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Tue 28 Jul 2009
{ Daring Bakers Challenge :: Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies }
Posted by Julia Tuomainen under Baking, Cookies, Daring Bakers
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I have never left a Daring Baker challenge so late. But with all the birthday festivities, I somehow managed to let it slip. With time short, I opted to only make the chocolate covered marshmallow cookie. They actually reminded me of the Hi-Hat cupcakes I made with my niece B. - which I loved!
The July Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.
These cookies were delicious. They reminded me of my childhood!
{ Mallows – Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies }
Recipe courtesy Gale Gand, from Food Network website
* Ingredients *
3 cups (375grams/13.23oz) all purpose flour
1/2 cup (112.5grams/3.97oz) white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 tablespoons (170grams/ 6 oz) unsalted butter
3 eggs, whisked together
Homemade marshmallows, recipe follows
Chocolate glaze, recipe follows
* Directions *
1. In a mixer with the paddle attachment, blend the dry ingredients.
2. On low speed, add the butter and mix until sandy.
3. Add the eggs and mix until combine.
4. Form the dough into a disk, wrap with clingfilm or parchment and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
5. When ready to bake, grease a cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
6. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
7. Roll out the dough to 1/8-inch thickness, on a lightly floured surface. Use a 1 to 1 1/2 inches cookie cutter to cut out small rounds of dough.
8. Transfer to the prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Let cool to room temperature.
9. Pipe a "kiss" of marshmallow onto each cookie. Let set at room temperature for 2 hours.
10. Line a cookie sheet with parchment or silicon mat.
11. One at a time, gently drop the marshmallow-topped cookies into the hot chocolate glaze.
12. Lift out with a fork and let excess chocolate drip back into the bowl.
13. Place on the prepared pan and let set at room temperature until the coating is firm, about 1 to 2 hours.
Note: if you don't want to make your own marshmallows, you can cut a large marshmallow in half and place on the cookie base. Heat in a preheated 350-degree oven to slump the marshmallow slightly, it will expand and brown a little. Let cool, then proceed with the chocolate dipping.
{ Homemade marshmallows }
* Ingredients *
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup (168.76 grams/5.95oz) sugar
1 tablespoon powdered gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
2 egg whites , room temperature
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* Directions *
1. In a saucepan, combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar, bring to a boil until "soft-ball" stage, or 235 degrees on a candy thermometer.
2. Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water and let dissolve.
3. Remove the syrup from the heat, add the gelatin, and mix.
4. Whip the whites until soft peaks form and pour the syrup into the whites.
5. Add the vanilla and continue whipping until stiff.
6. Transfer to a pastry bag.
{ Chocolate glaze }
* Ingredients *
12 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 ounces cocoa butter or vegetable oil
* Directions *
1. Melt the 2 ingredients together in the top of a double boiler or a bowl set over barely simmering water.
Makes 2 dozen cookies
28 Responses to " { Daring Bakers Challenge :: Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies } "
Great job! They look delicious!
I've been waiting and waiting ….
when is she going to post her beautiful creation???? Oh no, has she forgotten? should I remind her?
Oh, viola… here they are. Beautiful, colorful, immaculately presentation as usual. You did very very well dear.
Happy birthday… (still your birthday today, right)?
Very nice cookies. These were so fun to make and remind me of my childhood, too.
Love how you've put them in those gorgeous little cups! Well done.
Julia, once again, you turned out a beauty of a challenge! Your Mallows are perfection and the photos gorgeous as always. Would you believe that now I wish I took the Mallows in a different direction? I saw an article about how they make them in Germany and Switzerland, and they're tall and cylindrical with a domed top, mostly marshmallow. So pleasing on the eyes. I would have used a mold and parchment to get perfect towers!! You can see them on wikipedia if you look up 'Mallomar'.
Even after doing a whole marshmallow series on my blog just now, I clearly have yet another recipe to try . .. thanks for sharing – they look fantastic, and so easy to just pop in your mouth, mmmm ! I love how you put them in those cute colorful espresso cups ! You always have such fantastic styling ideas. Hope you enjoyed all the birthday festivities !!
oh … love your mallows ^^ … and I adore your cups … great colors ^^ … XOXO
Love them, they look so pretty.
Absolutely beautiful, as always. You have such a flair for food styling. I love the demitasse cups.
Aww… just the perfect colourful setting for your beautiful mallows
They look absolutely delicious!
Beautiful presentation, so charming!
These are gorgeous! Can't wait to try them, too – such delicate and pretty photos, Julia!
Your photography is superb and the final results are just excellent. Wonderous effort. Hope the Ekka goes well for you. And thanks for the nice comments you left on my blog about the macarons. Cheers from Audax in Sydney
I love your presentation, its so dainty in the little teapots. and the biscuits looks so thin, that way you get more chocolate/marshmallow ratio to biscuit….heaven!
I waited for these & was dashed yesterday that you weren't in for the challenge. Better a wee bit late… GORGEOUS my friend. They are lovely. I ? the cute little colouful cups too. Like made for each other! BEE-YOO-TI-FUL!!
These look adorable! Love the little cups that you put them on.
Too cute. I didn't grow up feeling any sort of fondness for marshmallows, but it was certainly a fun challenge.
Oh, those cookies look so darling in the teacups. Love it! The mallows look so perfect. Great job. (I was starting to worry yesterday when I didn't see a post . . .)
And thanks for the comments on my milans . . .
Oh they are DARLING! I esp love how you presented them in little pastel cups…so adorable and pretty!
These are precious as the memory they probably conjure up from eating them as a seven year old.
They turned out so lovely… makes me wish I've chosen to make the Mallows instead of the Milans.
I love those precious little cups..
Your pictures are delightful. I am so happy to have found your site. May i ask what are software are you using to create the collages?
Oh god, those wee little teacups – WANT!!! I've never made Hi-Hats, but I think I want to make these mallows after seeing all the wonderful results!
I love your multi-coloured petite cups!! And your mallows—I can see you've done a really good job with them!!
Beautiful job, they look amazing.
Ohhh how i adore those dinky cups! Wish I had made these mallows. July has been sooo packed and Im trying to lose weight ;p
Rosa – thank you very much!
Elra – I know. I know. I was so bad and late. With the birthday, it really put me behind. Never again!
