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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: NIH News
Results of a new study in mice and rats show that a compound which acts on a specific type of cell receptor found only outside the central nervous system decreases the animals' pain responses. But the researchers caution that studies investigating the safety and efficacy of this compound in humans have yet to be done.
The scientists hope this approach may lead to the development of pain-relief drugs that lack the debilitating central nervous system side effects limiting the effectiveness of currently available pharmaceuticals.
"Chronic pain is one of the most significant disease states affecting Americans, in terms of economic and social impacts," says Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "And, unfortunately, therapeutic options for the treatment of chronic pain are inadequate, partly because a number of drugs that can be used to treat pain have unpleasant side effects that limit their effectiveness, and partly because some of them have the potential for addiction and abuse."
The study, funded by NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health, will be published online the week of August 11 in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences".
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Dr. T. Philip Malan, Jr., of the University of Arizona, Dr. Alexandros Makriyannis, of the University of Connecticut, and their colleagues, studied the activity of a new compound called AM1241, which acts on CB2 cannabinoid receptors. "This is one of the two types of receptors on which THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, acts," Dr. Malan says. "The CB2 receptors are in peripheral sites with immune functions, while the CB1 receptors are in the central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord. The beauty of having a compound that acts on the CB2 receptors is that you can get pain relief without the central nervous system side effects of THC, such as sleepiness and anxiety."
The scientists tested the chemical on mice and rats with neuropathic pain, a complex chronic pain state resulting from nerve injury or disease. They found that this compound increased the ability of the animals to withstand chronic pain that mirrored human models of neuropathic pain.
"Although this is far from being in clinical trials in humans, any new avenue to treat pain is a very positive step," Dr. Malan says. "Almost 6 million people in the United States may experience neuropathic pain. At almost any given time, about 1 person in 4 is experiencing some type of pain and about 1 person in 8 has some type of chronic pain. Pain costs the U.S. economy $120 billion to $180 billion per year. Even though we have therapies, many people continue to experience pain despite receiving treatment. This may be partly because the side effects of many of the drugs we can use prevent patients from using the dose that provides the most intense relief."
The next step, he says, is to test this compound in animals to assess its potential toxicity. "We don't even know how it works. It may act on peripheral nerves, but CB2 receptors have not yet been found there; it may act in some way to inhibit the release of chemicals like prostaglandins from immune cells that increase sensitivity to pain; or they may cause immune system cells to release substances that block the pain response."
AM 1241 was developed by Dr. Makriyannis.
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NIDA supports more than 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and its implementation in policy and practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities can be found on the NIDA home page at http://www.drugabuse.gov.


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This unit of study is for Master of Architecture students undertaking an authorised exchange with an overseas university. The School may approve international exchange for qualified students in semesters 1 to 3 of the Master of Architecture. All students must complete the final semester at the University of Sydney. Exchanges may be for one semester only. Students must apply through the Study Abroad and Exchange unit of the International Office. Each student's program must be approved in consultation with the program coordinator of the degree. Students should provide the program coordinator of the degree with a full outline of each unit they propose to undertake at the partner university prior to requesting approval. Students who wish to may go on exchange for one semester at the commencement of the degree and use this both to satisfy the 'Architectural Experience Requirement' for entry to the degree, and for credit toward the first year of the program. Students should plan to follow the enrolment pattern prescribed for their chosen semester of exchange as closely as possible. Exchange units should be taken as part of the degree and not in addition to the degree requirements. Consideration should be given to how you will be able to complete your degree requirements within the specified timeframe on you return, paying particular attention to the scheduling of core units that are not offered in every semester. Exchange students are required to enrol in a full time load at the University of Sydney in the semester of exchange, and will incur the tuition costs associated with that load. No tuition costs will be incurred with the partner university. Specially designated units of study will be recorded on the transcript. A result of 'SR' for 'Satisfied Requirements' will be recorded by the University against each successfully completed unit. The transcript of the exchange university will be the official detailed record of exactly what was completed during the exchange. Exchange results will not count towards a student's Weighted Average Mark. For more information please contact either the Study Abroad and Exchange Office or the Student Centre.
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The city of Karachi was, literally, rocked by the tremors triggered by thebiggest blast of the city's history on November 11, 2010. It was an attack on the Criminal Investigation Department's centre, later on, owned by none else than the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
The blast was preceded by a transient phase of firing on the spot which, now we know, was actually a battle between the security forces personnel and the attackers. After putting the security personnel to sleep, a truck heavily loaded with explosives slammed into the CID building leaving it almost flattened. And where the blast instigated a wave of shudders encircling its circumference of many kilometers and smashing glasses of buildings to pieces, I wonder if it could also reach to the noticeably protected buildings of the nearby CM House and the US Consulate, not to mention the five star hotels dotted around. Continue reading "Terrorism in Pakistan: What is missing in the strategy?"


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Chinese New Year Pack
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The Picture Processor resource is so simple, yet so effective. Each Picture Processor pack contains 10 images on 10 different pages (check out the 3 free packs to see what you get). The Picture Processor then breaks down each picture into it's SPaG components! These can then be put back together again to create a super sentence! Each SPaG component box is designed with the Power of Three in mind, so only three words can fit. Quality not quantity. The picture is there to inspire the words and grammatical aspects.


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The [[Half-dragon]] class can be unlocked by completing this dungeon with the [[Warlord]].
The [[Half-dragon]] class can be unlocked by completing this dungeon with the [[Warlord]].
Shops will begin to stock more powerful [[items]] with every [[classes|class]] that complete the Library challenge.
Shops will begin to stock more powerful [[items]] with every [[classes|class]] that complete the Library challenge.
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The Library is a side dungeon in Desktop Dungeons that contains monsters magical in nature. Although initially locked it can be made available by defeating the Normal dungeon with all Tier 1 classes.
The dungeon is composed of warlocks, dragonspawn, and imps (the only dungeon this monster is found in). Like other challenge dungeons it contains two bosses instead of one, the Matron of Flame and Aequitas, both must be defeated to complete it.
At first, the Library appears the be the blandest of all four challenge dungeons. Two of its monsters, the Warlock and Dragonspawn, are quite similar: both have no ability other than their attack counting as "magical", which is mostly a bother only for physically-resistant characters like the Paladin. The only real difference between these two monsters is their health-to-damage ratio, with Warlocks having higher attack damage but lower health, and Dragonspawn having more health but less attack damage.
This generally "tame" attitude of the Library means that different characters can put their own unique styles to good use, similarly to how they would behave in the "normal" dungeon. Some characters will need to adapt to the high damage handouts of these monsters, but overall their strategy should not change too much.
What does distinguish this dungeon greatly from the others is the third monster type, the Imp. These monsters are both fiendishly elusive, as well as a potential key to defeating the challenge. Imps will teleport themselves randomly around the map whenever they are hit; this includes melee attacks as well as fireballs. They can teleport to any free tile in the dungeon, including unexplored tiles. On the other hand, Imps have the lowest health amongst the three monster types in the Library, making them the most lucrative targets.
Characters that inflict damage over time, such as Monks and Assassins (and any character that relies on more than a fireball or two) will do well to ignore the Imps if possible. Any protracted battle is better handled against Dragonspawn, or even Warlocks if your health can be replenished or is high enough to sustain several attacks. On the other hand, characters with heavy melee strikes like the Berserker will find that the Imps, even high-level ones, can yield copious amounts of experience.
The randomization of Imp teleports also means that the more you explore, the better targets they become. They are more likely to teleport into known tiles (and hence be struck again immediately) if there are more explored tile on the map. This gives a certain edge to characters that tend to explore more than fight (again, like the Assassin, Thief, Tinker, or any other character who acquires and uses APHEELSIK). If your strategy relies on reserving tiles for later stages, you can probably ignore the imps until you need to set up midfight level-ups. Also note that if a particular Imp is blocking your path, you may strike it or fireball it to cause a teleport, hopefully to a less obstructive location.
Gods of particular interest in this level include Taurog and Dracul, both of whom have boons that increase magic resistance (useful against both magic-using monsters here). Naturally, Dracul would be the choice for spellcasters, while Taurog will assist melee characters. Avoid picking up these boons if your character already has Magic Resistance, as it will probably be lowered or not affected. This magic resistance will make the higher-level Warlocks a more manageable target, negating some of their powerful attack damage. Also, of course, it will reduce the damage intake from both bosses. In addition, Taurog will grant large amounts of piety for killing both Dragonspawn and Warlocks, so take this into consideration if your character is at all capable of giving up glyph-use.
Finally, look for the magical items Mage Helm and Mage Plate. There are no other items of particular interest to this dungeon (though naturally most items are still useful the same as in other dungeons).
The Half-dragon class can be unlocked by completing this dungeon with the Warlord. Any other class that clears the Library unlocks the orc race.
Shops will begin to stock more powerful items with every class that complete the Library challenge.
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|General Concepts:
|New Players Guide · Strategy · Advanced Strategy · Races · Glyphs · Mana · Leveling · Items · Scoring
|Tier 1: Fighter · Thief · Priest · Wizard
|Tier 2: Berserker · Rogue · Monk · Sorcerer
|Tier 3: Warlord · Assassin · Paladin · Bloodmage
|Special: Transmuter · Crusader · Tinker · Gorgon · Half-dragon · Vampire · Changeling
|Binlor Ironshield · Dracul · The Earthmother · Glowing Guardian · Jehora Jeheyu · Mystera Annur · The Pactmaker · Taurog · Tikki Tooki
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I love these pies! They have the sweet, juicy taste of the pumpkin and the delicious filo pastry. I personally eat them with cream, but then I eat cream with just about everything! As in the recipe for Spinach Pie (Spanakopita), this recipe tells you how to make the filo pastry yourself.
For the Filo Pastry
½ kg strong flour
150g butter
½ teaspoon salt
For the filling
500g grated pumpkin
100g raisins
150g sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
50g icing sugar
Preparation of Filo pastry
Mix the flour with the salt and enough water to make the dough pliable but not moist.
Knead the dough well and then divide it into 9 equal parts
Make a ball from each of the parts.
Leave the balls on a floured dish for at least 1 hour, covered with cling film.
Flatten 3 of the balls so that they have a diameter of 20cm
Place these one on top of the other, spreading melted butter between each of the 3 layers. Sprinkle some flour on top of the top layer. When you have done this, cover it with cling film and set it aside.
Repeat this process, so that you have 3 filos with 3 layers each.
Take the first one and, with a rolling pin flatten it out so that it has 60cm diameter.
Spread butter over it.
Preparation of the Filling
Remove the skin of the pumpkin, grate it and drain well.
Mix all the ingredients apart from the icing sugar in a bowl.
Spread 1/3 of the filling you have prepared evenly over the surface of the first filo.
Make a hole in the centre and fold the filo from the centre outwards so that you end up with a circular 'tube' with the filling in it.
Cut this anywhere, so that you have a single long cylinder.
Cut this into 6 equal parts.
Seal the ends of each part.
Roll the right-hand section away from you with your right hand and the left-hand section towards you with your left hand.
Take the parts and roll them each into coils (see photo at top).
Place them in a shallow, buttered oven dish.
Repeat the process with the other 2 filos.
Spread butter over all of them and bake them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes or until they have a golden colour.
Remove the pies and sprinkle icing sugar over them.
If you've tried this recipe please rate it!
If you've tried this recipe please rate it!
Eat And Enjoy!


