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STAFF WRITER | July 06,2013A Rutland man who tried to force his way into the Rutland criminal courthouse with multiple knives after allegedly threatening to blow up the Social Security office pleaded innocent to several charges Friday.
Parke Keener, 34, was arraigned in criminal court on several misdemeanor charges including bomb threat, attempted assault by menace, and two counts of disorderly conduct.
He was jailed on $15,000 bail and faces up to 40 months in prison if convicted.
This was Keeners second appearance before a judge this week. Earlier in the week he pleaded innocent to cultivating more than 25 marijuana plants an offense that carries a potential 15-year jail sentence.
For his most recent arrest Wednesday, Keener, a self-employed computer engineer, police said he threatened to blow up the Asa Bloomer Building on Merchants Row.
City police Officer Jon Dickerson wrote in an affidavit that an employee of the Social Security office in the downtown Rutland building overheard Keener talking to himself, swinging his arms and yelling.
I will blow them up if I dont get my check, Dickerson wrote.
The officer said while they were trying to find Keener in the Bloomer Building, police received a call that Keener was in the courthouse lobby just up the street on Merchants Row.
According to the affidavit, Sheriffs Cpl. Richard Wilbur, who was working the courthouses screening area, told city police that Keener rushed in raving out loud about someone taking his money away from him.
Dickerson wrote, Fearing he was about to cross over the counter, Wilbur radioed for backup.
Keener then left the courthouse, slamming both front doors as he went.
Wilbur advised the defendant stated, Im coming back and I am not going through the metal detector, Dickerson said.
Keener was taken into custody sometime later in front of the courthouse.
He was found with multiple knives and a portable police scanner, Dickerson wrote. A search of his car found a sword, a bamboo stick used for martial arts and a long wooden stick, the affidavit said.
In court Friday afternoon, Judge Theresa DiMauro ordered a mental health evaluation for competency.
He meets the need for an inpatient evaluation, said Kelly Wilson of Rutland Mental Health Services. He appears to be a person in need of mental-health help.
She said Keener told her he suffers from bipolar disorder, though mental health records were not available prior to the arraignment.
Keener was heard saying in court, I dont want to get stuck in a hospital. He said the report from the mental health screener was wrong.
This is ridiculous, he said.
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Retracing the water battles of the Civil War
Perhaps one of the best ways to see some of the most important sites of the Civil War may be from the deck of your boat, where your imagination can take you back in time.From the Image Archives of the Historical Map & Chart Collection
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, and visitors and reenactors are gathering at historical sites to commemorate important events in the conflict that so dramatically shaped our young nation. Extraordinary battlefields such as Gettysburg draw most of the attention, but some of the most important and moving sites may be best seen and experienced from the water. The naval battles of the Civil War, fought between Union blockade forces and Confederate navies, had a lasting impact on the way wars are fought, and an immediate effect on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. Here are a few of the major events of the Civil War — as seen from the water. If you visit them this summer, aboard your boat with your family, it's a great time to imagine and reflect upon what happened there, only a few generations ago, in what historians have called "The War Between Brothers."
Charleston, South Carolina
In December 1860, South Carolina was the first state to vote to secede from the Union, and a month later turned away a Union ship trying to resupply the Federal forces stationed at Fort Sumter, where Major Robert Anderson had taken his men after departing the mainland. The Union flag flying over the island fortress was a constant symbol of Federal oppression to Charleston's rebels, and in April 1861, they decided to do something about it.Photo courtesy Library of Congress
Mortars aimed at Fort Sumter.
A signal shot from nearby Fort Jackson began the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, and it ended 34 hours later with a Union surrender. As Abner Doubleday, then a captain stationed at Sumter but later more famous for his association with baseball, wrote in his memoir of the event: "The first contest of the war was over, and had ended as a substantial victory for the Secessionists. … We had permitted ourselves to be surrounded with a ring of fire, from which there was no escape."
The only human casualty from the battle of Fort Sumter was a Union gunner killed when his gun exploded during a salute as the fort was abandoned, but Sumter became a rallying symbol for both sides after the battle. Major Robert Anderson, the Union commander of the Sumter forces, took down the Union flag as they withdrew, and Charleston would stay in Confederate hands for the duration of the conflict. In 1864, Anderson, by then a general, returned with the flag to hoist it once again over the fort.
Two years after the fall of Fort Sumter, in July 1863, Union forces returned to Charleston to attack Fort Wagner, one of the harbor's land-based defenses located on Morris Island to the south of the harbor entrance. The charge was led by the 54th Massachusetts, America's first all-black military unit. The assault was unsuccessful, but the 54th pressed onward in the face of overwhelming casualties, including their white commander, Colonel Robert Shaw. Union forces lost more than 1,500 men in the assault. After the battle, Shaw was buried in a mass grave with his soldiers, a gesture meant as an insult by the victorious Confederates. Shaw's father responded in a letter, writing, "We can imagine no holier place than that in which he lies, among his brave and devoted followers, nor wish for him better company."
During the assault, former slave William Carney, a sergeant in the 54th, rescued the Union flag after the bearer had been shot, and despite his own wounds, entered the fort, and planted the flag on the parapet. When the 54th was driven back from the fort, he carried the flag to safety, refusing medical treatment. Almost four decades later, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. The bombardment of Fort Wagner continued until September, when rebel forces abandoned it. The remains of the fort have been washed away, but a plaque remains on Morris Island, which is accessible only by boat. (www.nps.gov/fosu)Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
The Monitor and the Virginia (Merrimac).
Charleston remained an important port for the Confederacy during the years of Union blockade. Skirmishes between blockade-runners and Union ships took place up and down the coast, but it was here that the Confederacy chose to unveil their secret weapon – the H.L. Hunley, which would change the face of naval warfare. The torpedoes of the day, little more than explosive charges on the end of a sharp spar, were regularly used against blockade ships, delivered by barges under cover of night. The Hunley was submersible, capable of staying under for two hours by using a snorkel to the surface that allowed the crew to breathe. The sub sank twice before her biggest mission, killing almost everyone aboard, but each time she was raised up and re-crewed with Confederate volunteers.
In February 1864, the Hunley attacked the Union ship Housatonic, which had been blockading Charleston for more than a year. The eight crew members of the Hunley piloted their submarine through the cold water using a hand-crank to turn the propellers, discovered by the Housatonic only when they were too close to be targeted by the ship's cannons. The Hunley planted a torpedo in the side of the Union ship, sinking her. As they made their way back to Charleston, the Hunley signaled once to shore, then sank with all hands aboard. The sub's whereabouts remained a mystery for 130 years. P.T. Barnum once offered a reward to anyone who could find her, but it was not until decades later that the wreck was discovered by author Clive Cussler. The closest public boat ramp is the Shem Creek Landing in Mt. Pleasant, at the end of Mill Street. Today, the Friends of the Hunley maintain the ship in a museum in Charleston. (www.hunley.org)
Mobile Bay, Alabama
Mobile, the "Paris of the Confederacy," was a strategically important location for the South, both as a crossroads for the railroad and, particularly after the fall of New Orleans, as a key port for blockade-runners to ship Southern cotton through the Gulf of Mexico for trade. Mobile was a target for the Union, but the harbor was well defended, with three land-based forts and a string of mines across the entrance, planted so that any ship entering would have to come within gun range of Fort Morgan on the eastern side of the channel.