Anh – thanks. Yes, love food memories.
Shaz – thank you. Had them in a few colours, and as soon as I saw this DB challenge, knew exactly what I was going to use!!!!
Lisa – thanks for the compliment – coming from you and all your delicious variations! Thanks for the tip off on Mallomars. I see what you mean. More marshmallow, too. So can't go wrong with that. How would you have used a mold????
Kerrin – your marshmallows still inspire me so much. All those lovely flavours. Mint. Coffee. Marshmallows in cookies? AMAZING! Glad you like the styling. Can you imagine how much fun we would have together in Provence??!!!!
Gine – thank you. Like I said to Shaz above, as soon as I saw this DB challenge, knew exactly what I was going to use! Have had those little cups for a while.
Corry – thank you thank you!
Beth – thank you for the compliment. Much appreciated!
Zita – thank you!
Isa – thanks for visiting and thank you!
Patricia – thanks, so glad you like!
Audax – must confess I did not win any blue ribbons at the Ekka but not surprisingly against all those CWA women. It was a good experience, anyway!
Maria – thank you Maria. I'm definitely about more marshmallow and less biscuit so that's good!
Deeba – thank you. Elra above was also worried I was late. EEK!! Thanks for your lovely compliments.
Veron – thanks about the cups. So glad I got them now and saved them up for this DB challenge!
Y – must say I am such a sucker for marshmallow. It's terrible.
Pragmaticattic – sorry for being late. I know I won't do that again! Had a few people worried.
Sophia – glad you liked the presentation….but can't believe you don't like sweet food! TERRIBLE!
Dayna – definitely remind me of being a kid in primary school. The pastel cups just added to that!
Natalie – you can always make the mallows!!!
Wizzy – thank you. So glad you have found me, too! I think I answered your question separately about the software???
Caitlin – you want? I can tell you were to get them! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00130148 One of my favourite places to buy bits and pieces for my photographs!
Christy – thank you so much. I had so much fun with this challenge!
Kitchen Goddess – thank you!
Nikki – I hear you about weight! I've given up!
"Can you imagine how much fun we would have together in Provence?" . . .
can i ?!! are you kidding ? YES i can, and OUI, we will ! one day…
i just don't know if we'd ever leave the kitchen… ! ha ha!


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Cooper's verbal versatility is perhaps not as remarkable as it would be had he busted out Swedish or Swahili. Many Americans know Spanish, or have taken standard school courses in it. (And there has always been gossip about Cooper's off-camera predilection for Latinos.) But Cooper's tongue-swap recalled President Obama's controversial campaign directive to America almost a year ago: "Your children should learn to speak Spanish."Keeping in mind the point of the 60 Minutes segment—that a bloody civil war rages right next door—it is worth revisiting Obama's point. Cooper's conversion wasn't a political capitulation; it was a diplomatic means to have his questions answered. Perhaps if the United States could follow such a respectful approach in its discourse with Mexico, and with our Spanish-speaking immigrants, it would be a means to many other ends our country is currently concerned about.


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Pens Vs Hurricanes Grades
My Prediction
Pens 3, Hurricanes 2. Record in predicting winner: 14-8.
Even Strength Offense: D
HCDB will tell you they did all the right things last night. But that's not exactly true. One of those right things is scoring. And they put only one past Cam Ward. Check out the last eight games.
It sure would appear as though any time they face a decent to good goalie, the puck doesn't do in on all their perimeter shots. But when they face the scrub goalies, they pile up numbers. last night was more of the same. Geno notched their only goal with a pinpoint shot. Other than that, it was just Cam Ward doing what most goalies do to the Pens.
Even Strength Defense: B
They allowed only one goal when Sullivan didn't take McBain at the point and let him walk down the slot. They also allowed a few too many quality chances for my liking..
Power Play: I
Once again, only one chance, and an ineffective one at that.
Penalty Kill: A
The PK was tremendous, allowing only four meaningless shots in six minutes.
Goaltending: A
Flower was excellent all night, especially in the shootout. That toe save on Staal to win it was just superb. He had a couple other saves just like that during the game.
Overall: B-
It was a must-win game with the upcoming schedule, and they got it. But I don't know that this team is out of the woods just yet. The upcoming schedule (
Rangers, Canadiens, Caps, Blues, Leafs,
Leafs, Bruins, @Devils) is brutal. Is the winning streak an aberration? was the losing streak an aberration? Can they score goals against good teams and goalies? The next couple weeks will tell us.
And now, the rest of the story…
Geno: A
Only one point? Man, he sucks. Oh, okay, he scored a shootout goal, too.
James Neal: A
Another shoot from everywhere night, even though none went in.
4M Pair:
-1 on the night.
Tyler Kennedy: F
Is there a more worthless use of cap space? He's horrible in his own end. He has one move: come down the wing and shoot wide or into the defenseman's shin pads. Okay, maybe two moves. Sometimes he fakes the shot and goes around the net, then shoots it from a bad angle.
Pascal Dupuis: C
I love how Bibsy told him to keep shooting because eventually one would go in. Um, no, he's Pascal Dupuis. One might not eventually go in.
Striped Buffoonery
Well, it's official. NHL stands for No Hit League. Can someone please explain to Mike Hasenfratz and/or Action Jackson that just because you hit a guy hard, it is not a penalty. Orpik nailed poor little ice dancer Jeffy Skinner with a perfectly legal, booming hit. But because it was the poor little ice dancer recently concussed Jeffy Skinner, they felt obligated to make a call. He had played the puck at the same instant, so it absolutely couldn't be interference (Rule 56.2 "Minor Penalty – A minor penalty shall be imposed on a player who interferes with or impedes the progress of an opponent who is not in possession of the puck.â€). It was shoulder to chest, no blow to the head. It was just a good hard CLEAN hit. But now we're going to legislate that out of the game now?
Root Sports Daily F
They went to commercial during a scrum and missed the Brent/Vitale fracas.
Iceholes of the Day
Kirk Muller and Jussi Jokinen. After a Carolina icing call, Muller and Jokinen combined to hoodwink the clueless refs. Muller wanted Brandon Sutter on against Geno, but he wasn't allowed the change and had used his timeout. So either he had Jokinen fake an injury or Jokinen was smart enough to do so. Either way, Muller got his change. And miraculously, Jokinen didn't miss a shift.
