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Yes, I am COOL and interested in coming | 9 | 64.29% | |
No, I'm a NOOB and never leave the house | 5 | 35.71% | |
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24th Sep 2008, 01:12 PM | #1 |
Jelp 2009
Hello all you great peeps.
Boostie is up and going again and wants to know if there are people who would like a jelp 2009? We tried it this year but didn't have enough peeps to make it happen. RevBillyG and myself play a lot of freon and are part of a freon group Core. I will make a post on their forum aswell and try to combine a lan party together with them, so we can make it happen this year. To the new people who don't know what this is all about: We have a JELP Jailbreak Euro Lan Party every year, this year in the Netherlands, somewhere near Eindhoven. We plan a weekend and I rent a place where we can stay, in this weekend all food and drinks are included. The cost will be about 100 euro per person who joins. If you want to see what former years looked like have a look here. http://www.jelp.dallyweb.nl/ The last jelp is not on there sadly but was just as much fun as the former ones. There will be many games played like a lot of UT and hopefully UT3JB. Counterstrike force, some day of defeat, team fortress 2 and hopefully some Age of empuires again ( still need to get some revenge) So vote and let me know if you are interested! Boostie Last edited by Boost; 24th Sep 2008 at 01:45 PM. |
24th Sep 2008, 04:38 PM | #2 |
i am a NOOB, but i am still iterested in comming, if my finance permit it
26th Sep 2008, 05:22 PM | #3 |
I'm in. I need to make up for the previous times I didn't go. <3
29th Sep 2008, 01:42 PM | #4 |
special-e wants to join too
6th Oct 2008, 01:40 PM | #5 |
Hey Boost!!
Good plan. I'm game. Will see if I can get N3O to join again. always fun Looking forward to the BBQ already |
9th Oct 2008, 03:45 AM | #6 |
I'm in, as (almost) always. Just have to make sure I have a PC before then, but I guess that's no problem
19th Oct 2008, 07:36 AM | #7 |
Update on the JELP 2009!
I've found a location and till now we have 18 people joining, which is enough to make it happen. It will be held in Geldrop, near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. I've booked Het Uilenest for 20 - 21 - 22 February 2009. For now the cost will be 100 euro per person, the more people that join, the less the costs will be. We are also thinking about booking the thursday so we have a long weekend but that will cost more. I will come back about this on a later date, but please do let me know if you are interrested in haveing the thursday too. As always all you need to bring is your pc, clothes, sleepingbag and pillow. Food and drink are all included in the 100 euro. We will have the BBQ again as there is space inside to do it, if it is too cold outside. ps: Tarquin, could you please post this on the front page. |
19th Oct 2008, 01:57 PM | #8 |
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sounds good, long time i joined a JELP, but i cant, because at 14.02.09 i do a MTB-Ride trough a saltmine so the finances not so good
20th Oct 2008, 03:27 PM | #9 |
I'm still truckin
Count me in for everything...lucky for me I have that week off I will have to find some Voodoo magic for my laptop though. Everytime I bring it back to life, the devil snatches away its soul
21st Oct 2008, 12:29 AM | #10 |
Tarquin's been gone a long time, and the rest of us can't figure out how our site's news system works (Otherwise i'd be happy to post news )
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22nd Oct 2008, 07:03 AM | #11 |
Rev and Jrub seem to have access to the news thingy.
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22nd Oct 2008, 07:27 AM | #12 |
Are you sure? Afaik me and Rev were only granted a PotW login. Besides that, I unfortunately lost my password. I forgot to backup the IRC logs from last years when changing to Vista.
That said, the Jailbreak website is in need of overhaul. It cannot be maintained by us since its written in Perl. |
23rd Oct 2008, 01:01 AM | #13 |
Indeed, I can only change the potw :/
10th Dec 2008, 02:34 PM | #14 |
I'm sorry to tell you guys but the date isn't available anymore. I was a bit late with booking the date because of a work related problem. As soon as I can find something again I will post.
Boostie |
10th Dec 2008, 08:38 PM | #15 |
As usual, my answer remains that I am, in fact, a 16 year old kid in Virginia whose options of foreign travel are relatively limited. If it were in Germany, I might have a shot considering that I study the language heavily and would have an educational backing to get the parents to fund my trip. Netherlands, not so much.
It's time. |
17th Dec 2008, 02:05 PM | #16 |
I have a new date for the JELP 2009, it will be held a week later on 27-28 February and 1 March 2009. The location has been booked, I would like to know if it is ok for the people who have given themselves up already and to new people, come and join in the fun. The location will be Het Uilenest in Geldrop, Netherlands.
Boosty |
18th Dec 2008, 02:25 PM | #17 |
I cant make the new dates. College Term starts again on that day (as well as some assignment deadline :s )
So someone else will have to do the washing up this time.. sorry
14th Jan 2009, 02:04 PM | #18 |
Sorry to hear that True, it would have been nice to see you again.
Well peeps you can still give yourselfs up for a great weekend of gaming. Come and join us and have some fun. We have some Core people joining us too. Don't wait and sign up! |
20th Feb 2009, 11:11 AM | #19 |
Some update for the people joining on friday 28 February, you need to bring a sleepingbag and pillow, clothes and your pc. Make sure you bring all your cables including an extension lead to plug your pc into.
There will be beer, coca cola, 7up, fanta orange, coffee, thea, orange juice, chocolade milk and milk. Friday night I will make some spaggetti bolognaise and saturday I am getting us Pizza's. There is bread, butter, cheese and many other things to put on your bread. There will also be chips and sweets. If you drink something else than on the list or eat something different, then please let me know. Remember to update and go offline on your steam account (you can only put it to offline when you are online), else you won't be able to join in the steam games. We don't have internet at the location! The location is: Kampeerboerderij 't Uilenest Gijzenrooi 7 5661 PA Geldrop We can enter the building at 14:00 on friday and we have to be out at 16:00 on sunday. If needed, you can let me know and I will give you my mobile phone number in case someone gets lost. Last edited by Boost; 20th Feb 2009 at 02:54 PM. |
21st Feb 2009, 03:47 AM | #20 |
A Cream Pie please. Just so it can be thrown at Rev
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... Alas, I am at work at 05:30am in the morning and so they'll have to wait until I get home after 2pm. :yes:
Darn! With working earlies, I missed a rare showing of the Northern Lights over the top half of the UK.
Thankfully, I don't feel or act my age... I wonder if Disney has anything to do with that?!
