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What is Crohn's disease?
Crohn's disease is a chronic, or long lasting, disease that causes inflammation—irritation or swelling—in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Most commonly, Crohn's affects the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. However, the disease can affect any part of the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the GI tract, called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis are the other common IBDs.
Crohn's disease most often begins gradually and can become worse over time. Most people have periods of remission—times when symptoms disappear—that can last for weeks or years.
Some people with Crohn's disease receive care from a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in digestive diseases.
What is the gastrointestinal tract?
The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus—a 1-inch-long opening through which stool leaves the body. The body digests food using the movement of muscles in the GI tract, along with the release of hormones and enzymes. Organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine—which includes the appendix, cecum, colon, and rectum—and anus. The last part of the GI tract—called the lower GI tract—consists of the large intestine and anus. The intestines are sometimes called the bowel.
What causes Crohn's disease?
The exact cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. Researchers believe the following factors may play a role in causing Crohn's disease:
- autoimmune reaction
- genes
- environment
Autoimmune reaction. Scientists believe one cause of Crohn's disease may be an autoimmune reaction—when a person's immune system attacks healthy cells in the body by mistake. Normally, the immune system protects the body from infection by identifying and destroying bacteria, viruses, and other potentially harmful foreign substances. Researchers believe bacteria or viruses can mistakenly trigger the immune system to attack the inner lining of the intestines. This immune system response causes the inflammation, leading to symptoms.
Genes. Crohn's disease sometimes runs in families. Research has shown that people who have a parent or sibling with Crohn's disease may be more likely to develop the disease. Researchers continue to study the link between genes and Crohn's disease.
Environment. Some studies suggest that certain things in the environment may increase the chance of a person getting Crohn's disease, although the overall chance is low. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,1 antibiotics,2 and oral contraceptives2 may slightly increase the chance of developing Crohn's disease. A high-fat diet may also slightly increase the chance of getting Crohn's disease.3
Some people incorrectly believe that eating certain foods, stress, or emotional distress can cause Crohn's disease. Emotional distress and eating certain foods do not cause Crohn's disease. Sometimes the stress of living with Crohn's disease can make symptoms worse. Also, some people may find that certain foods can trigger or worsen their symptoms.
1Ananthakrishnan AN, Higuchi LM, Huang ES, et al. Aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, and risk for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: a cohort study. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2012;156(5):350–359.
2Ko Y, Butcher R, Leong RW. Epidemiological studies of migration and environmental risk factors in the inflammatory bowel diseases. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014;20(5):1238–1247.
3Hou JK, Abraham B, El-Serag H. Dietary intake and risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review of the literature. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2011;106(4):563–573.
Who is more likely to develop Crohn's disease?
Crohn's disease can occur in people of any age. However, it is more likely to develop in people
- between the ages of 20 and 294
- who have a family member, most often a sibling or parent, with IBD
- who smoke cigarettes
4Molodecky NA, Soon IS, Rabi DM, et al. Increasing incidence and prevalence of the inflammatory bowel diseases with time, based on systematic review. Gastroenterology. 2012;142(1):46–54.
What are the signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease?
The most common signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease are
- diarrhea
- abdominal cramping and pain
- weight loss
Other general signs and symptoms include
- feeling tired
- nausea or loss of appetite
- fever
- anemia—a condition in which the body has fewer red blood cells than normal
Signs and symptoms of inflammation outside of the intestines include
- joint pain or soreness
- eye irritation
- skin changes that involve red, tender bumps under the skin
The symptoms a person experiences can vary depending on the severity of the inflammation and where it occurs.
How is Crohn's disease diagnosed?
A health care provider diagnoses Crohn's disease with the following:
- medical and family history
- physical exam
- lab tests
- upper GI series
- computerized tomography (CT) scan
- intestinal endoscopy
The health care provider may perform a series of medical tests to rule out other bowel diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, or celiac disease, that cause symptoms similar to those of Crohn's disease.
Medical and Family History
Taking a medical and family history can help a health care provider diagnose Crohn's disease and understand a patient's symptoms. He or she will ask the patient to describe his or her
- family history
- symptoms
- current and past medical conditions
- current medications
Physical Exam
A physical exam may help diagnose Crohn's disease. During a physical exam, the health care provider most often
- checks for abdominal distension, or swelling
- listens to sounds within the abdomen using a stethoscope
- taps on the abdomen to check for tenderness and pain and establish if the liver or spleen is abnormal or enlarged
Lab Tests
A health care provider may order lab tests, including blood and stool tests.
Blood tests. A blood test involves drawing blood at a health care provider's office or a lab. A lab technologist will analyze the blood sample. A health care provider may use blood tests to look for changes in
- red blood cells. When red blood cells are fewer or smaller than normal, a patient may have anemia.
- white blood cells. When the white blood cell count is higher than normal, a person may have inflammation or infection somewhere in his or her body.
Stool tests. A stool test is the analysis of a sample of stool. A health care provider will give the patient a container for catching and storing the stool at home. The patient returns the sample to the health care provider or to a lab. A lab technologist will analyze the stool sample. Health care providers commonly order stool tests to rule out other causes of GI diseases.
Upper Gastrointestinal Series
An upper GI series, also called a barium swallow, uses x-rays and fluoroscopy to help diagnose problems of the upper GI tract. Fluoroscopy is a form of x-ray that makes it possible to see the internal organs and their motion on a video monitor. An x-ray technician performs this test at a hospital or an outpatient center, and a radiologist—a doctor who specializes in medical imaging—interprets the images.
This test does not require anesthesia. A patient should not eat or drink before the procedure, as directed by the health care provider. Patients should ask their health care provider about how to prepare for an upper GI series.
During the procedure, the patient will stand or sit in front of an x-ray machine and drink barium, a chalky liquid. Barium coats the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine so the radiologist and a health care provider can see the shape of these organs more clearly on x-rays.
A patient may experience bloating and nausea for a short time after the test. For several days afterward, barium liquid in the GI tract causes white or light-colored stools. A health care provider will give the patient specific instructions about eating and drinking after the test.
Computerized Tomography Scan
Computerized tomography scans use a combination of x-rays and computer technology to create images. For a CT scan, a health care provider may give the patient a solution to drink and an injection of a special dye, called contrast medium. CT scans require the patient to lie on a table that slides into a tunnel-shaped device where the x-rays are taken. An x-ray technician performs the procedure in an outpatient center or a hospital, and a radiologist interprets the images. The patient does not need anesthesia. CT scans can diagnose both Crohn's disease and the complications seen with the disease.
Intestinal Endoscopy
Intestinal endoscopies are the most accurate methods for diagnosing Crohn's disease and ruling out other possible conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease, or cancer. Intestinal endoscopies include
- upper GI endoscopy and enteroscopy
- capsule endoscopy
- colonoscopy
Upper GI endoscopy and enteroscopy. An upper GI endoscopy is a procedure that uses an endoscope—a small, flexible tube with a light—to directly visualize the lining of the upper GI tract. A health care provider performs the procedure at a hospital or an outpatient center. A nurse or technician may give the patient a liquid anesthetic to gargle or will spray the anesthetic on the back of a patient's throat. The anesthetic numbs the throat and calms the gag reflex. The nurse or technician will then place an intravenous (IV) needle in the person's arm or hand to provide a sedative. The health care provider carefully feeds the endoscope down the patient's esophagus and into the stomach. A small camera on the endoscope sends a video image to a monitor, allowing close examination of the GI tract.
