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Monday, January 25, 2010
The alarm trills at 6:45 a.m. Sluggishly, I push off the blankets, roll over and groan. My feet hit the floor and, bundled up in the warmest fleece sweatshirt I have, I, the chosen one, stumble my way to the kitchen in the dark. Wiping sleep from my eyes, I grope for a filter and the coffee can and light the little blue flame under the pot of water. It is my turn this morning to make the juice that courses through our veins and gives us life: coffee. The other, him, JP, meanwhile, relieved of the day's burden of making the coffee, snuggles down a little further under the covers and waits for that luscious coffee smell to permeate throughout the house, beckoning him to begin his day.
Once the day has been kick started, JP off to the office, Marty walked, I wend my way over to my desk, hit the button on my laptop and think about how long I should decently wait before pouring myself a second cup of coffee while I wait for the blue backdrop to signal the computer's awakening and my day as a food blogger to begin.
Now I rarely use my blog to write about my daily life, the successes and the failures, the discoveries, the simple repetitive errands and just the boring ho hum of the every day. Maybe because I think no one would be interested, maybe I believe that there's nothing exciting to be told, but once in a while I feel that maybe I should bare a little more of my soul, open up my home to curious eyes and let you into my crazy world. Yes, I have a husband who adores me, yes, I have a funny little Boston Terrier who is happy to snuggle up on a cold winter day or entertain you when you are down, yes, I have 2 grown sons, both talented, smart and kind, and yes yes yes I live in France. And yes, I bake, pardon my French, out the wazoo, but life is no bowl of cherries.
I leave many of you breathless with the amount of baked goods popping out of my oven on a regular basis. Well, it's not all chocolate cake, lemon tart and the sweet life. Sometimes I'm forced to eat crow, other times I end up eating my heart out. If truth be told, much ends up in the trash, the occasional flop, yes, burned this, undercooked that, or just plain yucky tasting, but the bread and cake and cookies and, yes, macarons, that they just plain refuse to eat as well. One sulks, complaining that he doesn't understand why I make new things all the time, things that it is just so obvious he won't like, imploring me to just keep baking the same 4 or 5 things I can be sure that he has always enjoyed. The other one takes the political route, a stand off, a sit down strike against any and all that I bake, openly and adamantly accusing me of force feeding them against their will, child abuse, dangerous and reckless behavior and simply willfully trying to embarrass them in front of their friends. And the husband? He waves his arms around, voice raised, ranting against waste and frivolity, urging me in no uncertain terms to put a halt to the mad baking, pointing to his growing girth. And so next day, the uneaten, the stale, the unwanted finds its poor way into the trash.
My days, when not on twitter and facebook, are spent running around town in a mad search for ingredients for this dish or that baked good, madly flipping through cookbooks for ideas, pulling out bowls, trying to figure out where husband has decided is the appropriate storage space for measuring spoons, lining up and measuring out ingredients, trying so very hard not to mix up two or even three recipes I've decided to attack at once, balancing bowls, hand mixer and buttered pans on the edges of counter, rickety table and sink praying nothing flops off onto the floor, piling up ingredients and baking sheets on chairs (for lack of any more table space) all the while pushing little dog nose away, trying like hell to find a flat, even surface in this ages-old apartment with warped floors like a roller coaster on which to place my liquid measuring cup in order to be assured of an exact reading, juggling this thing and that, praying, cursing, flicking batter all over the walls and washing dishes. Lots and lots of dishes. Dishes piled up in the sink from last night, dishes the sons have dumped on the countertop too busy to wash, dishes I need for my next project or simply dishes in the way. This lovely old apartment we moved into in July? Gorgeous rooms, authentic wooden parquet, lovely, gracious marble fireplaces and gilded mirrors and quiet? Well, kitchen from hell! Sons plead with me to stop cursing, stop banging pots and pans against countertop in frustration, stop muttering "I hate this kitchen! I hate this kitchen! I hate this kitchen!" over and over again like some crazy lady mantra. No space, no room, uneven floors which cause sloping counters and a 30-year-old school desk in the guise of a table, the only piece of furniture that would fit into this ungodly space, in which everything that can rolls off onto the floor, oven door that won't open unless the furniture is moved, fridge door that opens backwards which means I must wedge my body between open door and shelving in order to find anything, faucet too low and sink too small leaving my dish and glass collection growing smaller each week and counters flooded. And no dishwasher. And the dirty dishwater that goes down the drain and up into my shower on the other side of the wall.
And in between I rush frantically back and forth between kitchen and computer, checking mail, checking cake in oven, clickety clacking on the keyboard as thoughts rush through my head, download my pictures and pull up iPhoto. And here is where my lack of organization and non-existent concentration comes into play. Writing a blog post – sometimes two at a time, - visiting a few blogs that I've neglected, write a few more sentences, back to the kitchen, back to the computer to touch up the latest pictures, write a few more sentences, visit another blog, see who on twitter is looking for me, back to the kitchen. Hang up the laundry, do some dishes, walk Marty (where is Simon?), promise myself that I will clean the bathroom tomorrow and back all over again. Surrounded by utter mess spread willy-nilly around me: books, cookbooks, dictionaries, my beloved Thesaurus, scraps of paper, agenda and more, pots and pans and bowls and on and on. Get the picture? Is anyone else as totally unorganized as I am? At least I don't have Deeba's problem of losing electricity for hours at a time!
And then, of course, 6 o'clock rolls around and cake is cooling on the table, cookies are baking in the oven and I've just realized that I forgot completely about buying or preparing anything for dinner. 7:30 and JP slams in. Singing. Chattering to Marty who runs to greet him at the door. Calling out my name. And here I am still wearing my gym clothes that I put on in the morning hoping to find the time to work out (maybe I have and maybe I haven't), frosting smeared across my face, bits of dough stuck in my hair, chopping vegetables, hoping Simon doesn't get home too late with the salad and fruit I sent him to pick up, and putting on my happy housewife smile.
So sometimes, just sometimes, I want something simple, something good, something wonderful that won't make me crazy in the making. Something lo-cal, healthy and fresh that counterbalances all the cookies and cake, all the chocolate and popcorn I've been nibbling all day, something homemade and not reconstituted out of a box to make the man happy and everything will be all right.
I would like to send this gorgeous Challah over to Yeastspotting, our favorite weekly yeast baking extravaganza created and hosted by Susan of Wild Yeast.
4 – 6 small Amandine potatoes, washed *
2 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and peeled
2 fennels, rinsed, trimmed of tops, bottoms and outer layer if need be
Chunk of pumpkin, about 1 lb/500 g
3 – 4 medium carrots, scrubbed, trimmed and peeled
Several whole garlic cloves, peeled or unpeeled (I left mine peeled for roasting)
Olive oil
Course or regular salt, freshly ground black pepper
Fresh or dried thyme leaves
Balsamic vinegar
* you can keep the skin on, no problem, they hold their shape while the roasting makes them luscious and tender with a wonderful nutty flavor
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease a large oven tray or baking sheet.
