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Yes Fur, No Fur: Designers For And Against Pelts
Earlier today we posed the question, "How do you feel about fur?" It's as controversial a fashion topic as eating disorders and underage models; everyone seems to have a really passionate opinion about fur. Some think it's barbaric–that the fur industry is rife with animal abuse among other horrors–while others think it's opulent, warm, and wonderful, the zenith of luxury. Still others–like the PETA protesters I spotted picketing outside Fendi once–are militant anti-fur but totally fine with leather goods. So, that's confusing.
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Guitarist Les Paul is best known as the inventor of his namesake solid-body electric guitar, the Gibson Les Paul. But even as a teen, he was a tinkerer. Sue Baker of the Les Paul Foundation talks about some of his early innovations, such as a harmonica holder constructed from a coat hanger, and an electric guitar built with a railroad rail.


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Half Day Wine Country Tour
This Half Day Wine Country Tour is the perfect excursion for anyone who enjoys a nice glass of wine as well as those who just want to experience the breathtakingly beautiful scenery of California's wine country.
The tour starts at Fisherman's Wharf and across the Golden Gate Bridge, through Marin County and on to the famous Sonoma Valley.
The Half Day Wine Country Tour includes a visit to 2-3 different types wineries in Sonoma Valley - from mass production to smaller boutiques. The tour is both fun and educational. Not only to you get to taste wines from some of the best wineries in the region, you also get to enjoy the incredible vineyards and the stunning Sonoma County as your guide takes to around the area.
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Doctor Who: Series 5 Volume 3 (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros review yet another "one step above vanilla" New-Who disc...
After taking a trip to Venice, where they tackled vampires, the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and her fiancée Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), find themselves battling an adversary in their dreams and an old foe of the Doctor's who is seeking to reclaim Earth...
Amy's Choice
Amy and Rory have seemingly stopped travelling with the Doctor and five years have now passed—they are back in their hometown of Upper Leadworth and Amy is heavily pregnant with Rory's child. This is one of two realities that the pair of them are flitting between, with the sound of birdsong being the key to the pair traversing between the two. The other reality has Rory and Amy back on board a powerless TARDIS which is drifting towards a cold star that will spell their certain demise.
The premise of the line blurring between dreams and reality is a well-worn one, providing many science-fiction shows with a wealth of 'what if?' possibilities— Star Trek used this device quite often, be it dreams, coma-induced hallucinations or holodeck simulations—but Amy's Choice appears to try something a little different by the use of a Faustian character, who tries to show Amy what her future could be with Rory; seemingly idyllic and happy, but ultimately the village of Upper Leadworth is just as dangerous and as fraught with peril as travelling with the Doctor, and certainly as deadly as plunging toward a cold star in an incapacitated TARDIS, as Upper Leadworth has been invaded by a race known as the Eknodine, who are disguising themselves as pensioners who turn out to be as deadly as the average octogenarian behind the wheel of a car. Soon Amy and Rory begin to feel old age creeping up on them, but in this case it's even more deadly than the passage of time.
The Dream Lord, as portrayed by acclaimed actor Toby Jones, is an interesting character in that he is essentially a dark version of the Doctor. This concept was tried in the original series during the Trial of a Time Lord season with the Valeyard, a character who turned out to be an evil version of the Doctor, somewhere between his twelfth and final incarnations (it was originally intended to be his final incarnation, but it was watered-down by John Nathan-Turner). Some fans have creatively linked the two characters, as they share certain similarities, but they are most certainly two separate entities.
The Dream Lord also appears to the Doctor himself, taunting him over his own insecurities—this is clearly an attempt to psychoanalyse the character and allow the viewer to understand his motivations and his fears; over the years in Doctor Who, this has been addressed, but mainly through actions than blatant analysis (The Doctor presiding over genocide with his "have I the right?" speech in Genesis of the Daleks being the best example).
It was a smart move to have Rory as a member of the TARDIS crew, as he allows the audience to identify with him more than Amy, who by this time had become at ease with the concept of travelling to different times and places, along with coming face-to-face with extra-terrestrial adversaries. This trick was tried back in series one of New-Who with Adam Mitchell (Bruno Langley), but the motivation of that character was greed and ultimately proved to be his downfall; here, Rory seems to be the New-Who equivalent of Tegan, bringing a sense of the fallible into the TARDIS and is protective of his bride-to-be, Amy.
The Hungry Earth
After waking up from the land of dreams, the TARDIS crew materialise in the year 2020 in the Welsh mining town of Cwmtaff, where a subterranean drilling team is making an attempt to drill deeper than anyone else in Earth's history (excluding, of course, Professor Stahlman), but in doing so, the team—led by Dr Nasreen Chaudhry—has awakened an old adversary of the Doctor, a race that has been lying dormant, and one that is not impressed with apes encroaching upon their territory and some factions within that race will stop at nothing to see the human race extinct and the Silurians ruling the Earth once again.
During all of this, people are being sucked into the ground, and eventually it is not just the people associated with the drilling and the surrounding area that are affected by these disappearances—the Doctor sees Amy dragged beneath the surface and suddenly, he is even more determined to get to the bottom of things.
It is interesting to note that this story was written by Chris Chibnnall, who has principally worked as a writer on Torchwood; the more adult-orientated approach to Torchwood appears to have rubbed off on this script, as it seems darker and more interesting in than many other stories in this series. Certainly, the big drive behind this story was to take greater inspiration from the novelisation of Doctor Who and the Silurians (which was rather generically known as Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters), which featured—as was always the case with Mac's novelisations—a more fleshed-out storyline. The novel struck a chord with several people on the production team and when the time came to bring back the Silurians, it was fitting that Mac's work be used as a basis for certain elements.
Previously in New-Who, attempts at creating drama and tugging at heartstrings have come across as either heavy-handed or crassly manipulative, but the sequence that sees Amy dragged underground in a manner that almost seems as though she is drowning is astonishingly well-executed; the look of desperation in Amy's eyes and the horror in the Doctor's is quite possibly one of the best moments in New-Who's entire run. The sequence is superbly acted, not to mention well-shot and edited and should serve as a textbook example of how to create drama without seeming like a soap opera.
Cold Blood
Following straight on, the Doctor and Nasreen find themselves in the heart of the Silurian civilisation, where they soon captured and discover that all of the missing people—including Amy—are being experimented upon by Silurian doctor Malokeh. It emerges that things are not exactly harmonious within the Silurian community, with factions each having their own idea over what to do with the humans, both captured and all the others living on the surface of the planet.
One of the best aspects of this story was that two characters opt to remain below the surface—one of them for health reasons and the other because of love. It might sound mawkish, but it works because it seems to reach into Star Trek territory of wanting to understand and create a sense of harmony between the human race and another species.
The whole subplot about the killing of Alaya, the female Silurian warrior, was pretty much the only serious misstep in this two-part story; this aspect just seemed like a contrived way of generating a bit of conflict in order to not make the truce between the humans and the Silurians go as smoothly as it would otherwise have done. Having Alaya killed in the heat of the moment by a mother who is worried about her child (taken by the Silurians) is fairly trite, but one has to ask oneself if such a situation happened in real-life, would the mother want to kill possibly the only connection to getting her son back? We didn't think so, either.