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Media Matters covers new anti-Muslim so-called "National Security Analyst" from the Islamophobic Clarion Project.
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Fox New's token liberal Bob Beckel rants on "The Five."
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Walid Zafar, a research fellow with Media Matters as well as a regular blogger has a great piece on the bandwagon-hopping Newt Gingrich.
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A fun family day with Sylvester the cat is really a conspiracy to support terrorist according to kooky Joe Kaufman.
Inane Jim Quinn: "We have to Kill Islam"
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Competing in the New England Division III Championships hosted by Bates Fri.-Sat., Feb. 19-20, Wesleyan picked up five teams points to rank 18th among 22 teams that garnered points during the event. The Cardinals had two place-takers, one a relay and one a distance runner.
Coming through with a fifth-place showing in a field of 14 squads was the distance medley relay of Justin Spring '10 (photo lower right), Chris Coleman '10 (photo upper right), Matt Katz '11 (photo lower left) and Avinash Sridhar '10 (photo upper left). The time for this quartet was 10:29:63. Also adding to the Cardinals' point total was 5k entry Bryan Marsh '13 (middle photo), who covered the distance in 15:35.61, good for eighth among 22 participants.
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Once again the DMR led the way for the Cardinals at the latest regional affair, the New England Open. There the group improved its time by more than nine seconds to 10:20.42 in placing 13th overall and sixth among Division III squads.
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NEWS BRIEFS Apr-21-2009
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New bishops named for St. Louis, Syracuse, N.Y.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Robert J. Carlson of Saginaw, Mich., as the new archbishop of St. Louis. He also accepted the resignation of Bishop James M. Moynihan as head of the Diocese of Syracuse, N.Y., and named Bishop Robert J. Cunningham of Ogdensburg, N.Y., as his replacement. The appointments and resignation were announced April 21 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Carlson succeeds Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, who was named prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature at the Vatican last June. The date of his installation in St. Louis was still to be announced. Bishop Robert J. Hermann, a St. Louis auxiliary who is archdiocesan administrator, called Archbishop Carlson "a very energetic, articulate, warm and gifted pastor and administrator. He thinks and works with the church he loves, and will continue to build upon the legacy of his predecessors here in St. Louis." Bishop Cunningham, who will be installed as bishop of Syracuse May 26 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, expressed gratitude for Bishop Moynihan for his "gracious welcome."
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No 'true progress' if embryos sacrificed, cardinal says of NIH draft
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By proposing to allow the use of federal funds for stem-cell research on embryos created for reproductive purposes at in vitro fertilization clinics and later discarded, the National Institutes of Health opens "a new chapter in divorcing biomedical research from its necessary ethical foundation," said Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia April 21. "Without unconditional respect for the life of each and every member of the human race, research involving human subjects does not represent true progress," said the cardinal, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities. "It becomes another way for some human beings to use and mistreat others for their own goals." Cardinal Rigali was commenting on draft guidelines for embryonic stem-cell research issued April 17 by acting NIH director Dr. Raynard S. Kington during a news briefing by telephone. Although Kington said he believed the draft guidelines reflect "broad support in the public and in the scientific community," he said he expected much of the public comment on them to focus on ethical concerns. A 30-day period of public comment was to begin with publication of the draft guidelines in the Federal Register, which had not occurred by April 21.
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Maryland Catholic community grieves over murder-suicide of family
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The Holy Family Catholic Community in Middletown in western Maryland was still in a state of deep mourning days after a murder-suicide claimed a parish family of five. Frederick County police said 34-year-old Christopher A. Wood killed himself with a shotgun after killing his wife, Francie Billotti-Wood, 33, and their three children, Chandler, 5, Gavin, 4, and Fiona, 2. Family members discovered the bodies the morning of April 18. Billotti-Wood's parents were founding members of Holy Family, the parish she and her family rejoined after relocating late last year from Florida to the small Frederick County town. After hearing of the deaths, Father J. Kevin Farmer, pastor of Holy Family, was among the first to arrive at the crime scene. The former Baltimore City Fire Department chaplain was up until midnight ministering to family members, emergency response officials and members of the community. He said he was used to seeing police officers keep up a strong front at such a crime scene, and many tried to do that "to the best of their ability ... but you can't help but crumble in the midst of something that horrific and beyond belief."
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DuBois says office will build on federal faith-based, community work
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For someone who came into the job as part of President Barack Obama's promise to change the way government works, Joshua DuBois has nothing but good to say about the previous management of what is now the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which he heads. Although Obama has set out a different focus for the office created by President George W. Bush, then called the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, DuBois talks in terms of building upon successes, rather than changing course. The office and a newly created advisory council have been given four specific areas on which to focus. Perhaps the one farthest afield from the work of the last eight years will be advising the National Security Council to foster interfaith dialogue outside the United States. The other goals are: including community groups in economic recovery programs; working to reduce the demand for abortion by supporting women and children and addressing teen pregnancy; and encouraging responsible fatherhood by supporting fathers who stand by their families. The Bush administration's office "focused on leveling the playing field, making sure folks (in faith-based and community organizations) had access to the various levers of government," DuBois said in an April 17 interview with
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Catholic coalition seeks to influence outcome of climate-change bill
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Led by a coalition of more than a dozen Catholic organizations, religious communities are ramping up efforts to ensure that the legislative debate on climate change beginning April 22 in Congress will not overlook the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. The effort of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change and the National Religious Partnership on the Environment came as the House Energy and Commerce Committee opened hearings on a clean energy bill. The Catholic coalition unveiled the Catholic Climate Covenant, a wide-ranging climate-change campaign, during a nationwide teleconference April 21. Aimed largely at Catholics in the country's 19,000 parishes and 6,250 elementary schools, the campaign integrates the traditional Catholic practice of prayer with specific actions meant to reduce an individual's carbon footprint on the world while influencing public policy. Several coalition leaders said specific steps involve lobbying Congress and state legislatures about the need to pass prudent legislation that takes into account the needs of the common good, specifically the poor whom they say are affected most by climate change.
