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"It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity."
– Kofi Annan
Last time I wrote about the question of predictability for the outcome of the proposed commercial crew transportation services to provide routine and affordable access to low Earth orbit, given the uncertainties surrounding how NASA would procure those services and the lack of definitive requirements for universal access beyond transporting NASA astronauts to/from the International Space Station. Before moving to Part 2, I'd like to comment on the Request for Information released by NASA a few days after my original post. I'm encouraged by the information being sought by the RFI, in that it addresses both points I raised: what are the contracting mechanisms that should be used, and what fundamental broad requirements should NASA consider in its solicitation for those services down the road? Depending on the nature of the inputs, and how NASA responds to them, we could see a transformation in how NASA procures commercial crew transportation services.
In Part 2, I'll explore a theoretical transition of NASA's internal human spaceflight organizations from operations-focused to research- and development-focused. Here, I'll address the following question: should the target be to return to the business models of the past that characterized NASA's previous successes in human spaceflight, or to something completely different?
First, some background.
Recently, I read a thought-provoking piece entitled Developing Space that examines how human spaceflight got to where it is today, and raises a fundamental question on what the forward mission of NASA ought to be. At the heart of the piece is a driving concept that NASA should shift into the business of administering the stepping stones to the solar system, transforming itself from the Agency of the past that most equate with performing the activities in space, into the agency of the future that is the catalyst for others to achieve the results in space. Upon reading the details, I formed a picture in my mind of transformational change for NASA's human spaceflight endeavor: the number, depth, and breath of pieces involved in the change is huge, and the outcome is unpredictable – and if implemented successfully, could be potentially limitless. Yet something was missing for me, and that something was a concrete picture of the broader future environment. Will the future be different than the past?
To help answer this question, I'll consider the perspectives offered in Global Trends 2025, a semi-decennial report produced by the U.S. National Intelligence Council. The latest release is a forward look at the world in 2025, well within the realm of the current conversation concerning the future of human spaceflight. In the view of the document, we're looking at a world markedly different than today's world, or for that matter anything we've experienced to date.
First of all, we are seeing a tremendous shift in the international system – as constructed following the Second World War – into a form that may be almost unrecognizable by 2025. Gone are the competing ideological conflicts of the Cold War that saw the birth of NASA and the Apollo Program. Also disappearing will be the monopolar world of the last two decades dominated by the United States that saw the vast majority of the operational lifetime of the Space Shuttle and the construction of the International Space Station. In its place we will see a multipolar world driven by a globalizing economy with an historic shift of relative wealth and economic power from West to East, and by the increasing weight of new players – especially China and India, and to a lesser extent Russia and Brazil. These four BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – are markedly different in their socioeconomic and political approaches from the United States and from each other, such that attempts to force a dialogue in terms of "one side versus the other" will miss critical elements. For example, an attempt to frame justifications for approaches to future human spaceflight endeavors into conversations about "beating China back to the Moon", or the perceived ramifications of the inverse, drives the conversation backwards into a world dominated by two superpowers. Such a world is a world of the past, not of the future; the facts and current trends do not bear out a future dominated by two opposing ideologies in the timeframe of conversation. Therefore, our conversations about human spaceflight should take into account the future multipolar world that has as its cornerstone international participation that extends beyond the traditional spacefaring nations, one that expands cooperation to China, India, Brazil, and other emerging economies across the globe. One method to expand cooperation is through the emergence of multinational companies engaged on the forefront of space exploration; unfortunately, none exist today as of yet, likely due to the association of the high technology of spaceflight with armaments, and due to restrictions contained in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in the United States. Another way to expand international cooperation in space exploration is through government space agencies, similar to what we see in the case of the International Space Station Program today. With globalization in mind – and this is an important difference – the United States can no longer be the "big kid on the block" that dictates the endeavor unilaterally. Such an approach works in a monopolar world in which the lone economic superpower brings the vast majority of funding and drives the agenda; it will not work in the multipolar world to come. Multilateralism versus unilateralism in human spaceflight policy will be the key in an increasingly multipolar world, if we are to succeed.
Second is the recognition that there is an established relationship between achievements in science and technology and the economic growth of a nation. Central to this idea is the overall effectiveness of a nation's process by which intellectual concepts are moved toward commercialization for the benefit of a national economy. The United States has led in this process for a long time; however, the rest of the world is catching up due to globalization and the unintended consequences of ITAR. For NASA's human spaceflight endeavor to be relevant in an increasingly globalized future, it must shift from being a consumer of existing science and technology into being a crucible of creativity that helps drive the process of innovation in space exploration. This is not unfamiliar territory for the Agency – its human spaceflight endeavor once served as an important catalyst for scientific and technological innovation, centered around the Apollo Program. Nowadays we talk quite frequently how NASA is an inspiration for those pursuing careers rooted in the STEM areas – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – and how many of us were inspired by NASA's past achievements in human spaceflight. Yet this concept is more than about inspiring the youth around the world through the achievements of space exploration; it is about producing innovation in space exploration through utilization of unique opportunities offered by microgravity on the International Space Station, and by investing in new innovative technologies for exploration beyond low Earth orbit. A number of key technological breakthroughs are listed in Global Trends 2025; I postulate that NASA's human spaceflight endeavor could make a contribution in many of them. For example, ubiquitous computing, clean water technologies, and energy storage technologies are the top three listed in the Probable category for breakthroughs between now and 2025, all of which can benefit through discoveries made in new technology innovations in human spaceflight. In the Possible category is biogerontechnology (technology related to the biological aging process), a clear potential research opportunity on the International Space Station. Finally, in the Plausible category are opportunities to contribute to service robotics and human cognitive augmentation technologies. If we align our human spaceflight technology innovations to these areas, imagine the possibilities for benefiting humanity beyond that of space exploration. It is for this possibility that I'm a strong advocate of this element of the new space policy. Strengthening of the space policy around these concepts is needed, because specific technological breakthroughs are hard to predict, and the path from achievements in science and technology to technological and economic growth is not always predictable.
The idea of changing NASA's human spaceflight endeavor from performing the activities into serving as a catalyst is one of transformational change. The number, breadth, and depth of pieces involved are tremendous and greater in number than that which exists today. The outcomes in an increasingly globalized and multipolar world driven by scientific and technological breakthroughs are unpredictable. Therefore, for NASA's human spaceflight endeavor to be relevant, transformational approaches in innovation, resources, leadership, people, and organizations are needed for the endeavor to be successful.


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By Charles Lane and Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, October 10, 2004; Page A15
Former students and faculty of Yale Law School have always been well represented among America's legal elite -- as any visitor to the New Haven, Conn., institution can see. Proudly displayed on its walls are portraits of five past justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: William H. Taft, William O. Douglas, Byron R. White, Abe Fortas and Potter Stewart.
But one face is conspicuously absent: that of current Justice Clarence Thomas, Yale Law Class of 1974. According to people familiar with the situation, that was Thomas's choice. The vacant place of honor is the justice's silent protest against what he still considers Yale's failure to back him against Anita Hill, a Yale alumna, during his bitter 1991 confirmation hearings, these sources said.
This series of articles about Justice Clarence Thomas is the result of more than two years of reporting by Washington Post staff writers Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher. The two reporters published a Post magazine article about Thomas in August 2002. Their book on Thomas is scheduled to be published next year by Doubleday.
As such, it is one of several subtle but significant signs that Thomas's scars remain.
