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'Jonathan's Night' fundraiser will benefit Torrington man with cancer
TORRINGTON >> "Jonathan's Night" will benefit Jonathan Nevin, a man who has helped raised over $200,000 for various charities in the Torrington area for more than 10 years. Nevin is battling oral cancer and is currently unable to work.
Nevin underwent a complicated, 10-hour surgery Oct. 12. His jawbone was removed and replaced by a bone from his lower leg, said his sister Jamie Marinelli. As a result of the surgery, he is not able to stand on his leg during the recovery time.
Nevin is the founder, organizer and chairman of the Butterfly Affair, an annual charity event that benefits the Center for Cancer Care Fund. Marinelli said Nevin started the Butterfly Affair to give back after his first encounter with cancer five years ago.
The Butterfly Affair in 2011 raised $31,400, all of which went to the Center for Cancer Care Fund. In 2012, the event raised $38,000 and all proceeds went directly to the fund.
Nevin is also the main organizer for Frankenstein's Haunted House, which has been a Halloween tradition since the mid-80s. Nevin's family started it then, but according to Marinelli her brother took it over about 10 years ago.
Money raised during the haunted house events have benefited numerous charities throughout the area. 2007 figures state that since Nevin took over the Haunted House, it has raised $160,000 for area charities -- Torrington Youth Service Bureau, Torrington Firefighters Union Memorial Fund, Northwest CT Chapter of Girl Scouts, Project Graduation, the Torrington Fire Department, Camp LARC and the American Red Cross, just to name a few.
Now Nevin needs help from the community that he has so generously served through his fundraising work.
Jonathan's Night is Friday Nov. 16 from 5 to 11 at PSam's Restaurant, 1301 Torringford West Street. There will be a buffet from 5 to 9 p.m., with entertainment by Steven Dunn and Kevin Wolfe, as well as door prizes and gift baskets. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $25 per person and are available at a variety of locations: Moscarillo's Garden Shoppe, 1688 E. Main St.; The Cork Fine Wine and Spirits, 1597 E. Main St.; Applehouse Sunoco, 1758 E. Main St.; Energy Fitness 1000 E. Main St.; Cilfone's Eastside Cafe 823 New Harwinton Rd.; Bachi's Restaurant 46 E. Main St.; and West Side Package Store 408 Church St.
Door prizes and gift baskets were donated by Hatfield Jewelers, Alfano's Torrington Hyundai, Andrea Hotel in Westerly, RI, Bushnell Theater, Radiance Day Spa, Applehouse Sunoco, Scrubby's Carwash, and the Village Restaurant. Nancy Beck, one of the event organizers, was still gathering donations for prizes and gift baskets.
Marinelli and Beck are both hopeful that the Torrington community will come out to support Jonathan and give back to someone who has done so much for so many.


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Bush administration pushed for proof linking Saddam, al-Qaida
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration pressed the CIA in the run-up to the war on Iraq to look for evidence of close cooperation between al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein, but the agency found no proof, according to an internal CIA intelligence review.
The review also reaffirmed that U.S. intelligence agencies had no credible reports that Saddam knew in advance about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
Some members of Congress and other critics contend that the Bush administration, in arguing for military action against Iraq, exaggerated the links between Saddam and Osama bin Laden's terrorist network.
Several recent public opinion polls have found that a majority of Americans were convinced there was clear evidence of connections between Iraq and al-Qaida.
A majority of Americans also think Bush administration officials implied that Iraq was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, although only a minority of Americans came to believe that.
Senior U.S. officials who were skeptical of the administration's case for going to war with Iraq have said there were contacts between al-Qaida members and Iraqis and that Islamic extremists associated with al-Qaida were in Iraq. But, these officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity, there was never any compelling evidence that Saddam provided support or weapons to al-Qaida for terrorism against Americans.
The internal CIA review is examining the agency's performance during the year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in analyzing intelligence on weapons of mass destruction programs and ties between Saddam and al-Qaida. It also has been looking at the CIA's predictions of how long the war would last and what postwar Iraq would look like.
The review is ongoing and hasn't been made public. Preliminary findings were delivered to the CIA in mid-June.
Richard Kerr, a former senior CIA official who's overseeing the review, told Knight Ridder in an interview Thursday that the agency was "pushed hard" by the administration to "make judgments" on whether there was any evidence of close cooperation between Saddam and al-Qaida.
He said it wasn't unusual to have "policy-makers putting pressure on people to make sure they examine the evidence" and ask the right questions, particularly on such an important topic.
The CIA, he said, did a "pretty good job" of analyzing the intelligence and didn't find any proof that Saddam and bin Laden's followers were working together on terrorist operations against the United States.
A senior intelligence official, who asked not to be named because the matter is classified, said there were only several mentions of terrorism in the draft review.
But, he added, it found there was no credible evidence that Saddam had prior knowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks or any other terrorist operations.
In the months before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Bush and his senior lieutenants charged that Saddam was providing support and refuge to al-Qaida members.
The president, in his State of the Union speech Jan. 28, said, "Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of al-Qaida."
He painted a catastrophic picture of what would happen if Saddam supplied chemical or biological weapons to al-Qaida or helped them develop their own.
"Imagine those 19 hijackers (who committed the Sept. 11 attacks) with other weapons and other plans, this time armed by Saddam Hussein. It would take one vial, one canister, one crate slipped into this country to bring a day of horror like none we have ever known," he said.
In a speech Feb. 5 to the U.N. Security Council, Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke at length on the presence in Iraq of Islamic extremists associated with al-Qaida and led by Abu Musab al Zarqawi, a bin Laden collaborator who trained at al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan.
Powell cited a series of "secret high-level intelligence contacts" between Iraq and al-Qaida members, and said Saddam provided training in forgery to bin Laden followers. Iraq, he said, also offered chemical and biological weapons training to al-Qaida members.
Senior Powell aides said at the time that the secretary wasn't alleging that Iraq and al-Qaida had cooperated on specific terrorist operations.
The Senate and House intelligence committees are conducting closed-door reviews of the intelligence Bush used to justify the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

