text: November 15, 2020Rob TaylorActs 28:1–31 Acts 28:1-31 [1] Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. [2] And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. [3] But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. [4] So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live." [5] But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. [6] However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. [7] In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. [8] And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. [9] So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. [10] They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary. [11] After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island. [12] And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days. [13] From there we circled round and reached Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew; and the next day we came to Puteoli, [14] where we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome. [15] And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage. [16] Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him. [17] And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: "Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, [18] who, when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death. [19] But when the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation. [20] For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain." [21] Then they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you. [22] But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere." [23] So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening. [24] And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. [25] So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, [26] saying, 'Go to this people and say: "Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive; [27] For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them."' [28] "Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!" [29] And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves. [30] Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, [31] preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. https://media.blubrry.com/ccbtn/calvarybrentwood.org/library/44-act-028-001.mp3Podcast: Download In This Series Sharing Your Hope – Part 2November 8, 2020Rob TaylorActs 27:26–44 Sharing Your Hope – Part 1November 1, 2020Rob TaylorActs 27:1–26 Holding On To His PromiseOctober 25, 2020Rob TaylorActs 26:1–32 Life Isn't Fair, But God Is FaithfulOctober 18, 2020Rob TaylorActs 25:1–27 Guilty Of Godliness – Part 2October 11, 2020Rob TaylorActs 24:17–27


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{this photo makes me weep- it's my Mom, and Griffin when he was 2 weeks old}
My boy is a Junior in High School this year. I repeat this to myself often, trying to implant it in my head in a way that makes it sound familiar enough, like I'm truly talking about my own child instead of some stranger who hangs around my life.
I only have a few friends with kids the age of my own. We can commiserate on parenting teenagers, watching them grow and evolve and it helps to see another set of eyes grow wide in wonder at the amazing transformation that happens right in front of us. But a lot of my friends are parenting young still; they're experiencing potty-training, weaning, first days of school and all sorts of other milestones that have already faded to sepia tones in my own mind. They lament the startling rate at which their children are growing, and yearn to keep them young. I want to embrace them because I understand. But I also want to tell them 'The best is yet to come.' And I truly mean that.
I'll never wish for my son to be young again. I won't. Beyond the fact that he's just so much of an amazement to me, I look back at our life then, and for us, so much was different. And it wasn't always fun. I parented single-handedly, with a few dedicated adults that lent solidity to my son's life. But it was a lonely and empty existence sometimes. There was no one to ease my worries as I sped to the Emergency Room in the middle of the night (twice in one month, people) with a sobbing, anguished child in the backseat. There wasn't an option of rest at the end of a long and tiring day, someone to make dinner while I tried to push the stress out of my head. No one else was there to assemble the tricycle, teach the proper way to swing a bat or encourage the training wheels to come off. At the same time, and at the opposite end of the spectrum, no one else saw the first bowling strike, the first homerun, the first exclamation of "My tooth came out!!" or the triumphant first circling of the driveway on a two-wheeler. I get to cherish those memories alone. I got to teach the importance of a bike helmet by pointing out the dent that took that first impact. I got to hold the hand of a nervous boy the first time he sat in a dentist's chair. I got to see his face as he confidently told me that he didn't need me to walk into his Kindergarten class with him anymore. It is both lovely, and bittersweet. Even as the tone of them fades in my memory with the clang of an ever-changing clock, no one can take them away from me. No one.
There are times my boy comes rolling down the stairs in the morning and I am still shocked at the young man in my house. But I am not sad to see him grow, evolve and become the person he was created to be. This is exciting. This is an adventure. Those firsts are all behind us and his entire life is forming and beginning to unfold now. And I am amazed. I'm humbled. And I'm pleased. When people tell me how polite he is, I barely am able to thank them because I'm too busy thanking myself for never giving up on the constant, day-in and day-out reinforcement of teaching him manners, even when I would have rather torn out my fingernails before reminding him to say 'Thank You' or 'Excuse me' again. When the girl cousins tell me how nice it is that he puts the toilet seat down, again, I feel better about the thousands of times I hauled him back into the bathroom and made him put the seat down himself until he got it on his own. You put it up, you put it down. You take it out, you put it back. If you open it, you close it. Every day, every month, every year, for years on end thinking I would go mad with the repetition. When it pays off on it's own, and my friends- IT WILL- you will feel the same that I do. It isn't pride, really. It's the inherent satisfaction of a long and difficult task that's finally- finally!!- shown it's just rewards.
I may have, at some time felt the urge to keep my boy at a certain age forever, but as he grew I realized that I don't have to wish for that anymore because it's already there. It's just there in memory, but it's the sweetest memories of all because as he grows, I can look back and see just how far he's come. I'm excited to see what his life will do in the years ahead. I do have my own wishes where his life is concerned, and they are far more selfish because they're for me, not for him. I wish to never forget the first time he smiled, or laughed, or said "Ma!" or the sound of his voice before he went through puberty. I wish to never forget the look on his face when he finally got something, when he fully understood for the first time. I wish to never forget how empathetic he was a young boy, the time he sat by my side at the tender age of three, stroking my hair as I lay on the floor crying, trying to ease the pain of a terrible backache. Or the time, stuck in rush hour traffic on a snowy December afternoon and going nowhere, that we talked about how excited he was for Christmas to come, and he says to me- all of five years old- "Mom, it's too bad that you have to spend Christmas without your Mom." I wish to never forget, at maybe 2-1/2, when he wanted to call his beloved Uncle Mike, my brother (that's them above, BFF's now and forever), and when the answering machine came on he said loudly "Pees call me yater." I wish to never forget how he loved to help me with everything I did, so I'd put a sponge in his hands or give him a dust cloth and allow him to clean to his hearts desire, even if it took him an hour to do one simple job that would have taken me 5 minutes. And I especially don't want to forget when I told him that I'd met someone I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, and he smiled and said "That means he'd be my Dad, right?"
I can look at him now and see the person that I envisioned sixteen years ago, as he lay his chubby baby cheeks on my chest and gazed up at me with his perfect love. I can see that I've given him a firm foundation to base himself on, that he can speak for himself because I gave him a voice, that he can stand up for what he believes because I first believed in him, that he can laugh himself silly at how ridiculous life can be because I had to show him that even as beautiful as it is, it will never be perfect. I can see how resilient he is because he learned from me that not everyone will be his friend. I can see the good choices he makes because I gave him room to choose for himself. I see how he aptly deflects the pain of life because I never lied to him about how the world will hurt, how life is often unfair and how difficult some days may be. It went against the very instinct of parenting sometimes, but I knew he would never survive if I sheltered him, kept him safe within the circle of my arms or never let him know the truth. It's better for him to see the world through the filter of my eyes than to be pushed into it with no ability to cope.
I loved him enough to do that for him, and to show him anger, frustration, pain, sorrow, grief and despair. I loved him enough to discipline him, sometimes with severity. Yet I also loved him enough to explain why I felt all those emotions, and why for his entire life he was going to have to follow rules so it was best that he start now, not to mention being strong and humble enough to apologize if my feelings made me into an ogre. I always made sure he was aware that it was his behavior that disappointed me, not him, and while I may not have liked what he did, I still loved him more than anyone else on Earth. As he grew and changed, I learned also to forgive myself for the bad times, for telling myself I was a horrible parent when we had a rotten day and for thinking I was doing irrevocable damage by those punishments. Because, you know what? He doesn't remember it. He just remembers the love, the lap time, the stories before bed and the talking we would do before he fell asleep.