During an enteroscopy, the health care provider examines the small intestine with a special, longer endoscope. The health care provider carefully feeds the endoscope into the small intestine using one of the following procedures:
- push enteroscopy, which uses a long endoscope to examine the upper portion of the small intestine
- single- or double-balloon enteroscopy, which use small balloons to help move the endoscope into the small intestine
- spiral enteroscopy, which uses a tube attached to an endocope that acts as a cork screw to move the instrument into the small intestine
The procedure most often takes between 15 and 60 minutes. The endoscope does not interfere with the patient's breathing, and many patients fall asleep during the procedure.
Capsule endoscopy. Although this procedure can examine the entire digestive tract, health care providers use it mostly to examine the small intestine. The patient swallows a capsule containing a tiny camera. As the capsule passes through the GI tract, the camera will record and transmit images to a small receiver device worn by the patient. When the recording is done, the health care provider downloads the images and reviews them on a video monitor. The camera capsule leaves the patient's body during a bowel movement and is safely flushed down the toilet.
Colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is a test that uses a long, flexible, narrow tube with a light and tiny camera on one end, called a colonoscope or scope, to look inside a patient's rectum and entire colon. In most cases, light anesthesia and pain medication help patients relax for the test. The medical staff will monitor a patient's vital signs and try to make him or her as comfortable as possible. A nurse or technician will place an IV needle in a vein in the patient's arm or hand to give anesthesia.
For the test, the patient will lie on a table or stretcher while the gastroenterologist inserts a colonoscope into the patient's anus and slowly guides it through the rectum and into the colon. The scope inflates the large intestine with air to give the gastroenterologist a better view. The camera sends a video image of the intestinal lining to a monitor, allowing the gastroenterologist to examine the tissues lining the colon and rectum. The gastroenterologist may move the patient several times and adjust the scope for better viewing. Once the scope has reached the opening to the small intestine, the gastroenterologist slowly withdraws it and examines the lining of the colon and rectum again.
A colonoscopy can show inflamed and swollen tissue, ulcers, and abnormal growths such as polyps––extra pieces of tissue that grow on the inner lining of the intestine. If the gastroenterologist suspects Crohn's disease, he or she will biopsy the patient's colon and rectum. A biopsy is a procedure that involves taking small pieces of tissue for examination with a microscope.
A health care provider will give patients written bowel prep instructions to follow at home before the test. The health care provider will also give patients information about how to care for themselves following the procedure.
How is Crohn's disease treated?
A health care provider treats Crohn's disease with
- medications
- bowel rest
- surgery
Which treatment a person needs depends on the severity of the disease and symptoms. Each person experiences Crohn's disease differently, so health care providers adjust treatments to improve the person's symptoms and induce, or bring about, remission.
While no medication cures Crohn's disease, many can reduce symptoms. The goals of medication therapy are
- inducing and maintaining remission
- improving the person's quality of life
Many people with Crohn's disease require medication therapy. Health care providers will prescribe medications depending on the person's symptoms:
- aminosalicylates
- corticosteroids
- immunomodulators
- biologic therapies
- other medications
Aminosalicylates are medications that contain 5-aminosalicyclic acid (5-ASA), which helps control inflammation. Health care providers use aminosalicylates to treat people newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease who have mild symptoms. Aminosalicylates include
- balsalazide
- mesalamine
- olsalazine
- sulfasalazine—a combination of sulfapyridine and 5-ASA
Some of the common side effects of aminosalicylates include
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- headaches
- heartburn
- nausea and vomiting
Corticosteroids, also known as steroids, help reduce the activity of the immune system and decrease inflammation. Health care providers prescribe corticosteroids for people with moderate to severe symptoms. Corticosteroids include
- budesonide
- hydrocortisone
- methylprednisone
- prednisone
Side effects of corticosteroids include
- acne
- a higher chance of developing infections
- bone mass loss
- high blood glucose
- high blood pressure
- mood swings
- weight gain
In most cases, health care providers do not prescribe corticosteroids for long-term use.
Immunomodulators reduce immune system activity, resulting in less inflammation in the GI tract. These medications can take several weeks to 3 months to start working. Immunomodulators include
- 6-mercaptopurine, or 6-MP
- azathioprine
- cyclosporine
- methotrexate
Health care providers prescribe these medications to help people with Crohn's disease go into remission or to help people who do not respond to other treatments. People taking these medications may have the following side effects:
- a low white blood cell count, which can lead to a higher chance of infection
- fatigue, or feeling tired
- nausea and vomiting
- pancreatitis
Health care providers most often prescribe cyclosporine only to people with severe Crohn's disease because of the medication's serious side effects. People should talk with their health care provider about the risks and benefits of cyclosporine.
Biologic therapies are medications that target a protein made by the immune system. Neutralizing this protein decreases inflammation in the intestine. Biologic therapies work quickly to bring on remission, especially in people who do not respond to other medications. Biologic therapies include
- adalimumab
- certolizumab
- infliximab
- natalizumab
- vedolizumab
Health care providers most often give patients infliximab every 6 to 8 weeks at a hospital or an outpatient center. Side effects may include a toxic reaction to the medication and a higher chance of developing infections, particularly tuberculosis.
Other medications to treat symptoms or complications may include
- acetaminophen for mild pain. People with Crohn's disease should avoid using ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin since these medications can make symptoms worse.
- antibiotics to prevent or treat infections and fistulas.
- loperamide to help slow or stop severe diarrhea. In most cases, people only take this medication for short periods of time since it can increase the chance of developing megacolon.
Bowel Rest
Sometimes Crohn's disease symptoms are severe and a person may need to rest his or her bowel for a few days to several weeks. Bowel rest involves drinking only clear liquids or having no oral intake. To provide the patient with nutrition, a health care provider will deliver IV nutrition through a special catheter, or tube, inserted into a vein in the patient's arm. Some patients stay in the hospital, while other patients are able to receive the treatment at home. In most cases, the intestines are able to heal during bowel rest.
Even with medication treatments, up to 20 percent of people will need surgery to treat their Crohn's disease.1 Although surgery will not cure Crohn's disease, it can treat complications and improve symptoms. Health care providers most often recommend surgery to treat
- fistulas
- bleeding that is life threatening
- bowel obstructions
- side effects from medications when they threaten a person's health
- symptoms when medications do not improve a person's condition
A surgeon can perform different types of operations to treat Crohn's disease:
- small bowel resection
- subtotal colectomy
- proctocolectomy and ileostomy
Patients will receive general anesthesia. Most patients will stay in the hospital for 3 to 7 days after the surgery. Full recovery may take 4 to 6 weeks.
