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Home Alone – Should You Really Keep the House After Your Massachusetts Divorce?
By Massachusetts divorce lawyer and mediator Stephen McDonough of The Divorce Collaborative The marital home is oftentimes a couple's largest financial asset. Unfortunately, home values remain depressed and your real estate is also probably your largest expense. Part of property settlement discussions surrounding a divorce whether you are in divorce mediation or having a litigated, court-based case, involves whether one spouse or the other – or neither – should stay in the house. Before agreeing to take over the house, also known as the marital home, do your homework and consider these helpful pointers: First, check your credit score. It's […]
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Parenting Plan Challenges – Boston Divorce Lawyer
If you are a separated or divorced parent in Massachusetts, you are likely dealing with some disruption today. I know this because today is Monday, and ends in a "y." Of course as parents, disruption is the norm, and we can handle it! Parenting is certainly rewarding, but also presents challenges – especially during and after a divorce. Combine the regular parenting and custody issues such as communications and coordinating transportation and swirl in a Hurricane/Nor'easter for even more excitement! The power just went off for the record. Seriously. Sandy is wreaking havoc with power lines, tree branches, […]
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By Bedford and Franklin, MA divorce mediator and divorce lawyer Stephen McDonough, Esq. Life insurance can serve an important function in your Massachusetts divorce agreement. Before you can understand the key role life insurance plays in your divorce, knowing about the main policy types is helpful. So, sit down and grab some napkins while we embark on an exciting journey into the world of life insurance! Two Types of Life Insurance – Chocolate & Vanilla It is almost summer time, so imagine soft-serve ice cream…I frequently do…OK, stop. With soft-serve ice cream, two basic options exist, chocolate or vanilla. If […]
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Divorce and Real Estate in the Bedford, MA Area
By Bedford and Franklin, MA divorce attorney and mediator Stephen McDonough of The Divorce Collaborative. Stephen is also a licensed Massachusetts real estate broker. Divorce oftentimes involves the sale and/or purchase of real estate. Our friend and realtor Suzanne Koller, owner of Suzanne & Company, Keller Williams Realty, reports the market is definitely improved this spring in Bedford and surrounding towns such as Concord, Carlisle, and Lexington. In fact, multiple offers are not uncommon this spring for houses in good condition and in desirable communities in the metro-west Boston area. Suzanne has an informative website and definitely has the pulse of Bedford […]
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Massachusetts Divorce FAQ – Moving Out
By Massachusetts divorce lawyer and divorce mediator Stephen McDonough of The Divorce Collaborative of Bedford and Franklin, MA. If you are getting a Massachusetts divorce, can you make your spouse move out of the marital home, or can your spouse make you leave the house? Should you move out voluntarily? Is it OK to wear white pants after labor day? With the exception of the fashion question, these are some of the most frequent questions our Massachusetts divorce and mediation clients worry about. The best answers to these questions really depend on your specific situation, so get advice […]
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Your Massachusetts Divorce Support Team – Tips to Find the Right Therapist
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Telling Your Kids About Your Divorce
By Stephen F. McDonough, Massachusetts Divorce Attorney & Mediator at The Divorce Collaborative. And you thought the birds and bees talk was going to be stressful. Telling your children about your divorce is a difficult conversation that parents dread. Basically, the key to speaking to your children about your divorce is the same as if you were painting a room – it is all about the preparation. Thus, you and your spouse should talk together first, and agree on the following "Four Ws": Who will tell them? When will you tell your children? What will you tell them? Why – […]
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Learn proven techniques to enhance your ability to influence others
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 at 2:48 pm in Misc. Transportation.
As not only the Bay Area but the entire country knows by now, a BART passenger was killed in an officer-involved shooting New Year's Day, and the incident was recorded by other passengers and put up on YouTube. The fallout has been relentless. Last night, there were riots in Oakland, and today, people are sounding off on BARTRage, a local blog created years ago for precisely that purpose.
Capricious Commuter co-author Denis Cuff is currently at the BART Board of Directors meeting in downtown Oakland, where BART's headquarters are located. Dozens of speakers addressed the BART board, and the atmosphere was heavy.
At the meeting, Amos Brown, on the national board for NAACP, senior minister at the Third Baptist church in San Francisco, asked the board for reverence and respect for human life and saidm, "BART in tandem should join with this audience in saying that was murder; don't explain it away as a mistake," he said.
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Esperanza Spalding, Corinne Bailey Rae & More Set for David Lynch Foundation's AN HISTORIC NIGHT OF JAZZ Benefit Tonight
The David Lynch Foundation will host an "An Historic Night of Jazz" benefit to raise money for free meditation instruction to inner city kids, veterans suffering from PTSD, low-income communities and women and girls who have been victims of violence and abuse. The event will be tonight, December 13th starting at 6:00PM at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Theatre, featuring performances by jazz legends Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Corinne Bailey Rae. This unprecedented gala event will be hosted ABC news anchor George Stephanopoulos and filmmaker David Lynch.
Highlights of the event include a conversation on the benefits for health of Transcendental Meditation among high-profile thought leaders, including cardiac surgeon and TV medical talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz and financier and philanthropist Ray Dalio. During the festivities, Mr. Dalio and his wife, Barbara, will be honored with the David Lynch Foundation's "Unbounded Generosity Award" for 2012, and Dr. Oz and his wife, Lisa, will be honored with the Foundation's "Perfect Health Award" for 2012.
Proceeds from the event will go towards teaching the Transcendental Meditation technique to thousands of inner-city youth, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, and women and girls who have been victims of violence and abuse. Over the past seven years, the David Lynch Foundation has provided scholarships to more than 250,000 at-risk adults and children to meditate.
The David Lynch Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 2005 to fund the implementation of scientifically proven stress-reducing modalities including Transcendental Meditation, for at-risk populations such as underserved inner-city students; veterans with PTSD and their families; women and girls who have been victims of violence, rape, and abuse, American Indians suffering from diabetes and high suicide rates; homeless adults and teens participating in reentry programs; and incarcerated adults and juveniles. For more information, visit www.davidlynchfoundation.org.
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Video:How to Make a Carved Pumpkin Last Longerwith Krystyna Rittichier
Once carved, a jack-o-lantern's health goes downhill quickly, but there are many ways to get these temporary art projects to last a few more days. Learn how to make a pumpkin stay fresh longer in this how-to video from About.com.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Make a Carved Pumpkin Last Longer
Hi. I'm Krystyna Rittichier with About.com, and today we'll be talking about how to make a carved pumpkin last longer.
Why Do Pumpkins Rot?
