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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Hey Karen and Ed,
Onto the next unit which was evolution. I have always enjoyed this
topic and am still amazed when people try to deny the process of
evolution. I always enjoy reading about how the chimpanzee is our
closest living relative anf facts like there is more genetic variation
within ethnic populations than between the major racial groups. For
example, the online text points out that "if everybody on earth became
extinct except for the Kikiyu of East Africa, about eighty percent of
all human variation would still be present in the reconstituted
species." This is essentially saying that we are all much more closely
related than one might at first think. I think the "Out of Africa"
hypothesis that all modern humans are descended froma Mitochondrial Eve
and Y chromosome Adam who were based in Africa is quite plausible.
There seems to be little evidence to support the idea of pure races. We
are all mixed at some point. It makes me think of the current
presidential election and the controversy surrounding Barak Obama. Some
people think he will have a hard time appealing to blacks and whites
because he has a mixed heritage. Some of his ancestors may even have
owned slaves. This argument is ridiculous on several counts including
that his heritage has no impact on his ability to lead this country and
that everyone at some point in their heritage is mixed.
I am a proponent for the "Out of Africa" hypothesis which states
that modern humans evolved from a common ancestor who started in Africa
and then spread eventually to the other continents. evolving as
conditions required. The multiregional hypothesis which states that
Homo sapiens populations evolved simultaneously in separate areas like
Africa, Europe, Asia. all at once seems a little too convenient and
current DNA evidence suggests that the Africa model is more probable.
I found the research on asthma to be quite interesting as well
because my new little niece has been diagnosed with asthma and asthma
seems to be on the rise in this country probably in great part due to
environmental reasons like high levels of pollution. The interesting
finding by researchers was that the genes that were indicators of asthma
were not the same for whites, blacks, and hispanics. My niece has a
white father and a hispanic mother. Obviously I don't know which
genetic markers she has, but it would be an interesting research
project. This idea of major differences between the races in asthma
seems to contradict the idea that races are more similar than they are
different.. The author of the online text tries to explain this by
saying the differences are due to marker allele frequency differences
and not to gene type differences. In other words the alleles that mark
the genes of interest may occur more frequently or less frequently
depending on the group one is analyzing. The text is quick to add that
more research needs to be done in this field before we have a conclusive
answer. In my own opinion, I would think that it would make sense that
although many differences are present, all human beings are
fundamentally more similar than they are different and that probability
and allelic frequency plays a huge role in evolution. Just think about
cases of genetic drift. What do you think about this idea?
Mary Johnston
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1. Re: Cell Biology and Cancer and Reply to Geneticsof
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Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:17:22 -0500
From: "Karen Blaustein" <email@example.com>
Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Cell Biology and Cancer and Reply to
Geneticsof Development
To: "Discussion list for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY"
Greetings Mary and welcome Ed to our discussions,
Mary I am glad you changed the discussion to cancer, although I find the
subject of stem cells so interesting even though it is so controversial.
After watching the video on cancer it is amazing to me how much
scientists now know about the genes and proteins that control cell
growth. Nevertheless, we still do not have a "cure" for cancer. As
discussed in the movie, it is wonderful that there are so many new and
different treatments for cancer that did not exist 25 years ago due to
our increased knowledge of the cell cycle and the genes that activate
and inhibit cell growth. This subject is very personal to me because my
mother died of cancer at the age of 45. When she was diagnosed at 35 she
was only given 6 months to live, but actually lived another 10 years.
However, she suffered through chemotherapy for most of those years and I
remember her saying how she was hoping to live as long as possible in
hopes of the discovery of a cure for cancer. While watching the video,
I couldn't help but think that if the resources that are available now
were available when she was alive, she might have had a better chance of
surviving the cancer.
As for your question Mary, I think that access to health care is
essential to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. As you
mentioned, I am sure that many people do not trust the health care
system or are afraid of seeking medical treatment. Education is an
important component in the formula. That is why it is important for
students to learn about the causes and preventions of cancer and
understand the cell cycle so they have a better understanding of the
disease and therefore may use this knowledge if needed in the future.
It would be great if a national healthcare system was available.