Small bowel resection. Small bowel resection is surgery to remove part of a patient's small intestine. When a patient with Crohn's disease has a blockage or severe disease in the small intestine, a surgeon may need to remove that section of intestine. The two types of small bowel resection are
- laparoscopic—when a surgeon makes several small, half-inch incisions in the patient's abdomen. The surgeon inserts a laparoscope—a thin tube with a tiny light and video camera on the end—through the small incisions. The camera sends a magnified image from inside the body to a video monitor, giving the surgeon a close-up view of the small intestine. While watching the monitor, the surgeon inserts tools through the small incisions and removes the diseased or blocked section of small intestine. The surgeon will reconnect the ends of the intestine.
- open surgery—when a surgeon makes one incision about 6 inches long in the patient's abdomen. The surgeon will locate the diseased or blocked section of small intestine and remove or repair that section. The surgeon will reconnect the ends of the intestine.
Subtotal colectomy. A subtotal colectomy, also called a large bowel resection, is surgery to remove part of a patient's large intestine. When a patient with Crohn's disease has a blockage, a fistula, or severe disease in the large intestine, a surgeon may need to remove that section of intestine. A surgeon can perform a subtotal colectomy by
- laparoscopic colectomy—when a surgeon makes several small, half-inch incisions in the abdomen. While watching the monitor, the surgeon removes the diseased or blocked section of the large intestine. The surgeon will reconnect the ends of the intestine.
- open surgery—when a surgeon makes one incision about 6 to 8 inches long in the abdomen. The surgeon will locate the diseased or blocked section of small intestine and remove that section. The surgeon will reconnect the ends of the intestine.
Proctocolectomy and ileostomy. A proctocolectomy is surgery to remove a patient's entire colon and rectum. An ileostomy is a stoma, or opening in the abdomen, that a surgeon creates from a part of the ileum—the last section of the small intestine. The surgeon brings the end of the ileum through an opening in the patient's abdomen and attaches it to the skin, creating an opening outside of the patient's body. The stoma is about three-fourths of an inch to a little less than 2 inches wide and is most often located in the lower part of the patient's abdomen, just below the beltline.
A removable external collection pouch, called an ostomy pouch or ostomy appliance, connects to the stoma and collects intestinal contents outside the patient's body. Intestinal contents pass through the stoma instead of passing through the anus. The stoma has no muscle, so it cannot control the flow of intestinal contents, and the flow occurs whenever peristalsis occurs. Peristalsis is the movement of the organ walls that propels food and liquid through the GI tract.
People who have this type of surgery will have the ileostomy for the rest of their lives.
Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
Researchers have not found that eating, diet, and nutrition cause Crohn's disease symptoms. Good nutrition is important in the management of Crohn's disease, however. Dietary changes can help reduce symptoms. A health care provider may recommend that a person make dietary changes such as
- avoiding carbonated drinks
- avoiding popcorn, vegetable skins, nuts, and other high-fiber foods
- drinking more liquids
- eating smaller meals more often
- keeping a food diary to help identify troublesome foods
Health care providers may recommend nutritional supplements and vitamins for people who do not absorb enough nutrients.
To help ensure coordinated and safe care, people should discuss their use of complementary and alternative medical practices, including their use of dietary supplements and probiotics, with their health care provider. Read more at www.nccam.nih.gov/health/probiotics
Depending on a person's symptoms or medications, a health care provider may recommend a specific diet, such as a
- high-calorie diet
- lactose-free diet
- low-fat diet
- low-fiber diet
- low-salt diet
People should speak with a health care provider about specific dietary recommendations and changes.
What are the complications of Crohn's disease?
Complications of Crohn's disease can include
- bowel obstruction. Crohn's disease can thicken the wall of the intestine. Over time, the thickened areas of the intestine can narrow, which can block the intestine. A partial or complete obstruction, also called a bowel blockage, can block the movement of food or stool through the intestines. A complete bowel obstruction is life threatening and requires immediate medical attention and often surgery.
- fistulas—abnormal passages, or tunnels, between two organs, or between an organ and the outside of the body. How a health care provider treats fistulas depends on their type and severity. For some people, fistulas heal with medication and diet changes, while other people will need to have surgery.
- anal fissures—small tears in the anus that may cause itching, pain, or bleeding. Most anal fissures heal with medical treatment, including ointments, warm baths, and dietary changes.
- ulcers. Inflammation anywhere along the GI tract can lead to ulcers or open sores in a person's mouth, intestines, anus, and perineum—the area between the anus and the sex organs. In most cases, the treatment a health care provider prescribes for Crohn's disease will also treat the ulcers.
- malnutrition—a condition that develops when the body does not get the right amount of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function. Some people may need IV fluids or feeding tubes to replace lost nutrients and fluids.
- inflammation in other areas of the body. The immune system can trigger inflammation in the
- joints
- eyes
- skin
Health care providers can treat inflammation by adjusting medications or prescribing new medications.
Crohn's Disease and Colon Cancer
People with Crohn's disease in the large intestine may be more likely to develop colon cancer. People who receive ongoing treatment and remain in remission may reduce their chances of developing colon cancer.
People with Crohn's disease should talk with their health care provider about how often they should get screened for colon cancer. Screening can include colonoscopy with biopsies. Such screening does not reduce a person's chances of developing colon cancer. Instead, screening can help diagnose cancer early and improve chances for recovery.
Points to Remember
- Crohn's disease is a chronic, or long lasting, disease that causes inflammation—irritation or swelling—in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
- The exact cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. Researchers believe that factors such as an autoimmune reaction, genes, and environment may play a role in causing Crohn's disease.
- Crohn's disease can occur in people of any age. However, it is more likely to develop in people
- between the ages of 20 and 29
- who have a family member, most often a sibling or parent, with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- who smoke cigarettes
- The most common signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease are diarrhea, abdominal cramping and pain, and weight loss.
- A health care provider diagnoses Crohn's disease with the following:
- medical and family history
- physical exam
- lab tests
- upper GI series
- computerized tomography (CT) scan
- intestinal endoscopy
- Which treatment a person needs depends on the severity of the disease and symptoms.
- Good nutrition is important in the management of Crohn's disease. A health care provider may recommend that a person make dietary changes.
- People with Crohn's disease should talk with their health care provider about how often they should get screened for colon cancer.
Hope through Research
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' (NIDDK's) Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition conducts and supports basic and clinical research into many digestive disorders.
Clinical trials are research studies involving people. Clinical trials look at safe and effective new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. Researchers also use clinical trials to look at other aspects of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. To learn more about clinical trials, why they matter, and how to participate, visit the NIH Clinical Research Trials and You website at www.nih.gov/health/clinicaltrialsExternal NIH Link. For information about current studies, visit www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
You may also find additional information about this topic by visiting MedlinePlus at www.medlineplus.gov.
This publication may contain information about medications. When prepared, this publication included the most current information available. For updates or for questions about any medications, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration toll-free at 1–888–INFO–FDA (1–888–463–6332) or visit www.fda.gov. Consult your health care provider for more information.
For More Information
Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ramnik Xavier, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Phone: 617–726–3767
Internet: www.massgeneral.org/
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
733 Third Avenue, Suite 510
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 1–800–932–2423
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.ccfa.org
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
2489 Rice Street, Suite 275
Roseville, MN 55113–3797
Phone: 1–800–826–0826
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.ostomy.org
Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts. This publication was originally reviewed by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. Gary R. Lichtenstein, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, reviewed the updated version of this publication.