We also don't really like the new Silurians—okay, so something needed to be done to update them for the 21st century, but almost completely chucking out the original designs and starting from scratch is almost an insult to the original series. The mentality that seemed to dominate the design was 'let's make it so the warrior can be a hot chick!', or some such crap. The Silurians aren't supposed to be quite so human-looking, because the human race evolved from apes (or if you're religious, they were made by magic) and the Silurians were reptilian in origin. The masks they briefly wear are a transparent attempt to placate original Who fans by making them look a little more like they're supposed to - it didn't work with us.
This Silurian two-parter has deeply divided fans (but then again, with such a rabid fan-base as Doctor Who, opinion on pretty much every story is polarised)—there are some who happen to love this story, with its grand scope and wonderful production design, but there are also others who loathe the redesigned Silurians and hate the fact that a major character dies at the end of the story. We happen to fall into the former, but with one or two reservations...
On the plus side, it was nice to see Stephen Moore return to science-fiction as one of the elder Silurians. Moore's distinctive tones helped make former Doctor Who script editor Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the smash it became and having Moore in this story is a cool nod to both Douglas Adams and British sci-fi in general.
Another one of the numerous thing in this story's favour is the production values are lovely, as it has a feature-film look and feel to it; the design of the Silurian world is almost breath-taking, possibly the most staggeringly beautiful environment that New-Who has produced to date—it manages to convince the audience that this is a totally alien environment, but also a relatively functional one, too.
As with the previous releases in this series, the image quality is pretty impressive, with some surprising levels of detail and professional polish to the look. Colours are pretty vivid at times and the black levels are reasonably good. All-in-all, there is little to complain about with the image on this SD copy.
The Dolby 2.0 Surround audio sounds fine, with the odd spot effect and music spread out now and again, plus a few interesting thumps from the low frequencies to add a bit of spice. It's about all you can really expect from a 2.0 mix.
2Entertain continue their trend for series five discs by including one of the Monster Files as an extra. This one centres on the Silurians and looks at their original incarnations through to the Matt Smith two-part story. Though these 'Monster Files' are just short featurettes all too obviously culled from footage from Doctor Who Confidential, they're not that bad, just the visual equivalent of a meringue—created by hot air and not having much substance to them.
The three episodes here are generally of a higher calibre than previous ones in this series. The Silurian story is great fun and has production values that would almost pass for a feature film if the two episodes were edited together. Amy's Choice was a welcome change-of-pace to a series that was becoming overly reliant upon monsters as the primary means of generating tension.
Smith and Gillan are great as usual—with Darvill proving to be a great 'everyman' for the audience to identify with—but the icing on the cake is provided by one or two surprising guest stars that add welcome gravitas to the stories. Doctor Who: Series 5 Volume Three is far and away the most satisfying volume in this series so far.
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Always enjoy reading your reviews. Looking forward to your upcoming ones of Volume 4, Time & The Rani, Seeds of Doom & the complete Series 5 Blu-ray boxset! It has been a heck of year for Doctor Who releases! Is it me but have the Silurians changed in appearance since the last time they were seen?
Thanks for the kind words!
The Silurians have indeed changed - they've obviously been redesigned to compete with the generic alien look that can be found in many US sci-fi shows.
It would be nice to review the Series 5 Blu-Ray set - we hope that someone from 2Entertain is reading this...
We're working on our review of Time and the Rani right now - sometimes reviewing can be a most arduous task.
Kevin & Nick W
The Silurians have indeed changed - they've obviously been redesigned to compete with the generic alien look that can be found in many US sci-fi shows.
It would be nice to review the Series 5 Blu-Ray set - we hope that someone from 2Entertain is reading this...
We're working on our review of Time and the Rani right now - sometimes reviewing can be a most arduous task.
Kevin & Nick W
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No way im paying money for only 2 channels of sound
It's the same on the Blu-Ray copies - they're only 2.0, too.
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Krishna Jaipersad Member Join Date: October 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 166
I guess they should be in DTS HD & DD 5.1 when the boxsets are released in Novemeber. Looking forward to that especially the two versions of each format!
Krishna Jaipersad wrote: I guess they should be in DTS HD & DD 5.1 when the boxsets are released in Novemeber. Looking forward to that especially the two versions of each format!
We watched them in 5.1 on the BBC HD broadcast, and they have got rather striking mixes to them, but none have matched the efforts on the Christopher Eccleston series.
If any of you are interested, there are a few places offering all three series of Torchwood on Blu for about £30.
We watched them in 5.1 on the BBC HD broadcast, and they have got rather striking mixes to them, but none have matched the efforts on the Christopher Eccleston series.
If any of you are interested, there are a few places offering all three series of Torchwood on Blu for about £30.
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Wilson Bros wrote: We watched them in 5.1 on the BBC HD broadcast, and they have got rather striking mixes to them, but none have matched the efforts on the Christopher Eccleston series.
Funny, I found the 5.1 mixes on the Series 1 DVD to be rather flat - often only clean music was heard in the front and surround channels in most of the episodes, with only the occasional sound effect.
Still, you can play these 2.0 mixes through Dolby ProLogic II and it will sound perfectly fine.
Funny, I found the 5.1 mixes on the Series 1 DVD to be rather flat - often only clean music was heard in the front and surround channels in most of the episodes, with only the occasional sound effect.
Still, you can play these 2.0 mixes through Dolby ProLogic II and it will sound perfectly fine.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 2nd August 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: The Monster Files
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Director: Catherine Morshead, Ashley Way
Cast: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Meera Syal, Stephen Moore, Toby Jones
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Vancouver crowned Earth Hour Capital 2013
Organised with ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) and the Swedish Postcode Lottery, EHCC points out that cities account for over 70 per cent of global CO2 emissions but have unique potential to create climate smart and sustainable lifestyles for large numbers of people. The 66 participating cities from Canada, India, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the US presented climate commitments and actions and were judged by an expert jury and public support.
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Nuremberg's Bratwurst Dilemma Is Iran Conflict Increasing Sausage Costs?
For centuries, the citizens of Nuremberg have celebrated their petite bratwurst, which are often served up by the half dozen on heart-shaped plates. But one local producer says his costs have nearly tripled in the past 18 months, due to the rising costs of one key ingredient: sheep's intestines from Iran.
The famous Nuremberg bratwurst is finger-sized, filled with minced pork meat, spiced with marjoram, and stuffed into sheep's intestines. Over the centuries those intestines have come from Iran to local butchers in the Bavarian city. But instability in Iran and rising prices have driven the cost of producing the well-known bratwurst up, and could force some local producers to look for alternative sources.
Claus Steiner, a master butcher whose family has been in the business since 1975, says he has been stockpiling sheep intestines in anticipation of further rising costs. According to Steiner, 90 meters (295 feet) of the sausage skins, which would be enough for 1,000 of the tiny bratwurst, cost about 6.30 ($8.44) in the summer of 2010, but now costs about 17.20.
