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Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
Yeah, it gives us one spot that could theoretically go to anyone. I see us picking Kallis + Faulkner + four other specialist bats and a keeper, and Pollock/Procter + two other specialist seamers... but the spot that we'd usually think of as the spinner spot may end up going to someone else entirely because of the extra bowling Kallis and Faulkner already give us. Looking at how the West Indies team ended up I'd not be surprised if both Pollock and Procter made the cut and Faulkner ended up the lone spinner.
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Donald: Matches = 14 Ave = 31.07 SR = 61.6
Steyn: Matches = 11 Ave = 27.28 SR = 46.0
S.Pollock: Matches = 13 Ave = 36.85 SR = 80.8
Adcock: Matches = 5 Ave = 29.28 SR = 74.8
P.Pollock: Matches = 14 Ave = 27.65 SR = 57.0
Procter: Matches = 7 Ave = 15.02 SR = 36.9
Actually you're right Satan, Donald's figures aren't flash. But they still significantly better than Shaun Pollock who is rank last.
The surprise package is Peter Pollock. On those numbers he deserves more votes than he is getting!
And we also can draw a reasonable conclusion from those 7 Test matches of Mike Procter. That is, he must have been one hell of a fast bowler.
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Both Pollock and Procter should make it but I'm trying not to over-think it and just pick who I think are the best two pacers.
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I want Procter in the side too, and I will have him ahead of Shaun Pollock as first change.
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Artificial Limbo: The Moral Quandary of Frozen Embryos
By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq.
July 12th, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Were we to go to such cryopreservation facilities where the frozen human embryos are preserved, we would be confronted with a veritable man-made limbo. Thousands upon thousands of human embryos--live human souls trapped in their tiny frozen "body"--whose natural development has been suspended. One count has these poor frozen souls numbered at almost 400,000 in the United States alone. We confront a moral quandary before these tiny frozen humans: we do not clearly know what we can do with them. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - St. Thomas Aquinas taught that no innocent person would ever be placed in a position where he has to select between two wrongs so as to be forced to choose between evils. In other words, the innocent agent would never be perplexed by a moral dilemma. Any moral dilemmas confronted by an innocent could be shown to be only apparent. God would not place the innocent in such a situation.However, this was not St. Thomas's view when it came to a wrongdoer. St. Thomas believed that a wrongdoer was not necessarily assured that he would not find himself in a moral dilemma. While in most cases a wrongdoer could escape those moral dilemmas caused by his prior wrongful acts, it was possible that, in a certain case, like a careless painter he could paint himself into a moral corner by his own prior acts. If the wrongdoer faced such a moral dilemma, however he acted he would be condemned to sin. He would confront a Hobson's choice where neither option was good. He would therefore find himself morally perplexed. If he wanted to do good, he could not act. But not acting would not resolve the problem. Modern man has put himself in what may be an irresolvable dilemma, one which even perplexes the Church. With his technical prowess through his hubris morally unchecked, modern man has sinned against human life and the moral law that governs the procreative process. Instead of a "great 'yes' to human life," he has expressed a great 'no' to human life. He has murdered hundreds millions perhaps even a billions of his kind through direct abortion and the "contraceptive" techniques that are in fact abortions. Modern man rejects the notion: "The Lord puts to death and gives life." (1 Sam. 2:6). For him it is man who puts to death when and how he wills. His instruments of killing have gotten small indeed, so that they reach the tiniest humans, violating them or poisoning them or their natural environment. Our mother's wombs have become killing fields. Additionally, in engaging in all sorts of artificial conception techniques, specifically, those associated with in vitro fertilization, man has also dabbled in the black technical arts of "illegitimate spawning" to borrow words from Seamus Heaney's poem "Limbo." Again, modern man rejects the notion: "The Lord puts to death and gives life." (1 Sam. 2:6). For him it is also man who gives life. It is these latter sins that may have put modern man in an irresolvable moral dilemma. He may have painted himself into a moral corner. And in so doing he may have manufactured an artificial limbo where he has condemned hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of his kind. The ordinary in vitro fertilization techniques require the production of a number of human embryos; many more embryos are produced than will eventually be born. Some of these embryos are frozen in liquid nitrogen--placed in cryopreservation--for future use in the event those embryos that are used do not successful result in the birth of a child. The Church addresses the moral problems associated with in vitro fertilization in the instruction Dignitatis personae. For a variety of reasons, these techniques are found wanting because they violate the union between procreation and the conjugal act. Moreover, they offend against the dignity of the embryo. The Church teaches that the "human embryo has . . . the dignity proper to a person." DP, 6. As a consequence, such cryopreservation "is incompatible with the respect owed to human embryos." DP, 18. Moreover, it is foreseeable that many of these embryos do not survive the process of initial freezing or the process of thawing once frozen. Some, however, do survive the thawing