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Bill to codify same-sex marriage called attack on religious freedom
HARTFORD, Conn. (CNS) -- For the second time in as many months, Connecticut's Catholic bishops used weekend Masses to urge parishioners to fight proposed legislation that they said attacks religious freedom. Pulpit announcements read in churches statewide April 18 and 19 called on Catholics to help defeat a Senate bill that seeks to codify the Connecticut Supreme Court's ruling last October legalizing same-sex marriage but that "fails to protect the First Amendment rights of individuals, religious organizations and related societies." The bishops said in the pulpit announcement, "Last month, Catholics across Connecticut joined with fellow citizens in sending a strong message to the state Legislature: Religious liberty must never be violated." The bishops were referring to a March 11 rally that drew 5,000 people for a rally outside Connecticut's state Capitol in Hartford to protest a bill -- pulled from the Legislature the previous day -- that would have given laypeople financial control of their parishes. "Your swift and decisive action brought down Senate Bill 1098, which was a direct attack on the Catholic Church," they said. "We need you to speak out again. Now we are facing another attack on our religious liberty. It is very serious and must be stopped now," they added.
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Vatican officials object to Iranian president's remarks on Israel
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks about Israel at a U.N. conference on racism as "extremist and unacceptable" and said the comments promote an atmosphere of conflict. At the same time, Vatican officials, including Pope Benedict XVI, emphasized the importance of participation in the conference, which was being boycotted by the United States and several other Western countries. Ahmadinejad told conference participants in Geneva April 20 that Israel had "resorted to military aggression to make an entire nation homeless under the pretext of Jewish suffering" and had established a "totally racist government in the occupied Palestine." His comments prompted a temporary walkout by dozens of diplomats. The Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, told Vatican Radio April 20 that "statements like those of the Iranian president do not go in the right direction, because even if he did not deny the Holocaust or the right of Israel to exist, he expressed extremist and unacceptable positions." The next day, Father Lombardi issued a broader statement, saying that "the Holy See deplores the use of this United Nations forum for the adoption of political positions of an extremist and offensive nature against any state."
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Irish parishes report increase in Mass attendance since recession
DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) -- Many Irish parishes have reported an increase in Mass attendance in recent months, with some parishes reporting increases of up to 30 percent. Bishop Joseph Duffy of Clogher, Northern Ireland, said it is not just the older people who are attending Mass in greater numbers. "There are a lot of people with young families who have been absent from the church who are now returning," Bishop Duffy said. "It's been happening for a little while now -- people are seeing the need for deeper values, for moral values that lead on to a search for spiritual values; people are certainly searching for something deeper," he said. After a period of unprecedented economic growth, Ireland's economy has been in dire straits in recent months. In a work force of 2 million, approximately 1,000 people lose their jobs every day. "People are experiencing deep crisis for the first time in their lives," Bishop Duffy said. "The pace of this economic collapse has been so swift, I think it is causing people to stop and search; this naturally finds a home in coming back to church."
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Pakistani archbishop says Islamic law jeopardizes minorities
LAHORE, Pakistan (CNS) -- Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore has written to the country's president and prime minister expressing concern over a regulation that allowed Islamic law to be implemented in northwestern Pakistan. "We note with sorrow that your government has failed to take stock of the concerns of civil society in Pakistan in your decision," said the April 16 letter by Archbishop Saldanha, president of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference. The Asian church news agency UCA News reported on the letter April 21. President Asif Ali Zardari signed the new regulation April 13, after it was approved by Parliament. In February, the government of the North-West Frontier province reached a peace deal with local Taliban militants, who had been fighting for 18 months to impose Islamic law. The new regulation brings six districts, including the Swat Valley, under the Pakistani Taliban's strict interpretation of Shariah, or Islamic law. Archbishop Saldanha's letter said that "besides jeopardizing the socio-economic and cultural growth in Swat and Malakand (division)," the decision also has given legal sanction to the "dictates of the trigger-happy Taliban." The letter added that the resolution "erodes constitutional protections for minorities and women."
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As papal visit nears, issues in Israel, Palestinian lands are unclear
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Less than three weeks before Pope Benedict XVI's pilgrimage to Israel and the Palestinian territories, many issues remained unresolved. It is unclear how much preparations for the trip will cost or who will foot what part of the bill, whether more than 200 Gaza Christians who have been promised permits to attend the pope's Masses will receive them, or even how many Christians live in the Holy Land, said Wadie Abunasser, head of the communications committee for the May 11-15 visit to Israel and the West Bank. The papal visit is part of a larger trip that includes a stop in Jordan May 8-11. In a press briefing April 21 in Jerusalem, Abunasser said the cost for the May 11-15 visit is being shared by the Israeli government and local Christians. Before the recent formation of the new government, Israel had earmarked more than $10 million for infrastructure and other preparations; the local church also is raising funds for the visit, he said. "The total (cost) is not clear," Abunasser said, noting that the local church is a tiny one. "We estimate it could reach a few million dollars. And there are fundraising efforts but we don't have an exact figure. Every day we have to add more -- there are always budgetary surprises."
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Buying organic shows solidarity, helps environment, says CRS official
LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- Paying attention to where your morning coffee comes from not only makes good consumer sense, but may also help stave off climate changes that increasingly affect poor farmers. Organic farming that prevents erosion and conserves water gives farmers extra income and helps preserve forests that absorb harmful greenhouse gases, said Jefferson Shriver, who heads the Nicaraguan office of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' international relief and development agency. For Earth Day, April 22, the U.S. bishops are urging Catholics to take action to help slow climate change. By choosing organic and fair-trade items, consumers can "practice solidarity with the products they buy" and help protect the environment, Shriver told
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. "Most people buy (organic products) for health reasons, but the benefits are even greater" in the countries where the products are grown, because organic farming methods promote better land and water use, he said. Worldwide, "more forests have been destroyed in the past 50 years than the previous 500," Shriver told CNS by phone April 21. Much of the deforestation is due to the clearing of land for agriculture.
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For mom, son's paralysis is a daily reminder of Columbine tragedy
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CNS) -- Ten years after the shootings at Columbine High School, the massacre is still fresh in Connie Michalik's mind. Her son, Richard Castaldo, was a junior at the school on April 20, 1999, when students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed a dozen students and a teacher and wounded more than 20 other people in a rampage that ended when they took their own lives. Castaldo was eating lunch with friend Rachel Scott on the school lawn when a shooter he saw out of the corner of his eye shot Scott four times, killing her instantly, and pumped eight bullets into him, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. "Every single day I think about it," said Michalik, a homemaker and longtime parishioner at St. Louis Church in the Denver suburb of Englewood. Her son's limited mobility is a daily reminder, but his injuries haven't stopped him from building an independent life and following his dreams for the future. Now 27, Castaldo lives alone in Hollywood where he's pursuing a career as a sound engineer.
