablets, which make teeth more resistant to decay.
- Ask your dentist about additional cleaning supplements.
The Teeth Cleaning Procedure
When you come in for a cleaning, your dental hygienist identifies and removes plaque—a soft film that can be removed by brushing—and tartar—a hardened plaque that requires dental instruments for removal. We make every effort to clean all surfaces of your teeth, including the tiny spaces between your teeth and along gum-lines where bacteria gather.
We often complete the cleaning with prophy paste. Its coarse quality, which removes any remaining plaque as it dissolves into a finer texture, leaves the teeth shiny and smooth. We inform you of any areas where plaque and tartar build-up, so you can give those places extra attention by flossing and brushing each day. Our goal is to enable you to easily and effectively care for your teeth.
Are there different kinds of teeth cleanings?
No. Prophylaxis—a fancy word for teeth cleaning—is the only dental procedure of its kind. Prophylaxis involves a routine teeth cleaning every six months.
The procedures that are sometimes called "cleanings" are actually periodontal treatments:
- Full Mouth Debridement—a pre-cleaning for those with severe calculus build up.
- Scaling and Root Planing—a deep cleaning for those with early stages of gum disease.
- Perio Maintenance—a periodontal cleaning for those with a history of gum disease.
The Cost of Teeth Cleaning
Most dental insurance policies include benefits that cover teeth cleanings. After all, not maintaining good oral hygiene will most likely lead to astronomical costs down the road, as failure to keep up with teeth cleanings often leads to serious and expensive health problems. Every patient's budgetary situation is different, so we are happy to discuss yours with you. At a consultation, we present any possible costs up front to help you navigate your insurance benefits. Our main objective is to help you have a successful oral health experience.


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Here we are again the unbeatable Daring Bakers with the challenge for May. As soon as April's challenge was completed we all were eagerly checking the Daring Bakers blog to see what our next challenge and also who the newest members would be. Well after what seemed like an excruciating lapse of time, we were presented with our newest members, the Zeta Class including the first male member, and the challenge.
Helene was the host this month, which meant she was the person who would decide on what creativity (or monstrosity) would be coming out of our kitchens. Together with Anita she finally presented us with our challenge for May.
The Gâteau Saint-Honoré - [ga-TOH san , -toh-naw-RAY]
is a traditional French cake named after Saint Honoré, the patron saint of pastry bakers. May 16th actually is Saint-Honoré Day, which honors the patron.
When I was is Paris for 3 months, learning French as an exchange student, I remember always making a huge detour around this cake. The lovely French patisseries and bakeries would have this gâteau arranged beautifully behind the glass counters. It looked so impressive. It also looked like a million calories per bite.
After reading Helene's instructions of how the cake was put together I was scared. I mean really scared. Puff pastry, choux pastry, pastry cream the list of elements making up the cake just did not seem to stop. I read and re-read the instructions. I even went to the library to find other books and pictures for the cake. I asked Helene 101 questions and she was there for each of them. Her wonderful, gentle and soothing way of explaining things slowly but surely took away my jitters. So much so that I actually started to look forward to making this. I was even convinced of making my own puff pastry.
The cake is made up of the four components:
- Puff pastry base
- Pâte à Choux, used for the rings on the base and the cream puffs
- Saint Honoré Cream to fill the cream puffs and cover the base
- Whipping cream to decorate and hold the cream puffs to the cake
- The puff pastry can be store bought or made follwing the recipe provided
- The liqueur in the cream filling can be omitted or changed, oranges or lemons can be used, but no chocolate or coffee
- The shape/size of the cake can be modified
- The cream puffs can be set on the cream or dipped in caramel and glued to the base
Making Puff Pastry or Pâte Feuilletée
No type of dough is more elegant than the puff pastry and nothing in the kitchen gave me more jitters than making this flaky, buttery and light dough. It is sumptuous, sensuous and time-consuming. The hundreds of layers, folding blocks of butter, rolling, folding and doing it over and over so that layer upon layer the pastry will rise - or puff - dramatically when baked. The idea is to distribute the butter evenly in sheets throughout the dough. When the pastry bakes, the moisture in the butter creates steam, causing the dough to puff and separate into many layers.
Making this delicate, flaky pastry took me about half a day to make, but the result - hundreds of puffed, crisp, and buttery layers - was, for me, the ultimate achievement.
420g all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
105g cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
60g unsalted butter - chilled and cut into pieces
300ml cold water
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
405g unsalted butter - chilled
Make the dough package
In a large mixing bowl, combine both flours with the salt. Scatter butter pieces over the flour mixture; using your fingers or a pastry cutter, incorporate butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Form a well in center of mixture, and pour the water into well. Using your hands, gradually draw flour mixture over the water, covering and gathering until mixture is well blended and begins to come together. Gently knead mixture in the bowl just until it comes together to form a dough, about 15 seconds. Pat dough into a rough ball, and turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Wrap tightly, and place in refrigerator to chill 1 hour.