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Bethesda, MD 20892–3570
Phone: 1–800–891–5389
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1980, the Clearinghouse provides information about digestive diseases to people with digestive disorders and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. The NDDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about digestive diseases.
This publication is not copyrighted. The Clearinghouse encourages users of this publication to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Magic Truffles, or How to Turn a Kitchen Failure into a Kitchen Success
Do you ever wonder why I love every recipe that I blog about? That's because if I don't love it - I don't blog it. I don't like telling you about something that didn't work out, because many times things don't work out because of a user error, or sometimes different people with different taste buds like different things. I simply don't like to criticize recipes because I know how much work goes into creating them. However when we're talking about my own recipes, I will gladly tell you if something absolutely sucked! Last Saturday I made two individual pumpkin tarts. They were inedible.
It doesn't really look that bad, right? Wrong! It was horrid. It looks frozen here because after I tasted a bite of one of the tarts and gagged, I decided to toss the other one in the freezer as I did not want to see it anymore. Mr. Wing-It claimed to like it and he ate the one that I had already tasted. Mkay. I think he was just trying to be nice.
I do not like throwing away food, and I think I thought of Wing It Vegan's new slogan thanks to these horrendous tarts: there aren't many kitchen disasters that cannot be turned into either a sweet truffle or a savory croquette! Here's what happened to the extra tart: (please excuse the poorly taken windowless-kitchen pictures)
I threw the whole thing into the food processor and blended it into a smooth-ish cream!
At this point, it looked like vomit. Then I added some melted dark chocolate and processed some more...
Tasted it, added even more chocolate, a splash of vanilla and almond extracts, and processed some more until I was satisfied...
Satisfied! Then I shaped it into balls after it had firmed up in the fridge for a few minutes, rolled them in ground chocolate chips and...
That's Bob in the background. Hi Bob!
Et voilà, magic truffles! I wasn't about to throw away a whole little tart made with expensive ingredients like walnuts, cashews, almonds, and maple syrup. Throwing away food causes me pain! So there you have it. If next month you (if you live in the US) happen to ruin your Thanksgiving pie or whatever you might be making for dessert - add some melted chocolate and turn the disaster into delicious balls! And then don't tell anyone about your kitchen misfortunes and pretend that you always intended to make fancy truffles! Mwahahaha!
Now I shall leave you with a gratuitous picture of Curly grooming his butt feathers. *curtsies*
A fluffy tail like this doesn't just happen.
20 comments:
I haaaate throwing away any food but maple syrup & nuts? That's be the worst! Your truffles look great.ReplyDeleteReplies
I know! There was no way I was letting all that go to waste!Delete
I hate throwing food away too. The other day I threw away 2 cups of panna cotta that were just pure rubber. I couldn't think of any plausible way to salvage them. It was so sad.ReplyDeleteReplies
That sucks! I feel your pain! Last week I had to throw away perfectly good almonds because I was careless and blended a silicone spatula into them as I was making almond butter. Oops! :DDelete
Is Bob a philodendron??? Hi Bob!ReplyDelete
Good work converting yuck into yum.
According to a wise soul of the interwebs whom I consulted when we first brought Bob home, he is an arrowhead plant. What I don't know is if he is a White Butterfly arrowhead vine or what the fork! He didn't have a little identification card thingie when we bought him. I just knew he had to come home with me whatever he was.Delete
Nice save buddy, the truffles look great.ReplyDelete
I think you've just proven that chocolate does in fact make anything better!ReplyDelete
I would have never thought of turning a baking disaster into artisanal truffles--rock on for being so creative!Replies
Chocolate is magical! Next time I screw up something savory, I will blog about turning it into croquettes... it shouldn't be long now.Delete
Nice! I always feel so bad about wasting food. Good save!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! Wasting food is so torturous!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 11:42 AM
I love the concept of "mess up a recipe? Just add chocolate." Chocolate fixes all kitchen mishaps.ReplyDeleteReplies
You just can't go wrong with chocolate!Delete
So glad to see you posting more again, and those truffles LOOK amazing!ReplyDelete
Just a quick note, I can't always get to your posts because the images hang the update in my inbox. It always says something about pinterest, but I'm also not sure if it is because your photos are so large.Replies
Hi Alisa! Thank you for the heads up! I think I'm going to stop adding the little pinterest button on the top of my posts. Hopefully that will help! :)Delete
Well done. This could be the title of a post I haven't gotten around to writing yet where I botched a pie crust and baked the pie with just the topping. Tried to turn the botched crust into chocolate chip cookies and burned them, wasting not just the crust but the added chips Grrrrrrrrr.ReplyDeleteReplies
That sucks! That sounds like something I would do! Yep. There's no saving burnt cookies! :(Delete
It's always frustrating when a recipe doesn't work out (especially when it looks that good) -- and I'm the same way when it comes to wasting food. I'm glad you were able to salvage it and turn it into something so great!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! It was nice to be able to repurpose it - if only I could get back all the time that it took me to make the tarts! :DDelete

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Five years pass, and Don Alvarado eagerly awaits the arrival of his bride-to-be, Francisca, the daughter of the Mexican viceroy, to whom he has become betrothed sight unseen. Don Alvarado's pleasure is diminished by the activities of the Barracuda , a pirate ship whose captain, known only as "The Barracuda," plunders the Spanish seas. As Francisca's ship enters the Spanish Main, she notices an attractive sailor on deck and approaches him. When the sailor insults her, Francisca orders him flogged. Soon after, the Barracuda attacks and Francisca frees the insolent sailor, who has been lashed to the mast. As the pirates swarm on board and overpower the Spanish crew, Francisca demands to meet The Barracuda and is stunned when she is introduced to the insolent sailor, Laurent. Laurent then brashly claims Francisca as his prisoner and declares that she will also be his bride.
When the San Pablo , another Spanish craft, nears, Francisca agrees willingly to marry Laurent if he spares the vessel. A bargain is struck and the marriage ceremony is performed. On their wedding night, Francisca is about to stab her groom when she yields to his embrace and drops the knife. After tucking his wife in bed, Laurent leaves the room. When the Barracuda docks at Tortuga, an aggrieved band of buccaneers led by Mario Da Bilar and Benjamin Black grumble over Laurent's marriage to Francisca, fearful that it will bring Don Alvarado's wrath upon them. Soon after, Laurent joins the gathering and is greeted by Anne Bonny, a female pirate. Upon learning of Laurent's marriage, Anne becomes jealous and draws her sword on Francisca. Undaunted, Francisca challenges Anne to a duel by pistols. When Laurent loads the weapons with chimney soot instead of gun powder, both women end up with blackened faces. Unamused, Benjamin insists that Francisca's weapon be returned to Don Alvarado, and challenges Laurent to a duel. After easily defeating Benjamin, Laurent orders him to leave the island.