"There are other countries of origin," he says, including Turkey and New Zealand. "But traditionally the best sheep's intestines come from Iran."
Steiner says he heard one supplier raised its prices six times in 2011. He credits the price increases with instability in Iran, fewer sheep being slaughtered in the country, and more competition from places like China, which is stepping up its sausage production.
Protected by the EU
The European Union has protected the "original Nuremberg bratwurst," stipulating that they must be produced in Nuremberg, and made to certain specifications on their size (7 to 9 centimeters), weight (25 grams maximum), and ingredients (pork meat with sheep's intestines casings). As a result, producers can't swap out the costly sheep's intestines for other, less costly, varieties.
Some of the other bratwurst manufacturers in Nuremberg contacted Friday refused to comment directly on the issue, putting off requests to the umbrella group representing their interests: The Society for the Protection of the Nuremberg Bratwurst. That group, which, among other things, offers visitors to Nuremberg a "Bratwurst City Tour," has asked its members for feedback, and plans to issue a statement on the issue next week.
About 1 billion bratwurst are produced in Nuremberg each year, the umbrella group estimates. The city is home to four larger manufacturers and hundreds of smaller butcher shops. Several local restaurants, including some dating back to the Middle Ages, specialize in the sausage, which is often served with sauerkraut or potato salad, and comes in servings of six or more, often on a heart-shaped plate.
The Nuremberg bratwurst, which dates back to the 1300s, is the subject of legends. The city's website proudly tells the story of Hans Stromer, a patrician and town magistrate in the Middle Ages, who, after being sentenced to life in prison for "not being loyal to his city," made one simple request: to be given two Nuremberg bratwurst each day. His wish was granted, and he ended up eating 27,000 of the bratwurst over 38 years in jail. It is a record which, according to the city, remains unbeaten.


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SAN ANTONIO, TX --A South Texas school bus driver has been slightly hurt after the vehicle went out of control and crashed into a motel swimming pool.
Officials with the North East Independent School District in San Antonio says the driver was alone on board Thursday afternoon. He was about to start his route picking up students after classes ended for the day.
Authorities are trying to determine what caused the driver to lose control of the bus, which hit a utility pole before ending up in the pool. The driver was treated at the scene for cuts and bruises.
A crane was used to lift the heavily damaged bus from the pool.
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Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Australia consolidates customer contact information with a centralised FileMaker Pro database
Merrill Lynch, one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies, uses FileMaker Pro to maximise its customer relationship management (CRM) system and ensure it is utilised by as much as possible across its sales team.
Business Challenge:
Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies with offices in 35 countries and total client assets of approximately US$1.5 trillion. Merrill Lynch's asset management group, known globally as Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, manages more than A$676 billion for clients around the world and approximately $A8 billion in Australia, as at December 2004.
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) Australia undertook a comprehensive review of its Retail Sales technology and identified a need to improve its customer relationship management (CRM) system, to enable the sales teams to better target clients and prospects. Information from multiple sources needed to be integrated into a single sales "front-end" in order to provide a useful technology platform for the Retail Sales team.
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MLIM commissioned a developer, Impact CMS, to customise a FileMaker Pro based application to meet the business' CRM requirements. The new application, Client Intelligence Advantage (CIA), provides a dedicated sales database, integrated into the core systems, and a single view of the customer in a format that is specifically designed for a business development manager.
The customised CRM system by Impact CMS was selected following a review of competing products. The FileMaker Pro based system offered value for money and met with the functional requirements of MLIM's sales teams. The system was also able to be easily customised to suit industry specific requirements.
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MLIM sales staff are able to:
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• Work with Found Sets of group clients to arrange functions and events that are targeted to clients with particular interests.
• Send email correspondence to a client or group of clients directly from the application and have the details of the email recorded against the client's contact history.
• Manage regular publication mailing lists from a single system.
• The field sales team and Adviser Services call centre team can now work together more efficiently, as a central system is now available for use by both teams with a full client contact history.
"FileMaker Pro provided us with a very cost effective and reliable platform on which to build our CRM solution. The FileMaker Pro based Client Intelligence Advantage provides our sales team with a single, definitive source of customer information and a suite of tools to make it easier for them to deliver excellent service to our clients."
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April 19-20 event will feature presentation of 7 papers
The Department of Accounting will host its annual Empirical Accounting Research Conference on April 19 and 20 in 1-147 Carlson School. Featured presenters will include:
Ray Ball, University of Chicago: "Mandatory IFRS Adoption, Fair Value Accounting and Accounting Information in Debt Contracts"
Dan Collins, University of Iowa: "Financial Statement Comparability and the Efficiency of Acquisition Decisions"
Eric So, MIT: "News-Driven Return Reversals: Liquidity Provision Ahead of Earnings News"
Mohan Venkatachalam, Duke University: "MD&A Disclosure and the Firm's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern"
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Anne Beatty, Ohio State University: "The Information Content of Differences in Financial Constraints Risk Disclosure Requirements"
Ivy Zhang, Carlson School: Consequences of Booking Market-Driven Goodwill Impairments"
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The Diablo 3 Wizard's spell of invincibility has popped, fizzled and faded, the exploit removed by the all-powerful Blizzard hotfix. The studio announced early this morning that the latest news-making Diablo 3 bug has been squashed. Don't fret though, you can now give your Barbarian god-like abilities courtesy of another exploit. Farming, ho!
Just yesterday we told you about the Diablo 3 Wizard invincibility exploit. Less than 24 hours later, Blizzard pounced, reporting on the official Diablo 3 forums:
We are currently rolling out a hotfix for a recent bug regarding invulnerable Wizards. We will continue to carefully monitor this issue and welcome anyone with information about bugs or hacks to submit a detailed report to our Hacks Team by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or by completing the Hacks Report web form. In your correspondence, please include any steps necessary to replicate the issue as well as any additional details you are able to provide.Mere minutes after the Wizard hotfix was announced, a post on the forums unveiled the Barbarian "god-like" exploit. And yes, it appears to be legit, giving Barbarians a permanent 8% life leech on all attacks. Here's how to activate it:
1) Equip the Dreadnought Rune in Furious Charge.As always, use these exploits at your own risk as Blizzard reserves the right to suspend, ban, and delete exploiters.
2) When facing spider-woman minor boss Cydea in Act 3, Part 5, Furious Charge at Cydea before her dialogue cutscene begins. The 8% life leech of Furious Charge with the Dreadnought Rune should now be permanent, giving the life-steal on all attacks.


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Primary Colors
Kara L. Hendricks 4/30/2005 4:55:31 PMWonderful Rob.. I love the color contrast and the composition is fantastic!! Great eye!! #243231
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Terry L. Ellis 4/30/2005 7:12:28 PMWell done, Rob!!! Great color and comp. #1307508
Rob T. Henry 4/30/2005 7:44:56 PMThank You Kara, Noel, Wendy, Stan, Laura, and Terry for the very nice comments!! I appreciate them!! #1307547
Tammy Scott 4/30/2005 8:19:01 PMVERY stunning image, Rob! #1307614
S J 4/30/2005 11:44:41 PMSUPERB image, Rob!! Well seen and captured!! Love your framing!! #1307849
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Wowza! I never use that word but it's what blurted out after the first bite of these moist, spicy and healthy pumpkin muffins, a recipe from a reader. The recipe starts with 100% whole wheat flour and uses just 1/4 cup of oil – that's half the usual oil or butter for a dozen muffins. Plus the recipe somehow begs for adaptation: I made three variations – all easy, all with pantry ingredients, even one that's a healthy makeover of the Starbucks Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffin (pictured below).
