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I don't like to say this, but these images wouldn't be as great as they are without this Canon 135mm lens. It's no doubt that this lens gave these pictures amazing mood. Of course Elena Shumilova has fantastic sense of composition and lighting, but you know, with kit 18-55 lens you couldn't achieve this ;)
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Me and mtngal took off on a 2-up ride on Friday, September 21, 2012. I had just returned from an 11 day ride to and back from New Brunswick Canada and enjoyed the seafood on the northern coast so much that I decided I might as well finish eating my way down the east coast but I wanted my favorite partner in crime and Sweetheart along with me so we were gone for about 8 days. It was a blast and she did most of the photography. We were in NC, TN, VA, back in NC, and ended up in Charleston SC before we got back. Following is from day one:
Ready to roll about 9:30 am from mtngals place.
A familiar site for us about 10 minutes down the road: I can remember when those tags looked a lot newer
Fog rises off Spring Creek below:
Rolling straight on through a familiar town:
The French Broad reminds me of the Chocolate River in New Brunswick today. Guess we had a good rain south of here.
We will cross these mountains on our way up to Tennessee. In fact, I think we crossed the Appalachian Trail about 7 times today. Several times around Hot Springs, again at the top of the Mountain on 25-70 and soon again on 212 going into TN.
On the way toward TN:
We always try to travel back roads and farmlands on our rides and this trip is no exception. We noticed a real variety of farmlands, crops, and livestock over the next week. Here we see a mature tomato crop and tobacco that looks about ready to hang for curing:
Not far down the road is another tomato field and the farmers are busy picking their harvest.
Here the AT crosses again on 212 at the TN Line:
Now this is mtngal and our big GS bike ready to keep rolling:
Before pulling out, we find a "Lucky Dime" which rode with us in the tank bag map viewer to remainder of the journey:
We took a brief detour and restroom break on Clear Branch Road to see Tennessee's Welcome Center voted best in the state. This photo from their parking looking back in the direction from whence we came.
A shot taken on the move toward the AT crossing on 91/133 on the way to Shady Valley above Elizabethton, TN.
Map and info at the AT crossing in the Gap entering Shady Valley. Nice spot for a stop and we saw some neat finches feeding on thistle seed and a good job by mtngal to capture one in her camera:
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Online options for culinary education are very rare at the introductory level, because learning how to cook is an inherently hands-on process. No diploma programs are available online, but some cooking certificate programs are available through distance learning.
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Online diploma programs in cooking don't exist, but there are a few distance education programs that award certificates in various types of culinary studies. Online cooking certificate programs emphasize the fundamentals of cuisine and practical cooking skills, combining textbooks, online study materials, training DVDs and cooking exercises to be done in students' kitchens.
Online cooking certificate programs teach students to prepare all kinds of food, including soup, bread, desserts and even large entrees like roasts and pasta dishes. Programs may take as little as two months to complete. Some schools caution that completion of an online certificate program does not qualify a student for employment as a cook. However, students with restaurant experience or other culinary training may benefit from these programs in terms of a career boost.
Aside from a food handler's license issued by the local government, culinary professionals are rarely required to have professional certification. It can, however, be an advantage when applying for a job. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) certifies culinary professionals at all levels, beginning with the Certified Culinarian certification. A graduate of an online cooking certificate program would have to present a copy of their certificate, as well as evidence of at least one year of professional experience. The test comprises a written and a practical portion.
Overview of Online Cooking Certificate Programs
Designed for chefs with varying levels of experience, online cooking certificate programs offer an introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques of gourmet cooking. There are no prerequisites for online culinary certificate programs; students of all ages and levels of education (from post high school upward) can enroll.
Program Information and Requirements
Online cooking certificate programs are typically offered entirely online without any in-person coursework required. Students are responsible for completing textbook readings and exercises and for logging onto Web-based educational software, where they can download study materials, submit assignments and take exams. Their interaction with their instructors is all done over the phone or via e-mail. For the practical training, students use instructional DVDs and cooking labs that can be done in a home kitchen. Students set their own pace, and an online cooking certificate program can be completed in anywhere from a few months to two years.
Because the course software is all Web-based, students aren't required to purchase any special software or hardware. However, in order to practice the preparation methods being taught, students are expected to have a well-stocked, well-equipped kitchen.
List of Common Certificate-level Online Cooking Courses
The curriculum for an online cooking certificate program typically covers every element of a meal, from appetizers to desserts. It also covers a full range of foods that every chef is expected to know how to prepare. Courses devoted to soups and sauces, to game and poultry or to pastry and baking will cover ingredients, techniques and dishes that are important in each category. Courses international cuisine are also commonly offered.
Sauce, Soup and Stock Course
Good stock - a rich broth made with seafood, meat, poultry or vegetables - is essential not only to soups and sauces, but also to countless other dishes. In this course, students learn how to properly prepare and season stocks, soups and sauces, and they master fundamentals like making a roux and preparing a mirepoix.
