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By Ronald J. McNamara, International Policy Director
In response to ongoing developments in Iran, on June 9 the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also called the U.S. Helsinki Commission, held a hearing entitled, "The Iran Crisis: A Transatlantic Response," to examine the continuing pattern of serious human rights violations in Iran and consider how to formulate an effective transatlantic response. The hearing is part of a series to explore emerging threats to countries in the OSCE region. Iran shares borders with several OSCE participant States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan and also borders Afghanistan, an OSCE Partner for Cooperation.
Commission Chairman Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) focused squarely on the deteriorating human rights climate in Iran: "Across the border, Iran's human rights record is dismal and getting worse. The Iranian regime employs all of the levers of power to crush dissent, resorting in every form of persecution, even so far as execution. No effort is spared to silence opposition."
"Freedom denied" sums up the regime's approach to fundamental human rights across the board, observed Chairman Brownback, "the tyrants in Tehran time and time again have shown a zeal for crushing outbreaks of free thought. Having come down hard on vestiges of independent media, the regime has pursued those who sought refuge on the Internet as a domain for democratic discussion."
Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) drew attention to the extensive economic ties between many European countries and Iran, suggesting that such interests influence policy toward Tehran. Smith also questioned the effectiveness of existing UN human rights structures and the need for major reform of the system.
Dr. Jeff Gedmin, Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin, testifying before the Commission, noted the paradigm shift in U.S. foreign policy following the 9/11 terrorist attacks: "It's changed our thinking about democracy, not only for the moral reasons, but because, as the president and others have said, the old realism, the old stability sort of policies didn't keep us safe, either. They weren't fully moral, and they didn't keep us safe." Gedmin urged a more assertive approach toward Iran that would link the security approach and the human rights and democracy approach, and warned against concentrating on the former to the exclusion of the latter. Gedmin called for ensuring that promotion of democracy is part of any dialogue with the regime, while admitting that European commercial interests could complicate matters.
In his testimony, Tom Melia, Deputy Executive Director of Freedom House, focused on the dynamics of democracy promotion more generally and efforts to foster related U.S. and European cooperation through the Trans-Atlantic Democracy Network initiative involving senior government officials and NGO activists from both sides of the Atlantic. He admitted that there are a variety of European perspectives on how best to encourage democratic change, contrasting "the more traditional Western European officials around Brussels and the newly arrived officials from Central and Eastern Europe….who are willing to be strong allies."
Citing the recently released report How Freedom is Won, Melia noted that broad civic engagement can speed democratic reform and that the absence of opposition violence in the struggle for change ultimately enhances the prospects for consolidation of democracy. Turning to Iran, he noted that the June 17th elections in that country "are not about filling the offices that matter in Iran."
Ms. Goli Ameri, Co-Founder of the Iran Democracy Project, addressed the complexities faced by Iranian-Americans who have thrived in the freedom and opportunity offered in the United States, and who hope that such liberties will be seen in Iran itself. She explained some of the differing approaches advocated within the community:
"In my experience, there are three different views on U.S. policy towards Iran amongst Iranian-Americans. One group believes that the U.S. needs to take an active role and make regime change an official U.S. policy. The second group believes that freedom from decades of oppression can only come from the Iranian people themselves without any type of outside involvement."
Ameri continued, "In my travels, the majority of Iranian-Americans I met have a third, more considerate way in mind. They speak as concerned citizens of the United States and independent of political opposition groups or extremist political doctrines. They care about U.S. long-term interests as much as they care for their compatriots in Iran…Iranian-Americans support the promotion of a civil society and a civil movement in Iran. However, they want to ascertain that the format of support does not hurt the long-term security and interests of the United States, as well as not sully the mindset of the Iranian people towards the United States."
Ameri emphasized that Iranian-Americans, "differentiate between support for civic organizations and support for opposition groups, with the latter being of zero interest."
Dr. Karim Lahidji, an Iranian human rights activist since the late 1950s who fled Iran in 1979, pointed to contradictions that exist within the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the "farce" that the regime is somehow based on popular sovereignty. He noted that "power itself is dual in the sense that, on one hand, there is this [unelected] supreme guide, who is kind of a Superman, who supersedes over the other branches of government" and exercises "100 percent real executive power."
Under the current structures in place in Iran, Lahidji stressed, "the underlying and governing principle, it's not equality. It is discrimination that really rules" in which "the rights of the common citizen are different from the rights of Muslims, or the rights of non-Muslims are different from the rights of Muslims. Women don't have the same rights as men. But common people don't have the same rights as the clergy." He concluded, "Under the present constitution, any reform of the power structure in the country that would lead to democracy or respect of human rights is impossible."
Manda Ervin, founder of the Alliance of Iranian Women, focused on the daily difficulties facing the average Iranian, including rising unemployment, unpaid workers, and other hardships that have spawned manifestations of civil disobedience that are in turn repressed by security and paramilitary forces. Hunger strikes and sit-ins by university students and journalists are common and are met with repression by the authorities.
Citing arrests of activists, including members of the Alliance of Iranian Women, Ervin stated, "The regime of Iran practices gender apartheid and legal abuse of children. The constitution of this regime belongs to the 7th century and is unacceptable in the 21st century." In an impassioned conclusion Ervin said, "the people of Iran need our support, our moral support, our standing in solidarity with them. They don't want words any more. They don't trust words. They want actions. They want United States and Europe to stand together against the regime of Iran."
The panelists repeatedly cited Iranian youth and the efforts of NGO activists as key elements in building a brighter future for Iran.
The United States Helsinki Commission, an independent federal agency, by law monitors and encourages progress in implementing provisions of the Helsinki Accords. The Commission, created in 1976, is composed of nine Senators, nine Representatives and one official each from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.

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PicaJet's Benefits:
Although PicaJet is designed as a standalone digital asset management system, you can use it in a network environment. To do this you need to import files with UNC paths. Here is an example of a UNC path: \\ server\my photos. Multiple users can read PicaJet's database simultaneously but only one user at a time can modify the database contents.
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Organize your image categories with no limitations on nesting depth! You can create highly complex category structures or simple ones. It is up to you and depends entirely on your needs and not on any program limits.
PicaJet utilizes OpenGL graphic acceleration and optimized image processing techniques to index your photo collection at blazingly fast speeds. PicaJet can also relieve you of the time consuming cataloguing chore by automatically importing metadata information and folder names as categories. Many of our customer testimonials praise the high speed indexing of PicaJet.
One of the most important benefits of the Picajet digital photo management tools is the ability to assign ONE picture to SEVERAL categories simultaneously. Contrast this with a conventional folder structure where each picture file can only exist in one folder. PicaJet also allows you to customize categories with icons from a standard icon set or it can generate the icon from the imported image itself. Now you can quickly find any required category using intuitive visual cues.
PicaJet supports several dynamic categories, which allow you to check the status of entire photo collection:
Every trip, vacation or holiday presents an opportunity to expand your digital photo collection. When developing Picajet we took special care to optimize it to work efficiently with vast numbers of photograph files. Add ten thousand shots or even hundreds of thousands of shots per album, Picajet will easily cope. Of course, you can also have as many albums as you want. Picajet frees you from any concerns about program limitations.
The low cost of DVDs and CDs makes them ideal for storage of images. Picajet allows you to store offline images on DVD or CD while retaining much smaller thumbnail versions of the images on your PC hard drive for quick access. This frees up a significant amount of hard drive space. When you click on the thumbnail of an offline image, Picajet will prompt you to insert a specific DVD or CD to retrieve the full size image.
Zoom in and out of any displayed image with just a single click. Thanks to PicaJet's full support for OpenGL acceleration, the zoom feature is fast and smooth. Many PJ customers appreciate this super-feature.
For more advanced photographers we can offer new, powerful and highly customizable software to organize their photo import workflow – this is RoboImport, which easily integrates with PicaJet. A significant discount is available on the PicaJet and RoboImport bundle.
One of the benefits of IPTC or XMP is that the metadata is embedded into the photograph file. If you transfer an object (say a jpeg) with separate metadata from one system to another you also need to determine a way to transfer its metadata.
Separate storage in, for example, a relational database or XML file is also required. With IPTC or XMP, the metadata is always stored within the image file itself and is always transferred with it from application to application. PicaJet supports writing of IPTC in the case of JPEG files and XMP for Adobe DNG files. This ability to store metadata within the image files takes Picajet's cataloguing and organizing features to new levels.
