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Summer time, it's all good here, steamy hot days, lots of BBQ'ing, frozen desserts, and iced cold drinks. But drinks other than water are easily watered down by too much ice. Coffee, teas, or even fruit juices lose all the delicious flavors if they get watery. Flavored ice cubes can maintain flavor or even increase flavors.
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Gluten Free by Orly
Orly of Orly's Blends, is back with two new gluten free recipes this week. Her recipes are not only delicious and gluten-free but trendy. Black bean pasta, what a concept, and so striking with red peppers.
Recipes by GKC Gluten Free expert, Orly Gottesman creator of Orly's Blends
Healthy Spinach Kugel
High Protein Black Bean Pasta Salad
Orly Gottesman, BlendsByOrly.com
Orly Gottesman discovered her passion for baking while living in Paris. She apprenticed for a French pastry chef at a patisserie in the 5th Arrondissement. Orly received her formal training at Le Cordon Bleu in Sydney, Australia. She pioneered an independent study on gluten free product development and her research was published in the student curriculum. She was then hired to develop a line of gluten free favorite pastries and breads under the brand "Orly the Baker" for Chompies, an iconic restaurant chain in Phoenix, Arizona. Orly spent over three years developing and perfecting a range of gluten free flour blends and recipes. Her innovation is motivated by her culinary discoveries during her travels around the globe.
Orly's mission is to allow people on a gluten free diet to make any recipe without sacrificing taste, texture and quality. Blends by Orly, her line of five uniquely formulated gluten-free flours has been received with enthusiasm as a long-sought solution for the gluten-free consumer. Her drive to make delicious gluten free products is inspired by her husband, a wold class foodie, who was diagnosed with celiac disease. Orly has a B.S from NYU and is a trained vocalist and pianist.
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Penne Alla Vodka
Sweet and Sour Strawberry Semifreddo
Super Simple Lemony Roast Chicken
Serves 4
½ loaf stale challah, torn into pieces (for Passover use 2 lbs. baby red potatoes cut in half)
4 shallots, quartered
2 lemons, quartered
6 cloves garlic, each cut in half
¼ cup olive oil
1 chicken, cut in 1/8's
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup parsley, chopped
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
On a baking sheet, toss bread, shallots, lemons, and garlic. Place chicken pieces on top. Drizzle everything with olive oil and generously sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
Roast in oven for 50 minutes. Serve warm with pan juices and lemons squeezed on top.
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Chanukah Cocktails for Your Chanukah Party
Chanukah Cocktails! Don't Miss These Great Drinks at your Chanukah Party
When it comes to wine, everyone has an opinion, so what do you do when you're hosting a Chanukah party and everyone wants something different? We asked our resident party expert (and director of wine education for Royal Wine Corp.) Jay Buchsbaum and he suggested mixing up a batched cocktail. Why? It's easy, you can make it in large quantities ahead of time, and people can help themselves as opposed to you pouring every glass. Jay lists some favorites below, but the possibilities are endless. So grab a large punch bowl or pitcher (or several, if you're creating more than one recipe) and don't just host your party, enjoy it too!
Passion Fruit Bubbly
Dreidel Rum Punch
Winter Sangria
Just remember, the important thing about hosting a party is spending time with friends and family, not your kitchen. Enjoy and happy Chanukah!
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Cold Summer Soups
Summer is time for fresh fruit, lighter foods and cooler appetizers. I often serve Tuna Tartare, or Smoked Salmon in a Spinach Salad. I also love to serve a refreshing summer chilled soup, like White Grape Gazpacho with Toasted Almonds or Super Flavorful Mango Curry Soup.
This week, I bring you a few more cold soup options. Sweet and/or zesty but all super infused with flavor. All choices are refreshing and make a great summer appetizer.
Try these:
Melon Gazpacho
Cold Cucumber Dill Soup
Tomato and Avocado Soup
Carrot Soup with Cucumber Pistachio Relish
Sweet Summer Fruit Soup
How to Create a Herb Garden
Summer fruits, barbeques and fresh herbs, the dynamic and spectacular trio that scream summertime is here. Last week I started on barbeque essentials and marinades (much more to come on that), and seasonal summer fruit and vegetables, are coming soon, so today, I'm sharing a few simple steps and tricks to making an outdoor or indoor herb garden. I love cooking with fresh herbs. They are pungent, fragrant and add tremendous flavor to any dish, from salads, stews, vegetables to even ice cream. They are so easy to grow at home and I love experimenting with different varieties like lemon basil, wild rosemary, and Long Island dill. My basil and rosemary grow wild outside amongst the peonies, petunias, and gerandiums. Here's a pic.
The best way to start using fresh herbs is to create a garden of herbs, its beautiful and fragrant. Here is what you need:
- fresh herb plants from the nursery or seeds (select varieties that you like, I suggest, basil, parsley, dill, rosemary, tarragon, sage, cilantro, chives…okay anything you like) MOST grow best in full or partial sun
- container with drainage
- potting soil
- water
- shovel
Select a Container and Provide Drainage
Based on the number of herbs you want to include in the container (plan the tall ones in the back and shorter in the front) and the spacing required, determine the size of the garden's container. The container needs to have drainage so water won't collect in the base. Cut or drill a hole in the bottom of the container if it does not have one.
Add Potting Soil
Fill container halfway with potting soil.
Arrange and Plant
Arrange the plants in a pleasing composition according to their spacing requirements — take into consideration their mature size. Place taller plants in the back and shorter varieties in the front.
Top Off the Container
After all the herbs are in place, fill the rest of the container with potting soil to about an inch below the rim.
Pack Soil
Pack down the potting soil with the back of the shovel or your fingers.
Water the newly planted herbs liberally.
Label (Optional)
Add labels to your herb garden so you can keep track of what's growing. Place the container outside in a sunny spot or in the windowsill with direct sunlight coming through.
Cut your herbs and use them in these great recipes:
Corn and Black Bean Salad with Basil Lime Vinaigrette
Chicken Breasts in Rosemary Apricot Sauce
Crunchy Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
Coffee Rubbed Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce
Herb Marinated Turkey Roast
Salmon with Green Herbs and Lemon
Lemon Basil Sorbet
Chocolate Rosemary Truffles
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Chicken Udon Soup
This soup is like a meal in a bowl. It's nutritious and filling and super delicious. For me, it has become a classic and a keeper.