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EA's Salt Lake City, Utah studio, home to The Sims, Littlest Pet Shop, and Nerf development teams, is moving to a larger location and hiring developers for a "groundbreaking" unannounced new project.
EA's announcement reads less like a studio expansion announcement and more like travel brochure for Salt Lake City, discussing the numerous ski resorts, thriving nightlife, Broadway shows, and the Utah Jazz basketball team. In short, they aren't discussing the game they'll be creating so much as trolling for the talent needed to create it.
"We're truly thrilled to expand into Salt Lake City and what is becoming a growing and dynamic video game development scene," said Ben Bell, Executive Producer at EA. "We're looking to fill several critical leadership positions on an exciting new project."
While I've never been, my parents assure me that Salt Lake City is a lovely place to visit, so if you've got the skills and a hankering for a view of the Rocky Mountains, head over to the EA Jobs website to see if anything strikes your fancy.
As for this "groundbreaking" new project, EA is keeping mum about it. Hit up the link below to see Executive Producer Ben Bell dodge questions about it while talking up Salt Lake City some more.
EA Announces 'Groundbreaking' New Project as it Expands Salt Lake Studio [Industry Gamers]


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Choke Premieres Tonight At Sundance!
Tonight's the night, folks. It's been eight years since Fight Club graced our screens and started a cult following that had a big influence on the history of this website. And now, tonight, in Park City, Utah, Clark Greg's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's fourth novel Choke, premieres to a sold out crowd. Chuck will be in attendance and will be doing a Q&A after the event. He emailed me the February Workshop Essay last night, along with this message:
So, guys, if any of you reading this are there, and you see Chuck floating around, definitely be a sport and go give him a pat on the back. I can imagine how nervous it must be, seeing something you birthed be shown to you for the first time, with possibly 300 other people.
Some of us out there have already seen Choke though. Here's a review that FJ found off Aint It Cool News. It's the first review we've seen (though expect a ton more), and, while the guy hated the book, he had a lot of good to say about the movie:
[quote]The most surprising thing about Choke is that I didn't hate it. I don't want to blaspheme, but I do hate the novel written by Chuck Palahnuick. Having said that, I have to say that I love Sam Rockwell. I could watch him drink coffee, find it interesting, and then probably laugh, so when I see him fake-choking on food in restaurants so a stranger can save him and feel better about their lives and help take care of him with money and gifts I am very entertained. When our protagonist travels carelessly from mother obsessed scenes to the sex addicts anonymous meetings he goes to to meet women and women at, I struggle a little bit as it's just not sold as well as it was in Fight Club (let's face it, it's pretty much the same thing). I always enjoy watching Sam Rockwell though. But, in the last third of the movie, I struggle as the movie attempts to convince me that Victor Mancini (Rockwell), is the son of Jesus Christ and a healer of the sick. As this prosperous and dysfunctional story becomes the center of the movie, and demands that you believe this in order to proceed along with the movie I am forced to slap my forehead in agony. The thing is thought I do believe people are going to like this movie. I do on some level.
Rarely can it be said that the film is better than the book. In this case it is. But, I just didn't like the book all that much to start with, so that's a testament to the director about how deftly he adapted and then cast the film.
The relationship between Kelly MacDonald's character is a very charming one (it reminds me of what the relationship between Marla Singer and the nameless narrator of Fight Club), this one actually works though.
Overall, I would suggest seeing this if you have a dark sense of humor. You might find it as preposterous as I did, but you'll certainly enjoy yourself.[/quote]
I'll start a separate news thread for all future reviews we'll be seeing, and people can post their reviews in the Comments section.


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6 Steps toward Retirement Savings for the Late Starter
It's never too late to start saving for retirement. If you feel like you're getting a late start and need to catch up on your retirement savings, here are six things to remember:
Start saving now: Whether it was procrastination or some bad breaks that kept your savings off track up to this point, it's not too late to get started. Make savings a priority.
Pay off your mortgage: Even if you are only a few years from retirement with very little savings, one of the best guarantees for comfort in your golden years is to have no mortgage payment. Owning your home can dramatically reduce your living expenses and even allow you to live comfortably on only Social Security and a little savings.
Time the last mortgage payment to coincide with your retirement date, if possible, by paying additional principal on your mortgage payment every month.
Delay Social Security: Putting off collecting Social Security as long as possible (no later than age 70) will provide you with larger benefits. Social Security income is perhaps the best form of retirement income you can receive, because it's inflation adjusted, tax efficient, and guaranteed by the federal government.
The larger your Social Security income, the more comfortable your retirement. Generally, the late retirement saver gains the most advantage by delaying receipt of Social Security income.
Don't invest too aggressively: Those who are late in saving for retirement may become too aggressive and "gamble" the little savings they have on a few speculative investments. Even a small nest egg can create a relatively decent sum when invested properly for a few years. The financial investment can come in quite handy when you retire and try to manage on what you have. A speculation or gamble will almost certainly lead to an eventual loss.
Don't be too conservative: Late starters may be too conservative, saving their money in cash or investing in money market vehicles. Their fear is that they don't have much, and they want to protect what they do have. The problem with this philosophy is that the little money they have will be eroded over time by inflation. A 50-year-old with $40,000 should invest in roughly the same way someone with $400,000 would invest.
Utilize as many tax efficient plans as possible: More than ever, being tax efficient is important when you get a late start on your retirement savings. Utilize 401k's, Roth IRA's, and Traditional IRA's to their fullest extent allowed by law.
Plan to work just a little longer: Putting off retirement even one additional year has a tremendous impact on your retirement savings. The additional time adds not only one more year of retirement contributions, account growth, and delay in collecting Social Security, but also one more year you don't need to live off your savings. The longer you delay retirement, the faster your retirement numbers swing from scary to exciting.