Uncarved pumpkins can last for several weeks up to a couple months. However, once carved, the jack-o-lantern goes down-hill in a matter of days. There are several reasons for this. Microorganisms, oxidation, and dehydrations are usually the culprits behind these issues. There are several tricks you can use to preserve your jack-o-lantern for longer.
Use Bleach to Make a Pumpkin Stay Fresh Longer
For this project you will need:
- bleach
- a bucket or a spray bottle
- petroleum jelly
To start, clean the inside of the pumpkin and the cut edges with a wet cloth. The idea here is to manually remove excess dirt and pumpkin debris from the carving process to create a smooth surface. Next, we will get rid of the microorganisms which have already collected on the pumpkin matter.
We are also going to hydrate the pumpkin as best we can. To do this, mix a bleach solution of ¼ cup bleach per gallon of water. Place the bleach solution in a small waste basket or mop bucket, and submerge the pumpkin. Allow the pumpkin to rest in the bucket for 2 to 8 hours in this solution. Turn the pumpkin upside down, and allow it to dry for 1 hour. Your pumpkin should now keep fresh much longer.
You can also simply kill the microorganisms by mixing a bleach solution of 1 tablespoons per quart of water, and put this in a spray bottle. Spray the inside and outside of the pumpkin well. Turn the pumpkin upside down and allow it to dry for 20 minutes. Wipe away any excess bleach solution from the front of the pumpkin, and sop up the excess solution from the cut edges and the inside of the pumpkin.
Be careful to get all the excess fluid off the pumpkin surfaces before you seal it with the petroleum jelly, or you may do more harm than good. Apply petroleum jelly to all the carved and hollowed areas of the pumpkin.
More Tips for Making a Jack-o-Lantern Last Longer
Here are a few other tips for making a jack-o-lantern last longer. Keep the jack-o-lantern out of direct sunlight as much as possible. The cooler the jack-o-lantern is, the longer it will keep. If you have enough room in your refrigerator, you can wrap the pumpkin in plastic wrap and refrigerate it at night.
Another option is to use battery operated candles, light strands or glow sticks instead of a candle. The heat from a candle will essentially cook the inside of the jack-o-lantern, causing it to decay much more quickly. These lighting methods will prevent this. Using these tips, you're sure to preserve the freshness the freshness of your pumpkin for several additional days up to a whole extra week!
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Pocket-lint Podcast #38
In the Pocket-lint Podcast this week, we talk about what happened when we threw Dan out of a perfectly good plane (mostly, the repercussions for him, his instructor and half of the English green belt), what's expected of the HTC Sensation, and Adobe's rental scheme for CS5.5.
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The Innovation Center Team
The Innovation Center's diverse team embodies passion, talent, spirit and drive. Representing physicians, scientists, designers, social entrepreneurs, business people, and more, each individual is committed to making the world a better place by harnessing innovative spirit and methods.
Paul Tang, MD, MS
Vice President, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer
Paul has directed innovative health information technology programs in healthcare organizations, industry, and national policy-making committees for over 30 years. He directed a research group at Hewlett Packard Laboratories in the 1980s that used knowledge-based technology to create intelligent electronic health record (EHR) systems for physicians. In 1994, he led the implementation of the EHR at Northwestern, which was awarded the Nicholas E. Davies Award for Excellence in Computer-based Patient Records Implementation. Joining PAMF in 1998, he directed the implementation of the EHR at PAMF, the first large medical group practice in California to use an EHR. And in 2001, PAMF collaborated with Epic to create the MyChart patient portal and was the first in the country to implement it.
Over the past 15 years, Paul has been working to accelerate the nation's adoption and effective use of health information technology. Paul is vice chair of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Information Technology Policy Committee, and chair of its Meaningful Use workgroup. He is a member of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) and co-chairs its Quality subcommittee. He chairs the National Quality Forum's (NQF) Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, and chairs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's National Advisory Council for ProjectHealth Design.
Paul is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine, and has served on numerous boards related to healthcare and health informatics. He is a recipient of the AMIA Don E. Detmer Award for Health Policy Contributions in Informatics; was named an Innovator and Influencer by Information Week, a Healthcare Innovator by Healthcare Informatics, a Health Care Heroes Awardee by San Francisco Business Times, and a HIT Men and Women of the Year by Healthcare IT News. Modern Healthcare named him one of the 100 Most Powerful People in 2009 and 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in 2011.
Paul received his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering at Stanford University, and his M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. He is a board-certified practicing internist, and consulting associate professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Christina is responsible for developing community partnerships to expand the linkAges program and promoting community engagement through outreach activities and events. Christina has ten years of experience in nonprofit program development and management. Prior to PAMF, she worked with U.S-based and international NGOs to develop and implement community-based health programs addressing lifestyle-related health factors and infectious diseases, for diverse populations. Christina holds a Master's degree in Public Health from Loma Linda University.
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Dominic joined the Innovation Center team in July 2014. As Program Intern, he assists in developing and implementing the linkAges Advocates internship for college students. His interest in aging populations stems from his volunteer experiences with hospice care, as well as research conducted at the Levine Cancer Institute. Dominic earned a BA in Hispanic Studies with High Honors from Davidson College.
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Senior Data Scientist
Andrew joined the Innovation Center in February 2014 from the Mayo Clinic where he led multidiscplinary research projects in the fields of bioinformatics and clinical informatics. His recent work there involved developing new machine learning approaches to predict patient outcomes in liver transplantation surgery and to identify key mutations from cancer genome sequencing data. In his role at the Innovation Center, Andrew will support the team by developing data analysis tools and predictive models for both the linkAges and EMPOWER-H programs.
Andrew earned his Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. After completing postdoctoral work in computational biology at the University of California – San Diego he worked as a researcher at The Scripps Research Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Medical Director
Albert serves as both the Chief Medical Information Officer of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Medical Director of My Health Online (formerly known as PAMFOnline) for Sutter Physician Services. He works together with his fellow physicians and other clinical colleagues to continually optimize use of PAMF's electronic health records and patient use of online patient services.
Albert received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego. He earned a bachelor's degree with honors in Biological Sciences and a master's degree in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University.
Tiffany Dao
Program Development Specialist
Tiffany joined the Innovation Center team in January 2013 with a background in health and public policy. Her previous work focused on multiple topics, ranging from health education in the Office of the Surgeon General to health care policy and reform at the National Opinion Research Center and in the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein. Aside from policy work, Tiffany also focused on social and private sector approaches to health and environmental issues through programs at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Earth Systems Program.
