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Renowned artist Kermit Oliver stood in one spot for about two hours Wednesday, cordially greeting a long line of fans who'd come to help celebrate the release of his 17th scarf design for Hermes. (Above him was displayed the first of that distinguished, oh-so-collectible series, which features a turkey.)
The new design, La Vie sauvage du Texas, celebrates the state's wildlife, inspired partly by a three-day trip with Hermes bigwigs to the King Ranch. (Although as Oliver suggested, he's known many of the critters in the elaborate painting for the design all his life, and he has a library of books about them.)
The bobcat looks especially intense, peering out, and a longhorn dominates the center of the composition, but other details of Oliver's art could keep you occupied for quite a while. It depicts 120 native animals in a prairie-wetlands environment typical of South Texas. Beautiful birds fly around the border.
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Flow Free is a simple yet addictive puzzle game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a flow. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free a try, and experience "mind like water"! *** Flow Free features *** * Content - Over 1,000 free levels available in Free Play mode - 10 different board sizes - Free Classic, Bonus, Bridges, Mania, and Jumbo level packs - Additional level packs available for purchase * Challenge - Track your completion of each level in Free Play mode - Strive for accuracy in Free Play using the fewest, most efficient moves - Strive for speed in Time Trial for the most and fastest solves - 20 scored Time Trial variants to choose from by board size and duration * Look & Feel - Smooth, polished touch interaction - Colorful UI - Fun sound effects - Clean vector graphics and animations - Labels available for color impaired players Enjoy. Version history: 1.6 - New levels and features 1.5 - Restore purchases 1.4 - Performance improvements 1.3 - New levels and hints 1.2 - Minor updates 1.1 - Minor fixes and updates 1.0 - Initial releaseMore
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A brand new 4-player co-op beat 'em up where the adorable Fuzzies take on the evil PITA! Sandwich corporation. Read more
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A brand new 4-player co-op beat 'em up where the adorable Fuzzies take on the evil PITA! Sandwich corporation.
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From Team Triptych, developers of the Borderlands 2 expansions Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty and Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt, and legendary game designer Allen Blum, co-creator of the Duke Nukem franchise, comes Fuzzy Slaughter: a 4-player co-op beat 'em up rendered in full, gorgeous 3D.
It's a proven fact: the cuter they are, the better they taste. But the test subjects of the PITA! Sandwich cute-meat breeding program have had enough. It's time to bust out of the labs, grab some friends, and wreak havoc on the murder machines.
But PITA! isn't going quietly. They've hired an army of Rats, Armadillos, and other guys too ugly to put on bread. The Fuzzies will need every ax, chainsaw, and flamethrower they find to fight back. Fight through forests, farms, city streets, and across the globe to get to PITA! Sandwich headquarters. Throw baddies into wood chippers. Free your fellow Fuzzies and a host of Sexy Bunnies before PITA! can put them on a plate!
- A NEW TAKE: Fuzzy Slaughter is a classic beat 'em up with modern sensibilities. Fight hordes of enemies, navigate deadly traps and environmental hazards, collect fat loot, and grab as many new weapons as you can find!
- COMBO-DRIVEN COMBAT: Fast-paced, button-mashing, curb-stomping fun. Switch between ground, grabbing, and juggling attacks to get the largest combos possible.
- RAGE!: Fill your Rage Meter to perform deadly new attacks. Throw projectiles, quake the ground, or pick up your buddy and twirl him in pirouette of death!
- UPGRADES: Earn cash money and buy crazy new abilities. Unlock moves like Double Jump, Weed Whacker Plus, and Vampire Fuzzy! Customize your characters to be the perfect adorable killing machines.
$100k: Unlockables! We'd love to customize the Fuzzies with hats, outfits, and other unlockables. Want a bow-tie for Peppie the Penguin? Or a bowler hat for Koko the Koala? Meeting our first stretch goal means that you can!
$150k: Fuzzy Play Time! Want a chance to interact more directly with your Fuzzies? If we meet this stretch goal, you'll be able to pet, feed, and poke the little Fuzzy characters before loading into a level. Of course, their mood will affect how they fight!
$220k: Two More Characters! More development time means more Fuzzies! If we meet this stretch goal, count on two extra characters to join the mayhem.
$360k: 360 Version! Console development is time-consuming and expensive, but if we meet this stretch goal, we will focus efforts on a full-fledged 360 version of the game!
Fuzzy Slaughter began as a self-funded effort, but we need your help to reach the finish line! Meeting our Kickstarter goal will ensure 30 days of additional development to bring the game to a proper content-complete. The money will pay employee salaries, as well as helping to offset software and licensing costs, rent, and incidental expenses such as ESRB certification.
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Fuzzy Slaughter is built in Unity 4.0.
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The Charlottesville Waldorf School is an independent private school located in Albemarle County, Virginia, just outside the historic town of Charlottesville. Founded in 1982 by a group of parents and grandparents determined to bring a Waldorf education to Central Virginia, the school moved into its permanent, Charlottesville campus and LEED-certifed grade school in September 2007. The entire campus reflects CWS' dedication to environmental awareness, from the dedicated green spaces to the holding ponds for storm water collection. Serving a vibrant student body, age 3 to Eighth Grade, CWS welcomes visitors. Please contact us to schedule an appointment.
October 6
Water Color Workshop Series for Parents
(& Oct. 13, 20)
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Music & Arts Room
October 9
Community Night with Jeff Tunkey
5:30 - 6:45 potluck, Pavilion
6:45 sign-in to childcare
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. presentation
Music & Arts Room
"Every Child Moves Forward: Strengthening
Academics through Movement, Drawing & Painting"
Be a part of Community Night at CWS and learn about how movement,
drawing and painting exercises provide developmental support for
individual students and for all classes, every day.
Regularly scheduled activities help set the foundations for literacy
and numeracy, encourage readiness for desk-work, strengthen the
will of the child, as well as increasing bodily/kinesthetic and spatial
October 10
Games & Movement Workshop with Jeff Tunkey
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Music & Arts Room
October 12
Fall Break - NO SCHOOL


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Maritime Reporter & Engineering News was founded by John J. O'Malley (1905-1980) in 1939, and today ranks as the world's largest audited trade publication in the world serving the maritime industry, with a circulation of more than 35,000 worldwide, including ship and boat owners, ship and boat builders, naval architects and marine engineers. (http://img.marinelink.com/magazines/MR/pdfs/MaritimeReporterBPA.pdf)
Today Maritime Reporter heads a group of four print and 10 websites serving the global maritime, offshore and subsea sector. Pictured here is one of the historical, maritime-themed cartoons from the Maritime Reporter archives.
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said its crews had found a body and an empty, heavily damaged lifeboat in their search for the cargo ship El Faro, believed to have
The U.S. Coast Guard now believes that the missing cargo ship El Faro sank after sailing into the path of Hurricane Joaquin in the Bahamas, a spokesman said on Monday.
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 46-year-old man from a 738-foot container ship approximately 6 miles south of Santa Rosa Island, Sunday.
