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" Cox was among the first ISPs to use malware walled gardens to cordon infected users off from the Internet at large until they've cleaned their PC." .....is a scary premise. Who provides the list of malware?...and why wasn't AOL on that list?...and why didn't they protect users from downloading malware in the first place?This is bad precedent!--The "Lifetime" channel is responsible for 83% of all divorces...Robert Ginty
it is not a freedom of expression to steal. If you steal you should be punished. COX is doing that by kicking them off their network which they have every right not to do business with anyone just like you have the right not to do business with them.And as always; if you don't like the way these companies do business you are free to call DSLExtreme's parent company and pay them $200 and become a DSL Reseller nationwide and you can compete and not have these polices but i'll give you 3 months if that long and you'd be putting those same policies into affect on your own network; especially if the RIAA or the MPAA come knocking on your door.
Next we have machine gun on each corner every one want to be the police. Another four years of another want to be Bush and this country will be police state.
Good luck with your business, as long as it lasts. If you don't get eaten up by the xxAA, or the burden of legal fees, I don't know what will.Not sure what kind of "network" you run, but I can guarantee you that you're not above being responsible for illegal practices taking place on your network and that when pointed out to you and you do nothing.. well.. that's your right to take that risk.And, unless you are THE top of the food chain on this "network" you run, you still have to answer to the ones up the ladder from you.-good luck!
The legal fees are minimal, and were limited to guidance and a policy by which I will comply with local and federal laws. I comply with court orders, and the associated legal reporting requirements.You seem to think that I'm encouraging any sort of illegal behavior. I am not. What I do is comply with the laws as written, and I act as a transparant middle man.As for quoting 'network', though it isn't large, it is profitable enough to cover the costs for my post-graduate studies, which, unfortunately, are not inexpensive.
if you weren't encouraging illegal behavior you would be doing the same thing as COX. you'd be shutting these people off. Instead you keep giving them service and allow them to do it.
Actually if you look at your post, you have proved my point.
Permitting infringement on copyright through your network is not illegal. But you should at least treat others as you would have them treat you. Would you like it if others were facilitating infringement on your own copyrighted materials? How would you feel if someone diminished your network profits and livelihood? I believe network admins have an ethical duty to prevent such activity on their networks. Permitting infringement violates the spirit of anti-infringement laws.
But the DMCA does provide for you to contest the notice. And if you do contest the notice, I am reasonably sure that will force the **AA's hand; either put up (sue), or shut up. I should think that Cox would consider a response from their user challenging the DMCA notice as a "counterstrike". Well, they should consider it as such.--Norman~Oh Lord, why have you come~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
Since when is copyright infringement a crime?
So do I.A private organization alleging something to another private organization about my online behavior, is absurd.If there is anything illegal going on, the ***a should get a subpoena for my usage records, and file suit with me.The way I see it, COX doesn't like1) hassle2) bandwidth usageIt is so much easier to send a couple letters, and flip a switch.--"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have" Thomas Jefferson
Wrong...It's always at least a civil matter (a tort). 17 U.S.C. 501(b) detailsthe mechanisms by which an owner of a copyright may file a civil suit,and 28 U.S.C. 1338 expressly refers to civil actions arising under thecopyright act.However, under certain circumstances, it may also be a federal crime. Acopyright infringement is subject to criminal prosecution if infringementis willful and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financialgain. 17 U.S.C. 506(a). If the offense consists of the reproduction ordistribution, during any 180-day period, of 10 or more copies having aretail value of more than $2,500, the offense is a felony; otherwise, theoffense is a misdemeanor. 18 U.S.C. 2319.www.stason.org--"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have" Thomas Jefferson


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LOL Just imagine all of the other people in NY right now,who aren't kpop fans..
Why is there a big crowd?
Why are there people screaming? (Mostly girls)
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Article: Nina Bunjevac
Posted: January 6, 2013
With a cat's fangs, ears and whiskers, Zorka Petrovic, Nina Bunjevac's depressive antiheroine in her comics compendium Heartless, one of the strongest debuts of 2012 published by Conundrum Press, is like some feline version of Minnie Mouse transposed into a feverish Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie. With her sad, hooded eyes exaggerated inside pools of mascara, she drowns her sorrows: 'I've been roaming the earth all my life, neglected, incomplete, unable to fill the void… Alone in the crowd, a stranger amongst my own.' Bunjevac empathises with the displaced, having been born in Welland, Canada, in 1973 but raised and educated in Yugoslavia, only to return to Canada at age sixteen to continue her art training, a year or two before the outbreak of the Third Balkan War. Read the rest of my new Article here….