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Sera-Your wedding was so beautiful and so were you, dress awesome. Flower girl looked like princess in waiting, she seemed to love her role. Enjoyed the photos.
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When electric transformers blow up they scare the pee out of ya.
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Reminds me of "Don't trust anybody over 30" and now they are over 60 themselves, LOL. |
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Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. The Great Satchel Paige The mathematical equation for old age: Old age = current age + 30..... |
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First off I am 8 months pregnant and hosting a Christmas party that is going on it's 5th year. It's a White Elephant, dinner and cocktails with heavy dessert party.
Menu done. Help hired. I even have a spreadsheet of decor that can be done by my husband and the helper I hired for the week for decor. Here is my issue and if you do a search you know this is always my issue with this party. Children.
Children: Last year as the one couple left the mother said "Don't worry tons of kids will be here next year." Which meant she will probably bring her very busy bee child this year with them. I don't want to say in plain English "no kids." So here is my wording on the invite, what do you think? Mark the calendar, book the sitter, shop for a gift and head on over to Pink's house for the 5th annual White Elephant Christmas party. Then I say in the invite Dinner and Cocktails. Is this an obnoxious way to word it? Second. Guests. I want to cut the list back this year because I am pregnant. There are a few people that came last year or did not rsvp a few years in a row now. I am so afraid of hurting feelings. But, at the same time this is not the year that I feel like cooking for 25 and only having 15. Last year there was one couple that showed up and didn't do the gift exchange. Which is not the end of the world but it was kind of awkward for everyone else. So do I just let that be or do I have extra gifts in case this happens again? I worry at the same time that they will never bring a gift down the road if I do that. But, I hate having people excluded. What would you do? I have to mail these invites today so I am just a little paniced. |
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Some things change and some things stay the same......people don't change. I would not hesitate to say "5th annual Grown Ups White Elephant Christmas party" I'm a little confused by your post. Are you intending to say "I want to cut the list back this year because I am pregnant. There are a few people that came last year or did not rsvp a few years in a row now. I am so afraid of hurting feelings. But, at the same time this is not the year that I feel like cooking for 25 and only having 15." That is not at all appropriate. You know who did and didn't last year , use that as a measure. Invitations are not the place to lecture people on correct manners...they got them or they don't. You could add a note saying ..."and don't forget your White Elephant gift!" but would have a few extras ready just in case. PS: I cannot imagine inviting 25 people and not having them all be people I could talk straight up to unless of course it was a straight business thing. 125 maybe.... |
I would put a hand written note on the bottom of the intitation to the ones with the obnoxious child and say "Adults only please." And if it's not too late I would word the invitation "Cocktails and dinner"....just to emphasize that this is not for children. And I would omit the people who didn't come and who didn't RSVP.....and I might eliminate those that came and didn't RSVP.....and I would by all means have an extra gift or 2 just in case. Linda C |
Definitely eliminate those who don't RSVP. That's what I do. I think your wording is just fine. My opinion is that people who don't get it and bring their kids should be told point blank, please get a babysitter, I'm not having any kids at the party. If you don't want to do it on the written invitation, tell them when they RSVP. And make SURE she understands. As far as the people who didn't bring a gift, did they forget or just blow it off? You CAN have extra gifts, if you don't mind doing that every year, just in case. I have an annual "greed game" and I've always got one extra gift on hand. However, it's up to you. Because if they forget or don't bother, it's their loss. I would think that one time sitting out of that game, watching others have fun, would be enough to guarantee they won't forget next time. |
I like your wording with the "book the babysitter"! That's plenty. Very clever, in fact -- makes it sound fun, not issuing orders like "NO KIDS" or even "Adults only" does. I wouldn't worry about the gift exchange or buy extras. If someone doesn't bring a present, I don't think it would spoil it or make anyone feel awkward -- after all, it's adults only! Have fun, and congratulations on the baby. |
I would be clearer with the "no kids" wording; which means I would actually write "no kids". It's what you want, it's probably what 99% of the adults attending your evening party would prefer, but that's just me. I don't tiptoe anymore with my wishes. For the gifts, I would have a few extras on hand so that each guest gets one. Please post a feedback and I hope you have a wonderful evening ! |
- Posted by eileenlaunonen (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 07 at 8:41
I have a annual Christmas Party every year...I send invitations and I always put on the bottom "Adults Only" I make no excuses as to why I want a night with adults I also feel if they can go without there kids Oh well stay home! I am unsympathetic as I find a sitter for my 4 children and they sleep out overnight from there own home so I find it hard to believe that most people with ample invite time cant find a sitter. |
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Turkey leftovers are a guarantee after any Thanksgiving celebration. No matter how carefully you plan, how many people you invite, and how relentlessly your guests gorge, the fridge seems permanently packed until a week before Christmas. Sure, you could eat cold turkey with mayo on rye for several weeks -- after all, it's what you've been doing for years -- or you can get creative with your recipes for leftovers.
Roast turkey is one of the best meats to have lying around en masse. It's a lean and tasty substitute in practically any meat dish, not to mention very diet-friendly. What's more, leftover turkey recipes often incorporate the other festive foods crowding your shelves. It's almost as if the T-Day originators foresaw the birth of "leftovers" when they paired cranberries, mashed potatoes and heavenly stuffing on a single table. Basically, less waste means fewer trips to the grocery store, giving you welcome breathing room during the budget-crunched holidays.
Comfort food, soups and casseroles are naturally more suited to the bird than other recipes, but a little tweaking is guaranteed to pull you out of any post-tryptophan rut. Without further ado, I introduce you to 22 recipes for delicious standbys and quirky improvisations, all starring your soon-to-be-favorite Thanksgiving leftovers.
Ah, the ultimate hodge-podge dish. Casseroles are almost guaranteed to please the whole family and, in many cases, the leftovers trounce the original. Most of these recipes avoid the typical "cream-of whatever" formula, but feel free to liven up your family's favorite potato or corn-casserole recipe with turkey.
1. Thanksgiving Dinner Redux
Serves: 4
Prep: 20 min.
Cook: 45 min.
4 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
12 oz. heavy cream (or whole milk)
1 cup water
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. onion powder
2 cups leftover stuffing
1-2 cups leftover turkey, diced
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
1/2 bag frozen vegetable medley (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and lightly grease a large glass baking dish.
2. Melt four tablespoons butter in small saucepan.
3. Blend in flour.
4. Stir in heavy cream or milk and water, then add all seasonings.
5. Stir continuously over low heat for five minutes.
6. Place turkey evenly in baking dish, cover with sauce and add cheese.
7. Layer mashed potatoes over turkey and top with stuffing.
8. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes.
