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The Importance of Pourfection for Baking
Sep 10, 2006 | From the kitchen of Rose
POURfect Bowls, Beakers, and Measuring Spoons
Good design is something I value very highly. The first thing I learned about design when I was a freshman in college, is the concept of form following function. Over the years I have found it to be both disappointing and outrageous that in the arena of home baking, the critical tools--measuring spoons and cups with spouts for measuring liquid--have fallen so far from this design principle and, more often than not, are inconsistent in accuracy. I kept thinking: no wonder so many people are under the mistaken impression that baking is hard--there is no standard of measure for the ingredients and unfortunately most people seem to think that measuring is easier than weighing.
When I bake, I weigh almost every ingredient except for small but essential ingredients like baking powder, baking soda, salt, and yeast. 1/8 teaspoon more or less of baking powder or baking soda makes a critical difference in determining whether a cake will dome, have a flat surface, or sink in the middle--as does 1/8 teaspoon of yeast in bread baking which can affect the rising time by as much as an hour for each rise. Most scales don't measure these minute ingredients as accurately as measuring spoons do. And I know most people who bake measure liquid by volume not weight.
With each new brand or design of measuring spoons and liquid measuring cups I eagerly ran (with hope in my heart) to the sink to start checking by pouring in water. A cup of water, by the way, measures 8 fluid ounces but does not weigh 8 ounces. Look up water in the dictionary. It defines one fluid 8 ounce cup of water as 238.35 grams which is 8.4 ounces. The volume reading should be taken at eye level and the meniscus--the clear space at the very top--should be above the line. (Incidentally, liquid measures are not designed to measure solids such as sugar and flour which need measuring cups with unbroken rims on which to level off the ingredient.)
While I've been hoping desperately for accurate measuring cups for liquid and accurate measuring spoons, I've also wished for pitchers with spouts that didn't drip. Randy Kaas has just fulfilled both dreams with his line of POURfect beakers and measuring spoons. But he is also providing something I never even dared dream of: The POURfect bowls which enable you to pour ingredients into a stand mixer while it is running without danger of hitting the paddle beater or spilling a single drop of liquid or smidgen of flour. Beyond that, it is comfortable to hold with one hand and a small "rocker" below the tear-drop shaped spout latches onto the bowl to keep it from falling into the mixer bowl. This man thinks of everything.
The measuring spoons come in every useful increment, starting with a set of teaspoons measures: 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, and a second set of teaspoon measures: 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, and 1 tablespoon. They also come with a clever little flat scraper to level off the ingredient.
The beakers, which are a pleasure to hold as well as behold, are 2 cup capacity, with the standard division of cup markings plus both fluid ounces and milliliters, and can be used for boiling liquids in the microwave. The bowls come in 6 cup and 8 cup capacity. All of these POURfect products are dishwasher safe.
Isn't it interesting that the food world has an award for just about everything except kitchen equipment design. Our beloved Kitchen Aid sponsors baking awards. But they are the ones who deserve an award for enabling us to bake at a higher level as does Cuisinarts who pioneered the food processor, My Weigh Scale that makes accurate weighing an affordable pleasure, CDN thermometers with the new "quick tip technology" (what can be more important than temperature in baking), and now Randy Kaas who should be knighted for his contributions.
Randy has been baking and cooking since 4 years of age (his grandmother was a finalist in the Pillsbury bake-off the year he was born) and has been involved in specialty utensils for close to 30 years, also offering product design suggestions to major companies. We are so lucky Randy has such a passion for baking coupled with a missionary goal to make it still more enjoyable for everyone including himself. I can't wait to see what other great designs he has in the hopper! And now my oft repeated phrase: "If only there were..." can change to "I'll ask Randy to make..."
Pourfect 12-Piece Plus Leveler Measuring Spoon Set, White
Pourfect 1, 2 and 4 Cup Beaker Set, Clear
Pourfect 9-Piece Measuring Cup Set, White
Pourfect Original Spill-Proof 1, 2 and 4 Cup Mixing Bowl Set, White
oh my people, i am so glad to find these comments, indeed, was just going to post a second comment to retract my negativity of not having colored numbers. last night, i used the pourfect spoons in my kitchen and really loved them. the uncolored numbers are really big and raised, and kitchens are always well lit, so was no problem at all.
my initial objection was probably due to that soon i may need reading glasses! ok, maybe i will paint these numbers in fire yellow.....
i like the fact that on each spoon, the measurements in milliliters are also marked. awesome. now i know for sure that three times 1 tsp (5ml) equals to 1 tb (15ml), or that 1 1/2 tsp (7.5 ml) equals to 1/2 tb!
they are pourfect, and btw, i love their drip free beakers, and on my upcoming youtube episode when i moisten my Red Fruit Shortcake, you will see it is drip free!