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NHL: New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers And Others To Play Charity Game For Hurricane Sandy Victims
Originally written on centericechat.com | Last updated 10/22/14
The NHL may not be in action, but that is not to say that players from the league are not about to take action for others. After witnessing the devastation that Hurricane Sandy left in the New York and New Jersey and Philadelphia area, players from the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and other players are getting together – despite the current NHL Lockout – to play a charity game for some of the victims of the storm's destruction. It is nice to see a refreshing change that just because owners and players cannot agree on a new collective bargaining agreement, that will not prevent players from the NHL doing something nice for others. Players from locked out teams including the Rangers and Flyers will get together for a charity game at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on November 24 at 7 PM. Players slated to appear in this charity game include Brad Richards, Brian Boyle, Steve Eminger, Taylor Pyatt and Jeff Halpern from the New York Rangers; Scott Hartnell, Kimmo Timonen, Braydon Coburn, Jody Shelley and Wayne Simmonds from the Flyers, as well as James Neal (Penguins), Bobby Ryan (Ducks), James van Riemsdyk (Maple Leafs), Ville Leino (Sabres), Dan Carcillo (Blackhawks), Simon Gagne (Kings), John Carlson (Capitals) and Steve Downie (Avalanche). More players are expected to be added in the coming days. Tickets will range from $25 to $100, with proceeds going toward the American Red Cross, the Empire State Relief Fund and the New Jersey Relief Fund. The game will be known as "Operation Hat Trick," and I truly hope that it is a sell-out. I would encourage anyone in the area who can make it to the game to go and show your support. Richards, who lives in lower Manhattan and lost power during the storm, has also participated in a youth hockey fundraiser on Staten Island with some of Rangers' teammates. He told the New York Post "We're not playing, but we feel a sense of responsibility to our communities. It's a privilege to be in this position, really." Hopefully, the game will be a huge success and will bring some much needed relief to those who were most effected. It is very nice to see the players get together to help out, despite the feelings that many may have during the current NHL Lockout.
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PLAYERS: Brad Richards, Brian Boyle, Steve Eminger, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Halpern, Scott Hartnell, Kimmo Timonen, Braydon Coburn, Jody Shelley, Wayne Simmonds, James Neal, Bobby Ryan, Ville Leino, Simon Gagne, John Carlson, Steve Downie
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In early March of 2011, the government culminated its con via Olson by attempting to place in Schaeffer's hands an illegal weapon as approximately 100 armed federal agents surrounded him. Who knows what would have happened had the property owner not fortuitously walked up to the vehicle in which Schaeffer was and asked what was going on and why all those armed agents were on his property.
Schaeffer was nonetheless charged with low-level federal weapons violations; and he and several others were simultaneously charged in the Alaska State courts with numerous other charges, including a conspiracy to kill a judicial officer. In October of 2011, as his counsel in the State courts, I succeeded in having all the State charges dismissed.
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The government's response was to up the ante in federal court, first adding more weapons charges and — when Schaeffer would not plead guilty to the added charges — then adding much more serious charges alleging purported plans to kill federal agents. All the charges were filed not in Fairbanks, where the events were alleged to have occurred and where people know the real Schaeffer Cox, but in Anchorage (350 miles away.) Schaeffer was forced to go to trial in Anchorage in May and June of 2012 and was convicted of not only weapons-possession charges, but also of a charge of conspiracy to murder an unknown and unnamed federal agent. In early 2013, Schaeffer was sentenced to serve 26 years.
Ordinarily, Schaeffer would have been sent to the federal facility near Portland, Oregon, where many if not most Alaskans serve federal time–and where Schaeffer's wife Marti has family and would have moved with their two young children. Instead, the government shipped Schaeffer to its Communications Management Unit (CMU) in Marion, Illinois. At that CMU are housed numerous persons whom the government has branded as terrorists.