Make the butter package
Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon flour on a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. Place uncut sticks of butter on top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon flour. Top with another sheet of paper; using a rolling pin, pound butter to soften and flatten to about 1/2 inch. Remove top sheet of paper, and fold butter package in half onto itself. Replace top sheet of paper, and pound again until butter is about an inch thick. Repeat process two or three times, or until butter becomes quite pliable. Using your hands, shape butter package into a 6-inch square. Wrap well in plastic wrap, and place in refrigerator until it is chilled but not hardened, no more than 10 minutes.
Assemble and roll the dough
Remove dough package from refrigerator, and place on a lightly floured work surface. Using a rolling pin, gently roll dough into a 9-inch round. Remove butter package from refrigerator, and place it in the center of the dough round. Using a paring knife or bench scraper, lightly score the dough to outline the butter square; remove butter, and set it aside. Starting from each side of the center square, gently roll out dough with the rolling pin, forming four flaps, each 4 to 5 inches long; do not touch the raised square in the center of the dough. Replace butter package on the center square. Fold flaps of dough over the butter package so that it is completely enclosed. Press with your hands to seal.
Using the rolling pin, press down on the dough at regular intervals, repeating and covering the entire surface area, until it is about 1 inch thick. Gently roll out the dough into a large rectangle, about 9 by 20 inches, with one of the short sides closest to you. Be careful not to press too hard around the edges, and keep the corners even as you roll out the dough by squaring them with the side of the rolling pin or your hands. Brush off any excess flour. Starting at the near end, fold the rectangle in thirds as you would a business letter; this completes the first single turn.Wrap in plastic wrap; place in refrigerator 45 to 60 minutes.
Remove dough from refrigerator, and repeat the process above, giving it five more single turns. Always start with the flap opening on the right as if it were a book. Mark the dough with your knuckle each time you complete a turn to help you keep track. Chill 1 hour between each turn. After the sixth and final turn, wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight before using.
Helpful links:
Preparing Puff Pastry
WikiHow: How to Make Puff Pastry
Making Pâte à Choux or Choux Pastry
When it comes to pastry doughs, pâte à choux is in a class of its own. Where other doughs can be formed into various shapes, pâte à choux is so soft that it hardly supports itself before baking. Before baking, the choux pastry must either be spooned or piped into shape. Furthermore, pâte à choux contains eggs, in addition to flour and fat, which give the dough the ability to rise dramatically when baked.
I absolutely love Dorie Greenspan's description of the Pâte à Choux in the cookbook she wrote with Pierre Hermé - Chocolate Desserts:
"Cream puff dough is pastry's Little Engine That Could. Put a spoonful of it in the oven and, as it's expanding, you can just about hear it chanting, "I think I can, I think I can.""
This wonderful dough makes the decadent profiteroles and luxurious éclairs. Both belong to my list of favorite pastries. Here it makes the base and the puffs for the Gateau Saint Honore.
140g all-purpose flour
240ml water
60g unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
4-5 large eggs
Sift the flour and set aside.
Bring the water, butter and salt to a full rolling boil, so that the fat is not just floating on the top but is dispersed throughout the liquid.
Stir the flour into the liquid with a heavy wooden spoon, adding it as fast as it can be absorbed. Avoid adding it all at once or it will form clumps.
Cook, stirring like mad and breaking up the lumps if necessary, by pressing them against the side of the pan with the back of the spoon. The dough will come together very quickly. The bottom of the pan will be covered in a white film and form a slight crust, but you still need to stir vigorously for another 2 to 3 minutes. Once it comes together and has slightly dried the dough will be very smooth.
Transfer the dough to a mixer bowl. Allow the dough to cool slightly so that the eggs will not cook when they are added. You can add and stir the eggs by hand but it requires some serious elbow grease.
Mix in the eggs, one at a time, using the paddle attachment of a mixer on low or medium speed. Add the eggs one by one, beating until each egg is thoroughly incorporated. When you add your first egg the smooth dough will separate - don't worry about that - it's supposed to and as you keep adding the eggs and beating it will re-form into a smooth paste. At the end the dough should be thick, shiny and have the consistency of thick mayonnaise.
Helpful Links:
About.com - Pâte à Choux
Making Saint Honoré Cream or Crème Chiboust
This is a typical pastry cream used to fill various pastries, however the most famous one is certainly the Saint Honoré Cake. Lightened with egg whites or whipped cream this pastry cream was created by Chef Chiboust in Paris around 1846 to fill his specially created Saint Honoré Cake. The pastry cream can be flavored with lemon or orange zest, liqueurs or vanilla flavoring.
