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Fried Chocolate and Banana Ravioli
- 1 medium banana, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces to yield about 3/4 cup
- 1/4 packed cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 16 won ton wrappers
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella) or creamy peanut butter
- Vegetable oil, for frying
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
In a small bowl, combine the banana, sugar and walnuts. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the edges of each won ton wrapper. Put about a teaspoon of the chocolate-hazelnut spread in the center of each wrapper and top with 1 to 2 teaspoons of the banana mixture. Fold 1 corner of each won ton wrapper diagonally over the filling to form a triangle. Press the edges together to seal and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Fill a large heavy-bottomed saucepan with about 3/4-inch oil. Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F. (If you dont have a thermometer, a cube of bread will brown in about 2 minutes.) Fry the ravioli, 2 or 3 at a time, turning occasionally, until golden, about 60 to 70 seconds. Drain on paper towels. Cool for 2 minutes and serve warm.
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
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only slightly wrong...this is addressed by both james & my own posts just previous: the hugely, overly expensive 4 disc set does appear to have the original tracks in their original time sequence on, what is it, disc #3 ?
but without (other than) a hugely overly expensive way to check it out (or a complete, side by side comparison by someone very familiar with the original lost mccartney 2 tracks being posted) i guess there is no way to know for sure.
i saw a track listing w/times somewhere and it appears that the 3rd disc is the original times and tracks: this is what i have on my club sandwich version;
side one
front parlour 5:06 (remix/cut to 3:31 for public release)
frozen jap 5:30 (r/c 3:38)
all you horseriders 3:34
blue sway 6:04
side two
temporary secretary 3:05 (slowed down to 3:13)
on the way 3:27 (3:36; not sure if it is slowed, remixed or cut)
mr h atom 2:17
summers day song 3:16 (instrumental)
you know i'll get you baby 3:35
bogey wobble 3:14
side three
darkroom 3:38 (2:18, different mix)
one of these days 3:26 (3:34 !)
secret friend 10:05
bogey music 3;17 (3:25)
side four
check my machine 8:39 (5:44 !!)
waterfalls (i need love) 4;29 (slowed down 4;42)
nobody knows 2;44
coming up 5:26 (3:51; some verses & chorus eliminated, remixed)
all in all...that is $60 to get what should've been on the two disc version to begin with...

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Updated:Watch Special Envoy Gration Take Questions on Sudan
Watch Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration and National Security Council Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs Samantha Power discuss the Obama Administration's Sudan policy during a special live webcast on WhiteHouse.gov and Facebook at 3:00 pm. EST on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Join the conversation and watch as Save Darfur Coalition President Jerry Fowler and STAND Student Director Layla Amjadi pose questions from members of the advocacy community. The advocacy community has played in an important role in raising awareness about the situation in Sudan. By maintaining an open conversation and working together, we can make a real difference toward progress for the Sudanese people.
We hope you will join us and encourage you to invite your friends and family on Facebook to participate in the chat as this conversation unfolds.
Dalia in France writes:
Madame Secretary of State, you have repeatedly said that the situation of women and girls in conflict zones is at the top of your country's foreign policy agenda, yet the issue of women's rights in Sudan rarely makes it to the negotiating table with the NCP and SPLM. We appreciate the efforts the United States put to stop violence against women in Darfur, in addition to the recent adoption of the United Nations Resolution to Combat Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict. However we urge you to pay attention to the situation of women in all of Sudan. Talks about the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) have never included women's rights in a concrete and detailed manner and have failed to highlight discriminatory laws, such as Public Order Laws and Article 152 of the Sudanese Penal Code, awaiting reform to mirror the Interim National Constitution and the CPA. Also the U.S. administration has not issued any statements expressing concern during the two-month trial of journalist Lubna Hussien and 12 other women arrested for "indecent dress" that ended in early September. We are requesting that women's human rights are given priority in America's foreign policy towards Sudan. What are your future plans regarding the visibility of women's rights in future talks with the GoS (SPLM and NCP)?
John in Canada writes:
Almost an hour long and very informative interview and very forthright and transparent regarding our mission on behalf of those suffering in Darfur and the Sudan. Scott Gration is well versed and deeply motivated to help and to save lives. There are so many dots to connect and he seems to have a good handle on the situation. Semper Fi Jack


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About the Author: Ambassador John Herbst serves as the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the U.S. Department of State.
A strategic roadmap for civilians engaged in reconstruction and stabilization missions is long overdue. As the United States and its international partners remain committed to Afghanistan, the need for strategic guidance that is comprehensive, institutionalized, and truly shared across institutions has never been clearer.
Today, the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization is pleased to announce the Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction— the first strategic "doctrine" ever produced for civilian planners and practitioners involved in peacebuilding missions. It is a practical roadmap for helping countries transition from violent conflict to peace. Exactly one year ago today, the U.S. Army rolled out its unprecedented Field Manual 3-07: Stability Operations, which established the U.S. military's support role in these operations. The Guiding Principles manual released today is a complementary publication, designed to support the civilian side of the U.S. interagency — those entrusted to lead these challenging missions.
Developed by the United States Institute of Peace and the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, the Guiding Principles manual offers two important contributions: 1) a comprehensive set of shared principles and 2) a shared strategic framework. Both rise directly from the enormous wealth of knowledge and experience that has accrued across the global peacebuilding community over the last two decades. The development of the manual involved intensive vetting and consultation sessions with NATO planners, British stabilizers, UN peacebuilders and other key partners. It also involved a thorough review of hundreds of doctrinal documents produced by the very institutions that have toiled in these difficult environments.
The strategic framework is the cornerstone of the manual and is based on a validated construct of common End States, Necessary Conditions and Major Approaches. It embraces five shared end states for these missions: a safe and secure environment, rule of law, stable governance, a sustainable economy and social well-being. Together, the framework and shared principles offer a critical tool for educating and training the hundreds of officers in the Active, Standby and Reserve components of the U.S. Department of State's Civilian Response Corps.
While there is no silver bullet for the immense complexities of these operations, the Guiding Principles manual is a must-read for all levels of individuals involved in any aspect of a reconstruction and stabilization mission, be it decision-making, assessment, planning, training and education, implementation or metrics. It is the bible for reconstruction and stabilization operations.
Our mission in the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization is to lead, coordinate and institutionalize U.S. government civilian capacity to respond in these environments. The manual augments this mission by establishing a set of baseline principles that can help improve U.S. interagency cooperation, along with cooperation with our partners at home and abroad, including national governments, international institutions and nongovernmental organizations. By institutionalizing and translating into practical guidance the many lessons we have learned, we can help free decision makers, planners and practitioners from the ad hoc approaches of the past.
David in Texas writes:
Dear Madame Secretary:
I applaud the plan to begin a Reconstruction & Stabilization. It is the best solution presented thus far! My only concern is that WE (The United States) recognize that it will be very tempting to reassert military actions when progress wains -- or is uneven. Safeguards against this must be in place. Once Reconstruction & Stabilization begins, we must take the view that there is no looking back -- only way out is forward - not a return to military action.
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
This post reveals a peculiar species of doublespeak - we invaded Afghanistan and now we are "peace-building"? That would be almost funny if it were not for our guys who died there.
We were told that the Taliban, the former government of Afghanistan, refused to extradite Osama bin Laden without proof of involvement in the attack on the World Trade Center, and that is the only reason ever announced publicly to explain why we invaded Afghanistan.
If Afghanistan no longer has Osama bin Laden available for extradition, doesn't our continued occupation of the country constitute a violation of international law?
Assuming it is even remotely lawful to attack, invade and occupy a nation over a refusal to extradite one of its residents without evidence of guilt, isn't our ongoing war distracting us from our search for Osama bin Laden?
Zharkov in U.S.A. writes:
NATO was created and exists solely as a mutual defense organization.
By treaty, NATO members agreed to defend any member nation that is attacked by another country.
Afghanistan was never a member nation.
Afghanistan never attacked the U.S., which is a member.
