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A perfect afternoon for me is, a book in hand, some cookies (or in this case, a piece of tarte aux noisettes) and a cup of coffee by the side, and my dog napping with her head rests on my laps.
What's your idea of a perfect afternoon? :-)
Tarte Aux Noisettes Recipe
Adapted from タルト 私のとっておき
Tart crust:
120g butter, at room temperature
80g icing sugar
1/2 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
180g cake flour
40g almond meal
60g butter, at room temperature
60g icing sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
30g almond meal
30g hazelnut meal
1/2 tsp salt
Toast at 180 deg C for 5 to 8 minutes, coarsely chopped
40g almond
40g hazelnut
20g walnut
To make half-baked tart crust:
1) In a bowl, whisk flour and almond meal until combine. Set aside.
2) Place butter and icing sugar in a medium bowl. Mix with an electric mixer until combine.
3) Add the egg and vanilla essence into the butter mixture, beat the batter until smooth.
4) Add the flour mixture. Using a rubber spatula, mix the batter until just combine.
5) Shape the dough into a square with 1/2-inch thickness, then wrap it with a piece of cling wrap. Keep in the fridge for at least one hour.
6) Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
7) Roll the doughs out on a floured surface. Fit dough into 8 oval tartlet pans (length: 11cm, widest width: 6.5cm). Alternatively, you can use a 20cm tart pan.
8) Butter the shiny side of 8 pieces of aluminium foils (the size should be bigger than the pie plates), buttered side down, tightly against the crust and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Put the tartlet pans on a baking tray and bake crusts for 20 minutes. Remove the foils and pie weights, set the crusts aside.
To make filling:
1) In a medium bowl, mix butter and icing sugar with an electric mixer until combine.
2) Add the egg and vanilla essence and mix thoroughly.
3) Add almond meal, hazelnut meal and salt and mix until well blended.
To bake the tartlets:
1) Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
2) Spread the filling onto the tart crusts, sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
3) Let the tarts cool for 15 minutes. Sift some icing sugar on top, serve.
Tarte Aux Noisettes
8 Comments:
- Siri said...
What a gorgeous photo!
My idea of a perfect afternoon is a bit like yours- cookies, coffee, a good companion (I only wish I had a dog!) and some nice background music and maybe the paper.
Thanks for sharing,
- 4/05/2009 04:17:00 am
- Polka_Roo said...
Gorgeous photo! I'll definitely have to try these (sans dog, unfortunately, but I'm sure one of my cats will be happy to occupy my lap instead).
- 4/05/2009 05:28:00 am
- Marta said...
What a gorgeous little treat! Love hazelnuts! Beautiful photo too :)
- 4/05/2009 11:08:00 am
- bigfish_chin said...
it looks so lovely...
- 4/06/2009 02:11:00 am
- Danny said...
Hate to sound repetitive, but wow that photo is gorgeous!
I'd love to include the photo in my list of the best food photos of the week. Just follow the link below and leave a link to this post in the comments section.
Best Food Photos Of The Week
- 4/06/2009 08:28:00 am
- Stardust said...
Yeah, I hate to sound repetitive too but the photo is drop dead gorgeous!!
My perfect afternoon would be a tart, Ribena, under a good shade in the garden, with scent of Lavender while I have a good book at hand. =)
- 4/07/2009 10:38:00 am
- edith said...
Wow this is what I call good life. I am yearning for a tart but darn lazy leh. Care to fedex a pcs over?
- 4/07/2009 09:32:00 pm
- Food For Tots said...
Wow! Your photo looks awesome! If I dun need to cook for dinner, it will be a perfect afternoon for me. After lunch, go straight for a nap......;)
- 4/10/2009 12:39:00 am
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Problems in rendering Graphics3D with RealTime3D (Mathematica 4.1)
And here I am again. Why I did not get any clue at all to my previous
Now, if you run the Brian's example (with and without RealTime3D) you will
see what happen because the resulting shapes are rather different.
(sol = Flatten[(z /. Solve[#1, z] & ) /@ {3*x - 2*y + 4*z - 3 == 0,
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As upcoming goals, the United Nations should enact basic sanitation, healthcare and governance in failed or collapsing states not simply because of moral concerns, but because of our own safety concerns.
You would think we would have learned to deal with globalization by now. Goods, services, people, and money, and occasionally, diseases, flow across borders at a staggering pace. Little can stop these flows. Not walls. Not presidents. Not health authorities.
People, however, remain quite rooted in their local communities. So rooted that when a global health scare comes along, we only react when somebody we know, in our country, or somewhere we know well, is affected. Most people's identity is local, not global, and not even international. Perhaps we should be glad. It gives focus. We attend to what is near. Perhaps, therefore, most of us underestimated Ebola. In Norway, nobody reacted when a nurse on volunteer duty in West Africa contracted the disease, but when she arrived in the nation's capital for treatment, everyone noticed. In the U.S., nobody winked until a person died in Texas.


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- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 eggs
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- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk the eggs and buttermilk until blended; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle; turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until second side is golden brown.
Freeze option: Freeze cooled pancakes between layers of waxed paper in a resealable plastic freezer bag. To use, place pancakes on an ungreased baking sheet, cover with foil and reheat in a preheated 375° oven 6-10 minutes. Or, place a stack of three pancakes on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high for 45-90 seconds or until heated through. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
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The sith idea is gone, I'll probably swap the saber with another bladed weapon like a regular sword, glaive, or similar weapon.
On a side note from my armor, I've taken an interest in a weapon from a PS2 videogame I've been playing and I'm wondering how to replicate it.