Full integration of EXIF, IPTC, XMP metadata is the key to reliable and efficient management of any fast-growing digital photo collection. PicaJet allows you to copy image captions, categories and ratings to IPTC or XMP metadata within the images. It also has a powerful built-in Metadata Editor for batch metadata editing.
PicaJet can easily resize, convert and rename groups of photos in batch mode. You can convert your images to various image formats including JPG, BMP, PNG, etc… If you are shooting the pictures in a RAW format PicaJet's RAW Conversion engine makes the conversion task rapid and accurate. PicaJet also enables you to batch rename your images using flexible template masks.
PicaJet offers support for more than 60 media file formats including:
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PicaJet imports and plays various movie formats including QuickTime, AVI, MPEG2, MPEG4, ASF, etc… The built-in player allows you to handle playback of the movie and you can even select a specific single frame as a movie thumbnail picture.
The major requirement of any digital photo cataloging software is to be able to quickly find an image when it is required. PicaJet offers a variety of ways to do this:
Sometimes, it is more convenient to break down your digital photo collection into several parts, especially if it consists of several tens of thousands of images. For example, your photo collection may contain private photos, a portfolio of models and your collection of rare pink hamster photos from RedHamsterLands. Just press the F4 key to create/ manage your catalog albums and then segregate your images into them using whatever categories you wish.
This feature displays photographs in chronological order in a panel at the right hand side of the screen. PicaJet can break down the photograph dates into hours, days or months. The Timeline feature operates on entire albums or on specified categories.
You can sort and group images and movies by any criteria including EXIF fields which contain camera shooting parameters. These include Camera Model, ISO, shutter speed, F-Number, and so on. You can even group the pictures by folders, rating, imported time, etc. and then track these groups from the "Group By" panel.
Sometimes, files or folders are renamed outside of the photo-cataloging program using Windows Explorer or some other application. In this case, some digital asset management systems can lose track of links to the original imported files.
PicaJet has a solution to this potential problem. The built-in missing files recovery feature can automatically resolve the issue and correct the database file paths. If you use our RoboFolder tool, you can completely re-organize your existing folder structure and rename your files effortlessly. Subsequent correction of PicaJet's links is automatic due to its integration with RoboFolder
Once the pictures are imported to a PicaJet album, you can automatically set their file folders to be tracked periodically. PicaJet has a Watch Folders feature (Tools > Watched Folders) which automatically responds to folder changes. If you delete, move or add image files to these watched folders the changes will be automatically made within PicaJet's albums.
As your photo collection grows in size its value to you also grows. Just imagine how you would feel if your PC hard drive died and took your complete photo collection with it. PC hard drives are the most likely cause of failure of any PC. Yours could fail without warning today or tomorrow. If you do not already have a proper backup procedure for your PC or your photo collection then now is the time to use PicaJet's backup feature. Just a few mouse clicks and your digital photos will be safe. They can be easily restored by the Recovery function in the event of a catastrophic hard drive failure.
Here are three simple tips that will make working with Picajet much more enjoyable:
Almost all of the winning photos on photo-site contests have been enhanced in some way using image adjustment processes. We understand that Photoshop is one of the best photo editors for this purpose and PicaJet is not intended to function as a Photoshop like application.
In many cases, you do not need to use the full power of Photoshop to get good photos. Sometimes, just a few basic operations such as transformations, crop, levels, sharpening, red-eye removal and a few other simple photo-effects will do the job. These small adjustments can be made within PicaJet's built-in photo editor.
If you edit the original picture, you will need to be able to revert to the original if mistakes are made or the results are not what you expected. PicaJet provides several solutions for safe image editing:
PicaJet's "on-the-fly" effects allow you to apply image adjustments to the image during screen display without writing to the original image file. The advantage of this, compared to versioning, is that there is no need to keep several file copies on the hard drive, which saves disc space.
PicaJet supports almost all RAW file formats and allows you to render/convert RAW files to various output picture formats (JPEG, TIFF, BMP, etc…) while retaining maximum possible quality. PicaJet uses the DCRaw library that is also used by a number of other professional RAW converters. The DCRaw library can, by the way, be updated without reinstalling PicaJet.
PicaJet can resize and convert image files "on the fly" during copy or move operations. For example, you might wish to copy web-versions of the pictures from your "snowboard party" folder to "Michael's computer."
Photos of 5-8 megapixels usually result in 2-8 Mb files. This is rather large to send via email, especially if you need to send several pictures at once. Even if you have a fast Internet connection, many email servers will not accept large files. The solution is simple: PicaJet's built-in email optimizer will produce optimized, resized and quality photos using just a single mouse click. For extra email functionality, try our Free Email HTML Plugin. This allows you to create HTML emails where you can put blocks of text between multiple images. This plugin supports many of the online email providers such as AOL, GMAIL, HotBox, etc.
The free online Fotki and Flickr online photo sharing services are waiting for your pictures. These companies offer a wide range of online services, have friendly interfaces and provide free accounts that are more than enough for beginners. PicaJet has Free Fotki and Flickr plugins that are transparently integrated into your photo management process. They automate your image uploading process by doing the following:
Do you need to send photographs to a mobile phone? Using PicaJet's Send-to-Mobile feature you can prepare and optimize images to send to a mobile. This feature adjusts image quality, size and proportions. You can set up several profiles for various phone models.
If you have your own website, you can use PicaJet to create an attractive looking photo-gallery using a variety of templates and then upload the gallery to your website.
Have you ever seen those neat transition effects that depend on image content? PicaJet offers similar fantastic slideshow transitions. Images can dissolve from one picture to the next via a variety of eye-catching transition effects, just like those fantasy Hollywood effects.
If you need to share or use PicaJet's database information with other software, you can export the database contents in XML format. The exported XML file also functions as a useful database backup file.
Recently shot photos from events such as a birthday can be sent to friends by writing them to a compact disc with an attractive HTML-shell for convenient viewing. This CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc can be played on any system: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, etc. The photo-gallery will be saved with a category tree that helps you to manage your photos. You can also customize the appearance of the HTML shell using various design templates.
After the images are downloaded, selected, organized, adjusted and sorted it is a good time to print out the best photos. When printing, PicaJet automatically arranges the photos on the paper for maximum print/paper economy and print quality. Professional photographs can print a contact-sheet for their clients with captions below the image thumbnails. The date of shoot and picture border can also be printed if required.
You can customize the appearance of PicaJet's interface using the Windows default or custom skins. You can download additional skins on this page.
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I often find myself looking forward to breakfasts on the weekend. During the week breakfasts are always rushed and I don't usually have the time to do anything special. On the weekend however I like to take the time to make a real breakfast and one of my favorites is french toast. Although plain french toast is always nice I often like to play around with french toast by adding different flavours and I am always on the lookout for new ideas. Recently I came across this apple pie french toast on Judy in here Natural Habitat: The Kitchen that sounded so amazingly good that I just had to try it! This apple pie french toast uses apples in a caramel sauce along with candied walnuts as a topping. You just can't go wrong with the apple and caramel combo and having it for breakfast sounded decadently good and it was! Caramel sauce can sometimes be a bit tricky to make but the one in this recipe was nice and easy and it tasted great! Of course, with all of the caramel sauce there is certainly no need for syrup and I even licked my plate clean to make sure that none of it went to waste. This is easily my favorite french toast so far and it is just like eating apple pie for breakfast!
Apple Pie French Toast
French toast covered in an apple pie compote.
- 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 slices bread
- 2 tablespoons candied walnuts
- Simmer the apples, butter, sugar, flour, cinnamon and water until the apples are tender, about 10-15 minutes and set aside.
- Mix the eggs, milk and vanilla in a wide dish.
- Dip the bread into the egg mixture to coat on both sides and fry in a pan over medium heat until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Serve the french toast covered in the caramelized apples along with some candied walnuts.
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While I was enjoying the brussels sprouts with bacon, cranberries and pecans that I recently made, I thought that they would be even better with some crumbled blue cheese. Since I did not have any blue cheese on hand at the time I filed the idea away for later. When I had more time to think about it, I thought that instead of just having chunks of blue cheese with the brussels sprouts, why not use a softer blue cheese like gorgonzola dolce and let it melt completely? That way the yummy, creamy, melted gorgonzola-y goodness would completely cover the brussels sprouts! I just had to try it!
