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I just got this papir of boots from Santa Rosa store.I looked for a long time for something versatile and not too screaming but at the same time not too simple.This pair cought my eyes among many while brosing through the shelves.OnceI put them on I knew it was the one.I didn't even have to break them in.They are excellent quality and super comfortable.Price is more than affordable! They run half size biger so I would suggest you order 1/2 size smaller than usual.the leather is very good quality and I can tell you they do look and feel just like Old Gringo boots for a fracture of the price.I would definitely recomend!Happy customer!
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Just bought these from Boot Barn in Las Vegas and they are just what I was looking for. The stitching is quality and the heel is a great height to wear for longer periods of time.
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These boots are gorgeous in person- just the right amount of feminine touch with the embroidery, but still looks like a distressed, everyday boot that you can wear with jeans and skirts. I looked for a VERY LONG time before I found these boots. Most brands were too narrow, or just did not look right on my foot. I have a medium to wide foot, and these fit like a glove. I am a very regular size 8, and I went down a 1/2 size in these (7 1/2). Just the right amount of heel slippage and the shaft is wide enough for my average calves, but not so big that I am swimming in them. Love the snip toe and the leather outsole- perfect styling! I can't say enough about these boots. Comfortable, well-priced and well-made. BUY THESE!
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Once they broke in, they became my most comfortable pair. I wear them hours at a time and do a lot of walking. And they are sooooo pretty!
I get compliments on these boots everytime I wear them. They are so ornate and pretty, and serve as a great alternative to heels. I wear an 8 regular in all my shoes, and these seem to cut into my toes unlike all my other western boots. I should've ordered up half a size. Other than that they are an excellent choice for any occasion.
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Very nice comfortable boot but, design doesn't go all the way around the shaft of toe of the boot. Looks sort of funny and for the price you would think they would have finished the design. I would not pay[$] again for this boot because of this.

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Man accused of stealing coin collection to buy crackBy Patrick McArdle
Staff Writer | February 26,2013BENNINGTON — A Pleasant Street man is facing charges that he stole a coin collection worth at least $15,000, which police said they were told was sold for money to buy crack cocaine.
William E. Beagle Sr., of Bennington, pleaded innocent in Bennington criminal court Monday to a felony charge of grand larceny of items worth more than $900.
In an affidavit, Officer Amanda Thomson, of the Bennington Police Department, said she met with a man on Pleasant Street on Jan. 15. He said he had learned through a mutual friend that Beagle, whom he knows, had taken a large number of coins from his apartment and sold them for drugs.
The friend gave police a statement, which said she had been with Beagle and other people when they stopped outside of the man's apartment Jan. 14. She said Beagle and another man went into Russell's apartment and returned with cases and a bag full of coins.
The friend said she heard from Beagle the next day.
"William told me that (the) coins were gone and they now had crack to smoke," she said.
The man later told Thomson that Beagle contacted him after he knew the man had gone to police and asked if he could arrange to pay the man back for the coins but the man said as of Feb. 2, he had gotten no money from Beagle.
Thomson said she went to a Pleasant Street apartment Feb. 7 looking for Beagle and found him hiding under a blanket in a closet.
According to the affidavit, Beagle denied taking the coins but told Thomson she would not find them in Bennington. Thomson said people she spoke to during the investigation told her the coins were taken to Rutland to be sold.MORE IN This Just InThe family of a Connecticut man who was killed in a car accident on Route 4 last Friday night is... Full StoryAssociated Press Full StoryIt seems like I just started to warm up from last winter and I see back-to-school displays. Full Story
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Snow Tops ASA in Carrier Dome BowlDecember 1, 2012
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Snow (Utah) College took advantage of four turnovers and a blocked punt to score 40 unanswered points as the Badgers recorded a 47-21 win over ASA (N.Y.) College Saturday in the inaugural Carrier Dome Bowl, held at the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse University. The game featured the third- (ASA) and fourth-ranked (Snow) teams in the nation. Snow ends the season 11-1 and most likely will finish second in the nation. ASA is 9-1.
Snow quarterback Christian Stewart, who was named the game's offensive most valuable player, threw for three touchdowns and 283 yards. The bowl appearance was Snow's 20th overall and 10th consecutive while it was ASA's initial postseason game.
Both teams exchanged punts before Stewart got the Badgers on the scoreboard when he rolled right and found Evan Moeai with a 21-yard touchdown.
ASA's Hosey Williams, the Northeast Football Conference's most valuable player, broke off a 37-yard run to set up the Avengers' answering touchdown. Williams then dove in from a yard out to tie the score, 7-7.
ASA fumbled a Snow punt to set up the next Badgers' scoring drive, a 43-yard field goal by Spencer Groner.
After an ASA punt, Stewart found Damond Powell open down the far sideline and the two connected on a 75-yard touchdown. Powell, who entered the game the nation's leader in receiving yards per reception, tipped the pass to himself around the 30-yard line and then caught the ball on his way to the end zone. Powell set up the Badgers' next score with a 41-yard reception to the ASA 13-yard line. Breon Allen scored on an eight-yard run for a 23-7 Snow lead. Groner added a 24-yard field goal to give Snow a 26-7 halftime lead.
Stewart and Powell connected on a 34-yard pass to put Snow in ASA territory on the Badgers' first second-half drive. Kalami Molisi then did the rest, carrying the ball six times to cover the final 29 yards, capping the drive with a two-yard run.
"We just stepped up, especially Damon," said Stewart, who completed 10 of 24 passes for 283 yards. "He just went down the field and got the ball."
Stewart threw his third touchdown pass of the day, this one to Lowry Akers on a 15-yard play, to give Snow a 40-7 lead after three quarters.
"(Damon and Christian)'ve been doing that all year," said Snow head coach Tyler Hughes. "Damon's been making big plays all season. They certainly did that today and that's always great for the offense when they can generate some big plays."
Snow blocked an ASA punt to open the fourth quarter and Levi Thompson recovered the ball for a 47-7 advantage.
ASA's Evan Pittman came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter for the Avengers.
Molisi led Snow with 67 rushing yards while Powell had three catches for 150 yards. Williams led ASA with 97 rushing yards. Pittman completed eight of 12 passes for 112 yards for the Avengers. Ouslet Volcy and Lovie Banks-Rose each had four receptions.
Garland Munns led Snow with nine tackles (3 solo/6 assists) while Jake Miller finished with six tackles (4 solo/2 assists) but also recorded a sack and a tackle for loss on his way to earn defensive MVP honors.
