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AGRICULTURE, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Monday morning called the farm workers' strikes that have plagued the country for the past two months a "historic moment in South Africa".
"If a farmer feeds his animals at a higher cost than what their farm workers can afford to feed themselves after 18 years of democracy, we cannot be proud as a nation. It's more pronounced in the Western Cape but is not endemic to it," she said at a TNA Business Breakfast.
The minister said the mass action at De Doorns in the Western Cape was about more than farm workers' wages, and were also related to service delivery.
"We have been working with De Doorns for a year. I don't think the xenophobic violence in the area gets enough attention. It is a historic problem," she said.
"By teaming up with commercial farmers we have gone into important relationships which developed into co-operatives with the potential to bridge the divide between the rich and the poor," she said.
Ms Joemat-Pettersson said the agriculture sector was overlooked as a generator of wealth in the South African economy, saying her department was implementing plans that would transform the country's fisheries and aquaculture industries to the next level, and create jobs.
She said the two subsectors were crucial to addressing "dwindling" fish stocks. Big companies and smaller players needed to co-operate in growing the sector.
The world's aquaculture production amounted to 56-million tons in 2010.
South Africa, however, has the smallest aquaculture industry in Africa. As one of the largest economies on the continent, the minister said, it was important for South Africa to develop aquaculture because the sector offered huge opportunities for the country.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has also encouraged communities living near rivers and dams to take up fish farming in an inland aquaculture and fisheries programme, a call to which the North West has recently keenly responded.
"We have come a long way but I do still think we have a long way to go," the minister said.
Asked about the Afrikaner — the department's research and supply vessel forced to return to shore after a mechanical breakdown — she said the fisheries industry and partners understood and supported the department.
"We are supposedly at war in the industry. This is not so. We have developed partnerships in which we have been able to disagree but also agree to promote the industry and develop an important sector in our country," Ms Joemat-Pettersson said.
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Unlike G4S or Serco Group, Mitie has not found itself engulfed in the sort of scandal that the rest of the support services sector seems prone to.
This is possibly because most of these, such as the Olympic Games security fiasco and some big, failed IT projects, have involved either one-offs or large contracts for central government that are hideously complex and little understood by either side.
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Kim Kardashian Traces Her DWTS Journey
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A Chorus Line, move over. Kim Kardashian is providing new insight on what it is to be a dancer.
In a lengthy new entry on her MySpace blog, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality-show star tells what it was like to begin preparing for her stint on Dancing with the Stars, which will debut Sept. 22.
In terms of her very first meeting with her professional partner, Mark Ballas, on Aug. 18, "All I could think was, I would be spending weeks and weeks and weeks, hours upon hours with this person, so I hoped we'd just get along to start!"
Compounded her nervousness was the fact that "I've never taken a dance class in my life … the second thing I thought of was, could I really do this?"
As for what occurred when she and Ballas met, Kardashian says fans will simply have to tune into this season's first DWTS episode. "But I can tell you this: I was really happy when I saw it was Mark!" For their first two competition dances together, "We had to pick two songs that were the right tempo and cadence for the specific dances we're doing -- it has to match and has to work -- but we also wanted things that worked for our personalities -- plus we wanted things that we thought the crowd would like."
Having, in an earlier post, complimented her partner's fashion sense, she now tips her hat to the wardrobe team ("Every sequin, every bead, is painstakingly and lovingly applied and sewn by hand") -- and to Ballas's ear for picking music.
"But I also love music," she notes, "so I think our coming together with thoughts and ideas worked really well."
In terms of actually putting one foot in front of the other, "At first, I just try to imitate what Mark does, but after a while and with his guidance, I know the dance steps myself and not that is gets easy, but it gets less confusing and we can actually dance together and that is really, really exciting. Of course I have my moments where I lose my balance or I lose my place, and some days are better than others."
By the time "my brain cannot soak in any more … that is usually when we stop."
But there's no stopping her now. "Mark and I continue to rehearse every single day, still make each other laugh, and are getting more and more excited to show everyone what we've been working so hard for!! Just a few more days!!!" -- Stephen M. SilvermanRob Loud/Getty


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There was not a single progressive, liberal, and/or Democrat in this country who did not wake up Wednesday morning with a WTF?! Moment staring them straight in the face. As we all know, the night before the People's Republic of Massachusetts did the unthinkable and elected a Republican, Scott Brown, to fill Ted Kennedy's vacant seat in the US Senate.
Since one of the major keys to his election was Brown's staunch opposition to health care reform (which he seems to be backpedaling on a little already), everybody's pretty much thrown in the towel on health care reform. Obama's said that he didn't want Congress to ram anything through before Brown's seated; Reid halted all proceedings in the Senate; and yesterday, Pelosi declared that she didn't have the votes to pass the Senate version of the bill in the House to pull an effective end-around and get the legislation through. Sure, Republicans are disingenuously claiming that they simply want to start over--but how can they possibly further water down such an amazingly ersatz bill and still call the end result "reform"?
So, one must assume that this health care legislation which has tied up our government for almost a year has gone down in flames.
There's plenty of blame to go around, but this loss will ultimately be his to swallow. But hey, every Icarus has his Sun. As many have often pointed out, no American President had ever been able to pull off significant health care reform. But what I think is more important is something I heard on the radio on Wednesday: no significant piece of progressive legislation has been passed into law since the Nixon administration.
Now, Nixon's presidency was what I consider to be the logical conclusion of the New Deal/Great Great Society era in American governance--where Uncle really thought he could solve everyone's daily problems. Nixon's dabbling with price and wage controls in the face of stag- and inflation sounded the era's death knell. Watergate simply confirmed it. Ford and Carter were the wake. And then, in 1980 the US woke to "Morning in America" and the Reagan era.
Of course, no major, progressive legislation would be passed when even the sole Democratic president proclaimed that "The era of Big Government is over."
But Obama's election was supposed to spell the end to all that. After all, the Bush Babee administration took us to Reaganism's logical conclusion: repeated tax cuts despite massive government spending gave us record-shattering deficits; a "Government is the problem" mentality became all too true when the FDA couldn't even protect us from poisoned broccoli and dog food; no one was around to protect us from toxic children's toys; EMA was nowhere to be found during Katrina; cowboy militarism and the "Imperial President" have given us two wars, "extraordinary rendition," and torture; we've eroded our manufacturing base to the point that China actually manufactures our smart bombs; and large-scale deregulation led to the greatest financial collapse since the Great Depression.
In the face of all this, we elected Democrats to, we hoped, right the ship. Finally, we'd get people in there who actually believed in governance, who could run FEMA, end the wars, fix this Wall Street debacle, and get us back on the right track.
Health care was to be the first, shining example of this new age. After all, the Dems had the White House and unprecedented majorities in both houses of Congress. The Republicans simply didn't have the power and votes to stop them.
So, we imagined Pelosi or Reid coming out, saying something like, "We've been studying this problem for the last 20 years. Here are the pros and cons of our system. These are the things we'll be cherry-picking from those countries with universal coverage. And we're going with _________________." Thereby ending one of the many grievous matters that is crippling this country and its citizenry.
Sure, we knew that no American president had ever been able to pull this off before. But what we didn't realize that, as I stated before, no piece of progressive legislation has become law since the friggin' Nixon administration.