At 10:01 a.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc today announces the appointment of Sir Kevin Smith CBE as a Non-Executive Director. Sir Kevin will join the Board with effect from
Brazil's Supreme Court authorized the questioning by Federal Police of ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a witness in a broadening corruption case focused
Port Exceeds 2014 Emission Reduction Targets for Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Sulfur Oxides (SOx), with SOx Emissions Nearing Zero


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Karri and Kevin Wedding
Looking Across the Pond
Passing through Deering Oaks Park yesterday evening. Did you know that the pond here was naturally connected to Back Cove until the late 19th century?
These Summer Nights
From Wednesday evening, looking down Exchange Street from where it intersects with Federal Street. If you stand here tonight you'll see a slightly bigger moon in the sky, since there will be a "blue moon" today (the second full moon in a calendar month).
Window to the Sea
Another shot from last week's trip down to South Portland. This view is looking through the old Fort Preble, near Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse.
Portland Magazine Cover, July/August 2015
Cover of July/August issue of Portland Magazine. Photo of Evo Kitchen + Bar on Fore Street.
Spring Point Lighthouse from the Fort
A classic view of Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse (and Fort Gorges in the distance), looking through a section of the old Fort Preble.
Above Commercial Street 4
A view from the Courtyard by Marriott Portland Downtown/Waterfront.
Old Port Rainbow, April 2015
A rainbow appears over the Old Port and Casco Bay.
Portland Visitor's Guide 2015
Front page photo from the 2015 Visitor's Guide, published by the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau. You can order a paper copy or view it all online here.
Shine On, Tommy's Park
Another look at the lights in Tommy's Park, this time after a fresh snowfall.
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Looking to boost the local economy, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin showed up in North London for a spot of shopping today (July 4).
The always-stylish "Shakespeare in Love" starlet kept things casual in a black jacket, red top, and jeans while her "Fix You" hubby carried a monogrammed tote with the initials GPM (Gwyneth Paltrow Martin).
Getting in some active quality time together, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin enjoyed a romantic stroll around Highgate, North London yesterday (June 13).
The "Sliding Doors" starlet and her "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" rocker hubby held hands and chatted as they walked around their neighborhood while shutterbugs snuck up for some snaps.
Joining her hubby Chris Martin and his band on stage, Gwyneth Paltrow danced alongside Coldplay and Jay-Z at their joint concert at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on New Year's Eve (December 31).
With a champagne glass in hand, the Oscar-winning actress wore a strapless black top and matching pants as she danced on the side of the stage.
Making their way to the States for the Christmas holiday, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin flew from London to New York City last night (December 23).
The "Sliding Doors" dame and her Coldplay hubby brought son Moses and daughter Apple along for the transatlantic flight, landing at JFK International Airport ahead of the holiday festivities.
Tending to their parental duties, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin took their kids Apple and Moses to school in Los Angeles today (October 26).
The "Shakespeare in Love" actress held her daughter's hand as they walked briskly up the sidewalk while Chris and Moses stayed a few paces behind.
They've long managed to almost never be photographed together be it by paparazzi or on the red carpet, but Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin either let their guard down or were outsmarted by the persistent paparazzi in Santa Monica, CA today (October 25).
Looking fabulous in a gray top with a gray blazer and white skinny trousers, the Academy Award winning actress and her Grammy winning husband were spotted outside of Draper Consulting Group as shutterbugs swooped in to snap up shots.
Celebrating the big 4-0, Gwyneth Paltrow headed to Portofino, Italy this weekend with husband Chris Martin and a small group of loved ones.
The "Avengers" star sipped red vino in a black blazer, white top and gold necklaces while her Coldplay frontman hubby sat beside her while aboard a luxury water vessel.
Puckering up to kiss one of his biggest fans, Chris Martin made his way through a massive crowd to smooch his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow while his band Coldplay performed in Miami, Florida on June 29.
The rocker was caught on video leaving the stage and walking up a couple flights of stairs in the American Airlines Arena to plant a quick smack on the "Iron Man" actress' lips - causing her to laugh (and surely blush) while he quickly disappeared back into the crowd.
Sinking her claws into deluxe equestrian estate, Gwyneth Paltrow and her British rocker husband Chris Martin are shelling out millions for a mansion in Bentwood, California.
The "Iron Man" star's 8,000-square-foot pad includes six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a professional kitchen, wide-plank hardwood floors, glimmering fixtures and a built-in gourmet outdoor BBQ.
Enjoying the fine spring weather on the east coast, Rihanna was spotted making her way around New York City on Saturday (June 2).
The Barbadian beauty was decked out in denim as she strolled around town while later turning up at JFK Airport for a departing flight - which comes as she's prepping for an overseas venture to London, of which she tweeted, "Moving to London in 2 days!!!!!!"
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Posts Tagged 'The Big Bang Theory Ratings'
May 28th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
'Grimm' & 'Bates Motel' Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of May 20-26
Grimm was the top broadcast show on GetGlue, and Bates Motel was the top cable show for the week of May 13-19.[Read-More]
May 28th, 2013 at 10:25 am
Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Again Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase & Tops Total Viewership Gains; 'Smash' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 33
The Big Bang Theory topped the rankings for the week's DVR viewing adults 18-49 ratings[Read-More]
May 28th, 2013 at 8:35 am
TV Ratings Monday:'The Bachelorette' Premieres Down, 'The Voice' Falls, 'Revolution' & 'The Goodwin Games' Flat
NBC was number one with adults 18-49, and with total viewers.[Read-More]
May 24th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Motive' Adjusted Up
Thursday's final ratings.[Read-More]
May 24th, 2013 at 8:40 am
TV Ratings Thursday: 'Hell's Kitchen' Up, 'Rookie Blue' Premieres Down, 'Motive' & 'Hannibal' Dip, 'Save Me' Debuts Low
FOX was number 1 in adults 18-49 while CBS was on top with Total Viewers.[Read-More]
May 22nd, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Tuesday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Win Night, 'Deadliest Catch', 'Bad Girls Club', 'The Game', 'Inside Amy Schumer' & More
Highlights from Tuesday's cable ratings.[Read-More]
May 21st, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' & 'Dancing With the Stars' Adjusted Up; 'The Goodwin Games' & 'Motive' Adjusted Down
Monday's final broadcast ratings.[Read-More]
May 21st, 2013 at 10:38 am
CBS Finishes Season Number 1 in All Key Ratings Categories
CBS swept the 2012-2013 television season in all key ratings categories, placing first in viewers for the 10th time in 11 years,[Read-More]


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Rosalba Lanciotti
Food Science
Article: Physico-chemical and microbiological characterization of Italian fermented sausages in relation to their size[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND The aim of this work was to study the physico-chemical and microbiological parameters of 10 Italian fermented sausages industrially produced in order to highlight the differences in relation to their size. The sausages were classified as small, medium and large and the data concerning every feature considered were analyzed with some statistical explorative tools: ANOVA, principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA).RESULTSSignificant differences in relation to the sausage size were found regarding microbial populations (regarding in particular enterobacteria and staphylococci). The pH was higher in the small sausages, and consequently the presence of lactate and acetate was higher in the bigger one. Also the biogenic amine content (particularly tyramine, cadaverine and putrescine) was influenced by the size.CONCLUSIONS In spite of the extreme variability of the sausage types at the end of ripening, this work evidenced that it was possible to find a strict relationship between sausages diameter and some essential physico-chemical parameters. Thus, the cross-sectional size of the product is an essential parameter, which can drive the biochemical processes during ripening, not only by affecting the kinetics of water losses, but also by influencing the microbiota enzymatic activity.Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 09/2015; DOI:10.1002/jsfa.7442 · 1.71 Impact Factor