Trust me Hector, you'll get used to it. I felt the same way when I first got mine. But as Julie and Zach pointed out, after awhile you get the hang of it :)
Hector, I see what you mean, but I find that with regular use, you quickly learn to recognize them by spoon size and by where they are in the line-up.
I know what you mean but the coloring was the issue to begin with (washes/wears off). I find the way they're done now to be perfect as no worries with it ever fading.
You get used to the size of the spoon head; rarely do I need to even look at the size indicator. :)
i've just got a new set of pourfect spoons, i know they are accurate and comes in all handy sizes and the handles are easy to grab and organize, but hello????? why aren't the labels printed in color? it is all white, raised and also in braille, but if the labels would be colored it will be much easier to read. i will need to get a sharpie and color them myself!
i use that type of scale from myweigh but to tell you the truth i've never weighed cream of tartar. it's always worked with the measuring spoons.
Hi Rose,
1/8 teaspoon is about 0.6 grams? So would it be better to use a drug scale (accuracy up to 0.1 gram) to measure ingredients like yeast and baking powder instead of measuring spoon?
absolutely at room temp you get better volume. are you using cream of tartar (1/8 t per white) and are you certain there is no grease whatsover on the bowl or beater?
Rose, I have about a 50% success rate with meringue cookies when I whip them with air to increase in volume. I think I do the same thing each time but one thing that concerns me is the effect of temperature - should I not whip the egg right out of the frig but wait for it to be room temperature or slightly warmer ?
In my many many trials of dealing with meringue cookies, I too had cracks to occur that I could not figure out. There seemed to be many factors in play as to why. First, I ensure that I once piped out, I drop the half sheet pan on the counter a couple of times with a hard whack ( but not too hard) to relieve the batter of air bubbles. I also do this sometimes before piping out while the batter is in the bowl. Second, I ensure that absolutely no moisture is on top. I used to try to smooth the little tip on top with the back of a spoon dipped in water, but soon realized that even the slightest bit of water cracks the cookies. You state that you leave them out, which helps form the crust but apparently isn't working in your case. I think perhaps your problem is the consistency of the batter, which is very critical. In my meringue cookies, it's important that the batter flow like magma (thick and oozy) and not be too liquid because you end up with the same result as if you touched it with water. I don't know the specifics of the recipe you're referring to (alhtough I do have Rose's translated book but not in front of me at the moment, so I'll have to research), but in mine, the egg whites have to be "full bodied but not stiff" (the tips should still flop over).
Another important point (again, related to my recipe, but don't know yet if relates to yours): If you are mixing the ground almonds with the confectcioner's sugar and the almonds must be ground, make sure there are absoutely no lumps in the powdered sugar/nut mixture and that it is all finely ground. Run the almonds through the food processor until very very fine, then put in the confectioner's sugar and run it all through again until almost powdery then remove and whisk it by hand to break up any lumps that might have been created by lumping nut powder.
Try these things as they apply then let us know!
i can't tell for sure but maybe it's the placement on the pan. try doing a half batch and place them in a circular pattern. cracking usually occurs when they rise too much. a lower oven temperature might help.
I am a great fan of your books and recipes, particularly your cookies, and they always work well. But for several years, the recipe that brings raves from family and friends is the "chocolate massepains" from the Bernachon book you translated. Done as in the book, the batter sometimes liquefied and of course it could not be baked. Then, I thought you may have a better solution in your books and I went to the Cake Bible. I kept the ingredients from the original recipe, but I followed your procedure for combining the ingredients in the Dacquoise; mixing the ground almonds with the confectioner sugar and cocoa (and adding cornstarch) and using the superfine sugar with the egg whites.