When I was thinking of sides for my bacon wrapped maple roast pork there was no question that creamy gorgonzola covered brussels sprouts would be included. In the end I decided that I wanted to more completely enjoy the gorgonzola and brussels sprouts flavour combo so I decided to drop the distractions of the cranberries and walnuts but you can't go wrong with bacon so that stayed in. The creamy melted gorgonzola covered brussels sprouts were so good! Each bite met you with the tangy gorgonzola followed by the natural sweetness and juiciness of the brussels sprouts which cut through the creamy gorgonzola perfectly refreshing your palette readying you to enjoy your next bite of perfection. The creamy, tangy and salty bacon and gorgonzola brussels sprouts went nicely with the sweet maple roasted acorn squash and the roast pork rounding off one amazing meal!
Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Covered in Melted Gorgonzola
- 2 slices bacon (cut into 1/2 inch slices)
- 1 pound brussels sprouts (cleaned, quartered, blanched and drained)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup gorgonzola dolce (crumbled)
- Cook the bacon in a pan and set aside reserving 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease.
- Add the brussels sprouts to the pan, season with salt and pepper and saute for a minute.
- Remove from heat and mix in the gorgonzola.
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SUNY Plattsburgh Receives National Notice for Eliminating Black/White Achievement Gap
A national organization has ranked SUNY Plattsburgh among the top 25 public colleges across the nation for closing the graduation-rate gap between African American and white students.
The 2012 study by The Education Trust — a non-profit striving to close academic gaps — examined public and private four-year colleges that successfully improved minority graduation rates.
To indicate the importance of closing these gaps, the report cited an increasing need for highly skilled laborers in the workforce, noting that by 2018, 63 percent of all jobs are expected to require a college degree.
College Completion Rates Up
Filling those jobs will be difficult, it said, unless college completion rates for African Americans improve. Currently, 40 percent of white 25- to 29-year-olds have earned at least a bachelor's degree. For African Americans, the number is half that rate.
Over the six-year period studied, SUNY Plattsburgh eliminated its gap. In 2004, black students at Plattsburgh had a 50 percent graduation rate, compared to a 56.7 percent rate among their white peers. By 2010, both numbers had risen, with black students now holding a 60 percent graduation rate and a 58.9 percent rate among white students.
Improvement Due to Efforts of Many
The college credits programs like the Educational Opportunity Program, Student Support Services and the STAR program for improving student success. For instance, the college has seen dramatic improvements in graduation rates for students in EOP, a program that targets disadvantaged students, often minorities, who would not otherwise meet the college's admission standards.
"An improvement like this takes a collective effort of support services, such as EOP; SSS; STAR; the Learning Center; Academic Advising; ample and appropriate Student Association clubs; and effective teaching and advising by our faculty," said Bryan Hartman, interim vice president for student affairs.


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New ACCA report shares the opinions of sustainability reporting experts to help in the development and take-up of paragraph 47. ACCA offers 11 recommendations to help governments intending to proceed with paragraph 47 implementation. The collective thinking of 49 sustainability reporting experts is captured in a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) called Paragraph 47: international perspectives one year on, resulting from debates which took place in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, South Africa, the UAE and the UK.
The global discussions focussed on how the international community should take forward the commitments set out in paragraph 47 of the UN's outcome document The Future We Want, which was agreed at the Rio+20 conference in 2012. The discussions are presented by ACCA from both stakeholder and national perspectives.
Rachel Jackson, ACCA's head of sustainability, said: 'We were aware that from our conversations over the past 12 months that there were different interpretations and understanding of what paragraph 47 meant. We set out to capture those differing views from both a regional and stakeholder perspective. The findings will be valuable to governments and other key actors, one year after the declaration was signed, in driving paragraph 47 forward, thus increasing the levels of corporate sustainability reporting.'
The diverse stakeholder groups, including those from the corporate, accounting, investment, consultant and NGO perspectives, agreed on a number of issues, although there were additional views unique to the different stakeholders.
Rachel Jackson explains: 'There was common opinion that sustainability reporting will help efforts to address social and environmental issues, that government-led action was an important way to kick start the wider adoption of sustainability reporting, and that existing frameworks should be used to develop best practice, rather than being inefficient and reinventing the wheel.'
The report sets out four key questions discussed by the expert groups, and for each one highlights the level of understanding and interpretation on a per country basis. The questions discussed were:
- Is the paragraph 47 wording strong enough to change corporate behaviour?
- If paragraph 47 were to be implemented, what would be the key challenges?
- Paragraph 47 and the needs of developing countries: how can they be considered?
- Which current models and frameworks represent best practice?
Emerging from the debate around these questions, a set of recommendations has been put forward for any government intending to implement paragraph 47.
The 11 recommendations are:
- Focus on materiality
- Ensure outcomes-based and contextual reporting
- Facilitate the integration of sustainability into business strategy
- Collaborate and consult with key stakeholders
- Use stock exchanges and their influence over listed companies
- Build on existing frameworks and harmonising requirements
- Develop an awareness of local knowledge and limitations
- Adapt to national and sectoral needs
- Capacity building should be a multi-way learning and sharing process
- Include as much social as environmental transparency
- Scale down requirements for SMEs
Gordon Hewitt, ACCA's sustainability advisor, said: 'It has been an extremely valuable exercise to capture these differing perspectives, one year on from the declaration being signed, to serve as a reminder that the implementation of paragraph 47 will need to address the myriad of stakeholder and cultural views and differences in order to succeed.'
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Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 4 today, which he claims offers over 100 new features, though he would focus on only a handful for the keynote. The iPhone 4 looks like the iPhone prototype obtained under questionable circumstances by Gizmodo: stainless steel casing, all-glass front, and a design Jobs describes as the thinnest smartphone on the planet: almost 25 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS.. Unlike previous iPhones, the iPhone 4 will have volume controls on the side of the phone along with an accessible microSIM tray. The iPhone 4 features a front-facing camera, and the back sports a microphone, 30pin connector for docking, and a speaker, while the top sports a second microphone for noise cancellation, sleep/wake button, and a headset input.
Jobs went on to highlight the bands around the side of the iPhone 4 that caused much speculation in the wake of the leaked prototypes. Jobs identified them as part of the phone's antenna system, saying the stainless steel band is also a primarily structural element of the device. The antenna supports all the iPhone 4's wireless capability, from 3G to Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GPS along with cellular communications.
iPhone 4: Retina Display
The iPhone 4 will also sport what Jobs described as a "retina display" with four times the pixel density of a typical LCD display at a whopping 326 pixels per inch—by far denser than anything else in the consumer electronics market. The result is a 3.5-inch display with a native resolution of 960 by 640 pixels that is actually a higher resolution than the typical human eye is capable of perceiving, when held at a distance of just 10 to 12 inches. Jobs claims the iPhone 4's display winds up looking like a high quality printed book (albeit that emits light!) rather than a blocky pixellated grid. The iPhone OS automatically handles rendering text and controls at the higher resolution for the iPhone 4, so developers don't need to do anything to update their applications to look good on the new display…but, of course, if developers want to add higher-resolution graphics to their apps, they will look stunning on the iPhone 4.
iPhone 4: A4 Chip and Gyroscope
The iPhone 4 will also feature an Apple-designed A4 CPU, following along the lines of the processor powering the iPad. Jobs said the A4 processor improved power management, so the iPhone 4 will manage 40 percent more talk time on 3G networks (up to 7 hours), or up to 6 hours of 3G Web browsing or 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing. The device can also play up to 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music, and should have an standby time of up to 300 hours. The iPhone 4 will also pack up to 32 GB of onboard flash storage, and will offer quad-band HSDPA/HSUPA for mobile broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps downstream, 4.8Mbps upstream…assuming carrier networks support that technology. The iPhone 4 will also support 802.11n Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, Bluetooth, and packs and accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and an ambient light sensor,. The iPhone 4 also sports a gyroscope, which enables six-axis motion sensing…just like a game controller, and iPhone OS 4 will offer developer APIs to leverage the gyroscope: Jobs envisions the gyroscope enabling whole new types of mobile gaming.