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
60ml cold water
130g + 2 Tablespoons sugar
70g all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 egg yolks
500ml whole milk
1 vanilla bean - scrape the insides of the bean. Safe pod for other use
60g whipping cream
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
100g sugar
Soak the gelatin in the 60ml of cold water.
Combine sugar, flour, and salt into a saucepan and whisk until the ingredients are incorporated. Add the yolks and enough milk to make a paste. Whisk in the remainder of the milk and beat until the mixture is pale yellow.
Over medium heat cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Simmer for a few seconds, and remove from heat. Add the vanilla and the gelatin, stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the whipping cream, then place the mixing bowl in cold water and stir until the cream has cooled.
In a clean bowl pour in the egg whites and using clean beaters, whip them with the dash of salt. As soon as the whites begin to stiffen, gradually add the 100g of sugar and beat until stiff and glossy. Fold the egg whites into the cooled cream.
Assembling and Decorating Cake
Once the above three components for the Saint Honoré Cake have been prepared, the cake is ready to assemble. There are many small variations to doing this. For example you can caramelize sugar and dip the bottoms and tops of the puffs in the sugar and then hook them onto the cake. I chose not to meddle around with hot caramel this time round and decided to use whipping cream. While I was researching this cake I also saw that some recipes did not fill the cream puffs with the Crème Chiboust, while others did. Here the puffs are filled and I recommend doing this over to leaving it unfilled, because it simply adds to the incredible decadence. I also used a few raspberries I had in the refrigerator to decorate the cake. This final touch was not only a visual feast, but also it added a wonderful fruity and tart flavor to the cake.
250ml heavy cream
1 teaspoon sugar
150g fresh raspberries
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Roll the puff pastry out to 3 mm thick, 30 cm square. Place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and refrigerate covered for at least 20 minutes.
Fill the Pâte à Choux into a piping bag with a #4 (8mm) plain tip. Set aside.
Take the puff pastry out of the fridge and leaving it on the sheet pan, cut a circle (approx. 28 cm) from the dough and remove the scraps. I used the base of my smaller spring form, which is 18 cm, and made two bases by simply pressing down onto the puff pastry. Prick the circles lightly with a fork.
Taking the piping bag filled with the Pâte à Choux, pipe concentric rings on the puff pastry base. Depending on the size you used (either 28 cm or 18 cm) you can pipe 3 to 4 circles.
Bake the puff pastry base for 10 minutes until the choux pastry has puffed up. Then reduce the heat to 180 degrees Celsius and bake for a further 35 minutes.
In the meantime line a separate baking tray with parchment paper. With the remaining Choux pastry, pipe out individual cream puffs the size of Bing cherries (mine were larger) onto the baking tray.
Once the base is ready take it out of the oven and increase the heat of the oven back to 200C. Place the baking try with the cream puffs and bake for 10 minutes, then once again reduce the heat to 180C and bake for another 8 to to minutes, until golden and puffed.
Place approx. 115g of Saint Honoré cream in a pastry bag with a #2 (4mm) plain tip. Use the pastry bag tip or the tip of a paring knife to make a small hole in the bottom of each cream puff. Pipe the cream into the cream puffs to fill them and then refrigerate.
Pipe the remaining cream filling on the cake. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set the cream.
Whip the 250ml of heavy cream and teaspoon of sugar to stiff peaks. Place the whipped cream in pastry bag fitted with a #5 (10mm) star tip. Pipe a border of whipped cream around the top of the cake. Arrange the cream puffs, evenly spaced, on top of the filling, next to the cream. Pipe the rest of the cream in the middle of the cake and a small smudge of cream on top of each cream puff. Decorate with raspberries.
Serve and enjoy immediately.
This was served as a finale to a French dinner I had for a few friends. As the kids were also present I did not use any alcohol in the cream. While I was making the cake I naturally tasted everything individually. I was finding everything rather sweet for my likings and that really is saying something. I have the sweetest tooth ever. That is why I decided to add the raspberries to cut the sweetness a bit. However, in the evening when I cut a slice for each of my guests and we all sat down to enjoy this cake, I realized it was not as sweet as I thought it would have been. The puff pastry and choux pastry took away a major part of the sweetness from the pastry cream and whipping cream. I found that the raspberries were an incredible improvement to the entire cake. The tartness of the berries was so perfect combined with the rest of the elements. The cake itself only gets it's flavor from the pastry cream. The other components, puffy pastry and choux pastry are more or less neutral, so the flavoring used in the cream has to really stand out.
Would I make this again?
I think I would but not in this form. I have my eye on a delicious chocolate version from Pierre Hermé's Chocolate Desserts.
What did I learn from this challenge?
