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By Johnathan Manning / American Press
Judge Wilford Carter ruled in three criminal cases Wednesday that the prosecution's clock continues to run even while funds are sought for the defendants' counsel.
Carter also ordered a stay of prosecution in the three indigent defense motions heard Wednesday — in the cases of Debbie Rome, Cynthia Guillory and Faith Ryan.
A lack of funds in the Public Defender's Office has caused indigent defense cases to be farmed out to private attorneys to be worked pro bono.
Some of the attorneys have requested funds for overhead costs and have filed Citizen motions to have their cases stayed until such money is found.
Such motions stem from a Calcasieu case in 2002 in which the state Supreme Court upheld a stay of proceeding in Adrian Citizen's murder prosecution until funds for his defense could be found.
As to whether the clock keeps running, the high court said only that "of course, we do not intend to interfere with the defendant's right to a speedy trial."
Depending on the severity of the charge, the state has one to three years to prosecute criminal cases.
Jay Dixon, head of the Public Defender's Office, testified Tuesday that though his office found out it will receive an additional $116,000 from the Louisiana Public Defender Board, it is only enough to get his office through the year. He said there aren't funds to pay for the private attorneys' overhead costs or investigative costs.
The $116,000 is the "exact amount they believe it will take for us to make it through the fiscal year," he said.
Carter also ruled that the prosecution's clock — known legally as prescription — will continue in the case of Andrew Kyle, whose case he had previously ordered stayed.
"What else would encourage the state to do something than to say, 'Time is running'?" Carter said.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal has already upheld the stay of proceedings in Kyle's case. Prosecutor Carla Sigler said she plans to file a writ of appeal in the Kyle case with the state Supreme Court this week.
She plans to file appeals on the prescription rulings with the 3rd Circuit, she said.
"These cases and this issue have far-reaching complications and I'm not sure what the result would be if we get an adverse ruling at the Supreme Court," Sigler said.
Sigler argued, as the District Attorney's Office has done in the past, that the problem lies with the state Public Defender Board, which got $33 million from the Legislature this year.
Sigler said the board "systemically" underfunds the local office, while spending a large portion of its money on "the less than 100 capital cases."
"They're the ones that are creating this situation, artificially," she said.
Carter said he would not interfere with a defendant's right to a speedy trial.
"The right to a speedy trial overrides the right to prosecute," the judge said. "The right to a speedy trial is a basic right."
"We think it will take the prescription issue to force the state to add more money to the budget," said defense attorney Shane Hinch, who represents Faith Ryan.
Although Sigler said she disagreed with the ruling, she hoped that it would bring about results.
"I do think that this ruling, along with Kyle, will get something done," she said. "I'm hopeful that we will get some sort of resolution, although I think it should be a resolution that states the state board needs to fund the local office to a sufficient degree."
Dixon said his office gets 40 percent of its funding from the state and 60 percent from local sources. Most of the local funds are from traffic ticket court fees.
He said that in 2010 the PDO received an "infusion of funds" from the state so that it could move from part-time attorneys to full-time. He said that attorneys closed their private practices and were given pay raises.
But he also said he "hung on to that money," which gave him a $300,000 surplus at the end of last year that he used to help him continue to fund the office.


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Town Square
Discovery Bay Recall proponents caught Trespassing
Original post made by Barefootbandit, another community, on Jan 28, 2012
Web Link
The picture clearly shows Carol Jackson, a Brentwood gadfly, holding a petition ballot. A clear violation of Recall code.
"The recall petition can be circulated only by registered voters in the jurisdiction who are qualified to vote for the officer sought to be recalled. " (§§322, 11045)
Since these people have invaded this site, thought I would share this with you all.
Comments (13)
a resident of another community
on Jan 29, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Wow... It looks like the web (link) has also been updated.
Take a look for yourself:
Web Link
a resident of another community
on Jan 30, 2012 at 8:05 pm
How can you see anyone holding anything in this picture let alone a recall petition? Your link and your statements clearly show your a child that's like "I'm telling Dad". Informed must be your playmate. The website you link to is just like a child's website too with all the name calling. I'm surprised this professional news media would allow such a bias garbage website link to degrade their integrity.
If no one was arrested there was no trespassing. This all sounds like someone is trying to circumvent the democratic process in fear that it will work properly.
Is Supervisor Mary Piepho aware of this circumvention of the democratic process?
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2012 at 7:02 am
@ Hypocrit, that could do down as one of the dumbest defenses on record. Because no one was arrested, no crime took place? That's your logic?
