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The big list of iOS 6 features
At WWDC, Apple proclaimed iOS 6 would introduce over 200 new features when released this fall, and that what we saw yesterday was just a small sampling. We've got plenty of posts going over the big features, but there are also a handful of slides that were positively riddled with features that they just didn't have time to go over.
Additionally, there were lots of smaller features that either just got a passing mention, were folded into some of the talk about OS X, or weren't referenced at all. That said, let's tear apart the keynote address (which was recently made available in HD on iTunes, by the way) and pick out every teeny tiny iOS 6 feature we can.
We're going to keep a running tally here, and update it as more information becomes available, so check back often! (New additions will be in boss-like bold.)
iCloud sync with OS X Mountain Lion
- Messages (with iMessage, pulled from the latest beta), Reminders, Notes
- Documents in the Cloud (Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Preview, Text Edit, plus developer SDK)
- Mail preferences pushed to iCloud
- iCloud Documents API improvements
- Sports scores (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer)
- Italian Serie A
- English Premier League
- French Ligue 1
- Spanish la Liga
- Dutch Eredivisie
- German Bundesliga
- NCAA Football
- NCAA Basketball
- Sport player stats
- Sport team rosters
- Sports league standings
- Sports game schedule
- Updated restaurant searches (type, price, Yelp reviews, distance, map, hours, phone number)
- OpenTable reservations for restaurants
- Movie listings per theatre
- Rotten Tomato moview reviews
- Movie facts
- Movie trailers
- Search by actor/actress
- Launch apps
- Send Tweet
- Update Facebook status
- Listen to notifications
- Eyes Free car integration (in the next year)
- International languages (Canada, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Korean, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China) and local search (all of the above plus countries with existing Siri functionality)
- Siri for iPad (new iPad only)
- Single sign-on
- Share from Photos, Safari, Maps, App Store, iTunes, Game Center
- Public API for developers
- Contact and Calendar integration
- Reply to incoming calls with message (preset or custom) or save reminder (timed or geofenced)
- New dialer layout
- Do not disturb toggle with fine-grain phone call exceptions, schedules, or allowing repeat calls
- Facebook and Twitter compose buttons
- Available over cellular
- Apple ID unified with phone number, enabling FaceTime or iMessage answering on iPad or Mac
- iCloud Tabs for Safari on other iOS devices and Macs
- Offline Reading List
- Photo uploads
- Smart app banners link to App Store or launches
- Fullscreen video in landscape
Photo Streams
- Shared Photo Streams with designated friends, includes comments
- Photo Stream pictures in Mac screensaver
- Photo Stream now a separate tab, not another album
- VIPs - designated contacts cause notifications, e-mails flagged with stars, separate inbox
- Flagged mailbox
- Attach photos in-line (finally)
- Open password-protected Office docs
- Per account signatures
- Fun new pull-to-refresh animation
- Notifications per mailbox
- Long-press compose to open or delete drafts
- Barcode collection for boarding passes, store cards, coupon, movie tickets
- Pops up on lock screen when you arrive
- Includes up-to-date-balance
- Boarding passes update with gate changes
- Synced to iCloud
- Cute deletion animation
Guided Access
- Disable certain app interactions with a circle
- Limit hardware buttons, touch, and motion control access
- Single-app mode
- Local search with 100 million business listings with Yelp reviews and pictures
- Crowd-sourced traffic data with incident reports
- Free turn-by-turn navigation with alternative route offers based on faster ETA
- Navigation viewable from lock screen
- Siri integration, finds spots along your route
- Flyover (3D buildings)
- Multitouch rotation, angle change, and zoom
- Powered by TomTom
- Pinch-out in maps goes to globe view
- Report bugs
Game Center
- Game Center sync with OS X
- Cross-platform turn-based and realtime gaming between iOS and Mac
- Issue challenges to friends
- Find Facebook friends
Developer SDK
- Audio and video sampling during playback
- Pass Kit
- Rich text on labels, fields, and text views
- VoiceOver gestures
- Control camera focus and exposure
- Remote Web Inspector
- CSS filters
- Action Sheer
- Web Audio API
- Crossfade with CSS animation
- Game Center in-app experience
- Reminders
- Video stabilization
- Game groups
- Bluetooth MAP support
- Transit apps (Apple's Maps doesn't have its own, but opening doors to local devs)
- In-app Bluetooth pairing
- Face detection API
- Inter-app audio
- Frame drop data
- Map Kit
- Auto layout
- State preservation
- Pull to refresh on Table views
- In-app purchase hosted content
- Read and write image metadata
- Collection views
- In-app content purchases
- Multi-route audio
- Location-based reminders for iPad
- Autocorrection for every keyboard
- Global network proxy for HTTP
- Manual reorder of reminders
- Lost Mode - send a phone number to lost device which can be called with single tap
- Kernel ASLR
- Manual location entry for reminders
- Custom vibrations for alerts
- VoiceOver improvements
- App in Safari search results
- IPv6 support for Wi-Fi and LTE
- HDR improvements
- French, German, and Spanish dictionaries
- Word highlights for speajk selection
- Search all fields in Contacts
- New iPad Clock/timer app
- Improved keyboard layouts
- Made for iPhone hearing aids
- Extended functions for China
- Baidu
- Sina Weibo
- Tudou
- Youku
- Improved text input
- Dictionary
- Top title bar changes color with app
- New iPod app layout
- Granular privacy control
- iCloud-stored user dictionary
- Updated sharing menu with large icons
- Music ringtones, alarms
- Redesigned App Store and iTunes (can now view App Store screenshots in full screen)
- iTunes Match now streams music (rather than just download)
- Support for iPhone 3GS and later; iPad 2 and later, iPod touch 4th gen)
- Tilt changes reflection on slider buttons
- Spotlight now shows which folder apps are in
- Government alerts (AMBER and Emergency) in Notifications
- More and new Emojis
- Music preview banner overlays current screen, plus preview history
- Time since last full charge (usage, standby)
- Darker camera UI
- "New" banner on app icons after installation
- Update history in App Store
- 15 second skip playback controls for podcasts
- Hold navigation arrow in Safari for iPhone for history view
- "Enhanced" photos now add "-fixed" to file name
- Cleared notifications sync across devices
- No more pop-up in Safari when there's no internet access available
- Share calendar that you created (but not one shared with you) from app
- iPhone version of Stocks app loaded on iPad
- Downloading doesn't kick you out of App Store anymore
- Updating apps doesn't require password anymore
- Apple apps have logo in Spotlight search
- Wallpaper previews show live reproduction, rather than canned app layout
- App Store "installed" buttons now show "open"
- Cellular data toggle for FaceTime, iCloud documents, and iTunes
- Late night mode in equalizer
- Simplified Bluetooth toggle
- Episodes viewable by season in Video app
Anyone see anything new in the iOS 6 beta that's really rocking your world? What are you favorite new features?
Thanks to jwr_ for his finds.
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National Cancer Institute
Post Date: Nov 12, 2015
Pediatric supportive care is an important aspect of cancer care as children and adolescents face unique challenges compared to adult patients. Learn more about supportive care for pediatric patients during and after treatment in this expert-reviewed summary.
Pediatric Supportive Care
Note: Information about growth and development and school and learning issues will be added to this summary in the future.
Key Points for this Section
- The goal of supportive care is to improve the quality of life for young cancer patients and their families.
- Cancer in children is different from cancer in adults.
- Children of different ages need different treatment and support.
- A child's circle of family and friends may be larger than it usually is for adults.
- Most decisions about care will be made by the child's parents or guardians.
The goal of supportive care is to improve the quality of life for young cancer patients and their families.
Most children with cancer can be cured. Every patient is different and the type of cancer, the child's age, and other factors affect how well treatment works. Cancer treatment for young patients can cause unwanted side effects and other problems during and after treatment. Early treatment of cancer symptoms and the side effects of therapy helps patients feel better, stay stronger, and cope with life after cancer. Supportive care improves the patient's physical, psychological, social, and spiritualquality of life.
Supportive care is given to children of all ages, including infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Cancer in children is different from cancer in adults.
Cancer in children and young adults is different from cancer that develops later in life. Childhood cancers usually do not act like adult cancers and are not treated the same way:
- Treatment
In general, treatments for childhood cancer use higher doses of chemotherapy and radiation than is used for adults. These treatments may also be given over a shorter amount of time than in adults. This is because children can receive more intense treatment (higher doses given over a shorter time) than adults can, before serious side effects occur.