Article: Correlation between volatile profiles of Italian fermented sausages and their size and starter culture[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aroma profiles of 10 traditional Italian fermented sausages were evaluated. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) obtained by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry were analysed using principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). PCA allowed an acceptable separation but some sausage typologies were not well separated. On the other hand, the supervised approach of LDA allowed a clear grouping of the samples in relation to sausage size and starter culture. In spite of the extreme variability of the volatile profiles of the sausage typologies, this work showed the influence of diameter on VOC profile. The differences observed can be related to the effects that some fundamental physicochemical characteristics (such as water loss kinetics and oxygen availability) have on the results of ripening processes. Differences in VOC profiles were also observed due to the lactic acid bacteria used as starter cultures, with differences mainly attributable to compounds deriving from pyruvate metabolism.Food Chemistry 08/2015; 192:736-44. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.062 · 3.39 Impact Factor
Article: Chromosome arrangement, differentiation of growth kinetics and volatile molecule profiles in Kluyveromyces marxianus strains from Italian cheeses[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Thirty-nine strains of Kluyveromyces marxianus from Pecorino di Farindola cheese in comparison with 3 strains from Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, 1 from fermented milk, 3 from cow whey and two type strains K. marxianus CBS 834(T) and Kluyveromyces lactis CBS 683(T) were tested for genetic and metabolic characteristics. Intraspecific diversity of chromosome arrangements was evaluated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis. Among K. marxianus strains chromosome polymorphisms were evident with 11 patterns that differed in size and number of the chromosomal bands. The number of the bands varied from 4 to 7 with sizes ranging from about 1.0 to 2.7Mb. Twelve strains were selected for determining their growth capacity and volatile compound production in two wheys (raw cheese whey and ricotta cheese whey) under limited oxygen availability. The growth kinetics highlighted four different biotypes and the influence of whey composition on K. marxianus development. The main volatile compounds detected after the growth were alcohols, acids, esters, ketones and aldehydes. Ethanol was the most abundant in both wheys. Aldehydes and other minor compounds were produced only when the strains were inoculated in ricotta cheese whey, while esters, butanoic, decanoic and octanoic acids were qualitatively and quantitatively more present in raw cheese whey. This study highlights a great genetic and metabolic biodiversity within Pecorino di Farindola K. marxianus strains and it could be exploited to improve the knowledge of this yeast for biotechnological uses. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.International journal of food microbiology 08/2015; 214:151-158. DOI:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.08.001 · 3.08 Impact Factor
Article: Lactic acid bacteria and natural antimicrobials to improve the safety and shelf-life of minimally processed sliced apples and lamb's lettuce[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of food-borne disease associated with the consumption of fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables have increased dramatically over the last few years. Traditional chemical sanitizers are unable to completely eradicate or kill the microorganisms on fresh produce. These conditions have stimulated research to alternative methods for increasing food safety. The use of protective cultures, particularly lactic acid bacteria (LAB), has been proposed for minimally processed products. However, the application of bioprotective cultures has been limited at the industrial level. From this perspective, the main aims of this study were to select LAB from minimally processed fruits and vegetables to be used as biocontrol agents and then to evaluate the effects of the selected strains, alone or in combination with natural antimicrobials (2-(E)-hexenal/hexanal, 2-(E)-hexenal/citral for apples and thyme for lamb's lettuce), on the shelf-life and safety characteristics of minimally processed apples and lamb's lettuce. The results indicated that applying the Lactobacillus plantarum strains CIT3 and V7B3 to apples and lettuce, respectively, increased both the safety and shelf-life. Moreover, combining the selected strains with natural antimicrobials produced a further increase in the shelf-life of these products without detrimental effects on the organoleptic qualities.Food Microbiology 05/2015; 47. DOI:10.1016/j.fm.2014.11.008 · 3.33 Impact Factor
Article: Influence of pig rennet on proteolysis, organic acids content and microbiota of Pecorino di Farindola, a traditional Italian ewe's raw milk cheese[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The use of pig rennet is very ancient and in Italy is only applied in the manufacture of Pecorino di Farindola cheese. In order to evaluate the key role of this rennet in the establishment of peculiar features of Pecorino di Farindola, cheeses made from raw ewes' milk using calf (A) and kid (B) rennets were compared to those produced with pig (C) rennet. The use of pig rennet for Pecorino di Farindola cheese making confers physico-chemical and proteolytic characteristics that differentiate it from cheeses produced with other coagulants. However, no microbiological differences were observed. Chesses made with pig and kid rennets were characterised by higher proteolysis after 7days of ripening. The content of isovaleric and propionic acids at the end of ripening was correlated with the presence of propionibacteria. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Food Chemistry 05/2015; 175:121-7. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.11.088 · 3.39 Impact Factor
Article: New insights in thermal resistance of staphylococcal strains belonging to the species Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Staphylococcus aureus[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In this study the thermal resistance of seven strains of staphylococci was studied. Three of them (two Staphylococcus epidermidis and one Staphylococcus lugdunensis) were isolated from pasteurized tofu, while one Staphylococcus aureus from fermented sausages. Also the corresponding type strains were tested. Their heat resistance was assessed at 80 °C also in relation to different growth conditions (high NaCl concentrations and low pH). Moreover, the effect of two terpenes (carvacrol and citral) on their survival during thermal treatment was assessed. All the strains were able to survive a 20 min thermal treatment and showed a similar behavior, i.e. an inactivation of about 6 log units in the first 2–4 min of treatment, followed by constant survivor counts (2–4 log CFU/ml). The pre-culture of staphylococci under stressing conditions (high NaCl concentration and low pH) increased the susceptibility to thermal treatment in three strains isolated from food matrices. The addition of carvacrol and citral during thermal treatment influenced the number of survived cells at the end of the treatment. This new insight in the thermal resistance of staphylococci needs to be better investigated, in order to study proper strategies to control their occurrence and behavior in real food systems.Food Control 04/2015; 50:605. DOI:10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.09.039 · 2.81 Impact Factor