The fact that East County has scarce police resources and would tie up 2 Deputies to transport these people to Martinez for booking didn't occur to you? For a misdemeanor crime?
Which part of intentionally ignoring the requests of the tenant and property owners by trespassing was the "democratic process" part? Which part of having ineligible signature gathering activities taking place was the "democratic process"?
That isn't the way it works in the America I know. Are you new here?
What does Mary Piepho have to do with you choosing to violate election laws or trespass with your recall deal? Did you not bother to read the laws guiding recalls before engaging in one?
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:34 am
@ Shadow,
Really ? A crime took place but the Sheriff's Office was too busy not to write a citation ? That's your logic ?
That's like comparing it to David Piepho taking $7,000 in public funds illegally and the Sheriff couldn't transport him so he got away. You've got to be kidding.
What part of two letters from attorneys outlining to David Piepho the stipends he was allowed, then he ignored those letters and did it anyway. Because he gave the money back it's O.K. ?
Talking about groups circumventing the democratic process ? Your group is so shady as informer's group it's scary.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 7:41 am
@RCV, interesting the way the criminal mind works. If you're not arrested, it must be OK.
Have you been in that state of denial for very long?
Looks like someone's feeling a little guilty because you decided to completely change the subject. To get the heat off of you, you trot out one of your old lies about stipends.
What really happened is well documented. Item 3 of the minutes:
Web Link
Comments right from legal counsel John Stovall that night of Dec 12, 2009:
"He found that they were mistakenly paid for meetings..."
"He did not find any meetings that were not associated with the town.."
"He found that the mistake of over payments were made due to the complexity of the issue, the press of other business, and internal accounting procedure..."
For a kicker, the legal firm gave the town a $12k credit for services the following year because of their oversight. So again your smear merchant group who likes to rewrite history does a massive FAIL in telling the truth.
Back on topic, why did your group pack up and go from Safeway? You insist you were within your rights. You said you have widespread community support and told The Press 6 weeks ago you had your signatures for your recall.
This pathological lying thing been a problem for you for very long?
Why can't you keep your dirty laundry in your own back yard? I don't think the people of Danville really care to read it.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Re Call Voter,
Is that your new pseudonym for the week? Have you added that to your growing list? After all, you have posted under vote, voter voter2, voter5, voter 2012, vote3333, and a few others in just the last 30 days.
You see, once again you slipped up and added a space before ending your sentence's with a "?". That and your IP is a dead giveaway. You made your error 4 times in your last post. In case you still have not figured it out you don't need to put a space before a question mark.
I have nothing against posting under an anonymous pseudonym-I do it myself, but doing it under multiple different names just comes across as a desperate attempt…hoping that someone might think more people share your distorted points of view? Sorry but judging by the posting above (by Flint's Shadow and others) it still is not working.
Once again I followed up and you are back to your same games of innuendo and deceit. I guess it has not dawned on you that while the computer age lends itself to blogging and despicable mudslinging it also adds to the ability to easily do research and follow up on accusations made by you.
I'm not sure what is going on with you and your little cabal, but your frustration is coming across in volumes and you are simply exposing yourselves. Are you really hoping to snag casual readers into believing your deception by posting inaccuracies? You know the saying about fooling some of the people some of the time…you are certainly a textbook example of that.
I thought you would have learned your lesson last time around……
By the way, you gave your-self and your pseudonym's (vote, voter2, vote5, vote2012, vote3333 to name a few ) up with that last posting.
For someone that "claims" they don't do blogs, you sure are proving yourself to quite the opposite.
You see, most people do not put a SPACE between their sentence and a question mark or exclamation point… You might want to stop doing that-because it is a dead giveaway.
Examples of your work…
Oakleyite says; Thank You Informed for backing up my statement !
voter2 says; What prompted this meeting ?
vote5 says: Even a political page link ?
voter2 says: How many millions of dollars does the Fire District owe its pension plan ?
vote2012 says: Do you expect to get any respect with these words ?
voter2 says: Are you typing your BIO on here now ?
voter says: Who got to you Burk ? What about the neighbors ? … I had any conversation with you or Safeway ?
Those are just a few of the many examples and there are a lot more. Perhaps it is time for you to stop trying to fool people.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 7:53 pm
If you want to talk about crime in Discovery Bay, let's do that.