- Side effects
Some of the unwanted side effects of cancer treatments cause more harm to children than they do to adults. This is because children's bodies are still growing and developing, so cancer and its treatment are more likely to affect developing organs.
Side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy may happen right away or weeks or years after treatment. Cancer treatment may also affect a child's growth or cause a second cancer to form. Problems that appear weeks or years after treatment are called late effects. Because of possible late effects, childhood cancer survivors need life-long follow-up. (See the PDQ summary on Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer for more information).
- Supportive care
The types of supportive care given to children may be different from those used for adults. For example, certain medicines used to control symptoms in adults may not be safe for children.
Children of different ages need different treatment and support.
The treatments and supportive care will be different for different age groups and will change as the child grows and develops. For some cancers, the prognosis (chance of recovery) and risk of late effects depend partly on the age of the child at the time of diagnosis or treatment. See CureSearch for more information about treatment and support for different age groups.
A child's circle of family and friends may be larger than it usually is for adults.
Even with a diagnosis of cancer, the child will still be going to school, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying many activities that were a part of life before cancer. The child's circle of family and friends may be large. In addition to parents, brothers, and sisters, many others may be closely involved in the child's everyday life. This includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, teachers, schoolmates, and friends. Everyone in a child's circle of family and friends are affected by the child's cancer diagnosis and treatment, and possible side effects of treatment.
Most decisions about care will be made by the child's parents or guardians.
Children under the age of 18 don't have the legal right to make their own decisions about treatment. Their parents or guardians legally make these decisions for them. Decisions about treatment may be difficult because of this. There are ethical concerns about informed consent (the process of giving information about possible treatments and their risks and benefits, before treatment decisions are made). In the treatment of children, parents are informed and decide whether to give permission for the treatment. Whenever possible, it is best that the child be involved and agrees with decisions about treatment.
Psychological Adjustment
Key Points for this Section
- Most children who have cancer adjust well.
- The type of cancer and the treatments used can affect adjustment.
- Depression and Suicide
- A small number of children may have problems that lead to depression or suicide.
- Certain antidepressant medicines may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in children, teenagers, and young adults.
- It is important that survivors of childhood cancer have regular mental health check-ups as part of follow-up care.
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Symptoms
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that occurs after serious physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress.
- Children and teens with cancer, as well as parents and siblings, may be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Most children who have cancer adjust well.
Cancer treatment is stressful on the child and the family. However, studies have shown that most children treated for cancer, and children who are long-term survivors of cancer, have few serious psychological problems.
The early days of treatment, when the child is often in the hospital, are usually the most stressful for the child and the family. The child may be anxious about being away from home and receiving new treatment. This anxiety usually decreases over time. Studies have reported that, in general, children treated for cancer have no differences from other children in self-esteem, hopefulness, depression, anxiety, or loneliness.
Children who have a lot of support from their family are less likely to have problems adjusting.
The type of cancer and the treatments used can affect adjustment.
Some of the factors that may increase the risk of social, emotional, or behavioral problems include:
- Having leukemia, lymphoma, or a cancer or treatment that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
- Having a stem cell transplant.
- Having family problems.
- Being younger than school age during treatment.
Depression and Suicide
A small number of children may have problems that lead to depression or suicide.
Some studies have shown that physical and emotional distress related to cancer and its treatment can cause mental health problems in certain childhood cancersurvivors. These problems include depression that needs treatment and can lead to suicide. Signs of depression include the following:
- Feeling empty, worthless, unloved, or that life isn't worth living.
- Feeling nervous, restless, or irritable.
- Changes in appetite.
- Low energy.
- Sleep problems.
- Decreased interest in activities.
- Increased crying.
See the PDQ Supportive Care summary for more information about Depression in children.
Certain antidepressant medicines may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in children, teenagers, and young adults.
Drugs called SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) have been shown to decrease depression in young people. SSRIs usually have few side effects but they may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in young people (children, teenagers, and young adults). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that young people up to age 25 who are taking SSRIs should be watched closely for signs that the depression is getting worse, especially suicidal thinking or behavior. Close monitoring is especially important during the first four to eight weeks of treatment. The patient, family, and health care provider should discuss the risks and benefits of using SSRIs to treat depression.
The side effects of SSRIs have not been studied in children, adolescents, or young adults with cancer.
It is important that survivors of childhood cancer have regular mental health check-ups as part of follow-up care.
Follow-up cancer care may be given by the cancer treatment doctor or the main provider, such as the family doctor. It is important that regular mental health check-ups be part of this follow-up care. A patient who shows signs of depression or other mental health problems during follow-up care may be referred to a therapist or other mental health specialist. Many survivors get help from therapists who are experts in helping people who are recovering from cancer.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Symptoms
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that occurs after serious physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress.
Being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease and receiving treatment for it is often traumatic. This trauma may cause a group of symptoms called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is defined as having certain symptoms following a stressful event that involved death or the threat of death, serious injury, or a threat to oneself or others.
People who have survived very stressful situations, such as military combat or natural disasters, may also have PTSD. PTSD can affect cancer survivors in the following ways:
- Reliving the time they were diagnosed and treated for cancer, in nightmares or flashbacks, and thinking about it all the time.
- Avoiding places, events, and people that remind them of the cancer experience.
- Being constantly overexcited, fearful, irritable, or unable to sleep, or having trouble concentrating.
Family problems, little or no social support from family or friends, and stress not related to the cancer may increase the chances of having PTSD.
Because avoiding places and persons connected to the cancer is part of PTSD, survivors with PTSD may not get the medical treatment they need.
Childhood cancer survivors who are diagnosed with PTSD are more likely to have depression and to have difficulty with common aspects of young adulthood, such as doing well in school, taking part in social activities, and reaching career goals.
Children and teens with cancer, as well as parents and siblings, may be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder.
In children and teens with cancer, symptoms of PTSD may occur during treatment or after treatment has ended. Those who feel very uncertain about their disease and future may be more likely to have PTSD symptoms. Parents and siblings (brothers and sisters) of childhood cancer survivors are also at high risk for PTSD.
It is important that cancer survivors and their families receive information about the possible psychological effects of their cancer experience and about early treatment of symptoms of PTSD.
Follow-up cancer care may be given by the cancer treatment doctor or the main provider, such as the family doctor. It is important that regular mental health check-ups be part of this follow-up care. A patient who shows signs of PTSD or other mental health problems during follow-up care may be referred to a therapist or other mental health specialist. Many survivors get help from therapists who are experts in helping people who are recovering from cancer.
Key Points for this Section
- When a child has cancer, all members of the family are affected.
- Social support can help decrease the family's distress.
When a child has cancer, all members of the family are affected.
Parents feel great distress when their child is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. Over time, the level of distress may lessen. Each family is affected in its own way, and different members of the family will react in different ways.
Certain factors may increase the family's level of distress:
- The cancer patient is at a young age when diagnosed.
- The cancer treatments last for a long period of time.
- The child with cancer dies.
The entire family must adjust to changes in normal routine as the parents cope with the child's treatment, look for information, and try to also take care of the brothers and sisters. The parents' attention is focused on the child with cancer.
Brothers and sisters of the cancer patient need help to cope with their feelings of anxiety, loneliness, and fear. Brothers and sisters who are bone marrow (stem cell) donors for the cancer patient may have anxiety. Siblings who are not bone marrow donors may have school-related problems.
Although stress-related symptoms are common in siblings of childhood cancer patients, they sometimes report that their experience has made them more compassionate and that the cancer experience has brought their family closer together.
Social support can help decrease the family's distress.
Parents who are working and who have support from family, friends, and the health care team usually have lower levels of distress and feel more positive about their child's experience. Social support programs, such as support groups and summer camps, help brothers and sisters cope with the illness more easily.
End-of-Life Care
Key Points for this Section
- Parents are partners with doctors in decisions about their child's end-of-life care.
- There may be services that can help with end-of-life care for children.
- There are many important ways to improve end-of-life care for children.
Parents are partners with doctors in decisions about their child's end-of-life care.
Even though new and better treatments have increased the chances of a cure or remission, some types of childhood cancer do not get better. When a child's cancer does not get better or comes back, parents may not be sure about whether to continue treatment and, if so, what kind.
Parents who are caring for a child at the end of life need a lot of support that includes family members and the child's health care team. The health care team can help parents understand how different types of treatment can affect their child's quality of life. Parents have to decide if they want their child to continue to receive treatment even if it is not likely to affect the cancer. They also have to decide if they want their child to take part in decisions about end-of-life care.