Article: Potential of high pressure homogenisation on probiotic Caciotta cheese quality and functionality[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei A13, treated at 50 MPa sub-lethal high pressure homogenisation (HPH), was used as adjunct for producing Caciotta cheese. The cell HPH treatment was used because it has been proven to increase the in vitro strain functionality. The starters and Lb. paracasei A13 viability, the cheese hydrolytic patterns and organoleptic profiles were monitored. After cheesemaking and during ripening, the Lb. paracasei A13 gastric acid resistance in cheese and the ability of the cheese, containing HPH-treated or untreated cells, to modulate the gut mucosal immune system in mice were evaluated. Traditional Caciotta was used as controls. The HPH-treated probiotic strain maintained high viability for 14 days whilst the physico-chemical analyses on Caciotta cheese containing HPH-treated cells showed a faster ripening, compared to other cheeses. For functional properties, the 50 MPa treatment increased the Lb. paracasei gastric resistance in Caciotta, maintaining high strain viability, but IL-10 producing capacity was lost by HPH-treatment whilst IgA production was not modified.Journal of Functional Foods 03/2015; 13. DOI:10.1016/j.jff.2014.12.037 · 3.57 Impact Factor
Article: A procedure for sensory evaluation of Salama da sugo, a typical fermented sausage produced in Emilia Romagna Region (Italy).[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Salama da sugo is a fermented sausage from the Ferrara tradition (Italy, Emilia-Romagna region), subjected to a long ripening period (4-6 months) and characterised by a high content of wine and spices in the mixture. It can be consumed after cooking and it is served with its sugo, i.e. the liquid extracted by cooking process. The aim of this work was to set up a method for the sensory profile of Salama da sugo as a request for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) has been made to the European Commission.RESULTSA system of sample preparation that provides for the precooking in an autoclave and cooking in boiling water was set up. A specific sheet for sensory evaluation of Salama da sugo has been created and reports 23 descriptors identified during the lexicon development. The differences in sensory profile of four samples were evaluated and principal component analysis highlighted the more discriminant parameters, i.e. odour intensity, wine odour, spicy aroma, fat/lean connection, sweet, bitter, juiciness, chewiness and pricking.CONCLUSIONS The proposed method allows the standardisation of sensory profiling of Salama da sugo, and is also to verify compliance with the specification PGI. © 2014 Society of Chemical IndustryJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 03/2015; 95(5). DOI:10.1002/jsfa.6793 · 1.71 Impact Factor
Article: Innovative strategies based on the use of essential oils and their components to improve safety, shelf-life and quality of minimally processed fruits and vegetables[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Minimally processed fruits and vegetables are one of the major growing sector in food industry. Although important for their nutritional values and convenience, their composition and physicochemical properties affect their microbiological shelf life and overall quality. On the other hand, processing steps as washing, if well performed, can partially reduce the occurring microflora and the use of sanitizers are perceived negatively by the consumers. For this reasons, researchers have proposed some alternatives to the use of traditional sanitizers, such as essential oils which are complex mixtures of volatile compounds, characterized by a strong sensorial impact and produced by many plants as secondary metabolites. In this perspective, this review discusses the growing importance of minimally processed fruits and vegetables and the potential application of essential oils and their components as natural antimicrobial. Finally, the mechanisms of action of these molecules have being reviewed taking into account their use in food systems.Trends in Food Science & Technology 03/2015; DOI:10.1016/j.tifs.2015.03.009 · 4.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Plant essential oils (EOs) and their components, generally recognized as safe and endowed with a wide antimicrobial activity, have been investigated in this paper as natural sanitizer alternatives to chlorine to control spoilage bacteria and naturally occurring pathogens associated with minimally processed vegetables. From this perspective, the efficacy of oregano and thyme EOs and carvacrol was evaluated in comparison with chlorine for lamb's lettuce decontamination. Their effects were evaluated on mesophilic aerobic bacteria, yeasts, LAB, color parameters and volatile molecule profiles demonstrating the same efficacy of chlorine. A further optimization of the process highlighted that thyme and oregano EOs controlled minimally processed lamb's lettuce spoilage microflora without negatively affecting the quality and sensory properties of the products. These results demonstrate the potential of washing treatments based on natural antimicrobials, as alternatives to chlorine for the sanitization of minimally processed vegetables.Postharvest Biology and Technology 02/2015; 103:35-44. DOI:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.02.016 · 2.22 Impact Factor
Article: Effects of sub-lethal concentrations of thyme and oregano essential oils, carvacrol, thymol, citral and trans-2-hexenal on membrane fatty acid composition and volatile molecule profile of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this work was to investigate the modifications of cell membrane fatty acid composition and volatile molecule profiles of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli, during growth in the presence of different sub-lethal concentrations of thyme and oregano essential oils as well as carvacrol, thymol, trans-2-hexenal and citral. The results evidenced that the tested molecules induced noticeable modifications of membrane fatty acid profiles and volatile compounds produced during the growth. Although specific differences in relation to the species considered were identified, the tested compounds induced a marked increase of some membrane associated fatty acids, particularly unsaturated fatty acids, trans-isomers, and specific released free fatty acids. These findings can contribute to the comprehension of the stress response mechanisms used by different pathogenic microorganisms often involved in food-borne diseases in relation to the exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of natural antimicrobials. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Food Chemistry 02/2015; 182(2015):185-192. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.02.136 · 3.39 Impact Factor
Article: Effect of mild heat treatments on the antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Curcuma longa, Xylopia aethiopica, Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides and Zanthoxylum leprieurii against Salmonella enteritidis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The antimicrobial activity of essential oils (EOs) from spices and medicinal plants or their constituents has gained increasing interest. However, studies on their use in combination with other antimicrobials or technologies are still scarce. In this paper, the survival of Salmonella enteritidis exposed to a combined effect of four EOs (from Xylopia aethiopica, Curcuma longa, Zanthoxylum leprieurii and Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides) and mild heat treatments (55° and 60°C) were assessed. Salmonella enteritidis demonstrated a biphasic inactivation curve at 55°C in the absence of EOs, while in the presence of EOs the Weibull model was used. The combination of temperature and EOs reduced the treatment time needed to inactivate 7 log cfu/mL of S. enteritidis: this reduction ranged, with respect to the control, from 92.6% to 96.4% when the treatment was performed at 55°C, and from 20.5% to 27. 5% at 60°C. The efficiency of the interaction of the combination of EOs and mild thermal treatment is related to increased vapor pressure of EO constituents, which became more soluble in the membrane of stressed cells.Journal of Essential Oil Research 01/2015; 27(1). DOI:10.1080/10412905.2014.982873 · 0.79 Impact Factor
