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Heath Lecture Series
The A. Roy Heath Leadership Seminar Series is designed to give the Stevens community an opportunity to listen to - and learn from - the experiences of corporate leaders in business and industry.
The seminars are offered through the School of Business at Stevens. Speakers provide guidance on a number of leadership topics in the areas of business and technology including:
- Effective Communication
- Leading Teams
- Creating & Sustaining Competitive Advantage
- Promoting Innovation & Creativity
- Selling Yourself & Your Ideas
- Motivating Others to Succeed
- Ethical & Social Responsibility
Spring 2015
Dr. Paul Bracken, Professor Yale University
Silicon Valley and the Pentagon: Disruptive Innovation and National Security
April 22, 2015 @ 4:30pm
Babbio 122
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The digital revolution has transformed one business after another. Dr. Bracken will describe how the digital revolution is disrupting the Pentagon as well. Much more than cyber-attacks, Paul Bracken will illustrate how the digital revolution is transforming the military services, the intelligence community, and the Pentagon's whole conception of strategy.
About A. Roy Heath
As a Stevens Institute of Technology undergraduate A. Roy Heath was a hard worker, motivated by the belief that an ambitious, determined individual can thrive in any business situation. When he graduated in 1938, he faced the future with confidence. He had received a top quality technological education, earned excellent grades, and gained practical experience at Stevens. But he soon discovered that a person needs much more than technical expertise to forge a successful career.
The ability to work well and communicate with others, in Mr. Heath's opinion, is the true measure of potential for success. Simple virtues - honesty, loyalty, teamwork - are as essential as technical prowess when managing technical enterprises.
Mr. Heath made his technical mark early as a manufacturer's representative, specializing in packing, gaskets, flexible metal, hose valves, waveguides and conduits. He established his own company, A. Roy Heath Associates in 1952. In 1969 Mr. Heath was one of the original investors in Prince Value, Inc. a manufacturer of swing check valves. A decade later, he co-founded Cannon Valves Inc., a small ball valve manufacturing firm that was later sold to Demco Inc. Mr. Heath retired in 1982, but before long he missed the excitement of the world of work, so in 1984 he repurchased Cannon Valves Inc.
Speakers from previous years include:
- Jim Cummins, Imagemaker (video of presentation)
- Rich Petricionne, Ph.D., Sr. Vice President, NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Company
- Thomas Thees, CEO, BONDS.com Group Inc. (video of presentation)
- Dr. Steven H. Landers, President & CEO, VNA Health Group (click for video of the presentation)
- Christopher Frank '93, American Express & Paul Magnone '93, Openet Telecom
- Dean Kamen , Founder, DEKA Research & Development Corporation
- Michael Roberto, Trustee Professor of Management, Bryant University
- David S. Rose, CEO & Founder, Rose Tech Ventures
- Greg Gianforte, CEO & Founder, RightNow Technologies
- David Fine, Founder, Former President & CEO, CyTerra
- Josh Weston, Former CEO, ADP
- Morris Tanenbaum, Executive Vice President, AT&T
- Cardinal Warde, Professor of Electrical Engineering, MIT
- Albert Dunlap, President, Sunbeam Corporation
- Dr. Paul V. Tebo, VP for Safety, Health & Environment, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.,
- Aaron Cohen, Acting Director, NASA
- Carlton Braun, Executive Director, Motorola Institute
- Willis Willoughby, Director, Department of Defense,
- Stephen Cuff, President, CALEX Corporation
- Rocco Marano, President, Bellcore (formerly Telcordia)
- Eric Baron, President, Consultative Resources, Inc.,
For more information please contact:
Zvi H. Aronson, Ph.D.,
Affiliate Associate Professor
Heath Leadership Series Coordinator
(201) 216-5032


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This patient support community is for discussions relating to maternity after the age of 35, newborns, and children.
By MedHelp
Your child has always been a handful — tearing through the house, acting rowdy, only half-way completing one project before he's on to the next. You chalk it up to him being a spirited child, if maybe a little high energy. Then his teacher calls: He can't follow through on simple tasks, is disruptive in class and has trouble obeying instructions. She wants to talk.
You wonder, is he eating too much sugar? Is this just "boys being boys"? Or, gulp, could it be your fault for not being able to control him?
When facing the possible diagnosis of ADD/ADHD (attention defict hyperactivity disorder) in your child, you can't risk getting swept up in myths, half-truths or misconceptions. A wrong ADD/ADHD diagnosis means your child could miss out on essential treatment — or could start taking medication unnecessarily.
We help you sort fact from fiction by busting 10 common lies about ADHD.
Myth #1: ADHD is caused by bad parenting.
Fact: ADHD is not caused by bad parenting or lack of ability to control your child. Experts aren't sure exactly what causes ADD/ADHD, but they do know there is a strong genetic component. Studies show that many children with ADD have a close family member who also has the disorder.
The condition usually appears early in a child's life, typically by age seven, when the brain is still developing. Brain imaging scans shows distinct differences in the brains of children with ADHD compared to children who do not have it, including the size of certain parts of the brain, how a few key brain chemicals are processed, and abnormalities in specific nerve pathways.
Some research suggests that other factors may contribute to the development of ADHD including high lead exposure during childhood, low birth weight and smoking, drinking or drug use by the mother during pregnancy. No connection between vaccines and ADHD has been found.
Myth #2: All kids with ADHD are hyperactive.
Fact: Although, many children with ADHD are indeed hyperactive, some others are not. One of the three types of ADHD, called the predominantly inattentive subtype, is marked by inattentiveness, but not by hyperactivity or impulsivity. People with this type of ADHD often appear spacey and unmotivated.
(The other two subtypes of ADHD, called predominately hyperactive-impulsive type and the combined type, are both characterized by hyperactive behavior such as constant fidgeting and excessive talking or interrupting.)
Also, the term hyperactive conjures images of a child with ADHD running around wild, never able to sit still. But in reality, a child with ADHD may only become hyperactive when his brain is over stimulated in certain ways, such as in a busy classroom. Most children outgrow the hyperactive aspect of ADHD as they get older.
Myth #3: My child's teacher can diagnose whether he has ADHD and will need medication.
Fact: Teachers and school administrators cannot diagnose a child with ADHD on their own and they certainly cannot prescribe medication to your child. Only a trained professional such as a pediatrician, psychologist, social worker, nurse practitioner, psychiatrist or other medical doctor can diagnose ADHD. And only medical doctors (which includes psychiatrists) can prescribe ADHD medication if needed.
But because teachers are usually more aware of the symptoms of childhood ADHD, they are often the first to raise concerns.
If a teacher suspects that your child may have ADHD, he or she will usually fill out an evaluation form that documents your child's behavior at school, or may ask the school psychologist to perform an educational evaluation. Then your teacher or other school official may ask you to fill out a similar form detailing your child's behavior at home. To be officially diagnosed as ADHD, ADHD symptoms must be present in two or more settings; these forms will help determine if the behavior is persistent or happens only in certain environments. This information will also provide your doctor with other details he or she will need to make an official ADHD diagnosis.
Myth #4: Eating too much sugar caused my child's ADHD.
Fact: Sugar consumption has not been linked to ADHD or even to hyperactivity. However, some studies suggest a link between food additives such as food coloring and hyperactive behavior, but only in about 5% of people with ADHD. If you are concerned about the effects of food additives, talk to your child's doctor.
Myth #5: To know for sure if my child has ADHD, the doctor can give him a test.
Fact: There is no official test to diagnose ADHD. Rather, an ADHD diagnosis depends on a complete evaluation of the child's behavior, development and physical health.
To be diagnosed with ADHD, children must display specific ADHD symptoms. Your doctor will want to know about your child's behavior at home and at school and any big life changes your child may have experienced, such as a divorce, moving or changing schools. Significant life events such as these can cause stress or anxiety that lead your child to act out.