Once all of the vegetables are cleaned and trimmed as needed, cut them into chunks or slices, taking into consideration that you want them all to roast together and be tender at the same time. Here's how I sliced mine:
Place all of the sliced/chunked vegetables in a large bowl, add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil – again, depending on how many veg you are cooking; you want each piece lightly coated with olive oil, not drenched – and toss, making sure all the vegetable pieces are evenly coated.
Spread the vegetable slices/chunks out on the prepared baking tray in one layer. Sprinkle lightly with salt, generously with freshly ground black pepper and thyme leaves.
Pop in the oven and roast until done – this can take anywhere from 30 to 50 minutes depending on your choice of vegetables, the size of chunks and the oven.
When all of the vegetables are tender – even slightly caramelized – remove from the oven and arrange them on a serving platter. Dribble a little bit of Balsamic vinegar evenly over the vegetables and serve.
I reheated the leftover vegetables the next day by simply tossing in a non-stick frying pan over a medium flame until heated through. They were delicious!
From the fantastic book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day by Zoë François (adorable!) and Jeff Hertzberg; M.D.
This recipe makes four 1-lb (500 g) loaves.
1 ¾ cups lukewarm water
1 ½ Tbs active dry yeast
1 ½ Tbs Kosher salt
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup honey
½ cup unsalted butter (or neutral-tasting vegetable oil)
7 cups flour
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 Tbs water)
Poppy or sesame seeds for the top, optional
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the yeast, salt, eggs, honey and melted butter (warm, not hot) with the water.
Mix in the flour without kneading, using a wooden spoon, a food processor or stand mixer. I used the spoon. Stir and fold just until all of the flour is blended into the wet ingredients and is moist.
Cover with plastic wrap (not airtight) and allow to stand at room temperature for 2 hours. The dough should rise then collapse. This actually took longer to happen for me with this dough (it did happen in 2 hours when I made their Olive Oil dough for both my Focaccia Farcita and my Olive, Sun-dried Tomato and Pine Nut Focaccia). I actually put the dough in the fridge after 2 hours when it looked like this:
And it continued to rise in the refrigerator.
The dough can be used right away but is easier to work with when chilled. I made the dough the day before I made the Challah.
To prepare the Challah:
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the bowl of dough from the refrigerator, dust the surface of the dough, your hands and your dough scraper all with flour, keeping extra flour handy, and scrape the dough down the sides of the bowl. The dough will sink and flatten. Dipping your hands and the dough scraper in flour as needed (the dough is sticky) break off one 1-pound (500 g) piece of dough for each Challah you would like to make and place on a well-floured work surface. Dust the dough with more flour and shape it into a ball.
Divide the ball of dough into 3 equal pieces and, using your hands, form each piece into a long, thin rope (remember making Play-doh snakes? Same thing: roll between your hands with the rope hanging down and roll back and forth on the table.) If the dough resists shaping just let the pieces rest fo about 5 minutes and try again. Place the ropes of dough lengthwise on the baking sheet.
Braid the ropes starting from the middle and working towards one end, tucking the ends underneath the braided dough, then turning the baking sheet and braiding the other half down from the middle to the end, again tucking the ends underneath.
Allow the dough to rest and rise for 1 hour and 20 minutes (only 40 minutes if using freshly made, unrefrigerated dough).
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Brush the loaf with the egg wash. Sprinkle with the seeds if desired.
Bake the loaf or loaves for about 25 minutes until risen and uniformly golden brown. The braids near the center will offer resistance to pressure.
Allow to cool before slicing and eating.
57 comments:
- The Cooking Ninja said...
I love roasted vegetables. They taste so good. :) Love your bread. I'm going to make that one soon.
- January 25, 2010 at 4:39 AM
- Nanette said...
Dear Jamie you made me laugh so hard that I started too cry!
I love your truth & honesty.
Never change a thing, well maybe next time change out of your gym gear before JP gets home of an evening!
- January 25, 2010 at 4:49 AM
- Heavenly Housewife said...
This was a great post Jamie.
*kisses* HH
p.s. i love challah bread
- January 25, 2010 at 5:16 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
Gorgeous challahs! We've been making lots of roasted vegetables lately, my daughter loves them with maple syrup :)
- January 25, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- diva said...
Oh Jamie, i can sympathise even though i don't bake and cook as much h as you do but when i first starting out earlier in my teens, my mum used to go mad. Screaming at me for messing up the kitchen, for having boxes of cookies everywhere that get chucked out in the end because every one was starting to worry about putting on weight all that. And all the new baking ware and gadgets. It left me quite distraught but you're always inspiring because you bravely trudge on in life even when the skies are grey :) Another beautiful post of yours.
- January 25, 2010 at 5:43 AM
- Jamie said...
@5 Star Foodie - Yum! These really would be so perfect with maple syrup!
@diva - *sniff sniff* you brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my tired face. Thanks, honey...
@Heavenly H - ** kiss kiss and hope to meet you in June!
@Nanette - Big huge hug to you!
@The Cooking Ninja - Go on, girl, go on! We keep each other on our toes, you know!
- January 25, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...
I recognise that obsession! It's comforting to read about someone else who is going through something very similar. I try to combine a couple of recipes at once, maybe two things using the same ingredient or make a few tart cases and write them up as separate posts spaced apart. I know full well the horror of throwing away batch after batch of macarons. I take goodie boxes to my friends these days to spread the baking love!
I hadn't read the apartment post before. It looks lovely but I agree about the kitchen. Uh-oh. I am blessed with big kitchen but I even moan about that sometimes so I guess we food-bloggers are never happy unless we have somewhere annexed by a conservatory with big glass roof for photos, lots of shelving for props and heaps of counter space for all the gadgets. And room for a table for 12 people. I can but dream!
- January 25, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- Peter M said...
Jamie, that challah is gorgeous and if you have any left...for bread pudding or French toast!
- January 25, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Happy Cook said...
Well the starting of the day sounds exactly like mine till the making of coffee. But i get up bt 7:20. I did look to the older pic and you have a big kitchen, you should see the kitchen in my apt it is really tiny.
And your challah is looking more beautiful than mine.
Now i see yours i want to have a fat slice too.
- January 25, 2010 at 6:35 AM
- Jamie said...
@Peter M - Thanks so much Peter and if you can keep a secret... the one without poppyseeds was kept plain for bread pudding!
- January 25, 2010 at 6:38 AM
- PageRank Check said...
I love roasted vegetables so healthy and tasty
- January 25, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- KennyT said...
I want one loaf of these!!
Jamie, reading your post is a great enjoyment, and I can learn beautiful English from you.
- January 25, 2010 at 7:04 AM
- Nova Walsh: said...
What a story! Thanks for sharing some of your life. I'm certainly interested to hear how your days go - thanks for sharing. I know it is very hard to cook in a small uncompromising kitchen - what comes out of your kitchen is a miracle! The bread is beautiful!
