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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pecan and Apricot Sourdough Bread Stuffing - All Stuffings are Dressings, but All Dressings aren't Stuffings
I fear that if I call it a Pecan and Apricot Stuffing, then someone searching for a delicious dressing recipe won't find it, and visa versa. I tend to go with stuffing since dressing is also something we put on salads, and that adds another level of confusion. Thus concludes my stuffing and/or dressing rant.By the way, I'm going to repost this video recipe in July and remind you that dressing/stuffing is a great and easy side dish, and there is no reason to only eat it at holiday meals. Think of all the stale bread that goes in the trash in an average year. I estimate it to be about 570 pounds per person (this is just a guess and could be a little off). Enjoy…and not just at Thanksgiving!
1 loaf (1 pound) sourdough bread
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter
1 cup diced onions
1 cup diced celery
2 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon herb de provence (or other dry herb blend)
4 oz dried apricots, diced
1 cup toasted pecan halves, chopped
1 egg, beaten
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
36 comments:
- Connie T. said...
You are so entertaining. Look at the nooks and crannies. I just used stovetop dressing. It costs 98 cents. I am sure your is 100 times better but I am cheap.
- November 18, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Hey Chef, you said "distribute throughout the dressing." Distribute? It's "distribute", not "distribute".
Oh Chef, you always screw that up...
Scott - Boston - November 18, 2008 at 4:29 PM
- Jokes And Clips said...
awesome! can't wait to try this.
- November 18, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Ah, the park. It would seem I get much of my very limited culinary skills from the park. That's as scary as it sounds.
- November 18, 2008 at 11:43 PM
herd du provance...?
italian? lol - November 19, 2008 at 8:53 AM
- Chef John said...
either, or HdP or an italian herb mix
- November 19, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- Emily said...
My family and I tried this and it was very good! Next time though I need to cook it a little more. I loved the apricots with the stuffing. It adds something more to it. We had some left over ham and had it with that and it goes great with it!
- December 7, 2008 at 8:44 PM
Hey Chef John
You blog is great. I have visited here many times but this is my first post
I have tried your recipes and I really like your nice tips. In my family the baked chicken parmesan with the garlic croutons and this dressing were huge hits.
My family almost ignored the turkey for the dressing. The flavour of the aopricots were perfect companion to the herbs and the cruchiness of the pecans. Just excellent
Hey if you wonder my "early turkey" I'm from Finland and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here but I love turkey with dressing and make it at least once a year.
Ps. Sorry for the possible grammar mistakes. - November 16, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Hi Chef!
Can I prepare and mix all the ingredients for the dressing and refrigerate it the day before I bake it?...or would it get soggy? Thanks! - November 21, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Chef John said...
Yes, this is no problem!
- November 21, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- Chef Basket said...
Thanks for this stuffing recipe. I think it could be a great addition to the Thanksgiving meal.
- November 22, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Hey there Chef,
You are my life saver! Just love everything you cook! Question about the Butter in this recipe. Salted or unsalted?
Thanks and happy Gobble Gobble,
Nini - November 23, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Chef John said...
i only use unsalted butter! :-)
- November 23, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Aloha Chef John!
This year I will be hosting Thanksgiving (first time ever cooking thanksgiving and 8 1/2 months pregnant) for 6 people including myself, Should I double the amount or keep it how you showed?
I really enjoy your site and have made many of your recipes and told many people of them :) Anyways any help would be lovely!
Mahalo - November 13, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Chef John said...
Hard to say. Maybe just be enough, but better safe than sorry.
- November 14, 2011 at 2:26 AM
Why no sausage?
I'm going to try the apricots, that should be really interesting. We've made stuffing with apples before, and raisins before, and cranberries.
And we use either pecans or walnuts.
Never made holiday stuffing without sausage before, though. And I don't think I could bring myself to follow through with omitting sausage even if I tried. :)
Love your videos and
Happy Thanksgiving. - November 14, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- littleburnsy said...
Dear Chef,
My husband hates sage, can I omit the sage and it be ok, or is there another spice I can replace it with? I'm making it either way, sounds great. Thanks - November 16, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- littleburnsy said...
Dear Chef,
My husband hates sage, can I omit it, or do you have a suggestion on another spice, he hates cloves too. I'm making either way, sounds wonderful. Thanks - November 16, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Chef John said...
Of course you can omit it! Use what he likes.
- November 16, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Can't wait to try this wonderful recipe .... it's going on my Thanksgiving menu this year. I'm new to this website, but it's in my favorites now. Thanks so much!
- November 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Chef, I LOVE your videos almost as much as I love your recipes! I'm doing the turkey this year and it'll be my first. Also going to make this stuffing/dressing...whatever you want to call it.
But I'm not much for pecans. Think I'll try this with almonds or will that totally screw this up? - November 19, 2011 at 12:39 AM
- Chef John said...
If you like almonds you'll like them in this. :) thanks!
- November 19, 2011 at 1:06 AM
Hola Chef John!
I was wondering if using a sweet turkey sausage in this recipe would work? I've made stuffing/dressing in the past with sausage and I love it. This recipe sounds absolutely delish but I don't want to mess with the flavors if adding sausage might do that and possibly make it not as tasty. What do you suggest?
Thanks! - November 22, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Chef John said...
if you like it, it will work!! :-) Go for it!
- November 22, 2011 at 3:25 PM
Chef John, you are the best!!! I love foodwishes.com!!! LOVE IT!
- November 24, 2011 at 2:57 PM
awesome looking recipe, i'm making my first turkey dinner for christmas and i needed a stuffing recipe that would at least replace my mom's all world recipe.
my family has a nut allergy and i don't want to completely omit the textural component the nuts bring to the dish. any suggested alternatives? - December 22, 2011 at 7:10 AM
This recipe looks awesome! I really need to cook it in my crock pot to free up my oven. How do you think is the best way to accomplish that? Thanks!
- October 31, 2012 at 1:13 AM
- Chef John said...
Never tried! I guess just on high.
- October 31, 2012 at 1:39 AM
- Dan and Hilary said...
Chef John you have done it again. I didn't have pecans or apricots, so I did this with almonds and dried cranberries and it totally worked. Just a weekday side with a pork tenderloin dinner, might step this recipe up to the thansgiving table this year.
Cheers! - November 10, 2012 at 11:16 PM
- Ed the house chef said...
You say all stuffings are dressings but not vice versa, so can I take this recipe and stuff it in a turkey? BTW, I'm using your Turkey part 1 and 2 recipe again but am going to stuff the bird and would like to use this stuffing to stuff it.
- December 21, 2012 at 4:03 PM
- Catastrophe Waitress said...
I made this the other day with gluten free bread and it was great! I think the real key is spreading it thin in the dish. The butter didn't hurt either. Thank you Chef John!
- November 25, 2013 at 8:07 PM
- Aidann said...
I'm going to use this stuffing in a rolled pork roast for the holidays. Sounds really great!
- December 22, 2013 at 8:04 AM
- Gary J Moss said...
Chef John,
Have you ever thought of using friselles instead of stale bread to make dressing? Here in New Haven, there are local bakeries that make them. They are nicely peppery and very crispy. But I'm not sure if they won't become too soggy in liquid.
Gary - November 25, 2014 at 2:55 PM
- mysweetharmony said...
After buying the ingredients to make this apricot pecan dressing/stuffing I realized it cost me $16.00 to make this. Dried apricots in Michigan are $8.99, sour dough bread loaf $3.99, pecans $2.99. But then I made the dressing/stuffing today and it was freaking awesome! By far the best turkey dressing I've ever had on Thanksgiving. Who cares how much it costs, it's only once a year and you will LOVE this stuffing/dressing! Trust me, this is so worth it. Really amazing and delicious. A big thank you to chef John!
- November 26, 2014 at 4:23 PM
- Gary J Moss said...
I didn't try to use friselles for stuffing. I followed your recommendation to get very good rustic bread and tear it up, piece by piece. Turned out great!
- November 28, 2014 at 11:20 PM
- Unknown said...
Could just be my web browser but every time I try to load this recipe the embedded video link is not there. Can't wait for thanksgiving to make this again!
