text: OverviewBack to top Scharffen Berger - Natural Cocoa Powder Unsweetened - 6 oz. Item# :112719UPC# :643392500156 Brand:Scharffen Berger Size/Form:6 oz. Ship Weight:0.45 Servings:34 Dosage:1 Tablespoon(s) Flavor:Unsweetened Scharffen Berger Natural Cocoa Powder Unsweetened - 6 oz. (170g) Scharffen Berger Natural Cocoa Powder Unsweetened is developed for baking and beverages, their Natural Cocoa Powder is made from perfectly roasted and well-fermented beans. Packaged with recipe ideas in a 6 oz. canister, it is great for any baker or lover of hot chocolate. Their Natural Cocoa Powder is not 'Dutch' processed, and contains 20-22% cocoa butter. Scharffen Berger fine artisan chocolates give any dish a whole new layer of culinary cachet. From brownies to breads to savory beef, you'll find Scharffen Berger adds rich, intense chocolate flavor to your favorite recipes Artisan processStep 1 - SourceThey begin their chocolate making process by sourcing and importing raw cacao beans, giving them control of quality and taste from start to finish. Step 2 - RoastIn their factory, they clean and roast the beans. They separate the beans by country and region of origin and roast them in small batches to taste. They crack and shell the roasted beans into cacao nibs. Step 3 - Grind and refineThey grind the nibs into a rich brown paste called chocolate liquor in a mélangeur-broyeur (granite mill). Then they refine the chocolate liquor with crystal cane sugar and whole vanilla beans in the conche for up to 25 hours. Step 4 - Temper and FinishThe final step is tempering and molding the chocolate into bars. One bite reflects the attention, time, and care they invest in every batch. History of CacaoCacao, a tree whose scientific name is Theobroma cacao, grows exclusively between twenty degrees north and south of the equator, making it by definition tropical. Before it was cultivated, cacao grew wild in Central and South America and may have been harvested and consumed sporadically. Successive cultures in what is now Central America used it for ceremonies, as a type of currency, and, to a degree, as a food. When Cortez landed in Mexico in the early 1500's, cacao was a prized agricultural product, although certainly not a staple of the Aztec or Mayan diet. It is probable, to the extent that cacao was domesticated, that it grew in settings similar to its natural habitat. Later, as colonial powers brought cacao to tropical regions around the globe, attempts were made to grow it on large plantations, rather than as a tree more integrated into the forest. These attempts failed almost universally because of disease, rapid exhaustion of the soil, political upheaval, or lack of properly skilled labor to produce cacao of reasonable quality. History has shown that much more successful have been small, most often family-run, farms of between eight and fifteen acres. Today these farms constitute approximately 80%–90% of cacao cultivation worldwide, the remaining 10–15% being made up of plantations of usually 100 acres or less. The Cacao PlantCacao beans are seeds of the fruit or pod that sprout from the trunk and thicker branches of the cacao tree. It takes approximately five years for a tree to begin bearing fruit, and its useful lifetime is about thirty years. Each tree bears about a dozen viable pods per semi-annual harvest (although continuous production goes on to a small degree), and each ripe pod holds about forty beans, which translates into roughly 1,000 seeds per tree per year. Trees can be planted as little as three meters apart or as many as twelve meters apart. Approximately 500 cacao beans will produce one pound of bittersweet chocolate. The pods are harvested individually by hand and then usually sliced open by hand to remove the seeds and the surrounding pulp. Farms that have capital and access to electricity sometimes have machines that open the pod and extract the pulp and seeds, which are gathered into piles for fermentation.merica. Cacao Bean Varieties Today, the three cacao varieties— Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario— often referred to in literature about chocolate have more conceptual than practical value. Their utility lies more in demonstrating where cacao has been than where it is because the names no longer correspond to pure genetic strains. Purity disappeared many hundreds of years ago as a result of cacao's penchant for spontaneous cross-pollination. Deliberate hybridization has also occurred on numerous occasions in the four hundred plus years of cacao's history as a cash crop. This means that any relationship, therefore, between variety and flavor is so general as to be almost useless. CriolloCriollo was the predominant cacao of Central and northern South America, but because of its low productivity and susceptibility to disease, it now constitutes, as a recognizable variety, on the order of 0.1% of the world's crop. Porcelana, the best known example of Criollo, retains the signature mild fruitiness attributed to the variety, although it is, of course, even more rare than Criollo as a whole. ForasteroForastero, by far the most common of the three varieties, is believed to be indigenous to the northern Amazon River basin in what is now Brazil. As a result of its disease resistance and high productivity, it represents close to 90% of the world crop. It tends to have earthy, relatively simple flavors with moderate acidity and is known as "bulk" cacao. Depending on the quality of the bean (pod ripeness at harvest and the degree of care taken in fermenting and drying the beans), Forastero can add extremely desirable elements to a blend or little more than color. TrinitarioA spontaneous hybrid of Forastero and Criollo that appeared in Trinidad in the mid-1700's, Trinitario may be the most difficult to define in terms of flavor due to widely varying ratios of Forastero and Criollo. Flavor notes range from spicy to earthy to fruity to highly acidic. Even Trinitario beans that physically resemble Criollo, suggesting a high percentage of Criollo genes, often exhibit little of its characteristic taste profile. Several countries maintain living gene banks of cacao strains. The challenge is that no consistent attempt has been made to create certifiable bean types on a commercial basis. Thus, when a label states that the cacao variety of a particular bar of chocolate is Criollo or Trinitario, it is difficult, if not impossible, to calculate the significance of that claim. Manufacturers rarely boast about using Forastero cacao, but most chocolates contain these beans and are quite good in quality. The ultimate danger in the careless use of labels, aside from the confusion it creates, is that genetic diversity may disappear before anyone realizes that its existence is at risk. When diversity departs, flavor goes with it. Fermentation Fermentation is a crucial step in the transformation of cacao beans to what we know as chocolate. Without fermentation cacao beans yield little or no chocolate flavor. The principal effect of fermentation is to eliminate or, at least, drastically reduce astringency and to develop the full cacao flavor. Because fermentation plays such a critical role in final chocolate flavor and quality, Scharffen Berger has strict requirements on which beans are acceptable. Astringency is the drying sensation in the mouth. This is the effect you get when chewing on grape skins or eating a bit of the interior skin of an underripe banana. Astringency is reduced by adequate fermentation. Astringency should not be confused with bitterness which is associated more with the caffeine-like chemical in chocolate called "theobromine". Fermentation must be carried out on or near the farm. It involves removing the cacao seeds and the pulp that surrounds them from the protective pod shortly after the harvest. The pulp and the forty or so seeds are then placed on the ground or in a wooden bin and covered with banana leaves. Yeast in the environment settles on the pulp and ferments natural sugars in it to alcohol, at which point acetic acid (vinegar)-producing bacteria, as well as bacteria that produce lactic acid from residual sugar, take over. As acids are produced during this procedure the pH of the seeds decreases and the temperature rises as high as 140 F. The combined effects of the acidity and alcohol production in the fermentation process acts to kill the cacao seed. When the seed dies, internal structures break down and allow previously segregated compounds to combine with one another. This results in a host of new compounds (and a marked increase in flavor complexity) and a decrease in the concentration of the small polyphenol molecules most responsible for astringency. It takes from between four and seven days to complete fermentation. But it is not a matter of simply leaving the beans alone for that period of time. In order to properly ferment, the farmer must either have knowledge based on experience or have the ability to measure a variety of parameters that govern timing of tasks such as turning the mass of cacao beans. The final step before the cacao is ready to be sold, is drying. The drying process can take up to seven days, drying in the sun. Because cacao dried in a dryer powered by wood, diesel, or propane fired driers can often cause off-flavors, sun-dried cacao is preferred. Sun drying reduces the danger of the exterior of the bean hardening before the moisture in the interior can evaporate. Sustainability Cacao trees thrive when planted in combination with other trees. The presence of other vegetation diminishes the likelihood of damage to the trees from disease and pests. Farmers worldwide attempt to maximize production from the land. More densely planted acreage tends to yield, in the short term at least, more cacao. Dense planting, however, also exhausts the soil and probably makes the spread of disease from one tree to another more likely. Moreover, the lack of plant diversity in tightly packed cacao groves inevitably leads to a decrease in the diversity of animals that may be natural enemies of the insects and other pests that attack the tree. Even under the best of circumstances, the loss of cacao to disease and pests is 30% or more.But there is a better way. They recently began importing cocoa beans from a unique COOP in Tomé-Açu, Brazil that uses multi-crop, sustainable cacao farming practices, which provide a high level of income to the farmers, and actually help reforest degraded rainforest areas. Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker is the first company outside of Brazil to buy these beans. F.A.Q.What is meant by chocolate liquor content and how does it differ from cacao content?Chocolate liquor (called cocoa mass in Europe) is ground cocoa beans, which themselves consist of almost equal amounts of cocoa butter and dry cocoa solids (there is no alcohol in chocolate liquor). A little extra cocoa butter is added in the production of most chocolate and some companies may add a little extra cocoa powder. Cacao content, expressed as a percentage, indicates the total ingredients in the chocolate that are derived from the cocoa bean, including chocolate liquor and any added cocoa butter or dry cocoa solids. Therefore, cacao content may be a few percentage points, or as much as 8%, higher than the % of chocolate liquor. What's the difference between bittersweet and semisweet chocolate?Officially there is no difference. The FDA defines both semisweet and bittersweet chocolate as having a minimum 35% chocolate liquor content. In reality, and regardless of the official bittersweet/semisweet standard, chocolate makers have been increasing the cacao percentage in dark chocolate over several decades in response to growing demand for chocolate with more chocolate flavor and less sweetness. By the time Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker was founded in 1997, the actual cacao content of most domestic semisweet and bittersweet chocolate was between 50% and 60%, although none revealed cacao percentage on the label.Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker was the first American company to produce chocolate for home cooks with 70% cacao—and the first to put cacao percentage on all labels. Today many semisweet and bittersweet chocolates in the baking aisle are labeled with cacao percentages (from about 53% to well over 70%). Bittersweet and semisweet chocolates today are more diverse than ever and home cooks have lots of choices. Semisweet chocolates today are more diverse than ever and home cooks have lots of choices. Many of my favorite recipes and cooking magazines call for bittersweet or semisweet chocolate and either do not specify a cacao percentage or indicate the percentage is not to exceed 60%. Many recipes for chocolate desserts and cakes were developed and tested with chocolate that contains 60% or less cacao.After years of experimentation and side-by-side tests, I find that Scharffen Berger 62% Semisweet Chocolate is perfect in those recipes: just use 10% less chocolate than the recipe calls for. For example, if the recipe calls for 10 ounces of unspecified bittersweet chocolate, use only 9 ounces of Scharffen Berger 62% Semisweet Chocolate. Even with 10% less chocolate, your results will be very flavorful. Can I use Scharffen Berger 70% Bittersweet Chocolate in any recipe that calls for bittersweet chocolate?For best results I recommend using Scharffen Berger 70% Bittersweet Chocolate only in recipes that specifically call for bittersweet chocolate with 70% (or close to 70%) cacao (click here) [link] or for tips on substituting Scharffen Berger 70% Bittersweet Chocolate successfully in other recipes.How does cacao percentage affect recipes?Semisweet and bittersweet chocolates are composed almost entirely of cacao (dry cocoa solids plus cocoa butter) and sugar.As cacao percentage increases, the amount of dry cocoa and cocoa butter is increased and the amount of sugar decreased. Using chocolate with 70% cacao (for example) in a recipe instead of 55% or 60% cacao, has the same effect as adding extra cocoa to your batter and subtracting sugar. You can imagine the outcome. Extra cocoa can make cakes dry, mousses cakey and grainy rather than creamy, and ganaches curdle. Meanwhile sugar normally keeps baked goods moist and ganaches soft as well as sweet, so subtracting sugar intensifies the drying effects of the extra cocoa. I've heard that two chocolates with the same cacao percentage may be quite different from one another? Is this true?Of course, each chocolate manufacturer uses different beans and different manufacturing techniques to create their signature chocolate flavor. But also, manufacturers add different amounts of extra cocoa butter to their chocolate. Since extra cocoa butter is part of the cacao percentage, two 70% chocolates may differ in how much dry cocoa solids and how much cocoa butter they contain, and this affects the intensity of their flavors and sweetness, even though both have the same amount of sugar (30%). Differences in fat and dry cocoa may also cause some variation in the taste and texture of a dessert, but not as much variation as using chocolates with significantly different cacao content. What is so special about Scharffen Berger Natural Cocoa Powder?I tasted the very first samples of Scharffen Berger Natural Cocoa Powder almost 10 years ago and I thought (and still think!) that it redefined what cocoa powder could be. The fact that it is a natural cocoa powder, rather than alkalized (or Dutch processed) is important to recognize. Natural cocoa powder is purer, which is increasingly important to people who want to eat fewer foods processed with chemicals. But purity alone does not guarantee superior flavor unless, as is the case with Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, the highest quality cocoa beans are used to produce the cocoa. The result is beautiful chocolate aroma with a complex flavor that captures all of the red fruit and almond notes that characterize Scharffen Berger Chocolate. If you want to compare cocoas, first evaluate aroma: close your eyes (to avoid being influenced by color differences). Even before you taste, you'll be amazed by how much chocolate aroma there is in this cocoa, especially compared with any Dutch process cocoa.If you want to taste the difference, do as I do: make 2 cups of hot cocoa with two different cocoas or bake two batches of brownies (click here for a simple recipe). As well as having more chocolate flavor, natural cocoa powder has more healthy antioxidants than alkalized cocoa. You will also find that you don't need to use as much sugar to sweeten Scharffen Berger Natural Cocoa Powder as compared with other unsweetened cocoa powders. Is it true that good chocolate is best for eating but there is no point in paying for premium artisanal chocolate just for cooking or baking because no one will taste the difference?I've heard this before but I don't agree. In cooking classes, I sometimes prepare two batches of brownies for tasting: one with Scharffen Berger 99% Unsweetened Chocolate and one with an old-fashioned supermarket brand.The latter is served first and everyone is usually pretty happy. (Who doesn't love a brownie?). But when the brownies made with Scharffen Berger Cocoa are passed around there is usually a noticeable moment of silence, followed by comments like "oooh, now I get it" and other words that indicate that the bar has been raised several notches and brownies may never be the same again. Better chocolate does makes a difference, just like better coffee, better olive oil, better wine. What kinds of recipe are best for using Scharffen Berger Chocolate?All kinds of desserts are enhanced by Scharffen Berger Chocolate, but my strategy for celebrating the distinctive flavors of good chocolate is to select simple recipes without excessive amounts of sugar and fat or too many competing flavors.Minimalist recipes really let the characteristics of the chocolate shine, and they are less work for the cook as well! What is Scharffen Berger 99% Unsweetened Chocolate and what should I do with it?Scharffen Berger 99% Unsweetened Chocolate is also known as unsweetened baking chocolate. It is called 99% because it is 99% pure cacao with less than 1 percent vanilla and lecithin.Use Scharffen Berger 99% Unsweetened Chocolate in any recipe, from old-fashioned fudge or brownies to the newest recipes that call for unsweetened chocolate. But don't forget to think outside the unsweetened chocolate box. This is not the bitter unsweetened chocolate of our childhoods. This chocolate is NOT harsh or gritty. Hard core dark chocolate lovers will find Scharffen Berger 99% Unsweetened Chocolate strong but also smooth, and delicious enough to nibble in small quantities. (If you like espresso, definitely try nibbling Scharffen Berger 99% Unsweetened Chocolate) You may even use it for dipping, or chop it up and use it for chips or chunks in cakes and cookies. Also try enriching savory meat sauces with a tiny bit of 99% for richness and texture. For more ideas for using chocolate in savory dishes click here. I am a big fan of Scharffen Berger 82% Extra Dark Chocolate. How can I use this chocolate in my recipes?I don't recommend substituting Scharffen Berger 82% Extra Dark Chocolate for melted bittersweet or semisweet chocolate in most batters, unless it is specifically called for in the recipe, but I highly recommend using it for dipping or as chips or chunks: Chop it coarsely or finely and use it in place of regular chocolate chips in cookies or cakes or brownies or even soufflés for a dramatic jolt of chocolate flavor.OR make an intensely bittersweet chocolate glaze, sauce (click here), or fondue. Click here for recipes created especially for Scharffen Berger 82% Extra Dark Chocolate. I see that Scharffen Berger Chocolate has vanilla in it. How does this affect my recipes?The vanilla in Scharffen Berger Chocolate is ground up pure Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla beans. You can omit the vanilla in your recipes, or leave it in, as you like. My strategy when making brownies, for example, it to omit the vanilla called for in the recipes and just let the Scharffen Berger Chocolate take the stage. Scharffen Berger Story Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker was founded with one simple goal: to create the richest, most flavorful chocolate by sourcing the best cacao in the world and using artisan chocolate-making methods. We are the first 'bean-to-bar' chocolate manufacturer established in the United States in the past 50 years, and our attention to detail at every step of the process – working with farmers and selecting fine beans to blend, roast and refine – sets us apart from other producers to bring you America's Finest Dark Chocolate. Founded in 1997 by Robert Steinberg and John Scharffenberger, Scharffen Berger began in Robert's kitchen with a few simple kitchen appliances and nearly 30 varieties of cacao. The two tested multiple combinations before perfecting a unique blend that highlighted the true flavor of cacao instead of masking it with sugar and other flavors. It was well-received by Bay Area foodies but it took a series of further experiments before the company could consistently make wonderful chocolate. The first official batch of Scharffen Berger chocolate was made in their South San Francisco factory using vintage European equipment. To this day, our artisan chocolate making process has been preserved. Our chocolate makers travel the world in search of the best cacao beans. Through carefully selecting and blending beans from a range of countries in the cacao belt, the specific flavors of each origin combine to create chocolate with balance and pleasing complexity. The result is a depth of flavor that celebrates the fine quality of the original cacao in every batch we produce, bringing you the finest tasting chocolate in America.