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Catholic teen finds reward in helping girls in need get prom dresses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- Although Mariel D'Andrea's first high school prom is a year away, the Catholic high school sophomore has a closet full of prom dresses, shoes and makeup -- all the necessary trappings for that special occasion. Well actually, none of these items belong to her. They've been donated to D'Andrea for her Becca's Closet initiative, a national program with local chapters that collects donated formal wear and accessories and makes them available to girls who can't afford to buy their own. It all started three years ago, when D'Andrea's mom, Jo Ann, read the Ms. Cheap column in The Tennessean daily newspaper about a girl in Franklin, Caroline Davidson, who was collecting and giving away prom dresses through her own Becca's Closet chapter. "We e-mailed her, and said we'd love to help out in any way we could," said D'Andrea, who is a student at Father Ryan High School in Nashville. "We didn't hear back from her for a year. Then she e-mailed us, said she'd kept our e-mail and that she was graduating and needed someone to pass this on to."
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Student turned filmmaker tells story of Columbine shootings in movie
DENVER (CNS) -- Filmmaker Andrew Robinson hopes the movie he has made about the shooting tragedy at Columbine High School 10 years ago will have a positive impact on students who see it. Robinson's film, "April Showers," deals with the violence, death and recovery Columbine's victims went through. It is a fictional account of an attack on a Midwestern high school and events that take place in the week that follows, as everyone deals with the trauma of loss, being a survivor and trying to make sense of something so senseless. Robinson was a student at Columbine when, on the morning of April 20, 1999, fellow students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered the high school in the Denver suburb of Littleton with weapons and began firing on their classmates. By the time the two youths had taken their own lives, 12 other students and a teacher were dead and more than 20 other people had been wounded. Robinson's film stars Tom Arnold, Illena Douglas, Kelly Blatz and Daryl Sabara. Robinson, who wrote and directed the film, said the dramatized retelling of what it is like to be a Columbine survivor is a story he just couldn't keep inside.
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One thing that keeps many people away from sports betting is that they feel a bit intimidated by it. They don't understand things like the spread, and this makes them embarrassed to expose their ignorance. Actually, most sports betting concepts are quite simple once you understand them. The spread is the first thing that sports bettors need to understand.
The spread is a handicapping tool that bookies use to try and create equal betting action on both sides of a sporting contest. The spread is simply how many points a team is favored by. The spread is listed in negative or positive numbers. For example, let' say the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the New York Jets. The spread is New York -2.5, which is sometimes written as -2 ½. The negative sign means that the Jets are favored, and in this case they are favored by two and a half points. This means that if someone bets on the Jets to win against the spread, the Jets have to win by at least three points in order to cover the spread. If the Jets win the game by just two points, then people who bet on the m to cover the spread would lose.
Betting the Spread
Of course, you can bet on sports without betting on a spread. You can also simply bet on the team you think will win straight-up without the spread. When you make a bet like this, you will again see the negative and positive signs. Let's say that the Cleveland Indians are playing the Detroit Tigers. You see that the Indians are listed at +185 and the Tigers are listed at -215.
This means that the Indians are the underdogs. The +185 means that bettors will receive 185 dollars back on every 100 dollars they bet on them. On the other hand, -215 for the Tigers means that they are the favorites. Their supporters would need to bet 215 dollars in order to win 100 dollars.
In essence, the favorite's number is how much their bettors need to bet to win a hundred dollars. The underdog's number is how much money their bettors will win if they bet a hundred dollars. The key thing to remember is that both sides are based off the one hundred dollar figure.
These are the most common ways to bet on games. Beginning sports bettors should get comfortable with betting on these types of bets before they move on to anything more exotic. Once they become skilled at sports betting, they will realize that these basic bets are the most profitable bets to make on sports.
Ways to Bet on Sports
There are three basic ways to bet on sports. The first is to go to Las Vegas to bet at a sportsbook inside a casino. Obviously, this is a big hassle for anyone who lives outside of Vegas. Most people have to find other ways to bet.
Some people bet illegally with a local bookie. This can be very dangerous and is not recommended. Often, local bookies have links to organized crime, so they should be given a wide berth.
By far, the best way to bet on sports is to make use of an online sportsbook. There are lots of quality sportsbooks available online like Bovada.lv and Betonline.ag. These sportsbooks make it easy for their customers to make a bet anytime they get the urge. All you need is a device with Internet access to make a bet at an online sportsbook. You can even use your smartphone to bet online with most sportsbooks.
It has never been more convenient to be a sports bettor. If you have ever had the urge, sign up for an account at a reputable online sportsbook like Bovada.lv and Betonline.ag to get in on the action. It is a whole lot of fun and can make you loads of money.


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Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection
In 2006, the Michigan State University received a gift of 5500 pages of historic Chicago Tribune. The dates of these pages range from 1880-1940 and focus on the ca. 12,000 images represented by the paper, not merely black and white images commonly used, rather the important and at times pioneering colorful images from masters like Grant Wood and Mary Casset and famed cartoonist, John T. McCutcheon. This collection of scanned images and underlying database offers access to a rich set of cartoons, photographs, illustrations, advertisements, etc., in hopes of enticing scholars to visit East Lansing to see the original print artifacts carefully conserved and housed in the Michigan State University Library's Special Collections. With scores of patents to its credit, the Chicago Tribune Co. helped shape the way newspapers tell their stories through the use of color and we hope that our efforts help you to further explore visual innovations in newsprint.Visit the Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection


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Celestial Seasonings launches teas for Hispanics
"We formulated our new line of teas around herbs and flavors popular in the Hispanic market, like linden, mint, honey, lemon, and chamomile, as well as familiar favorites like cinnamon and apple," says Joan Boykin, director of marketing. Plus, the 10-count packages will have Spanish-first bilingual copy in major Hispanic markets across the country.
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Marco van Hylckama Vlieg, author of the YUI-based Dark Matter theme for Pixelpost (free version | pro version), is back with another outstanding contribution to the YUI ecosystem: The new AccordionView Widget.
We've written about a number of YUI-based accordions over the years, but this may be the most complete and the most consistent with YUI's own widget style. Visually and syntactically, Marco's accordion feels part and parcel with other YUI widgets you may be using.
Markup for the widget begins with an unordered list:

 Item 1

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Once markup is in place, you can instantiate the widget:
var accordion = new YAHOO.widget.AccordionView('mymenu', options);
According to Marco's documentation page, AccordionView supports the following options:
Marco calls AccordionView a "work in progress"; you can give him feedback on how it's working for you and what features you'd like to see added or refined on his blog.
Wouldn't it be more proper to write "Marco the Yahoo employee" instead of shamelessly bumping his commercial theme once again?
Hey Justin,
You are right Marco does some awesome stuff at work too. I think just Eric referred to his pixel post theme because it's something that he did in his own time. We refer to other people who build commercial products all the time on the YUI blog I don't think Marco deserves any worse treatment.
Not only that but the free version of his Pixelpost theme has some great reviews and is totally open source.
Thanks a lot for mentioning my work here Eric. I really appreciate it. Thanks to this entry I received some extremely valuable feedback I will use to improve the quality and robustness of this widget in the days to come. Most excellent!
I don't think where someone works is an issue for the YUI blog. It is pretty much about things that are built with YUI. Marco here has done an awesome job using this platform. This is great clean work, done outside of work time! Great Job Marco!!
@Marco — glad to hear it…can't wait to see the next version! -Eric
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Start reading any expert on usability to learn why this is just plain wrong. It's the easy way out: you want something that looks like a link, acts like a link, but it's not a link.
Thanks for stating the obvious, Michel! Did you miss the 'work in progress' part?
I'm currently testing a version that works on completely bare markup without any links in it and no need for any pre-set classnames either. It will be out pretty soon.
Fantastic piece of work!!
Two suggestions (if they have not been made already):
Right-align the collapse/expand button
fill configuration property (cf. Class Ext.layout.Accordion : Config Options : fill)
I've been looking our for a similar offering from YUI Library for a long time. I hope it will find its way into the library.
My compliments,
After some serious cracking with excellent help of Satyam I posted an all new and updated version with tons of improvements and new features.
Among many other things it also addresses the issue brought up by Michiel. You can now use pretty much any markup you want.
The biggest problem I see with this widget is that the version that works on hover works very poorly. if you hover over multiple elements quickly (ie. mouse just passes over them), you get a messy bunch of slow animation.
You need to add a timer to the hover event listener so that if the mouse just passes over, it does not trigger the event.
And if one section is currently animating, maybe speeding up the other animation or something to make it smoother would be better.
Although I have used YUI for my accordian, I am afraid I don't think I would use it again, as the animation in YUI is not nearly as smooth as another framework I would never use (but they have fine animation).
I have to agree with you David! To be honest the on hover feature is still very barebones. I don't even like on-hover accordions myself really but it's something people seem to want. I'll try to make it work with a timeout like you suggested. I already sort of had that on my list.
Sadly I also have to agree about the animation. While YUI animation works it's certainly not on par with another framework that you don't use but I sometimes do use ;)
Team: the animation library needs some lovin'!
I have now added a configurable timeout for when the accordion tabs are activated on mouseover.
Thanks to Nicholas Zakas for helping me figure out why the hell it wasn't working in IE!
Does it support vertical accordions?
Nope, no vertical accordions at the moment.
To be honest, I think for vertical presentation a carousel would be much better than an accordion.
I'm getting noticeable a "flicker" in IE 7, has this been addressed? Is there anything I can do to resolve this issue? It isn't happening with FF.
The parameters I'm using:
menu = new YAHOO.widget.AccordionView('menu', {collapsible: true,
expandable: false,
width: '265px',
animate: true,
animationSpeed: '0.1',
effect: YAHOO.util.Easing.easeBothStrong } );
Thank you in advance, this is a great accordion…!
@ripteyed hmmm I cannot reproduce this. I tried to set the example page to your speed of 0.1 but I see no flickering in IE7.
There used to be some flicker in Gecko 1.8 or lower but I fixed that earlier.
Feel free to email me and point me towards a page on which I can see the flickering you describe in action and I'll take a look!
Hi, first off, I am loving this widget! The only issue I am having right now is that if I have tables in my accordion pages I get a weird ghosting effect of the table borders as I switch between accordion links. This only happens in IE (testing on version 7). I haven't done a lot of fiddling with this but I just wanted to post my experience. thanks,
ofcourse its a great stuff for web developers, just few changes require to modify yui accr.
but i m facing a problem wid it ven i inserted a table within hieght of page increased please tell me solution.
I am trying to use this widget inside a tab created by the TabView YUI widget. When I added the AccordionView widget inside the tab, it broke the tabs and made all the content display on the page at once. I did some troubleshooting and it seems like the inclusion of the utilities.js file is what's breaking it. I remove the link to that script, and the tabs work again (but unfortunately, then the accordion widget doesn't).
I assumed since both of these were YUI widgets that I could combine them. Isn't that true? Thanks for any help!
When I noticed that you had already combined TabView and AccordionView on the same page (for your news feed demo), I was inspired to keep trying… I finally tried moving the script tag that imports utilities.js to the top of the list (instead of the bottom of the list where it was) and for some reason that did the trick.
I now have the accordion working inside a tab. Thanks!
Solution for flicker on IE7.
I too was facing problem of getting flicker on IE7 for the accordian view. I tried following and it worked! :) Just wanted to share with you..
Earlier I have something like this in my html page:
I changed it to
as in the example I saw @ http://www.i-marco.nl/weblog/yui-accordion/menu/
and it solved the problem. Now I do not get any flicker!
Hope this helps and is the correct way of doing it!
Thanks for the wonderful widget. I love it!
Rohit N
(Not sure why my previous comment got truncated… Maybe the html tag. Posting again for reference)
I updated the DOCTYPE tag in my html to be as below
!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"
(Note: Please refer to the DOCTYPE tag of source code of example posted at http://www.i-marco.nl/weblog/yui-accordion/menu/) Using similar DOCTYPE to that solves the problem.
Earlier my DOCTYPE tag had
"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" and did not include the "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd" part.