In August 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay began when Rear Admiral David Farragut sent his ships into the minefield, led by the "unsinkable" ironclad Tecumseh, which hit a torpedo and went down quickly, killing 150 sailors aboard. With his cry of "Damn the torpedoes!" Farragut and his ships followed the Tecumseh into the bay.
Farragut's gamble with the minefield paid off – after his ships were through, they were beyond the reach of the Confederate forts, and faced the rebel ships stationed on the other side. The ironclad CSS Tennessee, flagship of Admiral Franklin Buchanan, and four wooden ships engaged Farragut's fleet of 18. The four wooden ships were driven off or sunk by the superior Federal force, but rather than give in, Buchanan engaged the Union navy with his remaining ship, surrendering only after being shot and rammed by the Federal ships, no longer able to fire or move.Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
A young sailor in the Union Navy.
The Tennessee dealt with, Farragut turned his attention to the forts surrounding the bay, supporting land-based assaults. Forts Powell, Gaines, and Morgan were surrendered by Confederates, who retreated to Mobile, leaving the lower bay and their gateway to the Gulf. The city itself remained unconquered until the last days of the war. (www.battleofmobilebay.com) Boats can put in from ramps on Dauphin Island, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, which is accessible by ferry or by bridge.
New Orleans And The Mississippi
As the gateway to the Mississippi, New Orleans had a tremendous strategic value to anyone who wanted to control the water-borne trade, and to effectively blockade the South, the Union needed to control it. Entering from the Gulf of Mexico, they faced two major obstacles: Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip. Seized by rebels before Louisiana voted for secession, the two forts overlooked a long stretch of the Mississippi, with 11 schooner hulks strung across the river as a boom to delay attackers while the forts finished them off.
Captain David Farragut, the commander of the Union's blockading squadron in the area, led his ships into the river in April 1862, and bombarded the forts with shells. After five days, a pair of union ships managed to break through the boom. The ensuing firefight was fierce, but after the forts had been passed, the way to the city lay clear, and New Orleans surrendered to Farragut upon his arrival there (preserving the architecture of New Orleans from the destruction that many Southern cities suffered under Union attack).
Farragut proceeded up the Mississippi from New Orleans, taking Baton Rouge and Natchez, but his advance halted at Vicksburg, and his ships retreated to New Orleans. Meanwhile, Union General William Sherman was pressing down the river from the north, and arrived in Vicksburg on Christmas Eve. Sherman reportedly told an officer, "We will lose 5,000 men before we take Vicksburg, and we may as well lose them here as anywhere else." He was right. His army was repelled by the Confederate force, and it would be another six months before forces under the command of Ulysses Grant accepted Vicksburg's surrender following a devastating 47-day bombardment. The fall of Vicksburg took place in 1863 on July 4, a date that the city would refuse to celebrate for any reason, until 1945. At Vicksburg, there is a public boat ramp along the Vicksburg waterfront, at the foot of Clay Street. The nearest ramps to Forts Jackson and St. Philip are privately owned, and located along Highway 11 upriver from the forts.
(The National Park Service has put together a list of Civil War sites along the lower Mississippi River at www.nps.gov/history/delta/civil_war/sites.htm)Photo courtesy of the National Archives
Fort Sumter under the Confederate Flag.
Hampton Roads, Virginia
The Battle of Hampton Roads only lasted a few hours, but the meeting of the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack, a name the Union continued to use) had a worldwide effect. On March 8, 1862, the Virginia, captained by Franklin Buchanan, and several wooden Confederate ships engaged a Union fleet near Newport News. Virginia rammed the USS Cumberland, sinking her, and bombarded the ship Congress, which exploded. A third Union ship, the Minnesota, ran aground before the Virginia returned to Norfolk.
That night, the ironclad USS Monitor arrived, and when the Virginia emerged to fight again, the two ships engaged. It was a ferocious exchange, but neither was able to pierce the other's armor. The Monitor withdrew briefly when her pilot, the only one with a view to the outside, was blinded by splinters. The Virginia, thinking her opponent was leaving, also withdrew. Each side claimed victory, but the real winners were the ironclad warships themselves. Though both the Virginia and Monitor sank within a year of their battle, both sides began producing the new armored vessels, and once news of the contest reached across the Atlantic, Britain and France followed suit. The Mariners' Museum in Newport News displays artifacts from both ships and a full-scale recreation at the USS Monitor Center. (www.marinersmuseum.org) Boats can be launched from Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park in Newport News.
For more information on these and many other Civil War sites you can visit by sea or by land, take a look at the National Park Service's website, www.nps.gov.
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Flooding Affects Recreational Boating
Recent flooding along the Mississippi River has affected recreational boating in the area. As this issue went to press at the end of June, the river near Vicksburg was closed to recreational traffic, but floodwaters had begun receding. The city has set up a 24-hour action line, and they recommended calling to check conditions before visiting. That number is (601) 801-3411.
At the southern end of the river, the area around Fort Jackson had not been affected by the floodwaters, according to Capt. Steve Macmanus, of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. He said they were not anticipating any closures.


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"The stock market was a bit overbought recently. Many people believe the index has almost peaked, given the valuation is quite stretched at around 12-13 times price-to-earnings for most stocks," higher than the 10 times P/E ratio on average in the third quarter of last year, said Francis Lun, managing director at Lyncean Securities Ltd.
"Hong Kong stocks' lukewarm performance today was (partly) due to weak Japanese shares," said Steven Leung, director of institutional sales at UOB Kay Hian Inc. "Investors are waiting for China markets to reopen next week; some are expecting new policies favorable to the country's urbanization ahead of China's National People's Congress (which begins in early March)."
Blue-chip Chinese property developer China Overseas ended up 1.5% at HK$22.95, while China Resources Land rose 2% to HK$22.40.
Still, analysts believe there's not much room for the Hang Seng Index to rise further due to high valuations. Mr. Leung said he expects the benchmark index to face strong resistance at 24,000, while 22,900 should provide support in the near term.
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As TechArt had done with the original beauty-challenged Cayenne to make it pretty dang beautiful with the Magnum body kit, the GrandGT Aero Kit I does the same here for the hotly debated Panamera. The primarily CFRP-based body kit adds necessary width and profile stance to the car. Front fender pieces add almost an inch to both sides, while in back the haunches grow out a whole 1.75 inches on each side. Appropriate spacers have been inserted at the corners to fill up those new wheelwells, too.