"I think Clarence's feelings about the law school all come from the confirmation," said Guido Calabresi, a federal appeals court judge who served as Yale's dean during the hearings. "I think he expected the school to rush to support him as a distinguished graduate being nominated to the Supreme Court. But that didn't happen."
Two former Supreme Court law clerks, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of their confidential relationships with Thomas, confirmed Calabresi's view.
They said that, in chambers, the justice often laid out his bill of particulars against Yale -- noting that some professors testified against him and that Calabresi, who initially supported Thomas's confirmation, later declared that he thought Thomas and Hill were both telling the truth as they saw it.
One former clerk recalled a conversation in which the justice remarked: "I don't see why I should allow them to put my picture up, given how they've treated me."
Thomas declined to comment for this article. But he did tell students at Ohio's Ashland University in 1999 that he "had some fundamental disagreements with Yale. . . . So I don't consider myself particularly close to Yale Law School."
Thomas has noted that he felt rejected by liberal elites at the school. In numerous speeches, he has said his Yale law degree did not help him get coveted job offers, and he still keeps a stack of rejection letters from law firms. "I couldn't get a job out of Yale Law School," he once said, adding, "I ought to send them that degree back, too, while I'm at it."
In 1997, Thomas learned that a Supreme Court law clerk had copies of a bumper sticker reading, "Save America: Close Yale Law School." Thomas requested and received some of the stickers -- and put one on display in his chambers, according to two former clerks.
Other current members of the court regularly visit their old law school campuses for teaching and speaking engagements, and are welcomed as returning heroes. But Thomas has not been to Yale in his 13 years on the court.
Normally, the initiative for commissioning a portrait of a distinguished Yalie comes from friends and admirers willing to pay for the job. In the case of a Supreme Court justice, the school will automatically agree to display the painting, Yale Law officials said.
Thomas supporters tentatively approached Anthony T. Kronman shortly after Kronman replaced Calabresi as dean in 1994. Kronman twice traveled to speak with Thomas in Washington. On one occasion, Kronman brought a judicial robe embroidered with the Yale Law coat of arms as a gift, according to three people with firsthand knowledge of the visit.
Thomas accepted the robe. But he politely declined to have his picture hang at the law school -- and Kronman eventually dropped the matter.
Kronman's term as dean ended this year. In an interview, he called the lack of a Thomas portrait "a disappointment," adding, "I continue to hope that at some point in the future, preferably sooner rather than later, a portrait of Justice Thomas will be commissioned and hung."
Staff writer Kevin Merida contributed to this report.

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- Case Report
- Open Access
Quadricuspid pulmonic valve found on well exam
- Stephen N Dunay1Email author,
- Robert A Roberge1 and
- Lena S Avedissian1
© Dunay et al.; licensee BioMed Central. 2015
- Received: 7 February 2015
- Accepted: 14 April 2015
- Published: 23 April 2015
The Erratum to this article has been published in Military Medical Research 2015 2:16
Quadricuspid pulmonic valve (QPV) is almost always a benign anomaly and is therefore usually discovered incidentally on radiographic studies or post-mortem at autopsy. Because of its rarity, the true extent of the physiology of QPV is not fully understood, and the few reported cases of it may underestimate its physiological consequences. In this case, we report on a young active-duty solider who presented for a well check-up and was discovered on imaging to have a QPV. We also review the most recent literature and provide recommendations regarding the most effective diagnostic modalities.
- Quadricuspid pulmonic valve
- Radiology
- Cardiology
Quadricuspid pulmonic valve (QPV) is a rare congenital anomaly, occurring in approximately 1 in 400 to 1 in 2,000 people, with a 2:1 male to female ratio [1,2]. Unlike a bicuspid pulmonary valve, it rarely presents with clinical complications, such as valvular insufficiency or stenosis, and thus, it is most often a post-mortem finding [1,3,4]. Due to the common congenital origins of these two anomalies, a QPV is frequently associated with aortic valve anomalies; however, unlike a quadricuspid aortic valve, which often leads to stenosis or insufficiency, a four-leaflet pulmonary valve appears to have no negative consequences on pulmonary circulation [2-4]. To date, only two cases of QPV with stenosis have been reported, and the literature has described rare cases with evidence of pulmonary regurgitation and/or hypertension [4,5]. A few pathological studies have shown white patches of endocardial thickening associated with abnormal flow, attributed to an incompetent valve; however, this regurgitation is most often insufficient to cause dilation of the right ventricle or pulmonary artery [4].
Congenital cardiac anomalies associated with QPV have only been reported in 4% of cases [5]. They are also more prevalent than those associated with quadricuspid aortic valve, with an estimated ratio of 9:15. This malformation is also commonly associated with patent ductus arteriosus, atrial and ventricular septal defects, coarctation of the aorta, and pulmonary artery aneurysm [2]. Due to the anatomical location of the valve with respect to the thoracic wall, diagnosis by two-dimensional echocardiogram is difficult; however advances in cardiac imaging, including multidimensional computerized tomography (CT), transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have allowed for effective, non-invasive means of diagnosis [2,6]. Abnormal function has been reported in approximately 4% of cases, mostly in the form of insufficiency following stenosis [2]. Most commonly, in approximately 60% of patients, the anomaly presents as three normal-sized leaflets and one small leaflet, and the accessory cusp is frequently deformed, shrunken, or fenestrated [4,5]. 15% of patients present with two normal and two small leaflets, 12% with four leaflets of equal sizes, and the remainder with four different-sized leaflets [5].
Case presentation
Our case involves a 20-year-old male active Army soldier who presented for a Special Forces qualification physical. He denied any symptoms, including palpitations, dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and orthopnea. His only past medical history included an unspecified, benign murmur during his childhood. He admitted to smoking almost a pack of cigarettes a day but was otherwise a very healthy individual who exercised regularly, and he reported no family history of cardiac disease. His physical exam was unremarkable except for a grade III systolic murmur heard at the right upper sternal border, and EKG demonstrated a regular heart rate and rhythm, with right axis deviation and non-specific T-wave changes.
Despite the patient's asymptomatic presentation, he decided not to complete the Special Forces physical and did not submit a qualification packet. He was set up for a routine annual follow up with a cardiologist.
Embryologically, the semilunar valves are formed by mesenchymal outgrowth from proliferations of the two bulbar ridges and the intercalated valvular swellings [5]. Abnormal cusps may be formed by abnormal proliferation in the common trunk and aberrant fusion of the aortopulmonary septum [7].
The pulmonic valve, unlike the aortic valve, cannot be visualized in the short-axis view, making it difficult to determine the number of cusps of the semilunar valves by TTE [5]. However, TEE can be used to examine the pulmonic valve in the short-axis view, which is best appreciated with anteroflexion of the probe between 135° and 145° [5]. Due to the difficulty of visualization, retrospective EKG-gated CT angiography is the ideal diagnostic method because it permits the visualization of not only normal valve morphology but also congenital and acquired structural abnormalities, including direct observations of the number, thickness, and opening and closing of the leaflets and the presence of valve calcification [3].
Cardiac CT has been compared to MRI and has been shown to be more effective due to its better spatial resolution and the ability to acquire a multiphase data set of the heart in less than 15 seconds [3].