This was an amazing challenge. Helen motivated me so much into making my own puff pastry and getting over my fear of this dough. Homemade puff pastry, I now realize, is unbeatable and mastered made me feel like a billion bucks. I will now be making this in larger amounts and freezing it in portions to use in other dishes. As a matter of fact, this recipe yielded so much that I was able to make two other dishes with it. These recipes are coming soon ;-)
Making choux pastry is something that I think I will cherish the most from this challenge. I love eclairs and profiteroles and with this I can make them at home now. So, this challenge was great as a whole, but for me, learning to make the individual components were the most valuable.
Helen, I thank you from the bottom of my heart - not only for choosing this cake as our challenge but for going out of your way to motivate me, advice me and inspire me each step of the way. I had my own personal instructor by my side and your valuable lessons will be used in the future to showcase a few great recipes, which I am already looking forward to.
So, that was May's challenge with the incredible Daring Bakers. Visit each member on the Daring Baker blog roll to see their amazing creations. I am now looking forward to the June challenge and to our new June DB members. I know we are going to be joined by our second male member Jef, whose blog I am really enjoying for a while now. To all the June members I'd like to say my official hello and welcome to the team.
For future reference I have added the three main elements - puff pastry, choux pastry and the chiboust cream, to the sidebar section "The Know-Hows of Food" under the drop down menu "How Tos". So, if you do not fancy making the entire cake but would like to make one of the elements found in this cake for another dessert, all you need to do is click on the sidebar drop down menu and select the desired item. You will be forwarded to that exact item in this post.
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You've probably noticed that when you first go outside from indoors on a starry night, you can see relatively few stars. But then, as your eyes adjust to the darkness, many more stars come into view. This phenomenon is called dark adaptation, and it is crucial for visual astronomy, especially for observation of faint objects, such as galaxies and nebulas.
There are many ways you can improve and maximize your night vision. But first we must understand how night vision works.
Dark Adaptation: A Complex Process
Dark adaptation begins as soon as you enter a dark environment, and it happens in several steps:
- The iris of your eye opens the pupil, the "black hole" in the center, to its maximum width, usually 5 to 7 millimeters. Though this is the most visible aspect of dark adaptation, it is only the first step.
- Next, a pair of chemicals in the eye, rhodopsin and iodopsin, begin to take effect. These two chemicals are always present in the eye, but they break down in the presence of light, so when the eye is exposed to bright light these chemicals have no effect. But when in the dark the concentration of these chemicals begins to grow and the rod cells and cone cells in the retina become more and more light sensitive.
- At first, most of the increase in night vision comes from the cones, which are densely concentrated in the center of the retina. They are highly sensitive to color and are important for distinguishing fine detail. After 7 minutes or so the cones have reached their maximum sensitivity, while the rods, which are insensitive to color but are more sensitive than cones to low levels of light, keep gaining in sensitivity for another 20-30 minutes.
At the end of a half-hour or so the eye has achieved almost all of its dark sensitivity, with a small increase continuing until about 1 hour or so.
The Rods Have It
When your eye is fully dark adapted, most of your night vision comes from the rod cells in the retina. But the rods are not color sensitive, which is why in the dark you can see only shades of gray. The bright colors you see in pictures of nebulas and galaxies are typically only visible in photographs (film being much more sensitive to colors than a dark-adapted eye).
Most people are aware that night vision is not in color, but few realize that you see less fine detail at night as well. This is because the rods are not as tightly packed as the cones, so they cannot distinguish detail nearly as well. To prove this to yourself you need only look at a tree about 50 feet away: In the daytime you can clearly make out the leaves in the tree; at night you can make out the outline of the tree, but not the individual leaves.
Ten Tips For Improving Your Night Vision
So now that you know how night vision works, here's how to maximize your ability to see in the dark.
1) Observe from a dark site. Any amount of light will reduce your dark adaptation, so get away from street lamps, porch lights, car headlights, and urban skyglow.
2) Avoid bright sunlight as much as possible during the day prior to an evening's observing session, especially later in the afternoon. Exposure to intense light can hamper your dark-adaptation for a long time! Wear sunglasses when you have to go outside.
3) If you are in a light-polluted location consider wearing dark glasses or special red night-vision goggles at all times except when looking through the eyepiece. It may seem odd to wear dark glasses at night (and certainly don't do that when you're driving), but it can be a real help.
4) When you need some light to see what you're doing, use a dim red flashlight, the dimmer the better. A red light with adjustable brightness is very handy because it allows you to dial down the brightness to the bare minimum required. (Red light works best because it is less efficient than white light at breaking down the iodopsin and rhodopsin that allow your eye to see in the dark.)
5) Your eyes adapt to darkness independent of one another, so if you have to look at something bright do so with one eye, saving the dark adaptation of your other eye.
6) In light-polluted areas, do whatever you can to block ambient light from your eyes. For instance, consider using a dark shroud over your head to block out distracting light when at the eyepiece. Cupping your hand around your eye and the eyepiece helps, too.