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Hey there,
As someone with redgreen blindness I dont see a difference whether a hero is spotted by the scan or not. I don't know if this is the right forum for this, but I would really appreciate if the colorblind options apply for the scan as well.
I know (now) that there is a soundeffect played when you scan a hero, but many players (like me) listen to music or are using a voice tool while playing, so it is really easy to miss.
Thanks and so long,


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YellowJacket Cup Unites Athletes, Awareness
WHO: University of Rochester faculty, staff, and students participate in the 2013 YellowJacket Cup, a 3v3 charitable indoor soccer tournament sponsored by Grassroot Rochester.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Brighton Sports Zone.
WHAT: Thirty-two teams from across the University will compete to win the 2013 YellowJacket Cup, a charity soccer tournament with an educational twist. While all proceeds benefit Grassroot Rochester and the Riverflow Soccer Club, the event also serves as a way for Grassroot Rochester to promote awareness about contemporary American HIV/AIDS. During a presentation before the tournament, the group will discuss HIV/AIDS epidemiology, implications of new and ongoing prevention research, and how the disease impacts communities like Rochester.
VIDEO: Highlights from the 2012 YellowJacket Cup
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Members of the media interested in covering the YellowJacket Cup can call Michael Barns at 484.919.6903.
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Try the 9/11 Conspirators in Both Federal Courts and Military Commissions?
That's the proposal Benjamin Wittes makes in today's Washington Post. Wittes says that by splitting the legal baby, by "charging the 9/11 case in both military commissions and federal court," the Obama administration can satisfy political considerations on both sides of the aisle.
This is a path fraught with legal issues. The constitutional bar against double jeopardy would prevent a trial in one forum and re-trial in the other for the same actions. Wittes spells out his proposal in greater detail in this post at the Lawfare blog, and he acknowledges this risk. The same sovereign cannot try someone twice for the same crime and Wittes acknowledges that the "John Allen Muhammed Model," named after one of the Beltway snipers, used the separate sovereigns doctrine in ways that do not apply to Guantanamo. The Beltway snipers were liable for separate crimes in Maryland and Virginia in a way that does not translate directly to the 9/11 conspirators.
Wittes recognizes these legal issues and proposes that federal prosecutors and military commissions prosecutors clearly separate the crimes they respectively charge.
I'd go further. The clearest way to make this work is not to "charg[e] the 9/11 case in both military commissions and federal court." This proposal only works if you charge pre-9/11 conduct in an Article III court and the 9/11 attacks in a military commission.
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment would prevent "charging the 9/11 case in both military commissions and federal court." Federal prosecutors charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed well before 9/11 for his participation in the Bojinka Plot, a plan to blow up airliners over the Pacific Ocean. To the extent that he and other 9/11 co-conspirators can be charged with crimes related to Bojinka or other pre-9/11 attacks, this would pass constitutional muster. Otherwise, this is a not an advisable course of action.
Where Double Jeopardy is a concern, the broad sweep of Material Support of Terrorism (MST) charges works against the government, not for it. If an MST charge is used in federal court in anything 9/11-related, the defendants have an excellent case that it bars any charges related to that attack in a military commission and vice versa. MST charges don't even belong in a military commission, as Assistant Attorney General David Kris warned Congress before it revised the commissions with the Military Commissions Act of 2009. So if you've got MST on your mind, best to keep it in a civilian court. The Court of Military Commissions Review is getting ready to weigh the validity of MST in the commissions in the case of Ali al Bahlul, so stay tuned.
The Double Jeopardy bar in prosecuting before a military commission and then in a civilian court is also grounded in first principles. When Benedict Arnold betrayed General Washington and the fortifications at West Point, he escaped. His co-conspirators did not. British Major John André was tried and hanged by a military commission. Joshua Hett Smith, a citizen of New York and citizen of what would become the United States, was likewise tried by a panel of military officers. The panel found insufficient evidence to convict him. The prosecution failed to establish that he knew the true object of André's meeting with Arnold, and might have reasonably believed that he was ferrying a British officer to negotiations with an American officer without knowledge of Arnold's betrayal. When Smith transferred to a local jail, the civilian grand jury found that he could not be tried for treason for the actions that previously subjected him to a military trial; his protection from Double Jeopardy stood firm.
Keep in mind, I'm not endorsing Wittes' plan. Wittes has a lot of "creative" ideas that I think are destructive of the liberty we're trying to protect. He says in his book, Law and the Long War, that the "psychological Rubicon" of preventive detention is something "we simply need to cross." Count me opposed, as I said in this post. But it's worth noting that, before anyone gets too excited about a bipartisan compromise, there are serious issues with two sets of trials for KSM and the rest of the 9/11 co-conspirators.