An important consideration in patients with QPV who also have aortic valve anomalies is the appropriateness of the Ross procedure, which involves the use of a pulmonary autograft for aortic valve replacement [3]. This procedure is particularly beneficial because it allows for the replacement of the diseased aortic valve without the need for systemic anticoagulation [3]. It has been proven useful in congenital aortic valve malformations when a tricuspid pulmonary valve of regular anatomy and function is used; however, because the hemodynamics of QPV are poorly understood, it is not an ideal candidate for autograft.
Although rare, the most common pathological finding associated with QPV is pulmonary regurgitation (PR) [5]. It is typically corrected through either pulmonary valve replacement or valve repair [8]. In one case, tricuspidization of the QPV has proven effective in correcting PR [8].
Although it is currently considered a rare clinical finding, the prevalence of QPV is likely to increase due to advances in imaging technology. It has been proposed in the literature that a quadricuspid pulmonic valve cannot operate at maximum efficiency; however, in most cases, this finding has been clinically benign [4]. Multidetector cardiac CT appears to be the most effective diagnostic method due to its excellent spatial resolution [3]. Although QPV is considered to be clinically unimportant, it may be an underestimated contributor to pulmonary hypertension and heart failure due to its mostly post-mortem diagnosis.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient prior to the publication of this Case Report. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
We want to thank the patient for his consent and enthusiastic participation in this report.
Authors' Affiliations
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Thursday, 14 June 2012
Cow Parsley
It was Avon Valley Artist's day again, and as I had promised myself, it was to be another morning of experimental work, to see what could be done with colour, media and textures.
I started by at least having an idea in my head as to what I would like the finished painting to look like. I wanted to keep it loose, keep it to a very limited palette, and using Cow Parsley as a starting point, produce some lacy flower heads and have lots of fun.....again!
I mixed up washes of Paynes Grey, Indigo, Cobalt Blue and Yellow Ochre and applied them to a wet piece of Fabriano Artistico Extra White Rough 300gm paper using a size 20 round synthetic brush.
Whilst the surface was still very wet, I sprinkled Sea Salt onto the paper in the vague shapes of the finished flowers.
The salt does take some time to dry, so I had a cup of coffee and a wander among the members, and took the opportunity to liberally splash the lower half of the paper (still very damp) with the remainder of the washes, and used the wrong end of my brush to pull the paint out into stem-like shapes. As the paper was still damp, the tended to spread slightly which was what I wanted.
If I had been at home, I would have allowed the salt and paint to dry naturally. There is a danger of trying to brush away the salt too soon and it smears badly. In this instance, however, I used the hairdryer to speed up the process, but I was really careful to make sure that the underside of the larger grains of salt were really dry.
In the painting of a previous picture of cakes on a table top, I had used a d'oily as a stencil. It is easier to show you the painting rather than describe what I did.
As you can see, I used the paper d'oily to create the paper beneath the cakes without having to spend hours doing it by brush. When it was still damp, I lightly misted it to blur some of the edges to give it a more painterly look. The used paper d'oily was still around and I was sure there was still some mileage in it. So back to the Cow Parsley painting..............
I removed the solid circle in the middle, and then cut out small sections of the patterned part and stuck them onto the flower heads, to give them added interest through the texture. To soften the edges I used white acrylic gouache and plenty of sprayed water.
All this now had to dry thoroughly, and all that remained then, was to add the stems and once again a liberal amount of splatter with the white gouache, Paynes Grey and Yellow Ochre. I also added plenty of Paynes Grey across the bottom of the picture to provide a solid base out of which the plants were growing.
I think it works quite well and am eager to get it mounted and into a white frame which I think will really add to the overall effect. Hope you have enjoyed sharing this with me.
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Having seen you working on this earlier I wondered how it would turn out. Pretty good actually.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Peter. I am really pleased that it is exactly as I wanted it to be. It will be interesting to see if it raises comments at Wells!Delete
Hello Yvonne:) Yes I enjoyed waching this! I've got such a paper at home so will defenitly try this! Thank you for giving such brillant ideas! The result is beautiful!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Renate. Its lovely to know that you enjoy looking at the workDelete
this looks fantastic and the technique is awesome. How very kind of you to share the process, thank you so much!ReplyDelete
Thanks djr, I am always happy to share my limited knowledge. It must be the teacher still in me, and its lovely to read positive commentsReplyDelete
Great piece of work and a fascinating glimpse of your process. Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Mick. I just hope that the description of the process always makes sense. It can be difficult to describe what one does, sometimes. So much easier to demonstrate!Delete
Dear Yvonne, you always join two points by the wayReplyDelete
shorter! And how do ,you show us! Thank you for the easy-way-to-do!
Your watercolor is wonderful!
Thanks Rita. Its a great pleasure to share.Delete
Very nice work Yvonne! How did you adhere the doily to the watercolor paper? Could you have used it again as a stencil in this painting?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for lookin Hap. I used PVA medium with care as it leaves a shiny surface which cannot easily be covered by watercolour paint.Delete
I wanted texture in the painting, which is more visible in the original than in the photo, and by cutting up the d'oily I got the negative shapes ie rings instead of circles.
I tried your technique, it really was great fun. I would like to thank you and show my work with the reference on yours on my flickr page. Is that okay for you?ReplyDeleteReplies
hi djr,Delete
what do I need to type in to google to get your site so that I can look at your version. Thanks
That's fine. Glad you had fun.ReplyDelete
I've painted two of them and put into my flickr site, but not yet published to everybody, so I don't know if you can see it! But if you are okay, then I will publish it in the next days. Thank you!
- Anonymous19 June 2012 at 18:19
Love the painting! Plan to try them. However, where did you find the doily? Also, did you paint the cupcake first or the doily background. Thanks! SueReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, the d'oyly is aproblem. You can fine=d them in this country at 'pound shops' etc, but they are more floral and very flimsy. These d'oleys were at my sister-in-laws home when she passed away and nobody wanted them, but they were already yellow with age so I suppose she got them from her mothers home when she passed on! They are very sturdy and stand up to the spongeing very well. If you are in England, I could send you one if you want, but you will need to make it last!!!!!Delete
As for the painting, I think I did a drawing and then did the stencilling before doing the cakes being careful not to go into the cake shapes. I may have cut out a mask to prevent this happening. It was a while ago. Hope that helps.
- Anonymous20 June 2012 at 00:01
Thank you so much for the offer. What a treasure1 I do not live in England. But with your information I found some on E-Bay and have a set coming! Thank you for sharing the process in regards to the process on the cup cakes. That helps a lot.
Such a gorgeous flower.ReplyDelete
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|Date first issued
|12 January 2009
|Issued by
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|National ID Card
|10 years
The Albanian identity card (Letërnjoftim) is a national identity card that is issued by the Albanian authorities to their citizens. It is proof of identity, citizenship and residence. The current version is in ID1 format and biometric. The ID Card is compulsory for citizens over 16 years old.
Albania issued identity cards to its citizens until 1991, the year the political system changed. For 18 years, in the absence of such a document, people were obliged to provide birth certificates with photos, which was considered inconvenient. Finally in 2007, in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the electronic recording of the population in a central database was made possible. After that, the Albanian authorities have set up an international tender to determine the company that would produce identity cards. The race was won by the French company Sagem Sécurité (Morpho, Safran Group).[1]
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- Date of expiry (normally 10 years after the date of issue)
- Signature
On the photo a micro-holographic reflecting stamp is placed. The back contains the machine readable zone. The microchip, visible on the back contains biometric data such as fingerprints of the holder, the image, signature, etc. The data can be extracted from the chip with wireless RFID technology. The ID card serves as a travel document for international travel between a limited number of countries. The validity of the card is 10 years and is compulsory for citizens over 16.[2]
Issuing procedure[edit]
An Albanian identity cards is requested at the local municipality (after paying the required fee; presently 1,500 lek or about €10) at the post office) where a digital picture of the bearer's face and fingerprints are taken. The card can be picked up in person after about 15 days, when the bearer identifies himself with his fingerprints.
