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davewiner I disagree that browser makers should "make sure they don't break bootstrap apps". They should concentrate on following specs, and markup authors should do the same.
davewiner I disagree that browser makers should "make sure they don't break bootstrap apps". They should concentrate on following specs, and markup authors should do the same.
Jeremy Keith did you see the extension I've been working on to empower users to republish content on their own sites? https://github.com/barnabywalters/IndieWeb-Reply-Browser-Extension
If you're building browser extensions and you're not using #kango, you're doing it wrong. Instant OS cross-browser extensions.
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SFW blows my mind again:
seb_ly it is! Wow, I didn't think I would have an effect. Sorry I spoiled your art, I love your work :)
Trying to create a splodge on seb_ly's moonlander art! http://moonlander.seb.ly/
simonw LOVING that cactus!
"Problem with £1 Fish is he has to release a new song every time VAT goes up" – my 13yr-old brother #family
Erin Richey ooh, what is "Thumos"? Italy looks shiny
Good advice: Ignore the people who say you're wrong.They're all assholes. /by davewiner
Indieweb Reply now supports post/reply/favourite/follow verbs, G+ and FB like buttons #indieweb
The top 20 web conference talks of 2012 | .net http://www.netmagazine.com/features/top-20-web-conference-talks-2012 #bookmark This will fuel my next "pretend I'm at a conference" day /via Anna Debenham
"like a dead sock" is my new favourite similie /via kissane
If you believe the apocalypse is coming tomorrow, take this evening to CC-licence everyone you've ever made.
I wish more articles were presented in this form: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/12/zork-infocom-pioneer-award/
joviansalak nice one, congratulations!
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Too often, people consider extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) only in their data-warehousing environments. They completely overlook that the same ETL concepts and practices used with data warehousing also apply to data migration from legacy systems as well as ongoing data import and export processing between online transaction processing (OLTP) systems. For database developers and DBAs, the concept of ETL processing shouldn't be limited to data warehousing. As you consider how to expand your career horizons, having a solid understanding of ETL concepts, design patterns, and implementation options will give you added leverage and expertise beyond the simple database-management skills that are essential to every organization. I can't recall a single project I've been involved with that hasn't required some type of ETL processing—and most of those systems had nothing to do with data warehousing.
So how do you get started on mastering ETL concepts and implementation options? With SQL Server, it's easy—look no further than Data Transformation Services. DTS provides a framework and tool set that can help jump-start your ETL career. Using DTS's graphical Package Designer and wizards, you can quickly create simple data-movement routines. As your experience and the complexity of your requirements grow, you can use DTS's programmatic COM interfaces to extend and expand DTS's tool set to meet most needs. Microsoft greatly improved the DTS documentation in SQL Server 2000 Books Online (BOL) from the previous version. If you require more than BOL, many DTS articles are available from the SQL Server Magazine Web site (http://www.sqlmag.com/articles/index.cfm?topicid=783). In addition, several recent books can help guide you from beginning through advanced topics. (For more information about career resources, see Morris Lewis, "Learning for Life," page 27.)
No matter where you are in your DTS and ETL learning curve, keep one important consideration in mind. Designing and developing ETL processes require many of the same skills that application designers and developers use. These skills include combining the traditional set-based approach to data access with procedural programming and error handling. You need to program and design defensively, assuming that error conditions are the rule rather than the exception.
From a DTS implementation standpoint, you'll need to become familiar with COM-based programming. The Package Designer offers much in the way of point-and-click functionality, but most production-quality ETL processing implementations require some level of programming beyond simply setting attributes at design time. This programming might be as simple as adding a couple of ActiveX transformations or as complex as implementing Custom Tasks in Visual Basic (VB) or Custom Transformations in C++. In any case, you'll need to understand how to interact in a COM environment because DTS itself is implemented as a series of COM interfaces.
Given DTS's strong ties to the application-development world, you also need to consider the effect of Microsoft's .NET tool set. Microsoft has already announced that the inclusion of .NET's Common Language Runtime (CLR) in the next release of SQL Server (code-named Yukon) will provide an alternative to T-SQL for database programming. Consequently, I believe that DTS will fully support a .NET flavor of programming as well. Developers who work with DTS will need to explore what .NET means to their existing DTS implementations, but it's certain that we'll need to adapt our methodologies to support this new environment.
Good database developers also possess a thorough understanding of the application-development tool sets and environments that use their data. Using DTS to explore the ETL world gives you a channel to expand your skills into application development while still maintaining close ties to the database.


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We pride ourselves on our service delivery and quick turnaround times. At Dynamic Plastics, we always carry stock on hand, and deliver within Gauteng.
We manufacture our range of plastic bucket containers in Johannesburg and service customers throughout South Africa and neighbouring states.
Dynamic Plastics are plastic container manufacturers specialising in wholesale plastic containers and industrial plastic packaging for all Industries. Our plastic bucket range, from 250ml buckets to 25 litre buckets, is suitable for chemical, paint, pharmaceutical, lubricant, detergents, food, edible oils, party packs etc. We offer various decorative options for branding purposes. These customised options are available depending on volume and complexity.
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A moving and intimate story of a family in transition, Real Boy follows the journey of trans teen Bennett as he embarks on a journey to find his voice, as a musician, a friend, a son, and a man. . You can read more in Google, Youtube, Wiki
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REAL BOY is the coming-of-age story of Bennett Wallace, a transgender teenager on a journey to find his voice-as a musician, a friend, a son, and a man. As he navigates the ups and downs of young adulthood, Bennett works to gain the love and support of his mother, who has deep misgivings about her child's transition. Along the way, he forges a powerful friendship with his idol, Joe Stevens, a celebrated transgender musician with his own demons to fight.
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Xander K (kr) wrote: Probably too long for its own good, but still takes you on a fascinating ride of hero-worship and villain scapegoating surrounding a tragic set of events.
William W (fr) wrote: Excellent and fair coverage of a tough subject. The rare doc that doesn't have a slanted POV but really just wants to get to the truth.
Vince A (ru) wrote: Very good documentary. It's frightening to see what a mob mentality, hero worship and obsession can do to a community. Happy Valley is filled with nut cases who spent more time making themselves and Joe Paterno into victims than actually caring about the real victims of child abuse. It's sickening.
Ursula L (us) wrote: This documentary really disturbed me. As if the crimes committed weren't bad enough, this whole view of the town where Joe Paterno and the football team were "victims" is shameful. The university and the town are complicit in my opinion, because if it wasn't for the reverence of football above all else, these people wouldn't have had their blinders on to not see a child molester among them. Well done documentary, but the topic left me feeling sick.
Stuart P (us) wrote: An interesting documentary about blame, scapegoating and idol-worship.
Shaun T (es) wrote: Must-see doc chronicling the Penn State scandal. Brutal.
Ryan V (it) wrote: When we love a famous person (in this case a revered coach), we are all too willing to overlook or disregard any and all information that makes us reexamine that person. If you have any illusions that Joe Paterno was a great guy and did all he could to prevent the rape of children, or that he truly knew nothing about it, you owe it to yourself to watch this.
Ryan L (jp) wrote: Happy Valley is a well made documentary that sets out to show how a community defined by their unwavering dedication to their All-star football team and god like couch of over 60 years--Joe Paterno--are caught up in a whirlwind of unbelievable accusations. This documentary captures what happens when a community is divided by a dark secret that has been under everyone's nose the whole time; and how some with the power to make a difference turned a blind eye. Happy Valley is a brutal 'must see' that will challenge your ability to withstand the horrors that are depicted and discussed.
Paul D (fr) wrote: Informative, but not very interesting. People go too far when looking for blame.
PJ E (jp) wrote: This film shows everything wrong with millennials. Instead of having compassion for the victims, they riot in the streets and get in fights because their hallowed authority figure gets fired. A great chronicle in a crazy passage in time. Happy Valley isn't happy at all.
Nick U (au) wrote: 5/29/15 AmazonHow the mighty have fallen. Somewhat a rehash of a story with extensive coverage as it was happening but lots of new interviews and a really strong presentation of the feelings of family and friends and Penn State students to the whole sordid affair. Very well done.