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coldsteel Romak receiver, modified Yugo front trunnion, extended bolt and carrier, mauser barrel, and modified MG13 mags.....this is what my brain has come up with so far.
coldsteel Romak receiver, modified Yugo front trunnion, extended bolt and carrier, mauser barrel, and modified MG13 mags.....this is what my brain has come up with so far.
sounds right to me, im planning on only extending my bolt not my carrier. thread an exstension on to the bolt so i can use a captured spring return firing pin. a mauser barrel, and not sure what kind of gas block. id like to use a fal but they are getting scarce and i dont have one to spare so looks like a romi.
now to find the time to finish my romi builds and start on caliber conversions, ive been collecting parts for, .223, .308, 8mm, and 44mag
good luck!!!
I was only considering extending the carrier as well so that I could use the original recoil spring assembly. With the longer receiver length, I'll need to add carrier to keep the spring tension similar. There should be enough pressure from the 8mm to overcome the added carrier/bolt weight.Originally Posted by bert01
mine 8mm is almost helf done, but I will said you will need very long receiver like Cold steel Romk 3 Blank but longer
I would have thought that the majority of your dimensions would have been really similar to the PSL other than bolt face, slightly larger magwell opening, etc. Why the significantly longer receiver?
because I use M76 Bolt and carrier , it's longer then AK47 bolt system , the piston is much longer too , so it need more space to move back
ahhhh, OK. that explains it. Thanks.
glad to hear you almost got that 8mm unit working
yes as discussed last year you need the longer coldsteel blank and readjust the templete to reflect the larger mag
when test firing use a commerical 8mm or reloads. not surplus
I would even donate a few reloads just to see if your build works
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Simms is probably the best Football analyst since Madden.......Parcells is very good too
Sims is right. This year Eli looks like the Eli before 2011 season. Even if he turns it on. He still had his erratic slump that he has every season save last year.
The quest for 70 pages is underway....
"They come to the line of scrimmage and the first thing they do is start looking for me....I know, and they know. When theyd find me theyd start screaming: 56 left ! 56 left!....So theres this thing I did. After the play was over Id come up behind them and whisper: dont worry where I am. Ill tell you when I get there."
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well , Simms had to watch and call that Bengals game on national tv.
i didn't see anything even closely related to "game manager" let alone elite.
and even though i think Simms ( who isn't elite either) should STFU about ELI ......he is still right.
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Randall W. Craycraft, formerly of Stout, Ohio, and 1999 graduate of Portsmouth West High School, recently was promoted to the position of General Manager, AOL Entertainment, overseeing AOL Music and Moviefone. Since joining AOL in 2011, Craycraft focused his efforts on launching AOL Industry, the company's trade media division comprised of AOL Energy, AOL Defense, and AOL Government where he built a best-in-class set of products that is unique to trade media. He also created the Social Alert Network, AOL's internal initiative that elevates localized emergency alerts across the Internet. Prior to joining AOL, Craycraft worked for NBC Universal—working his way up the ranks from an intern on The Today Show to a founding senior producer in NBC's Digital Innovation division. He has a Digital Design degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Master's degree in Television, Radio, and Film from Syracuse University's Newhouse School—where he was awarded the Gordon J. Alderman Award for Creativity in Broadcast. Randall also sits on the Board of Directors for the Astoria Performing Arts Center, and is a passionate fundraiser for Breast Cancer awareness.
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What do you write about on Em for Marvelous?
I write about the people, places, and things I love — anything marvelous, really. I especially like to write about our house and the projects I dream up for it, financial freedom, my goals, and our adventures. I have truly marvelous readers, and we sometimes like to discuss interesting topics like homesickness or pet nicknames.
I see you're married! Tell me more about your wedding.
Of course! Here are all the posts I wrote about our wedding while planning it. I recapped our celebration in seven posts: wedding week, rehearsal dinner, wedding morning, first look, ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. Here's our wedding highlights film. I've organized things a bit more neatly here.
My goodness, you sure like goals a lot, don't you?
Why yes, I do! Right now my focus is on a 60 Before 30 goal project. You can check out my daily goals for 2014 here. If you're ready for more, here is my first 101 in 1001 list (2008-2010), here is my second (2011-2013), these were my daily goals for 2013, and these were my daily goals for 2012. My most important goal, though, is to be a light.
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We live in the Triangle of North Carolina. You can see our first apartment here, though we recently bought a house (our search in three parts: here, here, here). You can find most of our NC adventures here.
Is this your job?
Nope! I have a job I love in the wedding industry. I work on Em for Marvelous in my spare time.
Can I buy the things you make?
Sure, you can buy some of them! I sell a variety of drink stirrers, invitations, and sometimes random things that customers suggest, but I am partial to tinsel :)
Tell me more about your site, please.
Of course! It was designed by me and Brooke at Curious & Company, and programmed by Curious & Company. I collected color inspiration using this Pinterest board. The calligraphy in my header is by Melissa Esplin, and the photo of me on the front page is by Landon Jacob.
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A Windsor man was detained for shoplifting on Friday after he stole energy drinks from a pharmacy – while wearing a red T-shirt bearing the name and logo of the restaurant where he worked, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
Christopher Sherman, 30, of Mt. Beulah Road, was charged with shoplifting and placed in the Aiken County detention center. He had been released as of Monday afternoon.
The incident happened about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a report.
An employee of a pharmacy on Richland Avenue told officers the suspect walked into the store and took two energy drinks valued at about $5 and left without paying for the drinks, according to the report.
Surveillance cameras captured the suspect, who was wearing a red T-shirt bearing the name and logo for Five Guys Burger and Fries.
Officers went to the Five Guys restaurant on Whiskey Road, where managers were able to identify Sherman as the suspect, according to the report.
Sherman was working in the restaurant at the time of the identification. He was taken into custody and placed on trespass notice for the pharmacy.
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- Background: Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide and its pathogenesis is not totally understood. As a member of the chromosomal passenger complex and an inhibitor of apoptosis, survivin is a well-characterized oncoprotein. Its roles in trophoblastic cells remain to be defined. Methods: The placental samples from 16 preeclampsia patients and 16 well-matched controls were included in this study. Real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis were carried out with placental tissues. Primary trophoblastic cells from term placentas were isolated for Western blot analysis. Cell proliferation, cell cycle analysis and immunofluorescence staining were performed in trophoblastic cell lines BeWo, JAR and HTR-8/SVneo. Results: The survivin gene is reduced but the protein amount is hardly changed in preeclamptic placentas, compared to control placentas. Upon stress, survivin in trophoblastic cells is phosphorylated on its residue serine 20 by protein kinase A and becomes stabilized, accompanied by increased heat shock protein 90. Depletion of survivin induces chromosome misalignment, abnormal centrosome integrity, and reduced localization and activity of Aurora B at the centromeres/kinetochores in trophoblastic metaphase cells. Conclusions: Our data indicate that survivin plays pivotal roles in cell survival and proliferation of trophoblastic cells. Further investigations are required to define the function of survivin in each cell type of the placenta in the context of proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, migration and invasion.