An Albanian ID Card is accepted as a travel document by the following countries:
Electronic Services[edit]
Safran Aleat under the concessionary contract offers eALEAT Services, which are the new Identity Services,[8] on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA),[9] through a secure platform that provides identity trust to any electronic transaction, for which Aleat is certified by NAEC.[10][11] eALEAT Services through the National ID Card offers to all Albanian Citizens the following three Services: Authentication, Authentication and DATA, and Electronic Signing.[12]
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External links[edit]
- Aleat Official Website
- Modernization project helps improve public services in Albania, OSCE
- Albania's ID cards key to visa regime, elections
- ^ "Albania selects Sagem Sécurité (Safran Group) for secure ID documents". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ Government act for identity cards (alb)
- ^ "Decision on Visas-Amendments". Article 5, Decision of 5 September 2017 (PDF).
- ^ http://www.mvp.gov.ba/konzularne_informacije/sta_konzul_moze_uciniti_za_vas/DECISION%20ON%20VISAS%20%20-%2018.12.2014.pdf
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- ^ Agreement ALB / MNE / MKD for citizen border crossing with ID Card only
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-27.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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During my tenure at SeaChange I worked on may EPG concepts. This particular concept was an attempt to slightly modify their existing EPG - with a focus on the SEARCH process/flow.
This concept was one of many that didn't make it to the final cut - but it was a fun process to figure out a way to display a lot of information in a way that a regular costumer could digest.


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Cabot Creamery is one of the largest cheese producers in Vermont. The Cellars at Jasper Hill is one of the smallest. Together they make an excellent partnership doing what each does very well. Every three months, Cabot produces 60 wheels of cheddar and then sends them to Jasper Hill where they are carefully wrapped and matured in their caves.
Sweet and folksy is this video from Cellars at Jasper Hill. Illustrating their partnership which began back in 2003, when Cabot Creamery asked Jasper Hill Farm to age a special batch of English-style clothbound cheddar. Huh, you say, where's the wax? Not here, true lovers of cheddar know that real cheddar ages in carefully wrapped layers of cloth as it ages in a cave so that it releases moisture resulting in a more pronounced, deeper taste.
The way the partnership works is that the 40 lb. wheels are about a few days old, they are delivered to the Cellars at Jasper Hill. Here the wheels are bandaged and aged anywhere from 10-14 months until the classic Cabot Clothbound flavor profile is present– sweet, butterscotch, savory, and nutty.
Fun fact from this video: It takes 40 lbs of fresh curd to make a 32 lb. wheel. Talk about flavor!


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Realizing what you like to dwell with is a excellent way to understand about fashion. There is a lot of details obtainable to you, so all you require to do is to know what tends to make you really feel good. Discover how trend plays into your possess life and what it can indicate to you.
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Just before getting prepared to throw out your elegance products, use every very last ounce of it. If the solution is in a tube, use a toothpaste squeezer to entirely vacant it. If your beauty merchandise are in bottles, turn the bottle upside down to use all of the product. You could also remove the leading when the product is almost gone. This may preserve you some cash.
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Big data and analytics help insurance companies identify the next best action for customers. With the right solutions, companies can extract, integrate and analyze a large volume and variety of data, from call-center notes and voice recordings to web chats, telematics and social media
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The fight against the Zika virus continues with a new development coming from the University of Maryland. Montgomery County, teaming up with researchers from University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business CHIDS, has pushed an initiative for better health IT tracking and recording. With a more versatile and stable set of electronic health records, disease spread can be more easily tracked and prevented.
"Incidents like the current Zika crisis bring the issue [of Health IT systems] to the forefront" said Ritu Agarwal, chair of information systems at the Smith School. For the first time, epidemics can be anticipated proactively instead of reactively, thanks to this novel method of seamless information sharing.
Read more about CHIDS new a Public Health Information Technology (PHIT) Maturity Index and its mission!
ScienceDaily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160809185901.htm
Healthcare IT News: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/university-maryland-unveils-tool-gauge-how-public-health-taps-ehrs-crises-zika
Future Care: http://www.himssfuturecare.com/news/public-health-official-confront-interoperability-issues-while-trying-fight-zika


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Seaforth Beach Apartment
Tranquility, views and nature at its best. This beach apartment boasts a location nestled close to Boulders Penguin Nature Reserve and within meters from Seaforth Beach. An ambiance of its own and something you will talk about and remember for a long time. Boulders Beach is situated just after the naval port and picturesque village of Simon's Town.
The beach is situated in a small cove, well protected from the wind by the granite boulders. This is a quaint little beach which has calm water to swim in and snorkeling is a very popular activity.
Sleeps 2-4 persons sharing (2 adults and 2 children)
Low Season (01 February to 30 November) – for the unit – R 850.00 per night
High Season (01 December to 31 January) – for the unit – R 1,200.00 per night
Includes: Self-catering
* Sleeps 2 to 3 persons * Bachelor apartment, very spacious, with open plan lounge and kitchen. Cosy enough for a couple with a young child.
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Okay this one is easy. I see no reason why anyone can not marry whoever the hell they like. Heck straight people mess up the institution of marriage plenty so I can't see why we should have a monopoly on it. I am not religious and so for me people should be able to show and celebrate their love in anyway they like.
I do not even mind if my kids turn out gay which I guess is a good thing as my ex always said he would disown them. I had kids to love them unconditionally and there is nothing they can do that will change how I feel. Not that I even think being gay is something that I would have to work on to accept or anything. It would just be their choice, same as a career choice or anything else they feel driven to do from inside.
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AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BCC, IDC, OM, ND, CID, RA What Is It With Architects
Speaking of spending money, you are wondering how significantly this southern Maryland bathroom remodel is going to price. Also referred to as a full gut job" this kind of bathroom remodel is for any individual who has massive bucks, and is looking to do a significant remodeling overhaul. You cannot examine your bathroom or kitchen remodel with somebody else's, but there are some great guidelines to comply with. On the other end of the spectrum, you could commit $13,000 to far more than $20,000 turning your master bathroom into an oasis. Local's survey of bathroom installers found that good quality is usually the priority with any job. Feel about the items that are causing you to consider a bathroom renovation Perhaps you hate the tile , perhaps the space is as well modest, possibly you want a bathtub and a shower, rather of a shower/tub combo. The simple component of removing the floorboards is cutting out the middle, but it's the location close to the wall and about the furnace that was a pain.
This Old Residence contractor Tom Silva suggests a good way to spending budget for unexpected fees throughout any remodel project is to add 15 % to your total. Lots of street performers, great window purchasing, yummy food (we ate at Old Chicago Pizza which was super scrumptious and then I ended up buying a piece of salted caramel fudge at a candy shop referred to as Kilwin's, I believe, that was phenomenal).