Both the optional CFRP hood with breathing slats and the GT3-looking optional 55.1-inch wide TechArt fixed rear spoiler II with Gurney flap go a long way to adding some needed character to this really large 928-look copycat. All intake and vent inserts are in carbon fiber.
Given Porsche's sensational PASM and PACC specifically over-engineered for the Panamera Turbo, the added rapidity and personality of this GrandGT is handled with complete naturalness. I managed a couple of spurts near 170 mph where possible and the smooth Swabian roads were a perfect match for the forged 22-inch TechArt Formula III wheels and ContiSportContact3 tires at 265/30-ZR22 front, 305/25-ZR22 rear. The aero kit did the trick at these highest speeds, too, and only the lack of road in front of me kept me from reaching or exceeding comfortably the 196-mph v-max. TechArt uses its own design of PDK paddles as well that are better than the Porsche paddle shape. And, of course, even these touchy bits are dipped in the Alcantara witch's brew.
Being the creators of the whole Tequipment sub-brand of Porsche factory customization, TechArt on this GrandGT also had the optional PCCB discs for stopping hardera nearly mandatory option on this 4,500-pound baby.
The whole feel of this particular black storm is a very personal one since I personally would never get quite this excited about Alcantara and custom red detailing. But, to repeat, TechArt does the best job in the business if your factory Porsche is feeling a little too standard issue for you and the economic crush of the past two years somehow spared you. Hell, even pop, like this owner did, for the 10.2-inch roof-mounted digital TV-DVD screen andyou guessed itAlcantara-choked rear tables.
Best news, besides not having to get yours stuffed with Alcantara, is that General Manager Behringer assures me that the stage II tuning setup, to be shown first at this September's Frankfurt show, along with other goodies, will take the GrandGT to 690 hp (SAE) and 700 lb-ft of torque. And with the opening of the new TechArt USA offices and warehouse in Irvine, Calif., TechArt is making every effort to start bringing over every possible tuning package it creates instead of settling for aero kits, wheel sets, and other complementary bits.
Longitudinal front engine, all-wheel drive
4.8-liter V8 dohc, 32-valve, twin-turbocharged, per cylinder w/ Porsche VarioCam Plus intake, ECU with TechArt Techtronic TA 070/T1 reprogramming via Sport/Sport Plus buttons; MHI turbochargers uprated from 12.1 psi to 14.5 psi max; carbon-look engine cover; Porsche Sport Chrono Package Turbo; TechArt sport exhaust
Seven-speed PDK automated manual
Front: aluminum double-wishbone axle; rear: aluminum multi-link axle supported on subframe; adaptive air suspension w/ self-leveling; Porsche Active Suspension Management; normal, sport and sport plus mapping; active Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control antiroll bars
Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes, 16.1-inch diameter front and 13.8-inch diameter rear rotors; six-piston red TechArt aluminum calipers front, four-piston rear; all-wheel drive with Porsche Traction Management; Porsche Stability Management
Wheels and Tires
TechArt Formula III forged alloy, 9.5x22 (f), 11x22 (r); spacers
Continental ContiSportContact3, 265/30 (f), 305/25 (r)
TechArt GrandGT Aero Kit I: modified front and rear aprons w/ integrated intakes and carbon-fiber diffuser, grille and splitter inserts in carbon fiber, extended side skirts, roof spoiler, flared fenders f/r, CFRP Aero engine hood, 55.1x9.8-inch fixed TechArt rear spoiler II w/ Gurney flap; headlamp/taillamp trims; all air-duct inserts in carbon fiber
Black Alcantara covering everything possible and red stitching, TechArt sport steering wheel with TechArt paddle shifters, TechArt carbon interior kit, all dials in black with red numbers, 10.2-inch roof-mounted entertainment kit, rear fold-away tables, TechArt aluminum pedals
Peak Power: 571 hp @ 5350 rpm
Peak Torque: 612 lb-ft @ 3200 rpm
0-60 mph (w/Sport Chrono): 3.7 sec.
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Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2003 Honda Element
Right, today on this 2003 Honda Element were going install part number HM55999. This is the Hopkins universal taillight wiring kit for towed vehicles. The first thing we need to do is go ahead and get access to a taillight through removing them, so go ahead and open up the back hatches and tailgate. Well start on the passenger side. Then we will remove two screws to remove the taillights, then pull straight back with steady pull, un-pop this fastener in the back. Now, were going to rotate our light; I wont disconnect it, but well just lay it gently off to the side. Well go over to the driver side and repeat the same process.Next, well go ahead and lay out our wire harness.
RoadMaster 4-Wire Connector Installation - 2003 Honda Element
Today on this 2003 Honda Element, we're going to install part number RM-910030-1. This is a Road Master 4-wire connector. The first thing we need to do is go ahead and remove the original connector that's on our vehicle. In this case, it's a 4-pole flat, so we'll simply just cut off the end. Then we'll go ahead and take apart the 4-wire connector. We'll take out 1 screw in the top, and then push the insides out the front.
Blue Ox Base Plate Kit Installation - 2003 Honda Element
Today on this 2003 Honda Element we're going to install part number Bx2232 from Blue Ox. Go ahead and get underneath the hood and remove some plastic fasteners that hold the top of the bumper cover. Now we'll remove all the plastic fasteners that we can see plus the ones for the panel in the center. They'll be one last plastic grid that we'll have to remove that's underneath the panel. Now we'll go to the bottom of the vehicle at the bottom edge of the bumper cover. There'll be two metric bolts in the bottom, two on each side. You don't have to remove these, but it did make the whole assembly a little bit easier to work with and made it more flexible. Now we'll go to each fender well.
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Honda Element
Today on this 2007 Honda Element we are going to install part number 118465 from Tow Ready. This is a T-One wiring harness and what this harness basically does is fill in the missing parts of the factory tow package. First thing we are going to do is find the port underneath the dash where part of the harness plugs into. It is a two piece kit. One piece gos in the front of the vehicle with the modulite box itself and the other half plugs into the back of the vehicle.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Honda Element
Okay we are going to do an install on a Honda element using part number 24720. We will take out all the spare tire and the plastic so we can actually do the install. Okay we will go ahead and clean out the trunk area and then get down to the spare tire and take that apart. What well do next is tighten this down just enough to snug it to hold it in place, and then well see where to drill or holes out using the hitch as a template.


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I have no idea if this is the right size or what for 310 pages but after uploading it for hours it stopped about half way through saying that my internet connection needed checking and that I lost connection with the host. I have turned off my firewalls and my book is being uploaded again but will it affect the quality because I have had to try and upload it twice?
I had the same problem with 190pages book. I tried to upload it maybye 20 times :-) and everytime it stopped something in the middle with the same message. But I don't thing that it will affect the quality.
Hello Rosie1;
Just to confirm; as frustrating as this issue is, there is no reason why quality should be affected by a failed upload…
There have been many reports of this issue, so…
Blurb staff – suggestion – why don't you provide an FTP style "resume" facility on a failed connection during upload!
