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Hi Michael, On Nov 2, 2005, at 7:13 AM, Michael Bouschen wrote: > Hi Craig, > > +1! > > The current spec has a section called "Attaching Instances" (at the > end of 12.6.8 Detaching and attaching instances). I assume this > section will then describe how to use makePersistent to attach > detached instances, correct? That's correct. We also need to think about whether we change or keep the name of the instance callbacks for attach. I think using the term "attach" to describe the behavior of makePersistent applied to detached instances is ok and we can keep the method names. We also need to define what happens to transient fields of detached instances when we attach them. Do they get copied or ignored? The spec would lead me to believe that they are ignored. And if they are ignored, is there a reason to optionally copy them with the shallowCopyAll method? Craig > > A minor remark: I think the shallowCopy method taking an array of > objects should be called shallowCopyAll: > Object[] shallowCopyAll(Object[] original, boolean > copyTransientFields) > > Regards Michael > > >> Javadogs, >> Please comment on this proposal. >> There are so few differences between makePersistent and >> attachCopy, it's confusing. The only significant differences >> between the APIs is in the treatment of transient instances. >> MakePersistent makes transient instances transition to persistent- >> new; attachCopy copies transient instances. >> The proposal is to remove attachCopy, change the signature of >> makePersistent and makePersistentAll to return the instance(s), >> and add a method to JDOHelper. The semantics of makePersistent >> change slightly from the specification. Currently, detached >> instances in the object graph cause an exception to be thrown. >> With this change, detached instances are located in the persistent >> cache and any dirty fields are applied to the persistent instance. >> With this change, there is no standard way to attach the same >> object graph to multiple persistence managers. So a method is >> added to JDOHelper that copies a complete object graph so the >> copies can be attached to multiple persistence managers. >> Instead of: >> Object[ ] attached1 = pm.attachCopy(graph); >> Object[ ] attached2 = pm.attachCopy(graph); >> use: >> Object[ ] copies = JDOHelper.shallowCopy(graph, false); >> Object[ ] attached1 = pm.makePersistentAll(copies); >> Object[ ] attached2 = pm.makePersistentAll(copies); >> The signatures of shallowCopy are: >> Object shallowCopy(Object original, boolean copyTransientFields); >> Collection shallowCopyAll(Collection original, boolean >> copyTransientFields); >> Object[ ] shallowCopy(Object[ ] original, boolean >> copyTransientFields); >> The copyTransientFields parameter specifies whether to copy the >> transient fields of detached and transient instances. True >> requires that the JDOHelper be given security privileges to allow >> reflective copy. Non-binary-compatible implementations also >> require security privileges. Binary-compatible implementations >> will use the support for PersistenceCapable to copy the fields. >> Support for deep copies is left to the implementation, as there is >> no standard way to deep copy. >> Craig >> Craig Russell >> Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://java.sun.com/products/ >> jdo >> 408 276-5638 mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com >> P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp! >> > > > -- > Michael Bouschen Tech@Spree Engineering GmbH > mailto:email@example.com http://www.tech.spree.de/ > Tel.:++49/30/235 520-33 Buelowstr. 66 > Fax.:++49/30/2175 2012 D-10783 Berlin >
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The present invention relates to container structures and more particularly to a spill proof container used for comestibles or the like, wherein the comestibles or foodstuffs in the container may be in a liquid or semi-liquid condition. The container of the instant invention in its various embodiments is especially useful in the merchandizing of fast and convenience type food products including in particular food products designated as carryout type foods. In the fast and convenience food industry product costs, speed of assembly, ruggedness and resistance to abuse, ease of handling, reclosure and reuse are all highly desirable characteristics of acceptable containers.
In more recent times the public is also requiring that at least the bottom or tray portion of the container be "dual oven heatable" i.e. the purchaser-user wants to be able to heat the container tray and its contents in either a conventional or a microwave oven regardless of the size, shape or internal configuration of the tray. In other words the tray material preferably should be a microwave penetrable polymeric plastic material.
Prior art containers of the type under consideration are represented by various patents as follows: U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,926,240; 2,490,076; 3,066,824; 3,101,864; 3,246,786; 3,447,714; and 4,412,630, as well as design U.S. Pat. Nos. D. 215,413; D. 223,144; D. 246,289; D. 263,798; D. 276,216; and D. 282,245.