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Only 8.5% of the way through its regular season, the NFL has already been battered by injuries. Several teams, specifically those that wear green, have already lost key players to season-ending maladies of the gruesome variety.*
*Pierre does not link to such grotesquerie as Leonard Weaver's AHH!
The promptness of such injuries has again allowed people to make light of the NFL's ridiculous strategy to expand its regular season to 18 games. Now, the NFL has contemplated the Preseason Question for some time now, attempting to balance its clear desire for more money with an equally clear lack of fan interest in games that don't count in the standings — the equivalent of football "friendlies."
There are two basic remedies to this issue. The first is to reduce the preseason by a game or two, therein reducing revenue since season-ticket holders pay as much to attend (or, in many cases, not attend) as regular-season games. The second idea alleviates the problems of the first: Cut down the preseason, and, in its place, extend the regular season. Continue reading


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A man accused of sexually abusing children is on the run after deputies in Osceola County say he cut off his GPS tracking device, and the sheriff's office said it wasn't notified about the potential problem for hours.
Investigators say just before 2 a.m. Monday, 70-year-old Loomes Wheeler removed the tracking device and left his home on Granada Boulevard in Kissimmee. The sheriff's office says it wasn't until around 9 a.m. that the GPS monitoring company alerted them that the device had been tampered with. Deputies say they found the device thrown in the woods near Wheeler's home.
"The family had contacted the monitoring company, and they had helped locate monitor, still on property at the end of the driveway in a wooded area," said Twis Lizasuain of OCSO.
Wheeler, who also owns the Horse World Riding Stables, was arrested in April on charges of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl over 100 times. Another woman came forward after the arrest saying Wheeler also abused her several years ago when she was around 6 years old.
Deputies are now investigating why it took so long for them to be notified about the incident.
"We do know his offenses are serious,capital sex battery, victims under the age of 12," Lizasuain said.
Wheeler was arrested in April and was able to be at his home under conditions of his pretrial release, which required him to wear an ankle monitor. He's accused of sexually abusing two relatives, who investigators say he has not contacted so far.
Wheeler is described as a white male, 6 feet tall and 170 pounds with gray hair and green eyes. Anyone with information on Wheeler's whereabouts is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
Deputies met with GPS monitoring company Court Resources Inc. on Tuesday, but the company would not comment to Local 6.
"We can't make any statements until all the facts are known. That's all we can say," said attorney Joe Mitchell.
Watch Local 6 News and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more on this story.


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Almost $5K in drugs confiscated, 2 arrested in traffic stop
Shareef Damone Fed, Anjeanette Monroig-Barrett face drug charges
A traffic stop in Harford County uncovered a large amount of drugs Wednesday, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators said deputies stopped a sport utility vehicle on southbound Interstate 95 near the Level Road (Maryland Route 155) exit at about 11:30 a.m.
Investigators said police and a K-9 unit found drugs inside the SUV that included .4 grams of powder cocaine, 44 grams of marijuana and a cellophane-wrapped block of heroin containing (400) individual bags of heroin packaged and ready for street sale. An additional (24) individually packaged bags of heroin were also recovered for a total weight of 118 grams of heroin. The total street value of the recovered drugs is approximately $4,900.
Authorities arrested the driver, Shareef Damone Fed, and the passenger, Anjeanette Monroig-Barrett, on drug charges.
Fed remained held on $500,000 bond at the Harford County Detention Center on several drug charges. He is also wanted in New Jersey on a drug warrant.
Monroig-Barrett was charged with possession of marijuana and was released on a $5,000 bond.


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Since it is the season of graduations and I am fortunate to have just participated in one, I thought I would give a little personal post about some of my earlier formal graduations. I am sure there are other graduations I probably participated in, but I do not have photos of them, at least that I am aware. Like graduation from diapers, which consists of a diaper on the head with a tassel. Or graduation from elementary school, which would consist of a wedgie (and a tassel!).
Here are my Kindergarten Graduation Pictures. The Graduation 'ceremony' was held in the West Minico Junior High Auditorium in Paul, Idaho. I can still remember the day, both sets of Grandparents being present, and some of the program. It was quintessentially the same program that Andra, my sister, would go through two years later and I remember that occasion for her. I am assuming I graduated Kindergarten in the spring of 1984.
Now we can forward more than a decade to graduation from high school. I graduated from Minico High School in Rupert, Idaho in the spring of 1997. I swear there are photos out there of the occasion, I have seen them. It does not seem my family has any at the actual ceremony, and whatever my Grandmother had is with her stash, wherever that might be since she passed away. That could be the dump, but I guess it is in a drawer somewhere in Alaska. Maybe some day… This is a photo in my Grandmother's home in Paul, Idaho. This photo was taken on my Grandma's birthday and probably taken by her. I am still pretty thin, excited about life, and wearing that new class bling, I mean ring (that was rudely stolen by a home invader in 2009).
Forwarding a few more years, here is a picture of graduation from Utah State University in Logan, Utah on 17 December 2005 with a BS in Law & Constitutional Studies. By this point I am days away from marriage to Miss Amanda Hemsley so she joined me in the photo, along with future in-laws (my Dad and Jan are in the photo too, to my left). I even got some fancy cords again! Two more of my grandparents had passed away by this time and the last one was unwilling to attend.
Now the latest event in my graduation history. Graduation on 15 May 2011 from Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a Juris Doctor. Not only is my Dad and in-laws in the picture, my family has been joined by the newest addition of Aliza. I doubt there are further formal graduations in life, besides death, awaiting in the future. But at least we have some of these graduations in photograph.
I am such a ham!
Look at the cool hood.


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Dolling, Episode III
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So, I'm at it again. This time, more NPCs have gotten the dolling treatment. First is Senmai, a young girl with eastern roots. She is a close companion to Nine Willows in Autumn. I had the most fun on her coat this time, picking the different color schemes and trying to preserve the feeling that you're actually looking at silk. I love how it worked out to look like she's playing with her hair. Sort of gives her that youthful touch.
The second fellow is Howls Justice, another Lunar NPC. I couldn't get over how big his head looked compared to his torso. This is partly to do with the fact that I squared his jaw out and his torso is leaning and at an angle. I ended up moving his hairline further and further down until he had almost no forehead . I'm still not 100% happy with it, but This is about as much time as I'm willing to put into it.
Additionally, I made my first attempts to add a castemark. The key is to make the mark itself a bright white and darken the light as it comes off of it to make it look like its actually the source of that light. Heavy use of the smudge tool and airbrushing gives this effect. I may come back in and add the moonsilver tattoos later if I have the courage