2. Turkey Cordon Bleu Casserole
Serves: 5
Prep: 20 min.
Cook: 30 min.
Main Ingredients
4 cups leftover turkey, diced
3 cups cooked ham, cubed
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 medium onion, chopped
4 tbsp. butter
1/3 cup flour
2 cups light cream
1 tsp. dill weed
1/8 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
Topping Ingredients
1 cup leftover stuffing or bread crumbs
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup potato chips, crushed
1/4 tsp. dill weed
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a large glass baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, combine turkey, ham and cheese. Set aside.
3. In a medium saucepan, saute onion in butter until translucent.
4. Add flour and stir until a paste.
5. Add cream slowly while stirring.
6. Bring mixture to a boil and cook one minute until thick.
7. Add dill, mustard and nutmeg, mixing well.
8. Remove from heat and pour over meat.
9. Spoon mixture into baking dish and spread evenly.
10. Combine all topping ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
11. Sprinkle topping over casserole and bake for 30 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
3. Turkey and Stuffing Casserole
Serves: 4
Prep: 10 min.
Cook: 30 min.
4 cups leftover stuffing
2 cups leftover turkey, diced or sliced thick
2 cups leftover gravy
1/3 cup cranberry sauce
2 tbsp. butter
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease medium glass baking dish with two tbsp. of butter.
2. Place half stuffing in bottom of dish, then layer half turkey and half gravy over top. Repeat.
3. Cover evenly with cranberry sauce.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
4. Turkey and Stuffing Frittata
Serves: 2-3
Prep: 25 min.
Cook: 20 min.
2 cups leftover stuffing
1 cup leftover turkey, diced
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
8 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 tbsp. grated Parmesan
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. parsley leaves, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Grease large skillet or Dutch oven and place on stovetop over medium heat.
3. Mix stuffing and turkey in large bowl, then spread along bottom of skillet. Sprinkle with cheese.
4. In medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, 1 tablespoon parsley, red pepper and nutmeg. Add salt and pepper.
5. Pour egg mix over stuffing, meat and cheese to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
6. Bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until eggs are puffy and cheese is golden.
7. Let cool for five minutes and sprinkle with remaining parsley.
Most people expect comfort food to be savory, scrumptious and diet-killing, and I'm not about to upend tradition. Sometimes you just wanna feel good and, man, these recipes will do you right. The addition of lean turkey is just enough to ease your willfully indulging conscience.
5. Simple Turkey Gravy and Rice
Serves: 3
Prep: N/A
Cook: 20 min.
2 tbsp. chicken bouillon
1-1/2 cups uncooked white rice
2 cups leftover gravy
Diced leftover turkey, as desired
1. Fill medium pot with water until 1-1/2 inches from top.
2. Place over high heat and add bouillon.
3. Once boiling, stir in rice. Cover tightly and reduce to low-medium heat.
4. Cook 20 minutes.
5. Heat gravy on stovetop over medium heat.
6. Add turkey and warm thoroughly.
7. Drain rice and serve with gravy over top.
6. Turkey Gumbo
Serves: 4
Prep: 45 min.
Cook: 1 hour
3 quarts turkey stock (see number 15 for recipe)
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 pound leftover turkey, chunked
1/2 pound andouille or smoked sausage, sliced
1 pound shrimp, peeled
1 large onion, chopped
Medium bunch green onions, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
3 bay leaves
Medium bunch fresh parsley, chopped
Creole seasoning to taste OR mix of equal parts black, white and cayenne pepper
Original Tabasco to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
1. In cast iron skillet or Dutch oven, blend oil and flour over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn mixture (called roux).
2. Stir for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Add onion, bell pepper and celery to roux.
4. Keep stirring mixture until relatively cool.
5. In large pot, combine roux and turkey stock over medium heat.
6. In medium skillet, brown andouille or sausage. Drain.
7. Add sausage, bay leaves and Creole seasoning or pepper mix to roux pot.
8. Heat to boil, then reduce and let simmer for 30 minutes.
9. Add parsley and turkey meat.
10. Simmer 15 minutes, then mix in shrimp.
11. Let shrimp cook five minutes and add salt, pepper and Tabasco.
12. Let simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Skim any fat that appears on top of gumbo.
13. Serve over brown rice.
7. Fried Turkey and Stuffing Croquet
Serves: 2-4
Prep: 5 min.
Cook: 5 min.
1 cup leftover turkey, finely diced
1 cup leftover stuffing
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 large egg
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1. Mix stuffing and turkey in bowl.
2. Add bread crumbs, poultry seasoning and egg.
3. Stir into a thick paste.
4. In medium skillet, slowly heat vegetable oil.
5. Use turkey and stuffing mix to form medium balls, then flatten into patties.
6. Once oil is hot, gently place patties on hot oil.
7. Cook one to two minutes. on both sides or until crisp and golden brown.
8. Serve over lettuce, pasta or as a finger food.
Pasta is prime for your leftover bird. Not only do you most likely have Italian staples on hand, turkey melds well with the traditional sauces and flavors of these vibrant dishes.
8. Lean Turkey Meatballs
Note: This recipe requires a slow cooker or crock pot.
Serves: 4
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 3-4 hours
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 large egg
1/4 cup leftover stuffing
3 tbsp. ketchup
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/4 cup spinach (optional)
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce (optional)
1 pound leftover turkey, shredded
30 oz. marinara sauce
1. In large bowl, combine first 11 ingredients.
2. Mix in turkey.
3. Shape into balls and place in bottom of slow cooker.
4. Cover meatballs in marinara sauce and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.
9. Turkey Pasta Bake
Serves: 4
Prep: 40
Cook: 1 hour
1 large box whole wheat ziti or penne
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
Pinch of red pepper flakes
1 pound leftover turkey, shredded
28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
6 oz. can tomato paste
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Dash of olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line large glass baking dish with foil. Set aside.
2. In medium pot, sauté onions in olive oil over medium heat until translucent.
3. Add garlic and peppers.
4. Cook for five minutes or until soft.
5. Add turkey, basil, oregano and pepper flakes.
6. Cook until turkey is heated, then add crushed tomatoes and paste.
7. Stir well and bring to a boil, then reduce and let simmer for 20 minutes.
8. While sauce simmers, prepare pasta according to directions.
9. Drain and toss with olive oil to prevent sticking.
10. Combine pasta, sauce, ricotta and two-thirds mozzarella and pour in baking dish.
11. Spread evenly and coat with remaining mozzarella.
12. Cover dish with foil and bake for 40 minutes or until bubbly.
13. Remove foil and back another 20 minutes or until cheese on top is crisp.
14. Cool 20 minutes before serving.
10. Creamy Turkey Pasta
Serves: 4
Prep: 5 min.