Lets expand on this illegal taking of $ 7,000. of the people's money by Director David Piepho. You seem to have a problem as others in your group what exactly constitutes a crime. Just because you say some minutes say anything, does not mean a crime did not occur. The fact that two official letters were sent to Mr. Piepho by an attorney outlining what was eligible and what was not eligible prior is very damaging. Just the fact that a formal request for money from him for ineligible public funds after the two letters from legal counsel shows intent to defraud. Moreover, when caught the money was returned too fast showing even more guilt. If he truly thought he was entitled to those thousands of dollars he would have disputed it. I am quite surprised that the District Attorney has yet to file formal charges. Someone still may file charges.
Talk to Barefoot about dirty laundry. Barefoot, yourself, informed psychotic have brought your own dirty laundry to Danville.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 10:33 pm
@ RCV, that's a rather unhinged response there.
Sorry, but I followed the stipends thing to include speaking with an outside attorney licensed to practice municipal law. The stipends were entirely defensible. The town just didn't feel like going there, especially after some old senile guy wasted over $100k in a legal witch hunt that went nowhere just a couple years earlier. Was that you, maybe?
We can sit here and jawbone on this till hell freezes over. You know what they say about opinions. The only one that counts here is what comes at the end of a Judge's ruling.
You're wrong about a formal request. Piepho returned the money before anyone asked. I know you fellas like to think it was just a greedy scam, but apparently you don't know the guy too well. It's not like he needed the money.
The DA didn't see any wrong doing and didn't pursue it, so I guess you don't have many fans for your viewpoint. At least not fans that count.
But hey, to play fair let's go with your suggestion. Just because you and your buddies didn't get arrested @ Safeway, let's not assume a crime didn't occur. I'm good with your approach on that.
a resident of another community
on Feb 2, 2012 at 12:41 pm
The overarch here are the overly aggressive petition circulaters who have forced the hands of corporations. This goes back to last year and even before, prompting Safeway and others like Costco, Home Depot and Target to prohibit such campaigns on their sites. Too controversial and just bad business.
I know I don't care to be approached for signatures when I go to a store. I'm there for a sole purpose, typically, and many times have been made uncomfortable by these folks. I seem to remember there have been a few of these instances in Contra Costa County in general.
Flint's claim that Dawson's supporters were responsible only underlines his myopic view of what took place.
The complete disregard for the advance heads up from Safeway's legal group is an eyebrow raiser that screams desperation on Flint's part.
a resident of another community
on Feb 2, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Anyone who wants to know the real truth about the Safeway mock just contact the Sheriff's Office 646-2441 or ask the Deputy who attended the last meeting and reported to the DBCSD.
The Deputy publically spoke and stated " THERE WAS NOW TRESPASSING "
Even after stipend stealing David Piepho tried to change the Deputy's mind. THERE WAS NO TRESPASSING. Don't take my word for it, listen to the recording of the public meeting when the Deputy explained there was no trespassing. Go to www.recalldawson.com and listen.
The comments and lies by Barefoot, Informed, Shadow, Bob, David, Tim, and other Piepho intimidators is becoming more problematic for the Town. You guys are making Discovery Bay the laughing stock of the county. If the people want to keep Dawson they will. Stop being a bunch of babies.
a resident of another community
on Feb 2, 2012 at 9:34 pm
"Hypocrite", you sure are making the rounds. Well, if your name doesn't say it all, your postings sure do. You might want to calm down a bit.
I imagine that the Sheriff was trying to play "peace maker", but if that is too difficult for you to comprehend, the question remains; why did two Sheriffs show up on that fateful day, and kick out the violators? It clearly appears Safeway issued an order of trespass. More importantly why are YOU posting links to certain recall proponents sites if you are not one of them?
I read the online story today on the front page of the paper-it contradicts everything you say. So if you want me (or anyone else) to believe you, then we would all have to assume that the reporter was lying. You would have us believe that spokesperson for Safeway, their legal team, and lawyers were also lying? Sorry, but you are outranked and outnumbered.
You might want to re-read it for yourself;
• …supporters of the effort to recall CSD Director Brian Dawson were evicted from the Discovery Bay Safeway parking lot.
• "We did call the police and they handed a trespass notice to the solicitor and they were instructed to leave," said Susan Houghton, director of public relations for Safeway.
• "I had personally sent an e-mail on Friday (Jan. 27) to Mr. (Don) Flint, and our legal team and legal counsel did as well. Mr. Flint's response was that he disagreed."