process. And these are used in the medical procedures which, if effective, lead to the birth of a child. Once the couple's desires have been satisfied, however, there are often a great number of these embryos that remain in suspended animation while they are in cryopreservation. Like the fishermen at Ballyshannon in Seamus Heany's poem "Limbo," our moral nets have captured an "illegitimate spawning," small ones "thrown back to the waters," frozen waters to be sure. The Church observes: "The majority of embryos that are not used remain 'orphans.' Their parents do not ask for them and at times all trace of the parents is lost. That is why there are thousands upon thousands of frozen embryos in almost all countries where in vitro fertilization takes place." DP, 18. Like the mother intent on infanticide in Seamus Heany's poem, those scientists and physicians as well as patients who participate in this mockery of procreation stand in moral shallows, ducking the issue. Their souls, like the wrists of the murderess in Heaney's poem, are "dead as the gravel." Their consciences have been torn open, rendered raw, as if a "minnow with hooks"--a fishing lure full of hooks--had been forcibly yanked out of the tender flesh of a woman's birth canal. Were we to go to such cryopreservation facilities, we would be confronted with a veritable man-made limbo. Thousands upon thousands of human embryos--live human souls trapped in their tiny frozen "body" in strange-looking vats--whose natural development has been suspended. One count has these poor frozen souls numbered at 396,526 in the United States alone. Modern man is not only acting as though he is the lord of life and death. Modern man has now claimed the space between life and death. He has said: "Now limbo will be a cold glitter of souls," packed in liquid nitrogen. What can be done with the "cold glitter of souls"? The question presents a moral quandary. Modern man finds himself in this quandary because he has done this even while "under the sign of the cross." Modern man has spurned the teachings of the Church, has spurned the natural moral law. His technological prowess will not be limited by the "inconvenience" of ethics. And it may be that, as a result of his hubris, modern man has painted himself into a moral corner. The Church herself has asked the question: "With regard to the large number of frozen embryos already in existence the question becomes: what to do with them? Some of those who pose this question do not grasp its ethical nature, motivated as they are by laws in some countries that require cryopreservation centers to empty their storage tanks periodically. Others, however, are aware that a grave injustice has been perpetrated and wonder how best to respond to the duty of resolving it." DP, 19. Due the respect due to persons, these embryos cannot be allowed to die. They cannot be used for research. They cannot be used as a treatment for infertility. These are all clearly immoral options. Some have suggested a form of "prenatal adoption" as the means out of the moral dilemma. While this last proposal is "praiseworthy with regard to the intention of respecting and defending human life," it still suffers from moral problems that plague the clearly immoral options, though here, the Church's condemnation seems a little softer perhaps in the hope of arriving at some future answer. DP, 19. But at this time, the Church is perplexed. "All things considered, it needs to be recognized that the thousands of abandoned embryos represent a situation of injustice which in fact cannot be resolved." DP, 19. The Church cannot give guidance to modern man who has irresponsibly placed himself in a moral quandary. Her theologians are working on it, but so far no clear solution has been found. With respect to the thousands and thousands of frozen embryos, the Church seems as yet to have found no way out of modern mankind for its sins. By its prior sins, modern mankind has put itself in a moral dilemma. It is wrong to keep these embryos a permanent cryogenic state. It is appears wrong in any manner to dispose of them. We have put some of our own kind in limbo. A man-made limbo. And with reckless disregard of the rights and dignity of the embryo, we keep condemning more of our kind in the frozen chambers, frozen chambers like a sort of Dantean hell where--can it be so?-- Even Christ's palms, unhealed, Smart and cannot fish there. ----- Andrew M. Greenwell is an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas, practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is married with three children. He maintains a blog entirely devoted to the natural law called Lex Christianorum. You can contact Andrew at email@example.com. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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Frosted with luscious, fluffy cream cheese frosting, these mini cakes couldn't be easier to make.
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Calories | 240 |
Total Fat | 9g |
Saturated Fat | 3.5g |
Cholesterol | 20mg |
Sodium | 250mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 40g |
Dietary Fiber | 0 |
Sugars | 31g |
Protein | 2g |
Calcium | -- |
Yields: 24 cupcakes
Total Time: 1 hr 34 min
Prep Time: 10 min
Oven Temp: 350
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- 1 package(s) (2-layer size) white cake mix
- 1 package(s) (3.4-ounce) Jell-O® Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1 cup(s) water
- 4 egg whites
- 2 tablespoon(s) oil
- 1 package(s) (8-ounce) Philadelphia® Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup(s) (1/2 stick) butter, softened
- 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
- 1 package(s) (16-ounce) powdered sugar
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on low speed until moistened. (Batter will be thick.) Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
- Bake 21 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, and juice with mixer until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended. Spread onto cupcakes.