I also mixed the nuts into the meringue as you do, instead of the reverse as Bernachon does. This way it does not liquefy. But I still have one problem: In the second half of baking, some of the cookies developed an irregular, polygonal sunken area with a crack that spoils their appearance. I have tried to lower the cooking temperature to slightly under 250 F.,not to open the over or turn the cookies, letting them stand on the sheets before cooking for about half an hour. It appears that some of this may have some effect, but I am not sure what is the reason for this and what causes it. I do not have the time, the knowledge or the facilities to design a well controlled experiment to solve this problem and I do not find anything in your own books to guide me. Can you suggest something?. It would be greatly appreciated.
That too :)
actually it's best to use heat proof glass for syrups because they retain the heat,keep them fluid, and then you can just pop them into the microwave for a few seconds should the syrup harden prematurely.
Thank you for checking on that. I plan to buy the bowls anyway, but now I won't melt them by trying to pour hot sugar into them!
With his permission, I'm posting the following exerpts from an email I received from Randy Kass:
The POURfect bowl material is not rated up to 248 degrees. The rating is up to 190 degrees. The bowl interior is highly polished which makes it POURfect for liquid ingredients. If you by chance stain a bowl you can pour in a 25 % concentration of liquid bleach and the stain will immediately come out. I have tested this with tomato soup and strawberry Jell-O.
I hope you will look forward to new sizes and products coming out later this year that will make your baking and food preparation easier. Check back with Rose or on my website, www.pourfectbowl.com
Best Regards,
Randy Kaas
I just re-read my previous posting and I'd like to clarify something. When I used the term "as it was designed", I was referring to pouring ingredients (wet or dry) into your mixer, as opposed to transferring hot sugar syrup into it in order to stop the cooking process (as Rose suggests in many of her recipes using a heat-proof glass measure).
I have one of the pourfect mixing bowls and I absolutely love-love-love it for pouring dry ingredients into my kitchenaid, as it was designed (so much neater than the waxed paper trick).
I personally wouldn't pour 248 degree sugar syrup into it, or even boiling water for that matter. Because I only use it for dry ingredients, I prefer to simply rinse the bowl by hand, but I occasionally wash it in the dish washer (top rack) being very careful not to wash it with anything that could stain it (tomato sauce, etc).
I plan to purchase the larger mixing bowl and the beaker, but will hold off on the spoons.
good quesnstion--i'll contact randy. somehow i doubt it!
Thank you Zach. At least now I know they are aware of the measuring spoon situation. I'm glad Rose is in contact with them about this. My mind is at ease. I thought it was just me. Love, love, love the Pourfect products!
The beakers and bowls are not just dishwasher safe, but microwave safe. The specifications that come with the set make this statement. However, the spoons are listed only as dishwasher safe. I have used my beaker and bowls in the microwave without a problem and I have also poured liquids up to nearly 200 degrees into them, but I cannot speak to the 248 degree syrup or what their maximum may be.
I'm sure Rose can provide more information.
Oops, I should have said i use Rose's 2-cup PYREX measuring cup trick....
Zach (or Rose, or anyone),
Do you know what the temperature range is for the pourfect bowls? I did some searching, and couldn't find much beyond "dishwasher safe".
I'm wondering if the bowls could be used to pour the 248 degree sugar into the mixer for buttercream? I've always used Rose's 2-cup glass measuring cup trick, but the bowl sounds promising!
Hi Judy,
I can speak to this. I, too, have the spoons and even in handwashing in warm water the lettering comes off. The company is aware of this and is taking steps to correct it by embossing them so that the lettering is raised and permanent. Rose is aware, too, and has spoken with them. I think her persistence with them is paying off, and the improved version will hopefully be out in the near future.
I continue to use mine as they really are the best. Just find a permanent, waterproof felt black marker and mark them in the meantime.
Rose, do you have the measuring spoons? I just got mine and put them on the top rack of my dishwasher, as the brochure that came with the bowls and beaker said that all Pourfect product could go in the dishwasher. Anyway, the black lettering on the measuring spoons all smudged. I'm afraid if I continue putting themm in the washer, they will completely come off. I wrote them, but as of yet have not received any reply. I am thrilled with the bowls, beaker and also the measuring spoons - if only I could put them in the dishwasher.