7) When you take a break during a night of observing, say to go inside to warm up or grab a bite to eat, put on a pair of red goggles. If you don't need to see what you're doing, cover your eyes with a dark cloth and relax. Even though your eyes may seem fully dark adapted, after a half hour with your eyes completely sealed from light you may find that you gain a bit more acuity.
8) Use averted vision. The rod receptors, which are most sensitive to dim light, are more highly concentrated around the periphery of the retina than in the center. This means that you can see faint objects better by looking slightly off to the side of them rather than straight at them. Try it.
9) Breathe deeply. Avoid the tendency to slow your breathing rate or hold your breath when concentrating intently on a dim object. Reduced oxygen diminishes your night vision. Many experienced astronomers use the trick of "oxygen loading" before observing a particularly faint object, to enhance their visual acuity. Breathe deeply for 15 to 30 seconds just before looking into the eyepiece, and continue doing so as you observe. Don't go overboard, though. If you start feeling dizzy, breathe normally!
10) Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages before or during an observing session. Alcohol is a depressant and will decrease your visual acuity. Wait until after you're finished to crack open that cold one!
In astronomy the name of the game is seeing as much as you can possibly see. For that reason it pays to take a few extra steps to achieve and maintain your maximum dark-adapted night vision, particularly because it is so easy to do.


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Some of the classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden were acquired using the credentials of other NSA workers — including people who had higher security clearance than the former spy agency contractor, according to Reuters. As many as 25 people may have been duped, the news agency says, citing people close to the inquiry.
Snowden reportedly gained his National Security Agency colleagues' trust — and access to documents and data beyond his security clearance — by saying he needed to know their security information as part of his job as a computer systems administrator.
"A handful of agency employees who gave their login details to Snowden were identified, questioned and removed from their assignments," Reuters reports, citing "a source close to several U.S. government investigations into the damage caused by the leaks."
It isn't clear whether employees who provided the information to Snowden were fired or reassigned.
The security lapse was centered on the NSA's regional operations center in Hawaii, where Snowden had been working before he began an international flight from U.S. authorities that has now taken him to Russia.
Two factors may have aided Snowden's exploitation of the cracks in security at the NSA. The first is the agency's delay of installing the most current anti-leak software in its systems at the Hawaii station; the second is the sense of inclusion and security that can lead people to drop their guard when they believe their co-workers have been vetted.
"In the classified world, there is a sharp distinction between insiders and outsiders. If you've been cleared and especially if you've been polygraphed, you're an insider and you are presumed to be trustworthy," secrecy expert Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists tells Reuters.
"What agencies are having a hard time grappling with is the insider threat, the idea that the guy in the next cubicle may not be reliable," he says.
Another factor in Snowden's ability to use his status as a contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton to access sensitive information was that his job sometimes required such actions.
"His job was to do what he did. He wasn't a ghost. He wasn't that clever. He did his job. He was observed [moving documents], but it was his job," a government official told NPR's Tom Gjelten back in September.
As Tom reported, Snowden may also have been aided by the inclusion of USB ports on some NSA computers, which would allow a thumb drive to be inserted that could then store information.
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We would love to help you put together a look!. Give us a call @ +91-41170803/04. However, on the site the products are sold individually at the moment. We would also like you to note that some props and other items in the image may not be available for sale.
What if I receive a damaged product?
Oops! We are sorry to hear that. In case you receive a damaged product(damage as defined within manufacturing warranty) please call us within 48 hours of the delivery @ +91-41170803/04 (Monday-Saturday 9 am-6 pm) or email us at [email protected]
Our team will do assess the damage and respond to you within 2 business days. We will either repair or replace the pieces of the product, depending on the degree of damage.
Payment FAQs
What are my payment options?
We currently accept payments via all leading Debit and Credit cards
Credit card EMIs through all major Credit cards @12-15% depending on Bank
Net banking through all major banks
Wallets,UPI through RazorPay
Cash on Delivery in certain areas
Can I pay via COD?
Currently we offer Cash on delivery facilities for only a few geographical locations, and as a percentage of the order. At the checkout page, you can select whether to make a part payment or full payment. All calculations and payments to be made will be made available at time of checkout.
How do I use EMI?
You can use the EMI facility via your credit/debit cards. Please select online payments through Razorpay at time of checkout, and in the payment gateway select the bank through which you wish to avail EMIs. The issuing bank may modify the terms of the EMI offering at any time. Further, the issuing bank may, at its sole discretion, choose to reject or change the EMI tenure (on the basis of customer history, amount of transactions, etc.) or withdraw the EMI scheme completely. For all such cases, customers must follow up with the issuing banks and Boingg! will not be responsible for any rejection.