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text: Pompots 4 Report post Posted April 3, 2013 Hello Potters, I'm trying to glaze a slip cast porcelain egg (Cone 5) and don't want the pin marks of the stilts. I came up with a simple solution for my problem (see attached picture), in the picture the egg is being held by a wooden chop stick (for illustration purposes) but the idea is to use Nichrome wire, my question is: Would Nichrome wire support the egg without bending on the firing? This wire is very thick, can't bend it with one hand, don't know the gauge thought. The egg is not to heavy, like 4 ounces unglazed and it might get up to 6 ounces with the glaze. Thanks in advance for your input and knowledge. Pompeyo Cepeda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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There are reasons, reasons that mostly have to do with being a neurodiverse family in a world that isn't always friendly to neurodiverse peoples and a desire to have happy kids who grow into happy teens who grow into happy adults.
Step one: family therapy.
Well, step one is actually creating a happy home environment, but family therapy comes somewhere between steps six and twelve.
Thus far, Jack has been doing most of the therapy, but our therapist wanted all of Team Stimey to come in this week. So we did. And we participated in a puppet show. And said puppet show was so illustrative of Team Stimey's family dynamic that it was almost embarrassing.
The plot that the munchkins came up with was simple enough. Jack's pirate attacked Alex's monkey while Quinn's dragon puppet set everything on fire. Sam had a police man puppet and did a great job trying to restore order—right up until the dragon ate him. Oh, and me? I was the firefighter running around ineffectually trying to put out fires.
In the end, I'm not sure if just Quinn survived or if Jack and Quinn survived, but I do know that the dragon ate most of us.
Frankly, the only thing that would have made this little metaphorical play more true to life is if my puppet had whipped out an iPhone and taken a picture—which I really badly wanted to do.
Afterward, the therapist interviewed the puppets. When she asked me how I felt when I was eaten by the dragon and I said, "At least it was over," I knew almost immediately that my answer was wrong. I mean, she claimed there were no wrong answers, but deep down I know that there were and I'm pretty sure that I gave one of them.
Regardless, at no point did the therapist's eyes widen in horror, and we are still on her schedule, so evidently we are not outside the realm of help. Also, I'll let you know when she finally tells us the secret to happiness, because I'm pretty sure that's what happens in therapy, right?
Also, be sure to check out White Knuckle Parenting this week. We took the kiddos out to a Chinese restaurant for the first time in their young lives and then I wrote about it.


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Update: Om Malik says the sale price is "closer to $150 million."
Behance, a site that hosts portfolio work for graphic designers and artists, has been acquired by Adobe for an undisclosed amount.
The deal "came together quickly," Adobe's senior marketing director, Scott Morris, tells TechCrunch. Many of Behance's users post work they created from Adobe Creative products, like Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop. The acquisition will accelerate Adobe's mission to create a community around its Creative Cloud services.
Scott Belsky, Behance's co-founder and CEO, will now be Adobe's Vice President of Community. His entire team of 35 will remain in New York and join Adobe.
After its 2011 relaunch, Behance saw its traffic explode. When we met with Belsky a few months ago, he mentioned that 1 million projects had been published on Behance in the six months prior; it took four years for his team to reach the first 1 million uploads. The 2 million published projects had been viewed more than 1 billion times on Behance.
The company was bootstrapped by Belsky and his co-founder Matias Corea for five years before raising $6.5 million earlier this year.
When making the decision to join Adobe, Belsky says he and Corea asked themselves five questions:
- Will this help the creative world connect and showcase their work on a central platform?
- Will this provide better attribution for who created what – and more transparency that will help creative careers?
- Will this help creatives get more exposure for their work – and thus more access to opportunity that will help their careers?
- Will this foster creative meritocracy and limit the forces of commoditization and spec crowdsourcing that threaten creative careers online?
- Will this keep our team engaged and enable us to do the greatest work of our lives.
They answered "yes" to all of them.
Get to know Behance, take a tour of its office and meet the 35 people who will be joining Adobe >


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Redfin is expanding its real estate brokerage service into the Philadelphia area, marking the 19th major market for the Seattle company and the first new city in more than a year. Philadelphia is a big market for Redfin, but also a challenging one since the average home sells for just $182,000. That compares to San Francisco where the average now stands at $894,000, the company writes in a blog post.
The lower average home sale prices in Philadelphia could present an interesting experiment for Redfin, which just last month reduced the refunds it provides to buyers. The new rebate model provides smaller rebates for those who buy homes on the lower-end of the real estate scale.
For example, Redfin is now refunding about 25 percent for a $300,000 home, resulting in a $2,000 commission refund. For a $1 million home, the company refunds 45 percent of the commission, for a refund of roughly $13,000. When the company started, it offered a 66 percent rebate but changed that to 50 percent in 2008.
I asked Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman about whether that was a fair mechanism in an interview last month, and he said the lower-end homes have always operated as a "loss leader" for the company.
"A high-end customer in both the old model and in the new model subsidizes the business," said Kelman. "And that is also true in traditional real estate."
Given that, Philadelphia represents an interesting choice for expansion. Nonetheless, the company — which is starting out servicing areas such as Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, Manayunk as well as the northern suburbs in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, as well as in Chester and Delaware — is hoping for big things.
"With such a big data advantage, we expect our online traffic from Philly to take off like a shot," writes the company. "Even though our newer markets tend to be smaller, they mostly grow faster and faster as Redfin becomes known nationwide. It now takes us about four months to reach 100,000 website visits in a new market, whereas a few years ago it took eight."
The company said that Philadelphia was a natural spot for expansion, since it is wedged between New York and DC. The company plans to evaluate expansion into other markets this year.
Even though Philadelphia is a scrapper's town (and Redfin's Kelman has been known to pick a fight or two in the real estate industry), the company appears to be embracing a softer approach with its arrival. It plans to host its first-ever community launch party on March 28th, and it is inviting everyone from the real estate community in the city to join the fun.
Perhaps Redfin is looking to latch on to Philadelphia's other nickname: "The City of Brotherly Love."
In the spirit of Redfin's move, here's a little inspirational montage.