Two years ago when he entered High School, I knew it would be but a blink and a sigh before we were planning his graduation. I'm OK with that. I'm OK with the young man who roams my house, loves his friends and his music, his video games and God. I'm OK with the young man emerging, spreading his wings and learning to fly. I'm OK if he comes home and heads to his room, covering his ears with his headphones, tuning me out. I give him the space and he'll come out eventually. I'll be waiting for him when he does. I'm OK with requests for ice cream, Mavericks roast beef sandwiches, and the occasional steak. I'm OK with our cribbage games, even when he skunks me. And I'm OK with knowing that all too soon he'll be off on his own and showing the world what he can do, with that amazing smile, his politeness and helpful attitude and the ability to put the seat down.

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In some ways, there is no difference between small and large contractors. Each one earns its own reputation based on its quality of work and customer service. That reputation, in turn, determines today's success and tomorrow's viability. And yet there are major differences. Large businesses—with more than 100 employees—require different types of business aptitude and management and leadership skills. Similarly, large companies can complete certain projects and contracts that are simply beyond the reach of small and mid-sized firms.
More opportunities
There is general agreement among contractors that being big provides more opportunities. That is because any size contractor can bid on smaller projects, but only the really big contractors can bid on the really big projects.
"We want to be big enough to follow any customer anywhere for any project," said Clay Scharff, president, CEO and board chairman for Sachs Electric Co., which operates three offices in Illinois, Michigan and Missouri (as McGraw Electric Co.).
"So far, we have not encountered a project that we could not take on," he said. "That means that we are able to serve our clients wherever they need us. And this company is built on serving our clients, so being big enables us to do that best."
As a result, with its staff of about 600 electricians performing $292 million of work in 2008, Sachs Electric has worked on projects in 48 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Dick Martin of the Detroit-based Motor City Electric Co. agreed.
"There are only about a half a dozen electrical contractors in the Midwest that can do a $30–40 million job," he said. "We can go in and sell a whole project, but in order to do that, we need to be able to do it all from [overhead power] line work all the way down."
The firm has about 500 employees in seven offices and subsidiary locations from Tampa to Las Vegas and as far north as Windsor, Ontario; it performed $262 million in volume in 2008.
Jeff Withers of California's Collins Electrical Co. Inc. added that large contractors can be more competitive than smaller contractors on jobs requiring lots of manpower, tools and equipment.
"Larger projects will have less competition, and the owners will usually prequalify a group of subs who then provide valuations based upon their interpretations of the drawings and specifications.
"Because larger contractors tend to purchase more materials, we usually get better discounts on them," Withers said. "And, of course, [large contractors are more likely to be] financially stable enough to provide the bonding and cash flow to do the job."
In fact, bonding is an issue that comes up frequently when talking with large contractors.
"In order to have more opportunities, a company must have sufficient bonding," Martin said. "It didn't used to be this way, but now 90 percent of our jobs over $20 million must be bonded, and we can bond up to $100 million on a job. That's just not possible for a lot of smaller companies."
Labor availability
Similarly, labor availability is a consistent issue for large companies.
"It's not uncommon for us to have projects with several hundred employees on them at a time," Scharff said. "So that can be a real limiting factor. Ours is a service industry, so we have to ask, 'Do we have the people to do this job?'"
"Some of the jobs we take really challenge our personnel limits," Scharff said. "On a really big job, we can outgrow the local market's supply of qualified workers. So we really need road warriors who are willing to travel and to be apart from their family and kids.
"But we've also learned how to do that really well: how to travel effectively. Our people are motivated by tough, dirty projects that others don't want. When someone says to us, 'Oh, that can't be done,' for whatever reason, be that schedule, local politics or whatever, we take that as an opportunity because we've probably done it before. So we know how to take on more risk and to do it both well and profitably.
"We're always looking for people who can do that for us, so our No. 1 issue is to find the best and the brightest people because they are the key to our success. And then we look for exciting opportunities for our staff and our customers."
"Our No. 1 asset is our people," Scharff said. "We have our offices, tools and equipment and all that. But it is our people who make us who we are."
Scharff is passionate about his staff and his employee-owned company and feels his employees are indispensable.
"If you take care of your people, they'll stay with you," Scharff said.
Other roles
In addition to performing traditional electrical work, large contractors have the luxury of maintaining their own in-house specialty services.
"We have about 30 electrical engineers on our staff," Motor City's Martin said. "Some of those mostly do design work in the office for us, and others spend the bulk of their time at construction sites. And we have three or four that spend their whole time doing low-voltage engineering work."
Collins Electrical and Sachs Electric also maintain their own in-house design and drafting departments.
Such diversity sets large contractors up for extensive design/build work and even further-reaching opportunities, including general contracting under the right circumstances. Martin reports that about half of his firm's work is either design/build or design/assist.
But Withers explained that there can be a large variance in that type of work, as well.
"Our design/build work varies from year to year and a branch to branch," he said. "You have to move with the market and opportunities put in front of you."
"We do a limited amount of general [contracting], but it needs to be highly specialized and heavy on the electrical work, meaning more electrical work than anything else," Scharff said. "After all, we don't want compete with our general contractor friends."
Of course, there are additional challenges that come with being a big contractor. One of the first items on everyone's list seems to be bidding against smaller contractors on small to mid-sized jobs.
"One of our biggest headaches is project owners 'bid shopping' and using the big firms' job quotes to drive the project prices down," Martin said. "Cheap price does not mean a good job, but some owners don't see it that way. And some low bids don't include bonding."
"It can be hard to compete on smaller projects," Withers said. "In today's market, the small bid market of $5 million and under is too competitive and we see bids too low for the work, which will eventually take its toll on the smaller and mid-size contractors."
Like everyone else, large contractors would prefer to negotiate for their work and not have to go to bid.
"Customers want to control their own outcomes, but they often don't realize that going to bid does not give them that," Sachs Electric's Scharff said, adding that, "If they are concerned about who is on the project, and if they want control over that, they will negotiate a project instead of going to bid. Sophisticated customers who want a guarantee of success align themselves with a qualified team by selecting contractors and negotiating fair commercial terms."
"Small contractors can afford to be selective and just cherry pick the jobs of that suit them," he said.
However, large firms don't always have that luxury.
"We just can't sit still," Martin said. "We've got to make our own opportunities."
Like every other business, large contractors report that collecting money can be difficult and that they don't always get paid promptly for their work. And the bigger the firm, the bigger the payroll.
"Believe it or not, too much work with not enough cash flow will crush and bury a contractor," Scharff said. "Booking one or two large contracts can send a contractor out of business. A company must be very, very well capitalized before taking on a big project. It is a big step to go big."
"It's easier being big or being small," Martin said. "It's easier for little guys to get enough steady work, and the big guys can sustain their size easier. But the in-between guys often don't make it, because that is where the bidding frenzy can kill you, and design/build work takes a lot of depth. So companies need to decide to stay small or grow big. But they need to know that it takes years to prove their ability and develop credibility."
"Your level of capitalization drives the size of jobs that you should go after," Withers said.
As the head of a large electrical firm, Scharff reflects, "The grass isn't any greener for a large contractor than it is for a smaller contractor, but it is different."