I think these Pourfect bowls and spoons are also available from the QVC tv station. They come in a set, and the price is very good. I just ordered mine from them. I've got more than enough measuring stuff already, but these look truly revolutionary.
p.s. i recommend either the cuisinart or the kitchen aid (listed in alphabetical order) i use both.
you didn't mention if the variables are the same such as are you using the same kind of chocolate and cream each time.
the only reason it would be matte is if you got air in to it by stirring too much during cooling. the best thing is to let it cool about 1 hour and then cover it so no evaporation until cool.
Dear Rose,
I have made ganache in the past with mixed results. First, I am frustrated with my food processor, as it slips a belt when I try to chop it and I am wondering what processor you recommend for chopping it - and second, I prefer bittersweet chocolate, and sometimes the result is beautiful and shiny, and other times it's more matte - not exactly dull, but not dark. Where do you get your chocolate? Thank you,-D
believe me i'll let you all know as soon as they're available. i'm impatient too!
Any word on those measuring spoons?
thanks for your feed back and for validating my enthusiasm! more coming down the pipe-line that will improve our baking in the near future!
Just received my Pourfect bowls and beaker -- fabulous products! The bowls are a bit large for storage in my tiny kitchen, but they work wonderfully well. The beaker is a revelation -- no more puddles of oil under the mixing bowl when I make mayonnaise!
Rose, many thanks for scouting out these and other high-quality tools.
You won't regret it!
Hi Zach. Thank you for the post! I was debating on buying these bowls, since I have pretty much run out of storage space. ;-) But you have helped me make up my mind.
I own these bowls and just want to tell everyone how great they are! Recently I was making a pastry cream requiring hot milk to be slowly poured into the mixer. Prior to having these bowls, I would pour the hot milk directly from the saucepan, watching some of it spill down the side of the pan plus not being able to control the amount of drizzle very well that I needed - very aggravating! Now, I immediately transfer the milk to the pourfect bowl and it drizzles in perfectly without a single drop spilled. The pivot point on the neck is ingenious, helping rest the bowl on the mixing bowl while pouring. I think the bowls are the best I've ever used.
you could try more butter and/or melted white chocolate but not too much as when it hardens it gets very hard!
Hi Rose,
I need to make a carrot layer cake and would like to do a basketweave with the cream cheese frosting. Is there any way to stiffen the frosting without adding more powdered sugar? I already tried it that way and I found the frosting to be way too sweet. Do you have any hints?
Thanks so much!
thanks so much anna--i'm the worst speller!
I think there's a problem or two with the link above.
Is this the site you mean? http://chefscatalog.com/


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Marg wow

I loathe Madonna......LOATHErajahcathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-69209697693293000332014-01-09T06:34:05.601-08:002014-01-09T06:34:05.601-08:00has anyone else noticed how Rachel Evan Wood and D...has anyone else noticed how Rachel Evan Wood and Dita Von Teese look really similiar in the facial area? O.oKarleephttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-49292791419198977342014-01-09T05:31:05.296-08:002014-01-09T05:31:05.296-08:00@paris: I agree with you about Marg on TV. There...@paris: I agree with you about Marg on TV. There was something always off about her. I was saying that in this photo she looks great, And having botoxed my lip lines once and not being able to speak clearly or drink through a straw for several weeks, I would agree with you. Never again.Anothergrayharehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-46899715476979671852014-01-09T05:02:11.324-08:002014-01-09T05:02:11.324-08:00Oh dear! Why didn't someone tell that Jonas wo...Oh dear! Why didn't someone tell that Jonas woman that her baby "bump" is unnaturally high...LiTtLe BiTcHhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-86607008369483571962014-01-09T03:27:05.102-08:002014-01-09T03:27:05.102-08:00Madonna thinks hiding her eye job will tone down h...Madonna thinks hiding her eye job will tone down her ticky-tack tranny from trannsylvania death mask palour. Her face skin always looks dewey like a baby in the delivery room. I wish she would hang out with Dita and learn how to paint and conceal like a timeless gorgeous grande dame. Madonna has so many Yes people around her to tell her she can pull off the no-makeup fresh youthful look.versace buckleshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-6301972113548820452014-01-09T01:05:17.822-08:002014-01-09T01:05:17.822-08:00Okay, so I have just read all the comments on the ...Okay, so I have just read all the comments on the BI site about these two. My initial feeling was that someone is out to tarnish their reputations for whatever reason but I can't ignore the fact that these stories just keep coming and coming ... and coming.