(P.S: Sorry that some parts of post got truncated due to html tag in part of the text I posted.)
Rohit N
Hi, I am having html tables in the accordion and I am seing a wierd effect of table borders even when the table is not shown! :( I see the table borders as white lines always there on the page while using the accordion.
Does anyone know the solution to this?
is there a way to figure out which panel is the target of one of the open/close events? I am trying to lazy load the LI content on the first time a panel is opened using ajax, so that the page loads quicker.
I would like to add a listener for the panelOpen event that checks to see if the content is empty and loads it.
Hi, I've tried to use this widget and it messes up with a yui menu that i had developed before. Do you have any hint on this?
Thanks, regards.
It looks like including utilities.js breaks other YUI components/widgets, including menu and treeview.
Andrew — not sure of the context for your question, but it sounds like one to ask on the developer forums: http://yuilibrary.com/forum/. Provide full details about what you're having trouble with and a link back to the page you're working on. -Eric


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5.1 Lubricating oils are formulated with organo-metallic additives, which act, for example, as detergents, antioxidants, antifoaming, or antiwear agents, or a combination thereof. Some of these additives contain one or more of the following elements: magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, calcium, zinc, and molybdenum. This test method provides a means of determining the concentrations of these elements, which in turn provides an indication of the additive content of these oils.
5.3 This test method is primarily intended to be used for the monitoring of additive elements in lubricating oils.
5.4 If this test method is applied to lubricating oils with matrices significantly different from the calibration materials specified in this test method, the cautions and recommendations in Section 6 should be observed when interpreting the results.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers the quantitative determination of additive elements in unused lubricating oils and additive packages, as shown in Table 1. The pooled limit of quantitation of this test method as obtained by statistical analysis of interlaboratory test results is 0.02% for magnesium, 0.003 % for phosphorus, 0.002 % for sulfur, 0.001 % for chlorine, 0.003 % for calcium, 0.001 % for zinc, and 0.002 % for molybdenum.
1.2 Additive packages require dilution with a contamination free diluent (base oil) prior to analysis. The dilution factor has to be calculated from the expected concentrations to bring the concentrations for all elements into the ranges listed in Table 1.
1.3 Some lubrication oils will contain higher concentrations than the maximum concentrations listed in Table 1. These samples require dilution with a contamination free diluent (base oil) prior to analysis. The dilution factor has to be calculated from the expected concentrations to bring the concentrations for all elements into the ranges listed in Table 1.
1.4 This test method is limited to the use of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometers employing an X-ray tube for excitation in conjunction with the ability to separate the signals of adjacent elements by using a high resolution semiconductor detector.
1.5 This test method uses inter-element correction factors calculated from a fundamental parameters (FP) approach or from another matrix correction method.
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6.1 The preferred concentration units are mg/kg or mass %.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System Performance
D6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and Lubricants
D6792 Practice for Quality System in Petroleum Products and Lubricants Testing Laboratories
D7343 Practice for Optimization, Sample Handling, Calibration, and Validation of X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Methods for Elemental Analysis of Petroleum Products and Lubricants
E1621 Guide for X-Ray Emission Spectrometric Analysis
ISO StandardsISO4259 Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 75.100 (Lubricants, industrial oils and related products)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 15120000(Lubricants and oils and greases and anti corrosives)
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Wildcat Art Exhibition
The Division of Art and Visual Culture Education in the University of Arizona School of Art will host its 20th annual Wildcat Art Exhibition on Saturday, May 10th.
The exhibition features works created by Tucson community students in grades K through 12. It is the culmination of the 2014 Wildcat Art program, during which graduate and undergraduate students in the Division of Art and Visual Culture Education provide students with comprehensive experiences with contemporary art, concepts, themes, and materials. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Exhibition & Reception: May 10th 2013 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Wildcat Art
Wildcat Art is the 8 week long Saturday art program offered every spring, by the University of Arizona School of Art. Now in its 20th year, Wildcat Art classes are structured to encourage students to explore ideas and issues through contemporary (digital media, installation, performance) and traditional art media & practices (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, design). Experiences are designed specifically for students at each age/grade level from kindergarten through adolescence (K-12). Classes are taught by advanced and graduate art & visual culture education students, in collaboration with art & visual culture education faculty.
Please download the 2014 Wildcat Art Registration Form here to enroll your child(ren) for 2014 Wildcat Art Program.
Previously our curriculum has included experiences in movement and contemporary dance; narrative and storytelling; collographic printing; cyanotype photography; post-modern architecture; clay; stop-frame animation, and other art-making processes. The theme we explored in 2013 was, Identity: Your Interconnected Worlds, which included personal geographies; diversity; our desert environment and sustainability; community; collaboration; and identity! We visited both the Arizona State Museum and the Center for Creative Photography, too (and were visited by local artists)!
Wildcat Art is a non-profit program that serves the Tucson community while providing hands-on teaching experience for advanced undergraduate and graduate art education students.
Classes run every Saturday from 9:30am – 12:00 noon and are held in the School of Art Building on the University of Arizona campus. Our 2014 schedule is as follows: Classes will meet each Saturday, from March 8th through May 3rd, with the exception of March 22nd (our Spring Break). Our exhibition will open on May 10th, from 11:00 – 1:00.
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CPP Image Submission Overview and Resources
- Image Submission Compulsory Videos
- Image Submission Information & Application
- Image Submission Requirements & Sample Images
- Image Submission Dates
- The Secrets to CPP Image Submission
- Analyzing Image Submissions Before Your Submission
- Image Submission FAQ
- CPP Image Submission Definitions
- Image Submission Portfolio Article
Image Submission Information and Application
To assist you in correctly completing the image upload process, please follow these simple steps and guidelines:
- Complete the Application for Image Submission
- Enter ALL the required information.
- Upon submission of this application, an automated response is generated containing a link for where to upload your images. (Please check your spam/junk folder if you did not receive this email into your inbox.)
- Upload each image separately.
- Select the "SUBMIT" icon after successfully uploading your last image.
- Fifteen (15) photographic images are required.
- The first six (6) images uploaded must fit within the new compulsory guidelines showing a standardized technical proficiency that all professional photographers, regardless of specialty, should know. (These images may come directly from client files or may be set up to demonstrate the technique that is required.)