- Prenatal ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies and outcomes in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection: a retrospective study (2013)
- Objective. To assess the prevalence of prenatal screening and of adverse outcome in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection. Study Design. The prevalence of prenatal screening in 330 pregnancies of HIV-positive women attending the department for prenatal screening and/or during labour between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, was recorded. Screening results were compared with the postnatal outcome and maternal morbidity, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) was evaluated. Results. One hundred of 330 women (30.5%) had an early anomaly scan, 252 (74.5%) had a detailed scan at 20–22 weeks, 18 (5.5%) had a detailed scan prior to birth, and three (0.9%) had an amniocentesis. In seven cases (2.12%), a fetal anomaly was detected prenatally and confirmed postnatally, while in eight (2.42%) an anomaly was only detected postnatally, even though a prenatal scan was performed. There were no anomalies in the unscreened group. MTCT occurred in three cases (0.9%) and seven fetal and neonatal deaths (2.1%) were reported. Conclusion. The overall prevalence of prenatal ultrasound screening in our cohort is 74.5%, but often the opportunity for prenatal ultrasonography in the first trimester is missed. In general, the aim should be to offer prenatal ultrasonography in the first trimester in all pregnancies. This allows early reassurance or if fetal disease is suspected, further steps can be taken.
- Battle of the eternal rivals: restoring functional p53 and inhibiting Polo-like kinase 1 as cancer therapy (2013)
- Polo-like kinase 1, a pivotal regulator of mitosis and cytokinesis, is highly expressed in a broad spectrum of tumors and its expression correlates often with poor prognosis, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target. p53, the guardian of the genome, is the most important tumor suppressor. In this review, we address the intertwined relationship of these two key molecules by fighting each other as eternal rivals in many signaling pathways. p53 represses the promoter of Polo-like kinase 1, whereas Polo-like kinase 1 inhibits p53 and its family members p63 and p73 in cancer cells lacking functional p53. Plk1 inhibitors target all rapidly dividing cells irrespective of tumor cells or non-transformed normal but proliferating cells. Upon treatment with Plk1 inhibitors, p53 in tumor cells is activated and induces strong apoptosis, whereas tumor cells with inactive p53 arrest in mitosis with DNA damage. Thus, inactive p53 is not associated with a susceptible cytotoxicity of Polo-like kinase 1 inhibition and could rather foster the induction of polyploidy/aneuploidy in surviving cells. In addition, compared to the mono-treatment, combination of Polo-like kinase 1 inhibition with anti-mitotic or DNA damaging agents boosts more severe mitotic defects, effectually triggers apoptosis and strongly inhibits proliferation of cancer cells with functional p53. In this regard, restoration of p53 in tumor cells with loss or mutation of p53 will reinforce the cytotoxicity of combined Polo-like kinase 1 therapy and provide a proficient strategy for combating relapse and metastasis of cancer.
- Smoking and pregnancy - a review on the first major environmental risk factor of the unborn (2013)
- Smoking cigarettes throughout pregnancy is one of the single most important avoidable causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes and it represents the first major environmental risk of the unborn. If compared with other risk factors in the perinatal period, exposure to tobacco smoke is considered to be amongst the most harmful and it is associated with high rates of long and short term morbidity and mortality for mother and child. A variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes are linked with cigarette consumption before and during pregnancy. Maternal prenatal cigarette smoke disturbs the equilibrium among the oxidant and antioxidant system, has negative impact on the genetic and cellular level of both mother and fetus and causes a large quantity of diseases in the unborn child. These smoking-induced damages for the unborn offspring manifest themselves at various times in life and for most only a very limited range of causal treatment exists. Education, support and assistance are of high importance to decrease maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, as there are few other avoidable factors which influence a child's health that profoundly throughout its life. It is imperative that smoking control should be seen as a public health priority.
- A lesson for cancer research : placental microarray gene analysis in preeclampsia (2012)
- Tumor progression and pregnancy share many common features, such as immune tolerance and invasion. The invasion of trophoblasts in the placenta into the uterine wall is essential for fetal development, and is thus precisely regulated. Its deregulation has been implicated in preeclampsia, a leading cause for maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Pathogenesis of preeclampsia remains to be defined. Microarray-based gene profiling has been widely used for identifying genes responsible for preeclampsia. In this review, we have summarized the recent data from the microarray studies with preeclamptic placentas. Despite the complex of gene signatures, suggestive of the heterogeneity of preeclampsia, these studies identified a number of differentially expressed genes associated with preeclampsia. Interestingly, most of them have been reported to be tightly involved in tumor progression. We have discussed these interesting genes and analyzed their potential molecular functions in preeclampsia, compared with their roles in malignancy development. Further investigations are warranted to explore the involvement in molecular network of each identified gene, which may provide not only novel strategies for prevention and therapy for preeclampsia but also a better understanding of cancer cells. The trophoblastic cells, with their capacity for proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis and survival, migration, angiogenesis and immune modulation by exploiting similar molecular pathways, make them a compelling model for cancer research.
- The effects of clinical hypnosis versus Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) before External Cephalic Version (ECV) : a prospective off-centre randomised, double-blind, controlled trial (2012)
- Objective. To examine the effects of clinical hypnosis versus NLP intervention on the success rate of ECV procedures in comparison to a control group. Methods. A prospective off-centre randomised trial of a clinical hypnosis intervention against NLP of women with a singleton breech fetus at or after 370/7 (259 days) weeks of gestation and normal amniotic fluid index. All 80 participants heard a 20-minute recorded intervention via head phones. Main outcome assessed was success rate of ECV. The intervention groups were compared with a control group with standard medical care alone (n=122). Results. A total of 42 women, who received a hypnosis intervention prior to ECV, had a 40.5% (n=17), successful ECV, whereas 38 women, who received NLP, had a 44.7% (n=17) successful ECV (P > 0.05). The control group had similar patient characteristics compared to the intervention groups (P > 0.05). In the control group (n = 122) 27.3% (n = 33) had a statistically significant lower successful ECV procedure than NLP (P = 0.05) and hypnosis and NLP (P = 0.03). Conclusions. These findings suggest that prior clinical hypnosis and NLP have similar success rates of ECV procedures and are both superior to standard medical care alone.