1 (3 1/2-ounce) package fresh shiitake mushrooms
4 cups chicken stock
6 (1/4-inch) slices peeled fresh ginger
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 green onion, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 star anise, optional (I usually skip this)
6 ounces dried udon noodles (thick Japanese wheat noodles)
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup sake or dry white wine
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
1 tablespoon lower-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup diagonally cut green onions
Remove stems from mushrooms; reserve stems. Thinly slice mushroom caps; set aside. Combine mushroom stems, chicken stock, ginger, garlic, green onion and star anise in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand 10 minutes. Strain stock through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
Cook udon noodles according to package directions and rinse with cold water;
Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add canola oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add reserved sliced mushroom caps to pan, and sauté for 2 minutes. Add minced ginger and minced garlic; sauté for 1 minute. Add sake, and cook for 4 minutes, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add stock to pan. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Add chicken, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon honey, and salt; simmer for 2 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated. Divide noodles evenly among 4 bowls. Add 1 1/2 cups soup to each bowl. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon green onions.
Green Beans with Tahini Sauce
Serves 6
Drizzle this sauce instead of toss it. It looks prettier and doesn't make the beans look a duller color.
1 pound green beans, trimmed
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons tahini
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 minced medium clove garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the green beans until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes; drain and cool under cold running water.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the green beans with the dressing, sprinkle with the parsley, and serve.
A Taste of Sweetness
Many GKC readers request recipes and products for children and adults that have food sensitivities and allergies. Although this is not our specialty, GKC is fortunate to have other readers and friends who have expert experience and advice. Tamar Warga, mother of 10 children, 4 with severe allergies shares some of her personal experience and recipes for a family with allergic children. She has written a Rosh Hashannah e-cookbook called, "A Taste of Sweetness" (she wrote a Passover e-cookbook also, called "A Taste of Freedom". Through the crucible of allergic emergencies, this cookbook was forged.
GKC spoke to Tamar and she shared how she created and adapted her life to meet the needs of her family, as if parenting 10 children was already not a full time job.
Here is her story, "My first experience with food allergies was when my oldest son was 15 months old. After eating scrambled eggs, he began rubbing his eyes and breaking out in hives around his eyes and the bridge of his nose. My first impulse was to bathe him (thinking he had rubbed food into his eyes). When I realized the rash was spreading quickly I called his pediatrician who advised "give him Benadryl and go to the nearest ER if he shows any signs of difficulty breathing." DIFFICULTY BREATHING?!
Over the next few months his food allergy list grew to include tree nuts, peanuts, melon, pineapple, and kiwi. Thankfully, my oldest son outgrew most of his food allergies by the age of three. Little did I know that a few years later we'd be forced to deal with his twin brothers, food allergies that would make his experience look like a stroll in the park.
Twin boys with allergies? Yup, identical twins with identical multiple severe food allergies. They were miserable from the get go even when they were exclusively breastfed (reacting to the allergens in my diet- unbeknownst to me). Their "no list" included eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, dairy, wheat, oats, all grains (oats, spelts, etc...).Reactions were frequent even when the ingredients weren't problematic. Cross-contamination and even skin contact would elicit reactions. Thank Gd the ER was close by. At first, finding a "yes list" for them was overwhelming.
Overwhelming, but not impossible. I did manage to find things for them (and their younger brother who is also food allergic) to eat that were not only edible but enjoyable. They were my inspiration for my first cookbook "A Taste of Freedom" (Allergy friendly Passover Cookbook) and for my latest one " A Taste of Sweetness". My hope is that other people who have to avoid common allergens will see that living with allergies while challenging can be very sweet."
GKC previewed A Taste of Sweetness. It's easy, delicious, allergic sensitive recipes that is available as an e-book through this link. A Taste of Sweetness celebrates the flavors, textures, and traditions of Rosh Hashana cooking.
All recipes are dairy and nut free. Most recipes are egg-free, and without fish. Many are gluten free as well.
A Taste of Sweetness is just $5. Click here to receive the link and start enjoying Tamar's delicious recipes like Pomegranate Leek Quinoa and Honey Chicken for Rosh Hashanah today.
Read recipe for Eggless Round Challah.
Vegetarian Corn Chips Pie
You just can't always be gourmet; sometimes you have to be a little low-brow and go for comfort food. Originally named Frito Pie and made with ground beef, this recipe has been modified and adapted for the kosher consumer. Your family will be so glad we did!!
4 cups corn chips, crushed
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ cup margarine, melted
4 eggs
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 onions, chopped
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 pounds vegetarian ground round
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups crushed tomatoes
½ cup tomato paste
2 cups pareve chicken stock
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
Grated cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Sliced avocadoes or guacamole
Sliced jalapenos
For the dough: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, stir together crushed corn chips, flour, baking powder and margarine. Whisk in eggs. Press dough into bottom and up sides of 2 8-inch pie pans. Line crust with dried beans or pie weights and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
For the filling: In a large Dutch oven, heat oil. Add onions and sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in salt and cayenne. Add ground round, chili powder, cumin, crushed red pepper and oregano to the pot. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, stock and kidney beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 1 hour.
Pour mixture into prepared crusts and bake for ½ hour.
Serve with garnishes.
JCC of Manhattan
The Succah is put away; we successfully fed our families 19 holiday meals and took a well-needed break last week. GKC is back and ready for fall. Here in New York that means changing leaves, changing wardrobe, and eating seasonal foods. That's trendy anyway, eating foods of the season especially those that are grown close to home.
We suggest you take a minute or two to explore a few activities that you enjoy. For us, that means more cooking and cooking classes. Recently we bonded with the JCC of Manhattan and were so impressed with the line-up of chefs and classes they offer. Unique at the JCC, The Patti Gelman Culinary Arts Center is the only fully equipped kosher kitchen to offer both dairy and meat cooking classes in Manhattan. The culinary studio remains bustling throughout the week with instructive cooking classes held daily for adults, teenagers and children. Their intimate, hands-on classes are an ideal place for beginners as well as experienced cooks to improve their cooking skills. I can't wait!