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There are so many great vegetables at the farmers market these days and with the temperatures cooling down I am no longer as hesitant about having the oven going for long periods of time. Being able to have the oven on opens up the possibility of slowly roasting those vegetables from the farmers market to bring out their full flavour. One of the roasted vegetable dishes on my to do list was gemista/yemista or Greek stuffed vegetables. When I visited Greece on vacation last year I had the opportunity to sample both stuffed tomatoes and stuffed peppers and I enjoyed them so much that I wanted to try making them at home. What surprised me about the gemista was how simple they seemed ingredient wise and yet they were so full of flavour! My feeling was that using high quality ingredients and slowly roasting them into caramelized perfection was what made them so good. I decided to wait until it was tomato and red pepper season to try making the gemista so that I would be starting with perfectly ripe specimens.
The gemista that I had in Greece were vegetarian but I wanted to try a meat version and I was thinking about using lamb but since I had just had lamb recently I decided to go with beef. From there I went with some standard Greek ingredients including some oregano and a bunch of fresh herbs. I used a simple tomato sauce in the filling and I roasted the tomatoes in the sauce to give it even more flavour. The stuffed peppers and tomatoes were pretty easy to make, you pretty much just mix the filling ingredients, stuff the tomatoes and peppers and slowly roast them in the oven. The hardest part about the recipe was waiting for them to slowly roast while they were filling my place with an amazing aroma. When I pulled the gemista out of the oven the tomatoes and peppers were roasted to perfection and they were so soft and tender that you could easily cut through them with a fork. The filling was nice and moist and juicy and just it was just packed with flavour. I served the gemista with a slab of feta which made for a really tasty meal.
Gemista (Greek Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers)
- 8 peppers and/or tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 cup tomato sauce (I used a simple roasted tomato sauce)
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 cup herbs such as parsley, dill and mint (chopped)
- 1/4 cup arborio rice
- 1 pound ground beef
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Cut the tops off of the peppers and tomatoes and remove the seeds from the peppers and the insides of the tomatoes reserving them.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the onions and saute until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the reserved tomato guts, tomato sauce and oregano and simmer until it thickens and remove from the heat.
- Mix the tomato sauce, herbs, rice, ground beef, salt and pepper.
- Stuff the mixture into the peppers and tomatoes and place them in a baking dish.
- Pour the water and olive oil into the baking dish.
- Bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until the liquid has evaporated and the peppers and tomatoes are roasted until slightly caramelized, about 1-2 hours.
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So last night I had a dinner meeting with neurologists and sundry other specialists to review data on an up-and-coming product.
These are never fun, because neurologists by nature are a remarkably pathological group of personalities. Back when I worked at Humungous Neurology, Inc. the partners would argue if it was dark or light outside. I think they invite the other specialties to these as a buffer.
But I digress.
So I was seated next to Dr. Harangue, who I'd had the good fortune of not having seen in at least 5 years. In his own mind he's a giant in his field. To those outside his mind he's an obnoxious boil. He may have once been a good doc, but as they say in Hollywood "you're only as good as your last picture". And his was made before Casablanca.
Neurologists will argue over anything. The meal started with a dispute across from me over who's bread plate was who's (right or left? GET YOUR BREAD OFF MY PLATE!) followed by a fight over which fork is used for salad. Somebody actually dragged the maitre d' to the room to settle the issue (no, it wasn't me. I sit still and keep my mouth shut as much as possible).
I'm not much into the swanky places they have these meetings at. I ordered a steak. I had no idea how complex this was.
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Dr. Grumpy: "Medium."
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Dr. Grumpy: "As opposed to..."
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Dr. Grumpy: "Medium is fine."
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Dr. Grumpy: "What's wrong with medium?"
Waiter: "I'll just do medium-rare-plus for you. That's a pinkish-red."
Whatever. I'm trying to order a steak, not pick out draperies.
Then the talk began. Every time a doc involved in the study was mentioned, Dr. Harangue felt the need to interrupt and say "I know that doctor personally. We've been close friends for over 25 years." By the end of the meeting I was hoping they'd mention a study done by Hippocrates or Woodrow Wilson to see if he knew them, too.
After 15 minutes of talking, the speaker stepped out from behind the podium to show us all that his zipper was down, with his tucked-in shirt hanging out of it. A tactful internist promptly yelled "Christ! Your fly is open!" to drop a subtle hint.
Then they brought dinner. The cardiologist next to me had ordered prime rib (no comment), and the waiter accidentally set my steak in front of him, and his prime rib in front of me. I pointed this out, and he quickly switched plates.
The cardiologist had a freakin' FIT! "I don't want that now! It was in front of him! He could have H1N1, or worse! Doesn't the heath department check you places anymore?!!!" It was, literally, in front of me for less than 5 seconds.
So I quietly started my steak, while they went to get Dr. Germaphobe a new prime rib (actually, I think they just brought him back the old one).
The next speaker showed us a seemingly endless series of graphs. After 20 minutes of this, she asked if anyone had any comments. Dr. Phlame at the end of the table immediately raised his hand. "Yes, I want to know why you chose red and blue as the main colors for the graphs. I think mauve and maybe yellow would be much more aesthetically pleasing. Also, I think some ruffles or curvy lines around the slide border would be nice."
This was immediately followed by Dr. Harangue chipping in "Dr. Phlame, do you live under a freaking rock? This company has been using those colors for years. But back to the data, did any of you people think to compare these results to a 1954 study by Longdead, et al?" The speaker (and everyone else there) had absolutely no clue what he was talking about, and Dr. Harangue chewed us out, as if it had just been published last week. When I looked it up, the study investigated a drug (that's no longer in use) for an unrelated condition.
Throughout this excitement the waiters kept refilling our glasses (ENDLESS DIET COKE HEAVEN!), so dysfunctional personalities were not improving with repeated doses of Burgundy and other wines.
In one discussion, to argue a point about a competing drug, an internist actually reached into his pocket and pulled out a product insert. I swear! He had it with him, all scrunched up. After reading from it like it was a bible he sat down and began arguing with a pulmonary doc about when daylight savings time starts.
We made it through another 15 minutes of polite discussion before Dr. Germaphobe cardiologist began tapping my shoulder. "Hey, Ibee!"
I turned around "What's up?"
"Are you gonna finish your roll?"
Stunned, I looked at the bread roll I'd absently left on my plate. It was buttered, and I'd taken a few bites out of it. "Uh, no, I'm full".
"Thanks!" And he grabbed it. So the guy who'd refused to eat an untouched steak was now chomping on my partially eaten dinner roll. Amazing what a bottomless glass of white wine will do.
As we sat through another set of slides, Dr. Harangue's cell phone rang. He answered it, speaking loudly enough to be heard in the next county (i.e., his usual volume). "What? Yeah. No, I've got another half hour of this shit. The drug company people won't shut up."
The dinner ended 20 minutes later. To make sure all points were covered, the moderator specifically asked "Dr. Harangue, are there any other comments?"
No answer. It was the only time he'd been quiet all night. He was in a burgundy stupor, slumped face down next to his creme brulee. He was still there when I collected my paycheck and left.


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Rhoda Janzen is the author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.
Recently, my friend Peggy and I decided to make a jaunt from my house in southwestern Michigan across the state to Detroit. We took her car. At day's end, we pulled into my remote driveway on Lake Allegan. It was then I realized that I didn't have my keys. They were, in fact, hanging in the little key box in my laundry room.
Oh no.
I had no way of getting into my home.
Ah, how dependent we are on modern conveniences for survival. Peg and I prowled the perimeter, rattling windows like hoodlums. The house was locked tight as a drum. Finally we gave up, deciding to drive back into town for a satisfying ahi tuna salad.
Getting locked out of your house in 2011 isn't such a big deal, but my predicament remained on my mind. What if I never got back in? Could I survive with only the contents of my purse? Peg and I put our heads together and pooled our collective resources.
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This naturally led us to discuss in some detail the 10 products we would take back in time, should we have the opportunity to follow the Oregon Trail in a Conestoga wagon.
Later, taking refuge overnight in Peg's parents' house, we were still on the topic. After a whiskey soda, our discussion seemed to gather larger significance, commenting on our self-esteem as well as our knowledge of American history.
In this way, I moved from cursing my idiocy to congratulating my fitness for survival. Why, I grew up Mennonite! I already knew how to sew, make cheese and dip candles! I may be unfit to manage home security circa 2011, but am I squeamish? No, I am not. Give me a chicken and I will pluck it. Give me a yam and I will hoe it. Give me a gaping head wound and I will stitch it.