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The SanDisk Extreme SSD delivers up to 83,000 maximum random write Input-Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) and up to 44,000 random read2 IOPS. High sequential read performance3 of up to 550 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and up to 520MB/s sequential write speed deliver faster, more responsive computing.
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The SanDisk Extreme SSD is more reliable and durable than a hard disk drive and is backed by SanDisk's reputation for quality. The drive contains no moving parts, decreasing the risk of data loss due to shock and vibration, and its mean time between failure (MTBF)4 greatly exceeds that of hard disk drives, giving users peace of mind that it will retain their files for the long term.
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1As compared to 7200 RPM SATA 2.5" hard drive. Based on published specifications and SanDisk internal benchmarking tests.
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4 Based on SanDisk internal testing using Telcordia stress part testing.
5 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
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The existing site is at http://www.sculptorssociety.com
* The navigation should no longer be horizontal - they want it to be a left side vertical navigation with JS expanding sub-menus.
o The new nav structure/order is as follows:
+ Home
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* They like having the logo section stretch across the top of the site. The new logo they will be using is attached. If you want to invert the colours or anything for the design (eg. blue or black bg with white text) that should be ok. I think also the underline can be optional.
* The client want to keep that slideshow thing that is currently in the top left corner. It must remain on the homepage, although I think we can change the position/size etc if necessary.
* On the Sculptors page, we need to allow for the new JS search box and results display.
* For the main font they like something simple like Arial (although any sans-serif web-safe font should be ok)
* The new homepage will need to allow for similar content to what is currently there (invitation/advertisement for current exhibitions) as well as some links to Bulletin Articles (as are currently there below the big image) and possibly links to other content within the site
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"For The Life of the World" College Conference
5 October 2013 • On–Campus
On the first Saturday in October, over forty Orthodox college students gathered at St. Vladimir's for fellowship and spiritual encouragement during College Education Day. Special speakers The Rev. Christopher Foley (alumnus, '06), currently rector of Exaltation of Holy Cross Church, High Point, NC, and The Rev. Joel Weir, a graduate of St. Tikhon's Seminary and rector of St. Stephen the First Martyr Orthodox Church, Crawfordsville, IN, spoke about their transformative spiritual encounters with the writings of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann. The well-known author and professor was dean of St. Vladimir's from 1962 until his death on December 13, 1983.
The conference coincided with the 50th anniversary of the publication of Fr. Alexander's seminal SVS Press book, For the Life of the World, which both speakers claimed set them upon the path to Orthodox Christianity and deepened their faith in Christ. The book, translated into at least 12 languages, was first printed in 1963 by the National Student Christian Federation.
Director of Admissions and Alumni Relations at St. Vladimir's Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak organized and served as host to the conference, which drew from several Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) chapters on college and university campuses. "In this unique year," said Protodeacon Joseph, "our Events Committee decided to dedicate what normally is Orthodox Education Day to the spiritual growth of college and university students. It was an inspiring day for all of us, and we hope to find continued ways to minister to collegians."
Visiting students also gathered together for meals and conversation, and worshipped in Three Hierarchs Chapel: praying the Akathist Hymn for The Saints of North America and joining other members of the Seminary community for Great Vespers.
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Stonebarger Law, A Professional Corporation, is a law firm dedicated to representing the interests of individuals and small businesses throughout the country in all aspects of civil litigation. The firm specializes in Class Action and Complex Business Litigation. Our Attorneys have successfully served as Lead or Co-Lead Class Counsel prosecuting numerous Class Actions to Judgment against large corporations for violations of California consumer protection statutes, recovering tens of millions of dollars in benefits for individuals across the country.
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Olsen, Ken
Title/s: Professor
Office #: FH-409
Phone: 773.508.3121
- B.S. with honors, 1967, Iowa State University
- Ph.D., 1972, Duke University
- American Cancer Society Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1972-1975, Purdue University
- Visiting Scholar, 1992, Harvard University; 2003, Northwestern University; 2006, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests
Our research focuses on three exciting areas of protein science. The first is the development of polymeric hemoglobins as potential blood substitutes. The second is to develop cancer-targeted photodynamic therapy agents. The third focus is to understand protein-ligand interactions through molecular dynamics simulations.
We are synthesizing polymers of hemoglobin that include antioxidant enzymes (catalase and superoxide dismutase) to be used as blood substitutes. The syntheses depend on complimentary sulfhydryl - maleimide chemistry to produce specific complexes. After we synthesize the complexes, size exclusion chromatography, oxygen binding, thermal denaturation and autoxidation experiments are done to determine the properties of the polymer. In vivo testing is done for polymers that have promising properties.
The second area of interest in the laboratory is targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT requires light, a photosensitizer and oxygen to produce singlet oxygen that can kill the cell. We are using folate to target specific cancer cell types with PDT agents. We are incorporating hemoglobin into some of the agents to increase the oxygen availability in the target cells. This approach should dramatically decrease side-effects of treatment because it features a double selectivity. Only the tumor cells will take up the PDT agent and the light is only shone on the tumor. The research is interdisciplinary and involves organic synthesis, protein chemistry, cell culture and confocal microscopy.
We are using molecular dynamics simulations to understand the interaction of proteins with ligands. Specifically, we are studying plant and bacterial globins that bind small ligands, like O2, NO and H2S, to determine the pathways for binding and escape from the heme site. We are using three computational techniques (conjugate peak refinement, locally enhanced sampling and implicit ligand sampling) to find these pathways. We study both normal and mutant proteins in collaboration with research groups around the world that do kinetic measurements on these species.
Selected Publications
Current publications via PubMed.
Gao, Y.; Olsen, K. W., Drug-Polymer Interactions at Water-Crystal Interfaces and Implications for Crystallization Inhibition: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Interactions with Tolazamide Crystals. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2015, 104 (7), 2132-2141.
Haselton, K. J.; David, R.; Fell, K.; Schulte, E.; Dybas, M.; Olsen, K. W.; Kanzok, S. M., Molecular cloning, characterization and expression profile of a glutathione peroxidase-like thioredoxin peroxidase (TPx(Gl)) of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. Parasitology International 2015, 64 (3), 282-289.
Hill, B. L.; Wong, J.; May, B. M.; Huerta, F. B.; Manley, T. E.; Sullivan, P. R. F.; Olsen, K. W.; Ballicora, M. A., Conserved residues of the Pro103-Arg115 loop are involved in triggering the allosteric response of the Escherichia coli ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. Protein Science 2015, 24 (5), 714-728.
Yi Gao and Kenneth W. Olsen, Unique Mechanism of Facile Polymorphic Conversion of Acetaminophen in Aqueous Medium, . Mol. Pharmaceutics, 2014, 11 (9), pp 3056–3067
Matthew S. Najor, Kenneth W. Olsen, Daniel J. Graham, and Duarte Mota de Freitas, Contribution of each Trp residue toward the intrinsic fluorescence of the Gia1 protein, Protein Science, 2014, 23(10) 1392-1402. Article first published online: 6 AUG 2014
Kyle J. Haselton, Robin David, Katherine Fell, Emily Schulte, Matthew Dybas, Kenneth W. Olsen, Stefan M. Kanzok, Molecular cloning, characterization and expression profile of a glutathione peroxidase-like thioredoxin peroxidase (TPxGl) of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei, Parasitology International, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 March 2014
Boguslaw Nocek, Anna Starus, Magdalena Makowska-Grzyska, Blanca Gutierrez, Stephen Sanchez,Robert Jedrzejczak, Jamey C. Mack, Kenneth W. Olsen, Andrzej Joachimiak, Richard C. Holz, The Dimerization Domain in DapE Enzymes Is Required for Catalysis, PLOS ONE, May 2014, 9 (5): e93593.
Figueroa, CM, Kuhn ML, Falaschetti CA, Solamen L, Olsen KW, Ballicora, M. A. and Iglesias, A. A. (2013) Unraveling the Activation Mechanism of the Potato Tuber ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66824.
Y. Gao and K. W. Olsen, Molecular Dynamics of Drug Crystal Dissolution: Simulation of Acetaminophen Form I in Water, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 10:905-917 (2013).
Maxime S. Heroux, Anne D. Mohan and Kenneth W. Olsen, Ligand Migration in the Truncated-Hemoglobin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, IUBMB Life, 63:214-220 (2011).
S. Fischer, K. W. Olsen, K. Nam, and M. Karplus, Unsuspected Pathway of the Allosteric Transition in Hemoglobin, PNAS, 108:5608-5613 (2011).
K. W. Olsen and E. Tarasov, "Cross-Linked and Polymerized Hemoglobins as Potential Blood Substitutes" in Chemistry and Biochemistry of Oxygen Therapeutics: from Transfusion to Artificial Blood, Edited by Andrea Mozzarelli and Stefano Bettati, Wiley, 2011, pp 327-344.
M. L. Kuhn, C. M. Figueroa, M. Aleanzi, K. W. Olsen, A. A. Iglesias and M. A. Ballicora. "Bi-national and interdisciplinary course in enzyme engineering." Bioche. Mol. Biol. Educ., 38:370-379 (2010).