iPhone 4: Camera & iMovie
The iPhone 4 will feature a 5 megapixel camera with a backside-illuminated sensor, which Jobs says increases the amount of light captured by the sensor, resulting in better photographs, particularly in low-light situations. The camera will also record HD video at 720p resolution and 30 frames per second, and the LED flash can be used to light video as well. Like the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 will feature in-phone video editing and enable users to share video the the Internet (think Facebook and YouTube). However, Apple is pushing the video editing envelope with a new iMovie application for iPhone, that enables users to assemble and trim clips and record directly into an iMovie timeline. Users can also add camera photos to their movies (complete with the pan-and-scan Ken Burns effect), and iMovie for iPhone will enable users to add titles and transitions to their videos. The iPhone 4 camera embeds geolocation information in video; iMovie for iPhone can optional display display that information. Users can also add music as a soundtrack to their video, and select from a number of pre-generated themes. iMovie for iPhone will be available as a separate purchase from the App Store for $4.99.
iPhone 4: Bing
Among new features in iOS 4 will be an option to use Microsoft's Bing as a default search engine; Google will still be the iPhone's default search, but Yahoo and Bing-powered searches will be available as options. Note that Bing will be taking over the back end for Yahoo's search services later this year.
iBooks for iPhone
Apple also announced a version of iBooks will be available for iPhone, with feature parity to the iPad edition (complete with previously-announced PDF and annotations support). The applications will be able to synchronize across devices, so users will be able to start reading an iBook on an iPad, then pick up at the same spot on the iPhone. Users will be able to download purchased books to all their supported devices at no extra charge.
No Longer iPhone OS 4: iOS 4
Since it won't do to have an iPad running something called "iPhone OS," Apple has decided to rename its mobile device operating system to simply "iOS 4," encompassing all its mobile devices: the iPhone, the iPad, and the iPod touch. iOS 4 will have the features Apple outlined back in April, including a form of multitasking support (so applications like Pandora can stream music in the background while an iPhone user, say, surfs the Web in Safari), a unified Mail inbox that supports multiple services, home screen folders, a Game Center, and improved support for Microsoft Exchange and enterprise users. However, developers will probably be more intrigued by a boatload of new APIs and significantly deepened features. Developers at WWDC will be able to set hands on a release candidate today.
Jobs also took a moment to highlight Apple's new in-application advertising platform iAds: according to Jobs, Apple is developing iAds as a revenue channel for developers so they can earn money from applications in ways other than direct sales to users. As outlined last April, Apple is aiming for high amounts of interactivity and engagement with iAds, building on HTML5 technologies rather than the still-industry-standard Adobe Flash. Apple will host all the advertising and handle ad sales, so all applications developers have to do is specify where in the applications the ads should be placed, then collect 60 percent of the revenue from placements in their applications. Apple has only been selling iAds for about two months—they should go live Jule 1—and so far has many major brands on board, including Disney (Jobs is Disney's biggest single shareholder, remember), Target, Best Buy, Geico, DirecTV, and other major brands. Unlike traditional banner ads that eject users from applications out into Web browsers, iAds run without exiting a user's application, providing an interactive experience without causing people to leave apps, or lose work or messages: the goal is an engaging experience that users know is "safe" regardless of the app they're using.
Video Calling
Of course, that front-facing camera in the iPhone 4 exists for one and only one purpose: video calls. Jobs demonstrated what Apple is dubbing FaceTime video calling with the iPhone 4. The feature will initially be Wi-Fi only and operate iPhone 4 devices—no word in whether FaceTime will support, say, desktops or notebooks equipped with cameras. Users will be able to switch to the rear-mounted 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone 4 to let callers see what they're seeing, or stick with the front-facing camera for face-to-face chat. Jobs says Apple plans to work with mobile operators to make FaceTime available over 3G data services. Apple says it plans to ship millions of FaceTime-capable devices this year—and if current iPhone sales are any indicator, they're right—so iPhone 4 users will have plenty of people to talk to. (How far off is an app called FaceTime Roulette?)
Apple says the technology behind FaceTime will be come an industry standard, and will be supported by other devices and services.
iPhone 4 Pricing and Availability
The iPhone 4 is now available in the U.S. on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. Prices start at $99 for the 8GB version with a two-year contract. You can choose a black or white iPhone 4.
If you still want to get a 16GB or 32GB iPhone 4 then you can buy one second-hand, find a refurbished model, or try a big retailer like Best Buy or Walmart.
iOS 5 update, iOS 6 on the way
The iPhone 4 shipped with iOS 4, but can now be updated to iOS 5 via iTunes. This update adds things like a new notifications system and management options, iCloud support, and the iMessage messaging system. You can find a full roundup in Everything you need to know about iOS 5.
Apple has confirmed that iOS 6 will be available for the iPhone 4 in the fall. This will bring lots of new features and a new Maps app, Passbook for tickets, and a host of other improvements. A few things, like Siri and FaceTime on your cellular network, will not work on the iPhone 4, however. You can find out more in iOS 6: What you need to know.
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iPhone 4 Technical Specifications
Size and weight
- Height:
- 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
- Width:
- 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
- Depth:
- 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
- Weight:
- 4.8 ounces (137 grams)
Cellular and wireless
- UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology
- Assisted GPS
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular
Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
- Talk time:
- Up to 7 hours on 3G
- Up to 14 hours on 2G
- Standby time: Up to 300 hours
- Internet use:
- Up to 6 hours on 3G
- Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
- Video playback: Up to 10 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
Mac system requirements
- Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
- Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
- iTunes 9.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
- iTunes Store account
- Internet access
Windows system requirements
- PC with USB 2.0 port
- Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
- iTunes 9.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
- iTunes Store account
- Internet access
Environmental requirements
- Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F
(0° to 35° C) - Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F
(-20° to 45° C) - Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
- 16GB or 32GB flash drive
- White or black
- Retina display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
- 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
- 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Audio playback
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and video
- Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
- Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
- Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, and Vietnamese
- Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Wubihua), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Wubihua), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (Romaji), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Catalan, and Vietnamese
- Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (Romaji), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malaysian, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, and Vietnamese
Camera, photos, and video
- Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
- 5-megapixel still camera
- VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
- Tap to focus video or still images
- LED flash
- Photo and video geotagging
External buttons and controls
- Sleep/wake
- Ring/silent
- Volume up/down
- Home
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
Connectors and input/output
- 30-pin dock connector
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
- Built-in speaker
- Microphone
- Micro-SIM card tray
- Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
In the box
- iPhone 4
- Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
- Dock Connector to USB Cable
- USB Power Adapter
- Documentation
Updated 8/12/2012: This article was updated to reflect more recent pricing and updates available for the iPhone 4.
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/tmp on tmpfs
Mount a tmpfs on /tmp by default. (Administrators can override this)
- Name: Lennart Poettering
- Email: lennart at poettering dot net
- Name: Kay Sievers
- Email: kay at redhat com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 18
- Last updated: 2012-05-29
- Percentage of completion: 100%
Detailed Description
We'd like to mount a tmpfs on /tmp by default, but still allow administrators to opt out from this.
Solaris has been doing this since 1994. (Much like other Unixes, too.) Debian's next release defaults to tmpfs on /tmp, too. ArchLinux defaults to this as well. Ubuntu has plans for their 12.10 release.
Benefit to Fedora
By implementing this we, by default, generate less IO on disks. This increases SSD lifetime, saves a bit of power and makes things a bit faster.
/tmp is clean on every boot
We bring Fedora closer to commercial Unixes and other Linux distributions.
We make the delta to stateless read-only systems smaller.
systemd upstream needs a minimal change to ship a mount unit for /tmp by default. (DONE)
We might need to patch a couple of packages not to store big files and files needing boot persistance in /tmp, but rather in /var/tmp. This work has already progressed due to Debian's work.
Programs should follow the rule: if you are privileged, place it in /run/<your-program-name>/. Otherwise, if it's large or needs persistancy across reboots, place it in /var/tmp. Otherwise place it in /tmp. For a longer explanation see this blog story.
The distinction of /tmp vs. /var/tmp regarding the lifetime and storage capacity is well established in most commercial Unixes.