- Mitotic centromere-associated kinesin (MCAK) : a potential cancer drug target (2011)
- The inability to faithfully segregate chromosomes in mitosis results in chromosome instability, a hallmark of solid tumors. Disruption of microtubule dynamics contributes highly to mitotic chromosome instability. The kinesin-13 family is critical in the regulation of microtubule dynamics and the best characterized member of the family, the mitotic centromere-associated kinesin (MCAK), has recently been attracting enormous attention. MCAK regulates microtubule dynamics as a potent depolymerizer of microtubules by removing tubulin subunits from the polymer end. This depolymerizing activity plays pivotal roles in spindle formation, in correcting erroneous attachments of microtubule-kinetochore and in chromosome movement. Thus, the accurate regulation of MCAK is important for ensuring the faithful segregation of chromosomes in mitosis and for safeguarding chromosome stability. In this review we summarize recent data concerning the regulation of MCAK by mitotic kinases, Aurora A/B, Polo-like kinase 1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 1. We propose a molecular model of the regulation of MCAK by these mitotic kinases and relevant phosphatases throughout mitosis. An ever-increasing quantity of data indicates that MCAK is aberrantly regulated in cancer cells. This deregulation is linked to increased malignance, invasiveness, metastasis and drug resistance, most probably due to increased chromosomal instability and remodeling of the microtubule cytoskeleton in cancer cells. Most interestingly, recent observations suggest that MCAK could be a novel molecular target for cancer therapy, as a new cancer antigen or as a mitotic regulator. This collection of new data indicates that MCAK could be a new star in the cancer research sky due to its critical roles in the control of genome stability and the cytoskeleton. Further investigations are required to dissect the fine details of the regulation of MCAK throughout mitosis and its involvements in oncogenesis.


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Planned changes to the tax system will mean non-UK residents will be taxed on future gains made from disposing of residential property investments. Currently, there is no capital gains tax (CGT) for non-UK residential property owners.
Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA's head of taxation, said: 'The UK Government is trying to level the playing field in CGT relating to residential property. Currently, non-UK residents do not pay CGT when disposing of UK residential property investments. The plan is to introduce a new tax regime that means they will have to pay it. However, this change will not be immediate. The UK government will start looking at how best to make this change in April 2014.
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A holographic process is provided for recording-reading by means of index strata in the volume of a photoexcitable storage medium. This process consists in causing two beams to interfere in this medium during two successive writing steps by using writing radiations of different wavelengths. The reading of this medium is then effected by means of a third coherent radiation having for wave vector in the medium a linear combination of the wave vectors of said writing radiations.
1. A process for recording a holographic image of an object applicable to a volume-type non-linear photoexcitable storage medium, comprising the steps of:
first recording in said medium interference patterns generated by the combination of a first incident light beam from said object and a first reference light beam, both of said first beams being of a first wavelength; and
second recording in said medium interference patterns generated by the combination of a second incident light beam from said object and a second reference light beam, both of said second beams being of a second wavelength differing from said first wavelength and having identical projections as said respective first beams, thereby obtaining a non-linear mixing of said recorded interference patterns in said medium defining a holographic recording of said object.
2. A process as in claim 1 further comprising the step
reading all interference patterns written in said medium with a third wavelength which is defined by said first and second wavelengths.
3. A process as in claim 2, wherein said third wavelength is defined by its relation to the first and second wavelengths in accordance with the following:
λ3 =(n1 λ1 λ2 /2(n1 λ2 -n2 λ1)
with λ1, λ2 and λ3 representing said first through third wavelengths, respectively and n1 and n2 representing the refractive index of said medium at said first and second wavelengths, respectively.
4. A process for recording and reading a holographic image of an object utilizing index strata in a volume non-linear photexcitable storage medium, comprising the steps of:
recording in said medium a pattern of interference of a light beam reflected from said object and a reference light beam in successive writing radiations of respective two different wavelengths to thereby obtain a non-linear mixing of said recorded interference patterns in said medium defining a holographic recording of said object, said successive radiations being projected identically on said object and on said medium; and
reading from said medium the interference pattern so recorded by irradiating said medium with a source of coherent radiation having a third wavelength distinct from said two different wavelengths to produce a holographic image of said object.
5. A process as in claim 4, wherein said reading step further includes the step of defining said third wavelength by a linear combination of said two different wavelengths.
6. A process as in claim 5, wherein said linear combination is defined by the relationship:
λ3 =(n1 λ1 λ2 /2(n1 λ2 -n2 λ1),
where λ1 and λ2 are the respective wavelengths of said two different wavelengths, n1 and n2 are respectively the refractive index of said medium at λ1 and λ2, and λ3 is said third wavelength.
7. A process as in claim 4, wherein said reading step is non-destructive.
8. A process as in claim 4 further comprising the step of:
compensating inherent chromatism existing in said medium with index variation correction.
9. A process as in claim 8, wherein said compensating step includes the step of providing two transparent plates of an index variation opposite that of said storage medium, and surrounding said medium with said two plates.
The invention relates to a holographic recording-reading process and a device for implementing this process.
In known holographic recording-reading devices, the hologram of an object is recorded from an object wave diffracted by the object, the hologram of which it is desired to record, and from a corresponding wave. Materials are at present available for writing phase networks or holograms with high diffraction efficiency such as dichromate gelatine, or for operating in real time with such materials as electro-optical crystals, for instance bismuth-silicon oxide. These materials are "thick" with respect to the mean pitch of the photoinduced strata, and their behavior on writing and reading is described by the formalism of the coupled waves; the angular selectivity Bragg effect may be more especially used.
The reading of holograms is achieved by illumination with coherent optical radiation, e.g. by means of the reference beam which was used for recording. So that this reading does not cause erasure of the written hologram, the previously induced spatial index variation should not be substantially modified by such radiation.
If the object wave is complex and thus contains a set of non-colinear wave vectors, there is formed in the photosensitive support medium a spectrum of resulting vectors having different lengths and orientations. Within the scope of the known art it is then not possible to diffract an image under optimum conditions if the reading wavelength is different from that used for holographic recording in the thick material. This is an important restriction. In fact, for information recorded by photorefractive effect in electro-optical crystals of the bismuth-silicon oxide type (BSO), re-reading at the same wavelength erases the information by relaxation of the space charge field.
If it is a case of non-destructive reading, it may be interesting to read with visible radiation a recording made with smaller wavelengths. Thus, the optical components on dichromate or bleached gelatine have a limited spectral range which goes from about 0.23 micrometers to about 0.58 micrometers, which considerably limits use thereof. The recording method proposed in the present invention provides re-reading, under Bragg conditions, by means of a wavelength chosen outside the spectral sensitivity range of the bismuth-silicon oxide (BSO) type crystals for example.
The invention provides a holographic process for recording-reading by means of index strata in the volume of a photoexcitable storage medium, consisting in causing, in said volume, a beam coming from an object to interfere with a reference beam during two successive writing steps by using two writing radiations of different wave-lengths produced by two coherent radiation sources and projected in the same way towards said object and towards said medium; the reading of said medium being provided by a third source producing a coherent radiation having for a wave vector in said medium a linear combination of the wave vectors of said writing radiations.
The invention further provides a device for implementing this process.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description with reference to the accompanying figures in which:
FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are explanatory figures of the operation of a device of the known art;
FIGS. 4, 5, 6a and 6b are explanatory figures of the process of the invention; and
FIGS. 7a and 7b illustrate the process of the invention.