Article: Effects of two different sourdoughs on the characteristics of Pandoro, a typical Italian sweet leavened baked good[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Pandoro is a traditional Italian sweet-leavened baked product, usually consumed at Christmas. It is manufactured according to specific procedures and preparation starts from a sourdough called ''madre'' (mother sponge) continuously refreshed. This sourdough is the result of a complex microbial association including yeasts and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and its use can improve sensory quality and shelf-life of the resulting products. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of the use of two different sourdoughs matured at different temperature (13 and 19 °C) on some metabolites, which can affect the organoleptic characteristics of Pandoro. Different samples, taken throughout the 19 h of process, were analysed for the determination of yeast and LAB counts, pH, aw, carbohydrates, organic acids content and volatile profile. The results showed that, at the end of fermentation process, the sourdough propagated at 19 °C reached lower pH values than that at 13 °C. This was probably due to higher LAB counts (1 log unit higher), resulting also in higher lactic acid concentration and faster sugars depletion. On the contrary, temperature of dough during maturation did not affected yeast concentrations. Different production processes strongly affected also the volatile profile, both of sourdough at the end of fermentation and of the final products.Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft und-Technologie 11/2014; 59(1):289–299. DOI:10.1016/j.lwt.2014.04.045 · 2.42 Impact Factor
Article: Control of tyramine and histamine accumulation by lactic acid bacteria using bacteriocin forming lactococci[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the competitive effects of three bacteriocin producing strains of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis against two aminobiogenic lactic acid bacteria, i.e. the tyramine producing strain Enterococcus faecalis EF37 and the histamine producing strain Streptococcus thermophilus PRI60, inoculated at different initial concentrations (from 2 to 6logcfu/ml). The results showed that the three L. lactis subsp. lactis strains were able to produce bacteriocins: in particular, L. lactis subsp. lactis VR84 and EG46 produced, respectively, nisin Z and lacticin 481, while for the strains CG27 the bacteriocin has not been yet identified, even if its peptidic nature has been demonstrated. The co-culture of E. faecalis EF37 in combination with lactococci significantly reduced the growth potential of this aminobiogenic strain, both in terms of growth rate and maximum cell concentration, depending on the initial inoculum level of E. faecalis. Tyramine accumulation was strongly reduced when E. faecalis EF37 was inoculated at 2logcfu/ml and, to a lesser extent, at 3logcfu/ml, as a result of a lower cell load of the aminobiogenic strain. All the lactococci were more efficient in inhibiting streptococci in comparison with E. faecalis EF37; in particular, L. lactis subsp. lactis VR84 induced the death of S. thermophilus PRI60 and allowed the detection of histamine traces only at higher streptococci inoculum levels (5-6logcfu/ml). The other two lactococcal strains did not show a lethal action against S. thermophilus PRI60, but were able to reduce its growth extent and histamine accumulation, even if L. lactis subsp. lactis EG46 was less effective when the initial streptococci concentration was 5 and 6logcfu/ml. This preliminary study has clarified some aspects regarding the ratio between bacteriocinogenic strains and aminobiogenic strains with respect to the possibility to accumulate BA and has also showed that different bacteriocins can have different effects on BA production on the same strain. This knowledge is essentially aimed to use bacteriocinogenic lactococci as a predictable strategy against aminobiogenic bacteria present in cheese or other fermented foods.International Journal of Food Microbiology 08/2014; 190C:14-23. DOI:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.08.023 · 3.08 Impact Factor
Article: Characterization of oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil and definition of its antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli in vitro system and on foodstuff surface[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: First aim of this research was to characterize oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil and the characterization of its minimum inhibitory concentration against the pathogenic species, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli. Moreover, the oregano essential oil antimicrobial activity was tested against these pathogenic species, inoculated onto wood and stainless steel surface. The GC/MS profile of oregano essential oil revealed the presence of 34 compounds, principally terpinolene, carvacrol and p-cymene accounting for about 70% of the total area of the identified molecules. Oregano essential oil showed higher antimicrobial activity against L. monocytogenes in comparison with E. coli. In fact, the L. monocytogenes minimum inhibitory concentration ranged between 125 and 200 mg/L while those for E. coli ranged between 250 and 350 mg/L. Regarding the decontamination efficacy, the washing of the two surfaces with oregano fastened the viability decrease of both the inoculated microorganisms over time. This phenomenon was more pronounced for wood as compared to steel. The data obtained suggests the great potential of this essential oil to be employed, as alternative to traditional chemicals, and as sanitizing strategy for surfaces.African journal of microbiology research 07/2014; 8(29):2746-2753. DOI:10.5897/AJMR2014.6677 · 0.54 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Salami are typical European dry fermented sausages manufactured mainly with pork meats. Water loss is a crucial aspect of industrial ripening process because it is responsible for the lowering of water activity, which determines limitations to successive conservation. This paper describes two parametric numerical models developed to study the moisture diffusion physics, during ripening and storage in package. Mass transfer equations inside the sausage volume were numerically solved using a finite element technique. A first model describes diffusion phenomena occurring inside the salami and the exchange phenomena involving the surface of the product and the industrial environment, while a second one describes also the evaporation and condensation phenomena occurring between the salami surface and the atmosphere inside the packaging. The models were experimentally validated showing a good agreement with observed data. The numerical models allowed to study the water transfer inside of dry fermented sausages with a detail unreachable by any experimental technique. In addition the models could be used to find the best conditions for ripening, packaging and distribution.Journal of Food Engineering 07/2014; 132:14–20. DOI:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2014.02.003 · 2.77 Impact Factor
Article: Efficacy of natural antimicrobials to prolong the shelf-life of minimally processed apples packaged in modify atmosphere[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: a b s t r a c t Minimally processed fruit are susceptible to microbial proliferation and to a fast loss of sensory quality. In this experimental work, in order to increase shelf-life and quality parameters (texture and colour) maintenance of sliced apples (Malus communis, var. Golden delicious), the use of natural antimicrobials was proposed as alternative to the traditional sanitization methods. Citron EO, hexanal, 2-(E)-hexenal, citral and carvacrol, alone or in combination, were employed. As control, apples washed only with 0.5% of ascorbic and 1% of citric acid were used. The apples were dipped with traditional or natural antimicrobial solutions according to a defined protocol. After the treatment, apples were packaged in active modified atmosphere (7% O 2 and 0% CO 2) , into medium permeability bags. The products were stored at 6 C and, immediately after washing and during storage, the yeast cell loads were monitored until the spoilage threshold (6 log CFU/g). In addition, the volatile profiles, electronic nose analyses, colour and texture analyses were monitored during the storage. In all the samples the spoilage yeast threshold was not attained within the 35 days of storage independently on the substance or mixture of substances sup-plemented. Samples treated with the combinations citral/2-(E)-hexenal and hexanal/2-(E)-hexenal showed a good retention of colour parameter during storage. Among investigated samples, hexanal/2-(E)-hexenal treatment promoted the best retention of firmness throughout 35 days of storage. These results evidence the potentiality of dipping treatment based on these natural antimicrobials to strongly prolong the shelf-life of fresh-cut apples.Food Control 06/2014; 46:403-411. DOI:10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.05.049 · 2.81 Impact Factor