From watching their reality show, I don't think they're particularly likable individuals (the Jonas family on the whole are more than a little cray-cray - their father is all about the money; and the DeLuises [sp?] seem awful - especially the sister who tries to hog all the attention); but they're nowhere near as bad as the Katrashians. Maybe Kevin is gay, even though I doubt it, it would take a saintly man to put up with Dani's boring monotone voice and constant moaning.

What would they have to gain from faking a pregnancy? Nothing really. If they were of the same ilk as the Katrashians they might do it to ensure another series of their reality show but I highly doubt it - he's earned enough money for them never to have to work again. But, then again ... they're more than a little boring - a baby storyline might increase the ratings.

Their house is currently for sale - maybe they're trading down to live more modestly so they don't have to live in the limelight? I don't know, but it's a possibility.

Commenters on that BI site have said a range of interesting things - from that you can see the strap of her prosthetic in the photos, to one person who said she was at the shoot and refused to stay for the "shower".

I don't know what's wrong with these people - why can't they just be honest about their situation?Stepfordedhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-46253029992125824452014-01-08T22:47:28.405-08:002014-01-08T22:47:28.405-08:00That whole BI was bullshit - as was the one that s...That whole BI was bullshit - as was the one that said Kevin is gay. Someone must really hate those two. And yeah, she has put weight on in her face.Stepfordedhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-47193867691079376072014-01-08T20:31:12.695-08:002014-01-08T20:31:12.695-08:00MARG has a good surgeon???? I love the lady- thin...MARG has a good surgeon???? I love the lady- think she is a great actress, and was so attractive. But her upper lip does not move when she talks! I spent many a CSI episode staring at her, trying to figure out just what was so fucked up about her face now...I would never botox the upper lip, just because of her.

I totally understand being vain, and afraid of aging. But these women ruin their faces.......parissucksliterallyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-65883487150131640792014-01-08T19:15:23.388-08:002014-01-08T19:15:23.388-08:00Jessica would look far better with blondey-caramel...Jessica would look far better with blondey-caramel hair and natural skin (as opposed to orange / pink fake tan). That peroxide hair is just awful.

Kate Beckinsale is boring.

Danielle Jonas is a strange looking creature.

Marg looks amazing - love her.

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A Syracuse man was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of driving a boat while intoxicated after a failed attempt to get his boat on a trailer ended with the boat underwater.
Indiana Conservation Officers said they got a call about 6 p.m. from the Syracuse Police Department about a sunken boat at the public access site on Syracuse Lake.
Reports to conservation officers and police indicated a 33-year-old man was trying to get his boat on a trailer but instead the boat ended up sinking, according to a news release.
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Figure 1: 3D-volume rendered image from the CTA portion of the CCTA exam, which confirmed normal coronary arteries without plaque, stenosis, nor left ventricular wall motion abnormality.Figure 2: Axial CT image at the level of T7-T8, demonstrating a posterior left paracentral disc bulge (yellow arrows).Figure 3: Parsagittal image of the spine at the same level demonstrates loss of disc height at T7-T8, and posterior osteophytes, with a noncalcified posterior disc retropulsion (yellow arrows).Figure 4: Oblique coronal thick multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) reconstruction, demonstrating lateral narrowing of the spinal canal at the T7-T8 level (yellow arrow).
DiscussionIn this patient, CCTA confirmed normal coronary arteries, thus obviating the need for further cardiac workup. Incidental findings on cardiac CT images are relatively frequent (with extracoronary finding rates of 5% to 50%), although clinically significant findings requiring follow-up are relatively uncommon, but can include significant diagnoses such as pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, rib fractures, and pneumothorax.However, incidental noncardiac causes of chest pain can be helpful to explain a patient's symptoms, and in this case CT identified a thoracic disc protrusion. Thoracic discogenic disease is relatively rare as compared to lumbar and cervical disease. A T7-8 disc protrusion can cause cutaneous nerve impingement of the dermatome supplying left anterior chest wall and symptoms can mimic more ominous lesions such as ischemic chest pain or pulmonary embolism.This patient underwent a course of physical therapy, including a daily stretching and strengthening program and recovered uneventfully.