Parents have reported that they find the most support from cancer treatment doctors who:
- Give clear information.
- Communicate in a caring and sensitive way.
- Communicate directly with their child as needed.
- Let them know what to expect as their child nears death and help them get ready for it.
There may be services that can help with end-of-life care for children.
Some medical centers that specialize in cancer care for children have services that help with palliative and end-of-life care. These support services may include:
- Pediatric palliative care team.
- Pain service.
- Hospice care.
- Psychological and social support team.
- Bereavement program.
- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services.
Other services that are helpful but may be harder to find include:
- Programs for siblings of children who are receiving end-of-life care.
- Hospice programs that accept children who are still receiving chemotherapy.
- Clinical trials that combine complementary and alternative treatment with standard treatment.
Even when palliative care and end-of-life care support services are not available, cancer treatment doctors may suggest other options to parents. If parents have home health care support, many are able to plan and give their child end-of-life care at home. This can have the following positive effects:
- The child may not need to be admitted to the hospital as often.
- The parents feel that they have more control and are better able to accept their child's death.
- If the child does die in the hospital, he or she is less likely to die in an intensive care unit, which often uses invasive treatments.
There are many important ways to improve end-of-life care for children.
When a child nears the end of life, the whole family needs compassionate medical, spiritual, emotional, and practical support. This includes the following types of help:
- Communication that is caring and sensitive to the needs of the child and the family. Communication should be based on the child's age and stage of development.
- Palliative care that includes ways to manage pain and other symptoms at the end of life. Medicines and non-drug treatments can relieve pain, agitation, itching, nausea, vomiting, and seizures. Platelettransfusions may be given to help prevent bleeding.
- Support for the emotional and spiritual needs of the child and the family that are based on differences among family members and on the family's cultural beliefs.
- Bereavement care which may include helping families create memories with the child, such as photo albums or handprints. It also helps the family to know what to expect at the time of death and in the days, weeks, and months that follow. Bereavement support sessions may be offered after the child's death. See the PDQ summary on Grief, Bereavement, and Coping With Loss for more information.
- Advance care planning to help the family make decisions about:
- Types of treatment to be used.
- Whether the family wants the child to die at home.
- Whether the family wants hospice care.
- Funeral arrangements.
- Whether a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order will be in place.
- Whether taking part in decisions would help the child.
- Information and advice from the health care team about medical, ethical, and legal issues.
Good end-of-life care includes treatment and support that is based on the special needs of the child and family and improves their quality of life.
See the PDQ summary on Last Days of Life for more information.
About This PDQ Summary
About PDQ
Physician Data Query (PDQ) is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. The PDQ database contains summaries of the latest published information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Most summaries come in two versions. The health professional versions have detailed information written in technical language. The patient versions are written in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language. Both versions have cancer information that is accurate and up to date and most versions are also available in Spanish.
PDQ is a service of the NCI. The NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is the federal government's center of biomedical research. The PDQ summaries are based on an independent review of the medical literature. They are not policy statements of the NCI or the NIH.
Purpose of This Summary
This PDQ cancer information summary has current information about supportive care issues related to treatment in children and adolescents. It is meant to inform and help patients, families, and caregivers. It does not give formal guidelines or recommendations for making decisions about health care.
Reviewers and Updates
Editorial Boards write the PDQ cancer information summaries and keep them up to date. These Boards are made up of experts in cancer treatment and other specialties related to cancer. The summaries are reviewed regularly and changes are made when there is new information. The date on each summary ("Updated") is the date of the most recent change.
The information in this patient summary was taken from the health professional version, which is reviewed regularly and updated as needed, by the PDQ Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board.
Clinical Trial Information
A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. During treatment clinical trials, information is collected about the effects of a new treatment and how well it works. If a clinical trial shows that a new treatment is better than one currently being used, the new treatment may become "standard." Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Clinical trials can be found online at NCI's website. For more information, call the Cancer Information Service (CIS), NCI's contact center, at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
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PDQ® Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board. PDQ Pediatric Supportive Care. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Updated
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After I wrote my last post, I was hoping to slowly get back into the saddle and ease myself back into the work load. The two week break did me good and I was raring to go but I like savoring the begin of a new phase. I understand that many do not think this way, but the start of a new year does have a magic of new beginnings and fresh starts. Wipe the slate clean and with the wisdom of an year, an opportunity to do it better than before. I am not talking resolutions - no I do not believe in them - I mean daring to go a step further, climbing that extra rung and getting closer to that goal you've been focusing on.
So, the beginning of January has always been a contemplative time for me, when after all the flurry and bustle of Christmas and New Year has ebbed, I like to take a bit of time to readjust and find my bearings again, maybe reassessing my course a bit.
However, I did not even have a chance to scrape the surface of my thoughts as I've dived straight into a few exciting photo projects and features for magazines and cookbooks. The highlight of this week will be shooting my first cover photo for a vegetarian food magazine, I've recently started to work with.
Heck yeah, I am stoked! But I am also trying to stay composed, cool and keep my professional attitude.
It's all good … I cannot be happier and love working hard as long as I can play hard too. So, while this past weekend I was up at dawn baking cakes and tarts or cooking with seitan for photo shoots and spending the entire weekend in a happy sweet cloud of flour, sugar and spice, styling and shooting, I am also looking forward to the coming weekend of rest and play when Tom returns from Stockholm. Then I'll be back in the kitchen cooking with friends and making comfy family meals to kick-back and relax. Looking forward to lots of wine, laughter and warming soups.
Like this one. Wonderfully elegant yet so easy to prepare any time of the week. I love roasting vegetables in the oven to extract their delicate caramelized flavors and while they are fantastic with herbs, spices or a light dip or pesto, I love making soups with them.
I adore root vegetables with beets and parsnip topping the list. Just look at the color - isn't it stunning? I added some apples and topped it off with the flavors of sage and some hazelnuts for a crunch. Simple. Good. Satisfying.
Printable version of recipe here
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Serves: 8
- 300g parsnips, cut into large cubes
- 500g beetroot, cut into large cubes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4-5 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- Knob of unsalted butter
- 1.5 liters vegetable stock
- Handful of sage leaves
- 50g hazelnuts, slivered and toasted
- Crème fraîche to serve
- Salt and freshly cracked pepper
- Preheat the oven to 200C degrees. Toss the beetroot and parsnip with the olive oil, add fresh thyme sprigs and spread on a roasting tray. Season with salt and black pepper, then roast for 20-25 minutes until tender.
- Meanwhile, heat the butter in a pan. Fry the apples for 5 minutes until golden. Add the roasted beetroot, parsnip and stock, then cook for 10 minutes. Whizz the soup in a blender until smooth. Check the seasoning. Serve in bowls with crème fraîche swirled through, sage leaves and toasted hazelnuts scattered over the top.
If you are taking time this January to sort out your thoughts and goals, do it with a bowl of this soup in your hands. It energizes, warms and the color uplifts even the darkest and coldest January days. The play with sage and hazelnuts is an exceptional highlight. I am sending you all my good vibes with this soup and wish you the best of luck setting and reaching all your goals and making your dreams come true.
I would also like to thank everyone you took time to comment on my last post. They were touching, heartfelt and totally fantastic. If I ever need a pick-me-up I know where to head .. thank you, friends!
Hope you have a great, warm and happy week and weekend ahead!
You might like these soup ideas from WFLH:
Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Parmesan Cauliflower Crumbs | Roasted Fennel Soup with Pernod and Smoked Salmon | Yellow Bell Pepper and Fava Bean Soup |
All photographs and written content on What's For Lunch, Honey? © 2006-2013 Meeta Khurana Wolff unless otherwise indicated. | All rights reserved | Please Ask First


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ROME, Italy – Close to 100 Justice, Home Affairs and Security Ministers from around the globe gathered as part of INTERPOL's General Assembly have approved a joint declaration recognizing the need to identify viable strategies to effectively address the changing modes of contemporary criminal violence through greater shared intelligence and increased use of international police tools and services.
The Ministerial meeting looked to shape new and appropriate policies on contemporary forms of violence such as extremism and terrorism, urban violence, human trafficking and smuggling by adapting security strategies to these threats, reconsidering existing doctrines on police methods, boosting global police cooperation by facilitating information exchange, and including all stakeholders within the security sector and beyond.
With INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble outlining at the meeting how 'the threats we face today remain formidable because criminal violence constantly changes shape,' the declaration encourages key decision-makers to take the necessary steps to facilitate national and collective action against the increasing prevalence of modern day criminal violence and the challenges faced by police forces in countering it.