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The University of Washington Graduate School and the Northwest Animal Rights Network is honored to sponsor an evening community talk with Dr. Claire Jean Kim on Friday May 2, 2014 at El Centro De La Raza on Beacon Hill.
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian American Studies at University of California, Irvine, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate classes on racial politics, multiculturalism, social movements, and human-animal studies. Her most recent book, Race, Species and Nature in a Multicultural Age (Cambridge University Press, 2014), examines the intersection of race, species and nature in impassioned disputes over how immigrants of color, racialized minorities, and Native people in the U.S. use animals in their cultural traditions.
Join Dr. Kim in a discussion on how might we re-imagine the human, the animal, and nature outside of relations of domination. What would justice in a multi-racial, multi-species world look like? RSVP on the Facebook event page here to reserve your spot. We are particularly proud to be offering this talk at El Centro de la Raza (Center for People of All Races). Read more about their guiding principals.
If getting to the University of Washington campus is easier for you, Dr Kim will also be speaking on Thursday evening, May 1, 2014 at Kane Hall at 6:30 pm. More details on that event here.
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Coordinate efforts of entire team (Account Managers, Field Engineers, Fire Protection Specialists, and Regional Manager) associated with key projects on converting obtained project specifications into sales. Hold key job site meetings to ensure focus is maintained and to track progress of team efforts on key projects. Track sales and action plan progress with the assistance of the Regional Manager and Account Managers. Establish and maintain high level contacts with buying and non-buying customers on key projects.