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- Northbound I-35W between Washington Avenue and Hennepin Avenue has periodic lane closures.
- The three lanes of northbound I-35W between University Ave Northeast and the Johnson Street exit remain open for the majority of the project, but traffic will shift.
- The New Brighton Boulevard/Stinson Boulevard exit from northbound I-35W is closed. Motorists should use the Johnson Street exit. The New Brighton Boulevard/Stinson Boulevard exit is closed permanently as crews reconfigure the Johnson Street ramp to serve Johnson Street, New Brighton Boulevard and Stinson Boulevard.
- Southbound I-35W impacts are limited to shoulder closures and nighttime lane closures.
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The promo reveals the reunion of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles), after Dean's year in Purgatory, which doesn't exactly look like a cake walk in the brief flashes we see here. There's even a mysterious, ominous image of Castiel (Misha Collins) looking forlorn and worse for wear.
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Penelope Clara "Penny" Rhodes, 70, of Maplewood Campus, formerly of Cincinnati, OH, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center after being admitted on Sunday.
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Rita Fournier Carroll, 82, of State Hwy. 131, Massena, died Tuesday morning (March 20, 2012) surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Friday (March 23, 2010) 10:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church, Louisville with Rev. Donald Manfred... Read More >>
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Criminals tend to pounce on the vulnerability of people during tragic times, and they have struck again, as it has been revealed that some fake accounts have been set up to accept donations on behalf of Big Daddy V and his family. Elijah Burke quickly went online to let fans know that those are scams and will not help pay for the funeral.
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In a sad bit of news, Curt Hennig has been found dead in a Florida hotel. He was just 44 years of age. While the official cause of death will not be revealed until after the autopsy and funeral, the belief is that he died from a cocaine overdose. Hennig was a big star in WWE during the early 1990s as Mr Perfect.
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Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf never ended up sharing a Broadway stage as planned last year, but real-life dramatics landed both of them Thursday in a distinctly less celebrated venue: Manhattan criminal courts.
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Gary Oldman has apologized for defending fellow actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin from critics of their controversial remarks about Jews and gays.
Jonah Hill Calls Use of Anti-Gay Slur 'Disgusting'
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Jonah Hill apologized Tuesday after being caught freaking out on a paparazzo last weekend, at which time the 30-year-old actor used an anti-gay slur.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling the arrest of actor Alec Baldwin "unfortunate."
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Alec Baldwin is opening up about MSNBC officials canceling his talk show shortly after the actor came under fire for allegedly using anti-gay slurs towards a photographer.
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TRB Special Report 254 - Managing Speed: Review of Current Practices for Setting and Enforcing Speed Limits reviews practices for setting and enforcing speed limits on all types of roads and provides guidance to state and local governments on appropriate methods of setting speed limits and related enforcement strategies. Following an executive summary, the report is presented in six chapters and five appendices.
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My girlfriend an' me
live together,
in an apartment.
The joys of childhood
Determining path open
Mountains to the beach
The landscape is colourless, featureless
What defines it is the sky
The crashing clouds and circulating wind
That flies beyond our human sight and
Cuts the horizon beyond its borders.
Sometimes it changes like the flow of
Time, the universe and everything
Can you see it morphing?
In your deep eyes, those flashes of light
Mean nothing but colour.
What is colour to us?
What is colour to me?
Colour is nothing
For colour only decorates and
Says nothing substantial
Giving it life while
Taking ours away
Like blinking specks of diminishing light.
You are colourless in my eyes.
The land has not escaped
Scraped capered and shorn
Wild and unruly
Shaped by sapien fantasy
In state like a funeral procession
Delayed by man's hand
The noble way of nature
Be free
Sequoia pine and verdant brush
Be free
Flowers fern and ancient ivy
Be free
Not as I am nominally free
Be free
Unbounded and unrestrained
Be free
As you were meant to be
Chirping sound of insects echoing,
Resonance of such is ever so soothing,
Enhancing the beauty of the surrounding.
Distinctive landscape encompassing,
Illuminating loving-kindness so calming,
Totally immersed in such a surrounding.
Passing clouds fade along the horizon,
Alluring sunset radiates a mystic neon.