Good electrical work is good electrical work, regardless of the size of the company that hires the electrician. But life at one of the nation's large firms does, indeed, look different than it does for the many small and mid-size firms.
MUNYAN is a freelance writer in Olathe, Kan., specializing in technical and business writing. He can be reached at www.russwrites.com.


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By Anatoly Liberman
Respectability in etymology is determined by age: the older, the better. The verb to bicker has been known since the fourteenth century, while the verb to bitch "complain; spoil" is a nineteenth-century invention. On the other hand, the noun bitch occurred already in Old English, so that it is not quite clear which of the two words—bitch or bicker—should be awarded the first place. Be that as it may, I am interested in bicker, a verb of poorly understood origin. I have written about it before but never accorded it a post in this blog. Also, my "definitive" theory is new.
Skinner, the author of the 1671 etymological dictionary of English, offered numerous sensible conjectures. He wondered whether bicker goes back to Welsh bicra "fight" (he wrote bicre) or the verb pickeer, which he may have understood as "fight with pikes." This verb meant "skirmish, maraud" and surfaced later than bicker. Yet Skinner's idea was sound, as was his suggestion that a native origin of bicker looks more attractive. The Welsh etymon holds out little promise (the same is true of Macckay's Irish beuc ~ beic "roar, bellow," which he cited alongside becra), because the origin of bicra has not been ascertained with sufficient clarity, and tracing one obscure word to another equally obscure one is a procedure never to be recommended. For a long time it was taken for granted that if a hard English word resembles a similar word in Irish, Welsh, or Cornish, the path must have been from Celtic to English, and Macckay even believed that most of English vocabulary developed from Irish roots. Later the opposite, equally extreme, view prevailed (only from English to Irish and Welsh). Today we prefer to investigate the claims of each candidate for the etymon individually. All things considered, it appears that Welsh bicra "fight" is a borrowing of English bicker "skirmish," rather than the other way around.
However, a dogmatic reference to Welsh remained unchanged for two centuries. One can still find it in the 1890 edition of Webster. A more realistic hypothesis connected bicker with such English words as pick, peck, and beak. Some such verbs and nouns have close counterparts in French and elsewhere in the Romance languages. Others don't and have never been accounted for. Why, for instance, peak and pine? To complicate matters, pick and peck can be sound imitative formations in which nothing prevents initial p from alternating with b. The woodpecker goes peck-peck-peck, and perhaps this is what we really hear, though perhaps it is a product of our imagination (Russian speakers hear took-took-took, while Germans say toi-toi-toi, for example, when "touching or knocking on wood").
For a long time I thought that bicker should be connected with bitch, because bickering resembles yelping at one another. Inasmuch as this idea had not occurred to anyone else, I felt very proud of it. I was partly supported in my reconstruction by the onomatopoeic Russian verb laiat' "to bark." Its reflexive form laiat'sia (literally, "to bark at one another") means "to exchange insults; bicker" and nothing else. The late coining of Engl. bitch "complain" seemed to confirm my guess. The Old English for bitch was bicce. As happens to many words for "dog," the origin of bicce poses problems, but they can be ignored in the present context. From a semantic point of view, the derivation of bicker from bicce leaves nothing to be desired: bickering can be easily understood as another sort of bitching.
But doubts beset me with regard to phonetics. Bicce was pronounced with what is technically known as palatalized k. Try to say something like bikkye (incidentally, the Icelandic cognate of bicce is bikkja), but without –y-, and you will get a notion of what palatalized k means. In English, this k later turned into ch; hence bitch (never mind t before ch: which and witch have the same final consonant, and so do bitch and beach). Just how early the change of palatalized k to ch happened is a matter of debate. In the English-speaking world, students are taught to pronounce bicce as bitche, which I think is wrong. But even if the change happened in Middle rather than Old English, it occurred before the verb bicker came into existence (unless it was current very much earlier than the time of its first attestation; this is possible but cannot be proved). Given my etymology, bicker should have been bitcher. So I reluctantly gave up my "insight" (nowadays, even the humblest of us have only insights and visions).
Tracing bicker directly to pick, peak, pike, peck, and their likes fails to explain its meaning. To be sure, the suffix –er produces frequentative and iterative verbs (chatter, clatter, fritter, and so forth), but bickering does not convey the idea of continual fighting, pecking, or picking; that is, bicker is not a remote synonym for nag. Bickering requires two actors. Long ago, Dutch bikken "cut, chip a stone" was cited in connection with Engl. bicker. It has cognates in Old and Middle High German but does not shed new light on the English verb, for we have already seen pick, beak, and the rest. However, close to it stands Dutch bikkelen "to play with bickelstenen," that is, "play with knucklebones" or "jacks."
Here we find ourselves witnessing the game of bones, which was called bickelspil in Middle High German. This would not have taken us too far, but for one word in Tristan by the great Middle High German poet Gottfried von Strassburg. In his survey of the contemporary literary scene (the early thirteenth century), he speaks disparagingly about a poet (or perhaps the poet) who expects to win a laurel wreath by jumping merrily, hare-like, over the word heath and resorting to bickelworte (plural). Bickelwort has never been explained in a satisfactory way, though no one doubts that a gamester's term is meant. Most probably, Gottfried alluded to the vulgar blabbering of the canaille, as opposed to the lofty diction of poets, whose art appealed to "noble hearts." Such gamesters, he implied, play, while hurling swear words at one another, and resort to low slang. They bicker.
So I suspect that Engl. bicker is an import from Middle High German or rather from the Low Countries. It must have been a slang word, initially associated with the type of exchange or behavior one could hear and see in a tavern, where people played bones or dice, fought, and bandied words, not always of the friendliest type, as we too know from the way games of chance are played. This etymology answers our main questions. It explains why bickering needs more than one party and why its linguistic register is and has always been low. In the beginning, Engl. bicker meant "skirmish, small altercation." This is exactly what one could expect.
The verb denoting "chip; cut with a pointed weapon" may have been sound imitative or borrowed from French. When dealing with such words, one never knows where they originated. "Make throws" developed from "cut with precision; engrave" and was appropriated by players at bones and dice. In German and Dutch, the suffix of iterative and frequentative verbs is –eln. In English, it was regularly replaced with –er. It left its initial sphere and acquired broader implications, though perhaps we are missing some of its original uses. Today, when people bicker, they only exchange venomous words. Gottfried's bickelworte shows that this meaning was already known in the verb's homeland.
If anybody knew how sorry I am to let my sleeping bitch rest in peace!
Anatoly Liberman is the author of Word Origins And How We Know Them as well as An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction. His column on word origins, The Oxford Etymologist, appears on the OUPblog each Wednesday. Send your etymology question to him care of [email protected]; he'll do his best to avoid responding with "origin unknown." Subscribe to Anatoly Liberman's weekly etymology articles via email or RSS.
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Image credit: Women playing knucklebones. Detail from Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Kunsthistorisches Museum. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.


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There are recipes that are just bound to surprise us. I remember looking at this dish a long time ago in one of my Elle magazines thinking I had never heard about sautéeing avocados before.
Would you have thought about it? Which brings the following thought I often fight with, and maybe you do as well.