Yes, Reagan happened in the interim. But so had Bill Clinton. His liberal-conservative-Democrat "triangulation," where he talked about lending a helping hand to "the people" while really constantly having his hand out to take corporations' money and constantly scratching their backs, has been the prevailing model for most of these Dem pols for almost 20 years now. You might as well call him the Patron Saint of the Blue Dog.
But, more importantly, the nature and expense of political campaigns has changed dramatically. Presidential campaigns run into the hundreds of millions; Senate and House races run in the tens of millions; and even local contests around the country cost seven figures.
And it seems, in order to raise millions, you've got to already have millions. We simply don't have too many working- and/or middle-class politicians in either house in either party fighting the good fight for the "little man." Oh, they give good lip service. They certainly "feel your pain." But they are so far removed from any of the suffering. These "pains" they speak of are no more than abstract concepts--you know, like Calculus 2--in their minds.
Even if this weren't the case and Archie Bunker, Fred Sanford, Chico and the Man were running things alongside Maud, we'd still have to look at the money flooding into their campaigns and who's providing those funds. We know you can't raise all that dough at a couple of bake sales. We know that our nation's political leaders have to constantly spoon our nation's business leaders for all them cookies.
After all, people get you votes, but money gets you elected. These two camps don't necessarily have to be at odds with each other, but they almost always are. This can only lead to conflict. And in almost every conflict, those with the biggest guns constantly win the war.
This is especially true with the health care debate and its apparent demise. No, the Republicans didn't have the Dems cowering in the Senate with their impotent 40 votes. No, the Teabaggers didn't have them quaking in their boots. Glenn Beck's insane ass wasn't riding roughshod over Congress. The American people weren't storming the barricades demanding anyone's head.
In fact, even through all the madness, the American people showed unwavering support for health care reform through most of '09. It wasn't until recent months that people had finally become disgusted with the process. Senator-Elect Brown claims that voters were turned off by the "sausage-making" of legislation.
I disagree. It wasn't the sausage-making at all. I'm a fan of Italian sausage and German bratwurst. If we would've gotten something like that--a perfect piece of spicy pork perfection--we would've been satisfied. Instead, the Dems were trying to cram a tasteless lump of lard in intestinal casings that promised to leave us fat, bloated, broke, and still in need of serious health care.
No, it was the obvious buckling the Dems did in the face of their corporate donors. It was Obama's meeting with the insurance companies, and saying, "Single-payer's off the table," before serious debate had even begun. How Big Pharma left the White House bragging that they were still going to be able to charge us whatever they wanted for their drugs. It was Max Baucus dismissing the public option because way too many private interests contribute to his campaign slush funds.
It was finding out that every delay, every compromise, every setback, every challenge the Dems faced was being thrown up by fellow Dems who were somehow on the health care industry's payroll.
(And don't even get me started on how the Democrats were leading the charge to roll back reproductive rights!!!)
It was becoming all-too-clear that the Democrats now serve two masters--corporate donors and real, live people--and that we people were clearly losing the battle. We expect that shit from Republicans. That's why we voted them out of office. We weren't expecting it from the Democrats. They're liberal! They're progressive! They serve the people! The common man!
But how long has that not been the case. Remember, no progressive legislation since Nixon. What have Democrats considered "progressive" since then? The Great Society? No. How about the Family and Medical Leave Act?
Sure, you can leave your job and return to it if you happen to have a six-week emergency. But you won't get paid in the interim (perhaps causing a minor financial emergency in one's family). And what happens when your emergency runs into the seventh week?
How about COBRA? Sure, if you lose your job, you can keep your medical insurance ... and pay 10 times more than your employer ever paid for the same benefits. And how are you supposed to pay for it when you're un ... em ... ployed?!!!
The Democrats' brand of Progressivism never really seems to address the problem, seems to oddly benefit the employer, and, if used, ends up costing us commoners more than if the law had never been passed in the first place.
The same was probably going to be true with their health care "reform" legislation. They were going to cram mandates down our throats, force us all to buy insurance, and never, ever cap what insurers could charge us. They were going to force insurers to take us if we had pre-existing conditions, but they were going to let those insurers still bankrupt us for those pre-existing conditions. And we were going to be legally bound to keep that insurance ... all the way to the poor house.
Who would that bit of "Progress" really have benefited? We commoners or the Democrats' corporate donors?
But that's what the Corporate Democratic Party offers in the form of relief these days. Their brand of Progressivism leaves their corporate donors relatively unscathed and sometimes even flush, while they dump bags of shit on our heads and call it sunshine. Then they charge us exorbitant rates for the privilege and expect us to praise them for their generosity. After all, it's not every day you get to go to bankruptcy court covered in shit.
That's why this health care debate was so long and convoluted and painful: they just hadn't figured out a way to turn shit to sunshine.
But what's even sadder about this charade is that it may just be the last time Dems even try to pull it off in the foreseeable future. With yesterday's Supreme Court decision to destroy the caps on corporate campaign spending, one can only assume that corporations and their bottomless coffers will be the deciding factor in any election in which they choose to participate (read: "every election").
They will simply have the power to contribute as much as they want to the candidate of their choosing, flood any local market with favorable ads for that candidate and attack ads against their opponent. They'll be able to reward politicians with untold campaign riches if they vote their way and rain down fire and brimstone on any heretic who dares to oppose their will.
Last year, the health care industry spent tens of millions of dollars lobbying against reform. Just imagine what they'll spend if the issue's brought up again. If a bill promising them 30 million new, captive customers was too "radical," one can only scream in horror at the health care "reform" they'd actually approve.
And what about other issues? Climate change? Any kind of environmental legislation? Transportation bills? What about ending the wars? Will Halliburton protect its billions it's making by spending millions saying, "The terrorists will win!!!" if we pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan?
Bank re-regulation? Obama finally FINALLY!!! came out yesterday talking about re-regulating the banks, breaking them up, separating commercial banking from investment banking, in order to protect the American public and our tax dollars from another financial meltdown. Yet, we've already heard the pundits saying that those reforms are already dead in the water in Congress.
In light of this sweeping Supreme Court decision, you've gotta think they're right. If anybody has the money (our money, you sons-of-bitches!!!) to influence the way Congress votes, it's most definitely the banks. What politicians will have the moxie to stand in the face of the billions of dollars of wrath the banks can rain down on them?
So, you best be ready to kiss bank re-regulation good-bye.
Kiss health care reform good-bye.
Kiss any progressive legislation in the near future good-bye.
Oh yeah, and Roberts, Thomas, "Scalito," and Kennedy ...
Friday, January 22, 2010
You Think the Health Care "Debate" Was Bad ... Just Wait
There was not a single progressive, liberal, and/or Democrat in this country who did not wake up Wednesday morning with a WTF?! Moment staring them straight in the face. As we all know, the night before the People's Republic of Massachusetts did the unthinkable and elected a Republican, Scott Brown, to fill Ted Kennedy's vacant seat in the US Senate.
6 comments:
- modik said...
Wow, it doesn't look good does it? I know it's kind of a naive thought, but what's the point of having a president if every plan he has is "dead in the water" in Congress. I know, the alternatives aren't better, but still just leaves me shaking my head.
- January 22, 2010 at 9:02 AM
- jadedj said...
Well my ass isn't black, but they can kiss it as well. Unfortunately, they are not the kissing kind. Fuck 'em and leave 'em (the 'em being US, ME, YOU!!!!!)
Here's the upside...we can call this decision, Government In The Sunshine, because there's nothing the lying bastards need to hide now, is there?