Swirling waves crafted a forsaken cave,
Superb scenery of such is indeed a rave.
Expectation of beauty is well surpassed,
Defying Aristotle's logic and his glory past.
To one who's name is written in the faint perfume upon my neck
Your hands gently tend my landscape with their caress
Each and every flower, you gracefully bedeck
In the richest warmth of your undress
You move your morning breezes into the darkness of my night
Until I no longer know the season or present year
Time is of no essence within my sight
Of warmth or cold, I have no fear
To one who's name is written on every single line of my heart
In your ink flowing from the radiance of our eternal sun
Your hands tend my landscape in a world apart
Marked on a calendar of none
The cares of life, waft into silent pieces as they come to light
When your morning breeze moves upon my flowers
Each one you tend with your hand's sight
Forgets these cares of ours
To one who's name is written in my eyes as my master gardener
My flowers will always seek the ink flowing from our sun
My landscape will be your garden harbor
From your breezes, I will never run
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The red sky bleeds softly across the endless plane
Bursting radiant golden rays, peeking only through her gaps
Intensely, the misty cold waters engulf the Ocean
Stare at the landscape, observe the situation,
men and women feeding off each others frustration,
filling their day outta procrastination,
we're all fucking around with no real destination.
No deal out of it, our mind dying of starvation,
waiting for a lucky shot, location, location.
nothing to balance the weight of the equation,
new city, new job, just another bus station.
The landscape brings me back, makes me feel alive,
nothing feels more real than escaping a lie,
remember your roots, look at the other side,
wanna breathe on fresh air till the day I die.
Nothing worth caring - your ego, your pride,
try to get from the world what you can't find inside
clash with the people - love, hate, melt, collide
have the best shot at it, feel the breeze on your ride.
Nothing makes sense on its own that is true,
try to trace the footprints of the ones before you,
our roots are inside us, our trajectory due,
so come through, even if you ain't got a clue.
Yo! You only get on if you try to improve,
you get hurt the worse way when you don't make a move,
we're just blown by the wind - our main choice is to choose
your life ain't worth living with nothing to prove.
Life comes with movement, stick to the groove,
you can shape matter since its concept is loose,
the real power is being whatever you do,
we're all in charge of what's what and who's who.
It's the joy of the hunt not the pain of the kill
it's the run for your freedom not the catch nor the steal,
it's the contraddiction, it's movement being still,
there's nothing to lose so come in for the thrill.
The battle in the dog will be winning the fight,
always something to battle for a man with good sight,
it's not about ideas, there's no left and no right,
it's about living life always ready to bite.
This is where I find myself
In a place completely new to me
And it seemed to happen
in a mere blink
I am lost
Dropped off
In a foreign land
With no means to find myself again
It's actually fairly tiring stumbling around like this
And I don't really have the hope
To maintain this illusion anymore
To seem like I know what I'm doing
To perform confidence
For the deserted landscape that surrounds me
That is why I must rest in the shadow of the cross
For there is no longer any lasting shade
All other landmarks have long ago faded away
Leaving me to bear the blunt force
Of the ever burning Sun
That is the last bit of hope I have left
A little mustard seed
But soon it will be replaced by a magnificent tree.


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- Russia's radar to counter missile shield, says Medvedev
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- Russia's Baltic radar to monitor missile launches across Europe, Atlantic
Acting in response to U.S. missile shield plans in Europe, Russia has activated a Voronezh-class missile attack early warning radar station.
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"I hope the radar system will work efficiently and properly fulfill its purpose," the president said after congratulating the station's crew on entering combat duty.
Modular off-the-shelf radar system
This radar system has been working in trial mode since early 2011 and was planned to be fully operational in early December. It is directed westward and looks "over Europe."
The radar station activated near the city of Kaliningrad is described as an "off-the-shelf" Voronezh-DM system. Off-the-shelf, or modular, radar systems are delivered from the plant in 23 modules and can be assembled within 12-16 months at a prepared concrete slab site.
Soviet-era radar stations were tall concrete buildings with up to 4,000 built-in technical elements, which sometimes took more than five years to complete.