Nathan M (gb) wrote: With respect and care, #happyvalley paints a portrait of a town, a family, and a man destroyed by horrific events. Without pointing fingers or laying blame, the film is able to investigate thoroughly and emotionally tell the story in a compelling way.
Melania Z (gb) wrote: not bad. was actually expecting a deeper insight into Sandusky's background to be honest. instead it focuses mostly on the whole Joe Paterno - Penn State Univ. fiasco.
John S (kr) wrote: Powerful. Fair and balanced. Examines a tragic issue without oversimplification.
John H (it) wrote: I liked this documentary very much. Watching people involved in the unchecked crimes of Jerry Sandusky give their side of the story was much more revealing than reading quotes. Matt Sandusky, Jerry's adopted son, impressed me as thoughtful and sincere. He did his best to be fair to Sandusky, saying that ninety percent of the time he spent with the man was everything a kid would want--association with fame, access to football games, etc.--but the other ten percent "would destroy you." I was shocked when Matt, at the end of the film, said that not one single person from the Sandusky family contacted him after he went public about how Jerry molested him. What kind of people are Dottie and her relatives? If they didn't believe him, you would think someone might want to talk with him and ask him to take back his "lies." But no. That didn't happen.The one thing missing from "Happy Valley" was any mention of the well-known fact that Paterno decided that some of his players who broke into a residence and beat people should not be put into the legal system. Paterno clearly believed that he and his players were above the law. He decided the law-breaking players would clean up the stadium after some games. It's also known that then-President Spanier and other higher-ups in the Athletics Dept. all agreed that Paterno was in charge of things like this. This piece of history is a big deal. It should have been in the documentary.The behavior of some of the residents of Happy Valley was detestable. There's an extended scene in which these idiots don't hesitate to grab a sign from an older man making his negative view of Paterno known at the statue of the coach. A woman who wants a selfie with the statue pushes the man aside with her body. Others get in his face with red-neck-type logic. It's scary to see how conformist the community could be---all worshipping a football program. This film had to be made, and it was made well.
Joel M (mx) wrote: **** GoodJerry Sandusky's unspeakable acts sent shockwaves in the Penn State campus. Jerry Sandusky is no longer part of society, and that is a very good thing, because his disgusting acts preyed upon young children is as horrific as it gets. Amir Bar-Lev's documentary "Happy Valley" focuses on how the Sandusky crimes impacted the Penn State campus and its "happy valley" society. Sandusky was a former Penn State football assistant coach who opened up a camp for disadvantaged children. Penn State society thought the world of Jerry, which included his boss the infamous Joe Paterno. Then when Sandusky's child molestation charges came into the limelight- a whirlwind of controversy, divisiveness, and shame soon followed to the campus and its city. Paterno was in the middle of the controversy as he was a central figure blamed for not reporting when he was aware of Sandusky's acts. By no means "Happy Valley" is an easy watch, but an important watch no doubt on how one man's despicable acts could have profound impact on first the victims, but also on an entire society; Bar-Lev excels in bringing that to the forefront. "Happy Valley" will in no means make you happy, but it is recommended for its societal focus at how one man's crime impacts an entire community & university.
Jeff C (ag) wrote: Good documentary about the events of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State and most poignantly, the effect on the State College community.
Ian T (fr) wrote: Well made but I don't think there's enough here to justify the running length.
Hank M (es) wrote: talk about some crazy Joe-bots. the scene at the statue is great...
Elliott H (gb) wrote: Eh, could've delved a little deeper into the case, but it's an interesting study of how a community basically implodes on itself.


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What are the chances that Freakangels will get adapted to a TV show or film?
FAQ: I don't get to decide what gets made into a tv series or film. I cannot, I'm afraid, cause people to give me money for things by magic or force of will. Because, let's face it, if I could, you'd be part of the slave army building my hundred-mile-high golden revolving statue right now.
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LIBSTDBUF(3) BSD Library Functions Manual LIBSTDBUF(3) NAME libstdbuf -- preloaded library to change standard streams initial buffer- ing DESCRIPTION The libstdbuf library is meant to be preloaded with the LD_PRELOAD envi- ronment variable to as to change the initial buffering of standard input, standard output and standard error streams. Although you may load and configure this library manually, an utility, stdbuf(1), can be used to run a command with the appropriate environment variables. ENVIRONMENT Each stream can be configured independently through the following envi- ronment variables (values are defined below): _STDBUF_I Initial buffering definition for the standard input stream _STDBUF_O Initial buffering definition for the standard output stream _STDBUF_E Initial buffering definition for the standard error stream Each variable may take one of the following values: "0" unbuffered "L" line buffered "B" fully buffered with the default buffer size size fully buffered with a buffer of size bytes (suffixes 'k', 'M' and 'G' are accepted) EXAMPLE In the following example, the stdout stream of the awk(1) command will be fully buffered by default because it does not refer to a terminal. libstdbuf is used to force it to be line-buffered so vmstat(8)'s output will not stall until the full buffer fills. # vmstat 1 | LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libstdbuf.so \ STDBUF_1=L awk '$2 > 1 || $3 > 1' | cat -n See also the manpage of stdbuf(1) for a simpler way to do this. HISTORY The libstdbuf library first appeared in FreeBSD 8.4. AUTHORS The original idea of the libstdbuf command comes from Padraig Brady who implemented it in the GNU coreutils. Jeremie Le Hen implemented it on FreeBSD. BSD April 28, 2012 BSD
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Sugar Rush: Beignets with Praline Sauce at Huey's in Savannah, GA
Feeling bad about eating pillowy squares of warm, deep-fried dough coated with a thick layer of powdered sugar for breakfast is easy to do—except when you're on vacation, when it feels so right. If you've got more restraint than I do, and can stave off the sugar rush until after lunch, you're still in luck: at Huey's, a you can score an order of three beignets for $3.95, or a dozen for $9.95, any time of day.
While you're at it, get a side of warm praline sauce full of toasty pecan pieces to drizzle, dunk, or just pour right into the middle of the beignets. They're hollow, so they're suited perfectly suited for it. The sauce may not be traditional, but that's not the point. In Savannah, pecan desserts are a must.
Beignets are available to go, and while walking along River Street with a container of hot, fresh beignets is a good way to feel like you're strolling through the French Quarter in New Orleans, I'd argue for eating in, if only to avoid a powdered sugar dusting.
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It is becoming increasingly common to read and hear arguments made in defense of homosexuality. Usually no appeal is made to Scripture. However, on occasion, books and articles appear that attempt to address the biblical passages that discuss the subject. This article is a brief response to common claims about the Bible and homosexuality.
Some contend that Genesis 19 should not be used to argue against homosexuality since Sodom was destroyed, not for homosexuality, but because of its inhospitality and pride (see Matthew 10:14-15; Ezekiel 16:48-49). The argument is that the men of the city did not necessarily have any sexual perversion in mind, but just wanted to know Lots guests in the sense of interrogating them in a disrespectful fashion.
While it is true to say that Sodom was not destroyed merely because some of its citizens practiced homosexuality, it is false to say that Sodom was destroyed merely because its inhabitants were inhospitable and proud. The city was destroyed because its citizens were exceedingly sinful (Genesis 13:13). Ezekiel 16, which does mention their pride, also says they committed abomination before the Lord. Their actions at Lots doorstep reflected that sinfulness (Genesis 19:4-11). When the men of Sodom said they wanted to know the messengers of God, they obviously had sexual intentions in mind. This is clear from Lots unfortunate offer of his two daughters. Jude 7 reinforces this view as well: As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Although Leviticus 20:13 enjoins the death penalty upon homosexuals, the passage is dismissed as irrelevant to the debate because it is part of a legal/holiness code that no longer is in force. It is no more binding than are the regulations against wearing different materials of cloth and planting different types of seed in the same ground.