Cook: 15 min.
1 large box of any pasta (linguine works best)
12 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups leftover turkey, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. oregano, chopped
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste
1. In medium saucepan, prepare soup according to directions.
2. While simmering, slowly add all ingredients but cheese and pasta.
3. Simmer until onions are soft.
4. Prepare pasta according to directions and drain.
5. Combine pasta, sauce and cheese.
6. Stir until cheese melts.
11. Turkey and Squash Risotto
Serves: 2
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 15 min.
2 cups turkey stock (see number 15 for recipe)
2 sage leaves, chopped
3 tbsp. butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup butternut squash, cut in large pieces
1 cup arborio rice
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground allspice
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. cumin
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup leftover whole cranberry sauce
1/2 pound leftover turkey, chunked
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1. In a medium pot, heat turkey stock and sage leaves over medium.
2. In large sauce pan, melt two tablespoons butter.
3. Add onions and squash.
4. Sauté until soft.
5. Add rice and all spices.
6. Coat with melted butter and add wine, stirring until evaporated.
7. Slowly add stock, stirring continuously until evaporated.
8. Add cranberry sauce after half stock has been added.
9. Rice is finished when soft.
10. Mix in turkey, Parmesan and 1 tablespoon butter until turkey is heated.
Turkey makes a stellar sub for boring go-tos, like chicken and ground beef. If you like things on the tongue-tingling side, add fresh-chopped jalapeños or serrano pepper. A pinch of fragrant cilantro doesn't hurt either.
12. Turkey Tacos
Serves: 4 (2 tacos each)
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 10 min.
1 small red onion, chopped
2 cups leftover turkey, shredded
3/4 cup whole kernel corn, drained
3/4 cup favorite store-bought salsa
4 oz. can diced green chile peppers
1 tbsp. lime juice
8 taco shells, hard or soft
Optional toppings (sour cream, diced tomato, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, etc.)
1. In medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine onion, turkey, corn, salsa and green chiles.
2. Mix thoroughly.
3. Cover and let cook 10 minutes or until heated, stirring occasionally.
4. At last minute, add lime juice and stir to coat.
5. Spoon mixture into taco shells and serve with toppings.
13. Baked Turkey Nachos
Serves: 4
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 30 min.
5 cups slightly crushed tortilla chips
4 cups leftover turkey, diced or shredded
16 oz. jar favorite store-bought salsa
6 oz. can chopped tomatoes with jalapeños, drained
6 oz. can whole black beans, drained
12 oz. can whole kernel corn, drained
4 oz. can diced green chile peppers
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tbsp. flour
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
Optional toppings (diced tomato, jalapeño slices, black olive, etc.)
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a large glass baking dish.
2. Place three cups tortilla chips in bottom of dish.
3. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except remaining chips and cheese.
4. Spoon over tortilla chips and spread evenly.
5. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
6. Spread remaining chips and cheese evenly on top.
7. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese melts and dish is heated thoroughly.
8. Sprinkle with optional toppings and serve.
14. Turkey Enchiladas
Serves: 4
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 20 min.
4 oz. can diced green chile peppers, drained
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
2 cups leftover turkey, diced
8-8 inch flour tortillas
16 oz. jar favorite store-bought salsa
16 can chili or black beans, undrained
2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a large glass baking dish.
2. In medium bowl, mix chile peppers, cream cheese, onion and cumin. Stir in turkey.
3. Heat tortillas in microwave for 45 seconds or until softened.
4. Spoon equal amount of turkey mixture into each tortilla and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
5. Roll up and place in dish, seam side down.
6. In same medium bowl, combine salsa and beans.
7. Spoon mixture over rolled tortillas and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
8. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and enchiladas are thoroughly heated.
Thanksgiving sits precariously between the mild skin-tingling of fall and the brutal bone-chilling of winter. Luckily, leftover turkey recipes are ripe with soupy goodness to warm your marrow when Old Man Winter rears his ugly, sub-zero head. (The scrumptious chili is especially delicious with a dark seasonal brew.)
15. Low-Fat Turkey Stock
Serves: Varies
Prep: 10 min.
Cook: 3-4 hours
Turkey carcass, broken into pieces
10-12 cups water
1/2 cup carrot, sliced
2 celery ribs, cut into large pieces
1/2 large onion, chunked
3 gloves garlic, whole
1 small dried red pepper, whole
1. In large pot over medium heat, place turkey carcass pieces and cover with at least one inch of water.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Cover pot and slowly bring to a simmer.
4. Reduce heat to low and skim surface for fat particles and other cloudy material.
5. DO NOT BOIL. Boiling causes cloudiness and results in a bland stock.
6. For first 30 minutes to one hour, skim surface regularly.
7. Cook for three to four hours.
8. Remove from heat and discard bones, vegetables and meat.
9. Strain remaining liquid through fine mesh sieve into large pot.
10. Refrigerate stock immediately. Leave overnight and skim congealed fat from surface.
11. Refrigerated stock will last one week. Frozen stock is good for up to three months.
12. You might also freeze some of the stock in ice cube trays and freeze the cubes for later use in small quantities.
16. Southwestern Turkey and Stout Chili
Serves: 3
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 2-3 hours
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 celery rib, chopped
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tsp. cinnamon sugar
1 tbsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. crushed cayenne pepper (optional)
1 roasted poblano pepper, cut into medium-sized chunks (optional)
2-3 cups leftover turkey, diced or shredded
2 12 oz. cans tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
8 oz. can dark red kidney beans, drained
8 oz. can hot chili beans, drained
8 oz. can whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup water
12 oz. bottle favorite seasonal beer (porters and stouts work best)
1. In medium skillet, sauté onion until translucent.
2. Add celery and garlic.
3. Cook over medium heat for five minutes.
4. In medium pot over medium heat, combine cooked vegetables, turkey, tomatoes, kidney beans, chili beans, corn (if desired) and water.
5. Stir in spices and bring to a boil, then drop to a simmer.
6. Add poblano pepper chunks (if desired).
7. While stirring, slowly pour beer into chili.
8. Cover and let simmer on low heat for two to three hours, stirring occasionally.
9. If possible, refrigerate overnight to let flavors meld then reheat on stovetop.
10. Serve with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and warm tortillas.
17. Hearty Turkey Chowder
Serves: 2-3
Prep: 10 min.