The Ministerial meeting, the largest-ever of its kind, marked the beginning of the four-day (5 – 8 November) 81st INTERPOL General Assembly with the theme 'Challenges for Police Facing Contemporary Violence', which brings together more than 1,000 delegates from some 170 countries.


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How to reinstall an application or original driver using the VAIO Recovery Center.
Follow this procedure to reinstall one or all of the bundled applications or original drivers using the VAIO Recovery Center.
IMPORTANT: Do not interrupt the power during the recovery process.
- Click the Start button and in the Start Search field, type VAIO Recovery Center, and then press the Enter key.
- Close all open programs.
- Disconnect all network connections.
- Disconnect all peripheral devices.
- From within the VAIO Recovery Center application, under Choose a program, click Reinstall Programs or Drivers.
- In the Reinstall Programs or Drivers window, click the Start button.
- Under Before Restore C: Drive, ensure the Skip option is selected, and click the Next button.
NOTE: This window also provides options to use Windows Backup and Restore or the VAIO Hardware Diagnostics program instead of reinstalling programs or drivers. These utilities can be used to attempt to diagnose and resolve your issue without reinstalling programs or drivers.
- Under Overview, click the Next button.
- Under Select your programs or drivers to reinstall, on the Programs tab, click to select the box for any programs to be reinstalled.
NOTE: Click to select all the boxes to reinstall all the applications originally bundled with the computer.
- Click the Drivers tab.
- On the Drivers tab, click to select any drivers to be reinstalled.
- Click the Next button.
- Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the installation process for each application and driver selected.
- Under Reinstall Programs or Drivers completed, click to select the Restart now box.
- Click the Finish button.


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| June 16, 2021
USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Helton, F.)
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton, 18, of Somerset, Kentucky, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 23, 2020.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Helton was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Helton.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu'uanu Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Helton.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Helton's remains, scientists from DPAA dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Helton's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Helton will be buried July 31, 2021, in Burnside, Kentucky.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
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Helton's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeLgEAK.


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According to legend, inscribed on walls of the temple on the sacred site of Delphi in Ancient Greece were two premier injunctions: NOTHING IN EXCESS, and KNOW THYSELF. This course will be an examination of the latter injunction in an effort to discover what self-knowledge is, why it might be valuable, and what, if any, limitations it might face. What is missing from a person lacking in self-knowledge that makes her less wise, virtuous, or competent in certain areas than others who have this capacity, and what if anything might she do to fill that gap? Historical sources as well as recent research in philosophy, experimental social psychology, and neuroscience will inform our investigation, in the course of which we will become students of our own dreams, and cultivate some meditative practices.
Learning Outcomes:
Learners will gain familiarity with prominent themes from Western, classical Chinese, and Buddhist approaches to our knowledge of ourselves. In the course of doing so, they will gain an appreciation of the relation of self-knowledge to wisdom, of the value of intellectual humility, as well as of methods of learning about oneself that do not depend on introspection.
Learners will also become familiar with contemporary research in experimental social psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience into the emotions, the unconscious, the role of affect in decision making, and self-deception. They will also gain an appreciation of a challenge to the assumption of a coherent, unified self that derives from the Buddhist tradition.
This course was created by a partnership between The University of Edinburgh and Humility & Conviction and Public Life Project, an engaged research project based at the University of Connecticut and funded by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation.


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Buying House With Resale Value - Home Investment
Buying House With Resale Value - It's one of our biggest investments and some of us are doing it more than once during our life.
Like many things in our life that have changed dramatically, so did our habitation practices.
Most of us don't stay in one house for the full duration of our lives as it used to be for many people in previous generations.
Our modern dynamic lifestyle and economy, calls for flexibility, mobility, and frequent changes, People are following their jobs
and careers even if it means moving from one side of the nation to the other. This tendency is in line with our culture of consuming society. We replace everything faster, we treat clothes, cars (some just lease), refrigerators and our dwellings like fashion items with short longevity.
When we decide to buy a house we need to think in terms of the sort to medium range periods of time and that should bring us to consider the resale value of our home in the future.
Buying a home with the good resale value might take a little longer, and it might take a bit more work on your part, but you'll love the payback later, when it sells quickly and puts extra money in your bank account.
Buying House With Resale Value - The Considerations
The first consideration should be your family needs but it's cleaver to keep an open mind about what might suite future buyers as well.
The most important three factors are: location, location, and location…
Indeed, it's the first thing to consider when looking for a home. So, what makes a good location?
There are some general elements which are obvious like:
– Does the neighborhood have easy and fast access to the schools, shopping centers, and the country club?
– It's wise to pick a house that is located relatively elevated
above the area, that can provide two advantages: a flow of good
air and a nicer view.
– How many neighbors are adjacent to you and/or across you in proximity, off course the less the better.
– A house located at the end of the street will suffer fewer noises from the neighbors and their guests. If the street is a dead end it's even better. A corner house may have more light and air.
– The positioning of the house towards the north if it's a warm area as opposed to the south in cold areas. In general, a rule of thumb and this one is general and found right to many locations around the world, as strange as it may sound, the northern neighborhoods are usually more desirable than the southern ones exactly as the western ones are more prestigious than the eastern ones.
– The size of the lot, its shape and the square footage of the house itself.
More Considerations
– If the majority of buyers in your area are young families with children. Consider a house with a large yard that's not fronted by a busy street.
– There are many other environmental aspects to consider with respect to personal preference like a green agricultural area vs. urban area, quality of schools and other social services and facilities.
In addition to these external considerations, there are many important internal elements that can make a house quality higher and buyers are always looking for, such as:
– Closets, lots of closets and with as much additional storage space as possible.
– Light and bright – Homes with lots of natural lighting are very popular.
– Split bedroom plans, with bedrooms on each end of the home, are increasingly popular with buyers.
– If you live in a scenic area, having a view can help you sell.
– Plenty of bedrooms, baths, and Restrooms.
– Large and convenient kitchen with as many cabinets and cooking space as possible.
– The tendency to work from home calls for a suitable room. To be set as a home office.
– Laundry and dryer machines located at the same level as the bad rooms.
– A spacious basement is a plus.
Features to avoid
– One-bath homes sell for significantly less than homes with at least two baths and they take longer to sell.
– Electric baseboard heat and electric ceiling heat are not as desirable as central heating systems. A fireplace in the living room is a plus.
– Tubs and showers in outdated colors, or scratched from years of improper cleaning. Might be hard to change without ripping outdoors or walls.
– Popcorn ceilings date a house, you know, those bumpy ceilings that were so popular in the 1970s.
Your first objective is to buy a home that's right for you, but do consider its resale value before you make the final decision, especially if you know you'll move again within three to five years. A careful purchase now will help give you extra funds to move up with the next time you buy a home.
Home Inspections
Depending on the type of financing you choose, there should be either 2 or 3 separate inspections on the home you want to purchase.
The first should be your own basic inspection (see the bottom of this page for what to look for), the second should be a professional whole-house inspection by a reputable person. Should you select a government loan (FHA or VA), the third inspection should come at the time of the appraisal, which to some degree amounts to a "mini-inspection." Do not, however, rely on this appraisal as your only inspection of the property!
We cannot emphasize enough the value and necessity of an extensive home inspection. Many home purchasers, either in the desire to save the $200 to $500 that a good inspection costs, or due to simple ignorance, have spent enormous sums of money repairing items that any good home inspector would have pointed out. Any offer to purchase you make should be contingent upon (subject to) a whole house inspection with a satisfactory report.
Do not let anyone stop you from having the property thoroughly inspected. They may be your agent, family or friends, and especially not the seller. Not only will you sleep much sounder after you have moved into the house, but a professional inspection can also give you an escape hatch from a contract on a defective house. If there is a written contingent the contract on an acceptable inspection. Defects in the home must be repaired. Or monetarily compensated. So that you have the option to cancel the contract If satisfied.
Copied with permission from: http://plrplr.com/98263/buying-a-house-with-resale-value-in-mind/


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The IBM® SAS MLC Enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) for IBM System x® employ MLC NAND technology to provide an affordable, but performance-driven solution for applications requiring enterprise workloads with a mix of read/write operations. These industry standard 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factor SSDs use a single-chip controller with a SAS interface on the system side and 16 channels of NAND flash internally. They provide outstanding performance, endurance, reliability, and energy efficiency for random read- and write-intensive enterprise workloads such as databases, data warehouses, corporate email and collaboration, actively connected users, caching and tiering applications, and others.