How To Test
The system should boot up and work as normal. Applications should work as normal. However, /bin/mount should show /tmp to be a tmpfs. Besides that the system operates normally and a check that /tmp is actually a tmpfs there is little to test.
User Experience
The user experience should barely change. This is mostly a low-level change that has little visibility to the user.
Loss of information in /tmp when the system shuts down (for reboot or for power off) may affect people who are used to the current behavior of files persisting until they've not been touched for ten days.
This may also impact analysis of system crashes as /tmp will be lost on a non-clean shutdown as well as an orderly one.
Large files in /tmp may suddenly become more problematic.
Possibly a few other packages need to be updated to move their temporary files from /tmp into /var/tmp. We are not aware of any in particular where this is necessary, but we expect we might encounter a small number as we turn this feature on in F18.
We'll create a tracker bug and add all relevant bugs in the various packages to it as they show up. (DONE: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826015)
We'll announce this on fedora-devel when we turn this on (with references to documentation), to ensure everybody is aware, and informed. (DONE)
Contingency Plan
The plan is like this:
Turn on /tmp as tmpfs very early in the Fedora 18 cycle. Fix any problems coming up, and revert back to non-tmpfs /tmp if they become too many. Programs that are fixed should stay how they are, their changes need not to be reverted.
The reverting (if necessary) should by fairly trivial and isolated. It just consists of dropping a unit file from the systemd package.
Change in persistance behavior needs to be documented.
Release Notes
/tmp now defaults to tmpfs. This might break a few programs which assume that they can place large files in /tmp or that /tmp is persistant across boot. If these programs cannot be fixed to use /var/tmp instead of /tmp for this, there are two options to undo the /tmp-on-tmpfs change locally:
- Disable mounting of tmpfs on /tmp by issuing "systemctl mask tmp.mount", and reboot. Note that this will entirely disable any mounting of any file system to /tmp. /tmp will hence reside on the root fs if this is done. (Undo with "systemctl unmask tmp.mount")
- To mount a different file system (instead of tmpfs) to this place simply edit /etc/fstab, and add an entry for it there, it will take precedence over our new distro default. Also, reboot.
Also, many programs understand the $TMPDIR variable, which can be used to redirect the temporary directory for a one specific program invocation to a different directory. Use this on the shell like this:
$ mkdir -p $HOME/waldo $ TMPDIR=$HOME/waldo foobar
This will execute "foobar" with the temporary directory set to $HOME/waldo. Note that not all applications support $TMPDIR.
Comments and Discussion
A couple of FAQs:
What about quota on /tmp? tmpfs does not support quota!
That is true, however no different than with /run or /dev/shm where unprivileged users have write access, too. The quota on tmpfs problem needs to be fixed in the kernel anyway; whether it is 2 or 3 file systems that are writable by normal users makes little difference.
My CD burning application writes huge .iso files to /tmp, and this breaks on tmpfs!
The application should be fixed to use /var/tmp.
My application writes temporary files to /tmp and they are gone after a reboot!
The application should be fixed to use /var/tmp. FHS recommends that /tmp is flushed on reboot, and that's what we do here.
My application writes huge user downloads to /tmp, and this breaks on tmpfs!
The application should be fixed to use XDG user-dir's Download directory, as exposed in GLib's g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD)
I don't want to use tmpfs for my /tmp
See the "Release Notes" section above for hints how to turn this off. This is just a default, and is overridable.
Why is this mount established via a systemd unit file, instead of an entry in /etc/fstab?
We believe that /etc/fstab is the place to configure real file systems, for actual user data, backed by real devices. The API file system /tmp does not qualify for that in our eyes. /tmp is very much something that should just exist as part of the OS and needs no user configuration. It is our goal to allow systems to boot up fully functional with an (almost) empty /etc/fstab. Also it is much easier to enable this logic for existing installs without the need to patch /etc/fstab. This is especially the case since making code that patches /etc/fstab like this idempotent is very hard since the user could just remove the entry we patched in and we couldn't distuingish this case from the not-yet-patched case.
Note that /etc/fstab takes precedence over the systemd unit file. Systems which mount a specific file system to /tmp hence will continue to work as always. Only systems with /tmp on the root fs will be updated to get tmpfs by default.
Why is this mount established via a systemd unit file, instead of a built-in mount or one already established in the initrd?
We want to allow the administrator to disable the tmpfs mount or replace it with something else. This is very hard to accomplish if we mount that directory with built-in code or already in the initrd. Also, it's a good idea to keep the built-in mounts minimal, and since /tmp files are primarily a utility for user code (system code should instead use files in private directories in /run), there's no need to mount this before user code is executed.
What happens with my old /tmp directory as soon as this feature is enabled?
On the next boot we'll simply mount the directory over with a tmpfs.


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How to Maintain User Data
To speed up processing, MoinMoin also maintains a mapping from user name to user id and saves it under <cache_dir>/.../user/name2id - these are internal data structures and you must not change those files. If you are in doubt whether name2id is correct or up-to-date, then just delete it and it will be re-generated automatically by moin. If you run a persistent (non-cgi) moin, restart MoinMoin.
Disable a user account
You can disable a user account if you are logged in as a superuser (see HelpOnSuperUser) and choose to switch to the account of the user via the superuser preferences (so that you will temporarily be logged in as the user to be deleted) and choose "Disable this account forever" in the preferences. After that you should log out to be logged in as yourself again.
Removing a user account
You can remove a user by deleting his user file (and other files that are named with that userid prefix).
Be aware that if you do that, you will destroy the edit history of that user. Moin won't be able to show this user in page history, because this user id will then be unknown. So better disable an account rather than removing it. After user data is deleted, MoinMoin may still think the user exists due to the user cache in data/cache/user/name2id. Deleting this file purges the cache and should fix this problem.
Sharing user accounts in wiki farms
On single wikis you don't do anything special, each wiki will have a separate data/user/ directory and nothing will be shared. In a wiki farm with two or more wikis you can share user accounts and data. Add to farmconfig.py
user_dir = '/farm/user' # common user directory for all farm wikis
if you want that all farm wikis share user accounts, or put the respective absolute path name of the shared user directory in the wikiconfig.py file of the wikis, you want them to share data. Make sure that all of your wikis have some unique interwiki name set in their wikiconfig.py files:
interwikiname = "WikiOne" # others: WikiTwo, WikiThree or whatever you like
Do also add the interwiki names of all farm wikis to the interwiki lists of the wikis so that the wikis can resolve these new names. If you don't set interwiki names, page trail, page subscriptions and quicklinks won't work properly.
In farmconfig.py you can also set the value user_homewiki to have one wiki where all the user home pages are stored. This could be useful if you have many users. You could even link to nonwiki "user pages" if the wiki username is in the target URL. See HelpOnConfiguration for more on that.
If you don't set a unique interwiki name, MoinMoin might not work correctly. You also should strongly avoid changing the interwiki name.


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Monday, October 11, 2010
Candied Walnuts
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I make it a point to keep a supply of candied walnuts and pecans in the pantry. I use them often enough to warrant making them in quantity and that, coincidentally, allows me to avoid the expense of the commercial variety that I favor. We don't eat these out of hand, but I do use them in salads and to top certain of the desserts we enjoy. Years ago, Bob and I fell in love with a French salad of watercress and endive that is lightly dressed with vinaigrette and tossed with candied walnuts. We have the salad at least once a week and I've convinced myself that it is not an extravagance as long as I make the nuts myself. My stash allows me to overlook the outrageous cost of Belgian endive and watercress. Foolish I know, but we all have grand deceptions we visit upon ourselves. This happens to be one of mine. I have several recipes for candied nuts and the one I'm sharing tonight is the one my family most enjoys. Regular readers know that I have a great deal of faith in the test kitchens of some commercial ventures. I've had exceptionally good luck with the recipes that come from the Diamond Walnut test kitchen. Let me immediately interject that mine is an unsolicited and unpaid observation. I am in no way affiliated with these people and am merely sharing personal observations and experience. If you have a need for candied nut meats and are comfortable using a candy thermometer, I think you'll love this recipe. The nuts can be stored in an airtight container for several weeks. Here's how they are made.
Candied Walnuts...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Diamond Walnut test kitchen
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups walnut halves or large pieces
Boil sugar, salt, honey and water together, stirring often to 242 degrees F on a candy thermometer (firm, soft ball stage). Remove from heat and add vanilla and walnuts. Stir until creamy. Turn out on waxed paper; separate walnuts, using two forks.