Cook: 20 min.
1 tbsp. butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 cups water
4 medium red potatoes, cubed
2 cups milk
1 package country gravy mix
2 cups leftover turkey, diced
8 oz. whole kernel corn, undrained
1 tsp. sage, rubbed
1. In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
2. Sauté onion until translucent.
3. Add water and potatoes and bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat.
4. Cover and simmer five minutes or until potatoes are tender.
5. In medium bowl, whisk milk and gravy mix until smooth.
6. Add to saucepan and stir in turkey, corn and sage.
7. Bring to boil, then reduce to low heat.
8. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
18. Turkey and Wild Rice Soup
Serves: 4
Prep: 20 min.
Cook: 1 hour
2/3 cups uncooked wild rice
2 cups water
6 tbsp. butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1/3 cup flour
4 cups turkey stock (or 2 cups leftover gravy with 2 cups water)
1/3 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup mushrooms (optional)
2 cups leftover turkey, diced
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
3/4 cup half-and-half or whole milk
1. Bring rice and water to boil in medium saucepan.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 40 to 45 minutes or until soft.
3. Drain excess liquid, fluff with fork and cook an additional five minutes.
4. Remove from heat and set aside.
5. In large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
6. Cook onion and celery for five minutes.
7. Stir in flour and cook three to five minutes or until mixture reaches a pale yellow-brown color.
8. Whisk in turkey stock until smooth.
9. Stir in carrot and optional vegetables.
10. Bring to simmer and cook, stirring constantly for two minutes or until thick and smooth.
11. Stir in rice, turkey, salt, pepper and parsley.
12. Return to simmer and cook for two minutes.
13. Mix in lemon juice and half-and-half.
14. Return to a near boil and cook an additional two minutes.
The band Motley Crue is a bit stale, as is tuna salad. Why not forgo the fish, chop a bit of bird and "kick-start some Romaine hearts" with these turkey salads?
19. Curried Turkey and Cranberry Salad
Serves: 4-6
Prep: 5 min.
Cook: N/A
Main Ingredients
4 cups leftover turkey, diced
1/2 cup Granny Smith apple, diced
1/3 cup leftover whole cranberry sauce
1/3 cup toasted almonds (optional)
Curry Dressing Ingredients
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp. curry powder
1 tbsp. honey
Pinch of kosher salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
1. In large bowl, combine all main ingredients and stir well.
2. In medium bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients until combined.
3. Mix both until coated thoroughly.
4. If possible, refrigerate for one hour.
5. Serve over lettuce or on toasted bread.
20. Spicy Turkey Salad
Serves: 6
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: N/A
5 cups leftover turkey, diced
2-3 celery ribs, chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, diced
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
3 tbsp. sweet pickle relish
1 cup mayonnaise
1-2 tbsp. cilantro
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 tsp. ground black pepper
1. In large bowl, mix all ingredients thoroughly.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. If possible, refrigerate for one hour.
4. Serve over lettuce or on toasted bread.
When you tire of cold turkey stacked on gummy white bread, give these taste-bending sandwiches a try. You may fall in love all over again on week three of Thanksgiving leftovers.
21. Turkey Reuben
Serves: 4
Prep: 5 min.
Cook: 5-10 min.
4 tbsp. butter (enough to spread)
8 slices rye bread
1/2 cup Thousand Island dressing (or sweet honey mustard)
8 slices Swiss cheese
1 pound leftover turkey breast, sliced
1/2 cup sauerkraut, drained
1. Spread butter on one side of each bread slice.
2. Cover other side with dressing or mustard.
3. Make sandwich (butter side down) by layering cheese, turkey, sauerkraut and cheese.
4. Spread ingredients evenly between the four sandwiches.
5. In large skillet over medium-high heat, grill sandwich two to three minutes or until browned.
6. Flip and brown on other side.
7. Heat until cheese is melted.
22. Thanksgiving Turkey Wrap
Serves: 2
Prep: 5 min.
Cook: None
1 cup leftover turkey, diced
1-1/2 cups leftover stuffing
2 tbsp. leftover cranberry sauce
1 cup Romaine lettuce
2 slices Swiss cheese
Mayo or favorite salad dressing
2-10 inch flour tortillas
1. In large bowl, toss all turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and lettuce with mayo or dressing.
2. Place cheese on flat tortilla, spoon filling mix on top and roll into wrap.
For more ways to deliciously recycle your leftovers, hop over to female-focused Blissfully Domestic, cash-conscious Money Saving Mom, experimental Pinch My Salt (who gave us the recipe for curried turkey salad), or the grub gurus at Slashfood. These in-the-know bloggers will have plenty of additional tips, ideas and recipes for all your post-Thanksgiving needs.
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August 25, 2009 By Elaine Rundle
Corrections departments are responsible for so many burdensome tasks that many of their everyday functions, like administering prescription drugs to inmates, are afterthoughts for the public. However, dispensing medication was so laborious and wasteful for the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sheriff-Coroner Department that officials sought a way to streamline the process. The end product was essentially a vending machine that links to correctional facility databases and dispenses prescription medications.
San Bernardino County -- the largest county by area in the United States -- has seven correctional facilities scattered across its more than 20,000 square miles. Terry Fillman, health services supervisor of the county sheriff's West Valley Detention Center, said at one of the locations it took four nurses -- each working four hours every day -- to prep medicine for delivery to prisoners. The time-intensive process also generated medical waste because inmates might be moved between facilities or released during the time it took to prepare their medications, which left some prescriptions unused.
Pharmaceutical regulations require that if medication is prepared for a patient and he or she can't be reached, it's deemed undeliverable and must be destroyed. The leftovers are typically flushed down the toilet or incinerated. Also, many medications are packaged in 30-count blister packs that are prescribed for individual patients and must be disposed of if that person no longer needs the medicine or is released from the correctional facility.
The county corrections department needed a streamlined process to save time and decrease waste, so it teamed up with its pharmacy system to find a solution that would benefit both entities. The result was an automated system composed of software that connects directly to the pharmacy and dispenses medications on a per-patient basis.
"One of the corrections-specific things that was pretty much eluding everybody was if the patient moves in the time period from when you prepare the medications to the time period you deliver them, then you have an enormous percentage that are undeliverable -- waste," Fillman said. He estimated that the county delivers 1.5 million pills to inmates annually. Although the corrections department didn't track the amount of medicine that had to be disposed of, Fillman said it was an enormous amount.