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At first glance, California's November ballot looks normal. And long. A presidential race and a U.S. Senate contest, 80 assembly races, 20 senate races, all the Congressional seats, local races, and 11 ballot measures.
But Leslie Graves of Ballotpedia.org, a resource for all those who follow elections and especially ballot measure elections in the U.S., says via email that this election may be historic in one way: what's not on the ballot.
Specifically, what's not in the slate of ballot measures -- a measure referred to the ballot by a legislative body.
U.S. & World
For what Graves says is, according to her records, the first time, Californians face a slate of measures in a regularly scheduled election that all were placed on via signatures: 10 initiatives and one referendum. This became true when the legislature removed their own water bond from the ballot last week -- and pushed it back to 2014.
Graves found that California previously had three years with only citizen-qualified measures -- 2005, 1973 and 1939 -- but those were all special elections. Looking back through the list of regularly scheduled elections shows no other elections like this one.
What does this mean? It says less about the initiative process than the difficulty of getting the two-thirds vote necessary to put new constitutional amendments or bonds -- the most common form of legislative measure -- on the ballot. Gridlock, and the broken governing system, make it likely that we haven't seen the last signatures-only ballot.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
Send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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As another season of Top Chef comes to an end one of its most famous graduates is about to hit Los Angeles with his debut book. Chef and restaurateur Richard Blais, whose debut book Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate was just released on February 26 will be doing book signings in March and to help get you ready, Splash Magazines Worldwide is going to give one lucky ready an autographed copy of this book.
Chef Richard quickly gained stardom with his creative and unique dishes, but in Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate (Clarkson Potter/Publishers; on sale February 26, 2013; $30.00; Hardcover), his first cookbook, Richard reveals a simplified approach to adventurous cooking by sharing new flavor combinations and textures to reinvent home cooks' classic dishes.
To Richard the most thrilling aspect of cooking is makingpeople happy. In TRY THIS AT HOME he shares 125 delicious and interesting recipes that are full of surprise and flavor and are sure to please any table of diners. Each recipe is straightforward enough to make at home, but for those who want to try using liquid nitrogen or a sous vide machine, he offers fun variations to his recipes that add another level of excitement in the kitchen.
Recipes include:
• WAKING UP: Oatmeal Risotto, Cinnamon Brioche "French Toast" Skewers, Country-Fried Steak with Sausage-Milk Gravy
• NEW CLASSICS + OLD-SCHOOL FAVORITES: Vidalia Onion Rings with Beer Mustard, English Muffin Pizzas, Pâté Melt
• SNACKS, SIDES, SOUPS + SALADS: Newer England Clam Chowder, Charred Artichokes with Smoky Lemon Aioli, Pork-Belly-Stuffed Baked Potatoes
• PASTAS + IMPASTAS: Pressure-Cooker Bolognese, Macaroni + Headcheese, Squid "Linguine with Shrimp
• BIRDS IN HAND: Arroz con Pollo, Lemon-Curd-+-Black-Pepper-Roasted Chicken, Quail Potpie
• FINS, SHELLS + SCALES: Crab Cakes with Brussels Sprouts Slaw, Barbecue Broiled Oysters with Chorizo + Green Apple, Prawns 'n' Polenta
• MEAT: Grilled Rib Eye with Spiced Corn on the Cob, Salisbury Steak, Pan-Seared Spiced Pork Chops with Microwave Applesauce
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The legal fight over gay marriage in New Mexico broadened Tuesday as a seventh county announced plans to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Grant County Clerk Robert Zamarripa said his office will comply with a judge's ruling issued Tuesday and will begin providing the licenses next week.
"We'll let the Legislature and courts decide after this what needs to be done," Zamarripa said in a telephone interview.
His comments came shortly after District Judge J.C. Robinson issued an order requiring the clerk to issue marriage licenses "on a nondiscriminatory basis" to same-sex couples.
In a separate case, Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover is fighting a similar court order and said she won't immediately change her policy of denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Stover is to appear in state district court Wednesday. She's asking Judge Sheri Raphaelson to put a gay marriage lawsuit on hold until the issue is resolved by the state Supreme Court in another case.
A same-sex couple from Los Alamos County, Janet Newton and Maria Thibodeau, filed a lawsuit last week after being denied a marriage license. Raphaelson ordered the clerk to issue the couple a marriage license or appear in court to explain why that shouldn't happen.
Stover said in a statement she denied the license based on "actual language" in state law.
State statutes contain references to "husband" and "wife," and include a marriage license application that has sections for male and female applicants. County clerks historically have relied on those provisions in denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples. However, state law doesn't explicitly authorize or prohibit same-sex couples to be married.
"I respect and value the rights of each person to be treated as equally and fairly as our Constitution states," Stover said. "Clearly, the marriage license in state statute has not been updated since 1961. It does not work for same-sex couples, and that is a matter for the Legislature to fix, not a clerk and not a district judge."
Stover said she hoped the state Supreme Court would soon clarify the law. She has joined with other county clerks in planning to appeal a ruling last week by a judge in Albuquerque, who declared that prohibiting gay marriage in New Mexico is unconstitutional. The judge's ruling doesn't apply to all of New Mexico's 33 counties.
In a written response to Raphaelson's order, Los Alamos County Attorney Rebecca Ehler told the judge that the Bernalillo County case was moving faster and should provide a "statewide definitive pronouncement" on the legality of gay marriage. Piecemeal litigation poses a risk of contradictory rulings on the same questions of law, she said.
Dona Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins led the way on the gay marriage issue Aug. 21 by deciding independently to allow marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples. Other counties have followed, some because of rulings in lawsuits brought by same-sex couples.
A group of Republican legislators filed a lawsuit last week seeking to stop Ellins.
A lawsuit over gay marriage also is pending in Sandoval County. A lesbian couple from Placitas last week asked a district court to force Sandoval County Clerk Eileen Garbagni to issue them a marriage license. There's been no ruling by a judge or hearing scheduled in the case as of Tuesday.
Garbagni said she won't issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples until a court orders it.


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Psalms 76:11 (NIV) says
Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them.
Many other passages in the old testament as well we hear about vows and fulfilling it.
In New testament we read in Acts 18:18 (NIV)
Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken.
Also we read in Mathew 5:33-35 (NIV) we see reference of vow:
"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.' But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
- What are vows?
- Are they relevant even today?
- For what, we need to make a vow?
- Why would have Paul vowed to cut his hair?
- Why we do not hear about such vows these days in churches?


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A movie based on a comic book, "Kick-Ass" ponders what it would be like if people tried to be superheroes in the real world. The flaw, of course, is that the "Kick-Ass" world isn't the real world at all. It's not even in the same zip code.
We've all got heroes in our lives.
Family members and friends serving in the military; veterans who fought for freedom and country (the multitudes who died for these ideals and those who lived to tell tales). The brave men and women of our police and fire forces. A parent or guardian who sacrificed something so that we could have everything. Even a kind neighbor who can lend a helping hand in a pinch.
They're all heroes, to us, in their own way.
But they're not superheroes. Those costumed crimefighters and their super sidekicks are reserved for the comic books, cartoons and movies.
There are no Batmans or Supermans in real life. No Spider-Men swinging from webs through downtown Massillon.
There are good reasons for that. One reason: There aren't a lot of supervillains either, though there are plenty of regular villains. Not a lot of Lex Luthors bent on world domination, or wisecracking, maniacal Jokers robbing banks.
Our garden-variety bad guy is just stupid, desperate or misguided. As such, our regular, everyday heroes are more than equipped to handle them in most cases. And any vigilante who'd put on a mask and roam the streets seeking out evildoers would have to be:
A) Goofing around.
B) Groveling for loose change.
C) Not all there upstairs.
D) Researching for a movie column.
That's right … if you noticed a normally mild-mannered newspaper editor slipping into a phone booth (there's a hint this is just a joke) and emerging as a caped avenger, it was just so I could prepare for this week's Reel Deal review.
A movie based on a comic book, "Kick-Ass" ponders what it would be like if people tried to be superheroes in the real world.
The flaw, of course, is that the "Kick-Ass" world isn't the real world at all. It's not even in the same zip code.
Sure, there are no radioactive spiders that turn zeros into heroes. Nobody flies or shoots lasers out of their eyes. But there's plenty about "Kick-Ass" that's just as implausible – reminding us that this is just a movie. Based on a comic book.
Like when our title hero orders a scuba suit online and receives a ready-made supersuit, complete with mask and gloves.
Or when he gets beaten to within an inch of his life, on his first hero mission, only to be reconstructed better, stronger and numb to most pain.
Like when the girl who never notices him, until she mistakenly makes him her "best gay friend," falls in love with him.
Then there's the secret identity thing. Like Clark Kent shedding his spectacles to become Superman, when Dave Lizewski (played by Aaron Johnson) puts on his "Kick-Ass" mask or rich boy Chris D'Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) covers the area immediately surrounding his eyes to become Red Mist, not even their best friends and classmates can make the connection.
And the drug kingpin villain, Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong, whose crooked teeth you should recognize from last year's "Sherlock Holmes"), is straight out of the comics.
So, it's not the real world.
That doesn't mean it's not outrageous, unbelievable, fantastical fun – which it is, mostly because of the dynamic duo of Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz).
This father-daughter team features a jilted former cop out for vengeance and his foul-mouthed, 11-year-old trained assassin.
Until these two smash, bam, pop onto the screen with Matrix-like martial arts moves and weapons mastery, the action is mostly just pitiful and painful to watch.
They wreak havoc on D'Amico's drug ring under a cloak of secrecy – but risk being exposed when they feel compelled, for some reason, to reach out to the young, struggling superhero at the center of this story.
In another reminder of this story's roots, Big Daddy sketches out his vigilante plans in perfect, colorful comic panels.
And if you still have trouble separating fiction from fact, just remember: In life, there are few sequels.
Superheroes have infiltrated the "drama" genre.
Until recently, you'd be more likely to find caped crusaders on the action or comedy shelves of your local movie rental outlets.
But today's directors are taking the Batmans and wannabes off the comic book page and into some dark, and serious, new territories.
New to DVD, "Defendor" takes the same concept of the high-action comedy "Kick-Ass" (now in theaters), and soaks it in drama and dark humor.
To be a superhero in real life, you'd have to be a little bit crazy.
And Arthur Poppington, played by Woody Harrelson, certainly is.
During the day, he holds a sign as part of a road construction crew. In the dark of night, he's Defendor – that's with an "o-r," not an "e-r," and he gets angry when you get it wrong.
And he's got the mind of about a 10-year-old.
Abandoned by his prostitute mother, his disillusions were fed by his less-than-doting grandfather. Living in a street department garage, he has few friends – the most loyal being his road crew boss and his boss's family. He has a soft spot for a young prostitute (played by Kat Dennings) who reminds him of his mother.
And his obsession is Captain Industry – a villain he created in his mind to blame for his mother's absence in his life, and of course, all the evils of the world.
Defendor's weapons of choice are marbles, angry wasps and a trench club – which bears the blood of many German soldiers beaten and killed by his grandfather in WWII.
He uses all of the above to generally make life hell for a crooked, filthy undercover cop (Elias Koteas) who is on the payroll of a drug and weapons importer (whom Defendor is led to believe is Captain Industry himself).
The delusional Defendor ends up wedged in the middle of an FBI sting, and a dark, ominous feeling tells you this isn't likely to end well.
Sandra Oh plays a psychiatrist (Dr. Ellen Park) trying to peel away the layers of Arthur Poppington when he runs afoul of the law.
When his secret gets out, Defendor becomes a local sensation – heralded by newspapers and talk radio, and immortalized in graffiti across the city.
And his sympathetic shrink gets to the truth of why they, and we, love Arthur.
It's because he's honest and pure … and real.
And though we know it's not likely, we want him to succeed.
We want him to be a superhero.
Because we can't be.
There are superheroes and supercops.
And then there's "The Other Guys."
The hapless, bumbling do-gooders played by Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell appear in stark contrast to the other stars of this film (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Samuel Jackson) directed by Adam McCay ("Step Brothers," Talladega Nights," "Anchorman").
The movie, due in theaters Aug. 6, also stars Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, Anne Heche and Paris Hilton.
With a cast and crew like that, this is a beat you won't want to miss.
Robert McCune is editor of The Independent in Massillon, Ohio. Contact him at 330-775-1124 or e-mail email@example.com.