It is true that the Mosaic legal/holiness code was nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:14). However, to trivialize the code by placing all items in it on the same level is dubious. The Levitical condemnation of homosexual behavior is treated differently than the legislations against mixing cloths and sowing mixed seed. The former was under penalty of death; the latter were not (Leviticus 19:19). A better, though more unpleasant, analogy to the Levitical view of homosexuality is seen in the prohibitions against incest and bestiality, which are mentioned in the same context (Leviticus 20:14-16ff.).
It commonly is argued that Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. As our guide and model for life, we should follow Jesus example of silence. He taught, instead, that we should love one another in a non-judgmental way.
In response, it should be noted that Jesus silence on the issue is no argument that He approved of homosexuality. He never specifically addressed the issues of pedophilia, bestiality, or any number of other sexual perversions. Does this mean that Jesus approved of whatever He did not condemn by name? Are we to think that as long as people feel love, it doesnt matter what they do? To ask is to answer. In fact, the Lord Jesus always spoke of sexual relations in heterosexual terms. What Jesus did say carries more weight than our views of what He did not say. Clearly, Jesus heterosexual view must be taken as normative (read Matthew 19:4-6 et al.).
Great strides are taken to prove that 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:9-11 do not condemn homosexuality in general, but rather, abusive homosexual practices and male prostitution in particular.
Although the specific type of homosexual behavior mentioned in these two passages may be male prostitution and abusive homosexual practices, this does not in itself argue in favor of loving, monogamous, homosexual relationships. In fact, that concept is foreign to the New Testament. Both of these passages do condemn fornication. Fornication is a broad term that includes homosexuality. This is so for two reasons: (1) fornication refers to illicit sexual behavior; and (2) all sexual behavior that violates, is contrary to, or in addition to, the heterosexual behavior implied by a monogamous marriage, is illicit.
Clearly the most problematic passage for all who wish to say the Bible does not condemn homosexuality is Romans 1:26-27:
For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
Proponents of homosexuality have tried to remove the force of this passage by suggesting that either Paul was expressing his own uninspired opinion, or he was merely laying the groundwork for his teaching on grace. So he was mainly concerned with idolatry, and not any sin in particular.
Although a biblical writers opinion might indeed appear in Scripture (e.g., 1 Corinthians 7:7), the suggestion that Romans 1:26-27 represents Pauls uninspired opinion and is at variance with the rest of the Scripture, is erroneous. If we cannot trust Paul to express the will of God on this point, where can we trust him? What will be our standard? Unfortunately, our own opinions become the standard all too often.
The fact is, Paul meant exactly what Christians have long thought he meantthat homosexual behavior is symptomatic of sin in the world. This passage is not to be dismissed as too difficult to understand, or as an isolated passage that somehow is outweighed by an impressive array of passages teaching the opposite. Although this passage does not stand alone, from the standpoint of divine inspiration, one reference is enough.
The conclusion is this: every time homosexual behavior is mentioned, it is condemned. The Bible is not homophobic (i.e., obsessively hostile toward homosexuality), but it clearly treats heterosexuality as normative (1 Corinthians 7; Ephesians 5; 1 Peter 3; et al.). These unsuccessful attempts to reinterpret the Bibles teaching on the subject raise an even more crucial question: What Scripture can be presented that legitimizes homosexuality?
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Trends in Rates* of Injury Mortality Among 15-19 Year-Olds,
*State, regional and national rates are calculated as 3-year running averages (see technical notes below).
With these charts you may compare the motor vehicle, suicide, and homicide rates in your state with those in your HRSA region and in the USA.
Suggested Citation: Lawrence DW, Patel NB. Injury Mortality Trands Among Adolescents, United States, 1980-1998. San Diego, California: Children's Safety
Network, National Injury Data Technical Assistance Center, 2002; available at http://www.nidtac.org/.
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Automated Laser-Cutting Systems Run Lights-Out
Visitors to Bradford Built, a company that manufactures specialty beds for pickup trucks, often are amazed at the amount of automation in use in its metal-fabricating facility. The shop incorporates automation wherever possible, to streamline operations and increase production output. It does so out of necessity—Bradford Built resides in a 1000-sq.-mile county with a population of less than 6000, so there's not a huge labor pool from which to draw. However, with automated systems and robotics, it easily meets order delivery times.
Its most recent automated system: a HyperGear flying-optics laser-cutting flexible-manufacturing system (FMS) from Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, IL. The fully automated system runs practically unattended and pumps out work at production levels greater than the combined output of four previously used laser systems.With 45 employees, Bradford Built produces four different truck-bed models in multiple sizes per model. The shop processes primarily 7-, 14- and 11-gauge material and 0.125-in.-thick tread deck plate, processing millions of pounds per year. Manufacturing operations include robotic welding, robotic press-brake bending and CNC machining, but it all hinges on step one: the laser process.
Raw material, mostly 5- by 10-ft. sheet and plate, enters the shop and moves directly into the laser FMS stocker. From the laser, parts move to the robotic press brake and then are restocked and ready to move to assembly lines where four or five workers assemble products with the help of automated welding systems.
Laser Takes Over for Plasma
Originally, Bradford Built would plasma-cut sheet and plate. However, the firm struggled to consistently generate perfectly round, accurately positioned holes for assembly of mating parts, or holes that could be used for self-tapping screws. For these reasons, it turned to laser cutting.
|Laser-cut parts move to a robotic press brake for forming, and then are restocked and ready to move to assembly lines where welders (above) build specialty beds for pickup trucks.
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In the fall of 2010, Bradford Built made its next significant advancement in laser cutting, investing in an extremely fast linear-motor-driven, fully automated Mazak HyperGear FMS. The FMS features a two-pallet changer, and full hybrid linear motors in all five axes for 3G acceleration, high-speed cutting and optimum positioning accuracy—±0.0004 in. Its work envelope: 19.7 by 19.7 in. x and y axes by 3.94 in. z axis.
"We ramped up our rapid-traverse capability to 5000 in./min. with the HyperGear, says Portenier, "and now that one machine produces the same amount of work we were getting out of our four older systems combined, in a shorter amount of time."
The HyperGear, which runs nearly 24/7 at the shop, is fed by a 10-drawer FMS that accommodates a host of materials, material thicknesses and sheet dimensions. And Portenier points to additional automation features optimizing the system's productivity.
"We opted for all of the extra automation features available," he says, "such as an automatic torch changer and automatic nozzle changer. We also added a nitrogen generator to eliminate any oxide layers on cut edges."
Another significant advantage of the HyperGear enjoyed by Bradford Built: It can process material unclamped, since the machine moves the laser rather than the worktable. This is a critical factor in how the shop runs its material.
"Rather than cutting deck plate material tread-side up," says Portenier, "we can cut it tread-side down and use suction-cup automated material-handling systems to move parts from the laser to the press brakes."
Laser Line Spurs Productivity Gain
Vac-Con manufactures machines for sewer flushing and cleaning, as well as industrial vacuuming and hydro-excavation machines. The firm fabricates tons of steel plate, from 20 gauge to 2.5 in. thick.
In 2007, Vac-Con's management team decided to add capacity to its fabrication shop, outfitted at the time with a pair of large plasma-cutting centers and a laser-cutting center. After attending trade shows and conducting copious research, Vac-Con purchased a Platino 2D laser-cutting system from Prima North America, Chicopee, MA. Included is a 10-shelf TowerServer automated material-handling system.
According to Vac-Con plant manager Bob Graden, the Platino has been a wise investment. "We decided on the machine because of its relatively small footprint that allowed it to fit within the production space of our building," explains Graden. "As we researched the laser market, we also discovered that Platino and the TowerServer formed a very economical production system." The machine boasts a work envelope of 120 in. (x axis) by 60 in. (y axis) by 6 in. (z axis).
Prima's 10-shelf TowerServer allows easy loading/unloading of blanks and processed sheets. Its elevator facilitates loading and unloading of pallets on and off the tower, and features single-sheet separating, control systems and sheet reference.
Production More than Triples
"This system has proven to be one of the better investments that we have ever made," says Graden. "It has allowed us to gain about a 30 to 35 percent increase in output, in part since we can run it unmanned throughout our second shift.