May I suggest that we all get in touch with our inner pioneer? This is an admirable way of lifting our spirits after we realize that we carry all the wrong stuff in our purse. Sure, we've got an expired coupon. Uh-huh, we've got a nice baggie of almonds and five brownish apple wedges.
We may not have soap, or Kleenex, or a hairbrush, or dental floss. But we have skills that would be really useful in 1868. Yes, we may be missing some key hygiene products from our cosmetics bag, not to mention lip gloss and a pair of tweezers, but think how good we'll feel if we select 10 modern amenities to tuck into our wagon.
Just in case you, like me, propose a cherried-out, bulletproof Airstream trailer kitted with an iron stove, signal flares, an Uzi and an oxen hitch, you're out of luck. Peg said, "No, that's not realistic!" But she did say OK to the 1,000-thread-count sheets.
In the end, I didn't have to call on my survival skills. My real estate agent had a spare key to the house.
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Meanwhile, did you catch the end of the game? I didn't, but I heard the ending was plenty dramatic, with Soriano's 2-out, 2-run HR closing the AL's lead to 1 run before the next three NL batters were walked to load the bases. Aaron Rowand hit a flyout to right to end the game and the late thrills.
(Let the second-guessing begin: Tony LaRussa left Albert Pujols – arguably the NL's best hitter AND HIS OWN PLAYER – on the bench, rather than let him be the hero. When your team has no hope of taking advantage of World Series home-field advantage, I guess you can make moves like that. Yeah, LaRussa SURE is some managerial genius. I could make the easy "Anyone give him a Breathalyzer?" joke, but I won't.)
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Selig to watch Bonds break Aaron's record? The story is slippery. First, reports were that he would. Then, he said he still hadn't made up his mind. The right thing to do – in the best interests of baseball, you might say – would be to be there, whether he (or the legion of Bonds-haters… until he plays for their team, of course) likes it or not.
Penguins sign Sidney Crosby to 5Y/$43M extension. What does it say when the most dynamic player in hockey only commands less than $9 million a year? Imagine that compared to the NFL, NBA or MLB. (By comparison, Ichiro will get $20 million per.)
More contract-related news: The NBA set its salary cap at $55.63 million, a $2.5 million increase over last season. Some individual players with inflated contracts are going to be the main beneficiaries.
Greg Oden to have tonsils removed: Either that explains his slow start to the summer-league season or that's the most complicated cover-up I've ever heard of to keep a player off the court.
Speaking of the Blazers, they waived and bought out Steve Francis, who can now afford ($34 million? I'd say he can!) to take a low-ball offer to join a contender, like the Mavs or the Heat. Or the Clippers, who employ his best buddy, Cuttino Mobley.
New Media: Smart move by MLB to give fans a chance to create historical playoff highlight video mash-ups. But the site name – actober.com – is ACK.
More Dan Patrick: Who will replace Patrick in his radio slot? For starters, let's eliminate Schrutebag. Simmons? He's got a voice for online writing (and that's coming from one of the biggest high-talkers to ever grace ESPN's airwaves). The name being thrown around is Mike Tirico. (h/t Larry Brown Sports) Why can't they bring Tony Kornheiser back into the fold? He hates his gig with Washington Post Radio.
NBA Summer: Marco Belinelli Watch! Comes back to Earth with 15 points on 5/13 FG shooting against what I can only assume is a tough defensive-minded Spurs team... Meanwhile: Al Thornton: 17 and 7… Coby Karl: 23 points on 8/13 FG shooting… Nick Young had a weak debut: 11 points on 3/14 FG shooting. And the Yi Update: 3 points and 5 turnovers on 0/6 FG shooting… wow, yikes. Today: The T'wolves make their first Summer appearance, and the rookie to watch is Corey Brewer.
College Football: Rivals is running a "Greatest of All-Time" poll. Here are the leaders (and, frankly, I think the fans have it pretty right here):
QB: Vince Young; RB: Barry Sanders; RB: Bo Jackson; WR: Calvin Johnson; WR: Randy Moss; TE: Keith Jackson; OL: Orlando Pace; OL: Tony Boselli; OL: Jonathan Ogden; OL: Dan Dierdorf; OL: John Hannah; DL: Warren Sapp; DL: Reggie White; DL: Julius Peppers; DL: Jevon Kearse; LB: Dick Butkus; LB: Ray Lewis; LB: Lawrence Taylor; DB: Champ Bailey; DB: Deion Sanders; DB: Ronnie Lot; DB: Charles Woodson; K: Sabastian Janikowski; P: Ray Guy; Returner: Raghib Ismail; Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant.
A few reactions: How wild is it that Calvin Johnson makes the list? (And people say that I have the Instant History fetish!)… It would be tough to bounce either Barry or Bo, but what about Herschel Walker?... I wasn't a Gators fan in the Kearse Era, but wasn't he a LB?... The most controversial position will be QB. I have no problems with Vince Young. (How can you begrudge VY when the No. 2 vote-getter is Peyton?)
More College Football: The great Brian Cook over at MGoBlog is in a bit of a feud with a local newspaper sports columnist over the future of coaching at Michigan. The slack-jawed newspaper guy floats Les Miles, which Brian smacks down effectively. (I simply call it ludicrous.) Brian floats Jeff Tedford, which is nice if you want to produce QBs who look good at combine workouts but suck in the NFL. I still say Rich Rodriguez will be the guy… if Michigan wants to be relevant into the next decade. Otherwise, they can pick a typical "Michigan Man" and continue to exist as the perennial second-tier team in the perennial second-tier conference. (OK, I'll accept Greg Schiano, too, except I think he thinks that Rutgers is a better gig than Michigan. Cue Nelson Muntz: HA-ha!)
More "All-Time" superlatives: World Soccer magazine has called the 1970 Brazil World Cup champ the greatest soccer team of all time. Now, an interesting – if apples to oranges – debate would be what is the greatest sports team of all time, period: 1970 Brazil,
* - UPDATE: Obviously, I meant to say "1992" not "1996" here. I'm sure you all knew what I meant. I wrote that particular item bleary-eyed at 2 a.m. (not that that's an excuse) and neglected to go back and fix it. Then I was stuck on an airplane all day and didn't see that it needed changing until it was way WAY too late. Sorry 'bout that.
High school football: Could be a lost season for national power Miami Northwestern, embroiled in a sex scandal with the superintendend threatening to cancel the team's season. It's tough to punish all the kids for the leadership failures of the team's star and administrators, but that has all the signals of a program that has totally lost its way. (As I suspect most top-tier high school football programs have.)
More youth sports: That kids' baseball coach who paid one of his players in 2005 to intentionally bean the 9-year-old with autism lost an appeal and will be going to prison. This was arguably the most despicable story of the decade, and I hope the coach finds prison horrifying… and painful. (h/t AOL Fanhouse via Lion In Oil)
Nickname Watch: For some reason, the AP picked up a story about Arkansas Tech thinking of changing its nickname. I didn't know what the school's nickname was before, but upon hearing that it's "Wonder Boys" for the guys and "Golden Suns" for the women's teams, I have to ask: How can you eliminate "Wonder Boys?" That's an amazing nickname.
From my "Tips" Box: Reader/commenter Scott D. and his buddies put together an NFL preview mash-up involving Dave Matthews.
And: Of all the NHL gimmicks, my favorite is the outdoor game, next season on New Year's Day. Reader Charlie R. wrote an impassioned case why Buffalo deserves it more than Detroit. And, given Sabres fans' last few months, I'm with him. They need it more.
Attention, Simpsons fans: So it turns out Springfield is in… Vermont? And the town won the online poll with 15,000 votes? Hell, we could have swung that election ourselves!
Finally, the ESPYs are tonight. I can't believe I'm doing this, but…
My ESPY Award Picks, including who should win (and who will win, more often than not the same) based on each category's nominee list:
Best Male Athlete
Should win/will win: LaDainian Tomlinson
Best Female Athlete
Should win/will win: Candace Parker
Best Team
Should win: Florida Gators Basketball
Will win: Indianapolis Colts
Best Coach/Manager
Should win: Billy Donovan
Will win: Jim Leyland
Best Game
Should win/will win: Boise St over Oklahoma
Best Championship Performance
(What a weak nominee list!)