Article: Characterization of Mexican Coriander (Eryngium foetidum) Essential Oil and Its Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes In Vitro and during Mild Thermal Pasteurization of Pineapple Juice[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this work was to characterize the essential oil (EO) of Eryngium foetidum (EfEO) and assess its activity toward Listeria monocytogenes in broth and during thermal inactivation of the pathogen in pineapple juice. In this respect, EfEO was chemically characterized, and its antilisteria potential in broth as a function of pH, cell load, and EfEO concentration was assessed through a central composite design. Furthermore, the inactivation kinetics of L. monocytogenes in the juice were assessed by combining EfEO and low pasteurization temperatures. A total of 81 compounds were identified from EfEO. The reduction of pH and cell load increased EO activity. The use of only 15 ppm of EfEO during pasteurization of pineapple juice at 60°C reduced the time required for a 4-log reduction in L. monocytogenes CFU/ml by 74.9% (i.e., from 8.5 to 2.1 min) compared with treatment without EfEO. It could be concluded that EfEO activity toward L. monocytogenes increases with the reduction of pH and that it can be used at sublethal concentrations in combination with low temperatures in pineapple juice pasteurization. This study demonstrates that EO-assisted pasteurization is a promising strategy for the reduction of thermal impact during juice production. EfEO is easily available and compatible with many juices and is thus promising for industrial application.Journal of food protection 03/2014; 77(3):435-43. DOI:10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-323 · 1.85 Impact Factor
Article: Leuconostoc bacteriophages from blue cheese manufacture: Long-term survival, resistance to thermal treatments, high pressure homogenization and chemical biocides of industrial application[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Nine Leuconostoc mesenteroides phages were isolated during blue cheese manufacture yielding faulty products with reduced eye formation. Their morphologies, restriction profiles, host ranges and long-term survival rates (25°C, 8°C, -20°C and -80°C) were analysed. Based on restriction analysis, six of them were further examined regarding resistance to physical (heat and high pressure homogenization, HPH) and chemical treatments (ethanol, sodium hypochlorite, peracetic acid, biocides A, C, E and F). According to their morphology, L. mesenteroides phages studied in the present work belonged to the Caudovirales order and Siphoviridae family. Six distinct restriction patterns were obtained with EcoRV, HindIII, ClaI and XhoI enzymes, revealing interesting phage diversity in the dairy environment. No significant reductions in phage counts were observed after ten months of storage at -20°C and -80°C, while slightly and moderate decrease in phage numbers were noticed at 8°C and 25°C, respectively. The phages subjected to heat treatments generally showed high resistance at 63°C and moderate resistance at 72°C. However, 80°C for 30min and 90°C for 2min led to complete inactivation of viral particles. In general, the best ethanol concentration tested was 75%, as complete inactivation for most Leuconostoc phages within 30min of incubation was achieved. Peracetic acid, and biocides A, C, E and F were highly effective when used at the same or at a moderately lower concentration as recommended by the producer. Usually, moderate or high concentrations (600-1600ppm) of sodium hypochlorite were necessary to completely inactivate phage particles. Leuconostoc phages were partially inactivated by HPH treatments as remaining viral particles were found even after 8 passes at 100MPa. This is the first report of L. mesenteroides phages isolated from an Argentinean dairy cheese plant. The results of this work could be useful for establishing the most effective physical and chemical treatments for inactivating phages in industrial plants and laboratory environments.International journal of food microbiology 02/2014; 177C:81-88. DOI:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.02.012 · 3.08 Impact Factor
Article: Modeling with the Logistic Regression of the Growth/No Growth Interface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Relation to 2 Antimicrobial Terpenes (Citral and Linalool), pH, and a(w)[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Unlabelled: The antimicrobial effects of 2 terpenes (citral and linalool) on a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain isolated from spoiled soft drink have been evaluated, alone or in combination, in relation to pH and aw using in vitro assays. The obtained data were fitted with the logit model to find the growth/no growth boundary regions of the 2 terpenes, focusing the attention on the type of interaction exerted by citral and linalool. In particular, the results showed an increase of citral antimicrobial effect in growth media characterized by low aw value, as well as a higher linalool antimicrobial effect in media at low pH. Moreover, the interactive effects of the 2 terpenes were exploited. The results obtained with the model were validated in an independent experiment. The knowledge of the interactions of essential oil molecules with enhanced antimicrobial activity, in relation to some of the most important chemicophysical variables, can have important industrial applications, since these substances are able to assure the desired antimicrobial effect without negatively modifying the product flavor profile. Practical application: The effects of the main chemicophysical parameters (such as aw and pH) on the antimicrobial activity of bioactive terpenes are necessary for the definition of an industrially applicable preservation strategy based on the use of essential oils as natural antimicrobials aimed to prolong shelf life of food products.Journal of Food Science 02/2014; 79(3). DOI:10.1111/1750-3841.12369 · 1.70 Impact Factor
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Share some philosophy
RE: Share some philosophy
Well, I'm a big determinist, so...
"Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect as well as the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper." - Albert Einstein
"You will say that I feel free. This is an illusion, which may be compared to that of the fly in the fable, who, upon the pole of a heavy carriage, applauded himself for directing its course. Man, who thinks himself free, is a fly who imagines he has power to move the universe, while he is himself unknowingly carried along by it." -- Baron d'Hobach
And then some atheist quotes, just cause.
"We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes." – Gene Roddenberry
"What's "God"? Well, you know, when you want something really bad and you close your eyes and you wish for it? God's the guy that ignores you." – Steve Buscemi. And yes, that is from a movie.
I don't believe Jesus is the son of God until I see the long form birth certificate!
RE: Share some philosophy
A lot of my favorite philosophical quotes come from Terry Pratchett novels. Most of them require you to be familiar with the story of the book, so I can't post them here, but two of them - my personal favorites - are great stand-alone quotes.
Here's one from Hogfather. The setup: Susan, Death's adopted granddaughter, has just saved the Hogfather (Santa) from the villains, and is now speaking with Death.
Philosophical concept: what it means to be human, and why we believe in things.
Quote:"Thank you," said Susan. "Now... tell me..."
Another one, this one from Reaper Man. Death has just discovered that one of his best friends, an old woman named Miss Flitworth, is due to pass on. But he feels that he owes her something, because she was his friend during his time as a mortal. So he goes to see Azrael, the Death of Universes, to beg for the time to repay Miss Flitworth for her kindness.
Philosophical subject: the need for simple human kindness in an uncaring universe.
Quote:LORD, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE. THERE IS NO HOPE BUT US. THERE IS NO MERCY BUT US. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE IS JUST US.
As far as "words to live by" go, this scene from Night Watch sums it up for me. Sam Vimes, the main character, has been sent back in time to the eve of a famous rebellion where seven of his closest friends died. He can't return to his life until events have run their course. If his friends survive, he may never get to return at all. So he goes up to the barricade to think about what he has to do: does he sacrifice his friends, as they are already dead to him anyway, and go back home, or does he save them and throw away his future?
Philosophical concept: morality.
Quote:He wanted to go home. He wanted it so badly that he trembled at the thought. But if the price of that was not fighting with every trick he knew, if the price was selling good men to the night, if the price was filling those graves... then it was too high.
And now, some more:
Quote:"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
Quote:"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."- Plato[/quote]
Quote:"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
Quote:"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist."
Quote:"One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly."