In her role at the Innovation Center and with linkAges, Tiffany works on a team to drive and support linkAges program development and provides operational support to the linkAges TimeBank.
Tiffany holds a master's degree in Earth Systems, focusing on Environmental and Food Policy, and bachelor's degree in Human Biology, concentrating on Health and Environmental Policy, from Stanford University
Linette Fung, MBA, MS
Program Director
Linette joined the Innovation Center from McKinsey & Company, where she worked as a management consultant in their health care practice. At McKinsey, her work with health and hospital systems focused on achieving growth through innovative approaches to partnering, service line optimization and provision of care for seniors and patients with chronic disease.
Linette holds a master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Physiology from Stanford University, a master's in business administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard University.
Erica Gibson, Ph.D.
Medical Ethnographer
Erica joined the Innovation Center team in January of 2015 with a background in medical anthropology. As the team Medical Ethnographer she is working with community members to better understand the experiences of older adults and the challenges that they face affecting their health and well-being. Medical ethnography allows deeper insight into the context and behaviors that impact people's lives, which helps the team to design innovations that enhance health at the individual and community levels.
Erica earned her Ph.D in Anthropology from the University of Alabama in 2007. Prior to her work at the Innovation Center, she conducted cross-cultural research on pregnancy and birth experiences of women in the US, Italy, and Mexico while she was a professor of anthropology and women's and gender studies.
Brooke Matteson
Senior Designer
Brooke came to PAMF in 2012 after working as a producer, illustrator and graphic designer at Apple Inc. Brooke brings a wide variety of creative skills to PAMF's Innovation Center team with experience ranging from conceptual design, illustration and animation to advertising and brand design. Prior to her time at Apple, Brooke served as art director for Eaglevision Productions where she created advertising, branding, video, event and marketing programs for clients including Agilent, Sun Microsystems, VeriSign, Adobe, Extreme Networks and Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Vivian Nguyen
Community Outreach Coordinator
Vivian joined the Innovation Center in May 2014. As part of the linkAges team, she supports the development and implementation of the Center's community-based programs through active and sustained engagement. Her passion for community health stems from her experiences working with underserved minority communities throughout the Bay Area and internationally. Vivian holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from the University of California, Berkeley.
Vandana Pant
Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
Vandana has broad-ranging experience with social sector practice in the US and India and specializes in envisioning and implementing sustainable models for organizational growth. Prior to joining the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, she led strategic development at The Health Trust, a Silicon Valley-based operating foundation advancing solutions for health equity and wellness. Vandana has also consulted on strategic planning, program design and board development with several Bay Area organizations and continues to serve in an advisory role to build scale and capacity for nonprofit organizations.
At PAMF's Druker Center for Innovation, Vandana leads strategic initiatives to support deployment of the Center's work including partnerships, program modeling & operations, communications and a student internship program.
Vandana has a graduate degree in Mass Communications from the Mass Communications Research Center in New Delhi and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Delhi University.
Liz Silva
Executive Project Specialist
Prior to joining the Innovation Center team, Liz worked as a project coordinator for PAMF's Personalized Health Care Program and as an implementation coordinator for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Team. Liz earned a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences from California State University, East Bay.
Marketing Communications Specialist
John joined the Innovation center in April, 2014, contributing expertise in marketing, business development and communications. He has worked for diverse companies in the entertainment, media, online, information and non-profit industries, for such companies as Windham Hill Records, America Online, Dialog, Stanford University and Community School of Music and Arts. John's forte is creating imaginative marketing strategies, utilizing media, social media, special events and partnerships to drive visibility and engagement for organizations.
John holds a BA in geography from California State University, Chico, and graduate studies in geography at San Jose State University. He is also a professional photographer.
Senior Software Architect
Since 2000, Charles has been innovating the EpicCare Ambulatory and MyChart applications to place PAMF at the forefront of health information technology. His initial foray into clinical applications development was at Hewlett Packard Labs, where he developed biomedical applications, including an electronic health record system and an ICU care management software system. Later, he joined the Epic Systems Research Institute, developing clinical applications currently used in EpicCare.
Charles earned a bachelor's degree in Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology and a doctorate in Applied Physics from Harvard University. After post-doctoral work at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institutes of Technology, Charles worked as a physics professor at Brandeis University.
MPower Team
Martin Entwistle, MBA, MB ChB, FRCSEd
From 1996-2008, Martin was founder and CEO of Enigma CKM Inc., a vendor that created a patented clinical decision support system, which was acquired by PAMF in 2008. Since joining PAMF, he has served as senior director of Personalized Healthcare Programs, developing programs that help to improve patients' health by creating personalized health plans based on the patient's individual situation and health. Martin qualified as a physician (MB ChB) from Birmingham University, UK and earned specialization in orthopedic surgery (FRCSEd), and MBA from Cranfield University, UK.
Linda Klieman, ANP, MSN, RN, CDE
Linda has been with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation since 2007. She has been working in the field of cardiovascular risk reduction for over 10 years. Here at PAMF, she has worked on the EMPOWER D study, and is currently part of the PAMF Innovation Center. She volunteers at Peninsula Healthcare Connection and has participated in the Diabetes Taskforce at PAMF. Prior to coming to PAMF, she worked at the Stanford Prevention Research Center on several cardiovascular risk reduction projects. Linda has a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Vermont, a bachelor's degree in nursing from Columbia University and a master's of science in nursing from the University of California San Francisco.
Diane Lesnick, MS, MPH, GNP-BC, RN, RD, CDE
Diane returned to PAMF to join the Innovation Center team in January 2014 as a nurse practitioner with the EMPOWER-H Program. She has a background in advanced practice nursing specializing gerontology, public health, medical nutrition therapy, diabetes education and management, and cardiovascular risk reduction. Previously, Diane worked as a gerontological nurse practitioner at the VA Medical Center, San Francisco and served as Diabetes Educator Coordinator and Clinical Dietitian at PAMF for many years.
Diane holds a master's of science degree in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco, a master's degree in Public Health from Loma Linda University and a bachelor's of science degree in Dietetics from the University of California, Davis. Diane is also a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator.
Shaun McElrath MPM, MBA, PMP, joined the Innovation Center as a Project Manager for the Personal Health Care Program. Shaun joined PAMF after a career at Genentech, where she was instrumental in implementing the Google application suite of products, with a focus on change management and end-user training. As a member of the Genentech Commercial Training and Development Team, she became a certified innovation facilitator and delivered innovation workshops to the sales and marketing teams. She enjoys helping her PAMF teammates understand and appreciate the value of project management within health care.