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I have a training workflow requirement where the administrator uploads a document to a document library, which will initiate a training workflow. The workflow will consist of specifying which documents the users have to read, the due date , select affected users from AD, choose whether to send the users an email or not to say that training is available. Also choose when a user finishes this training (through another workflow discussed below) , send an email to Admin saying the user has completed the training. The admin should have a "View" where he/she can see which users have completed the training and which haven't.
The users need to have a webpage on Sharepoint where they can see the training assigned to them. They click on say "Begin training", it will point to the document that admin uploaded, they will read it and the next step would be to acknowledge that they have read the document and mark training as finished. Depending on whether the admin had set up the notification, an email will be sent to the admin that the user has finished the training. Most likely admin won't need this feature but just in case.
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Review: Detroit Bikes' A-Type Commuter Bicycle, Part 2
Yesterday, I posted my review of Detroit Bikes' steel frame commuter bicycle, the A-Type. One of the main selling points of the bike is its versatility—the frame comfortably fits riders from 5'3″ to 6'3″. I decided to test this out by asking my bike enthusiast friend, Alex to borrow the bike for a few days and give me a full report on his experience. He was more than happy to oblige. Read on for Alex's review of the A-Type.
Alex's Review of Detroit Bikes' A-Type commuter bicycle:
A bike built for urban use…
The A-Type's outstanding quality is the frame. It looks great, sleek, without being too flashy and standing out to potential bike thieves. The steel absorbs the bumps and shocks of urban cycling with brio. It never feels like it might fold in half when you run over that pothole you just can't avoid, and it doesn't leave your arms feeling like they've been through the wringer. It's a frame that inspires confidence.
The bike is built to adjust to a wide range of rider sizes and I have to say it did so pretty well for me. Although the seat was a bit of a pain to adjust (and thus way harder to steal), it went high enough to allow for a comfortable riding position. If I had to guess though, anybody over 6' might have some issues with the short cockpit and high riding stance that flows from the adaptable design.
It's tricked out with nifty little features that make it great for putting around town. The fenders are nice (having gone through a puddle of what was suspiciously probably not water) and the rear basket-carrier-thing fits a standard size milk crate just great with the help of a couple bungee cords. The springs on the seat are superfluous in my opinion—I tried to move them as hard as I could, but no dice—but do offer a nice big area to sneak a cable lock in there to secure the seat.
Finally, the gearing on the bike is superb. All thanks to the Shimano Nexus 3-speed internally hubbed gear set. Just perfect for urban use, it shifts effortlessly and smoothly, even going up hills. Although I didn't play with it, there's enough tweaking to be done within the confines of these gears to suit everybody's riding style. And there's no external parts to steal, bang up, or get caught in your pants. As far as everybody (a.k.a. potential bike thieves) knows, it's a single speed, and that's such a nice solution for urban use.
… just maybe not San Francisco.
All of these nice attributes tend to fall apart when you hit a hill though, except for the gearing. The stance suddenly feels high and exposed. And while the curved handle bars maximize adaptability, I would have preferred straight bars to help optimize cockpit length. This issue is particularly evident on hills, especially for someone taller like me. The shorter length forces you to sit down—losing serious power—and that's when you notice that the metal studs on the seat (they don't have to be there, seriously) are really, really, really uncomfortable. Bummer.
And to cap that off, the braking systems on the bike are not the best. The coaster brake reminds me of the bike I had when I was four and learning to pedal for the first time. It's rough, abrupt and an old school complement to such a nice gearing set. The single front side-pull caliper brake doesn't do much. It's inadequate for effective braking—if you use it for fine tuning, you end up mashing on the coaster, which is all around startling and not slick. It's understandable that the coaster brake presents a nice, compact solution for urban use, but only if it actually works well. It doesn't. It offers two braking modes: not and full on. Which is only great if you're into flying off your bike. Or maybe I just suck at using coaster brakes, let's not discount that. Either way, a single, front mounted disk brake would be more than enough braking for this bike in urban situations and wouldn't break the bank (no pun intended) any more than the current setup. Less sleek yes, but I like stopping.
- Alex
Thanks for that, Alex. Personally, I think you might just suck at using coaster brakes. However, I also found the coaster brake to be tricky at first, but once I got the hang of it, the breaking system was adequate for my needs.
Alex and I both agree that the A-Type is well designed, beautiful bike equipped with fantastic gearing and a frame that's built to last—but it may not be the best choice for hilly locales. You may purchase Detroit Bikes' A-Type Commuter Bicycle for $699 directly from Detroit Bikes online or through a local retailer.


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Background: In January 2002 the Publications Committee drafted a discussion paper entitled: Should Electronic Publishing be in GODORT's future [1] Included in this paper are both pros and cons regarding whether to undertake such an initiative as well as questions to ask and ideas of how to proceed. This idea was re-visited by the Publications Committee during the 2006 annual meeting and the proposal was brought to Steering by Barb Mann in 2008 (see Publications Committee Minutes Annual, 2008).
Oversight: This series is under the auspices of the Publication Committee. The Editorial Board consists of the Publications Committee Chair, Chair-Elect and two at-large members. The initial terms for the two at-large members will stagger with one serving two years and one serving one year. After the initial appointment, each member will serve a 2-year term. For the future it is hoped that one of the additional members will be someone who wants to gain editorial skills and his/her membership will provide an "apprentice" opportunity.
Guidelines: Materials to be considered for inclusion in this series must pertain to some aspect of government information (e.g., local, state, federal, international) and will serve as a place for GODORT members to publish lengthy articles as well as other materials such as bibliographies, short articles, reports, preliminary research, etc.
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The Om 2008.8 filesystem
The root filesystem consists the following directories:
- bin
- dev
- home
- media
- proc
- sys
- usr
- boot
- etc
- lib
- mnt
- sbin
- tmp
- var
The first difference to the standard Linux filesystem is the lack of /root directory. This directory is located under /home/root/.
Under /home/root/.evolution/ one can find the config and data files for contacts, calender, memos and tasks created on the FreeRunner. This doesn't seem to be correct. See the discussion on the talk page.
The file /home/root/.ash_history is a history of commands for the standard shell (ash). If you use bash, it will create the file /home/root/.bash_history.
The inserted micro SD card is mounted under /media/card.
See also
External links
- Home of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
- Fortune Cookies through the /proc Filesystem
- The Dotted Standard Filename Hierarchy, yet another very different hierarchy (used in cLIeNUX)
- Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 2.3 (January 29, 2004)