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Maple Syrup Candied Walnuts - The Family Kitchen
61 comments :
- Carolyn™ said...
These look good and I have a large packet of walnuts at the moment, I am just wondering how I would go without a thermometer as I dont have one.
- October 11, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Gosh, we have had nuts that are roasted and seasoned with certain coatings, but I don't think I've ever heard of candied nuts!
- October 11, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Lisa said...
I'm allergic to walnuts but I can see using this recipe to make other types of candied nuts.
- October 11, 2010 at 12:39 AM
- Monet said...
Aren't candied nuts amazing? They can add so much to a simple salad or dessert. I think you need to let yourself indulge in things like Belgian Endive and watercress...even though special salads and dishes can be expensive, good food is always worth it. Thanks for sharing with us!
- October 11, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- Treat and Trick said...
Looks so crunchy and perfect, never tried using walnut this way, yum..
- October 11, 2010 at 1:06 AM
- Pondside said...
What a treat these would be. I have a friend who always has these in her signature salad - so I've never wanted to ask for the recipe. Now I have one!
- October 11, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- Bakericious said...
these looks so good, great snack for me, yum yum!
- October 11, 2010 at 1:24 AM
- My Little Space said...
Now, this is something I couldn't resist! haha... How I wish I have a cup of these infront of me right now! Then I can start chewing on them. ^_^ Hope you're enjoying your day, Mary.
Cheers, Kristy - October 11, 2010 at 1:40 AM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
I love candied nuts on salads but I usually use pecans- I'll have to try these walnuts instead!
- October 11, 2010 at 1:55 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
love to have walnuts this way, sounds very delicious..
- October 11, 2010 at 1:56 AM
Do I need to roast the nuts in prior?
- October 11, 2010 at 1:58 AM
- Diane said...
They sound delicious but I would have thought that they would have gone soft. Obviously I am wrong. Diane
- October 11, 2010 at 1:59 AM
- Sangi said...
first time to your space.. love your recipes... lots of interesting stuff to try.. candied walnuts look great.. never knew that making candied nuts is easy as this..
- October 11, 2010 at 1:59 AM
- Lucie said...
I fell in love with candied walnuts when I was in Istanbul--they had infused them in a spice syrup and served them over ice cream. Simply amazing. I'll be recreating it using your recipe--thank you, Mary!
- October 11, 2010 at 2:14 AM
- J e l e n a said...
Candied walnuts are a tradition in Serbia, and are made on the Christmas Eve and served with all the died fruits figs, prunes, raisins....It is a reminder of what the ancestors ate for sweets when fruits could not be stored in winter.
- October 11, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Looks super creamy and yumm!
- October 11, 2010 at 4:39 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
I love candied nuts of all kinds--they are so great to have around for snacking and little gifts.
;-) - October 11, 2010 at 4:42 AM
- kitchen flavours said...
This looks wonderful. My hubby would really love this as a snack. Thank you for sharing.
- October 11, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- cocoa and coconut said...
I love walnuts; and candied walnuts would be even more moorish. Do you know I've actually eaten some in a salad with bitter leaves and thinly sliced beetroot and pear? It was delicious!
- October 11, 2010 at 5:24 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Love candied nuts... great for movie nights.
- October 11, 2010 at 5:53 AM
- Unknown said...
Candied walnuts... delish. I really like them in salads.
Have a great day. Michael - October 11, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- Val said...
Be still my heart! These look amazing.
- October 11, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Candied walnuts always make a salad special Mary. I will take your advice and always have them on hand.
- October 11, 2010 at 6:34 AM
I love candied walnuts on salad; they provide the perfect crunch!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:04 AM
- What's next said...
I love candied nuts on salad, I'll have to try these!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- Kim said...
I like these candied walnuts! They are delicious just to nibble on, but they are perfect in salads and in deserts! Plus I tried one with granola and it was perfect!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- Martha said...
I keep a stash of candied nuts in my freezer as well as some rosemary walnuts that are great on salads -- much healthier than croutons and give a nice crunch!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Cathy said...
A sprinkle of candied walnuts would make a simple green salad very special. Thanks for the recipe, Mary.
- October 11, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- Carol said...
Love candied walnuts as a snack and in salads. Yours look amazing!
- October 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Lea Ann said...
Wouldn't those be nice to have on hand and they seem easy enough to make. Thanks for sending along this recipe.
- October 11, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Mary, I'm always amazed at how much you sound like me at times (though I'm quite sure you're taller and don't speak with your hands as much) I LOVE and frequently use candied nuts in salads and am way too cheap to pay the price in the market. I am already horrified at the cost of the nuts! Lovely post!
xoxo Pattie - October 11, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- A SPICY PERSPECTIVE said...
Mary, what a wonderfully simple recipe! It's so much more cost effective to make your own--and they taste better!
- October 11, 2010 at 9:02 AM
- Unknown said...
I love candied walnuts on my salad...mixed with some dried cranberries.. it's like heaven!
- October 11, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Claudia said...
I think you just single-handed,y stopped my buying candied walnuts habit! I do love them on salads. And what's with the price of endive, anyway?
- October 11, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Peggy Clyde said...
We love candied nuts at our house. I have some good recipes for them on my blog. You might want to look at them. Thanks.
- October 11, 2010 at 10:50 AM
- Jeannie said...
these look so addictive! I could eat a whole handful at one sitting!
- October 11, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Unknown said...
I love candied nuts in my oatmeal. Never made them myself - thanks for sharing!
- October 11, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
Delicious on salads and topping desserts. They are also good for a quick pick-me-up (at least that's what I tell myself) by the handful.
Bonnie - October 11, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Pam said...
These walnuts are one of my favorite salad toppings. They look terrific.
- October 11, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- Keeley said...
I love candied walnuts in a salad with pears and honey mustard vinegarette!
I'll add these to my list. I'd eat them straigt up on their own. - October 11, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
I love candied nuts in salads but have never made them at home. Thanks to your great recipe I will try my hand at it and I'm sure my family will be more than happy :o)
- October 11, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Chele said...
They sound great - I'm thinking these might be nice treats for people at Christmas time!
- October 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Elsa said...
I am making these this week. I have a ton of walnuts and I think this is the perfect snack food. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
- October 11, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- PeggyR said...
Those sound yummy! Hope you are enjoying your day...Peggy
- October 11, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Joanne said...
since food is the only thing I really ever splurge on, I've decided it's totally fine for me to spend a little excess on quality ingredients here and there. I think my next splurge is going to be on some walnuts so that I can make these! They seem lusciously addictive.
- October 11, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
If I made these they wouldn't last long...
- October 11, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
I really enjoyed catching up on your recent posts - the pork shoulder is my very favorite. The cholate zucchini cake is a must try also as are these walnuts!
- October 11, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- Nisha said...
I'm going to make this for my family :)
- October 11, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Faith said...
I agree, these are such a tasty addition to salads. I could also eat them by the handful, lol! They look delicious, Mary.
- October 11, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- Karen said...
I can see why you have the salad once a week...the walnuts look delicious! I don't know if I could stop myself from eating these plain!
- October 11, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
Ooohhh! Now, I have a treat to make for my fellow teachers!!! They're gonna love me.....thank you!
- October 11, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- Donna-FFW said...
Delightful. They sound absolutely delightful. Ill be trying these shortly. Walnuts are my moms favorite.. bet she'd love them like this!
- October 11, 2010 at 11:07 PM
- James said...
Thanks for this post! I am used to buying these in the store, but it's definitely something I would love to try for myself.
- October 11, 2010 at 11:55 PM
- Alessandra said...
Well, they look yummy as!!! Mary, you certainly look to me as an independent blogger who writes what she believes in :-), no hidden agendas!
Alessandra - October 11, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Couscous & Consciousness said...
These nuts looks gorgeous - I used roasted nuts a lot in salads, but never thought of using candied ones - I HAVE to try these. Thanks for the inspiration.
Sue :-) - October 12, 2010 at 4:32 AM
- mely said...
Thanks for this great recipe. I always baked the walnuts but this is a good option.
And also great for those salad with some pears or apples.