• "Petitioners are never acceptable,…"
• Houghton said that "repeated complaints" from customers of harassment by petitioners led the local store manager to contact corporate headquarters, where the violation of the solicitation policy was discovered.
p.s. If you haven't noticed you and your little group have just exposed yourselves. There will be more to come I'm sure.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 3, 2012 at 11:27 am
Unbelievable that Don Flint and his crew started posting to a blog outside the Discovery Bay community to try to get someone to care about his ridiculous recall effort. Just goes to show how little support he's got in Discovery Bay, and of course how pathetic and desperate he is to get attention.
a resident of another community
on Feb 6, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Dear Editor,
To complete this story, Brian Dawson resigned this morning, February 6, so the community of Discovery Bay could come together for the good of all residents. Brian and his family need their privacy and support of friends to move forward with their lives. Within the next 60 days there will be a decision on an election or appointment to replace Brian on the DB-CSD.
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Re: st: an estimation method question
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:16:52 +0000 (GMT)
--- On Tue, 16/3/10, Xiang Ao <email@example.com> wrote:
> We are trying to estimate an equation which has some
> constraints by observation. We are studying founders
> of firms. The dependent variable is the share of the
> firm. We are studying what factors influence the
> shares. We now have a problem: for each firm,
> the shares necessarily sum to one. We were thinking of
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> Any suggestions on estimation methods would be helpful.
With this type a data the key distinction is whether you
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you can install -betafit-, -dirifit-, and -fmlogit- by
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-betafit-, -glm-, and -dirifit- were discussed in this talk
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The -glm- trick is based on this paper:
Papke, Leslie E. and Jeffrey M. Wooldridge. (1996)
"Econometric Methods for Fractional Response Variables with
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of Applied Econometrics, 11(6):619-632.
The -glm- trick is also discussed in the Stata tip:
Christopher F. Baum (2008) "Stata tip 63: Modeling proportions"
The Stata Jouranl, 8(2): 299--303.
The model implemented in -betafit- was discussed in a number
of papers:
Ferrari, S.L.P. and Cribari-Neto, F. (2004). "Beta regression
for modelling rates and proportions". Journal of Applied
Statistics 31(7): 799-815.
Paolino, P. (2001). "Maximum likelihood estimation of models
with beta-distributed dependent variables". Political Analysis,
9(4): 325-346.
Smithson, M. and Verkuilen, J. (2006) "A better lemon squeezer?
Maximum likelihood regression with beta-distributed dependent
variables". Psychological Methods, 11(1): 54-71.
-fmlogit- is basically a generalization of the -glm- trick to
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examples can be found here:
Hope this helps,
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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- In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, habanero peppers, ginger and garlic. Sprinkle ribs with salt and peppers. In a large skillet, brown ribs in oil on all sides; drain.
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What is a reasonable wholesale price to sell to these locations in % of expected retail? I don't want to sell at the typical wholesale price of honey.
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They endured crowding at the front gate, crowding at the concession stands, crowding in front of the stage that made 75 of them extend their arms, like the drowning, and beg to be pulled out.
More than 19,000 of them last night gave premier rock group Led Zeppelin the last inch of their lungs in deafening cheers, and they gave them pounds of their perspiration.
They came at midday, some waiting eight hours in their cars and vans, or on the Freedom Hall front lawn under a wintry sky. They had come in summer clothes that are comfortable in hot coliseums but were chilly in yesterday's wind.
One came in a stolen security guard uniform and had thus earned his admission before he was discovered. He was charged with possession of stolen property.
One teen age girl came with a 45-caliber pistol in her purse, and was charged with carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
That's because the private security police – and some off duty city policemen – at the gates were checking purses, just looking in them without putting their hands in.
Unless they saw something. They were looking for liquor and one guard said he ignores the bags of marijuana. They found cans of Coke and Big Red and Pepsi and the concert was but an hour old before the guards were pulling the cans from large trash cans at the turnstiles and passing them among themselves.
"I feel guilty drinking somebody else's Coke," a guard said. "But at least I know where the can's going to end up."
Many of these young people had seen Led Zeppelin last week in Cincinnati when 100 or so fans were arrested and several were injured in pushing and shoving and bottle-throwing at the gates.
When the lines began forming at the front gate at 4 p.m. yesterday, they ran from their cars and vans in the parking lot, holding hands. They lined up at three or four of the doors and talked about Cincinnati, about what it's like to have a little broken against a wall 15 feet above your head.
But that didn't happen last night. Security guards were only allowing persons in the parking lot who looked like concertgoers and who could display tickets to the lot attendants.
"Sold out", signs said everywhere. In 150 minutes in March, they sold 19,400 tickets.