The new, all inclusive corporate/legislative motto...Uncle Inc Loves You.
- January 22, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Paula said...
-Am I still welcome here, even if I'm from Massachusetts? This has been a tough week, and may change everything, including the direction of my own blog.
Bill, this may be your finest post, full of so much wisdom and insight.
I would like to add this thought to the discussion of the abominable SCOTUS decision:
We don't allow non-citizens to vote in elections, so why would we allow them to fund campaigns? Think of all the US companies with international ties/investors, not to mention the oil cartels, Rupert Murdoch et al, Japanese automakers, European food product manufacturers. Through corporate alliances,these very rich folks will have no restrictions on how much $$$ they can throw behind candidates who promise to give them whatever they need to make their businesses grow in the US. In addition to buying candidates/elections, the big spenders give themselves a competitive edge in our marketplace. All they need is cash. I bet you or I couldn't pay for ads in France to back candidates who would represent our interests in that country at the expense of French businesses. Not only are we opening a whole new front for controlling the outcome of elections, we'll be making it even easier for non-citizens to undermine the US economy/jobs market at the same time. We're screwed.
- January 22, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- Clifton said...
Excellent Post...
The thing that has confused me the most the first year of President Obama's term is that no one seemed to realize that the Democrats had a majority in Congress before he was elected and their approval rating was just as low as George Bush. People voted for him because he was supposed to be change from the way business is done in both parties.
If he truly wants financial he has to be prepared to do battle with Republicans and some in his own party. If he doesn't the same thing is going to happen just like you said. He should craft the bill himself based on what the American people want and let politicians in both parties explain why they won't support it. If he does that he will actually bring change like he said he would.
If he sits back and let's Congress figure things out on their own he's doomed.
- January 23, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Gwendolyn H. Barry said...
it IS an excellent post. I come here often, comment little. but this its always worth the travel... :-)
- January 23, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- boukman70 said...
@Modik -- I wonder the same exact thing.
@Jadedj -- You're right. I guess I really shouldn't be offering my ass up so readily.
@Paula -- Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. I actually hadn't even given foreign corporations any thought. I wonder how they're going to resolve that or if they even can. SCOTUS is so off their nut, they'll probably strike down any law curbing their speech as well.
@Clifton -- I don't know. You might be right. I think we have to figure out a way to get politicians in there who aren't so beholden to corporate interests. I just don't know how we can accomplish that.
@Gwendolyn -- Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Please don't be a stranger. Just say "Hi" every once in awhile. So I won't feel so alone. :(
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As a small creature living in the Sahara, the fennec fox (vulpus zerda) has to be satisfied with very little. This is equally true of Mozilla's own Fennec that is to feel at home with the scant resources of hardware on mobile devices.
A user experience alpha version of the Fennec browser has now emerged that also runs on desktops. Fennec alpha developers are requesting feedback from the community and are seeking localization efforts and useful add-ons. The browser is touch-screen navigable and maximizes content display by auto-hiding controls and the URL bar. An additional zoom allows content magnification. A click on a telephone number on a webpage automatically dials the number.
The Mozilla webpage announcing Fennec includes tips on operating the browser. Testing Fennec in the usual environment requires a Nokia N810 tablet running the Maemo OS2008 variant (download installation from here). However, you can also install Fennec on a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux desktop. The Linux installation download is here. Note that despite its good looks, the browser is not ready for production environments.
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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
The federal government will shut down if Congress can't come up with a budget compromise by midnight tonight. Since it looks as if we will not have news on any solution, either temporary or long-term, before the markets close at 4 p.m. EDT, investors should just sit tight and accept that the major indexes and stocks in general will close in the red today.
As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) was down 80 points, or 0.53%, while the S&P 500 was off by 0.33% and the NASDAQ was down 0.1%. While today certainly represents a great buying opportunity as stocks fall, the reality is that the shutdown will likely not affect the U.S. economy at all -- at most a very small amount for a short period of time. And before average investors start getting too worked up about the consequences of what may or may not happen, remember that we have been here before.
Since there are a lot of great buying opportunities out there today, let's take a look at a couple of stocks that are moving lower based on individual company news but may still represent a buying opportunity.
Shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) are down 1.29% today after Interbrand announced that the soft-drink company had been ousted as the world's most valuable brand. The beverage company now has a brand worth $80 billion, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) took the No. 1 spot as its brand worth rose 28% to $98 billion over the last year. As I mentioned above, the market as a whole is moving lower based on news that doesn't directly affect its business; the same could be said about Coke today. While the actual worth of the brand is important in terms of name recognition, it isn't going to have a negative impact on Coke's business simply because Apple is now the top dog. That said, if we see Coke begin to fade and its brand worth decline, the argument could be made that the company as a whole is worth less and sales will further deteriorate in the future. However, we are certainly not yet at that point, and investors should not be selling based on this news today.
Another Dow loser today is Boeing (NYSE: BA ) , down 1.17% based on a technical problem with a 787 Dreamliner yesterday, making today's move perhaps not warranted. On Sunday, a 787 flying to Poland had to make an emergency stop in Iceland due to a fault with the antenna that transmits the plane's identification information. The glitch arose as Boeing is attempting to prove to customers and air passengers that its 787 is a reliable and safe airplane that has had just a few growing pains in the past. And although the problem on Sunday was significant enough to force an emergency landing, investors need to remember that these sorts of things happen all the time and don't make world news. A continuing series of similar problems on other 787s would be cause for concern, but it is too early for investors to worry.
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Maintain Ability
Maintainability should subsume various properties defining
low coupling (see
simplicity (
? See
clarity (which is related to simplicity and cohesion)
because the final reason for a software product to hold these properties is the cost of maintenance.
Personally I like the term because when speaking about quality, I always had to distinguish things :
is quality of the product, as the people using the software can define it (
grosso modo
is quality of the design, as defined by the technical people making the software. When
is high, the customers are happy (nearly tautologic definition). When
is high developers are happy, and keeping the customers happy is less expensive. And so on.
Now I just use "Quality" when speaking about properties the user or customer requires for the software product, and
for all the internal properties that facilitate the production and maintenance of the software product. --
Are there any metrics for maintainability that can be derived from the code?
And if there are, how much are they subject to Heisenberg problems (e.g. the
)? If you measure maintainability metrics, will you get higher metrics, but code that's still as unmaintainable or worse?
lists the following metrics for maintainability:
Number of parameters passed to each routine
Number of local variables used by each routine
Number of routines called by each routine
Number of decision points in each routine
Control-flow complexity in each routine
Lines of code in each routine
Lines of comments in each routine
Number of data declarations in each routine
Number of blank lines in each routine
Number of
s in each routine
Number of input/output statements in each routine
The SEI has published a Maintainability Index Technique for Measuring Program Maintainability:
. It is based on:
Average Halstead Volume per module
Average Extended
per module
per module
Average percent of lines of comments per module
Personally, I am very intrigued by the relationship between coupling and maintainability. Many authors have claimed that high cohesion and low coupling is the way to go, yet I believe that a linear relationship between coupling and maintainability just don't seem to make sence. Under such an assumption, less coupling is better. However, everyone will agree that striving for no coupling at all is the ultimate guideline for creating
-es, which are not exactly ideals w.r.t. maintainability.