>Hello Rosie1;
>Just to confirm; as frustrating as this issue is, there is no reason why quality should be >affected by a failed upload…
>There have been many reports of this issue, so…
>Blurb staff – suggestion – why don't you provide an FTP style "resume" facility on a failed >connection during upload!
I can't upload either. I've tried all of the suggestions. I don't know what to do. I've got a timeline and my family is waiting for this!
I'm just now getting familiar with this website. There seems to be nothing that addess this issue of uploading, or burning everything to a CD and mailing it to you. Why is that???
Hello Fellow Blurbarians,
There are many different reasons an upload can fail especially if it is large. Regarding these cases I always suggest filling out a Customer Support Form and someone from Blurb will be in contact with you in one business day.
Quite often we have to tailor the solution to the individual case depending on the ISP or even network settings. Sometimes erroneous pictures can also stall an upload. If the upload keeps stalling out in the same location, one technique is to create a new page and copy all the material from the page that is stalling the upload and then deleting the old page.
When writing in to customer support it is quite helpful to include all the details you might have and whatever steps you have taken currently. This way we can get to the solution faster by avoiding some initial questions.
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I agree, providing a ftp or web upload option would be very nice since the upload feature in booksmart doesn't work well. I've been trying to upload a single book 26 pages for hours and it doesn't work
For those who thought FTP or web upload suggestion, IT IS best IF some of you contact Blurb contact form regarding feature improvement request or suggestion.
Hope that helps.
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Did you finally resolve you uploading issue? I am having the same problem. My photobook has about the same number of pages as yours but the # of MB is much larger. I'm starting to lose hope!


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This is a little Tetris game. It is built with a Nokia 5110 cellphone LCD and a Texas Instruments MSP430G2553 microcontroller. The system without the backlight uses less than 1mA. It is written in C with the TI Code Composer Studio.
µTetris with MSP430 - [Link]
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Over a week ago I've got a notice that Texas Instruments (TI) is giving away a 50% coupon for MSP430_FRAM related devices. Without hesitation ordered their MSP-EXP430FR5739 TI experimenters board that price went down to $14.50 including free shipping.
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MSP EXP430FR5739 FRAM based microcontroller board is interesting piece of hardware. It features FRAM memory instead of Flash which is claimed to withstand almost unlimited number of Reads and Writes. It is also faster. It can substitute an EEPROM on board. But it is not very popular technology due to different manufacturing. On this development board there is MSP430 microcontroller which has 16KB FRAM, 1KB of SRAM. It carries eight LEDS, MTC thermistor, 3 axis digital accelerometer, optional LDR, couple buttons. So this is great for many uses.
Experiment with MSP430 FRAM board via web interface - [Link]
This tutorial is an introductory tutorial on getting started with the MSP430 series of controllers by Texas Instruments. muaz @ zeroohm.ae writes:
There are millions and trillions of ways to start using microcontrollers. Hobbyist or people who find hard to code normally prefers Arduino as their coding environment, while engineers might prefer using AVR/PIC. The MSP430 microcontroller is an extremely versatile platform which supports many applications. With its ability to consume ultra-low power it enables the designing engineer to meet the goals of many projects. It has, of course, its limitations. It is inclined mostly towards low energy and less intensive applications that operate with batteries, so processing capabilities and memory, among other things, are limited. However it's still called a mixed-signal processor and is capable of doing some sort of speech processing. Before starting with some exposure to hardware and software part, I assume that you all have some sort of programming knowledge in embedded c. Even if you know java or c++, you will still be able to adapt to the tutorials easily as the logic will remain the same, only the code language changes.
Getting Started With The MSP430 - [Link]
Juan has written an article detailing how to use an MSP430 with a DAC7564:
The DAC7564 is a low-power, voltage-output, four-channel, 12-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The device includes a 2.5V, 2ppm/°C internal reference. The device is monotonic, provides very good linearity, and minimizes undesired code-to-code transient voltages (glitch).
Interfacing the DAC7564 to an MSP430 - [Link]
Making an FM using TEA5767 module:
I've started to build a little FM radio with one of this cheap modules with a Phillip chip, the TEA5767. I will control it with a MSP430, probably I'll use some kind of encoder to change stations and a potentiometer for the volume.
The TEA5767 is a single-chip electronically tuned FM stereo radio for low-voltage applications with fully integrated Intermediate Frequency (IF) selectivity and demodulation. Most of the information of this devices is from the datasheet and this app note.
Making an FM radio-Part 1; the TEA5767 - [Link]
machinegeek @ dangerousprototypes.com writes:
panStamps are small open source wireless modules designed to add RF connectivity to sensors, MCUs and similar projects. The crew at panStamp is in the process of developing a new module based on the TI CC430F5137 SOC. Programming will be via the Arduino IDE, facilitated through a port being developed by the open source Energia project.Commercial release of this new line of panStamps is planned for September-October. For more info visit PanStamp.
panStamp developing MSP430 based module - [Link]
SUF posted a cheap frequency counter based on MSP430.
Here is the properties of the project:
- Cheap: The component total should be below $5
- Using TI's MSP430 line of MCUs what I'm learning now
- Able to measure till 10MHz – Using LED display
- Able to calibrate
- achieve maximum +-10Hz error at 10MHz
Cheap frequency counter based on MSP430 - [Link]
MSP430 powerscope, a low power aid – [via]
MechG developed a breadboard scope meter to help him identity and lower power consumption in his projects.
The Power Scope is a meter intended for use on a breadboard to aid in the development of battery-operated devices. It provides dedicated monitoring at the power source so you can quickly see the effects of circuit/software changes on power consumption during development. This frees up your DVM for general diagnostic use.
MSP430 Powerscope – A Low Power Aid - [Link]
by Publitek European Editors:
Small, flexible, low-cost but high-performance microcontrollers, and the off-the-shelf boards built around them, are revolutionizing the world of electronics design for small systems. Products such as the Microchip PIC16, the Atmel AVR and Texas Instruments MSP430, and ready-made modules based around these and similar microcontrollers such as the Arduino and Basic Stamp, provide a range of flexible, programmable I/Os that lend themselves to a wide variety of different applications.
Many of these systems are powered by batteries, which have a strongly variable output voltage as they discharge. For example, the voltage output by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery will typically fall as it discharges from 4.2 V to around 3 V, with a wide plateau in the 3.5 V region. This is where most of the stored power will be delivered.
Flexible Power for Versatile Micros - [Link]


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One of the most laughable things about this whole issue is, even if GW was indeed happening, what do the libbies think they are going to do to control it? You could shut down every single source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions today, and if the Earth is going to warm, it still will. Nothing like trying to control the Earth's thermostat...but the libbies will want to crash the world economy to try and do so...We can't even control local climate, and we're going to try to control the climate of the whole planet? Libbies, get a grip, will ya?