Variation: Substitute Philadelphia® Neufchâtel Cheese for the cream cheese; prepare as directed.
Variation: For a special extra touch, blend 1 teaspoon lemon zest into frosting before spreading onto cupcakes.
Each serving provides: 0.5g trans fat, 4%DV vitamin A, 0%DV vitamin C, 6%DV calcium, and 0%DV iron.
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WHY vs WHY Gay Marriage
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In this WHY vs WHY™ , we pit two opposing activists & writers against each other, Rodney Croome(Yes) & Bill Muehlenberg (No). They go head-to-head, each presenting 7 key reasons why you should say yes/no to gay marriage.
After each author presents his arguments, his opponent tries to tear each of them apart, both in the book & on this website (with further rebuttals). For readers, we aim to leave nothing unanswered.
Rodney & Bill are good writers with strong, well-argued opinions. Who will you agree with? Will one of them change your mind? Read the book & find out.
In WHY vs WHY™, you get both sides, so you can decide for yourself... The books are also a great tool to help you convince others, people who don't see the light the way you do. Buy them a copy!
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Alton's Future Cookbooks to Enter the Digital Age
by Maria Russo in Food Network Chef, October 10th, 2011The third and final installment of Alton Brown's Good Eats cookbook series hit store shelves last week and the new volume is overflowing with colorful anecdotes, behind-the-scenes shots and a whopping 225 recipes from 85 Good Eats episodes.
We caught up with Alton at the New York City Wine and Food Festival last weekend and discussed his plan for future electronic cookbooks. Of the potential switch from paper to screen, Alton said, "I don't know how it's going to change things. I hope to make the cookbook a more kitchen-friendly device, to make it something where you can choose which knowledge you get, which information you get, when you get it and what order you get it in, so that people can adapt the information to the way they cook, instead of changing the way they cook to the way I cook." He said that ideally, his series of e-book ventures would be available on the Kindle and Apple iPad, as the latter offers bright video and graphic possibilities.
An avid cookbook collector myself, I asked Alton how he envisions consumers accumulating his texts in a digital library. "I'm hoping that over time, they'll be able to curate all their favorite recipes from different applications and different e-books that I publish into their own little kind of recipe book," he said. Leave it to the food science guru to use technology to challenge and expand the limits of traditional cookbooking while increasing ease of use and accessibility for his fans.
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People who don't have asthma may not know how it makes you feel. Try not to get angry with them. Instead, help them learn more about asthma. If you're afraid to speak up, ask your parents what words to say. Here are some things you can say to your family, friends, teachers, and other adults:
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a very common condition. PAD develops most commonly as a result of arteriosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," which occurs when cholesterol and scar tissue build up, forming a substance called plaque inside the arteries that narrows and clogs the arteries. This is a very serious condition. The clogged arteries cause decreased blood flow to the legs, which can result in pain when walking, and eventually, the lack of blood flow may result in gangrene and amputation.
PAD may be treated in the San Antonio Community Hospital Cath Lab by interventional cardiologists. Using imaging for guidance, the cardiologists thread a catheter through the femoral artery in the groin, to the blocked artery in the legs. Then a balloon is inflated to open the blood vessel where it is narrowed or blocked. In some cases this is then held open with a stent, a tiny metal cylinder. This is a minimally invasive treatment that does not require surgery, just a small opening in the skin about the size of a pencil tip.
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An Introduction to OpenSSL Programming, Part II of II
We saw earlier that rehandshaking could cause SSL_write() to return with SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ. Similarly, SSL_read() can return with SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE if rehandshake occurs and the write buffers fill up (this is relatively unusual on modern platforms since the write buffers are generally large enough to accommodate typical SSL handshake records). In either case, the correct procedure is to select for read/write-ability and then reissue the offending call. This leads to some confusing logic since it means that under certain circumstances you respond to a socket being ready to read by calling SSL_write().
Let's take the case of SSL_write() first. If SSL_write() returns SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ we set the state variable write_blocked_on_read. Ordinarily, this would cause us to call SSL_read() but because write blocked on read is set, we skip the read loop and fall through to the write loop where the call to SSL_write() is reissued. Note that since the SSL handshake requires a number of reads and writes, it's quite possible that this call won't complete either, and we'll have to reenter the select() loop.
Now consider the case of SSL_read(). If SSL_read() returns SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE we set the state variable read_blocked_on_write and reenter the select() loop waiting for the socket to be writable. When it is we arrange to call SSL_read() again (see the second line of the test right after the call to select(). Note that after we call SSL_read() we fall through the the write section of the loop. However, even though the socket is writeable and so the FD ISSET test passes, SSL_write() will only be called if c2sl is nonzero and there's really data to write.