Russia's view of European missile shield
Russia's view of European missile shield
An off-the-shelf radar station can be easily modernized and retargeted by replacing modules, or dismantled for redeployment somewhere else. The modernization of Soviet-era radar stations took time, was expensive and only possible as long as the concrete structure was compatible and which, in any case, typically caused problems with installing new equipment and laying new communication lines. And lastly, they could not be redeployed.
The turnkey manufacturing and deployment of Voronezh-class radar systems costs only 1.5 billion rubles in 2005 prices (about $48 million at the current exchange rate). Daryal-class over-the-horizon radar units deployed near Pechora in Russia and at Gabala in Azerbaijan cost 19.8 billion rubles ($632 million) in comparable prices.
Patching holes
Apart from the Kaliningrad station, two other Voronezh-class radar stations have been deployed: one in the village of Lehtusi in Karelia that covers the North Atlantic, and one in Armavir, in the southern Russian territory of Krasnodar, covering the southern and southwestern directions (it will also cover the southeastern sector when its second section is activated in 2012). One more station is being prepared for combat duty near Irkutsk in eastern Siberia; it will provide easterly detection.
The Russian early warning system also includes a group of radar units inherited from the Soviet era. They were built along the Soviet Union's perimeter due to their technical specifications and the country's international treaties. After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, most of them became the property of other countries.
In fact, Russia inherited only the Daryal radar station near Pechora, which was directed at the North Pole, and the modernized Dnepr/Daugava station near Olenegorsk, covering the dangerous Greenland direction.
A Daryal-class radar station was under construction in Skrunda, Latvia, and a Volga-class system in Gantsevichi, Belarus. Since it was impossible to complete the unit in Latvia, it was demolished in 1995. The radar unit in Belarus was gradually modernized and activated in the fall of 2003. If anything goes wrong, its responsibilities will be taken over by the Voronezh-class radar station in the Kaliningrad Region.
The powerful radar facility at the Balkhash-9 site in Kazakhstan was never completed and was later plundered and burned. Kazakhstan now has only older radar stations.
Ukraine controls stations at Mukachevo and in Sevastopol. Until 2008, they were manned by Ukrainian personnel who supplied information to the Russian Strategic Missile Force command under a bilateral agreement. They are being gradually decommissioned now.
Russia has been working hard since the late 1990s and early 2000s to patch holes in its early warning network, but the results are becoming visible only now.
The activation of new Russian early warning radar stations has coincided with the cooling of U.S.-Russian relationship over differences regarding the European ballistic missile shield.
Adequate response not aimed against the West
Russian authorities used the planned opening of the Kaliningrad radar station to remind the United States of Russia's point of view and the possible consequences should it disregard Moscow's opinion.
"I expect that this step will be seen by our partners as the first signal of our country's readiness to make an adequate response to the threats which the missile shield poses for our strategic nuclear forces," Russian news agencies quoted President Medvedev as saying.
At the same time, he noted that the radar unit is not aimed against Russia's western partners and could be used jointly to repel a common threat.
The general atmosphere at the bilateral consultations on strategic stability remains tense. Russia has reacted nervously to all U.S. initiatives related to the European segment of the global ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, insisting that they be coordinated with the Kremlin and hinting at that project's danger for Russia.
U.S. missile defense system in Europe: A new program
U.S. missile defense system in Europe: A new program
"As I said on November 23, if our signal is ignored, we will use other means of defense including the adoption of tough countermeasures and the deployment of a strike group," Medvedev said at a meeting with military leaders after activating the Kaliningrad unit.
These countermeasures would include the increased protection of strategic nuclear facilities, the modernization of ballistic missiles which will have improved warheads, and the potential deployment of strike groups in the endangered areas in Russia's south and west that will be targeted at individual BMD components in Europe.
The views expressed in this article are the author's and may not necessarily represent those of RIA Novosti.
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- email@example.com just know the neighbors are going to complain03:40, 01/12/2011What an unusual structure I thought to myself. I have never seen anything quuite like it.
I am accustomed to much smaller round radar dishes that spin around.
This is quite the radar structure and I just know the neighbors are going to complain. :))
However I am glad that Russia is now monitoring the US European Missile Defence Shield.
Better to be prepared, than to be surprised by an unexpected missile attack on Russian military targets.
- dixienormnsRussia activates radar aimed at Europe17:44, 04/12/2011more like they are being aimed at usa missiles aimed at them
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