Of course, this relationship depends on how you define coupling. I would suggest to consider coupling as the number of collaborations you need to implement a semantically related set of requirements. Under that definition, having no coupling truly leads to
-es, and having maximum coupling would lead to heavily coupled tool classes which all are responsible for only a very minor detail in the stated set of requirements. This relates to
in that they propose a degree of collaboration (and therefore coupling) which distributes responsibilities evenly over a number of classes. Maybe
can be used as the optimal degree of coupling, from which deviations (to both the
-es and overly distributed responsibilities extremes) would have negative effect on maintainability.
Such a relationship between coupling and maintainability could be visualized as a U-shaped curve in a 2-dimensional space with a Y-axis for maintenance effort and a X-axis for coupling. This model, of course, is totally hypothetical, but seems - at least from my experience - to be more realistic than a linear relationship. -- Bart Du Bois
Many authors have claimed that high cohesion and low coupling is the way to go, yet I believe that a linear relationship between coupling and maintainability just don't seem to make sence.
Your confusion seems to stem from trying to force the maintainability to be a function of only the coupling. What those authors usually mean is that if you hold
everything else
constant, lower coupling and higher cohesion reduces maintenance costs. This would mean that the number and size of the classes must remain constant while you change the coupling and cohesion. Pushing the coupling so low that it forces other variables to change (i.e. class size) is outside of their claims.
Another hypothetical model: maintenance_effort = K1 * coupling_metric + K2 * (sum of squares of class sizes) (+ some other factors, which we can ignore for now). This explains your visualized U-shaped curve and maintains the linear relationship between coupling and maintenance.
Or, another alternative, which could be applied (recursively) to anything made up of smaller parts: maintenance_effort = K1 * coupling_between_parts + sum of maintenance_effort for all parts. For a program, the parts could be global objects and classes. For a class, methods and members. For a method, parameters, statements, and expressions. For an expression, operands and operators.
Your confusion seems to stem from trying to force the maintainability to be a function of only the coupling.
You are right. Moreover, your hypothetical model outline is quite interesting, e.g. to explain preference for a decomposition strategy. Are you aware of any references or known usage? -- Bart Du Bois
No, I just made it up while editing the page. It seems to fit my experience. For example, the tendency for non-OO functions to be longer than OO methods. The classes provide an additional layer of decomposition that can be taken advantage of to limit interactions between program parts, and effectively reduce the possible coupling.
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Issued to Bobby Thomson for use in the 1952 All-Star Game, the model R16 bat is features the name "Thomson" stamped on the barrel in block letters. Displayed above and below his name, respectively, are "All Star Game" and "Philadelphia 1952." The bat displays heavy game use throughout including numerous ball marks along the barrel and rack marks. The heavy use indicates that this bat was clearly used following the All-Star Game. Thomson has signed the bat in black marker ("10") on the "sweet spot" of the barrel. The 1952 All-Star Game marked the first time in history that the "midsummer classic" was shortened due to weather. With the National League ahead 3-2 after five innings the game was finally called on account of rain. Thomson, who was still riding high after his famed "Shot Heard Round The World" in the 1951 playoff game against the Dodgers, was the starting third baseman for the National League that day. The popular third baseman/outfielder (he could easily have run for mayor the previous fall) was in the midst of another fine season at the time of his "first team" selection. He went on to finish the year with 24 home runs and 108 RBI. All-Star Game bats have long been highly prized by collectors both for their rarity (only two were issued to each player) and the fact that each can be identified specifically and with certainty to the All-Star Game of the defined year. That fact, coupled with Thomson's now legendary status, make this a truly exceptional All-Star Game bat. Length: 35 inches. Weight: 35 ounces. Graded A10 by MEARS. LOAs from Dave Bushing & Troy Kinunen/MEARS and James Spence/JSA and Steve Grad, Mike Gutierrez & Zach Rullo/PSA DNA. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$3,000. SOLD FOR $2,900.00
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that has become more rare in awards season — a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the independent films that have come to dominate the competition in recent years.
Steven Spielberg's Civil War saga "Lincoln," with no fewer than three major studios behind it, led the Globe field Thursday with seven nominations, including best drama, a category fleshed out by four other big-talent, Hollywood-backed films — Ben Affleck's Iran hostage-crisis thriller "Argo"; Quentin Tarantino's slave-turned-bounty-hunter tale "Django Unchained"; Ang Lee's shipwreck adventure "Life of Pi"; and Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden manhunt story "Zero Dark Thirty."
Quite a departure from much of the past decade, when smaller films such as "The Artist," "Crash," "Slumdog Millionaire," "The King's Speech" and Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" have walked off with top honors.
"There's been a sense that the studios weren't interested in making more complicated dramas and a variety of movies," said "Lincoln" producer Kathleen Kennedy. "To see the studios step up and start to support stories like this is fantastic."
"I think it speaks to risks that studios are more willing to take now and interest on the part of filmmakers and studios to do something different, surprise the audience," Affleck said. "I'm really encouraged by that, the idea that the next time I want to make a movie about Iran that takes place in the '70s, and it's sort of an adult drama, that I won't be met with rolled eyes."
Studio films also account for a good share of the acting nominees, among them "Lincoln" stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones; "Zero Dark Thirty" lead player Jessica Chastain, "Django Unchained" co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz, "Argo" co-star Alan Arkin, and Denzel Washington for the airline drama "Flight."
The Globes are Hollywood's second-highest honors after the Academy Awards, whose nominations come out Jan. 10, three days before the Globe ceremony.
Golden Globe nominations
Nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.:MOTION PICTURESPicture, Drama: "Argo," "Lincoln," "Life of Pi," "Django Unchained," "Zero Dark Thirty."Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Les Miserables," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," "Silver Linings Playbook."Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"; Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"; John Hawkes, "The Sessions"; Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"; Denzel Washington, "Flight." Actress, Drama: Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"; Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"; Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"; Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea."Director: Ben Affleck, "Argo"; Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"; Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"; Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained."Actor, Musical or Comedy: Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"; Jack Black, "Bernie"; Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Bill Murray, "Hyde Park on Hudson"; Ewan McGregor, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen."Actress, Musical or Comedy: Emily Blunt, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"; Judi Dench, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Maggie Smith, "Quartet"; Meryl Streep, "Hope Springs." Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Argo"; Leonard DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"; Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"; Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained."Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, "The Master"; Sally Field, "Lincoln"; Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"; Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"; Nicole Kidman, "The Paperboy."Foreign Language: "Amour," "A Royal Affair," "The Intouchables," "Kon-Tiki," "Rust and Bone."Animated Film: "Brave," "Frankenweenie," "Hotel Transylvania," "Rise of the Guardians," "Wreck-It Ralph."Screenplay: Mark Boal, "Zero Dark Thirty"; Tony Kushner, "Lincoln"; David O. Russell, "Silver Livings Playbook"; Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"; Chris Terrio, "Argo."Original Score: Mychael Danna, "Life of Pi"; Alexandre Desplat, "Argo"; Dario Marianelli, "Anna Karenina"; Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, "Cloud Atlas"; John Williams, "Lincoln."Original Song: "For You " (music and lyrics by Keith Urban), "Act of Valor"; "Not Running Anymore" (music and lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi), "Stand Up Guys"; "Safe & Sound" (music and lyrics by Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams and T Bone Burnett), "The Hunger Games"; "Skyfall" (music and lyrics by Adel and Paul Epworth), "Skyfall"; "Suddenly" (music by Claude-Michel Schonberg and lyrics by Schonberg and Alain Boublil), "Les Miserables."TELEVISIONSeries, Drama: "Boardwalk Empire," "Breaking Bad," "Downton Abbey," "Homeland," "The Newsroom."Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"; Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"; Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Damian Lewis, "Homeland."Actress, Drama: Connie Britton, "Nashville"; Glenn Close, "Damages"; Claire Danes, "Homeland"; Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"; Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife."Series, Musical or Comedy: "The Big Bang Theory," "Episodes," "Girls," "Modern Family," "Smash."Actress, Musical or Comedy: Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"; Lena Dunham, "Girls"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation."Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"; Louis C.K. "Louie", Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"; Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory."Miniseries or Movie: "Game Change," "The Girl," "Hatfields & McCoys," "The Hour," "Political Animals."Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"; Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Asylum"; Sienna Miller, "The Girl"; Julianne Moore, "Game Change"; Sigourney Weaver, "Political Animals."Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"; Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock (Masterpiece)"; Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"; Toby Jones, "The Girl"; Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn."Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Hayden Panettiere, "Nashville"; Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"; Sarah Paulson, "Game Change"; Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"; Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family."Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Max Greenfield, "New Girl"; Ed Harris, "Game Change"; Danny Huston, "Magic City"; Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"; Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family."Previously announced:Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Jodie Foster.