Boingg! shall not be responsible for any disputes arising due to the non-conversion of a transaction into EMIs. Customers will have to inquire about the status of their EMI requests from their issuing banks.
Every bank has its own threshold value above which, a credit card holder may avail of the EMI facility while ordering furniture from Boingg!. The threshold value is decided by each particular bank and is in the range of Rs. 500-6000/-, varying from bank to bank.
EMI transaction requests, once submitted, cannot be cancelled/modified/reversed until the same have been approved/rejected by the issuing banks of the credit card holders.
For example, if an EMI transaction request is submitted on January 1 and is approved/rejected by the issuing back on January 7, the request cannot be cancelled/modified/reversed before January 7. Only after approval/rejection by the issuing bank, can customers cancel the transaction. In the event of a cancellation, Boingg! will raise a request with its payment aggregator (PayU), who will then coordinate with issuing bank to initiate a refund. As soon as the refund is approved at the bank's end, the credit card limit will also be increased. However, do note that cancellation charges will be applicable, which will have to be borne by the customer.
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Transactions could fail due to multiple reasons. Please check for the following:
Information passed on to payment gateway is accurate i.e.: account details, billing address, password (for net banking)
Your Internet connection is not disrupted in the process
If your account has been debited after a payment failure, it will be rolled back within 7 working days. Please direct all questions and further clarifications regarding the above statement to [email protected]
Will I be asked to share card information, account information or passwords over phone or email?
We promised you, no nasties! The Boingg! team will never ask you to share personal financial information over phone or email.
What other things should I keep in mind during an online transaction?
During the payment process using netbanking you may be redirected to your bank website. Once your transaction is completed you will be brought back to the Boingg! website with your order details which you can keep a copy of.
Never press the browser back button when the transaction is still currently being done.
Does Boingg.in store my card or account information?
Boingg.in does not collect or store your account information at all.
Your transaction is authorized at multiple points, first by PayU and subsequently by Visa/Mastercard/American Express/Banks directly without any information passing through us. However we monitor and review transactions on an on-going basis, to identify potentially fraudulent situations and take immediate corrective steps to mitigate/limit any damage caused/likely to be caused from the same.
Is it safe to use my credit card, debit card or net banking?
We promise! We make sure to keep all your transaction at Boingg! completely safe. Transactions with Boingg!r are via the payment gateway RazorPay, which is both VeriSign Secured® as well as PCI compliant.
The VeriSign Secured® Seal is the most trusted security mark on the Internet. PCI stands for Payment Card Industry and PayU is compliant with the global information security standards defined for organizations which handle cardholder information. Be assured that your card or account information is encrypted as it travels over the Internet making it well and truly safe.
What should I keep handy for my online transaction?
For Credit Cards keep your card which has the details of card holder name, number, CVV and expiry date. Apart from this you also need to have your 3D secure password / OAC.
For Debit Cards keep your card which has the details of card holder name, number, CVV and expiry date. You will be redirected to the bank site for 3D secure authorization. So keep your OAC or IPIN handy as well.
For Net Banking you need to keep your account number as well as your IPIN handy.
Boingg! Promise
Every Boingg! product is made from high quality engineered wood and is manufactured according to stringent norms.
Our products go through a thorough 4 stage checking process and are built foremost to be safe for their little owners.
Great thought and research is put in working with the vendors to ensure maintenance of quality for the raw materials.
Boingg! products come with a 12-month warranty for any manufacturing defects or manufacturing issues with the materials used. On the off-chance that a defect appears in the product after it is delivered, please reach us on [email protected] or +91-41170803/04. We will assess the damage and get back to you with a solution as soon as we can.
We will always have your back, however, it would not be possible for us to cover damages due to natural wear and tear and in the off case that the product is used beyond its intended use.


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Japan's two biggest airlines grounded all their Boeing 787 aircraft for safety checks Wednesday after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet.
The actions immediately affected flights where the Dreamliner is used; including at Mineta San Jose International Airport, where officials held a big event to introduce its new flights to Japan on All Nippon Airways last week. So far ANA has made four trips in and out of San Jose since Friday, but all ANA flights are put on hold until further notice.
Passengers who left San Jose on Friday and were set to return Wednesday, were instead rerouted to San Francisco International Airport on other, non-Dreamliner ANA planes, or United Flights.
A Dreamliner scheduled to leave Lindbergh Field at San Diego International Airport was also grounded.
All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell was detected in the cockpit and the cabin, forcing the 787 on a domestic flight to land at Takamatsu airport in western Japan.
The 787, known as the Dreamliner, is Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jet, and the company is counting heavily on its success. Since its launch, which came after delays of more than three years, the plane has been plagued by a series of problems including a battery fire and fuel leaks. Japan's ANA and Japan Airlines are major customers for the jet and among the first to fly it.