The Chef-Instructors hail from a wide variety of culinary backgrounds, resulting in classes that are as diverse as they are delicious. They offer classes with well-respected chefs from successful restaurants, cookbook authors (we hope to be included when our book is out this summer!), caterers and private chefs, wine experts, food purveyors, and other culinary authorities. Here are a few upcoming classes that we are considering but for a complete listing go to their website JCCManhattan.org and sign up. Many thanks to the JCC for sharing this sneak peak recipe for Tuscan White Bean Soup from a recent class, just for GKC readers. It's just a sample of the delicious recipes that are taught, shared and distributed with each class. Sunday night soup just got a little better.
I'm currently deciding which classes to take, anyone want to come?
11/2 (9 – 11 a.m.) Moms In The Kitchen (Delicious Nibbles for Busy Moms)
Active mom and professional chef Kim Pistone leads this series featuring wholesome meal plans for busy moms. Homemade granola, wraps, hummos and more.
11/8 (7 pm) The Tuscan Table
Join chef Sarah on a special journey through creating this traditional, simple, and rustic trattoria type fare. You'll create escarole salad with walnut red wine vinaigrette, slightly mashed roasted sunchokes with goat cheese, homemade butternut squash and ricotta ravioli with sage brown butter, whole roasted branzino with lemon anchovy radicchio, classic tomato and garlic bruschetta, and for dessert, homemade tiramisu.
11/10 (7 pm) Savory and Satisfying Soups (I think they created this one for me!)
A hearty soup served with a piece of crusty bread, salad or sandwich makes for a wonderfully delicious and nutritious meal. You'll make tomato fennel soup with a grown-up grilled cheese panini with pesto, fontina, and gruyere; pumpkin soup with lime cream, toasted pepitas and crispy tortilla matchsticks; mushroom barley soup with cremini, shiitake and oyster mushrooms; green minestrone with fresh pesto and grated parmesan; oatmeal honey wheat bread; and a winter green salad.
11/17 (7 – 9:30 pm) Thanksgiving Favorites
Simplify and enjoy your holiday cooking by learning tricks for preparing traditional holiday recipes ahead of time. The mouthwatering menu includes all the trimmings: turkey and gravy, cranberry and orange relish, mashed potatoes, apple stuffing, braised Brussels sprouts with hazelnuts, honey glazed carrots, and pecan pie–sure to please anyone who is coming to dinner!
12/1 (7-9:30 pm) Holiday Entertaining Made Easy
Learn time saving party planning tips and presentation ideas while you shake a festive cocktail and prepare a selection of delicious hors d'oeuvres. Create pomegranate margaritas and sparkling white sangria, crudités with roasted red pepper and walnut dip, bite–size goat cheese cheesecakes, plantains topped with mango, pomegranate and avocado salsa, honey roasted peppered pecans, truffled deviled eggs, parmesan wafers, smoked salmon, wasabi and pickled ginger tartines and perfect pissaladiere strips.
12/8 (7-9:30 pm) Delicious Dishes from Great NY Restaurants
Cheers to chef Irene who once again demystifies how to create signature restaurant dishes right in your own home! You'll learn to prepare a mouthwatering tomato tatin from La Goulue, Telepan's savory vegetable bread soup, Craft's zesty beet salad with beet vinaigrette, NOBU's famous black cod with miso, Bouley's fabulous fingerling potato puree, The Red Cat's sautéed zucchini with toasted almonds and pecorino, and WD50's heavenly cherry clafouti.
At GKC, cooking is a hobby, a passion, a business, and something that we constantly try to improve. Now that the kids are back in school, and the schedules are more permitting, take a class with us at the JCC in NYC!
German Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Although this recipe definitely requires adult involvement, your kids will enjoy pressing their thumbs in the middle of the cookie to make the indentation (or using a spoon to accomplish the same result!) and then watching you fill the hole and seeing the exciting result.
½ cup margarine, room temperature
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons corn syrup
½ cup shredded coconut
½ cup chopped pecans (if your kids have an aversion to nuts, you can leave these out!)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray. Cream together margarine and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs. On low speed, add flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and continue beating until fully combined. Roll dough into balls and roll in sugar. Flatten and press ¼-inch indentation into center of each cookie. Bake for 8 minutes. In the meantime, combine egg yolks, corn syrup, coconut and nuts, if suing. Place about a ½ teaspoonful into center of each cookie. Return to oven and bake an additional 4 to 5 minutes until set. Cook for 5 minutes before transferring to rack to finish cooling. Makes about 2 dozen.
How to Toast Nuts
To toast the nuts, arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 6 to 8 minutes until lightly toasted. Cool completely before using.
Nutella-Swirl Pound Cake (Pareve or Dairy)
Nutella-Swirl Pound Cake (Pareve or Dairy)
Adapted from original recipe by Lauren Chattman author of Cake Keeper Cakes
I use the pareve chocolate spread instead of Nutella to make this pareve. Either way it is delicious.
1 ½ cups flour,
4 eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted margarine, or butter, softened
1 ¼ cups sugar
1 13-ounce jar of Nutella or 13 ounces of Pareve Chocolate spread (the pareve spread may need to be softened in the microwave to spread like nutella does. Heat in 20 second intervals, until spreadable but not cooked)
Preheat the oven to 325. Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan or 6 2 x4 inch mini loaf pans with non-stick spray. In a glass measuring cup lightly beat the eggs with the vanilla. In a medium bowl, whisk the 1 ½ cups of flour with the baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, using a mixer beat the margarine with the sugar at medium speed until fluffy about 3 minutes. With the mixer at medium-low speed, gradually beat in the egg mixture until incorporated. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, beating at low speed between additions. Continue to beat for 30 seconds longer.
Spread one –third of the batter in the pan, then spread half of the Nutella or chocolate cream on top. Repeat with another third of the batter and the remaining Chocolate cream or Nutella. Top with remaining batter. Lightly swirl the chocolate cream into the batter with a knife. Do not over mix.
Bake the cake for about 1 hour. (Smaller cakes will require about 40 minutes). Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes.