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Diversity means different or varied. The population of the United States is made up of people from diverse "races," cultures and places.
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Prejudice is prejudging or making a decision about a person or group of people without sufficient knowledge. Prejudicial thinking is frequently based on stereotypes.
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The following are specific manifestations of prejudice and discrimination, all of which are based on stereotypes and/or negative attitudes toward members of a particular group. All forms of prejudice can be both personal (an individual act of meanness or exclusion) or institutional (prejudice and discrimination supported and sanctioned by power and authority that benefits some and disadvantages others).
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UPDATE: Surveillance photos released
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Police officers are setting up a perimeter and searching for a shorter black man with large sunglasses and a Detroit Tigers ball cap with an English D.
He is accused of robbing the Chemical Bank at 6080 West Main Street just west of 10th Street shortly after noon Wednesday.
Scanner traffic suggests that no weapon was used in the robbery and that the man took off west on foot carrying a brown plastic shopping bag. He was seen going into a neighborhood to the north. He is described as a light-skinned black male with a goatee wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
Attempts to reach the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department for more details have not been immediately successful. A man who answered the telephone at the bank said he was not authorized to discuss the robbery.
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If it happens, I think the city of Cleveland earns the moniker of 'Shittiest Town to Be a Local Pro Sports Fan' for the decade just 3 years in. Indians being mediocre can't make up for the piles the Cavs and Browns are primed to remain.
Now I'm hearing the Jets are considering trading their next two years entire draft boards for the #4 cause Richardson is their highest rated player. Doubt it happens but if so lolz.


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Police have identified the man who was fatally shot late Monday night on Sun Street in Langfield Housing Projects.
Raymond Carmichael, 20, of Northumberland Avenue was killed when someone fired a shotgun at him around 11 p.m., but his body was not discovered until shortly after dawn Tuesday on a back porch at a residence on the first block of Sun, according to police.
Authorities are continuing an investigation into the unsolved homicide.
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O. M. Blaes (University of California, Santa Barbara), C. L. Fryer (Los Alamos National Laboratory), A, Socrates (University of California, Santa Barbara)
We examine the conditions under which a large diffusive neutrino flux can destabilize acoustic and magnetoacoustic waves. The instability mechanism is very similar to that responsible for so-called ``photon bubble instabilities'' in radiation magnetohydrodynamics. If such instabilities occur in nature, they may accelerate the escape of neutrinos from the source, and/or introduce anisotropies in the neutrino emission. Such anisotropies may constitute a mechanism for producing neutron star kicks, and be a significant source of gravitational waves.
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BOSTON — Ivan Nova will meet with Tommy John surgery specialist Dr. James Andrews about whether he should undergo the operation to repair a torn ulnar lateral ligament in his right elbow, the Yankees said.
Yankees team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad has told Nova, a 27-year-old righty starter, that he should have surgery after a second MRI confirmed the tear he suffered Saturday in Tampa, the team said.
It's common for athletes to seek second opinions from doctors outside their teams prior to major surgery. A Tommy John procedure would likely sideline Nova for between 12 and 18 months.
Nova said he felt a pop in his elbow followed by pain after throwing his 83rd pitch Saturday. Bench coach Tony Pena saw Nova shake his arm, as if in discomfort, after the pitch and told manager Joe Girardi to check him out. On the mound, Nova told Girardi of the pain, but said he wanted to keep pitching. Girardi pulled him anyway.
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Raspberry Jam Swirl Crumbcake
by IsaChandra
Serves 8
You say crumbcake, I say coffee cake, but for the sake of search engines I settled on crumbcake here. This is a soft, yellow cake with a messy crumb topping and jam swirled right in. You can do whatever flavor you like, of course, but I love raspberry! I'll be demonstrating this on Omaha Morning Blend tomorrow, as I talk about the Omaha Vegan Bakesale For Japan. If you're throwing a bakesale this season, crumbcakes like this are always a hit. But don't forget the napkins. (This recipe originally appeared in Vegan Brunch.)
For the cake:
3/4 cup soy milk (or any non-dairy milk)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup raspberry jam
For the topping:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup canola oil
Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease an 8×8 round springform pan or regular square pan. Measure out the soy milk for the cake and add the teaspoon of apple cider vinegar; set aside to curdle. Then begin preparing the topping.
Make the topping:
In a small mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Drizzle in the canola oil by the tablespoonful (you can eyeball it, no reason to whip out a tablespoon.) Use your fingers to swish around the mixture until crumbs form. Alternate swishing and adding canola oil until all oil is used and large crumbs have formed. Some of the topping is still going to be sandy and that's fine, just so long as you have mostly nice big crumbs. You can add another tablespoon of oil if needed.
Make the cake:
In a large mixing bowl, mix together curdled milk, sugar, canola oil and vanilla. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until smooth.
Pour cake batter into prepared pan. Add spoonfuls of jam randomly on top of the batter and use a knife to swirl it in. Evenly sprinkle on the topping and pat it down just a bit. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted through the center comes out clean.
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March 30, 2011 at 12:09 am: FoodFeud
I made the plain version of this from Vegan Brunch and brought it on the train, warm, to a dinner party and the people next to me were totally all over the bag. It went over quite well. The raspberry sounds like an amazing add in.
March 30, 2011 at 12:32 am: muzicgirl
looks goooooood
March 30, 2011 at 12:56 am: Erica
What could you substitute for the canola oil?
March 30, 2011 at 1:27 am: IsaChandra
To make it lowfat?
March 30, 2011 at 1:16 am: Sami
re Erica What could you substitute for the canola oil? i would use virgin coconut oil yummy
March 30, 2011 at 3:24 am: Kristina
Yum! This looks amazing! Erica – you could use half applesauce, it won't be as good, but it will be lower in fat.
March 30, 2011 at 5:59 am: Michelle
This sounds de-fricken-licious.
March 30, 2011 at 2:40 pm: sparkythewonderdog
This is one of all time favorite recipes. I usually make banana-chocolate chip. YUM!!
March 30, 2011 at 11:05 pm: jess
I know that crumbcake!
That is all (besides good luck with the bake salt and stuff).
March 31, 2011 at 12:39 am: IsaChandra
Ha, I was gonna shout you out but I suck.