Taken together, these articles demonstrate most of the essentials of writing SSL clients and servers with OpenSSL. However, OpenSSL offers a number of other powerful features that we don't cover, including:
Cryptographic Toolkit
Underlying OpenSSL's SSL implementation is a crypto toolkit implementing all the major cryptographic primitives, including RSA, DH, DES, 3DES, RC4, AES, SHA and MD5, as well as an ASN.1 encoder. Thus, OpenSSL is useful for people writing other kinds of cryptographic applications, even if they don't involve SSL.
Certificate Authority
OpenSSL contains the basic software required to write a certificate authority (CA). A number of CAs have been written on top of OpenSSL, including the free OpenCA project (see the references section).
OpenSSL now includes an S/MIME implementation, allowing it to be used to write secure mail clients. This is still somewhat of a hard hat area--the S/MIME support isn't quite complete yet and neither is the documentation.
Parts of this article were adapted from my book SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems, Addison-Wesley 2000. SSL and TLS offers a comprehensive guide to the SSL protocol and its applications. See www.rtfm.com/sslbook for more information.
Machine-readable source code for the programs presented here can be downloaded from the author's web site at: www.rtfm.com/openssl-examples. The source code is available under a BSD-style license.
You can get OpenSSL from www.openssl.org. The docs are on-line here as well.
The SSLv2 and SSLv3 specifications are on-line at www.netscape.com/eng/security/SSL_2.html and home.netscape.com/eng/ssl3/index.html The specifications for TLS (RFC 2246) and HTTPS (RFC 2818) are available at www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2246.txt and www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2818.txt.
The mod_ssl project lives at www.modssl.org. The ApacheSSL project lives at www.apachessl.org. The OpenCA project lives at www.openca.org/.
Many thanks to Lutz Jaenicke and Bodo Moeller for help with OpenSSL and catching a number of problems with the example programs. Thanks to Lisa Dusseault for review of this article.
Eric Rescorla has been working in internet security since 1993.
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Block socket with SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY
If I use block socket with SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY
The flag SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY will cause read/write operations to only return after the handshake and successful completion.
Do I have to handle the retrying in SSL_Read and SSL_Write? Isn't it easier to do this way? I know it hurts throughput a little, but is it a big deal?
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Learning by Doing: CCNA Lab Manual Version 4 Volumes 1 and 2 - By Matthew Basham. | PDF | English | 80Mb
This manual was developed to prepare students for hands-on training to accompany classroom lectures on CISCO networking theory for the CISCO CCNA 3.0 (#640-607) examination. These labs are intended to supplement and enhance the Cisco Networking Academy Program with additional information, explanations, and laboratory materials, not to replace them. If you are looking for a lot of theory, then you have got the wrong book.
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Matthew Basham is the Program Director Main Contact and Lead Instructor for the St. Petersburg College-CISCO Regional Networking Academy in Clearwater, Florida. Mr. Basham has been employed (adjunct and full-time) with SPC since 1996. He has completed his CCAI (CISCO instructor), CCNA 2.0, and CCDA. Currently he is finishing the instructor CCNP 2.0 track. He holds an M.A.M.C. from the University of Florida and a B.A. from Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan). Mr. Basham has been working professionally in networking as a network administrator, technical writer, teacher, and consultant since 1993. He has been using computers since the 1970's and still owns his original Commodore 64. He has held certifications or trained students in Novell 3 and 4, NT 4.0 workstation, TCP/IP, NT 4.0 server, A , Network , COBOL, Fortran, Pascal, DOS, BASIC, and HTML. His hobbies include computer security, cyber-law, and anti-hacking techniques for network administrators and educators. In 2002 he will be a panel member for a discussion of cybersecurity education in Washington D.C. and be attending a summer school session at Harvard Law School on Internet Law.
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These wills are full abstracts of the original wills and contain all the information given in the original probate material and the original documents are unlikely to give any additional information.
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Long-Term Effects of Treatment with Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Lung Function in Patients with Overlap Syndrome
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We assessed the effects of chronic nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on lung function in a series of unselected patients with overlap syndrome, and we determined whether there were differences in the response induced by CPAP between hypercapnic (PaCO2 ≥ 45 mm Hg) and eucapnic patients with overlap syndrome. The study population included 55 unselected patients (48 men, mean age of 58.5 ± 10.5 years) with a concurrent diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) who had been referred to the Department of Pulmonology of our hospital over 2 consecutive years and in whom work-up studies resulted in the prescription of nasal CPAP therapy. An apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) greater than or equal to 10 in the cardiorespiratory polygraphy was required for the diagnosis of OSAHS. A forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) less than 80% and FEV1-forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio less than 70% of the reference values were required for the diagnosis of COPD. Control lung function studies and arterial blood gas measurements were performed at 6 and 18 months of CPAP therapy. These patients with overlap syndrome accounted for 28.5% of all patients with OSAHS treated with CPAP during the study period. The mean AHI was 37.3 ± 26.1 and the mean CPAP level 7.3 ± 1.3 cm H2O. Thirty-three patients were hypercapnic (PaCO2 ≥ 45 mm Hg) and 22 eucapnic. The hypercapnic group had higher AHI value (44.3 ± 26.9) than the eucapnic group (28.6 ± 21.9) (P < 0.05). After 6 months of CPAP therapy, there were statistically significant increases in PaO2, FEV1, and FVC, accompanied by significant decreases in PaCO2, serum bicarbonate levels, and alveolar-arterial oxygen difference. Response of overlap syndrome patients to CPAP therapy was superior in the hypercapnic group, particularly in relation to improvement of arterial blood gases. However, statistically significant differences in all parameters for the comparison between 6 and 18 months were not recorded.