"Before we bought the Platino," continues Graden, "we were producing about 80 sheets/week off the two plasma-cutting centers. Now we cut 200 to 300 sheets/week. The Platino's efficiency has allowed us to take one of the plasma cutting centers offline. Overall, since 2007 we've improved our manufacturing efficiency by 15 to 20 percent, in large part due to the new laser-cutting system. Approximately 50 to 60 percent of all of the sheet and plate in our shop is processed by the laser."
The laser system also has improved quality and thus reduced secondary finishing operations. Says Graden: "The parts coming off of the plasma-cutting machines require a secondary sanding operation that the laser-cut parts do not."
Inventory Management
The TowerServer not only has helped produce more parts for Vac-Con, but has allowed the company to better manage its sheet-steel inventory. "Every day our engineers look at parts in a different light because we have capabilities throughout our laser-cutting operations that allow us to not only improve part quality but in some cases combine parts that we used to cut separately and then weld together into a complex assembly," explains Graden. "We now can cut larger parts on our laser center, form them on our press brakes and greatly reduce welding time, while also improving appearance and quality."
The Platino's laser-cutting head offers users a choice of a 10-in. focal length, in addition to the standard 5- and 7.5-in. lenses. The 10-in. lens enhances application flexibility by increasing the depth of focus and enlarging the spot diameter for high and uniform cut quality on thick stainless (to 5⁄8 in.), aluminum (1⁄2 in.) and mild steel (1 in.).
According to Graden, since installation, the laser system has proven itself time and again. "When we first brought the system online, we had two operators operating the machine 16 to 20 hr./day," he says. "As we gained a better understanding of the machine and became more adept at nesting our parts, we found that we could actually move one of the operators to another function within the fabrication area. Because we can run lights-out, it's gratifying to come to the shop in the morning and find parts sitting there ready to move to other processes." MF
See also: Mazak Optonics Corporation, Prima Electro North America, LLC
Related Enterprise Zones: Automation, Fabrication


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By Brendan DeMelle • Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 15:57
ForestEthics Advocacy released a game-changing research brief today documenting the massive foreign control of Alberta's tar sands oil industry. Publicly traded oil companies with active tar sands operations have a very high level of foreign ownership – 71 per cent.
Some supposedly "Canadian" oil companies including Suncor, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Imperial Oil and Husky are predominantly owned by foreign interests. More than half of Canada's oil and gas revenue goes to companies under foreign control.
This revelation stands in stark contrast to the talking points of the Harper administration and its media echo chamber, which insist that there is too much foreign influence over Canada's resource decisions from environmental groups. In fact, the evidence shows overwhelmingly that foreign interests are influencing tar sands and other resource decisions - chiefly Chinese and other foreign oil companies.
Cue Ezra Levant's outrage at this foreign influence in Canadian interests! Where's Vivian Krause when you need her? Surely the Ethical Oil Institute will agree that this level of foreign intervention is a dangerous threat to Canada's future?
Recall that when the Ethical Oil Institute launched its allegedly "100% Canadian" OurDecision.ca website, this was the statement by spokesperson Kathryn Marshall: "We'll never take foreign money to undermine our country's national interests."
The group admits that it receives funding from companies active in the tar sands. Now that it's been revealed that all these companies are predominently foreign-owned, the group's claims to be 100% Canadian are highly misleading. We await their statement correcting the record.
Anticipating that someone, perhaps from the 'ethical oil' team, will quickly attempt to do damage control by claiming that this is just some ginned up report by ForestEthics, let's be crystal clear that the data underlying the report are all from independent sources including Bloomberg Professional and industry journals.
The ForestEthics Advocacy brief concludes:
"The Conservative Harper government is increasingly ruling in favour of foreign-oil companies instead of Canadians. We need foreign investment and shareholders in this country, but it does not need to be at the cost of democracy, our environment, and future generations."
Read the full Forest Ethics Advocacy brief [PDF]: Who Benefits? An Investigation of Foreign Investment in The Tar Sands
Update: Rick Mercer's takedown of this "foreign-owned" nationalism talking point is increasingly accurate with every passing day. (H/T AnOilMan).
telling of the truth .. will be when ?
The earliest clues I had to this were via Leila Yuile's excellent essay.. Playing With The Dragon. Will any steadfast Canadian politician step forward.. now .. and corraborate or verify that this is true? Or will any Canadian economist worth his or her salt step forward and having examined 'the books' confirm this is all true?
This goes far and away ahead of of F 35's, the 'In/Out' or ProRogue Scandals.. This goes to the selling out of Canada's resources and the 'too damn bad if you're in our way' bums rush of The Harper Government towards any Canadians. I read the occasional frustrated braying of Joe Oliver, Peter Kent and the silence of Keith Ashfield as hired mercenary noyz from the corpocracy neverland of Rt Honorable Stephen Harper… the stark naked emperor of our red-faced Canada Eh ..
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
"Where's Vivian
"Where's Vivian Krause?"
That's what I keep asking…on this and other stories. Amazing how silent she is, eh?
Anyway, this isn't news to anyone who works in the industry. And the names listed in the article are the largest and most well-known blue chip companies. Consider all the oil services companies and contractors that are foreigned owned as well, from trucking firms to downhole tool companies to fab shops, and office/accounting services. Heck, even the local mom & pop engineering firm in Calgary that I work for is foreign owned (UK).
This obsession with 'foreign funding, agents and devils, etc' is not only a red herring in the PR wars over tar sands, it's a tribalistic relic. Perhaps this mindset is more rooted in conservative thinking? Where is Chris Mooney when you need him? lol
Mom and Pop? Calgary? UK Owned?
We may very well know of each other in real life. Do you do Wireline, Drilling, or field services?
(We're small and we have offices in Calgary, UK, US, and China.)
Interesting observation about foreign funding, I think its to bring out that nationalist streak. It just plain sounds bad to have that said in that context. In fact, that is exactly how I counter it. They get mad, get madder and louder and say the same things back.
The conservatives have been attempting to revive nationalism in Canada. Trying to celebrate wars long won and all that.
I prefer the Rick Mercer version of all this;
By the way.. the usual counter arguments to this kind of information is that "these companies have our best interests at heart". Formulate your responses accordingly.
To counter this… wave the American Flag.
I'm not trying to cause trouble with the following statements.
For those not familiar with Canada, we have a strong anti-American streak. I'm not sure why, but we do have a lot of things that we like (Health Care) and they run counter to American values. Canada also fears loosing its culture to American culture. (That's why we have CBC.)
The Economist summed it (liek 10 years ago?) up by saying Canadians have to hate Americans otherwise there would be no reason for us to exist. We may as well join the US.
This is a Canadian Song… play it loud. Most people don't understand it and beleive it to be anti-American. (Its not…)
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Mom & pop? Calgary? UK Owned?
"We may very well know of each other in real life. Do you do Wireline, Drilling, or field services?"
Since being bought up by a large UK firm two years ago, our company has started designing small SAGD (<40,000 BBL) plants.
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Irreconcilable Differences
Well, I guess my answer is I can't really reconcile them, so I don't try.
On the one hand: Most jobs in AB are related to the oil & gas industry in some way, either directly (i.e. working for an actual oil company) or indirectly (e.g. working for a fast food restaurant that serves people who work for an oil company). Either way, one is supporting the industry. This is relatively difficult to avoid, especially in Calgary. Besides, since oil is in virtually everything, it's difficult enough to avoid supporting the industry even without actually being employed directly by it. I could go work on a fishing boat in BC, but then the boat uses oil, and there's the whole other problem of the commercial fishing industry and its ecological burden. I could work for a solar tech company, but solar uses rare earth minerals, toxic chemicals and petroleum based materials in its construction. Similarly, for wind turbines, which kills birds, uses motors, etc.
On the other hand: I don't drive or own a car. I live lightly and frugally, have few possesions, am a semi-vegetarian, don't have kids or own a home (with all its attendant energy utilities). I don't even have a bicycle (which uses rubber tires, metals, wires, etc), and I own very few things made of plastic.
So, I do the utmost I can, and what's humanly possible and still be able to function in soceity, without becoming homeless or living in a cave (if there are any caves left not owned by mining or mineral interests…lol).