Apricot Nectar Cake
2 ½ cups flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cups sugar
¾ cup oil
6 eggs
1 package lemon jello
¾ cup apricot nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325° and grease Bundt pan
In large mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt. In small bowl mix together sugar and oil. With electric mixer on low, blend both mixtures. Add eggs one at a time, then jello, nectar and vanilla extract, blending until combined. Bake in greased pan for 1 hour at 325°.
For glaze, mix together:
½ cup orange juice
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 grated rind of an orange
Juice and grated rind of a lemon
Run knife around edges and pour over the hot cake. Cool thoroughly in pan before removing.
Dairy Menu
Dairy Specialities
Baked Flounder and Tomatoes in a Creamy Wine Sauce
Caesar Salad
Cream of Sweet Potato Soup
Creamy Spinach or Cauliflower Kugel
Dairy Berry Fruit Soup
Dairy Cantelope and Fruit Soup
Greek Salad
Mozzarella Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan
Mustard Roasted Red Snapper
Oven Roasted Potatoes
Pizza Loaf
Potato and Mushroom Casserole
Salmon in Puff Pastry
Savory Pesto Cheesecake
Ultra Creamy Ultra Rich Mashed Potatoes
Dairy Desserts
Baked Rice Pudding
Mini Cheesecakes
Oreo Cheesecake
Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars
White Chocolate Pound Cake
Almond Lover Cheesecake
Strawberry Custard Trifle
Streusel Coffee Cake
The Best Plain Cheesecake
Ginger Pound Cake
Lemony Almost Fat Free Cheesecake
Mascarpone Cheesecake with Nutella Drizzle
Dolce De Leche Cheesecake
Fig or Plum and Almond Tart
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Marie Antoinette Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse Cups with White Chocolate Curls and Blackberry Coulis
Napoleon of Arctic Char and Chilean Cea Bass with Roasted Red peppers and Steamed Spinach
Banana Cream Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Chocolate Fudge Squares with Mocha Glaze
From Chef Max Brenner, Max Brenner Chocolate
Heaven on Earth Cocoa Tarte Tatin
Chef Doris Schechter, My Most Favorite Food
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
by Jeff Nathan, Abigaels
Wild Rice Salad with Sweet Cherries Sage
Salmon Corn Chowder
Chef Todd Aarons, Tierra Sur Restaurant
Wood Grilled King Salmon with Harisa Spiced Grilled Tomato Coulis and Friend Fennel
by Chef Jose Meirelles, Le Marais
Sautéed Filet of Wild Salmon with French Green Lentils
Tuna Tartare with Mango and Avocado Puree and Cilantro
by Chef Carlos Montoya, Bari Restaurant
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Anime Database Guidelines
The following guidelines were written as a reference document for both moderators and general users as a standard for anime database entries. For the general user, it should provide both an idea of which edits/additions will be approved and denied, and how to help speed up the approval process from a user's perspective.
Please note these have been written as general guidelines only. The site administrator, database administrators and anime moderators reserve the right to append, remove and change the following rules as they see fit to maintain an orderly and consistent database.
You are encouraged to report any entries that do not meet the following criteria here.
Section I: Anime Additions
1. The following entries are allowed in the anime database:
Doujinshi/independent anime if:
2. The following entries will be automatically denied:
3. To help your submissions be accepted faster, please:
Section II: Anime Types
The first release of an anime is the most important one, as long as the majority of it was released that way. For example, if only the first episode was pre-aired online and the rest is released on TV, that would make the entry a TV series and not an ONA.
b. OVA/ONA/Specials
c. Movie
d. Music Video
Section III: Anime Information
c. Episodes
d. Dates
e. Rating
f. Pictures
Section IV: Fansub Groups
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What entries in anime database are allowed?
+ This means the show must be created and released in Japan/Korea/China. Joint productions are allowed as long as the animation is not outsourced to the above countries with all other major work (directing, script, etc.) completed elsewhere.
What anime entries are not allowed?
* Shows not intended for the Japanese/Korean/Chinese market. For example, when a Japanese studio is involved in the production of the show for the American release. + Shows where apart from the animation everything else (directing, script, etc.) was done outside of Japan/Korea/China. Thus, if a US company hires Japanese animators solely to work on the animation this work will not be included in our database.
* Trailers/ads of upcoming or aired anime. Animated commercials produced for the Japanese market will be allowed only if they are of decent length and have substantial plot. Example: Superflat Monogram.
Other things you should keep in mind when submitting/editing an entry:
+ The first release of an anime is the most important one, as long as the majority of it was released that way. For example, if only the first episode was pre-aired online and the rest is released on TV, that would make the entry a TV series and not an ONA.
* If a TV series is split into two parts and at least one season (~12 weeks) falls between the last episode of the first part and the first episode of the second part, the second part will be treated as a second season and the anime will be split into two entries.
Note: This is to organize currently airing series that have large gaps between seasons so entries are not left as currently airing for months on users' lists. Examples: White Album, Asura Cryin'. Thus, if a similar gap occurred with a series that has already finished airing, that entry will not be split now. Examples: Cardcaptor Sakura, Big O.
+ If there is no gap between seasons, but the continuation of the series is indicated as a separate season with a new title, it will get a second entry. Examples: Shugo Chara, Shikabane Hime.
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A few minor typos fixed.
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Added a couple of rules for consistency and a rule regarding OVAs with inconsistent
release schedules.
+ Airing dates follow Japanese Standard Time (JST) while converting 24+ hour days into 24 hour days.
For example: a series reported to begin at 25:40 JST on the 5th will have a start date of the 6th.
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I figured I would hold off on my next "intense" post and keep chipper. Well maybe not chipper, maybe less intense? Maybe half the calories in this post than, usual? 😉 My brain is musing so I will need to write a little bit about what I am feeling so I can move on. I am feeling much less anxious this year at the start of the holidays. My heart does not feel as trampled upon as in years past, as. Today I looked out the window and had flashes of my dad, step mom, and my sisters all spending Thanksgiving together and I did not feel the usual hurt. I felt fine, but the lingering feeling of being left out and kind of sad struck me. I told David and expressed my confusion because Thanksgiving was never a big holiday time with my dad.