And then I asked Kitchen Parade readers to try the muffins and play with their own variations. Just look at all the rave reviews!
"The liqueur-soaked currants made them sublime! " ~Rami
"... the Starbucks version of the muffins ... are delicious!" ~Judy
"This is a fantastic healthy muffin recipe!" ~Lindsay
"The recipe is already filed in our 'keepers' box and I've passed it on to friends." ~TBergen
"... they were delicious." ~Diane
"I agree, they are PERFECT! Is it the rest time? ... Even my husband, who is "iffy" at best about pumpkin, snarfed these down!" ~DLA
"... the pumpkin muffins are the BEST !!!!!!! I've ever made." ~Gloria BF
"... these were great! Some of the best I've come across." ~Anonymous
"Your Dorie Greenspan pumpkin muffin recipe looks pretty good, but I can do better."
Them's fightin' words! I thought, when an e-mail arrived from Beth in San Francisco.
But I appreciated her confidence! No prevarication, no namby-pamby maybe-give-this- recipe-a-try-if-you-like introduction from her, thank you very much. The bold endorsement grabbed me as much as the ingredient list. Just a quarter cup of fat? One hundred percent whole wheat flour? All those fall spices, my favorites?
So Beth sold me, would she have sold you, too? Here's what she wrote:
"I usually scoff at recipes calling for oil and water instead of buttermilk and, well, butter. But I do not scoff at recipes with stone-ground whole wheat flour that still turn out to be perfectly – and I mean perfectly – moist and utterly, utterly creamy and amazing in your mouth. They are easy but they always turn out. You can make them any size you like, they can be turned into cupcakes by adding cream cheese frosting. Take them to an event and everybody begs for the recipe.
"Give them a shot; they are one of the best recipes I have ever laid my hands on." And so I did.
The first batch, by accident I used pumpkin pie filling instead of 100% pumpkin purée. Wowza. You know how recipes, including mine, always say, "Buy the pure pumpkin purée, not the pumpkin pie filling."? Well, I'm here to tell you, pumpkin pie filling works just fine in this recipe, in fact, I might recommend the spice-forward and chewy-crusted muffins if you're headed in the cream-cheese frosting cupcake direction.
I should have known. After all, didn't Beth promise? "These muffins always work out."
The second batch, I did a healthy makeover of the Starbucks Cream Cheese Pumpkin muffins that are oh-so-tempting looking but yikes, add up to 470 calories and get this! A total of 11 Weight Watchers points!
The third batch, I kept simple, topping only with a few pumpkin seeds. The fourth batch, I did four muffins of each variation! The fifth and sixth batches, I just enjoyed each and every muffin, straight out of the oven and even, get this, up to four and five days later, they're still fresh!
So yes, I have a brand-new pumpkin muffin recipe – I've made pumpkin muffins four times in four weeks with the new recipe, versus one in four years with the old recipe, if that tells you anything. The new recipe has just half the calories, half the Weight Watchers points.
You heard it here, first: Wowza!!
Resting time (see TIPS): 1 hour
Time to table: 2 hours
Makes 12 standard-size muffins
- 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour (see TIPS), fluffed to aerate before measuring or 250 grams
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 or 1-1/2 large eggs, see TIPS (if doubling the recipe, use 3 eggs)
- 1/4 cup (55g) vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup (60g) water
- 3/4 cup (185g, about half a 15-ounce can) canned 100% pumpkin puree (see TIPS)
- 1/2 cup (60g) dried cranberries or currants, optional but recommended
- Orange liqueur to cover, optional
FLOUR MIXTURE In a large bowl, stir together the flour mixture.
PUMPKIN MIXTURE In a second bowl, whisk the egg until well combined, add the remaining ingredients and whisk until just combined.
COMBINE & REST With a spatula or wooden spoon, stir the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture. Let the batter rest at room temperature for an hour. (Now's a good time to set a timer for 45 minutes to remind yourself to heat the oven.)
DRIED FRUIT If the fruit is dry, soak in liqueur to plump up while the muffin batter rests. Just before baking, drain off the liqueur and gently stir into the batter.
BAKE Heat the oven to 400F/200C. Lightly spray a muffin tin or line muffins tins with (my favorite) silicone cupcake liners. With two spoons, one to scoop and one to scrape, fill the muffin tins, then gently smooth the tops. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes before gently removing from the muffin tin and serving.
- 4 ounces (115) low-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), room temperature
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 toasted pecan halves
Mix the muffins (recipe above) and let rest for an hour. Skip the dried fruit.
While the muffin batter rests, stir together the cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla. Spread the mixture onto a piece of waxed paper, it should be about a half-inch thick (see photo below to see how). Wrap the waxed paper around the mixture and freeze.
Just before baking, fill the muffin tins with the muffin batter. Cut off a small piece of cream cheese and barely push into the center of each muffin, leaving the top exposed. Top cross-wise with a pecan half.
Bake same as above.
My Recipe, Per Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffin (like Starbucks), see my recipe above: 173 Calories; 8g Tot Fat; 3g Sat Fat; 24mg Cholesterol; 356mg Sodium; 24g Carb; 1g Fiber; 18g Sugar; 2g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS Old Points 4 & PointsPlus 5
Starbucks Recipe, Per Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffin (from Starbucks): 470 Calories; 24g Tot Fat; 6g Sat Fat; 85mg Cholesterol; 420 Sodium; 60g Carb; 1g Fiber; 28g Sugar; 6g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS Old Points 11 & Points Plus 13 (Data Source NutritionData)
Baking Tips
The cream cheese mixture needs to be frozen before getting slipped into the muffin batter. Just spread the mixture on a piece of waxed paper, wrap and then freeze while the muffin batter rests. Then cut it into twelve pieces. The cream cheese mixture will keep in the freezer for a few weeks if you want to make a mixed batch, some with cream cheese, some without.
Easy Measuring by Weight, Not Volume
Careful readers perhaps have noticed that for awhile now, I include metric measurements for some ingredients, especially for baking. I've especially learned to appreciate recipes where no measuring cups are needed, when the ingredients can be added one at a time using a kitchen scale. That's why, for example, in this recipe, I show the weight of the water and the oil in addition to the volume. It makes mixing these easy muffins such a snap!
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About the stone ground whole wheat flour: the Loaves and Fishes store in Washington, MO carries a good one. In fact, I go there every so often and buy 25 or 30 pounds, in 5 lb. bags, to have in my freezer. If you call ahead they can make sure they have it and bag it the way you want. They have a website:
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I would either substitute the sugar for Honey or do a half honey and half brown sugar. I would like to try a mixture of cinnamon and maple flavoring in lieu of the cinnamon and nutmeg.