Japan's transport ministry said it received notices from ANA, which operates 17 of the jets, and Japan Airlines, which has seven, that all their 787s would not be flying. The grounding was done voluntarily by the airlines.
The earliest manufactured jets of any new aircraft usually have problems and airlines run higher risks in flying them first, said Brendan Sobie, Singapore-based chief analyst at CAPA-Center for Aviation. Since about half the 787 fleet is in Japan, more problems are cropping up there.
"There are always teething problems with new aircraft and airlines often are reluctant to be the launch customer of any new airplanes," Sobie said. "We saw it with other airplane types, like the A380 but the issues with the A380 were different," he said.
Japan's transport ministry categorized Wednesday's problem as a "serious incident" that could have led to an accident, and sent officials for further checks to Takamatsu airport. The airport was closed.
It was unclear how long the Dreamliners would remain grounded. ANA said 14 flights were changed to other aircraft, while 31 domestic and seven international were canceled. JAL said eight were canceled, while two were changed to a Boeing 777.
ANA executives apologized, bowing deeply at a hastily called news conference in Tokyo.
"We are very sorry to have caused passengers and their family members so much concern," said ANA Senior Executive Vice President Osamu Shinobe.
One male in his 60s was taken to the hospital for minor hip injuries after going down an emergency slide from the aircraft, the fire department said. The other 128 passengers and eight crew members were uninjured, according to ANA.
The grounding in Japan was the first for the 787, whose problems had been brushed off by Boeing as teething pains for a new aircraft. The transport ministry had already started a separate inspection Monday of another 787 jet, operated by Japan Airlines, which had leaked fuel at Tokyo's Narita airport after flying back from Boston, where it had also leaked fuel.
A fire ignited Jan. 7 in the battery pack of an auxiliary power unit of a Japan Airlines 787 empty of passengers as the plane sat on the tarmac at Boston's Logan International Airport. It took firefighters 40 minutes to put out the blaze.
ANA canceled a domestic flight to Tokyo on Jan. 9 after a computer wrongly indicated there was a problem with the Boeing 787's brakes. Two days later, the carrier reported two new cases of problems with the aircraft — a minor fuel leak and a cracked windscreen in a cockpit.
The 787 relies more than any other modern airliner on electrical signals to help power nearly everything the plane does. It's also the first Boeing plane to use rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which charge faster and can be molded to space-saving shapes compared to other airplane batteries. The plane is made with lightweight composite materials instead of aluminum.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that it is "monitoring a preliminary report of an incident in Japan earlier today involving a Boeing 787."
It said the incident will be included in the comprehensive review the FAA began last week of the 787 critical systems, including design, manufacture and assembly. U.S. government officials have been quick to say that the plane is safe. Nearly 50 of them are in the skies now.
GS Yuasa Corp., the Japanese company that supplies all the lithium ion batteries for the 787, had no comment as the investigation was still ongoing. Thales, which makes the battery charging system, had no immediate comment.
In Tokyo, the transport minister, Akihiro Ota, said authorities were taking the incidents seriously.
"These problems must be fully investigated," he said.
Boeing has said that various technical problems are to be expected in the early days of any aircraft model.
"Boeing is aware of the diversion of a 787 operated by ANA to Takamatsu in western Japan. We will be working with our customer and the appropriate regulatory agencies," Boeing spokesman Marc Birtel said.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is aware of Wednesday's emergency landing in Japan and is gathering information on the incident, said Kelly Nantel, a spokeswoman for the board.
In Wednesday's incident, a cockpit instrument showed a problem with the 787's battery and the pilot noticed an unusual smell, the airline said. The flight requested and was granted permission to make an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport.
Aviation safety expert John Goglia, a former National Transportation Safety Board member, said the ANA pilot made the right decision.
"They were being very prudent in making the emergency landing even though there's been no information released so far that indicates any of these issues are related," he said.
But much remains uncertain about the problems being experienced by the 787, said Masaharu Hirokane, analyst at Nomura Securities Co. in Tokyo.
"You need to ensure safety 100 percent, and then you also have to get people to feel that the jet is 100 percent safe," Hirokane said.
NBC Bay Area's Kris Sanchez, Lisa Fernandez and Stephanie Chuang contributed to this report.


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Physical Size & Package Configuration 135 36 Exposure
Roll Base Material Cellulose Triacetate
Roll Base Thickness 122µm (135)
Exposure Guide Daylight Exposure Guide Seashore or Snow Scenes under Bright Sun - Lens Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed (sec.): 1/500 Bright Sunlight - Lens Aperture: f/16 Shutter Speed (sec): 1/250 Hazy Sunlight - Lens Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed (sec): 1/250 Cloudy Bright - Lens Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed (sec): 1/250 Cloudy Day or Open Shade - Lens Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed (sec): 1/250
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Office Connect is a retail and online store has been operating for over 5 years. We are shipping thousands of items out every month across New Zealand.