The problem really is that our whole way of life (industrial civilization) is based on the use of carbon and thus implicated in global climate change. So it really doesn't matter what job I do, I am contributing to the problem on some level, along with everyone else. The answers to this go much deeper than changing one's light bulbs or changing jobs. As long as I happen to work in the oil & gas sector, it at least provides me with an insider's knowledge of the industry, which is a very useful position to be in when debating deniers and anti-environmentalists. It's the kind of first-hand direct knowledge one can't get from working for Greenpeace, say. Of course, I do have to keep a low profile at the office. I can't get into debates with colleagues, or display any kind of opionion that would give me away as an 'activist'. This situation makes for a kind of double life. But then, that seems to be more or less true of any job.
Hence my inability to reconcile my ecological sensibilities with my employment.
(Besides, I think we lose sight of the real nature of the climate crisis when we engage in witch hunts for inconsistencies at the personal level).
Sorry for the long post.
Now, where were we? Oh yes, foreign ownership and the silliness of EtrhicalOil.org's critiques of the funding sources of environmental groups in opposition to the Northern Gateway project.
Thanks for opening up.
Personally I don't understand the thought that we must some how not participate in a society in order to try and make it a better place.
Just look at what happens.. If you're a rich capitalist you're not green so why listen (Al Gore). If you're an environmentalist who flies in airplanes you're not green so why listen (David Suzuki). If you're truly outside of our society, you're a flee bitten savage so why listen (every native band in Canada).
You can't win.
I'm frugal but not that frugal. I have a 1950's bungalow in a very expensive neighborhood full of executives. My house is directly on the LRT tracks. I'm married and we have one car. (My wife usually walks to work.) I have an exceedingly low carbon foot print. (I can't afford to drop off the gas grid and go Geothermal.)
Interestingly I find inside knowledge helpful as well. Desmogblog even writes articles based on my posts.
Most of my co workers are professional engineers and are liberal, and support and understand climate change. (Management isn't against climate change, but don't really care… I'm OK with that. Its practically Green in Alberta.) But I do avoid the topic. I tend to froth at the mouth when I see anti science misinformation. Mostly I find it hard to distinguish between a denier and someone who is just completely misinformed.
I became 'mobilized' when a professional engineer (a card carrying conservative) told me that temperatures haven't gone up in 10 years, and Kyoto didn't include green house gasses.
By the way, your attitudes aren't that unusual. My neighbourhood is overwhelmingly Liberal and I'll vote for David Swann till he quits, largely because of his stance on climate change.
One more thing, if we fail to address Climate Change, I will be stinking rich. I really just want to make sure we have a better world for my children.
Peter Moss replied on Permalink
Good points, AnOilMan. It
Good points, AnOilMan. It really is a no-win situation. I suspect though that the people who play the hypocrisy card are not usually interested in debate anyway. There are a couple of like-minded people at work who I can talk to, but for the most part I hear a lot of anti-Occupy and anti-environmental jokes, and one co-worker who claims to like to "beat up hippies."
Anyway, I was hoping Brendan could provide a link for the statement: "The group [ethical oil]admits that it receives funding from companies active in the tar sands".
Has this been confirmed?
I found a good critique of Vivian Krause here:


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Not Fiction
today's reading.
Revelation 8:13-9:21 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"...
Revelation 8:13
think about it.
What does the fifth angel do after he blows his trumpet (9:1)? Describe in your own words what comes out of the bottomless pit (9:2-10). What happens when the sixth angel blows his trumpet (9:13-19)? What can you do today to help people avoid these judgments?
the blog.
The trumpet judgments continue as we move into Revelation 9. With the fifth trumpet we see the releasing of a multitude of locust-like demons. If I didn't know better, I'd think I was reading a script from a horror movie. These locusts look like horses prepared for battle, have crowns on their heads, human faces, hair like women, teeth like lions, and tails like scorpions with the power to inflict excruciating stings on those people who do not know Christ. They are not allowed to kill anyone, but it will be so bad that the people will seek death, they'll long to die, but death will flee from them (vs. 6).
Then the sixth trumpet blows and four apparently evil angels are released to kill a third of mankind. With them is a terrifying mounted army numbering 200,000,000. One fourth of the earth has already been killed as a result of the fourth seal (Rev. 6:7-8) and now one third of the population that remains is killed here. That means that these two judgments by themselves have reduced the population of the earth by one half to this point.
So you'd think these happenings would get the attention of the people who are not following Christ, right? Sadly, the answer is no. Verses 20-21 tell us that the rest of mankind who were not killed DID NOT REPENT.
I know I went here yesterday, but these verses are heavy on my heart and I feel compelled to put this before us all again today. Let's think about who we know that doesn't know Christ and what we can do to change that--even today or this week. Please don't miss that what we're reading here isn't fiction. It is going to happen at some point in the future, and that time could be near. Tami W.
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Oct. 11 Hunter Pence postgame interview
Q. This thing you have been doing in the dugout before the games these past few days, have you always been like this? I've never seen something like this in baseball.
HUNTER PENCE: Yeah, I don't think that's kind of what it's about, that's just us. We don't really coming together and yeah, it's not I don't know where it came from. It just kind of happened and the guys liked it, felt good. So we kept doing it.
Q. Take me through your emotions of the 9th inning as everything was unfolding. Tying run is on, go ahead run is at the plate, you've seen crazy things in this ballpark, what were you thinking?
HUNTER PENCE: I was like, I love this moment. This is so incredible. You saw guts from both sides. That's what playoff baseball this is the best in the league, the best in the world playing right now, and you saw some of the best at bats you're going to see against one of the best pitchers you'll see. So I was like, whatever happens this is an incredible moment, and I love playing out here.
Q. Can you talk about the chemistry the team has had since you joined the team?
HUNTER PENCE: We have a unique chemistry, definitely it's hard to explain in words, but you can feel everyone really just coming together, everyone playing for each other. When you're out there, you see gutsy performances by Matt Cain by Gregor Blanco, by Brandon Crawford. We all feed off of it, and that's the best way I can describe it is that we are all different. There are a lot of different personalities and we accept each other for who we are and go out there and play for each other.


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Program helps Argentines cope after chemo
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — For cancer patients dealing with the physical and psychological trauma of the disease, even looking in the mirror can be difficult. When chemotherapy robs your hair, it's common to feel that a part of your identity goes missing as well.
"Look Good Feel Better" is a program that offers free lessons in makeup and skin care, with tips on covering heads gone bald and using eye-liner to replace fallen eyebrows.
It's an opportunity for beauticians to share their skills, for companies to donate products and for people with cancer to find some hope.
The idea began 25 years ago in the U.S., where more than 700,000 women have participated, and it has spread to Argentina and 23 other countries where chemotherapy is increasingly common. Argentina was the first Latin American nation to launch it, in 1999, and it has since grown to 100 sites across the country.
For Mariela Steinberg, 38, it has made all the difference. She's had multiple surgeries in a yearlong fight with uterine and cervical cancer, and was shocked at first to look in the mirror.
"You see a face but you don't recognize it as your own. But now I can say, little by little, I am beginning to adapt," she said during a two-hour class. "All of a sudden I begin to recognize myself. I am made-up, beautified."
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in Argentina, after heart disease, and the country's cancer mortality rate is the third highest in Latin America after Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, the Pan American Health Organization says.
Staying optimistic is known to increase the odds of survival, and appearance can have an outsized impact. Thus the program's theme, "Hope is beautiful."
Daiana Castro, a 23-year-old hairstylist with ovarian cancer, was traumatized at first. "I had red hair, beautiful and long, and when it fell out I didn't leave the house for a week."
Then she sought out one of the classes at Hospital San Martin. "If you have makeup on, you feel better. It helps you not to feel down," Castro said.
Makeup tips include techniques for covering extremely dark circles, creating the impression of eyelashes, drawing on eyebrows where none remain, and wrapping headscarves so they won't slip off smooth skin.
Psychiatric oncologist Gabriela Ozco says the program is a key part of holistic treatments.