- January 25, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- Elra said...
How beautiful that challah is Jaime, it is worth sending this to Susan of course. Love the ways how you roast the root veggies by adding balsamic vinegar.
- January 25, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Mmmhhh, that is one of my favorite breads! And, aaahhh, those winter veggies are so delicious!
- January 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- Cathy said...
What a wonderful post, Jamie. I've never made challah and your photos are so beautiful I must give it a try. Love roasted veggies too, especially with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar after roasting.
- January 25, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- Mary said...
Jamie, I loved your post, your recipes and your photos, most of all I loved your honesty. It's always so nice to visit here. Blessings...Mary
- January 25, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Kerrin @ MyKugelhopf said...
Wow - I am both exhausted and starving. Exhausted from juggling all those pots and pans and everything else in your home. Your kitchen sounds like a war zone for me - I'd be permanently black and blue, ha ha !
There are few things as simply delicious and comforting as perfect roasted veggies - and challah, especially when home-baked. And braided so professionally as you did here. Bravo! Challah French toast in the morning, n'est-ce pas?!
But tsk tsk to your three men who don't appreciate all the baking (and everything that goes with). Meanwhile, I'm still not over JP not liking macarons...
- January 25, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- gastroanthropologist said...
A wonderful post and I loved reading it. And, the bread and roasted veggies are just what a food blogger (who tends to go for the baked sweets) needs at the end of the day!
I wish I blogged when I worked in a restaurant. Having a staff of 30 to share all the recipes I tested was so great and not so harmful to my waistline! I try to scale my recipes down as much as possible so I'm not left with trays of cookies. Some things sadly end up in the trash...
- January 25, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
Gorgeous bread!
You have more energy than I do.. when do you fit in nap time? :)
- January 25, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Zoë François said...
Your Challah is absolutely amazing! I love your step by step on braiding, that will be so helpful for people!
Thank you for sharing the gorgeous loaf with your readers.
Cheers, Zoë
- January 25, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Mowie @ Mowielicious said...
Great post as always Jamie. Now that I've got to know you better, and after you stayed over at mine, I can just imagine you going through your daily routine!
PS: I've got a whole challah here - so yum. B got it from a friend of his. Now I can make one for her next time she visits!
- January 25, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- asiangrrl said...
Jamie, it was worth the wait! I love how you weave tales of your home life through the fabric of your food stories. Makes for a much more complex and tasty feast. And, the vegs look awesome, and I would kill for a bite of that challah.
As for your men, they do not know the gift they have in you.
- January 25, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- doggybloggy said...
I love the first picture - and roasted veggies!
- January 25, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Asha @ FSK said...
LOL.. You are hilarious!!! :))
Btw, gorgeous apartment and your kitchen is 5X the size of mine.. LOL...no kidding (sadly!)
- January 25, 2010 at 4:58 PM
- ParisBreakfasts said...
I've been roasting everything in sight this winter, but I never thought of fennel! I must try that too.
Love your newsy stories
- January 25, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- baby cribs said...
I like this post so much! Roasted vegetables are easy to do and I find it delicious.
- January 25, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
Now that is gorgeous bread and veggies never looked more inviting. I bet you had a happy husband! The happy housewife smile pic and reference made me smile! We food bloggers are a strange bunch aren't we!
- January 25, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- lobstersandwich said...
Once again your writing,your story telling...just one word...I love it...ok 3 words!!
Thank you for the story, the pics, the recipe( I'm hungry again) and sharing a bit of yourself and your life.
More soon
- January 25, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Jamie said...
@gastroanthropologist - A late but very Happy Birthday to you!
@Natashya KitchenPuppies - Nap? Nap? You mean that thing JP takes on weekends while I'm cooking/baking/ironing? Oh I take a coffee break (coffee/cake/1 chapter in my book) at 10 and at 4).
- January 25, 2010 at 11:52 PM
- faithy, the baker said...
Lovely bread! Looks so soft and perfect! I've not eaten challahs before, perhaps i should try making one..
- January 26, 2010 at 12:45 AM
- Jamie said...
@faithy, the baker - this is such a simple recipe you must try it! And what perfect Challah it makes.
- January 26, 2010 at 12:50 AM
- Madame Sucre said...
I honestly roast almost everyday LOL.. its the easiest meal for us and the kid!
I love this post its so funny .. I could totally relate :)
- January 26, 2010 at 1:53 AM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
LOL my hubby loves to go this particular restaurant but blogging means that I can't go back there multiple times as I'm too busy searching for new places. Poor thing! But he gets to go on his birthday and truth be told we do go but we just don't blog about it.
And great minds think alike Jamie! I made challah the other day for the first time. I loved plaiting it! :)
- January 26, 2010 at 2:21 AM
- Srivalli said...
Thats one lovely post Jamie!..I enjoyed reading it..roasted veggies look so tempting..and yeah challah has been on my list for so long!
- January 26, 2010 at 3:41 AM
- Jeanne @ Cooksister! said...
LOL - great minds think alike - clearly all the best blogs are making roasted vegetables this week :) That challah looks amazing - and your kitchen sounds like my old kitchen in the rented house. Much swearing, banging, crashing and cries of "I HATE this kitchen" used to emanate from there...
- January 26, 2010 at 4:16 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
The dishes, the books, the dough in my hair. Sounds familiar! During the week, I have to stick to simple meals, or dinner would be at midnight. Your vegetables look delicious, and the challah loaves are beautiful!
- January 26, 2010 at 6:21 AM
- Cristie said...
Beautiful bread, just lovely. The whole post is perfect.
- January 26, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Junglefrog said...
Haha... you don't seriously think you're the only disorganized person, do you? You haven't seen me running around. I loved that little peek into your life Jamie! I sometimes wish I had more time to cook and bake but unfortunately I gotta work sometimes too..lol... That challah just looks beautiful!!
- January 26, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- theUngourmet said...
I couldn't help but giggle reading this. I can completely relate to all of it! Well, except for the backward fridge door. I'm so glad I popped over to see you today. Fun post!
Your bread is lovely! I'd like a nice warm slice right this very minute!
- January 26, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Barbara said...
Loved your post, Jamie! I have never vented online either, but I did this week. I felt like doing it and thought I'd see what everyone else thought about that kind of post. I did throw in a recipe too, but mostly I complained.
My kitchen is small, but I live alone so it's usually manageable. When I test cook, I end up giving everything away, or, like you, dump it if it's horrible. When everyone was here Christmas it looked like a tornado had hit.
I love challah, use it for so many things, but have never made it. You make it look easy. I know it's not!
Also love roasted root veggies- I make them often, but my all time favorite is roasted sweet potatoes.
- January 26, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Sari said...