The description which follows and the figures considered refer to the inside of medium 1. That is to say that we can write 2πn/λ=K where n is the index of the medium at wavelength λ and K the wave vector of the radiation considered.
In FIG. 1, we consider two beams. A beam modulated by a linearly transparent object of wave vector Ko and a reference beam with wave vector Kr. The interference fringes resulting from this superimposition of the two beams having the same wavelength are recorded in medium 1. This medium, by way of non-limiting example, is formed by a photorefractive material polarized by an electric field obtained by means of a voltage source Vo. Its orientation is such that the electric field produces an index variation effect by charge carriers created by photoexcitation. The spatial variations of light intensity result instantaneously in this medium in spatial refraction index variations, the interference planes being preferably substantially perpendicular to the direction of the applied field.
There is then created a strata network with spatial wave vector K:/K/=(2π/Λ) with Λ equal to the pitch of the photoinduced strata. It is known that the three vectors thus defined are related by the vectorial relationship: K=Kr -Ko which is illustrated in FIG. 1. During reading, with the reading beam of wave vector Kl, so as to obtain optimum efficiency of the diffraction, Bragg's condition should be respected which defines, for each interference system, the angle θ between this parallel reading beam and the diffraction planes. Thus, a diffracted wave with wave vector Kd is obtained. As is shown in FIG. 2, these different vectors are related by the relationship: Kd =Kl -K.
These vectorial relationships allows Bragg's incidence of the reading beam to be calculated if the wavelength of this latter λ' is different from that used for writing the network λ. We have: sin θ=(λ/2Λ), θ being the adequate angle at wavelength λ and Λ the pitch of the photoinduced strata, we have similarly sin θ'=(λ'/2Λ).
As in FIG. 3, if the object wave used is complex, it contains a set of wave vectors, here Ko1 and Ko2, and there results in the photosensitive medium 1 a resulting spectrum of wave vectors Ki of different length and orientation; here K1 and K2 such that K1 =Kr -Ko1 and K2 =Kr -Ko2. Thus, in the case where the reading wave and the reference wave do not have wave vectors such as Kl =Kr, an image will not be able to be diffracted under optimum conditions if the reading wavelength is different from that used for holographic writing in this thick medium. In fact, in this case, we have θ'≠θ with sin θ'=(λ'/λ)sin θ.
The process of the invention provides re-reading, under Bragg's conditions, by means of a reading wave having a wavelength λl different from the wavelength of the reference beam, chosen outside the spectral sensitivity field of the BSO crystals for example.
This re-reading is possible in volume, for the same conditions for illuminating the object are adopted, during two successive recordings, so that the radiations which interfere in the medium give to the strata identical orientations but spaced apart by distances which vary as a function of the wavelengths used.
With this being stated, the process of the invention is based on the non-linearities induced by the diffraction of a phase structure recorded at two wavelengths λ1 and λ'1 ; as illustrated in FIG. 4, if we consider a flat object wave front, to these two wavelengths there correspond two colinear wave vectors K10 and K10 ', the same goes for reference wave vectors K1r and K1r '. Thus, the resulting vectors K1 and K1 ' are homothetic with respect to each other, these two wave vectors representative of the strata network are then parallel: K'1 =kK1.
If we consider a light intensity I1 for recording, it may be broken down into a mean amplitude component Io and a sinusoidal component Im1. If r is the original unit position vector, at any point in the medium, we have: r=ix+jy+kz (i,j,k being the unit vectors directed along axes x,y,z respectively), we have I1 =Io +Im1 cos (K1 �r+α). We may consider Io =Im1 and the arbitrary phase constant Δ=o.
Thus, I1 =Io +Io cos (K1 �r).
If we consider the vector i for example colinear with K1 we have: K1 �r=/K1 //i/.
Thus I1 =Io +Io cos/K1 //i/.
If we consider two parallel vectors K1 and K1 ', their respective light intensities have the same form and we have the resulting intensity:
I=I1 +I1 '=2Io +Io cos/K1 //o/+Io cos/K'1 //i/.
The refraction index variation is linearly proportional to the exposure, so the refraction index may be expressed in a form similar to that of the light intensity.
But the materials considered are not sensitive to the continuous component, they are sensitive to the index gradient so:
Δn=Δno+cos/K1 //i/+cos/K'1 //i/.
The phase modulation on the reading wave depends on the resulting illumination, so it may be expressed in the form: ##EQU1##
This breakdown into Bessel's function shows that if two wave vectors K1 and K'1 are recorded in the medium, there is generated by non linear interaction at reading:
One or other of these wave vectors will allow diffraction in the medium with Bragg conditions for the reading wavelength λ1 such that, if we take the case of vector Ki1 =2K'1 -2K1 which is the case considered in FIG. 6, we have =2π(ne /λ1)=2π((2n'1 /λ'1)-(2n1 /λ1)), ni being the index of the medium at wavelength λi in a vacuum and the wavelength in the medium being λi /n1. This FIG. 6 illustrates the process of the invention. The recording takes place in two successive phases with two separate wavelengths: at one wavelength λ1 for which we have the vectors Kr, K10 and K20 whose ends are then on a circle and at another wavelength λ'1 :K'r, K'10 and K'20. The resulting vectors are homothetic, i.e. K'1 =kK1 and K'2 =kK2. By the previously made demonstration, there then exist in addition to the elementary strata networks a series of possible configurations of resulting vectors Ki1 and Ki2 corresponding to the combination of vectors K1 and K'1 and K2 and K'2 in the form aK1 +bK'1, and aK2 +bK'2 ; a and b being positive or negative integers. Now, each of the resulting vectors Ki1 Ki2 is homothetic with the vectors K1 and K2, in fact Ki1 =aK1 +bK'1 =K1 (a+bk) and Ki2 =aK2 +bK'2 =K2 =K2 (a+bk).
These different forms are also valid with a greater number of wave vectors of the complex wave beam modulated by the object. Thus, reading at Bragg's incidence may be carried out and this in a direction parallel to the direction of the reference beam because of this homothetic relationship linking the vectors Ki1 and K1, and Ki2 and K2. In FIG. 6, we have then taken a=2 and b=-2.
The ends of vectors Kl (wave vector of the reading beam, and kd1 and kd2 : wave vectors of the diffraction beams corresponding to wave vectors Ko1 and Ko2) are on the same circle because of Bragg's incidence, Kl being parallel to Kr.
Reading takes place at a new wavelength such as previously defined.
The whole of the preceding description and the accompanying figures relate to the inside of medium 1. But these figures as well as the formulae remain valid outside the medium, providing however that a medium is considered whose index varies little for the wave lengths considered, for example to within 10-3. This is true for low dispersion materials which is the case for gelatine. For materials such as BSO, the index variation due to dispersion may be compensatted for by the addition of two transparent passive plates 2 having an index variation opposite that of medium 1 and surrounding this latter, so as to compensate for the chromatism which exists in this medium. This may be perfectly well accomplished by a network, for example.