I don't have an image of it, but it's from "Soul Calibur 3," called "The Bonebreaker Sword."
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Do you need a special file transfer protocol program? After all, you can use a Web browser to download a graphics driver or a tax form from the Internet. But browsers are not the best tools for uploading files to an Internet server, and an FTP program can be useful if you're maintaining a Web site or sharing huge files. FTPing a large file to the Internet for a coworker to download is faster and more efficient than e-mailing it.
As its very nerdy name implies, Ipswitch's WS_FTP software originally targeted the technically inclined. But improvements to the user interface make the company's just-released WS_FTP Pro 7.5 (available for $45 retail and $40 by download) accessible to most Windows users.
My shipping copy of WS_FTP Pro 7.5 included plenty of serious tools for users who transfer a lot of data. For instance, it allowed me to keep two folders synchronized over the Internet--a real convenience if your Web site has so many files that you can't keep track of them all. There's also a scheduler, a scripting tool to automate regular FTP tasks, and SSL encryption to ensure that no one except the intended recipient reads your files.
Ipswitch worked to make WS_FTP Pro easier to use. A Site Profile Wizard makes setting up new sites a breeze. And a new set of help files, dubbed "The Assistance Center," offers basic-job tutorials. Although you can now upload a file directly from Windows Explorer, this operation isn't as easy as it looks. And script writing and setting up SSL encryption remain tasks for the technically savvy only.
Most users don't need this level of functionality--and shouldn't pay for it. Many free but less feature-rich FTP programs are available, including the original basic WS_FTP.
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Wyoming weighs silencers for hunting
In the woods and on the plains of Wyoming, one traditional hunting sound may soon be headed toward extinction.
"Blam! Blam! Blam!"
State lawmakers are set to decide whether to allow silencers on hunting guns, a move that has divided the outdoor-oriented state. Proponents say screwing a muzzle onto a firearm to catch the blast and muffle the report will prevent hearing damage and reduce noise pollution.
Many opponents insist silencers for hunting weapons gives all those Elmer Fudds in the woods an unsporting advantage with yet another high-tech gadget against game species whose only defenses have always been their alertness and ability to run away.
An interim Wyoming legislative committee recently endorsed a bill to end the state's prohibition on hunting with silencers. The full Legislature will consider the issue in the general session starting in January.
Father accidentally kills son, 7, outside gun store
A father shot and killed his 7-year-old son Saturday morning outside a Pennsylvania gun store in what police described as a tragic accident, authorities said.
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death as an accidental shooting and are awaiting the results of the results of an autopsy.
The shooting occurred Saturday morning in the parking lot of Twigs Reloading Den in Mercer, Pa. Police said the gun fired as Joseph Loughrey, 44, and his son, Craig, were entering their vehicle.
Loughrey told police he had emptied the magazine of his 9-millimeter Taurus handgun, and he didn't know there was a bullet in the chamber. The gun discharged and his son was struck in the chest.
North Korea considers delaying rocket launch
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as Monday, North Korean state media said today.
Scientists have pushed forward with preparations for the launch from a west coast site but are considering "readjusting" the timing, a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology told North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency.
It was unclear whether diplomatic intervention or technical glitches were behind the possible delay.
South African icon Mandela hospitalized
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a military hospital Saturday for medical tests, though the nation's president told the public there was "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health.
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The Cuppa is also be great for doling out snacks to little people; they don't look like they are for kids (which they love) but they provide a handle to minimize spills and size wise they hold the perfect amount for a little toddler to consume.
The Dash is a perfect compliment to the Cuppa. It's simple design means that one spoon can measure 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp and 1 tbsp. Since I perpetually lose things in my kitchen, the search for an adequately sized measuring spoon happens more frequently than I'd like to admit.
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Tiamo 2 @ Lygon Street, Melbourne
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- J said...
Told you that it was good watttt. :P
Why you didn't believe me? Tsk tsk.. Well, tasting is believing I guess.
(Eeeee. So sad though - the last time I was there, the tiramisu was nice worr)
- October 5, 2010 at 4:59:00 PM GMT+8
- Sean said...
the pasta portion looks massive! i'd definitely consider sharing it :D luckily the pizza looks smaller and more manageable
- October 5, 2010 at 5:02:00 PM GMT+8
- Michelle Chin said...
haha. i tell you my sister makes the best tiramisu. maybe i can learn how to make it and bring it to the picnic but i am afraid that the mascarpone might spoil on the way. i need to travel one hour to get there!
- October 5, 2010 at 5:19:00 PM GMT+8
- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
michelle: oh crap, wheres the place? havent checked!
sean: well typical aussie portions.
j: did u tell me about tiamo too?
- October 5, 2010 at 6:11:00 PM GMT+8
- qwazymonkey said...
When I was a student, Lygon was haven for Italian food.
But, I find that the food have been "deteriorating" each time I return for vacation. The funny thing is that, the food has always remained largely the same. Perhaps my palette's to blame. It has changed. It's nothing fancy like what we have been pampered with.
Glad you found something you like.
- October 5, 2010 at 9:10:00 PM GMT+8
- J said...
I did.... I think. But it was waaaaay back. When u were accompanying your sister to melb, I think....
- October 6, 2010 at 12:23:00 AM GMT+8
- Michelle Chin said...
at studley gardens. kew
- October 6, 2010 at 1:28:00 PM GMT+8
- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
michelle: sounds far, dont even know where that is haha.
qm: too used to the fine dining italian u get in msia la..
j: memory doesnt serve me too well.