In addition, your doctor will perform a physical exam on your child to check for other possible causes such as hearing problems, dyslexia or another learning disability, Tourette syndrome, depression or anxiety.
Myth #6: Kids with ADHD can never focus on anything.
Fact: Tell that to Michael Phelps, the 16-time Olympic medalist who shows razor-sharp focus in the pool. Phelps, arguably the most famous celebrity with ADHD, was diagnosed with ADHD at age nine.
The truth is children with ADHD are often able to concentrate on activities they enjoy. But no matter how hard they try, they have trouble maintaining focus when the task at hand is boring or repetitive or when the environment becomes overstimulating to their brains.
Myth #7: ADHD doesn't really exist — all children, especially boys, are rambunctious and have trouble following directions.
Fact: ADHD is a real problem, and boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it, though it's not yet clear why. Having ADHD goes beyond the typical energetic or excitable behaviors of normal childhood. To be receive and official ADHD diagnosis, ADD/ADHD symptoms have to be present for at least six months, occur in different settings, such as home and school, and impair a child's ability to function socially, academically and at home.
Myth #8: Kids eventually grow out of ADHD.
Fact: Because hyperactive behavior often disappears during adolescence, experts used to think that children outgrew ADHD. But by some estimations, roughly two-thirds of all children with ADHD will carry it into adulthood. It's estimated that 4.1% of adults 18 - 44 years old are affected by ADHD. Adult ADD can present different symptoms and challenges, impacting a person's job, family and social relationships. So don't wait for your child to outgrow the problem. Treatment can help people at any age learn strategies to minimize ADHD symptoms.
Myth #9: Once I start my child on medication, he'll need to take it for the rest of his life.
Fact: Medications can be highly effective in managing ADHD symptoms, but they should be used in conjunction with other treatments including behavior therapy.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can teach your child strategies such as organization skills that help him manage or overcome his symptoms. With effective therapy, people with mild to moderate AD/ADHD may be able to get off their medications completely.
Myth #10: My daughter is quiet and shy, she can't have ADHD.
Fact: Not all children with ADHD are hyperactive. Girls with ADHD are often inattentive but not hyperactive or impulsive. In fact, older girls with ADHD tend to show symptoms of anxiety and depression and often have social problems due to withdrawal and internalized emotions.
If you have concerns about your child's behavior or learning abilities, speak with her teacher and pediatrician who can help to formerly evaluate your daughter and provide assistance.
More questions?
Do you have questions about other ADHD myths you've heard? Talk to an ADHD expert in our ADD/ADHD forum, get advice from other MedHelp members in our ADD/ADHD community or learn more in our ADHD Health Center.

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Photograph - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, Mrs J.L.L. Williams, 1943 Reg. No: MM 018141
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- Black and white photograph of Mrs J.L.L. Williams, possibly an employee at H.V McKay Massey Harris or the wife of an employee.
This item is part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. The collection relates to the agricultural manufacturing firm, the Sunshine Harvester Works. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s in Ballarat. Between 1906 and 1907, McKay moved production to Sunshine where the firm became one of the largest industrial businesses in Australia. Change in ownership is a recurring theme in the company?s history. In 1930, it merged with Massey-Harris to become H.V McKay Massey Harris. In the mid-1950s, the company was absorbed by Canadian agricultural firm Massey-Ferguson. Production in Sunshine ceased in the mid-1980s, following almost 100 years of manufacturing agricultural equipment.
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- Headshot of a woman looking into the camera.
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Vermont steps up mosquito trackingBy Lucia Suarez
STAFF WRITER | July 11,2013BRANDON State health and agriculture officials are increasing their monitoring of the population and movement of mosquitoes in the Brandon area.
They hope to be more proactive against the spread of the mosquito-borne diseases Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, and the West Nile virus.
State Health Commissioner Harry Chen said the states approach this mosquito season includes more robust monitoring in targeted areas which epidemiologists feel are higher-risk areas for the breeding of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Chen was addressing a crowd Wednesday night at the Brandon Town Hall, where state officials unveiled an updated plan on how they will monitor mosquito movement and determine risk of exposure to humans and other mammals.
The only way to prevent equine encephalitis is to prevent mosquito bites, he said. We cant kill all mosquitoes as much as we would like. I can tell you that we want to lower the risk of equine encephalitis.
Prior to the meeting, Erica Berl, a state infectious disease epidemiologist, said the Health Department and the state Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets started testing mosquitoes earlier this season and plan to collect mosquitoes on a weekly basis to test them for viruses.
Agriculture hopes to do more trapping across the state, she said. Right now we only have enough manpower to do trapping in specific areas.
Berl said they began testing mosquitoes in the regions swampy areas a couple of weeks ago. The results received earlier this week came back negative for any virus.
Berl said the states surveillance plan, written in 2001 and updated periodically since, now includes information on the increased testing and a risk matrix that explains how the state determines which areas are at higher or lower risk for mosquito-borne diseases.
The Brandon-Whiting swamp areas are moderate risk based on the evidence from last year, Berl said.
The no-risk level, or baseline, includes areas across the state that have had no human or veterinary cases of mosquito-borne viruses and no mosquito surveillance is available.
Berl said most of the state currently falls under this category, but not the area including Brandon and its surrounding towns.
Low-risk areas include those where EEE in mosquitoes was detected within the last two years and have detected it in only a single trapping site in the current year. The region also cannot have had human or veterinary cases.
Moderate risk means there have been confirmed human or veterinary cases, or sustained viral activity in mosquitoes within the last two years. Regions also fall under this category if, in the current year, they have no human or animal cases but have sustained activity of mosquitoes carrying the disease.
At that point, the state would begin discussions about spraying the region against mosquitoes.
In 2012, two people one in Brandon and one in Sudbury died after being infected with EEE. Evidence of the exposure to the virus was recorded in deer as early as 2010 and in a flock of emu a year later.
Alan Graham, an epidemiologist with the state Agency of Agriculture, said at Wednesdays meeting that the Brandon area is home to mosquitoes production because of the swamp areas. He said the hardwood swamps found here the most across Vermont is the perfect breeding area for mosquitoes that could be infected with EEE.
We have more money this year and we are focusing our efforts in this area, Graham told residents at the meeting.
High-risk areas are regions where, in the current year, there has been a confirmed case of EEE in humans or animals or there is a sustained or increasing activity of viral mosquitoes.
Berl said in Brandon, Pittsford and the southern parts of Addison County, the risk level can only go up because of the evidence of EEE in humans last year.
After last year, there is a likelihood that (EEE) might be there, but we cant confirm that, she said.
Berl said the risk matrix and a subsequent risk map that illustrates the regions that fall under the matrix, are the states starting points for tackling the issue and learning more about the virus.
She said it would help the state determine if or when to spray areas to kill infected mosquitoes. She said there must be evidence of a public health risk before the state takes that next step.
There is not a lot of information (about EEE in Vermont), Berl said at the meeting. We cant spray until we have a good educated guess that it will do something.
More information regarding EEE and the West Nile virus and the work being done to monitor mosquitoes can be found at www.healthvermont.gov.
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Seventh season: Bass Trombone and Tuba in Crazy for You. Stratford: Bass trombonist in Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, West Side Story, Evita, Peter Pan (tuba), Camelot and 42nd Street. Elsewhere: Trombonist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic for 10 seasons. Has played with the Toronto Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, K-W Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia. Has also performed as a low brass player for the National Ballet of Canada, the Royal Danish Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, London Festival Ballet and the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet. Musical Theatre: Mirvish: Miss Saigon, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Chicago, Les Misérables, The Lord of the Rings, Wicked and Mary Poppins. Dancap: South Pacific. Canadian Stage: Sweeney Todd.