"At first, they don't want to look in the mirror," she said. "It's one of the first symptoms that we've noticed with patients. And the fact is that in such workshops one of the first things they do is get them looking in the mirror. So they are faced with, 'This is who I am,' and from there on, it's all about getting better."
APTN contributor Kacey Cherry in Buenos Aires helped with this story.
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Fluffy Chocolate Sponge Cake (巧克力海绵蛋糕)
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Don't worry, I haven't seized anything from anyone. It's cocoa powder that's doing the seizing, not me.
My very soft and fluffy chocolate cake is made with cocoa powder that's mixed with hot oil. The scalding helps bring out the chocolate flavour. Of course, I use high quality cocoa powder or there wouldn't be any flavour to bring out.
When the oil and cocoa combo is not too hot and not too cold, I add a little bit of milk. This is when the seizing happens, i.e. the small cocoa particles absorb the milk, become sticky, and stick to one another to form bigger particles, resulting in a thick paste. The thickness of the cocoa paste is crucial to the success of chocolate sponge cake.
If the cocoa powder isn't seized at all, it'd be suspended in a runny liquid, which will sink to the bottom of the pan during baking. The cake will be pale and bland except for the bottommost 2 mm or so. If that thin layer is stuck to the pan or parchment paper after unmoulding, then the cake doesn't taste of chocolate at all.
If the cocoa powder is "over-seized", it becomes too coarse and will look like ground black pepper in the cake. The colour of the crumb, light brown with specks of black, won't look right. There will be some chocolate flavour but it'll be weak.
When the thickness of the cocoa paste is just right, the chocolate flavour is strong and spread evenly in the cake. And the cake's colour is a nice medium-brown, not pale.
How do you control how much the cocoa powder seizes? By watching the temperature. The hotter the oil and cocoa powder mixture is when milk is added, the stronger the seizing. The right moment for adding the milk is when the bowl holding the mixture doesn't feel hot but is still quite warm.
Of the various types of cake I bake, chocolate sponge rises the most, more than even chiffon cakes. The batter more than doubles in height in the oven. After shrinking a bit whilst cooling down, the cake is twice as tall as before baking. The more the batter rises, the fluffier the cake, right?
To make the batter rise as much as possible, the bottom of the pan should have more heat than the top. Separate controls for the oven's top and bottom heating elements would be very handy. If your oven isn't so fancy, as mine isn't, just bake the cake on the bottom instead of middle shelf.
After baking comes eating. When the chocolate sponge is unadorned and still warm, the fluffiness really shows through. If you are a chocolate fiend, you could cover or sandwich the cake with ganache. Whipped cream or buttercream, whether plain or chocolate-flavoured, is quite nice too. Do you like black forest cake? A sexed up chocolate cake would be ideal for a celebration.
Compared to my vanilla sponge and pandan sponge recipes, chocolate sponge is easier. The batter is more stable because it has less egg white, so it doesn't deflate easily. With this recipe, I think even a novice baker can bake a chocolate cake that's soft, fluffy, moist and chocolatey . . . if he/she follows the instructions. That's not too difficult . . . is it?
12 December 2013 Update
Here's a video to explain why glucose helps make cakes fluffy:
71 comments:
hi, like your chocolate sponge cake so much ! will try it on the weekend.
can I use another cake pan ? it is 8 inchi cake pan (20cm)?
Thanks !
- 12 October 2013 at 11:26
- kt said...
Double all ingredients for a 20 cm round pan.
- 12 October 2013 at 14:46
Can I use golden syrup instead of glucose ?
That's what I have in hand :)
- 13 October 2013 at 09:17
Hi, wat I replace glucose with if I don't have it now? Thanks.
- 13 October 2013 at 19:24
may i know where can get the glucose ?
- 16 October 2013 at 11:23
- kt said...
Shops that sell baking supplies.
- 16 October 2013 at 15:19
thanks ya ...
- 16 October 2013 at 16:34
- 18 October 2013 at 13:47
hi, like your video so much. Can I know what brand of blender you are using? It looks light and easy to use...Thanks so much!
- 19 October 2013 at 22:12
Hi can I use sugar instead of glucose?
- 22 October 2013 at 14:40
wa... you cake is so nice and beautiful and sure very fluffy.
- 24 October 2013 at 22:38
hi, can I substitute corn oil with sunflower oil ?
- 24 October 2013 at 22:46
A 10 out of 10 chocolate sponge! Very very soft and made me want to eat.
- 29 October 2013 at 20:38
- kt said...
Liquid glucose and ovalette are two completely different things. How can they have the same effect.
- 3 November 2013 at 09:33
where did you go KT? would you be so kind as to share a curry puff recipe?
- 7 November 2013 at 07:32
Another fabulous recipe KT. These are incredible! Thank you!
Is there any chance you could so a few roll cakes or Japanese strawberry shortcake?
Also I was wondering if for the pandan chiffon cakes coconut oil can be used instead of vegetable oil? Since coconut oil solidifies unlike vegetable oil I was wondering if it would cause a problem.
- 14 November 2013 at 06:01
I'm not KT, but glucose provides moisture and it doesn't taste as sweet as simply adding more sugar would.
You make coconut oil by heating coconut cream or milk until it separates and leaves you with oil and some solids. Then just strain. It makes delicious, fragrant coconut oil. You need to use coconut milk that doesn't have anything to keep it from separating added.
- 14 November 2013 at 21:53
this is the best method kudos to you.. successful everytime...I like mine black,,so I drizzle one table spoon of "Thiam see yu" over it..have been experimenting with a few with King prawns and crap meat..wonderful..in fact you can add anything you like to make it more special..but getting the cake right in the first place, is the most important step.....jimmy
- 16 November 2013 at 03:15
I think sunflower oil
is quite alright.
as long it is a vegetable oil.
- 24 November 2013 at 00:05
Hi, i try to bake this pandan sponge cupcakes this afternoon, i replace coconut oil with vegetable oil . The bottom part of the cakes are not well done.. Its not cooked and its like 'kuih' .. Can advice what is the problem? Tq :)
- 24 November 2013 at 18:50
Hi KT, I just wanna thank you for your superb recipe. I followed your recipe and it turned out super good. I live in Florence and it's impossible to find pandan leaf (not even extract) and fresh coconut cream. So I did mine with coconut cream powder and I left out the pandan. It still turned out super good. Thank you so much!
- 24 November 2013 at 22:46
thanks, you are right. the sponge texture was very good
- 25 November 2013 at 17:08
Hi, I love PCC and would love to be able to bake one soon. Since I don't have the cake mould, I would try this first.
Can you let me know if I can replace the glucose with icing or castor sugar instead. Thanks!
- 27 November 2013 at 16:49
Can i blend pandan leaves with cocunut milk instead of water to get the greenish result?
- 30 November 2013 at 01:29
Thanks for great recipes. Can't believe it... First time baked with perfect cheese cake.
- 30 November 2013 at 13:57
Hi kt
I tried ur recipes n follow closely to ur recipe but sadly end up it turn lumpy n watery. I suspect I had overcooked kaya as I extent e cooking a few more mins n keep stirring e mixture to just make sure it well cooked even e mixture already thicken. Thereafter I got runny texture with lumps, totally not like ur smooth texture.
- 1 December 2013 at 04:44
Excellent recipe! I used a 8in x 8in square pan instead as that was the closest size I got. Turned out perfect nonetheless! Thanks KT
- 1 December 2013 at 05:07
hi i did ur butter cake it was just wonderful,so i want to go with u even for the chocolate cake,only thing is i dont know where to get corn oil i have canola,veg,sunflower,olive oil,normal cocoa pow,where to get glucose, & can u tell me how to substitute the cake flour as i dont get here in australia.plz i have todd & asks always for this.thanks
- 2 December 2013 at 12:19
- kt said...
Your writing is an insult to the English language, as well as everybody who has the misfortune of reading it. I have banned you from posting comments on my blog.
- 3 December 2013 at 09:13
thats nice cupcake
- 3 December 2013 at 17:06
Can I chk how many eggs is t 100gm eggs, also any replacement for glucose? Am baking the chiffon tomorrow. Thank you very much
- 6 December 2013 at 08:50
- kt said...