- The remaining nine (9) images must be representative of your purchased work from nine (9) unique photographic assignments in the last 24 months.
- No two assignments entered may be of the same subject, even if they were commissioned at the same time from different clients.
- The image submissions should reflect in proportion the types of photography work/services you provide.
- Images must not have any identification (name/studio/logo) on them. Images with identifying marks of this kind will result in an immediate disqualification for the entire portfolio.
- Images should be prepared as they are for a client, (as opposed to competition/salon images).
It is suggested that you use Adobe Photoshop or Elements to edit your images. Your largest side, vertical or horizontal, should be 650 PIXELS. JPG images should be saved in sRGB mode medium quality (5 or 6). File names should contain no spaces or special characters.
Individuals will be notified of their results once all portfolios have been judged.
Image Submission Compulsory Videos
Check out these amazing videos that will help you understand what the CPP Image Submission Judges' are looking for in the compulsory section of your portfolio.
The first video will look at the three mandatory compulsory images and the second video will review your options for the three elective compulsory images.
Image Submission Requirements and Sample Images
As you start to prepare your portfolio of 15 images we suggest you review the Image Submission Requirements found in this document. Remember your portfolio must be comprised of 6 Compulsory images (3 required and 3 elective) as well as your additional 9 "purchased images".
Your client images should represent what you do in a normal course of business. That may be small product work, weddings, pets, portraits, headshots, sports, or other subjects. Keep in mind that images should represent actual client work from paying jobs, not self-assignments.
The Professional Photographic Certification Committee is pleased to announce the following Image Submission Dates. The Image Submission will be open during the following time periods:
- Friday, February 13, 2015 12PM (noon) ET - Friday, February 27, 2015 12PM (noon) ET
- Friday, April 10, 2015 12PM (noon) ET - Friday, April 24, 2015 12PM (noon) ET
- Friday, June 12, 2015 12PM (noon) ET - Friday, June 26, 2015 12PM (noon) ET
- Friday, August 14, 2015 12PM (noon) ET - Friday, August 28, 2015 12PM (noon) ET
- Friday, October 9, 2015 12PM (noon) ET - Friday, October 23, 2015 12PM (noon) ET
Candidates may submit images for the selected judging period by registering online using the Image Submission Application. The link to upload images electronically will be sent after registering. Registration will open approximately two weeks before the deadline. Candidates may upload images at any time during the two week window, but must upload all images before the deadline to be eligible for judging.
The Secrets to CPP Image Submission
Watch this webinar to learn what it takes to create a passing portfolio and what makes a successful CPP image. You will also learn the dos and don'ts of image submission, what makes a strong compulsory image, which elective images are the best to submit and detailed explanation of each type of image.
Analyzing Image Submissions Before Your Submission
This article by Dr. Glenn M. Cope, Cr.Photog., API, CPP, EA-ASP, offers reminders and thoughts on reviewing your image submission portfolio before you upload your submission.
CPP Image Submission Definitions
Read through the CPP Image Submission Judging Definitions to make sure your images meet the CPP Judging standard. If your Image Submission portfolio doesn't pass you can use this guide to supplement the Judges' comments!
Image Submission Portfolio Article
Read this article, Winning for Losing: Lessons learned from the CPP Quest, published in Professional Photographer magazine about one candidate's journey through the image submission process. You will see first-hand what it takes to build a successful portfolio.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rich Peverley and Alexander Radulov scored in the shootout, and the Nashville Predators stopped a six-game home skid with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday.
Jason Arnott scored for Nashville, and Dan Ellis stopped two of three attempts to help the Predators improve to 3-5 in shootouts.
Andrew Ladd scored for the Blackhawks.
Arnott put the Predators on the board at 5:24 of the first period. J.P. Dumont skated from behind the net and passed the puck to Shea Weber who was skating low through the slot. Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin blocked Weber's shot. Arnott skated in from the left side and used a wrist shot to send the rebound between the post and Khabibulin.
Ladd tied it for the Blackhawks at14:42. His wrist shot from a few feet out went in the goal low to the glove side of Ellis who stretched, but was unable to reach it.
The Blackhawks outshot the Predators 16-10 in the third period, and had seven shots in overtime. The Predators managed only two shots against Khabibulin.
Notes:@ The Predators are 30-5-4 when scoring the first goal. The Blackhawks had beaten the Predators four straight games. Weber has assists in his last three games.
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Syringe Recall; Mediterranean Diet May Delay Need for Drugs
Diane Fennell
September 4, 2009
Syringe Recall
Affected syringes include the Accusure Insulin Syringe, 1/2 cc, 31 G, Short Needle, with lot number 6JCB1 and the Accusure Insulin Syringe, 1 cc, 31 G, Short Needle with lot number 7CPT1. (Lot numbers are located on the white paper backing of each syringe.) People with syringes from the affected lots are advised to stop using them and to contact Qualitest at (800) 444-4011 for information on replacing the product. To learn more, see the press release on the Web site of the Food and Drug Administration.
Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet
Basic features of the Mediterranean diet include an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains, and healthful fats such as olive oil, the consumption of small amounts of nuts and moderate amounts of red wine, and a very low intake of red meat.
To compare the effectiveness of this type of diet to that of a low-fat diet in delaying the need for diabetes medicines, researchers from the Second University of Naples looked at 215 overweight people seen in a Naples hospital who had recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Participants, who had an average age of 52 years and an HbA1c level (an indicator of blood glucose control over the previous 2–3 months) of less than 11%, were randomly assigned to a group that was taught to prepare meals from either a Mediterranean diet or a low-fat diet over the course of four years. At least 30% of the calories in the Mediterranean diet came from fat sources — largely olive oil — while less than 30% of calories in the low-fat diet came from fat sources.
While people in both groups lost weight and had reductions in HbA1c levels, the greatest reductions were seen in the group following the Mediterranean-style diet. In fact, this type of diet postponed the need for diabetes drugs and blood pressure drugs, and it consistently resulted in greater increases in HDL ("good") cholesterol and lower levels of triglycerides (a type of blood fat).
For more information about the research, read "Mediterranean diet might delay need for drugs in diabetes" on WebMD's Heartwire or see the study's abstract in the Annals of Internal Medicine. To learn more about the Mediterranean diet, check out "Popular Diets of the World: The Mediterranean Diet" on WebMD.
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