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Head Coach Will Wade
Thoughts on the game
"They are a really good team. They are one of the best non-conference teams we have played. I thought it was a really good game. I thought we battled, played well and did a good job of executing on short rest. The story of the game was that we just turned the ball over too much. They got 63 shots and we got 37 shots. We shot pretty well, but we couldn't get enough shots because of turnovers. The way they play causes turnovers, and they were very good coming in with that. We didn't handle that very well. They did a nice job and give credit to them. Now we have to move on and get ready for Samford."
On the team's turnovers
"Nineteen was a little too significant. When we didn't turn it over we got good looks, but we just turned the ball over too much. Like Ronrico's three-second count, those are fine. At least you can set your defense when that happens. We had too many live-ball turnovers that turned into homeruns for EKU."
On making a run and cutting the lead close
"We got it to six, then four, and got a few stops but then we turned it over near the end. We got a fast-break once where we missed a layup and another where we couldn't make a pass. We just didn't finish and didn't finish in transition. We were just sloppy with the ball. It hasn't been an issue for us all year, and there aren't a lot of teams who are able to pressure and have the athletes like Eastern Kentucky. It was a tough night at the office for us, but we have to get back and get ready for Samford Saturday. It's a big game for us and we have to be ready to roll."
Thoughts on Eastern Kentucky's defense
"They do a very good job of making you do things faster than you want to. That's what their defense is designed to do. It is what it is and they did a nice job. They have quick hands and we were a little weak with the ball. We over-dribbled some and tried to play a little too much one-on-one. I was a little surprised that we had 12 assists. I didn't think we were going to have that many, and I knew we were going to have to drive in. Our guys did a good job of driving, driving the baseline and sharing the ball. We did some nice things on short prep and played well enough to win, but we just couldn't get enough stops and turned the ball over too much."
Looking ahead to Samford
"We've seen them once before and we will get back to work on our game plan tomorrow. We will start getting ready to go. Williams, their guard, is playing really well right now and Kelly is starting to get into his groove. They are firing on all cylinders so we are going to have to bring it. It will be a great test for us."
Z. Mason, senior, forward
Thoughts on Eastern Kentucky
"They are a pretty good team. They are the top team in the OVC and they have great guards. They are well coached and they are a really good team. They are hard to defend because they have a lot of guys who can attack off the bout and they have really good shooters. They gave us some trouble in that area. They are a great team and they are coached well."
On the mental tempo of the game
"Fouls go either way, but you just have to block that out and continue to focus about the next stop on defense. We have to stay focused on executing on offense. We were able to kind of hang in there toward the end, but turnovers near the end really hurt us."
On the physical tempo of the game
"We had a lot of self-inflicted turnovers. I think it was a little bit of miscommunication, and that thought of thinking someone is there but they're not. There were just simple mistakes that hurt us down the stretch. They try to hurry the offense and force the point guard to make the plays. We were trying to switch it up so the rest of us could make plays, but EKU did a great job of defending us."
Thoughts on moving forward into Saturday
"We have Samford Saturday, so we just have to focus in and prepare for them. It's the next conference game. We have to take a little time off and get prepared."


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One of my favorite foods is cabbage because it's super versatile, has hardly any calories, is free of wheat and gluten, is great for digestion, and is beautiful in color (purple and green). It tastes awesome in salads, gives us valuable probiotics as pickled sauerkraut, plus it works perfectly as a "shell" to be stuffed with yummy fillings to make a delicious hand held treat. I'm currently reintroducing heart-healthy fats into my diet from flax and chia seeds (omega-3), some nuts (vitamin E and antioxidants), and olives to keep my skin supple and moist, especially now that autumn is upon us. I picked up a bunch of avocados at the Farmers' Market, but am disappointed they didn't make it into my bag!
Today, I filled up a red cabbage shell with Chiffonade green cabbage. Watch our "How to Chiffonade" video I shot for Vegetarian Times Magazine: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/video/10). Please watch on the Vegetarian Times website to help generate viewer numbers. Thank you!
I'm also embedding it below from my own YouTube channel:
I first filled up my purple cabbage shell with Chiffonade green cabbage. Next, I layered on a Black Olive Tapenade, from Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, page 155, and Candied Onions, inspired by my Buckwheat-Battered "Fried" Onion Rings, from page 116 of Ani's Raw Food Essentials, plus I added maple syrup to sweeten the onions. I then topped it all with artichoke hearts, and would have added avocado, if I had some on hand.
Black Olive Tapenade
Place all ingredients into food processor, mix well.
Will keep for a week or longer stored in fridge.
Candied Onions
Place all ingredients into mixing bowl. Set aside to marinate and wilt for at least 10 minutes. Add syrup to your liking. I choose to make this sweet! Squeeze excess liquid before using.
Will keep for several days in fridge.
This recipe offers another great way to enjoy greens, and boy do I love dehydrated salad! As a matter of fact, that was exactly how I first discovered Kale Chips, back in Portland, OR, in 1995 or so. After a big catering gig, I had so much marinated kale salad remaining, it would have been a shame to throw it out. Usually, I feed leftovers to Kanga, my pooch, but too much kale's been known to make her poot (stinky!). Instead, I put all the salad into my dehydrators, and was stoked by what I found the next morning! Kale Chips!! It makes me happy to see Kale Chips have gone mainstream today. Finally, a healthy snack enjoyed by the masses!
The texture of these chocolate coated collard leaves is much like the texture of dried cashew cheddar, from my traditional Kale Chips on page 110 of Ani's Raw Food Essentials. (Signed copies of Ani's Raw Food Essentials are available at GoSuperLife.com). Delicate mouth feel, and amazing flavors.
Thanks to everyone for being patient with me, waiting for me to post this recipe after I've completed my next book! Enjoy xo
Chocolate Collards
In high-speed blender, blend all ingredients (except collards) until smooth.
Place collard half leaves into a large bowl, pour chocolate sauce over leaves. Coat each leaf completely.
Place leaves in dehydrator at 104 degrees. Dehydrate for 4 to 6 hours, until dry.
Grab a copy of the April 2011 issue of Delicious Living Magazine and enjoy my Raw Power cover feature with 6 raw food recipes for a preview of the flavors I'll be bringing you in my newest East West Fusion raw food book Ani's Raw Food Asia, available everywhere May 10, 2011.
A super easy salad to make, this is my go to when traveling. Made by massaging avocado into torn leaves of kale and then adding a squeeze of lemon to soften the leaves, and then tossing in sprouts.
Full of vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, and antioxidants to combat travel stress (including time zone changes, sitting on airplanes, and living in hotel rooms) while boosting my immune system. I carried this yummy creation onto my last flight from NJ to LA, and took it with me to Las Vegas for my raw food debut at ACAM's medical conference at the Paris Hotel last week, where they served up 5 of my raw food vegan recipes to over 500 doctors!
Kale, Avocado, Sprouts
Into large mixing bowl, place kale and massage with avocado. Squeeze lemon juice, and massage. Add sprouts and salt, if using. Massage and toss to mix well.
Will keep for several hours at room temperature. Store in fridge for a day or 2.
It was Kanga's 8th 'birthday' and also our anniversary on Labor Day. Each year, I make my darling pooch a heart shaped cake (you may have seen the photo from last year's birthday on page 301 of Ani's Raw Food Essentials). This year, the cake was made with sunflower seeds and a few Medjool dates. Kanga was so eager to eat it, she got green birthday candle wax on the tip of her nose….so cute!
In a blink of an eye, the cake was gone! And, I wonder if you can guess who's in the background with her 'magic' tatoos….hint….London and the UK.