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My "other" idea for modifying the Perfect Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins is to increase the pecans to 1/4 cup and toast then chop medium fine and mix into the batter and substitute Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese.
I'm going to make these this weekend with the above substitutions and let you know. I might even make half the batch at "mini" muffins for bite sized Thanksgiving morning treats.
p.s. my gmail email addy is the whole word "nevada" no space "mtnbear".
1. reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup and sub in half with brown sugar
2. add more spices (we LOVE spices!): 1 ts cinnamon, 1/4 ts ginger & 1/4 ts cardamon
3. sub in coconut milk (the carton kind) for the water
4. and, drum roll please, add 1/2 cup freshly toasted unsweetened coconut - finely chopped (make use of that spice grinder!) to the dry batter
Now this is heaven! I will try this recipe with my modifications and let you know about the yumminess that ensues...
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I have used a variation of 100 whole wheat. A combination of 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 regular flour. Also I have used canned pumpkin at all times. Each of the above have come out beautiful and moist. My family has enjoyed these for 29 years. I came across the receipe from a cook book put out by a catholic church in Jacksonville, Florida, 1981.
I have sent this receipe in muffin form off to my two sons who are in the military. They are partial to the half and half. Upon arrival they are still moist.
I have replaced oil for margarine and have used butter. I sorta overload on the nuts and chips. I have also used a mixture of peanut butter and chocolate chips. The resting period does interest me.
Harvest Loaf Bread.
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ntmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar (I suggest brown sugar)
2 eggs
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup chocolate pieces
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Combine all dry ingredients and sift. Cream margarine with sugar. Add eggs. Beat. ADd pumpkin, then dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate pieces and walnuts. Pur into greased loaf pan. Bake at 360 for 60-70 minutes. Test for doneness.
Or, hey, what about some cooked sweet potatoes instead of pumpkin? I mean, sweet potato pie is as good as pumpkin pie, right? I've got a couple of lonely sweet potatoes knocking around, too, I think.
I see what you mean about endless variations, Alanna!
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maybe I can delete the other comment...my idea to modify the muffins is to add craisins 'cuz I Love them in muffins and breads.
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I read this and thought YUM!
My suggestion is to substitute the oil with applesauce, so I did!
I made the muffins last night and am still enjoying!
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One modification that I'd love to try is to drop a blob of dulce de leche in them before baking. I have to admit, I stole that idea from a blog (wish I could remember which one) where I saw a recipe for pumpkin cupcakes made that way.
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(No worries folks, I'm related to the author, so I can't win.)
I also removed the cloves and added 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom instead, then reduced the other spices to 1/4 teaspoon since cardamom is such a strong spice.
I also added flame raisins instead of currants or cranberries, and I doubled the amount. Flame raisins are a bit more tart than regular raisins, they are made from red flame grapes.
Perfect Whole Grain Pumpkin Muffins
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cups amaranth flour (found at health food stores or online from bob's red mill. can sub other preferred flour instead).
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 large egg (vegans, I would try ener-g, flax, or tofu for an egg sub in this recipe).
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup (185g, about half a 15-ounce can) canned 100% pumpkin puree
1 cup flame raisins
Sift together the dry ingredients. Whisk the egg and then add the rest of the ingredients and whisk until combined. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix, until just moist. Add raisins, stir to combine, let sit for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 400. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes about 12 regular size muffins and about 18 small muffins.
These turned out amazingly well! The amaranth flour gave them a bit of a crunch, they had a nice crust and were plenty moist inside. They left a very yummy fall taste in my mouth. This is a fantastic healthy muffin recipe!
You can see the photo of my results on my blog, which links back to here: http://almostveganblog.blogspot.com/
Use half brown sugar
Eliminate the cloves
Add grated orange zest
Add chocolate chips
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Thank you for taking a moment to write! I read each and every comment, for each and every recipe. If you have a specific question, it's nearly always answered quick-quick. But I also love hearing your reactions, your curiosity, even your concerns! When you've made a recipe, I especially love to know how it turned out, what variations you made, what you'll do differently the next time. ~ Alanna


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DALLAS (RNN) – A Dallas woman has been formally charged in a child's drowning death after police say she was distracted by social media.
Kanyce Giddings, 3, drowned on June 22.
According to news reports, 37-year-old Kariasa Thomas was babysitting four children and a dog at a Dallas apartment complex pool, including Giddings. All of the children were under the ages of seven years old, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The group went to the closed pool around 7 p.m., but did not leave because others were there.
Thomas' best friend is the mother of the children she was babysitting.
Thomas was arrested on Aug. 3, charged with reckless injury to a child, a second-degree felony in Texas. Her bond has been set at $25,000 and she remains in Dallas County, TX Jail.
The Dallas Morning News reported Thomas told detectives that instead of monitoring the children, she sat at the pool and logged on to Facebook on her phone. She said she scrolled the social media website for about 15 minutes. Thomas also told investigators that she played with her dog during the incident.
Investigators said that Thomas knew that Giddings could not swim, but allowed her to play in the pool, instructing her to stand on the steps leading into the pool as the others swam.
The Dallas Morning News also reported that Thomas' husband and 16-year-old daughter accompanied her to the pool as she babysat.
After being at the pool for some time, an off-duty officer who lives at the apartment complex told the visitors that the pool was closed. As Thomas began to round up the children, she noticed Giddings was missing. Thomas found the child after she walked into the pool and kicked her lifeless body.
Investigators said the off-duty officer attempted CPR on the child, who was pronounced dead at Methodist Charlton Medical Center.
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Bohemian Flair Table Inspiration: Feather Centerpieces
When it comes to tabletop decor, centerpieces don't always have to mean flowers and greenery. You can add a bit of bohemian flair with pretty plumes playfully tucked into your arrangements, or displayed on their own for instant glamour. Pheasant feathers are often used for adding drama to a table, but ostrich, peacock, and even plain ol' chicken feathers work beautifully too.
1. A polka dotted plume paired with bright yellow craspedia gives a fresh and fun feel. Recreate this look at casual gatherings like tea parties, baby showers, and backyard barbecues.
2. Succulents usually aren't head-turners on their own, but when they're artfully arranged in a gleaming disco pot with a peacock feather, their muted tones suddenly scream glamor!
3. When you have something as dramatic as pheasant feathers adorning your table, you don't need much else for a centerpiece. Here, they're grouped with rustic branches and simple white blooms.
4. Pheasant feathers, wheat stalks, and Oriental lilies make a statement piece that spells rustic glamour. The mix of patterns and textures is busy and bold, but works because of the warm color palette.
5. Sometimes, simple really is best. A couple of feathers tucked in a vintage glass bottle is no less festive for a fall centerpiece, and lets the edibles on the table shine.
• Tabletop Thrift: Tin Cans as Centerpieces
• In Season: Pheasant Feathers
• Thinking Outside the Gourd: Alternative Autumn Tables
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A 12.5 Foot Wide Skinny Chicago House
Architect Doug Sandberg took a risk when purchasing a lot only 18 feet wide, which would be considered narrow for most rooms inside a house. But after traveling the world for several years he was ready to take on a challenge: successfully build, and live in, a beautiful, eco-friendly, and low-cost home, only 12.5 feet wide. Here's how he made it work.