FIG. 7 shows an example of operation with the two wavelengths λ1 and λ'1.
The composition diagram for the wave vectors is maintained whatever the orientation of one of the wave vectors K1 for example, a complex image is then diffracted as a whole with wavelength change between writing and reading. By way of example, we may consider the non-destructive reading of a volume hologram recorded in a BSO crystal.
A reading wavelength (laser semiconductor) of 800 nm <λl <1000 nm is considered; n1 =2.45 and writing wavelengths
λ1 =450 nm; n1 =2.7
λ'1 =550 nm; n'1 =2.6
That is λl =n1 (λ1 λ'1 /2(n1 λ'1 -n'1 λ1)=962.5 nm in the previously considered case.
We than have λl =962.5 nm as reading wavelength.
By choosing a pair of blue-green writing wavelengths, we may then read again the information in a non-destructive way by means of a semiconductor laser emitting in the infrared. The recording wavelengths are for example obtained from a Krypton, He-Se laser or a colored laser.
Thus, the device proposed provides diffraction of a thick phase structure for any visible or infrared reading wavelength.
Thus, the applications of this invention are to be found in the field of holographic optical components recorded by index variation on support media of the "gelatine" type; the invention presents a great advantage also in the non-destructive reading (outside the absorption band) of information recorded by photorefractive effect in BSO crystals for example (recording close to the absorption band).
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I rarely travel to Paris these years and I forget how beautiful a city it is. Living in Paris had become a hardship, that glorious city becoming a cage and I merely a rat on a treadmill. Rushing along crowded sidewalks through a jumble of tourists on my way to work or pushing my way along quays, weaving in and out among the motley crew lining the track's edges down in the gloomy, damp bowels of the earth, each one of us with somewhere important to go, bothered by the unforgiving heat of the bodies pressing too close, the weight of impatience blocking the watery light above. Frustration always accompanied me wherever I went, blinding me to the loveliness of what surrounded me; aggravation and exhaustion painting the city in soot and noise, taking away any pleasure I could possibly have. Always in a rush, dashing from one appointment to the next, I quickly became disenchanted, the romance of the City of Lights turned sour and I wanted nothing more than to leave as quickly as I could.
Time away has healed the wounds and I was anxious to return if for nothing more than to spend a quiet, enjoyable day with a friend. Yet once out of the station, out of the flurry of travelers and the smell of trains and onto the street, I turn my face into the cool breeze and feel the warmth of the sun on my skin and the joy of being back in Paris washes over me. My step is light and bouncy as I weave along my route and dance down the pavement towards where she is waiting. I admire the stunning old buildings all gussied up by Belle Epoque mosaics and balconies graced with delicate floral motifs. I find myself following a stone wall enclosing one of Paris' quiet, beautiful cemeteries and all is calm and green. I nod my head at the majestic Lion de Belfort at Place Denfert-Rochereau as an old friend and I am glad to be back. I finally find my friend waiting in front of her hotel, sipping tea so cool and collected as if she has lived here forever. We hug as friends do and began chattering as if we met every single day, as if old, old friends since childhood.
I now see Paris through a tourist's eyes. Glancing up at the buildings standing side by side in elegant disarray, each dressed in pearl gray grandeur adorned by stylish swirls of ironwork and I pause to admire them. Like true Parisiennes, these beautiful buildings are both graceful and stately, inviting and imposing, haughty women confident in their ability to impress. We slip through silent, empty squares, shadowed, cool respite, or scurry across the busy streets, dodging cars and bikes, skirting around tables of diners and coffee drinkers who spill out of cafés and bistros onto the too-narrow sidewalks, just whiling away the sunny afternoon as good Parisians are wont to do. Pausing to check our maps or search out street signs, we hurry along, backtrack or change direction, all the while giggling and jabbering like schoolgirls on their first jaunt through this mythic city.
I spent a day in Paris last week with Abby Dodge. First, I want to clarify that I have no close girlfriends… okay, to be totally honest, I have no girlfriends at all nearby. No one to go shopping with, not a one to meet for lunch and a good gossip, no friend with whom to gaze longingly at the gorgeous and outrageous shoes poised like precious jewels or objets d'art in the Christian Louboutin boutique window. And certainly no friend, male or female, as passionate about baking as I with whom to spend hours upon hours giddily gliding between the towering shelves of baking supplies, one shop after the next, ogling each and every mold, utensil, pan, squealing with delight, screeching with amazement, each of us grabbing up objects and holding them aloft for the other to see, calling each other excitedly from another aisle like teenagers gawking at movie stars or finding the perfect dress or just the right shade of nail polish for the prom. "Oh, look, Abby! Isn't this fabulous?" or "Jamie, oooh I have always wanted one of these!" or "Quick, come over here! Look at these colors!" or "You most definitely need a cake pan/cookie cutter/chocolate mold/fill in the blank… in the shape of the Eiffel Tower!" filled our hours together in joyous abandon. A luxurious pause for lunch with some more serious talk followed by more shopping after quite a number of minutes with our envious noses pressed against the glass panes of that luxury shoe store. Ah, what a day! At 5 p.m. I left her newly ensconced in that same armchair in front of her hotel and dashed off to catch my train home, wishing I could have stayed one more day. I definitely deserve to spend more girly days just like that one with a friend like Abby, adorable, delightful, smart and absolute fun… What a joy finally getting to meet and getting to know someone I have only known on-line. And I ended that day feeling as if I had known her forever.
And speaking of Twitter, a few of us decided that since we couldn't enjoy a day of baking together in person, well, baking together virtually was the next best thing. Abby, chef patissière that she is, selected an incredible Chocolate Truffle Tart that she had created for Fine Cooking magazine and offered us the recipe. She took control of the situation and suggested we all bake the same luscious tart only giving it our own individual, personal twist. I replaced her graham cracker crust with my own Sweet Pastry Crust adding a handful of finely ground, emerald green pistachios, which I had bought with her in Paris. I added Amaretto to the chocolate truffle filling then simply circled my individual tartlets (though big enough for two to share) with fresh, ripe strawberries. Perfect. Sweet and fudgy filling on a wonderful, delicate pastry shell and topped with a luscious mascarpone cream, this dessert is worthy of the most elegant Parisian dinner party and the balance of creamy, fudgy and fruity is just perfect to split with a good friend.
Now go ahead, it's your turn!
I am proud, nay thrilled, to share with you my feature in the May issue of CRUSH, South Africa's stunning on-line food and wine magazine. Thanks to my gorgeous, super talented friend, chef extraordinaire and wine connoisseur Michael Olivier, I am featured (along with 5 of my recipes) in Which wine? Which food? which you can find on pages 10 and 11. You must subscribe to this beautiful and informative magazine (it's free!) and don't forget to follow them on Twitter at @Crush_online.