The pertinent prior art containers as disclosed in the aforesaid patent art are not completely acceptable to today's purchasing public for various reasons. For example, the container closure of U.S. Pat. No. 3,066,824 relies on the use of a separate implement such as a knife blade to obtain a complete and full release of the container lid from the tray, while the snap-on container cover of U.S. Pat. No. 3,101,864 is snap locked to its associated tray for the full periphery of each. This makes the initial and the subsequent full release of lid and tray in such a container structure without spillage very problematical. In fact such a locking scheme allows little or no room or tolerance for container distortion during handling, filling or opening without breaking the seal between container parts and increasing the possibility of spillage.
This lack of distortion acceptance without spillage, etc., also appears to be a drawback in the case of the container of U.S. Pat. No. 3,447,714 wherein in the case of a multi-sided or polygonal-type container body, the snap-on locking of the body cover or lid occurs, if at all, along the full length of the several sides rather than at selected points, e.g. the corners. The lid corners also are equipped with special stacking shoulders that could interfere with the normal lid release and opening. Such features, plus the lack of a spillage barrier or splashguard type wall on the cover, not only make such a container difficult to open but also enhance the chance of spillage and lack of fluid food control upon lid and tray release.
The continuous peripheral snap-on lid feature of U.S. Pat. No. D. 276,216 likewise poses spillage problems for liquid and semi-liquid foodstuffs during opening of the container. Carry out containers, because of the nature of the business in which they are used, must be as spill-proof and splash-proof as possible in order to find full acceptability.
Other examples of prior art plastic containers having snap-on lids but not full spill or leak proof properties and over which the instant container structure is an improvement are to be found in Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation's Advertising Brochure of 1985 and identified by Brochure Number PB-626 8M 10-85.
The instant invention is concerned with a substantially spill proof container lid and tray assembly wherein the lid and tray have matching polygonal configurations and unique overlapping, generally fully sealable, continuous hat-shaped peripheral segments. The peripheral segment of the lid loosely yet sealably overlies the hat-shaped segment of the tray in the assembled container except in the corner areas or the areas of intersection of the various sidewalls of the container tray and lid. In these corner areas, the lid is both sealed and snap locked to the tray. This feature of the corner areas being the only sectors of the container assembly that are snap-locked together, in conjunction with use of an improved anti-spillage wall on the container lid's peripheral segment, means that the instant container is particularly saleable as a readily openable and substantially leak and spill-proof container.
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of the container tray of the instant invention;
FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of the tray of FIG. 1 taken generally along line 1A--1A thereof;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the lid for the tray of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the lid of FIG. 2 taken generally along line 2A--2A thereof;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the hat-shaped peripheral segment of the container tray within the circumscribing circle 3 of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a enlarged cross-sectional view of the hat-shaped segmen of the lid within the circumscribing circle 5 of FIG. 2A;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a peripheral corner of the lid of FIG. 2 taken along line 6--6 thereof;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the lid and tray at a point of overlap and sealing engagement therebetween on one of the sides of the lid and tray;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the lid and tray at an overlapped peripheral corner of the lid and tray and discloses the manner in which the lid is snap- locked to the tray at such a corner; and
FIGS. 9 and 9A disclose various cross-sectional views of the corners and side portions of a series of stacked and nested lids.
With further reference to the drawings and particularly FIGS. 1 to 5, the improved substantially leak proof container assembly or structure of the instant invention in one preferred embodiment thereof is generally comprised of a container tray 10 of polygonal configuration and fabricated from a suitable plastic material that can be readily formed or molded under heat and pressure and is microwave penetrable. One such plastic material is a plastic which has dual oven heatable characteristics such as crystallized polyethylene terephthalate. This plastic material is more fully discussed and described in an article entitled "CPET Food Trays See More Action" at pages 59 and 60 of "Packaging" for December, 1985. This article notes that the aforesaid material can readily be shaped by a thermoforming operation into various container tray sizes, shapes, and configurations, including those with food dividers, etc. This same general type of plastic material is also reviewed, and its use as a basic container tray material discussed at some length, in an article in "Packing Digest" for September, 1985, entitled "Dual Oven Trays--Signode Commits to Consumer Packaging." Reference may be made to these publications for further details regarding dual oven heatable materials.