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A global roundup on newspaper paywalls by @nytimes Try finding @wsj the original paid digital content site in there:
+1 @jbenton: idea that supporting print wasn't a factor in the design of @nytimes paywall seems absurd on its face
As @Telegraph joins meter paywall bandwagon today, the 5 leading approaches to charging for news content: @mediabrief
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Is it a church, is it a castle or is it a rather extraordinary home?
The listing calls it one of the most extraordinary homes for sale in San Francisco, and for once we can forgive the hyperbole, for the dwelling at 601 Dolores Street is indeed very much out of the ordinary. The home is in fact the imposing Gothic Revival church (now deconsecrated) which overlooks Dolores Park. Built […] [Read More]
Restaurateur Pat Kuleto lists his Sausalito houseboat
Pat Kuleto's Sausalito houseboat is on the market for $495,000. Restaurateur extraordinaire Pat Kuleto has listed his home for sale. And, not surprisingly given the personality behind its owner, it's not your usual 3-bedroom abode. Indeed it's not a house at all but a houseboat. The designer behind Bay Area culinary institutions such as Boulevard, […] [Read More]
Top of the pile: Marin's mega mansions
Marin County's most expensive new property on the market. Marin County is hardly known for its affordable houses — which makes perusing the area's new listings all the more fun in a fantasy land sort of way. Top of the freshly listed stratospheric bracket bracket pile at the moment is a 6,000 sq ft home […] [Read More]
Point and find commercial real estate with new iPhone app
Is there anything the iPhone can't do? It's certainly true to say that every day sees the arrival of a new app that promises to transform your life. And the technology that makes these gizmos work is certainly impressive. The latest launch to cross our radar will be of interest to those who deal in […] [Read More]
San Francisco is a renters' city says CBS MoneyWatch report
It's often best to rent in San Francisco, according to CBS MoneyWatch. With the help of data compiled by rent.com, CBS MoneyWatch worked out the five best cities for renting instead of owning a property, and found that San Francisco was at the top of the list. The tool used was a "rent ratio" devised […] [Read More]
Price of Berkeley home slashed by $2 million
It's not often a seller is put in the position of having to knock $2 million off the asking price of their home. The property in question, at 7080 Kenilworth Rd in the Berkeley-Oakland hills, hit the MLS in late 2008 and the initial ticket price was $4,999,999. Perhaps sensing the folly of their ways, […] [Read More]
Bay Area house prices up, sales volume down, from March to April
On the Peninsula competition is driving home buyers away from places such as Cupertino. The median price of a Bay Area single-family home increased 5.5% from March to April, according to new data from online real-estate company Redfin. In Marin County, prices for single-family homes jumped 10% in one month, which Redfin puts down to […] [Read More]
What the new median home price will buy you in Marin
This home in Point Reyes Station costs the same as the current median price for Marin. On Monday we checked in on what the new median price for homes in Alameda County actually translated to in terms of real homes currently on the market. Today, let's take a trip across the Richmond Bridge to Marin […] [Read More]
What the new median home price will buy you in Alameda County
Newly built condo in Oakland for just under Alameda's median home price: $359,900. As reported in this paper last month, the median sale price of homes in the Bay Area rose by more than 30% in March — from "its absurdly low level" in March 2009, according to real estate information service MDA DataQuick. Buyers […] [Read More]
Cell towers and cell coverage: what impact on home sales?
A great big electrical tower looming over your home will add a certain difficulty factor to selling it, that much is clear. You see these towers around the Bay Area in residential areas and wonder about their impact on asking prices, not to mention the potential effect on the local residents' well-being. Cell phone towers […] [Read More]
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Bellfield Oron Brushed Tropical Flower Jumper
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Bellfield Jumper with Tropical Flower Pattern
Transitioning your wardrobe from winter to spring, this patterned jumper by Bellfield is the perfect knit for spring.
Featuring a bright, tropical flower pattern, this layering piece lifts your looks, adding a girly pop of colour to your off-duty style. The brushed fabric gives this top textured appeal, while the ribbed cuffs and hem perfect the fit.
Layer this jumper over a contrast colour tee and light wash denim jeans. Add a pair of ankle boots for a cool meets casual weekend style.
Please note: To keep this jumper looking its best, it must be hand washed only.
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Bellfield Bankoni LW Acid Wash Denim Parka
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Denim parka with drawstrings to hood, hem and waist. Front pockets and left chest pocket. Zip and button fastenings. Animal print lining in hood.Colour: Grey. Cotton. Machine washable.
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Bellfield Lightweight Printed Jogging Pants
These joggers by Bellfield are the perfect pick for off-duty style and your yoga and Pilates classes.
Featuring an all-over palm leaf print, these jogging pants channel the season's love of prints and monochrome. Their loose fit, lightweight style is perfect for summer and you'll love the neon drawstring to the waist for a pop of colour. Cuffed hems keep these pants in place - ideal for when you're in boat pose or practicing your shoulder stands.
Wear these printed joggers with a black vest top and neon racer back top layered over the vest.
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- Inside leg: 29 inches
Bellfield Idoma Lightweight Parka
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Bellfield Parka
This bright orange parka by Bellfield bursts onto the summer scene with its vivid colour and lightweight cover up appeal.
The zesty orange hue of this parka clashes beautifully with the bright floral lining - nothing says summer like a floral print! All about the storage, this jacket boasts several zip up pockets, chest pockets and inside pouches to keep your essentials close to hand, while contrast poppers and zips perfect the fit.
Wear this lightweight parka over a Bellfield tee and their skinny denim shorts with a pair of low profile plimsolls to complete your off-duty summer style.
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Bellfield Frenso Neon Burn Out Vest
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Racer back vest with low armholes.Colour: Neon Green. 50% cotton, 50% polyester. Machine washable.
Khaki parka with tropical print lining and lime stitch detail. Lime drawstrings to hem, waist and hood. Front buttoned pockets and small chest pockets. Approx length: 31 inch.Colour: Khaki. Cotton. Lining: Polyester. Machine washable.


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Venti Girl Holiday Gift Guide: The Shoe Lover
Ahhhh, one of the great collector's edition books of 2011. Don't have it yet? I suggest you tell the Mr that you'd really, really, really love to find this under the tree. What shoe lover, Choo lover, fashion lover or observer of popular culture doesn't swoon at the sight of this glistening limited edition, faux snakeskin-wrapped, hardcover coffee table book? Jimmy Choo XV is just as beautifully designed as the towering heels the brand is known for crafting. This is one book you'll be sure to view from cover to cover.
Why this is the gift that keeps on giving: 100% of the revenues from the sale of this book will be donated to the Jimmy Choo Foundation, a non-profit charitable trust that empowers women by helping them to lead healthier and safer lives.
{Men, take note: this is a gift best delivered with a pair of stunning Jimmy Choo stilettos wrapped beautifully in an adjacent box. Think of the book as the stocking stuffer.}


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Killer terrain, cold beer, and character the megaresorts can't touch. These five local hills make up for every marketing dollar they lack with the stuff that really matters. Sounds like a fair trade to us.