Later, aboard the Barracuda , Laurent confesses his love to Francisca and proposes to her in earnest. As the couple embrace, the pirates, led by Anne and Da Bilar, burst into their cabin, commandeer the boat and announce their plans to take Francisca to Cartagena. One of the band, Captain Lussan, rows Laurent to shore in a small boat, but when they dock, Benjamin shoots Lussan and declares Laurent his prisoner. Pillory and several of Laurent's men, lolling drunkenly along the docks, witness Benjamin's treachery and come to their friend's aid. After killing Benjamin, Laurent and his men board the Cobra , a waiting ship, and sail for Cartagena.
When Francisca meets her betrothed in Cartagena, she is repulsed by his corpulence and insists upon returning home to Mexico. Denying her request, Don Alvarado schedules the wedding for the next day. Under the pretense of thanking the pirates, Don Alvarado proceeds to the Barracuda , where he orders the entire crew imprisoned. When word comes of the sighting of the Cobra , Da Bilar offers to help capture Laurent in exchange for his freedom. After the Cobra docks, Da Bilar greets Laurent and tells him that he has escaped from prison. When Da Bilar claims that Francisca betrayed Laurent and bribed the crew to sail to Cartagena, Laurent pretends to believe him. Suspecting that Da Bilar has set a trap, Laurent visits Francisca that night, hoping to be arrested and imprisoned with the other pirates. As Francisca pledges her love to Laurent, Don Alvarado's men appear and arrest him.
Disguised as a maid, Francisca visits the prisoners, delivering a basket of food laden with knives. When Don Alvarado pays a surprise visit, Francisca hides in Anne's cell. After he departs, Francisca pulls a gun on the guards and orders the release of the prisoners. Embracing Francisca, Laurent calls her his wife and then leads the men up the stairs. Hearing rumors of a woman in the cells, Da Bilar comes to investigate. When Laurent returns for Francisca, he finds Da Bilar, and the two men draw their swords. After Laurent fatally stabs Da Bilar, the guards, drawn by the sounds of the struggle, rush down the stairs and into combat with the pirates. Anne is killed in the battle, but before dying gives Francisca her blessing.
Unaware of the strife onshore, Don Alvarado is decorating the Barracuda for his wedding day when word comes of the uprising. Disguised in priest's robes, Laurent accompanies Francisca on board while the other pirates climb up the ship's bow and defeat the guards. When Laurent drops his priest's hood and Francisca declares her allegiance to the pirates, Don Alvarado realizes that his troops have disappeared and one of the pirates wounds him with a knife. After Don Alvarado staggers to a chair, Laurent gives orders to sail past the garrison along the coast. Although the soldiers at the fort have been instructed to shoot if the ship sails before morning, they peer through a telescope and see Don Alvarado and Francisca being married by a hooded priest. After firing several rounds, the soldiers relent and shoot off rockets of congratulations instead.
Once safely at sea, Francisca pleads for Don Alvarado's life, but the indolent ruler claims that he would rather be dead than forced to work, and so expires from his wounds. As the ship sails into the sunset, Laurent sweeps his bride off her feet and into their cabin below.
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Words Make Meaning: Man Gave Names to All the Animals by Bob Dyland and Jim Arnovsky
He saw an animal that liked to growl,
Big furry paws and he liked to howl,
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'Ah, think I'll call it a bear.'
Noted nature artist Jim Arnovsky, known for his highly accurate, yet individualistic representations of animals and plants, has taken a somewhat surprising author, Bob Dylan, as partner for the text in his newest, Man Gave Names to All the Animals (Sterling, 2011). From a song in his 1979 album "Slow Train Coming," the artist takes Dylan's wry and witty text as his narrative, but does not settle for a predictable two-page spread for each animal named. Instead, Arnovsky's pages swarm with animals in a Garden of Eden world.
Arnovsky's beasta crawl, dash, climb, slither, leap, soar and swim across the pages in a profusion of grace and beauty which celebrates the diversity of life. He does not hesitate to let the lion lie down with the lamb, so to speak, as he juxtaposes whales and crocs, lambs and lemurs, wild pigs and cockatoos, over 170 in all, in a lush sub-tropical forest with both mountains and shores for their habitat, giving the reader the fun of spying out the animal featured amidst the throng in the rhyming text.
The illustrator also provides an appendix listing all the animals shown, so that readers are drawn to continue the task of "naming" the animals depicted. Dylan's playful, sly, and sweet song is also provided as a CD within the book which will allow children to follow along with the pages, act out the verses, or sing along as they go. A different turn on the bestiary picture book, one with one foot in poetry and one in nonfiction, this one gives the reader the chance to become the final master of nomenclature by naming the last animal
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Rachel Brown threw a two-hit shutout to lead Harvard to a win in its 2011 season opener (Gil Talbot).
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Harvard softball team kicked off its 2011 campaign Friday, splitting games with Seton Hall and Florida Atlantic on day one of the Miken Classic on the campus of FAU. The Crimson won its season-opener against Seton Hall, 2-0, and suffered a 4-1 loss to FAU in its second game of the day.
Junior pitcher Rachel Brown picked up right where she left off after earning first-team All-Ivy League accolades as a sophomore, keeping the Pirates off the scoreboard in the season-opening victory. Brown twirled a complete-game shutout, allowing just a pair of hits and a pair of walks, while striking out 14.
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I used to hoard a little bit. I'm not talking about floor-to-ceiling newspapers and envelopes of toenail clippings here, just some assorted tech junk. When I had children, we needed more room and so the junk had to go. I'm sure many of you are familiar with the need to keep old consoles and games you don't play anymore, bits of old computers that still work perfectly well, a big bag of assorted wires and adapters, you know, just in case. My wife made me go through it and applied a ruthless rule: If it hasn't been touched for over a year, or I don't know what it's for, then it has to go.
There were boxes that had been packed up two moves ago and never re-opened; old remote controls for DVD players and computers that I don't even own anymore; US power cables still in their packaging because some devices shipped with both (I live in the UK); two broken PCs that I was planning to one day assimilate into what would be an antiquated and useless computer. Many things I couldn't even identify. In the end I threw everything away or gave it away.
It felt great. It was a cathartic experience. I felt unburdened. Free of the pressure that I would one day organize and find a useful purpose for all of this stuff. Real world hoarding gets plenty of press nowadays, and we know it's bad for us, but what about the junk we collect in the virtual world?
Infinite space, infinite clutter
We need to throw off the shackles of digital hoarding before it weighs us down. Hard drives are cheap and they are capable of storing tons of useless files. Almost everyone can afford the digital equivalent of a many-roomed mansion. So what if a few rooms are piled high with boxes we never open? We don't need that space anyway.
The ease with which we can store digital files encourages us to stick them in a folder and forget about them rather than ask whether we need to keep them at all. My hard drive looks much like my wardrobes used to. I have folders that have been transferred from computer to computer and never opened. I think my first PC had a 10GB hard drive. This one has a terabyte. A quick look reveals a vast repository of junk, the detritus of past jobs, long-forgotten conversations, every holiday ever taken, and an awful lot of random stuff that was never deleted because there was no need to delete it. Is all of this accumulated baggage from life actually weighing us down?
Most of us have thousands of photos now and camera technology is vastly improved, yet we also yearn for the nostalgic experience of leafing through old photo albums. We use apps to give our shiny new perfect images faded tinges. Do we really want our memories to be perfect? Do we want to see things exactly as they were?