Unfortunately, economically it does not seem very feasible. I think we
also need to fix our educational economic woes along with our healthcare
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Sent: Tue 2/27/2007 8:43 AM
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Cell Biology and Cancer and Reply to
Geneticsof Development
Dear Karen,
I am totally disgusted by someone selling fertilized embryos for
$3000 per embryo. This is the blatant selling of human life. I thought
we abolished selling people in this country quite a long time ago, but
apparently every time we take a few steps forward, we also take a few
steps backward. I realize that a fertilized embryo is not the same as a
fully developed new-born baby, but what else would an embryo ever
become? I know you could take the argument to the extreme and say what
about a sperm or an egg cell? Don't these have the potential to become
a new life? I don't believe so. It is that beautiful moment of
fertilization that makes all the difference. The information and
directions for a whole person are not present until that occurs.
Otherwise, any other point at which we say "Life" has occurred is really
arbitrary such as is it heart development or brain development or the
moment the fetus looks "human"? I know a lot of people would not agree,
but a sperm left alone will never become a human being. An embryo
allowed to develop will and this makes all the difference in my opinion.
In regard to the chapter on cancer, I was really surprised that
the National Cancer Institute's Budget was 4.6 billion dollars ten years
ago and we still have not managed to beat cancer. I know that there is
a lot of great work going on from tumor suppressor drugs to
anti-angiogenesis factors, but the fact that cancer is still killing so
many of us is a hard pill to swallow. Of particular interest to me was
the fact that cancer death rates differ among different sub-groups of
the population. For example, as quoted in the unit, the 1996
"colorectal cancer death rate was 16.4 per 100,000 for white Americans
and 22.5 per 100,000 for black Americans and that the death rate for all
cancers combined is about 30 % higher for blacks than whites." This
indicates that cancer is ravaging our society and also exploiting
discrimination. Perhaps blacks do not have as easy access to health
care or perhaps they are mistrustful of a medical system predominated by
white male doctors. Perhaps they are more often dismissed as being OK
when early signs of disease should have been caught or perhaps even that
they themselves have a culture of not seeking medical treatment because
they feel they cannot afford it or don't want to be burdensome to their
families. Whatever is the case, I found this to be a disturbing and
unacceptable trend. What can we as a scoiety do to stop this disparity?
Perhaps we need more free clinics that provide public services and
walk-in programs. More importantly, we need a national healthcare
system that provides everyone with equal access to medical care just as
we have a national public school system. I realize that there would be
some problems with this, but just because the situation wouldn't be
perfect doesn't mean that we shouldn't try and attempt beneficial
change. What do you think?
Mary Johnston
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Subject: Channel-talkbio Digest, Vol 6, Issue 5
1. Re: Unit 7 Genetics of Development (Karen Blaustein)
Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:51:12 -0500
From: "Karen Blaustein" <email@example.com>
Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Unit 7 Genetics of Development
To: "Discussion list for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY"
Hi Mary,
I basically agree with you. It was interesting to learn about the
differences between a totipotent stem cell and a pluripotent stem cell.
I had never heard of a totipotent stem cell, but now realize that they
are the only ones that have the ability to develop into a fetus with the
associated placenta. Personally, I do not believe that we should produce
embryos for the sole purpose of research when other sources of stem
cells are available. These include embryos produced by infertile
couples that are no longer needed due to various factors. Many of these
embryos may be discarded and therefore I believe that these embryos
could be used for research. However there are still many controversial
implications concerning stem cells. Should we ban couples from using
fertility treatments because they will inevitably be producing some
embryos that may never be used? Is this the same thing as killing a
possible life? To me, it basically comes down to this... the stem cells
have not diferentiated into specialized cells. Accordingly, they do not
have nerve cells, brain cells, etc. which are cells assoicated with
thought, feelings, and pain. Similarly, organs have not yet developed.
Therefore, they are not really a living human being yet. Could we dream
up that ovarian egg cells and sperm cells are also a potential person?
I was watching the news the other night and they had a story about a
woman who is making and selling fertilized embryos to the general
public. The cost was about $3000 dollars, which is significantly less
that adoption (except that it was preferably to buy more than one
because implantation might not work the first time). She is making and
selling possible human life. What do you think about this?