Schaeffer is presently in the midst of appealing his case. Unfortunately, he has been assigned a federally-appointed attorney, Suzanne Elliott of Seattle, who is not merely unsympathetic toward Schaeffer's case, but openly hostile and antagonistic — an anti-gun, liberal elitist in charge of representing a salt-of-the-earth Second Amendment advocate. Despite Schaeffer's repeated requests to Ms. Elliott to withdraw, she has refused to do so and has publicly announced her opinion that he is delusional and is even seeking to have Schaeffer's appeal stayed while he is forced to undergo a psychiatric examination.
Schaeffer is in dire straits and is seeking financial support to hire me to represent him in his federal appeal. As an experienced appellate advocate who has set a number of important precedents in protecting constitutional rights, I believe we have a strong case.
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I have previously summarized Schaeffer's case and its importance as follows: "As an experienced appellate attorney, I have every reason to believe that there will be a most positive outcome in Schaeffer Cox's appeal — if the best issues are raised. From the work I did in assisting Schaeffer's federal trial attorney with motions and jury instructions, I sincerely believe that there are serious issues commencing with the outrageous conduct of the government and its informants in threatening, intimidating, stealing from, and ultimately holding hostage an obviously-drained-and-exhausted Schaeffer in Fairbanks via a coercive ruse. I equally believe that there are issues with the way the jury was instructed as to the most-serious charges, allowing for Schaeffer to be convicted of a non-existent conspiracy, one that was a malicious figment of the government's desire to punish a person who dared to speak up and point out the dangerous direction the U.S. is veering under an utter lack of responsible leadership.
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9 days and counting until the release of Talking Dreams! Stream clips of every song on YouTube.
Citizen- The Night I Drove Alone
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Olympia needs to do this!!
At the Deschutes Brewery & Public House having lunch with some family in Portland. (at Deschutes Brewery & Public House)
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The Network - Issue 1, Spring 2011
By: Mike Halpenny, Charge Laboratory Technologist (Ottawa) and Brenda Letcher, Charge Laboratory Technologist (Edmonton), Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services' stem cell program actively seeks to contribute to the science of transfusion medicine by improving the health care available for our primary clients-the patients. The following outlines some of the initiatives currently underway at our stem cell processing laboratories in Ottawa and Edmonton. The results and further details of many of these activities will be shared in upcoming issues of The Network.
To treat many malignant hematological disorders, such as leukemia and lymphoma, hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) transplantation is widely used. How well hematopoietic reconstitution goes after the transplant largely depends on two parameters of the cells involved: viability (how many cells survive thawing and injection) and proliferative potential (how many new cells a single cell can produce). The US company HemoGenix recently introduced a novel assay for evaluating both HPC viability and proliferative potential. The assay is reported to be quantitative, standardized, capable of low-to-high throughput, and is less labour-intensive and time-consuming than the current assays used. The Edmonton laboratory is evaluating this assay to determine if it is an improved method for measuring progenitor cell proliferative ability.
Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPCs) are cells capable of reconstituting normal bone marrow function. They are transplanted into a patient after high-dose chemotherapy which destroys not only its target, the cancerous infiltrates, but also bystander healthy bone marrow cells.
HPCs are critical to a patient's recovery after high-dose chemotherapy. In most transplant centres, clinical decisions regarding infusion of HPCs are based on the product's viable CD34+ cell concentration (or cell dose). The greater the CD34+ cell concentration in the HPC product, the more rapidly the patient recovers. CD34+ testing is performed on HPC products soon after collection and therefore reflects excellent cell viability. However, in the autologous setting, cells are frozen pending re-infusion. Since cell loss during freezing and thawing is inevitable, pre-freeze cell counts do not necessarily represent the most meaningful number on which to base the decision to release the product for use.
CD34 is a cell membrane protein molecule present on Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (including multipotent stem cells), but is not present on mature cells. It allows these cells to be distinguished from other cells and counted.
The Edmonton team looked at patient outcomes versus pre- and post-thaw cell counts. Since products with low cell concentrations prior to freezing could be significantly impacted by unpredictable low cell recovery post thaw, the need to establish minimum pre-freeze values was a priority.
Advanced statistical analysis was used to determine the minimum post thaw cell dose associated with the maximum recovery time in 95% of the patients. By including the uncertainty in post thaw cell recovery, the minimum post thaw cell dose was converted to establish its mathematical equivalent for fresh samples. The laboratory uses these values as guidelines for collection and recommendations for physicians, as well as for release criteria.