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A fistful of hours before loading his players onto a plane Friday night for a trip to an invitational basketball tournament in Springfield, Mass., Lone Peak High coach Quincy Lewis ran his team through a practice, doing what he does: sweating the miniscule, microscopic, sub-atomic stuff.
Pacing the floor, arms folded, as his players blurred back and forth in a passing drill, the 41-year-old Lewis studied every second, every sequence, every thing. He watched like a terrier on a T-bone, one moment barking orders to the entire group — "You've done this before, we'll do it until you do it right!" — and another calmly offering a minor-but-specific suggestion to a specific player, in this case guard Nick Emery, about a specific body movement in a specific situation that might nudge the kid forward in his development and, most importantly, make Lewis' team better.
"He puts you in the position to fulfill your potential," said Emery, who will play his college ball at BYU. "He's very precise about it."
"He goes to extremes," said TJ Haws, also headed for BYU.
Senior Talon Shumway, who was recruited by BYU basketball but accepted a scholarship from Cougar football, was more direct: "He's OCD. He's intense. He expects a lot."
He's getting what he expects.
Lewis has had some fine teams. The Lone Peak record book is filled with the names of his guys, including Jackson Emery and Tyler Haws. He's won five state championships in eight years here, and, barring a crazy upset, he'll get a sixth in his ninth. This team is probably his best.
In addition to Nick Emery, TJ Haws and Shumway, Lone Peak has center Eric Mika, also headed for BYU. Lewis thinks guards Conner Toolson and Zach Frampton are Division I players, too.
The Knights are 14-1 despite playing in some challenging out-of-state tournaments. They've already won their games in the Chicago Elite Classic and the Brandon Jennings Invitational in Milwaukee. They were beat in the final of the City of Palms Classic in Florida, the Mount Everest of high school tournaments, and they've been ranked among the nation's top teams. Now they're playing in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield.
"This group has great chemistry," Lewis said. "They're unselfish, and they have a high talent level."
But then Lewis' teams almost always do. His record: 197-35.
The obvious question: How has it happened?
The obvious answer: A lot of terrific players.
The majority of Lone Peak's talent has come from within its school boundaries. Some of the names of players may sound familiar because their fathers played at BYU.
Beyond that, when Lewis was hired at Lone Peak, he knew what was necessary to win. He launched a developmental camp/clinics that drew 88 kids from third to 12th grades in that first year. The camp/clinics had 491 kids from K-12 last summer. Lewis taught the attendees what they needed and motivated them to improve on their own.
It worked. It works.
Lewis garnered his knowledge from his father, Tim, who was a long-time high school coach. Quincy had watched him do his business for years, eventually playing for him at Timpview in the late 1980s. Tim hardly encouraged his son to follow his path, telling him: "If you're crazy enough to get into coaching, you will get fired."
Lewis didn't listen. After playing at Dixie for two years, recruited there by a young assistant named Dave Rose, Lewis went to Wagner College, a tiny Presbyterian school on Staten Island. A notable quote from his coach there: "We have black players, white players, four Yugoslavians and a Mormon. Our biggest decision isn't what type of offense or defense to run. It's what kind of warm-up music to play."
After getting a master's degree at Utah, Lewis fell for coaching when he was offered an assistant's job at BYU-Hawaii. He assisted at Utah Valley for five seasons and married his wife, Debbie, that last year, before getting fired. He was an assistant for a year at Southern Utah but wanted to quit because of the silly time requirements. That's when the job opened at Lone Peak, and Debbie talked her husband into taking it.
Lewis now is gallivanting around the country with his team, winning titles. About that OCD thing, that sick attention to every detail, he called himself a "basketball nerd," saying that's what a coach has to be to win.
"I don't know if I'm a lifer, because you have to spend so much time away from the family," he said. "I'm deep in the woods. But if you want to be good …"
You have to be a geek.
Lewis has had chances to go elsewhere. He had the job at Dixie seven years ago but didn't take it. His name was mentioned as an assistant at BYU, but it didn't happen. He would jump to college, if the circumstances were right. They'd have to be real right to beat what he already has.
"I've got a great deal," he said, "right where I am."
Gordon Monson hosts "The Big Show" weekdays from 3-7 p.m. on 1280 AM and 97.5 FM The Zone. Twitter: @GordonMonson.


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Hidden Beach
A gorgeous nude beach with small numbers of visitors is emerging between Trinidad Head and Patrick's Point and College Cove. Best time to visit the string of pocket coves is low tide. During high tide, most of the sand is covered. "The few people who show up go nude there," says frequent visitor Alex, of San Rafael. "I've gone there many times, sometimes with friends, and run into other people only once or twice."
Private property.
From Eureka, go north on Highway 101 and take the Trinidad turnoff. At the first intersection, instead of turning right onto Stage Coach Road, which is the way to College Cove, keep going straight. Says Alex, "about a block after you pass a supermarket on your left, you will see some horse stables. Just past the horses, turn right and stay on the road for about 1.5 miles until it comes to a big, 90-degree bend and turn. Follow the bend and just after it look for a little turnout with a "No Parking" sign on the right side of the road. It only holds one or two cars. Park there and walk to the left, where you will see a fence with a hole. Walk through it and follow the path about a half mile to three-quarters of a mile, through some redwoods, to the shore. You'll get some beautiful views of the ocean along the way."
You get to pick from six or seven small but sandy beaches next to inlets. Each of the beaches is a few hundred yards long. The beach trail is usually free of poison oak.
Most likely, you'll be the only person present.
Beach washes away in high tide; private property; not much parking.
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Strawberry & Rhubarb Crumble
One of my favourite go-to desserts is a crumble, healthier than most other puddings and very satisfying. Rhubarb is one of the first vegetables ready to harvest and I love the classic combination with strawberries.
For this crumble I chopped up four stalks of rhubarb and halved as many strawberries as would fit the oven dish. To this, I added a glug of cointreau, a tablespoon of honey (substitute it for any other sweetener) and half a vanilla pod and let it simmer in the oven at 180 degrees. After ten minutes I mixed in two tablespoons of cornmeal. I made a crumble of polenta, butter, oats, unrefined cane sugar, and maple syrup, and sprinkled it over the top. After 20 minutes it was golden brown and I left it to cool inside the oven. Very delicious! Even more spectacular when served with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to balance out the tanginess of the rhubarb.
Celebration Bread: Duivekater & Sûkerbôle
Today I organized an Easter brunch with lots of home made goods. It was not an easy task to surpass last year's smorgasbord but I definitely succeeded! I served pastel coloured boiled eggs and scattered their miniature chocolate counterparts across the table. There was freshly made orange and mango smoothie. I baked croissants, as you can read here, and these two traditional Dutch loaves.