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Sent: Fri 2/16/2007 10:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Unit 7 Genetics of Development
Dear Karen,
I found this unit on the genetics of development to be quite
interesting and controversial. In terms of research it seems that
embryonic stem cells are the most useful. They can differentiate into
many more cell types. They are easy to grow in large numbers in the lab
and hold much promise in the treatment of many illnesses and medical
conditions including Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and leukemia.
However, in the harvesting of these cells, the embryo and thus a
potential person are detsroyed. Adult stem cells are much harder to
grow in large amounts and cannot differentiate into as many different
cell types. It is my opinion that research on existing cell lines
should continue as directed by the Bush administration, but the
destruction of embryos for the sole purpose of research should not be
allowed. We could be destroying a human being that actually does
discover the cure for cancer or HIV or any number of diseases. At the
same time, we must be reasonable and allow medicine to advance, so those
embryos that are already marked for destruction such as in unused
in-vitro fertilization procedures should at least have some useful
The key to this whole issue really is figuring out how to get adult
stem cells to become pluripotent. I have heard in the news that
researchers are making great strides in this research. Therefore, I
think that in the future the stem cell debate will not be an issue
because scientists will have figured out how to use adult stem cells
more prominently in their research. How do you feel?
Mary Johnston
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's soccer team (4-1) suffered their first defeat of the 2011 season as they fell in double overtime by the score 2-1 to No.2 Rollins, Friday evening in front of a raucous crowd a University Field.
A 1-1 game at the halftime break, Saint Leo and Rollins fought through a scoreless next 45 minutes en route to sudden death overtime. With neither team able to find the winning touch in the first OT period, the Tars managed to dent the scoreboard in the 105th minute to claim the Sunshine State Conference showdown.
It was Rollins who converted the first goal of the contest as Matt Bauchle sent a header past the Lions' keeper to put the Tars up 1-0. Saint Leo did not trail for long, however, as Aaron Gendreau answered with a blast of his own exactly one minute later in the 23rd.
With the 'White-Out' crowd in frenzy, Saint Leo continued to press on the offensive end, but did not convert on multiple near miss opportunities. In fact, the exciting second half saw a total of 13 shots, none of which found the back of the net.
A plethora of chances in the first overtime period put the Lions' faithful on the edge of their seats, but it was not to be as Rollins' Bauchle connected on their second header of the contest off of one of the teams nine corner chances.
The goal put the Lions in the loss column for the first time in 2011.
In net, Keneil Baker kept the Tars perfect with a three save victory, despite conceding his first goal of the 2011 season. On the other side, McKenzey Scott picked-up his first loss of the season, falling to 4-1.
Overall, the offensive minded Lions collected 15 shots. However, Rollins did hold a 9-1 advantage in corners. The two teams combined for 28 fouls.
The Lions will look to get back on track on Friday September 23, when they travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to battle the Nova Southeastern Sharks. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. For the latest news, information, and updates on the men's soccer team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. - Metro-Detroiters know how expensive prescription drugs can be, especially if you don't have insurance coverage.
"Between my wife and I, we would probably spend anywhere between three and six thousand dollars a year on drugs," said Tom Mervak, an Oakland County business owner.
On April 18th, Oakland County commissioners unveiled a new program offering the Coast2CoastRX Discount card. Commissioner Jim Runestad touted its many advantages at a news conference.
"It's something that is going to cost the county nothing, but yet be a huge benefit for the residents here in Oakland County," said Runestad.
Here's how it works: In the coming weeks, Oakland County residents can get the card at pharmacies, libraries, and government offices. Then, you can use the card at just about any pharmacy. Supporters say all the national pharmacies will accept the card, and 95% of the independent drug stores are also on board.
The savings can reach 75% on some prescriptions, but average about 60%, according to Marty Dettelbach, the chief marketing officer for the company behind the card. While the card is designed to help low-income residents without insurance, anyone can use the card if the savings are greater than what you'd save with your insurance coverage.
"It's like a coupon that keeps giving, people just save every time they use it," said Dettelbach. He also said there are numerous other benefits: from dental services to diabetes equipment and even health care for your pet.
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If the county isn't paying for any of this, you might be wondering why you're able to save so much money. Dettelbach says his company nets about 70 or 75 cents on each transaction. The pharmacies sacrifice
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Even better, said Dettelbach, the Oakland County receives a small royalty of $1.25 for each transaction which puts money back into the community. County leaders have indicated they'll put that money toward health care for low-income families.