- October 7, 2010 at 4:25:00 AM GMT+8
- Michelle Chin said...
well. it's not that far. far is like kilmore
- October 8, 2010 at 5:53:00 AM GMT+8
- AugustDiners said...
funny i dont remember seeing this when i was in melburne. I agreed about lygon street and the overrated italian food. u can find better elsewhere in town!
- October 8, 2010 at 12:56:00 PM GMT+8
- Marshy said...
yummy! love your food blog. =)
anyways link me! http://originalmarshmallow.blogspot.com/
just started a picture food blog.
- October 8, 2010 at 10:25:00 PM GMT+8
- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
marshy: thank u!
augustdiners: really? well with the amt of food in melbourne CBD, i dont see why u need to go right at the end of lygon!
michelle: thats out of my dictionary already haha.
- October 10, 2010 at 8:55:00 AM GMT+8


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I bought myself a 1999 323i about a month ago. I have a question to anyone who knows quite a bit about these cars mechanically. Hopefully you guys can give me some answers on what it may be!
The problem I am having is that when I back out of my driveway or a parking spot, once I back out and I have the wheel turned to the left or to the right.. I hear sort of like this clicking sound.. Its not a repeating clicking sound, it just clicks once or twice. It only does it when I am sitting still and turning the wheel, or moving barely at all and turning the wheel(like pulling in or out of a parking spot or driveway kind of speeds). It sounds like its coming from the front driver side tire, its hard to say where for certain the noise is coming from while inside the car, but I also looked up under the front of the car at the driver side tire, and what I "Believe" is to be the Tie Rod.. The Boot on it is actually tore in 2 spots. I had the tires balanced and an alignment done on it once I bought it.. and the alignment is already out again now. (About 1,000 miles later, give or take 100 miles). I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is the tie rod or if its something else. I know its hard to diagnose something without seeing it or hearing it, but any info you can lend will greatly be appreciated. I dont know much about these cars, but really would like to learn. If you can guys, help me out some! Please & thank you!!
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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - AG Barr Jilted at Britvic's Altar, But What Now?
By Richard Corbett | 23 July 2013
Although AG Barr was on its way to the church earlier this month, Britvic was still having second thoughts. The end of the affair leads Richard Corbett to ponder what went wrong for the two and what happens next.
It was a very short romance before the wedding was announced but we always suspected that the attraction was one-sided and, for one of the parties, the wedlock was more out of necessity than desire.
The Fruit Shoot recall in the UK last year had cost Britvic millions and brought the company to the brink of the altar as they desperately sought to get their sums to add up. No sooner had the church been booked, than the UK Office of Fair Trading decided that the country's Competition Commission should investigate whether there could be any lawful impediment as to why the union could not take place. Eight months later, the marriage is off and Barr Britvic Soft Drinks is a non-starter.
Back in February, the irked response by Britvic's chairman, Gerald Corbett, to the OFT's referral suggests that Britvic really did want - maybe even need - the merger to take place.
The decision to refer the merger undoubtedly raised eyebrows and did not just catch Corbett by surprise. The investigation found that "the acquisition raised competition concerns with respect to the loss of the competitive constraint from some of Britvic's brands on Barr's IRN BRU and Orangina brands".
The argument that the merger could lead to higher prices was pretty shallow because, if Orangina and Tango prices increase, then it is pretty likely that consumers will simply switch to Fanta. The merger would undoubtedly have changed the soft drinks trading landscape in the UK but, in terms of brands, Barr Britvic would still only account for around a quarter of the market, according to research agency Canadean.
That's only marginally more than Coca-Cola Enterprises.
Since the decision to delay the merger, Britvic have not exactly been acting like a company that is waiting around for an all-clear to merge and it was very much business as usual. A new cost-savings plan was implemented, with the closure of three sites and a third of the savings being channelled into international operations. Moves to take the Fruit Shoot brand to the US, India and Spain were also announced. In the US, a distribution deal with PepsiCo has seen Fruit Shoot (we assume without the anti-spill cap) launched into convenience stores and garage forecourts in 30 states. That's quite a mouth-watering opportunity, and probably contributed to Britvic's decision to abandon the merger talks. How ironic that the brand that triggered the merger may well have played a part in preventing it.
A jump in profits in its fiscal half-year will also have been influential. It should also be taken into account that the merged entitiy would have been run by a Barr man, which will have been quite an incentive for Britvic to use the delay to address their issues and to try to change the goal posts.
Britvic's changed circumstances meant that AG Barr had to table a considerably better offer if the deal was to come off: This was always going to be difficult. The new offer was not that much of an improvement and although we do not know whether this may have just been a starting point for negotiations, I doubt it came as a surprise to Barr that Britvic wanted to maintain its independence.
This does not mean, however, that Britvic will remain a stand-alone company forever. Somebody like Suntory may well see Britvic as a very attractive proposition but it is now unlikely to be a distress sale. In the five months since the onset of the Competition Commission's report, Britvic has successfully won back control of its own destiny.
AG Barr, meanwhile, looks to be turning its attention to GSK's Ribena and Lucozade brands. There is a very limited overlap with their existing portfolio, and the brands' premium pricepoints make the margins very alluring.
A purchase would give them a sizeable presence in Ireland, which must be exciting for AG Barr. Developing the brands overseas in other markets will also be appealing – Lucozade and Ribena are present in a number of markets including China. The longer-term ambitions for AG Barr will be to continue to grow into more of a national and less of a regional player. The Britvic deal would have been a short cut to achieving this. Ribena and Lucozade are very much national brands and would make up for missing out on Britvic, to an extent.