Prepare the Sweet Pastry Crust, the Chocolate Truffle Filling and the Mascarpone Cream as follows.
Select fresh, ripe strawberries, raspberries or blackberries to top. I find that the rich chocolate fudge (because, yes, it becomes very fudge-like) and the luscious cream are gorgeously balanced by the light fruitiness of fresh, juicy berries!
Have extra finely ground pistachios and a bit of powdered sugar to decorate the top of the Tart or Tartlets.
Serves 12
1 Sweet Pastry Crust, prebaked:
1 1/4 cup (175 g) flour
1/4 (50 g) cup sugar
¼ cup (about 50 g) finely ground pistachio nuts
7 Tbs (100 grams) unsalted butter, cubed *
1 egg, lightly beaten
* Most pie crust recipes call for the butter to be chilled. I have found that butter at room temperature is easier and quicker to work into the flour and to dough seems to be fluffier. If the dough is too sticky to roll out right away, several minutes in the fridge should do the trick.
Combine flour, sugar and ground pistachio nuts in a mixing bowl or on a work surface and toss or whisk to combine. Using only your thumbs and fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until the consistency of damp sand and there are no more large chunks of butter. With a fork, vigorously stir in the lightly beaten egg until all the dry ingredients are moistened and a dough starts to form.
Gather the dough together into a ball and place on a lightly floured surface. Using the heel of one hand, smear the dough little by little away from you in quick, hard strokes in order to make sure that all of the butter is blended in well.
Scrape up the dough together, re-flour the surface lightly and work very briefly and quickly until you have a smooth, homogenous dough. Wrap the ball of dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes or until it can be easily rolled out without sticking to your rolling pin.
Keeping your work surface as well as the surface of the dough lightly floured at all times, roll out the dough and line a buttered 9" fluted pie dish, springform pan or similar or six 4 ¼-inch individual tartlet pans. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until ready to bake.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line the tart shell or tartlet shells (it is easier to line up the individual tartlet pans on one baking sheet) with parchment paper and fill with pastry weights or dried beans. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes then very carefully remove the pie plate or tins from the oven, lift out the parchment paper with the weights, lightly prick the shell(s) with a fork then return to the oven to bake for an additional 10 minutes or until completely baked: the shell should be set and dull and beginning to turn golden around the edges. If using a glass pie plate, carefully lift up the dish and check that the bottom of the pie crust is evenly golden brown.
Remove the baked Sweet Pastry Crust from the oven and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack. If using individual tartlet shells, gently and carefully lift the baked shells out of the tins (slide a small, sharp knife under the edge of the shell and lift out onto a plate or rack once cooled.
Chocolate Truffle Filling:
12 oz (340 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped **
4 Tbs (60 g) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
1 Tbs Amaretto
½ cup (125 ml) heavy cream
½ cup (125 ml) whole milk
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
Pinch table salt
** I used mostly Lindt 70% chocolat doux which is a milder tasting, less bitter bittersweet chocolate. About 20 grams was Lindt chilli chocolate and another 20 or 30 grams was Lindt chocolate with orange. I basically used up what I had in my pantry, but all of it was 70%.
In a heatproof medium bowl, melt the chocolate, heavy cream, milk and butter in a microwave or over simmering water. Remove from the heat and add Amaretto, vanilla and salt. Whisk the mixture until well blended. Set aside, whisking occasionally, until room temperature and slightly thickened, about 1 hour. (For faster cooling, refrigerate the filling until thickened to a pudding consistency, about 30 minutes, whisking and scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula every 5 minutes.)
With a rubber spatula, scrape the mixture into the pre-baked crust and spread evenly. Let cool completely, cover, and refrigerate until the filling is set, about 4 hours and up to 1 day before proceeding with the recipe.
Mascarpone Cream Topping:
8 oz (I used one 250 g/ml package) mascarpone
¾ cup (about 190 ml) chilled heavy whipping cream
¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar, or to taste
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
Have the beaters of an electric mixer and a glass bowl chilled. Simply beat the mascarpone and heavy cream on low speed until combined and smooth then increase mixer speed to medium and beat until thick and creamy and firm peaks hold. Using a small spatula or the back of a tablespoon, spread the Mascarpone Cream over the chilled Chocolate Truffle Filling leaving lots of swirls and peaks. Cover loosely and chill until ready to serve. Abby recommends chilling for several hours but I found the Tartlets ready immediately.
Serve the Tart or Tartlets dusted with finely ground pistachios and powdered sugar.
41 comments:
- Junglefrog said...
What beautiful and indulgent treats Jamie! Makes my mouth water... I am so excited that I finally get to meet you so soon now! Take care, have a safe trip and see you in Germany!
- May 18, 2011 at 12:19 AM
- Maris(In Good Taste) said...
This is so gorgeous! A gourmet treat!
- May 18, 2011 at 1:32 AM
- Nuts about food said...
How exciting to meet an on-line friend and feel as comfortable with them in person as you do on the Internet. Glad you could spend such a lovely day with her. Your tarts are beautiful as ever.
- May 18, 2011 at 2:00 AM
- Brenna [fabuleuxdestin] said...
Oh. My. Goodness. I have been having a love affair with marscarpone cheese - I must make this !!! (pistachios chocolate strawberries and cheese ohlala)
- May 18, 2011 at 2:32 AM
- Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite said...
Gorgeous Jamie! I made little ones too (actually I made two little ones!) - I like rich things in small quantities! So much fun that you got to meet Abby - I hope you will be able to come to see me in Paris in July too! Congrats on the magazine feature and have fun at P2P this weekend!
- May 18, 2011 at 2:39 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
i understand how you felt about Paris. I feel the same every time I go to town. The stress, noise, and pollution kills me and takes away the pleasure of being there.
Good to know that you now see Paris in a different way...
That tart is sooooo luscious sounding and looks really pretty!
- May 18, 2011 at 2:54 AM
- Sally - My Custard Pie said...
Your description of working in Paris vs visiting there perfectly matches my experience of London. I was too worn down with the hassle of living there to enjoy it but when went back with my teens for a week we had such a wonderful time being tourists.
I'm going to make these tarts this weekend as have some very good friends coming round. I have a feeling that they'll please both adults and children alike. I might use ground almonds (my daughter loves them) instead of pistachios...what do you think? Too almondy or just right?
- May 18, 2011 at 3:05 AM
- A Thought For Food said...
Oh how jealous am I that you got to meet Abby! She's such a doll. Very soon, our introduction (in person) will come.
Your tart looks incredibly, just as one should. I probably won't get to mine until next month... though I may find some time over Memorial Day weekend.
- May 18, 2011 at 4:13 AM
- Nicole said...