- 9 December 2013 at 19:32
KT, you are a genius. A brillant food scientist & baker. Will be headed to Phoon Huat to get my glucose.
Good health to you & best wishes to you for 2014!
- 12 December 2013 at 09:16
- kt said...
Thanks, AT. A very happy 2014 to you too.
- 15 December 2013 at 14:27
Hey KT, you can spray some veg spray on your spoon(or other utensils) before you scoop out honey or glucose.
- 16 December 2013 at 22:23
This looks so moist and delicious! Yummy!
- 17 December 2013 at 02:45
Hi KT,
I'm awed by the beautiful texture and height! What an innovative idea to bring out the cocoa flavour! Thanks for explaining the science behind it!
- 18 December 2013 at 09:37
thank you the recipe, I've tried and I like ( http://rachmakitchencreation.blogspot.com )
- 19 December 2013 at 02:03
Hi! i just made it today,it turns out better than the other recipe which i had to stir 2hour++ .Love it! simply amazing
- 20 December 2013 at 18:34
If I wish to double the ingredients, what size of pan I must use in inches? Please advise. Thank you so much
- 20 December 2013 at 18:44
Hi Shan, maybe you can help me. What size of pan I can use if I wish to double the ingredients amount? Since you are so good in changing from round pan to square.
- 20 December 2013 at 18:47
Hi Fion! Thanks haha but I'm really no expert in pan size conversions. I like to experiment and learn from making a mess! =) However I think that the 8 x 8 inch square pan I used may possibly hold double the cake batter volume as there was still some space before the cake pan was half-filled. You'll get a thicker and nicer looking cake. That said, I've not tried it before! Do let me know how it works out for you if you do try it or find a better way.
- 21 December 2013 at 09:05
- KT said...
Hi Jaslyn, the unused honey or glucose would be contaminated with oil. Better to use a heated, dry spoon?
- 21 December 2013 at 13:57
Yep. That's what I did. Then strain the mixture. What you get is a greenish milk mixture.
- 6 January 2014 at 11:33
I have tried both with coconut milk and coconut cream. The former might take a little longer time to thicken. Make sure you control the fire. Medium fire may mean different setting on different equipment. My trick is to move the pot away from the burner, and back on to the burner every 45s or so. Keep stirring. This will prevent the lumps.
- 6 January 2014 at 11:36
Oh my.. it looks like you did a thorough research & tried many times to come up with such a detailed recipe with do's & dont's.. No nonsense recipe.. Thank you so much! I need to try this recipe (especially the homemade kway) as breakfast for my family when back to my hometown on Chinese New Year.. Wish me luck!
- 11 January 2014 at 09:23
Hi KT, I like reading your blog, humorous at times. As what Sam has commented, let the readers be the judge and I must say your comments and critics are right on target with perfect precisions. I tried TLT recipe and the cooked kway can use it as hum thum bolla, seriously, all my wasted time, effort n money. :( can't eat as often as you like bcos it's expensive in perth. Last weekend, I tried cooking your version of ctk (without the lard) for the family and it was all praises. In the evening my daughter came back with more raddish carrots. :) Alas, I have found my favorite and reliable food blog, no more food wastage. Thanks to you, KT. Heap heap hurray!!!
- 19 February 2014 at 12:19
Hi KT i have followed your instruction step by step. But my steam radish is still too moist. should I add more rice flour? or is it because there is any special variety of radish type to be used? otherwise is it because of the long steaming time i.e. 1 hour. thanks
- 20 February 2014 at 17:02
- KT said...
You can leave out the radish and just use 480 ml hot water. This should be added to the rice flour slurry in place of radish liquid. If your kueh has the right consistency when you fry it, your radish is guilty. Otherwise, it is innocent.
Bear in mind the thickness of the batter, after it's cooked on the stove, is crucial to the success of the CTK. If the batter is too thin, the kueh will be mushy.
- 20 February 2014 at 22:27
Hi KT, i want to cook a bigger batch of your CTK do i just increase each ingredient by proportion? because the radish seems to be a lot in bigger proportion. advice please! Thanks!
- 1 April 2014 at 11:09
- KT said...
Hi hokl, double everything except the 480 g hot water. Use 860 g instead of 960 g. Simmer 500 g grated radish and the water till their combined weight is reduced by 100 g, to 1,260 g. Good luck.
- 1 April 2014 at 19:05
Thank you so much for this recipe, it's so lovely. I'm blogged about it and linked it back to your website. Thanks again.
- 13 April 2014 at 18:53
Hi, I tried making the chai tow kway twice following exactly your mentioned ingredients and carefully measuring each one. I also am sure during the stirring of the batter, it is the expected outcome. But both times I have failed during the steaming. I think perhaps you might have indicated your ingredients quantity wrongly which you want to review and revise for anyone who might stump upon your recipe next.
- 24 May 2014 at 03:30
- KT said...
What was wrong with your steamed cake?
- 24 May 2014 at 08:15
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful recipe, now I can make kaya whenever I felt like. Fantastic!!!!
- 7 June 2014 at 13:43
I'm so glad I found your 10mins recipe! Tested and it worked and tasted great! I used gula melaka sugar. Is that the Palm sugar mentioned? Subsequently I googled and found the hours of stirring recipes. Nope. Not gonna try those!
- 7 July 2014 at 23:40
Thanks for sharing this great recipe...wanna ask roughly from this recipe how many grams of steam kway u get? Issit ,500 or 250gram
- 1 September 2014 at 06:47
Hi KT, I made your recipe tonight and it was YUM! The texture of the steamed cake was perfect (even though I had to sub potato starch for cornstarch), and the CTK was great. I started with a large daikon though, 350gr after shredding so I had to multiply everything by 1.4, but it worked! :) please post some more savory recipes if you can. Would love to try them!
Ps - understand the commenter who thinks you are a bit harsh with little Teocheow and Rasa Malaysia but personally I like your frankness and you back up your arguments well. I've known about RM website but never made anything fr there because the recipes never seem quite right even from just looking at the ingredients list. And I'm pretty amateur so that's not a good sign! Anyway, thanks for the CTW recipe, I'm going to save it and tell all my friends about it! X
- 18 September 2014 at 02:11
The cake looks divine. I'm sure they'll taste wonderfully.
- 28 November 2014 at 22:26
I used to chef... Then am now a house husband in Perth... Your recipe is TokKong and rock solid! I made it but multiplied by 3 ( 6 kids la) and we LOVED IT!!! Keep up the passion!
- 6 December 2014 at 20:55
Brilliant! Recently I made pumpkin kaya (quickie way) and added gula melaka because I just felt it needed that moreish taste but had not concept of the science behind it as you pointed out. It was FANTASTIC! Thanks for clarifying my instincts had some kind of basis. LOL
- 24 December 2014 at 19:17
Hi Kitchen Tigress,
I luv yr recipe not just for the quickie secret but also for all those unused egg yolks in my freezer! Just made a batch and it's divine! Thank YOU :-)
- 15 January 2015 at 15:47
- KT said...
You are welcome, jani.
- 16 January 2015 at 08:53
Forever grateful for this recipe, so homesick now and being able to make this just means so much.
- 24 January 2015 at 04:32
Oh my goodness, I just made some kaya and tried it, for the first time in my life, on top of some toast with a slice of cold butter.
It's absurdly, deliciously, even _sinfully_ rich and luxurious. I feel like I gained ten kilograms just from the tiny slice I had.
- 26 January 2015 at 14:43
Hi there. I just made this using your recipe and the only difference is that I used store bought coconut milk. The texture turned out fine...it wasn't lumpy or anything, but the colour of my kaya is pale brown instead of deep brown (like yours). Could this be the size of my egg yolks? I used yolk from 60g eggs.
- 3 March 2015 at 10:09
Unfortunately I followed the RasaMalaysis recipe and now have "Radish Cake" that is runny and cannot solidify enough fr frying..
Any suggestions on how to salvage the disaster?
- 6 March 2015 at 19:27
you're sooo awesome.. i super love your recipes!
- 10 March 2015 at 14:09
I must try this recipe for CTK. To be fair to TLT, I have cooked CTK with her recipe. It works every time and the CTK is not hard.