The U.S. was attacked, according to the Bush Administration, by a private citizen - Osama bin Laden.
The Taliban, a former government of Afghanistan refused to extradite Osama bin Laden without proof of wrongdoing, and that is the only reason announced publicly to explain why we are in Afghanistan today.
So why is NATO in Afghanistan?
Does NATO's presence in Afghanistan violate its own charter?
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi, John, & People of the Department of State's Web Site.
I Like The New Guiding Principles Manual, it sounds very well thought out . It's nice to know The States Department has a plan for the complex operation,of helping to rebuild,secure and train people to handle
this very challenging job.
I wish you and our partner Countries the best on the Transformation of Afghanistan .
Thanks for writing-in John H.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Dear to ..
Is an access method which is small tactical.
To agmented dispatch of the military force approves. if,,,,,If but with criticism public opinion later is conscious the expense which will occur, the training employs the natives with the military personnel;
Thinks training the military personnel "blackwater" method public opinion one also is small quite the same editorial escort enterprise to do to keep.(Or the military force of similar environment training.)
The training method of the U.S. army is a many cultural difference to them, internally thinks that almost the effect of training does not appear. When the salary which comes to be recognized with army serious disturbance kind of occupation is not provided, who will disobey an order thinks in the natives.The public opinion of criticism follows but cooperation of the natives without thinks the thing where a more casualty will come out.
If executes in if, this also the criticism public opinion follows, but is quite an opinion which is personal.
Donald in Virginia writes:
My question is why won't Pakistan allow the U.S. Marines on it's soil? Seems to me that Pakistan does not have a security program that prevents terrorists in its own country from attacking.
The United States Military should consider placing gun turrents around the entire country of Afghanistan, a better border defense with big guns. I'm sure the US.. Government can find those 16" guns we took off the battleships to help with the mission in Afghanistan if needed.
I believe the President of the United States needs to make a decison. The General says he needs 40,000 troops, either you send him 40,000 or 80 to 100,000 troops, or just pull out of these wars all together. Only the President of the United States can make this decison.
The Moral levels in Afghanistan must be at the lowest. Our troops need a Commander - in - Chief that will support the mission or get our troops out of there.
Admiral Arleigh Burke once said, "The difference between good officers and great officers, was being able to make a decison." Burke could make a decison in less than 10 seconds, if he can do it...so can President Barack Obama.
Waiting will only cost more American lives, you can't continue going in the past but move foward.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
There are none ...and why:
Pakistan is tired of being put in the middle and wants to handle things themselves. The present ruling government wants to control their country as they see fit; but you can bet they will take any American aid fiscally or military hardware. They no longer want or wish to be under U.S. influence. That was made clear by their Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday. You can view it on CSPAN.
Yes, the U.S. provided them with WMD; but, we have a very poor political history with using them as far back as secrete meetings with Arafat, so Israel would not know we were in negotiations with them decades ago. That has been their leverage.
The question of narcotics was not brought up; but, that is a concern as trade routes do go through Pakistan. Perhaps, that is the reason they are not concerned that the Taliban is just 60 miles from their doorstep.
It is like grabbing Jell-O if we cannot sandwich the Taliban and Al Qaida between borders, they know that.
So what does that tell you? More Americans will die, more money will go down the drain; but, if we do nothing both the Taliban and AQ will get stronger and move into Iraq again, perhaps Syria and engage with Iran for a WMD.
It is a paradox which will cost us dearly regardless of which direction we take.
They will let us win an area, rebuild, then attack when our guard is down or we are gone; because, the bottom line is: Afghanistan does not have enough troops, police, resources or population base to prevent it -- today, tomorrow or in the future -- and they full well know it.
We have to be all in or get out...
Ron in New York writes:
Long Overdue; and a Long Way Down.....
No question USG Development/Stabilization efforts have been fragmented and side-lined....But look closely at the picture...the road to stability and development is a rugged and dangerous one...if security
is not established and maintained; we go over the edge...and it is a long way down..security is only possible when the governance has integrity....otherwise; the projects and resources are diverted...and the good personnel go right over the edge.


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I have a Larrivee with a factory Element StagePro. I would LOVE to add a microphone dual system like the Anthem StagePro, but I'm wondering if the preamp is the same size? Can I replace the Element preamp without having to modify my guitars body?
I have a Larrivee with a factory Element StagePro. I would LOVE to add a microphone dual system like the Anthem StagePro, but I'm wondering if the preamp is the same size? Can I replace the Element preamp without having to modify my guitars body?
If you actually have the "Stage Pro" Element and not an older "Onboard" system, then the Stage Pro Anthem preamp is the exact same size.
You could purchase a Stage Pro Anthem and just install the mic and the preamp. The Element and the output jack can be left in the guitar for use with the new preamp.
Awesome! I have the Stage Pro Anthem, and it's definitely worth the upgrade from the Element.
I'm kinda blown away by the upgrade, it is literally night and day better sounding!
Fantastic to hear!
I'm glad that you are enjoying the Anthem.
All the best!
Sorry for posting here but I prefer not to open a new one. Can the Anthem Stage Pro be coupled with Hex Pickups?
Hey Orio,
The Anthem is a delicately tuned system that was built strictly around the Element and the Anthem Tru-Mic. Replacing the Element with any other pickup will cause a host of compatibility issues with the Anthem's pickup input, the interaction with the mic, and the other preamp circuitry. So it is not something that I would even recommend attempting. The capacitance and output levels between the Element and the Hex pickups actually put them on virtually opposite sides of the pickup spectrum.
If you have Hex pickups that you would like to use in a blending system with another pickup, there are other systems that are compatible with the Hex pickups. If that's something you are interested in, let me know, and I can get you more information.
All the best!
Hi Caleb, thank you very much for your support. I wish to use a blending system and if you can suggest me what I can use with Hex pickup it will be great!
The Hex pickups can be used as an alternate source in the Dual Source or the iMix system. Both of these systems have high/low gain switches on them, so the Hex pickups can be utilized with minimal modifications. You would still have to use the surface-mount capacitors that were included in the Hex system in order to make the Hex output level compatible with one of these systems.
Do you currently have a set of Hex pickups? Because they were recently discontinued, and they may be difficult to find and purchase if you don't already have them.


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The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that individual taxpayers' deductions of home mortgage interest reduced federal revenue by about $80 billion in 2009. Also, in its most recently completed comprehensive study of individual taxpayer compliance for 2001, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) found that 12 percent to 14 percent of individual taxpayers deducting mortgage interest misreported deducted amounts. About half of taxpayers underreported the deduction while about half overreported.
Subject to various limitations, taxpayers may deduct interest on home mortgages or mortgage refinancings. Additionally, taxpayers with rental real estate are ordinarily allowed to deduct mortgage interest expenses for their rental properties from their rental income.
Lending institutions and other third parties are required to report to taxpayers and IRS on a Form 1098 Mortgage Interest Statement the amount of mortgage interest taxpayers paid during the year, if more than $600.
IRS has the opportunity to collect additional information about taxpayers' mortgages to help it determine whether taxpayers are deducting correct amounts of mortgage interest and identify the most productive cases to examine. Requiring expanded information on mortgage interest could also improve voluntary compliance, as taxpayers tend to more accurately report items that third parties report on information returns, such as Form 1098.
Lending institutions are generally required to report on Form 1098 the amounts of mortgage interest taxpayers paid during the year, but the form does not include other items, such as (1) the address of the property secured by the mortgage to which the interest on the form relates, (2) outstanding mortgage debt balances on the property, and (3) an indicator of whether the mortgage interest is for a loan that was refinanced during the current year.
Because a property address is not currently required on Form 1098, IRS cannot use an automated process to determine whether a taxpayer's deducted mortgage interest corresponds to a residence that is eligible for the deduction. For example, IRS cannot automatically determine if addresses reported on Form 1098 match the addresses that taxpayers list on their tax returns. Also, IRS is less able to determine if the interest reported on Form 1098 is for a property used for rental or personal purposes.