That first paragraph describes how I'm feeling about Rome right now! This recipe looks so delicious, I don't know how you do it! When I imagine your kitchen, it's always filled with decadent treats.
- May 18, 2011 at 4:30 AM
- Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) said...
I really enjoyed reading this post because I have a personal obsession with Paris!! It would be so fun to have a day in Paris with a good friend. Gossip, cakes, and pretty things! Sounds like you had a ball.
As for your tart...it is what dreams are made of! That chocolate layer looks incredible! You have tempted me!!!
- May 18, 2011 at 5:21 AM
- chefpandita.com said...
Congrats on your feature in Crush Magazine! So cool to read about this and the day you spent with Abby. I hope to meet both of you someday too :) love your twists on the bake together tart, that sweet pastry crust with pistachios looks amazing. I made my version last week and now I wish I had tried something like this. Have fun at the Plate to Page workshop, can't wait to read about it :) xoxo
- May 18, 2011 at 5:49 AM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
Aren't girlfriends like the best? I couldn't live without my girlfriends. I mean men are fabulous but they just don't care about vital things like shoes and nail polish! :P And congratulations on your feature! :D
- May 18, 2011 at 5:56 AM
- My Little Expat Kitchen said...
Jamie, I have to tell you how much I love your writing. I get totally engrossed in your stories and narratives every time I read one of your posts.
Your trip to Paris reminds me of my trips to Athens. Even though I have lived there my whole life, now, every time I visit, I feel like a tourist, seeing the city with different eyes, wanting to do things I thought they were tourist-y things to do before.
Love your tart and Abby is a patissière génial.
- May 18, 2011 at 6:00 AM
- Meaghan Luby said...
everything you make is just truly BEAUTIFUL! i don't know, my stuff tends to be geeky, messy, or perhaps put together in an appealing way but, everything you post just states "i am lovely, and simple. summer romance on a plate"
how do you do this?! maybe if i stopped making things like star wars cupcakes, i'd be better at portraying the beauty of food. in the meantime, i'll leave it to the pros and keep oogling at your lovely page :)
just, overall, thanks for sharing! iiii love it, as per usual :)
<3 meaghan
@ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com
- May 18, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Marnely Rodriguez said...
this looks decadent, but I could seriously eat just the crust, it looks gorgeous!
- May 18, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- My Kitchen in the Rockies said...
Congratulations on being featured with 5 recipes. How exciting!!
What a yummy looking tart. I wish I could try some.
- May 18, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Barbara | CreativCulinary said...
I don't know if jealous is the right word; it conveys a feeling that is not considered positive but how can I describe what I'm feeling?
Only wishing I had been there, in Paris, with you and Abby...two of my favorite people I've never met!
Say hazelnut in lieu of pistachio and beyond that...we have a lot in common! Even the strawberries!
- May 18, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Aja said...
seeems sooooo delicious. sorry I can't eat chocolate now. allergy.
- May 18, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Half Baked said...
Mmmm That tart looks delectable! I can't resist mini desserts:-) Congrats on your feature in CRUSH!
- May 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- Jamie said...
@Sally: I have made this crust with ground almonds as well and it will be perfect! Let me know how you like it!
- May 18, 2011 at 10:44 AM
- Heavenly Housewife said...
Hey, congrats on being featured in the magazine. I am slightly jealous, but you totally deserve it, and so I am super happy for you! The tarts look simply divine!
*kisses* HH
- May 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Lisa said...
I'm prety sure I accidentally called Abby 'Michelle' when we last spoke! LOL My apologies!
Having said that, you tempted me once, so I figured I'd torture myself some more since I already dove into some milk chocolate calets. Beautiful tart - I love the truffle filling with the mascarpone topping. It looks like it could be chocolate cream pie, and then..WOW...it isn't, it's better - silk and tang . This is on my 'to do' list :)
- May 18, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Jan said...
These are gorgeous! I love that you made a pistachio crust for this tart. Must have been great with that ganache! I need to get going and make this tart...
P.S. So cool that you got to hang with Abby! I am so jealous!
P.P.S. So many people love Paris as a tourist, but hate Paris when they have to live there. Sad.
- May 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- dena said...
Oh YUM!
- May 19, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
I wish I could pop over and do some kitchenware shopping with you! What a fun day. And, this tart looks amazing. I made a pistachio crust recently, and it's perfect with a berry topping. Love the chocolate and mascarpone cream layers too. Congratulations on your feature in Crush!
- May 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Margaret Murphy Tripp said...
This tart looks fantastic. Chocolate, strawberries and cream...doesn't get much better than that. I will make this soon! Thanks for the post and congrats on the magazine spread!
- May 19, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Ladybird said...
Looks wonderfully indulgent.. you simply can't beat classic flavour combinations like these!
- May 19, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- Neil Butterfield said...
Yours words and pictures have stirred up emotions in me that are hard to contain. I now want every desert that I can lay my hands on :-)
- May 20, 2011 at 2:12 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I'd love to spend a girly day with you! Congrats on being featured. The tart looks fabulous!
- May 20, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Sue said...
Oh my goodness, a bit of heaven! :)
- May 20, 2011 at 10:55 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
What a decadent tart! I love the pistachios in the crust, and the chocolate and mascarpone cream layers, wonderful!
- May 20, 2011 at 7:27 PM
- cream chargers said...
It looks so beautiful.
Perfect gourmet treat!!
- May 23, 2011 at 2:12 AM
- Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...
That is SO decadent... I guess the sort of downside of having girlfriends so close would be you'd never have time to blog or bake for all the shopping and chit chat? Mind you, we do pretty well on chit chat even with distance...!
- May 24, 2011 at 5:11 AM
- Jamie said...
@Sarah MaisonCupcake: but the upside of having girlfriends close by would be sharing all of these desserts instead of having to eat them all myself! Ha ha! But yes we do a pretty good job of chit chatting without the snacks.
- May 24, 2011 at 5:16 AM
- Gloria said...
Look amazing and delicious, love it! gloria
- May 24, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Anna Johnston said...
Licking the screen just aint cool, especially the work computer screen. ;) Just gorgeous, I am on the hunt for anything sweet I can find. Thanks for sharing!
- May 26, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- CSF said...
Marscapone and strawberries, yum!! I wish i had one of those right now :D
- May 29, 2011 at 5:22 AM
- cream chargers said...
i don't have words to describe it.
Just too good.
- May 30, 2011 at 1:45 AM
- La Vita Saporita said...
Oh mio dio! This looks divine! So happy to find your blog =)
- June 1, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- diet pills said...
Oh chocolate truffles this is one of the heavenly desserts that everyone indulges in. Now your post really made me crave for it. I'm excited to try out this recipe you have shared with us.
- June 7, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- asiangrrl said...
Glad you had a fabu time in Paris with a new-found in-person friend. As for these tarts, I'll take a dozen!
- July 30, 2011 at 2:27 AM