For our birthday ladies' luncheon, I made Jicama Rice, Mexican style by processing Jicama, then adding chopped red bell peppers, onion, corn kernels, cilantro, and a pinch of sea salt. Recipe below…. It was a lunch of British guests, one of whom is a celiac. That means she needs to avoid wheat gluten. I love that about the raw food diet, it's free of wheat, gluten, refined sugar, dairy, and guilt!
I had made myself a beet, parsley, lemon, and cucumber juice earlier that morning, then mixed in the beet pulp with a sunflower pate. I used this pate to stuff poblano peppers, then dehydrated them for a few hours to soften. For a sauce, I blended a simple tahini with lemon juice, salt, splash of water.
This was the dessert my lovely friend Kate Magic made us for dessert! It was made with figs, cacao, coconut, and lucuma…and it was incredible! But this was one course poor Kanga didn't get to try (dogs and cacao don't mix well…chocolate).
Jicama Mexican Rice
Place jicama in food processor, process into small bits. Be careful not to over process. Scoop into mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients, toss to mix well.
Kanga's Birthday Cake
Place sunflower seeds in food processor. Process into small pieces. Add pitted dates, and process. Sunflower will stick together and bind into a cake 'dough'. Form dough into heart, and serve.
Note: Sweets should be served in moderation to dogs, as to humans as well.
If serving to humans or to mix up variations to this recipe, try adding in sea salt, vanilla, cacao / carob, and or goji berries.
Wild rice is actually a grass, not a grain. It's an aquatic seed that's found mostly in the upper fresh water lakes of Canada, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota in North America. It's a great source of protein, minerals, B vitamins, folic acid, and carbohydrates. I enjoyed wild rice the other morning to help fuel my cardio workout later that day.
I like to soak wild rice in at least double the amount of water for 2 or more days. Rinse and change soak water at least 2 to 3 times each day. Soaked wild rice will never get as soft as when it's cooked, but that's what I love about it. It has a chewy, hearty mouth feel that's really satisfying, especially when my body's craving some complex carbs.
This simple, quick, delicious recipe is made with just a handful of ingredients. Personally, I leave out the oil and salt. But it will bump up the flavor profile if you choose to add it in.
Sprouted Wild Rice with Corn and Tomato
Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Toss to mix well.
Will keep for 3 days in fridge.
Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables, and it was abundant at the farmers' market today. So, I picked up a big, beautiful head to whip up my mash for dinner. Cauliflower comes in white, green, and purple varieties, and works wonderfully processed into a mash. This is my version of mashed potatoes. Cauliflower has a kick to it, which I love. But if it's too strong for you, try the following trick:
To soften the kick of raw cauliflower, process on it's own first with 1 cup of filtered water. Strain through a cheese cloth or nut milk bag. Some of the pungent flavor will run off with the water. Or, you can also substitute with broccoli, which is much milder.
Serve with a gravy on it's own, or alongside your favorite recipe(s).
Cauliflower Mash
To keep your mash lighter in color, you can use white miso paste. I used a red paste, and it was still light in color. I added a touch of olive oil, but for even more creaminess, I use avocado. Avocado creates spots of slight green, which I don't mind, since I love the color green. Besides, the gravy will cover it up anyways.
I used to use Psyllium Seed Husk powder in this recipe, but this batch didn't seem to need any stiffening up, so I skipped it. If your mash is too runny, add a teaspoon at at a time, up to a tablespoon, of Psyllium to thicken.
Place all ingredients into your food processor. Process until smooth.
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Zucchini noodles tossed with diced tomatoes and avocado with a touch of garlic, rosemary, and oregano for an Italian flavor. This is delicious and beautiful.
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Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Toss to mix.
To serve, transfer into bowl. Garnish with 1 tablespoon hemp nut.
Enjoy immediately.
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Super fast and easy to make, this is a great recipe for when I'm short of fresh ingredients in my house. Seaweed is dried and shelf stable, and I always have hijiki, arame, and nori on hand.
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The following recipe is super simple, easy and fast to make. It's how I feed myself on busy days when I don't have time to spend in the kitchen. I hope you'll enjoy this. If you want to make it more complex, try adding in a bit of garlic, ginger, and sliced green onions too.
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Squeeze all excess liquid from soaked arame. Place into clean mixing bowl with sugar snap peas.
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Serve immediately.
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Here's a sneak peak into one of my favorite recipes from my new book, Ani's Raw Food Essentials (available June 1st). We shot this recipe last Thursday for TV, cable, and web.
I've been craving raw Tomato Chili the past few days, so I made sure to pick up some beautiful tomatoes, bell pepper, and fresh oregano at the farmers' market. When I went to make this last night, I realized I had run out of chili powder, so I used chipotle powder instead. It turned out spicy hot. To help cool it down, I made a batch of raw Taco Nut Meat, which helped a bit, but not enough. So then I added some Cashew Sour Kream, and that helped. It was delicious, and energized me to write late into the night.
This recipes is simple and quick to make. I enjoy the mediation of chopping with my knife. But you can also just place ingredients into your food processor and let it do the chopping for you for an even shorter prep time.
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Place all ingredients into a large mixing bowl, toss to mix well.
Place half of your mixture into your food processor or blender and puree. Scoop back into bowl with mixture and toss to mix well.
Place all ingredients into your food processor, and process into small pieces.
To serve, scoop raw Tomato Chili into bowls. Top with Taco Nut Meat. Enjoy.
Tomato Chili will keep for 1-2 days in fridge. Taco Nut Meat will keep for a week or more.
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I have Avid Elixir brakes on my mountain bike. They are the only part of the bike that's a total black box to me. I understand the principle behind disc brakes, and I understand the principle behind hydraulics. I could draw a diagram of how this all goes together. That said, I've been told that they automatically adjust for wear on the pads, so as the pads wear down, the braking action is the same. Part 1 of the question: Is this true? Part 2: How the heck does it work?
I think the answer he was looking for was how they adjust as the pads get worn. There is a check valve in the master cylinder, that will allow enough fluid from the reservoir when the lever is pulled. If more fluid is needed because of pad degradation, it passes it into the active system. Therefore with more fluid in the system, the piston is pushed out slightly more and the pad is the same distance from the rotor.
That is why your res. needs to be topped off occasionally.
Epic Bleed Solution did an amazing post explaining the details of hydraulic disc brakes, covering concepts and mechanic principles, different fluids, pads, rotors, etc. It's a very good introduction to hydraulic disc brakes that you can find here: http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/blog/how-hydraulic-brakes-work/
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Yes, within reason, it's true.
Answer to part two:
It works in a very simple fashion. Each time the lever is pulled, enough fluid to move the pistons, and therefore the brake pads, is pushed out of the caliper far enough to contact the brake rotor.
As they move out of the piston, they push past the caliper seal. The flex in the caliper seal acts as a retraction spring, to pull the piston back into the caliper by just enough to clear the rotor.
Since the seal that acts as a retraction spring is always in the same place relative to the piston, the pad wear is automatically compensated for because the pad is always pressed out of the caliper until it contacts the rotor.
It is a bit confusing to describe, but it is how it works.
Many high end hydraulic systems on bikes are very much the same design as the car & motorcycle variety. However there are cheaper cable/hydraulic type brakes for cycles avalable.
What happens in the fully hydraulic system is that the fluid within the system is put under pressure by you pulling on the lever, but the fluid and the system itself will not 'give' under this pressure as it is a pressure resistant system, apart from one part, the caliper.
Ok so.. Attached to this lever your pulling is what's called the master cylinder, this compresses the brake fluid in the system at the lever end, and forces it (in a small quantities) down the brake hose to the caliper.