The Duivekater, a spicy bread with curly legs, is a rarity these days. It is traditionally associated with the Easter holiday as well as Sinterklaas, as can be seen on paintings by the painter Jan Steen. The bread is flavoured with lemon zest, cardamom and nutmeg. It has cake-like crumb because of the eggs in the dough. The high sugar content gives the crust its dark caramelised colour.
Sûkerbôle is Frisian bread that translates as 'sugar loaf'. It is an enriched dough flavoured with cinnamon and has little lumps of sugar all mixed through. It is eaten all year round but remains a particularly beloved item on the Easter table because of its festive aroma and indulgent stickiness.
Croissants & Pains au Chocolat
What better to serve on an Easter brunch than some home made croissants? This was my first go at viennoiserie and the pastry turned out just like the real deal: flaky, buttery, and golden!
Hot Cross Buns
These soft and spicy bread rolls are filled with currants, raisins, apples and orange peels. Traditionally they are served on Good Friday in Britain, but I've noticed a rapid gain in popularity across the globe (and the web) come Eastertime. Not suprising, because they are incredibly soft and flavourful.
I always like to do a bit of food trendwatching around holidays. In the Netherlands, scones are definitely the trend for this Easter (I've even seen them with goji berries - the super food hype had officially reached its peak!). Mark my words: in one or two years these hot cross buns will be smokin'.
Basket Case Cake
I put all my chocolate eggs in one carrot cake basket, chock-full of walnuts and raisins, filled with a vanilla mascarpone frosting and decorated with marzipan and coconut.
Palm Sunday Bread Rolls
In northeastern regions of the Netherlands it is a custom for children to hold a procession through the streets on Palm Sunday. In their hands they carry a palmpasenstok: a 'cross' decorated with palm sticks (usually buxus), coloured paper, and a bread rooster. Even though I never joined in the processions my mother would always buy a bread rooster for me and my sister. So when I found out that Mannin had a recipe for these bread rolls on her website I certainly wanted to give them a go myself. The bread is an enriched sweet dough that is reminiscent of brioche. I tweaked the original recipe a bit by using half spelt and half wheat flour. Also, I took a good example from the Scandinavians and used cinnamon sugar in the tails. Disaster struck when in the oven the top tray fell down onto the bottom one. Sadly, my friend's bread snail perished (can't say I would be equally sorry if it were a real snail), but fortunately most of the other animals were spared. This morning I had a bread roll for breakfast with some homemade vanilla butter: absolutely scrummy!
Recipe: Chocolate and Hazelnut Easter Bunny
Last week I blogged about the baguettes Ramona and I made at Mannin's place. Now it is time to show my contribution to the baking extravaganza. Initially I had the ambitious plan to create a three dimensional easter egg out of cake. Unfortunately, my 3D cake pans did not arrive on time so I improvised and failed miserably. But as soon as we combined our baking powers, the cake turned into something equally worthy of the Easter table and just as delicious: a funny bunny out made of hazelnut sponge with a praline mousse and ganache coating. For the recipe in Dutch, go to Mannin's blog. Visit Ramona's website for some more revealing pictures of the easter bunny. I'd like to thank my blog buddies again for letting me use their photos!
Hazelnut mousse
3 egg yolks • 45 gr sugar • 45 ml water • 80 gr milk chocolate • 50 gr hazelnut paste (nougat) • 240 g cream, whipped
Melt the chocolate and nougat together in a double boiler. Meanwhile, cook the sugar and water to a syrup of 115 degrees. Whisk the egg yolks until frothy and add the boiling sugar syrup whilst beating vigorously until you have a pâte a bombe. Keep whisking until the mixture has cooled slightly and pass it through a sieve to filter out any sugar lumps. Mix in the melted chocolate and nougat until you have a tough paste. Carefully fold in the whipped cream until you have a homogenous mixture and put aside in the fridge.
Chocolate-Hazelnut Sponge
3 eggs, separated • 50 gr sugar • ½ vanilla pod • pinch of salt • 1 Tbs cocoa • ½ TS baking powder • 30 gr flour • 40 gr ground hazelnuts
Grease a 18 cm cake pan and cover with baking paper. Preheat the oven at 190 degrees Celsius. Whisk the yolks with 20 gr sugar and vanilla until frothy. Whisk the egg whites with 30 gr sugar until stiff peaks. Add a third of the egg whites to the yolks and mix well. Then carefully fold in the remaining egg whites. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder and fold until combined. Quickly mix in the ground hazelnuts and pour in the cake pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 190 degrees. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Small pound cakes (cheeks)
100 gr soft butter • 100 gr sugar • 100 gr egg (2 size M eggs) • 100 gr plain flour
Grease a cake tin with 6 holes. Cream the butter and sugar until light and airy. Mix in one egg until fully incorporated. Add the next egg and beat the mix another 5 minutes. Sift the flour into the mix and carefully fold through, keeping as much air in as possible. Fill the holes in the cake pan for two-thirds. Bake them for 30 minutes until golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack. After they have cooled, cut off the top so you have a smooth surface to go on the cake.
Cut the cake in half. Spread a layer of the praline mousse onto the cake and put on the top half. Stick on the small cakes for the cheeks. Freeze the cake for at least half an hour. Meanwhile, make ganache
75 gr dark chocolate, chopped • 65 gr cream • 15 gr soft butter
Bring the cream to a boil, take off the heat and mix in the chocolate. Mix in the soft butter. Use the ganache when it reaches 37 degrees. Take the cake out of the freezer and set on a wire rack. Swiftly pour over the ganache. You can use a hairdryer to smoothen out any irregularities. Leave the ganache to set and finish the cake with decorations. Use chocolate buttons for eyes, nose and teeth. Make ears out of tempered chocolate and stick them underneath the cake.
Organic Apple Pie & Freebies from a Local Bakery
Last week a local bakery celebrated their twentieth anniversary and offered the public a look behind the scenes. I had only ever been inside a supermarket bakery so I figured seeing the local bakers at work would make for an interesting trip. As soon as my sister and I stepped inside the small workshop we were overwhelmed by the smell of yeast and fresh bread and the immense heat radiating from the oven. As we progressed through the oliebollen room via another rotating(!) bread oven and the pastry workspace we ended up in the shop front where we handed a goodie bag. It contained karrewielen (cartwheel cookies) and another familiar tasting sugar cookie, slices of coloured bread which I'm not a fan of, and slices of yummy stollen with a buttery almond paste.
As much as I'm in favour of supporting local bakeries I still feel that nothing beats homemade goods. An example is an apple-walnut-cranberry pie with spelt crust which I made for a birthday. About 80% of its contents are organic and locally sourced and it contains no unnecessary additions. You will not find anything like it at a regular bakery. Being in control of the quality of your ingredients is one of the reasons why I enjoy baking so much.
Every time a new survey reveals that supermarket bread contains extracts of human hair and yoga mats I remind myself why I am so passionate about artisan baking. I will not to get into the nitty-gritty of recent food scandals as I agree with most of the sentiments expressed in newspapers: we need more transparency from the food industry. But if things are going to change at all I reckon it will be a slow process. In the meantime it is so much easier to tackle this problem if you just start taking measures yourself.