Quote:"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."
Quote:"A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us."
Quote:"Knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort, if it is not to be lost. It resembles a statue of marble which stands in the desert and is continually threatened with burial by the shifting sand. The hands of service must ever be at work, in order that the marble continue to lastingly shine in the sun. To these serving hands mine shall also belong."
"Haven't you got any romance in your soul?"
"No," said Granny. "I ain't. And stars don't care what you wish, and magic don't make things better, and no one doesn't get burnt who sticks their hand in a fire."
- Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad
RE: Share some philosophy
My favorite quote was told to me by one of my high school teachers: "You can't escape death. Start living while you still can."
RE: Share some philosophy
Who can sum my beliefs up better than George Carlin? He is a genius.
Here is some of his stuff on religion-
RE: Share some philosophy
(30-06-2010 08:05 AM)TruthAddict Wrote: Who can sum my beliefs up better than George Carlin? He is a genius.
this one is also so funny, i can not not post it here
Correct me when I'm wrong.
Accept me or go to hell.
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The Crossing (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Robert Harmon
Language: English
Country: USA
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché
A dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.
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Sukkot is a busy time for me since we use the 9 days as an opportunity to host friends who haven't been to our home recently, possibly not since last Sukkot. Also this is my chance to reciprocate those who have hosted us throughout the year. We have a large lattice-covered patio, two walls provided by our house, that rather easily converts to a sukkah when we hang up some fruit-decorated fabric for a third wall and throw some palm fronds from our garden on top. Living in West Los Angeles, a little more than a mile from the beach, we are blessed with pretty much perfect weather for al fresco dining.
I say all this, not only to brag, but to partially excuse myself for not blogging for over two weeks. I dont want to get into details about my attack of diverticulitis, or as a friend delicately called the travails of my entrails, only that I was nearly hospitalized. Ive been pretty whipped even after finishing the nasty antibiotic regimen, still have occasional abdominal pain, and remain on a restricted diet [thankfully I'm allowed dark chocolate].
Now to answer the important question: Yes, I am writing. In fact I am working on two books, one nonfiction and one novel. But after hearing a TED Talk about how discussing a project in advance actually lessens the chances of finishing it, I've decided to keep mum about them until they're close to complete. This certainly worked for me in getting the first volume of "Rashi's Daughters" written. What I can say is that they both involve Talmud [no surprise] and that I don't have a publishing contract for either.
The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wonderful storytelling. Bradley not only brings the traveling circus world to vivid life, but all the characters as well. The gay sex scenes, while not graphic, capture the lust, love, and shame beautifully. I would have given this novel 5 stars but I disliked all the fighting; maybe the 1940-50's circus life was that rough & tumble, and maybe brothers did fight each other a lot in Italian families, but it was too much for me. While I love a happy ending and was both glad and relieved that "Catch Trap" had one, it did seem a little too pat the way everything came together for the heroes. But that's like complaining the bride is too beautiful.
All in all, an excellent read that I stayed up way too late to finish. Thanks, Emily Parkhurst, for recommending this to me.
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One of my secret vices is a passion for Chinese martial arts movies, dating back to finding Jackie Chans 1978 Drunken Master. I watched these on cable TV until I finally saw the 2000 masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in a theatre. Then came Hero, House of Flying Daggers, The Grandmaster, and of course, Karate Kid [among others]. Netflix and Rotten Tomatoes are a boon for me to catch up on the oldies but goodies.
This week I finally got a chance to see the 93% fresh Journey to the West. Not only was it excellent, with all the awesome scenery and epic battles against nasty villains one would expect from this genre, but the main theme was redemption and teshuvah. Heres what the films website says: In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Xuan Zang risks his all to conquer a water demon, a pig demon and the demon of all demons, Sun Wukong the Monkey King. Adhering to his firm belief in giving of ones self for the greater cause, our hero, a Buddhist monk, embraces the demons as his disciples. However, in order to atone for their own sins and save the common people, the four of them must embark on a journey to the West thats full of challenges.
There was also quite a bit of comedy, as well as a happy love story [a Chinese friend described their happy love stories as when the hero and/or heroine die in each others arms after learning that they love each other. Unhappy love stories are where they die thinking their love is unrequited.]
Heres a review that says it well: As sweet, silly, action-packed and ridiculous as director Steven Chow's best work, Journey to the West serves up dazzling action sequences while playing its disparate elements against each other with thrilling abandon. For an unusual, yet inspirational, film for the Days of Awe, I recommend this one. See more at their website
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Some words of warning - this is not light reading. It is a coffee table book, 10"x10" and weighing well over 3 lbs. You need to be a "Little House" diehard fan to slog through all the footnotes, but it's worth it if you, like me, are one. I adored these books as a child and have reread them several times.
But I'm only giving this 3 stars because the editor definitely needed an editor. The numerous footnotes that I first found fascinating soon became tedious, especially when they go onto the following page and interrupt the narrative. Way too many are superfluous, like telling us that "nigger" was commonly used at that time, explaining what a waltz, pelican, coyote, and other well-known things are. I did enjoy learning the historical and political background behind the events Wilder writes about, and as a historical novelist myself, I can appreciate how she massaged some of the "facts" to make a more interesting story.
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Hush by Eishes Chayil
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I recently finished reading Hush, another book about women in the Hasidic world, this one for teen audiences. Dealing with sexual abuse in the ultra-Orthodox community, Hush is written under the pseudonym Eishes Chayil [Hebrew for Woman of Valor, the prayer from Proverb 31 that a Jewish husband traditionally addresses to his wife just before Shabbat dinner].
A hybrid novel-memoir [the author admits changing details to protect peoples privacy], this is one of the best books Ive read in a long time. The author, who has since come out as Judy Brown [another pseudonym? doesnt some very Hasidic], manages to expertly balance her horrific subject matter with sweet, and sometimes amusing, vignettes from the heroine Gittels childhood and family life.
Heres an example of the delightful tumult that surrounds shopping as Gittel prepares to marry: We combed through Macys, cleared out Lord & Taylor, and began exploring Bloomingdales. We made long lists of items needed, stores to check out, and hints to convey to the in-laws. There was the Wedding Night Itself, The Day After, and Life in General, which require an exhaustive investigative committee of experienced wedding people that included my aunt who married of five, my second cousin seven; and my mothers former classmate Mrs. Frish and her eleven daughters. Shoes, clothes, lingerie, head coverings, linen all this needed expert advice on what to buy where, and for how much, and most important of all, how long it would last. Elegants linen lasted until at least the third childs bed-wetting. We werent to bother with cheaper brands; they could barely absorb one childs vomit. I have 4 small grandchildren and I couldnt help but chuckle over the last two sentences. Some things are universal.
Nearly all female protagonists in novels are called heroines, but this one really is. After ten years of agony haunted by having found her best friend hanged in her bathroom at age nine after being regularly raped by her older brother [which our heroine witnessed after spending the night there], Gittel challenges her community by publically telling her story and demanding change. Astonishingly, her husband supports her, giving us a hero too and a hopeful ending to this tragic tale.