Putting memories on autopilot
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Director of the Information Policy Research Center, National University of Singapore, makes some excellent points in an interview with Big Think. He points out that the default used to be forgetting and it took some effort to remember things. That has been reversed now. Remembering has become the default and it actually takes effort to forget.
He's right. Think about the selection process for a photo album or a memory box. It involves you curating your own life experience. You want to cherry pick the best bits and let go of the rest. As Mayer-Schönberger points out, people who can't forget actually generally hate it because they're stuck with a lot of useless information and a perfect memory of every mistake they ever made. Forgetting things and letting go of the past can be good for our mental health.
Another scary development is the idea that this is all being taken out of our hands. Social media and the cloud create a situation where large portions of our memory are now stored remotely. We may even lose control over those photos and files. Think carefully about what you are backing up.
Dr. Stanton D. Sloane provides another motivating angle for cutting out digital hoarding. He points out in Forbes that all those files in the cloud are being stored in power-hungry server farms. Your digital hoarding potentially has a big carbon footprint.
Salvation through automation… and willpower
So what's the answer? If you're organized or determined enough, then perhaps that long-promised "sorting things out" day will arrive and you'll go through all those files and apply the same rules as you would to physical junk. If it hasn't been touched for over a year or you don't know what it's for, then throw it away. Let's be realistic though: That day is never going to come for most of us. I've started on that process a few times and been instantly distracted. Because the need to throw it away doesn't seem pressing, the drive to do it isn't strong enough.
When I first read Mayer-Schönberger's solution I was horrified. He suggests that digital files should have an expiration date. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. This changes things back so that you have to expend some effort to keep the things you really want to keep. The things you don't care about, or need, can be allowed to float gently off into the digital void. The default would be forgetting and remembering would require some effort again.
How much of the stuff that's clogging up your hard drive is actually useful? It can reach the point where searching for something on your hard drive actually takes longer than just searching for it online and downloading it again. There's no point in keeping old emails or photos that are mediocre or even flat out rubbish. Do you really need that TV series that you already watched?
We need to get into the habit of deleting things immediately, because whatever sneaks past that initial hurdle can end up being carried around with you for the next few years, maybe even until you die, when some relative has to wade through it. Imagine reaching your eighties and having to go through 30 plus terabytes of files. You'll never make it. You could die searching for that elusive photo or that awesome article you wrote in university. Sometimes finding it is worse because it can never live up to the memory in your head anyway.
I'm off now to take my own advice and purge my hard drive, wish me luck.
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HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev SA is in advanced discussions to buy South Korea's Oriental Brewery from private equity owners KKR & Co LP and Affinity Equity Partners for more than $4.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
The parties are hammering out final terms of what would be one of Asia's biggest ever private equity transactions with the aim to reach an agreement before the end of January, the people said.
The potential purchase by the world's biggest brewer comes amid upbeat prospects for beer consumption in Asia, with the region's $258 billion market growing twice as fast as the rest of the world.
Discussions on the sale are continuing but they could still fall apart and there is no guarantee a deal will be struck, the people cautioned, asking not to be named because the matter is not public. If final terms are agreed, a deal could come as early as next week, one person added.
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AB InBev sold Oriental Brewery to KKR for $1.8 billion in 2009. That sale was part of InBev's efforts to raise money to ease the debt burden from its acquisition of U.S. beer maker Anheuser-Busch a year earlier.
KKR later sold half of the equity stake in Oriental Brewery to Affinity.
Under the 2009 deal, AB InBev has the right, but not the obligation, to buy back Oriental Brewery on predetermined financial terms within five years after the closing of the transaction, a period that expires in July this year.
The agreement allows KKR to sell Oriental Brewery back to AB InBev for around 11 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), according to the people familiar with the matter.
OB, as the brewer is known, reported EBITDA of around $400 million in its last financial statement, posted at the end of 2012. The brewer cut costs, increased cash flows and gained market share under KKR's ownership to become South Korea's biggest brewer.
A successful deal would represent the biggest-ever Asian exit for KKR and Affinity.
Rapid growth in Asia's beer market has drawn global brewers to the region. Carlsberg, Heineken NV and SABMiller Plc have all struck deals in Asia over the past five years to offset sluggish sales in mature markets.
As a result, beer-related M&A in Asia has commanded rich premiums, with global companies paying up to buy companies to either get a foothold in fast growing markets or to protect their turf from home grown competitors.
Heineken NV paid $6.4 billion for control of Tiger beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd in 2012, translating into a multiple of 35 times earnings.
AB InBev has a relatively small presence in Asia Pacific, with the region accounting for 14.3 percent of the 403 million hectoliters of beer it sold and 2.5 percent of its $15.5 billion in EBITDA, according to most recent company filings.
"The option to buy back was struck in 2009 when the world looked a much bleaker place. And I suspect that the agreed buy-back multiple looks very attractive in today's world," said Bernstein Research analyst Trevor Stirling.
AB InBev has been keen on South and Central American growth and last year it acquired its remaining shares of Mexico's Modelo Grupo for $20.1 billion.
Oriental Brewery's only domestic rival Hite Jinro, which has lost market share to Oriental Brewery in the last few years, trades at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 12.74 times (CHK), according to Thomson Reuters data.
The Oriental Brewery-Hite duopoly controls 90 percent of South Korea's beer market.
Oriental Brewery's growth and the prospect of a bumper return has boosted fundraising efforts of both private equity owners.
KKR last year raised a $6 billion Asia fund, the region's biggest ever, while Affinity has just closed a $3.8 billion fourth fund, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Affinity's new fund is the biggest ever raised by an Asian firm outside Australia.
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If you own a Suunto Ambit for running, you need to follow these tips and tricks to get the most out of your watch. The Suunto Ambit offers an incredible range of features and customization tools, from downloadable apps and training plans to different viewing options. Follow these tips to explore how to turn your Ambit into a running machine.
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Decide what to see on screen and how many screens you want to see. Head over to Movescount.com or the Movescount App. Running is included as a default sport mode but if you'd prefer to add Trail Running as a specific mode or add an additional running mode (for example for races or training), then select your watch on Movescount (via Watches & Devices) or within the App. Trail running can be added via the 'Create New Sport Mode' button online or via Sport Modes on the App. You can also create your own mode, such as Tempo Run, for example.
Customize your display
Click the edit button to select from eight different screens to add to your watch. These are what you see during exercise mode. For each screen, you have four different layout options on how the data appears. Top tip? "In training mode I have six to seven screens," says Suunto's resident running expert Mikko Järvinen. "I switch screens depending on what session I'm doing, for example, intervals, long runs, base session, pace runs etc. And in racing mode I have only one screen and that's just time, distance and HR. For some races I have automatic 1km laps."
Hit Advanced Settings
Yes, even new users should go here. If seeing where you've been is everything, make sure you have GPS accuracy set to Best. If you're doing an ultra marathon, and battery life is more important, you can select Good or OK to extend its life. (The Ambit3 Peak with 'Good' selected for example has a battery life of 30 hours.) Top tip 2? Select autoscroll in advanced settings to avoid having to push any buttons while out running to change displays. The screens will now automatically rotate.