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Nevertheless, never try this with sink and shower fixtures as it costs more to refinish them than to replace them. In the Philadelphia location, according to the 2015 Cost VS Value REPORT from Remodeling Magazine, an average expense for a midrange bathroom remodel is $19,792 even though an typical cost for an upscale bathroom remodel is $59,363. These bathrooms may possibly not be significantly bigger than the 3-quarter bath being somewhere amongst fifth to seventy square feet. At this point, the whole bathroom can be gutted and plumbing and fixtures completely replaced.
In reality, this bathroom remodel scenario is the first point I generally talk about with a contractor when I am trying to determine if I want to really take the time to have them bid a project. Below you'll see the typical quantity of square footage dedicated to both the master bathroom as properly as the total square footage dedicated to the other bathrooms in a home. We purchased a Rinnai water heater for about $1,200, purchased a large oval deep bathtub and had a pal jet it, total cost about $700. I also recommended she retain the appropriate to have function redone in case of faulty workmanship (like misaligned tile) at no extra price to her. Frame them and hang them in the bathroom for creative, but low-price, bathroom art that proves higher-effect decorating does not have to hurt (the wallet, that is). A bathroom remodel is certainly useful due to the livability and cleanliness it delivers.


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ICSRiM Student Conference on Music, Multimedia and Electronics
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iscMME 2016 is hosted in the School of Music at the University of Leeds.
From Manchester Airport
There are regular, direct trains from Manchester Airport to Leeds Rail Station.
From Leeds Bradford Airport
Bus number 757 goes from Leeds Bradford Airport to Leeds city centre every 30 minutes.
From Leeds Train Station to the University of Leeds Campus
It's a short, 10-15 minute walk from Leeds train station to the University of Leeds Campus.
From the station, walk up Park Row, cross The Headrow and continue up Cookridge Street. At the end of this road, join Woodhouse Lane, and continue north along the flyover over the inner ring road. Shortly after you will see the University's big, white Parkinson Building on your left.
Finding the School of Music
The School of Music is located just off the main road (Woodhouse Lane), on the right as you are coming from the Parkinson building. It can be found on the following map as building 75 (Music and Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall): http://www.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/9/campus_map_for_visitors
Information on parking at the university can be found here: http://carparking.leeds.ac.uk/


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Creative Design Lab: Contextual design week 3
This week I started with character design and storyboarding for my narrative game.
My character is based on the image of a pine cone I took last week on location.
I really like the idea of having good and bad characters. The one I've made is quite cheeky, playful and childlike. After creating the character's personality and other details, I begun playing around with Morfo. It is a downloadable app that allows for quick creation of animations based on a photograph.
This is the first video I made playing around with this idea on Morfo.


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When in Baguio City
Last Saturday, March 21, my family and I went to Baguio City to celebrate mom's 50th birthday. She just came back from Cebu for work and she's been gone for two weeks. They were required to work from 8 pm to 8 am since they were working with a call center client. It was the perfect time for her to unwind. And I could also use a little nature-break myself.
We left at 9 in the morning. Prior to our departure, I woke up really early, at 5 o'clock am to be exact, prepared my stuff and showered. By 6 am, I was already up and about but my family wasn't. Mom was still busy supervising our help with the stuff that she needs to pack (i.e. kitchen utensils, food). I felt so bored for some reason so I decided to watch Wild to kill time. Halfway through the movie and I was already feeling devastated. That film is so dragging and depressing.
Our drive was shorter, thanks to the newly built expressway. Instead of driving 4 hours or so all the way to Urdaneta, it only took us 2 hours, and another hour for the zigzagged road. I've been to Baguio for about 20 times already and I can never differentiate Marcos highway from Kennon Road, so let's just skip that part.
Rambo, our revo, suddenly got bonkers when its air-conditioning unit decided to stop running. We stopped by the nearest car repair shop in town but the guys there couldn't fix our simple car dilemma so we decided to roll down our windows for the entire trip and have it fixed when we get back to Manila.
Baguio City is known for its cool, refreshing weather, but for some reason my body disagreed. I felt hot during the entire trip that I even sweated enough like I was just in Manila. It was insane! Not to mention very frustrating. Warm weather doesn't (and never will) do me any good. All it does is make me cranky and whiney and be a party pooper. I am never up for something when it's hot. It's just too much for me to bare.
Moving on, our first stop was the Bloomingdale Hotel, which is right across SM City Baguio, but it was already fully booked, so we moved on to Casa Vallejo, another hotel we rented a few years ago. We got a room that was big enough for the six (mama, manong, me, Estong, kuya, Lyn) of us, After putting down our bags in the hotel room and unpacking some, we went out again to walk around and have our merienda. We ditched the car and walked all way to Session Road. Mom bought some bread from Dane's Bakeshop while kuya and I had some Rumours Shawarma. I'd say it was one of kuya's all-time favorites, judging from the way he talks about it non-stop. Sadly, it didn't taste that special to me, partly because I have no point of comparison as I'm not fond of eating shawarma.
It was so hot and we were about to return to the hotel when they decided to have pizza at the last minute. To my dismay, it was even hotter inside the restaurant and sweat was dripping from my forehead to the sides of my face. It was really depressing. I may be exaggerating here but it's really too much for me. It must have been the sauce but the pizza kinda tasted weird. I overhead kuya asking mom if she could taste the wine in the sauce, so it must be where the weird taste was coming from. Kuya was looking at the table next to us and he noticed these ladies having a brownie dessert. We ordered one and shared it. It's called the Choco Vanilla Affair. Basically it was like a mix of brownie and molten cake with a vanilla ice-cream on top. It was too sweet for me but the sweetness was balanced by the cold ice-cream. It was the perfect blend of hot and cold.
After eating, we went bak to the hotel room, showered, and made ourselves comfortable. Mom was knackered so she took a nap while kuya tapped on his phone and I tried to finish reading my book. Come 8 pm, mom woke up and told kuya and me to go to SM and buy us all dinner. When we got our food, we waited for Estong in the mall so we could all go back to the hotel together. He was supposed to attend a 1-5pm event but decided against it. He took a bus from Manila and got to Baguio the same time that kuya and I were at the mall.
We went back to the hotel and had our dinner. As the photo above proved, my little brother loves using my phone without permission. He never forgets to take at least one selfie every time.
I thought it was going to be cooler at night, but I still felt too hot. It was even sadder that I only had a pair of pyjamas with me but I remembered that I had a pair of gym shorts with me too so I wore that to bed instead. Hihi. The night was still young and I kept saying how I wanted to go to an ukay-ukay because I always hear how nice it feels to shop there because of the abundant line of clothes. They're very cheap as well. Kuya insisted that the night market is so much better and they don't only sell clothes, but also accessories, bags, and shoes as well. They even have blankets there! I didn't feel like going because I just wanted to rest in the hotel room but I still went with them. Within 15 minutes or so, I was able to get myself 5 tops for only Php 100! Talk about cheap finds. <3
After that, things no longer happened as eventful as hoped for. I was feeling gassy and needed to go back to the hotel room ASAP, but before leaving, kuya was able to buy several items for him even if he said he didn't need anything. Oh well. After being done with my business, I prepared for bed and finally finished my book. *insert harp sounds from heaven*.