There are a lot of pluses but there are some negatives: GSK has done brilliantly at squeezing the potential out of these two brands in the UK for a number of decades, but achieving future domestic growth will be increasingly difficult. Also, the marketing costs associated with maintaining these two brands' premium status in the UK will be considerable.
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I got back from the University library a little while ago where I did one of my occasional web document printings. One was of Syndicated Zine Reviews Blogspot, 2009 and 2010 so far. I was pleased I was able to do this. In the past, when I'd tried, the print preview always came up blank, which made me assume it wouldn't work, but I realize now you just have to wait a little while for the pages to come up.
2009 was 19 pages (sides not sheets). The library charged 3.6 per page, so that's 68.4 cents for this yearly "review zine".
Zine World 28 was 50 pgs, and because I subscribe, $3.33 an issue. But ZW has about 12 reviews per page (just selecting a random page and counting. They start on 10 and end on 40, which gives about 30 pages of reviews. If we guesstimate, taking into account some pages have display ads instead of reviews, that the average number of reviews are about 9 per page, that's about 360 reviews. SZR-2009 averages about 1 review
per page because a few pages are blank or filled with "links", etc.
That would then be about 3.6 cents per review for SZR (68.4 cents/19) and about .925 cents (333/360) for ZW.
Compared to SZR at 3.6 cents per page, Zine World is 6.6 cents per page. But, as noted above, each page of ZW has roughly 9 reviews per page as opposed to SZR's one, and also has articles, ads, word-of-mouth, letters, etc. all of which I find interesting and definitely of value.
Now, you *could* say SZR needn't have cost ANYTHING, because there was no *need* to print it at all. But that's a question of "experiential quality". I am very unlikely to read SZR unless I DID print it out. Browsing and "manually controlling" a paper publication is an *indefinably* better, easier and more enjoyable experience for me than reading, scrolling, mouse-clicking and waiting for a computer screen, so for me, I've "disregarded" the latter option.
Emboldened by my success with SZR, I went to Etsy and found and clicked on to the "Zines & Books" link. 1,651 CYBER-pages came up. (A cyber-page is usually several standard paper pages, I'd estimate, roughly 4 to 12.) I then found the "Zines" sub-link, clicked on it, and that brought it down to 110 c-pages. (I think "Zines" and "Books" should be seperate links on the home page index. That'd save a step.)
As far as I could see, unlike SZR, that you can print out a year at a time, as far as I could see, you can only print out one cyber-page of Etsy at a time. Printing out 110 one by one would have been too tedious for me. Clicking through each cyber-page and then each potentially interesting zine to bring up the description and ordering instructions for it would also have been wearisome, though I did try it a little.
Many or most of the zines on Etsy seem to be around $20, some even more. (That's okay. I understand some zinesters are trying to make money, which I don't fault them for in the least, and realize the expenses involved in their production and distribution.) Much fewer are much cheaper. I found one for 80 cents, but it was tiny. I found some more "traditional" as opposed to "craft" zines, in the $3 range.
This might improve the search process:
A *compact* printable version of the *whole* "Zines" sub-link. A few sites, maybe more than I'm aware of, offer printable versions of their catalogues, and even allow you to customize them, including only categories that interest you. Even I found these easy to assemble. (Lucky Vitamin is just one, but it sanctimoniously "warns" you to "consider the environment" in deciding to print it, ignoring the mercury and other toxic materials in computers.)
A "Price-Range Option", like that found in Google Shopping. That might radically shorten the list of zines one might be willing to "spring for" and be quicker and easier to "wade through". I might start at "$0 to $3" for example, then maybe, if I'm feeling rich, gradually go up.
Physical addresses displayed on-screen with cash/stamps ordering options would be "nice", but I'm not inclined to insist on that. I've surrendered to PayPal, have it, and even though it doesn't work for me half the time, I'd be willing to use it. (When it didn't work, I'd probably just let it go.)
How many zines listed on Etsy are also listed on other review sites or zines? Many? Few? My quess would be that most or all of the "craft" zinesters do *not* choose to list their zines on review blogs or print zines. What about "traditionals"?
So. Just felt the need to give some "feedback". No putdowns intended. I'm just trying to "troubleshoot" and "examine the numbers" ("Quick and Easy!" versus "content and quality", etc.) Maybe we luddites and technophiles can come a little closer in meeting each other half-way.
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The Debate Over Medical Malpractice Tort Reform
States are passing laws limiting plaintiffs' rights, and not everyone is a fan.
The purpose of medical malpractice law is to make a patient whole again after an error in treatment occurs. In other words, the law seeks to provide a patient with sufficient monetary compensation to place the patient in the same position that he or she would have been in had the mistake never occurred.
But with the rising costs of health insurance, reformers have been looking for ways to reduce the burden that medical malpractice places on the health care industry. These reformers have suggested a variety of ideas for how to reduce costs.
The purpose of this article is to provide a neutral explanation of the arguments on both sides of a controversial issue. As sources, this article relies on neutral studies, particularly those conducted by governmental agencies, as well as position papers issued by organizations that can be expected to reliably articulate the positions of both sides, including an American Medical Association study titled "Medical Liability Claim Frequency: A 2007-2008 Snapshot of Physicians."
Arguments For and Against Medical Malpractice Reform
The primary argument in favor of medical malpractice reform is that the majority of medical malpractice lawsuits are meritless, while at the same time, even meritless suits are costly to defend. Those costs are passed on to consumers, driving up the costs of health care for everyone.