Should win/will win: Peyton Manning
Best Moment
Should win/will win: Saints return to New Orleans
Best Play
Should win/will win: Boise St 2-pt conversion
Best Finish
Should win/will win: Dodgers Back2Back2Back2Back
Best Upset
Should win: Florida over Ohio State, BCS title game
Will win: Warriors over Mavericks, NBA Playoffs
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Should win/will win: Kevin Durant
Best Record-Breaking Performance
Should win/will win: LaDainian Tomlinson
As always, look forward to your picks in the Comments section. Here's a link with the nominees.


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So...helmets! For your heads! Except the cake ones, of course, which are for your mouth!
It's actually really hard to make a cake that looks like a helmet. There are all the doodads and thingamajigs and whoosywhatsits, and if you're not careful it just looks like a heap a' flimflam jibber jabber!
(Wow. I just turned into my grandfather)
First, let's have Mr. Floopers model a real football helmet for us:
See? It's simple. Just wrap your cat in a towel, and you can get almost anything on his head.
Oh, and the helmet is pretty easy, too.
In fact, when you break it down artistically, you can see that it's really just a big tombstone with a snail on it:
A well-executed cupcake cake (hooy-patooty!) is great for crushing the other team's spirit.
I'm choppin' brocolay-hay!
I'm choppin' broccoli!"
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KDE has a number of sub-projects that have blossomed into enormous projects of their own. A number of them, such as KOffice, or KDE-Edu get a lot of press in the open source world, while the KDE PIM project has been quietly gaining corporate acceptance as a suitable enterprise suite. Today's feature are the libraries that power the KDE PIM project, and specifically, what changes have taken place since KDE 3.5.x, wherein the KDE PIM project is one of the most successful and stable components of KDE. Read on for more details.
The KDE PIM (Personal Information Management) team has stability among their primary goals. As a result, the changes to KDE PIM are not as flashy as some of the other technologies going into the KDE 4 applications, and in fact, many of the KDE 4 PIM applications will initially appear to be direct ports of their KDE 3.x counterparts. However, much of the focus at this point has been future-proofing technologies, since the opportunity to introduce new APIs and break old ones does not come around very often. To that end, a number of new libraries have been developed, and old ones reworked.
Akonadi is KDE's new storage backend, named after the oracle goddess of justice in Ghana. It's not really a backend, rather a generic backend API, which can have any number of real storage solutions implemented, from flat files to complex groupware servers. It supports caching, so offline modes should be implicitly available regardless of how the data is actually stored and retrieved.
It is considered to be the replacement for the existing resources framework in KDE, but is also extensible to data types that were not available to KDE 3.x. For example, the Akonadi framework will obviously be useful for email, contacts, and calendars just as the old frameworks were, however it can be extended to a number of other useful types as well. Volker Krause, a prominent developer of Akonadi, suggests that Instant Messaging (IM) logs may be useful to support, as it could just as easily query your hard disk for stored logs as it could retrieve the logs from the browser-based GoogleTalk. Of course, being cached, it would still be able to query these logs without going directly through GoogleMail every time.
Additionally, Volker writes that "Akonadi uses a completely language/toolkit independent interface, based on D-Bus and an IMAP-like protocol, making it possible to use it from non-KDE software without linking to any KDE/Qt libs." Which means that you can write lightweight programs that take advantage of Akonadi without having to link to the whole set of KDE and Qt libraries. This D-Bus control should also make access to the data stored in Akonadi trivial for writing scripts for automation and similar tasks.
That said, there are parts of Akonadi that integrate very well with Qt and KDE. In particular, it has support for very smart copy/paste and drag/drop for applications that want to deal with data stored in Akonadi. If you drag the name of a contact, for example, into a text file, you'll get their name since that's the only format that a text file can understand. If you drag it into a calendar, the calendar can easily recognize that it is accepting a drop of a contact, and could conceivably ask you if you'd like to make an appointment with this contact, etc. The libraries support this level of integration, but it may take a while for the applications to take full advantage of it.
For storage, Akonadi is only limited to those plugins that have already been programmed. The default will be to store most data in flat files, much as it is done now, but handle things like the relationships between the data using an SQL database backend or similar. In the past, KMail, KNode, etc. each had to do their own implementations of the data relationships, often in an application-specific binary format. This data will now be able to be shared more easily. Additionally, Akonadi provides "persistent unique identifiers for every item as well as change notifications" which are required in order to implement effective metadata searching, such as that being provided by the NEPOMUK-KDE integration. The metadata indexing isn't done by Akonadi itself, but rather, it is written in such as way that it becomes trivial to hook an existing system into whatever storage backend is active.
Since Akonadi itself is "type neutral", additional libraries have to be implemented for each type supported. In some cases, these libraries have been rewritten from existing KDE 3.x libraries (contacts, for example), and in other cases, the existing libraries should work with a little coaxing (KCal, KMIME, etc.).
However, I will once again stress that while this library will be shipped with KDE 4.0, the KDE PIM applications will not necessarily have been fully adapted to take advantage of the new functionality. At this point it is simply laying the groundwork and ensuring that the API is complete so that it doesn't break between future KDE 4.x versions. I would consider the development of Akonadi to be the biggest change taking place in the KDE PIM circles, and probably the most important for the long term forward progress of KDE PIM.
Khalkhi is designed to be the new contacts framework for KDE 4, which happens to be the Georgian word for "people" (it is pronounced in a way that I cannot properly describe using English, but Friedrich has attempted to do just that in his blog, which also happens to be a nice introduction to the technology). It features a number of new things that the existing KABC cannot do, for example:
- It has a concept of groups, and relationships between people. People can belong to groups. Groups can belong to other groups. NEPOMUK may find the relationships between people to be useful as part of its searching and indexing.
- Share properties between groups/persons. You can change the contact info for many people at once if you define them as sharing a mailing address, for example.
- Plugin-based property types. You are no longer restricted only to the contact information that is hard-coded into KABC, such as email addresses. You can add contact information for new types simply by adding a plugin. For example, one could add fields corresponding to the user accounts at a number of online websites (such as Flickr photo sharing, or Last.fm music profiles) which would be automatically available to all programs using contacts.
- Incremental Updates. In KABC, a program had to reload the entire contact list any time there was a change, which becomes inefficient especially for large contact lists. Khalkhi can do these changes incrementally, without reloading.
Khalkhi is a little behind the other libraries as far as integration goes, and will probably not be visible before KDE 4.1. If you are interested in this sort of technology, you can contact Friedrich Kossebau directly, or drop into the #kontact channel on IRC and lend a hand.
No name change, though pretty much a new project. According to Cornelius Schumacher, "It's called KitchenSync. It doesn't share more than the name with the KDE 3 KitchenSync though."
KitchenSync used to be KDE's syncing library and GUI, which implemented ways to get data from various PDA's and similar devices. KitchenSync is now a framework that sits on top of the OpenSync infrastructure complete with ported UI from the old program. Plugins should be much more stable and maintained now that they live in the OpenSync project. This will benefit KDE and other projects in much the same way as the abstraction of the SANE libs did for scanners.
KDE PIM developer Tobias Koenig says that "now the plugins [are] coming from the OpenSync project, so we have a broader and better tested set of plugins. The only plugin which needs porting to Akonadi is the OpenSync kdepim-sync plugin. However that will be done [shortly]". OpenSync is GUI independent, and simply deals with the communications to and from the device, which means we still need dialogs to configure this connection. Fortunately, he writes: "To make the implementation easier, a current [Google Summer of Code] project is about creating abstract descriptions (XSD) for the plugin configuration settings, so that configuration dialogs can be created automatically."
KitchenSync is already functioning quite well for KDE 4, and with a little polish, should be ready for 4.0.
Mail Transport
This is a new library for KDE 4.0. It is essentially an integration library that shares email settings in a far superior way to KDE 3.x. In KDE 3.x, you had to set up your mail account in every application separately. Volker Krause describes it as: "A small library which takes care of configuring and sending mails. The really nice thing here is that it is used by KMail, KNode and Mailody and allows them to share the same settings (including live updates if you change them in one app, etc.). Something similar is planned for identities (might not be ready for KDE 4.0 though)."
This library should allow easier integration of email services into other applications, without each application having to be aware of how the email is being sent. It will show up in existing KDE applications for KDE 4.0, but the real strength here is for third party applications.