In addition to HPCs, human bone marrow also contains Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs). MSCs have the potential to regenerate many different cell types, including cardiac muscle, liver cells, neuronal and non-neuronal cell types of the brain, and endothelial (the thin layer of cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels) cells. This "regenerative capability" has suggested the possibility of using MSCs in novel cellular therapies to treat diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. The Ottawa laboratory is learning and working with MSCs to assist current research requirements and prepare for future clinical demand for this type of stem cell.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are cells found in the bone marrow and other tissues of adults. They are capable of self-renewal and differentiating into heart muscle, neurons and bone.
In recent years, the number of clinical applications for HPC transplantation has increased considerably. However, HPC shortage remains an unresolved issue in transplant medicine and research.
Recent changes in processing whole blood donations into transfusable component products may help to address HPC shortage. Canadian Blood Services uses the buffy-coat method for blood component production, which results in donated blood being separated into three layers: red blood cells at the bottom of the bag, buffy coat containing white blood cells and platelets in the middle layer, and a plasma layer at the top. While many of the donated buffy coats are used to make pooled platelet concentrates, some are not suitable for continued production. Ongoing research is investigating whether the buffy coat layer from donor peripheral blood remaining after production of blood component products is a potential source of viable HPCs with the potential for in vitro proliferation and the ability to differentiate to the progenitor colony forming units. By identifying the buffy-coat layer as an important potential source of HPCs from peripheral blood for transplantation and research, this study may result in a novel application of biomaterials that are currently being discarded.
When long-term storage of HPCs is required, they are routinely frozen, then stored at 150 oC. Successful freezing and adequate recovery of these cells after thawing is highly dependent on their biological characteristics, the solution in which they are frozen, and the rate at which they are cooled. Protocols for freezing HPCs have been optimized based on these factors, but other routine and sometimes random variables exist. It is important to understand the effect of these variables on the products cooling rate and ultimately, its cell recovery post thaw. Since there is limited information available that specifically addresses the effects of these variables, the Edmonton team is conducting studies that measure the cooling rate of products under different conditions while using their standard controlled-rate freezing protocol. Conditions such as product volume, load size and positioning, product specific gravity and run interruptions/deviations, are being investigated. Uncontrolled freezing protocols are being investigated so that they may be validated for back up. Storage temperature deviations are being investigated to assist the laboratory in assessing these types of deviations should they occur.
The primary objective of this project is to develop a closed-culture system to grow and harvest MSCs isolated from both bone marrow and cord blood. Translational research, "from bench to bedside" or "mouse to man," has always been the focus for the Ottawa stem cell group. Although not directly involved in basic stem cell research, the lab has significant expertise in manufacturing products in a regulated environment and therefore can assist researchers making the transition from basic research to clinical human trials.
This project verified that the in house BacT/ALERT® 3D Microbial Detection System was able to reproducibly detect contamination with fungi and bacteria from small volumes of cryopreserved HPC-A (Apheresis) or HPC-M, (Marrow) collections, as well as from cryopreserved or fresh HPC-C collections (cord blood).
The primary focus for this project was to develop a process for obtaining cord blood from hospitals for research purposes, and to gain experience in understanding the progenitor cell makeup of cord blood.
MSC (mesenchymal stem cell) isolated and grown at the Ottawa lab were transferred to the University of Ottawa group for further research involving the development of cartilage from these MSC. As mentioned previously, mesenchymal stem cell work is important for the Ottawa group to gain expertise in this area, preparing for possible future clinical demand.
What happens inside the blood system when a person suffers a heart attack? Does the blood system contribute to "repairing" or "healing" the damaged heart? The Ottawa Heart Institute requested the Ottawa lab's assistance in determining the progenitor (stem cell) content in a person's blood stream following a heart attack. The ultimate goal for this research would be to develop a treatment method using stem cells to repair or fix the heart after an attack.
A six-year, multi-million dollar human clinical trial for multiple sclerosis patients with the Ottawa lab performing all the stem cell processing for this project. The lab must perform a specialized processing procedure that includes "purifying" the stem cell graft to remove damaging T-cells and other cells that may contribute to the progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This purified graft, still containing the valuable stem cells, is transplanted back to the MS patient after treatment at the hospital.