As the master cylinder, brake hose and caliper are already full of fluid the fluid only has a couple of options.. It can try to expand into any gaps, or it can escape through any holes. However this is a safe braking system so we have no leaks and our fluid is trapped in our sealed environment :)
Ok.. The only place the fluid can actually move to, then expand in, is the calipers small chambers, these are located behind the caliper pistons and if the system has been bled properly should already be filled with fluid.
Each piston is fitted with fluid resistant rubber seals, each piston also floats inside the caliper, on these seals. The seals are very important as they not only help to stop dust/dirt entering the caliper and allow the caliper to float freely, but they also seal the fluid inside the caliper whilst withstanding the high braking pressures within the brake system.
In front of each piston is what you can see when you look down at the disk. You'll see the disk itself, the pads, and if you remove the pads you'll see the front end of the pistons. Now as you know behind each piston is the brake fluid, this is the brake fluid your are trying to make expand by pulling on the lever. Still with me? :)
The only thing this fluid that your pressurising (by pulling the lever) can do, is try and expand into the small chambers behind the caliper pistons which in turn pushes on the back of the pistons forcing them outwards, and against the rear of the pads. The pads then react in the same way and are forced outwards trying to squash the disc!
There is usualy no need for adjustment because as the pads wear down, the fluid just fills the remaining gap in the chambers behind the pistons. Although some brake systems do have an adjustment knob/screw on the master cylinder for adjustment purposes
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The Aiken Department of Public Safety is investigating after a man allegedly tried to scam an elderly dementia patient into paying him $1,700 for unnecessary repairs to her home.
The incident happened at the victim's home on Evans Road on Monday, according to a report.
The victim's daughter told officers her 84-year-old mother was approached by an unknown man who said he was a contractor, the report stated. He told the victim he would clean off her roof for $30, to which she agreed.
Another man, whom the contractor said he was working for, arrived on scene and told the victim she needed repairs to her chimney and the outside of her home pressure washed, according to the report. The victim's daughter told officers her mother suffers from dementia and that the suspects were taking advantage of her by "coercing her into allowing the work to be done."
The victim's daughter arrived on scene as the men were pressure washing the home and told them to discontinue their work, according to the report. After the daughter explained the situation regarding her mother's illness, the suspect told the 84-year-old victim the bill for their work was now $1,700 instead of $30.
They reportedly tried to have her sign a contract for the bill.
The victim's daughter paid the men $300, asked them to leave and contacted law enforcement.
As of press time on Tuesday, no arrests have been made in the case.
"They target seniors. It's become very prevalent," said Linda Lucas, community relations director for DayBreak Adult Home Care Services. "The National Council on Aging said it's becoming the crime of the 21st century, and I think it's because there are so many seniors. You have to remember how many seniors there are in this area; this is a retirement community."
Lucas said DayBreak often encourages family members of someone suffering from dementia to take over their loved one's household payments and finances. This is done by obtaining a power of attorney, which is written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf.
"Banks will work very closely with the family to set up these things where the family can oversee every penny that goes out from mom," Lucas said, adding that some banks can even set up a "flagging system" to alert a caregiver if their loved one has spent a certain amount.
People suffering from dementia often sign contracts without reading them, or don't understand contract cancellations, Lucas said.
Another option is for a caregiver to have their loved one's mail delivered to their home to provide oversight over potential mail scams, Lucas said.
"Mom gets 30 pieces of mail, and all of a sudden, mom is writing checks for anything that came in the mail," she said.
Teddy Kulmala covers the crime beat for the Aiken Standard and has been with the newspaper since August 2012.
He is a native of Williston and majored in communication studies at Clemson University.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
(As you well know, I have been in Florida for almost 2 weeks. I thought that I would be able to continue merrily posting on my blog during my stay but have found it impossible; unfriendly kitchen environment, lack of supplies and, to top it all off, uncontrollable camera and lighting conditions. What to do? I have been so very lucky with the friends I have made through food blogging, warm, wonderful people. Through this family tragedy, I have been supported and loved, cared for and kept entertained by a group on Twitter, and one tight-knit group we've become. So I wasn't really surprised when a couple of sisters offered to help. Hilda of the amazingly wonderful blog Saffron & Blueberry was one who offered to guest post for me. Besides being a fabulous cook and baker and incredible photographer, she is a caring, giving, generous person, helpful and serious, smart and wickedly funny. I am truly honored that she is my guest poster today. Thank you, darling Hilda.)
Before I start, I just want to say how honored I am that Jamie is letting me guest post for her while she's away, and warning you fine folks reading this that I'm no Jamie when it comes to putting words together. Continue at your own peril.
Sometimes, when you're very focused and have a laser-sharp mind which you take full advantage of by planning and executing things in the morning or the middle of the day when it may be at its best, you can actually do something only once and have it come out perfectly. As I have no idea who I'm talking about with that description other than not me, the marbled yogurt, coconut and chocolate cake in this post was not made once, but twice, and not one but seven coconuts were acquired to get there. How did this come about you wonder? Gosh I'm so glad you asked, because I'm about to tell you.
First, does anyone here (or at least anyone here of American origin) not know the song "Coconut" by Harry Nilsson? See, I have a 6 month-old baby, known on my blog as Baby Saffron, and since I've been playing all sorts of music for her for the last couple of months, I've dug out the song Coconut because it's a funny, repetitive song which I personally enjoy listening to and singing along with (and yes you grammar nazis out there, I am ending all these sentences with prepositions, but I'm the one who has to live with that, not you). The song starts with "Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime," then goes on to talk about his sister and her lime, etc.... Ever since I played it in the car a few weeks ago, I've been mildly obsessed with making something with coconut, particularly as my husband -hereafter affectionately referred to as A.- had just purchased a couple of them. Well, stuff happens, and I didn't make anything with those coconuts. They were simply consumed and more coconuts were purchased. Finally, when it became clear that Jamie was serious about my guest posting, I decided I had to bake something to do a proper post for her.
Enter fall. Although the weather's been very weird for the transition from summer to fall here in London, and we've had a fair share of very warm days which is just bizarre at this time -and most of the rest- of the year, we're now headed into the truly bone-chilling cold I'm used to, which means baking less fruity and more chocolate-laden things for me. So something with chocolate. I don't remember now how I came up with yogurt cake but it's a French treat, the first cake you usually learn to make as a child because it's so simple, and can be altered in an infinite number of ways to suit your fancy. I searched around for a decent-looking recipe, since they are always given in ratios centered around the measuring device, an individual tub of yogurt found in French supermarkets. I found a couple of recipes which looked only semi-satisfactory, so ended up making my own off of two different recipes as you'll see.
So, the recipe having been more or less decided upon, I had A. open the latest two coconuts he'd purchased which had, let's be frank, been sitting on the kitchen counter for a while (a while = euphemism here). I wasn't surprised to find that they were no longer usable and promptly sent A. out to purchase two more. The two further coconuts are brought home, split open and, people, they are salty(!) what?? By then, it's late on Sunday night and I send A. out again to see if there's anywhere at all he can possibly get any more coconuts...Coconut Mission Fail. So I am condemned to wait until Monday morning, when A. goes to three different stores and comes home with five coconuts. Yes, 5. Just in case. You never know.
He splits three of them open for me, bringing us to a total of seven coconuts opened for this project, and joy of joys, they are good. Hallelujah! At which point, I make the cake late last night and forget to put the grated coconut in it. I know what you're thinking, I was thinking it too, and then so did A. when 3 minutes after layering the two halves of the batter into the pan and putting it in the oven, I realized what I'd done and told him. And THAT is how Jamie comes by two yogurt, coconut and chocolate cakes instead of one. I opened the oven door and sprinkled coconut on the first cake, then promptly proceeded to make a second batter, with the coconut in it.