Shaun holds a master's in Project Management and MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and is PMP (Project Management Professional) certified.
Christina joined the Palo Alto Medical Foundation last year in 2011 when she was hired to work as a Project Specialist for the EMPOWER-H research study. She is also part of the PAMF Innovation Center team. Before coming to PAMF, she worked at Advogent (formally Cardinal Health) in Saratoga as a Project Manager for high level Pharmaceutical companies, managing their Speakers Bureau, programs and conferences.
Martha Simmons, M.D., PhD
Martha has been with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation since early 2012 when she joined the Innovation Center as Clinical Content Manager for Personalized Healthcare Programs. In this position, she is responsible for creating, organizing and updating the growing range of clinical information used within these programs.
Martha received her BA in Biology with Honors from Grinnell College, and her MD and PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Iowa. She trained in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology at the University of California San Francisco, after which she joined the faculty as an Assistant Clinical Professor. As part of that role, she created new interactive online content for the Neuropathology portion of the Medical School's Brain, Mind and Behavior course. She has also worked in medical communications and has taught classes in emotional and physical wellness through the Institute for Health Solutions.


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No. consultant surgeons who did adult cardiac surgery 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2013: 7
Rana Ahmed Sayeed
Stephen Westaby
David Paul Peter Taggart
Kalyana Chakravarthi Javangula
Ravi Joseph De Silva
Marios Sotiris Petrou
Gnanasundaram Perumalpillai
No. consultant surgeons who do congenital cardiothoracic surgery: 1
Stephen Westaby
No. consultant surgeons who do thoracic surgery: 4
Rana Ahmed Sayeed
Edward Alexander Black
Pamela Elizabeth Belcher
Gnanasundaram Perumalpillai
The Oxford Heart Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital is part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest acute teaching trusts in the UK. The centre provides regional adult cardiothoracic services to a population of 2.2 million across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, and Wiltshire.
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Follow-up is usually at six weeks with the patient's surgeon at Oxford or at the local referring hospital. The service has a full rehabilitation team that links with the network rehabilitation teams at District General Hospitals.
Access by public transport is by the many buses that link the hospital to Oxford City. In addition, there is a large public car park with direct access to the south entrance.
Cardiothoracic Ward visiting is 15.00-20.00 hours. Cardiothoracic Critical Care is open visiting (apart from 13.00-14.00 hours).
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Level 1,
John Radcliffe Hospital,
Headley Way,
Tel: 01865 741166
Trust Website: http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/
This graph shows the number and percentage of each type of heart surgery done in this hospital. The number of operations is shown in the line going up the left hand side. The percentage (%) underneath each coloured bar shows how much of this hospital's heart surgery is made up each procedure type.
The 'key' underneath the graph shows what procedure(s) each coloured bar shows. The abbreviations used are explained below:
You can find out more about these procedures in the 'About cardiothoracic surgery' section. If you or someone you know is having heart surgery, it may be helpful to know whether your hospital does lots of the procedure(s) that you need. If you have questions or concerns about the number of procedures being done at your hospital, you should speak to your heart surgeon.
Click here for help understanding this graph
This graph shows the percentage of patients who die before being discharged from the hospital they had their operation at. This is called the 'in-hospital mortality rate'.
Some hospitals do more complicated surgery on patients who are more sick, whilst others do fairly routine surgery. So that we can make fair comparisons between these hospitals, the mortality rate has been 'risk adjusted' to take into account the difficulty of each operation.
The green line in the middle of the graph shows the average mortality rate for heart surgery in the UK. The blue dot shows the risk adjusted mortality rate for the hospital you are looking at. The lower the blue dot appears on the graph, the lower the percentage of patients who have died after surgery.
If the blue dot is underneath the yellow dashed line near the top of the graph, then the mortality rate shown by the blue dot is within the limits we would expect.
For more information on understanding mortality rates, look at the Understanding the graphs page
Some risk factors like age, gender, and other medical problems, can affect the outcome of heart surgery.
Each of the graphs below shows what percentage of this hospital's patients have each risk factor (peach bar on the left) next to the average for the whole of the UK (green bar on the right). This can tell you whether the hospital generally operates on high risk patients, and whether they specialise in doing particular types of complicated surgery, like operations on the thoracic aorta.
You can find out more about the risk factors in the 'About cardiothoracic surgery' section


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06. December 2014
Opera by Charles Gounod
- Conductor
- Director
- Set Design
- Costume Design
- Light Design
- Chorus Master
- Faust
- Méphistophélès
- Valentin
- Marguerite
- Siébel
- Marthe
- Old Faust
Lonely, old and frail, Faust looks back at his life. Realizing he has achieved nothing, he resolves to put his senseless life to an end. Méphistophélès promises to fulfil his every wish, if upon Faust's death, he may lay claim to his soul. Faust's only wish is to be young again, to love and be loved. After Méphistophélès tempts him with a vision of a young woman, Faust agrees to the deal. He becomes young again.
Méphistophélès shows Faust the richness of life at a town fair. There are young ladies, older women, citizens, students and soldiers, who have to go off to war. The soldier Valentin tearfully bids his sister Marguerite goodbye and asks young Siébel to take care of her in his absence. As the festivities climax into a frenetic waltz, Faust – enamoured with Marguerite – tries to talk to her, but she brushes him off.
Siébel picks flowers for Marguerite. Faust praises her innocence and the idyll in which she grew up. Meanwhile, Méphistophélès arrives with a box of jewels. He is sure that Marguerite will prefer the treasure over Siébel's flowers. Everyone pays tribute to the Dance of the Golden Calf. This will allow Mephistopheles to gain power over Marguerite.
Marguerite is flustered. She can't stop thinking about her encounter with Faust. She tries to calm down by singing to herself. Suddenly she discovers the jewels and can't resist trying them on. Her neighbour Frau Marthe catches her by surprise. Méphistophélès has taken on her form to provide Faust a chance to approach Marguerite. They hesitantly admit their love for one another. Marguerite begs Faust to leave her until tomorrow. Faust wants to respect her wish, but Méphistophélès drives him back into Marguerite's arms.
Abandoned by Faust and now pregnant, Marguerite is shunned by those around her. Siébel is the only one who offers to help, but she turns him down, seeking forgiveness in prayer instead. Haunted by Méphistophélès' demonic voice, she cannot find solace. She will kill her baby.
The soldiers return from the war. Siébel cannot prevent Valentin from discovering Marguerite's disgrace. Méphistophélès makes fun of Faust and sings a scornful serenade below Marguerite's window. Enraged, Valentin challenges Faust to a duel and is mortally wounded. As he dies, he curses his sister.