There are so many things to learn in the cooking and food worlds that I sometimes feel discouraged that I will never "know" it. Not enough of a life time to learn about the food and the many cuisines that I wish I could learn about. Does it sound familiar? There are so many countries, cultures, and interesting ingredients and dishes that go along with it.Take this example. Yesterday morning, on my way back home, I went to the Asian market in my neighbourhood. Although I loved the full experience, I came home feeling deflated. I did not know where to start to tackle the beast, as we say, je ne savais pas par quel bout commencer (I did not know what end to start from). Asian cuisine is obviously further away from my roots and what I have intuitively learned about food, hence making it much harder to learn than for example, Italian or Spanish cuisines. As a linguist, I compare it to learning a foreign language which sounds are very foreign to me. Of course, while at the Asian market, I was not surprised to find that most of the ingredients had Asian labels. It however very quickly became evident that having with me one of my Asian friends would have helped since most of the shop assistants did not speak English. Despite my efforts to communicate what I needed with broad gestures and imitations of the forms of the ingredients I needed, I only got happy big smiles, and nothing else. Good enough you could say but I had come there with a purpose. I eventually ended up talking with possibly the only woman speaking English in the store and came home happy with my purchases. It worked but I was tired. And deflated. There was so much to learn. How would I ever make it?
When I read about sautéeing whole slices of avocados with their skins, I was a bit suspicious and dubious. What was it going to taste like? In the magazine, the article comprised a series of recipes given by a local chef from a restaurant set on an exotic island. Was I going to be sold on the idea? I read on, looked again to make sure I got it right and had one of those moments: I was suspicious but I sensed the recipe was going to work and I was going to like it. And it did not fail.
Making this simple dish is as if you were on an exotic island for a moment. I would not mind that part at all as a matter of fact!
Note : I substituted spinach with arugula
(for 4 people, small portions)
You need:
- 1 lb + fresh arugula
- 1 large avocado
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 scallion
- 1.5 tsp sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 small habanero
- Dash of salt and pepper
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- Mix together the salt, pepper and sugar.
- Peel the garlic and chop thinly.
- Chop the habanero pepper (remove all seeds and white parts inside).
- Wash the avocado and cut it in large nice slices (with skin on)
- Chop the scallions.
- Cook the sesame seeds in a pan without oil, until golden.
- Wash the arugula.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a sautée pan and when hot, add the arugula, habanero and garlic.
- Cook until all the water is out and then add the mixture sugar/salt and pepper.
- Remove from the pan and keep warm.
- Heat the last tbsp of oil and fry the avocado on both sides, 1 mn or so on each.
- Mix together the avocado and arugula.
- Add the chopped scallions and sesame seeds, and serve.
Le coin français
(pour 4 petites portions)
Ingrédients :
- 500 g roquette
- 1 grand avocat
- 3 càs d'huile d'olive
- 1 petit oignon frais
- 1,5 càc de sucre
- 2 gousses d'ail
- 1/2 piment type habareno
- Pincée de sel et de poivre
- 1 càs de graines de sésame
Étapes :
- Mélangez le sel, le poivre et le sucre.
- Pelez les gousses d'ail et hachez-les finement.
- Hachez le piment (veillez à bien enlever les graines à l'intérieur qui "brûlent").
- Lavez l'avocat et tranchez-le (gardez la peau).
- Hachez le petit oignon.
- Faites cuire les graines de sésame à sec jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient dorées, puis mettez-les de côté.
- Lavez la roquette.
- Faites chauffer 2 càs d'huile d'olive dans une sauteuse et ajoutez la roqueete, le piment et l'ail.
- Cuisez jusqu'à ce que toute l'eau s'est évaporée, puis ajoutez le mélange sel/poivre/sucre.
- Retirez de la poêle et gardez au chaud.
- Faites chauffer la dernière c. d'huile d'olive et faites-y revenir l'avocat, 1 mn sur chaque côté.
- Mélangez l'avocat et la roquette
- Ajoutez le petit oignon haché et les graines de sésame et servez sans attendre.


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T-Boz -- Comes Out Looking Like a Scrub in Mansion Sale
T-Boz Comes Out Looking Like a Scrub in Mansion Sale
T-Boz has finally sold the Georgia mansion she nearly lost to foreclosure a few years back, but she sold it for nearly half what she paid for it ... TMZ has learned.
As TMZ first reported, the TLC singer almost lost her home in 2008 when she failed to make the mortgage payments on time ... but was able to keep it from going on the auction block. She eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2011, with the mortgage on her home being her main debt.
Now the house is no longer a problem ... she sold it for $680,000, a far cry from the $1,122,700 price she purchased it for back in 2001.
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It turns out Windows 8 is no better than Microsoft's much-maligned Windows Vista, at least in the eyes of Jun Dong-soo, Samsung memory chip division president.
''The global PC industry is steadily shrinking despite the launch of Windows 8," said the senior Samsung executive today at the COEX InterContinental Hotel in Seoul.
"I think the Windows 8 system is no better than the previous Windows Vista platform."
Jun laid the blame for stagnant PC sales a t Microsoft's doorstep and said that the PC industry would gradually phase out, in a grim forecast picked up by The Korea Times today.
Not exactly putting the 'Win' in Windows 8
Samsung is heavily cutting production of PC memory chips, according to Jun, who sees the market as volatile and cyclical.
Those feelings are backed up by data from research firm IDC, which recently reestimated PC shipments for 2013 from 2.8 percent growth down to 1.3 percent growth.
With just 345.8 million PC shipments projected by this IDC data, the firm echoed Jun's comments, citing "underwhelming reception to Windows 8" as well as tablets undercutting PC sales.
Not even the vast marketing effort by Microsoft has been enough for its new operating system.
The company committed up to $ 1.8 billion (about £1.2 billion, AU$ 1.76 billion) to promote Windows 8, but has seen "little life" since the Oct. 26 launch.
Microsoft, meanwhile, has said that its Windows 8 sales are on "on par" with those of Windows 7 during its first three months of availability.
The future of Samsung
Taking all of this into account, Samsung will focus on mobile memory for tablets and smartphones.
''The market will see a supply-and demand balance in the second quarter and Samsung expects more demand in the latter half for mobile DRAMs, which are more profitable than conventional chips,'' Jun told The Korea Times.
However, the even-handed executive said that Samsung is waiting to check consumer demand even for smartphones and tablets before it finalizes its investment plans in more facilities.
''Sony, Taiwan's HTC, Nokia and LG Electronics are very aggressive in their smartphone businesses, increasing the demand for mobile DRAM chips," he said, calling out some of Samsung's biggest rivals.
"But we should check out whether the demand is real or false. That's why Samsung is hesitating to finalize this year's investment.''
One smartphone that may spur that "real" consumer demand for the industry is the Galaxy S4, a phone from none other than Samsung.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is expected to be the company's next big announcement scheduled for next week, Thursday, March 14.


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(born September 7, 1917, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.—died June 9, 2000, Seattle, Washington) American painter whose works portray scenes of black life and history with vivid, stylized realism.
At age 13 Lawrence moved with his family to the Harlem section of New York City. At free art classes he showed a talent for creating lively, decorative masks, a motif that would later figure strongly in his narrative painting. At the Harlem Art Workshop (sponsored by the Works Progress Administration) in 1932 he studied under Charles H. Alston.