Rather designing the house 'shotgun' style, which is typical of most narrow urban dwellings, Sandberg made the home split level, and organized it around a central open stair shaft — similar to the general design of the 16-foot wide house we previously featured. Because of the central stair and split level, each room can be accessed from one end, and the need for space-wasting hallways was almost entirely eliminated. Large windows are provided at each end of the house, and each floor is open in plan, so the space has an airy feel with lots of natural light and views to the exterior.
Sandberg also used the process as an opportunity to incorporate a variety of eco-friendly design elements, which included FSC-certified wood, cement fiberboard siding, cellulose insulation, cool roofing, a geothermal heat pump, Energy Star appliances, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and low or no-VOC finishes. The home garnered a three-star rating (the highest available) from the Chicago Green Homes Program.
You can read more about the design and construction process at Sandberg's blog, Park House Construction, or visit his firm's website, Sandberg Architecture And Design.
Read More: House call | Narrow minded at Time Out Chicago
• Narrow House in Greenwich Village
• A Peek Inside: 5 Super Narrow City Spaces
• 16 Foot Wide House Maximizes Footprint
• Skinny Houses from Around the World
(Images: 1. - 3. Tate Gunnerson/Time Out Chicago; 4. and 5. Sandberg Architecture And Design)


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The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Available on NicoNico and later CR.
ANN's Plot Summary
]Hugh Anthony Disward inherits an old mansion and a personal library from his grandfather. In the basement of the mansion, he meets a mysterious girl—Dalian. She is a Dantalian and a gateway to "Dantalian's bookshelf", which stores the prohibited books of the demons.
Opening Theme:
"Cras numquam scire" by Yucca feat. Hugh Anthony Disward
Ending Theme:
"yes, prisoner" by maRIONnetTe
Episodes: 13
Episode 1
Ah, yes, another show that shares several similarities with Gosick, except this time around,
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it does have supernatural themes. Dantalian is about Hugh Disward who has inherited his grandfather's fortune. During his visit to his grandfather's home, he meets a doll like girl named Dalian. Dantalian is not necessarily about mysteries but more about books. There are items called "Phantom Books" and these books allow for supernatural phenomenons to occur, in the first episode's case, allowing pop up book characters to become reality. There's is an occult feel within the first episode and it has beautiful animation. The character designs are one of the best of this season and the characters are pretty likable. Dalian has a tsundere like personality and Hugh is a more useful character than Kujo (Gosick). The music seems to fit the setting well which takes place in the early 20th century.
I'm really liking the anime so far as it's intriguing and very nice to look at. Nothing for me to dislike so far and I really like Dalian so far. I think we're in for a good ride with this show. And gah, I'm losing intelligence, my impressions of the first episode is written poorly.
In loving memory of Cryska.
Seemed a little like a cross between Gosick and Pandora Hearts.
First episode did a good job setting the stage, I think. Just hope Dalian isn't as annoying as Victorique.
The set-up seems pretty cool. I haven't read the light novel or the manga, so if they keep the mystery of the books going all the way through the series then it could be really good. Watched it on Niconico and Gainax's animation looked decent, hopefully when it gets here on CR it will look a bit better. Plus, I thought the music matched the setting perfectly. It seems to be getting a lot of comparisons to Gosick, but it's only one episode, so that could be pretty wide off the mark when all is said and done.
I see the similarity between Dalian and Victorique and the setting of the two animes but I think this will move in a different direction than Gosick The first episode was great for the most part although it really slowed down at the part with the dragon. I'm pretty sure this will end up being a pretty good series but I really hope they don't have any more scenes like with the dragon where everything just seems to stand still while they read a story to destroy a monster.
I'm glad I kept my expectations low for this one as the first episode was very mediocre... I have a rather strong dislike for Daisuke Ono's voice in this type of role, so that didn't help.
Probably best to bear in mind that this is just a novel adaptation, the things that the name GAINAX are most commonly known for are original works fueled by wizards and nutters. This however has fairly rookie staff working on it (director's first) and the GAINAX veteran staff are working on [email protected] (no really, they are).
That said, it was rather enjoyable. If anyone were to list Daisuke Ono and Miyuki Sawashiro as the main characters for any project ever, then chances are I would at least give it a go. So I did, and I enjoyed it, the backdrop the music and the characters. While people compare it to GOSICK, i'm drawn more towards... Index, namely with the british loli in charge of a motherloade of books who seems to want to eat alot, cept' miyuki manages to pull it off without being irritating.
It's going to need more explaining and I say this alot, but compared to the other ambiguous shows this season (seriously, what the F is kamisama dolls about?) I enjoyed it alot more. Has a fairly strong lead male, which is always a plus(also First World War pilot - who survived, not many did). Having the balls to stand up to a dragon is a thumbs up in my book.
Looked well animated as well, but we can wait and see and hope they didn't splurge it all on the first episode.
So to sum it up. like the cast, the backdrop and hope to get a grasp of the story next episode.
(.... Still find it painfully ironic that this takes place in England, yet the UK can't view it on crunchyroll...)
I'm guessing it's a White Hole
Crap. This was the anime I was most looking forward to but what the hell... That was really... meh..
I'm hoping for a great story development though. I won't drop it. not just yet
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
I liked it and i defiantly think that it is one of the best anime this season and I look forward to it. But I won't call it amazing for at least a couple more episodes because there are many many anime that start of cool like this with fighting and magic but then become just slice of life romances between the 2 main characters with the magic barely ever used again.
Zanzaben (I am just trying to get google to recognize my name)
i've liked it so far ...yup
In loving memory of Cryska.
My interest in this has kind of dwindled down after the first couple of episodes. The story thus far hasn't been too engaging and it hasn't made good use of its setting really. Dalian is a bit too much like Victorique from Gosick and Huey's character has only gotten weaker since the first episode. Episode 4 was a major letdown as not only was the story behind it borrowed from a movie (intentional or not) but it felt like the main characters were just kind of pointless in it. I'm gonna keep watching in hopes that it picks up in the next episode or two but am not expecting too much from it anymore.
the animation and the music is one of the bests in this season so far, the action scenes are quite good.
the story.....perhaps it got this feeling where these plots are useless, but actually how they bring the story forth is quite good.
im just hoping for some more development for the girl in the gourd, and what makes me sick so far is that Dalian is a bit......too much being not the serious-type since the first episode, and a bit arrogant when she deflates herself for 'looking up at Hugh'.
agree with post below. new characters in ep. 6 are more interesting.
but the silly thing is just that Hal's staff and at the moment he uses it, it's TOTALLY similar to that of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. i laughed.
can't go on. (」・ω・)」うー! (/・ωΣ[ 壁 ] にゃ・・・!!
I've really liked this series. This one, Kaiji, Mawaru Penguindrum and Tiger and Bunny are the only ones I've really found myself following religiously. The two new characters in ep. 6 were at least 10 times more interesting than the main characters. I'm not saying that Dalian & Huey won't become more fascinating later on, but Flamberge is already one of my favorite characters of the year, and has great chemistry with Hal.