This new library takes the hassle out of handling a number of syndicated news formats, and presents an API for applications to get and use news feeds. It currently has support for the commonly used formats, Atom, RSS and RDF. Adding additional formats in the future are not especially difficult, and programs using syndication would automatically be aware of them. Many of the PIM developers consider this to be one of the most exciting additions to kdepimlibs for KDE 4.0.
The Wrap Up
There is a lot of new work going into the PIM Libraries for KDE 4.x, some of which won't be ready in time for 4.0. Expect that many of the KDE PIM applications are not yet updated for the new libraries when KDE 4.0 is released, but will still be using ported versions of the 3.x libraries. As I mentioned before, one of the main goals for KDE PIM is stability, and by using the older libraries for the 4.0 release, you can be assured that you will at least have a working PIM environment that is functionally equivalent to the 3.x applications. However, expect new and exciting things to come from KDE PIM beyond KDE 4.0. Also, as the KDE 4.0 release draws nearer, expect an article focusing on the PIM applications.
Lastly, I will leave you folks with a bit of gossip to chew on. This will be the last Road to KDE 4 article fully hosted by the dot as I am moving it to a new source where it will give KDE wider exposure within the tech world. I cannot reveal all of the details yet, but I will confirm that these articles will still be linked from the Dot, which is good since it has a fully open, unmoderated comments forum, and many of these articles have generated a great deal of constructive feedback for the developers. The next article will be on either Krita or Kate (haven't decided which one will go first).
Until next time...
This article was waiting in the dot queue for a short while being edited. While that was happening, events were set in motion and I can now reveal that this series will be moving to Ars Technica for future versions. Like I said, you'll still be able to find a link on the dot, but KDE will get wider exposure as a result. I'll also be covering a number of non-KDE topics while writing for them, but my personal focus will remain KDE.
Cheers folks.
very cool news, troy =) congrats and all the best with your new post (excuse the pun ;). can't wait to see more kde articles on other sites ....
Fantastic news. Ars Technica is one of my favorite news sites... unfortunately their Linux desktop coverage hardly ever touch on KDE.
Can we get a link to this Ars Technica site? I've never heard of it :) Thanks yall :)
I was hoping that there will be some kind of program that will help getting the PIM-data synchronized between serveral PCs.
Isn't there an OpenSync plugin to do just this? In which case you'll be able to access it via KitchenSync.
Thanks for the overview, but it's kinda hard to understand how it all will come together. Maybe a simple graphical overview would be nice to see where each part is situated?
Thanks a lot for the series, keep it up!
Best regards,
You know, I was thinking about that as well, but the problem is that these technologies have a lot of 'technobabble' assocated with them that would make a really complex, but useless flow chart for most users. Anyway, Akonadi is the kingpin of the new tech, as things like khalkhi, nepomuk, etc. will be latching into it, and KMail and so forth will likely be storing their emails and such via Akonadi.
I try to rotate between libs and apps in my articles, with some eye candy things thrown in between them, so this is my libs article :)
On the Akonadi page at the pim.kde.org site (http://pim.kde.org/akonadi/) you have a graphic: http://pim.kde.org/akonadi/architecture.png
Completely offtopic, but how was that graphic created?
I am trying to create a radial chart for an astronomy application, and was wondering if there's an easy way to programmatically create such an image.
I would guess that it was done in Kivio. :)
At the last aKademy, one of the kdepim-developers had the tool for this graphic running in his presentation and he modified the graphic on the fly. It seems that it's an unreleased mini-program, and it had some strange German first name as name of the app. The likes of Nepomuk, you know. But I don't remember the exact title, sorry.
Too bad kdepim lacks developers. This "sub-project" really deserves more active contributors.
I badly need this structure, and many people I know do.
I just read the bug report, and the idea of arbitraty data fields is a reasonable thing, and part of the reason that Khalkhi exists. However, the forms you suggest might take a little extra work - they appear to be a key & string storage system, similar to a dictionary or similar in python, which is really easy to implement in a simple sql table. The real question then becomes how to make the user interface something reasonable while still maintaining much of the existing functionality.
You can try hanging out in #kontact to see if anyone is interested. Try making more involved mockups and so forth if you cannot code. Just remember, almost everyone in there is a volunteer :)
Well done Troy for all these articles. You write well and with great (deserved) enthusiasm for KDE - 4.x will be great! Thanks!
I vote kate for next post :D
The move to OpenSync actually also happened on the 3.5 branch and 3.5.7 uses OpenSync instead of its custom plugin framework.
I am passionate about KDE, but have to disagree that KDEPIM is a mature enterprise-ready set of applications. I have been testing them for years, currently on Suse 10.2 and they leave a lot to be desired.
Kmail is unusable for IMAP in its current incarnation. It has lots of nice features, some of them are even innovative, but it is unable to handle a 100-200MB IMAP account. It quickly becomes unbearably slow.
Integration and syncing with egrouwpare is also an area that needs lots of work. Egroupware is, in my mind, the easieset to install groupware server around and very feature complete. Kontact promises egroupware support but doesn't deliver: double entries for appointments and kontacts, and the syncing simply doesn't work.
You may say that all of these complaints belong in a bug report. I believe that bug reports are intended for things that are not immediately obvious upon fifteen minutes of using an application.
I have high hopes for KDEPIM (I am stubborn) and expect that one day it will join the large number of KDE outstanding apps (k3b, amarok, konqueror, konsole, tellico, kdissert, etc) but right now it is simply unsusable for me.
I understand that there might be a lack of manpower to really fix these issues that I mention, but the truth is that a properly working PIM suite is more important than Plasmoids to end users.
Thanks and sorry if this is a bit rantish. Looking forward to Akonadi and hoping that a wonderful KDEPIM finally materializes.
There's an old saying; "One man's trash is another man's treasure." (Not to say that you called it trash) At the company I work for, we use KMail to collect mail from more than twenty POP3 accounts, filter it with rules, and redirect it to more than 100 people in a dozen or more groups. The machine that I have KMail doing this on runs 24/7 and flawlessly handles thousands of messages daily. The redirect feature is very cool as it preserves the address of the original sender so that the recipient can use his/her reply button as expected. It's saving me countless hours of headache and, I'm sure, lots of money. Also, I use Kontact daily for my POP3, Contact, and Calendaring needs, and have yet to find a showstopping problem. I won't argue with the IMAP deficiencies that you pointed out, but KDE PIM is definitely viable for (non-IMAP) business use.
> but KDE PIM is definitely viable for (non-IMAP) business use.
The point here is that lots of companies use IMAP for their mail, not POP.
> I believe that bug reports are intended for things that are
> not immediately obvious upon fifteen minutes of using an application.
I disagree. Anything that's wrong with a piece of software is a good candidate for a bug report. If you have better real-world experience of an issue than the developers of a piece of software then you should feel free to speak out, but most importantly you should speak out in the way that is most helpful to the development of the software, and that is to file a descriptive bug report.
Filing a bug report means that the issue is tracked - developers are a bit less likely to forget about the issue; if the developer in charge of fixing the issue moves on, it is easy for someone else to pick up where they left off and see easily where work is required; plus for new/prospective users it's easy to get a broad overview of problems that might be encountered before running into them first-hand.
Also, a huge amount of time and resources has been spend on bugfixing IMAP and other stuff lately... KDE 3.5.7 should do much better on IMAP.
> PIM suite is more important than Plasmoids to end users
not sure i see the connection between those two things, tbh. there are a lot of things that need to be worked on ...
i agree that there are problems with the imap support in kde3; still it's more than adequate for many, while improving imap is one of the reasons for akonadi and its design from what i recall.
as for egroupware, maybe the egroupware folk could get more involved with what is one of the most used free software groupware apps and get themselves a few more users.
and of course, "unusable for you" doesn't mean it's not very ready for others =)
> Kontact promises egroupware support but doesn't deliver
your experience differs from mine here.
I use KMail on Opensuse 10.2 AMD 64
The mails are stored on a SUSE OPENEXCHANGE Server 4 and the imap accounts contain some 20.000 mails with a local mailbox size of some 50MB.
Local network connections are fast, remote connections - using a 2 MBit line - the startup of kmail is a bit slower but far away from being a noticeable problem.
About 1500 contacts are stored in a Kolab server using a slower (512) upload line. No problems either.
The only thing which is really much to slow is the "find message" functionality (not to be confused with the "search" function which only searches in some fields)
For me the more serious problem with Kmail is the impossibility to reply to html formatted mails without destroying the format (kmail badly convert the mail into text).