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- Title
- Long-Term Effects of Treatment with Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Lung Function in Patients with Overlap Syndrome
- Journal
Sleep and Breathing
Volume 6, Issue 1 , pp 3-10
- Cover Date
- 2002-01-01
- 10.1007/s11325-002-0003-6
- Print ISSN
- 1520-9512
- Online ISSN
- 1522-1709
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- overlap syndrome
- continuous positive airway pressure
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 3. Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Universitario "La Paz,", Madrid, Spain
- 4. Príncipe de Vergara 7, 28001, Madrid, Spain


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Chocolate Truffle Cake
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This exceptionally rich dessert must be baked a day ahead for optimum flavor and texture. For easy serving, dip knife in hot water before cutting each slice.
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Calories | 200 |
Total Fat | 14g |
Saturated Fat | 6g |
Cholesterol | 100mg |
Sodium | 110mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 17g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 4g |
Calcium | -- |
Mark Thomas
Serves: 24
Yields: 24
Total Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 35 min
Oven Temp: 300
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- 1 cup(s) butter, (do not use margarine)
- 14 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate
- 2 ounce(s) unsweetened chocolate
- 9 large eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup(s) sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar
- Confectioners' sugar, for decorating
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Remove bottom from 9" by 3" springform pan and cover with foil, wrapping foil around to the underside (this will make it easier to remove cake from pan). Replace bottom. Grease and flour foil bottom and side of pan.
- In large glass bowl, combine butter and both kinds of chocolate. In microwave oven, cook, uncovered, on Medium (50%), 2 1/2 minutes; stir. Return chocolate mixture to microwave oven; cook 2 to 2 1/2 minutes longer until almost melted; stir until smooth. (Or, in heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and both kinds of chocolate over low heat until melted, stirring frequently. Pour chocolate mixture into large bowl.)
- In small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg yolks and sugar until very thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Add egg-yolk mixture to chocolate mixture, stirring with rubber spatula until blended.
- In another large bowl, with clean beaters, and with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. With rubber spatula or wire whisk, gently fold beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture, one-third at a time.
- Pour batter into pan, spreading evenly. Bake 35 minutes. (Do not overbake. The cake will firm upon standing and chilling.) Cool cake completely in pan on wire rack. Then, refrigerate overnight in pan.
- To remove cake from pan, run a hot knife around edge of cake, then lift off side of pan. Invert cake onto cake plate; unwrap foil from bottom and lift off bottom of pan. Carefully peel foil from cake.
- Let cake stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving. Just before serving, decorate cake: Sprinkle confectioners' sugar through fine sieve over star stencil for a pretty design (see Tips & Techniques). Or, dust top of cake with confectioners' sugar.
Each serving without confectioners' sugar: About 200 calories, 4 g protein, 17 g carbohydrate, 14 g total fat (6 g saturated), 100 mg cholesterol, 110 mg sodium.
Tips & Techniques
A store-bought doily makes an easy stencil, or you can create your own design on lightweight cardboard or a manila file folder. Cut cardboard at least 1 inch larger all around than the cake's surface. Cut out stars of different sizes or your own design using a mat knife. Place stencil over cake and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, as we did, or try cocoa, ground nuts, or grated chocolate.
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After over a year in exclusive rotation among elite house DJs, Jack Son's "Thrill Her" eventually got an official release so the rest of us could bang it in our sets. This nasty, percussive workout of the Michael Jackson classic whips dancefloors into ghoulish madness.
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A Winner's Words: Motivation From Melissa
by Brandy Shearer in Food Network Star, Videos, July 24, 2010Been there, done that ... won that — Melissa D'Arabian's back on Star tomorrow night, and I'm eager to hear any advice she may have for the finalists.
As someone who knows what it takes to hang tough in this competition, she's the perfect person to help these guys stay motivated. And her direct, no-nonsense approach may be just what they need at this point in the race. Here, listen to her share a key belief she feels is essential for scoring a win.