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NEW! Google Custom Search
Fine Cooking Issue 119
Fine Cooking Issue 119 (post #71697)
While I am slowly getting back to normal cooking after a fun filled summer with the grandkids where most nights we had easy unplanned dinners, I have started back menu planning for at least 5 days out of the week. My first day back I chose to make a quick chowder from the issue 119. I had 3 dozen little neck clams to steam so I added them to to chopped chowder clams and just tweaked the seasoning a bit. All in all a tasty bowl of chowder and certainly a little less time consuming than the pot of Jasper White's that I normally make also tweaked by adding in leeks, fennel, and seasoning to taste.
So I'll report back with other notes from other recipes in the issue, I have to go back to read the turkey recipe, sounds really good, but what isn't when wrapped in bacon?
clams, etc. (post #71697, reply #1 of 30)
That chowdah looks great! ICD, glad to hear that you had fun with the grandkids but life is returning to normal. I hope you do try the turkey-- very different from the usual roast turkey served up by all the cooking magazines every November!
The new issue (119) looks really good. I still haven't made the plum clafoutis from 118, but this morning I made the pear pancake (from the cast iron article). In the same vein, it's fruit and custardy batter baked up nice. I've made a similar apple pancake before, but this one was tasty-- I like the pears and the nice bit of lemon zest in the batter.
Great breakfast, I served it with maple syrup!
Cheers, Jen
FC #119 (post #71697, reply #2 of 30)
That looks pretty good! A little fall weather has come our way and I'm ready for it after such a hot summer. I have several things on the menu planner from FC and I'll report back. I made a few recipes from Bon Appetit as well.
My daughter has relocated to DC so I will be seeing the kids more often. I returned them to mom Labor Day, our first train ride was so much fun and more than likely will do that again. There are now direct flights from our Jacksonville airport to Reagan which make it so nice and reasonably priced (non-holiday) instead of the 8-12 hour days spent traveling to AZ or Idaho.
cooking... (post #71697, reply #4 of 30)
Hey ICD and kg...
I've been leafing through my issue a lot-- it looks great and it's supposed to cool off this week. If good intentions were sufficient, I would have a lot more to post-- I bought the ingredients for chicken cacciatore twice, but ended up getting lazy and cooking them by different means. I'm totally nuts for Dorrie Greenspan's Roast Chicken for les Parreseux (the lazy), which just involves a lot of garlic.
But now it's time to get cooking! We're enjoying an extension of summer here, as our public school teachers are on strike-- so today we went to the beach! ICD, that is great that your grandkids are in DC-- so close and a fun place to visit too!
kg, I look forward to seeing what you post!
Cheers, Jen
As always, lagging behind... (post #71697, reply #3 of 30)
I just got my issue late last week and after a very busy weekend I have hardly had a chance to flip through a couple of pages. I love that photo of the pear pancake pie! yum!
I will start planning soon and will report back, with pictures if I remember before the food is all gone :)
ICD, so nice that you have your grandkids much closer to you. It will be so special for them to have you around.
apple blue cheese salad (post #71697, reply #5 of 30)
Made it, loved it! We had some tasty lettuce from the CSA, so used that instead of escarole. Also threw in some fresh tarragon, which was excellent with the cheese and apples. I didn't have hazelnuts, so used pecans. Hard to go wrong with blue cheese and apples!
soft pretzels (post #71697, reply #6 of 30)
Latest experiment from 119:
It's been cold here, so I've started doing a little more baking. These pretzels were yummy and lots of fun. The kid helped me twist them-- we also experimented with non-traditional shapes with limited success-- you might be able to make out the pair of linked hearts in the upper right corner. I love that you freeze these un-baked, then dip and rise as you like. I'm going to try these for an after-school snack. The kid was not too excited about the first batch, but I overcooked them a bit.
I didn't feel like buying food-grade lye, so I just used baking soda with a bit of barley malt syrup to increase the color-- I happened to be making bagels this week and I just used the same dip.
Cheers, Jen
So afraid (post #71697, reply #7 of 30)
DH loves soft pretzels but as I don't have the best relationship with any bread I am soooo hesitant and scared to try these. I might look at the recipe this week to decide if I could make them. Maybe, but maybe not
bread (post #71697, reply #8 of 30)
Hey kg, one good thing about bread is if you mess up, then it's only flour and water, not some super-expensive ingredients! I would say if you have a stand mixer and a kitchen scale, you should be okay. Give it a try! This dough seems to be quite forgiving!
In the meantime, I have another recipe to report from 119. I tried the updated chicken cacciatore and it was excellent! It was a bit chef-y, needing a lot of ingredients and generating a lot of dishes, but so yummy. It's really kid-friendly too, because without the sauce, it's really just chicken fingers. The sauce is just roasted peppers, mayo and garlic-- that was good stuff, I would have that on a sandwich or grilled fish-- maybe with a touch of hot sauce in there for zing.
I didn't feel like acquiring another grain, so I used barley instead of farro-- my pantry is crowded enough!
I bought a whole chicken and used the white meat for this-- tomorrow, I'm making the other chicken cacciatore (the classic) with the dark meat! This is the perfect time of the year to cook-- I love fall! And the light is still good for photography at dinnertime!
Cheers, Jen
The other cacciatore (post #71697, reply #9 of 30)
Tonight we tried the classic chicken cacciatore and it was also delicious, but very different.
This makes a rich tomato sauce and tender, flavorful chicken-- the whole family loved this one too, although the kid voted for yesterday's updated recipe because of her love for fried chicken fingers. The classic cacciatore was a bit easier to make, although browning the chicken was a spattery mess. I think taking a whole chicken and getting two different dishes out of it by using the white meat for the update and the dark meat for the classic was a very good bet! It's a tie, make 'em both!
Served with spaghetti because we're American!
Cheers, Jen
Pretzels (post #71697, reply #10 of 30)
I gave it much thought and decided not to make them so let me know if you make them.
This week's report (post #71697, reply #11 of 30)
So far I have tried the thai turkey (chicken) soup, the carrot salad with cilantro dressing, roasted green beans with sweet potato as well as the sausage and penne dishes.
I absolutely loved the carrot salad, it was fresh and light and it was a great way to have a nice side dish.
The penne with sausage and fennel was ok, not my favourite but it was a nice combination with the fennel and the sausage.
I don't have any turkey left overs as of yet so I made the thai soup with chicken. I used baby bok choy because I find the regular one a little too bitter. It had nice flavour but I made it with store bought stock so it needed something else for oomph.
The green bean and sweet potato dish was really good and so easy to throw together!
carrots! (post #71697, reply #12 of 30)
Hey kg, you've been cooking up a storm-- that carrot salad sounds good and I just got both carrots and cilantro in my CSA box this week.
For my part, I did try the chocolate cake from the make-ahead dessert article and I was disappointed. It was a decent cake, very serviceable, but for all those ingredients (two cocoas, two sugars, butter, oil, sour cream, coffee, this, that), I expect something special. We generally make Abby Dodge's Emergency blender cupcakes, which have all the chocolate punch for about 1/10th the work! As a caveat, I didn't make the ganache frosting, which would have added more chocolate-- I was out of cream, so I just made cream cheese frosting. Good but not great.
Thanks for the photos-- I look forward to seeing what you've cooked up!
Cheers, Jen
too bad! (post #71697, reply #13 of 30)
oh, that's too bad about the chocolate cake. My girlfriend's 30th birthday is next week so I was actually considering making that cake. But that is not a glowing recommendation. I was also thinking of making these chocolate cupcakes instead.
I wondered why it is that cupcakes are not made to mound high on the mould? does it have anything to do with the frosting or the chemistry of it all?