I like both of them, though the one with the incorporated coconut is a bit sweeter and more moist, but I would say that if you like your cake to be a bit sweet you'll probably want to add more sugar, as I am finding myself on the less sweet end of things right now and these cakes are just barely sweet without the coconut and barely sweet with it. Just perfect for me with a bit of honeyed milk or tea, or some hot chocolate.
Marbled Yogurt, Coconut and Chocolate Cake
adapted from recipes by Lauriane Andre here & Clotilde Dusoulier here
For a 1L = 1Qt loaf pan
- 185ml (3/4 cup) whole milk yogurt or 1 1/2 tubs of yogurt which you then you use to measure out the rest of the ingredients (yep it's that simple)
- 100g (1/2 cup) sugar or 1 yogurt tub (you really should add more sugar if you like cakes that are at least a bit sweet, trust me on this)
- 125g (1 cup) flour or 2 yogurt tubs
- 60g (1/2 cup) cornstarch or 1 yogurt tub
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (optional)
- 60g melted and slightly cooled butter (or about half a yogurt tub)
- 3 eggs
- 120g (1 cup) grated coconut or 1 yogurt tub
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or other extract of your choice if you choose to flavor the coconut half of the cake with something more
- 80g (3 oz.) dark chocolate
- Turn the oven on to 190° C (375° F).
- Grease and flour a loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the yogurt and sugar.
- In a separate smaller bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and baking soda if using.
- Add the blended dry ingredients to the yogurt and sugar mixture in the large bowl.
- Continue adding the ingredients in the order listed: the butter, the eggs one at a time until just combined.
- Now separate the batter in two, pouring half into another bowl.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave or on a double-boiler (one pan on top of another filled with water).
- Add the grated coconut and any other flavorings you choose (e.g. vanilla) to the first half of the batter.
- Add the melted chocolate to the second half of the batter.
- Alternating the two halves, pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Let stand for five-ten minutes, and transfer onto a rack to cool.
30 comments:
- The Cooking Ninja said...
Interesting recipe and looks delicious. I can imagine the coconut aroma floating in the house - heaven. :)
- September 29, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Deeba @Passionate About Baking said...
Ha ha ha you cracked me up. the coconut fairy must be beaming at you from up there! 7 coconuts and you still forgot...ack! What a wonderful patient man A is! I had 'Coconut Woman' singing in my head as I read your tale...enjoyed it a lot! Brava!
- September 29, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
Thanks for guest blogging for Jamie, she's a sweetheart who needs a break! You have inspired me to use that coconut just sitting in my pantry! Your cakes look fabulous!
- September 29, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Chow and Chatter said...
wow great guest post and what an amazing bread love coconut
- September 29, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
What a beautiful post, gorgeous cake and fabulous photos!
Rosa xoxo
- September 29, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- My Carolina Kitchen said...
First of all it's very nice to meet you and you are a doll to fill in for Jamie while she's away. Your photos are fabulous. Hope to see you again soon.
- September 29, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
What a hilarious adventure. I have never tried working with fresh coconut. It is high time I did!
Lovely loaves, so nice for tea.
- September 29, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Heavenly Housewife said...
Oh my goodness, this looks amazing. I adore coconuts.Have to add this to my mile long list of things to make :)
Fab guest post!
- September 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
That's commitment to a recipe with so many coconuts! I love fresh coconuts, and this sounds fantastic.
- September 29, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- Mary said...
What an interesting cake. I think Jamie made a perfect choice for the person who should be her second. I'm looking forward to more of recipes and writing. Have a great day.
- September 29, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Sophie said...
Thanks for guest posting to support Jamie & what a beauty of a fine & tasty post!
- September 29, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Hilda said...
Thank you everyone. I'm just lucky Jamie left a comment on my blog a while back, now I can count her as a friend. All those coconuts were worth it for you Jamie!
- September 29, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- Mowie @ Mowielicious said...
Jamie - great idea to have Hilda do a guest post!
Hilda - I loved this post - it was so you, and as I always say, you have a great way with words, and I think your post fits in beautifully on Jamie's lovely blog. I couldn't stop giggling at you forgetting the coconut at the end! Fab pics, and the cake looks really yummy.
- September 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Wonderful guest post; well done!
This cake looks positively delicious. Oh my, I can just imagine the wonderful aroma and flavor!
- September 29, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Juliana said...
I love coconut...therefore I'll love this cake although I am not sure that I'd like to handle fresh coconut :-)
- September 29, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- Asha @ FSK said...
Lovely cake!! What did you make with the coconut water?
- September 29, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Aparna said...
True, only Jamie can be Jamie but then only Hilda can be Hilda! :)
So you weren't all focussed and hadn't planned things to a T? Good, because Jamie got 2 cakes instead of one. :)
- September 29, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- MeetaK said...
LOL! That's my Hilda I love! but of course in the end both versions look grand!
- September 30, 2009 at 12:09 AM
- sunita said...
What gorgeous cakes both are Hilda :-)
- September 30, 2009 at 5:13 AM
- Cinnamon Girl aka Reeni♥ said...
These cakes look delicious, with or without the coconut. Funny story, patient man.
- September 30, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- Happy cook said...
I am from coconut county and I would have never ever thought of making something like this with coconut.
It is so sweet of you to guest post for jamie while she is in Florida.
- September 30, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
Mmm... chocolate & coconut flavors sound delicious in this cake!
- September 30, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Hilda said...
Asha: A. drank the coconut water as soon as he opened each one.
Thanks everyone for givin' Jamie some love!
- September 30, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Jamie said...
Again, thanks to my sweet Hilda for pulling through with a fabulous post for me and a cake that is just my style. And thanks for helping me out now when I need the love and support and a bit of time.
Thanks to all of you for keeping me smiling. You'll never know how much it means to me.
And thanks to A aka Mr. Saffron for the time and coconuts he put in for my blog :-)
- September 30, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Elra said...
Simply irresistible!
Love that photo of the coconut!
- September 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- Y said...
Both cakes look great! I don't think I've ever used fresh coconut in a cake; usually dessicated. Will have to keep it in mind next time I happen to have seven coconuts in the house ;)
- October 1, 2009 at 3:56 AM
- Half Baked said...
Wonderful post! How great are food bloggers??!! Those cakes look divine as well.
- October 1, 2009 at 8:33 AM
- ABowlOfMush said...
YUM! This is gorgeous!
Great guest post!
- October 1, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- asiangrrl said...
Hilda, nicely done on the guest post. That cake looks simply yummy.
- October 3, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- EAT! said...
Beautiful photos! I have never tackled a real coconut - maybe now.
- October 9, 2009 at 5:39 AM


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Students interested in finding summer jobs or learning more about particular career choices have a number of resources available to them in the community.
Both the City of Aiken and Aiken County offer paid positions for students interested in summer employment, particularly geared toward parks and recreation.
City of Aiken Human Resources Director Alicia Davis said while there is currently a limited number of summer jobs available with the City, typically, lifeguard, camp counselor and water safety instructor positions are offered.
She said students look early for summer jobs and that positions with the City are posted as early as February.
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"We're always open for that," she said. "Sometimes we even have job shadowers that actually aren't students, but adults looking for a career change."
High school career counselors also offer help for students interested in learning more about a career or finding employment.
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Orry Courtney, a representative with the local YMCA, said that ordinarily, no less than 30 lifeguards are hired at the YMCA pool. The pool opens May 25, he said, but lifeguards see the heaviest hours during the summer break for schools.
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I wonder if those are the same new condition Polish kits that Sarco is selling for $399.00 ?
I've never ordered from AKparts. Are they better to work with than Sarco?
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CFS' site doesn't list receivers, but show a cut (demilled) receiver. Is this what you meant?
you think it is worth the $100 plus the risk of ordering from centerfire?