According to AMA statistics, 60% of liability claims against physicians are dropped, dismissed or withdrawn. But that 60% of cases costs an average of $22,000 each to defend. Moreover, physicians are found not negligent in 90% of cases that do go to trial. Those cases cost an average of $110,000 each to defend. As a result, according to the AMA, malpractice liability costs increase overall health system costs by between $84 and $151 billion per year.
Opponents of medical malpractice reform argue that rising health care costs have nothing to do with malpractice lawsuits. Instead, according to the AAJ, health insurance companies are to blame. Insurance companies' annual profits rose from $38.7 billion in 2004 to $61.9 billion in 2007.
Moreover, according to opponents of reform, medical malpractice claims are actually underreported and under-litigated. According to one CNN story, only 22% of medical mistakes result in medical malpractice lawsuits.
Proponents of reform sometimes argue that there is nothing wrong with relatively small malpractice claims, but claims worth millions of dollars are unnecessary and result in windfalls to individual patients and attorneys. Opponents counter that the largest awards go to the most severely injured patients. So, banning large awards harms the group of people that is least able to live a normal life without financial restitution.
Proponents of reform also argue that the costs of medical malpractice liability are driving potential doctors away from the industry, contributing to a shortage of doctors expected to be around 63,000 in 2015. Opponents argue that the overall number of physicians is up more than 40% since 1990 and that there is no evidence of malpractice cases negatively affecting access to health care.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the direct annual cost to health care providers resulting from malpractice liability is about $35 billion, or about 2% of total health care costs. If Congress were to pass national medical malpractice reform, health insurance premiums for consumers would fall by about 10%.
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Cap on Total Damages. For example, "No patient may recover more than $500,000 in a medical malpractice case." This rule eliminates the risk that a doctor will be exposed to multi-million dollar awards, which lowers the cost of medical malpractice insurance to doctors.
Cap on Noneconomic Damages. Noneconomic damages include pain and suffering, loss of normal life, loss of consortium, and punitive damages. These damages are difficult to measure because they are subjective. What is the monetary value of five hours of intense pain and suffering? Reformers argue that juries have a tendency to award excessive noneconomic damages. When the cap only applies to noneconomic damages, there is no limit on economic damages, including medical bills and lost wages. many states already have enacted laws that cap noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, including California, which places a $250,000 ceiling on these kinds of damages.
Modification of the Collateral Source Rule. In many instances, an insurance company or other source will compensate a patient for injuries resulting from medical malpractice prior to a lawsuit. Traditionally, parties may not inform a jury of these prior payments during the malpractice lawsuit. If the patient wins, the insurance company that paid initially might be entitled to reimbursement out of the award. Reformers argue that informing juries that a patient has already been compensated for some or all of the injuries would reduce the size of jury verdicts, thereby reducing medical malpractice costs overall.
Reduced Statute of Limitations. A statute of limitations is the time limit that a patient has to file a lawsuit. It can be as short as one year from the date of the doctor's mistake. Reducing the statute of limitations cuts costs by eliminating the claims of patients who delay before filing lawsuits.
Replacement of Joint and Several Liability With the "Fair Share" Rule. Joint and several liability means that a party that is responsible for any portion of a patient's injuries may be on the hook for compensating the patient for all his or her losses. Reformers argue that reducing doctors' responsibility to levels that match the extent of their fault will reduce insurance premiums -- so if a doctor bears 40% of the blame, he or she will be liable only for 40% of the total damages.
Although no single one of these reforms would drastically decrease health care costs, reformers argue that collectively they could reverse the growth of the cost of health insurance in the United States.
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Hi there, Im new to posting on this forum, Iv read many a post and they have helped me so much in the past.
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Iv got a 2010 Grand Cherokee S-Limited fitted with the Mygig REZ system. I have the ipod cable in the glove box with my gen 5 Ipod classic 120gb hooked up. When i first bought the vehicle, the alpha/list jump feature for fast tracking through the artists list (I have over 200 artists and 2000 songs) wasnt available. After a couple of months it started working for some reason (bringing up the A-Z button) and it was great. However it has stopped again, brings up the button (but faded out abit) when you select "artists" and then after 3 seconds disapears. :-(
Now i have the latest update on the ipod and also have updated the Mygig software to the latest update, 9.292. The gracenotes has not been updated.
I have tried my wifes IPod nano and it does the same too, so am lost to weather its the ipod causing the problem or the Mygig?
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Another great Taste Education event. Big mahalo to Melissa McKelvey of Penguini, Chris Speere with the Maui Culinary Academy, Whole Foods Market Kahului and all the Slow Foodies who made it happen. See the schedule of Taste Education events here ->
Slow Food Maui Presents Making Sorbets and Gelatos with Melissa McKelvey of Penguini in Pa'ia
Continuing with its Taste Education Series, Slow Food Maui presents its third session: Making sorbets and gelatos with Melissa McKelvey of Penguini in Pāʻia. McKelvey's products are crafted from locally grown ingredients in distinctive combinations such as Kafir-lime-coconut, lilikoi-mango and Olinda plum and ginger. Date: Wednesday, April 27 Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. HST Place: Maui Culinary […]
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Good times at Penguini in Pa'ia last night, when we gathered to surprise Dania for her 50th birthday, which is actually on Thanksgiving. Great job, Charlene for engineering this, and thanks Melissa for hosting us! She really was surprised!