March 31, 2011 at 9:37 pm: Meg
Fantastic. So much better than Mom's :)
April 1, 2011 at 2:39 pm: Amy in Belgium
This is so good! I just made it for my kids and we love it! I did substitute vegan margarine for the oil in the crumble topping – it seemed easier to me to do it that way…
BTW I recently got your new cookbook and have been enjoying trying out the recipes!
April 1, 2011 at 3:11 pm: Melomeals: Vegan for $3.33 a Day
Oh yum! This looks delicious
April 1, 2011 at 3:29 pm: SaraJane
I can say with authority that these are the bomb. Everyone should make them right away.
April 2, 2011 at 1:03 pm: Anna
this cake looks so good! I bought a bunch of rhubarb today.. do you think they'd be a tasty addition to the dough? (apparently it would be a vegan version of this !! :)
April 2, 2011 at 9:21 pm: nicolezh
I do this all the time when I'm in need of a cake everyone will enjoy. It's super easy, fuss-free and goes well with jam (I did rosehip last time), frozen fruit and choc chips. 2 minutes prep, around 30 minutes in the oven- you're done and everybody's happy.
April 4, 2011 at 2:51 am: elizabeth
can you use brown rice flour?
April 4, 2011 at 7:37 am: Julianne
I made the choc chip version (with 1/2 cup rather than 1 cup chips) but lowered the fat content by replacing half the oil with applesauce. It was one of the best cakes I have ever made – absolutely delicious!
April 5, 2011 at 1:35 am: VegWhoHatesTofu
Oh yum! I love coffee cake! Haven't tried making a vegan one yet but I will be making one soon… maybe right now :)
April 10, 2011 at 3:14 am: JamTop
So good!!! Made this for a potluck and people could not believe it was vegan!
April 10, 2011 at 3:53 pm: Megan, This Vegan House
Made this to bring to work (Labor and Delivery unit) one night. It's one of the best cakes I've made, and everyone was impressed. I love when it gets to the point where someone says, "This is amazing. Wait, aren't you vegan?" Uh, yes.
Thanks for another crowd pleaser.
April 10, 2011 at 8:38 pm: Beth
I made this yesterday and it was fantastic! It was very easy, too. I used raspberry all-fruit spread instead of the jam and it worked just as well. I'm going to make it for a work birthday breakfast next week. Thanks for the recipe!
April 11, 2011 at 10:09 am: Liz
This recipe is just great! I loved it. I can´t eat gluten so I just subbed regular flour with an all purpose baking gluten free flour mix, and had good results. I also didn´t have vanilla on hand so I used amaretto, and found that it was a great combination with the raspberry.
April 12, 2011 at 12:52 am: Monica
This made my house smell awesome! It tasted even better than it smelled. This will be my new go to coffee cake.
April 15, 2011 at 3:18 am: Audrey Rainbolt
I can't wait to make this! Raspberry jam is my all time favorite and I have all the ingredients in my pantry.
April 15, 2011 at 10:05 pm: Anna
so I made the cake with a rhubarb sauce (with a few strawberries tossed in, for a stronger colour) instead of the jam today and the combination is delicious! The only downside are the crumbs – it seems like I used too little oil (although I did use 1/4 c) and they just taste and look like flour with some sugar :( (therefore simply removed them from the cake *sigh)
April 17, 2011 at 12:18 am: Stacey T.
I adore this recipe! This is the best vegan dessert I've ever tasted! Instead of jam, I heated a cup of berries in a sauce pan with a little sugar. It makes a very moist cake.
April 18, 2011 at 5:03 am: Angela
Made this tonight with pomegranate preserves and it was DIVINE!
April 18, 2011 at 4:02 pm: IsaChandra
Good idea, that sounds great!
April 18, 2011 at 5:22 pm: Angela
Question–my crumbcake turned out much puffier and not as neat and tidy looking as the pieces in your photo…….it's because I used whole wheat pastry flour, isn't it? Whatev, it's still delicious and fairly photogenic!
April 18, 2011 at 8:58 pm: IsaChandra
It could be, WW pastry is a bit finer. But I'm not sure why it would be puffier.
April 19, 2011 at 1:25 pm: Kristie
Holly Mollie! I love this recipe. Untouched it's sublime. Your always the best
April 19, 2011 at 3:13 pm: Angela
Weird! Based on the photo, I'd say my cake turned out to be about 1/4 taller, maybe a little more. I always use whole wheat flours for my sweets to assuage my guilt, but maybe I'll use white for this recipe next time and see what happens.
April 19, 2011 at 3:59 pm: IsaChandra
Oh the cake was puffier, I thought you meant the topping! Well, yes, all flours vary from brand to brand so there is always a chance of things looking different. I was confused on how the opping could be puffy, it sounded cute.
April 19, 2011 at 8:34 pm: wendopolis
This cake was delicious. EVen my husband thought so! I think next time I will try using applesauce for part of the oil–it kind of upset tummies. yum.
April 19, 2011 at 9:48 pm: sarah.
this is magical. i have an evil electric oven that foils about 95% of my baking endeavors, but this looked so good i just had to try. sent some to work with my husband this morning, and received a text an hour later saying, "i love isa". it's an all around winner!
we even heated a couple slices up and had with a scoop of vegan ice cream for dessert! in the future, i would make with the 1/2 applesauce for oil substitute, but for special events or feeding non-vegans, i'd make just as is. it's worth it to splurge on fancy preserves, too!
April 27, 2011 at 2:31 pm: Karyn
Can I use sunflower oil instead of canola oil?
April 27, 2011 at 2:48 pm: IsaChandra
April 27, 2011 at 2:53 pm: Karyn
Awesome thanks! Looks amazing! I will be making this for Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale this Saturday in Montclair, NJ.
April 30, 2011 at 5:14 pm: Lauren
I made this and the center came out very goo-like. I baked it for 35 minutes initially and then left it in for an extra 6 minutes. Still goo. Should I be cooking it longer than that?
April 30, 2011 at 6:55 pm: IsaChandra
First things first…do you have an oven thermometer?
April 30, 2011 at 8:27 pm: Elise
For the topping, I used maple syrup instead of canola oil. It's a bit stickier, but still makes crumbles and tastes delicious!
May 5, 2011 at 2:51 am: Kristina
I just made these with coconut oil and black currant jam.
I placed the batter in a Ziploc bag with the jam and mixed it lightly, then squeezed the batter into individual muffins foils.
Took about 14 mins or so to cook all the way through.
My 16 month old and I shared 3 right after they cooled!
May 17, 2011 at 4:27 pm: Leslie, the Home Maker
Yes. I am yelling.
June 4, 2011 at 10:13 pm: Andria
I made this for a work meeting last week, and EVERYONE has asked for the recipe since! I'd like to try and make it with coconut oil–does anyone have any feed back who's tried it this way?
June 5, 2011 at 1:50 am: Trista
This was super easy and very satisfying. I made one batch with the canola oil used in topping and one with butter in the topping. I wrapped them up and froze them for later consumption. They freeze well and go fabulously with a warm cup of coffee. Great way to start your morning!
June 7, 2011 at 4:00 am: Galvetraz
Very yummy, it was well received :-)
June 18, 2011 at 12:42 pm: Leah
I just made this with fresh blueberries instead of the jam and it's delicious! Thanks, Isa!
June 20, 2011 at 3:18 pm: Andria
okay, just made another batch with fig and raspberry jam. my husband is a firefighter and brought it into the firehouse yesterday, and they were all raving about it!!!! especially his captain. he's demanded another round. so, your crumble/coffeecake, is firefighter approved :)
June 22, 2011 at 9:03 pm: greenmandarin
I just made this…AWESOME!!