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With about 40 days to go until the Nov. 6 election, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) made a plea yesterday to activists supporting marriage equality on a Sept. 24 conference call: We need more money.
O'Malley, who has made the passage of marriage equality one of his legislative priorities this year, told reporters and activists on a Sept. 24 conference call that supporters must "activate their social networks" to donate money to the Marylanders for Marriage Equality coalition, which seeks to uphold Maryland's marriage-equality law, the Civil Marriage Protection Act, by approving it in a referendum known as Question 6.
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Question 6 allows same-gender couples to obtain a civil marriage license from the state, but underscores that individual churches or other religious institutions are not required to recognize or perform same-gender marriages if such marriages conflict with religious beliefs or doctrine.
O'Malley, who was joined on the Monday evening phone call by Josh Levin, the campaign manager for Marylanders for Marriage Equality, said proponents of Question 6 need at least $2 million to mount a strong campaign.
Even though the Maryland Marriage Alliance, the key group leading the charge to defeat Question 6, experienced financial troubles during the summer, Levin said he fully expects that organizations such as the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the MMA's largest backer, to donate generously in order to flood the state with television and radio advertisements that will seek to "muddy the message" concerning what the Civil Marriage Protection Act does.
"I believe we have the ability, if we raise the money. We can be the first state – or one of the first four states – to pass this and defend marriage equality," O'Malley told those on the conference call, referring to similar ballot measures to in Washington state and Maine, as well as a referendum in Minnesota to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, though same-sex marriage is already banned by statute.
"We have the ability to pass this in Maryland," O'Malley continued. "It is in keeping with the character of our state to protect rights equally under the law, while also protecting religious liberty."
O'Malley and Levin outlined, briefly, three strategies that have been successfully used by opponents in other states to pass constitutional bans on same-sex marriage or overturn marriage-equality laws passed by legislatures: exploiting racial animus by pitting minorities, particularly African-Americans, against gays by playing on perceptions that being gay or lesbian is a "white" phenomenon; suggesting that the passage of same-sex marriage will somehow force schoolchildren to be taught about same-sex attraction and relationships in schools or will encourage them to become homosexual; and convincing voters that they are being "duped" by ballot language.
O'Malley said he believes the last tactic will be difficult in Maryland, precisely because the ballot language for Question 6 is so explicit in stressing that gay and lesbian couples will be allowed to obtain a civil marriage license and stating numerous religious protections that are provided to clergy, churches and other faith-based organizations.
Levin agreed with O'Malley, but pointed out that after the ballot language was released, Derek McCoy, the head of the Maryland Marriage Alliance, shifted the discussion immediately to what passage of marriage equality might mean to children in public schools in Maryland, indicating that the opposition believes these tactics are effective.
In advance of the expected advertising blitz by opponents of marriage equality, Levin noted that the campaign has pre-emptively tried to undercut possible arguments that will be used against marriage equality, and pointed to a Sept. 21 press conference with several prominent African-American pastors – some of whom recognize same-sex marriages and others who do not – who all support Question 6 as a matter of equal civil rights.
Levin characterized the endorsement of Question 6 by the African-American pastors as a "big deal," underscoring Marylanders for Marriage Equality's efforts to highlight support from prominent African-Americans in order to blunt opponents' attempts to fuel a perception of African-Americans versus gays. African-Americans make up about a quarter of Maryland's electorate.
The call also revealed some frustrations in the marriage-equality camp. When pressed on the need for a simple 30-second sound bite in favor of marriage equality by Los Angeles-based journalist Karen Ocamb, O'Malley repeated – as he did many times during the call – themes of equal protection under the law and religious liberty. When asked if proponents should adopt more visceral messaging, perhaps similar to that used at the Democratic National Convention – possibly borrowing from speeches by first lady Michelle Obama and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro – to address marriage equality, O'Malley said people would probably hear ads along those lines, which he described as "skillful," but stopped short of endorsing any particular message.
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| EMBL at a glance
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) was established in 1974 and is supported by sixteen countries including nearly all of Western Europe and Israel. EMBL consists of five facilities: the main Laboratory in Heidelberg (Germany), Outstations in Hamburg (Germany), Grenoble (France) and Hinxton (U. K.), and an external Research Programme in Monterotondo (Italy).
EMBL was founded with a four-fold mission: to conduct basic research in molecular biology, to provide essential services to scientists in its Member States, to provide high-level training to its staff, students, and visitors, and to develop new instrumentation for biological research. Over its 25-year history, the Laboratory has had a deep impact on European science in all of these areas. EMBL has achieved so much because it is a truly international, European institution, because it has achieved a critical mass of services and facilities which are driven by cutting-edge biological research, and because it regards education – at all levels – as a way of life.
The Laboratory has a number of unique features. Its Outstations provide European biologists access to large instruments for the study of protein structures, some of the world´s oldest and biggest databases of DNA and protein sequences, and a host of services operated by highly-trained biologists who are simultaneously involved in their own research. The Outstations are optimally located on campuses which foster links to a much larger network of European science – neighbors including the Sanger Centre and the Welcome Trust, DESY, the ESRF and the ILL, EMMA, and a host of academic and industrial partners.
EMBL is designed as a way-station, not only for the large numbers of visitors and students, but also for its own staff. Nearly all of EMBL´s scientific and administrative personnel will one day leave the institution, usually to a destination in a Member State, and when they do, they carry along a unique combination of experience and skills. The scientific networks created by EMBL alumni have contributed heavily to the development of a truly international scientific community throughout Europe.
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Further information: http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/