I will be buying one in the next week or two, (or a dp28 if someone knows about them) I was planning on building the receiver from scratch.
You asked! I bought a Polish RPD kit from AK Parts last week and got it delivered today. Excellant packing, barrel and front section of cut receiver packed in tan paper all rolled up. Rest of parts in a big white feed sack with individual parts either packed in zip lock bags or rolled up in tan rust stop paper. Cut receiver pieces are in a separate bag by themselves. All parts packed in a heavy box full of green peanuts. Circle 10 gun made in 1953 in excellant condition with all bluing in place 99% (with exception of the receiver) and wood is perfect also. I would buy another from AK PArts if I had the money as even the barrel looks unfired.What a good deal instead of the worn out, refinished junk you sometimes wind up with. The drum is perfect with the belts inside wrapped in brown wax paper. Just like it left the factory before I was bornOriginally Posted by pirate56
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Well CRAP! I'm trying to quit ! Those just sound too yummy . I thank you for the report. Even though it might get me in trouble . Again.
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Just received my RPD kit from AKparts. Excellent service and excellent kit Looks new.
1 drum and belts, cut rec parts included
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Ohio Rapidfire also has them, refinished, with TWO drums & torch cut rcvr sections, for the same price


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What happens when creeps post creepy sexual pictures publicly on social websites, link to their real identities, and then someone decides to collect those real identities all in one place? All internet hell breaks loose, apparently.
Some backstory: Reddit is a social sharing service with an estimated 35 million users. Members can create "subreddits," which are topic-specific forums; some of the more well-known subreddits are the "I am a" and " Ask me anything," in which President Obama recently participated. It's a membership that skews heavily male, and is pretty nerdy. It's not as big or mainstream (perhaps for this reason) as some of the other more popular services, but has had periods of high mainstream influence, such as raising oodles of money for a harassed bus driver earlier this year.
Reddit adheres deeply to policies protecting speech. This means that while the more vanilla subreddits have a place to live, it also means Reddit has a notorious underbelly where discussions not acceptable in mainstream services go to hang out: racism, misogyny, pedophilia, and more. Right alongside great subreddits about feminism, social justice and kittens. It's a pretty broad, wild-west frontier of Internet forum-ing.
One subreddit in particular has been at the center of attention recently: /r/creepshots. Creepshots are non-consensual photos, most often of women, taken in public of parts of their bodies. Often those parts that have been unwittingly exposed, but not always. Upskirt shots are perhaps the most famous brand of creepshots. They've probably happened since cameras first became portable, but: ubiquity of mobile phones with cameras + anonymous Internet posting = creepshots run wild.
Creepshots open up a can of worms the size of Texas when it comes to sexuality, entitlement, public consumption, and privacy. If women are in public, are they automatically assumed to be on display for the Internet to see? Or to be harassed on the street? Are the people taking and posting creepshots violating the privacy of these women? Do websites that allow creepshots to be shared have any responsibility for the content? If creepshots are banned in one way or another, what implication does that carry for other public photos that may serve good purposes, like documenting a crime?
One woman, fed up with the sense of violation that creepshots create, decided that she'd had enough. She created a Tumblr called Predditors (now removed, Google cached version here), where information about people posting in /r/creepshots was collected and shared. Personal information was made readily available by the creepshot posters themselves, through links in their profiles to other services, such as Facebook Facebook, where they identify themselves. Jezebel wrote about the Tumblr and its anonymous author.
Cue gauntlet thrown and ensuing drama.
Redditors then started an effort to ban links to Gawker Media websites, which owns Jezebel. Moderators of /r/creepshots shut the forum down, and various participants and moderators removed themselves from Reddit. There's an unsubstantiated report that a Redditor who appeared on the Predditor tumblr was attacked last night. Comments on Tumblr have encouraged other kinds of harassment. The Predditor tumblr has been removed, though it's unclear if the author removed it, or if Tumblr shut it down. And, in true Interwebs fashion, there's new, unclear information being shared about the situation about every 15-17 seconds, so it's pretty tough to get a grasp on where things stand. (Note: I'll try to keep this post updated, below, as information comes in.)
Let me then take the liberty of sharing some big picture commentary about why any of this matters.
First, creepshots and parallel forms of sexualizing women publicly without their consent is a huge indicator of what we culturally perceive women's public roles to be. That you have no reasonable expectation of privacy while appearing in public is a given in the United States. But there should be a reasonable expectation of not being exploited or harassed. When women appear in public, our culture considers their bodies passive receptors to whatever judgement or use allows at any moment. We can call them fat, we can harass them on the street, and we can take pictures of them without asking for permission. Kira Cochrane quoted Mary Anne Franks, who sums it up best, in the Guardian:
We're perfectly fine with women being sexual, as long as they are objects and they're passive, and we can turn them on, turn them off, download them, delete them, whatever it is. But as soon as it's women who want to have any kind of exclusionary rights about their intimacy, we hate that. We say, 'No, we're going to make a whore out of you'.
Being a woman while in public: a dangerous activity. I was reminded last night in an email conversation about Caitlin Moran's "broken windows" theory in her book, "How to Be a Woman:"
Just as New York's Mayor Giuliani once adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward graffiti and broken windows, she argues, we must do the same for these sexist "broken windows." Why? Because "if we live in a climate where female pubic hair is considered distasteful, or famous and powerful women are constantly pilloried for being too fat or too thin, or badly dressed, then, eventually people start breaking into women, and lighting fires in them." Moran's brand of consciousness-raising stresses the importance not just of equality but of politeness and respect.
Second, the spectrum of behavior that creepshots participates in is alarming: it focuses on the non-consensual act as the titillating factor. Again, from Mary Anne Franks:
"What unites creepshots, the Middleton photographs, the revenge porn websites," says Franks, "is that they all feature the same fetishisation of non-consensual sexual activity with women who either you don't have any access to, or have been denied future access to. And it's really this product of rage and entitlement."
It is that entitlement that spurs so many other misogynist behaviors, online and off. Entitlement to women's bodies tells us that we have the right to tell women what we think of them on the street, to cover them up when we view their bodies as dangerous, to touch and penetrate them when we have a "good enough" reason. Creepshots are part of that entitlement.
Which brings me to my last point about Redditor's private information. If folks sharing creepshots believed that what they were doing was somehow not right, wouldn't they work a little harder to keep their true identities sealed? These are, after all, a nerdy demographic of people. This in no way validates any encouragement of harassment; I'm supporting the accountability factor here, not any kind of perceived vengeance. But the mindset of creepshot sharers is revealed by their willingness to share who they are. They know that there are no repercussions for exploiting women's bodies publicly in our culture, and they will carry on.
Updates: [4:34pm ET] Commenter InfiniteJorge dropped me a tip that more creepshot subreddits are available (also noted in a few links in my post), and that the Predditor tumblr blog is back. I visited the link, but it's password-protected right now. You can send me tips using the little "Email me tips" link in the right sidebar.
[4:51pm ET] Via Ann Friedman, an excellent handy guide for Redditors caught hanging out in unseemly subreddits from The Awl.


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PaulThanks for your reply. You are giving a TULIP response? We aren't responsible for our faith, God gives it to the Elect?Paul seems to be saying it doesn't matter if you are a Jewish or a gentile believer "to all who believe, there is no difference" (Rom 3:22) but you still have to be a believer.The boasting that is excluded (v 27) appears to be aimed at the Jewish believer, Jewish and Gentile Christians are all one in Christ, being justified by faith and not by the law.I still don't see how the fact that this faith comes from God helps the UR case.To clarify my position - I accept that there are a number of very strong statements in the NT regarding UR - not least in Romans (chapter 5 etc), but there are other passages I don't understand properly yet.ThanksJohn
Can't help but noticing v22 appears to be another inclusive; "the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing."Similar to; "that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe." 1 Timothy 4:10.