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Reforming the International Monetary and Financial System
- togglePart I. Key Issues of Reform
- togglePart II. Maintaining Stability Under High Capital Mobility
- 3 The Euro, Yen, and Dollar: Making the Case Against Benign Neglect
- Comments: Let Exchange Rates Float
- Comments: Foreign Exchange Origins of Japan's Liquidity Trap
- Comments: The Case for Benign Neglect
- 4 Moderating Fluctuations in Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies
- Comments: Lessons from the Czech Experience
- Comments: Emerging Market Crises: Origins and Remedies
- Comments: Who Is to Blame for the Crises?
- Comments: Policy Options for Capital Importers
- 5 When Capital Inflows Suddenly Stop: Consequences and Policy Options
- comments: The Balance Between Adjustment and Financing
- Comments: The Balance Between Structural and Macroeconomic Adjustment
- Comments: Can the Right Balance Be Achieved?
- Comments: On Dysfunctional Adjustment and Financing
- 6 Is Greater Private Sector Burden Sharing Impossible?
- Comments: Private Sector Participation in Crisis Prevention and Resolution
- Comments: On Debt Management and Collective-Action Clauses
- Comments: More Private Sector Involvement and Less Official Financing
- Comments: Private Sector Burden Sharing
- togglePart III. The Role of the International Monetary Fund
- The Role of IMF Advice: A Postcrisis Examination
- Comments: Evaluating IMF Programs
- Comments: The Case of Thailand
- Comments: A Mixed Record for IMF Advice
- Comments: Mexico as a Benchmark Case
- 8 Refocusing the Role of the International Monetary Fund
- Comments: On the Financial Role of the IMF
- Comments: The Low-Income Countries' Stake in IMF Reform
- Comments: Would Reforming the IMF Stabilize Global Finance?
- Comments: Ideas on Reforming the International Financial System
- Comments: Some Lessons from the Russian Crisis
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4 Moderating Fluctuations in Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies
- Editor(s):
- Alexander Swoboda, and Peter Kenen
- Published Date:
- December 2000
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Maybe it was a hangover resulting from the beat down the Clippers put on the Lakers two day ago, but a fair amount of sluggishness was evident by Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks.
And it lingered throughout, with the Clippers needing a last-minute layup from Chris Paul and a key missed free throw by Jeff Teague to pull out a 109-108 victory.
This was the same Hawks, mind you, who lost 13 of their last 14 games coming in and sat 17 games behind the Miami Heat in the Southwest Division.
Then again, at least they came to play. As opposed to the no-show the Lakers pulled on Thursday in which the Clippers rolled to a 48-point victory, the biggest in franchise history.
In any event there were the Hawks, one of the worst teams in easily the worst conference in the NBA, giving the Clippers a serious run at Staples Center.
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And sending the them scurrying for some 5-hour energy in the process.
When it finally took hold, the Clippers responded with a punishing third quarter to take an 88-78 lead. And with it, control of their seventh win in a row.
But not without a few moments of concern.
Including a frightful final push in which the Hawks tied it at 107-107 with 1:33 remaining.
But Paul hit a running lay-up with 54 second left to make it 109-107 and the Clippers survived two missed free throws by Blake Griffin with 13 seconds left and three Atlanta possessions to tie it or take the lead.
Clearly, it was one of those nights.
Griffin continued his streak of commanding performances, scoring a team high 27 points to go along with nine rebounds.
All five Clippers scored in double figures, with Paul scoring 19 while dishing out 10 assists, Matt Barnes adding 17 points and DeAndre Jordan scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
And they needed every one of those points and rebounds to sneak past the lowly Hawks.
In the 82-game NBA marathon, these things are bound to happen.
The combination of the big win over the Lakers and the mediocrity and unfamiliarity of the Hawks didn't help matters, of course, the poorly timed sequence concocting an almost predictable brew of apathy.
The result was the Clippers having to fight themselves as much as they did the Hawks, whose lack of talent was balanced out by an eagerness to snap a five-game losing streak and the Clippers erratic focus.
And so behind 13 points from DeMarre Carroll and 11 from Paul Millsap the Hawks led throughout the first half and took a 58-57 lead into the third quarter.
Then stretched it to 65-59 lead early in the third period.
It meant a heavier than expected workload for Griffin and Paul, who have grown accustomed to short work nights against over-matched opponents.
But the Clippers had no one to blame but themselves, their lack of energy putting them into the predicament in the first place.
It wasn't offense hurting the Clippers, they had balance with Griffin and Barnes and Jordan all scoring in double figures before the end of the first half and the shooting percentage well above 50 percent.
It was another story on he defensive end, with the Hawks managing a 53-percent shooting pace from the field and outworking the Clippers on the boards.
In other words, the two most affected areas when a dearth of focus is involved.
The effort picked up as the third quarter progressed, with the Clippers pulling even at 97-97 with 8:03 left in the quarter.
It wasn't an ideal situation, but it left the Clippers in decent position from which to strike.
A short while later ,Griffin drove through the teeth of the Hawks defense for a layup and foul, resulting in a three-point play and a 70-67 lead.
Paul added a 3-point shot off an assist from Barnes, followed by a layup over Pero Antic and the Clippers led 75-70.
The Hawks misfired on their next three shots, Jordan sank a free throw and the lead was 76-70.
By the end of the quarter the Clippers pushed the advantage to double digits, then spent the final period fending off the feisty Hawks,
The Clippers weren't happy, but at least they were in control.
On a sluggish night with all sorts of factors working against them, it was about the best they could ask for.


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The Orioles are now listed as having 16-1 odds to win the 2013 World Series, according to betting site Bovada.lv. Typically, the Orioles have had 25-1 odds or worse in the past year.
They are currently tied with the ninth-best odds, along with the Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals. Their odds to win the American League pennant are 7-1, fifth best in the league behind the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics. The Orioles are also listed as 3-1 to win the AL East, behind the Red Sox (7-5). The Tigers have the best World Series odds at 13-2.
Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is listed with 5-2 odds to win the AL Most Valuable Player award, behind only Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera (2-3). Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is fifth with 12-1 odds. No other Oriole is listed in the site's AL MVP odds or Cy Young odds.
In other Orioles news, right-hander Jair Jurrjens was officially optioned to Triple-A Norfolk today. He was designated off the 25-man roster on Sunday to make room for Brian Roberts, but remained on the 40-man roster.
It's a complicated procedural thing, but basically Jurrjens needed to clear option waivers -- which everyone does -- to officially be optioned to Norfolk. He had 72 hours from Sunday to join the Tides and he said he would take the time with his family and then return to Norfolk.
Jurrjens has a 4.91 ERA in two appearances with the Orioles including a scoreless 2 1/3 inning stint Saturday versus the Yankees.
Double-A Bowie Baysox knuckleballer Eddie Gamboa has been named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, when he threw a seven-inning no-hitter. In his past two starts, Gamboa (4-5, 3.48 ERA) has allowed one hit over 14 1/3 innings and has pitched seven or more shutout innings in three of his past four starts. He is the first Baysox pitcher to win the award since Jake Pettit in Aug. 2012.
One other note: outfielder Trayvon Robinson, acquired in the offseason deal with Seattle for Robert Andino, has been demoted from Triple-A Norfolk to Double-A Bowie. The 25-year-old was hitting .220 with five homers and nine steals in 52 games with the Tides.