I did not spend much time with that side of the family during Thanksgiving, so I could not understand my connection to feeling left out.
In addition, I am not being left out. Our family is welcome to come, but there is no way that we can make road trips. They live three and half hours away. Daniel still cannot handle being in the car for long periods of time and both Ariel and Joshua get car sick easily; so it is not an option. David shared his thoughts that possibly it was because Thanksgiving is so focused on family and since, I have this feeling of disconnect and not belonging that I may feel this sense of being left out. I am sure that plays into my feelings. I am happy with our tradition of staying home and spending time with the kids. Honestly, I am not a big fan of many holiday foods. I find many of the smells repulsive. Food makes me uncomfortable and the whole idea of sitting around eating with family and friends makes me want to burst into tears. I cannot even sit at the kitchen table with David and the kids. I hate being around people when I eat, HATE it!
Sorry, little tangent.
I make my version of a Thanksgiving dinner – David only requests stuffing and some sort of dessert that brings him the nostalgic feeling from his childhood. I have done my best to create that with my tasty gluten-free deliciousness … it has taken a couple of years to get them to be tasty. Food science rules! This year is going to be a little different. In the past, I have been so exhausted, mentally drained, and/or overwhelmed with emotions, PTSD connected to the holidays, and from Daniel being overwhelmed from the beginning of October to November until around February that I have taken days like Thanksgiving and completely shut down. I would make all the food, take every ounce of my energy to get the tree up then, I would go tuck myself away onto the computer trying to escape or work through all of the jumbled thoughts vexing me.
I do not feel that way this year.
Daniel has not been in his nonstop fall/winter overwhelmed mode this year. I am having a few flashes of the past, but I am not reliving trauma as I have done. I have found tears suddenly flow and pain in my heart, but I have also found healing from embracing those emotions and not ruminating over them. Tomorrow, I hope to spend much of the day cooking (I love to cook), hanging out with the kids and watching goofy movies, putting up our new tree that already has lights SO I DO NOT have to put them on, (bane of my existence, Christmas lights Aaaaggggg!) and enjoying myself. That would include limiting my social media exposure on my personal fb page. When I see pictures of my family being happy, loving on each other, sharing their pictures together it feeds into feelings of not belonging.
It can also, fuel social confusion because many times how they treat and talk to or about each other does not match how much love they are showing in their pictures.
I do not mind that I am not there. I am happy for them to spend that time together – it does bring me joy to see them happy. However, it hurts too because it is connected to so many holidays that I have felt lonely. The reality is that I feel lonely when I am with them too. I may even feel lonelier at times because it makes me so aware of how much they do not know me and I do not know them. It makes me lonely because when I share my thoughts I feel like a foreigner speaking a different language with those I am connected to genetically. Then, again I do enjoy watching them, listening to them, appreciating their uniqueness, and analyzing family dynamics. I do, they make me smile and I am intrigued by who they are – I guess sometimes I feel so alone because no one else seems to share those same thoughts.
Enough of all that!
I am excited about tomorrow and I think it will be one of our best Thanksgivings. I am thankful that Daniel is feeling so much better this year. He has had a few days that have been rough, but nothing like the past years. It makes my heart sing when he is a happy fella. All the kids are struggling to get school done; they are too excited and anxious. I give them props for pushing through and working so hard when they want so much to quit. We all need a couple of days away from school. I have not told them yet, but on Saturday we are going to our little cousin's birthday party. We have not been to a birthday party since, my nephew's several years ago.
It went ok, but when we got home that was another story.
I think this time it will be different and I believe Daniel is going to have a great time. I cannot tell him yet because it will turn from excitement to terrible anxiety. I will print out the map of where we are going, show him pictures of them and their house, prepare cupcakes for him to eat, and give him the schedule of the party to help ease some of the anxiety and excitement. Thankfully, it is only two hours the little guy is turning one year old so he will max out by then too. There will be familiar family members and a safe environment so I have hope that it is going to be a positive experience all around.
I know I shared some of the negative emotions that linger for me, but there have been many positives this fall.
I confess, it feels good to be invited to a family event where I do not have any negative associations. I only recently started to have more contact with this cousin and it has been all positive. I feel no "weirdness" like judgment or that underlining "this is making me uncomfortable" feeling from her when I talk about Daniel or when she is around him – that feels really good. I am kind of excited too because David is coming. For the longest time, he has been checked out when it comes to family events. He stayed home while the kids and I did things. It is nice to have him come and participate in these things. There have been a lot of changes going on in our lives for the better.
I cannot believe I am going to say this, but this year I am thankful for change. WHAT??


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CitiMortgage now in forced escrow without cause and payments are now up $500 more/mo. Springfield, Ohio
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While in the stay, Fannie Mae and Citi foreclosed the house (without notice) and trashed out the house of all my furniture, belongings, closets, etc. while we were gone on vacation to see our family. We returned December 27th (four days later) to find our house was "broken in to" - seriously broke down the security doors, threw out EVERYTHING inside and out. We drove up to our house it had for sale signs in the window and front yard. I called the REO agent listing the house and they said it was their listing to sell it and they had a buyer already. I asked where was my stuff (assuming it would be in storage) - he said a landfill somewhere.
Citi admitted they were wrong - I have the recorded conversation with their legal dept. They missread a letter that said "the consumer was in a bankruptcy stay and the foreclosure was invalid." Some DipBrain can't ready and took the letter to mean valid. What legal department person would see the word Bankruptcy Stay and still move to foreclose??? They just need to go back to flipping burgers if that's all they can handle as a job (flipping burgers is not a bad job - you just don't have to use too much thought). We got the house back within a few weeks - much to the surprise of the REO agent.
The legal department (on the recording) said to send them an assessment of the damages and costs to replace and repair. I hired an attorney to write them a letter - then a few letters and Citi has ignored everyone of them. They owe me about $10,000 for the trashout.
Now, Citi has added about $6,000 to my note in foreclosure fees - for the illegal foreclosure. and since then, Citi Mortgage has placed a forced escrow on our fixed rate note - taking the payments from $1065 to $1500 a month without explanation - I have written them numerous letters showing them I pay for tax and insurance directly, asking them for an explanation of the amounts. I have yet to get a straight answer. I keep paying my monthly mortgage and it is now considered behind again since they do not credit my account correctly. They say I'm in default when I am not.