June 26, 2011 at 6:16 am: emilie
Wow that cake sure does look heavenly!
June 26, 2011 at 6:17 am: emilie
I will have to have a crack at making it, sounds like it went down well with everyone else!
July 4, 2011 at 10:16 pm: Julie
Wow, I just made this and it is soooo good. I replaced the refined sugars by using Turbinado in the place of Sugar, Palm Sugar in the place of Brown Sugar and Fruit Spread as my Jam. It turned out perfect. You are a crumbcake genius!
July 6, 2011 at 9:21 am: The Amazing Kim
Another success story! I thought I messed it up, because I made twice the amount but only used a medium-seed tin. (Was obviously suffering the mental effects from acute cake deficiency.) But with an extra 15 minutes it was fine. I think this cake is pretty much indestructible.
I can think of so many variations too: peanut butter in the crumb topping, oats or coconut in the mix, custard as well as jam… I think it is my scientific duty to investigate all these options thoroughly.
July 21, 2011 at 9:58 pm: J
Can I use frozen raspberries instead of raspberry jam? And how would I modify that?
July 21, 2011 at 11:38 pm: IsaChandra
I'd just put some frozen raspberries in the batter, and give it 5 extra minutes cooking time.
July 23, 2011 at 7:01 pm: caitlin
would it be okay to use flaxseed oil instead of canola oil?
July 23, 2011 at 9:38 pm: IsaChandra
I think flaxseed oil gets bitter when cooked, try avocado oil or safflower oil.
August 15, 2011 at 3:38 pm: kitten
i made this yesterday as written. it was delicious, though i did slightly undercook it. there was a bit too much topping i thought, and it was a bit flour-y, but maybe i didn't press it down enough? anyway, next time i make this i think i'll put a very small layer of the crumb topping in the pan before i pour the batter over it, and then use the rest on top. in all this was a great recipe and was very delicious with a cold glass of almond milk.
August 18, 2011 at 8:08 pm: Mo
Awesome! I subbed 1/2 cup of blueberry preserves for the raspberry jam – and it came out perfect! I will definitely be making this again. Thanks for the recipe!
August 28, 2011 at 6:24 am: Christina
Made this today-it was AWESOME. It didn't look like your photo-mine was fluffier, as I used sifted cake flour instead of A.P. I also added cinnamon & more vanilla, and a lot less jam than called for, but I digress-IT WAS DELICIOUS!!! Non-vegans in my house won't stop eating it!
August 31, 2011 at 7:49 pm: Ryan
Normally I love anything with crumble topping, but this one had an unpleasant canola oil taste. Otherwise it was a really good cake and I'll probably make it again using melted margarine for the topping instead.
September 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm: Rachel.C
this is absolutely amazing i made it for my parents and i and we enjoyed it sooo much and it is amazing with coffee :) thank you for posting this i will defiantly make this again
September 8, 2011 at 7:05 pm: Kelly
Thank you, this recipe went over very well with my omnivore mother and boyfriend! My boyfriend even claimed to not like raspberries. I used almond milk, and it didn't curdle visibly, but it still came out fine. I may try soy milk in the future, but I didn't have any on hand. It's a new go-to recipe for me!
October 12, 2011 at 4:32 pm: Andrea
Should these be refrigerated if made the night before a brunch or can they stay out as long as they are covered?
October 13, 2011 at 1:08 am: Jean
I don't know what I did wrong but my cake came out gummy. Although, my kids didn't mind and ate it happily.
December 22, 2011 at 12:49 am: Miranda
I think I might try this but substitute an apple cinnamon concoction instead of the respberry jam…
January 2, 2012 at 5:12 pm: omGoshI'mVegan
This crumble cake is fantastic. Bit hit with everyone and east to put together.
January 8, 2012 at 6:55 am: Kendra
Delicious! I also made mine gluten free by using a GF flour blend. I will probably modify the crumb topping next time and use up the blackberries I've bean hoarding! Thank you!
January 15, 2012 at 4:08 pm: Aaron
Like several other people, the crumbs didn't work out for me. By the end of 40 minutes, the cake was well done but the crumbs were just balls of oil, flour, and sugar. Maybe 375 isn't enough? Should I have put the rack at the top of the oven? In the end I tried to use the broiler to finish the top, and ended up burning the crumbs and ruining the cake.
January 15, 2012 at 9:58 pm: Tiffany
I made this successfully the first round ( I had vegetable oil, had just run out of canola). But, the next two times (with canola) it came out gummy :/ it still tasted okay, but it wasn't the beautiful fluffy cake like the first time. Maybe it was the extra oil I used for the topping seeped down? I did have to cook it longer, because my oven doesn't seem to be as hot as it says… I have to always bake cookies 2-3 minutes longer, and cakes 5-10 minutes longer. Need a thermometer! I want to try coconut oil, but it is SO oily, I've been afraid to try. Will try the applesauce suggestion.
February 3, 2012 at 3:18 pm: OmahaScratch
This looks great. I think I will try this with apple preserves and cinnamon instead of raspberry since I already have the raspberry truffle brownies on my to bake list! You know, a girl's gotta mix it up a bit.
February 20, 2012 at 5:45 am: Emily
This is by far one of my favorite recipes! They turned out beautifully, and the topping was perfect. Thank you!
March 8, 2012 at 2:25 am: Michele
It was AMAZING. I'm always craving something at night, and this definately hits the spot. I also used vegetable oil as a substitute. I was amazing, thank you.
March 22, 2012 at 5:15 am: Meaghan
I just made this the other night with blueberry preserves and it was deeelicious! Although next time I think I am going to try less flour and more brown sugar for the topping. Seemed a little too bland and flour-y for my tastes.
May 16, 2012 at 2:44 pm: Cindy
Can you double or triple this recipes?
June 26, 2012 at 6:03 pm: Poppy
Mmmm. I made this with guava paste today in place of the jam. So good!
August 3, 2012 at 2:30 pm: Nadia
One word: YUM. I made it with rice bran oil and pineapple jam simple because these are what I had at home and it was FANTASTIC! I'm a newlywed and I'm totally fooling my new husband into thinking I'm a great cook with your awesome recipes! Thank you for another winner, Isa!
August 4, 2012 at 2:11 pm: Cate
Can this be made gluten free? Has anyone tried it and with which flour?
August 7, 2012 at 7:07 pm: coffee maker rating
Normally I do not read post on blogs, however I would like to say that this write-up very forced me to check out and do so! Your writing taste has been surprised me. Thanks, very nice article.
September 26, 2012 at 11:35 pm: Zach
I was making these and my friend snuck some Maker's Mark in the batter. It turned out AMAZING. My non-veggie friend absolutely loved it. (I used almond milk instead of soy, Braggs ACV, organic sugars and jam, coconut oil instead of canola, and real salt)
October 2, 2012 at 7:43 am: Chris
Just made this tonight but instead of the raspberry jam I used chocolate chips. The cake and topping were delicious so I highly recommend it as it is sure to please everyone. My only issue was a few of us found the topping to be on the salty/floury tasting side. I did use coconut oil instead of the canola oil as it is one of the few oils my tummy can tolerate. Any suggestions as to why my topping turned out this way? Any modifications? thanks
October 26, 2012 at 4:21 am: Amanda
I just made this and only had the ingredients to make half. I put it in cupcake form and baked it for around 17 minutes. It turned out amazing. I also used sugar that had a vanilla bean sitting in it so it was vanilla infused. I highly recommend this recipe. It's super easy to make and very very good!