Méphistophélès shows Faust the most beautiful temptresses of all times. While gazing at them, Faust discovers Marguerite sentenced to death for murdering her child. He is determined to save her.
Marguerite, locked up in the dungeon, awaits her execution. Faust arrives with Mephistopheles to set her free. Though overcome with memory of her love, she refuses to flee. She entrusts her soul to the angels. Méphistophélès declares that judgment has been passed over her.
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Battle of the Housewives: Taylor vs. Kim
Saying that the Housewives are on the verge of a smackdown at any given moment is like saying that Oreo cookies are delicious — in other words, no one is going to disagree with you. Each week, we pick the two Housewives who really had it out for each other, and then we predict how far the feud it will go this season. Here's our pick for Episode 1.1. Things could get ugly!
The Contenders: Taylor and Kim
Intensity of Their Battle So Far: 2 (out of 10).
We're in totally tame territory thus far, with the biggest affront being that they ignored each other at the basketball game. Heck, the players themselves are usually much more aggressive than that during the actual game!
Chance of an Epic Smackdown: 6 (out of 10).
Neither one has seemed super-confrontational yet, but a throwdown between these two feels sorta like the prospect of Lindsay Lohan posing nude in the next few years — it's bound to happen.
Who Would Win: Kim.
Kim somehow thinks she's better than just about everyone (and probably even feels superior to actresses whose fame lasted beyond 1978). On the other hand, Taylor would seem reluctant to really let the fists fly. She would be too concerned about damaging her (very expensive) face.


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Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has told the African Development Bank (ADB) Board of Executive Directors that only 2% of her country's population is receiving electricity supply. The Board of Executive Directors of the ADB comprises representatives of all the member countries of the Bank, both African and non-African countries, who approve the Bank's policies and operations. The Deputies of the African Development Fund are the representatives of those countries that contribute to the Fund. They are the concessional window of the Bank, which lends money to least-developed countries like Liberia.
According to the Government of Liberia (GoL) most recent census report, the country has a population of about 3.5 million people. In a statement delivered by the Liberian leader to the Board of Executive Directors at the First Replenishment Meeting for ADF-133 in Tunis, Tunisia, Madam Johnson-Sirleaf disclosed that besides Côte d'Ivoire that is the only country in the Mano River Union (MRU) basin that probably reaches about 40% of their population with electricity, "Liberia is 2%," while Guinea and Sierra Leone are 7% and 8% respectively.
"Liberia is a part of what we call the Mano River Union countries - la Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - which is a subset of ECOWAS, since we are all part of the ECOWAS family. All of our four countries - some 40 million people - can be considered fragile because we've all been part of a regional war, one way or the other, and today we have these alliances across borders. Côte d'Ivoire, of course, is much further along in terms of GDP, in terms of development; the other three countries, having not been functioning for many years or involved in conflict, are behind. Today, the four countries are working hard to establish regional integration and cooperation as the only means whereby each can prosper," President Johnson-Sirleaf said.
She stated that the MRU countries are all what she calls natural resource countries, however, she pointed out that the four countries are lacking in those basic requirements that will enable them use those natural resources to be able to foster development.
Said president Johnson-Sirleaf: "You still cannot, today, drive from Freetown to Monrovia on decent roads or from Monrovia to Côte d'Ivoire on decent roads. Some work is being done on that, but we really want to see a particular emphasis on these countries because of the interconnectivity, and they've started."
Listen to President Jonson-Sirleaf: "We've got the West Africa Power Pool that's starting, as I mentioned; we've got the CLSG, the interconnection of lights that I also mentioned. Those are ongoing, but much more is needed in terms of transport, much more of the power in each of our countries. Côte d'Ivoire is the only one that probably reaches about 40% of their population with electricity. Liberia is 2%, and Guinea and Sierra Leone are 7% and 8%."
She informed the ADB Board of Executive Directors that although the Liberian government has made a lot of progress in reconstructing Liberia's economic and social infrastructure, including the country's road and power systems, "I say power system with tongue in cheek because when only 2% of your population is covered by power, and you're paying 54 cents per kilowatt hour, that's hardly something to boast of."
However, President Johnson-Sirleaf averred that: "you have to take everything in perspective, when in 2006 the country was totally black, there were no lights at all, not even the capital city, except through personal power generation. It's come a long way, but still a long way to go.
She further told the ADB Board of Executive Directors that her administration met a collapsed economy, dysfunctional institutions, destroyed infrastructure, and virtually a people with little hope in the future, adding that: "Your institution, the ADB, was one of the first to have the confidence that Liberia, indeed, could come back. President Kaberuka visited in 2007, and he started the process - working with others, of course, with many of our other partners, to start the process of recovery, the process of rebuilding."
She then praised the Bank for its support to Liberia, especially in the areas of job creation, civil works, public works capacity building, governance, the ADB's work with the GoL in its financial management systems among others.


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During 2000â07, Sweden maintained an average annual growth rate of around 2.8%. However, GDP contracted by 0.6% and 5.0% in 2008 and 2009 respectively, following the global economic slowdown and deep financial crisis. The Swedish economy recovered in 2010 to grow at 6.5%. Moderate growth in real terms was also seen in 2011 and 2012.
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Restricted Traffic Zone & Public Transport Network
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Since September 22, 2011, to improve the living conditions of Naples, permanent bus lanes will be activated
(24h) from Via Pessina to Carità Square and part of the Via Duomo, which will
cut for cars crossing the Old Center. Circulation will be allowed only for public
transport, taxis, emergency vehicles and for vehicles carrying disabled.
The Restricted Traffic Zone (ZTL) is active every day of the week, from 7 am to 6 pm.
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Harding in, Backstrom out for Wild in Game 2 vs. BlackhawksContinue reading.
Blackhawks plan an "uglier game" against defensive Wild
Regardless of who's in net for the Minnesota Wild on Friday night for Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at the United Center, don't expect to see the high-flying, high-scoring, highlight-reel Hawks that led the conference in scoring this season.
The Wild simply don't allow for it.
"Doesn't have to be pretty," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said Wednesday, following Tuesday night's 2-1 overtime victory. "If we want to play a pretty game in that type of traffic, it's going to lead to them having success. So I think we've got to play an uglier game and more of a faster game."
Minnesota plays a defensive style to begin with, but after veteran starter Niklas Backstrom hurt himself during warmups, the Wild collapsed even more in their own zone, protecting backup goalie Josh Harding by clogging up skating and shooting lanes, and diving in front of pucks left and right — blocking 21 shots in all.