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Apple has announced today that it has agreed to allow an independent commission to investigate the conditions faced by workers at a number of Chinese factories where 90 per cent of its products are assembled.
The Fair Labor Association (FLA) will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple's final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple's request. A team of labour rights experts led by FLA president Auret van Heerden began the first inspections on Monday morning at the facility in Shenzhen known as Foxconn City.
"We believe that workers everywhere have the right to a safe and fair work environment, which is why we've asked the FLA to independently assess the performance of our largest suppliers," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "The inspections now underway are unprecedented in the electronics industry, both in scale and scope, and we appreciate the FLA agreeing to take the unusual step of identifying the factories in their reports."
The investigation will include interviews with thousands of employees regarding their working and living conditions, health and safety, working hours and communication with management. As well as Foxconn, factories belonging to Quanta and Pegatron will also be inspected.
This investigation comes about following an explosion at a Foxconn factory last year as well as a feature published in the New York Times last month about the "human cost" of our iPads and iPhones.
The FLA's findings and recommendations from the first assessments will be posted in early March on its website. This announcement comes as Apple shares have passed $500 for the first time, highlighting just profitable the company is becoming.
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You won't believe how easy this showstopper of a cake is to make. This Pumpkin Praline Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting would make a beautiful centerpiece on your Thanksgiving dessert table and your guests will look forward to it year after year.
This post from the archives was originally published in November of 2010, but I'm bringing it forward with updated photos and a printable recipe to remind you of this amazing pumpkin dessert!
I usually have a couple of boxes of yellow cake mix in my pantry in case I need to whip up one of Nana's Lemon Jello Cakes – it's always good to be prepared. But last night I was craving pumpkin cake. I had planned on throwing together a quick pumpkin spice cake from scratch until a Google search led me to this Praline-Pumpkin Cake from Betty Crocker.
Other than Nana's Lemon Cake, I don't use cake mixes much. Making a cake from scratch usually isn't difficult and I do prefer to know exactly what ingredients I'm adding to the mixing bowl. But this pumpkin praline cake was calling to me and I had all the ingredients on hand.
Cake mixes definitely have their place and this cake was so delicious that I wouldn't change a thing… except the frosting!
The original recipe instructs you to use canned cream cheese frosting, but I couldn't do that. In my opinion, canned frosting tastes terrible, especially the cream cheese variety. This amazing pumpkin praline cake deserves better.
Instead, I made a lightly-sweetened whipped cream frosting using both cream cheese and whipping cream. It's perfect on this cake – not too heavy, not too sweet. And it's almost as easy as opening a tup of frosting from the store.
Make sure the pumpkin praline cake layers have cooled completely before using the whipped cream frosting or it will melt and your layers will start sliding (trust me, it happened). You might even want to put them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes after they have cooled, before frosting the cake.
After frosting, serve immediately or refrigerate the cake. This is one cake that actually tastes really great cold. In fact, I think I liked it even better after it sat in the refrigerator overnight, so it's definitely one you could and maybe should make ahead.
Although I always look forward to pies at Thanksgiving, this is one dessert that might give Thanksgiving pies a run for their money. It's easy to make, looks impressive, and tastes amazing!
The following recipe was adapted from Betty Crocker's Praline-Pumpkin Cake.
Yields 16 servings
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 box yellow cake mix
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
4 ounces softened cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 - 1 cup powdered sugar (or more to taste)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
handful of pecan halves for decoration
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. In a small heavy saucepan, stir together butter, whipping cream and brown sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Divide topping between two ungreased 8- or 9-inch round cake pans then sprinkle evenly with the chopped pecans.
2. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed for 2 more minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture in each pan, dividing as evenly as possible.
3. Bake cakes for 41 to 47 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting (at least an hour).
Make Frosting:
Using an electric mixer (I used the whisk attachment on my stand mixer), beat the cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in 1/4 cup whipping cream until smooth (scrape and stir with spatula as necessary). Add the rest of the cream and beat until it has the consistency of whipped cream (don't overmix).
Assemble Cake:
Place one cake layer on decorative plate or cake stand, praline-side up. Spread half of the frosting on top of cake. Top with the other cake layer, praline-side up. Spread the rest of the frosting over the top. Decorate with pecan halves.
Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. If cake is made ahead, take cake out of the refrigerator about an hour before serving. It does not need to come completely to room temperature before serving as it does taste good cold. Leftovers should be stored loosely covered in the refrigerator.
More Pumpkin Recipes:
- Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
- Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cake Roll
- Pumpkin Donuts
- Pumpkin Spice Cake
- Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes


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Henry Wang necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 84 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
New Tang Television
New Tang Television is formerly known as New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV). It is an independent, nonprofit television broadcaster established in 2001. Headquartered in New York City, New Tang Television is committed to bringing viewers programs of the highest quality. It has also distinguished itself for its leading role in the promotion of China's traditional arts and culture. Every year the station organizes and sponsors a range of performances, competitions, and outreach programs.
Although New Tang Television broadcasts primarily in Chinese, it does produce a host of news, documentary and educational programming in English. The profile of New Tang's audience are:
- People interested in Chinese or Asian culture
- People who pay close attention to world affairs
- People who like to travel
Demographically, the audience tends to be
Age: > 45 YO
Education: Well educated
This project is a rebranding exercise to change the TV stations's logo to reflect its new English name: New Tang Television. We are looking for the ideal combination of font, size and configuration of the words "New Tang" or "New Tang Television" to go with the legacy Chinese character logo shown in the attached .ai document.
In other words, the final design must incorporate the Chinese character logo in its original form without alteration, but add the words to complement it for the English speaking audience.
The logo will appear on business cards, stationery, billboards and posters of cultural activities sponsored by the TV station.
I have also attached some draft designs for the Chinese language logo. The English logo design should have a similar look and feel to the Chinese language logo for a consistent branding. (Please ignore the NTTV design in the attachment. We are looking for the words "New Tang" or "New Tang Television" to be fully spelled out)
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