A first step is to stop buying industrially produced baked goods from supermarkets. Of course I am aware that bakeries buy their ingredients wholesale and additives and preservatives are integral to the production chain. I can easily spot the difference between a custard filling made with real eggs and vanilla or from an instant mix, which is what most bakeries, unfortunately, use. That's why I stick to my own arrogance golden rule: Don't buy it if you can bake it yourself. But for artisan bread, butter pastry, traditional cookies, enriched breads and local delicacies (think of all the secret recipes!) local bakeries are best. Sure they will be more expensive but as a result you might eat less and take more time you enjoy your food, which is never a bad thing ;)
Recipe: Wholewheat French Baguettes
Last week I planned a meet-up with my fellow baking bloggers Ramona from A Dutchie Baking and Mannin from Baksels.net. While Ramona and I know each other personally it was great to finally meet the lady behind the baksels. As you might have guessed, the day was a baking marathon: I had planned to share some cake ideas whilst Mannin taught us the fine arts of baking baguettes. I learnt a lot of new things about bread: from the importance of temperature to the fickleness of an aerated gluten network, kindly demonstrated by Ramona when she accidentally caused a whole container of dough to collapse in on itself. Having never baked a baguette before I felt like a true boulanger when I returned home with five baguettes sticking out of my rucksack, intoxicating the whole train compartment with their amazing aroma. Thankfully, Mannin was kind enough to divulge her recipe and now I get to share it with you! On the day we made baguettes with French flour (type 55 and 65); I made mine with German type 550 flour and a wholewheat flour. You can find the recipe for the white baguettes (in Dutch) on Mannin's website and Ramona's version is over here.
To make baguettes you'll need to prepare a day ahead. But the satisfaction of having baked your own baguette is really worth the wait!
For 3 French baguettes, you'll need
400 gr strong bread flour • 100 gr whole wheat bread flour • 10 gr salt • 2 gr dried yeast • 310 gr water at room temperature • 20-25 gr water • Rye flour for dusting
Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and mix well with a whisk. Add the yeast and mix again. Pour in 300 gr of water and knead for 10 minutes in a standing mixer (or use your hands). Add the remaining water little by little and knead until the dough becomes less sticky. Take a little ball from the dough and stretch it with your fingers. The dough is ready when you can turn it into a thin film that feels just a tad sticky. If it breaks, keep kneading until you reach this stage. Put the dough in a lightly greased container and close the lid. Put it in the fridge to prove overnight at 7 degrees Celsius.
The next day, take the dough from the fridge and let it warm up to 17 degrees Celsius. Preheat the oven at 240 degrees Celsius, leave a tray or pizza stone in your oven to heat up.
Divide the dough into three portions. Take one piece of the dough and flatten it a little by stretching, making sure not to press too much as it will destroy the air bubbles. If the dough is too sticky to handle, lightly grease your hands with some oil. Do not use flour as it will mess up the consistency of the bread.
Shaping the baguettes (see pictures)
Fold the piece of dough like a booklet: first the top down to one third of the rectangle, next fold the bottom third over the first fold. Lastly, fold the dough over itself to create tension on the surface of the dough, making sure to fasten the edges with your fingers. Carefully shape the dough by rolling until you reach the desired length; i.e. the length of your oven tray. Lay the rolled pieces of dough seam-side down on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Lightly dust the baguettes with rye flour to prevent the dough from drying out. Leave to prove until the dough reaches a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, then slash the surface of the dough diagonally with a very sharp knife, razorblade or bread lame prior to baking.
Fill a tray with water and put it in the bottom of your oven. Transfer the baking paper with the baguettes onto the hot baking tray or stone. Bake the baguettes for 25-30 minutes at 230 degrees Celsius until they are crisp and golden brown.
Leave the baked baguettes to cool on a wire rack or eat them while they are still warm. The breads also freeze well. Just pop them in a preheated oven for 5 minutes after they have thawed and they will be as good as fresh. I carved my day-old baguettes and filled the cuts with a homemade garlic and lemon butter before baking them again. The baguettes were incredibly tasty and moist!
Thanks Mannin for the lovely time and for letting me use the photo where I'm scoring a baguette :)
Baking the Books
Many an eyebrow was raised when I presented this stack of medieval manuscripts on my birthday. Lucky for my guests, these books were not made of parchment and leather but cake and marzipan. Here's a codicological description from the top down:
23 Pointes of Good Cookery. A marzipan-bound codex, two quires of pistachio and orange dacquoise lined with a dark chocolate ganache and dried cherries rehydrated with kirsch.
Skelton Sandwich: Quarto sized pound cake with two columnns of whipped cream, strawberry jam glosses and decorated fresh strawberry initials.
Fitzherbert's Frutefull Matter: An octavo sized volume consisting of lime cake folios with limoncello watermarks, pages of white chocolate mousse and red fruit illuminations.
Both mise en place and mise en page were highly enjoyable!
If you have followed by blog for a while you'll have noticed that I love playing around with choux pastry (see my Pastry Swans or Choux Ventoux). I was inspired to make these little 'nuns' by Cristophe Michalak, a French patissier who makes modern but no less heavenly versions of la Religieuse: from skateboarders to Japanese ladies. Like Michalak, I topped my choux buns with craquelin disks - whereas choux pastry will inevitably get soggy after a while, the crackly layer remains crisp for a long time. The choux are filled with a fresh strawberry and vanilla cream.
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Dustin Lance Black And Team Open Up About Prop 8-Themed Broadway Play!
Sounds like this will be something truly special!
Last month, we heard all about Dustin Lance Black's new play 8, which focuses on the federal case challenging Prop 8!
We'd heard that the play would premiere as a Broadway benefit reading for one night only on Sept. 19th in NYC. We also heard it would feature an A-list ensemble cast including Morgan Freeman, Marisa Tomei, Anthony Edwards, Rob Reiner, John Lithgow, and Bradley Whitford….AND Matt Bomer & Cheyenne Jackson playing husbands!
Now, the play about the Prop 8 case opens in less than a week, and everyone seem VERY excited about it!
Here's what president of the American Foundation for Equal Rights Chad Griffin had to say about the play:
"We're very lucky that we were able to assemble actors that can amplify and show what actually happened in that courtroom. It's made for the stage."
And here's what Dustin Lance Black himself had to say about his play:
"I wanted to make it fair. I wanted to bring both sides' best argument. If anything, I think it's overly fair to the opposition."
But it gets better! The American Foundation for Equal Rights and gay-rights group Broadway Impact are saying that they'll license Black's play 8 to schools and community organizations "in order to spur action, dialogue and understanding. Dozens, it says, have so far asked to stage their own productions."
SUCH great news! We're absolutely THRILLED that this play is getting so much attention/love, and we think it's fantastic that the play will make it schools/organizations all over the country!