I get numerous automated calls from them daily - when I answer they barely speak English and it's never the same answer. When I mention whey they never respond to my turn my attorneys assessment or letters they put me in a limbo and I cannot stay on the line for that. Talking on the phone gets nowhere - writing gets nowhere.
How has this business gotten away with so much BS they have been doing on the consumer??? We really need a strong Attorney to stick it to these companies screwing over the consumers.
We still have the house - but every day when I get drive home from work and turn down my street I have serious anxiety attacks and wonder if there is going to be a for sale sign in the window and all our stuff gone. I'm sure I'll just have a heart attack and die before I get to the driveway so that I won't have to see the sign. Only then, I guess, I won't worry anymore.
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The sap has ascended my arms,
The tree has grown in my breast -
The branches grow out of me, like arms.
Tree you are,
Moss you are,
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Here's the deal: I have 2 DS's and my third and final will be a DD. I've had a name for a girl 4ever, Arissa Jae. Now that I'm finally having a girl I don't think I want to use it anymore. Right now I'm stuck on Sloane(no MI yet) but no one else likes it. Help. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I think Arissa is really pretty! I did the same thing when I found out I was having my first dd. I wanted to use the name I've always loved, but during the 9 months it wasn't my fave anymore. We didn't name her until we met her & she turned out to be my fave name in the end!! g/l =)
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What are your boys' names?
I'm not a huge fan of either Arissa or Sloane. I'd say your style is modern, but you like both frilly and more brisk names.
How about:
~ Lora
Arissa is much pretty then Sloane (of course I was big on Solange when pregnant with dd) you could do Simone?
"Follow your own path and let people talk." ~ Dante
If/when I have a girl I want to give her a feminine name. I don't get (especially mothers of two boys or more) who choose a boy name for their daughter.
I do not like Sloane for a girl. It is way too masculine. I would prefer Arissa over Sloane.
What about the name Callista? That kind of sounds like Arissa.
I think Arissa is really lovely sounding! But I know what you mean how a name just doesnt seem to fit when it's really about to be used.
Maybe you'd like Marissa also? Marissa Jae has a nice ring to it? I only know of a couple of Marissa's so it's used infrequently.
Sloane is definitely different, but I agree with pp it's not very feminine.
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I disagree with the feeling that Sloane sounds masculine. It is considered a unisex name but I have never know a male Sloan, only females. And frankly, I wouldn't find it very attractive on a male.
That being said, while for some reason I'm not crazy about Arissa at all, it does have a nice meaning:
Greek "most excellent; most useful" (Latin "ear of grain or corn")
Sloane/Sloan has Gaelic derivatives for "traveller; raid", as well as English and American English "fighter".
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Born in Florida, New York in 1801, William H. Seward was one of our nation's most distinguished political leaders. Remembered primarily for his role as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and his guiding influence in the purchase of Alaska as Secretary of State in the Andrew Johnson administration, Seward was also a Senator and New York Governor in his long career. Read more...
The Seward/Mapes Homestead presents a rare opportunity in historic preservation to focus on the lives and accomplishments of two men deeply engaged in the American Civil War on different levels – one as Secretary of State in the Lincoln Administration and the other as a Union soldier who survived many horrific battles before being severely wounded. That soldier was Captain William E. Mapes of the 124th New York State Volunteers, known as "The Orange Blossoms".The Homestead is also uniquely located in the Village of Florida and has the potential to become a vital community learning and cultural center.Come to Our Rand-tiques Road Show| Sept. 17, Noon - 4:00 pm
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Captain William E. Mapes of the 124th New York State Volunteers, The Orange Blossoms, got his wish on the sunny morning of Saturday, May 30th. A monument was dedicated to him in the Village of Florida where he was born, 150 years after he wryly requsted one. Read the full inscription of the monument.
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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation and involves the control and automation of lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), appliances, and security. Modern systems generally consist of switches and sensors connected to a central hub sometimes called a "gateway" from which the system is controlled with a user interface that is interacted either with a wall-mounted terminal, mobile phone software, tablet computer or a web interface.
While there are many competing vendors, there are very few world-wide accepted industry standards and the smart home space is heavily fragmented.[1] Popular suites of products include X10, Ethernet, RS-485, ZigBee and Z-Wave, or other proprietary protocols all of which are incompatible with each other.[2] Manufacturers often prevent independent implementations by withholding documentation and by suing people.[3]
The home automation market is in 2015 predicted to have a market value over 10 billion US$ by the year 2020.[4]
Early home automation began with labour-saving machines. Self-contained electric or gas powered home appliances became viable in the 1900s with the introduction of electric power distribution[5] and led to the introduction of washing machines (1904), water heaters (1889), refrigerators, sewing machines, dishwashers, and clothes dryers.
In 1975, X10 the first general purpose home automation network technology was developed. It is a communication protocol for electronic devices. It primarily uses electric power transmission wiring for signalling and control, where the signals involve brief radio frequency bursts of digital data. and remains the most widely available.[6] By 1978, X10 products included a 16 channel command console, a lamp module, and an appliance module. Soon after came the wall switch module and the first X10 timer.
By 2012, in the United States, according to ABI Research, 1.5 million home automation systems were installed.[7]
Applications and technologies[edit]
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC): it is possible to have remote control of all home energy monitors over the internet incorporating a simple and friendly user interface.[8]
- Lighting control system
- Appliance control and integration with the smart grid and a smart meter, taking advantage, for instance, of high solar panel output in the middle of the day to run washing machines.[9][10]
- Security: a household security system integrated with a home automation system can provide additional services such as remote surveillance of security cameras over the Internet, or central locking of all perimeter doors and windows.[11]
- Leak detection, smoke and CO detectors[12]
- Indoor positioning systems
- Home automation for the elderly and disabled
In a review of home automation devices Consumer Reports found two main concerns for consumers:[2]
- A WiFi network connected to the internet, can be vulnerable to hacking.