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Killing Machines: The Cars of "Death Race 2"
"Death Race 2" stars plenty of well-known names, including Luke Goss, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames and Sean Bean, not to mention some delightful eye candy in the form of Tanit Phoenix and Lauren Cohan. But for some, the real stars of this prequel to the 2008 "Death Race" are the tricked-out cars which are loaded with all sorts of machine guns, rocket launchers and whatever other kind of artillery you can think of. We were invited to the "Death Race 2" set last March in Cape Town, South Africa, and as part of our tour, we got an up-close look at these cars-turned-tanks. Check out some of our favorite photos in the gallery below, and be sure to take a look at our complete recap of the trip, including interviews with many of the names listed above as well as a travelogue with details about our time as an extra in the movie.
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Top Brass New York Yankees Timex Watch
Our Top Brass collection takes our classic stainless-steel bracelet watch with a date window and pairs it with your New York Yankees logo on the dial. Show off your team spirit on game day or every day.
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I have been wanting to try making a quiche for a while now. A quiche is essentially a pie made from eggs and milk or cream. You can add whatever else you like to a quiche. With spring here, how could I not add some fresh locally grown asparagus? I thought that some mushrooms would go well with the asparagus and I roasted them to give them some extra flavour. Of course I had to add cheese, and a lot of it.
I tried making my own pie shell but it did not turn out too well. It tasted good and it had a nice texture but it shrank when baked and I still haven't gotten the hang of making the top of a pie crust look good. I will need to practice making pie crusts more often.
Assuming that you have a pie crust, making a quiche is pretty easy. You just pour everything into the pie crust and bake. The quiche turned out really well other than the pie crust. It was nice and golden brown on top and the inside was nice and moist and good. I enjoyed the quiche and I look forward to experimenting with different flavours in the future.
Asparagus and Mushroom Quiche
- 1/2 pound mushrooms
- 1/2 pound asparagus (cut into 1-inch long pieces)
- 1 prebaked pie crust or tart shell
- 6 ounces Gruyère cheese, grated (1 1/2 cups)
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- pepper to taste
- Roast the mushrooms in a preheated 350F/180C oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
- Steam the asparagus until just tender.
- Sprinkle half of the cheese over the pie crust followed by the asparagus, the mushrooms and the remaining cheese.
- Mix the eggs, cream, milk and pepper in a bowl and pour over everything.
- Bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until golden brown and set in the center, about 30-35 minutes.
Asparagus Frittata
Asparagus, Morel and Ramp Quiche with a Brown Rice Crust
Creamy Asparagus Soup with Morel Mushrooms and Ramps
Asparagus, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Egg Breakfast Casserole
Asparagus and Spinach Quiche
Asparagus and Mushroom Galette with Bacon, Goat Cheese and Balsamic Reduction
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Millbrook, N.Y. -- In the northern hardwood forest, climate change is poised to reduce the viability of the maple syrup industry, spread wildlife diseases and tree pests, and change timber resources. And, according to a new BioScience paper just released by twenty-one scientists, without long-term studies at the local scale—we will be ill-prepared to predict and manage these effects.
Following an exhaustive review of more than fifty years of long term data on environmental conditions at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the paper's authors arrived at a sobering conclusion: current climate change models don't account for real life surprises that take place in forests.
Lead author Dr. Peter Groffman, a microbial ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, comments, "Climate change plays out on a stage that is influenced by land-use patterns and ecosystem dynamics. We found that global climate models omit factors critical to understanding forest response, such as hydrology, soil conditions, and plant-animal interactions."
One thing is clear: at Hubbard Brook Forest spring is advancing and fall is retreating. Over the past half century, the climate has warmed and there has been a rise in rainfall and a decrease in snowfall. Winters are getting shorter and milder, with snowpack melting some two weeks earlier. But soil thaw is no longer tightly coupled with spring plant growth, creating a transitional period that results in the loss of important soil nutrients.
In the absence of insulating snow pack, exposed soils are more susceptible to freezing, which damages tree roots. Sugar maples are suffering a one-two punch: soil frost is linked to tree mortality and warmer winters reduce sap yield. Mild winters are also encouraging the spread of pests and pathogens, including the destructive hemlock woolly adelgid—which was once held in check by cold winter temperatures.
As snow depth decreases, deer are better able to forage in the forest. Their browsing damages young trees and spreads a parasite that is lethal to moose. Reduced snow pack is also a challenge for logging operations, which use snow-packed roads to move trees, and ski resorts, which already rely heavily on manmade snow.
Groffman concludes, "Managing the forests of the future will require moving beyond climate models based on temperature and precipitation, and embracing coordinated long-term studies that account for real-world complexities." Adding, "These studies can be scaled up, to give a more accurate big picture of climate change challenges—while also providing more realistic approaches for tackling problems at the regional scale."
Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest
Peter M. Groffman, Lindsey E. Rustad, Pamela H. Templer, John L. Campbell, Lynn M. Christenson, Nina K. Lany, Anne M. Socci, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Paul G. Schaberg, Geoffrey F. Wilson, Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey, Melany C. Fisk, Christine L. Goodale, Mark B. Green, Steven P. Hamburg, Chris E. Johnson, Myron J. Mitchell, Jennifer L. Morse, Linda H. Pardo, and Nicholas L. Rodenhouse
The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest is operated by the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. It is part of the National Science Foundation's Long-term Ecological Research Program— the largest and longest-lived ecological network in the America. Twenty-six LTER sites encompass ecosystems in the continental U.S., Alaska, Antarctica, and islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The LTER program was founded with the recognition that long-term, broad-scale research is necessary for understanding environmental phenomena, such as climate change. Learn more at www.lternet.edu.
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is a private, not-for-profit environmental research and education organization in Millbrook, N.Y. For more than twenty-five years, Cary Institute scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world. Their objective findings lead to more effective policy decisions and increased environmental literacy. Focal areas include air and water pollution, climate change, invasive species, and the ecological dimensions of infectious disease.


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How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi issues (Windows 8 and 8.1)
In recent years, the number of home networks has been drastically increasing, especially in cities. As a result, the computer may face network and Internet connection issues.
In order to quickly resolve network and Internet issues, here are a few recommendations to follow.
- Reboot the computer and the router
- Prevent network adaptor from going into sleep mode and disable USB selective suspend setting
- Remove antivirus software
- Check for BIOS or Driver updates
- Reinstall network driver
- Recover the computer
Reboot your computer and the router
Please switch the computer and the modem/router OFF, then after a few seconds turn it ON and wait until it is completely boot up. Then, connect the computer to the modem/router again. Doing so will reset your Wi-Fi adapter and establish a new connection.
Prevent network adaptor from going into sleep mode and disable USB selective suspend setting
If your connection issues mostly occur after you have not used your computer for several minutes, prevent the network adaptor from going into sleep mode:
Press the Windows Key + w to open the Settings search box. Type Network and Sharing Center.
Click the name of your Wi-Fi network and choose the Properties button.
In the Wi-Fi properties, click the Configure button.
Then, click the Power Management tab.
Uncheck the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Then click OK.
f this does not solve the connection issue, disable Selective Suspend. Disabling this option allows full power to be sent to the device at all times, but remember that it can negatively affect your battery life:
Press the Windows Key + L to open the Settings menu and select Control Panel.
Select Hardware and Sound.
Then select Power Options.
On your selected Power Plan, select Change Plan Settings.
Then select Advanced Power Settings. Move to USB settings and disable USB selective suspend setting.
Temporarily remove antivirus software
Press the Windows Key + L to open the Settings menu and select Control Panel.
Select Uninstall a Program from the Programs category.
The Uninstall or Change a Program window appears, listing your currently installed programs, their publisher, size, installation date, and version number.
Click anti-virus software and click Uninstall to completely remove the program from the computer as a temporary action.
If your antivirus software was the cause for internet issue, it is advisable to install another antivirus software.
Check for BIOS and driver updates
For some models, a BIOS update may be available to improve the computer performance.
Please check on the download section if a BIOS update is available.
Reinstall Network driver
Reinstall the LAN driver: Press the ASSIST button to launch VAIO Care, select Advanced Tools. Select Restore and Recovery/Restore/Reinstall applications and drivers. From the displayed list of applications and drivers, rein-stall the Wireless LAN Driver and restart the computer.
Recover the computer (Windows 8).
This will ensure your computer is reset to its factory settings for best performance.