Committees Drive Our Organization
Slow Food Maui and it's prospective members got the "royal treatment" last evening as Flatbread in Paia hosted our group around the large community table which brought together a pool of wonderfully talented individuals that will help populate our various committees. The group dined on salads, a variety of brick oven pizzas , courtesy of […]


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Getting a glossy, mega-watt mane doesn't need to take a village to accomplish. Here are a few easy tricks to give your hair mirror-like shine, just in time for summer.
1. One of the best secrets to getting shiny hair is using a boar- bristle brush. The gentle bristles distribute your scalp's natural oils over the hair shaft, making your hair lustrous and smooth.
2. When you blow-dry your hair, point the nozzle down the hair shaft to help smooth the hair cuticle so that it lays flat and reflects more light. When you point the nozzle up or into the hair shaft, you get more frizz and a dull finish.
3. Rinse with cold water. Blast your mane with a cold-water rinse at the end of a shower to close and seal the cuticle of the hair, allowing for maximum glossiness and smoothness -- plus less frizz.
4. Deeper hair colors are best at reflecting light, so tint your hair one or two shades darker than your natural hair color to amp up your hue's luster factor.
5. Straighten your hair. Curly hair bends and curves, making it more difficult for light to bounce off of each strand evenly -- . Tthe sleeker and straighter the hair, the greater the glint.
6. After following steps one through five, top off your already shiny hair with a smoothing cream or serum, which blocks hair from humidity and frizz, and will help maintain your beautiful, smooth, shiny style.
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Region Seven Chairman cautions against mining dependency
-says tourism can enhance economic stability
Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford has cautioned Region Seven residents against depending solely on mining for its economic stability and suggested that resources be put into tourism.
He was delivering an address at the Flag Raising Ceremony held to usher in Guyana's 44th Republic Anniversary on Saturday evening.
Bradford said the region saw firsthand the dangers of depending on mining in 2013 and suggested that some focus be put on tourism, according to a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA).
"We need to work assiduously to take care of our beaches, flora, fauna and other attractions for tourists, join hands together and work and realise this dream," he said. In keeping with this, Bradford pointed out that steps must be taken to effect proper solid waste management to realise the dream of a clean and beautiful Bartica and Region Seven. Work towards operating a landfill facility started last year.
Bradford also said the region had achieved some of the plans in its work programme from its 2013 budgetary allocation, including the complete expansion of the Kamarang Hospital, the construction of the Nurses' Hostel at Kamarang, and the extension of the Bartica hospital. Work also started on the construction of two new schools; one at 72 Miles and the other at Itaballi Landing.
Meanwhile, Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai charged Region Seven residents to cooperate to develop their region and the nation. She said that the Republic anniversary was a fitting time to pay homage to forebears who fought for the freedoms Guyanese enjoy today, as well as to encourage the current generation to build on those foundations for a stronger nation for the future.
"Indeed Guyana today we enjoy a diversity of ethnic people, we enjoy a diversity of culture, we enjoy a diversity of resources, and indeed it is these important factors that we should be reminded of, that as a people we should remain strong, we should remain focused, we should remain as a united force," she said. "Today Guyana had developed; Guyana has transitioned, and has also transformed, in a way those in the past would not have dreamt of. We have done quite a lot as a nation, but we have much more to do, and therefore I encourage all of you to remain steadfast, to be patriotic, to ensure that you commit yourself, to dedicate to put forward your best initiative so that Guyana will remain in the forefront of many of the developing countries, that Guyana will stand out as a model from which others can look towards as we generate and establish many good practices in this country."
Sukhai also spoke of the resourcefulness of the people and urged them to collaborate on the gains accomplished in order to add to the stability of the nation. She said government recognises that youth are the nation's future and as such it has focused on education and has established training opportunities for them. Guyana has also taken a leadership role on safeguarding the environment with its Low Carbon Development Strategy, she pointed out.
According to GINA, the Flag Raising Ceremony also featured a number of cultural displays. Delegates in the Bartica Regatta pageant set for April, also attended the event.
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I know what you're thinking - "I've already played games where I manage an amusement park, a restaurant and a railroad - what I'd really like to do is manage a men's restroom."
Wait no longer, management game fan. Sony has released this trailer for a game called "Men's Room Mayhem", coming soon on the PS Vita handheld. In the game, "you're hired as the janitor of your very own chaotic men's room. You're responsible for directing patrons, keeping everywhere sparkling clean and steering patrons away from trouble. You need to get your customers safely to the urinals and stalls in time - otherwise they'll be a few nasty accidents for you to clean up!"
Fortunately, the game won't work with the ChatPerf smell attachment for your mobile device.
And people say there are no good ideas left.
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Origin and Etymology of lumber
Middle English lomeren
First Known Use: 14th century
Definition of lumber
1 : surplus or disused articles (such as furniture) that are stored away
2a : timber or logs especially when dressed for useb : any of various structural materials prepared in a form similar to lumber
Examples of lumber in a Sentence
He works for a lumber company.
had a clearout of all his old lumber and finally got rid of it
Origin and Etymology of lumber
perhaps from Lombard; from the use of pawnshops as storehouses of disused property
First Known Use: 1552
Definition of lumber
lumberingplay \ˈləm-b(ə-)riŋ\
transitive verb
1 : to clutter with or as if with lumber : encumber plan to lumber the tiny town with a giant ski resort — Marilyn Stasio
2 : to heap together in disorder
3 : to log and saw the timber of
intransitive verb
1 : to cut logs for lumber
2 : to saw logs into lumber for the market
lumbererplay \ˈləm-bər-ər\ noun
First Known Use of lumber
LUMBER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of lumber for English Language Learners
: wooden boards or logs that have been sawed and cut for use
: large objects that are no longer used or wanted
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Definition of lumber for Students
: to move in a slow or awkward way An elephant lumbered along the road.