- Technology is still in its infancy, and consumers could invest in a system that becomes abandonware. In 2014 Google bought the company selling the Revolv Hub home automation system, integrated it with Nest and in 2016 shut down the servers Revolv Hub depended on, rendering the hardware useless.[13]
Microsoft Research found in 2011 that home automation could involve high cost of ownership, inflexibility of interconnected devices, and poor manageability.[14]
Historically systems have been sold as complete systems where the consumer relies on one vendor for the entire system including the hardware, the communications protocol, the central hub, and the user interface. However, there are now open source software systems which can be used with proprietary hardware.
There are a wide variety of technology platforms, or protocols, on which a smart home can be built. Each one is, essentially, its own language. Each language speaks to the various connected devices and instructs them to perform a function.
The automation protocol transport has involved direct wire connectivity, powerline (UPB) and wireless hybrid and wireless.
Most of the protocols below are not open. All have an API.
|Data Rate
|Dedicated cable, RF (radio frequency)
|3500 bit/s
|C-Bus is a communications protocol based on a seven layer OSI model for home and building automation that can handle cable lengths up to 1000 meter using Cat.5 cable.
|9600 bit/s
|902 MHz in North America
|Instantaneous: 13 165 bit/s, sustained: 2 880 bit/s
|A family of X10-compatible lighting and home control products from SmartLabs Inc. that use both 915 MHz RF and powerline to transmit signals. All Insteon devices are repeaters of Insteon signals, which means the more devices installed in the home, the better the wireless network performs. Insteon devices accept and receive signals from X10 devices, but do not repeat them.
|PLC, RF, twisted pair, infrared, Ethernet
|9 600 bit/s
|Standardized by internationally (ISO/IEC), Canada (CSA-ISO), Europe (CENELEC/CEN), China (GB/T)
|20 000 – 250 000 bit/s
|Based on 6LowPAN with a networking protocol that is IPv6 addressable and it's aimed at the home automation environment.
|Universal Powerline Bus
|480 bit/s
|Universal Powerline Bus: is a 2-way communications technology which enables control products to utilize existing powerlines for both residential and commercial applications.
|20 bit/s
|A remote control system for lamps and appliances from X10 Wireless Technology that uses the home's electrical system as the signaling network. The standard powerline system since it was developed in 1975 for many years, x10 transmitters and receivers are set to one of 256 low-voltage codes. The controller, which contains the switch and transmitter, is an external unit that plugs into any AC outlet, or it replaces the light switch on the wall. The receiver plugs into the AC outlet, and the lamp or appliance plugs into the receiver. When the switch is activated, it sends a signal into the electrical line that is picked up by the receiver, which turns on/off or dims the lights. Several lamps can be treated as one group by setting their receivers to the same code. RF is 310 MHz in North America and 433 MHz in Europe.
|>10 000 000 bit/s
|Transmits commands and status within a LAN. Some systems, such as the Squeezebox audio player are directly controlled through an Ethernet connection. Others require a computer to bridge the xPL messages to the equipment's hardware interface such as RS-232.
|20 000 – 250 000 bit/s
|ZigBee PRO and ZigBee Remote Control (RF4CE), among other available ZigBee profiles, are based on the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol, which is an industry-standard wireless networking technology operating at 2.4 GHz targeting applications that require relatively infrequent data exchanges at low data-rates over a restricted area and within a 100 m range such as in a home or building. Additional radio frequencies used are 915 MHz (Americas and Australia) and 868 MHz (Europe).
|100 000 bit/s
|Z-Wave is a low-power RF communications technology that is primarily designed for home automation products. Frequencies used are 908.42 MHz North America, other countries use sub-1 GHz[16]
Acronym explanation:
- PLC: Power line communication, communication using existing mains wiring
- RF: RF, transmission using a high frequency carrier
- Twisted pair: High speed signals using cables with twisted pairs to protect the signals
- Infrared: Optical communication using infrared light
- Ethernet: Well established standard for high capacity communications
See also[edit]
- List of home automation software and hardware
- List of home automation topics
- Internet of Things
- Web of Things
- List of network buses
- ^ "5 Open Source Home Automation Projects We Love". Fast Company. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^ a b "Best Home Automation System - Consumer Reports". www.consumerreports.org. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ "Wireless Sensor Networks: Concepts, Applications, Experimentation and Analysis". 2016. p. 108. ISBN 9811004129.
The use of standardized, open communication protocols over proprietary protocols provides the industry with the freedom to choose between suppliers with guaranteed interoperability. Standardized solutions usually have a much longer lifespan than proprietary solutions.
- ^ "Research and Markets: Global Home Automation and Control Market 2014-2020 - Lighting Control, Security & Access Control, HVAC Control Analysis of the $5.77 Billion Industry". Reuters. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ Home Automation & Wiring (1 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics. 1999-03-31. ISBN 9780070246744.
- ^ Rye, Dave (October 1999). "My Life at X10". AV and Automation Industry eMagazine. AV and Automation Industry eMagazine. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "1.5 Million Home Automation Systems Installed in the US This Year". www.abiresearch.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ Preville, Cherie (26 Aug 2013). "Control Your Castle: The Latest in HVAC Home Automation". ACHRNews. ACHRNews. Retrieved 15 Jun 2015.
- ^ Berger, Lars T.; Schwager, Andreas; Pagani, Pascal; Schneider, Daniel M. (February 2014). Smart Grid Applications, Communications, and Security. Devices, Circuits, and Systems. CRC Press. ISBN 9781466557529.
- ^ "Tips: Smart Appliances | Department of Energy". energy.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ Griffiths, Melanie (March 2008). "Smart Home Security". Homebuilding & Renovating. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Nest Protect | Smoke and CO Alarms - Consumer Reports News". www.consumerreports.org. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Google's parent company is deliberately disabling some of its customers' old smart-home devices". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "Home Automation in the Wild: Challenges and Opportunities". Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ Insteon whitepaper: The Details (PDF).
- ^ Z-Wave Frequency Coverage (PDF).


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dinner: ramen (taken by my friend with her iphone)
This week started with me holding hands with Katy Perry (Don't ask me how, it just sorta happened.) and ended with me poking a British shorthair kitten's face with my fingers. Hope your week was as cute as mine.