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[Those of you who follow me on Facebook may find this familiar] Nothing like a health emergency as we approach the Days of Awe to make a person reassess priorities. Last Sunday morning, after day and a half of terrible abdominal pain, lethargy, and fever, my husband took me to WLA Kaiser's Urgent Care Center. By the time we got there I could barely stand, and thankfully they called me promptly. My sitting blood pressure was low [70/50] so the nurse had me stand up, at which it point it dropped to 45/22 which is apparently only slightly better than almost dead, as they say in Princess Bride.
That brought the doctor in quickly, who ordered IV saline started plus a bunch of blood tests and a CT scan. Nothing by mouth allowed in case I needed surgery. Six hours later, between my highly elevated white blood cell count and the CT scan, I was diagnosed with diverticulitis , and sent home with two antibiotics [Cipro & Flagyl]. I was told to stay on a clear liquid diet for a couple of days, and if all went well, I could switch to BRAT [banana, rice, applesauce and toast]. If I wasnt better in two days, I should come back.
Thankfully I was already better the next day. The pain, while not gone, had lessened considerably, and I had managed to sleep 10 hours with the help of Tylenol PM. Thank goodness for modern medical technology, especially CT scans, which is the gold standard for diagnosing diverticulitis [of course Id gone online to learn everything I could about my illness].
My regular physician called me Tuesday morning [so early that she woke me up] to see how I was doing and to have me come in to check my blood pressure and white blood cell count to make sure my infection was getting better. Apparently my CT scan was worse than I knew, showing an abscess along with the inflammation of diverticulitis. The CT doc had wanted to hospitalize me so they could start IV antibiotics and I'd be there if the abscess burst, but the Urgent Care doc allowed me to go home.
Today, Friday, the antibiotics are definitely working and my white cell count is normal. I'm graduating from BRAT diet to adding some protein and cooked veggies. This morning added scrambled eggs to my diet, and I plan to add plain yogurt at lunch, then a Shabbat dinner of plain chicken, yams and zucchini [all well-cooked]. At the advice of Kaiser pharmacist, I added probiotic Culturelle to my regimen for 30 days. I don't know if it has helped, but as my Bubbi used to say, "it can't hurt." Yesterday I finally got some exercise by walking to the library [1.5 miles round trip] for more reading material.
Now that the worst is over, its an awesome thing to think what would have happened if I hadnt gotten to Urgent Care so soon, if I didnt have good medical insurance, if I lived in a third-world country. Last Rosh Hashana might really have been my last Rosh Hashana. Im sure this year Ill be praying the Untaneh Tokef [On Rosh Hashana it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed
who shall live and who shall die] with particular kavanah.
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is not the first OTD [Off the Derech] story I've read, so seeing how the Satmar and other ultra-Orthodox women live wasn't so shocking. Deborah Feldman is an excellent writer, but after she was married it seems like all we hear about is her abysmal sex life. When she finally does get divorced, there's nothing about how she managed to keep her son - which she led us to believe would be incredibly difficult. Also no word on how she manages to support herself and her son while attending college; there's only a tiny thanks to her mother in the epilogue for this. Or maybe she's living on a big advance from her publisher. If she and her mother did reconcile, at least enough that she has her mother's support, I think leaving out this critically important part of her life is a disservice to her readers.
In general, I dont understand the interest, bordering on obsession, in ultra-Orthodox Judaism. The number of articles and books about these sects are way out of proportion to their status as a tiny minority of American Jews. Even worse, it seems that quite a number of non-Jews and secular Jews think these cults are the true version of Judaism, viewing the rest of us as lazy or inauthentic.
The War on Women in Israel: How Religious Radicalism Is Smothering the Voice of a Nation by Elana Maryles Sztokman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I gave this book 5 stars not because I loved it but because Goodreads defines 5-stars as "really amazing," which this one certainly is. However as important as I think it is for people [especially women and Jews] to read this book, I must admit that reading it was hard. So many times I just wanted to scream with anger and frustration. Mostly I just wanted to cry at what appears to be a lost cause in Israel, a country I so wanted/hoped to be a light unto the nations. Kol kavod to Sztokman and her fellow feminist warriors at how they fight the good fight, with hope in their hearts. But I don't see anything changing in Israel. As Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" and sadly this applies even/especially to the most religious.
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Short but bashert finale to my gig as scholar-in-residence, expert on ancient Jewish sorceresses, at the Kohenet Institute retreat. I come home, start checking the mail and news I missed, and find an article in the NY Times Magazine, about modern Jewish amulets. Here Ive been lecturing for over two years that ancient Jewish magic is still with us today, and here comes proof from the New York Times.
Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I found this Miss Fisher Mystery novel even better than the TV version, which left out the subplot of young Zionist men trying to raise money to run guns to 1920's Palestine to establish a Jewish homeland [not PC these days in Australia, I guess]. The author definitely did her Jewish history homework; she also taught me a lot with the various Kabbalah/alchemy texts Phryne studied in order to find the murderer. I thought Kerry Greenwood did a great job with all the Jewish secondary characters, capturing their speech patterns sprinkled with just enough Yiddish words to identify their ethnicity but never straying into caricatures or antisemitic stereotypes. The plot hung together well, and I loved how clever Phryne identified the spy among the Zionists at the very end [no spoiler alert here - you'll need to read it]. Unlike other Miss Fisher Mysteries, Raisins and Almonds had a bibliography and glossary of Yiddish words in the back. Of course there's a new lover for Phryne, a nice Jewish boy too.
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I am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Read it quickly and was more than disappointed. I wanted to learn about Hasidic life and while the characters were indeed ultra-Orthodox, their story was horrific. Begins with children watching while Nazis slaughter their families, then more anxiety and suffering until they grow up and marry, followed by adultery with more angst and despair, and then [spoiler alert] the grand finale of two suicides. Sure the writing was excellent, which only made this book more nightmare producing. IMHO - I can read plenty of terrible things everyday in the news, so when I read fiction I want to be uplifted, not depressed. Life is too short to read novels that don't giive me a happy, or at least satisfying, ending.
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Monday morning I had time between the final activities reserved for the Kohenet women, so I decided to hike the one trail that Id hadnt trod yet, a rather steep ascent through a mixed fir and aspen forest. It had rained gently during the night and an impressive array of mushrooms greeted me large flat yellow disks, tiny orange cups, medium-sized red and white speckled saucers, plus an assortment of beigish-grey fungi growing both from the dirt and on the trees. Unfortunately there was also an assortment of mosquitoes forcing me to walk faster than I would have liked, but a refreshing dip in the lake revived me.
There was still a little time left before lunch so I grabbed a plastic cup and headed to the farm for a final chance to pick raspberries for desert. Such deliciousness, following pasta with pesto made from farm-fresh basil and garlic was a sweet way to end my nearly six-day Kohenet Institute retreat. Check out this photo of me & one of the farmhands showing off our berry bounty; plus a link to the farms website.