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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Swiss Buttercream
It's so good, you could almost eat it by itself.
Swiss Buttercream
Printable Recipe
4 ounces egg whites
8 ounces sugar
1 ounce corn syrup
10 ounces (2 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
Whisk together the egg whites, sugar, and corn syrup in the bowl of a stand mixer. Place the bowl over a medium pan of simmering water, and heat, whisking constantly, until an instant-read thermometer registers 141˚F. In a mixer fitted with a whip attachment, whip the egg white mixture on high until cooled to room temperature. With the motor running on high, add the butter a tablespoon at a time, whipping for a few seconds after each addition until just combined, and stopping the mixer once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Continue to whip on high until light and fluffy.
Makes more than enough to frost a layer cake or 2 dozen cupcakes. You can flavor this buttercream however you like. For vanilla buttercream, beat in 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract. For chocolate buttercream, beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus 5 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate or 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled slightly. Buttercream keeps for about a week tightly sealed in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature and rewhip until light and fluffy before using.
28 comments:
- day said...
Does Swiss Buttercream hold together? I have the worst time with buttercreams but they're my favorite. I've never made the swiss kind. Last night I made a chocolate strawberry buttercream and plain strawberry buttercream. Though sweet and delightful it doesn't hold the decoration.
- May 5, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
It really does work beautifully. Of course, if it's too warm, it can melt. Good luck!
- May 5, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Lucy,
This is totally unrelated but i was wondering if you can help me with this. The other day I made a chocolate ganache. After it cooled, there was a layer of oil on top of my ganache. Why is that so?
- May 6, 2009 at 5:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have a question, one you may or may not know the answer to. I have not made your recipe yet, but it is pretty much the same as the one I use; often the buttercream is as it should be, but other times, it becomes a curdled mess and will not correct itself no matter what I do.
I'm careful to have everything at the right temperature, so I'm wondering if the freshness of the egg whites could have any bearing.
I have read a lot about using white that were separated days in advance when making macarons and other merignue cookies, but I'm not sure if that applies to merignues in general. You think my eggs might be too fresh?
- May 6, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
Most likely the ganache broke because the cream became too hot and boiled too long, reducing before it was added to the chocolate. If the cream reduced, there was less liquid to fat in the ganache, which can cause the fat to separate. In the future, try just heating the cream to a bare simmer. Better luck next time, and let me know how it goes!
- May 6, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
It's difficult for me to say exactly what's causing your buttercream to break, but I don't think it's because your egg whites are too fresh. Are you sure that both your meringue and your butter are at room temperature when you begin combining them?
- May 6, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have to make a cake thursday for a party on friday. Can I frost said cake thursday and fridge it successfully, do you think, or will the frosting be a weird consistency? (clearly i would let it warm at room temp a bit before serving)
- May 6, 2009 at 8:50 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
Absolutely. Just like butter, the buttercream will harden when chilled, and then it will soften again when you bring the cake back to room temperature for serving.
- May 6, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- zer0gluten said...
Hello, I am Spanish and I write to you in line with a translator, so I hope that it is understood to me. You would be so amiable to say to me what is the equivalence of ounces to grams? Thank you very much and a greeting without gluten
- May 8, 2009 at 5:13 AM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
Please try an online ounce to gram converter like this one.
- May 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Unknown said...
Thanks for answering my earlier question. I made the birthday cake I had mentioned. I used this frosting (I ended up adding 2oz extra of chocolate for a bit more punch) and your caramel pastry cream, which I have made twice before and I LOVE. It was delicious and beautiful and is possibly the thing I have baked that I am most proud of, if I do say so myself. I am so glad that I discovered your blog! Thank you so much!
- May 9, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
I'm so happy to hear about your baking success! Thanks for sharing.
- May 9, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- zer0gluten said...
Very many thanks for your information. You have been very amiable besides being a great cook. Congratulations. Little kisses without gluten
- May 10, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks. I think in future, I'll use a thermometer to check butter and egg white temperatures to be sure they are the same- maybe that will ensure a good result.
- May 12, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- Sakorarox said...
Hi, I was wondering how many egg whites equals 4 ounces? thanks!
- May 24, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
A large egg white weighs 1 ounce, on average. So 4 large egg whites should equal about 4 ounces.
- May 25, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Swati said...
'Hi is it possible to make a buttercream frosting without cake? or by replacing it with any other substitute? such as No Egg?
- October 15, 2009 at 4:19 AM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
Are you concerned about some sort of egg allergy? Of course you can put this buttercream on whatever you like, whether it's an egg-free cake or anything else. Also, it's possible to make buttercream without eggs, but it wouldn't be as fluffy, and it wouldn't be considered a Swiss Buttercream. Have a look at the buttercream in this recipe.
- October 15, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Erin O. said...
I love this buttercream! I made it awhile ago and put it in the middle of green tea macarons. You can check them out on my blog. :)
- November 14, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
- April 17, 2012 at 5:51 AM
- veromart said...
I would love to make this buttercream for cupcakes . the problem is that they are for saturday night and I won't be able to frost them that same day , I have to do it friday afternoon ,
What do you suggest ?? wil the buttercream hold 24 hours without refrigeration ? or should I put the frosted cupcake in the refrigerator ?
- October 23, 2012 at 9:31 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
It depends on what you use to flavor the buttercream. Cupcakes with vanilla or chocolate buttercream can be stored at room temperature. But cupcakes with buttercream flavored with fresh fruit puree should be refrigerated and then brought to room temperature before serving.
- October 23, 2012 at 11:11 PM
- Bron said...
when you say a whip attachment, do you mean a whisk attachment or like a paddle attachment? really looking forward to trying this recipe!
- December 4, 2012 at 3:30 AM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
The whip attachment is the one that looks like a whisk. It's used for making things like whipped cream and meringues.
- December 4, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- SRM13 said...
Is there a viable substitute for corn syrup? I read online that for the taste simple syrup is a good one but for the consistency honey is best. What do you suggest?
- March 28, 2013 at 9:06 AM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
If you want to avoid corn syrup, the best bet is probably to just omit it. Simple syrup is not a good substitute, and honey would change the flavor too much.
- March 28, 2013 at 9:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have never used corn syrup in my swiss buttercream. Does it makes buttercream more stable?
- July 10, 2013 at 5:01 PM
- Lucy Vaserfirer said...
The corn syrup seems to make the buttercream a bit more smooth.
- July 10, 2013 at 9:51 PM


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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Digital Communications Division and the Federal Web Managers Council teamed up to draft big ideas and predictions for technology in government in 2013.
Innovation is the name of the game in government these days, as shown by the rise of Chief Innovation Officers in the public sector -- and the need to promote job growth, entice businesses to the community, and hone in on transparency and open data initiatives.
And the federal government saw some big changes with the introduction of the Digital Government Strategy in 2012, wrote Anthony Calabrese, a digital communications manager at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which he said also had a big year for innovation in 2012.
While 2012 was big, Calabrese notes that 2013 promises to be even bigger -- and he and his colleagues at both the HHS's Digital Communications Division and the Federal Web Managers Council teamed up to draft 12 big ideas and predictions for 2013. Though some of these predictions are federal-level focused, that doesn't mean state and local governments aren't seeing -- and won't see -- the same things.
1. Official titles for positions at the federal level will include: Community Manager, Social Media Manager, Social Media Strategist and Social Media Coordinator.
2. The 'm-dot' will die and responsive design for websites or mobile apps for targeted content will increase.
3. Citizen engagement and better customer service will lead to a "self-sustaining feedback loop that fuels constant iteration and constant site improvement."
4. Through Project MyUSA (formerly MyGov), citizens will continue receiving the level of customization and personalization they've gotten for years from private-sector services.
5. Rotating homepage billboards will continue regardless of their value or interest to the public.
6. This year, everyone will understand what an API is and what it does.
7. Analytics and sentiment analysis will largely impact social media strategy in 2013 and beyond.
8. Infographics will grow in importance as a light, sharable and printable alternative to video.
9. As key parts of the Affordable Care Act kick in later this year, health data will hit the mainstream, and HealthData.gov will exceed 500 open datasets.
10. As content management systems offer opportunities for collaboration across the federal government, open source platforms will continue to dominate.
11. GitHub, Twitter Bootstrap and LESS CSS just might change the way government "does web."
12. Gamification, incentivization and competition on social media platforms will help public-sector content to go viral.
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Tibetan Tiger, Iron Goddess and Dragon Well may sound like cocktails concocted at a trendy bar, but don't look in a shot glass for these hip beverages, try your teacup. Exotic choices in a burgeoning gourmet market have Americans taking to high-quality tea the way they thirsted for mochaccinos during the recent coffee boom.
Those who once made do with tea bags from the grocer can now shop urban tea salons and Web sites for a plethora of special leaves grown in the world's best regions. Ahead-of-the-curve restaurants have lengthy tea menus proffered by servers who list their nuances just as they might with wine. Elite tea gurus, known as sommeliers, even pair tea with food and share expertise on the fine points of selection and preparation.
Manager Jeremy Adler of Tabla restaurant in New York attributes the success of its deep tea menu (11 choices) to enlightened diners. "Many have traveled to Asia or [tea-drinking] countries in Europe, and they want more options." This type of tea connoisseur considers two key factors: origin and production technique.
Just as Burgundy is a legendary wine region, China's Fujian Province and its Songlintou and Yaoyang districts are celebrated for tea, as are Assam in India, Kyoto in Japan and Nantou in Taiwan. Varying degrees of oxidation define the three most common teas in the U.S. The leaves of black tea are completely oxidized, while oxidation is stopped almost immediately for green tea. Oolongs fall somewhere in between.
The national taste for coffee notwithstanding, tea is the world's second favorite quaff (after water) with a history dating to ancient times and including the stimulation of nascent global trade and the War of Independence. These are some favorites:
Jasmine Pearl: Exposure to the Night Blooming Jasmine blossom for several nights scents this hand-rolled green tea. Exotic floral aroma mixes with a sweet note of freshly cut grass. $6 an ounce from Devi Tea, Medford, OR, 888-228-8007, www.devitea.com.
Oriental Beauty Oolong: Another complex oolong from Taiwan, it leans towards the texture and appearance of a black tea, with light spice notes and an intense honey aroma. $22 a quarter pound from In Pursuit of Tea, Brooklyn, NY, 866-878-3832, www.inpursuitoftea.com.
Earl Grey: This familiar blend of black teas is scented with Bergamot. The Tazo filter bag is a quick way to enjoy its orange blossom aroma and citrus and lavender flavors. (Most better teas come in a loose-leaf format that requires a tea strainer.) $4.95 for a box of 12 filter bags at Starbucks.