Container lid 12 is preferably made from a clear, semi-rigid (i.e., somewhat flexible), transparent plastic material such as oriented polystyrene in order for the food contents or comestibles in the assembled container to be readily visible and the exact condition of the same readily apparent to the user-purchaser. Since lid 12 is normally removed from tray 10 before the tray and its contents are inserted and heated in a conventional or microwave oven, the plastic material for the lid need not be as thick or rugged as the material for the tray. In any event it is preferably fabricated from a thinner guage sheet of plastic than that of tray 10 for resiliency and flexibility during its release from and attachment to the tray. On the other hand it should still have sufficient stiffness to effectively resist distortion and deformation under normal conditions of use and storage, as well as assembly with a filled container tray by means of standard mechanical closing equipment.
Tray 10 is of a matching polygonal configuration to that of lid 12 and vice versa. In the embodiment illustrated, tray 10 is provided with a bottom 14 that may be slightly recessed and, if desired, may have a central embossment 14' or the like for receiving a similarly shaped proturbence or upstanding central embossment 32' on lid top 32 of an underlying lid-tray combination. This is for the purpose of interlocking nested tray bottoms and container lids when assembled containers filled with foodstuffs are stacked one on another, thus preventing one filled container from sliding relative to another similarly filled container located above or below the first mentioned container. It will be understood that, alternately, the same effect could be achieved by increasing the depth of recessing of bottom 14 and expanding embossment 32' to fill the recessed bottom 14. In this construction, embossment 14' would be omitted.
Tray 10 further includes a series of interconnected sidewalls 16 and although only four such walls are illustrated in the drawings, the tray can have any number of walls depending on the container-tray configuration desired for any given product. Thus the tray may be triangular, hexagonal, octagonal etc., in plan, with the lid having a matching configuration in plan. If desired, and depending to some extent on individual taste, sidewalls 16 can be provided with reinforcing ribs 18.
As indicated particularly in FIGS. 3, 7, and 8, the marginal edges or peripheral portions of tray 10 terminate in or form a continuous or uninterrupted, generally hat-shaped, sealing segment 20. Segment 20 includes a continuous inner flange 22 connected to the various sidewalls 16. Flange 22 merges smoothly with the bottom terminus of an upstanding inner wall 24, with wall 24 in turn being connected at its upper end to a top element 26 that may be somewhat rounded off at its edges. An outer downwardly projecting wall 28 is dependingly connected to the outer end of top element 26 of hat-shaped segment 20 by a bend having an arc of a generous radius 28'; while wall 28 merges at its bottom with an outwardly directed or projecting sealing lip 30.
Cooperating container lid 12 of matching configuration with tray 10 is advantageously provided with a top 32 and downwardly and outwardly projecting interconnected sidewalls 34, which also may be ribbed at 36 for reinforcement and/or decorative purposes. Certain of such ribs 36' in an advantageous embodiment of the invention are disposed or set into the corner areas A of the lid so as to slightly overlie these corner areas for purposes to be discussed hereinafter. It will be understood that ribs 36 and 36' are similar in configuration to ribs 18, illustrated in FIG. 4.
Sidewalls 34 of the lid 12, as indicated particularly in FIGS. 5 to 8, also terminate in a peripherally uninterrupted and generally hat-shaped sealing segment 38 which is adapted to match, overlie, and be sealingly locked throughout the continuous length thereof to hat-shaped segment 20 of tray 10, while at the same time being slightly oversized relative to segment 20.
In one advantageous and preferred embodiment of the invention the hat-shaped segment 38 includes an improved continuous and somewhat inclined and stepped anti-spillage or splashguard-like wall or barrier 40 connected directly at its lower terminus 42 to lid sidewalls 34. Wall 40 is of substantial length or depth as compared to the length or depth of either of the walls 24 or 28 of segment 20 of tray 10. The reason for this is to provide, in the closed container, an inner wall or barrier that projects sufficiently down into the inner reaches of tray 10 adjacent the sidewalls thereof and at or close to the level of the container's contents to prevent or inhibit movement by splashing or sloshing, etc., of liquid or semi-liquid foodstuffs into the sealed areas or points of contact between tops 26 and 46 of hat-shaped segments 20 and 38, respectively, of tray 10 and lid 12. This anti-splash, etc., feature is enhanced by the stepped configuration of wall 40 in that it tends to form, in conjunction with the associated parts of tray 10 (e.g., wall 24), a somewhat tortuous path 40' therebetween. Because of the depth of wall 40 and the tortuous path 40', there is minimal likelihood that foodstuffs will penetrate and seep through the seal between lid and tray-top wall elements 46 and 26, even when somewhat rough handling of the assembled container parts prevails and a slight distortion or slippage occurs of the one top element relative to the other top element during handling.