Beautiful beautiful post Jamie! You know, I'm very disorganised person. I've tried so many times to follow some rules to get myself more organised and effective. However, those were just useless attempts :)
Your baking is amazing and I admire it even more now after the tour around your kitchen! I wish I could bake like you! Maybe one day... ;)
The challah - oh it looks delicious! I love your step by step pictures. They are so helpful for bread-baking beginners like me! Please keep baking and posting, even if your men don't appreciate it! ;) I love it!
Have a wonderful day! Hugs!
- January 26, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- Jenny said...
Your honesty has me hooked. :) Thanks.
- January 26, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Katy ~ said...
An outstanding post. You are a gem.
- January 27, 2010 at 2:01 AM
- Deeba PAB said...
Touches my heart, your writing it does! You crack me up, and I can see your 'everyday' as a film. I love the veggies, esp the balsamic drizzle, and you've become a real bread baking chick!! Love it!!
happy Birthday in advance sistah! Speak to you tomorrow!!
- January 27, 2010 at 6:21 AM
- Maria said...
One of the good things about winter-roasted veggies!
- January 27, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Nina said...
Wow a fantastic Challah.Its so easy to make....the step by step process really helps.Looks wonderful:)
- January 27, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Rambling Tart said...
Dearest Jamie - thank you SO much for opening up your heart and home. I laughed and sighed and grinned and uh-huh'd and thought - "I sure do like this lady!" :-) The challah is gorgeous and after seeing all your scrumptious roasted veggies, I know what I want for dinner. :-)
- January 27, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- shayma said...
happy birthday, jamie. please do post about your life on a daily basis, that's what makes a blog so personal and interesting for us readers. here's raising a glass to you, Jamie. ps the photos of the bread, step-by-step are luscious. best wishes for the big day, shayma
- January 28, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Sippity Sup said...
So that's life in France... GREG
- January 29, 2010 at 4:59 AM
- Laura said...
Happy Birthday,Jamie! I have two toddlers underfoot and have the same problem sometimes with baking and having disasters and not having dinner ready.
I have made the ABin5 challah and agree it is great. BTW, you can use the dough to make great onion rolls--just roll the dough out flat and roll it up with chopped onions mixed with some oil.
- January 29, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Lisa Michelle said...
I LOVE that you paired roasted veggies with challah! I bake a challah about once a week, and I have to say, my absolite fav soft eggy bread in the world. i could do a loaf by myself!
BTW, I WILL actually make the Mac Attack this month..no tardiness either! lol
- January 30, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Joanne said...
I agree, a day in the life of a food blogger is no easy feat. It's a good thing you have this beautiful challah and those heartening veggies to ease the pain.
- January 31, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- AmyRuth said...
Hi again. I came back to read a real story. Thank you for telling us about the "normal" life things of a food blogger hehe
- February 3, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Anushruti said...
A beautiful post Jamie. Enjoyed reading this.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:55 AM
- Girdle Girl said...
I am a huge fan of roasted vegetables, sadly my kids don't agree. My particular fave is roasted parsnips.
- February 8, 2011 at 12:26 PM
- Alice said...
Making challah is one of my favorite things to do on a winter day. Here's a really good version made without eggs and butter, believe it or not. http://fromaliceskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/03/no-knead-swedish-cardamom-braid.html
It's no-knead too.
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Emily Wolfe, of Antlers, received Reserve Grand Champion, Hampshire Breed Champion, Suffolk Breed Champion and Natural Reserve Breed Champion at the 68th annual Southeast District Livestock Show at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. There were 88 sheep in the competition in four breed categories. The show was sponsored by the Eastern Agriculture Division and the Wilburton Lions Club.
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The Rattan Public Schools has announced their first semester honor roll students for grades 4th though 12th.
The 4th Grade All A's Honor Roll are: Devan Nash, Corbin Pate and Madison Watts. The A's and B's are: Balon Campbell, Dalton Davidson, Jaden Hammons, Kayci Koop, Marlie Leathers, Tyler Lewis, Rowdy Loftin, Caleb Pate, Ethan Taylor, Mika Taylor, Briar Teague, Justin Wheeler and Brett Womack.
The Antlers Choctaw Nation Head Start Program is accepting applications for possible openings for the 2012-2013 school year. Children who will be at least 3 years old, but not more than 5 years old by September 1, 2012, are eligible to apply to apply for openings caused by children who have left the program recently. In addition, applications are being taken for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year.
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WoW is called easy because all of its hand holding mechanics and nonexistant risk vs reward. The hardest (most gimmicky) raid in WoW is still easier than almost all raids in DAOC.
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Simple explanation. People are much like water, they will always take the path of least resistance when forced with any obstacle. This doesn't mean that making the path easier for gamers rewards them with more memorable game play though. Just because that's what people do, does not necessarily mean that's what people want.
I'm even at fault with this. Given the option to group when leveling up a character in any modern MMO, I usually will just solo 100% of the time anyways. Becuase it is just fster to do it by myself, rather than waiting on a group mate 24/7. But on the flip side, my most memorable and fun experinces in MMO's were in EQ1, DAOC, & AC. Where you HAD to group, you could solo in those games, but you were just hamstringing yourself by doing so.
Yet my most enjoyable memories of MMO gaming are always from Raiding & that forced group content from earlier games. When I actually felt challeneged, when leveling actually meant something monumental, and when beating that raid boss we had been working on for almost 2 months finally happened.
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Originally posted by ClaudeSuamOram
Be that as it may, this is specifiaclly the reason why no MMO has been able to touch WoW. It has high qualtiy/ample content for every type of player. Want to log in for 30 min a day and plow through the lastest teir? LFR is available.
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When developers start making HARD difficulties actually hard I will go back to playing them on the hardest settings. Most games these days HARD = they have more health, you have less, you have less ammo/mana/whatever.
I remember playing SOCOM4 on the hardest setting and the only difference from normal was you would die in 2 hits and enemies would die in 20 hits, so boring it's unreal.
Dark Souls is considered by many to be a hard game but people I know that usually only play shooters online and other blockbuster games have slogged through it to completion because it only offers one difficulty, the game is as difficult as the game is, there is no making it harder or easier other than the way you decide to approach it. I'd be happy if more games had one difficulty and that was it, take it or leave it. People will end up playing the game for longer rather than powering through it in 8 hours and never touching it again.
Also I don't want to have to complete the game 3 times to unlock whatever hard more you have hidden away, gating difficult content and creating a meaningless grind it stupid.
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First define what is "hard", sure a programmer can tweak your ammo, mana, or whatever and make the game "hard" but is that what drives a great game? Of course not, that's just a tool, in the end you want something that challenges your mind and skill to the maximum, on every level, so your definition of hard may simply mean a hard grind. Which in the end can you blame someone for skipping it by selecting an easier mode? Some of my most memorable moments come from WoW where we needed weeks to master one encoutner, where everything had to be just right, where we had some server competition. In essensce you need to move the human spirit while tuning difficulty to achieve a sense of accomplishment.
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Yestersday when this topic was created, I gave a few of my ideas about the topic.