Backstrom is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, according to Wild coach Mike Yeo, and his status for Game 2 is uncertain. But no matter who's in net, the Hawks fully expect a series of 1-0 and 2-1 games.
"That has a lot to do with their coaching staff over there, and the way they play the game," Hawks winger Patrick Sharp said. "They're well-disciplined, good in all areas. And chalk it up to playoff hockey. There's not going to be too many easy games, or easy opportunities out there to score. We feel comfortable playing that style of game. It suits us. We've proven we can be successful playing that way. So we know what we're in for."
Sharp also attributed the Hawks' shaky start on Tuesday night to first-game jitters, despite the veteran roster.
"I think for Game 1 we were ready," he said. "Emotionally, we were fired up. Perhaps a little too much. I think you can put part of that on the nerves and the excitement of being in the playoffs again. You can also give Minnesota credit for playing a good first period. But we worked hard to get home-ice advantage, and we want to make sure we keep our crowd into it and make sure they give us energy throughout the game. Starting fast in Game 2 is important."
On the injury front, Quenneville hoped that Dave Bolland (groin) and Ray Emery (lower body) would be back on the ice for Thursday's practice (the Hawks didn't practice on Wednesday). But it's unlikely that either will be ready for Game 2.


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Stuart Robertson
Down the Road
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About Me
I'm president of ShareBuilder Advisors, LLC, and whether you're self-employed or have 1,000+ employees, helping businesses save for retirement is my passion. Better known as ShareBuilder 401K where we're reinventing how retirement planning can help businesses and their employees save smarter. This blog is dedicated to sharing ideas that can help small and mid-size businesses save for retirement and save on taxes too. I look forward to hearing from you about new retirement strategies that make saving easier and more affordable than ever before.
I'm Known For...
Working hard to tell the truth as simply as possible.
My Current Project
Can't talk about it until it's launched.
My Greatest Achievement
My most wonderful kids.
My Biggest Regret
Giving up jazz band going into high school because I didn't think it was cool.
I Truly Respect
My parents -- wish I'd listened better early on.
Moments I'd Like To Forget
I don't seem to recall.
How I Pay For This Wardrobe
With money like everyone else.
Blocks I've Been Around
Decatur, Memphis, Boulder, New York, Bloomington, Chicago, and now happily driving around the blocks of Seattle.
Things That Really Happened
My wife said yes on a deserted island somewhere off the coast of Thailand. Not sure how she'd gotten back if she'd said no.
Where I'd Like To Be 10 Years From Now
Having this great gig with my happy, healthy family.
Why Forbes
It's the leading voice and forum for American business.
My Other Website
What I'm Currently Addicted To...
My wife's iPad... until she takes it back.
This Is Annoying Me...
Air travel... will some innovation ever make it fun again?
This Is Making Me Worry...
Federal and local government budget management.
This Is Bringing Me Joy...
My kids playing.
I'm Running From...
The rain except when I actually remember my umbrella.
This Is Helping Me Create...
A forum to tell it how it is.
This Is Making Me Think - Hard...
So what kicked off the Big Bang, and what kicked off that? Just glad it did.
This Makes My Teeth Itch
Is it a bad thing if your teeth don't itch?
Can't Do Without
My wife, kids, and a guitar.
Favorite Voices
Jimmy Valvano... "Don't give up. Don't ever give up!" -- and of course most any Tom Petty song.
My Most Awkward Moment
Don't think so... it was awkward enough the first time.
My Secret Ambition
Getting the band back together.


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Nation Topics - Election 2012
News and Features
Three cheers for the full embrace of LGBT rights! Here are six more progressive planks for Democrats.
In this crucial swing state, organizers are betting that a strong grassroots ground game can defeat Romney's Super PAC cash.
Those two words conjure up a world in which one thing is certain: there will be chaos.
But can Obama effectively mobilize the anti-war vote given the poor record of his first four years?
Romney and the "Regressives" want to pull America back to the inequalities of the nineteenth century.
Despite rumors of its demise, Occupy Wall Street has given rise to a flurry of actions targeting the 99 percent. What is this new phenomenon—and what role will it play in November?
Lukewarm endorsements and lackluster enthusiasm are making Romney's November odds look slimmer than ever.
Mitt's reaction to today's decision was feeble, and telling.
Bain Capital is part of a system that enriches Wall Street while impoverishing millions.
If GOP lawmakers get their way, voting will become much more difficult in the Sunshine State.


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FINDLAY - Philip Beatty, 53, remained in critical condition in the neuro-intensive care unit Friday night at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo.
Beatty was injured Thursday on County Road 220 south of state Route 18 when a snow plow caught an orange road reflector. A Wood County driver was turning around at the Hancock/Wood county line. The driver�s plow tossed the reflector through Beatty�s windshield while he was driving.


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Reeves Nelson reportedly suing Sports Illustrated for $10 million, claiming defamation
May 23, 2012, 2:03 PM EDT
Former UCLA forward Reeves Nelson is suing Sports Illustrated for defamation, following the publication of a revealing article about the UCLA program, TMZ is reporting.
The $10 million suit, in response to George Dohrmann's article, published March 5, 2012, says that Dohrmann "recklessly and negligently failed to investigate" the claims in his piece.
Most notably of the claims in question is a detailed account of revenge, when Nelson reportedly urinated on the bed and clothes of a teammate who "squealed" about a New Year's Eve party.
The lawsuit also cites claims that Nelson intentionally injured players in practice and that he was disciplined for fighting with teammates.
Nelson was dismissed from the team in December of 2011, after a second disciplinary suspension. During his sophomore season at UCLA, he averaged 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
Keith Fink will be representing Nelson. Fink has been a part of a number of high-profile legal entertainment cases, including suits involving Ellen DeGeneres, Marilyn Manson, Courtney Love, and Kobe Bryant.
According to TMZ, the suit includes "declarations from 18 UCLA players and ex-players who deny every allegation about Nelson," among them one from former Bruin Tyler Honeycutt, who claims that the urination incident never happened.
The suit is to be filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John's. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
- seanb20124 - May 23, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Good Luck Reaves
- jcarne9014 - May 23, 2012 at 3:00 PM
This is the only way this mutant mental midget will ever make any money.
- florida727 - May 23, 2012 at 5:05 PM
Personally, I hope he wins, and wins big. Might teach journalists the value of confirming information instead of worrying about whether or not they meet a deadline or become the one to "scoop" a story. Journalists without integrity ruin the media business for those who do it right, unfortunately.