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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Ravioli with Smoked Salmon and Vodka Cream Sauce - Pink Saturday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I met for a last lunch with Mrs. S. before Bob and I made the big move from Chicago to the East Coast. It was a small gesture to thank her for all she had done for me through the years. We met in an Italian restaurant and spent a loud and lovely afternoon laughing and retracing the path through the field of memories we shared. Within the year her great heart would seize and surrender, a passing that was quick and painless for her but left those who loved her reeling. On that day, however, we spoke of things silly and serious. Among the silly, were her thoughts on my choice of pasta. She insisted it was not Italian. Turns out she was right. I was having a prototype of what would become penne with vodka sauce and part of the nuova cucina that raged across the United States in the 1980's. Vodka is not native to Italy and it wasn't distributed there until the latter portion of the 1970's. It's thought that vodka sauce for pasta was probably developed to attract people to the beverage. We know that vodka sauce was invented at Dante, a restaurant in Bologna, Italy, but Joanna's Restaurant, in New York City, is credited with beginning the fad for vodka sauce in the United States.
Several years ago, I developed a recipe for a competition that used a vodka cream sauce. A few of you may have seen it on the Better Recipes website. It won no prizes, but it is one of the best recipes I've developed. I'm proud of it on several levels. While expensive to make, it is very easy to do and, with all due modesty, I'll tell you it's absolutely delicious and perfect for family or guests. Mrs. S. would be proud to see that all those hours she spent with me weren't wasted. Here's the recipe.
Ravioli with Smoked Salmon and Vodka Cream Sauce...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 cup vodka
1-1/4 cups whipping cream
4 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon, cut into strips about 1/4-inch wide x 2-inches long
1 pound fresh or frozen cheese-filled ravioli
Salt and pepper to taste
Minced Italian parsley for garnish
1) Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet, large enough to hold ravioli and sauce. Add red pepper flakes and saute for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Remove pan from heat and carefully add vodka. When pan has stopped sizzling return it to a burner set on medium-high heat and cook until vodka has nearly evaporated. Add cream and bring to a boil over high heat. Add salmon, reduce heat to very low and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the salmon to steep and infuse the cream. Salt and pepper to taste.
2) Meanwhile, bring a 6-quart pot of water to a boil. Salt water, add ravioli and cook, per package instructions, until just until tender. Drain. Add ravioli to salmon-cream mixture and toss gently to coat. Evenly divide ravioli among 4 shallow pasta bowls; spoon any additional sauce evenly over pasta. Garnish with minced parsley and serve. Yield: 4 servings.
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62 comments :
- noble pig said...
It sounds amazing and I love the salmon in here.
- January 9, 2010 at 2:40 AM
- Alessandra said...
:-) lovely story, I remember the vodka penne of the 80's, I was a bit too young to appreciate them maybe...but it was one of the first signs of Fusion cuisine. I don't know what we can define exactly Italian or not in these cases, maybe a recipe done first in America is American, but if it has pasta and pasta is not traditionally American can you still say that it is American just because it was invented there? And what about if the chef is, let's say, French? Does it transform it into a French dish? Or would you look at the pasta/vodka ratio to see which percentage could be Italian and which Russian (if you are not using a Finn vodka, that is ;-0)
It is great because one can talk for hours about all these possibilities!!!! - January 9, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- My Little Space said...
Haven't try making my own ravioli yet but will soon. I love any kind of pasta. So, this looks yummy to me!
- January 9, 2010 at 3:24 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Gosh this looks amazing--so creamy, decadent and good!
- January 9, 2010 at 3:29 AM
vodka cream suace sounds very yummy happy pink saturday
- January 9, 2010 at 3:49 AM
- pigpigscorner said...
The sauce looks and sounds great! I've heard a lot about vodka sauce but have never tried it, I have to!
- January 9, 2010 at 4:31 AM
- Unknown said...
I love this recipe, it looks so delicious
- January 9, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- surfingtheworldcuisine said...
Vodka sauce sounds adventurous! :) I must try this!
- January 9, 2010 at 5:37 AM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
Mary, I think, secretly, I have been looking for this recipe for a long time. We have tried several vodka sauces and some were ok and then there was the one that was so-so. I know if you say this is good, IT IS GOOD!! Loved your story, once again.
- January 9, 2010 at 7:24 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Oh what beauties with pinky underrones-so apt for pink saturdays arent they-am yet to discover pink sat's...
- January 9, 2010 at 8:20 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
Mary, what an interesting story about the vodka sauce and Mrs. S. touched my heart. Happy pink Saturday.
Sam - January 9, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- puna said...
Mary, of course I'll visit you! I know I haven't been here lately but I tell you...this ravioli is giving me a hankering for some pasta!
- January 9, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Katy ~ said...
Oh my gosh! Is that like the most tempting forkful!
- January 9, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- Lori said...
I love Penne Vodka so I am quite sure I would love your dish Mary. It sounds abosolutely delicious. Hmmm Absolute- isnt that a brand of vodka.
Congratulations on winning! I am off go check out your link. - January 9, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Lea Ann said...
Fabulous post Mary! Loved the story. I can't wait to try your recipe. It looks really really good. Thanks so much for sharing this and the history.
- January 9, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- La Table De Nana said...
I have made Fettucini Natasha.. variations on Vodka sauces..but never have I accompanied it w/ Raviolis..Genius!! And beautiful..Now I have to make the sicilain pork chops too:)
- January 9, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- melissa said...
Hi Mary - this recipe looks fabulous!! You must be so proud!!
I will most certainly save and make this recipe. My older boys will love it! They actually both like to cook and we enjoyed making a few meal together over Christmas when they were home from college (including penne alla vodka).
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! - January 9, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Marsha @ Tattered Chick said...
Hi Mary!
Happy New Year!
I am HUNGRY and these looks so delicious!! My favorites, salmon, ravioli. Hmmmm the vodka cream sauce . . . I'll have to see if I can get hubby to make this!
If you stop by my blog, you'll see that I am ready to set the table for this delicious meal, LOL
Happy Pink Saturday!
Marsha - January 9, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- Cathy said...
I've already printed this out, Mary. Your vodka sauce sounds so delicious with smoked salmon and cream. I can't wait to try it.
- January 9, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- NKP said...
Wonderful, what a treat! Perfect for a special occasion. It must be ravioli week. I am posting some tonight and I just watched Bobby Flay's ravioli throw-down.
- January 9, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Sonia said...
Wow, we love salmon at our house...especially my son...must try this as we are ravoli lovers too! Can't wait to taste this one! Have a great PS! Miss Bloomers
- January 9, 2010 at 10:18 AM
I've got to remind myself to EAT before I visit here ... seriously! Your views of food always make my mouth water. Salmon is a favorite of mine. Happy Pink Saturday ;-)
Hugs and blessings, - January 9, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary, a wonderful read and delicious looking recipe. Many thanks...
- January 9, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- bj said...
o, Sweet Mary...visiting you always leaves my mouth watering for the beautiful foods you prepare. Tell me, dear heart, do you EVER have just hot dogs or cereal or bacon and eggs? Your meals are so beautiful and so delicious sounding. I wonder how I've gone this long in life without the BEAUTIFUL foods. Mine are all so common..uninteresting..
I just haven't taken the time to learn to cook like this...my loss !!
Thanks for this magnificent recipe... - January 9, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Char said...
I remember many years ago having a pasta machine. I bought it from the Speigel magazine, was already to start making pasta from scratch, but it never really happened. I found it to be way too much work for someone that had no idea what they were doing. It had a ravioli attachment as well. I got rid of the machine years ago and now wish I still had it. Your recipes always looks so perfect and make my mouth water each week, Happy Pink Saturday, Char
- January 9, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Ivy Lane said...
i love vodka sauce..never had it with salmon... this recipe looks divine... I shall try it!!!
Happy Pink Saturday! - January 9, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Joanne said...
Vodka sauce is one of my favorites and I can only imagine how delicious it is paired with ravioli and smoked salmon (two of my other favorites). I loved the story you told to accompany this. Mrs. S sounds like a great person.
- January 9, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
I only hope that when I pass, someone dear to me describes my life and passing so poetically. This is lovely is many ways Mary. Thank you.
- January 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Nancy said...
You "cooks" amaze me! What a sweet story and the dish sounds so good. :)Nancy
- January 9, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Groan....I went on a diet Jan. 1 ( along with all the other New year's resolutions) and have to stick to it for at least three months. But, I did print this off and hope to make it. I have just discovered that I love salmon. I don't think I can sub the whipping cream for no fat/low fat stuff can I? Happy New Year and Pink Saturday! xo
- January 9, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Thanx so muc Dear Mary-u have a very wonderfull blog here too and cant afford to miss any of ur elciious posts so yeah am following ...
Love ur info on the raddish...
We too do slice it finely,long and soak it in water for a few hours and crunch on 'em with a sald or lunch but so love ur idea of the buttered pumpernickel...will try it soon... - January 9, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Cottage Rose said...
Hi Mary; So nice to meet you,, thank you for stopping by and the sweet comment.... Your recipe sound so yummy,, I love that sauce, but never made it too chicken I guess,,, but yours looks pretty easy even for me...lol thank you for sharing it... Happy Pink Weekend...
Alaura - January 9, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Lynn, you could substitute half-and-half for half the heavy cream.
- January 9, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Karen said...
Smoked salmon is one of my favorite things in the world. Add it to pasta and you're in heaven :)
- January 9, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- The Cooking Photographer said...
Ohhhh ooooooo ahhhhh. So heavenly looking, sounding, and tasting I have no doubt. Are you sure you don't have a crew there helping you? I swear you are super woman Mary. I just have no idea how you crank this all out and still live your life!
Maybe you are a vampire and you don't need sleep. ;)
Laura - January 9, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Susie Jefferson said...
It looks (and sounds) fabulous! I like vodka anyway, and I can see how it would work with pasta without overwhelming it.
Happy Pink Saturday, and Happy New Year! - January 9, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- Foley said...
Mary, this looks and sounds absolutely divine!! I've used a vodka cream sauce on other dishes but this really has piqued my interest!!
- January 9, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Laura, I was born a multi-tasker :-).
- January 9, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- dana said...
YOU are amazing! I love your recipes and your photos and your sweet stories! However, I am not a smoked salmon fan, but I would totally gobble up every other ingredient in that yummy dish...then toast you with a sip of vodka left i the bottle! :)
OOOOOO, those cinnamon rolls (previous post) sound awesome, too!
Happy Pink Sat. and thank you for such a great blog! Dana - January 9, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Glennis said...
Oh, that looks and sounds delicious. And it's perfect for Pink Saturday!
What a lovely and touching memory of your friend. It makes me even more eager to try the sauce.
Have a lovely one! - January 9, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Kathy said...
What a beautiful story and a great recipe, Mary.
Happy Pink Saturday...have a beautiful weekend...Kathy - January 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Bernideen said...
Myfirst visit to your blog - it is WONDERFUL!
- January 9, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Gabriela said...
Happy Pink Saturday!
Love this fabulous recipe! Thanks!
~ Gabriela ~ - January 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- Bobbi Jo Nichols said...
That looks so yummy! I bet it smells Heavenly! Happy Pink Saturday. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
- January 9, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- ~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ said...
Hello Mary, I had to stop over and see what you are up to. Busy, busy I see. I am going to use your vodka cream sauce recipe tomorrow for a luncheon for friends. I will be stuffing mannicoti with roccota ( I see I must have too many n's or c's but that is neither here or there) and using your sauce and shrimp to top it all off. I'll try to remember to take pictures but you know how that goes when the food is on the table. Thank you my friend.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~ - January 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
So many recipes of yours that I want to try... and the rolls worked perfect last night. Thanks for the advice
- January 9, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Lauren said...
cant go wrong with smokes salmon! I cant believe it didnt win - it looks amazing!
- January 9, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Sasha said...
This looks great. Salmon goes really well with creamy sauces : )
- January 9, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Claudia said...
It looks delicious. I didn't know the story of its origins - how interesting! Happy Pink Saturday!
- January 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Mary said...
Yum, I will definitely try this one soon - looks and sounds delish!! Thanks for sharing.
- January 9, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- Foodiewife said...
I never knew the history on vodka sauce, and now I do! I'd love to make this dish for our friends, who don't eat red meat. Perfecto!
It does sound easy, but it looks gorgeous and impressive, - January 9, 2010 at 10:39 PM
- theUngourmet said...
This looks delightful! I've never tasted vodka cream sauce but I can tell from the list of ingredients that it would be an instant favorite! Yum!
- January 9, 2010 at 11:07 PM
- DailyChef said...
Wow, this looks amazing. What a perfect blend of ingredients and spices.
- January 10, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- Beverly said...
Happy Pink Saturday, Mary.
I have to tell you that I want to get out of my chair right this minute and prepare this. OMG, it sounds like something we would love. And, it seems so easy.
This has to be a winner!!! - January 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- ♥Mimi♥ said...
I'm a day late and a dollar short with my Pink Saturday visits. The sun was shining too bright yesterday and just like a little kid I couldn't stop marveling at how lovely it was as it beamed through my lace curtains and puddled on the floor. My cats were in heaven.
So, here I am today, a little late but thinking that I got a bonus because I avoided all the traffic!
Lovely blog and the sweetest pinks that you shared. Thank you so much for making this such a lovely Sunday for me. - January 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Unknown said...
Hi Mary,
Oh ma gosh, my mouth is watering over that pasta! Just popped over to wish you a happy pink Saturday!
Cheers! =D
~Kitty Kellie - January 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Allie said...
Sounds lovely! I never thought about adding salmon with ravioli.
- January 10, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Oh Mary, even if I have already eaten, still everytime I come by your blog, I get hungry again LOL. I don't know much about food and the technical side of it but that's ok, I sure can eat :-)
Oh congratulations on the new addition to the family. How perfect for Christmas.
Wishing your family a blessed New Year!
LI - January 11, 2010 at 6:18 AM
- Unknown said...
LOOKS so Yummy! Happy belated PINK Saturday!
Have a great week!
Lorena - January 12, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Olga said...
omg this looks awesome! I've made pasta with smoked salmon before, but this is so much better!!! and I like anything pink :)
- January 12, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Jane-Anne said...
This looks quite delicious. I love the combination of pasta and smoked salmon. Lovely blog.
- January 13, 2010 at 3:44 AM
- Jamie said...
Gorgeous list of ingredients. And I have always wanted to make penne with vodka cream sauce but this looks and sounds even yummier! Love the smoked salmon added to the combo. Gorgeous, Mary!
- January 21, 2010 at 2:45 AM


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Whiskey debate divides distillers
Published 8:57 am Thursday, March 27, 2014
A year-long fight among state legislators over the definition of true Tennessee whiskey is spilling over to the international distilled spirits business, dividing both Tennessee's powerful whiskey interests and multinational corporations battling for billions of dollars in global market share.
For more than a century, distillers around Tennessee have produced whiskey – some legal, some illegal – using a variety of base products such as corn, barley or rye, and a number of different techniques. But under a new law passed by the legislature last year, only one process would lead to genuine Tennessee whiskey: a drink made of fermented mash comprised of at least 51 percent corn, aged in new barrels of charred oak, filtered through charcoal and bottled at 40 percent alcohol, or higher, by volume.
On Tuesday, two Tennessee legislative committees voted to delay consideration of a new proposal that would roll back some of those requirements. The disagreement centers on the process by which Tennessee whiskey is distilled, and whether a producer has to use pricey new oak barrels every year.
Current law requires that new barrels be used. The bill up for debate, proposed by state Rep. Bill Sanderson, would allow whiskey makers to ferment their products in reused barrels, a process far less expensive than one that requires buying new barrels of expensive American oak year after year.
Supporters of the 2013 law said it was necessary to codify what the industry calls standards of identity, a concrete definition of what makes Tennessee whiskey special – and different from other, lower-quality spirits. But opponents say the law effectively codifies Jack Daniel's formula.
"Any place that produces a product, in this case we're talking about distilled spirits, that has a particular premium to it or particular ways you will make it, has standards to entry," said Phil Lynch, a spokesman for Brown-Forman, the maker of Jack Daniel's, Tennessee's largest whiskey producer. "The standards of identity for Tennessee whiskey are the same that they've been, [the legislature had] just never codified them."
Bourbon, like other spirits that enjoy federal standards of identity, is held to stricter requirements than mere whiskey. A federal law passed a half century ago requires that only beverages of fermented mash of at least 51 percent corn, not exceeding 160 proof – or 80 percent alcohol by volume – produced in the United States and not for export be allowed to call themselves bourbon.
Similarly, Scotch whisky is produced only in Scotland in compliance with the laws of the United Kingdom. Cognac may only come from its eponymous region of France. Codifying similar rules for Tennessee whiskey, they say, will protect the industry from low-quality producers who want to create their own product on the cheap ("Whisky" is typically used for products made in Canada, Scotland, England and Wales; "whiskey" is the spelling more typically used in Ireland and the United States).