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Delegation, Hart Sign Anti-Tax Pledge
As you've probably heard by now, negotiations failed this week with the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Dubbed the supercommittee, it was charged with finding at least $1.2 trillion in debt savings over the next decade. Now the political finger-pointing is well underway. One of the people being blamed for the supercommittee's failure (often by Democrats, and on occasion by Republicans), is Grover Norquist (pictured). He's a longtime lobbyist who runs the group Americans for Tax Reform. Norquist is known for getting hundreds of lawmakers from around the country to sign a pledge promising never to raise taxes/Emilie Ritter Saunders, StateImpact. More here. (AP file photo)
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Hello! I would like to notify you that I've featured you on my surreal and abstract art blog over on Tumblr. Your work really fits the theme, and you can see it on artagainstsociety.tumblr.com. Of course, I have given you credit and linked to your page. If for any reason you don't want it published any longer, just send me a message and I'll delete it pronto. Thanks, and congratulations! Your art is beautiful. Please note: If you don't see your art right away on my blog, it is probably still in the queue and has yet to be posted.
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I've looked through your whole gallery countless times and I still can't believe what I'm seeing.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan:
Oversight of U.S. Interagency Efforts
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GAO has identified Afghanistan and Pakistan as two of the most urgent issues facing this Administration and this Congress. In March, the President announced a strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a broad strategic goal of disrupting, dismantling, and defeating Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan; destroying its allies and safe havens in Pakistan; and preventing their return to Pakistan or Afghanistan. With additional U.S. resources and attention focusing on Afghanistan and Pakistan, there will be additional oversight to ensure the accountability of U.S. efforts. This testimony addresses (1) GAO's oversight of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan; (2) how GAO coordinates its efforts with its colleagues in the accountability community; and (3) some of the challenges GAO faces carrying out oversight. This testimony is based on past GAO reports and testimonies examining U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. These reports and testimonies contain analysis of documents and information from Afghan and Pakistani officials; U.S. officials in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Washington, D.C.; and representatives of coalition military forces and command, including the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, and international organizations, including the United Nations. GAO has made recommendations in prior reports, but makes no new ones in this statement.
Since 2003, GAO has issued more than 30 reports and testimonies on U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This work has addressed issues such as the costs of the war, the need for better planning, reform of the Afghan National Army and Police, accountability over billions of U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan, efforts to improve the government's management and oversight of contractors, Afghan road construction, counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan, and the security of Pakistan's border region. GAO also has several ongoing reviews concerning Afghanistan and Pakistan addressing a wide range of issues, such as building the Afghan army and development programs in both countries. GAO's past work has identified needed improvements as well as many obstacles that affect success and should be considered in program planning and implementation. GAO found most U.S. initiatives we reviewed needed improved planning. GAO also concluded that several existing conditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, such as worsening security, poor infrastructure, and the limited institutional capacity of the Afghan government, continue to create challenges to U.S. efforts to assist with securing, stabilizing, and rebuilding Afghanistan and destroying terrorists and their safe havens in Pakistan. To address these concerns, GAO made recommendations in prior reports on issues such as the need for better planning, improved coordination of interagency efforts, and increased oversight, which led to several actions taken by agencies to improve planning and enhance accountability procedures. While GAO's activities to support the Congress are unique, it consults with key members of the accountability community, including the inspectors general, the chief financial officers, and the executives of other nations' audit agencies. GAO also participates in formal and informal coordination mechanisms pertaining specifically to Afghanistan and Pakistan oversight. For example, GAO is a member of the Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group, which was created in June 2008. Through the Afghanistan-Pakistan Subgroup of this planning group, which was created earlier this year and formalized its charter this past July, GAO meets at least quarterly with major oversight organizations responsible for ensuring accountability and transparency of U.S. programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan. GAO also meets with individuals in the accountability community concerning Afghanistan and Pakistan oversight to ensure its work is coordinated and minimizes overlap. GAO has faced some challenges to conducting oversight of U.S. government efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to the unstable security environment and limited housing available to temporary duty travelers. For example, while in Pakistan earlier this year, a GAO team was unable to travel to Peshawar or Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas due to the security situation there. However, GAO takes steps to mitigate these limitations, such as by setting up teleconferences and videoconferences along with other measures, and is still able to perform assessments of the programs.
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See Pictures: Ranbir-Katrina's secret meeting in vanity van!
Bollywood's rumoured couple Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are back in news and this time, we hear that the couple had a secret meeting in the vanity van! Reportedly, the alleged couple caught up each other on the sets and took a break from shooting to spend time together.
According to the reports by a leading daily, both Ranbir and Katrina were shooting in Film City in Mumbai on April 29, and that too on adjacent sets. While Ranbir was shooting for an ad, Katrina was shooting for her film. Rumours say, when Katrina came to know that Ranbir is shooting in the next studio, she soon landed up on his sets.
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Howdy folks! This is my first MOC in the licensed forum: the Batmobile, as seen in Batman: The Animated Series.
This MOC has been a long time in the making, but well worth the effort. B:TAS was one of my favorite shows growing up, so with some inspiration from the work of others (including the excellent Batmobile by blueandwhite), I've put together my take on the Batmobile. It is intended to be minifigure scaled, though at 10 studs it'd be slightly wider than even a tractor-trailer. The Batman minifig does fit in the cockpit, as shown in the final photo.
Lots more photos can be found on flickr.
I'm particularly proud of how the front turned out, and that I was able to get the wheels as far forward as I did — I think they're as close to the front bumper as they can possibly get! I've used SNOT techniques to give the rear a gentle U-shaped curve between the fins, and I'm using a Belville Bucket as the big exhaust. I'd like to get some stickers to use as headlights on the front, and I may continue exploring ways to do the air intakes in front of the rear wheels (they should be angled, but I haven't gotten anything to work in such limited space).
Comments and criticisms are welcome, thanks for looking!
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The Tables Have Turned On The Last Man on Earth And We Want Them To Go Back
We knew Will Forte's character couldn't be the bad guy forever. Eventually, "The Last Man On Earth" was going to show more than a glimpse of heart and become a hero. That change has been a focus of this season and, in the latest episode, things went even further.


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