I wouldn't say Hal and Flamberge have great chemistry but they certainly are far more interesting than Huey and Dalian which is kind of bad considering they're the main characters and have been in 5 times as many episodes. A glimpse of what I think to be the main antagonists were shown in episode 6 and it seems they're just another pair like Huey/Dalian and Hal/Flamberge. I almost busted out laughing cause I thought Hal was going to do Nanoha's divine buster near the end of the episode.
I don't know what happened but that was some weird shit with the White Yomihime.
On another note:
No success yet.
Hal and Flam are some interesting characters but I'm still far more interested in that pink Yomihime.
In loving memory of Cryska.


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Improving Nutrition in the Elderly
During the "golden years," good nutrition is just as important as ever. But, many older adults become malnourished for a variety of reasons. If you or someone you care for is having trouble getting proper nutrition, here are some practical tips.
Malnutrition and Older Adults
While many people seem to focus their diets solely around trying to lose weight and prevent disease, the nutrition problems facing the elderly can be quite different.
For many elders, it is not a matter of eating too much, but rather a matter of not getting enough. And this all comes at a time of life when getting adequate nutrition—including protein , fiber , hydration, vitamins, and minerals—may be more difficult.
Adding to the problem is that many older people deal with a variety of chronic medical conditions. These conditions can contribute to poor nutrition and can also be worsened by poor nutrition.
Contributing Factors
Several factors can cause malnutrition in older adults, including the following:
- Loss of appetite—Older adults lose their appetites for many reasons, such as having a medical condition, having a mental health problem, or taking certain medications.
- Decreased sense of taste and/or smell —Many of the conditions that affect older adults and the medications they take can reduce the sense of smell and taste, making it difficult and even unpleasant to eat.
- Difficulty chewing and/or swallowing—Having dental problems affects many older adults and can contribute to a vicious cycle of malnutrition. As older people become malnourished and lose weight, their dentures may not fit correctly, making it even more difficult to eat. Swallowing problems also affect many older adults, making eating difficult.
- Loss of physical strength or mobility—Elders who are frail or immobile are often unable to shop and cook. Even something as simple as opening a can of soup or a frozen dinner and putting it into the microwave can be difficult for someone who is physically limited.
- Chronic conditions and medications—Older adults often have at least one chronic condition and take several medications. These can interfere with digestion, and even absorption of certain nutrients.
- Mental and emotional factors—Mental illness, such as depression, dementia, and social isolation affect many elders and can dampen their desire and ability to eat.
- Financial insecurity—Financial problems can make it difficult for many older adults to get the nutrition they need.
Practical Tips
Although there are many reasons why older people may become malnourished, there are also many practical ways for dealing with the problem. If you or someone you care for is experiencing malnutrition or unintentional weight loss, the best first step is to see the doctor, who may be able to diagnose an underlying condition or alter a medication regimen that may be contributing to the problem. A doctor can also provide a referral to a registered dietitian, who can design a personalized eating plan. In addition, here are some everyday tips for preventing malnutrition in older adults:
Make Meals and Snacks Nutrient-dense
This means making nutrient-rich foods the focus of the meal. For example, instead of plain chicken broth, try a hearty chicken and vegetable soup. Casseroles, stews, and roasts are also good meal ideas.
Add Extra Calories Without Extra Volume
For people who have a small appetite, there are ways to boost nutrition without adding lots of extra food. For example:
- Add extra sauces, gravies, and grated cheese to entrees and side dishes.
- Stir powdered skim milk into milk, milkshakes, and cold and hot cereals.
- Add honey, molasses, or maple syrup to hot cereal.
- Sprinkle wheat germ into hot and cold cereals, and add it to baked goods, such as breads and muffins.
Use Herbs and Spices When Preparing Foods
Because many elders have diminished sense of taste and smell, making food as flavorful as possible is important. Try cooking with garlic and onion powder, salt-free seasoning blends, and fresh and dried herbs, such as basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and cilantro.
Make Meals Colorful and Appealing
Instead of regular mashed potatoes, try mashed sweet potatoes for a colorful and nutritious boost. Instead of plain buttered noodles, try pasta with a vibrant red tomato sauce.
Serve Several Small Meals and Snacks
Older people with diminished appetites are often overwhelmed by large meals, so eating smaller, more frequent meals and snacks can be less overwhelming.
Do Not Fill Up on Non-nutritious Items
For people with a small appetite, it is important not to fill up on things like coffee, tea, and soft drinks, which can take the place of more nutritious items.
Serve up a variety of foods. Research shows that elderly adults eat more when presented with a variety of foods to choose from. Here are some strategies to increase the variety on the table:
- Strive to include foods from every food group and of all different colors.
- Invite friends over for a pot luck dinner.
- Go out for a buffet-style Sunday brunch.
Make Mealtime Enjoyable and Social
When possible, invite friends or family over for meal times or visit community-based senior meal sites for social interaction during meals.
Use Nutrition Supplements When Necessary
While a well-balanced diet is the best bet, some people may find it easier to sip a nutrition supplement drink than to eat a meal. But, talk to your doctor or dietitian to see if this is something that you should do.
Take Advantage of Services That Are Available
Many communities offer a wide range of nutrition services for older adults, including community dining sites, home-delivered meals, and home visits with registered dietitians. Research shows that meal services, such as Meals on Wheels, can improve or help maintain nutritional status in seniors. Contact your local town or city hall, department of health, or community hospital to find out what services are available in your area.
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- Updated: 05/04/2017
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TV picks for week of July 15 to 21: 'Suits,' 'Covert Affairs,' 'Breaking Amish'
It's a "Game of Thrones" takeover of the new season of "Suits," romance amongst the spying in "Covert Affairs" and a new batch of Amish kids in "Breaking Amish: LA." Here are 10 shows to have on your radar for the week of July 15-21. By Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol Want more? Discuss this article and others on Show Patrol's Facebook page.
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Fox's New Hire: GOP Official Tasked With Winning VA For Romney
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On its website, the Republican Party of Virginia's 2012 coordinated committee states that it will "defeat President Obama, Tim Kaine, and congressional Democrats" across the battleground state by raising money and rallying the grassroots. It can now count on an official Fox News platform for further help in those efforts.
Fox News has hired Pete Snyder, the chairman of Virginia Victory 2012, as its newest on-air contributor. Snyder made his first official appearance yesterday on Fox & Friends, where he repeated Republican platitudes about President Obama and his policies.
Snyder's hiring by the network doesn't appear to have affected his Republican Party position, as Virginia Victory still lists him as its chairman and his Twitter bio states he's a "Fox News Contributor, Chairman of Virginia Victory 2012."
Snyder's capital investment firm announced the hiring in a press release, which quoted him as saying he's "long admired Roger Ailes and his pioneering vision and look forward to working with him and the entire Fox News team during the most important election of our lifetimes." The release added that "Virginia is considered by many political observers to be the #1 battleground state in the upcoming presidential election, and Snyder is overseeing the Republicans' efforts in the Commonwealth."