The upper terminus 44 of wall 40 merges with top element 46. Top element 46 can be somewhat flat so as to form an effective seal with the somewhat similarly shaped top element 26 of tray segment 20. The outer edge of top element 46 merges with a downwardly projecting outer wall 48 and wall 48 is connected at its lower extremity to an outwardly projecting stiffening flange 50.
With further reference to the drawings, and in particular FIGS. 7 and 8, it will be observed that wall 48 of lid segment 38 loosely overlies both outer wall 28 and sealing lip 30 of tray segment 20 except in corner areas A or the various points of intersection of the sidewalls of container lid 12 and container tray 10. In a preferred embodiment of the invention these corners are curved with arcs of generous radii.
A preferred embodiment of the invention contemplates that the depending outer wall 48 of the lid's sealing segment 38 will be provided with an inwardly directed reentry portion that forms a unique snap locking ledge 52 at any given corner of lid 12, or area of intersection of the sidewalls of the container lid and tray, for receiving in sliding and locking engagement as well as full sealing relationship the outwardly projecting sealing lip 30 on outer depending wall 28 of tray sealing segment 20. When wall 48 of lid 12 is deformed during manufacture at the corners of lid 12 to provide ledges or shoulders 52, downwardly and outwardly directed inner cam-like surfaces 54 are also advantageously formed on the lower side portion of wall 48 in the corner portions or sectors of lid 12. Thus as lip 30 at each corner of tray segment 20 is snap locked and sealed in a corner area A to its respective underlying ledge element 52, the associated cam surface 54 performs a valuable function in facilitating such interlocking engagement. In addition, the relatively generous arc 28' of the bend in the tray wall 26 allows a little flexure of tray lip 30 to take place as it moves up cam surface 54 to seat itself on anchoring ledge section 52, although most of the flexure takes place in the lid.
The particular configuration of hat-shaped segment 38, as can be observed by reference to FIGS. 9 and 9A, also greatly enhances the nestability and stackability of lids 12 whereby they can be readily separated and emplaced on filled trays by standard mechanical lidding equipment.
The snap interlocking and seal of lid and tray only at the corners of the assembled lid and tray elements, plus the somewhat loose yet full seal of lid and tray along the planar portions of the filled container, produce a substantially fully peripherally sealed container under typical or normal conditions of handling and usage, including normal or usual distortions and movements of the overlapped tray segment relative to the overlapping lid segment, all as indicated by the dotted lines of FIG. 7.
Finally, since lid 12 is only snap locked to the tray at selected spaced points or at the corners of the tray and lid, as against the entire peripheral portions of the same, minimal resistance is encountered during the initial and continued opening of the container. In other words, once lid 12 is snapped open or its release from the tray initiated at a given corner, a full separation of the remaining portions of lid and tray will readily and quickly take place with minimum effort and spillage, sloshing, and dumping of the contents in an undesirable and uncontrolled fashion.
When wall ribs 36' are used, they assist in the initial opening by stiffening the lid sidewalls in a corner area A, thereby facilitating disengagement of a ledge 52 from the overlying portion of lip 30. During opening of the container, parts of the splashguard wall 40 on lid segment 38 also function in an advantageous manner as follows. Because the peripheral lid segment 38, as it undergoes release from tray segment 20, will tend to be rotated somewhat outwardly, it will contact the tops of the sidewalls of tray 10 due its length or depth, thus in effect producing a desirable if temporary seal between the lid and the food in the tray during at least the initial stages of opening the container.