Gouache and tempera were Lawrence's characteristic media. His use of sombre browns and black for shadows and outlines in an otherwise vibrant palette lent his work a distinctive overtone. His best-known works are his series on historical or social themes, including …And the Migrants Kept Coming (1940), Life in Harlem (1942), and War (1947). In 1964 he visited Nigeria, where he painted scenes of local life. His later works include a powerful series on the struggles of desegregation. Lawrence taught at various schools and colleges and became a professor of art at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1971; he retired in 1986.
(Lawrence's biography is taken from biography.com)
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group cohomology, nonabelian group cohomology, Lie group cohomology
cohomology with constant coefficients / with a local system of coefficients
differential cohomology
∞-Lie theory (higher geometry)
Smooth structure
Higher groupoids
Lie theory
∞-Lie groupoids
∞-Lie algebroids
Formal Lie groupoids
Related topics
-Lie groupoids
-Lie groups
-Lie algebroids
-Lie algebras
The notion of -Lie algebra cohomology generalizes the notion of Lie algebra cohomology from Lie algebras to ∞-Lie algebras.
For an (∞,1)-topos over duals of algebras over an abelian Lawvere theory , we have by the theory of function algebras on ∞-stacks a reflective (∞,1)-subcategory
obtained as the localization of at morphisms that induces isomorphisms in cohomology with coefficients in the canonical line object , where the small objects in are modeled by duals of cosimplicial algebras.
We may think of as the (∞,1)-category of all ∞-Lie algebroids inside the ∞-Lie groupoids which are the objects of . For instance for the theory of commutative associative algebras over a field, the monoidal Dold-Kan correspondence identified cosimplicial algebras with dg-algebras, which we may think of as the Chevalley-Eilenberg algebras of the ∞-Lie algebroids.
An ∞-Lie algebra is a connected object in and -Lie algebra cohomology is the intrinsic cohomology of restricted to .
Typically is presented by the opposite of a model structure on cosimplicial/cochain algebras: the Chevalley-Eilenberg algebras of the given ∞-Lie algebroids. In terms of that model cocycle in -Lie algebra cohomology have explicit and familiar algebraic expressions. These we discuss in
A discussion of details of how exactly this models the general abstract definition is in
For an ∞-Lie algebra and , a cocycle on in degree with coefficients in the trivial module is a morphism
to the line Lie n-algebra.
Dually this is a dg-algebra morphism
of Chevalley-Eilenberg algebras. here is the semifree dga on a single generator in degree with vanishing differential. So this is equivalently an element
which is closed in . For an ordinary Lie algebra, this latter description reproduces the traditional definition of cocycles in Lie algebra cohomology.
For the moment see
for more.
We may understand the above definitions of -Lie algebra cocycles as a special case of the general notion of the intrinsic cohomology of an (∞,1)-topos by embedding -Lie algebras as infinitesimal ∞-Lie groups into the (∞,1)-topos ?LieGrpd? of ∞-Lie groupoids.
For a general recognition principle of homotopy fibers in the model structure for L-infinity algebras see also (Fiorenza-Rogers-Schreiber 13, theorem 3.1.13).
Recall from function algebras on ∞-stacks that ∞-Lie algebroids form the reflective sub-(∞,1)-category
of a corresponding (∞,1)-topos of structure -groupoids.
As described at ?LieGrpd?, one realization of this general situation for genuine -Lie groupoids is as follows:
Let ThCartSp be the site of infinitesimally thickened Cartesian spaces. This is the site for the Cahiers topos. Then the (∞,1)-category of (∞,1)-sheaves we may take to be the -topos of synthetic differential ∞-groupoids. We have then a simplicial Quillen adjunction
between the opposite of the model structure on cosimplicial smooth algebras. This models the reflective inclusion of ∞-Lie algebroids into all synthetic differential -groupoids
Details on this are at function algebras on ∞-stacks. But the model structure on cosimplicial smooth algebrass is the transferred model structure of the model structure on cosimplicial rings, and for the following discussion we can essentially just as well use the analogous Quillen adjunction without the smooth structure originally considered by Bertrand Toen
that is referenced and reviewed in some detail at rational homotopy theory in an (∞,1)-topos.
Notice that the embedding map is just degreewise the Yoneda embedding.
Notice moreover that by the monoidal Dold-Kan correspondence (see there for details) we have that the dual Dold-Kan functor extends to the right adjoint part in a Quillen equivalence between the opposite of the model structure on dg-algebras and the opposite model structure on cosimplicial algebras
In total this gives a right Quillen functor
that models the embedding of -Lie algebroids into a (∞,1)-topos of -Lie groupoids. When restricted to ∞-Lie algebras (-Lie algebroids over the point) the difference between the sites and ThCartSp plays no role. In fact for that case we could just as well restrict to a site of only infinitesimal spaces, because all homs from a finite non-thickened space into an infinitesimal space are trivial anyway.
Therefor for and -Lie algebras, a cocycle on with values in is just a morphism
and the ∞-groupoid of cocycles is
Such cocycles are modeled by morphisms in from a cofibrant representative of to a fibrant representative of . Since in all objects are fibrant, in all objects are cofibrant. The cofibrant objects in the model structure on dg-algebras are the Sullivan algebras . In particular for we have that is a Sullivan algebra, so is fibrant in .
In summary, this says that morphisms
indeed model the abstract intrinsic -topos theoretic notion of cocycles in .
Special cases of -Lie algebra cohomology are of course
Specific examples include:
We recall the procedure by which to an ∞-Lie algebroid invariant polynomial we associate an ∞-Lie algebroid cocycle that is in transgression with .
The dg-algebra of invariant polynomials is a sub-dg-alghebra of the kernel of the canonical morphism from the Weil algebra to the Chevalley-Eilenberg algebra of
From the short exact sequence
we obtain the long exact sequence in cohomology
We say that is in transgression with if their classes map to each other under the connecting homomorphism :
The following spells out in detail how one finds to a given invariant polynomial the cocycle that it is in transgression with.
We first regard the invariant polynomial as an element of the Weil algebra under the inclusion , where, by the very definiton of invariant polynomials, it is closed: .
then we find an element with the property that . This is guranteed to exist because has trivial cohomology.
then we send this element along the restriction map to an elemeent we call .
The procedure is illustarted by the following diagram
From the fact that all morphisms involved respect the differential and from the fact that the image of in vanishes it follows that
this element satisfies , hence that it is an -Lie algebroid cocycle.
any two different choices of lead to cocylces that are cohomologous.
We say is a cocycle in transgression with . We may call here a Chern-Simons element of . Because for any collection of ∞-Lie algebroid valued differential forms coming dually from a dg-morphism the image of will be a curvature characteristic form and the image its corresponding Chern-Simons form.
In the case where is an ordinary semisimple Lie algebra, this reduces to the ordinary study of ordinary Chern-Simons 3-forms associated with -valued 1-forms. This is described in the section Semisimple Lie algebras .
For an semisimple Lie algebra, the transgression between the Killing form-invariant polynomial and the 3-cocycle is exhibited by the "ordinary" Chern-Simons element, which gives these action functional of ordinary Chern-Simons theory.
A symplectic Lie n-algebroid is an ∞-Lie algebroid equipped with a nondegenerate binary invariant polynomial in degree .
Examples are
The coresponding Chern-Simons elements exhibiting the transgression of these invariant polynomials give action functionals for generalized Chern-Simons theory (see the above entries for more details).