Mely - October 12, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
I must ask u b4 i say anything , do u use diamond nuts too and how are they? In ur opinion are they the best?
I ask coz i want to [almost have]ordered for diamond nuts:-) and ur valuable opinion wud surely help me greatly!!
And this recipe of nuts , is simply perfect , honestly a perfect bite, would love to try this soonnnn...
hugs and wonderful week! - October 12, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Foodiewife said...
I love candied walnuts. They are excellent in salads. My favorite is spring greens with sliced pears, gorgonzola cheese in a simply vinaigrette. The crunch of the walnuts is perfect. I like your honey version a lot... I'll have to adapt that to my recipe. Thanks for the inspiration!
- October 12, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Cheah said...
I simply love this. Have tasted something like this in one restaurant in KL, just so yummy! It's very addictive though!
- October 12, 2010 at 11:17 PM
- Spoon and Chopsticks said...
I've never tried walnuts this way... Very nice.
- October 16, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- Cindy said...
I love candied nuts! They can be expensive. This would make a great topping for cakes, cookies, and pies. Maybe I can replace the walnut with pecans or other nuts! Thank for sharing.
- October 11, 2011 at 11:14 PM


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On Christmas Day a year ago I received devastating news from home. My adorable bichon mix, Baci, was very ill. About 14 years old, Baci enjoyed a very full and happy life. She passed away just a few days later. Baci was our first rescue, a wonderful pet, smarty-pants, diva and love bug. Losing her was heartbreaking. My mom's house just isn't the same without her in it. We are not the same without her in our lives.
This holiday season, I had to say goodbye to my dear friend, Turbo, a sweet pit bull who was the subject of one of my earlier columns. Turbo fell ill a couple of months ago, and after numerous frustrating veterinary appointments, we learned he had cancer.
At only 5 years old, we were hopeful he would beat it, but one of his vets estimated he had less than two months to live.
His owner tried chemotherapy, but it was too harsh on Turbo's body. Knowing that the chance of success was minimal, Turbo's owner opted to let him live out his last days in the comfort of home. He spoiled him, loved him and spent lots of time with him, exactly what Turbo wanted.
Turbo took his last breath while resting in the arms of his favorite human on his favorite spot on the couch. He went in peace and surrounded by love. He was a lucky dog and devoted best friend. A great driving companion and fishing buddy, Turbo will surely be missed and remembered by all of us that had the pleasure of knowing him.
Saying goodbye is never easy. I bawl my eyes out at the mere thought of having to say goodbye to my dogs. Titan and Sox are my family: We walk together, play together, and even dance together. Those two make me smile like nobody can.
Loss tends to inspire me to do better as a pet parent. Losing Baci and Turbo is no exception. Even good pet parents have room for improvement. I don't know how long I will have Titan and Sox in my life, but I do know I will give them more of myself in 2012.
I will get them more exercise, allow them more social interaction with other dogs and do everything I can to remain an informed and proactive pet parent. I will spoil them with my presence and dedication rather than chew toys and treats. They will get longer tooth-brushing sessions, more time with the Furminator, and I may even develop the courage to cut their nails myself — reducing the number of trips to the groomers, which I know they would appreciate.
I will be more patient with Sox when she shows signs of fear aggression and more tolerant of Titan when he is begging to get on the couch or savor a taste of my dinner. I will celebrate the love we share for each other and make sure that, while I have them, Titan and Sox are the happiest dogs they can possibly be.
So when the time comes to say goodbye I will know I gave them the best life I could. And it will give me comfort and maybe even an ounce of joy during what will certainly be an overwhelmingly difficult time.
My heart goes out to anyone who lost a pet recently. May the memory of your pets and the special moments you shared help you as you mourn their loss.


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Mrs. Rock: "Oh, he's overseas for the year."
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Mrs. Rock: "So I can get pregnant. That's what Clomid does. This way I can get pregnant without a guy."


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I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. You might have heard us mention our Twitter Education Forum that we'll be hosting in Miami next month. We'll tell you more about that a little later.
But education is very much on our minds, so today, we're also going to talk more about some troubling new numbers showing that the high school graduation rates for black and Latino boys is lagging. We want to find out more about why. We'll talk about that a little later.
But, now, we turn to a major milestone in military policy and culture. For most of the past two decades, gays and lesbians were allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but only if their sexual orientation was never disclosed. The policy was called "don't ask, don't tell." But after years of advocacy around the issue, that policy was repealed one year ago today.
We thought this would be a good time to check in with one service member who was personally affected by the policy and has also been reporting on it. Jonathan Mills is a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, an eight-year veteran. He's also the cofounder and publisher of OutServe magazine. That's a publication for and about gay and lesbian service members. And he's with us now.
Welcome. Thanks so much for joining us.
SERGEANT JONATHAN MILLS: Thank you very much for having me.
MARTIN: And let me start by saying thank you for your service.
MILLS: Thank you.
MARTIN: Now, a couple of days after the ban was repealed, you spoke with my colleague, Neal Conan, of NPR's TALK OF THE NATION. And Neal Conan asked you what had changed for you, and I just want to play a little bit of your answer.
MILLS: To be honest, absolutely nothing, nothing on the outward, nothing, you know, that you can tell. I'm just going about my job, day-to-day.
MARTIN: What about now?
MILLS: You know what? When I said that, there was not a big change from the day-to-day at that time, because, you know, you build up this big event that's going to happen in your life. You build it up to be this great thing, and then it comes around and happens. And I woke up expecting things to be totally different, and it wasn't.
But you know what? It's been a year, and in that year, so much has changed. When I think back over the past year, I think about all of the images that came out with people coming back from deployments. There were several images that made the news over the past year.
We had gay and lesbian service members who were coming home off of deployments. There were some photographed running into the arms of their loved ones. You know, this is something that I had always resented coming back from my own deployments, and even standing in the crowd, waiting on my unit to come back from deployments, you'd see these families rushing to meet their heroes. And I would stand there and think: You know, I'm not able to do this. I'm not able to run into the arms of my boyfriend, or my friends aren't able to bring flowers for their partners.
But not anymore. Now, we no longer have to hide our love, our commitment. Now we can show the world who has been holding down the fort at home and who we fight for.
MARTIN: You know, you also mentioned, in fact, and covered in OutServe - you talked about the fact that the first gay couple got married on a military base. That was in New Jersey this summer. You covered that story. There was a gay pride event at the Pentagon, or a pride event at the Pentagon. But what about you, personally? Have you - is there something on a personal level? Did you do - was there some milestone for you? March in a parade or something that...
MILLS: You know...
MARTIN: ...that you think back on over the course of the year?
MILLS: There have been a lot of things, and being a part of the magazine, reporting on all of these things that have been happening over the past year has kind of made me feel like, you know, a part of everything that's going on.
But one of the things that really affected me personally was, back during the pride season this summer, we were able to march - for the first time - openly, and we certainly did. We had several OutServe chapters all around the world sending us pictures of them marching at the front of the parades. You'd see a troop of members walking past with a big Air Force banner, then behind them, there'd be a Navy banner, then Marine and Coast Guard, Army.
And I got to march in the D.C. Pride parade. And let me tell you, as we were marching along, the crowd went wild just getting to see their gay military heroes being able to march and being to do that openly, show pride, pride in what we've accomplished, in our service and in our country. And that was when it really hit home to me.
MARTIN: Yeah. I can see it. I can see it on your face. I mean, I feel like the emotion is still there.
We're talking about the first anniversary of the end of "don't ask, don't tell." That's the policy that formerly banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. Our guest is Sergeant Jonathan Mills. He's serving in the U.S. Air Force. He's an eight-year veteran. He's also the publisher of OutServe magazine.
The - you know, one of the main arguments against the repeal was that having gay and lesbian service members serving openly would disrupt unit cohesion, that the military culture wasn't ready for it. A year later, have you heard of any reactions like that of situations where units just were not able to cope?
MILLS: No. I have not. And it's significant to point out that, you know, part of my job with OutServe magazine is to take all of these stories that come in and monitor the progress of the implementation of repeal. And, over the past year, going through all of the stories that come in, we have not see an issue where having an openly gay service member has had a negative impact on unit cohesiveness, or unit cohesion.
And there have been isolated incidents of negative things happening from a service member coming out, but they've been very few and far between, and it has only affected, you know, that service member or the very close people around them. And one of the things...