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I like the combination of Educational Sessions for the Wine Trade, paired with Trade and/or consumer tastings the way ZAP and Wine 2.0 programmed over the last few days. These smaller opportunities to connect and learn from other successful wineries or wine businesses is both valuable for guiding and directing our business as well as helpful and refereshing for the obvious networking opportunities.
Thanks to Smoke & Anitra Wallin, Abdi Humphries, and the rest of the Wine 2.0 company, I was honored to moderate a Social Media in Marketing panel for ZAP. Along side Joel Vincent (of Open Wine Consortium, Wine Bloggers Conference and now VinTank) and Lesley Russell (VP of Sales & Marketing DTC at St. Supery), we chatted with attendees, outlining social media practices, especially in the wine industry including visibility, ROI and authenticity online.
Two other sessions at ZAP/Wine 2.0 talked first about Compliance Issues with tools, strategies and solutions to address wine industry challenges. The final session was led by Lesley Berglund presenting, frankly fascinating findings from a study Benchmarking Direct to Consumer/Wine Club practices. The study illuminated statistics outlining the best practices that the most successful wine club practitioners exercise. It is this kind of analytical study, sharing and strategic collaboration that makes great consumer experiences wherever they happen. Dry for most, perhaps, but I am pretty excited about conversations and learning more about new, improved and best practices across the wine industry.
And the best part? After the focus and exchange on best practices, we all connect and share the fruits of all the labor. Either way, isn't that what it is all about? I'll be sharing the follow up information on the DTC Benchmarking Practices and Compliance links here as well when I receive them.
Wine 2.0 panel photo courtesy of Smoke Wallin.


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Another win for Lewis, but no ordinary one
Veteran righty gets first win since 2012; Fielder belts second homer
ARLINGTON -- Colby Lewis turned another page in his compelling comeback story Saturday night.
A year and 10 months after his last Major League victory, after spending that time rehabbing after elbow and hip surgeries, Lewis earned his first win of 2014 in a 6-3 defeat of the White Sox.
Lewis was stuck on career win No. 44 for 671 days, during which time there was no guarantee he'd ever get another one. Saturday night, he did it, allowing only one run in 5 1/3 innings, scattering six hits, walking one and striking out four.
Lewis left to a standing ovation from the crowd of 44,811 at Globe Life Park.
"It's pretty sentimental," Lewis said. "It's one of the victories that I'm just excited about. Even though I'm still kind of disappointed that I didn't go deeper into the ballgame, 85 pitches, [pitching coach Mike] Maddux and I talked about, I felt like the 85 were a lot better than the [89] that I threw the other day."
Lewis also lasted 5 1/3 innings in his first start April 14, but was much more effective Saturday.
"I felt like I was more relaxed, got the bugs and the jitters and all that kind of stuff out of the way," Lewis said. "I was more myself tonight. Definitely excited to get that first victory out of the way and move on."
Lewis got into serious trouble only a couple of times -- in the second inning, when the White Sox loaded the bases with one out, and in the sixth, when he put men on first and second with one out before manager Ron Washington went to his bullpen.
In the second-inning jam, Lewis got a double-play ground ball to third from Alexei Ramirez after allowing three consecutive singles to Jose Abreu, Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo, who drove in Abreu.
"It was basically damage control at that point," Lewis said. "You've got the bases loaded with no outs, you want to induce a ground ball. I was fortunate enough to do that."
The sixth-inning situation was enough to bring Washington out to the mound to take the ball. With left-hander Dunn coming up, Washington chose to bring in Aaron Poreda, a hard-throwing lefty.
"Right there, we had a lead in the game and Dunn coming up, a dangerous hitter," Washington said. "I just didn't want a mistake to happen right there."
Washington said Lewis had enough left to keep pitching had the situation been different: "He could have stayed out there -- definitely."
White Sox manager Robin Ventura thought Lewis had good command Saturday.
"You watch him battle through," Ventura said. "You know he's going to move the ball around. People always talk about velocity and things like that, but he's a smart pitcher, knows how to move it around, run it inside. Placement was big for him tonight."
The Rangers built their lead on Alex Rios' RBI double in the first, Prince Fielder's solo homer in the fourth and Josh Wilson's two-run single with two outs and two strikes in the fourth.
"That was a big at-bat by Josh," Washington said. "It gave us some breathing room right there."
The Rangers' first five runs came off White Sox starter Jose Quintana, who allowed nine hits and two walks.
"The fourth inning changed the game for me on one pitch," Quintana said.
They also got a solo shot from Kevin Kouzmanoff, who has performed as well as the Rangers could have hoped during his stint as the injured Adrian Beltre's replacement. Kouzmanoff has a 10-game hitting streak to start his Rangers career.
The Rangers' bullpen held tight to preserve the win, with the combination of Aaron Poreda, Jason Frasor, Neal Cotts, Alexi Ogando and Joakim Soria recording the final 11 outs. Soria earned his third save of the season.
Frasor entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth and got a groundout to get out of the jam. Cotts pitched a 1-2-3 seventh before Ogando got in trouble in the eighth; he allowed two runs on a walk and two hits, including Viciedo's two-run single, but got Ramirez to hit into another double-play grounder to end the rally.
The Rangers have now won five in a row, matching the longest winning streak this season in the American League. In four of those five games, the team has had 10 or more hits, and they've scored in the first inning in each of the last three games.
For Washington, the recent streak shows the Rangers are capable of more than they showed in recent weeks.
"We played all those games in Spring Training and never put anything together," Washington said. "We played all those games in the beginning of the year, we never really put anything together. It's time to start getting consistent. That's where we want to be."


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Truck filled with weapons to be factor in assault trial
STAMFORD -- A pickup truck filled with weapons will be permitted as evidence in the upcoming trial of a father and son charged in a 2007 assault of a neighbor after a Superior Court judge denied a defense motion to suppress the evidence Friday.
The evidence found in the Chevrolet Silverado had been challenged by lawyers for Pasquale Ciullo, 50, and his son, Angelo Ciullo, 24, both of 1 Byram Dock St., who argued that police abused their privileges by searching the vehicle without a warrant.
The defense claimed the weapons, which included a police baton, two knives and three bats, were irrelevant to the alleged crimes and should not be allowed in the trial.
However, Judge Martin Nigro sided with the prosecutor, saying police were "justified" in searching the car after they saw an old-fashioned, wooden police baton within plain view.
"Each officer indicated when they looked into the car, they saw what in their opinion was a police baton," Nigro said. "That is automatically considered a dangerous weapon subject to seizure."
Nigro said police had a right to search the car for inventory purposes to protect themselves from any accusations that they tampered with the vehicle, and discovering the weapons was an inevitable part of that process.
The Ciullos are charged with numerous offenses including assault, unlawful restraint and weapons in a motor vehicle for an alleged attack on a 60-year-old woman over a property dispute.
If the judge had moved to suppress the evidence, the motor vehicle charge could have been dropped and the prosecution would not be able to discuss the weapons and other evidence found in the truck. Surveyor plans of the property involved in the dispute were also found in the truck.
The decision came after four days of testimony from Greenwich police officers who responded to the scene and arrested the Ciullos.
Senior Assistant State's Attorney James Bernardi argued Friday that the pickup truck was an important piece of evidence to the case.
"The officers acted in good faith and under the law that existed at the time," Bernardi said. "Someone said they pulled up in a black pickup truck and got out with guns. There is a black truck (at the scene). It's evidence of the crime and it can be seized."
Bernardi said there are exceptions when police do not have to obtain a search warrant, such as when there is probable cause of a crime. However, defense attorneys Edward Gavin and Michael Fitzpatrick argued police overstepped their authority and searched the car without a warrant when they had already secured the guns and a shovel believed to have been used in the attack on the victim, Rose Pinchuk.
"This was a general, warrantless search and was unreasonable and unlawful," said Gavin, pointing to police testimony that stated officers conducted two separate searches instead of one inventory search as the prosecutor maintained. "What police should have done is secured the vehicle, authored an affidavit and presented it to a magistrate. There was no risk that the vehicle would have been contaminated."
In his argument, Fitzpatrick accused police of moving the wooden baton to the center console of the car so it would be in plain view, citing testimony from Pasquale Ciullo who told the court he did not place the baton in that location.
"We claim (the baton) was moved by the cops out in plain view," said Fitzgerald, adding that police had no reason to eye the car in the first place. "There was no legal justification to approach that vehicle."
Nigro said the truck was parked oddly, partially sticking out in the roadway, showing the driver stopped abruptly. That led police to inquire about what was inside, which was reasonable.
During prior testimony, police said witnesses stated they saw Pasquale Ciullo chasing Pinchuk with a shovel into her backyard. Police found Pinchuk screaming and bleeding on her back-porch staircase minutes later. Pinchuk claimed to have been hit with the shovel. Both Ciullos had guns on them, which were owned legally, according to police.
With the motion to suppress denied, jury selection is expected to begin soon in the case. The evidence portion of the trial is scheduled for January.