Here's the best part for non-Oakland county residents, anyone can get a card from Coast2CoastRX by signing up online and use that card to start saving money.
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Want to eat a Berliner in Berlin? Doughnuts may seem like an all-American treat, but you can easily find samples of Kennedy's infamous jelly doughnut in Germany's capital. Although the urban legend around his "Ich bin ein Berliner" story is actually false—Berlin residents do call themselves Berliners—the fried pastry has been traced back to indulging Germans since the 15th century. Today they are often enjoyed on New Year's Eve and during Carnival, where a common practical joke is to hide a mustard-filled doughnut in a mix of jelly delights.
Like many confusing things in Germany, the name for doughnut varies throughout the country; it's kreppel in Frankfurt, krapfen in the South, a Berliner in West Germany, and pfannkuchen in Berlin. All the names refer to the same pastry, sweet, yeasted dough, deep-fried and filled. The most traditional in Berlin is pflaume, sugar-dusted and plum jelly-filled, as well the glazed versions with marmalade. Some shops sell variations, including chocolate, lemon, or vanilla fillings, and French crullers are also quite popular here.
While you can find them at nearly every bäckerei, corner store, and train station, including an unfortunate proliferation of Dunkin' Donuts, we suggest skipping the tourist stands. Instead try these five family-run bakeries, a true step above the rest. Head out early to snatch up the freshest dough and get ready for the sugar coma to set in.
About the author: Katherine Sacks is a Berlin-based food writer and editor eating her way through anything and everything German. Follow her adventures at katherinesacks.com or Twitter @LaVitaCucinare.


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I know its blaspheme but while perusing my parents cookbooks this weekend I found a great grilling cookbook! It is from Williams-Sonoma, and is full of great ideas. Its not as user friendly as Steve's books but there are plenty of great pictures. Needless to say they are one cookbook less now. The description is as follows:
"Complete Grilling"
Today's backyard barbecue affords a wealth of possibilities for fine cooking—from appetizer to dessert. Edited by Chuck Williams, our grilling book is a comprehensive guide to outdoor cooking. Along with 230 home-tested recipes, it presents advice on everything from choosing the right equipment to starting the fire. Recipes include fish in grape leaves, butterflied leg of lamb, and portobello mushrooms on salad greens. Special chapters on salads and side dishes provide other tasty recipes that can be prepared ahead of time. Hardcover, 304 pages.
Available at http://www.williams-sonoma.com.
Stripegrill: If you still have your gift certificates I'd recommend this one!


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With the support of committed volunteers, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Baltimore is able to help young people connect their classroom learning to real-world experiences. Volunteers offer NFTE students and alumni new perspectives on the NFTE curriculum and their efforts have a direct, lasting influence on the personal and professional successes of our young people.
General descriptions of the primary volunteer positioons are listed below. If you are interest in any of the listed opportunities or want more information, contact Dawn Edwards, Director of Development, at email@example.com or 410.375.9552.
Business Plan Coach
Time commitment: 1-2 hours per month for 3-4 months
Business plan coaches advise students on how to improve their business plans. Through one-on-one and small-group sessions in the NFTE classroom or community-based organization setting, coaches assist students with fully developing their ideas, focusing on areas they have difficulty understanding or articulating, and helping them to present their ideas before an audience and a panel of judges.
Field Trip Host
Time commitment: 1 day for 2-3 hours
One of the best ways to expose young people to business concepts is to have them visit a business and meet the people who make it happen. Field trips give students the chance to observe practitioners in job functions such as finance, human resources, marketing, and sales. The visits can be to the volunteer's company or to the business of a local entrepreneur (e.g., neighborhood restaurant owner or merchant). Field trips are a terrific opportunity for young people to learn about different professions and the challenges and rewards of the workplace.
Guest Speaker
Time commitment: 1 day for approximately 1 hour
Guest speakers facilitate a 45-minute to 1-hour lesson or present a topic of their choice to complement the NFTE curriculum. As business professionals and entrepreneurs, guest speakers add more dimension to our students' learning by offering fresh perspectives, which connect the textbook to real-life business experiences.