Meat Preparation Course
Encompassing beef, lamb, veal and pork, courses on meat preparation teach students how to differentiate between cuts of meat, how to determine the appropriate cooking method and how to anticipate the results. Students typically learn a wide array of preparations, including grilling, roasting, frying, stewing, sautéing and braising.
Baking and Pastry Course
For a professional cook, pastry skills can lead to a specialized career path as a pastry chef. A baking and pastry course covers yeast breads and quick breads, cookies and biscuits, pies, cakes and pastries. Students also learn to prepare all the frostings, icings, creams and custards that accompany sweet pastries.
International Cuisine Course
Most formal culinary education programs use French gastronomy as their foundations, but as the world gets smaller and smaller, it's become vital that chefs are trained in a variety of culinary traditions. At the certificate level, courses in international cuisine introduce students to the basic flavors, ingredients and techniques found in culinary traditions from around the globe.
Career Information for Graduates
For students interested in working in professional kitchens, completing online cooking certificate programs will give them the basic training necessary for entry-level cooking positions, such as prep, assistant or line cooks. In May of 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that lower-level cooks who worked in restaurants made an average of $22,770 a year. Contrastingly, cooks at the same level working in hotels and casinos were averaging $27,430 (www.bls.gov). The BLS also reports that while job growth in this sector is expected to be slightly lower than the national average between 2008 and 2018, the prospects are still strong. The BLS attributes this to a steady turnover rate.
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The night's big award — Government/Industry Partnership Alliance Award, which is only given out in years when there is somebody who rises to the challenge — was given to two leaders who led the presidential transition initiative for the General Services Administration, which, by all accounts, went exceedingly well. The two winners:
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Ryan was driving south on U.S. Highway 65/Limit Avenue, approaching the intersection with West 32nd Street. She was in the left lane, preparing to move into the left-turn lane, and the right lane was backed up almost to Patricia's Mexican and More restaurant. A motorist in the right lane stopped short of Plaza Avenue so they wouldn't be blocking access to the road. But a driver on Plaza was trying to turn left onto northbound Limit, and the motorist stopped on Limit motioned them to cut across the highway, not seeing Ryan approaching from behind in the left lane.
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COULD IVF success rates be improved simply by changing the materials used to make Petri dishes? It seems that standard polystyrene dishes may undermine the viability of sperm. Researchers have found that sperm cells are more likely to live longer in dishes made of more stable materials.
Andrei Sommer at the University of Ulm in Germany and his team tested four Petri dishes. One was a standard lab dish made of hard polystyrene, while the other three were made of a purified glass. Of these, one was untreated, one was sandblasted and coated with a layer of synthetic diamond 1 micrometre thick, while the third was left smooth and coated with the nanodiamond layer. The team extracted sperm from human semen, placed them in a standard IVF medium and added them to the dishes.
After 42 hours the proportions of sperm cells still alive were 52 per cent, 60 per cent, 64 per cent and 74 per cent, respectively (Online Proceedings Library of the Materials Research Society, DOI: 10.1557/opl.2013.168).
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More work will be required to confirm that the softening of the polystyrene Petri dishes occurs quickly enough to be problematic. Fertilisation of eggs by sperm during IVF usually takes place within just 12 hours. It is not yet clear whether the high sperm fatalities after 42 hours reflect problems within that initial 12-hour window. But Sommer says that preliminary observations suggest there are indeed signs of sperm weakness within the first 12 hours. He now plans to carry out further tests on human sperm and will also study how the different surfaces affect animal eggs and embryos.
"We know that reactive oxygen species are bad for sperm, eggs and embryos in IVF, so this might go some way to explaining why IVF sometimes doesn't work in the way we expect it to," says Allan Pacey at the University of Sheffield, UK. But he agrees with Sommer that there is still more research to do. "It would be useful for further tests to look at more subtle aspects of sperm biology such as detailed aspects of motility, preferably within a shorter time frame," Pacey says.
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There is no set protocol and departments are free to conduct the tweetalong how they see fit, she said.
In Ontario, Canada, the Niagara Regional Police Service conducted their first virtual ridealong in August over a busy eight-hour Friday night shift. The police department's followers were able to see a tweet whenever the police unit was dispatched to one of the more than 140,000 calls received that night.
Richard Gadreau, the social media officer for the police department, said officers routinely take people out on real ridealongs, but there is a waiting list and preference is given to people interested in becoming an officer.
With tweetalongs, many calls also mean many tweets. Kolb said departments are cognizant of cluttering peoples' Twitter feeds.
That's why the Rapid City Police Department decided to create a separate account for the tweetalong, Allender said.
Kolb also said officers are careful not to tweet personal or sensitive information. Officers typically do not tweet child abuse or domestic abuse cases, and they usually only tweet about a call after they leave the scene to protect officers and callers.
But Allender, the chief of police in Rapid City, said tweetalongs also show some of the more outrageous calls police deal with on a regular basis - like the kid who breaks out the window of a police car while the officer is standing on the sidewalk.
"Real life is funnier than any comedy show out there and not to make fun of people, embarrass them or humiliate them, but people do funny things," Allender said. "... I mean, that guy deserves a little bit of ridicule, and everyone who would be watching would agree. That's just good clean fun to me."
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