I think I will try the pretzels...maybe in a couple of weeks as I have Thanksgiving this weekend.
cake (post #71697, reply #15 of 30)
Hey kg,
Well, I think if you made the ganache frosting, the cake would be awesomely chocolatey. Plus, it really was better after a few days-- so they were not kidding about it keeping well.
Cupcakes are always good too-- do you have the emergency blender cupcake recipe? It's really good and easy too. I'm not sure why most cupcakes are flat-- maybe so you can pipe a gigantic mound of frosting on top (yikes).
Hey, Happy Thanksgiving! Are you cooking? Turkey?
Cheers, Jen
penne with sausage and fennel (post #71697, reply #14 of 30)
Hey kg, I tried the penne recipe and really liked it-- but I am totally nuts for fennel. My husband liked it too, but the kid was dubious! We usually have marinara, pesto, or cheese sauce, so this was different-- in a good way according to the adults!
kg has prettier dishes!
I had an eggplant that needed to be cooked or tossed from my CSA box, so I threw that in with the onion. Also, I browned a whole pound of sausage and saved the extra for pizza later in the week! It came together really fast, which made me happy-- the eggplant was a good addition-- maybe a little more sauce to coat the pasta would have been good. I had some leftover sausage-fennel-onion mixture-- I'm going to put that on my pizza!
I really have to try that carrot salad next...
Cheers, Jen
The grass is always greener... (post #71697, reply #16 of 30)
Funny you should comment on my dishes since I always look at my dishes and yours and think YOU have much prettier dishes than I do!!
Glad you liked it. I like fennel too but I think it was the fat in the sausage that didn't sit so well with me. I liked it ok, it just wasn't my favourite. And yes it was definitely a quick dish, never a bad thing during the week!
No, I'm not cooking. I got off scot free this year!!! It is a family dinner of 20 ppl and we distribute who brings what but this year apparently there were more volunteers than usual so by the time I got around to signing up there was nothing left! It is a sleep over and again for the breakfast sign up I was too late...but I think I'll make granola and home made yogurt to bring. The breakfast menu has eggs, french toast and bacon on it so I thought something a bit lighter might appeal to some.
granola (post #71697, reply #17 of 30)
Hey kg!
Ha, you like my dishes because you can't see all the worn spots! That is a good point with the fat in the sausage-- I happened to have some very lean farmers' market sausage, so it wasn't too greasy-- plus the eggplant soaked up any and all fat in the dish anyway.
As for T'giving, I hope you have a great one and enjoy everyone else's cooking! Yogurt and granola is a great idea-- people (at least some) will appreciate something lighter!
Cheers, Jen
soup (post #71697, reply #19 of 30)
Here is the apple-parsnip soup (http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/curri...), which was smooth and delicious. I love a creamy curry soup. Just make sure you have a dry vermouth-- I didn't realize that mine was a bit too sweet until after I added it-- with the apples, etc,. this doesn't need any more sweet. I served it with blue cheese crostini, a very good match with the sweetish soup. My soup is orangey because I probably added too big of a gob of tomato paste! My husband sent this recipe over the top by adding a good blorp of Thai chili garlic sauce-- that was outrageously good.
Edited to add that if you make this soup, you should make it a day or two in advance-- I brought the leftovers on a camping trip and it was really improved!
cider-glazed chicken (post #71697, reply #18 of 30)
So I made two recipes from 119 today and both were winners:
At top left is the cider-glazed chicken from the Make it Tonight section.
(http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/cider...), which was quick and easy and delicious. The glaze was a bit subtle on the chicken-- but added a little sweetness and made for a nicely crispy skin. The glaze is reduced cider, honey, and a bit of butter swirled in-- on its own, it was really amazing-- it would be great on crepes. I ate the remainder out of the pan with a spoon.
And the other recipe is Ellie Krieger's maple-orange cranberry sauce (http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/orang...). Now I generally make a simple whole-berry sauce by boiling the cranberries with sugar and water, but I looked at this recipe and thought it wouldn't be much different, given the assertive qualitites of the cranberries. I was particularly worried that it would be a waste of maple syrup, which ain't cheap. I was very surprised by how tasty this was-- the orange and maple gave it lots of layers of flavor. I'm sorry I only made a half-batch, which my husband and I just about polished off!
So, another great meal from this issue. I'm really enjoying issue 119-- but I leave the smoked turkey to ICD-- that is way too much for me!
Cheers, Jen
Smoked turkey (post #71697, reply #20 of 30)
I have been so busy lately and haven't planned much of anything on the grill/smoker, but when I do, I'll let you know. I'll have to really plan as two of us don't want to eat turkey for months.
I'm looking at the article right now and want to plan a gathering...sure looks good though
Keep cooking, looks great!
One of my better breakfasts :) (post #71697, reply #21 of 30)
YUM! I made the puff pear pancake this morning and it was heavenly!
I had my friend and her 4mo old baby over for breakfast so since the baby was sleeping I whipped the eggs by hand best I could. The pancake turned out wonderfully and I think it was cooked just right. The center was a bit like a custard, is that how it was supposed to be? or was that a sign of it being undercooked? It wasn't too sweet and I love the pears. I think next time I might add ground ginger to it or maybe cardamom would be nice too.
Actually, my husband's family always cooks their turkey in the oven wrapped in bacon but then there is the fight of who shall get to eat it :) He was dismayed that the instructions said you could discard the bacon should you not want to eat it :D it made me laugh.
Pear Pancake (post #71697, reply #23 of 30)
Delicious looking! I haven't had much luck with pears lately, but apples galore. One of the CTC members shared an apple butter recipe that I'm going to make...Apple Butter.
I was going to shoot for the (post #71697, reply #22 of 30)
I was going to shoot for the smoked turkey over the weekend, but a lot of plans interfered with that and I ended up "smoking" the porchetta turkey roast adapted from and FC turkey breast porchetta instead, still and all a winner. I actually took apart a prepared turkey roll and seasoned porchetta style, reassembled and covered with pancetta, lightly smoked for about 2 hours (155°). It was delicious and not a ton of leftover turkey, just enough for a couple hot turkey sandwiches, perfect. Great version for a small Thanksgiving as it has both light and dark meat and I suppose you can change up the seasonings for a more traditional flavored turkey roast. Roasted sweet potatoes were very good with the turkey and a few homemade biscuits to sop up the pan juice sauce.
I might try the updated version for the cacciatore so I'll get back to you guys on that later.
pear pancakes, porchetta (post #71697, reply #24 of 30)
Hey ICD and kg!
Your food looks great! I liked both cacciatore recipes, so I'll be curious to hear your take on the update. The pear pancake looks good too!
We tried the Beef tenderloin with roquefort and pecan butter from the Big Buy: pecans article. I used Kirkland brand blue cheese, which is really good, and chives because I didn't have parsley. The blue cheese butter is really good all by itself-- we were spreading it on bread and just nibbling it straight out of the bowl:
I didn't have a tenderloin steak-- and I don't truck much with tenderloin anyway, as I prefer more meaty cuts of beef. So I used a NY Strip steak. We grilled the steak and I let it rest a little too long before putting on the butter, so it didn't get all melty-- but it was really an amazing combination-- and so easy to make!
I'm going to make the butter itself-- maybe with some cream cheese, as a cheese ball for the next time I need an appetizer! It would be perfect with martinis or red wine.