Snyder appeared at a "We Did Build This" event in Roanoke on July 25 for the Romney campaign. The event was based on Fox's and the Romney campaign's distortion of President Obama's remarks about small businesses. Breitbart.com wrote that Snyder "has been traveling throughout Virginia on Romney's behalf."
Snyder made his contributor debut on Wednesday, where he was introduced as a "Republican strategist and the newest Fox News contributor." Snyder appeared for two segments alongside Wall Street Journal assistant editorial page editor James Freeman and Tara Dowdell, a Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor.
Snyder's Fox analysis, as billed, fell on partisan lines. Snyder repeated the distortion -- made by Fox and the Romney campaign -- that President Obama is "systematically dismantling the Bill Clinton legacy" on welfare. Snyder also repeated the charge -- made frequently by the Romney campaign and its surrogates -- that Obama is running the most negative campaign in modern history.
According to a search of Nexis, Snyder has previously appeared on Fox, and other cable outlets, as a Republican strategist for over a decade. During a February 2008 discussion on Hannity & Colmes about whether Hillary Clinton needs to be told to exit the Democratic primary, Snyder remarked: "You know, I think someone is going to have to go out there and take her behind the barn. You know, I grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and that's kind of the term to use for that."
The Washington Examiner's Paul Bedard wrote that Snyder is also considering running for Virginia lieutenant governor and "having a TV job should help boost his name recognition in advance of the race as well as give him a platform to brag on Virginia Republicans."
Snyder joins several other Fox News contributors who also work in an organization -- aside from Fox itself -- that's trying to defeat President Obama. Karl Rove, one of Fox's top political analysts, co-founded and helps run the anti-Obama super-PAC American Crossroads and its affiliated 501(c)(4) Crossroads GPS. Fox News also employs contributors John Bolton and Walid Phares, who are both policy advisers to the Romney campaign.
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Samsung Smart TV 2012 – Samsung Apps
In full HD for this year, Samsung's Smart TV interface hasn't been overhauled but we're still fans.
Three new pre-loaded Samsung Apps take center stage in the Smart Hub for 2012 with a Kids educational section, the Family Story area for sharing photos and memos and a Fitness app that talks to your smartphone for good measure.
There are also now 1400 third party apps available to download, including Lovefilm and – say it with us – Angry Birds.
Samsung Smart TV 2012 – Face off
We were impressed when we first saw face recognition log-in on the Ice Cream Sandwich running Galaxy Nexus – and it's even more impressive on the big screen, if a little scary.
The new Samsung TVs will recognise the faces of everyone in your family via the camera on top and log you straight into the relevant Smart TV profile, where you can access your favourite apps.
It's a shame that your Smart TV profile isn't connected to your allshare play content-sharing account but the TVs are still compatible with Samsung's cloud storage set-up.
Samsung Smart TV 2012 – Hi TV
Walking into a room and saying "Hi TV" to turn on your box is pretty damn satisfying. Plus you can set up new trigger words to activate voice control and switch between over 20 supported languages if you feel like it.
You can also activate apps – although the model we were trying out struggled with this – and dictate words to search for in the web browser.
The success of the TV at picking up exact words depends on ambient noise levels in the room, and people chatting next to you will unfortunately affect performance. But for a first try, it's not too shabby.
Samsung Smart TV 2012 – Let's dance
Remember the first time you used Kinect? Samsung's motion control features really made us feel like we were playing around with the future of TV – and all screen-based tech, for that matter.
A wave of the hand kicks motion control into gear and then you can move your hand to control the cursor when web browsing or simply change the channel by scrunching your hand into a fist over the onscreen buttons.
It feels unnatural at first – but before long you're convinced you have Jedi powers. And that's why you need a TV with a camera.
Samsung Smart TV 2012 – Smart Touch
If the room's too noisy, you can talk straight into the mic on top of your Smart Touch remote control by holding down the voice control button.
The sleek, minimalist remote looks a bit confusing at first but the channel up/down button is thoughtfully placed on the remote's side. There are also a few customisable points dotted around the remote's surface too.
Samsung Smart TV 2012 – Verdict
Samsung assures us that the launch of Evolution Kits – which will kick off in 2013 – will make sure anyone who buys a Samsung TV this year will get a "futureproof" set.
Anyone will be able to buy kits including improved 3D capabilities, new processors and new software updates to slot into the back of their TV year on year.
While we might have seen a fair few of the Samsung Interaction features crop up in different guises before, this is the first time we've tried so many in a super slim TV set.
It's slightly annoying that voice and motion control won't work together in tandem on the 2012 TVs as it takes a few seconds to activate each one. Demanding criticisms aside though, the Evolution Kit should make sure that once you've plumped for a big ol' premium Samsung telly you won't get left behind come 2013.
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Koivu, Ducks edge Kings in SO
Anaheim, CA – Saku Koivu was credited with the game-winner in the second round of the shootout, as the Anaheim Ducks downed the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday at Honda Center.
Bobby Ryan started the shootout with a successful backhander, and after Mike Richards came up empty at the other end, Koivu beat Jonathan Bernier with a slick backhand-forehand deke.
Jeff Carter kept the Kings alive when he roofed a backhander, but Corey Perry snuck a quick wrister past Bernier to send the Ducks to their third win in their last four games.
Matt Beleskey registered a goal and an assist, while Perry and Kyle Palmieri each scored once in regulation to help the Ducks extend their lead to nine points over the Kings atop the Pacific Division. Viktor Fasth posted 35 saves.
"Viktor played well," Perry said. "He's been doing it all year. Tonight he made some big saves for us and we got the win."
Dustin Brown recorded a goal and assist, while Drew Doughty and Carter also lit the lamp for the Kings, who occupy the fourth spot in the West.
Bernier made 19 saves in the setback, which snapped LA's two-game win streak.
Palmieri got the Ducks on the board just under three minutes into the game when he drove hard at the net and cut in front of Fasth. Palmieri lost control of the puck, but it appeared to hit a Los Angeles defenseman before trickling across the goal line for a 1-0 lead at the 2:54 mark.
LA answered just under six minutes into the second while on the power play when Doughty rifled a blast from the left point that snuck past Fasth to make it 1-1 at the 5:59 mark.
Perry put the Ducks back in front late in the second when he beat Bernier on a breakaway, but Carter countered just 1:18 later, as he made his way to the front of the net and pounded home a nice feed from Richards to knot the game.
Beleskey's rebound marker with the Ducks on the power play early in the third again put the home team in front, but the Kings responded with just under four minutes left when Anze Kopitar threw the disc in front from the low left side and Brown batted the puck into the back of the net from in close to knot the game at 3-3 with 3:40 left in the contest.
"We showed character," said Kopitar. "We battled back three times. We picked it up right after their first goal, but a shootout can go either way and tonight it went their way."
Neither team could break through in the extra session, as both goaltenders stood tall to force the shootout.
Game Notes
Anaheim improved to 15-5-0 at home, while Los Angeles fell to 8-10-2 on the road ... Anaheim has taken two of three from the Kings this season. The season series will end Saturday when the Kings host the Ducks at Staples Center ... Anaheim captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury.