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FILE – Construction workers and equipment excavate the southeastern corner of the World Trade Center site on in this Jan. 8, 2008 file photo taken in New York. About 60 truckloads of debris that could contain tiny human bone fragments have been unearthed by construction crews working on the new World Trade Center tower in recent years. That material is now being transported to a park built on top of the former Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. City officials say investigators will spend 10 weeks attempting to identify the remains. Investigators began sifting through newly uncovered debris from the World Trade Center on Monday April 1, 2013 for the first time in three years. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Riches pulled his son's mangled body out of the rubble at the World Trade Center, but the phone calls still filtered in years afterward. The city kept finding more pieces of his son.
"They'll call you and they'll tell you, 'We found a shin bone,'" Riches said. "Or: 'We found an arm bone.' We held them all together and then we put them in the cemetery."
Those are the phone calls both dreaded and hoped for among the families of Sept. 11 victims. And as investigators began sifting through newly uncovered debris from the World Trade Center on Monday for the first time in three years, those anxieties were renewed more than a decade after the attacks.
But there was also hope that more victims might yet be identified after tens of millions have been spent on the painstaking identification process.
"We would like to see the other 40 percent of the families who have never recovered anything to at least someday have a piece of their loved one," Riches said. "That they can go to a cemetery and pray."
About 60 truckloads of debris that could contain tiny fragments of bone or tissue were unearthed by construction crews that have been working on the new World Trade Center in recent years. That material is now being transported to a park built on top of the former Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, where investigators will attempt to find any possible remains during the next 10 weeks, the city said.
Two potential human remains were recovered on Monday, according to the medical examiner.
The city's last sifting effort ended in 2010. This time, crews were able to dig up parts of the trade center site that were previously inaccessible to workers, the city said.
Some 2,750 people died at the World Trade Center in the 2001 terrorist attacks, but only 1,634 people have been identified.
"We have been monitoring the World Trade Center site over time and monitoring the construction," said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office. "And if they see any material that could possibly contain human remains, we collect that material."
About 9,000 human remains recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center remain unidentified because they are too degraded to match victims by DNA identification. The remains are stored at an undisclosed location monitored by the medical examiner's office and will eventually be transferred to a subterranean chamber at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Some victims' families expressed impatience that the city has only just uncovered more debris.
"Quite frankly, they should've excavated this and searched it 12 years ago," said Diane Horning, whose son, Matthew, died in the attacks. "Instead, they built service roads and construction roads and were more worried about the building and the tourism than they were about the human remains."
The city's efforts to identify Sept. 11 victims have long been fraught with controversy.
In April 2005, the city's chief medical examiner, Charles Hirsch, told families his office would be suspending identification efforts because it had exhausted the limits of DNA technology.
But just a year later, the discovery of human remains on a bank tower roof and then in a manhole near ground zero outraged families who said the search for their loved ones had been rushed initially. The findings prompted a renewed search that cost the city tens of millions of dollars and uncovered 1,500 pieces of remains.
Meanwhile, some victims' relatives sued the city over its decision to move 1.6 million tons of materials from the trade center site to the Fresh Kills landfill, saying the material might contain victims' ashes and should have been given a proper burial.
The lawsuit was dismissed, and unsuccessfully appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
As it embarks on combing through debris yet again, the medical examiner's office says it will keep monitoring the site as long as new areas are being dug or exposed.
Charles G. Wolf was pleased to hear about the renewed search, though he believes that his wife, Katherine, was vaporized during the attack. Investigators have never found her remains.
Years ago, it bothered him that he had no grave to visit. Wolf said the opening of the Sept. 11 memorial has filled a hole in his heart, but he'll never have closure.
"You heal. You carry on," he said. "It's not closure."
Associated Press Writer Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report.


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Link: http://blog.opengroup.org/2010/12/08/the-newest-from-soa-the-soa-ontology-technical-standard/
By Heather Kreger
The Open Group just announced the availability of The Open Group SOA Ontology Technical Standard.
Ontology?? Sounds very 'semantic Web,' doesn't it? Just smacks of reasoning engines. What on earth do architects using SOA want with reasoning engines?
Actually, Ontologies are misunderstood — an Ontology is simply the definition of a set of concepts and the relationships between them for a particular domain — in this case, the domain is SOA.
They don't HAVE to be used for reasoning… or semantic Web. And they are more than a simple glossary which defines terms, because they also define relationships between them — something important for SOA, we thought. It's also important to note that they are more formal than Reference Models, usually by providing representations in OWL (just in case you want to use popular tools for Ontology and reasoners).
What would an architect do with THIS ontology?
It can be used simply to read and understand the key concepts of SOA, and more importantly, a set of definitions and UNDERSTANDING of key concepts that you can agree to use with others in your company and between organizations. Making sure you are 'speaking the same language' is essential for any architect to be able to communicate effectively with IT, business, and marketing professionals within the enterprise as well as with vendors and suppliers outside the enterprise. This common language can help ensure that you can ask the right questions and interpret the answers you get unambiguously.
It can be used as a basis for the models for the SOA solution as well. In fact, this is happening in the SOA repository standard under development in OASIS, S-RAMP, where they have used the SOA Ontology as the foundational business model for registry/repository integration.
The Ontology can also be augmented with additional related domain-specific ontologies; for example, on Governance or Business Process Management… or even in a vertical industry like retail where ARTS is developing service models. In fact, we, the SOA Ontology project, tried to define the minimum, absolutely core concepts needed for SOA and allow other domain experts to define additional details for Policy, Process, Service Contract, etc.
This Ontology was developed to be consistent with existing and developing SOA standards including OMG's SOA/ML and BPMN and those in The Open Group SOA Workgroup: SOA Governance Framework, OSIMM, and the SOA Reference Architecture. It seems it would have been good to have developed this standard before now, but the good news is that it is grounded in extensive real-world experience developing, deploying and communicating about SOA solutions over the past five years. The Ontology reflects the lessons learned about what terms NOT to use to avoid confusion, and how to best distinguish among some common and often overused concepts like service composition, process, service contracts, and policy and their roles in SOA.
Have a look at the new SOA Ontology and see if it can help you in your communications for SOA. It's available to you free at this link: http://www.opengroup.org/bookstore/catalog/c104.htm
- SOA Work Group: http://www.opengroup.org/soa, publishes the SOA Ontology, SOA Governance Framework, OSIMM (Service Integration Maturity Model), and SOA Reference Architecture
- SOA Ontology project: http://www.opengroup.org/soa/projects/ont.htm#_Ontologies_for_SOA
- SOA Repository Artifact Model and Protocol (S-RAMP), http://s-ramp.org, http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=s-ramp
- OMG, http://www.omg.org, publishes the SOA/ML and BPMN standards work
Heather Kreger is IBM's lead architect for Smarter Planet, Policy, and SOA Standards in the IBM Software Group, with 15 years of standards experience. She has led the development of standards for Cloud, SOA, Web services, Management and Java in numerous standards organizations, including W3C, OASIS, DMTF, and Open Group. Heather is currently co-chair for The Open Group's SOA Work Group and liaison for the Open Group SOA and Cloud Work Groups to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 SOA SG and INCITS DAPS38 (US TAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC38). Heather is also the author of numerous articles and specifications, as well as the book Java and JMX, Building Manageable Systems, and most recently was co-editor of Navigating the SOA Open Standards Landscape Around Architecture.

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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Greek Lemon Yogurt Mousse
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I know it's anathema to speak of light desserts at this time of year, but I sometimes feel the need for something that will refresh, rather than weigh down the palate. This lovely mousse was developed by Chef Nick Malgieri and it's included in his book Perfect Light Desserts. The recipe is as simple as it is light, and it will end even heavy winter meals on a bright note. The mousse is easy to make, but I wanted to alert you to some anomalies in the recipe. While they are beaten forever, the eggs whites don't form a true meringue and will look more like marshmallow creme than an Italian meringue. It is also important to beat them only until the sides of the pan in which they simmered are cool to the touch. The gelatin can coagulate if the mixture is beaten for too long a time. I, by the way, think there is too much gelatin in the original recipe. While I've cut back to 2 teaspoons when I prepare this for my family, the recipe below is the one originally developed by Nick Malgieri. The mousse is delicious as is, but berries of any type are a lovely accompaniment. I serve it with candied cranberries during the holiday season. So, if you've had one too many cookies or can't look another piece of fruitcake in the eye, I hope you'll try this dessert. Here's the recipe.
Greek Lemon Yogurt Mousse...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Nick Malgieri
1 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup water
1 envelope (about 2 1/2 teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
2/3 cup eggs whites (from 4 or 5 large eggs)
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 to 8 serving vessels (glasses, ramekins, etc.)
1) Combine yogurt, zest, juice, and extract in a small bowl. Whisk together and set aside.
2) To a separate small bowl, add water. Sprinkle gelatin on top and set aside.
3) Fill a medium saucepan halfway with water. Boil over medium heat. Meanwhile, to the bowl of a stand mixer, add egg whites, salt, and sugar, stirring gently to combine. Once water is boiling, carefully lower stand mixer bowl into saucepan. Whisk gently until sugar is dissolved and eggs are near-scalding to the touch. Remove bowl from pan.
4) Scrape gelatin into egg mixture and whisk quickly and thoroughly to combine.
5) Secure bowl to your stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, whip egg mixture at medium-high speed until the outside of the bowl is totally cool to the touch. (This took me about 8 minutes.) Once this occurs, add yogurt mixture. Continue whipping a few more seconds, until it's all combined.
6) Divide mixture among serving vessels and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes. Serve cold, with berries if they are available. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
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29 comments :
- Katarina said...
What a lovely dessert, fresh and light! Have a great day!
- December 10, 2011 at 12:24 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
This looks wonderful!!!! Would be really good after a heavy meal!
- December 10, 2011 at 2:35 AM
- Priyanka said...
Looks wonderful and refreshing :)
- December 10, 2011 at 3:47 AM
- Sofia.Lopez said...
Hello Mary,
What a lovely mousse! Light and delicious...i would love to try it :)
Have a nice weekend ;) - December 10, 2011 at 4:46 AM
- Rita said...
I love greek yogurt an this mousse sounds perfect for my tastebuds.
Rita - December 10, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Alicia Foodycat said...
I think that is exactly what is needed at this time of year! It looks delicious.
- December 10, 2011 at 6:07 AM
- Stephanie said...
Sounds delicious! I love light desserts and lemon.
- December 10, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- Margaret Murphy Tripp said...
Looks and sounds refreshing! My entire family loves lemon anything!
- December 10, 2011 at 6:49 AM
- TinaRBK said...
For some reason in my mind, lemon just equates to a light dessert. Knowing how rich the food can be around the holidays-this looks like a welcome change of pace! Your picture is so inviting. Great post
- December 10, 2011 at 7:20 AM
- Big Dude said...
It does sound light and refreshing and your Christmas peppers look delicious to this ole pepper hound.
- December 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
There's my favourite lemon used in a luscious dessert again Mary!!
- December 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM
- Sue/the view from great island said...
Sounds divine. I can feel a lemon binge coming on, I've had a little too much winter already.
- December 10, 2011 at 8:16 AM
I agree, this is a must for my holiday table, perfect!
- December 10, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- Tanna said...
I love lemon desserts! Have to confess that I will be saving this one for lighter eating times... I am in full-indulgence mode until after the holidays! LOL! Unlike a wise woman and her husband I know of who lighten it up during the weeks between one feast and the next. ;) blessings ~ tanna
- December 10, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Diane said...
A lovely fresh desert. Made a note of this one. Thanks. Diane
- December 10, 2011 at 9:53 AM
- sonia said...
Wow, this looks sooooo good! I can't wait to try it!
- December 10, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- Unknown said...
Hi Mary! Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I just started it so your compliment means a lot!
I can't wait to peruse though all of your recipes and your blog!
Jackie - December 10, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
Look delicious I love all with lemon dear Mary:)
- December 10, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Kim said...
this dessert is perfect for this before-holiday-season! We all need somethnig sweet sometimes but not too sweet and not to fat! Plus, I love lemon flavor!
- December 10, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- Katie said...
What a nice, easy, and light dessert. I love greek yogurt and this sounds like a treat that is completely guilt-free! Thanks for sharing.
- December 10, 2011 at 3:39 PM
thanks so much for such a delicious and light sounding dessert. A welcome change from all the heavy winter fare!
Mary x - December 10, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Alicia said...
All I need is to see the words lemon and mousse and I'm there! This looks delicious!
- December 10, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- Joanne said...
Oh my god PLEASE bring on the light desserts! I love lemon and I love Greek yogurt...totally a pair made in heaven for me!
- December 11, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen said...
Oh Mary, I just made creme brulee & have all these extra egg whites in the fridge! This would be PERFECT for using them. Thanks for sharing. YUM!!
- December 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Rachana said...
Looks so refreshing and delicious!
- December 11, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- That Girl said...
You're amazing! The instructions make it sound so complicated!
- December 12, 2011 at 12:59 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
I love anything lemon and this looks so light and refreshing. ;-)
- December 12, 2011 at 3:25 AM
- Ruth said...
This looks perfect for the end of a heavy meal. I'm going to bookmark and use it despite my husband's dislike of lemony desserts!!
- December 12, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- Chiara said...
what a great idea for next Christmas dinner!...have a good day...
- December 12, 2011 at 3:05 PM


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Regarding the rancor among the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls as they migrate from New Hampshire to South Carolina, Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and erstwhile candidate himself, told ABC News this week that "There's not going to be some magic moment at which three or four of these people sit around a campfire toasting marshmallows, singing 'Kumbaya' and giving the nod to one of their competitors."
Candidate Rick Perry told The New York Times in October: "If you're looking for somebody that's going to say, 'Hey listen we're not going to make it hard on you, it's all going to work it out, and it's just, you know, "Kumbaya," ' I'm not your guy."
Singing "Kumbaya," former presidential candidate Herman Cain told a Chicago Tea Party rally in April of 2011, to much laughter, "is not a foreign policy strategy."
"Kumbaya"? Why are these politicos invoking a sincere, melodic popular American folk song in a disparaging manner? And it's not just the Republicans.
In a news briefing a few days ago, White House press secretary Jay Carney also alluded to the song. "I don't think that anybody expected or expects Washington to be a campfire where everybody holds hands together and sings 'Kumbaya,' " Carney said. "That's not what the nation's business is about."
Hmmm. If this nation is not about everyone getting along, what is it about? And when did "Kumbaya" become such a bad thing?
A Simple, Sincere Song
Like many political phrases these days, says Richard E. Vatz, a professor of political rhetoric at Towson State University, "Kumbaya" is used "irrespective of its derivation."
In current political parlance, Vatz says, a reference to the song is used to sarcastically disparage consensus "that allegedly does not examine the issues or is revelatory of cockeyed optimism."
Michael E. Ross, writing in The Root in 2008, observes that "Derision of the song and its emotional foundation has become a required sign of toughness and pragmatism in American politics today, and this is especially true since the Sept. 11 attacks."
The contemporary connotation is especially ironic, considering the song's storied history.
Through labor protests, folk masses, civil rights marches, student uprisings, postprandial programs at church spaghetti suppers, the song was treated in a straightforward manner, held up without irony as a ritual of reverence, a soft-voice anthem of togetherness, a choral group hug.
Then something changed in the American psyche, and "Kumbaya" — along with the unity it represents — began to be mocked, especially by political figures and the people who cover them. The song became sneering shorthand for blissful agreement.
The word "kumbaya" is believed by many music historians to be pidgin English — and a transliteration — for the prayerful plea to God: "Come By Here."
The lyrics are simple and innocent: Someone's singing, Lord, kumbaya. Or Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya. Or Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya.
The song is an African-American spiritual "that was collected in the 1920s from the Gullah — or Geechee — people of the South Carolina and Georgia coast," says Jeff Place of the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. "The Gullah have always fascinated folklorists because they have kept major parts of their African language and speak in a unique English dialect to this day."
The exact evolution of the song is somewhat mysterious, but Samuel G. Freedman of Columbia University traced what may be the earliest recording of the song back to 1926 when a folklorist — using a primitive wax-cylinder recording device — captured the voice of a Georgia man singing it.
Writing in The New York Times in 2010, Freedman noted that "Kumbaya" is actually a soulful cry for divine intervention on behalf of oppressed people. "The people who were 'crying, my Lord,' " Freedman wrote, "were blacks suffering under the Jim Crow regime of lynch mobs and sharecropping."
By the late 1930s, Freedman discovered, "folklorists had made recordings as far afield as Lubbock, Texas, and the Florida women's penitentiary." Folk singing legends Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary and many others recorded versions of the song. They sang them at marches and at popular sing-along sessions known as hootenannies.
"Thanks to songbooks, records and the hootenanny boom," Freedman observed, "the black Christian petition for balm and righteousness became supplanted by a campfire paean to brotherhood."
Weakness And Wimpiness
Eventually, political activists latched on to the cohesive, easy–to-sing-while-swaying-and-locked-arm-in-arm charisma of "Kumbaya."
In 1963 about two dozen employees of the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations in Manhattan held a sit-in — complete with choruses of "Kumbaya" — to protest the closing of 18 Jewish community centers.
In 1966, student protesters in Gary, Ind., reacting to the city's corruption and crime, altered the usual lyrics to fit their concerns: Gary's troubled, my Lord, Kumbaya. In 1977, Gov. Edmund Brown of California sang the song with California Conservation Corps trainees at a camp 75 miles north of Los Angeles. In 1980, protesters crooned it at a candelight vigil in Middletown, Pa., marking one year since the nuclear disaster at nearby Three Mile Island.
"Kumbaya" became a staple in the American songbook, a tune floating on the winds of change. And then, the winds changed for "Kumbaya."
Snarkiness swept across the land, and "Kumbaya" became its victim. In 1989 humorist Joe Queenan, in a mean-spirited essay titled "If I Had a Hammer...I'd Smash Their Guitars," said that hearing "Kumbaya" sent shivers down his spine.
In the mid-1990s, the Capitol Steps, a satirical singing group from Washington, mocked the song. Rick Santorum jumped on the anti-"Kumbaya" wagon in 1994. Speaking out against a program that would pay students for national service, Santorum said, "Someone's going to pick up trash in a park and sing 'Kumbaya' around a campfire, and you're going to give them 90 percent of the benefits of the GI Bill! That's a slap in the face to every person who put their butts on the line in a foreign country. ... That's not what America is all about."
The sentiment presages Jay Carney's recent pronouncement.
"Kumbaya" hasn't changed, but America has.
The song has experienced a rebirth at Occupy spots here and there. And on YouTube today you will still find scores of sincere versions by children and choirs. But you are just as liable to stumble on a mashup featuring Ozzy Osbourne, a heavy metal "Kumbaya," and an extremely crude parody by a group called the Cheese Tapes.
And across the Internet, you will find countless references to it by politicians of all stripes.
But according to Smithsonian's Place, there is nothing inherently political about the song. "Politicians who want to be cynical," he says, "bring it up."
It works. Rather than kumbaya representing strength and power in togetherness and harmony as it once did, the word has come to reflect weakness and wimpiness.
And as the American political flock moves from the high peaks of New Hampshire to the South Carolina low country — the home of "Kumbaya" — this week, we are liable to hear it brought up time and again by people trying to disparage others.
The fuzzily translated word has become crystal clear code in the world of politics. As Vanderbilt University political scientist John G. Geer said to Freedman in The New York Times, invoking kumbaya "lets you ridicule the whole idea of compromise."
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Now, I know these were not the intentions of Marc Jacobs, but I like finding a collection that I feel effectively translates a feeling of mine, whether the designer meant it or not. It wasn't supposed to be about adolescence and I don't think it was designed for adolescents to wear. Well, not exclusively. I think it truly caters to all ages. And that works with what it means to me, since nostalgia can't be something you feel only at the time where childhood is like, see ya, sucker! and then teenagerdom is like, MUAHAH, YOU'RE MINE, HERE, HAVE SOME PIMPLES.
Nostalgia creeps up on you and puts you in a haze, and this collection did the same thing. The overall simplicity brought everyone at the show that night into a childlike state where something as mild as a long woolen skirt was magical. (Well, everyone in my viewing range, at least. It's awesome to see people break their facade because a collection is just that good.) It redeemed the most inspiring part about childhood nostalgia, when everything was intriguing and new. Trying to keep in a constant state of excitement and wonder is difficult, but occasionally something like, say, this collection, comes along, and you just can't help but let your eyes widen.
*The piece of writing will not be published online since I'd like to keep some things offline and special and whatnot. But basically: childhood, grasping, whiny teenager, you get the gist. (I know I'm still a child, but not the way I was when I was, like, eight.)


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Is This the Best Magic Trick on the Internet? — Daily Distraction
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Look, we know this is an optical illusion of some kind, but WHAAAA???!!!
We've watched this thing about a hundred times already, and we can't spot what's really happening here. Maybe you can. Confession: we still don't know how our uncle managed to physically remove our nose, show it to us sticking out between his fingers, and then replace it—and we never felt a thing. He was good at magic. Maybe not as good as this guy in the video, but still.
The Daily Distraction is your Internet break from reality. Whether you're eating lunch at your desk or avoiding high school exes on Facebook, you might just laugh, say "aaahhh" or not believe what you just watched.


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Singer Andy Williams, best known for his rendition of Moon River, his Christmas TV specials and his long-running show in Branson, Mo., has died.
He was 84.
Williams' publicist, Paul Shefrin, says in a statement sent to reporters that the singer "passed away last night (Tuesday) at home in Branson, Mo, following a year long battle with bladder cancer. ... Williams, 84, who also had a residence in La Quinta, Calif., is survived by his wife Debbie and his three children, Robert, Noelle and Christian."
The family is pointing fans who want to do something in his memory to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network.
In 2009, Weekend Edition Sunday spoke with Williams about his career and his memoir, Moon River and Me. As the show reported:
"Williams' career charts like a history of mid-20th century entertainment. ... [He] still tours and performs year-round, often at his Moon River Theatre in Branson, Mo. ... 'I try not to stop,' says Williams. 'If I stop, I don't know whether I'll start again.' "
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Vegan Garden Loaf with Maple Apricot Glaze
Go ahead and snicker. I'll wait.
I'm fully aware that veggie loaves are the punch line for many a joke in Burger King sponsored sit-coms and pseudo-reality shows pitting sweaty cranky chefs against each other for the promise of fame and fortune. So do your thing. Snort. Sigh. Bare your teeth. I can handle it.
Vegetarians and vegans endure more than their fair share of indiscreet eye-rolling.
I know this first hand. Because I've been a vegetarian and sometimes vegan for most of my life. Four decades. And after my medically recommended foray back into Omnivore Land (to jump start the healing of my broken hip) now that I am vertical and ambulatory without a cane I am once again whistling past the graveyard into familiar territory, leaving behind the protein I flirted with, listening to my body's need to get back to the garden, back to my first love, my culinary Eden. My natural preference, before The Fall.
I tell you this without judgment.
I mention this without pressure of any kind. Seriously. I'm not proselytizing. Goddess knows, I understand better than most how hard it is to eat in this gluten infused world of ours without whittling down our choices even further. If you love your bacon and eggs, Babycakes, go rustle up some grub.
Gnaw on some haggis.
I'll just be over here in my tiny little kitchen, if you don't mind, cooking up quinoa and millet and roasting bananas or peaches instead of ribs. Maybe some garlic and grape tomatoes instead of chicken. I'll be dreaming up a vegan version of my Italian Meatballs and creamy cheesy herb sauce to dress up my gluten-free pizza dough. Not to mention, more sweet little vegan cupcakes in a rainbow of flavors. Scones. Cobblers. More dairy-free ice cream. I'll be whipping up fruit smoothies in my Vita-Mix. Because when I eat this way, I feel better. I feel lighter. And more creative.
So if you're still with me, and you haven't hit your back button, stick around. You might see something you like.
Vegan Garden Loaf Recipe with Maple Apricot Glaze
My idea of comfort food. This recipe is based on a veggie loaf recipe from my pre-celiac cookbook, Recipes From a Vegetarian Goddess. In the original version I used a combo of ground nuts and brown rice with greens. Since my multiple food allergies surfaced I haven't attempted to recreate the recipe. Until now. This new version is vegan, nut-free, soy-free, and rice-free. And I may be slightly biased, but I think this latest incarnation is my favorite so far. You have to plan ahead a little bit- you'll need to bake a sweet potato, and cook up some quinoa first. But then it all goes pretty quickly.
Extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onion- red or sweet
2 heaping cups chopped Baby Bella or Cremini mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
5 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves
Sea salt and ground pepper
1 cup cooked quinoa (I cooked it in my rice cooker- here's how)
1 cup toasted gluten-free bread or waffle crumbs
2 tablespoons Annie's Organic Ketchup
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon good olive oil
1 tablespoon dried Italian Herb Mix- basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, marjoram
1 teaspoon fresh minced rosemary
3-4 scallions (spring onions) sliced thin, white to light green section
1 baked sweet potato, peeled, diced (take it out before it's cooked too much, not too soft)
Maple Apricot Glaze:
1/4 cup no-sugar apricot fruit spread
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
A sprinkle of cinnamon and cumin
Hot red chili flakes, to taste
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly oil a glass bread loaf pan.
One good tip :: line the bottom of the pan with a piece of parchment paper that extends up above the longer sides. When the loaf has baked, and set a bit, lift out the loaf in one whole piece.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet and cook the onion until it is translucent. Add the mushrooms and garlic; stir until softened. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir. Add the spinach. Season with sea salt and ground pepper. Stir and cook down until the mixture is soft- about seven minutes or so.
Spoon the skillet vegetables into a food processor bowl and pulse to make a grainy mixture. Don't over-process it, you want some texture.
Dump the mixture into a large bowl. Add the cooked quinoa, gluten-free breadcrumbs, ketchup, molasses and olive oil and stir to combine. Add in your dried herbs, rosemary, scallions, and mix to distribute. You want a moist mixture that sticks together when you press it with a spoon. if you need more ketchup to hold it together, add it now, maybe a tablespoon.
Last- add in the diced sweet potato and fold in gently.
Spoon the loaf mixture into the oiled loaf pan and shape it with moist fingers, pressing it tight into the pan. Smooth the top.
Make your glaze.
Pour the glaze all over the top of the loaf.
Tent loosely with a piece of foil. Bake in the center of a preheated oven until heated through and the edges of the glaze are bubbling- about 25 to 30 minutes.
Allow the loaf to set for ten minutes, tented with foil. This helps it to settle, and makes it easier to slice. Slice into portions and lift out with thin spatula. It should hold together.
Serve with my Two Potato Salad and some fresh greens and tomatoes.
Makes six slices.
Wrap and store leftovers in the fridge.
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This vegan loaf was very tasty the next day; even cold, it had a lot of flavor. It will make for fun picnic food. Make a day ahead for picnics and pot luck suppers. A cold slice is terrific for lunch.
I'm going to try this mixture for making vegan "meatballs" and garden burgers.
Susan at Fatfree Vegan Kitchen cooked up Mushroom, Lentil, Wild Rice Timbales.


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The hour of puzzlement is upon us. Hope you kept those scissors. The only direction I'm giving you in this one is: don't move the piece with the blue border. All else is fair game.
Have fun with it. Once the wheels start turning, the answer shouldn't be far away.
Clarification of blue words since some are hard to read:
- you, write, to, solve, you, here, will, then
- [blank], [blank], red, [blank], unlearn, pockets, you, read
- mind, its, right, [blank], [blank], high, derek, how
- [blank], to, [blank], out, to, must, from, need
- it, this, [blank], foley, low, end, rose, left
- learned, [blank], [blank], kelly, david, those, go, steel
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- [blank], [blank], that's, then, the, and, [blank], next
Hint #1 (12:10pm PT): The names of the people/characters in the photos are important. If you correctly identify two of them, that should be good enough to eventually deduce the puzzle solution. If you identify more than two, you're in even better shape.
Hint #2 (5:04pm PT): The two on the left are fictional; the two on the right are real.
Pseudo-hint #3 (7:32pm PT): If you think you've solved the puzzle but are a little hesitant because the final step seems to imply there should be a group of players from which you're supposed to choose only one, don't worry. There is only one player in the group to begin with (this hint will make no sense to those who haven't solved the puzzle).
Solution here.
Puzzle Rules: The answer to the puzzle is a current or former MLB player. Comment freely in the thread, but if you have the solution, please don't give it away to everyone in the comments section. Instead, do the following:
- Email us with the first and last name of the player who is the answer, along with your reasoning (answers arrived at via luck or the wrong reasoning, even if correct, count for participation credit only). And please include your screen name somewhere in the email; and
- Post a comment simply saying you have emailed your solution attempt. I may not be able to reply to your original email promptly, so please be patient and check back on the comment thread for the latest news; I may confirm correct answers there.
You have until midnight PT tonight to submit your answer. Solution will be posted tomorrow. Good luck!
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When will my property go online?
Once you've finished creating your listing, you can open your property for bookings on our site. We may ask you to verify your property before you can start accepting bookings, but you can use this time to get familiar with our extranet and get prepared for your first guests.
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When you add your property to Booking.com you pay commission for each booking. The commission percentage will be shown at the 'Agreement' step of the registration process. At the end of each month, we'll send you an invoice with the amount of commission owed.
Do I have to confirm all of my bookings?
You don't need to confirm any of your bookings. When a customer books a stay at your property, it is instantly confirmed online. This gives you the convenience of not having to check every request from every potential guest.
What happens if a guest cancels?
Two things may happen when a guest cancels a reservation. If a guest cancels and your property has a free cancellation policy, the guest pays nothing and you don't pay commission. If a guest cancels and your property doesn't have a free cancellation policy, the guest pays a fee, and you pay commission on the amount that the guest pays you.
What happens if a guest does not show up (a no show)?
No show? No problem. You won't pay commission on guests that don't show up – unless you have set up a "no show charge" for your guests.
What happens if my property is damaged by a guest?
Property owners can request damage deposits from guests. Deposits can help cover any potential damage that a guest might cause, providing assurance that your property will be treated respectfully. If anything does go wrong, it can be reported to our team through our misconduct reporting feature.


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Here she was in her previous state:
Pretty boring eh?
But first, let's chat about the rest of the room. Originally we had the dresser between our armoires. Then, for some reason we moved it. I thought a vanity would look better than the dresser in that location. But as we have been living with it, it absolutely makes no layout sense to have the dresser across the room from the rest of the clothes? So when thinking about the design, we had to keep in mind that it was going to be in front of a really busy wall.
The plan I had in my brain, was to go to the home improvement store and find some very thin wood trim to affix to the front, just to give it some more dimension. I went, I didn't find anything that I loved. Or that wouldn't cause my husband 564 cuts. Then, the fabulous blog world introduced me to Overlays. The super easy and lovely way to quickly update IKEA furniture. Consider me a fan. I found a promo code and ordered four of these. They were exactly what I envisioned doing with trim, but without all the work off cutting.
When they arrived, I got right to work painting them. I selected a grellow color that I had color matched to the stripe duvet in the adjoining master bedroom:
I just placed the Overlays on a box and painted with a brush. Super simple.
Along with the Overlays, I wanted to add some drawer pulls, but I didn't want anything that would compete too much, so I went with simple glass knobs I found on eBay.
The update was pretty simple. We started out by laying things out on the drawer fronts first, just to get an idea where we wanted the knobs and Overlays to be placed. Then, we measured:
And installed the knobs:
Next we used a small tube of Liquid Nails to affix the Overlays to the drawer fronts:
So here you can see a natural progression:
The best part of any project is putting it all back together. The dresser was moved to it's new home between the armoires:
But back to the dresser, I really love the difference the painted Overlays and new knobs made to the simple, inexpensive IKEA dresser!
And, it feels just wonderful to have another project checked off the list! Once the paint dried, the whole project only took about an hour {while also watching Hulu so we were a bit distracted}.
Anyone knocking a project off the ol' list this weekend? Who else is a giant Overlays fan?


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While I was searching for jerk chicken recipes I came across the a Jamaican red beans and rice side dish that sounded interesting. I though that having a bean and rice side dish with the jerk chicken would be a nice way to cool off the tongue in between bites of the spicy jerk chicken. The red beans and rice were also cooked in coconut milk which I really enjoy. The most interesting part of this recipe is that you cook the rice with a whole scotch bonnet pepper in it to give it the flavour of the scotch bonnet without too much of the heat. Rice is pretty easy to cook on the stove top or I would think that this would work well in a rice cooker. I decided to use brown rice to make it a bit healthier. The red beans and rice turned out pretty good. It was nice and tasty and even though it was spicy, compared to the chicken it was nice and cool and refreshing.
Jamaican Red Beans and Rice
- 2 cup uncooked rice
- 1 (19 ounce) can red kidney beans (rinsed and drained) (or 1 1/2 cup cooked beans, from 1/2 cup dry)
- 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper (whole)
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- salt and pepper to taste
- Bring every thing to a boil reduce the heat and simmer until the rice is cooked, about 20 minutes.
- Remove the pepper and serve.


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Lyon: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet
Napolitano made an historic visit to the INTERPOL General Secretariat
headquarters in order to enter into a series of agreements to enhance the
global fight against human trafficking and other serious crime.
The Department of Homeland Security launched its Blue
Campaign as a first-of-its-kind initiative, unifying the DHS components and
expanding collaboration with external partners, to more effectively combat
human trafficking through enhanced public awareness, training, victim
assistance, and law enforcement investigations to protect victims from being
trafficked both within the United States and around the world.
The agreements signed by Secretary Napolitano and INTERPOL
Chief Ronald K. Noble at the world police body's General Secretariat
headquarters in France will assist regional and international efforts in
fighting trafficking in human beings.
In addition, with the US as the top user of INTERPOL's
Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database, conducting more than 171
million searches so far in 2012 – the equivalent of 400 checks per minute –
Secretary Napolitano supported the creation of a Border Management Working
Group to encourage a more focused effort to strengthen border management
capacity, and greater worldwide use of this vital border protection tool which
currently contains more than 34 million records from 166 countries.
"As a border, customs and immigration agency, and one of the
largest international investigative agencies in the US, DHS is, in many
respects, the face of American law enforcement to the world. And INTERPOL is
the face of law enforcement across the globe," said US Homeland Security
Secretary Janet Napolitano.
"INTERPOL is a vital partner in bringing many parts of the
global law enforcement community together, including their Stolen and Lost
Travel Documents database that is critical to our border and homeland security
"The agreements we are signing today are important in
expanding our partnership to support our mission to prevent and combat crime
internationally," concluded Secretary Napolitano.
INTERPOL Secretary General Noble said: "The US Department of
Homeland Security has made not only the US but the entire world safer by
conducting hundreds of millions of consultations of INTERPOL's databases to
identify terrorists, human traffickers, murderers, rapists, child sex offenders
and other dangerous criminals.
"If a country wants to fight human trafficking
effectively, then it should consider implementing a comprehensive programme
like DHS's Blue Campaign that encourages a holistic approach involving
increasing public awareness, training, victim assistance and law enforcement
investigations," emphasized INTERPOL's Secretary General.
Close cooperation between the DHS and INTERPOL has already
seen significant results, including the break-up of an international abuse
network after officers from the US Immigration and Custom Enforcement Homeland
Security Investigations shared seized child sexual abuse images with specialist
investigators worldwide via INTERPOL.
Subsequent investigations have so far led to the arrest of
nearly 40 sex offenders from every region of the world, including in The
Netherlands, where a man was sentenced to 18 years in May 2012 for abusing more
than 60 children, some just a few months old, in two Amsterdam nurseries and
homes where he babysat.
The DHS also pledged their support for the INTERPOL Global
Complex for Innovation (IGCI), to assist in the development of curricula and
training officials at the complex which will provide a global focal point for
law enforcement efforts around the world for investigative support, research
and innovation on digital crime, forensics and cybersecurity.
With training a key area in INTERPOL's overall mission to
promote international police cooperation, support by the US Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, whose Director Connie Patrick is also Chair of
INTERPOL's international training group, has been key in maximizing resource
sharing and capacity building throughout the world police body's 190 member


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CameraPro for Windows Phone 8, satisfying the control freak in all of us
If you prefer your camera controls up front and in plain sight, you may want to take a gander at the Windows Phone 8 app CameraPro.
While the native camera app tucks the settings up under the three dot menu, CameraPro places them on either side of the screen. On top of that, CameraPro also adds a healthy selection of features that goes well beyond what the native camera app offers. CameraPro is a nice addition to the Windows Phone photography app lineup.
The layout of CameraPro has four settings buttons lining up along the left and right side of the screen. While you can tap the screen to select the focus point, tapping the screen won't take the picture by default. You can either use the shutter button on your Windows Phone or the on-screen shutter button that sits at the bottom center of the screen. You'll need to go into the settings to activate the tap to shoot feature.
In the bottom right side of the screen is a settings button. This will access the app's settings as well as the settings buttons not visible from the main camera view. Hint: when you customize the camera settings buttons layout don't get rid of the settings button. If you do, I haven't found a way to access CameraPro's settings without re-installing the app.
Image resolution is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. To change it, just tap the display. Resolution settings range from 7.99MP to .3MP with various aspect ration options. Additional setting button options include:
- Flash: On/Off/Auto
- White Balance: Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Florescent, Tungsten, Candlelight
- Scenes: Macro, Sports, Night, Night Portrait, Backlight
- Exposure Time: Auto. Lock or Manual with a range of shutter speeds from 1/16000th to 1 second
- Focus Mode: Macro, Normal, Full, Hyperfocal, Infinity, Manual
- Camera Mode: Still, Anti-Shake (digital stabilization), Burst, Time Lapse, Self Timer, Bracketing
- ISO: Auto and manual range from 100 to 3200
- Exposure Compensation: +/- twelve step range
It should be noted that some of these features or settings ranges may be restricted by the various Windows Phone 8 devices. For example, on the Lumia 920 I can set the ISO to 3200 but it defaults to 100. I can set the shutter speed to 1/16000th and access the full range of resolutions on the Lumia 920 though.
Manual Focus is handled in an interesting manner. You have a distance bar at the bottom of the screen that you adjust to bring the image into focus. Unfortunately, the focus bar will only appear when you have the Focus Modes pulled up on to the screen. Additional options include a button to pull up screen overlays that include a grid pattern, a level meter, and a compass.
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From the Settings Screen (where all the buttons are displayed) you also have options to arrange the main buttons/menu, reset everything, view the About screen, view the CameraPro Facebook page, and send feedback to the developer.
As it that wasn't enough, in tapping into CameraPro's settings you pull up another five screens worth of settings. General Settings cover turning on/off the on-screen capture button, turning on the tap to shoot feature, customizing the file name and other options.
From the General Settings Page you have a page to set the self-timer, a page to set the bracketing range, a page to set the burst rate, and a page to set up time-lapse parameters.
Once you get all the settings just the way you'd like them and take a photo, a small thumbnail will appear in the lower, left corner of the screen. To review the image full screen, just tap on the thumbnail. You can turn the thumbnail preview off in the app's settings. If you do however, I couldn't find a way to review the photos without heading over to the Pictures Hub.
While CameraPro gives you a healthy amount of control over the camera in a straightforward fashion there were a few bugs. If you pull up the compass, you won't be able to access the app's settings. That button overlays with the compass and apparently there is a programming hurdle preventing the two to co-exist.
When you first launch CameraPro it takes a few seconds for the camera to initialize. When you exit the camera (e.g. go into the app's settings) it takes another few seconds for the camera to re-initialize. This may be just a condition that can't be avoided but can get frustrating if you're in a hurry to get the picture.
You also lack the ability to delete photos from within CameraPro or share images. You'll need to head over to your Pictures Hub to delete or share the images. My last nit with CameraPro is that with all the features and content, there isn't a help section to at least give a minimal description on the settings the app controls.
Overall, CameraPro is a nice camera app for your Windows Phone 8 device. It gives you a healthy amount of control over the camera and adds a few features that should be present in the native camera app. Every Windows Phone camera should have a self-timer and the burst rate and time-lapse features are nice bonuses.
So here's the bad news... there isn't a trial version to let you try things out before buying CameraPro. With an app as thorough as CameraPro is, it would have been nice to see a trial version. If you know your way around a camera, you shouldn't have much trouble with CameraPro. However, I can see those new to cameras get a little lost in all the setting options. Still.... the nice thing about it all is that with digital, you can learn your way around things and if you take a bad photo, all you need to do is find the delete button and try again.
The full version of CameraPro is running $2.49 and you can find it here at the Windows Phone Store.
George is the Reviews Editor at Windows Central, concentrating on Windows 10 PC and Mobile apps. He's been a supporter of the platform since the days of Windows CE and uses his current Windows 10 Mobile phone daily to keep up with life and enjoy a game during down time.


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King Bedroom Sets - Everything You Need to Know
There's no better way to tie a bedroom together than with a full bedroom set. Whether you're buying a new house or you want to spruce up your existing bedroom, investing in a bedroom set is the best way to provide yourself with a comfortable sleeping environment that you'll treasure for years to come. King bedroom sets are the most luxurious types of bedroom sets available, and these furniture combinations avoid leaving style to chance by ensuring that every piece in your bedroom matches.
However, there are so many different types of king bedroom sets to choose from that a home decorating novice might become overwhelmed with decision anxiety. Not to worry; we're here to clear the air with a comprehensive guide that will tell you everything you'll need to know when it comes time to pick a king bedroom set for your very own bedroom.
Popular King Bedroom Set Styles
While each king bedroom set is unique, these sets come in a variety of easily-recognizable styles. Each of these styles is designed to evoke a certain aesthetic, and they vary from each other in significant ways. Here are a few of the most popular styles of king bedroom sets that you can choose from:
1. Coastal
Coastal bedroom sets borrow their aesthetics from the types of furniture that are commonly included in beachside bungalows. These sets include plenty of maritime-themed accessories, and they often incorporate components like weathered wood and seashells. It isn't uncommon to find pictures of seahorses and crustaceans in bedrooms that have been designed in coastal style, and coastal bedroom sets generally seek to complement this sea-life theme. Some coastal bedroom sets go so far as to include genuine-looking sea chests, and almost all of these sets incorporate light blues, whites, and sea-greens into their color schemes.
2. Cottage & Country
Cottage-style king bedroom sets draw their inspiration from the quaint cottages that dot the countryside of Britain and New England. These bedroom sets usually have open, breezy designs, and they make copious use of the color white. Cottage-style decor is usually relatively sparse, and whatever wall art you find in a bedroom decorated in this style will be unobsequious. Cottage and country bedroom sets may make use of antique furniture like hardwood vanities and weathered chests, and they also might include vintage rugs and wood-paneled walls. In terms of materials, these bedroom sets almost always use real wood instead of particle board, and metal furniture is nowhere to be seen in country bedroom sets.
3. Glam
Glamorous king bedroom sets seek to evoke the aesthetic of a presidential suite or a queen's bedroom. These bedroom sets spare no extravagance when it comes to crystal, silver, and faux gems, and glamorous beds might make use of intricate scrollwork on their headboards. Traditional footed furniture is also a must when it comes to glam king bedroom sets, and you might even come across a four-poster bed or two in your search for the set of your dreams. These bedroom sets make use of a lot of muted tones, and including at least one chandelier is practically mandatory.
4. Industrial
Industrial king bedroom sets are all about function over form. These simple sets borrow their style from industrial settings, and they may incorporate exposed wooden slats, metal slabs, or furniture constructed from metal. Industrial sets generally include beds without headboards, and these beds may be built on platforms that are designed to insulate them from cold, concrete floors. In some cases, recycled wooden pallets may be used to make industrial beds, and these king bedroom sets usually include fewer pieces of furniture than other set styles.
5. Comtemporary
Contemporary king bedroom sets observe the essence of postmodern style. Postmodernism is all about deconstructing archaic or traditional artifacts and mixing them with the cutting edge of cross-cultural aesthetics, and contemporary bedroom sets certainly don't disappoint. While these types of king bedroom sets may incorporate traditional four-poster beds, they also use simple, flowing lines and follow minimalist themes. All sorts of different colors are used in contemporary bedroom sets, and these sets usually include the full retinue of furniture pieces that generally accompany a king bed.
6. Rustic
Rustic king bedroom sets bring back the essence of days past. Some of these sets might be designed to mimic the lines and features of a hunting cabin in the woods, and others might cause their occupants to reminisce about farmhouses in the country. However, just because rustic bedroom sets mimic the decor of simpler times doesn't mean that these sets are overly simple. These traditional king bedroom sets can actually be quite ornate, and they frequently incorporate leather, hardwood, and even marble in their composition.
7. Traditional
The "traditional" in "traditional king bedroom set" can mean quite a few different things. To some decorators, this term might refer to the aesthetics of Victorian England, but others might consider a bedroom traditional if it mimics the appeal of an American upper-middle-class bedroom from the middle of the 20th century. Traditional bedroom sets are almost always ornate, and many of them incorporate wallpaper that complements the vintage, refurbished pieces that comprise these classy furniture collections.
Essential Components of King Bedroom Sets
Most king bedroom sets consist of six separate furniture pieces. Some sets can consist of as many as seven pieces while others only contain five pieces of furniture. Whichever type of bedroom set you choose, it's likely that it will contain at least the majority of the following furniture items:
Sleigh Beds
Sleigh beds are beds that follow a traditional style that's seen in most king bedroom sets. These beds derive their name from their shape, which mimics the appearance of a sleigh used for travel in the snow. Sleigh beds have high headboards and low footboards, and they are usually made from hardwood or fiberboard. Some sleigh beds have ornate designs, but others are plainer in appearance.
Most king bedroom sets include two nightstands. These pieces of furniture are usually identical, and they are designed to be placed at either side of the bed. Nightstand styles vary immensely, but they usually include at least two drawers each. These drawers can be used to hold books, glasses, or other items, and some people even store small articles of clothing in their nightstands. These pieces of furniture have flat tops, and these tops are common places to put lamps, photo frames, or glasses of water. In general, nightstands are designed to match a particular king bedroom set, but audacious interior designers may pick a nightstand style that clashes with the rest of their bedroom furniture for dramatic effect.
Dressers are integral components of king bedroom sets. These furniture pieces are usually long and low, and many of them have feet that raise them up off the ground. The dressers that are contained in king bedroom sets have at least five drawers, and many of them have even more drawers. The drawers in some dressers are arranged in a single vertical line, but other dressers used in king bedroom sets have two sections of drawers that are parallel to each other. Since dressers have flat tops, they are commonly used as stands for picture frames, knickknacks, or toiletries. While the most common material used in the construction of dressers is solid wood with wood veneers, other materials such as medium-density fiberboard may also be used. In addition, some dressers have marble tops, and others have leather or faux leather fronts.
Vanities traditionally have tall, narrow mirrors that are used for applying makeup or other grooming tasks. Some dressers incorporate this aspect of vanities by including a mirror, but many king bedroom sets have both a dresser and a vanity. Like dressers, vanities usually have drawers, but the drawers in vanities are much smaller than those found in dressers, and they are usually used to hold toiletries, makeup, and brushes or combs. Some vanities also come with stools or small chairs that are designed to hold your face at an optimum height in front of the mirror. In addition, vanities may have multiple mirrors on hinges that can be moved to view your face from multiple angles.
Chests are probably the furniture item that is least commonly found in king bedroom sets, but many sets include chests nonetheless. Traditionally, these furniture pieces were designed to mimic the type of traveling chest that was used to store clothes in generations past. However, many chests that are incorporated into bedroom sets nowadays have been significantly stylized, and they may feature leather construction or even marble tops. In addition, some travel chests are made from polished or rustic solid wood, and they may include drawers.
Alluring Materials for King Bedroom Sets
Now that you understand the different types of furniture that are included in bedroom sets, you'll need to compare and contrast the different materials with which these pieces are made. Some king bedroom sets contain furniture pieces that are all made from the same material, but others may consist of pieces that are made from a variety of different materials. To help you better understand which materials are right for your bedroom, we've compiled a dossier on the available options:
Solid Wood with Wood Veneers
Solid wood is one of the materials that are most commonly used in king bedroom sets. While solid wood is a relatively expensive material, it is very durable, and it looks good and feels great to the touch when it is covered with a thick veneer. While light woods like pine are used in some bedroom components, other sets incorporate hardwoods like oak or mahogany.
Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF)
Fiberboard, which is somewhat more durable than particle board, consists of tiny fragments of wood that are pressed together and solidified with a solvent. This material is easy to make, and it is lightweight. However, it isn't as durable as solid wood, and it is generally only used in pieces of furniture that don't bear much weight.
Many modern bedroom sets incorporate some degree of metal. Some bed frames are made entirely of metal, and aluminum and stainless steel are the types of alloys that are most commonly used in bedroom furniture. Some bedroom sets don't incorporate any visible metal, but they instead use steel as a solid backing to shore up less-durable materials like MDF.
Marble or Faux Marble
Traditional and glamorous king bedroom sets often include marble. Whether this marble is real or fake, it is used to line the tops of vanities and dressers. In some cases, marble may even be incorporated into some aspects of a sleigh bed.
The place that you're most likely to encounter leather in a king bedroom set is in a chest. In some cases, leather or faux leather may also be used to line a sleigh bed. Some sleigh beds use leather in their headboards, and these headboards often incorporate buttons or other rivets that keep this soft material in place.