Because Form 1098 shows the dollar amount of interest a taxpayer paid in a year but not the mortgage balance, IRS's computer-matching program comparing Form 1098 to tax returns cannot be used by itself to determine whether taxpayers claimed interest on mortgages in excess of the legal limitations. For example, taxpayers generally cannot deduct interest on mortgage debt exceeding $1.1 million. Also, because Form 1098 does not show whether interest paid is from a refinanced mortgage, IRS cannot readily tell whether taxpayers are complying with rules specific to refinancing, such as the rule to amortize certain types of prepaid interest, or points.
To provide additional information that could further IRS efforts to identify taxpayers improperly deducting mortgage interest, GAO recommended in July 2009 that IRS revise Form 1098 to include information on the address of a property securing a mortgage, mortgage balances, and an indicator of whether the mortgage is for a current year refinancing. GAO also recommended, in August 2010, requiring mortgage-secured property addresses to be reported on other forms to help IRS detect taxpayers who fail to pay taxes on certain forgiven mortgage debt. With this additional information, IRS could check for noncompliance through its automated document-matching process, which is generally a less expensive enforcement action than conducting examinations. Additional information would also help IRS better select returns to examine. IRS agreed to study collecting additional information on Form 1098, stating it currently does not have enough data to support revisions. Because IRS has acknowledged it does not have information about taxpayers' mortgage debts to easily detect noncompliance, GAO believes that the recommended revisions to Form 1098 would be cost-effective ways to provide IRS with additional useful information to help it detect noncompliance.
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RESOLUTION expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
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The current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.
Amid dire warnings from medical professionals and frantic calls from Congress for greater US intervention, Pres. Obama said he'll deploy 3,000 American troops to combat an African Ebola outbreak that he says is "spiraling out of control."
The announcement comes as the Ebola death toll officially has reached 2,400, though specialists say underreporting in affected nations means the true numbers likely are much higher.
The US effort will be funded by $500 million in overseas contingency funding that the Pentagon wants to redirect to humanitarian missions. Specifically, the mission will include the training of as many as 500 new doctors and health care workers each week; the construction of at least 17 health care facilities in the region; the establishment of a joint command center in Monrovia, Liberia; and the distribution of home health-care kits in affected areas.
Others blasted the administration for taking a bite out of the Pentagon budget. "You can't have it both ways. You can't slash our defense budget on one hand, while expecting our military to do it on the other," said Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Comments about Cavalo Lugano Multi-Lens Sunglasses:
Clear optics. Fit well. Scratch easy.
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By Coach B
from Texas
About Me Comfort-Oriented, Practical
Wear them all the time when out and about. Look good, light weight - and easy on the bank acct.
By will
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This was a great value.
Nice glasses
By Charley cyclist and runner
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About Me Classic, Comfort-Oriented, Practical
These are really nice glasses for cycling. They are durable, comfortable, and they fit well. I'm careful with mine and after almost three years they still have no scratches.
Good value
By Pete
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Great for the money. The yellow lenses are particularly good for overcast days. It's a bit of a trick changing the different lenses, but it gets easier after a while (there's a knack to it).
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Great looking glasses for smaller faces
By AB1
from Eastern Idaho
About Me Modern
Great light weight glasses for smaller to medium faces. The three different shades is perfect and they block wind great while my wife rides her road bike. I bought them for me initially but I have a large melon and they are just a tinge too small. They'd probably still be great for a medium faced person (if there is such a thing).
Great Deal
By Deidre
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About Me Avid Cyclist
These glasses are nicely priced, do the job, & look pretty good. And I won't cry if I drop them & ride over them with my bike!
Good glass at a better price
By Liscie
from Oklahoma City
They fit good. A little tight but IExpect they will stretch a little.
Nose bridge not adjustable
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Summer officially begins in Oregon this weekend, and thus, so does wedding season at Sunriver Resort. Our wedding planners have seen a number of trends emerge and recede among brides preparing for summer nuptials, but one that appears to be hot for 2013 is: The Garland.
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Topic: 5 Tips for RoR Beginners
1) Use "screen" to simplify your life (and save you precious time)
The UNIX "screen" utility is one of those tools make you think, "How did I ever live without this?" Watch this screencast to see how "screen" can help you take control of your rails dev environment!
http://screencast.com/t/qIe86DMm (3:55)
2) This is not a pop-quiz - Cheating encouraged!
If you're anything like me, you have a plethora of references, cheat sheets, and tutorials scattered across your hard disk. Thanks to ERR THE BLOG, we can quickly access Ruby-centric cheat sheets right in our terminal! This screencast demonstrates installation and usage of "cheat". Go ahead and cheat, I won't tell if you don't...
http://screencast.com/t/cq52WfZeFQ (3:03)
3) The Rails console: The best friend you didn't know you had...until now.
The rails console was intimidating and foreign to me when I first started using RoR. Until I read this article by Amy Hoy which opened my eyes to its power. :tip => "just read this"
http://www.slash7.com/articles/2006/12/ ole-ninjas
4) Don't know how to write? Just start reading (and tinkering)
You can follow step-by-step tutorials all day long and end up with nothing but a migraine and a tendency to repeat everything people say to you. The best way to learn to program is to read (and execute) somebody else's working code. Same goes for Rails! This little ditty will show you where to find open-source Rails apps and walk you through playing with one
http://screencast.com/t/o4HAA2bUIL (4:10)
5) Use and support the RoR community
Both Ruby and Rails have thriving communities. Get involved and have fun. Here's a list of great community sites you can check out!
http://railsforum.com (pssst - you're there!)
http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails (wiki=community =)
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk (mailing list)
http://www.railslodge.com/ (rails plugins, yay!)
http://www.noobkit.com/ (docs, docs, and more docs)
http://rubyforge.org/ (not just rails, but great anyways!)
http://rubyurl.com/nGu (oh no I didnt?!?!)
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Deary woman killed in 2-vehicle collision
DEARY, Idaho - Idaho State Police officials say a Deary woman died in a collision with another vehicle in Latah County.
Police officials said in a statement Wednesday night that 45-year-old Dorita Osterberg was attempting to pass a farm tractor and turn in to a private driveway near Deary when she was struck by a pickup truck headed in the opposite direction.
Osterberg was transported by air to a hospital, where she died of her injuries.
A passenger in the car Osterberg was driving was injured and taken to Grittman Medical Center.
Police say Osterberg was not wearing a seatbelt, but her passenger was.
The driver of the pickup was not injured.
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Today, the Republic of Korea hosted more than 50 world leaders for the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. During the opening plenary session, President Barack Obama said:
"...This gathering is a tribute to the nations that contribute to security and peace that's playing a leading role around the globe and that's taking its rightful place on the world stage. When I hosted the first Nuclear Security Summit two years ago in Washington, there were those who questioned whether our nations could summon the will to confront one of the gravest dangers of our time. In part because it involves a lot of technical issues, in part because the world was still grappling with a whole host of other issues like the economy and the global recession, there was some skepticism that we would be able to sustain an effort around this topic. But that's exactly what we've done.
"We've agreed that nuclear terrorism is one of the most urgent and serious threats to global security. We agreed to the goal of securing the world's nuclear materials in four years. We committed ourselves to specific and concrete actions. And to get this done, we agreed a new effort of sustained and effective international cooperation was required, that we would need to create an architecture in which we could share best practices, help to enforce many of the commitments that we had already made, and continue to improve every aspect of this issue.
"Over the past two years, the questions have been different -- would we back up our words with deeds; would we sustain our cooperation. Today, here in Seoul, we can answer with a resounding yes. We are fulfilling the commitments we made in Washington. We are improving security at our nuclear facilities. We are forging new partnerships. We are removing nuclear materials, and in some cases, getting rid of these materials entirely. And as a result, more of the world's nuclear materials will never fall into the hands of terrorists who would gladly use them against us."