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2011 nominations needed for Women in Public Life awards.
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Nominations for the Women in Public Life awards will close on Friday 6 May 2011. This is a chance to acknowledge the positive contributions and actions of women in our community.
Last year, Chrissie received both an award for her contributions to the community and an additional award for her overall outstanding contribution.
Read the full press release for details of how to place your nomination before the closing date.
One-woman's shout
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Plain English Campaign is honoured to be listed in a new publication due for release on May 5 2011 with Ellie Levenson's second book, '50 campaigns to shout about'.
To celebrate this recognition, we are producing more stocks of our popular range of sticker messages from our 'Jargon – you can stick it' campaign so that anyone supporting clear public information can take action.
Protecting your pot - the plain English guide to pensions
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Ending retirement company gobbledygook – Annuity Direct team up with Plain English Campaign to produce a pensions guide which everyone can understand (not just the actuaries).
Finally, a pensions guide ordinary people will understand.
- Joint operation to promote 'ordinary language to ordinary people'.
- Free guide covers vital areas of retirement planning.
- Easy-to-download PDF format.
In a move designed to change the face of UK pensions' and retirement literature, specialist retirement-advice service Annuity Direct have joined forces with Plain English Campaign. Together they have produced an easy-to-follow guide to the most important retirement questions.
Read more: Protecting your pot - the plain English guide to pensions
Switched on to plain English
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Plain English Campaign are proud to announce that uSwitch.com is the first comparison website to achieve our Internet Crystal Mark. The Internet Crystal Mark is recognised worldwide as a standard that a website has clear language, and is accessible and easy to use.
Plain English Campaign have been fighting for over 30 years against the use of unnecessary jargon and gobbledygook in communications. With a growing trend for public information to be presented through globally accessible online services, using clear language becomes even more important.
Clear information gives confidence and control
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'Self-help' and 'do-it-yourself' kits can be ideal, particularly in times when money is tight. But any kit is only effective if the result is reliable.
The recent Which? comparison of self-test kits demonstrates the varying quality and clarity of instructions and information. Without access to a health-care professional, the user is left with only the information in front of them. The experts who provided feedback on the kits said that the main problems lay with missing and unclear information. What isn't said is often as important as what is said. And what is said needs to be clear and understandable the first time it is read.

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My home has a network that is probably better than most small businesses. I've been through my share of routers.
However, one advantage to the Airport Extreme: "there's an app for that."
Yeah bud, I ran lynksys for years, but I have found true set and forget it bliss with AE. Oh yeah, there's an app for that is the icing on the cake.
Keep in mind I have a wireless printer, Apple TV, iPad mini, MacBook Pro, 2 iPhone 5's, my hackintosh, and an iPhone 4S all on the same wireless.
Having a single ban at 2.4 ghz may be hindering my connectivity. Dual band will allow my i5's to connect to the 5ghz band
I know that before I got the dual-band I would be able to get solid 12Mb/s wireless each and every time no matter what device. That's also when my ISP cap was 10Mb/s. I have a new ISP and new router now.
"The GHz range of a wireless radio is only partially related to the speed of a wireless network. For example, 802.11a wireless operates at 5GHz and 802.11g at 2.4GHz, but both support the same maximum data rate of 54 Mbps. However, newer 802.11n routers have the capability of simultaneous dual-band operation on both 5GHz and 2.4GHz ranges, allowing clients to connect on different bands for more flexibility and less interference. 802.11ac expands on that, running entirely in the 5GHz band."
So as far as my understanding. "N" routers can handle 150-450Mbps on a single ban. So really a single ban router can handle speeds of even really fast Internet. Now if you have a dual band router the router can offer those spreads on each band.
So my thinking is that because majority of my devices operate in 2.4 ghz my single ban router needs to support all of these devices on one single band. Where as a dual band would allow my iPhone 5's to use the 5ghz band.
Either way. I'm thinking my router just sucks *** haha
2 things:
1)In the lengthy tech-ie exchange between Suby and Anthony have we all concluded that Suby's ISP cap (of 12Mbps down) is more his issue with the iP5 or is his mono band router more the issue?
2) King, does the AE have all the advanced VPN and port forwarding options that other 'small business'-type routers have? Linksys is known for catering to small businesses.
Thanks, all.
Now with FiOS I get 50MB/s and I've never buffered on a single video on any web site.
You told us you get 12MB/s down right? What speeds are you promised by your ISP?
I would agree with you if it happened on everything. But out of the 5 other devices (computers and Idevices) I never have buffer issues. Only on the iPhone 5
Also the iPhone 5 buffer issue is a well known issue
Atv - no buffering while streaming HD movies
iPad mini - no buffering watching any videos.
MacBook - no buffering watching any videos
Hackintosh - no buffering watching any videos.
iPhone 4S - no buffering on any videos
iPhone 5 x 2 - buffers on EVERY video small or large, SD or HD
So if this was a bandwidth problem wouldn't I have an issue on all my devices?
Also I have a wireless printer connected to my network. So that is 8 devices that all connect to my router and share a single band. Also I live in a condo complex with very close neighbors. Who all have wireless devices and wireless phone that most all commonly run on a 2.4ghz frequency
My guess is I need to get a dual band router so my iPhone 5's can operate on the 5ghz band while the other devices that already have no issue run off the 2.4 ghz band
From my reading that's not how it works. It's not as if one device or another will choose one band or the other. The two bands together create an "additive" strength. But I could be wrong on that. Let's see what Anthony or King say.My guess is I need to get a dual band router so my iPhone 5's can operate on the 5ghz band while the other devices that already have no issue run off the 2.4 ghz band
If its simultaenous dual band then it basically creates a wifi network for each freq range to run simultaneously. This is what the airport extreme does automatically. I would assume other routers handle this similarly, but I've only been using this one since I've had a 5ghz devices.
In essence it's like having two wireless n's in one router
Yep, you got it bro.
And for what it's worth I was able to play HD video with no buffering on my 4S on a 12MB downstream easily. 12MB is plenty fast for HD video stream.
I think he needs to test his 5 on another wifi network to rule out the phone itself.