An added bonus: Melissa's joining us for an encore appearance in tomorrow night's Star chat. Catch up with her at 9pm/8c! (Can't make it? Post your questions for Melissa here.)
P.S.: For any of you who may be wondering just how good her Ten Dollar Dinners really are (or if ten bucks will really get it done), I'm here to tell you that my experiences with her recipes, eight so far, have been excellent. Last week, I made her Lemony Shrimp Scampi Pasta and it was just fantastic. A light, summer-perfect dish that only cost ten dollars. (All right, $10.47, but that still counts.)
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Smoked Salmon Spread and Bagels
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Instead of topping bagel toasts with slices of expensive smoked salmon, treat your guests to this flavorful spread. It delivers big flavor without the big bucks. Prepare the salmon spread up to 1 day ahead (the flavors will have a chance to blend fully); cover and refrigerate.
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Calories | 35 |
Total Fat | 2g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | 6mg |
Sodium | 140mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 3g |
Dietary Fiber | 0 |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 2g |
Calcium | -- |
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Yields: 32 toasts
Total Time: 20 min
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- 4 ounce(s) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
- 4 ounce(s) smoked salmon, chopped
- 1 container(s) (8 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 tablespoon(s) fresh dill, chopped
- 1 tablespoon(s) capers, drained and chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 1 lemon
- 2 bagels, preferably sesame seed and poppy seed
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 English (seedless) cucumber, thinly sliced
- 4 red radishes, thinly sliced
- Prepare smoked salmon spread: In large bowl, stir cream cheese until light and fluffy. Fold in salmon, sour cream, dill, capers, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. From lemon, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1 teaspoon juice; stir juice and peel into mixture in bowl. Transfer to serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut bagels in half to form 4 shapes that resemble the letter "C." Place bagel halves with cut side down, and cut each lengthwise into four slices to form 16 flat "C" shapes. Cut each in half crosswise to form 32 triangular shapes.
- On large cookie sheet, arrange bagel slices in single layer; bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve toasts with spread and onion, cucumber, and radishes for topping.
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The Black Lips Make Out for a Cause In Front of Chick-Fil-A
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In the wake of the controversy sparked in June by Chick-Fil-A COO Don Cathy's condemnation of gay marriage for religious reasons, some awesome things are beginning to happen. One was how CNN "accidentally" played Pink's "Stupid Girls" last week when intro'ing a segment on how Sarah Palin supports Chick-Fil-A (by the way, they really "regret" it). The other is the number of LGBT couples who have begun posting pictures of themselves kissing in front of Chick-Fil-A restaurants in protest. Joining them today were Cole Alexander and Jared Swilley of Atlanta garage-punks the Black Lips. "Black lips headed to chick fil a! Can't decide what's gonna taste better, A chicken sandwich,or Jared's tongue shoved down my throat," Alexander tweeted this afternoon. After publishing the photo, he added, "I wish i looked romantic in that shot. -¢ I'" Aw, you look great, pal. We're glad we spent our time at Bonnaroo chauffering you around.


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Can you recommend good orchid books for beginners?
This question comes up a lot! The two most commonly suggested books are Ortho's All about Orchids and the Sunset publisher's book on Orchids. Several forum members, including me, are also quite fond of Orchids Simplified by Henry Jaworski.
FLAME 747 suggested "An Introduction to Orchids" published by the South Florida Orchid Society.
Other excellent sources include: Taylor's "All About Orchids" (great pictures);
Rebecca Northen's "Home Orchid Growing" Orchid Growing Basics (Schoser) Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids (Ritterhausen) Orchid Growing for Wimps (Zachos) Jack Kramer's "Orchid Growing Indoors"
In addition, Mary Noble has several good books for beginners: You can Grow Orchids, You Can Grow Cattleya Orchids, and You Can Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids." All are excellent for the beginner.
If you want to know more about species, then The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids, edited by Alec Pridgeon is also a good source.
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Rawlings, Jini (2008) Tri-angulation. In: Land/sea-scapes of memory solo show, 2nd april - 31st May 2009, Duff House (outstation National gallery of Scotland).
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Tri-angulation is a multi-projection video installation using acrylic and black glass screens. The video loops, based on 3 separate historic journeys explore contemporary issues around migration and dis-location. The journeys were taken by a Polish Displaced person after WW2, a young woman travelling to India in 1845 and impoverished and homesick boy sailors in the late 19th century. The videos combine location filming at key ports, Liverpool, Southampton and Aberdeen, constructed sequences and archival material.They explore the liminal, or in-between, state experienced when leaving home for an unknown destination.