Definition of lumber for Students
: timber especially when sawed into boards
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PRISM: Apple received almost 1,000 data requests in 2013
Californian firm agreed to 81 percent of them
Apple received 927 data requests from US law enforcement and intelligence agencies from January to June 2013.
The iPhone maker revealed the figure in a statement, confirming that it handed over data in 81 percent of cases. The company said the requests generally related either to matters of national security or criminal investigations, and that any information handed over was tailored to the exact needs of the agency.
"Law enforcement requests most often relate to criminal investigations such as robbery, theft, murder and kidnapping," read the statement.
"This data represents every US national security order for data about our customers regardless of geography. We did not receive any orders for bulk data. Apple reviews each order, whether criminal or under a national security authority, to ensure that it is legally issued and as narrowly tailored as possible."
The requests related to 2,330 Apple accounts, though the company claims it only handed over information from 747 of these. It also showed that Apple objected to 102 of the account requests.
The news comes just after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) ruled to declassify a number of PRISM operation details. The DoJ moved to let companies including Apple disclose non-critical information to the public about their roles in operations such as PRISM on Monday.
The move is an opening step in a wider sweep of reforms regarding how US intelligence agencies, such as the NSA, can collect data. The reforms were detailed by president Barack Obama in a speech earlier in January.
Apple said it is working with the White House and US attorney general to be even more open about its involvement with government agencies and to protect its customers' data.
"Apple has been working closely with the White House, the US attorney general, congressional leaders and the Department of Justice to advocate for greater transparency with regard to the national security orders we receive," read the statement.
"We believe strongly that our customers have the right to understand how their personal information is being handled, and we are pleased the government has developed new rules that allow us to more accurately report law enforcement orders and national security orders in the US."
Apple claimed it has already taken proactive steps to protect its customers. "Personal conversations are protected using end-to-end encryption over iMessage and FaceTime, and Apple does not store location data, Maps searches, or Siri requests in any identifiable form," the firm said.
Apple is one of many companies battling to disclose the details of its involvement in PRISM. The PRISM scandal originally broke in 2013 when ex-CIA analyst Edward Snowden leaked documents to the press proving that the NSA was collecting vast amounts of customer data from numerous technology companies including Microsoft, Apple and Google.
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Today was Christmas Day and I got to open my presents! I ripped open my first present and it was a stocking full of new toys! I was so excited! I got two new balls which I ripped apart, mommy got mad at me for that :( Then I got 2 new squeeky toys which are my favorite! I also got a bag of chewy treats, but they aren't as good as cheese! THEN my mommy and my grandpa took me to the park to play. It was very cold outside, my mommy was chilly but I thought it felt great! I ran around and explored and smelled all the great smells that the other dogs left behind. We played ball and I met a new pug friednd who played with me for a little bit. Then we went home, I am so tired I'm gonna go take a nap now!
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Making materials accessible through electronic reserve systems raises significant copyright issues. Electronic reserve operations include the making of a digital version of text, the distribution and display of that version at workstations, and downloading and printing of copies. The complexities of the electronic environment, and the growing potential for implicating copyright infringements, raise the need for a fresh understanding of fair use. These guidelines are not intended to burden the facilitation of reserves unduly, but instead offer a workable path that educators and librarians may follow in order to exercise a meaningful application of fair use, while also acknowledging and respecting the interests of copyright owners.
These guidelines focus generally on the traditional domain of reserve rooms, particularly copies of journal articles and book chapters, and their accompanying graphics. Nevertheless, they are not meant to apply exclusively to textual materials and may be instructive for the fair use of other media. The guidelines also focus on the use of the complete article or the entire book chapter. Using only brief excerpts from such works would most likely also be fair use, possibly without all of the restrictions or conditions set forth in these guidelines. Operators of reserve systems should also provide safeguards for the integrity of the text and the author's reputation, including verification that the text is correctly scanned.
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Futures Imperfect 2
Reading for dystopian pleasure.
Brilliance by Marcus Sakey
Published in July, 2013
Nexus by Ramez Naam
Published in December, 2012
The fabulous Barbara Fister, you, and I like to read books about the future.
Some thought provoking, or at least engaging, dystopian fiction can bring some restorative balance to general "future will be pretty awesome" themes of the nonfiction books that I tend to read.
Two fun, fast, and smart books that I'd like to recommend for your brain are Marcus Sakey's Brilliance and Ramez Naam's Nexus. The fact that these books are cheap - $4.99 and $1.99 respectively for the Kindle versions - may persuade you (combined with my recommendation) to download. Let us know.
Brilliance can be read as a book length argument that aspies and other newly recognized on the spectrum ways of thinking may offer alternative (and sometimes superior) ways interfacing with the world.
In Sakey's world, the autism epidemic has been replaced with a wave of unexplained "abnorm" births. For reasons that nobody understands, starting in 1986 about 1% of the population is born with unusual skills and abilities. The government, fearful of being displaced by this new brilliant minority, has setup special schools and empowered a new federal police agency (wonderfully named Equitable Services) to keep tabs (and where necessary eliminate) abnorm threats. Nick Cooper, the protagonist, is an abnorm himself, starts the novel working for Equitable Services and ends the story fighting his former employer. Lots of gun fights, road trips, and illicit romance push the story rapidly forward. The social commentary is never far, but it is subtle and feels organic to the elements that make up this terrific thriller.