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If you prefer mailing lists then you can also subscribe to a number of our mailing lists that you can find at the Crystal Space SourceForge page. There are a number of mailing lists there including one where you can keep track of all developments that we are doing in Crystal Space (crystal-cvs mailing list).
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If you have a quick question or just want to chat about your project then you can visit the #CrystalSpace IRC channel at FreeNode.net. If you have a more art related question then you can visit #CrystalSpace-arts on the same IRC network.
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Ohloh.net has a page with statistics for Crystal Space. What you can look at are lines of code, programming language distribution, author commit stats, and some more. Perhaps most interesting is to compare with other projects. Crystal Entity Layer also has a page there.
On this page you can also find various statistics on Crystal Space. These statistics are gathered directly from our SVN repository.
DevMaster.net has a database of graphics engines. Of course, Crystal Space is present there as well (in the category Open Source engines). You can also write reviews for engines and vote for your favorite one (i.e. Crystal Space).
There is a FreshMeat page for Crystal Space.
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Living with vision lossDiabetes - vision loss; Retinopathy - vision loss
Low vision is a visual disability. Wearing glasses or contacts does not help. There is no medical or surgical treatment for low vision.
Legal blindness is when your vision test result is 20/200 or worse. But many people that are legally blind still have some low vision.
When you have low vision, you may have trouble with driving, reading, or doing small tasks, such as sewing or crafts. But you can make changes in your home and routines that help you stay safe and independent. Many services are available for you to get the training and support to function independently.
Use Low-vision Aids
Many low vision aids are available.
- Magnifiers
- Technology aids to make it easier to use cell phones and computers
- Watches made for low vision, or talking watches and clocks
Maximize Lighting
- Maximize your overall room lighting.
- Use a table or floor lamp that has a gooseneck or flexible arm. Point the light directly on your reading material or task.
- Use incandescent or halogen bulbs in lamps to give a focused light. Be careful with these lights. They get hot, so don't use one too close to you for too long.
- Get rid of glare. Glare can really bother someone with low vision.
Organize Your Home
If you are a very organized person, you may have to make only small changes to your home. If you are not naturally organized, you will want to develop routines that make life easier with low vision.
Everything has its place:
- Keep things in the same place all the time. Put items in the same drawer orcabinet, or on the same table or counter space.
- Put things back in the same place every time.
- Store things in different size containers, such as egg cartons, jars, and shoe boxes.
Get familiar with common things;
- Learn to recognize the shape of items, such as egg containers or cereal boxes.
- Use a phone with large numbers, and memorize the keypad.
- Fold different types of paper money in a different way. For example, fold a $10 bill in half and double fold a $20 bill.
- Use Braille or large-print checks.
Label your things:
- Make labels. Use a simple form of Braille called uncontracted Braille.
- Use small, raised dots, rubber bands, Velcro, or colored tape to label items.
- Use caulking, raised rubber, or plastic dots to mark the "on," or certain settings for appliances, such as temperature settings on the furnace thermostat and dial settings on the washer and dryer.
Keep Your Home Safe
Remove things that you can trip on. Make changes to decrease your risk of falling.
- Remove loose wires or cords from the floor.
- Remove loose throw rugs.
- Do not keep small pets in your home.
- Fix any uneven flooring in doorways.
- Put handrails in the bathtub or shower and next to the toilet.
- Place a slip-proof mat in the bathtub or shower.
Organize Your Clothes
- Group your clothes. Keep pants in one part of the closet and shirts in another part.
- Organize your clothes by color in your closet and drawers. Use sewing knots or clothing pins to code for color. For example, 1 knot or pin is black, 2 knots is white, and 3 knots is red. Cut rings out of cardboard. Put Braille labels of colors on the cardboard rings. Loop the rings onto hangers.
- Use plastic rings to hold pairs of socks together, use these when you wash, dry, and store your socks.
- Use large Ziplock plastic bags to separate your underwear, bras, and pantyhose.
- Organize jewelry by color. Use egg cartons or a jewelry box to sort jewelry.
Organize Your Kitchen for Cooking and Eating
- Use large-print cookbooks.
- Ask your doctor or nurse where you can get these books.
- Use caulking, raised rubber, or plastic dots to mark the "on" and "bake" on the dials of your stove, oven, and toaster.
- Store food in specific containers. Mark them with a Braille label.
- Use a high contrast placemat so you can see your plate easily. For example, a white plate will stand out against a dark blue or dark green placemat.
Taking Medicines
Keep medicines organized in a cabinet so you know where they are. Follow these tips to make sure you are taking the correct medicine and the correct dose:
- Label medicine bottles with a felt tip pen so you can read them easily.
- Use rubber bands or clips to tell your medicines apart.
- Ask someone else to give you your medicines.
- Read labels with a magnifying lens.
- Use a pillbox with compartments for days of the week and times of the day.
- Never guess when taking your medicines. If you are unsure of your doses, talk with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist.
Getting Around
Learn to use a long white cane to help you get around on your own.
When walking with someone else's help, learn to follow their movement. It helps to:
- Hold their arm just above the elbow.
- Walk slightly behind them.
- Make sure that your paces match each other.
- Ask the person to tell you when you are approaching steps or a curb. Approach steps and curbs head-on so you can find them with your toes.
- Ask the person to tell you when you are going through a door.
- Ask the person to leave you at a specific place. Don't be left in open space.
Review Date: 6/11/2012
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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BTN to Air Seven Big Ten Winter Championships
Feb. 13, 2013
Chicago, Ill. -
For the sixth consecutive year, BTN will televise seven winter Big Ten Championships, including men's and women's swimming and diving, wrestling, men's and women's indoor track and field and men's and women's gymnastics. Every event will be produced in high definition.
Coverage continues at 10:30 AM ET on Sunday, March 3, with the Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships from Minnesota. The Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships will air at 10 AM ET on Saturday, March 9, from Indiana.
BTN's coverage of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships will be carried live at 2:30 PM ET on Sunday, March 10, from Illinois.
On Saturday, March 23, BTN will televise the first session of the Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Championships live at 1 PM ET, followed by the second session live at 6 PM ET. Michigan State will host the women's event. The network will also have live coverage of the Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships on consecutive nights at 8 PM ET on Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6. The men's event will take place at Minnesota.
The Big Ten currently has 42 teams ranked in the top 25 nationally in Olympic sports programs for the winter season, including in men's gymnastics (No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 7 Illinois, No. 8 Iowa, No. 9 Nebraska), women's gymnastics (No. 3 Michigan, No. 8 Nebraska, No. 11 Minnesota, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 21 Illinois), men's swimming and diving (No. 2 Michigan, No. 7 Indiana, No. 13 Ohio State, No. 14 Minnesota, No. 20 Iowa, No. 24 Penn State), women's swimming and diving (No. 13 Indiana, No T-16. Michigan, No. T-16 Minnesota, No. 19 Wisconsin, No. 21 Ohio State, No. 24 Penn State, No. 25 Purdue), men's indoor track and field (No. 5 Penn State, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 10 Indiana, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 23 Minnesota, No. 25 Michigan), women's indoor track and field (No. 15 Illinois, No. 17 Michigan) and wrestling (No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Minnesota, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 8 Illinois, No. 13 Nebraska, No. 16 Purdue, No. 18 Wisconsin, No. 19 Michigan).
The complete television schedule for the Big Ten Winter Championships appears below. For more information, go to www.btn.com or www.bigten.org.
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Provincial, national and international groups are working together to 'force' government to make abortions available in Prince Edward Island, says a leader in the province's pro-life movement.
More than 300 individuals took part in the P.E.I. March for Life from St. Dunstan's Basilica towards Province House on Sunday.
The purpose was to voice opposition towards the possibility of the procedure ever being allowed in the province, as well as to call an end for funding of "non-medically necessary" abortions performed in other provinces.
Holly Pierlot, president of P.E.I. Right to Life, described P.E.I. as being at a crisis point in regards to abortion.
"(They're joining) forces right now to force P.E.I. to have abortions on our soil," she said, referring to the National Abortion Federation, P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women, UPEI professors and the provincial NDP. "They're angry with us for our support of life, they only propose death as a solution."