As a tangible step in the progress President Obama outlined, the United States announced today the removal of over 280 pounds of highly enriched uranium (HEU) from two remaining sites in Ukraine. The shipments were completed as part of a joint effort with Ukraine and fulfill the commitments made by Presidents Obama and Yanukovych at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit to remove all of Ukraine's HEU by the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit. In a speech in Prague in April 2009, President Obama called for an international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years. Shipments like these recently completed from Ukraine result in permanent threat reduction because they eliminate weapons-usable nuclear material at civilian sites. Financial support to help implement the removal operations with Ukraine was provided by the United Kingdom as part of a cost-sharing approach.
The Nuclear Security Summit was designed to energize, enhance, empower and elevate the many existing multilateral, cooperative institutions and structures aimed at securing nuclear materials and preventing nuclear smuggling. You can read more about the summit here.
Related Content: The White House Blog -- President Obama Sees Progress on Nuclear Security
Eric in New Mexico writes:
"The perpetual saga of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Ode #462;
When General Omar Bradley coined the phrase, adding in context to the duality, "we know more about killing than we do about living", humanity hadn't reached the point yet of having the capability to exterminate the species.
It only took folks a decade of being quite knowlegable about killing to get to this point.
Today, having survived as long as we have with MAD as the status quo, it can be rightly said that humanity has learned a thing or two about living, because the alternative really, really sucks pond water.
And I doubt if folks want to bottle that and pin their economic hopes that this will be the newest "Perrier" , sparkling idea...to polish politically, and spin for all the world so stare in awe of.
Makes one wonder where have all the "Nuke 'em!"'s gone?
We could of course tell the North Koreans that "it's OK" for them to launch a satellite into orbit, and the US would cheer them on if only they would duck-tape the "Jung-un" to it first before launching.
( I'm not a rocket scientist, so I'm not sure if they'd need to design a bigger ICBM to launch all that extra flatulance with)
And right about now if I were in the President's shoes, I'd be asking Russia's President, "Dimitry my good fellow, could it be that you object to missile defense because you folks are still toying with the idea of nuking all of Europe someday?""You do know where that will get you right?"
As the immediate follow-up question...to the look of a deer caught in the headlights...in response to the first.
Old habits die hard.
And how is it that any nation can rightly object in claiming other nations intervening in Libya went above and beyond the UNSC mandate when everyone agreed that "all neccessary measures" were required to stop Ghaddafi from making war upon his people?
If the world is truly concerned with limiting the numbers of WMD's on this planet, then good folks should simply reduce the numbers of ethical infants living on it.
Without delay, or a whole lot of quibbling about it.
If Dimitry Medvedev has a grain of foresight, he'd be calling for Assad to safeguard his chemical and biological WMD's with the Russian gov. and arrange for all of them to be transported out of Syria immediately. And repo all their tanks and artillery while they're at it.
Or simply remove Assad from power themselves, using all neccessary measures to safeguard the peace of nations in the process.
Time for the whiners of the world to step up to the plate and take responsibility for what happens next on planet Earth.
Humanity has been for far too long, an endangered species.
Gotta have more than "hope" to preserve it.
John in Canada writes:
Who are the so called terrorists? Most are backed by one nation or another – its clear that OBL had state backing – very probably beyond Pakistan.
Was not Israel recently fingered in supporting terrorists for use against Iran while pretending to be CIA?
So who are these faceless terrorists that we should fear or better yet, which state governments are using them?
The taliban must get guns and ammo from somewhere – so too Al shebab – this stuff does not grow on trees. Who supplies them for an 11 year war – I could only guess if someone wasn't actively supplying them – they would have run out of ammo 5 years ago. SO which state or states arm these groups?
All conflict and the weapons used in those conflicts come from various member states in the UN. Most sit on the security council (how ironic)
The same nations worried about threats are the same nations that make, develop and sell the very things we are all to be afraid of – talk about irresponsible and disingenuous. Its no wonder many are viewing the UN in a poor light.
A bit ridiculous to complain about conflict, danger and fear associated with what many states actively produce and sell – even today – despite agreements.
So, if so called terrorists or proxy armies are supported by states that have nukes - how successful will this anti nuclear push be, beyond making a few people feel good?
At the end of the day - one group fears another group(usually because of BS) – each will do anything because of that lowliest of human qualities – fear. (or a desire for money)
If some people would not only "remember†but "live by†the "Golden rule†- a lot of nonsense would be avoided.
W.W. writes:
a decision must be taken
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Ever, North Korea's missile launch, parliamentary elections in South Korea to support the ruling, international cooperation is?
In the Republic of Korea, the election to be conducted normally look forward to.


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Closing arguments
MAYVILLE – Closing arguments in the civil confinement trial of Nushawn Williams are scheduled to take place this morning at the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville.
The summations are expected to begin at 9 a.m., a clerk in the courthouse confirmed. The jury will then receive instructions from the judge and begin their deliberations.
The civil trial for Williams, who now goes by the name Shyteek Johnson, began last week and featured numerous health experts on behalf of the state Attorney General's Office and defense.
Williams pleaded guilty in 1999 to statutory rape and reckless endangerment after police said he knowingly infected more than a dozen women with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. The former Jamestown resident completed his 12-year sentence in 2010, but has remained in prison under the state's civil confinement law for sex offenders.
John Nuchereno, Williams' attorney, said Williams never had HIV and pointed to recent blood tests conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Gregory Hendricks, a cell biologist at the university, concluded Williams did not have the virus, Nuchereno said.
Hendricks reportedly took the stand during the trial, which has been closed to the public. Nuchereno, meanwhile, said Thursday he could not discuss the trial.
Chautauqua County Public Defender Ned Barone, who briefly represented Williams before being relieved due to a conflict of interest, said any trial involving scientific analysis should be closely monitored.
"Not speaking on Mr. Williams' case, but anytime there is scientific evidence, there has to be questions on how things were collected," Barone said. "Were things done properly? Is the evidence credible?
"You have to determine whether the scientific testing done was generally accepted or not."
Assistant Attorney General Joseph Muia Jr. and Wendy Whiting are representing the state. The Attorney General's Office has declined comment during the trial.


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Monday, July 13, 2009
Electric Blue Green Look with Facefront Cosmetics & Mini Sigma Brush Review
I wanted to change things up and go back to what I love...super fun bright looks! I'm featuring some products from Face Front Cosmetics...a brand that specializes in super vibrant, pigmented colors.
My Face Front Products are actually from www.ffcloset.com. You can get discontinued and overstocked Face Front products from this site at a discount! If you're interested in trying this brand, why not try it out and save a few bucks at the same time.
***Update: I also just heard news that Face Front's Closet will soon be called Lucy Lauren Concepts. The switch over will be on July 27th. Lucy Lauren Concepts will sell Face Front Cosmetics as usual, and also a new Lucy Lauren Cosmetics Line.
In the video, I also test out my new sigma makeup brushes for the first time. So far so good! I'm going to continue to use them over the next week or two and will then give you all a detailed review. Check them out at http://www.sigmabrushes.com
Check out the video tutorial! The look is an electric blue/green look. I show you how to mix primary shadows to achieve different colors. I also show you a really cool way of making a custom lipgloss. Sorry the lighting gets weird in some shots...I'm trying to save up for and HD camcorder but that might have to wait till Christmas!
Here's What I Used:
-Steelo Cosmetics medium eyeshadow base
-Face Front Swiss Franc e/s
-Face Front It's Kosher, Man e/s
-Face Front Nifty 'N Neon e/s
-Yaby Cosmetics highlight/champagne e/s
-Yaby Cosmetics brown e/s to fill in brows
-Eve Pearl Black Pearl liquid liner
-MAC Feline kohl power pencil
-Shisem lashes
-Anastasia Mascara
-MAC Mineralized Satinfinish foundation in NC42
-MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural in Medium Dark
-MAC Mineralized blush in Daft Pink
-Graftobian Medium Cocoa eyeshadow as contour color
-NYX opal lipstick
-Facefront lip conditioner
Onto the product photos!