Anyway, I know you have all seen it, but to break up the monatany of the thread I thought you guys would like to see what Francis has to say about games being to HARD. Although it's all a show, the guy does look like he is going to explode! lmao
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Originally posted by SlickShoes
Agree completely, no reason to play games on hard mode if the only real difference is they power up the enemy while decreasing your strength to the point of making it frustrating, but not really more challenging.
Now,if in hard mode enemy AI behaved significantly differently then it might make sense, but otherwise never saw any reason to play titles on anything but "Normal" mode. (which should be challenging enough)
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
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Originally posted by laokoko
This isn't rerally true, I'll use TOR as an example as it's a common game used to support the theme here. From just about the start of the game, there are areas designed for group play that are filled with elite (hard) mobs. Journey into those zones and you'll see no one there, even at launch it was pretty much like that. AOC would be another good example as each dungeon has an elite mode, how many actually do(did) those on a normal basis though?
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Originally posted by Kyleran
In many cases this is how it's done though, as it's not just "buffed" up mobs, the NPC's use different skills, as well as more CC, healing, etc...
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Originally posted by BadSpock
You make a good point and I sadly fall into this group. After 16 years or so playing MMO's, even longer playing games in general on top of being an active member in many gaming communities and even working with a few developers over the years... I know to much. I say I know to much because most games hold very little mystery for me anymore. I know what the thought process was when the content and mechanics were designed. I know how to disect games and their mechanics.
I'm the type that likes to solo mostly now days or stick with small groups not because I'm anti social, but because I like to try and solo group content. I've actually managed to solo a good bit of group content in most games, some requiring a good bit of effort, while others not so much. On content I can't solo I try to do it with as few people as possible. I've taken myself and 2 others and completed content designed for 5 and some times 10 people.
And no, when I say a game or content is to easy I'm not attempting to laud it over anyone. I'm not attempting to proclaim myself superior lol. I ,like everyone else, want to be entertained and challenge for me is entertaining. I can only seek out so much challenge myself though. The developers have to meet me half way for a truly entertaining experience.
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Originally posted by SlickShoes
But even in Dark Souls, as in many other RPGs including MMOs, you can always outlevel the content if it feels too hard for you. You can simply grind until its easy. In some MMOs, you can do not only that, but bring more friends to make the content easier. So in the end, it is more or less how hard you want it to be.
I also remember Ninja Gaiden: Black was pretty hard. But, I also remember finding an exploit which I used to make infinite amount of money, which I then used to buy everything there was to buy within the game, in turn making the game a wee bit easier.
I guess my point is, the game is hard if you have to learn and improve in order to succeed. In games like Dark Souls and Ninja Gaiden, you have to beat the next boss in order to advance. Its a skill check. You fail - you try again. And you try again, and again until you beat it. Its not about the amount you have to grind, not about the death penalty but the mastery you need to acquire in order to finish the game.
Doing something arduous for 12 hours straight or spending and hour to recouperate every time you fail is not "hard" - its just masochism.
And you shouldn't be smug about playing a game with poor UI, poor documentation and poor tutorial either, because that is the wrong kind of "hard" - the kind developers should avoid. Its just plain bad design. Ask any developer.
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Originally posted by DavisFlight
If the hardest raid cannot be beaten by the best raiders (paragon) for a long time, there is no point making it even harder. If only 0.0001% of the players can beat the content, there is no reason to make it even harder so 0.00000001% of the players can enjoy it.
To 99% of the players, DAOC and hard mode WOW raids are too hard .. and there is little difference between them.
Originally posted by Kyleran
Finding excuses not to play challenging content?
Of course there is a real difference. If i can take 1000 hits of a special ability of a mob before i die, i will ignore that ability and stand there and face tank it.
If now that ability can 3-shot me, i will pay attention, and try to dodge it, avoid it, or whatever. Numbers matter.
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Originally posted by BadSpock
There is very little accumulated "mmo skill" that would make fighting mobs easier, and it's nothing a brand new player couldn't figure out immediately if they bother to read and understand the skills they are using. Hell, I don't even bust out a spreadsheet and do the math on builds like some do, because there's no reason to. These games are easier.
Look at a planet like Dathomir in Star Wars Galaxies as an example of harder, more challenging gameplay. Not only was there a good mix of easy-medium-hard mobs, there were also very hard mobs and elites mixed in all over the map that meant it was much better to group if you want to stay alive. In addition there was a good chance you or someone in your group would screw up and chain pull too many mobs and get your whole group wiped. This isn't an instance mind you, it was the open world.
My frends and I went to Dathomir because it was difficult to survive, even in a group, if you weren't being very cautious. I realize that not all game zones should be like this, but today's games give you an over-powered "hero" character for your current level/zone and really the only reason you die is because you get lazy about how you approach areas. The lazyiness likely comes from the fact that the games are so simple they don't even demand your full attention to do well. A lot of people are watching TV or movies while they play to keep themselves awake.
A sure sign that you are in an old, dying paradigm/mindset, is when you are scared of new ideas and new technology. Don't feel bad. The world is moving on without you, and you are welcome to yell "Get Off My Lawn!" all you want while it happens. You cannot, however, stop an idea whose time has come.
Originally posted by MindTrigger
Really? Show me a brand new max-level player who can raid hard mode effectively.
The point of the article is not that there is no easy content in MMO, it is that there is difficult content, and people ignoring the challenges when they are complaining about games being "too easy".
Of course it is easy if you don't even try the challenging content. Go do all the challenging content ... if that is still too easy, come back .. and may be then you have some credibility to rant.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
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Originally posted by DavisFlight
So you've beaten all the hardest raids in WoW, right? You haven't? That's the point of the OP's post. People are way too fond of calling something easy even though they're not capable of doing it or have never tried.
Pshh... I could do that too if I felt like it. NBD.
You can take any supposedly difficult activity and whittle it down to a set of basic instructions—a simple flowchart to follow for success. As if you could look at one diagram or read one paragraph and be on par with the best players in the world. But for most games, there's more to it than the simplest case. And not having the depth of knowledge to make fast decisions as things deviate from the simplest case ensures that you won't ever do as well as a veteran.
Now, there actually are games—even games that many people consider "hard"—that you really can boil down to a simple set of instructions. Counting cards in blackjack is commonly perceived to require a high level of intelligence but is actually rather straightforward. Most people have a lot of difficulty solving a Rubik's Cube but it really can be done in just a few minutes by following simple instructions.
Are there any MMOs which are similarly simple? Where you could give a novice a 5-minute rundown and then stand back as he completes the hardest content in the game? You know, there might be. But only the people who have run that content have the right to judge it like that. Why would we listen to someone complain about the ease of a game that they've never even come close to finishing, or perhaps never even played?
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
Exactly, this is the issue with every single post about GW2.
Its too easy.
Ask them to post a video of them playing a bunker elementalist or lvl 100+ fractals, perhaps a video of them in a group where they can actually heal/tank an instance in a group without anyone dieing instead of rez zerging it.