After the first report of freezing mouse bone marrow using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by Ashwood-Smith in 1961, techniques have been developed for freezing human HPCs using DMSO as a cryoprotectant with good cell recovery after thawing. Cryopreserved bone marrow, peripheral blood progenitor cells and cord blood continue to be transplanted using these techniques in a large number of patients around the world.
At the concentration of 10% normally used, the amount of DMSO infused into patients can be significant, particularly for large-volume transplants. As there have been reports of morbidity and mortality associated with infusion of DMSO, for susceptible patients, some laboratories may choose to remove the DMSO by washing the thawed product before transplantation. However, the loss of cells during the washing process may pose an even greater risk to the patient. Although not approved by the FDA, the use of DMSO continues because there is currently no effective alternative. The objective of this research is to develop an alternative approach to freezing progenitor cells.
Traditionally, HPCs for use in transplantation were collected by multiple aspirations of bone marrow. However, this harvesting procedure has now been almost completely replaced by the collection of peripheral blood (PB). This was made possible by the early discovery that HPC can be coaxed out of the bone marrow and into circulation in response to stress, chemotherapy and other drugs in a process referred to as mobilization. Upon transplantation, the HPC find their way back in to the bone marrow in a process referred to as homing.
During its research into the "ins and outs" of so-called HPC homing and mobilization, Dr. Janowska's team found that an enzyme called membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) enhances HPC mobilization. In subsequent issues, we will discuss this discovery further, as well as update the reader on other factors that promote mobilization and strategies that could augment the homing of HPC.


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Negotiations at the World Trade Organisation(WTO) has failed to agree on the implementation of the trade facilitation agreement as the deadline of July 31 passed.
The agreement, a global reform of customs procedures, aimed to improve efficiency of trades across borders that were agreed at the WTO's 9th ministerial conference in Bali, Indonesia in December last year, was unable to get into the organisation's rule book by the deadline of Thursday midnight.
India's objection and its unyielding stance on supporting farm protections was said to have got the talks collapsed.
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What do you call Hot Chocolate with Rum in it??
Grown Up Hot Chocolate?
I just realized this is the very first time in my life I'll be all alone on Christmas Eve Huh.
But I'm okay Had a really nice day making soap, and tomorrow I'll be having Christmas dinner with friends, so that'll be nice.
DS is coming to town from Jan 2-5 and will stay with me, so I'm really looking forward to that!
I could definitely use some more cookies. Does anyone remember a cookie recipe called Toffee Bars? They weren't really toffee at all. They're basically a layer of brown sugar dough with a chocolate bar melted on top. Best. Cookies. Ever. Even though they aren't really festive-looking. Anyway, since we're having virtual, no-calorie cookies, I'll have a whole platter of those!
[This message edited by ISPIFFD at 8:26 PM, December 24th (Tuesday)]
I still have presents that need wrapping. I suspect they're not going to look as pretty as the ones I've already wrapped.
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
My kids will have the presents, my WW will play house, be Santa with the kids (with the last gifts we bought together) and pretend nothing happened.
Me? I'm at an extended stay hotel. Went to the supermarket and I'm cooking up Microwaved Pad Thai noodles. That will be Christmas dinner.
Also, I got a bunch of Snacks. Right now I threw together Mangoes, Watermelon, orange, jicama, celery and carrots. Having them with lime and chili, to remind me of my childhood, when things were so much simpler (fruit+chili is big where I grew up). My kind of comfort food. Good for you, too.
Shunning alcohol today. Don't want to cry, don't want to get depressed. Next year I promise to get blasted drunk though.
Be happy with what you have while you work for what you want - Hellen Keller
Time to break into the Glitter cards. Good to see you Got Played. Have some virtual booze. It'll get you feeling good.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope tonight is a magical night be it peaceful quiet or crazy getting ready to play Santa in a couple hours for the kiddoes.
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Not in, from.
But it's also a California thing if you know where to look, or hang out with Americans of Hispanic descent.
That, or Northern California health nuts, who have discovered it (some more recently than others) and if they're smart they're all over it.