- 30 March 2015 at 18:15
I fully agree with michelle. We paid so much for a cookbook which gives us false information. They deserve it. Good comments Tigress. Yeh!!!!!
- 9 April 2015 at 09:21
Have not been baking...nor reading this blog... Too busy at work but today, a Korean colleague's wife asked for Kaya. I was about to buy for her and thought....why not make some for her. I tried this .... Finger lickin good! I used a piece of bread to "wipe" the sides of the bowl! Not a single drop should be wasted!
But I think mine was not thick enough.... Gonna put in fridge and see what happens. Thank you KT!
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A Roman commander falls for a Christian slave girl as Nero intensifies persecution of the new religion.
In 64 A.D. commanding officer Marcus Vinicius returns to Rome after three years abroad waging battle for emperor Nero, a tyrant who believes he is a gifted divinity. Nero's most trusted advisor Petronius, who is also Vinicius' uncle, informs his nephew that Nero has recently murdered his wife and mother and married a slave named Poppaea, and that the disgruntled Roman Senate is making plans to replace Nero with General Galba of Tuscany. While visiting the home of retired General Plautius, Vinicius flirts with a woman he assumes is a household slave, but soon discovers that she is Plautius' daughter Lygia, who rebuffs his crass advances. Over dinner, when Vinicius eagerly describes the defeat of Rome's enemies, Lygia expresses her disgust with the brutalities of war. Plautius explains that Lygia was once a princess who was made a slave during his military campaign against her people. Plautius and his wife Pomponia adopted Lygia in attempt to make amends for her suffering. Later, when family friend Paul philosophizes about peace, Vinicius insists that Lygia is too lovely to worry about such trivial teachings and leaves. Paul then tells the family that the apostle Peter, who spoke with their savior Jesus Christ before his death, will arrive in Rome shortly. Later that night, after Vinicius invites Lygia to a feast celebrating the legions' triumph, she reveals she is attracted to Vinicius, but admits his tales of conquest disturb her and refuses him again. After he leaves, Lygia prays for Vinicius' conversion to Christianity. During the military parade the following day, Petronius suggests to Nero that he buy Vinicius a slave as a sign of gratitude. Nero orders Lygia taken and given to Vinicius. While Vinicius tries to interest the sullen Lygia in the palace festivities that night, the conniving Poppaea jealously spies on them. After Nero arrogantly sings amateurish lyrics while accompanying himself on the lyre, Petronius suggests Nero must improve his verses to reflect his "true genius." Nero then exclaims that he might burn the city just to inspire him to create a great epic. Later, while Lygia is being escorted to Vinicius' quarters, her guard, the giant Ursus, attacks the escorts, allowing Lygia to escape. The next day, when Vinicius seeks Petronius' help in locating Lygia, Petronius reveals that Paul is a frequent visitor at Plautius' home. Petronius explains that Lygia, like Paul, is a Christian, members of a secret sect that worships Christ, an opponent of the state who, although crucified, is still of political concern to both Nero and the Senate. Petronius sends his friend to Chilo, a soothsayer, who leads Vinicius to a Christian rite held in a cave that evening. During the ceremony, Peter describes his first meeting with Jesus at Galilee, where the savior miraculously filled their empty fishing nets with catch. Peter continues with the story of how he and eleven other apostles followed Jesus, who was crucified at Calvary. Soon after, Jesus appeared before the apostles, forgave them for their sins and bade them to follow the Ten Commandments and abstain from violence. After the meeting, Vinicius and his guard Croton follow Lygia, but Ursus kills Croton and knocks out Vinicius to protect Lygia. He then carries Vinicius to a hideout, where Lygia tends to his wounds. Vinicius asks her to marry him and offers to fill their home with grand sculptures celebrating her god, but Lygia says she has no need of expensive gestures because she carries the image of Christ in her heart. Driven by jealousy, Vinicius demands that Lygia choose between her faith and him. When she chooses Christ, Vinicius leaves for Antioch, where Poppaea, having heard about his failure with Lygia, tries to entice him into an affair. That afternoon, Nero, surrounded by his council, announces that he killed his mother and past wife to experience a great sacrifice and thereby inspire his "new creative vision." He then unveils a sprawling architectural model of a city called "Neropolis," which will replace Rome. When Petronius asks what will become of the existing city, Nero announces that he has set fire to Rome. Fearing for Lygia's life, Vinicius steals a chariot and races to Rome, where buildings are tumbling down and fires spill out over thousands of citizens. Opening a sewer grate, Vinicius leads a crowd to the city's edge, where he spots Lygia. Petronian guards, following Nero's orders, block the exits out of the city, but Vinicius fights the commanding officer and orders the troops to break ranks, thus freeing thousands of people from imminent death. Soon, the citizen mob reaches the palace at Antioch prepared to kill Nero for his incendiary act. Desperate to find a scapegoat, Nero orders his commanding officer Tigellinus to take the blame, but Tigellinus threatens to turn his legions against Nero. When Poppaea suggests sacrificing the Christians, Nero agrees, but Petronius warns that the Christians will then become martyrs. The next morning, while Petronius signs a petition presented to him by Vinicius requesting Galba replace Nero, he warns his nephew that Poppaea has issued a warrant for his arrest and that Christians are being imprisoned for setting fire to Rome. Vinicius searches for Lygia in the prisons, where he is thrown into a cell with her and her parents. Learning that they will soon be fed to the lions, the Christian prisoners demand to know why God has deserted them; however, Plautius and Pomponia encourage the crowd to be courageous and have faith in God. Meanwhile, travleing toward Greece on the road outside Rome, Peter witnesses the skies filling with light as God, speaking through his fellow traveler, the young orphan Nazarius, announces, "My people in Rome have need of thee," thus causing Peter to return to Rome. That night, Petronius holds a dinner for his friends and announces he is freeing his slaves, including Eunice, to whom he has devoted his love. Denouncing his cynical wit, and believing that a better life awaits him after death, Petronius orders one of his servants to slit his wrist. Eunice, distraught by her lover's act, slits her wrist as well. As they lay dying at the head of the table, Petronius dictates a letter to Nero in which he implores his leader not to "mutilate the arts" with his "mediocre performances," and admonishes him to "brutalize the people but do not bore them as you have bored your friend." When the letter is delivered, Nero seethes at his advisor's words. Later, at the Roman arena, Nero and Poppaea are awaiting the first sacrifice of the Christians, when Peter enters among the spectators and tells the faithful that they are blessed for dying in the name of Christ. His words prompt the victims to sing fearlessly as the lions attack them, infuriating Nero. In a cell that evening, Lygia asks Peter to marry her and Vinicius, who is beginning to understand their faith. Soon after, Peter is crucified along with Plautius, who publicly accuses Nero of setting fire to Rome. The next day, Vinicius is forced to watch beside Poppaea as Ursus guards Lygia from a charging Brahma bull in the arena. When Vinicius calls out to Christ to give the guard strength, Ursus wrestles the beast to the ground and kills it. As the crowd and council demand that Lygia and Ursus be spared, Vinicius announces to the public that Galba will soon take over as emperor of Rome. Nero flees the arena to his palace, which is surrounded by throngs of irate Roman citizens. Accusing Poppaea of encouraging him to make martyrs of the Christians and thus cause his downfall, he chokes his wife to death then locks himself in his room. Slave Acte is waiting there and hands her master a dagger, telling him to kill himself like an emperor. A coward to the end, Nero begs her to help him plunge the knife into his breast. In the following days, as Galba's troops march into Rome, Vinicius admits that all dynasties are destined to fail and observes that hope resides in one faith that will unite the world. Soon after on the road out of Rome, Nazarius shows Lygia, Vinicius and Ursus the blessed spot where God spoke through him to Peter, which is marked by Peter's upright cane covered with blooming vines.
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First you have Miller asking to be your SPONSOR, Friends of Laphroaig, and don't even get me started on the excellent swag program by Maker's Mark (actually, I have started writing about that 3 times now and just can't seem to finish). Well, now you have Customized Labels.
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