Swiss Franc is called a "Lite Finish" eyeshadow. I noticed that it applies more frosty. It takes a little bit of work to blend out so I would suggest putting down a base shadow first to help blend. This shimmery white color really goes well with any look.
Nifty 'N Neon looks super bright on the pan, but like many yellow shadows, it doesn't show up as well on my skin. I have the same problem with MAC's Chrome Yellow. To get it to show up, I applied a white eyeshadow base and packed on the color using a flat shader brush like the MAC 239. To save myself some work, I used it instead as a sheer wash of color on my crease. Later, I blending blue on top to turn it green. I liked how it turned out, like art class!
It's Kosher, Man is my favorite of the three eyeshadows. It is indeed as bright as it looks. This shadow as well as Nifty 'N Neon are actually matte with reflective glitter. I was happy that this shadow did not stain my lid like another super pigmented eyeshadow I have (MUFE No. 92). After blending, make sure to repack on the color to get the same vibrancy.
These shadows look like you can depot them the same way as MAC. I plan on doing this myself...if I get any free time that is!
Here are the swatches. The shadows are applied dry without base. You can see how the yellow blends into my skin...you definitely need a base for this one. You can see the glitter more so in It's Kosher, Man. Be aware of glitter fall out. For this reason, I applied my foundation last.
Onto the pics!
I loved the way the lips came out. I first applied Face Front lip conditioner...a non-sticky minty gloss. Then on top, I applied NYX's opal lipstick...it's a sheer irridescent color that reflects pink/purple. I ended up with a beautiful irridescent lip shade.
Stay tuned for another huge contest! I plan on giving away one full size Face Front Voom Voom Vault Pigment, one full size Face Front Ultimate Lip Conditioner as well as a full set of Sigma Makeup Brushes, and more!
Till next time, Ciao Bellas!
Atlanta Makeup Artist
10 comments:
- Mama Jen said...
very pretty i like the colors. I am waiting for my facefront order to come in. so i can't wait to play with them
- July 14, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- GiGi said...
You do the best brights. You just now how & where to put them.
- July 14, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- Bombchell said...
so hot!!! cant wait for a blog mashup
- July 14, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- lindah said...
this one is beautiful! :D I loved how you changed the original colors of the eyeshadow!
- July 14, 2009 at 5:36 PM
- Mac It Pink said...
absolutely gorgeous!!!
- July 14, 2009 at 10:06 PM
- yummy411 said...
i love blues and this is gorgeous
- July 15, 2009 at 2:09 AM
- jojoba said...
when i read the title eletric blue green, i had to peep! this is unique and gorgeous! I love it!
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- Krystia said...
Super gorgeous colours, love the final look Ren!*_*! If you would like to see my version of this look then go here; http://ksdkemp-houseofkrystia.blogspot.com/2009/06/cool-blue-tropical-eye.html
- October 17, 2009 at 2:00 AM
- Mandanessables said...
Did you notice that when you depotted the facefront shadows that the formula changed? I think I need to toss mine out! I'm bummed!
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Hey Chau,Great looking pies!! I'm curious-do you prefer cake yeast over other types when making NY style pizzas? And do you find that using lard in the crust makes a better crust than oil? I appreciate it!Jason
I have chosen to not be vocal about my use of shortening until recently. NY style pies can be made with and without oil. But if you are going to use oil in the dough, shortening is unequivocally the way to go. I don't care much for tradition or who says what. I absolutely know what my senses tell me and I trust senses far more than any expert out there. From the tests that I have done, shortening beats oil by far. It's not even close for me. And I can promise you my recipes and techniques are consistent. Meaning the only difference is the oil or shortening. Test after test, the shortening wins. But it may come down to preferrence in texture and taste rather than one being better than the other. For me, I prefer shortening over oil. Chau
I wonder what kind of shortening was used back in the 50s at pizzerias.Norma
Hey all you pizza town lovers!Just reporting another data point here...ordered a pie last night (1.5 toppings) and bake time was 5 minutes almost on the dot. This is of course consistent with what we know already, but since I usually just order slices, I took out the stopwatch so we could all gain a little from the pie I enjoyed.
Thinking of slicing my cheese like they do ( I know Scott123 cautions me!).
Mark, Grande/Grande clones have superior meltability, so, if you're using Grande, then it might be more forgiving of slices, but I think the most critical aspect of this approach is that the slices are as thin as potato chips. If you have access to a commercial meat slicer, then that would give you the necessary thickness- the square slices you get from using a grande loaf and a meat slicer work well.
How about partially frozen and sliced on a mandolin?
Yes, Bob, a good idea, and I have sliced the mozzarella using a V cutter mandoline. It is a bit cumbersome, a bit dangerous, and laborious. It does work, but I need something better. I did pick up a microplane cheese slicer, but it is just OK. The handle came loose even though I got the "commerical" stainless steel model. In the past I have partially frozen my mozzarella for use in the Cuisinart cheese grater, but I am concerned that freezing the cheese may make it water out and change the meltability. Any thoughts on that? Thanks Mark
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Stanislav Funiak, Carlos Ernesto Guestrin, Mark Paskin, and Rahul Sukthankar
tech. report CMU-CALD-05-111, Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005
|We present a robust distributed algorithm for approximate probabilistic inference in dynamical systems, such as sensor networks and teams of mobile robots. Using assumed density filtering, the network nodes maintain a tractable representation of the belief state in a distributed fashion. At each time step, the nodes coordinate to condition this distribution on the observations made throughout the network, and to advance this estimate to the next time step. In addition, we identify a significant challenge for probabilistic inference in dynamical systems: message losses or network partitions can cause nodes to have inconsistent beliefs about the current state of the system. We address this problem by developing distributed algorithms that guarantee that nodes will reach an informative consistent distribution when communication is re-established. We present a suite of experimental results on real-world sensor data for two real sensor network deployments: one with 25 cameras and another with 54 temperature sensors.
|Graphical Models, Sensor Networks
Sponsor: Intel Research Scholar Program, Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
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|Stanislav Funiak, Carlos Ernesto Guestrin, Mark Paskin, and Rahul Sukthankar, "Robust Probabilistic Filtering in Distributed Systems," tech. report CMU-CALD-05-111, Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005
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LINGUIST List 21.848
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Calls: Computational Ling/USA
Editor for this issue: Kate Wu <kate
LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3!
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Workshop on Building Eduational Applications with NLP
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Full Title: Workshop on Building Eduational Applications with NLP
Short Title: BEA-5
Date: 05-Jun-2010 - 05-Jun-2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Contact Person: Joel Tetreault
Meeting Email: JTetreault
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Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2010
Meeting Description:
The 5th Workshop on the Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational
Applications (co-located with NAACL-HLT 2010)
The Innovative Use of NLP in Educational Applications workshops have fostered
interaction and collaboration among researchers in intelligent tutoring systems
(ITS) using text and speech, scoring of free-response assessments and
proofreading tools. The 5th edition of this workshop (co-located with NAACL-HLT
2010)will continue to explore NLP technologies with the goal of identifying
novel use of NLP techniques and tools for the development of educational
2nd Call for Papers
2010 NAACL-HLT Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational
Applications (BEA-5)
Workshop Description
NLP-based applications in educational environments continue to develop at a fast
pace. Initial work began as early as the 1960s on evaluating open-ended
assessments, text-based intelligent tutoring systems (ITS), and proofreading
tools. These fields continue to progress using innovative NLP techniques
-statistical, rule-based, or some combination of the two. More recently, new
technologies have made it possible to include speech in both assessment and ITS.
From a somewhat different angle, NLP techniques are also being used to generate
assessments and tools for curriculum development as well as tools to support
assessment development. As a community we are improving existing capabilities,
and identifying and generating innovative ways to use NLP in applications for
writing, reading, speaking, critical thinking, and assessment development.