In the parking lot, three men were whisked away by private police for selling Led Zeppelin t-shirts. The people with the concert called them "bootleg t-shirts," because the concert has its own black and white shirts it sells for $5. The men in the parking lot – who drove from Atlanta, where they sold them at Sunday's Led Zeppelin concert – were not arrested. They were just told to leave the premises.
Even at the line at front, fans crowded the gate and were told repeatedly to "move back" by an excited man in a yellow jacket with a portable radio on his belt.
There were a thousand or more crowding the front gate at 5:45, listening to a young sounding man on the public address system who read the state law about drinking on state property, mispronouncing words like "statute" and "specifically".
"That dumb ----- is so drunk he can't even talk," someone said to the speaker.
And while the thousand were crowding for their chance to rush in the stage, a mere 30 people waited patiently at the back gate, which would be opened along with the front gate and which was hundreds of feet closer to the stage.
They were let in and they cheered so that no one heard the young man on the loud speaker talking about "Kentucky Revised Statu-ate…". They raced each other to the chest-high wall in front of the stage.
Except for Beth, Eddie, Mike, Terry, Robin, Joe…. While everyone in Freedom Hall positioned themselves as near the stage as they could, those Hoosiers went to the top row of section 201, the farthest spot from where Led Zeppelin would perform.
They had two sets of binoculars, "We're right in front of the music here", Robin, 19 said. "It's the best place to be. You can hear better."
And between them and the stage at 6 p.m. was an empty floor that, in two hours would be carpeted with young people.
By 8 p.m., when the concert was to have begun, some had had enough. "It was so packed, I couldn't even get my feet on the floor," a slight teen-age girl said.
In the several feet closest to the stage, people were wringing wet with perspiration. People who waited all afternoon and evening for Led Zeppelin were complaining that the air was too stale to breathe. The pressure of bodies against bodies was too much.
"I had to get out", said 18 year-old Lloyd of Valley Station, his curls hanging wet from his head. "I couldn't breathe in there."
The T-shirted stage security men stood on a wooden platform and the veins in their arms bulged as they pulled on the men and woman handed up to them by the crowd.
One girl was unable to stand on her own, as they carried her, doubled up from the stage area, she said "On, my God. " And they stretched her out on the concrete.
Those that had been lifted out bought drinks at the concession stands and looked around for the friends they had been separated from. At 9 p.m. they were refreshed, again part of the crowd, and adding to the roaring ovation given Led Zeppelin as the show began. (J. Adams / CourierJournal / May 1977)
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#1 Tue 13 Nov 12 3:57am
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15 minute meals preserved lemons question
I was watching 15 min meals and jaime was using these small whole salted/preserved lemon from a jar he said was available in the supermarket.
The only preserved lemons I have ever seen are the traditional cut ones I make myself or the home made ones have bought at the Lebanese grocer.
Does anybody have a clue as to what brand Jamie is using or a link to those he uses si I have some sort of idea what to look for?
#2 Tue 13 Nov 12 8:18am
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Re: 15 minute meals preserved lemons question
I think that you can totally substitute the small ones for regular ones in the dish... If there is any difference I don't think it will effect the dish in a big way.
Every year I always make two jars of salted lemons, some that are huge that I only use the outside and some very small that I use whole. Doesn't make much difference though...
#3 Tue 13 Nov 12 8:44am
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Re: 15 minute meals preserved lemons question
I think that it would be far better to use the preserved whole lemons.
Preserved whole lemons taste quite different to those lemon slices that you buy in small jars .
They are not always easy to buy here I the UK , some supermarkets will stock them but definatly not all .
But they are extreemly easy and quite quick to make.
I was watching a tv show yesterday with Yottam Ottolenghi , he was talking about preserved lemons as they are used a great deal in Mortocan cuisine .
In the show we were shown a market stall that had rows and rows of jars of preserved lemons , ranging in colour from the paler yellowey colour that were the younger more recently preserved lemons , to the deeper brown preserved lemons which had been preserved for a rather longer time.
They are simple to make but you do need to use unwaxed lemons.
#4 Tue 13 Nov 12 12:02pm
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Re: 15 minute meals preserved lemons question
He uses the Belazu brand. But what's wrong with your Lebanese grocer?
There's a middle eastern grocer near me, and it's great for all the Morroccan stuff he tends to use quite often in 15 minute meals - pitta, harissa, nuts etc.
Cheaper than the supermarket, too.