In any (∞,1)-topos with its intrinsic notion of cohomology, a cocycle classifies an extension . This is nothing but the homotopy fiber of , or equivalently the -principal ∞-bundle classified by .
After embedding ∞-Lie algebras into the (∞,1)-topos of ∞-Lie groupoids as described above, the same abstract reasoning applies to -Lie algebra cocycles and the extensions of -Lie algebras that these classify: for a cocycle of -Lie algebras, the extension is the homotopy fiber of this morphism in ?LieGrpd?.
a more systematic discussion is now in the section Cohomology of ∞-Lie algebroids at synthetic differential ∞-groupoid.
For an ordinary Lie algebra, this reproduces the ordinary notions of extensions from Lie algebra cohomology and nonabelian Lie algebra cohomology.
For an -cocycle of an -Lie algebra , the ordinary pullback in
maps under to a pullback diagram of simplicial presheaves which exhibits as isomorphic to the homotopy pullback in the homotopy category.
Here the right morphism denotes the dual of the generating cofibration in , which models the -universal principal ∞-bundle.
Being a right Quillen functor, preserves fibrations and pullbacks, hence
is a pullback of a fibration. Since is a right proper model category this is a homotopy pullback, even if is possibly not fibrant. (The detailed argument for that is reproduced at proper model category.)
Since ∞-stackification preserves finite (∞,1)-limits, this is sufficient to deduce that represents in the homotopy category the homotopy fiber of .
For and ordinary Lie algebras, and the Lie algebra of derivations of , a morphism is a cocycle in nonabelian Lie algebra cohomology and the extension it classifies is an ordinary Lie algebra extension.
The string Lie 2-algebra is the -extension of a semisimple Lie algebra with bilinear invariant polynomial corresponding to the 3-cocycle .
Similarly for the supergravity Lie 3-algebra and the supergravity Lie 6-algebra and all the other extensions in The brane bouquet.
A comprehensive discusson of an ambient -topos in which -Lie algebroid cohomology lives is at
Other notions related to -Lie algebroid cohomology include
-Lie algebra cocycle
Discussion of cohomology of -algebras is in
The relation between -cohomology and extension of -algebras is discussed around theorem 3.8 of
The general structure of the threory of -Lie algebroid cohomology and transgression between -Lie algebroid invariant polynomials and -cocycles via Chern-Simons element was given in
A recognition principle for homotopy fibers of -homomorphisms appears as theorem 3.1.13 in
Discussion of extensions of super L-∞ algebras based on the super Poincare Lie algebra is in
The hypercohomology of the Chevalley-Eilenberg-de Rham complex of a Lie algebroid L over a scheme with coefficients in an L-module can be expressed as a derived functor as shown in
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How Document Imaging Can Benefit the Healthcare Industry
The healthcare industry has to grapple with a lot of sensitive information of patients, and also deal with numerous stringent regulations. This is an industry that has to manage a considerable amount of information without compromising on its safety. From patients' medical records to prescriptions, information needs to be maintained securely, but also be available for quick access to healthcare professionals.
With all the technological advancements being introduced each day, information has indeed become readily available in the modern world. As a result, healthcare professionals tend to get a larger amount of files and spend more time trying to manage these files. Fortunately, technology has also introduced ways for us to manage documents more efficiently. Document imaging is one of these ways.
What is Document Imaging?
Document imaging involves the conversion of paper documents into computer files and electronic images. There is a good number of document imaging software available and they all allow you to easily retrieve your documents within seconds. The benefits offered by a document imaging system are such that several companies and organizations all over the world are now using it in lieu of the traditional paper filing system.
Benefits of Document Imaging
These are the most notable benefits of having a document imaging system:
– It prevents the loss of important records and documents. A while ago, an article in BioSpace spoke about China halting shipments of HIV therapy because of a missing regulatory document. That could never happen with document imaging and cloud based sharing.
– It allows you to save a great deal of physical storage space and use it for other important purposes.
– It helps you manage your records efficiently. SureClinical has given healthcare companies a cloud based ecosystem that helps them manage content. Collaborative cloud digital signing functionality gives clients the opportunity to adhere to EsMD or Electronic Trial Master File Standard which is a part of the US Medicare program.


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text: Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer Preserves Quality of LifeTwo studies led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that proton therapy preserves the quality of life, specifically urinary and bowel function, in men treated with this targeted radiation modality for prostate cancer. Both studies, led by Andrew K. Lee, MD, MPH, an associate professor in MD Anderson's department of radiation oncology, was presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. "As oncologists, we obviously want good cancer control outcomes, but we also want to ensure that patients maintain a strong sense of continued quality of life after treatment, which can be very personal and subjective for each patient," said Lee. "With this research, we looked at the well being of prostate cancer patients, post-treatment, and it was important that we obtain this information directly from men who actually underwent the therapy, rather than from their treatment providers," Lee continued. "In our own practice, we've observed that patients have done very well as measured by disease control and quality of life metrics. Our findings, both the wider-perspective multicenter study and the research conducted solely at MD Anderson, validate what we observe in our clinic." This cohort of prostate cancer patients was compared with a cohort of 112 healthy men, all of whom did not have prostate cancer. The median age of those with prostate cancer and those without the disease was 65 and 64.8 years old, respectively. When comparing sexual function in both cohorts, the researchers found a statistically significant difference in the healthy men, compared to in those treated with proton therapy. "However, when further analyzing these scores, it's important to note that decreased sexual function is more often associated with those proton patients who also received hormone therapy, had higher Gleason scores, were older at time of treatment, and/or greater years posttreatment," Lee noted. "In general, our patients are interested in learning how they will do compared to those treated with other modalities, but, more importantly, they want to know how they are going to do relative to their own normal state of health. With such a large data set, this study offers us a guide to have that discussion with patients considering proton therapy." The second study focused only on patients treated at MD Anderson for prostate cancer with proton therapy; the findings complement those of the multi-center study. All of the men were treated for localized prostate cancer with proton therapy with or without hormone therapy between 2006 and 2009. For this prospective study, Lee looked at the quality of life scores of 299 men receiving one of two proton doses: one cohort (100 men) received 75.6 Gray Equivalents (GyE) at 1.8 GyE/fraction; the second cohort (199 men) received 76 GyE at 2 GyE/fraction. The median age of both groups was 65 years old. Study participants completed the EPIC survey before receiving proton therapy, and at periodic intervals following their therapy. Lee and his MD Anderson colleagues found a small but statistically significant difference in both groups in urinary and bowel function from their baseline scores to their scores at three years post-treatment; however, these changes were not clinically significant. No meaningful difference in quality of life changes between the dose groups was noted, except for sexual bother. The researchers also assessed for toxicities in these patients. The three-year cumulative rates of Grade 2 urinary side effects, defined by Lee as those requiring some medical intervention (eg, alpha blockers), were 24.1% and 17.6% for the 75.6 GyE and 76 GyE groups, respectively. The three-year cumulative rates of grade two rectal side effects were 10% and 13% for the first and second cohort, respectively. Only two men had Grade 3 toxicities, requiring additional medical or procedural intervention. Three years post-treatment, both groups reported high satisfaction rates with their proton therapy, 91% and 93.5%. Lee and his colleagues hope to compare the findings in the multi-center trial to patients who received other treatment modalities. He also plans to perform an analysis of a larger group of MD Anderson proton patients with longer follow up. Source: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |


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We welcome guest blogger En-Ming Hsu, an award-winning pastry chef whose work has been featured in a number of publications, including Gourmet and Pastry Art & Design. Captain of the gold medal-winning Team USA at Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie 2001, and a chef instructor at the French Pastry School in Chicago, she's also a frequent instructor at our King Arthur Flour Baking Education Center – where she taught the class detailed below.