But others who want the standards imposed by the Tennessee legislature rolled back see another motive behind the 2013 law: The process codified in state law sounds remarkably like the recipe used by Brown-Forman.
"This is all about my rights. And when you take away any of my rights, I'm going to fight you tooth and nail on it," said Phil Pritchard, owner of Pritchard's Distillery in Kelso, Tenn. "Last year, a lot of those rights got taken away from me through a process that was abetted by an employee of Jack Daniel's for the benefit of Jack Daniel's."
Jeff Arnett, Jack Daniel's master distiller, has been lobbying members of the legislature to keep the 2013 law in place.
The 2013 law grandfathered in Pritchard's distillery, which uses new barrels but does not charcoal-filter its product. But the nearly 20 other distilleries in Tennessee, the first of which only began receiving licenses in 2009, cannot legally call their product Tennessee whiskey without both new barrels and charcoal filtering.
The 2013 rule defining Tennessee whiskey concerns another major player in the distilled spirits industry, Diageo, the London-based parent company of brands ranging from Smirnoff vodka to Baileys to Guinness. Diageo has two products in the mix: George Dickel, the second-largest producer of Tennessee whiskey, headquartered just a few miles up the road from Jack Daniel's, and Johnnie Walker, the best-selling blended Scotch whisky.
Diageo has positioned itself as the defender of the small distilleries, standing up for the right to make Tennessee whiskey by other methods, even though George Dickel uses new oak barrels to ferment its product. They say the year-old law actually excludes a lower-priced Brown-Forman product, Early Times, from calling itself Tennessee whiskey.
"We don't think there should be a law that says this is how we, or anyone else, have to make whiskey," John Lunn, George Dickel's master distiller, said in a statement. Diageo North America executive vice president Guy Smith said the current law "creates an anti-competitive situation that will stifle innovation from skilled Tennessean distillers, both large and small."
Brown-Forman, on the other hand, says Diageo is worried about market share – not George Dickel's, but Johnnie Walker's. Jack Daniel's sales grew 5 percent in 2013, though Johnnie Walker sales were flat.
"They're concerned and they're trying to do what they can to undermine Tennessee whiskey," Lynch said.
Distillers around Tennessee are concerned the year-old rules will prevent them from producing as much whiskey as they could because of a shortage of the new oak barrels. A rainy year in 2013 saturated oak across the eastern United States and made harvesting wood more difficult.
Jack Daniel's has its own cooperage, in Louisville, Ky., and is in the process of opening another plant just outside of Decatur, Ala. But smaller distillers can't always find a reliable supply of barrels. Even if they can, new barrels can cost between $150 and $600 each.
Above all, the two sides are both fighting to protect the growing industry in their own way. Supporters of the strict definition say they are protecting a brand that can one day compete with other premium spirits, such as Kentucky bourbon and Scotch whisky.
"The Tennessee whiskey category is a premium category. We don't want Tennessee whiskey to be on the same playing field as Kentucky whiskey. We want it to be on the same playing field as Kentucky bourbon," said Jeff Pennington, who with his wife Jenny owns Speakeasy Spirits, a craft distiller in Nashville, and who backs the 2013 law.
Opponents say only quality, not regulations, will set Tennessee spirits apart.
"Whether you're putting your product up in new cooperage or used cooperage, the final arbiter on quality is not going to be state regulation," Pritchard said. "The consuming public is going to be the final arbiter of whether you have a quality product."


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Dare to Be Different! - 1961 Ford Starliner
Photos by Jerry Heasley
Muscle car enthusiasts often associate tri-power inductions systems with the Pontiac GTO and big-block Corvettes, but GM didn't have an exclusive on this unique carburetion setup. Triple carburetors were a Ford hot rodding staple way back in the glory days of modified flathead V-8s. Several aftermarket powerhouses, including Edelbrock and Offenhauser, marketed tri-power intake manifolds.
In the late fifties, Ford, like GM, had ostensibly quit supporting organized racing. The problem was, they weren't against the positive publicity provided by winning races. Dodging company edicts seemed like a waste of time; so when Lee Iacocca started the "Total Performance" campaign at Ford in 1961, the game-playing pretty much ended.
Cars like Arthur Decesare's stunning red 1961 Ford Galaxy Starliner were called coupes, but the large rear window was definitely headed in the direction of being a fastback – a body style loved by racers. This Starliner came out well before the market-changing Mustang. Large, two-door hardtops were just slightly less sexy than convertibles. These were high prestige, aspiration cars.
Along with the restyled body, the 1961 Ford's big news was the increased displacement 390ci engine. The 390 was a bored and stroked 352. The most exotic version of the 390 is the tri-power setup shown here. It's rated at 401 horsepower, which was very newsworthy in 1961. There was also a 375 horsepower version with a single four-barrel carb.
These two top horsepower Galaxie Starliners weren't available with an automatic transmission. A 3-speed manual was standard, but a Borg-Warner 4-speed manual could be had through the dealership (as seen here). Neither power steering nor brakes were available with the 401hp engine. Heavy-duty brakes and suspension were standard. The regular 14-inch wheels were upgraded to 15-inch wheels. This was a serious performance car.
Time has been kind to the 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner. Its design is daring enough to stand out at any car show (its rarity also helps draw admirers), but in a positive way. The 390 V-8 is a legendary Ford engine, and the wild tri-power makes this an excellent muscle car for any Ford fan looking for something different.
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Dare to Be Different! - 1961 Ford Starliner
An excellent muscle car for any Ford fan looking for something different.
Dare to Be Different - 1961 Pontiac Ventura
A little known and often overlooked precursor to the Pontiac performance timeline.
Dare to Be Different - 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix
Different enough to be unique, but so handsome as to be universally admired.
Dare to Be Different - 1966 Dodge Polara 500
A competitor to the Ford Galaxy 500 and the Chevy Impala that demands a second look.
Dare to Be Different - 1968 Chevy Impala SS 427
A viable alternative that's still daring and different.
Dare to Be Different - 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS 396
A different way to enjoy muscle car ownership at bargain prices.
Dare to Be Different - 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator
An excellent way to enjoy some of the finest engines Ford Motor Company ever produced.
Dare to Be Different - 1970 Dodge Swinger
Power-to-weight ratio makes this A-body a great choice.
Dare to Be Different - 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360
This a one-year wonder was a daring exercise for AMC.
Dare to Be Different - 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport
Thanks to Clint Eastwood this overlooked muscle car is back in the spotlight.
Dare to Be Different - 1972 Buick GS 455 Stage 1
Is this one of the most underrated muscle cars ever?
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Kent Hughes
Professional affiliation
Wilson Center Projects
"Economic Statecraft in the 21st Century"
Full Biography
Kent H. Hughes is the former Director of the Program on America and the Global Economy (PAGE) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. As part of the PAGE agenda, he published a book, Building the Next American Century: The Past and Future of American Economic Competitiveness (Wilson Center Press 2005), which emphasizes the importance of innovation and education to America's future. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Hughes served as Associate Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce, president of the private sector Council on Competitiveness, and in a number of senior positions with the U.S. Congress. Prior to his congressional service, Dr. Hughes served as a staff attorney for the Urban Law Institute. He was also an International Legal Center Fellow and Latin American Teaching Fellow in Brazil where he worked on a reform of Brazilian legal education.
Dr. Hughes holds a Ph.D. in economics from Washington University, a LL.B. from Harvard Law School, and a B.A in Political and Economic Institutions from Yale University. He serves on the Executive Advisory Board of FIRST Robotics and is a member of the D.C. Bar, American Bar Association and the American Economic Association.
Major Publications
- "Innovation in the United States: The Interplay of History, Institutions, and American Culture," AICGS Policy Report 26 (American Institute of Contemporary German Studies, 2006)
- "Are the Wheels Coming Off the American Auto Industry?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14, 2006
- Building the Next American Century: The Past and Future of Economic Competitiveness, (Woodrow Wilson Center Press and The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005)
- "R&D Can Keep America Competitive Amid New Challenges," Chronicle of Higher Education, November 30, 2001
- "The Currency Conundrum," editor (Woodrow Wilson Center, 2001)
- Trade, Taxes, and Transnationals: International Economic Decision Making in Congress (Westview Press, 1979)
- "Building the American Dream: Jobs, Innovation, and Growth in America's Next Century," The 1996 Competitiveness Report of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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