To reduce the amount of medical waste the sheriff's department was creating, in 2006 it teamed up with the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), which houses the pharmacy that serves the county's correctional facilities.
"We needed a better solution. We needed something corrections-specific that would address the issues we had -- eliminating the waste of time and money, while providing accuracy and efficiency for the delivery of health care," Fillman said.
Apurva Patel, pharmacist director of inpatient services at ARMC, said they contacted vendors in search of a new pharmaceutical system. After researching the different available offerings and the processes used by other corrections departments, they started working with vendor Talyst. "We presented to them what kind of system we were looking for and what they could do for us," Patel said.
The ARMC had its own reasons for wanting an automated system. "What we were looking to get out of the system was mainly accuracy, so we're decreasing the medication errors and having an accurate account from the time the doctors write the orders to the time the nurses enter them [in the system]," Patel said.
At first this seemed crazy. But after reading this story I'm curious whether other counties are exploring something similar.
At first this seemed crazy. But after reading this story I'm curious whether other counties are exploring something similar.
At first this seemed crazy. But after reading this story I'm curious whether other counties are exploring something similar.
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"I talked to an advance scout that told me if Joey Votto and Albert Pujols were on the same team he'd advise his team to do the unthinkable...pitch around Votto to get to Pujols." - Buster Olney, ESPN
I really like Adam Scott's game. Is he the best Swiss athlete since Federer?
I like Phil's candidness. I was watching a little of The Golf Channel's "Live From" where they said Phil went to the range after he was done playing. They said they can remember only 3 times ever that Phil has done that. I wonder if he knows that this is one of his last great seasons? He is playing with a sense of urgency in the majors.
I'm sure the Swiss would be disappointed to give the title of best Swiss athlete to an Aussie.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
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Yeah, I know. I still think it would be funny.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
My top 3 players in terms of who I enjoy watching were the morning featured group yesterday. I wish they would have played better.
I was impressed with Keegan. He was way out if sync in the morning and had a chance to put up some big numbers but held it together and amazingly still got under par.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
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Pulling big time for Jonas Blixt today.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
War dufner eagle!
"This isnt stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
I'd like to see Rory go crazy low and get in the mix.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Good work by Dufner today. I like him a lot and it's cool to see him win.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive
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Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive
Just received an email from an Aussie supporter group requesting my services for the Presidents cup again this year like 2 years ago. Free tickets for all 4 days and 5 nights accom all paid for on the condition we dress up and support the Internationals. Only catch is i'm due in Costa Rica at that time so need to re-arrange a few things and try and get there. 2 years ago was awesome we got the tickets from Greg Norman and were treated like royalty.
Melbourne to Cincinnati - September 1st - 12th 2013
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
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on March 19, 2013I was going to spend a lot of time wading through the forensic self-examination and ritual self-abuse that the Republicans performed in public yesterday in an attempt to convince Americans that they've learned something over the past several election cycles. But that would have required me to take the document and the sentiments therein seriously and, frankly, I think it makes more sense to have prehistory explained to you by The Most Awesome Man On Television.
How do I know this? Because, within the Republican caucus in the House Of Representatives, Paul Ryan, the zombie-eyed granny starver from Wisconsin and the first runner-up in the most recent vice-presidential pageant, is presently being cast as the worst kind of RINO by a guy who believes that everything they taught him in med school are lies from the pit of hell, a creationist nutball who's even money to be the next senator from the state of Georgia. And, I guarantee you, within weeks, you will hear that Paul Ryan who wants to kill Medicare through slow starvation rather than immediate disembowelment will represent the "moderate" Republican position, and that the Democrats should meet him halfway.
(By the way, was there even a conversation among the op-ed editors at the Times to the effect of, "Hey, isn't this the lies-from-the-pit-of-hell guy? Why are we giving him a platform? He's pretty nuts." Never mind. I know the answer.)
The Republicans are not going to change in any substantive way for two very good reasons: one, they can't. (See above.) Their base is a mixture of crazy ideas and lunatic independence, and now the crazy ideas and lunatic independence are independently financed, and the politicians they produce instantly walk into safe congressional districts that have become ironclad locked wards; and two, they don't really want to. As is obvious, they've forced the debate so far to the right, and so distant from the confines of intellectual gravity that our politics have become utterly unmoored. The ur-lunacy of the modern Republican party is represented by the crazy bass-ackwards theories of economics which they have come to adopt as an unshakable faith. Bear in mind supply-side theory, which was blessed at birth by Saint Ronnie Himself, is no less nutty and distant from reality than is Paul Broun's view on how the earth was made and whence come the snowflake Jesus babies. It's the original anti-science position that made all the others possible. It's the gate through which all the more baroque ideas were delivered. It's how a scenario actually can be constructed whereby Paul Ryan is the liberal alternative. And it is the one part of the Reagan legacy that the party can never give up.
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Star Trek #10 (Gold Key)
First Published in May 1971
Published by Gold Key/Western Publishing Company, Inc.
I've read a fair number of comic books based on the various Star Trek shows. Some of them have been quite good while others just couldn't reflect the chemistry of the cast or the tone of the series. This issue of Gold Key's comic book series based on Star Trek, though, is just terrible. The story isn't awful but its conclusion includes a huge plot hole. The real problem? The artwork. It's almost unrecognizable.
According to the Star Trek Comics Checklist, the artist for this issue was Alberto Giolitti, a man who never saw a single episode of Star Trek and worked solely from photographs. So it's actually impressive that he managed as well as he did. Still, that doesn't explain why Scotty (played by James Doohan) was depicted as a tall, blond man when the character had black hair and while not short, wasn't a towering figure.
Furthermore, there are some issues with the color of the uniforms. Although Captain Kirk occasionally wore a green shirt, none of the other characters did. Scotty, for example, wore a red uniform. Spock's was blue. So was Doctor McCoy's. Not in this issue. Kirk, Scotty and McCoy all wear green uniforms (so does Sulu, who wore a gold uniform in the series). Spock does have the correct blue uniform. For some reason, the uniforms only occasionally include rank insignia.
I don't recall ever seeing a communicator but there were plenty of phasers. They have holsters! And look only vaguely like the phasers from the show. They look more like standard ray guns. Plus, they're red.