The issue has been in the forefront of the province for the past two years. P.E.I. is the only Canadian province to not offer abortion services in-province.
The service is available to Island women in Halifax and Fredericton, with costs covered if the procedure is done in hospital with a doctor's referall. Travel costs are not covered.
Pierlot said abortion specifically is not a right provided to women under the constitution and that the province's current status is based in politics and walks a line of compromise.
The group is asking the province to organize a committee to examine the definition of medical necessity and to change legislation so that all non-medically necessary abortions receive no funding through tax dollars.
"We are confident when the truth of abortion is examined and brought to light there will be great hope P.E.I. will continue to become more pro-life," said Pierlot.
The group isn't the only one making a request to government in regards to abortion services.
The National Abortion Federation is holding a press conference at Don and Marion McDougall Hall at UPEI at 11 a.m. this Wednesday to discuss its own proposal that has been made to the P.E.I. medical advisory committee.
The federation submitted a proposal to government which would see three doctors come to P.E.I. to perform abortions in existing local hospitals.
The federation said offering the procedure would incur little-to-no major changes or costs to the province, with money now going towards off-Island abortions being redirected to P.E.I.
That proposal has appeared to have stalled, as Premier Robert Ghiz told The Guardian in an interview last week that he believes the current policy is working.
Ghiz pointed to P.E.I.'s small size and that several other medical services are also provided off-Island.
Lloyd Kelly, state deputy of P.E.I. Knights of Columbus, was one of several speakers during Sunday's rally.
Kelly spoke for the majority of the group when he said he didn't want to see "abortion on demand" in P.E.I. or anywhere else.
"We all support the idea if we don't start putting an end to this practice our churches, schools and especially the health system is definitely going to continue to suffer," he said. "If the government representatives in the province continue to make these abortions so easy and continue to pay for non-medically necessary abortions, we will all lose."
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park MLA Buck Watts and Education Minister Allan MacIsaac were the only politicians in attendance at the event.
Watts said he doesn't feel abortion should be used as a means of birth control but also said he respected the opinions of those who think otherwise.
"We are all here because our parents years ago made a conscious decision that we should be born, that we should be part of life because we have the right to be here. We have the right to life."
The march was a joint effort between the Right to Life Association, P.E.I. Knights of Columbus and the P.E.I. Catholic Women's League.


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SYDNEY — Slowcoaster has hit the road in support of its latest album, "The Girls Downtown."
It's been a decade since the Cape Breton rock trio comprised of Steven MacDougall, Mike Lelievre and Brian Talbot released its debut album "Where Are They Going" and has since won multiple East Coast Music Awards and Music Nova Scotia Awards. Most recently the band took home an ECMA for alternative album of the year and a Music Nova Scotia Award for group of the year for its previous 2011 recording "The Darkest of Discos."
Throughout their career, Slowcoaster has performed across Canada, and at many of the country's most well-known festivals including the Stan Rogers Folk Festival and the Vancouver Jazz Festival. They have also toured in Japan and China.
With the recent release of their sixth album, "The Girls Downtown" they are touring once again. This past weekend they performed at Monte's Bar & Grill in Dartmouth, and over the next month they'll perform several Maritime dates and several shows in Alberta.
MacDougall said the new recording is the result of a mix of influences and experiences.
"This album is the culmination of sadness and happiness, victory and defeat, posh dance halls and dirty pedways all rolled up and smoked at once," he said, in a release.
For more on Slowcoaster go to www.slowcoaster.org, and to see a live Slowcoaster performance check out this video: CLICK HERE.


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Clarinetist solos with USC Symphony tonight
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Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, an Avery Fisher Career Grant winner who has appeared with orchestras and chamber music groups around the world, will perform for the first time with the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, Oct. 16.
He will be a soloist for the late Denmark composer Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto, op 57.
The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Koger Center for the Arts. Tickets for the concert are $25; $20 for USC faculty and staff, seniors and military; and $8 for students. For more information, call (803) 251-2222 or go to capitoltickets.com.
The concert will also include performances of Aaron Coplan's "Billy the Kid Suite"and "España" by Emmanuel Chabrier. Copland's 1939 "Billy the Kid Suite," inspired by American folk songs, was written for what would become the New York City Ballet. The ballet and music are a narrative through the outlaw's life. The suite was considered a breakthrough for Copland setting the stage for his "Rodeo" and "Appalachian Spring" ballet scores.
Chabrier was a lawyer and full-time civil servant until "España." He was inspired to compose the orchestral rhapsody in 1883 after absorbing and researching folk tunes in Spain.
The work made Chabrier a celebrated and influential composer whose admirers included Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss, Erik Satie and Igor Stravinsky.
Fiterstein first performed the concerto with orchestra at the 2001 Carl Nielsen International Music Competition and Festival – and won the first-place award in the clarinet division. A few months later he performed it in the composer's native Denmark with the Danish National Orchestra.
"I really have a personal connection with it," Fiterstein said. "It was such a great experience to play the concerto with that orchestra because they know it so well. I can't imagine a better group to perform this with."
Nielsen composed the concerto in 1928 for Aage Oxenvad of the Copenhagen Wind Quintet as part of a plan to write a work for each quintet member inspired by the personality of the instrument and the player. Nielsen described the clarinet as "at once warm-hearted, and completely hysterical, gentle as balm and screaming as a streetcar on poorly lubricated rails" which also happened to match Oxenvad's irascible personality. The Clarinet Concerto unfolds in one continuous movement, with four sections related to symphonic structure emerging.
Although Fiterstein has performed the concerto several times in the decade since winning the Nielsen competition, it isn't programed by many orchestras due to its difficulty. Before coming to Columbia, he will play it twice with the St. Paul, Minnesota, Chamber Orchestra.
Like much of Nielsen's music, the concerto received little immediate attention outside Denmark. In music circles the composer was widely admired and championed by Leonard Bernstein and others, but only during the past two decades has his music been performed regularly around the world.
Fiterstein recently completed his fourth summer performing at the Marlboro Music Festival and has toured with Musicians from Marlboro. He was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center CMS II program for young performers and continues to perform as a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society. He has been soloist with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the China National Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and has performed with the American, Borromeo and Daedalus string quartets and given recitals at the National Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie's Weill Hall and the Louvre. A native of Belarus, he was raised in Israel and graduated from the Juilliard School.
His recording of new works by composer Ronn Yedidia was released on the Naxos label this year. A Gramophone magazine review said "Fiterstein appears to be capable of anything a composer could possibly ask. His sound can be warm or penetrating, he travels the instrument's range with nimble assurance and he has an exceptional command of dynamic extremes…Fiterstein puts his multi-faceted artistry to splendid use."
While this will be Fiterstein's first performance with the USC Symphony he has previously worked with Donald Portnoy, director of the USC Symphony. He is married to the violinist Meira Silverstein, a native of Columbia who studied violin with Maestro Portnoy.
Fiterstein is one of several soloists making a first appearance with the orchestra this season. Zeyu Victor Li, a semi-finalist in the 2012 Yehudi Menuhin Young Violinist Competition, will perform Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto in D major" and the Brasil Guitar Duo will perform the U.S. premiere of a concerto by Paulo Bellinati.
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- Applicants agree to make recommendations regarding, if appropriate, new process, procedures, or curriculum during the approaching school year as a result of their externship.
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Most people feel happy and energized on some days and less so on others. But if these mood changes last for a week or more and are severe—making it hard for you to sleep, stay focused or go to work—it may be a sign of bipolar disorder. Not only can bipolar disorder damage relationships, affect your grades and make it hard to keep a job; it can also be dangerous.
People with bipolar disorder—also called manic-depressive illness—go through extreme changes in mood, energy and behavior. These "mood episodes" can continue for a week or 2, and sometimes longer, with symptoms lasting every day for most of the day.
Sometimes people with bipolar disorder become very sad and much less active. They have trouble concentrating, forget things and lose interest in fun activities. They may try to hurt or even kill themselves. This is called depression.