The need for, and the rapid development of, language-based capabilities have
been driven by increased requirements for state and national assessments, and a
growing population of foreign and second language learners. In the past ten
years, steady growth in the area of NLP-based applications for education has
prompted an increased number of workshops which typically focus on one specific
aspect of NLP-based educational applications. In this workshop, we solicit
papers from all subfields.
The workshops on the Innovative Use of NLP in Building Educational Applications
have continued to bring together all these subfields to foster interaction and
collaboration among researchers in both academic institutions and industry.
Last year's workshop (NAACL/HLT 2009) was a banner year with a record number of
submissions and attendees. The 2010 workshop (consistent with previous workshops
at ACL 1997, NAACL/HLT 2003, ACL 2005, ACL 2008, and NAACL/HLT 2009) will
continue to expose the NLP research community to these technologies with the
hope that they will continue to identify novel opportunities for the use of NLP
techniques and tools in educational applications.
The workshop will include a demo session for accepted papers that involve a system.
Full paper and short paper topics will include, but will not be limited to, the
1) Automated scoring/evaluation for oral and written student responses
- Content analysis for scoring/assessment
- Grammatical error detection and correction
- Discourse and stylistic analysis
- Plagiarism detection
- Machine translation for assessment, instruction and curriculum development
2) Intelligent Tutoring (IT) that incorporate state-of-the-art NLP methods
- Dialogue systems in education
- Hypothesis formation and testing
- Multi-modal communication between students and computers
- Generation of tutorial responses
- Knowledge representation in learning systems
- Concept visualization in learning systems
3) Learner cognition
- Assessment of learners' language and cognitive skill levels
- Systems that detect and adapt to learners' cognitive or emotional states
- Tools for learners with special needs
4) Use of corpora in educational tools
- Data mining of learner and other corpora for tool building
- Annotation standards and schemas / annotator agreement
5) Tools for classroom teachers and/or test developers
- NLP tools for second and foreign language learners
- Semantic-based access to instructional materials to identify appropriate texts
- Tools that automatically generate test questions such as multiple choice or
short answer
- Processing of and access to lecture materials across topics and genres
- Adaptation of instructional text to individual learners' grade levels
- E-learning tools for personalized course content
- Language-based educational games
6) Issues concerning the evaluation of NLP-based educational tools
7) Descriptions of implemented systems
Submission Information
Authors are invited to submit a full paper of up to 8 pages in electronic, PDF
format (with up to 1 additional page for references).This year, we also invite
short papers of up to 4 pages (including references). Papers which describe
systems are also invited to give a demo of their system. If you would like to
present a demo in addition to presenting the paper, please make sure to select
either "full paper + demo" or "short paper + demo" in the START submission process.
Previously published papers cannot be accepted. The submissions will be reviewed
by the program committee. As reviewing will be blind, please ensure that papers
are anonymous. Self-references that reveal the author's identity, e.g., "We
previously showed (Smith, 1991) ...", should be avoided. Instead, use citations
such as "Smith previously showed (Smith, 1991) ...".
Please use the 2010 NAACL-HLT style sheet for composing your paper:
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Important Dates
Submission deadline: March 01, 2010
Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2010
Camera-ready papers due: to be determined
Workshop: June 05 or 06, 2010
Workshop Chairs
Joel Tetreault, ETS, USA (principal contact: JTetreault
Jill Burstein, ETS, USA
Claudia Leacock, Butler Hill Group, USA
Program Committee
Delphine Bernhard, LIMSI-CNRS, France
Jared Bernstein, Pearson, USA
Martin Chodorow, Hunter College, CUNY, USA
Barbara Di Eugenio, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Markus Dickinson, Indiana University, USA
Bill Dolan, Microsoft, USA
Maxine Eskenazi, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Peter Foltz, Pearson, USA
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Topic: Suggestions for book on learning Ruby
I'm looking for a decent book on learning Ruby, and would like to ask for suggestions. My thinking is that if I learn Ruby while learning Rails, it will help give me a deeper understanding of the how and why of RoR.
As for myself, I know the basics of programming and the terminology. My preferred learning style is to work through a book chapter by chapter, then doing exercises at the end of each chapter to reinforce what I have learned. I like to go to other books as references so that I can dig deeper if I want to. (I already have the Pickaxe book.)
Your suggestions would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you,
PS: As for myself, I have worked with dotcom startups mostly on the product management and management side. RoR is the most exciting framework I have yet seen. Before I always felt that there was a gap between the technical and non-technical people when it came to development. Neither side was entirely satisfied with the results. I see RoR as a useful tool for bridging this gap. My goal is to make changes to a web app as soon as I think of them; before that was never possible.
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I bought a new tea set and some samples at a chinese market the other day. The labels on the tins only read "Green Tea", "Black Tea", and "Oolong Tea". So I was wondering if any of my tea master friends out there could help me(I'm still pretty new to tea) identify these a bit more?
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So...if someone (like me) had the energy for one attempted formulation this weekend....which # is the "peeples'" choice here ?I got my mini-digital-scale now. So, no excuses, I guess.
Thanks, Norma...it sounds like that last formulation could be used in those pizza spinning/throwing competitions.My oven can consistently maintain 650, as measured by an IR thermometer on the stone. But, I try to cook between 550 and 600 max, sometimes 525. I'm looking for an 9:30-10:00 bake. I've never thought my oven was an issue, as I've made some awfully satisfying Delorenzo style pies over the years, though not copies. I think my dough formulation is the bigger issue. That's why this thread interests me so much. What has always intrigued me about the Hudson pies was how close they came to "cracker" style, without actually making "cracker" style as the result always had a component of "bread" to it. That's why whatever they do is pizza perfection to me: like a great wine (or beer, I guess), the components are in harmony. And, balance is a very very difficult goal to accomplish.
As can be heard the pizza was crispy and crunchy as it was being cut. It is hard to cut a pizza and try to hold the camera at the same time so the video is not the best. I think I over charred the bottom crust, but it did not taste burnt. I gave some slices to a few of my regular customers and some tasted testers and they said they could not taste any burnt taste in the bottom crust. This pizza was close, but not exactly like a real De Lorenzo/Robbinsville pizza.Norma
I, too, am curious, but this is borderline too geeky for me. I got my mini-digital-scale now. So, no excuses, I guess.
Norma,That amount of char on the bottom looked about right to me, especially since it didn't taste burnt. What what was it about the crust that made it close, but not exactly like the real De Lorenzo pizza.Tim
Tim,What do you and your family think of the tomato pies you have made on this thread compared to the other styles of pizzas you make? I have seen you have been making different styles of pizzas with a lot of success. I kind of flip flop around on what style of pizzas I like at one given point in time....If I would have to explain some it would be there was not the right amount of crunch and crispness across the whole pizza and it was not as tender as a real De Lorenzo pizza. My attempt had more crunch. Norma
Norma,It's funny that you should ask about what my family thinks of the tomato pies I've made on this thread compared to other styles. The De Lorenzo #4 formulation I tried was well received by my wife and I, particularly, liked it a lot. The kids have liked just about every pizza I've made so far except for a mustard pie. When working on cloning a pizza, I sometimes get puzzled looks when I try to explain to the family that I'm not trying to create the most delicious pizza they've ever had, but rather a faithful reproduction of a certain style of pizza. I was very exacting last week on the De Lorenzo clone I made, carefully measuring ingredients to the hundredth of a gram, letting the dough ferment for 2 days, etc. The morning we were going to have pizza, I also whipped up a Loo Waters 12 inch thin crust starting at about 10:00 a.m. and it was ready in time for lunch. Guess which pizza the wifey preferred? Yep. The emergency dough Loo Waters thin. (I have to admit it was very tasty.) My wife is decidedly a thin crust girl and anything that isn't "crisp" is in danger of getting the dreaded "cardboard" label. Your explanation that your pizza was not as tender as a real De Lorenzo pizza and that it had too much crunch is exactly the information I was looking for and it gives me an idea of something to try this weekend. Thanks for that excellent description. Also using 6 oz of cheese is less than what I've been using and may also help my "sogginess" problem so thanks for that tidbit.Hope your granddaughter is feeling better. She was quite the trooper to help you out at the stand, even when not feeling her best. I always enjoy your stories of people that you meet at market and your interactions with the public.Tim
I am seriously doubting that I will ever be able to make a decent version of a De Lorenzo's pizza.