A few months ago, I spent some time with Amber Eisler, one of King Arthur Flour's Baking Education Center instructors. We discussed the challenges of making a good, basic layer cake.
Why does it seem like the simplest cakes are the most difficult to make well? Comments go along the lines of "It's too dry," "It's too wet," "It's too dense," "It's not fluffy enough," or "Where's the butter flavor?"
It's the curse of The Box Cake Mix.
Amber had a recipe she liked, but thought it could use some improvement; she felt it was a little dry and lacking in flavor. So we got to work on it.
As excited as we both were to take on a challenge, jobs and family kept us busy. We sporadically worked on the recipe, though, and eventually, we were happy with the final cake. Moist, tender, and buttery – just like you-know-what (or close to it).
Sometimes it's easier to find a new recipe, versus "fixing" an unsuccessful one. But if you're looking simply to improve an existing recipe, it may be worth the time. I'm not a food scientist, but I understand the fundamentals of baking and the role of ingredients. After we tried Amber's recipe, I made some adjustments.
We used whole eggs instead of egg yolks, and whipped cream instead of milk. A butter cake isn't the same as a pound cake (which uses basically the same amounts, by weight, of each of the key ingredients). A butter cake has a higher proportion of sugar and liquids, which help make the cake more moist and tender. I'll explain more as we go through the method.
A few tips for success before you start baking:
- Use the freshest, best-tasting ingredients;
- Have all the ingredients (except the heavy cream) at room temperature (68-70℉);
- Gather all the equipment and tools that you'll be using ahead of time;
- Ensure that the measurements are accurate.
For that last, I like to weigh the ingredients, even the eggs. Crack the eggs and whisk them before weighing, so that you have the proper ratio of egg white and yolk in whatever you weigh out.
Are you wondering about using whipped cream? Some of you may remember whipped cream cakes that were popular years ago. Using whipped cream puts more air into the batter, which gives a fine texture to the cake and adds richness.
One note about the cream – try to find pasteurized (rather than ultra-pasteurized) heavy or whipping cream. I know, not easy, so don't worry if you can't. Ultra-pasteurized cream doesn't whip as well, and doesn't have the same fresh flavor.
Tip: A lower-fat cream (about 5g fat per tablespoon, as in whipping cream) lowers the fat just enough that the finished cake doesn't seem greasy.
Let's make this cake. Butter or spray with pan spray two 8" round cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment, and butter the paper. Dust with flour and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350°F, with a rack in the center position.
Ed. note: En-Ming gives all her recipe ingredients in metric weight; we've translated them to their approximate American weight and volume measurements, for those of you without a scale.
Here are the ingredients you'll be using:
240g heavy or whipping cream, 35% fat (1 cup + 1 tablespoon or 8 1/2 ounces)
150g unsalted butter (10 tablespoons or 5 ounces)
280g sugar (1 cup + 6 tablespoons or 9 7/8 ounces)
4g fine sea salt (1/2 teaspoon)
12g vanilla bean paste, for best flavor (1 tablespoon or 1/2 ounce); or vanilla extract
270g King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour Blend (2 1/4 cups or 9 1/2 ounces)
10g baking powder (2 teaspoons)
220g large eggs (contents of 4 large eggs + ¾ ounce; about 4 1/2 large eggs)
In a 5-quart stand mixer, or using the mixing method of your choice, whip the cold heavy or whipping cream on medium-high speed until it holds it shape. Transfer the whipped cream to a bowl and set it aside.
Tip: Save yourself some washing, and use the whipped cream bowl for the cake batter.
The cake batter is made using the creaming method, which beats butter and sugar together (and in this case, salt and vanilla as well) until they're light and fluffy. Start by beating the butter on medium speed with the paddle attachment until the texture is smooth.
Tip: If your butter is cold, it will take too long to mix. If it's too soft, it won't be able to trap as much air once the sugar is added. Cool room temperature butter (68°F-70°F) is just right.
Gradually stream in the sugar, salt, and vanilla. Once all the ingredients are added, beat ("cream") on medium-high speed for 5 minutes. Notice how the mixture has lightened in color considerably.
Tip: Because the amount of sugar is almost double that of the butter, it won't be as light and fluffy as you might expect. But you're still aerating, which is the goal; air bubbles lighten the batter.
Sift your flour and baking powder together. I like to whisk the baking powder into the flour before sifting, to disperse it thoroughly. Sifting will get rid of any lumps and fluff up the flour slightly; do it onto a piece of parchment paper, so you can easily direct the flour into the mixing bowl when the time comes.
Tip: King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour Blend is higher in protein (9.4%) than the bleached cake flour you find at the supermarket. It gives more structure to the cake, which is rich in fats and liquids.
Crack the eggs, and whisk to combine. Slowly add them to the creamed butter.
If the mixture separates (develops a curdled appearance) while you're beating in the eggs, your cake will have a coarser texture.
Tip: To help prevent curdling, make sure the eggs are at room temperature, and don't add them too quickly. If you see the batter starting to curdle anyway, warm the bowl very briefly in hot water before continuing. If it happens towards the end, add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the flour mixture to help bind some of the liquid; stop mixing when the batter looks smooth.
Next, blend in the remaining flour mixture at low speed. Scrape the bowl, and mix well. The batter will be creamy and smooth.
Remove the mixing bowl from the mixer and fold in the whipped cream by hand, using a rubber spatula. Stir until you don't see any streaks of cream.
Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the surface.
Tip: Tap the pans 3 or 4 times on the table to expel any large bubbles. Don't worry, there'll be plenty of bubbles left in the batter to raise your cake.
Place the cakes in the preheated oven, and bake them for about 24 to 26 minutes, probably a bit less if you're using a convection oven.
Tip: I like to bake this cake in a convection oven; it bakes evenly, and sets the cake a little faster. But don't worry if you don't have one, a regular oven will work just fine.
Test the cakes in the center with a bamboo skewer or toothpick when you think they're done. A few moist crumbs may cling to the tester.
You may also see the cakes have shrunk a little from the sides of the pans.
Take the cakes out of the oven and let them rest for about 5 minutes before you turn them out onto a rack. This gives them a chance to firm a little, reducing the risk of breaking when you unmold. Let them cool completely on the rack.
The cakes are best finished and eaten on the same day, but they hold up very well for up to 2 days at room temperature (thanks to all that sugar).
Tip: Want to bake these cakes ahead, then freeze? Wrap the cooled cakes in plastic wrap, then place in a zip-top bag. Remember to date; the cakes freeze well for up to a month. When you're ready to serve, thaw the cakes, still wrapped, at room temperature.
This is a simple cake that doesn't need much to finish. Try splitting a single layer in half and filling it with a thin layer of marmalade. Cover it with buttercream, and serve it at room temperature.
Or, treat it as you would any layer cake: spread and stack the layers with your favorite filling/icing. Our Super-Simple Chocolate Frosting is wonderful with this cake.