People with bipolar disorder also go through periods of feeling unusually happy. They become more energetic and active than usual. They become impulsive and take great risks. They might do things that make them lose their jobs, their spouse or all their money. This is called mania. "They don't see the consequences of their behaviors," explains Dr. Carlos A. Zarate of NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "Or they do see it but they don't care."
Bipolar disorder is fairly common, but it's difficult to tell exactly how widespread it is. "There are a variety of illnesses that are similar to bipolar disorder, but with less severe upswings," says NIMH's Dr. Francis J. McMahon. Researchers estimate that bipolar disorder affects nearly 6 million American adults in a given year.
Children and teens can also have bipolar disorder. NIMH's Dr. Ellen Leibenluft, whose work focuses on children, explains that a recent upsurge in diagnoses has led to controversy about whether children with severe irritability, but without clear episodes of mania, are being misdiagnosed as having bipolar disorder. "There really isn't debate about whether there is bipolar disorder in children," Leibenluft says. "What's debated is how common it is." But the bottom line is that any child diagnosed with bipolar disorder needs help.
Researchers are gaining new insights into what goes awry in the brains of people with bipolar disorder. For example, people with the disorder seem to have different ways of perceiving emotions in others' faces.
One area that seems to play a role in bipolar disorder is deep inside your brain: the amygdala. "The amygdala tells us what in our environment is emotionally important," Leibenluft says. "It seems to be acting differently in bipolar disorder, in both adults and children. We see an increased activity in the amygdala in response to emotional triggers in the environment."
Scientists have also been finding clues in genes. "We've known for at least 50 years that the majority of bipolar disorder is caused by genes," McMahon says, "but those genes have been remarkably difficult to
pin down."
Scientists know that bipolar disorder is largely genetic because of twin studies. When an identical twin has bipolar disorder, their twin, who has the same inherited DNA, also has bipolar disorder 60-80% of the time. Non-identical twins, who share only about half their DNA, tend to share bipolar disorder only about 20% of the time. "That tells us that about two-thirds of the risk for bipolar disorder can be explained by genes," McMahon says.
McMahon and his colleagues have been comparing the genomes of people with and without bipolar disorder, searching for genetic variations—small genetic differences—that appear more often in people with the disorder.
"We've found 3 or 4 genes that are consistently associated with bipolar disorder," McMahon says. But the genes that researchers have found thus far collectively increase the risk of bipolar disorder by only about 10-20%. McMahon says that many other genes must be involved as well.
If scientists could identify the genetic changes that lead to bipolar disorder, they might eventually be able to design a more accurate test or better treatments for the disorder.
Research may also uncover ways to lower your risk for bipolar disorder. "Even in identical twins, who have identical genes," McMahon says, "a third escape the illness for reasons we don't understand. Life experiences or other non-genetic factors may be involved. But we have a poor understanding of what those might be."
While there's no cure for bipolar disorder, treatment can help prevent episodes and control their symptoms. Different types of medication can help. So can talk therapy.
If you think you or a family member has bipolar disorder, call your doctor to get assessed. "Getting help sooner rather than later is really important," McMahon says. "You don't have to go first to a psychiatrist. Your primary care doctor can get you started."
If you're diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Zarate says, learn as much as you can about it. "You as the patient can take responsibility for your own illness and should do everything in your power to stay well," he says. He suggests mood charting—tracking what brings about episodes and how well the medications are working. Mood charts can help you and your doctor design a more effective treatment plan.
"It's important to have a good support system of friends and family," Zarate adds. They can help by learning to spot the signs of an episode and what to do when they see the warning signs.
Be patient. "People sometimes get frustrated," Zarate says. "These kinds of medications don't work overnight." It can take several weeks to control your symptoms—and several months to really stabilize the disorder. So stick to your plan and keep in touch with your doctor.
Don't be shy about getting help. With treatment, you can lead a successful life.
Dealing with Bipolar Disorder
If you have bipolar disorder, get treatment and stick with it. Here are some tips:
If you're thinking about hurting yourself, call a doctor, 911 or go to the emergency room. You can also call a toll-free suicide hotline. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255); the TTY number is 1-800-799-4TTY (4889). If you're with someone in crisis, don't leave them alone.
Web sites:
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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens (Easy to Read)
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The United States budget is broken, and broken far beyond fixing. We could cut out all the pork, slash entitlements by 30% and still not have enough money to pay the bills.
There are people who say such dire talk over the budget deficit is just scare tactics. Once the economy turns around, tax revenue will pick up in kind. True, but our profligate spending has long outstripped even the revenue generated in a strong economy. Based on the pre-recession trillion in tax income, we would still be $800 billion in the hole.
Here are the cold numbers: This year we will spend about $3.5 trillion, and take in nearly $2.2 trillion.
Consider the 2010 federal budget of $3.46 trillion is enough to buy a brand-new Chevy Volt for one out of every four Americans. Now consider the deficit alone is only slightly larger than the total GDP of Spain.
Digging into real numbers shows how truly ugly things are. But it's awfully hard to make sense of numbers that large.
So I thought it would be interesting to explore how dysfunctional things are using the example of a family budget. All dollar amounts you'll see here are real and based on the actual U.S. federal budget for 2010, divided by a factor of 10 million.
Let me show you what I mean by turning federal expenses into monthly bills:
Does Your Family Spend 50% More Than It Earns?
America is a rich household that takes home $216,200 a year (estimated 2010 federal tax receipts). We are also a spendthrift household, throwing way $345,600 a year (estimated 2010 federal spending).
Those numbers alone should tell the tale pretty clearly. After all, how long could your family spend nearly 60% more than it earns before going bankrupt?
But let's break it down further to show just how out of control things are, and see if we can find some ways to improve the family finances. Monthly, we take in about $18,016 for the bills. But our expenses break down along these lines.
- $1,641 in interest payments on our debts – both silly debts from shopping sprees funded by credit cards to necessary expenses.
- $6,608 for the family's health insurance (Medicare & Medicaid).
- $5,841 to care for our aging parents (Social Security)
- $5,741 for shelter (Defense Department)
- $3,466 for other bills (Mandatory Spending). Let me interject here that while some of this stuff doesn't sound like mandatory spending – like repair bills for your car after driving it into a brick wall (TARP bailout funds) – that doesn't mean you can just not pay the obligation.
- $5,500 for discretionary spending – which ranges from questionable stuff like trips to the movies but also worthy stuff like donations to a local charity. There also are expenses that are within our control to reduce, but not eliminate entirely. Running the A/C at 62 is a "discretionary" utility expense. But turning off your electric bill is not an option. More on this in a bit.
Some quick math and you get a grand total of $28,797 a month in expenses – meaning we're $10,781 short on the budget.
- Related Article: 5 hard questions for Obama's economic team
Clearly, this is not sustainable. We've been coming up short for years and have been simply charging the balance to our credit cards (deficit spending) … but it's time to start fixing this mess before it gets beyond our control.
Let's see what we can do.


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" Brand: Cadbury's / Type: Puddings "
I must confess that Cadbury Chocolate Trifles have become a guilty treat of mine that last couple of weeks since stumbling across them in Morrison's a couple of weeks ago. I was looking for fruit trifle for the Husband when I saw the twin pack of chocolate trifles for 99p so decided to treat myself (and Little Man) for an after lunch treat.
The pots are 90g each and when you open the foil lid they are pretty full to the top of the pot. You get a sweet creamy aroma when you open the lid and see the cream in soft peaks on the top. The cream is really nice and quite thick which I prefer, so if you did down to the lower layers it doesn't all collapse! Underneath the cream is sweet milk chocolate custard which is gooey and sticky, and then you get to the sponge layer. This is described as a chocolate chip cookie, and I'm not sure if it once was crunchy, but sandwiched between custard and mousse it has a soft spongy texture, which fits in well with the trifle theme. Once you have cleared the sponge you get to the best bit for me - the chocolate mousse. I did think being a Cadbury product that it would be a very sweet mousse but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it had a rich quality to the flavour, that wasn't quite dark chocolate but was more robust than milk chocolate, while remaining light and fluffy.