As for the likenesses of the actors, at times they're pretty spot on. Spock, of course, has his pointy ears, although they're a little longer and pointier than they were on television. Even with the ears, Spock occasionally doesn't bear much of a resemblance to Leonard Nimoy. The same goes for McCoy and Kirk. Sometimes they look like DeForrest Kelly and William Shatner, sometimes they're vague. As mentioned, Scotty is a tall blonde man and never once looks like James Doohan.
The story, "Sceptre of the Sun," is in two parts. It opens with Kirk, Spock, Scotty and McCoy facing off against a pair of giant rock giants ("Jim, the phasers have no effect on these things!" "Keep firing Bones–if we don't stop the rock giants, the Enterprise is doomed!"). We then flash back to the Enterprise making its way to Starbase 10 when, suddenly, the ship is grabbed by a giant space genie. Kirk, Spock, Scotty and McCoy then disappear.
They meet Chang, a sorcerer, who wants them to bring him the Sceptre of the Sun, a powerful mystic device that he can use to defeat Xandu, his arch-enemy. He threatens to destroy the Enterprise if the men don't do as he demands. So, with a woman named Marla as a guide, the four set out across the burning desert. They face off against the rock giants, meet a group of humans from Earth (they left during the Eugenics War and Chang was among them) who want to help them.
After retrieving the sceptre, a huge robot attacks! Spock is able to destroy it and realizes that not all is as it seems. Chang transports everyone back to his fortress and then turns one man into a toad. He grabs the Enterprise was a tractor beam and then creates a giant creature to kill Kirk, Spock and everyone. But Spock walks right through it! Chang isn't a sorcerer and everything they've seen and battled was just an illusion.
Hrm. So, those rock giants were illusions? The giant robot that Spock jumped on and blew up was an illusion? The giant space genie that grabbed the Enterprise? An illusion? That doesn't make much sense. None at all, really. Anyway, even if these were all illusions, the tractor beam dragging the Enterprise to the surface of the planet isn't. Kick has Sulu blast the fortress with the ship's phasers and the tractor beams disengage.
Chang dies after lightning hits his sword and the humans are left to their own peaceful devices. Kirk and the others return to the Enterprise, hoping that there aren't any other Changs out there waiting to destroy them.
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Keep in mind that "STAR TREK" was becoming a syndicated "evergreen" at the time this issue was published- even though it "failed" in its original run on NBC, the series found its "core audience" on local stations between 1969 and 1972…enough to launch several "conventions", James Blish's continuing adaptations of first-draft scripts into paperback [and eventually, book] form, two books about the making of the original series, fanzines and "fan fiction", the animated "Saturday morning" version of the show (with the voices of the original cast) in 1973-'75; and finally, in 1979, the return of the original cast in "Star Trek- The Motion Picture", kicking off the "Star Trek" franchises that continue to this day.
However, in 1971, most loyal fans depended on the Gold Key comic books to appease their appetite for new adventures of Kirk and crew…even if James Doohan's image as "Scotty" wasn't in this issue (could be he wasn't part of the "authorized likenesses", as Shatner, Nimoy and Kelley were; he WILL be, in later comic adaptations).
The idea of a "giant genie's hand" grasping the Enterprise was likely borrowed from the image of "Apollo's giant hand" doing the same thing in the 1967 episode, "Who Mourns For Adonais?". The "Sceptre Of the Sun" sounds almost similar to the "transmuter" Sylvia & Korob achieve THEIR illusions from in '67's "Catspaw"…borrowing a LOT of ideas from various scripts, apparently. With a little tightening, the story could have been an excellent half-hour animated adventure.
As to the back cover ad for "American Seed Co.", I can imagine the remarks the "testimonials" from the two kids at the bottom were "cut off", like this:
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ACD Routing for Fighting Wrong Signal Supervision
Emin Gabrielyan
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
2010-06-22 ← 2010-03-31 ← 2009-10-20
Routing for Fighting Wrong Signal Supervision
a multi vendor ACD routing system
The desired target load per vendor
Computation of the rejection rate
through 2010-03-31: a two-vendor ACD routing system
The two-vendor voice quality control system is successfully
tested during several months and offered us a significant stability without any
call for a manual intervention. In this section we suggest the upgrade of the
two-vendor architecture. We present the formulas for generalizing the
two-vendor design into a multi-vendor version. The three vendor system is
currently of a special urgent interest, as one of the main vendors of our
highly demanded destination (
As usual, we need the ACD values of each of the vendor. Values are periodically collected from the remote billing database. For each vendor the aggregate ACD over all circuits must be computed (without limiting to the circuit representing the ACD transit router only). The choice of the window (restriction of the number of attempts or the time) must be based on the same technique used in the two-vendor system.
We need also the ACD minimal and maximal values. If there
are no stats for computing even the max or min, both, the max and min, must be set
to a ACD default value. Use 9 minutes as a default for
If there are no connected calls to certain route and therefore no stat for computing the ACD of a route, the route's ACD must be set to the current minimum. Obviously if there are no stats for any of the routes, the ACD values of all vendors, the minimal ACD, and maximal ACD will be all equal to the default ACD value.
The weighted rank of a route is computed as follows:
The route's rank cannot be more than 1:
The best rank of 1 is possible only if there is only one working route and the ranks of all other routes are equal to zero. The sum of all ranks is always equal to 1:
To avoid divisions by zero assign a non-zero positive value to this (ACD zero) parameter (e.g. 1 second = 1/60). In general, the higher is the value of this parameter, the more vaguely, i.e. the less accented is be the prioritization of the best route.
The desired final load of a route is computed so as to guarantee a minimal traffic via the worst routes. The minimal traffic is needed for continuous quality tracking.
The expanded formula for computing the desired load values is the following:
The load represents a value from the n-th fraction of the load min to 1 (corresponding to a percentage up to 100%)
Similarly to the sum of ranks, the sum of loads is always equal to 1 (i.e. to 100%).
Below is an example of target loads (pink curve), as function of the set of 4 measured ACD values (the blue histograms). The minimal monitoring load is set to 40% which is shared across the 4 routes, constantly ensuring even to the worst route a 10% (the ¼ of the 40%) of the total traffic. The value of ACD zero was set to quasi 0.
The next two subsections are not required for the implementation of the algorithm. Skip these subsections if you are focused on the implementation.
This section is not required for the implementation.
In fact the ACD zero parameter is redundant and the formulas can be always replaced by simplified versions without this parameter. We can prove that for any combination of the following two parameters, the formulas can result the same with an appropriately chosen different value of load min:
There always exists a different load min returning the same results when used in simplified formulas without ACD zero:
The statement looks as follows, when expanded:
This section is not required for the implementation.