Get a big "huh?" response from them.
laugh and walk away.
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Originally posted by GrayGhost79
You make a great point here, I worked as a QA Tester on GTA:San Andreas and although this is slightly different from just playing games it serves the same purpose. GTA4 is the same game as GTA SA as far as I am concerced, my brain approaches the missions in the same way, I know how the guys constructed the world, I know the level designers and how they created the mission, there is no mystery in a GTA game for me any more. I spent a year of my life playing GTA for a living. I still enjoy playing a GTA game every now and then but they are not challenging in the slightest now.
People don't believe me when I say that GTA is just a copy and paste with a different skin each time and maybe to the normal gamer it doesn't seem like that but I spent a year of my life playing it for about 10 hours a day 7 days a week.
I realise that's not the same as a normal gamer but after years of the same type of games it get's to a similar level, you know how to bypass awkward mechanics, you know the tricks, you know how you want to play, there is no mystery any more.
Originally posted by JasonJ
I think their confusion is that if "easy" gameplay is available as an option, then the whole game is easy. That is furthest from the truth.
Take D3. Doing inferno with no monster power is now trivial. Any fresh 60 can face tank almost everything and kill everything in seconds.
But the game also has a MP10 hard core perma-death mode. So is the game easy? Now, D3 has little complaint about it being easy because it was way difficult (for inferno) when it first came out.
But in reality, it has very easy, and very difficult content, just like WOW and many other MMOs.


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Am I just an emotional mess lately? I swear I tear up at EVERY Fabulous Friday post. I'm not joking. When Michael's uncle surprised him with such a special momento....that started it for me and continued as I read.
I loved this sweet store and all the paper elements. And Jennifer's advice at the end is so magical. Jennifer is so beatiful, and you can see the love just radiating off her (and Michael).
Couple's Names: Michael and Jennifer
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Theme/Color/Style: "Although we got married around the 4th of July, Michael did not like the idea of a red, white, and blue theme. Our style was vintage and the theme was centered around paper, appropriate since I am a magazine editor and Michael loves to write. I have always loved paper and paper crafting, and one of the first details I settled on was my gorgeous paper flower bouquet in some of my favorite shades of blue. Like a lot of my wedding decor, it came from Etsy. The paper flowers inspired many other details, including the paper flower and lantern centerpieces and the "Just Married" banner that hung over the sweetheart table."
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When you're expecting, you want to do everything possible to give your baby the healthiest head start. You read all the What to Expect books, watch your diet, and carefully follow the advice your doctor gives you at every prenatal care visit. Part of that advice might be to take prenatal vitamins, but do you know why your doctor is recommending these vitamins, or what they can do to help your growing baby?
Here's a quick primer on prenatal vitamins, which vitamins and supplements you need, and why you need them.
Why Do I Need to Take Prenatal Vitamins?
Technically, you don't need to take prenatal vitamins if you're eating a healthy, well-rounded diet. But there are a few nutrients that even the best diet can't provide enough of right now. "Even for a woman who eats a "perfect" diet, it is nearly impossible to get some of the nutrients in the amounts needed during pregnancy, such as iron and folic acid," Bridget Swinney, MS, RD, author of Eating Expectantly explains in an email interview. For women who don't eat all their greens, prenatal vitamins are a kind of "insurance policy," providing them with the nutrients they may be missing from diet alone, says Swinney, who is also a spokesperson for the Texas Dietetic Association.
You need more iron right now to nourish your baby and because your blood volume expands during pregnancy. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, the substance that carries oxygen in your blood. If your diet doesn't include enough iron-rich foods, like red meat, egg yolks, and dark leafy greens, your body will pull it from the reserves in your bone marrow, but you may not have enough stores on hand to supply both you and your baby.
"Many women enter a pregnancy with little or no storage iron in the bone marrow," says Roy Pitkin, MD, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA. "If they do not get enough in diet then they can become anemic." Iron is especially important during the last trimester of pregnancy, when the baby's needs are the greatest, says Pitkin, who also chaired the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Nutritional Status During Pregnancy and Lactation.
Folic acid is the other essential pregnancy vitamin. It's absolutely critical for cell division, and for preventing neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly. The catch with folic acid is that, for it to help your growing baby, you need to start taking it at least one month, preferably longer, before you get pregnant and throughout your pregnancy. That's why health experts recommend that all women of childbearing age take daily multivitamins containing at least 400 micrograms of folic acid because pregnancies aren't always planned.
Taking multivitamins even before you get pregnant is a good way to prep your body to nourish your baby. "A multivitamin-mineral supplement (with about 100 percent of the Daily Value) is a nice addition to a healthy diet to get the body in shape for pregnancy," Swinney says. "It's also a great idea for dads-to-be, because sperm quality also depends on good nutrition!"
Why Can't I Just Take Multivitamins During Pregnancy?
You could take multivitamins during pregnancy, but you might be skimping on some of the nutrients you need in larger amounts during these nine months. "A prenatal vitamin has the amount of nutrients that more closely match the nutrient needs of a pregnant woman," says Swinney. "Some may also have things that regular multivitamins don't have, like DHA [an omega-3 fatty acid] and choline, which are particularly important for fetal brain development."
Do I Need to Buy Prescription Prenatal Vitamins?
You can buy prenatal vitamins right over the counter at your local pharmacy or get a prescription from your ob-gyn. What's the difference? Price, for one. You'll typically pay more for prescription prenatal vitamins. Yet they do supply an extra vitamin and mineral boost. "Prescription prenatals tend to have more vitamins and minerals included, or more of certain nutrients than an over-the-counter brand," Swinney says. You may find more folic acid (1,000 micrograms instead of the 400 micrograms in over-the-counter versions) and iron in prescription prenatal vitamins and supplements, as well as added nutrients like iodine, choline, magnesium, and copper.
The other difference is purely psychological, Pitkin says. "If a doctor says, 'This is really important to take. I'm going to write you a prescription,' you accept it as something more important." In other words, you're more likely to actually take your vitamins if they're part of your prescribed prenatal care.
What Should I Look for in Pregnancy Vitamins and Supplements?
You won't find much of a difference when you compare the labels of different prenatal vitamins. "They're all pretty much the same. It's a pretty standard formula," Pitkin says.
Here are some of the vitamins and minerals and amounts you'll find in prenatal vitamins, and why your baby needs them:
Why You Need It
250 mg
Builds strong bones and teeth
450 mg
Develops memory and learning center in the brain
200 mg
Promotes brain development
Folic acid
600 mcg
Enables cell division and prevents neural tube birth defects
250 mcg
Important for proper brain development
27-60 mg
Helps with the production of new blood cells to accommodate increased blood volume during pregnancy
Vitamin D
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Builds strong bones and teeth, and used for making hormones
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Generally, prenatal vitamins are very safe. Many of the vitamins in them, including vitamin C and the B vitamins, are water soluble, which means your body will flush out any extra you consume. Where you do need to watch that the vitamin doesn't exceed the recommended daily allowance for pregnant women is with the fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K. Because your body does store these vitamins, it is possible to get more than you need.