Load up with apps
Not to be confused with the iPhone Movescount App, Suunto's community App Zone is home to over 5,000 apps for your Ambit. Mostly created by other users, they offer new ways to display data. For example, download Marathon Time Estimation to see your expected finish time while you run. "The estimation apps – there are others for 5k, 10k and half marathon – help runners to keep up the right pace in training sessions and in races as well," adds Järvinen.
Count your calories
Now to the really important question. Did that run qualify you to have a beer afterwards? Find out with the popular 'Beers Burned Off' App. There's also the Fat Burner to help stay within your optimal HR zone, calculated at 65% of your max HR.
Training program
Movescount is also home to thousands of free training programs. Whether you're a beginner half-marathoner or looking to improve your performance in the Cooper test, you'll find programs to follow here. Alternatively, you can create your own. Check out this online tutorial in which we discuss how to use training plans and planned moves on Movescount.
Get quality training advice
On our sport pages on suunto.com you can find dozens of stories on how to improve your running. Follow these eight tips to becoming a better runner from the running coaches at Carmichael Training Systems. Struggling with your motivation? Then read up on how you can keep your training on track with these 10 tips from running experts.
Get tips from the pros
Coaches and pros aren't the only ones to offer running advice on our sports pages. You can also learn the secret downhill running tricks and techniques that mountain running legend Kilian Jornet uses here. Or read Ryan Sandes's advice on how to prepare for an ultra here.
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Don't miss your calls
Worried you might miss an important call while out on the trail? Turn your push notifications on (Ambit3, Kailash and Traverse) and you can be alerted when someone calls or texts. Learn how to configure your push notification settings for Ambit3 here.
And finally… Don't forget to update your weight in the watch if that changes. "It gives more accurate calories, activity and recovery times," says Järvinen.
The Suunto Ambit3 collection received a new member: check out the Suunto Ambit3 Peak Sapphire Blue here.


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Hanover has named Steve Baudendistel the head coach of its football program. He assumes the reins of the squad from Joe Austin, who has accepted the same position at Southwestern in Georgetown, Texas.
A member of Hanover's staff for the past nine seasons, Baudendistel guided the Panthers' defensive backs for seven seasons, was linebackers coach for two seasons and worked as the program's special teams coordinator for three seasons. He has coached two all-Americans, one conference most valuable player and a national interceptions leader.
In addition, he also oversees the athletic department's strength and conditioning efforts.
"I am excited to have Steve as our new head coach," said Hanover president Sue DeWine. "His energy and enthusiasm, along with his knowledge of the program and appreciation for its tradition, made him the logical choice to lead our team."
A 2001 Hanover graduate, Baudendistel played wide receiver for the Panthers from 1997-2000. The squad posted a 37-7 record during the span, including three Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championships and three trips to the Division III NCAA playoffs.
"I am extremely grateful to president DeWine and athletic director Lynn Hall for the opportunity," he said. "Being asked to lead the team that I once played for is a tremendous honor. Hanover is a top-notch academic institution with a proud tradition of athletic excellence. I am excited about the direction our football team is headed. We have a great nucleus of returning players and I look forward to bringing in a new class of Panthers this fall."
In addition to his effort on the field, he also has served as Hanover's recruiting coordinator for the past six seasons. His efforts have brought more than 200 athletes into the program in the last four years.
Baudendistel, who earned a master's degree in sports administration from Ball State, returned to his alma mater after one season as receivers coach at Anderson.
"I am excited for Steve," said former Hanover coach Wayne Perry. "He has been very loyal, extremely hard-working and knows Hanover and its community as well as anyone."
Baudendistel will make his head-coaching debut when Hanover kicks off the 2012 campaign Saturday, Sept. 1, on the road against Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. The Panthers' home-opener will be Saturday, Sept. 8, against Wabash at L.S. Ayres Field.


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The Freeh Report — the damning internal investigation into the many failures of Penn State officials during the Jerry Sandusky scandal — came out this morning.
You can see most of the details here, but the biggest takeaway from the horrifying picture painted by the report is this:
The football program itself is responsible.
And as a result, the NCAA should eliminate the program with its so-called "death penalty."
Over 61 years, Joe Paterno became a one man cult at PSU — taking what was once a football team and turning it into a rogue civilization with its own structure, authority, and ethical assumptions.
Before Sandusky, this sense of exceptionalism was a point of pride. Penn State was different. It was above the dirt and corruption that defined the rest of college football. It was located in its own, self-contained world where it held itself to a higher standard.
But the Sandusky scandal proved that the morality cultivated in JoePa's alternate universe wasn't "elevated" at all.
The Penn State football program was a runaway cult that hardened its structure over decades. And that highly evolved and insular ecosystem was the fertile ground in which Sandusky was allowed to go on molesting kids for more than a decade after PSU officials were made aware of allegations against him.
Think of all the moral differences between our world and the world of Penn State:
In the world of Penn State, the "humane" thing to do after receiving allegations that Sandusky raped a child was to go to Sandusky himself rather than calling the cops.
In the world of Penn State, it was more important to "avoid the consequences of bad publicity," (as the Freeh report puts it) than to report a potential felony.
In the world of Penn State, buying $400 worth of clothes for a player was a greater offense than molesting kids.
The primary aim was protecting the sanctity of the lucrative, successful football program JoePa built. The conventional morality and authority of the outside world was inconsequential within the program.
So the idea that this scandal has nothing to do with the program is a lie. It had absolutely everything to do with football, because the world that grew out of the football team turned out to be so horrific that it continued to host a sexual predator despite a litany of instances where the mechanisms of the real world would have brought him to justice.
It's not about a few morally bankrupt, powerful men, it's about a culture.
Even the janitors were so brainwashed by the cult that they refused to report sexual abuse after they witnessed it first hand. They were too scared about what JoePa would do.
"If that's the culture at the bottom, God help the culture at the top," Freeh said this morning.
Penn State football should get the death penalty not just as retribution for what it allowed Sandusky to do, but because Penn State needs to begin the process of assimilating into the wider football world after spending its entire modern history engrossed in the cult of JoePa.
It's not enough that the powerful men at the center of the scandal are all fired, imprisoned,or dead. The real culprit — the culture in Happy Valley — is what needs to go. And the only way to do that is by eliminating the cherished cultural center of the Penn State universe: the football team.
The odds of this happening are small because the NCAA is ill-equipped to deal with scandals that aren't petty and superfluous. And, admittedly, the NCAA was never designed to make ethical judgements, even if it's obvious to everyone that the football program was ethically broken.
But killing the football program is the only way Penn State can begin to fix itself.


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In today's tough economy, sellers must avoid the pitfalls of the new home valuation rules. The Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) can delay financing indefinitely, and value your home inaccurately. These new rules have engendered a communication gap between real estate professionals.
These new regulations, however, can help exclude those who attempt to swindle the system. Although some HVCC-approved appraisers are allegedly undervaluing properties, the best indication of home value is still what a buyer will pay. Many real estate professionals believe the low valuations can be attributed to the glut of distressed properties on the market.