The formula for computing the load of a route can be rewritten as follows:
The new load min value, working without ACD zero, must be expressed as follows:
It remains to prove that the right sides of the above two formulas are identical:
Further simplifications show that the two equations are the same, therefore the suggestion is proved:
Though any combination of load min and, ACD min and ACD zero can be replaced by a single (new different) load min, that new load min is not necessary positive and is therefore hard to interpret logically. The joined Excel file shows a computation of the new virtual load min value and validates what was discussed above [xls].
The rejection rate of the current route depends on the target loads of all routes with the lower or equal preferences in the billing:
The expanded formula of the rejection rate:
The following embedded Excel table shows a computation of reject rates for 4 routes (here the routes are sorted in the order of preference). The 4 target loads are computed randomly. The reject rate is computed according to above formulas. The last column is for validation. It computes back the load, based on the reject rate. We see that the loads computed based on reject rate match the initial target load values.
The formula in cell C3 for computation of the reject rate:
Below is the formula in cell D3 for computation of the load, based on reject rates. The percentage of attempts seized (kept) on the next high priority route (preference 4) is equal to D4. The attempts received by that route (preference 4) are equal to D4/(1-C4). The attempts passed from that route (preference 4) to the current route (preference 3) are equal to D4/(1-C4)*C4. The attempts kept by current route (preference 3), i.e. the load of the route is equal to D4/(1-C4)*C4*(1-C3).
A rejection rate on-line calculator (contains an example with 4 vendors) is available below:
A two vendor ACD quality routing system was designed and successfully tested on real voice traffic of about 200'000 minutes per month [1] [3]. The details of the architecture and tests are published [1]. The next step (presented above) is the multi-vendor solution. The subsections of this section present the basics of the two vendor system.
Whenever there is a high demand for a certain phone destination, fake vendors appear in the market offering voice termination with false answer signal supervisions. The worst case scenario is often encountered, the answered signal is returned immediately and calls are being charged without being connected. Different techniques are used to keep the calling party on the line. One of these techniques is to play a record of a ring back tone (while the call is already being charged). Another, more sophisticated technique is to play a human voice randomly picked up from a set of records containing contents similar to: "hello, hello, I cannot hear you…" Apart the fact that these fallacious calls are charged at rates of real calls, such malicious routes seriously handicap the switching process. The system does not detect any failure on the signaling level and is unable to send new attempts via backup routes, the call technically considered as being already connected. Once the call flow falls into such a trap, the calls will continue being routed via the fraudulent route until a manual intervention.
We suggest measuring ACD on different vendor connections and routing based on ACD. Fake calls are terminated by the customer earlier. The ACD of the vendor will ultimately drop if a fraction or all of its calls end up in fraudulent answering systems with wrong answer supervision.
In the proposed model, we consider a system with two vendors (Vendor A and Vendor B) terminating to a destination requiring the automatic quality control. We assume a billing system capable of LCR routing, handovers (assuming proper signaling), and of hard priorities. Both vendors have the same priority and an LCR is enabled.
We setup a (kamalio) SIP server which listens on two ports or IP addresses, and is configured such that the first port represents simply a transit to Vendor A, and the second port represents a transit to Vendor B.
The SIP transit server is equipped with two scripts recurrently connecting to the database of the billing system. The first script accesses the CDR tables and computes the current ACD values of vendor A and B (all calls to a given vendor must be considered irrespectively whether calls are landed directly or via the transit SIP server). The choice of the CDR chunk can be based for example on last 1'000 calls or on all calls of past 10 minutes. The second script monitors the rate and their validity date changes on the direct connections. Whenever a change occurs on direct connections (indicating on new tariffs from vendors A or B), an email is sent to the rate uploading personnel for updating also the rates of the clone connections (the email contains the new rate and validity date to apply).
Depending on the current ACD values the SIP transit shall prioritize one or the other vendor. The transit server does not have a right to handover or reroute the calls on its own. It will result in wrong billing, because the billing server will charge the account of the vendor it believes the calls are routed to. The only action the transit SIP server is allowed to; is the rejection of calls.
In our scheme, the rejection of calls alone is sufficient to determine any desired routing balance. In this example we assume the following priorities on the (true and clone) vendor connections. Both direct connections to the vendors share a low priority level equal to 5 so as to permit LCR. The two transit connections have higher priorities, so the calls are routed first via these connections and they will be handed over the principal direct connections only if both transit connections fail.
The transit SIP server shall reject or accept the calls on its two incoming ports at variable rates which are dynamically computed as functions of current ACD values of two vendors A and B. The rejection rate must be chosen so as to prioritize the route with higher ACD. However, for the sake of continuous measurements on all routes, call flow must be maintained also on the route with lower ACD but at a minimal level. A small fraction of healthy calls (i.e. not rejected by a true vendor) shall be constantly rejected on the best ACD link and accepted on the worst one.
We first translate the ACD values to rank values of the routes ranging from 0 to 1. The route with the higher ACD has the rank 1 (denoted also as 100%). The route with a shorter ACD has a rank equal to its ACD divided by the ACD of the best route.
Then assuming the minimal obligatory load for measurements, the loads of routes are linear functions of their ranks such that the low rank route has the minimal load when the rank is 0 and to 50% load when the rank is 1 (i.e. as good as the high rank route).
Finally the rejection rate (ranging from 0 to 1) on a route is a function of its load (ranging from 0 to 1) and of the priority of that route in the original billing system. The priority of the route in the billing system should not be hard-coded in the transit server but must be (periodically) retrieved (and cached) with a remote database query.
For demonstration of rejection intensities as functions of ACD values, an online rejection rate calculator is provided. The joined Excel file shows also implementations of the above equations with Excel formulas.
Examine the efficiency of a non linear load as a function of the route rank.
Generalize the presented schema and formulas for any number of routes (not only two).
This project is presently in progress, and the two-route architecture hopefully will be soon up and running.
A quality routing system with two vendors is up and running on a test traffic of about 200'000 minutes per month:
Documentation of the current version as well as the details of the project are publicly available:
The software presently running on the transit SIP server
The billing server applying LCR, preferences, and charging the vendor accounts in this system
History of a troubleshooting of a case with fake answer supervision
ACD routing for fighting malicious routes with wrong signal supervision (this page)
Introduction to LCR and Quality Routing:
ACD Average Call Duration
ASR Answer Seizure Ratio
CDR Call Detail Record
LCR Least Cost Routing
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