January 22, 2013 at 10:39 pm: Sofia
I made two batches, one with sour cherries in syrup and one with a prune preserve. The sour cherries were MUCH better, perfect actually . I think this cake is best with a very acid preserve, or even cranberry sauce. I wouldn't even bother with a low-acid fruit like apricot or peach jam, but that's just me.
In answer to one of the commenters, I made it the day before and left it at room temperature, sealed in a bag after it cooled completely. No problem. I wouldn't worry about it fermenting within 24 hours, even at 90 degrees summer heat.
In answer to the commenters whose crumbs were dry, I've learned that flours vary a bit in dryness. I use King Arthur white whole wheat, and when I occasionally use Gold Medal flour, I find that the Gold Medal is much dryer. In that case I would add a tablespoon (or as needed) of extra oil to the crumbs or water to the batter- go for the desired texture of the batter or crumbs, not the strict amounts in the recipe.
My only complaint is that this cake is supposed to serve 8. I could finish it myself in two days. ;-)
April 19, 2013 at 5:20 pm: Colleen
I needed to do a gluten-free baking demonstration that would involve group participation. I thought this would be great, as there are enough steps to keep there from being "too many cooks in the kitchen."
To make successfully gluten free while using some of the cheapest gluten free flours and not having to buy xantham gum, I simply replaced all the topping flour with oat flour. For the cake mix, I do one cup rice flour and 1/4 oat flour. I also add one flax egg (1 TB flaxmeal in 3 TB water) and use only 1/4 cup oil in the batter. The flax egg gives more binding power, but if you don't take away some oil, it becomes too moist and doesn't bake up too well.
June 15, 2013 at 4:57 pm: Adela
I made a double batch today, one with blackberry jam and the other with an orange marmalade. Also I used the apple crisp topping instead of the crumble because I like the crisp texture better.
July 19, 2013 at 8:17 pm: Jill Meyers
Is nutritional information available?
December 2, 2013 at 9:40 pm: DW
I made this for the first time ever for Thanksgiving this year. My husband took one bite, looked at me and goes "you HAVE to make this regularly." I did it with some cherry jam, and it turned out great the first time — I never worry about that with your recipes. Thank you for all the noms!
February 5, 2014 at 6:04 am: Amanda
This is super yummy! Thanks for the recipe :)
May 12, 2014 at 10:31 pm: Steanie
Delicious overall, but I think there's about half a cup too much crumb on this crumb cake. I scraped a lot of the topping off upon tasting, because it was overwhelming on the relatively thin slice of cake.
I baked it in a square, glass dish at 370 degrees for 38 minutes, and served it with a scoop of coconut ice cream.
July 8, 2014 at 2:51 am: Leslie
THIS IS DELICIOUS! My favorite coffee crumb cake ever. For real. It's heavenly!!
July 13, 2014 at 5:16 pm: Valentina
I made it today from Vegan Brunch, I'm buying all of your books because I love your recipes.
This cake is amazing and all the family loved it (non-vegans too!)
December 23, 2014 at 2:29 am: Liza
Made this cake yesterday. It is very very good!!!! Question though- the middle came out weter then I thought it should. It still tasted very good. But I am just wondering if you have any thoughts on why that may be. I baked it for about 40 minutes, toothpick came out dry, but the very middle was kind of cheesecakee.
February 26, 2016 at 1:29 pm: Cate
I followed the directions as is and it was perfect! I will be making this recipe again and again! Thank you!


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INDIANAPOLIS — When Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500, an incredible moment was made more special because it in his last attempt with crew chief Steve Letarte.
Letarte helped Earnhardt resurrect his career the past four seasons. But he told his driver last November and revealed publicly in January that he would leave Hendrick Motorsports after the 2014 season to work as an analyst for NBC Sports.
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As he heads into the season's second half, Earnhardt will cherish the last 17 races with Letarte. He knows that a win in Sunday's Crown Royal 400 would mean a great deal at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But this also is the time that talk would heat up on who might replace Letarte in 2015, the time when decisions will be made in hope of avoiding distractions during the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
It will be interesting to see if Hendrick Motorsports looks in-house and promotes a car chief or engineer from one of its other teams. Example: Jimmie Johnson car chief Ron Malec.
Hendrick could look to affiliate JR Motorsports, but Greg Ives has done such a good job with Chase Elliott that it would be natural to keep them together and move them to Cup when the time is right.
Several former Hendrick employees are now crew chiefs, including Joe Gibbs Racing's Darian Grubb, with Denny Hamlin. Chris Heroy (Kyle Larson) and Keith Rodden (Jamie McMurray) have left Hendrick in recent years for Chip Ganassi Racing. It's questionable whether Hendrick would want to mess with the crew chief of an organization that leases engines from it.
As for his involvement in a decision, "Everybody is kind of talking a little bit," Earnhardt said. "We haven't really sat down and got down to real serious discussion about it. The people involved in the decision-making have some great ideas.
"The conversations are starting to happen. We'll see how that works itself out."
After back-to-back finishes outside the top-20 in points, Earnhardt won three races and made the Chase each season since being paired with Letarte in 2011. He is having his best season in a decade with two victories, nine top-fives and sitting second in the standings.
"Any race I win with Steve this year is very special because of his last year," Earnhardt said. "We'll take a win anywhere. He is one of the guys that is one of the best on the box when it comes to strategy.
"This style of race and the way the tire is going to play into that, this is right in his wheelhouse. He is going to give us a great opportunity."


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You won't be watching any NHL hockey until after Halloween at the earliest. The NHL has cancelled another group of games. The earliest games could be played now would be after November 1st and, realistically, that's probably not going to happen.
In addition, the league gave the Players' Association an October 25 deadline to allow a full season. Don't bet on it.


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Study of the non-Western world has had little impact upon theorising about the state and politics in the West. The roundtable seeks to offset this and to argue the particularity of the Western political experience, the theoretical relevance of the non-Western world and to initiate a census of the richly divergent study of the state outside of the West.
9:30-10:00 Opening
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Richard Boyd (Leiden)
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:00 Session 2: The State in the Middle East
Charles Tripp (SOAS)
12:00-12:45 Session 3: The State in Africa
Martin Doornbos (ISS)
12:45-14:30 Lunch
14:30-15:15 Session 4: The State in Southeast Asia
Richard Robison (ISS)
15:15-15:45 Coffe Break
15:45-16:30 Session 5: The State in East Asia
Tak-Wing Ngo (Leiden)
16:30-17:00 Conclusion
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Constitution as adopted on 28 June 1992.
Article 6
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Article 21
(2) No person may be held in custody for more than 48 hours without specific permission by a court. Such a decision shall be promptly made known to the person in custody in a language and in a manner he or she understands.
Article 37
Article 51
(2) In localities where at least half of the permanent residents belong to an ethnic minority, all persons shall have the right to receive answers from state and local government authorities and their officials in the language of that ethnic minority.
Article 52
(2) In localities where the language of the majority of the population is other than Estonian, local government authorities may use the language of the majority of the permanent residents of that locality for internal communication, to the extent and in accordance with procedures established by law.
(3) The use of foreign languages, including the languages of ethnic minorities, by state authorities and in court, and pre-trial proceedings shall be established by law.
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