Cheers, Jen
bark (post #71697, reply #25 of 30)
One last recipe from 119...
My daughter's first Brownie badge requires that she try 3 new healthful foods--- which is a problem, because by now (she's almost 8), we've tried most of the healthful foods that I think are good. Nevertheless, I tried to find some things. My first attempt was a pomegranate, which I enjoyed but she didn't really like, mostly because of the texture of the pips inside. I had a little pomegranate left over, so I made the pomegranate-ginger chocolate bark from the "Try this" section.
It was okay-- I think I underestimated the amount of candied ginger, or my ginger has lost its oomph. The pomegranate seeds are good with the chocolate, making nice, juicy bursts-- but I think I would rather have nuts and ginger! Also, although it did look good, I don't think it would keep well enough to make a really good Xmas gift. So, tasty but probably not on my "forever" list.
Cheers, Jen
It worked!!! It worked!!! (post #71697, reply #26 of 30)
I am having trouble with posting again so I don't know what will come and what won't... :S
I am beyond shocked and my husband is beyond thrilled that these worked. Baked 2 tonight and then left the rest in the freezer for another night.
Let's see which pictures show up :(
Beautiful Pretzels (post #71697, reply #27 of 30)
Any comments on the recipe?
Got time? make pretzels... (post #71697, reply #29 of 30)
It took an awful long time...almost 10hrs from start to finish. I find that bread at my house rises much slower than at the rate indicated on any recipe. I usually put my bread to rise in the oven with a pot of hot water under it and it is the ONLY way I can get it to work. Even with this controlled enviroment I am often disappointed with the results.
I found the recipe easy to follow and it is really nice that we can bake a couple at a time and have them fresh and hot from the oven.
pretzels (post #71697, reply #28 of 30)
kg, those look GREAT!! Beautiful work-- and now you have a handy snack in the freezer!
Cheers, Jen
Thanks to you (post #71697, reply #30 of 30)
Without your encouragement I would not have made these. I am jus so traumatized by my experience with yeast that I am really reluctant most of the time to make any breads. It was a good experience and a good excuse to stay home all day. We had crappy weather and so it was easy to stay inside tending to these.


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Join in for our second live Twitter chats tomorrow at 9 a.m. with Rachel Pike, Principal at Draper Fisher Jurveston and 12 p.m. PST with Millie Tadewaldt, Venture Hacker at AngelList and Women 2.0 Live PITCH judge.
By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0)
We were blown away with your participation in our live-Twitter chat last Wednesday! What was supposed to be a 15-minute discussion on the effects of tech industry on cities turned into an hour-long, dynamic, diplomatic discussion on whether tech is disrupting real communities, while simultaneously creating virtual ones.
We were excited to have requests for more live-Twitter chats and didn't hesitate.
This week we're excited to host our second round of live-Twitters chat with Women 2.0 Live PITCH Judges, Millie Tadewadlt who is a Venture Hacker at AngelList and Rachel Pike a Principal at Draper Fisher Jurveston.
When: Wednesday, January 29th
Rachel Pike 9 a.m. PST with Women 2.0 CEO Shaherose Charania
What has changed about the tech investment landscape in the last 3-5 years? Would you encourage early stage entrepreneurs to participate in things like the Women 2.0 PITCH Competition? What are the benefits and drawbacks? Are there two types of investors; those that invest for long-term societal impact vs. those that invest in short-term returns?
Millie Tadewaldt 12 p.m. PST with Women 2.0 CEO Shaherose Charania.
How can one pump up their AngelList profile? What do you look for when you're choosing startups to feature? What are some strategies for conducting a successful fundraise on AngelList? How can I use AngelList if I'm not fundraising?
Ask questions to Shaherose and Millie and see what questions they have for you! Let us know your thoughts, this is your opportunity to engage in an open-stage discussion about it.
Use the hashtag #w2 to follow the chat. We also encourage you to use any other hashtags relevant to the conversation. Shaherose will be tweeting from the Women 2.0 handle and will sign her tweets with #SC. Millie will join from her Twitter handle @milliemay. Get your thoughts together and get ready for a lively discussion tomorrow.
Will you be joining in?
Jessica Schimm (@JessicaSchimm) is the assistant editor at Women 2.0. She is a recent graduate of San Francisco State where she earned a B.A. in journalism and was the editor-in-chief of SF State's Her Campus chapter. She has a strong interest in women's topics and writes about them on her blog.


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Monday Morning Star Count 9
We've been so lucky here in NY and have had beautiful weather all August. I hope wherever you are the temps have been pleasant too. We got a letter this week from George's elementary school and Kindergarten will be starting sooner than we know it. Since Labor Day (Sept. 2) is the official "end" of summer around here, I figure that will be the last Monday Morning Star Count of this summer. 2 more weeks, how many stitches can you get in before then?
I am making slow progress, star #6 is finished but instead of starting on the 7th and final star, I started basting and piecing the filler neutral shapes. I always do that-- stop just short of the finish line and jump to something else.. oh well. I need to attach these stars so I can free up templates, you know how it goes..
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Does your pets sneak into your scrapbook layouts (or on top of them?) once in a while? Well, this little guys certainly does! Our little furry Sixxten the Cat can be the most quiet company you've veer had, appearing as if by magic to check on what you are doing, or, sometimes, being loud as a fuzzy little grey trumpet as he announces his need for hugs and kisses or just any sort of attention (seriously, this little one has got some voice). Sometimes he takes to drastic measures, and simply falls over on the spot with his tummy in the air, just so that you won't be able to avoid the cute-trap.
Ever so cunning…
I made this layout as a part of Shimelle Laine's online class "Return to the collection", and I am using Glitz Design's Dapper Dan all throughout.
I can not emphasize enough how much I am thoroughly enjoying this class! This class has six installments, each with a great video that is so much fun to watch. Watching Shimelle scrap and talk about her process around the assignments is just a great way to either try something new and think differently, or a support to take a step back from all the crazy shit-lived trends and get some new, basic tools in your little bag of tricks.
If you have your eye on a paper collection (or just have a whole pile of papers and things to put together a kit yourself) and want some support and inspiration to put together 6 layouts, I can really recommend this class!
Thank you so much for visiting! I hope you'll have a happy, scrappy day!
/Jennie, a.k.a. jenandtricks
p.s. Don't forget to check out my Instagram, Twitter feed or Facebook page!
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Andalusia Holds Reception for New Book About Flannery O'Connor
"You know, many Southern women are brought up to be very gracious. And that can limit the kinds of things that you're able to say. And she was determined not to be held in by those constraints. And if she had something to say, even though it might not seem all that nice, she said it."


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Just for fun, don't take this seriously...
Anyway, I have been thinking the and it is quite clear the it is just another version of the legend of Pocahontas, especially the Disney's vetsion of it.
The demons are analogue to the native Americans, who just wanted to live in peace but where forced to fight against a powerful, greedy conqueror (the UAC) who came to steal their natural resources (the Argent energy) and enslave the demons for cheap workforce.
Olivia Pierce is the John Smith of Doom, as she turns against her own kind to protect the natives from being oppressed. Unfortunately in this version of Pocahontas, governor Ratcliffe (Doomguy) is victorious because of the players intervention.
It is bit irrelevant who plays the part of Pocahontas in this version, but most likely it will be Cyberdemon as that thing has to adapt to the conquerors manner as well due the cybernetic augmentations.


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