Please bake, rate, and review En-Ming's recipe for Golden Butter Cake.


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In which the heroes meet
Chapter 1
In which the Girl has a bad day.
Chapter 2
In which the koala is introduced and they try to solve a puzzle.
Chapter 3
In which they head to Las Vegas, activate the chip, and make plans for the following night
Chapter 4
In which they learn of the usefulness of the chip, and remove all of their clothing
Chapter 5
In which the purpose of the chip is revealed and they meet a mysterious lady
Chapter 6
In which they spend some time on the run, then hunt cyborgs
Chapter 9
In which they explore Things Unknown
Chapter Eleven
In which they come together
Chapter Twelve
In which things get worse


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The new Z-19 does not have a cool name, but it does have some very interesting features.
The use of the word 'Stealth' is probably a little too strong a term for this new helicopter as the stealth used is not in the classical sense. In the case of the Z-19, it's acoustic stealthiness along with exhausts that shield the aircraft from Infra-red threats, rather than radar-absorbing materials and shapes like the modified Stealth Black Hawk used in the Osama Bin Laden raid.
The Z-19 is being developed by Harbin Aircraft Industrial Corporation and is suspected to operate alongside the larger Z-10 which is roughly the size of a Ah-64 Apache and is more of a tank killer. Moreover, the Z-10 is now entering front line service with the smaller Z-19 a few years behind.
The Z-19 is roughly the size of an OH-58 Kiowa and made its first flight in May 2010. Although it has been reported that one prototype was lost during September 2010, there are no details of the cause of the crash or even if there were fatalities. The fuselage is the usual slim tandem cockpit design, although unlike most gunship designs the pilot sits in the front seat with the gunner in the elevated rear seat. The chin turret sits in the usual place and the cabin has the distinct look of the Agusta A-129 about it.
Moving to the rear of the aircraft, the Z-19 has exhuasts that point up reducing the infra-red signature, 'stubby' wings with hard points and the tail boom whose look remind the AH-66 Comanche with the fenestron tail. It's the latter that gives clues to its acoustic damping that is ideal for a forward scout able to creep up on an unsuspecting enemy or provide targeting data for its partner in crime the Z-10.
The Z-19 boasts armour plating for its crew along with crash resisting seats; the chin turret has FLIR, TV and a laser range finder. The chopper can carry a wide weapons load including 23mm gun pods, anti-tank and air-to-air missiles giving it a wide-ranging punch. A range of 700km, a service ceiling of 2,400 m and a cruising speed of 245 km/h finishes off the performance figures.
The most interesting thing about the z-19, other than its obvious evolution over previous designs, is its export potential to countries that do not have the big budgets and are looking for a cheaper alternative to the Apache's, Hinds and Z-10s.
China could find it has a best seller on its hands if it capitalizes on the new helicopters potential.
Its in service date is unknown. However, since it is currently in an advanced flight testing program, the PLAAF should be taking delivery of the Z-19 within the next few years.
Richard Clements for TheAviationist.com
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Year: 1965
Genre: Folk Rock
Preceded by: Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
Followed by: Blonde on Blonde (1966)
Related to: The Beatles – Rubber Soul, The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man
You have to start somewhere, so somewhere must be Dylan. Bob Dylan is one of America's most influential musicians of all time and influenced many many musicians all over the world. Especially this album marks a turning point in rock history.
Back in 1965, Dylan was known as a very successful folk artist. But at that point he decided he didn't want this to be for the rest of his life and exchanged his acoustic guitar for an electric one on the A side of the album Bringing It All Back Home. He completed this transition on his next album: Highway 61 Revisited.
The name of the album was derived from one of North America's great highways. This road had a special meaning for Dylan, as it connected his birthplace Minnesota with places in the south like Memphis and New Orleans. It were those places where some of Dylan's heroes like Elvis Presley and Muddy Waters came from.
What makes this album a perfect starting point is it's 'revolutionary' character which had a great influence on a lot of other music to be discussed here later on. Not only the transition to electric rock, but also for example the introduction of songs lasting longer than three minutes. Every song lasts about 5-6 minutes and the epic final track 'Desolation Row' even lasts 11 minutes. On top, the songs are not mainly about love anymore and they don't have the traditional sing along choruses which were standard those days. Last but not least, the emphasis on this album lies on the lyrics, not the voice which sings them. That's by the way the main reason that Jimi Hendrix started to sing after all: if Dylan could sing, Hendrix could at least give it a try.
Hendrix even covered the famous opening track of the album: 'Like a Rolling Stone'. This track in particular avoids all traditional themes of a pop song, expressing resentment and revenge instead. This song was even listed number ONE on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, could you imagine a better start for your discovery? Enjoy the album!
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There is no greater dishonor when reflecting on the death of a young journalist than by referring to them as aspiring. It happened on Monday when news broke that Armando "Mando" Montaño, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Grinnell College and intern with the Associated Press in Mexico City, was found dead in an elevator shaft. Word of his death rocked social networks and prompted friends to write tributes to him that went viral in minutes.
It was the second time in six weeks for news like this: Marina Keegan, also 22, had just graduated from Yale when she was killed in a late-May car accident in Massachusetts. Within hours of her death, she too was heavily portrayed as an "aspiring" or "promising" writer. Yet, in both cases, they had more than proved themselves: Keegan, a longtime Yale Daily News columnist, had already landed a staff position with the New Yorker; and Montaño, who was an editor at Grinnell's Scarlet & Black and had interned with the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New York Times and the Seattle Times, voluntarily threw himself into one of the world's most dangerous reporting spots. The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that since 2006, at least 45 journalists have either disappeared or been killed in Mexico.
(MORE: Can Mexico's Presidential Hopefuls Stop the Bodies Piling Up?)
What's aspiring about that? At 22, they both had careers that many of their peers envied. Much of the shock surrounding their deaths comes from the fact that they died so young and in too tragic a way. They're remembered by friends for their wit and determination, and by their former colleagues for their promise. Richard Berke, an assistant managing editor at the New York Times, said Montaño's "potential was truly limitless." Weeks after Keegan's death, author Jack Hitt recalled a recent meeting with her and ended his tribute with, "We lost a talent before we got to know her."
The passion that these two had for an industry that's adapting to new technologies, but which some say is dying in the process, is being met with an unintended disrespect that could turn students away from trying to get into journalism in the first place. Despite years of experience, aspiring is being continuously and wrongly substituted for young in articles that are meant to memorialize them. It's dangerous but avoidable.
(MORE: Somebody's Gotta Get Hired, Right?)
Last week, Ann Friedman, a recently laid-off GOOD magazine editor, wrote a column for Nieman Journalism Lab that was full of advice for journalism-school graduates attempting to navigate the first few years of their professional careers. In between tips for constructing a résumé that points out their more desirable qualities and a brief explanation for writing each article three different ways is Friedman's clearest attempt at reaching her audience: "Never describe yourself as an 'aspiring' anything."
It's not right to harp on Montaño and Keegan's ages when, instead, respect should be paid to their work and efforts to tell stories that others either couldn't or wouldn't. Each May, tens of thousands of graduates seek employment in the industries they spent years studying, and a significant portion are unable to find a job. Despite daily reports of journalism's woes, here were two 22-year-olds who chose to try their luck anyway, and it paid off. They died too soon into their careers, but to label them aspiring now would be like not mentioning their work at all.