- surly1n1nd1anapol1s - May 23, 2012 at 8:35 PM
Kid is a jerk. As I'm sure are the journos responsible for said story.
- 1historian - May 24, 2012 at 6:38 AM
I subscribed to SI for years but now I am letting it expire. The reasons are simple – the writing is really bad and getting worse. The 'expo' on Walter Payton a little while back pretty much made up my mind. The guy has been dead for 12 years and can't defend himself and his family has pretty much refused to comment but it might sell some copies? Go for it.
SI used to be the standard for sports journalism but those days are long in the past. Who is best now? None that I can see.
I read the UCLA piece and it was pretty nasty.
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Making Marrons Glacés
I have long been a fan of Marrons Glacés, that wonderful confection made by candying chestnuts. I was turned on to them when I was working at a university hospital and a student returning from a stint in France brought back some; they were amazing.
Unfortunately they seem to only be made by the Europeans, and getting them in Canada is difficult, if you want them done right. I have had some vacuum-packed ersatz ones where the sugar had crystallized, and they were horrible; those I found in an Italian deli here. I had a bunch that were imported (or was that deported?) from France that were not so good.
Then one magical Christmas my SIL, who lived in Geneva, got me some amazing ones (3 kg of them) from Confiserie Rohr in Geneva; I was in heaven. I got some again last Christmas, and am awaiting some again this year.
A few years ago I decided that it was time to make them myself, so I tried, using a recipe I found on the Internet.....and failed miserably. The first problem was peeling the darn things, but that was minor. The major problem was cooking the things without them breaking up. Then if they did not get cooked enough they would get hard. I tried 2 or 3 times, then gave up.
Well, it's time to gird my loins and try again. One recipe I saw made me say, "Why did I not think of that?" - steaming the chestnuts so they do not break up. It was a recipe from, of all places, New Zealand. The rest of the recipe seemed too simplistic.
I am basing this attempt on the following recipe:
Unfortunately (not for me) it's in French. I started the process today. I steamed the chestnuts for 90 minutes, till they seemed tender enough. I consider it a good sign that a few broke. I then made the syrup and put the chestnuts into it.
The battle continues.......
I will update this thread as I progress. Any contributions (in posts or marrons glaces) would be much appreciated.
When all other search efforts fail, I turn to my favorite series of books, the old Time/Life "The Good Cook". In the Candy volume there is a recipe for Marrons Glaces from Ginette Mathiout's book "La Patisserie Pour Tous". It seems to be a rather involved process with many steps. Here are the steps, paraphrased, and if you want me to post the entire recipe, I'll be glad to, but I thought it might be useful to compare her directions with yours.
1. Boil peeled chestnuts in water to cover for about 40 minutes, or until a needle inserted into the base of the nut enters without difficulty. Drain.
2. In a separate saucepan, dissolve sugar and glucose or corn syrup in water, and cook over medium heat until the syrup boils and gets smooth, to 215 degrees F (101 degrees C). Pour into a heatproof bowl and cook. When the syrup is completely cold add the nuts and steep for 24 hours.
3. Put the bowl of syrup and nuts in a water bath and gradually heat the syrup. Remove the nuts when syrup reaches boiling point. Cook to 216 degrees F. Remove bowl from water bath, return the nuts to the syrup and let them steep for 12 hours.
4. Remove nuts from syrup, drain them, and put the bowl of syrup back into the water bath. Cook syrup to 220 degrees F (104 degrees C). Remove bowl from water bath, return nuts to syrup, and steep for another 12 hours.
5. Remove nuts from syrup, return bowl to water bath, and cook syrup to 223 degrees F (106 degrees C). Remove bowl from the heat, immerse the nuts in the syrup, and steep for another 12 hours.
6. Remove the nuts from the syrup, return bowl of syrup to the water bath, and cook syrup to 227 degrees F (108 degrees C). Immerse the nuts in the syrup and let them steep for another 12 hours.
7. Drain the nuts and let them dry in a wire basket or wire racks. Dry them first in a dry room for 12 hours, then dry for another 12 hours in a warmer place such as an unlit oven with a pilot light.
According to the recipe headnote, the sugar concentration in the syrup is increased by the repeated boiling of the syrup without adding additional sugar. It cautions: "each time the syrup is boiled, it must be cooked to a slightly higher temperature; however, do not let the syrup reach soft-ball stage...(because at that concentration)...the syrup will merely glaze the nuts without penetrating them."
This seems like quite an ambitious undertaking for a home cook - at least a four day process! Good luck and let us know how they turn out.
re: janniecooks
Thanks for posting the recipe. If mine does not turn out I will ask you to post the entire recipe. I'm not giving up without a fight !
I wonder why she uses a water bath. It is usually used to moderate the heat and make sure the temperature is even, but during the boiling process the nuts are not in the water. I wonder if it is to ensure that the soft boil stage is not inadvertantly reached, but I think that would be easy to monitor via a thermometer. I will monitor the temperature.
It is curious that she says you should boil the syrup to a higher temperature each time. It seems to imply that if you do not do that you will not increase the concentration, which is not true as each time you boil it the emission of steam ensure less liquid in the bowl, hence a higher concentration of sugar.
It will be interesting to do a side-by-side comparison with a Rohr marron.
Thanks again.
re: souschef
I think you misread what I posted. Boiling the syrup to a higher temperature each time is indeed done to increase the sugar concentration. And I'd guess that the use of a waterbath is to help bring the syrup to the proper temperature slowly enough to allow you to remove it when the proper temp is reached. In other words, it should make it easier to control the temperature. Again, good luck to you.
re: souschef
"It is curious that she says you should boil the syrup to a higher temperature each time. It seems to imply that if you do not do that you will not increase the concentration, which is not true as each time you boil it the emission of steam ensure less liquid in the bowl, hence a higher concentration of sugar."
Increasing temperature of the syrup *is* a sign of increased sugar concentration. If the temperature of your syrup hasn't risen, you haven't boiled off a significant amount of moisture.
re: MikeG
Good point, but I am just following the French recipe and adding sugar.
I tasted one of the marrons today (a broken piece), and it seems promising. I have enough that can taste one a day - it's a one-week process. I can hardly wait!
BTW from my taste of the marron it seems like it is missing salt - and I am not a salt fanatic.
re: buttertart
If mine turns out I will again try the Roger Vergé concoction of marrons with chocolate and cognac. Now THAT, my dear buttertart, is truly heaven.
re: souschef
Bites of marron, dark chocolate, and a sip of Cognac, right? Sublime.