Too much of a good thing is never a smart idea. Don't pop handfuls of vitamins and supplements and then eat nutritional bars, because you could overdose on certain nutrients. Let your doctor know about all of the vitamins and supplements you're taking so that he or she can help you keep track of them.
Prenatal vitamins can cause some minor side effects like constipation and nausea, which can already be issues during pregnancy. The first three months of your pregnancy, when you need the folic acid in your prenatal vitamin the most, is also when you feel the worst. The very idea of swallowing a pill when you've got terrible morning sickness can set your stomach rolling. "If your nausea is worse in the morning when you get up, don't take it when you get up. Take it before bed or with food," Pitkin advises. You can also try a liquid or chewable prenatal vitamin if it's easier for you to take. If constipation is a problem, add fiber to your diet by eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Why Prenatal Vitamins Aren't Enough
Just because you're popping a prenatal vitamin every morning, don't think your diet is off the hook. Prenatal vitamins are no substitute for three healthy meals. They don't contain the protein calories, or all of the nutrients you and your baby need during this time.
"Even the best prenatal vitamins don't have every single nutrient found in food," Swinney says. "There are hundreds of antioxidants found in food that aren't in vitamins. Also, prenatal vitamins don't contain much calcium, so calcium-rich foods like milk and yogurt are a must." Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole-grains, dairy, and protein to ensure you're getting everything you and your baby need, and then you can think of your prenatal supplement as an added nutrient bonus.


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Russell A. Buzby, 46, of Newfane, and James D. Nestor Jr., 45, of Bennington, are scheduled to be arraigned in Windham criminal court on March 26 on charges of grand larceny, unlawful trespass and unlawful mischief, Hudson said in a press release.
On Sept. 20, the Vermont State Police were notified of a copper wire theft from the VELCO substation in Newfane on Route 30.
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We're not sure about the answer to that first question, but we do know about the harrowing Walking Dead song that played at the end of the episode. It's called, "You Are the Wilderness" by Voxhaul Broadcast, which is on the The Walking Dead AMC Original Soundtrack, Volume 1, which you can buy on iTunes.
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The song starts in at a close-up shot of The Governor's angry face after creepy scientist Milton basically admits he burned down the zombie pit. (The guy may book smart, but he's a terrible liar!) The song concludes at a shot of a very scared Andrea tied up in the torture chamber. The lyrics that play in the episode are, "Stood at the edge in the valley, looked at the ground below, I was surrounded — there's nowhere left to go. There's a wolf in my heart, there's a wolf in my heart... for you! For you! For you!" Intense, much?
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Tricuspid atresia is a heart defect present at birth (congenital) in which one of the valves (tricuspid valve) between two of the heart's chambers isn't formed. Instead, there's solid tissue between the chambers.
If your baby is born with tricuspid atresia, blood can't flow through the heart and into the lungs to pick up oxygen as it normally would. The result is the lungs can't supply the rest of your baby's body with the oxygen it needs. Babies with tricuspid atresia tire easily, are often short of breath and have blue-tinged skin.
Tricuspid atresia is treated with surgery. Most babies with tricuspid atresia who have surgery will live well into adulthood, though follow-up surgeries are often needed.
Tricuspid atresia symptoms become evident soon after birth, and can include:
Some babies with tricuspid atresia may also develop symptoms of heart failure, including:
Tell your doctor if you notice any of the above symptoms in your child.
Tricuspid atresia occurs during fetal growth when your baby's heart is developing. While some factors, such as heredity or Down syndrome, may increase your baby's risk of congenital heart defects, such as tricuspid atresia, the cause of congenital heart disease is unknown in most cases.
Your heart is divided into four chambers, two on the right and two on the left. In performing its basic job — pumping blood throughout the body — your heart uses its left and right sides for different tasks. The right side moves blood to the lungs. In your lungs, oxygen enriches the blood, which then circulates to your heart's left side. The left side of the heart pumps blood into a large vessel called the aorta, which circulates the oxygen-rich blood to the rest of your body. Valves control the flow of blood into and out of the chambers of your heart. These valves open to allow blood to move to the next chamber or to one of the arteries, and they close to keep blood from flowing backward.
In tricuspid atresia, the right side of the heart can't properly pump blood to the lungs because the tricuspid valve, located between the upper right chamber (atrium) and the lower right chamber (ventricle), is missing. Instead, a solid sheet of tissue blocks the flow of blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle. As a result, the right ventricle is usually very small and underdeveloped (hypoplastic).
Blood instead flows from the upper right chamber to the upper left chamber through a hole in the wall between them (septum). This hole is either a heart defect (atrial septal defect) or an enlarged natural opening (foramen ovale) that is supposed to close soon after birth. If a baby with tricuspid atresia doesn't have an atrial septal defect, the baby may need a procedure to create this opening.
Once the blood flows from the right atrium to the left atrium, the heart's left side must pump blood both to the rest of the body and to the lungs. The blood reaches the lungs from the left side of the heart through another natural opening between the right and left sides (ductus arteriosus) that is supposed to close soon after birth. When necessary, this passageway is kept open using medication in babies with tricuspid atresia.
Some babies with tricuspid atresia have another heart defect — a hole between the lower two chambers (ventricular septal defect). In these cases, blood can flow through the hole and into the right ventricle, which pumps it to the lungs.
In most cases, the exact cause of a congenital heart defect, such as tricuspid atresia, is unknown, but several factors may increase the risk of a baby being born with this condition:
The most significant complication of tricuspid atresia is a lack of oxygen to your baby's tissues (hypoxemia). This can be life-threatening.
Although treatment greatly improves the outcome for babies with tricuspid atresia, they may still have the following complications later in life, even after surgery:
Whether problems are first noted in the hospital or later by you and your primary care doctor, eventually your baby will be seen by a cardiologist who has experience in treating congenital heart defects.
Because appointments can be brief and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well prepared for your appointment with the cardiologist. Here's some information to help you get ready, and what to expect from your cardiologist.
Preparing a list of questions can help you ensure that you cover all of the points you want to. For a congenital heart defect, some basic questions to ask your child's cardiologist include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask additional questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
Because of advances in ultrasound technology, it's possible for a baby to be diagnosed with tricuspid atresia before he or she is born. Doctors can identify the condition on a routine ultrasound exam during gestation.
After your baby is born, his or her doctor may suspect a heart defect, such as tricuspid atresia, if your baby has blue-tinged skin or is having trouble breathing. Your baby's doctor may also suspect a heart defect if he or she hears a heart murmur — an abnormal whooshing sound caused by turbulent blood flow.