MARTIN: Well, like, for example, you were saying that there was one - a promotion ceremony where one service member's same-sex partner was not allowed...
MILLS: Right, right.
MARTIN: ...to participate, but the senior officer said, well, you're not married.
MILLS: Exactly.
MARTIN: And so this is for married people, and you're not married. I'm curious, though, whether they were in a state where same-sex marriage is legal. I was curious about that. Do you remember?
MILLS: I'm not sure, but one of the things to point out in that situation and all of the other ones like those is that's typically the main issue that we find with a negative incident around an openly gay service member coming out, and that is they're not able to bring their families to certain functions and are not able to participate in certain programs. And the excuse always given to that service member is, well, you know, your family is not officially recognized. And - like your straight counterpart would be. And so, for that reason, we can't allow you - or we can't afford, you know, your family to come and take part of this event.
MARTIN: Well, to that end, I think that's one reason why you're still continuing to write about the whole questions of joint housing, you know, base access, you know, health insurance benefits, for example. And so we'll be following your coverage on that.
Jonathan, thanks so much for - Sergeant Mills, excuse me. Sergeant Mills, thank you so much for joining us and coming to talk to us about this. We'll keep checking back in with you.
MILLS: Thank you very much. It was a pleasure.
MARTIN: Jonathan Mills is a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He's the publisher of OutServe magazine. That's a publication for and about gay and lesbian service members, and he joined us here in our Washington, D.C. studios. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Slow Fish Nova Scotia
03 May 2013
Lia Rinaldo, a film festival director by day, likes to explore and write about the food that surrounds her in Nova Scotia, Canada in her spare time. A member of the local Slow Food convivium, she attended the launch of Slow Fish Nova Scotia a couple of weeks ago. Following this, the Slow Food Canada National Conference announced last weekend that Slow Fish will soon become a national campaign.
This is her account of the inspiring day, originally posted at Se7en's a Banquet, 9ine's a Brawl.
Fish are the last great wild food.
They are part of a fragile ecosystem.
So are the fishing communities.
Change the way fish lands on your plate
Good lord. What an opener. I had the distinct pleasure recently of attending the official launch of Slow Fish Nova Scotia. It was a decadent 11-course seafood brunch (they posted it at 9, but the food kept coming, seriously) prepared by Chef Dennis Johnston and the team at Fid Resto.
This really is a good news story. In Nova Scotia we have had a lot of people working hard behind the scenes for some time to put fresh Nova Scotia seafood on our plates. Here. You'd think that it would be obvious, here we are surrounded by the Atlantic ocean, seafood feels plentiful, feels like it's all around us, but honestly most of what is caught here is heading somewhere else, and in most cases, is processed somewhere else. What the? But…
Cut to Dave Adler and the crews at both the Ecology Action Centre and Off the Hook CSF. People who have been working hard setting up personal relationships with the fishermen, divers, small scale fish plants and farmers who catch and grow seafood in Nova Scotia. From what I understand, Dave has been showing up right on the docks, endearing himself to the community and interrupting a high-level foreign food chain that has been happening forever. You have to admire initiative like that.
One of the things most people who have the good fortune to attend Slow Food International's Terra Madre conference in Turin will say, is that everyone eventually has their aha! moment. The moment where you are completely overwhelmed by the amount of information and people coming at you… and somehow, you are able to process it and invoke action locally. Dave was able to not only attend the event this October, but he became very involved with Slow Fish International. This is definitely Dave's moment and I'm going to follow it… Welcome Slow Fish Nova Scotia.
It was a wonderful afternoon, with a great cast of characters from Beau the rockstar fisherman and his adventures with halibut, to the singing clammer Terry Wilkins, to fellow engaging Slow Food Nova Scotia board member Peter Darnell from Indian Point Farms. Fun, funny, charming… they regaled us with both the good and the bad issues around their individual fisheries. I don't know about you, but I want to be told by people I trust what to do around seafood, where to get it, when to get it and what to try. It's that simple.
In terms of the food itself, Chef Dennis prepared a wonderful, fresh, thoughtful meal–perfectly proportioned–this was key given 11 courses.
There will be a number of upcoming events this year for Slow Fish Nova Scotia. In the meantime, you can follow their progress on Facebook.
Slow Fish is an international campaign coordinated by Slow Food International. From May 9 -12, the biennial Slow Fish event will be held in Genoa, Italy to bring together the network of sustainable fishers, chefs, fishmongers and experts and present their products, stories and lessons to the public.
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Some of those seated on the float jumped off in wide-eyed terror just moments before the train crashed into the flatbed truck with a low whoosh and a thunderous crack.
Four veterans -- including an Army sergeant who apparently sacrificed his life to save his wife's -- were killed Thursday afternoon and 16 people were injured in a scene of both tragedy and heroism.
For some of the veterans who managed to jump clear of the wreck, training and battlefield instinct instantly kicked in, and they rushed to help the injured, applying tourniquets and putting pressure on wounds.
"They are trained for tragedy," said Pam Shoemaker of Monroe, La., who was with her husband, a special operations veteran, on a float ahead of the one that was hit.
A day after the crash, federal investigators were trying to determine how fast the train was going and whether the two-float parade had been given enough warning to clear the tracks.
And locals were struggling to cope with a tragedy at the start of what was supposed to be a three-day weekend of banquets, deer hunting and shopping in appreciation of the veterans' sacrifice.
"It's just a very tragic and sad thing," said Michael McKinney of Show of Support, the local charity that organizes the annual event and invited the two dozen veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. "It's difficult when you're trying to do something really good and something tragic occurs."
National Transportation Safety Board member Mark Rosekind, standing near the intersection in downtown Midland where the crash took place, offered hope Friday that video would provide a fuller picture of what happened. Cameras were on both the lead car of the Union Pacific train and a sheriff's vehicle that was trailing the flatbed truck, Rosekind said.
Killed were Marine Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Stouffer, 37; Army Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, 47; Army Sgt. Joshua Michael, 34; and Army Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43.
At the time of the crash, the veterans were on their way to a banquet in their honor.
Shoemaker said the flatbed truck she was riding on had just crossed the tracks and was moving slowly when she heard a train coming and looked back to see the lowered crossing gates bouncing up and down on the people seated on the float behind her.
Witnesses described people screaming as the warning bells at the crossing went off and the train blasted its horn.
Daniel Quinonez, who was waiting in his vehicle as the parade went by, said the float on the tracks could not go anywhere because of the one right in front of it.
"It was a horrible accident to watch happen right in front of me," he said. "I just saw the people on the semi-truck's trailer panic, and many started to jump off the trailer. But it was too late for many of them."
Another witness, Joe Cobarobio, said only a few seconds elapsed between the time the crossing gates came down and the train slammed into the flatbed truck with a "giant cracking sound."
Michael, one of the soldiers killed, pushed his wife off the float when he saw the train coming, his wife told Cory Rogers, a friend of the couple.
"His first instinct was to get her out of harm's way," said Rogers, who was not at the parade. "That's the kind of man he was, and I feel like it was his training as a paramedic and then as a soldier, choosing to put someone's life before your own."
Federal Railroad Administration records reviewed by The Associated Press show there were 10 collisions at the same crossing between 1979 and 1997. But no accidents had happened in the past 15 years, the NTSB's Rosekind said.
Six drivers were injured in those accidents. The trains involved were moving slowly at the time, between 15 and 25 mph.
Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza said the top speed on that track was raised in 2006 from 40 mph to 70 mph. It was not immediately clear if that speed applied to the crossing.
A key question for investigators is whether, after the speed limit was raised, the timing of the crossing gates was changed to give cars and trucks enough time to clear the tracks, Robert Chipkevich, who headed NTSB's rail investigations unit until retiring in 2010, said in an interview.
Investigators will also look at whether traffic lights in town prevented the flatbed truck in front from moving ahead, he said.
Sudip Bose, who was a front-line physician in Iraq, said that the aftermath reminded him of a combat triage situation. Veterans instantly tended to the injured, and bystanders helped, too. Shoemaker's husband, Tommy, resuscitated one person and applied a tourniquet to a bleeding woman.
"Instincts kicked in," said Bose, who served in Fallujah and Baghdad and was volunteering at the parade.