Norma,Today I plan to make another De Lorenzo/Robbinsville clone test dough such as #9 but run it out to two days and use a hydration of 57.5%. I'd like to see if it is possible to make a two-day cold fermented dough that exhibits no bubbling. I am not sure whether I will lower the amount of yeast even further but I may just leave it the same as to not change another variable. BTW, on the matter of yeast, you may not be aware but it is possible to make a beautiful dough that handles and stretches beautifully without any yeast whatsoever. Of course, you won't get any fermentation activity, which requires yeast (and natural sugars), but the enzymes in the dough will still perform their assigned duties even under refrigeration and affect the gluten structure that is formed when you admix the flour and water. As an example, leaving out the yeast, the dough formulation might look like this:Pillsbury Best Bakers Patent Flour (100%):Water (57.5%):Salt (1.75%):Olive Oil (0.20%):Vegetable (Soybean) Oil (0.80%):Total (160.25%):188.54 g | 6.65 oz | 0.42 lbs108.41 g | 3.82 oz | 0.24 lbs3.3 g | 0.12 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.59 tsp | 0.2 tbsp0.38 g | 0.01 oz | 0 lbs | 0.08 tsp | 0.03 tbsp1.51 g | 0.05 oz | 0 lbs | 0.33 tsp | 0.11 tbsp302.14 g | 10.66 oz | 0.67 lbs | TF = N/ANote: The dough (10.5 ounces) is for a 14" skin; corresponding thickness factor = 0.0682; bowl residue compensation = 1.5%I have no idea as to how the skin without yeast would bake up. There will be moisture in the dough to expand during baking, and there would still be residual sugar to provide crust coloration. You won't find many yeast free pizza dough recipes but they do exist although often baking powder is substituted for yeast. Peter
Norma,In a way, we may have a dough recipe in search of an oven. And, if the oven is a fixed element in the equation, such as your deck oven at market, you will usually have to modify the dough recipe to conform to the oven. The alternative is to modify the oven or the way it performs. That is why I previously mentioned the possibility of removing the pizza from the oven toward the end of the bake, and returning it to the oven to finish baking after it has cooled some. Using a pizza screen to limit bottom crust browning is another useful technique. Lifting the pizza in the oven to get more top heat may be another possibility. Maybe these solutions won't work in your case but they may be worth considering. Trying things out with your BlackStone oven may also be an option if you are unable to achieve the desired results with your deck oven at market.Peter
I'd like to try a De Lorenzo pie to know for sure, but based on my experiments, I am seriously doubting that I will ever like a De Lorenzo style pie.I find it interesting that I love the unbaked sauce on my DS pies, but I don't like the hardly baked sauce on the tomato pies at all. It must be a function of the crust.
You should try a De Lorenzo attempt at least one time to see what you think of one. I know what style of pizza you really like though. What kind of oven setup would you use it you tried to make a De Lorenzo pizza?
I've made several attempts. I think I posted some pictures in this thread a while back. I used my home oven on a stone.
Craig,I don't think I recall the several attempts you made. Thanks for telling me what oven set up you used. Did your attempts on a De Lorenzo pizza get crispy on the bottom crust?Norma
Stuart,Welcome to the club. Now that you have your mini-digital scale, you'll probably be needing one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E3EL7W/?tag=pmak-20
Interesting that you plan to make another De Lorenzo/Robbinsville clone test dough such a #9 but run it out to two days and use a hydration of 57.5%. I think that would work, because the almost 2 day cold fermented dough that I just made might not have showed signs of bubbling if I could have used it when I wanted to. I am aware that it possible to make a no yeast pizza dough from the experiments I did on the Focaccia di Recco dough and the Ultra Thin pizza crusts I fooled around with for the matzo pizzas.
This was my first attempt: http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25401.msg267633.html#msg267633
Yes. The family liked them. My wife really like it.
Norma,I decided after all to decrease the amount of yeast for the two day cold fermentation, to 0.10% IDY. I did this on the theory that a dough does not need any yeast to be formed with ease into a compliant skin with a nice balance between elasticity and extensibility. I'm hoping that the skin will also be free of bubbling after two days. If that materializes, it might teach us something about the De Lorenzo/Robbinsville dough. Peter
Norma,Like you, I did a fair amount of searching on the "Santuzzi" oil and came up empty. I agree with you that it is unlikely that the oil blend is a major factor in the success of the De Lorenzo/Robbinsville dough or the baked pizza itself (when the oil blend is topically applied). As previously noted, the oil blend is used in small amounts and, moreover, contains a small amount of the more flavorful and rich tasting olive oil with the rest being a fairly bland soybean or canola oil. Also, you will recall that we observed different colored oils in the plastic squeeze containers shown in the various photos and videos. So, De Lorenzo/Robbinsville itself may not be wedded to any particular blend. With respect to the flavor of Trenton Bill's latest De Lorenzo/Robbinsville clone pizza, do you know offhand how long he baked the pizza in his BlackStone unit? I think it would be completely fortuitous if he were able to achieve in the BlackStone oven the identical results as De Lorenzo/Robbinsville achieves with its Blodgett deck ovens. Also, there are literally hundreds of components produced by the Maillard reactions to contribute to the flavor of the finished crust, as well as contribute to crust coloration. I would imagine that those components would be different for the two types of ovens. FYI, for fun, but also for my own edification, I decided to make a yeast-free test dough such as was set forth in Reply 833 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25401.msg283120.html#msg283120. The formulation for that test dough is very similar to earlier De Lorenzo/Robbinsville clone test doughs but for the omission of the yeast and a slight increase in the hydration value. I should be able to post the results sometime after noon today. Peter


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If you are a tech person like me and depend on technology for your business, being without electrical power for several hours can be a real problem.
Let's face it, we are pretty dependent on technology. We must stay connected to the internet to communicate and do important business transactions. You may have a battery in your laptop but it will not last long and what good will it do you if your internet connection, router, switches are down?
One important fact to keep in mind is that conserving energy is half the battle to having a effective solar backup system.
Reduce your power consumption first:
- Use a laptop instead of a desktop, they use far less energy.
- Use LCD monitors instead of CRT monitors - CRT monitors are energy hungry.
- Use inkjet printer instead of laser printer. - Laser printers use lots of energy to print.
- Use CFL light bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs.
I have these items backed up on Solar Power:
- 1 laptop
- 1 Verizon FIOS Router/switch and Verizon ONT at the service entry
- 1 Linksys ATA (for VOIP Phone)
- 1 Cordless Phone with Speaker Phone
- 1 Roku XDS Streaming Video Player
- 1 Cell phone charger
- 1 inkjet printer
- 1 Lamp with 10W CFL bulb (equal light to 40W incandescent bulb)
If I lose power I can run these items for about 10 hrs. before needing the sun to charge the batteries again. So if the power goes out at night and I got a good charge that day I will be good until morning. When the the sun comes out again it charges the battery bank again.
To make a small solar backup you will need these items:
- Solar Panel(s)
- Solar charge controller ( regulates charging of battery bank from solar panels)
- Deep cycle batteries (12VDC marine batteries)
- Inverter (converts 12VDVC to 120VAC)
- Breaker panel or fuse panel
- Wire and connectors.
My system consists of 160 Watts in solar panels from Ebay , a 30Amp charge controller from Amazon, Three 12v MAXX Marine Deep Cycle batteries from Walmart.