Doctors typically use an echocardiogram to diagnose tricuspid atresia. This test uses sound waves that bounce off your baby's heart to produce moving images your baby's doctor can view on a video screen.
In a baby with tricuspid atresia, the echocardiogram reveals the absence of a tricuspid valve and a smaller than normal right ventricle. Because this test tracks blood flow, it can also measure the amount of blood moving through holes in the walls between the right and left sides of the heart. In addition, an echocardiogram can identify associated heart defects, such as an atrial septal defect or a ventricular septal defect.
There's currently no way to replace the defective tricuspid valve. Treatment for tricuspid atresia involves surgery to ensure adequate blood flow through the heart and into the lungs, allowing your baby's body to receive the proper amount of oxygen-rich blood. Often, this requires more than one surgical procedure. Medications also may be given before surgery can be done.
Your child will likely need more than one surgical procedure to correct tricuspid atresia. Some of these procedures are called rescue surgeries, because they're done as a temporary fix to immediately increase blood flow. Following are some of the procedures babies with tricuspid atresia may require:
Before surgery, your child's cardiologist may recommend that your child take the medication prostaglandin to help widen (dilate) the blood vessels and keep the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale open.
To monitor his or her heart health, your baby will need lifelong follow-up care with a cardiologist who specializes in congenital heart disease. Your child's cardiologist will tell you whether your child needs to continue taking preventive antibiotics before dental and other procedures. In some cases, your child's cardiologist may recommend limiting vigorous physical activity.
The short- and intermediate-term outlook for children who have a Fontan procedure is generally promising. Outcomes for those having surgery later in life are generally worse. A variety of complications may occur over time and sometimes require additional procedures. If the circulation system created by the Fontan procedure fails, then a heart transplant may be necessary. Talk to your child's doctor about his or her specific situation.
If your baby's born with tricuspid atresia, it may seem that almost all your time is spent at the hospital or at a doctor's office. But there will be time spent at home, as well. Here are some tips for caring for your child at home.
Caring for a baby with a serious heart problem, such as tricuspid atresia, can be challenging and stressful. Here are some strategies that may help make it easier:
Although every circumstance is different, remember that many children with congenital heart defects, such as tricuspid atresia, grow up to lead enjoyable lives.
In most cases, congenital heart defects, such as tricuspid atresia, can't be prevented. If you have a family history of heart defects or if you already have a child with a congenital heart defect, a genetic counselor and a cardiologist experienced in congenital heart defects can help you look at possible risks associated with future pregnancies.
Some steps you can take that might reduce your baby's risk of heart and other birth defects in pregnancy include:
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iFixit wasted no time after yesterday's surprise launch of the iPad mini with Retina Display to get their hands on one and tear it apart to see how it's built. The results are in.
iFixit discovered that the iPad mini's Retina Display is made by LG, working at a higher pixel density (326 pixels per inch) than the bigger iPad Air. A 24.3 watt per hour battery is inside, a 50 percent increase in juice-carrying capacity compared to the "standard" iPad mini. The central brain of the iPad mini is an Apple A7 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz - the same speed as the iPhone 5s, just a skosh slower than the iPad Air.
Perhaps predictably, given Apple designs of late, iFixit has given the new iPad mini a very low repairability score - 2 out of 10. Red marks against the iPad mini include excessive use of adhesive, hidden screws, and a soldered Lightning connector. On the flip side, the breakdown mavens were happy that the LCD and glass aren't fused together, which should simply screen replacement, and the absence of solder on the battery, making that easier to replace, as well.
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iFixit's iPad mini with Retina Display teardown reveals huge battery, unicorn dust
I was never one to replace hard drives, upgrade RAM, etc. on my desktop towers, so why bother with mobile devices? Portability is more important than upgradability, especially now that the devices are considered obsolete after 3 years.
I miss the perceived convenience of having a replaceable battery, but, having never bought one, it makes more sense to get a newer device, (plus, who likes broken battery covers?). I find myself being more careful with my devices now anyway. What used to be "toss on couch, risk bounce-fall", is now, "place gently". :D
I look forward to next year's mini which will be thinner and lighter again, and (hopefully) get a *one* on iFixit's "scale of repairability."
I would love to see Apple devices getting solid zeros from iFixit on a regular basis, just so people can finally understand how ridiculous the whole concept of "repairability" is in terms of these types of devices. Not all devices are repairable by the end user and that is decidedly a *good* thing, not a bad thing.
I'm pretty bummed out that there was no mention of unicorn dust in the actual article. This is the worst kind of link bait in my opinion. ;)
Seriously though, I leave that stuff to the trained technicians. I fixed stuff back in the day, but all of it was pretty simple stuff (SNES controllers, GameBoy buttons, etc.).
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I don't worry about this kind of stuff because I don't keep my gadgets long enough. I look forward to next years IPad Retina Mini Air.
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The repairability factor is very enjoyable to learn about. However, it will not impact my decision to buy a product. As always, great information.
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When Greg Watson was named Crestview High School's boys basketball coach last week, he became the team's third coach in less than a year.
Watson replaces Ken Meisner, who coached the team last season. Meisner replaced Keith White, who had coached the Bulldogs three or four years before resigning last July to take Walton High School's football defensive coordinator job.
There has been a lot of turnover in Crestview High School's coaching ranks in recent years.
If memory serves me correctly, track and field coach Ernie Martin and baseball coach Tim Gillis are the only two Crestview head coaches who have been on the job more than five years. Tennis coach Ben Kimbrough might be a third coach that has been on the job that long.
Honestly, I've lost track of the number of softball, volleyball, girls basketball and boys basketball coaches who have called the shots for the Bulldogs in the 13 years I've been in the area.
Even Crestview's wrestling team has been through four or five coaches in as many years.
Some coaching changes are a matter of economics: when a coach takes a higher-paying job somewhere else or county budgets force the elimination of certain positions. Those are the cold, hard facts of the world we live in today.
Other coaches leave because of pressure from parents or simply because they aren't a good fit for the program.
Some coaches just want to coach at their alma mater.
Indications suggest the coaching carousel could be ending at Crestview High.
Tim Hatten — named head football coach and athletic director in March — has a reputation of being a coach not in search of the next big gig.
Watson said he plans on being at Crestview for a while; that's good news for the Bulldog basketball team.
Andrew Black — who just finished his first year as the Bulldog wrestling coach — is a former CHS athlete, which speaks of being here for the long haul.
Kathy Combest enters her third year as Crestview's volleyball coach and her second season as the girls basketball coach. She also coached the softball team last year, when former football coach Kevin Pettis resigned to take a job at Sebastian River. It is unclear if Combest will be in the Bulldog dugout next spring.
With each coaching change, the athletes suffer the most.
They must learn a new playbook and figure out the personality of the newest coach in charge.
Yes, change is a part of life, but I don't think it's too much to ask that student-athletes have some stability as far as their coaches.
After all, everyone's more comfortable and seems to perform better when surrounded by familiar faces.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin's sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.


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