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SIGH ! I tried a few of the marrons on successive days, and they seem to be getting harder, which tells me that they were not cooked enough even after 90 minutes of steaming, so they are not absorbing the syrup.
i am busyy this week, so will start again next week. This time I am going to boil the darn things, by making cheesecloth bundles each containing a few chestnuts so that they do not break up - this is going to be a labour of love !
I also sent both recipes to a master confectioner from France who makes them, and she is supposed to give me a few pointers. I am awaiting her response.
This time I refuse to give up !
re: souschef
Such determination! Hope it works out, these do seem to be beyond the pale in terms of difficulty.
re: souschef
A perhaps heretical thought: you might try using some of the Chinese chestnuts in foil pouches? They are already cooked to about the texture of a prepared marron glacéand would be a lot less hassle than starting from the fresh ones (which I've given up on, after too many nicks and scalded fingers).
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Heresy indeed !
I am used to Chinese water chestnuts, which are crunchy. I am not used to any that are cooked to the texture of prepared marrons glacés.
I peel fresh ones while wearing rubber gloves as I found that the chestnuts make the hands grimy; no protection from nicks, but I am VERY careful.
re: souschef
There are some very nice ones imported from China (where they're used in savory dishes, such as red-cooked chicken with chestnuts, which is delicious). They're packed in metallized plastic pouches along the lines of what "craisins" come in, usually with a jolly cartoon chestnut on the front of the package. They are available in Chinese/Asian markets in NYC for under $1 for 150g or so and I would expect same in Montréal. Just thought they would save you a step or two as they are already shelled and skinned. I would prefer not to be burned at the stake for suggesting them however!
re: buttertart
"I would prefer not to be burned at the stake for suggesting them however!"
I don't believe in creating martyrs. Imagine worshipping at the altar of buttertart !
Thanks for the info. I will look for them in Chinatown. It may be worth a shot to use them, at least in savoury dishes - I make a great stuffing using chestnuts, pork, and wild mushrooms.
re: souschef
Now the flames they followed buttertart...(pace Leonard Cohen)
The really are quite nice - I use them in a lot of things - they make a great cream soup for example, especially good this time of the year.
re: souschef
I have the same book as JamieCooks, Ginette Mathiot writes prior to the recipe a little bit about the recipe and the process;
"Each time the syrup is boiled, it must be cooked to a slightly higher temperature; however, do not let the syrup reach the soft ball stage(both this method and the method on pages 50 & 51 can be used for crystallizing fruit) - at which concentration will merely glaze the chestnuts without penetrating them.
The method on pg 50-51, the cook adds more sugar, shows using pineapple, but the idea is to use the sugar/boil steep method to penetrate the fruit. And each time they repeat the process they add additional sugar, 1/4 cup. makes sense to me to add more sugar, rather than boiling the orginal sugar down, and down again to increase concentration, anyway for this purpose. Ohin her recipe, she starts with 2 cups of sugar and then cooks it down, where on page 50-51 the cook starts with 1 1/4 cups of sugar and through the process adds 1/4 cup and on tenth day, 1/3 cup.
Kind of confusing information and perhaps different results.
re: buttertart
I will be buying more chestnuts tomorrow, to try the whole process again. From some of my reading, there are a few different types of chestnut, some of which are better for candying. I can only work with what is available. I will be trying a new source tomorrow, with Italian chestnuts.
I just received the Mathiot book - saw it on Amazon going cheap.
I`m beginning to think that I need the device to measure the specific gravity of the sugar syrup rather than just going by temperature. I did see one recipe that referenced it.
Darn! This is getting to be an obsession. But then, I live to eat !
The Purolator guy delivered to me today one kilo of marrons glacés from Confiserie Rohr in Geneva. They are sublime ! I now have my benchmark.
Tomorrow I start the frustrating process all over again. I hope I succeed before my benchmark is all gone - they are supposed to be consumed within 10 days.
re: souschef
I too, tried for years to make marrons glaces. I had two chestnuts that showered us with more than abundant nuts every year. I can't begin to tell you how many recipes and methods I went through without obtaining more than a few whole nuts per batch. While they were never visually beautiful, they were still tasty. My theory is the beautiful (pricey) batches of whole nuts you can purchase are the survivors of the commercial batches.
As an aside, after my family had gorged on roasted chestnuts, various chestnut recipes, and I had blanched and frozen a supply, I would take my grill, a couple bushels of nuts, and paper bags to the local farmers market and sell hot roasted chestnuts to the patrons. Set up at 8 am, usually sold out by noon, and home by 1 pm with a jingle in my pocket!
re: souschef
Insert jealous look here. I recently came across a box of ones a friend had brough back from Izmir a while back - a bit dried out but otherwise ok. Planning to use them in a shortbread variation based on the King Arthur Flour "Cookie Companion" recipe for freckled shortbread, which calls for2/3 c dried fruit or crystallized ginger processed with a cup of the flour (2 1/3 c flour total in recipe) - using the marrons. (I posted the ginger recipe on the "What Christmas cookies are you baking this year" thread.) Will let you know how they work out.
re: buttertart
I never bake cookies at Christmas; I just bake cakes for specific occasions. I do have a sister who bakes a slew of cookies, and since I am her favourite (and only) brother, I get a batch every year.
Looking forward to hearing how your cookies turn out.
I'm still trying to figure out if morwen's post should make me give up or try even harder with the marrons. I think trying harder is more fun !
re: souschef
I think possibly one of Pepin's techniques books he has a recipe Ill try and find.
re: souschef
Interesting about the cookies, expected you would be baking up a storm.
Morwen's probably right - high cost would be because of small numbers of perfect specimens produced. Of course the déchets must go into other applications. In any case, keep your stick on the ice, I'm pulling for you, we're all in this together.
re: souschef
Oh! Don't give up cuz if you figure it out I'm going to try your technique! Each year we add more trees to our tiny orchard and chestnuts are scheduled for next spring. last year we planted two Korean Stone Pines for pine nuts/pignolias. They're doing great! Who knew?! They grow where white pine thrives and those are the trees we're removing as our orchard expands. At $24.99/lb here, I'm really looking forward to backyard pine nuts!
re: buttertart
Shortbread cookies are what I place in our B&B suites for guests. Do post your results. I'm always looking for new shortbread variations.
re: morwen
Will do. Haven't tried it yet bcs was making Stollen this weekend.
re: morwen
They came out extremely well, delicious with a glass of Sauternes after Christmas dinner. You could do the same thing with the Turkish ones in syrup in jars that don't cost the earth - leave them out on a rack to drain and dry a bit.


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