I have a small breaker box with a 20 amp breaker between the solar panels and charge controller I got from Lowe's to protect the charge controller. The three batteries are connected in parallel and then to a 2000 watt power inverter from Harbor Freight Tools. The power inverter changes the 12VDC from the batteries to 120VAC
My power inverter is a modified sine wave inverter and has worked great for me. However, pure sine wave inverters are better but cost more. My inverter has three AC outlets and I have one of the outlets connected to long 12 gauge extension cord that is connected to the UPS in my office and all of my tech devices are connected to the UPS. I can also connect the power from my FIOS ONT box at the service entry on my house to one of the outlets on the inverter also.
This setup works well for me. If I do not need to run on the solar backup, I can just plug the extension cord onto a normal wall socket in the office. When I switch power sources to run on solar backup power, my UPS keeps everything powered on long enought to make the switch without a glitch.
Well, there you have it... My DIY solar home office solar backup system. The best part of solar power is independence it gives you. The sun comes up every day and is free to use for everyone...
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Wow! Glad that you made it through that.
That is almost exactly the description of the event that just claimed my father's life (including almost not making it thru the surgery itself). So I know pretty well (from the outside) what you have just gone thru....and know you'ver had a tough go if it, for sure.
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Lessons from a Farm Girl/Ashley Curtis
I've often said that many of my most valuable and memorable lessons were learned on the farm, but it is not something I often sit and reflect upon. Although one of my first tractor driving experiences was my last – my family learned that I shouldn't drive tractor – that's just one of the many lessons I've learned while on the farm.
To me, each of these lessons points to one sign: you know you're a farmer's daughter if…
You've ever sat on an electric fence.
At age 5 (and to this day), I was a stubborn child with zero patience for anyone or anything. While walking to my grandparent's house across the road with my grandma, I got bored waiting for her to catch up and decided to take a break. Unfortunately, my seat of choice was on an electric fence. My seat didn't last long, but I learned not to sit or touch an electric fence. Perhaps the most important lesson of the day was to practice patience when possible. Although I need a constant reminder to practice patience in my life, I frequently think of that day to remind myself.
You have thought about or have actually chased cattle in heels and a dress.
It never fails, my family will be getting ready to leave or coming home from an event and the cows will be out. For some reason, cows never pick a day when everyone is home and working, but when everyone is busy and gone. On the night of my brother's junior prom, the cows again decided it was a good day to get out… right before my mom and I were about to head out to watch the court announcement. Instead, my mom left and my dad, husband, some neighbors and I chased cows around the yard until they were back in their correct facilities. I think this is where I learned the importance of timeliness. After years of chasing cows, I continue to plan to leave 10 minutes early just in case something like that might happen… even in Houghton. We also learned the value of a good four-wheeler or gator and have now purchased a John Deere Gator for such instances.
Touring dairy farms is essential to every family vacation.
Last winter, my parents took a weekend off from the farm to visit my husband and I in Houghton. We planned to attend the Michigan Technological University vs. Northern Michigan University hockey game, but my dad made one additional request: Find a farm for us to tour. After some searching, I found a farm to visit near Lake Linden and we decided to stop by. Thankfully, the farmer was generous enough to show us around and took the time to describe how vastly different the growing season and available resources are in the Upper Peninsula. On my parent's visit this winter, we traveled to Jilbert in Marquette. Lesson here: No vacation is complete without a farm-related trip, even if it's just visiting a John Deere dealership en route to our destination.
You've ever made homemade ice cream.
Last winter, my family renewed an old family tradition of churning homemade ice cream. Although it was only my first year making the ice cream, we all hope it is something that can continue long into the future. On that December day, our shop was the ice cream making location for at least five churning stations and each of us, including my grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, great-aunts and uncles and cousins, joined in the effort. The women rotated shifts sitting on the buckets which the men took turns churning. Afterward, we went inside my family's farmhouse to eat our cold treat, socialize and listen to grandpa play the accordion. On that day, I learned that some traditions should and need to be carried on, especially those with family. I've always known family was an important part of my life, but on that day, I gained a new level of appreciation and love for my farm family.
It is because of my strong family ties that I have made the decision to leave The Daily Mining Gazette. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work in the fast-paced newsroom environment with many talented reporters who have shared their knowledge with me and I look forward to my husband completing his education at Michigan Tech and to the future, one I hope will include life in the country and churning ice cream with my family.
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Let's not debate the philosophical merits of the public cloud. It's 2012, and all but the most conservative and heavily regulated CIOs are factoring services into their long-term strategies. From a budgeting perspective, however, the "buy vs. lease" question still demands careful analysis. Imagine walking into a Best Buy and being presented with an option to lease the TV of your dreams instead of shelling out $3,000. While you might have been ready to drop the cash, most of us would take a step back and carefully assess the potential benefits of leasing instead.
IT managers are faced with similarly difficult decisions today: Shell out big dollars up front for a new SAN or ESX farm or spend on OPEX? When it comes to enterprise IT, there are a staggering number of peripheral cost factors to consider, too, as we illustrate in our sample cost-benefit analysis calculator. High availability, backups, Windows Server licensing, network and storage I/O, Internet bandwidth, staff training, network monitoring, disaster recovery ... we could go on, but you get the point. You almost need an MBA on staff.
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Attorney General Eric Holder is taking the lackluster lawless attitude of the Obama administration and passing it down to state attorneys general. During a recent interview with The New York Times, Holder said state attorneys general do not have to enforce laws they disagree with, specifically when it comes to the issue of gay marriage.
It is highly unusual for the United States Attorney General to advise his state counterparts on how and when to refuse to defend state laws. What!? But Mr. Holder said when laws touch on core constitutional issues like equal protection, an attorney general should apply the highest level of scrutiny before reaching a decision on whether to defend it.(or not) …."Engaging in that process and making that determination is something that's appropriate for an attorney general to do," Mr. Holder said. So, folks, does that apply to everyone? You can determine which laws to obey and which ones not to obey? We are supposed to be a nation of laws. We are a Constitutional Republic not a pure Democracy. The former follows laws; the latter (when pushed to its limit) is no more than mob rule. Incidentally, we do have three branches Mr. Holder.
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Ok...who is going to start sculpting this so I can FINALLY get my wife into some canon Mando armor ;-)
Here is a link to the teaser video....
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' first look: Katee Sackhoff's a Mandalorian warrior! | Inside TV | EW.com
Ok...who is going to start sculpting this so I can FINALLY get my wife into some canon Mando armor ;-)
Here is a link to the teaser video....
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' first look: Katee Sackhoff's a Mandalorian warrior! | Inside TV | EW.com
Falin is talking about it.
Starbuck rides again. This is double win!
Some pics for reference from the video (click on thumbnails)
And a first pass PDF of the helmet and shoulder decals:
Female Death Watch1.pdf
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Would you want to start with a Boba or Jango, or just a new sculpt?
I've always liked using another helmet as a base. That way you know you have the same general proportions of something already out there. I think a Jango would be a good base for her.
I have a sheet of sintra left over from my last custom fem mando. As soon as more images are available, I am going to start this up!! My bf has a Pre Viszla and I hope to match him at CVI!
That's alotta death watch mando's, perfect voice for the part too ha ha
I think a guy at Mando Mercs makes a helmet that looks a lot like that... Might make for a good base.
I dig the slight redesign to the armor but the helmet hasn't completely won me over. I dig the barn owl design but I need to see more pictures to see whether I like the general shape of the helm. The curve of the bottom reminds me of a Rubies two piece Jango too much.
The helmet looks like a bare bucket with a dome added. The ears are added later. I'm looking at the shadowing on the cheeks, and that tells me that they are completely flat. The visor is cut into it. Otherwise, besides a slight indentation where the dome begins, it looks completely unadorned except for the ear caps.
Just did a small prototype helmet for fun. Not a perfect one, but OK:
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The rest of the images are here Female Mandalorian Small Prototype Helmet
The big thing I want right now is a side / 3/4 view of the helmet so that we can tell if the cheeks are indented or flat! I can't wait to see people in this outfit. We best have one in my garrison!
I hope the cheeks are not flat. That would look stupid. To me, they look indented, but... Guess we'll have to wait. I'm definitely putting her up as a future project, though!