The only thing I don't like is that they contain pork gelatine, so are not suitable for vegetarians. However I have found this is very common in a lot of the yummy desserts I have tried, although I think they should try to use vegetarian gelatine although I guess this will drive the price up. They also contain Milk, Soya, and Wheat and may contain nuts.
As you can tell I was really impressed with these trifles - for less than 50p a pot they are decent priced and sized treat. At 235 calories per pot, they are around the same as an average chocolate bar, and at 15% fat they are not the healthiest of snacks, but I tend to have one with my lunch on the day after fat club weigh in as my treat for the week so I don't think they are that bad as long as you only eat them occasionally. I bought these with a 7 day life on them which is quite good for a product with cream, but they don't last long enough in our house to go out of date...
I really like Chocolate trifles and have eaten quite a few different types over the years including ones in little pots and larger ones . I only spotted this Cadbury Chocolate trifle in a twin pack recently. To be honest what drew me to it was not only the fact that I love trifle but the price! Sometimes Cadbury chocolate products can be quite pricey but these trifles are currently only £0.99pence wherever you go. The price is actually printed on the pack. This was great news for me and I was very pleasantly surprised.
I have since bought this in several different supermarkets. Each trifle weighs 90g and is described by Cadbury in the following way ; ' Cadbury milk chocolate mousse, Cadbury milk Chocolate dessert and chocolate chip cookie all topped with a layer of fresh cream' These trifles are incredibly delicious. There is the right amount of ingredients; in other words, there isn't too much or too little of anything. The chocolate dessert is lovely, very creamy and very smooth an I love the sponge. Luckily only one of my children likes this sort of dessert; so we basically have one each.
Main Ingredients
Cream, Water, Concentrated skimmed milk, Sugar Solution (sugar, water), Chocolate chip cookie, Wheat flour, water, Rice Flour, Vegetable margarine, Colours , Sugar, Glucose syrup, Chocolate chips (Cocoa mass, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Cocoa butter, Fat reduced Cocoa, Cocoa powder, Treacle, Flavouring, Raising Agent (E450, Sodium bicarbonate), Milk Chocolate (Cocoa mass, Milk, Sugar, Cocoa butter, Vegetable fat, Emulsifier (E442), Flavourings), Modified Maize Starch, Stabilisers ( E412, E410, E401, Pectin), Dextrose, Pork gelatine, Emulsifiers ( E471, E472B), Maltodextrin, Salt, Acidity Regulator, (Sodium citrates).
Allergy Information
Contains Milk, Soya, Wheat, May contain Nuts.
Each trifle contains 260kcals
The information on the packaging is incredibly small and very difficult to read; I think somehow this should be made a lot easier to read. However, that aside, I highly recommend this trifle and what a super bargain they are at only 50pence each; you cant really go wrong here! So it's a well deserved 5 Dooyoo stars from me. Well done Cadbury!!


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'Feeding the world while the Earth cooks': Geography professor serves on New America Foundation panel
By Steven Powell, email@example.com, 803-777-1923
A group of journalists and researchers came together in Washington last month to address a central question of survival: Will the warming planet be able to keep up with the booming population's need for food?
Geography professor Ed Carr was part of the team assembled by Slate and the New America Foundation. The series of discussions, titled "Feeding the World While the Earth Cooks," took place on April 12.
As articulated on the related website, the event addressed a central question: "By 2050, will our global appetite outgrow our agricultural capacity?" The goal was "to find out how everyone — growers, technologists, governments, business leaders, and carbon-conscious consumers — will be part of the solution."
"I was fortunate enough to be paired with Hans Herren, who won the World Food Prize in 1995, and David Biello, associate editor for environment and energy at Scientific American," Carr said. "I focused much of my discussion on the vast knowledge held by the global poor, and how little we really understand about what they know and how they live."
"While this is a knowledge gap, I see it as hopeful: there are a lot of good ideas out there that we have yet to identify that might address the challenges to agriculture posed by climate change."
The website comprising all the panel discussions is located here, and a direct link to Carr, Herren, and Biello's 25-minute discussion is found here.
Carr has been on leave from USC this past year, serving as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow as a climate science advisor at USAID. His book, "Delivering Development: Globalization's Shoreline and the Road to a Sustainable Future," was published in 2011.
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Branford MarsalisBy Sam Stephenson
It's sixty-two degrees and raining in downtown Durham, North Carolina, on a Tuesday in mid-October. At noon members of the Branford Marsalis Quartet gather at the former St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal church, built in 1891, now converted into the Hayti Heritage Center, an arts-and-community nonprofit. Their goal is to record a new album over the next few days.
When Marsalis moved his family to Durham from New York a decade ago, the local press assumed he was replacing the retiring director of Duke's jazz department, saxophonist Paul Jeffrey. But Marsalis, who'd grown up in Louisiana, simply wanted to return to the South and picked Raleigh-Durham because the area had an airport large enough to get him anywhere he needed to go. Later, he began teaching part-time in the noted jazz program at the historically black North Carolina Central University, which is a mile down the road from Hayti.
The original St. Joseph's sanctuary remains intact: a wood-plank stage, hardwood pews, a balcony, chandeliers, and lots of stained glass. Marsalis began recording albums here in 2006 when he noticed that the room had a unique quality: there is no reverb at low decibel levels; it grows gradually with the sound.


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The U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office and CommerceNet have partnered to launch a study to make all Federal government on-line purchasing catalogs interoperable. Following the study, a four-month test by vendors and agencies is planned.
The study is being conducted because operation of separate electronic purchasing catalog systems by agencies throughout the Federal government are costly and inefficient. Vendors are forced to reorganize the same material for use in different agency catalogs. This practice is often cost-prohibitive, especially for smaller vendors. The results of the study will be published and will serve as the basis of a pilot to demonstrate the economic benefits and technical feasibility of catalog interoperability for electronic procurement throughout all Federal government agencies.
A kick-off event for the study will be held on February 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the American Institute of Architects boardroom at 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
The event will feature special perspectives on interoperable catalogs by CommerceNet, private industry, and government. CommerceNet is comprised of about 150 systems companies and Internet service providers and is the premier industry consortium for companies using, promoting and building electronic commerce solutions on the Internet.
The study phase will be completed by the end of February 1998, with the pilot proposal scheduled to be delivered by the end of March 1998. The pilot is expected to take about four months.
To bring the existing federal catalogs to a single design within any reasonable time frame will be difficult. A single solution could limit the flexibility that each agency needs in the implementation, and would also potentially limit the vendors that sell the electronic catalog solutions. The key to solving this problem lies in generating an interoperable solution that all of the independent, proprietary catalogs can communicate and operate within.
The ultimate goal is a robust non-proprietary system. The solution must allow for the independent semantic representations that are inherent in various marketplaces; it must allow for registries, taxonomies, remuneration, authentication, privacy, searching, and a number of other key issues to be done in ways that are transparent to the user. The solution cannot give any particular vendor a competitive advantage in the market place.
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It looks like Kings of Leon will be on the sidelines a little longer. A tour bus accident this weekend left drummer Nathan Followill with broken ribs, and forced the band to postpone Sunday night's tour stop in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Now "Billboard" says the rockers have canceled another eight shows. Followill's doctor released a statement explaining that the drummer needs to take a break from performing so he can make a full recovery. The band will be off the road until August 28th, when they return for a show in Holmdel, New Jersey.
But fans can catch the Kings before that on TV. They're still set to make their scheduled appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Tuesday, with Roots drummer Questlove filling in for Nathan. Followill says he's counting down the days until he can "get back in the saddle and continue what has been [the band's] best American tour so far."
Kings of Leon's canceled tour dates:
Aug. 10 -- Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Aug. 13 -- Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY
Aug. 15 -- Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA
Aug. 16 -- Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
Aug. 19 -- Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY
Aug. 20 -- Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Aug. 22 -- Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
Aug. 23 -- Klipsch Music Center, Indianapolis, IN
Aug. 26 -- Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, Gilford, NH
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(Juneau) Attorney General Gregg Renkes has joined a group of federal, state and local agencies and national advocacy groups, including the AARP, to launch the seventh annual National Consumer Protection Week (NPCW), February 6-12, 2005, highlighting consumer protection and education efforts around the country.