This is getting us onto the key point - what is belief and faith all about? What does God give to everyone and what happens to those with faith? However you don't seem to follow up on this and explain further what the difference is between the believer and non-believer. Perhaps you could answer your own question: "what *is* belief?"
Tony - yes, I can see God has acted and created a new humanity, but what is the role of faith and belief as expressed by Paul in in these chapters? How does that fit in?
Martin - I have read Jan Bonda, unfortunately I have loaned to book to someone so it isn't at hand for reference, however I seem to remember him concentrating on chapters 9-11. I'm not really seeing where the righteous exercise faith on behalf of the wicked, perhaps you could go into more detail to explain what you mean.


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unless he was surrendering—the White House says he wasn't—there's no legal reason why the Navy SEAL team shouldn't have assassinated him. Military law is a bit different than federal law when it comes to killing, and things get even more lax when it comes to the laws governing the CIA, which had authority over the Bin Laden mission. By all accounts, shooting him was legitimate. But was it justified?These come in the context of his asking what is to me actually a bigger question-- since when are liberals cool with shooting people in the face, without due process? Jefferson is asking, I take it, based on the simple logic that principles are principles always and that liberalism and democracy require that all humans, even the very worst of them, be afforded certain rights. Whatever flaws of the Nuremberg trials, they are an essential act of justice for Western civilization, because they established that the worst human beings we can imagine are nonetheless worthy of human rights.
That's a harder question. We know Bin Laden was 54, diabetic, with an enlarged heart and kidney stones. In other words, without a weapon, he was probably no match for a physically elite, well-trained team of soldiers armed to the teeth. And though the heat of battle can make people do rash things, the commandos at least had the time, resources, and wherewithal to handcuff people in the compound in zip ties. If others were cuffed, why not Bin Laden?
Adam Serwer is attempting to provide answers, or at least, answers to the questions of legality. It's important to point out the context of all this, which is liberals scolding those of us who ask questions about the bin Laden killing for being tiresome, radical, and illegitimate. I can't tell you how many mainstream liberals have voiced exasperation or anger at the very presence of these questions, saying things such as "this is why I hate being a liberal" and "I'm so sick of the left"-- sentiments well-known to those of us who had the sense to oppose the Iraq invasion prior to it happening. This is in part what Cord Jefferson was reacting to, not merely the justification of the action but the glee with which it was attended and the rhetoric of absolutism that questions were answered with. And this is what Glenn Greenwald is referring to in today's column, when he mentions accusations of radicalism or terrorist sympathy. One only needs to check his Twitter feed to see a daily barrage of insults and accusations against him for continuing to ask questions.
Part of the difficulty with this debate is that everyone (well, everyone who wants to have a debate at all) is interested in questions of legality and moral justification, but in different mixtures. For me, as I've said, legal questions are very important, but subject to distortion by the fact that American power makes ex post facto legal justifications inevitable. So there's this very interesting piece from Wired, which ends with the rather depressing admission that the point of all of this is to eventually change the laws-- in order to
I'm afraid that there's a central confusion in Serwer's piece, and many like it: a glaring inconsistency regarding the question of whether bin Laden was a criminal or a enemy combatant. Here's Serwer on the crux of the question of legality:
Furthermore, even putting aside the 9/11 attacks, bin Laden was the leader of an organization that was executing attacks on American troops in Afghanistan. To argue that he was not a legitimate military target based on that alone is to propose that American troops are prohibited from defending themselves from those who are attacking them in a war zone. One needn't believe that the powers of the AUMF extend to Mogadishu or Sanaa to recognize its legitimacy in the context of the raid in Abbottabad.The emphasis on his status as a military target is importance because it changes the question of due process. Enemy soldiers and officers are subject to different legal rules than criminals, although interestingly, for positions like Serwer's, soldier's rights are in many ways more protective than criminal rights. So far, so good. And yet despite the fact that Serwer is adamant that bin Laden was a military target, duly authorized by Congress, he is also sure that Al Qaeda is not a military organization that deserves the legal treatment as such. Check out this Tweet: "because AQ is a criminal organization not a state or entity acting in self defense." I think you'll forgive me for being confused. If Osama is a military target, and the head of Al Qaeda, what sense does it make to say that Al Qaeda is emphatically a criminal organization?
In short, there is no need for a "bin Laden exception" owing to his particular evil, because he was already a lawful military target.
Well, if I follow the strands of the Twitter argument correctly, for Serwer it's necessary to keep this kind of criminal/military fusion because he at once wants to assert that bin Laden was a military target not subject to conventional due process and at the same time assert that Al Qaeda has no equivalent right to, say, kill President Obama. As this discrepancy shows, it's a difficult line to walk with any argumentative consistency. So Serwer is the latest who has taken to creating a "heads we win/tails you lose" fusion for terrorists where they deserve neither the treatment of enemy soldiers, protected by the Geneva convention and a large body of international law, nor the treatment of criminals, protected by domestic laws of due process. There is a long tradition in human history of those engaged in war to attempt to designate subhuman status for certain combatants, which is entirely the point of the meticulous erasure of rights of the accused for suspected terrorists. Denying habeas corpus, the right to counsel, the right to fair and speedy trials, the right to public openness and accountability in justice-- all of this is part of a larger project of rendering terrorism suspects inaccessible to elementary human rights. I'm afraid that Serwer is now contributing to that project.
There are many tensions here. (I would be very curious to know if Serwer thinks it would have been appropriate for soldiers to have put bullets into the face of Timothy McVeigh.) One of the weird things about the assumed radicalism of questioning the bin Laden killing is that opposition to the death penalty exists and is considered a mainstream opinion. Yet consider that those opposed to the death penalty are asking for something actually more radical than those criticizing the handling of the bin Laden raid. After all, people opposed to the death penalty (like me) think that it is wrong for the government to kill people even after a full and fair trial with due process and rights of the accused. Bin Laden was denied such due process, and more to the point, we were denied it, a trial always being equally about the public's right to rigorous examination of the facts. But somehow opposition to the death penalty is a mainstream position and criticizing the bin Laden raid is not.
Like I said, legal questions are complicated, and I'm entirely unqualified to answer them. The broader questions of what this all means for our country and the left in particular, I think, have relevance as well. There's a telling moment at the end of Serwer's piece, where he writes, "Does anyone other than pacifists and those who revere violence for its own sake fail to see the importance of such distinctions?" I suppose that Serwer is not drawing a moral equivalence between pacifists and "those who revere violence for its own sake" here. But he certainly is marginalizing both equally. And this gets to the heart of one of my great frustrations with our politics. Is Serwer interested in pursuing the path of peace? I'm sure he is, and I'm sure some would groan that I even ask. And yet Serwer, like many liberals, finds it fit to treat pacifism as more disqualifying than neoconservatism or other aggressive ideologies. The question is whether the American left can ever really support the project of peace when it consistently expels those who work for it most ardently from the ranks of the serious, for fear of being perceived as too radical by the public.
After, I'm sorry to say, Serwer says, "However, those arguing that the killing of bin Laden is illegal because 'violence is always wrong' are on no firmer ground than those who support the use of torture as legal on the basis that it would lead to lives being saved," explicitly equating the morality of pacifism with the morality of support for torture. Which, from my biased and limited vantage, is just categorically wrong.
All of this has consequences. It's all part of the same old dynamic: the right respects and honors its fringe, invites it to the table, and attends, at least in rhetoric, to its concerns. The left forever seeks Sister Soulja moments to excise its fringe from polite conversation, in the vain hope that this will somehow compel the people who despise us the most to take us more seriously. And then we wonder why the center resides where it does.


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