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BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox will start their search for a new manager with Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach.
Red Sox spokeswoman Pam Kenn confirmed that Wallach will be interviewed on Friday.
The Red Sox are also known to be interested in current Toronto Blue Jays manager and former Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell. Other names mentioned as part of the search to replace Bobby Valentine include former San Diego Padres catcher Brad Ausmus and Blue Jays first base coach Torey Lovullo.
Valentine was fired after one season in which he finished last with an injury-depleted roster.
Wallach, 55, is a former All-Star third baseman. He managed the Dodgers' Triple-A team for two seasons while also working in Los Angeles as a hitting coach.
Lassonde picked to coach National Junior team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Rochester's David Lassonde, assistant men's ice hockey coach at the University of Denver, has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. National Junior Team that will compete at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Dec. 26, 2012 -Jan. 5, 2013, in Ufa, Russia.
Lassonde's appointment completes the 2013 U.S. National Junior Team coaching staff that includes head coach Phil Housley (South St. Paul, Minn./Stillwater High School), and assistant coaches Mark Osiecki (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio State University) and Grant Potulny (Minneapolis, Minn./University of Minnesota).
Lassonde is in his 25th season as an NCAA Division I men's assistant coach including stops at Denver, (2011-present), the University of New Hampshire (1998-91/1997-2011); the University of Wisconsin (1991-94); and Miami University (1994-97). A former goaltender at Providence College (1981-83), Lassonde was honored with the Terry Flanagan Award in 2007, which is given by the American Hockey Coaches Association to an assistant coach who has demonstrated a superior body of work throughout his career.
Active in USA Hockey circles, Lassonde serves as a mentor in the Warren Strelow National Goaltending Mentor Program, was an assistant coach for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the 2005 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and has also coached at a variety of district and national festivals.
Sports briefs: Red Sox to interview Tim Wallach for manager's job
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox will start their search for a new manager with Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach.


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The island has a mixed history as a French, Scottish, and British colony, but it is the Scots who have most influenced the culture, with even the name Nova Scotia meaning 'New Scotland' in Latin. Indeed, there is also a certain Scottish flavour to its bars and restaurants. The Mi'kmaq Nation is also local to the area, bringing its own cultural flavour.
Nova Scotia, together with its neighbouring provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, are known as the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Nowhere in Nova Scotia is further than 35 miles (56km) from the sea, and the busy port of Halifax attracts more than 200,000 cruise ship passengers every year. The relatively small spit of land supports a vibrant musical culture, which includes the only symphony orchestra in Atlantic Canada, and a rich tradition of Scottish and Irish music.
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Earl Weaver's epic tirades will live on
As our Paul White notes in his wide-ranging summation of Earl Weaver's legacy, the irascible Baltimore Orioles manager once said his tombstone should read, "The sorest loser that ever lived."
Or, more accurately, "The sorest $%&! loser that ever lived."
Indeed, Weaver's innovations and approach will endure in the game forever. But many memories associated with the Hall of Fame manager, who died Saturday, will be associated with his, shall we say, creative use of language.
With that in mind, a couple of Weaver nuggets to enjoy.
MAJOR disclaimer: Both pieces contain VERY profane language, and therefore would not be safe for viewing at work, in most homes and around children.
The first: Weaver getting his money's worth after getting tossed from a game at old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
The second: An unedited take of an appearance on "Manager's Corner," where he answers questions from fans in, shall we say, an indelicate fashion.
And with that, we leave you with a line from a YouTube commenter on the ejection video:
"Earl Weaver will never die. Because God won't want to get chewed out by him."
H/T: Eye on Baseball


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Well, it's been quite a roller coaster year and a half, and there have been many changes in my life! One of them was that I veered off the Vegan track, which is something I'm not very proud of… However, I am happy to say that I am back with a vengeance and excited to start blogging my favourite animal-friendly recipes once again!
Warning: These babies are addictive!! I've probably made them at least once a week for the last year and just can't get enough of their crispy deliciousness. They are not only amazing on their own as a snack (think of it as protein popcorn!), but I also love sprinkling them over salads, or popping them in wraps along with some spinach, hummus, tomato and avocado (or whatever else your veggie heart desires) – yumm yumm…The spices are a rough guide, so you can add whatever you find in your spice rack and think will taste good; but I'm a huge cumin fan and wouldn't think about leaving out the paprika either. Sometimes I have a lemon & herb spice that I like to add too, but like I said – whatever floats your herb boat!
1 can of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
generous splash of Olive Oil
about 1 tsp each of Paprika, Cumin & Cajun spice (or a favourite blend of your own)
sprinkle of Sea Salt
– Preheat oven to 200C/400F and prepare a tray with foil.
– Dab the drained Chickpeas with a paper towel until dry and spread onto the tray.
– Drizzle Chickpeas with Olive Oil and then sprinkle with Spices & Sea Salt, tossing until evenly distributed (it will get a bit messy if you're using your hands).
– Place tray in the oven and roast +- 30 mins or until Chickpeas are golden and crispy. Allow to cool completely before storing, if you're not eating them right away (like that's gonna happen!).
*Chuck into a salad or a wrap, if you haven't already eaten them all straight out of the oven…


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NEW YORK -- A religious counselor in Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community was convicted Monday of the sustained sexual abuse of a girl who was sent to him with questions about her faith.
The courtroom was silent as Nechemya Weberman was convicted of 59 counts, including sustained sex abuse of a child, endangering the welfare of a child and other counts. He faces 25 years in prison on the top charge and two to seven years on the lesser charges.
The 54-year-old defendant and his relatives stared down at the ground as the verdict was pronounced. Some of the accusers' supporters smiled quietly.
The accuser, now 18, told authorities Weberman abused her repeatedly from the time she was 12 until she was 15.
Defense lawyers said the jurors, who deliberated about half a day, did not properly grasp the complicated issues.
"We firmly believe that the jury got an unfairly sanitized version of the facts," said attorney George Farkas. "As a result, the truth did not come out and the struggle continues in full force to free this innocent man."
The case was a crash course for jurors about the customs and rules in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, home to about 250,000, the largest community outside Israel. It spotlighted the strict rules that govern the Satmar Hasidic sect.
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Weberman is not a licensed counselor, but worked with families within his community for decades. The girl was sent to him because she had been questioning her faith, was dressing immodestly and showing an interest in boys, all violations of the sect's rules.
Prosecutors say Weberman molested the girl for years behind a locked office door. Defense attorneys argued the counselor was the victim of a vindictive child who was angry that he had betrayed her trust when he went to her parents after learning she had a boyfriend.
"When she found out that she had been betrayed, she went wild," defense attorney Stacey Richman said.
The trial has rocked the insular, tight-knit group, not only because of the shocking charges but also because the case was played out in a public court. The guarded society strongly discourages going to outside authorities.
The victim testified that she and her family were harassed and shunned for coming forward; her father lost his business and her nieces were kicked out of school.
During the trial, which began last week, three men were charged with criminal contempt for snapping images of the accuser on the witness stand with cellphone cameras and posting them online. And before the trial began, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes charged other men with trying to bribe the accuser to drop the charges.
The teen testified for three days about the abuse, detailing that Weberman forced her to perform oral sex and act out porn films. She said the abuse lasted from 2007 to 2010. Her family paid him $12,800 in counseling fees during that time, the victim's mother testified Monday.
"I wanted to die rather than live with myself," the accuser testified. "I didn't know how to fight. I was numb."