In a further advantageous enbodiment of the invention, a finger tab 56 may be added to the structure of lid segment 38 in one (or more) corner(s) of the lid, as will be observed by reference to FIG. 2, in order to promote the initial or starting separation of lid and tray.
Preferred embodiments of the invention have been disclosed and described. It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims. For example, while the container tray is described, in a preferred embodiment, as being made of a non-metallic, more specifically plastic, material which is microwave penetrable, it will be evident that, where microwave penetrability is not a requirement, the tray can be made of metal, for example aluminum foil, or of a metal foil coated with plastic so the metal tray can be used in a microwave oven.
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The penis has never been big enough to contain its psychic reality. Its image, until recently cloistered even in American pop culture, once was ubiquitous and laden with meaning.
The Athenian Greeks, for example, decorated their homes and streets with hermae, columns representing Hermes, each featuring an erection. In seven annual festivals devoted to Dionysos, Athenians paraded enormous statues of the penis through streets, which were permanently decorated with sculptures of naked young men.
Romans became infatuated with the god Priapus, whose statue they sat in the garden, his oversized penis given extra attention with a coat of red paint. There was a tradition during the Renaissance to represent Christ grabbing his penis, sometimes erect. Perhaps that was inspired by St. Augustine's obsessive riffing on the penis whose habit of spontaneous erection he called proof of original sin. (Thus Christ's penis would be the most explicit evidence of his incarnation in the world of sin.) Renaissance men wore cod pieces, brightly colored crotch coverings that seemed to enlarge the penis.
How did an organ, once more freely exhibited than female genitalia, become so taboo? The blame is usually ascribed to the church and St. Augustine's demonization of the phallus. Patriarchy's need to hide the most visible and competitive expression of male power while objectifying the female body is another explanation. Some thinkers theorize that intense jealousy of the extra-large penis -- men with them were rewarded in Rome (whereas the Greeks actually preferred small ones) -- survives but was repressed by making the exhibition of the penis taboo, thus leveling the playing field.
You can see in this explanation the seeds of Freud's theories. He believed that a healthy persona -- and civilization itself, for that matter -- was the outcome of the resolution of phallic anxiety, the castration anxiety to be exact. One of his earliest case histories, "Little Hans," is about a boy who becomes terrified of the huge penises he sees on carriage horses in the streets of Vienna. Freud theorizes that Little Hans had displaced fear of his father, as his rival in the classic Oedipus complex for the mother's love, with fear of the horse penis.
Hard to imagine, isn't it, that the penis -- the comparatively huge and powerful penis of the father -- is literally the central image of psychology's foundational theories? Even Jung, who split from Freud, wrote that his intellectual life was initiated at the age of 3 by a dream of encountering a huge penis on a throne.
So, 100 years ago in Vienna, Freud was discoursing about the penis and the need to liberate it. More than anywhere else in the world, America, a nation founded by Puritans, disappeared the penis from sight. Where did it go?
As is usually the case, when the dominant culture represses some aspect of itself, it becomes part of the culture of an oppressed minority. Sometimes this functions as projection. African-American men, for example, are stereotyped as macrophallic. Whether the black penis is actually larger as a rule than the white one is beside the point. What is more important is that black men bear the phallic anxiety of white people. In the most horrific example, they were ritualistically castrated before lynching. That jealousy and fear of the large penis, its equation with subversive power, concocted fantasies of the rape of white women. Lynchings have ended but now the stereotype is more explicit than ever and black men are broadly fetishized as macrophallic and hypermasculine -- but remain relatively disempowered in actuality.
While straight men remain anxious about the size of their penises but largely sublimate the concern, gay culture has made a fetish of the big dick. This is not a politically correct statement, of course. Indeed, when I wrote the article for an academic journal that inspired my dissertation, the editor called my piece the "most radical" on gay sexuality she'd seen. Then, in an almost comical symbolization of the way the culture hides the penis, she deleted all images I submitted, along with descriptions of them. Then, she wrote in big letters on the proofs: "You have failed to provide evidence of your thesis."
The evidence is abundant. Not only is it explicit in pornography and the routine conversation of gay men, it is symbolized in the idealized contemporary queer body -- hairless, hypermasculine, muscular, the bigger the better. The body has become hyper-phallic in part as a response to AIDS. Since penetration itself is dangerous, the erotic has become as visual as it is tactile. And, as I demonstrated last week, that body has penetrated mainstream culture, disrupting old notions of gender and sexuality. Somebody had to do it. Why not the very people the culture attempted to castrate -- gay men?