This enhancement has been ask for years now. The problem is not only a lack of man power for but also philosophical one. There are many opponents against html formatted mail.
However html mail *are* used everyday by enterprises.
*All* my co-workers (thousands of them) use Outlook as mail client.
For example, consider the common situation where mails are sent to a group, each member of the group uses a different color in their reply. Its helps identifying who edited each part of the original message.
If I reply to their mails, I mess up everything with my reply.
I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation, but I may be one of the last to stick to kmail/kontact hoping that this will be solved some day. I simply hope this day will come before my boss force me to ditch kmail (and linux).
I totally agree with you. The problems you point out are not the only ones, though: There is a bug about multipart/related HTML mail display filed since ages and none of the contributors have found the time / seen the need to implement it. So, HTML mails are only displayed correctly if all images are referenced externally, and since those are viewed as "evil" because some of them are web bugs tracking your viewing of the mail, this perception of "evilness" has somehow leaked through to HTML display in general, which is why it recieves so little attention, IMHO.
Couldn't agree with you more! On top of that, there's also the very long request for rich-text sig's. My employer demands a corporate sig that can only be done using rich-text. I though it made it in 3.5.7, but I can't find it, so I guess it's not in. To bad.
I'm 100% agree with you: KDE PIM is not enterprise-ready. I use Kontact at the work and at home for long time.
At the work I have configured a groupware server (just IMAP folders with contacts, calendar and so).
- Just impossible with IMAP, I must use DIMAP instead or it is inusable at all.
- Every day I start my KDE I get a warning of Kmail about the need of "creating the groupware folders", always!
- I don't have a public key, so I can't sign mails. But I should have teh possibility of encrypting mails with public key of the recipient, but I can't because a bug since 2004-11-17 that nobody fixes:
- I tried to use a webdav calendar, but most time I added a task Kontact crashed. Could be related to this bug:
- In Korganizer reading the entire subject of a task is impossible because this bug:
- The mail filters are applied "sometimes".
And of course, kontact crashes and crashes and crashes, at least 3 times each day.
I sincerely think KDE PIM is not suitable for businnes enviroments, or you must avoid IMAP, groupware, coorporative calendar and so.
Anyway I use Kontact because it "could" be great.... some day ;)
Kmail is unusable for IMAP in its current incarnation. It has lots of nice features, some of them are even innovative, but it is unable to handle a 100-200MB IMAP account. It quickly becomes unbearably slow.
I must strongly disagree as within our company I access mail via IMAP (Courrier IMAP) and my mail account has well over 3.7 GB of mails and access via KMail 1.8.2 that came with KDE 3.4.2 in SUSE 10.0 is perfect. So I guess you must have some other difficulties in accessing your 100MB account.
You are completely wrong about the IMAP performance limitation.
I am currently using Kontact / Kmail and have gigabytes of email. 3000 messages in a single folder? No problem - it displays instantly. Searching for
I suspect it is your backend IMAP server. Before we switched to an open source groupware solution that uses Cyrus, displaying folders with lots of email was slow.
If your eGroupware server uses the Courier IMAP server, try switching to Cyrus.
I do think Kmail is under par in some areas though. Editing of rich (HTML) mail leaves a lot to be desired, especially compared to Thunderbird which even has great table editing.
I'm noticing a common theme with respect to the stability of KMail and IMAP -- it seems those with positive reports are running OpenSUSE.
I'm on Ubuntu (Feisty), and it doesn't seem to like a large IMAP folder. Just hangs, eating 100% of the CPU. This going against either Courier imapd or Dovecot imapd. I may try Cyrus and see if that's any different.
KOrganizer is, IMO, one of the best things about KDE. The way in which it handles todo items is better than any PIM suite I have used.
Kudos to the developers.
My Maildir is almost 1 gigabyte and I have no issues whatsoever accessing it through IMAP. I too am running Ubuntu Feisty and I'm really perplexed by these comments criticizing Kmail for poor IMAP performance with large folders.
When exactly does it hang? I would love to help troubleshoot this.
It typically hangs when clicking on a message. After a while, it sometimes crashes.
Same problem here with a disconnected cyrus and Kubuntu. Problems started about 3 weeks ago - I never had any problems before. The local folders are about 1.5 GB
Pervasive (system-wide, centralized) contact & messaging management + presence and collaboration services... I believe we are entering the Shangri-La. Good times indeed!
agreed; i think it'll take until 4.1 or even 4.2 to really get the most out of these features (and probably even longer before these creative people run out of interesting ideas on top of that =) but the foundation they are building seems very solid... go kdepim! =)
"the KDE PIM project has been quietly gaining corporate acceptance as a suitable enterprise suite."
Which corporations?
What about Munich?!?
Ok, Munich isn't a corporation but public administrations have similar needs.
i know of at least one fast food company in the u.s. that decided to go with kde because of kontact's ability to lock down users to their home dir for saving attachments so easily. (now -that- is an enterprise feature; i love how nobody whinges about these kinds of things, though, given how important html email evidently is ;)
i also know of companies in calgary here that, while not "enterprise" in size, also use kontact.
so, they do exist.
For yet another nice article!
It is good to hear that KDE Pim is seeing some work done. I personally use Thunderbird for mail as it has served my needs better, but if Kontact/Kmail improves, I will certainly switch :)
It's also great that KDE is getting more exposure on Arstechnica - Gnome has gotten a lot more exposure there, maybe because of Ubuntu but still. I look forward to your next articles.
Using Thunderbird as well. The reason is the html-Thing. I see no problem with using a layout language in a mail. I have a very lovely girlfriend, and she really likes it from time to time to recieve an "i love you" not just in plain text, but in red letters and with a heart-thingy next to it ... women ;-)
So i guess, the no-html-in-email-guys are
1. all male
2. without girlfriend at the time?
My guess would be more along the lines:
1. The feature are not that important, the developers prioritize things they find more important.
2. They prefer to communicate with their girlfriends by other means than email, see 1.
I'm sure looking foward to the new address book - KABC is a bit of a pain. One thing i'd like to know is if you will be able to make global changes to the address book, like wether the first or last name comes first, instead of having to change it in every entry.
Very good work, when all features will be integrated, it will be very powerfull !
I hope it will be easy also to write plugin for PIM application like Kmail to have a lot of plugins available, "a la firefox".
Plugin are easy to contribute and add extra feature.
I was wondering, which new features are planned for Kontact?
Oh, and thanks for the article again, Troy :)
"I was wondering, which new features are planned for Kontact?"
Oops... should have mentioned; I mean the Calendaring part...
Hello KDE Development Team,
I am interested if KitchenSync will support WM5 Devices.
Known Problems so far:
- SynCE has only WM2003/2002 support and bad WM5 support (with a lot of Python hackage).
- OpenSync has absolutely no support at all, even their Plugins for Evolution etc. doesn't work correctly (knowing that they head forward to 0.30).
I really like to see my HTC Prophet (WM5) simply get connected and synchronized with KDE's PIM.


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"Che farai Lidia cara" Cantata per Soprano, 3 Violini e Basso
The main source is a ms located at Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella, Napoli (Ms DM90132601427), with caption title: "Cantata à voce sola con V.V. / Del Sig. / Leonardo Leo". In the same library there is another ms of the same cantata for soprano, 2 violins, viola and bass (Ms DM90132601425) with some differences.
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Diabetes (say: dye-uh-BEE-tees) is a health problem that affects kids of all ages, but you can't catch it like a cold. In some cases, diabetes can be prevented. How? Let's find out.
Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose (say: GLOO-kose), a sugar that is the body's main source of fuel. Your body needs glucose to keep running.
Here's how it should work:
The pancreas is a long, flat gland in your belly that helps your body digest food. It also makes insulin. Insulin is kind of like a key that opens the doors to the cells of the body. It lets the glucose in. Then the glucose can move out of the blood and into the cells.
But if someone has diabetes, the body either can't make insulin (this is called type 1 diabetes) or the insulin doesn't work in the body like it should (this is called type 2 diabetes). The glucose can't get into the cells normally, so the blood sugar level gets too high. Lots of sugar in the blood makes people sick if they don't get treatment.
Type 1 diabetes can't be prevented. Doctors can't even tell who will get it and who won't.