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If you place an order with us you will be updated by email when your order is processed to the warehouse through to your order shipping out .
We Dispatch same day.
All the stock available in New Zealand Warehouse so If you place your order Monday-Friday, and provided the item is in-stock and payment has been confirmed by us by 2pm, we should be able to ship your order out the same day. Orders placed during a weekend or public holiday will be processed the next business day.
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Winter Health
Cold homes have a significant impact on people's health. One the best ways of keeping yourself well during winter is to stay warm.
Keeping warm over the winter months can help prevent colds, flu or more serious health conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia and depression.
The chances of these problems are higher if you are vulnerable to cold-related illnesses because of one or more of the following:
- you're over 65
- you're on a low income (so cannot afford heating)
- you have a long-term health condition such as heart, lung or kidney disease
- you are disabled
Flu is a highly infectious illness that can spread rapidly. If you are at risk of complications from flu, you may be eligible for a free flu jab.
How to stay warm
The government's advice on getting ready for winter aims to reduce cold-related illness and deaths. Key tips include:
- Keep your home warm. Your main living room should be between around 18-21C (65-70F) and the rest of the house at a minimum of 16C (61F). You can also use a hot-water bottle or electric blanket (but not both at the same time) to keep warm while you are in bed.
- Eat well. Food is a vital source of energy, which helps to keep your body warm. Try to make sure that you have hot meals and drinks regularly throughout the day and keep active in the home if you can.
- Wrap up warm, inside and out. Layer your clothing to stay warm and wear shoes with a good grip if you need to go outside. If possible, stay inside during a cold period if you have heart or respiratory problems.
- Check on older neighbours or relatives to make sure they are safe and well. Make sure they are warm enough, especially at night, and have stocks of food and medicines so they don't need to go out during very cold weather. If you are worried about a relative or an elderly neighbour, contact your local council or ring the Age UK helpline on 0800 00 99 66.
Cold weather benefits
You may also be able to claim financial and practical help with heating your home. Grants available include the Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.
Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 are available if you were born on or before July 5 1951.
To find out more about Winter Fuel Payments, call 0845 915 1151 (8.30am-4.30pm Monday-Friday, textphone 0845 601 5613) or visit https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment
Cold Weather Payments may be available to you if you receive certain benefits or have a child who is disabled or under the age of five.
To find out more about Cold Weather Payments contact Jobcentre Plus (you can find the nearest office in the phonebook) or visit https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has advice on how to reduce bills and make your home more energy efficient. They can also advise on grants and schemes available around the UK. Find out more online from the EST website or call 0300 123 1234 (9am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-2pm Saturday).
For more information on cold weather benefits and other help available read the 'Financial help to heat your home' section in the Keep Warm, Keep Well leaflet.
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Take it Out and Play With it DTF Transfer
Direct to Film (DTF) is a unique printing technology that involves printing designs onto special films for transfer. These transfers can be used for various fabric choices and colors (cotton, polyester, leather, spandex, blend) The possibilities are endless.
When purchasing multiple single designs, your order will arrive to you on a rolled film, - you will be responsible for cutting them to proper sizing prior to pressing.
Pocket transfers that are shown with a backside design, are included with the purchase of backside transfer.
Color Disclaimer. Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. Please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor. We cannot guarantee that the color you see accurately portrays the true color of the transfer, but we strive to match as close as possible.
TAT is 7-10 business days. This does not include weekends or holidays and is subject to change due to volume of sales, but we do our very best to stay within timeframe.
If you are purchasing any design that is not from TGG, please make sure it is in the proper format - transparent with a resolution of 300dpi. TAT does not begin until proper formatting is completed.
If you are unsure if your artwork is in the proper format, please send us an email, so we can help and alter if needed.
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Please allow a little grace as we prepare your order. We are only human. ♡
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Pressing Instructions:
- Press with heavy pressure at 310° for 10 seconds.
- Cool Peel
- Cover with teflon sheet or parchment paper and repress for 10 seconds
Washing Instructions:
- Turn Garment Inside Out
- Machine Wash, Cold
- Mild Detergent
- Do Not Use Fabric Softener or Bleach
- Tumble Dry Low
- Do Not Iron
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TGG Policies
All designs are owned and created by Three Girls Grace, previously known as Moonlit Breeze Co.
We kindly ask that you respect our rights and our designs.
- Do not share files in ISO or Dump groups.
- Do not resell transfers of any sort, unless the commercial printing license has been purchased.
Please note, this is a separate transaction from any digital or monthly drive.*
We have the right to ban, block, and/or terminate any open or future order with anyone who violates our policies. We take pride in our designs and simply ask that you abide by our rules and requests.