Cliff Bostock will speak 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 991 Piedmont Ave. (at 10th Street). Free. For a full calendar of events of Listen to Your Body Week, see www.edin-ga.org.
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Raspberry-Glazed Pork Chops with Pickled Onions
From EatingWell: July/August 2007
Brining enhances flavor and renders pork chops moist and juicy. While the chops brine, prepare the pickled onions and the raspberry sauce. The thick flavorful sauce, rich pork chops and pickled onions all come together in an explosion of flavors and textures.
Makes: 4 servings
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Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High fiber | High potassium | Gluten free |View Our Nutrition Guidelines »
- 4 cups cold water
- 2-3 small onions, thinly sliced and separated into rings (2 cups), divided
- 1/4 cup plus 4-6 tablespoons pure maple syrup, divided
- 1/4 cup plus 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 4 bone-in, center-cut pork loin chops, 1/2-3/4 inch thick (1 1/2-1 3/4 pounds)
- 1/4 cup raspberry or red-wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper, plus more to taste
- 3 cups fresh raspberries, divided
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Combine water, 2/3 cup onions, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/4 cup salt, bay leaf and garlic in a large bowl or large sealable plastic bag. Add pork chops; turn to combine. (If brining in a bag, place the bag in a large bowl.) Marinate in the refrigerator, turning the meat once or twice, for 2 to 8 hours.
- Whisk raspberry (or red-wine) vinegar, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper together in a medium bowl. Add 2/3 cup onions; toss to coat well. Refrigerate, stirring once or twice, while the pork is brining.
- About 15 minutes before you're ready to cook the pork chops, combine 1 1/2 cups raspberries, the remaining 2/3 cup onions, wine, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend or process until pureed. Pour the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; stir and press on the solids to extract all the sauce. Stir in the remaining 1 teaspoon thyme.
- Remove the pork chops from the brine and pat dry. (Discard brine.) Sprinkle both sides with the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and a generous grinding of pepper.
- Place a large cast-iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until hot enough to sizzle a drop of water on contact. Add oil and tilt the pan to coat the surface. Add the pork chops and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chops to a plate; tent with foil to keep warm.
- Reduce heat to medium, add the raspberry sauce and boil, stirring constantly, until the sauce is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Taste and add 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup if the sauce is too tart.
- Return the chops and any accumulated juices to the pan and cook on medium heat, turning the chops to coat with the sauce, until they register 145°F on an instant-read thermometer, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Drain the pickled onions (discard the pickling mixture or save for another use). Gently toss with the remaining 1 1/2 cups raspberries. Serve the chops with the pan sauce and top with the pickled onions and raspberries.
Tips & Notes
- Make Ahead Tip: Brine pork chops (Step 1) for up to 8 hours. The brined chops, patted dry, can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
Per serving: 317 calories; 11 g fat (3 g sat, 6 g mono); 69 mg cholesterol; 22 g carbohydrates; 27 g protein; 7 g fiber; 259 mg sodium; 542 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (45% daily value), Potassium (16% dv), Selenium (15% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 3 1/2 lean meat
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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh running back LeSean McCoy did not attend a post-bowl team meeting Thursday, possibly indicating that he may change his mind and declare for the NFL draft.
McCoy and his family met with coach Dave Wannstedt on Friday afternoon. McCoy told Wannstedt he'd take the weekend to finalize his decision about entering the NFL draft, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad.
McCoy, coming off the best freshman and sophomore seasons by any Pitt running back, said in late November he would return for his junior season.
McCoy has received information from the NFL draft advisory committee that has prompted him to reconsider his original stated desire to return to Pitt.
As late as Monday, Wannstedt said McCoy told him after the Panthers' 3-0 loss to Oregon State in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 that he wasn't turning pro.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wannstedt said earlier this week in his postseason news conference that he spoke to McCoy and his family and "LeSean believes, and his mom and dad believe, that he's excited about being here and we all believe that this next year will do nothing but enhance his opportunities for the National Football League."