#5 Wed 14 Nov 12 12:43am
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Re: 15 minute meals preserved lemons question
Trilobite, my lebanese grocer is quite a distance from me and I don't get there very often. They are also very cheap and when I get there I stock up. If you had read my post I did say I make my own preserved lemons, and have been for years.
Thankyou for giving me the brand and I will now be able to hunt them down and find them online or have to try and make a trip to the lebanese grocer.
#6 Wed 14 Nov 12 4:28pm
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Re: 15 minute meals preserved lemons question
Cindy, good to see you
I do my own preserved lemons, too, and have done so for years.
The tiny whole lemons are impossible to buy here.
Personally, I wouldn't even bother trying.
Have found that a quarter to a half of a whole of mine (or same for bought ones available here) works well and I'm a preserved lemon addict.
Have never seen sliced preserved lemons here. Just the quartered ones. Our lemons must be bigger than the ones in the UK.
Unwaxed lemons are almost impossible to buy here unless from the farmers' market or if you grow your own, which I do.
A gentle scrub with a brush and warm water soon gets rid of the wax though.
Last edited by Maree (Wed 14 Nov 12 4:38pm)
#7 Wed 21 Nov 12 4:24pm
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Re: 15 minute meals preserved lemons question
Salted lemons - have found them on Sainsburys online shop.
What I need to know is how salty are they?
I have a heart condition which means I am on a low salt diet - never add salt to food & am trying to do more cooking from scratch to avoid the salt in usual prepacked meals.
Thank you
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Fillmore at the TLA (Theater of the Living Arts)
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Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
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Mann Center for the Performing Arts
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Charles Clark
Both within and beyond academia, there has been much lively discussion about how the future of higher education will be affected by massive online open courses (MOOCs)—classes taught over the Internet to a large number of students with limited involvement from professors. Predictions range from the mass extinction of universities as we know them to a fad that will soon join the dancing baby in the Hall of Fame of Internet Has-Beens.
Even I entered the fray when I was quoted in an article about MOOCs in the Chronicle of Higher Education, which included a photo of me wearing a funny hat to an event that had been sponsored by Coursera in Menlo Park, Calif., last July. Coursera is an online startup that is working with a number of elite universities to offer MOOCs, which are free and widely available but do not confer academic credit.
Some of what I learned at the event may be of interest. Almost all of the Coursera students whom I met were much like you, dear readers: Ninety percent of the 300 or so present were holders of degrees in science or engineering who were working in high-tech occupations. They were ambitious, career-minded, and eager to learn new skills. The remaining 10 percent of attendees were either scarily smart high-school students or random fashion victims like me.
While the MOOC trend is clearly hot right now—the New York Times recently called 2012 the "Year of the MOOC"—no one knows how long it will last. So just in case the MOOC bubble is soon to burst, now would be a good time for the Bright Futures crowd to sample the merchandise, which is a steal at the attractive price of zero. In addition to Coursera, courses are offered through the companies edX, Udacity and Stanford's Classes2Go.
Some of the courses are stunningly good. They require intense, active involvement during brief periods of time, present challenging assignments and can even engage a social dimension of the learning experience. It's more than just watching lectures on YouTube.
While the concept of "distance learning" is certainly not new, what's different about MOOCs is their scalability: the ability to teach tens of thousands of students, or more, all within the same time window. This is only made possible by eliminating one-on-one interaction between teacher and student. Although this seems at first like a grave disadvantage compared to traditional classroom learning, it also gives students a new opportunity to exploit the awesome power of social networking in order to advance learning worldwide.
Now struggling to build a MOOC myself, I have some appreciation for the real difficulties that are involved in their basic construction. Just recording an ordinary classroom performance would, in most cases, yield pure box-office poison. In addition, a sustainable business model for free MOOC distribution remains elusive.
There's no doubt that the MOOC landscape will be littered by the graves of pioneers, as was the railroad business and Internet retailing. So now, while the going is good, and there is no potential loss other than your own time (which is, after all, subject to your control), why not give it a try? Coursera has a number of optics-relevant offerings in view. Sight unseen, I recommend Computational Photography, by Irfan Essa, scheduled to start on February 25, 2013.
Charles Clark (firstname.lastname@example.com) is co-director of the Joint Quantum Institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland, and an enthusiastic supporter of the OSA Student Chapter program. Web site: http://j.mp/JQ1cc
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Bright Futures is a blog written by and for optics and photonics professionals who are looking to navigate career transitions. It is affiliated with Optics & Photonics News, the member magazine for the Optical Society (OSA).


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