Since foreclosures and short sales common today, sometimes appraisers don't make the appropriate adjustment for new properties. The HVCC changes are driving some experienced appraisers to move away from mortgages. Hence there are many rookie appraisers assessing current property values.


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Having sworn off family-friendly comedies for now, Eddie Murphy has returned to making terrible science fiction movies instead. His next project: an alien abduction side-slapper.
In a print interview with Rolling Stone Murphy revealed the ridiculously long name of his next planned feature:
"I have this idea called Jamal and Tyrell and Omar and Brick and Michael's Wack-Ass Weekend, about this group of guys who get abducted by aliens on the way to the fights. I'm writing that now."
Is it even worth getting our hopes up for something funny, from the man who made Meet Dave and Pluto Nash? Total FIlm reminds us that Tower Heist was originally planned as an ensemble comedy with Dave Chapelle, Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan. Could this very long titled project pick up where Tower Heist failed? As much as we hated Meet Dave — and we really hated Meet Dave — Beverly Hills Cop is still one of the funniest movies ever made. Could aliens bring back the Murphy we all know and love? Probably not, but wouldn't it be nice?
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former Puerto Rican world champion boxer Wilfredo Gomez is in critical condition in a hospital following respiratory failure, a family spokesman said Wednesday.
Erick Rodriguez told The Associated Press that the 56-year-old Gomez, widely considered to be the best Puerto Rican fighter in history, is struggling to recover from a lung infection.
"The next 72 hours are going to be crucial," Rodriguez said. "He's in danger of contracting pneumonia."
Gomez's sister-in-law, Nydia Hernandez, said the former boxer is under sedation in an intensive care unit and is breathing with the assistance of a tube.
Rodriguez said Gomez was in the San Juan hospital last weekend before being released after an improvement in his health, but he was hospitalized again Tuesday.
Friends and family stopped by the hospital to visit Gomez on Wednesday, including former boxer Victor "Luvi" Callejas.
Gomez was a three-time world champion with the WBA and WBC at super bantamweight, featherweight and junior lightweight. He retired for good in 1989 with a 44-3-1 record and 42 knockouts.
Nicknamed "Bazooka," Gomez had a reputation for taking out opponents quickly, averaging less than four rounds a fight.
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995, becoming only the fifth fighter to be elected in his first year of eligibility.
After retiring, Gomez lived mostly in South Florida but frequently visited Puerto Rico, where he had several run-ins with the law, including being charged with cocaine possession and domestic violence. He moved to Puerto Rico last year.
Four months ago, Puerto Rican boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho died after being shot while sitting in a car in the northern city of Bayamon.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Tuesday as manufacturing activity picked up in the United States and Asia and increased optimism about the global economy's health.
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average came close to the 17,000 milestone in early afternoon trading, rising slightly over 1 percent to 16,998.70. The rally - led by IBM (IBM.N), up 2.8 percent at $186.35, and Visa Inc (V.N), up 1.7 percent at $214.25 - marked the first trading day of both the third quarter and the second half of 2014. The U.S. stock market will be closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday on the Fourth of July.
Financial data firm Markit said its final U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 57.3 in June, the highest since May 2010, although it was slightly lower than the preliminary read of 57.5.
A report from the Institute for Supply Management showed its index of national factory activity was at 55.3, little changed from May's 55.4 reading.
"The basic message is that it's pretty much the same level as May so that's very positive news for the U.S. manufacturing," said Anthony Karydakis, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak in New York.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 129.47 points or 0.77 percent, to end at 16,956.07. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 13.09 points or 0.67 percent, to 1,973.32. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC shot up 50.47 points or 1.14 percent, to 4,458.65.
Shares of Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) rose 7.4 percent to $473.10 after Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the streaming video company's shares to "buy" from "neutral", according to theflyonthewall.com.
Twitter (TWTR.N) shares jumped 2.6 percent to $42.05 on news that a former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) executive would become the company's new chief financial officer while current CFO Mike Gupta will become senior vice president of strategic investments.
Shares of credit and debit card companies rose after Elvira Nabiullina, the chairwoman of Russia's central bank, said Russia may reduce pledges imposed on MasterCard and Visa if they find local processing partners. MasterCard shares (MA.N) climbed 2.8 percent to $75.53.
Positive data from Asia helped buoy investors' confidence in the strength of the global economy, including China's final reading of the HSBC/Markit purchasing managers' index (PMI) for June, which rose to 50.7 from May's 49.4.
Manufacturing in Japan, the world's third-biggest economy, also picked up in June, fueled by improving demand at home. Growth in the euro zone, however, faltered as Germany, the region's top economy, slowed.
About 5.84 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, in line with last month's average of about 5.8 billion, according to data from BATS Global Markets.
Advancers outnumbered decliners on the New York Stock Exchange by a ratio of about 2 to 1, while on the Nasdaq, nearly three stocks rose for every one that fell.
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The Work of the Practice Review Committee
by EMMETT S. HARRINGTON Partner, Executive Office
Presented before the Maine Society of Public Accountants, Waterville, Maine—April 1965
IT is a pleasure to be here tonight to talk about a subject of great importance to the accounting profession, and one of great interest to me personally.
Lately there has been considerable criticism of the accounting profession—criticism by some segments of industry, by financial analysts,
and by members of the profession itself. Most of these critics have deplored the lack of uniformity in accounting practices and resulting
lack of comparability in financial statements; some have assailed financial reports for not disclosing sufficient information. It has also been asserted by some that the accounting profession is not meeting its responsibility to the public.
Actually, the situation is not as bleak as these critics make it sound. There is room for improvement, true, and the profession is aware of this need. Such awareness was evident in the decision to the Accounting
Principles Board in 1959, when one of the stated objectives was the "continuing effort to determine appropriate practice and to narrow the areas of difference and inconsistency in practice." Another step that is evidence of the continuing struggle for improvement was the creation in 1962 by the AICPA of its practice review committee "to encourage compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards and to eliminate, insofar as possible, substandard reporting practices through education and persuasion rather than by disciplinary action."
Over the years, business managements and professional accountants
have performed well in meeting their responsibilities to investors and to the public. Continuous progress has been made over the past thirty years. This is evident in a comparison of financial reports with those of three decades ago.
Most members of our profession possess a high level of competence,
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According to an analysis of top mobile vendors reported earnings by Horace Dediu of Asymco, the total operating profits from all mobile devices remain below $6 billion per quarter for years until the release of the iPhone 4.
However, in the past two years, mobile profits have seen an increase from $5.3 billion at the start of 2010 to $14.4 billion over the most recent quarter. The leader in mobile profits has always been Apple. In fact, Apple is claiming majority of all profits despite only selling a small percentage of mobile devices. Wait a minute, but I thought marketshare means everything! Nope, all that matters is the money, and Apple's dominating there with only 8.8% unit share.
While Apple claimed 73% of mobile profits, Samsung has continued to remain the only other major phone maker to continue to make profit since the release of the iPhone. Yeah, making money by stealing. That's the key.
Among the other six vendors, only HTC managed to turn out a profit, taking 1% of the total industry profits. Research in Motion, LG, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia each were not able to turn a profit on their handset businesses.