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Additional Information: | Also at Artvaults season 4, Bargate Gallery, Southampton, 12 Jul - 21 Sep 2008. |
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- 3 large eggs, separated
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- 1.5 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
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- Preheat the broiler and position a rack in the center of the oven. In a large bowl, using a whisk or a handheld electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the salt and one-fourth of the beaten egg whites. Fold the yolk mixture into the remaining beaten whites until no streaks remain.
- In an 8-inch ovenproof skillet, melt the butter. Scrape the omelet mixture into the skillet and shake gently to evenly distribute the eggs. Sprinkle the cheese all over and transfer the skillet to the oven. Broil the omelet for about 3 minutes, until lightly browned and very puffy. Carefully slide the omelet onto a plate, folding it in half. Serve right away.
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Jake Shimabukuro on Eddie Vedder Singing His Praises: "There Must Be Some Other Guy Out There Named Jake Playing the Ukulele"
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So have you seen the final cut or will it be new to you?
Yeah, I saw it for the first time at Pixar, and it was kind of unbelievable. When they first approached me I just said, "Are you sure you really want to do a documentary on me?" But it was an honor and it's so weird seeing myself on a big screen like that, you know? I've seen myself on television a couple times but never in a theater with the theater sound and that big screen and all. It just blows my mind.
But it really was such an honor to be a part of that, and I really enjoyed watching the documentary too. I got a little emotional because it deals with my family and a lot of my personal life. I love everything that's in this documentary and just seeing it all come together was amazing. It was very touching to me.
Do you ever feel uncomfortable with the notoriety that you receive as an artist? When you see yourself up on that screen is there ever a moment where you just want to crawl under a rock or something?
All the time, all the time! In Hawaii, I've done a few local commercials and every time one of them comes on I try to change the station really quick before anyone notices.
When people like Eddie Vedder are singing your praises and critics are repeatedly saying how you have revolutionized the use of the ukulele as an instrument, does that ever get embarrassing? Or do you just smile and say thanks?
It's an honor, really. I remember when I first read that quote from Eddie Vedder in Rolling Stone and the way he was talking about me. I just couldn't believe it. I was thinking, "There must be some other guy out there named Jake playing the ukulele." But it touched me to hear him say those things because he's one of my heroes. He's such an icon, and just the fact that he's familiar with what I do just blows me away. It's all still so new to me too. I'm still trying to make sense of it all and trying to take it all in. I just feel very fortunate and very blessed and am trying to enjoy every moment of it.
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E-Books, are they as popular as we thought they would become? Well yes and no, while they are not quite as popular as printed books at the moment. They are becoming more and more popular with 17% of Americans having read an e-book before the 2011 holidays and 21% after. While not a staggering stat, it does show people like e-books and more importantly there is growth in popularity.
While printed books remain the top choice for readers those reading e-books with e-content reportedly spend more time reading. With e-content a reader is allowed to get more involved in what they're reading. Through the simple click of a link an e-book will show you a video or take you to a website full information.
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It's that time of year again: today is Mother's Day. I know that I've overlooked this holiday by accident in the past and as a result I've had to scramble in order to get gifts for the mothers in my family, which is never fun.
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Health insurance is a hotly debated topic in this year's presidential elections. Obama-care has some citizens fuming over the possibility universal healthcare. But before I go preaching about my thoughts on Obama-care, we should get a full grasp of what health insurance entails for a buyer.
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Drinking and driving has been one of America's top issues in recent years. My generation has been told over and over again about the dangers of drinking and driving. We've seen videos, brutal live-action plays, heart-wrenching self testimonies and even real life examples. Although, this infection of automobile alcoholism has managed to decrease fatalities by 5% in the last 3 years, the sheer amount of people who still drink and drive is astounding.
My university had a program where students would volunteer to be a ride home for those under the influence on Friday and Saturday nights. It was a free service that was only one phone call away. Unfortunately, the program was cancelled 3 years ago due to budget cuts. Like my institution's program, the battle against drunk drivers is one steep uphill treck. Alcohol has always been rooted in American tradition, but luckily taxies have too.
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I recently graduated college, so I haven't really thought about stress in a while. I just haven't been in very stressful situations. The end of senior year, however, can be quite stressful. It's difficult to get everything together to make sure you graduate. While I consider myself generally anxious, I do things to keep my stress and anxiety levels low. I believe meditation is a great tool to clear the mind and promote healthy thinking. Many people do not realize that you can do non-religious meditation, and are closed-minded towards it.
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Valerie Sim - 30/06/2013
Been doing this dance for a few weeks now, and the whole class really enjoy it. The music is great and there are no tags or re-starts. I can't figure why it doesn't appear to more popular. Well worth a go, see what you think.
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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Brenda L. Douglass, board-certified advance practice nurse, has joined Cape Regional Physicians Associates, effective Nov. 12.
Douglass received her doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from Chatham University. She earned a master of science in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University and subsequently obtained her board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Undergraduate studies were completed at Immaculata University where she earned a bachelor of science in nursing.