No one knows for sure why some kids get type 1 diabetes, but scientists think it has something to do with genes. Genes are like instructions for how the body should look and work that are passed on by parents to their kids. But just getting the genes for diabetes isn't usually enough. Most of the time, something else has to happen to the person — like getting an infection with a virus — for him or her to get type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes isn't contagious, so you can't catch it from another person or pass it along to your friends. And stuff like eating too much sugar doesn't cause type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is different. Sometimes, it can be prevented. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas can still make insulin, but the body doesn't respond to it in the right way.
Most people who have type 2 diabetes are overweight. In the past, mainly overweight adults got type 2 diabetes. Today, more kids have type 2 diabetes, probably because more kids are overweight.
How can you help prevent type 2 diabetes? Getting to a healthy weight is one way. That's because a lot of extra weight makes it harder for the body to use insulin properly. Making healthy food choices and getting enough exercise are other good steps to take to help prevent diabetes.
If you want to help prevent type 2 diabetes — or just be healthier in lots of other ways — take these steps:
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Dell Brings the Cloud to the Branch
As banks are trying to simplify processes and reform their branch customer experience for the digital age, Dell announced a new product today that aims to accomplish both of those goals simultaneously. Dell is marketing the new product, called the PowerEdge VRTX, as a "cloud in a box," bringing data center capabilities into the branch by combining storage, server and networking needs for branch offices into one chassis.
This will allow banks to deploy one solution for all of those needs instead of several, notes Bob Barris, Dell's vice president and vertical marketing leader for banking and securities. Eliminating the need for several solutions will reduce hardware sprawl and complexity, he says, since banks won't have to wire together all of those solutions. The PowerEdge VRTX can reduce the number of cables connecting IT hardware in the branch by up to 86%, according to Dell. In addition to providing a less complex hardware environment in the branch, banks can save money on their branch operations because they have to power fewer hardware components, Barris adds.
The single chassis can store up to 64 cores for processing power and offers up to 48 terrabytes of storage, and can integrate with major 3rd party management solutions like Microsoft Systems Center and BMC Patrol, according to Dell.
Barris says that Dell hopes to attract banks that are looking to upgrade the technology capabilities in their branches. "We see a lot of interest from big banks in using virtual desktops in their branches with this. A lot of banks are faced with aging infrastructure in their branch offices. This is a solution that can address that," he remarks.
Some of the banks looking into the solution are working on branch of the future models and integrating tablets into their branch environments, Barris reports. "We're definitely trying to ride that wave of branch refreshes that is happening, and, if we can, accelerate it," he says.
[See Related: What Will the Branch of the Future Look Like?]
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To take the value of a card-counting system further, we need to know exactly how much each card is worth. To determine this, we simulate a benchmark single-deck game using the basic strategy. As mentioned in Chapter 2, we come up with an expectation of -0.02%.
We then simulate the same basic strategy in a single-deck game that has one card removed, for example a 2, and note the resulting expectation of +0.38%. Comparing the expectation of the two games gives us a measure of how valuable the
It looks like a now qualify for my own blog.
This is so cool because I have been waiting forever to make some postings.
Anyhow, it is Friday night and I am heading out of the door, but I shall return with some cool stuff to talk (or write) about!
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Stock up for spring with firearms and ammunition. Firearms include rifles, shotguns, pistols and revolvers. Large selection of ammunition from the tiny 17 HMR to the heavy 460 Smith & Wesson. Many rounds of 9mm, 223, 40 S&W, 10mm, 45ACP, 7.62 x 39, 410, 20ga, 12ga and much more.
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Buyers must register for a bidding number by giving name, address, phone number, and identification acceptable to us. Please show your bidder number to the auctioneer after each purchase you make.
The highest bidder shall be the buyer, and if any dispute arises between two or more bidders, the auctioneer shall decide the buyer or immediately put the item up for sale again. In the event of a tie between an online bidder and the floor bidder, the successful bidder will be at the Auctioneer's discretion. The auctioneer's decision will be binding and final.
Some lots are offered subject to a reserve, which is a confidential minimum price below which such a lot will not be sold. The record of sale, kept by the auctioneer and clerk, will be taken as absolute and final in all disputes.
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Live and Online Auctions are conducted in front of a live audience. During these events each item presented in the auction is also available for bidding in an online venue hosted by a third party provider. While the auctioneer is receiving bids from an assembled audience, phone and absentee bidders, the auctioneer is also taking bids from bidders who are bidding through the third-party providers in real time or by advance bidding. Following the auction the successful bidders are notified and payment arrangements are made; applicable buyer's premium applies.
At its discretion, Alderfer Auction may also accept bids from approved internet bidders. Alderfer Auction or any of its staff shall not be held responsible or liable for any human or technical bidding errors, or internet bidding system shutdowns that may occur.
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Auction is open for pre-bidding until (date,time), at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). When the auction goes live, lots will be sold one at a time, in numerical order, by a live auctioneer who will be taking bids from multiple online bidding platforms, absentee and phone bids. During pre-bidding you are able to submit a max (maximum) bid. The bidding platform or our auction staff will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid that you have entered. Once the auction goes live if you wish to increase your bid you will have to wait until that lot opens for bidding and enter any additional bids manually.
Absentee Bidding
For those unable to attend the auction, Alderfer Auction offers the absentee bid service as a convenience to our patrons. Alderfer Auction will not be held responsible for error or failure to execute the bid(s). Absentee bids must be in writing and a fifty dollar ($50) minimum bid is required per item.
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Phone bids must be in writing. All phone bids are required to open at $250 or half of the published estimate (whichever is greater and no less than $250). We suggest that phone and absentee bids be made 24 hours in advance to allow time for processing.
- Everyone leaving an absentee/phone bid must be willing to leave their credit card number to assure payment of a successful bid(s) is received by the end of the next day following an auction.
- Illegible bid(s) will be disregarded.
- Applicable sales tax will be added to the sales total unless a tax-exempt number is on file in our office by the day of the auction.
- Applicable Buyer's Premium will be added to each purchase.
- All successful bid(s) requested to be shipped to the buyer will be sent by an in-house or third party shipper and billed by the shipper.
- Buyer is responsible to make shipping arrangements.
- Bids are executed in competition with the audience on an alternate basis. Due to uncertainties of bidding, a lot may sell to the audience for the same amount authorized by the absentee bid. To avoid this possibility, the absentee bidder may authorize Alderfer Auction to increase their bid by one increment by placing a (+) sign beside the bid price.
- Merchandise is to be removed from the Auction location during the specific auction's stated pick-up dates and times.
- Alderfer Auction offers the absentee/phone bid service as a convenience to our patrons who are unable to attend the auction.
- Alderfer Auction will not be held responsible for error or failure to execute the bid.
- All items are sold as is without warranty or guarantee.
Alderfer Auction shall have the right to accept absentee and phone bids for any items consigned for any particular auction. Alderfer Auction reserves the right not to execute any absentee bid at its discretion and to have no liability for any inadvertent failure to execute any such bids.
2. Buyer's Premium, Sales Tax & Payment
Applicable buyer's premium is applied per auction. The hammer price, buyer's premium and sales tax shall be added together to reach the total purchase price for an item. PA residents pay 6% sales tax unless a Tax Exempt Form is on file.
Upon a successful online bid the credit card registered for said online bidding platform whether Alderfer Online or a 3rd party platform will be billed automatically for all winning bids within the auction.
Acceptable forms of payments are Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, PayPal (with the exception of Firearms, Militaria & Sporting Auctions), wire transfer, money order, cash and check.
Payments are due immediately upon purchase and before exiting the facility. Returned checks will be assessed a $35 charge for insufficient funds.
Successful online bidders, who bid through a third party online bidding platform, will be assessed a 5% surcharge. This charge offsets the fee collected by the third party platform. For more information regarding this charge please see third party website for terms.
3. Firearms
Alderfer Auction is a Licensed Federal Firearms Dealer (FFL) located in southeastern Pennsylvania. Whether you are buying or selling firearms at Alderfer Auction you will be assured that your firearms have been processed according to the rigorous regulations established by the Federal Government. It is recommended that all Firearms be checked by a competent gunsmith before firing to ensure safe usage.
Registration Fees
A $15 per gun transaction fee will be assessed for gun registration; $10 per gun transaction fee thereafter which is in addition to the total purchase price.