King Bedroom Sets: The Bottom Line
Now that you understand the rules of the game when it comes to picking out a king bedroom set that will fit both your existing interior decor and design dreams, you're one step closer to finding a set that will make you proud to go to sleep at night and excited to wake up in the morning. When it comes to choosing a new furniture combination for your bedroom, there are no right or wrong answers, but you can take pointers from people who have been down this path before. As you put together your perfect king bedroom set, don't be afraid to mix and match the various styles and components that give each style its unique and appealing flair.


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This country's cuisine is so interesting, delicious, yet so underrated and overlooked. Unfortunately, many people think that it is not worth the attention or that it's totally gross when, in fact, it is fabulous and has much to offer. It is for that reason that my aim is to show you England's rich as well as diverse culinary heritage through my future posts.
"Potted Cheese" is a humble as well as rustical dish that I have been enjoying since a very tender age. It is a kind of cheese terrine that is easily made, which doesn't cost much, is versatile and practical.
It is an excellent way to use up odd bits of cheese and can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks. So, if ever you have semi-hard cheese leftovers and don't know what to do with them, then "Potted Cheese" is the solution!
Without having to fuss around in the kitchen, you'll be able to serve a toothsome appetitzer that goes perfectly well with bread, crackers and raw vegetables (especially with celery stalks).
The advantage with that paste is that you can flavor it in many ways (as it pleases you) and always have a pot on stock somewhere in the fridge. So, next time you have impromptu guests that show up inexpectedly at your place, you'll always have something fine at hand to offer them!
~ Potted Cheese ~
Recipe taken from Jane Grigson's "English Food" and adapted by Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009.
250g Cheshire cheese or cheddar cheese, cubed
90g Butter, softened
A pinch paprika
A few drops red Tabasco
2-3 Tbs Red Port, Madeira or sherry
60g Walnuts, roasted and chopped
2. Flavor it with with the paprika, Tabasco and wine.
3. Transfer the paste to a bowl and add the chopped walnuts.
4. Pot and decorate with walnut halves.
5. Store in the refrigerator.
Remove from the refrigerator about 1 hour before serving.
If you want to keep it for a while, cover your "Potted Cheese" with clarified butter.
Serving suggestions:
Spread on toast, bread and crackers or serve with vegetable sticks (celery stalks).
~ Terrine de Cheddar ~
Recette tirée du livre "English Food" de Jane Grigson et adaptée par Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009.
Pour 4 personnes.
250g de Cheddar
90g de Beurre non-salé, à température ambiante
Une pincée de paprika
Quelques gouttes de Tabasco
2-3 CS de Porto, Madère ou sherry
60g de Noix de Grenoble, torréfiées et hachées grossièrement
1. Mettre le fromage et le beurre dans un mixer afin d'obtenir une pâte homogène.
2. Incorporer le paprika, le tabasco et l'alcool.
3. Transférer la pâte dans un bol et bien incorporer les noix.
4. Mettre dans un récipient et décorer avec des noix entières.
5. Garder au frigo.
Sortir du frigo une heure avant de servir.
Si vous voulez garder cette terrine pendant un certain temps, alors couvrez le dessus avec du beurre clarrifié.
Idée de présentation:
Servir cette pâte à tartiner sur du toast, du pain et des crackers ou avec des batonnets de légumes (surtout du céleri).


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Now where did I save that stolen DB at… 😉Cracking really long passwords just got a whole lot faster and easier.
For the first time, the freely available password cracker ocl-Hashcat-plus is able to tackle passcodes with as many as 55 characters. It's an improvement that comes as more and more people are relying on long passcodes and phrases to protect their website accounts and other online assets.
Until now, ocl-Hashcat-plus, the Hashcat version that can use dozens of graphics cards to simultaneously crack huge numbers of cryptographic hashes, has limited guesses to 15 or fewer characters. (oclHashcat-lite and Hashcat have supported longer passwords, but these programs frequently take much longer to work.) Released over the weekend, ocl-Hashcat-plus version 0.15 can generally accommodate passwords with lengths of 55 characters. Depending on the hash that's being targeted and the types of cracking techniques being used, the maximum can grow as high as 64 characters or as low as 24. The long sought-after improvement targets one of the last remaining defenses people employ to make their passwords resistant to cracking.
As leaked lists of real-world passwords proliferate, many people have turned to passwords and passphrases dozens of characters long in hopes of staying ahead of the latest cracking techniques. Crackers have responded by expanding the dictionaries they maintain to include phrases and word combinations found in the Bible, common literature, and in online discussions. For instance, independent password researcher Kevin Young recently decoded one particularly stubborn hash as the cryptographic representation of "thereisnofatebutwhatwemake." Such cracks are known as "offline attacks" because they target the hashes leaked as a result of a database compromise, allowing the person who recovers the hashes to try an unlimited number of guesses until the correct plaintext passwords are found. Once the underlying credentials are revealed, a hacker can use them to compromise the online account they secure.
Yiannis Chrysanthou, a security researcher who recently completed his MSc thesis on modern password cracking, was able to crack the password "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn1." That's the fictional occult phrase from the H.P. Lovecraft short story The Call of Cthulhu. It would have been impossible to use a brute-force attack or even a combined dictionary to crack a phrase of that length. But because the phrase was contained in this Wikipedia article, it wound up in a word list that allowed Chrysannthou to crack the phrase in a matter of minutes.
Until now, hackers and security consultants who cracked such words had to use software controlling the central processing unit of their computer or that used one or more graphics cards to crack a single hash. This weekend's update means that for the first time, Hashcat users can achieve speeds as high as eight billion guesses per second on a virtually unlimited number of compromised hashes. Breaking the 15-character limit is just one of several improvements designed to bring increased speed and precision to the password cracking program.
Microsoft Active Directory, anyone?
Another enhancement is the support of a new technique that allows crackers to radically reduce the number of password guesses by customizing their attacks to the password policy of company or organization they're targeting. Short for Password Analysis and Cracking Kit, the PACK toolkit was developed by researcher Peter Kacherginsky and can save huge amounts of time, particularly when targeting corporate networks.
ocl-Hashcat-plus targets a much wider number of popular cryptographic products and applications, including TrueCrypt 5.0 and beyond, 1Password, Lastpass, the SHA256 algorithm in the Unix operating system, and hashing operations found in the latest version of Apple's OS X operating system. The program also supports a much wider array of video cards from both Nvidia and AMD.
In all, Hashcat developers spent more than six months modifying 618,473 lines of source code, accounting for more than half of the Hashcat code base. Going up against a typical TrueCrypt configuration, a PC running ocl-Hashcat-plus and two AMD HD 6990 video cards can cycle through 223,000 password candidates each second, fast enough to exhaust all 14.3 million words contained in the seminal RockYou dump of passwords in 65 seconds. In many cases the slowdowns created by the support of long passwords has been offset by enhancements made to other parts of the program. One such improvement arranges passwords continued in user-supplied lists by the number of characters. Under many conditions, this can significantly reduce the time needed for GPUs to process the data.
The new version of Hashcat came two days after developers for Russia-based ElcomSoft updated the company's Phone Password Breaker software. The fee-based forensic tool now supports the selective recovery of certain types of data stored in Apple's iCloud service. The new version allows users to retrieve contacts, call logs, pictures, or other specific types of backed up data without having possession of the original iPhone, as long as the attacker has the user's Apple ID and password.