"Dr. Douglass is a dedicated and seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience who integrates both the art and science of advanced practice nursing for patients and their families," stated Joanne Vaul, executive director of physician integration at Cape Regional Health System.
Providing specialized care to patients with diabetes, endocrine, and metabolism disorders in an endocrinology setting has been among her experiences. An area of interest encompasses treating those who depend on tobacco. Besides a focus on caring for individuals with acute and chronic conditions, she possesses a wealth of experience as an advance practice nurse which includes cardiology, pulmonology, and sleep disorders, according to hospital officials. Her extensive nursing experience in Emergency Nursing and Trauma care adds to her knowledge in caring for individuals across the lifespan. With a passion for nursing, she serves as an adjunct faculty member, educating upcoming nursing professionals both academically and in the clinical setting.
"As a native of Cape May County, representing Cape Regional Physicians Associates in serving the healthcare needs of the individuals in the community is an honor and privilege," stated Douglass. "With a doctorate in nursing and clinical expertise, I am prepared to deliver the highest quality of care where complex conditions exist. As a healthcare provider, helping patients optimize their health and wellness is my priority."
Douglass is accepting new patients at Cape Regional Physicians Associates' North Cape May Office at 650 Townbank Road, North Cape May. To schedule an appointment, call 898-7447.
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If all goes as planned, sometime today a journalism student in Tilburg, Netherlands will walk into the offices of de Volkskrant, a large Dutch newspaper, and deliver a pie to a reporter. This is not the result of a journalist-on-journalist crush, nor is it a bribe aimed at landing a job. It's an apology pie, and it's part of a remarkable program being run by the Tilburg School of Journalism.
Starting last fall, the school, part of Fontys University of Applied Sciences, has recruited fourth-year journalism students to participate in three-week long fact checking programs. Each morning, the students gather in a room to review the day's news and identify stories that seem questionable. Then they go to work, hitting the phones and other sources to pull suspicious stories apart and see if they hold up to scrutiny. As of today, roughly 80 percent of the stories checked have contained some form of factual mistake, according to instructor and Dutch journalist Theo Dersjant. Their findings are published on a blog. Now, the people behind this program are hoping other journalism programs around the world will use the model to teach students about the importance of accuracy, and help keep local media in check.
This is a surprising outcome given that Dersjant admits he wasn't fond of the idea when it was first proposed by Monique Hamers, a professor who teaches mass communication. (Dutch journalist Carl Mureau also helps run the checking program.)
"There's a discussion going on in journalism and in media in general about the feeling that journalists are making more and more mistakes, and that we don't have as much time as we used to have to do the work," he told me yesterday by phone. "My first reaction to the idea was 'let's not do that' because fact checking as a profession is slowly disappearing from our environment. Journalism organizations are cutting down on staff and some of the first employees to leave the building are fact checkers." (I addressed a similar issue in last week's column.)
Once the program was up and running, Dersjant said he and the other two instructors "fell off our chairs in astonishment that there was so much wrong information in media."
Now the fact checking program is enough of a success that the school has made it a mandatory class for every journalism student in their final year of study. As for the journalists being put in the crosshairs, Dersjant said some have been very receptive to students calling up to point out mistakes, while others have been less than enthused.
"One golden rule we have as fact checkers is that we never publish a fact checking mission unless we have talked to the journalist [responsible for the original report]," Dersjant said. "At first, the journalists said what we are doing is a good idea. But soon the free newspapers and a press agency started getting a bit bored with us because we called them each and every week with more stories that are inaccurate. A lot of media cooperate with us, but one free paper said they will not talk to us anymore because they don't think they have any obligation to us, only to their readers."
Which I guess means they don't have an obligation to provide correct information to readers…
The national Dutch news agency, ANP, received so many phone calls from the students that it eventually changed the way it reports on public opinion polls and research commissioned by companies. As in North America, Dersjant said companies constantly issue releases trumpeting findings from polls and studies in order to get their brand name in the news. The students did such a good job of revealing the bogus data behind these "news" items that ANP has stopped churning out this type of story.
"Our national press agency always published this research, and we showed them that it was nonsense," Dersjant said.
Now ANP has asked if a group of student checkers can spend one week checking all of its articles in order to get a handle on the frequency and nature of its errors. "We will do the same thing for a regional newspaper," Dersjant said.
The Tilburg Checkers (my name, not theirs) are even becoming known outside of Dutch journalism circles. Dersjant is heading to Germany soon to help set up a similar program there, and a Dutch book publisher recently asked the group to check for factual errors in all of the reviews of a particular book.
"We did it a few weeks ago… and of the fifteen longer reviews only three [didn't have factual errors]," he said. "Four of them had really big problems."