I am still waiting for the opportunity of finding good "esquites" (pronounced "Es - kee - tays", a corn snack in broth, with lime, chili and spices - if any of you are ever in a traditional Mexican downtown, look for it amongst the street and corn vendors - incredibly delicious, seriously).
gahurts, thanks for the drink. Virtually I'll definitely partake. Rum & Coke is perfect for me, and definitely a squeeze of lime.
The only alcohol I can't have (seriously, I think I'm allergic) is whiskey.
Vodka, Tequila, Rum are my three favorites, roughly in that order.
Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; theyll scratch you up time and time again but in the end youre polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
I've heard it called
- Simply, "Fruta con chile"
- "Conos de Fruta" (because street vendors sometimes make a cone out of waxed paper in order to stick the fruit in it).
- Fruta con tajín - As cayc mentioned, it's the brand of spice. It's not the only brand there is, but that's the most common. Tajín is available in the vegetable section of any California supermarket (and I'm fairly sure also Arizona, Texas and New Mexico) or "Mi Pueblo" Mexican store (the biggest, fanciest Mexican-themed supermarket chain here in CA). Further east than the Soutwest, you can check the Hispanic section of the grocery store or go to a specialized store, it will definitely be there.
You can also get it at Amazon, with free shipping if you have Prime.
Otherwise it's very simple to make. It's really just "Piquin chili" dust, which you can find at your spice store and it's very similar, though not the same, as Cayenne (you could try Cayenne too, just watch the heat), mixed with a good amount of salt and lots of lime, which in Tajín the product's case it's dehydrated and it's right in the mix.
If you are making your own you just pour copious amounts of lime on the fruit, then sprinkle the chili/salt mix. As what you read on the Tajín's translation, make sure you strike a proper balance on a small portion first - it's easy to overdo or under-do. You can partially solve overdoing by pouring more lime to wash it off a bit. :-)
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I have my Christmas Kuchen made, presents wrapped and under the tree. My daughter and I sang with the choir at our former church and the family will be going to the 11:00 service at our current church.
I think I'll have some of Spiced Apple Cider (with rum added!) to drink. And COOKIES!!!!!
Hope everyone has a Happy Christmas Eve and a very Merry Christmas!!!
Glad you could come down and join us.
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Geez it's been a while since my last post (58 days to be exact) and a lot has happened in that short amount of time. You would remember from my last couple of posts HERE and HERE that I was embarking on my brothers wedding cake extravaganza. Thankfully I got the cake there in 1 piece and all 3 layers tasted bloody delicious.
The cake baking process was not without drama, so much so I was reduced to tears at one point (boo!). A few of my fears came to fruition, a lot of on-the-fly changes were made, but I kept my eye on the prize and was able to deliver, what turned out to be, a wonderful wedding cake.
The chocolate cake being the biggest layer meant that it was first off the baking ranks. I thought this would be a good way to ease into the mayhem that is wedding cake baking. Now my oven is very temperamental and every time I use it I never know how its going to behave. Unfortunately it decided to have a bad day, a very bad day. Even with the aid of an oven thermometer my cakes turned out under baked and burnt on top (say what!). No stress, I had bought plenty of ingredients and set about re-baking them, score! They turned out great, I still don't know how they would've baked so differently as I did everything the same the 2nd time round.
I thought 'If that's the worst thing to happen then I'm doing good!'. The middle layer was coconut with a white chocolate cream cheese filling (soooo good!), everything went swimmingly until I was cooling the cakes on the rack, for some reason they started to deflate and collapse??? I have made these as cupcakes (they featured in my last post) and they stood up well and didn't deflate? I was gobsmacked, what do I do. I didn't want to bake them again as I did everything right and followed the recipe to a tea. After some quiet mediation and a few calming breaths, I decided to convert my go-to vanilla cake recipe to coconut. It turned out a treat and all was well in the wedding cake baking realm (I kept telling myself 'If that's the worst thing to happen then I'm doing good!').