Firearm Laws
All firearms are sold in accordance with Federal and Pennsylvania State Laws. All post 1898 (Modern) firearms must be registered in compliance with Federal and State Law. Purchasers of Modern firearms who are Pennsylvania residents must complete state and federal registration forms at Alderfer Auction, 501 Fairgrounds Rd., Hatfield, PA 19440, or provide a signed copy of a Federal Firearms License from a dealer that your purchase can be shipped to. FFL Dealers and out-of-state buyers must have in their possession on the day of sale, signed copies of their Federal Firearms License in order to accept same-day delivery of modern firearms. Buyers who act as agents for FFL dealers must have a letter of agency as well as a signed copy of the dealers Federal Firearms License (FFL). Internet bidders who are out-of-state buyers and FFL dealers must fax a current FFL license within 24 hours of the close of the sale to Alderfer Auction at 215-368-9055. Curio & Relic FFL licenses will be accepted on auction lots indicated in the description "(C&R)".
Specific State Restrictions
Auctions may contain many firearms and items that are non-compliant (not allowed) in certain States. Alderfer Auction WILL NOT ship or SELL any of these items that are prohibited in any State. We are aware of these Sates and their Laws and it is the duty of each potential bidder to make sure they are allowed to own this legally in their respective States. Alderfer Auction WILL NOT convert or make any firearm compliant to meet a certain State's requirements. Listed here are state laws restricting the sale of certain high-capacity magazines. These are STATE laws, sometimes there are COUNTY or CITY laws with stricter restrictions. It is your responsibility to be or become familiar with local gun laws.
California: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 10 rounds to anyone in California or anyone using a billing address in the state of California.
D.C.: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 10 rounds to anyone in the District of Columbia or anyone using a billing address for the District of Columbia.
Hawaii: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 10 rounds that may fit a handgun to anyone in Hawaii or anyone using a billing address in the state of Hawaii.
Illinois: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 12 rounds to anyone in Chicago, IL or anyone using a billing address in Chicago, IL. We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 15 rounds to anyone in Aurora, IL or anyone using a billing address in Aurora, IL.
Maryland: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 20 rounds to anyone in Maryland or anyone using a billing address in the state of Maryland.
Massachusetts: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 10 rounds to anyone in Massachusetts or anyone using a billing address in the state of Massachusetts.
New Jersey: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 10 rounds to anyone in New Jersey or anyone using a billing address in the state of New Jersey. Firearms cannot be picked up at Alderfer Auction. All firearms must be shipped to a FFL holder in your state (including bb, pellet, and black powder items). Assault weapons and banned firearms cannot be purchased at Alderfer Auction; find complete list per N.J.S. 2C:39 – 1.
New York: We do not ship, sell, or offer for sale any magazines over 10 rounds to anyone in New York or anyone using a billing address in the state of New York.
Any firearms sold containing prohibited magazines as mentioned above will be shipped less the banned magazine, no refunds will be offered.
Purchasers may inspect the merchandise and are urged to do so. The Auctioneer makes no warranty as to condition and shall not be responsible for any defects in any Lot. Any used firearm should be inspected by a competent gunsmith for safety, function, and proper ammunition type/size before attempting to fire. Any description of mechanical function or condition does NOT mean the gun has been inspected or tested for firing capabilities. All goods are exposed for Public Exhibition and for Internet buyer's, condition is described in the listings.
Firearm Shipping
Please send all FFL's to firstname.lastname@example.com or text a copy to 833-609-5701.
Antique firearms, please complete and submit Shipping Request Form at https://www.alderferauction.com/services/shipping.
Alderfer Auction is FFL approved and therefore all shipping, packing and insurance are handled by us. Fees must be paid in advance and the shipping cost will be applied to your credit card on file. Shipping, handling and insurance fees will be applied to each item. To economize, we will pack multiple items of similar size and type together if possible.
All firearms require insurance and a required signature.
Any winning bid outside the continental United States must make arrangements with an FFL Importer/Exporter. The bidder is responsible for all shipping costs related to Alderfer Auction and to the Importer/Exporter.
Packing fees:
- $25 for the first long gun
- $10 for each additional long gun
- $11 for the first handgun
- $6 fee for each additional handgun
Any winning bidder wanting to ship a firearm or firearms outside of the continental United States must make arrangements with an FFL Importer/Exporter. The bidder is responsible for all shipping costs related to Alderfer Auction requirements as stated above to the Importer/Exporter, and all costs in accordance with the Importer/Exporter in shipping the firearm(s) to said bidder.
Questions regarding shipping, handling and insurance costs or tracking of your package, please contact our shipping department at email@example.com.
Please allow 2 weeks for shipping from receipt of payment. You will receive an emailed tracking number once your package is shipped.
4. Endangered Species
Each threatened and endangered species will be assessed on a case-by-case basis as mandated by State and Federal laws. If you have questions please call 215.393.3000.
5. Pick-Up and Shipping
Customer Responsibility Check List:
- Payment
- Pickup or Shipping Scheduling/Arrangements
- Vehicle, Helpers, Packing Supplies
- Review Terms
All lots must be removed from the premises of Alderfer Auction no later than 10 business days after an auction.
If you choose to pick-up your lots at the Auction Center, you must schedule a pickup appointment via https://booking.appointy.com/alderferauction. Appointments are accepted Monday – Friday 9:00AM – 4:00PM. Packing materials are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Unpaid items still remaining at our auction center 30 calendar days after the auction date will be considered abandoned and will be consigned to a future auction without additional notice to the purchaser.
6. Holding & Handling Fees; Product Abandonment
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your business and make you aware of a new policy beginning November 2, 2020.
Due to our increased online business and space limitations, auction items must be picked up in a timely manner within 10 business days of auction close.
Thus, we are implementing a Holding and Handling Program effective November 2, 2020. When you are a winning bidder of an Alderfer Online (at offsite location) you are required to pick-up your items at that location on given date and scheduled time.
If you request to have your lots brought back (at additional cost) from location to Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, you are required to pick-up items within 10 business days.
Following industry standards, after business 10 days you will be assessed a $5.00 per lot, per day, Holding and Handling fee. This fee will be assessed and charged to your credit card upon pickup of your items. Please note that if items are picked up within 10 days, you will not incur a fee. Please note that equipment and vehicle Holding and Handling fees are $125/month.
Please note that unpaid items still remaining at our auction center 30 calendar days after the auction date will be considered abandoned and will be consigned to a future auction without additional notice to the purchaser.
7. Warranty & Condition Reports
All announcements made on auction day shall take precedence over previously distributed information, print or electronic media.
All items are sold "AS-IS, where-is" with no warranty expressed or implied. Descriptions are believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Please bid accordingly if you are uncertain of the condition or use of an item. Statements by Alderfer Auction regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation or assumption of liability by Alderfer Auction. Photographs may also be used to represent condition of an item.
While every effort is made to determine provenance, authenticity and condition, it is the responsibility of the Bidder to arrive at their own conclusion prior to bidding. Provenance and authenticity including attributions are guaranteed by neither the consignor nor Alderfer Auction.
Alderfer Auction strongly encourages bidders to personally inspect all lots. The Bidder should also review online descriptions, listings and/or catalogs to obtain necessary information. Bidders may contact Alderfer Auction for a condition report at firstname.lastname@example.com. Alderfer Auction will attempt to furnish one, but shall not be liable for failing to do so. All auction inquiries must be received a minimum of 48 hours prior to the start of the auction.
8. Estimates
Item estimates provided in print or electronic media are not a representation or a prediction of the hammer price that will be realized at auction, which may be substantially different from our original estimates. We shall not be liable for any discrepancies between our estimates and a price realized.
Any appraisal, estimate or opinion expressed by any principal or employee of Alderfer Auction, consultant to Alderfer Auction, or other person with respect to the anticipated auction price of any item or merchandise is a statement of opinion only and Alderfer Auction makes no
9. Limitations of Liability
Alderfer Auction is not liable for any breach or default by the consignor of a Lot. Alderfer Auction may withdraw any item before the sale if there is doubt as to the authenticity, title, or laws restricting the sale of the item or the accuracy of the Consignor's representations.
10. Governing Law
Pennsylvania State Law prohibits any owner from bidding on their own merchandise to enhance the value. "Bidding in" or bidding on behalf of the Consignor shall be grounds for discontinuation of the auction and a claim for any resulting damages including, but not limited to, a reasonable amount for lost commissions.
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