If McCoy leaves for the pros, he would follow the path of former Heisman Trophy runner-up Larry Fitzgerald, the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver who spent only two seasons at Pitt before turning pro.
McCoy, from Harrisburg, rushed for 1,488 yards and 21 touchdowns this season and 2,816 yards and 35 TDs the past two seasons. Former Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett ran for 2,690 yards in his first two Pitt seasons.
If McCoy wants to enter the April 25-26 draft, he must file an application by Jan. 15. Because he spent the 2006 season at a prep school, he would be eligible for the draft.
According to the Post-Gazette, Wannstedt said he's been told McCoy would be a "late first- to early second-round" draft pick.
Before Pitt beat rival West Virginia in November, McCoy said: "There's a lot of stuff I've got to prove. I don't think I did enough here at this university. There's a lot left to achieve."
Various scouts estimate that McCoy would be a mid first-round to an early second-round draft pick.
ESPN college football reporter Joe Schad and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Description: The composition 161 Glass is a 17-minute musical work with percussion, wind and brass instruments in which the intersection of mid-century architecture, and the art and culture of a dynamic city are inextricably linked. Through this paper, I explore the process of composing a musical work in relationship to the significance of site specific context. The paper begins by defining the concept of site specific art works; then reviews the discourse of the intersection of art, music and architecture. I then delve into the cultural and geographic context surrounding this project from the modern era through the present, and how those perspectives apply to the building and my piece. I reveal how the composition relates the musical ideas to the site. Finally, I describe the collaborative process between myself, the musicians and the Dallas Contemporary staff.
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The 1896 Vienna Tonkünstler-verein Competition: the Three Award-winning Works and Seven Anonymous Submissions with Clarinet
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Description: The Vienna Tonkünstler-Verein (1885-1929) was established for the sole purpose of providing extensive support to the music and musicians of Vienna. The society became renowned in Vienna for its outstanding performances of chamber music and counted among its members many of the city's foremost musicians and composers. Johannes Brahms had a significant influence on the society as its honorary president and assisted in establishing its composition competitions, aimed at promoting and reviving under-developed chamber genres. Of particular interest to clarinetists is the Verein's competition of 1896, which aspired to promote chamber music literature for wind instruments. Brahms's recently completed chamber works for clarinet were clearly influential in fin-de-siècle Vienna; for of the twelve works chosen as finalists in the competition, ten included the clarinet in the chamber combination.The purpose of this document is to provide an English-language history of the Vienna Tonkünstler-Verein and a thorough account of its1896 competition based on my study of the society's annual reports. In addition, this document will provide the first published account of the anonymous submissions for the 1896 competition. It is my hope that this paper will serve as a springboard for future endeavors aimed at uncovering the identities of the anonymous finalists ...
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Ability of Offenders with Psychopathic Traits to Simulate Cognitive and Affective Empathy
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Description: The accurate assessment of psychopathy constitutes a critical component of forensic assessments addressing offender populations. Among the core characteristics of psychopathy, the interpersonal component of deception and empathic deficits are prominently observed in offenders with psychopathic traits. Given the negative consequences of being classified as a psychopath, offenders may be likely to minimize their psychopathic traits. In particular, no research has investigated whether offenders with psychopathic traits are able to simulate empathy in an effort to mask their cognitive or affective empathy deficits (e.g., lack of remorse about offenses). The present study aims to contribute to the literature with regard to the simulation of empathy. Using a mixed between- and within-subjects design, 81 male detainees were placed into (a) a low psychopathy group, (b) a moderate psychopathy group, or (c) a high psychopathy group based on the Psychopathy Checklist – Revised. For the within-subjects component, all offenders answered empathy questionnaires under genuine and simulation conditions. Results indicate the sample possessed cognitive empathy, but did not display affective empathy under genuine instructions. Under simulation instructions, participants significantly increased their scores on several empathy measures. The implications of simulated empathy and comparisons between groups regarding simulation abilities are discussed.
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Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Examination of the Phenomenon and Relationships with Firm Capabilities
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Academic Advising Professional Characteristics and Standards: Do Academic Advisors Follow Recognized Professional Standards in Their Work?
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The Academic and Athletic Experiences of African-american Males in a Division I (Fbs) Football Program
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Creator: Salinas, Silvia M.
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