Previously I have had issues with buttercream going under fondant. I found that the buttercream always seems to escape and because it's usually not white, it stains the fondant (yuk!). After some laborious research I decided to give white chocolate plastique a whirl. I found a relatively simple recipe and got to work, I was making about 1.5KG of this stuff so I had to make sure all measurements and quantities were correct (I didn't want to stuff this up and waste all that money I had spent on white chocolate). It took ages but I cooked it without a hitch (things were looking up!). I left it out to set overnight and went on to bake my top layer (lemon cake which featured in an earlier post). These came out beautifully and I was starting to get my baking stride on! With all cakes baked, all I had to do was make the fondant and finish off the cake. The baking gods must have not liked me because the next morning my chocolate plastique had not set (insert palpitations here). I quickly threw it in the fridge and hoped for the best. 3 hours later and it still had not set (it was slightly more firm but definitely not set, damn you plastique!). I didn't have any more time to waste, so after much pacing, I decided to give the cakes a thin crumb coat and put the fondant over the top of that (insert silent pleas here).
I was beginning to think that I would not be able to deliver this wonderful cake that I had promised my brother, I really had to steel myself at this point and give the biggest pep talk ever (it took a lot of convincing myself but I got there!). With a renewed vigour I went ahead and layered and iced the cakes, success! Now for the fondant, I have used store-bought fondant and not been taken by their taste or workability. I decided to make my own, I had previously used the fondant that the recipe came from and knew it would be easy to work with. Unfortunately things went awry, I ran out of light corn syrup! I ran up and down Oxford St looking for it (no go :(). My BF offered to ride to Paddington to buy some after a few frantic calls were made to various grocers (what a legend!). I could feel my heart starting to palpitate but refused to succumb to defeat and kept on going. Fondant is simple to make, it just takes a fair bit of elbow grease. With all my ingredients at hand I began to make the fondant. Disaster! It wouldn't come together, it was just a massive mound of crumbly icing sugar (a few tears began rolling down my cheeks). I double checked my measurements and re-read the recipe, I couldn't find any fault with my method (a few more tears tumbled down). I started googling other fondant recipes and compared them to mine. I finally figured out that the recipe had stated the incorrect amount of icing sugar (too much!). I then started to search how to fix it, by then the tears were rolling freely and I was crying. I couldn't help it, all the mishaps of the week had finally taken its toll on me. My BF then jumped it and decided to fix it for me (he's a keeper!), through quiet whimpers I was able to relay to him how to fix it and he set about pounding it into submission. Half an hour later he created a most wonderful fondant that was easy to roll out and didn't crack when I smoothed the edges. He had saved the day and I couldn't thank him enough (maybe he's the next Buddy?)
Finally, finally, finally the cake was finished (phew!). My brother and his wife were absolutely thrilled with it and in the end that's all that matters. I'm not discouraged by all these hiccups, now they just seem funny (hindsight is a wonderful thing), and with all disasters I have learnt a few more valuable baking tips. I look forward to the next wedding cake that I bake. Anyone need one? I'm free and willing to bake!
Alicia X
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The recipe that follows is for the bottom layer of the cake. Its dense, its moist, its chocolatey and really hard to stop at one piece. Also great for stacked cakes.
Cake recipe adapted from Peggy's Favourite Cakes & Cookies
- 150g dark chocolate
- 200ml milk
- 450g brown sugar, divided
- 150g butter, salted
- 4 eggs
- 300g plain flour
- 3tbs cocoa powder
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tsp bicarb soda
- 500g dark chocolate
- 200ml thickened cream
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Grease and line 2 x 8-inch (20cm) round baking tins.
- Place chocolate, milk and 225g of the brown sugar in a deep pan and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.
- Using a mixer, beat the butter and remaining 225g brown sugar until pale and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarb soda and add to the mixture while mixing at a low speed.
- While the chocolate mix is still hot, slowly pour it into the dough while mixing at a low speed.
- Once combined divide the mixture between the lined tins and bake, rotating tins halfway through, for about 30-40mins* or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on rack for 15 minutes. Remove from tins and cool completely on racks.
- Break chocolate into pieces and combine with thickened cream in a microwave proof bowl.
- Zap in microwave for 1 min, stir well and return to microwave.
- Continue to zap in 15sec increments, stirring well between each one, until chocolate is melted and completely incorporated in with the cream**
- Cover and set aside in a cool dark place until needed***
- Trim cake layers. Place ½ ganache mixture on bottom layer, place top layer on and smother with remaining ganache.
* I would start checking at 25min mark, we all know ovens can be temperamental!
** Be careful not to burn the chocolate or the mixture will separate and become unusable.
*** You can even leave this overnight, as long as its not hot weather. If it is hot, place it in the fridge after its cooled until needed.