This year's NPCW theme, "Identity Theft: When Fact Becomes Fiction," focuses on minimizing the risk and containing the harm of identity theft. "I encourage all Alaskans to know how to protect their personal information," said Renkes. "Safeguarding your personal information, reviewing your credit reports and using strong passwords on personal computers are a few important steps consumers can take to minimize the risk of identity theft."
Consumers may call the Attorney General's Office at (907) 269-5100 to request a copy of the "identity theft" packet created specifically for NCPW. Brochures from this packet may also be downloaded from the Attorney General's consumer protection website. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also offers a significant amount of information on this topic.
"The past several years has seen significant growth in our state's senior population and an overall increase in the use of the Internet as a home personal and financial planning tool," said Renkes. It is unavoidable that older Alaskans will be increasingly exploited by scams. Education is a critical component of our future plans to target these types of illegal activities."
In the next few days and weeks, representatives from the Department of Law will be making the case for increasing its budget to address fraud against Alaska's seniors, including identity theft. Similar efforts have already taken place in many other states.
"Seniors are especially vulnerable to the increasingly diverse rip-off schemes that are on the rise across the country. According to the FTC, identity theft among seniors alone increased 218 percent between 2001 and 2002," said Renkes. "That is why this legislative session we are asking the legislature to fund the creation of a special unit dedicated to fraud targeted at Alaska's seniors. The two-fold goal of this program is to educate potential victims and prosecute those who would attempt to prey on Alaska's senior population."
If this proposal is funded, two new attorney positions and an investigator position will be created to focus on this effort.
In addition to efforts within the Department of Law related to the growing problem of identity theft, a number of organizations are focusing on education efforts targeted for seniors.
Representatives from the AARP's national consumer protection league will conduct seminars in four Alaska cities next week, to educate members of the public on identity theft and a number of other topics ranging from investment scams to payday lending.
The events are open to the public at the following dates and locations:
Governor Frank H. Murkowski will bring attention to the rising threat of identify theft in Alaska in a proclamation to be released, via the web, on Monday, Feb. 7.
For additional information, please contact Mark Morones, Special Assistant for Communications for the Department of Law at (907) 269-5100. For additional information regarding the AARP seminars, please contact Ann Secrest at (907) 762-3302 or toll free at (866) 227-7447.
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City Manager Doug Thomas dropped a few notches in his annual performance review after a scandal-plagued year at the Lakeland Police Department.
LAKELAND | City Manager Doug Thomas dropped a few notches in his annual performance review after a scandal-plagued year at the Lakeland Police Department.
City commissioners gave Thomas "meets expectations" ranking, with an overall grade of 4, compared with a 4.4 in 2012.
After the review, commissioners voted 7-0 to support Thomas, with City Commissioner Howard Wiggs changing his often-repeated call for Thomas to resign. During Monday's commission meeting, Wiggs said he will now support the city manager.
Wiggs, who takes over as mayor in January, said he can support Thomas if he moves forward with an anonymous survey of employees at LPD and City Hall and if Thomas isn't opposed to being evaluated by several levels of top and lower management, in addition to his annual review from commissioners.
That vote came after a request by City Commissioner Don Selvage. He said commissioners needed to take a vote on whether to support Thomas and Police Chief Lisa Womack before a new city commissioner takes office in January and Wiggs takes over as mayor.
Commissioner Edie Yates made a motion to support Thomas and Womack following Selvage's comments. Yates pulled the motion on whether to support Womack after City Attorney Tim McCausland said the city's charter states that only the city manager can make a decision on firing the police chief.
Commissioners can state their opinions to Thomas about Womack, McCausland said, but they cannot cast a vote on whether Thomas should fire Womack.
Both Wiggs and Selvage have previously said they think Womack should be fired.
Before the vote, commissioners discussed Thomas' and McCausland's annual reviews.
The grades were based on a scale of 1 to 5, with a 5 being the highest and indicating an employee exceeded expectations. The grades were based on a 2013 performance evaluation covering nine work-related skills.
Thomas scored lower in six areas than last year. He scored lowest in communications and intergovernmental relations, with 3.5 scores in each of those categories.
Commissioner Justin Troller ranked Thomas the lowest, with an overall score of 3. Yates ranked Thomas the highest with a 4.6.
Some commissioners said they gave Thomas lower marks because of how he handled problems at the police department.
"I marked you in five of nine categories below what I've done in the past," Selvage said. "My marks reflect our disagreement on how we should have been led through this crisis.
"But I still support you as city manager."
Selvage gave Thomas an overall score of 3.7.
Though it was Thomas' yearly review, Commissioners Phillip Walker and Yates said they focused on what Thomas has accomplished in his overall career.
"I focus on the financial side and how healthy we are," Yates said. "I don't get as distracted at some of the kerfuffle the last few months."
Yates said Thomas' accomplishments far outweigh the issues he's dealt with this year. She acknowledged it was a difficult year but said Thomas' fiscal knowledge and leadership have helped the city.
"We had some things go wrong and had some serious violations of public trust by employees," Yates said. "They've been dealt with, and now it's time to turn the page and go forward."
Larry Ross, a Florida Southern College professor who oversaw the performance reviews, said there was a significant increase, 21 from five, in the number of suggestions for Thomas to do things differently.
Ross said the situation at LPD created a "negative halo effect" that led to reduced marks for Thomas.
Some of the anonymous comments from the review included:
"Doug and his team have done a masterful job in a very challenging economic environment," a commissioner said about Thomas in the category of fiscal management.
"During the LPD situation, it may not have been spoken, but it was never evident that mistakes had been made, that he was responsible, and that it would be remedied," a commissioner said under the category of communication.
It was Thomas' 10th review.
McCausland's overall score also dropped from a 4.4 to a 4.
Wiggs criticized McCausland over the way he advised commissioners to support paying legal fees for employees involved in the grand jury presentment. The city of Lakeland has paid more than $220,000 to outside law firms for the cost of representing city officials during the grand jury's investigation. Much of that was to keep the presentment sealed.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the investigative report into the Lakeland Police Department should be unsealed and released to the public. Parties do have until late next week to appeal that decision.
"I didn't feel like we got good advice on paying for the presentment legal fees," Wiggs said. "I was looking you to guide me more along the way, and I didn't get that."
McCausland said it was a fair criticism and acknowledged the $220,000 was an "outrageous number."
But he said the lawyers used for the case were "pretty seasoned practitioners" whose rates were customary for the type of defense that was needed.
"What I would offer is that for the last eight to 10 months, your city manager and city attorney have been dealing with daily brush fires in real time," McCausland said. "I'm not quite sure everyone appreciated that the individuals involved in the presentment were protecting their interests."
Troller gave McCausland his lowest score, a 2.9. Commissioner Phillip Walker gave McCausland a 4.7, his highest score. McCausland's best ranking was a 4.5 in interaction with the city manager. His lowest score, a 3.7, was in problem solving and decision making.
In the anonymous comments, McCausland was criticized for attempting to change his pension plan earlier this year.
"Poor decision making on the pension issue — needed to appear less self-serving," a commissioner wrote.
McCausland was lauded for his relationship with the commissioners. "Tim gets back to me in a timely fashion, provides good information, and he is always available at meetings and in between," a commissioner wrote.
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DASH seeks to address the problems of hunger and poverty by bridging the gap between UNLV students and the homeless population. By making, packing, and delivering peanut butter and jelly sandwich lunches, we hope to give students a glimpse of the plight of these disenfranchised populations and to give them a way to do something about it. After the program, we hope participants will take their involvement to the next level by seeking other ways to help the homeless community.
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2 Chainz announces new album 'B.O.A.T.S. III'
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Two Chainz says he's at work on another installation of his "Based On A T.R.U. Story" album series.
On Twitter, the rapper announced:
Workin on B.O.A.T.S III
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The rapper is currently on the road in support of the second chapter of the series, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. Two Chainz's "2 Good 2 Be T.R.U." tour kicked off this week and will hit New York, Chicago, Denver, and Seattle in the coming weeks. Pusha T and August Alsina are joining 2 Chainz on the road as the supporting acts.
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