Nexus is probably being widely read in Colorado about now. Rather than cannabis, the drug of choice is Nexus - the world's first nanotech controlled substance. If you thought some good weed let form a deep mental connection with your fellow tokers you wouldn't believe what some good old fashioned genetic and nano engineering can accomplish.
As with governments everywhere, save outside the Centennial State, the powers that be are intent on stifling all development of Nexus. The story revolves around the efforts of Kade, a young PhD candidate, efforts to navigate the challenges of an international scientific conference (I'm serious, he even presents a poster) while avoiding hired killers and clones from an ascendant China and a retrenching US.
I hope that Mary Louise Parker stars in the film version.
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In this age of moral relativism and subjective truth. Archbishop Fulton Sheen is a breath of fresh air. In Truth for a Troubled Age, the beloved prelate reveals Christ's sustained power to overcome the sinful attitudes and mindsets of modern society, and delves into the roots of the current moral quagmire. A refreshing and insightful look at the results of our cultural revolution. Remastered digital audio of a live sermon.
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"Great - spiritually awakening !!!"
If one is looking for true spiritual growth - this is the place
Challenging and eye opening in many aspects. I am challenged and most happy about it.
This was the first one and I have bought since this one several other talks of Archbishop Sheen
Definitely yes and I listened to it almost in one go.
The quality of the recording is sometimes poor - if this could be improved it would improve the entire message a lot.
"old recording, bad quality. Good message."
It is old. the quality is not very good, but I enjoyed listening to an actual talk from Fulton Sheen. There were certain parts that were difficult to understand but I think that has to do with how old the original recording was.
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Watch These Dogs Playing With Balloons — Daily Distraction
Well, perhaps "playing" isn't the most accurate term.
Well, perhaps "playing" isn't the most accurate term.
Kids and their hatred of vegetables ... it's a tale as old as spinach.
Kids love balloons, and who can blame them. But it's always fun to watch them learn what happens when your balloon goes POP!
Babies, as everyone knows, are rather delicate creatures. And these dogs have the required gentle touch.
Why do we make our canine pals do things like this?
For some dogs, bath time is AAHHH THE WORST THING EVER. Not these dogs.
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. EST: Officials have confirmed that the woman who led police on a car chase from the White House toward the Capitol was indeed killed at the scene. Her name has not yet been released.
Cats, as we know, can be a bit curious.
Have you ever seen a red panda? If so, you are fully aware of their irresistibleness. If not, please watch.
Get outta there, you otter. You're an otter, not a seaman!
As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.
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The North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department presented its December 2010 monthly report to the North Judson Town Board members Monday night.
The Department had three smoke investigations, three structure fires, one vehicle fire, five medical assists and four vehicle accident assists. Four of the calls occurred within the Town limits of North Judson, eight within Wayne Township, one in Jackson Township, one in Rich Grove Township, and two mutual aid calls in San Pierre. 21,650 gallons of water was used in December.


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Submitted to: Current Genetics
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Publication Acceptance Date: 11/5/2010
Publication Date: 11/30/2010
Citation: Brown, D.W. 2010. The KP4 killer protein gene family. Current Genetics. 57(1):51-62. Interpretive Summary: This paper describes the characterization of a gene family for the toxin Killer Protein 4 (KP4), which is produced by a corn smut fungus. KP4 toxins have antimicrobial activity and can inhibit a fungal plant pathogen called Fusarium. Analysis of sequence data from fungal, plant, and viral KP4 genes indicates that the gene first arose in the fungal kingdom and then moved to the plant kingdom and the virus. The function of the viral KP4 protein is to kill fungi, but despite sequence similarities, the fungal and plant KP4-like genes are unlikely to function in the same manner since they lack a critical amino acid required for activity. The expression of two KP4-like genes by the fungus Fusarium verticillioides during growth on corn suggest that these genes likely serve a function. Understanding how these two genes as well as four others in F. verticillioides function and affect the plant/fungal interaction will help agricultural and food scientists to develop novel strategies to limit or control toxin synthesis and keep our food supply safe.
Technical Abstract: Killer protein 4 (KP4) is a well studied toxin secreted by the maize smut fungus Ustilago maydis that kills sensitive Ustilago strains as well as inhibits Fusarium and plant root growth. This small, cysteine rich protein is encoded by a virus that depends on host survival for replication. KP4 functions by inhibiting calcium uptake and thereby interfering with calcium mediated signal transduction. Numerous small, cysteine rich proteins have been shown to play a critical role in fungal-plant-bacterial associations. As with KP4, some (e.g. plant defensins) are antimicrobial peptides and are an integral part of defense systems, while others (e.g. SIX proteins of Fusarium oxysporum) are critical for plant-disease response process. The discovery of six KP4-like genes in F. verticillioides precipitated efforts to understand their function and evolutionary origin. Analysis of publicly available genomic sequence identified 31 additional KP4-like genes from a range of Ascomycota, a Basidiomycota, and the moss Physcomitrella patens. Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis indicate that the viral KP4 and the moss and fungal KP4-like genes evolved from a common ancestor providing evidence for lateral gene transfer between kingdoms. Six genes of the 37 total genes are predicted to encode a protein with two, non-identical KP4-like domains in tandem separated by 29 to 56 amino acids. The results suggest that two independent events led to the dual-domain KP4 genes present in different lineages of the Ascomycota. Understanding the nature and function of KP4-like proteins in mycotoxin-producing species like Fusarium may help to limit plant diseases and increase food safety and food production.


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