Mentor – Classroom
Time commitment: 1 hour a day, 2-3 days per month for 9 months
Classroom mentors provide support and assistance to a class of approximately 15 students as they are learning the key concepts (Opportunity Recognition, Market Research, Promotion and Sales, and Business Financials) presented in the NFTE curriculum. As business professionals and entrepreneurs, mentors can reinforce these concepts and provide advice on how to present these topic areas in a student's plan.
Mentor – Teacher
Time commitment: at least 1-2 hours, 1-2 days per month for 9 months
Teachers are central to NFTE's success. As the primary conveyors of information and influencers of youth, NFTE teachers have a significant impact on our students, and it is clear that the "best" teachers produce the "best" students. Mentors will share experiences and provide advice and feedback about particular topic areas to connect the textbook to real-life business experiences.
Business Plan Competition Judging
The culminating event of every NFTE program is a competition. Through this opportunity, students present their business plans before an audience and a panel of volunteer judges. Judges listen, ask questions, and evaluate each presentation. Judges, who are entrepreneurs and business professionals, offer students a realistic perspective of their business plans. Judges are needed for:
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Time commitment: 1 day for 2-3 hours
Volunteers will serve on a panel of 3-4 judges at one or more NFTE Schools in Baltimore City. Judges will score and critique each student's business plan, ultimately choosing the top 3 participants and inviting the overall winner to attend the semi-final round.
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Time Commitment: 1 day for 3-4 hours
Volunteers will serve as part of a panel of four judges, scoring the individual presentations of students at either the middle or high school presentation. The top presenter of each of the cohort is invited to participate in the City-Wide Final Competition.
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This article was published 28/8/2012 (1820 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
This is not proving to be an easy week to write columns about my former football team.
Monday was awkward discussing the sentiments of a head coach I have an excellent rapport with who was dismissed just as it seemed he was on the cusp of turning the season around.
Compared to today, that was as simple as penning 800 words on why I love my Weimaraner.
On Tuesday, I called Brendon LaBatte to congratulate him on becoming a dad and the birth of his first child, and we got to talking about his time here, which is when I discovered he has a different accounting of the events that occurred that ended with him signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and four days away from playing against the team that drafted him.
Just like my 11 years with the Blue Bombers, for the four years LaBatte played here he had nothing but good things to say about the franchise and the community. He was drafted by the club with the sixth overall pick in the first round in 2008, was a divisional all-star three times and a CFL all-star for the first time in 2011. He was the football team's nominee for the most outstanding offensive lineman every season he was here except his rookie year, and he was treated like the exceptional asset and non-import prodigy he had rapidly become.
"The people and the organization were so great to me in Winnipeg, we didn't want to leave a good thing, because going somewhere else you are potentially rolling the dice," said LaBatte. "When you have a good thing going in the community, it's not easy to walk away from."
Which begs the question of why he did? We are all aware of how he is from Weyburn, Sask., how his girlfriend is from there, and the benefits of living in your home province and having your family around when you are expecting your first child.
But according to LaBatte, none of these facts were why he inevitably left Winnipeg.
"We had been looking at places for the whole year (2011 in Winnipeg) and we were constantly trying to keep an eye on the real estate situation because my girl and I loved it out there."
In LaBatte's explanation, the first time he came to realize he might not want to remain a Bomber anymore came after he had his first sit-down with then head coach Paul LaPolice in January 2012.
"I wasn't signing any deal until I had a face-to-face meeting with the Bombers. It was a good conversation, but I heard five minutes into it that they had designs on using me in the future as their starting centre."
LaBatte played three games at centre in 2011, when the Bombers had decided to sit Obby Khan for a few games. Depending on who you talk to, LaBatte either wasn't comfortable taking charge of the offensive line and making the calls at centre, or Chris Greaves wasn't ready yet for the starting guard position, like he is now. Either way, as someone I practised against every day back then, I could tell he didn't enjoy the new position, but he was too good of a teammate and player to complain or say anything about it, outside of what he initially told his coach, Pat DelMonaco, and his linemates.
"I just told them I was the spare donut tire at the centre spot," said LaBatte. "I can limp you over to the gas station, but I'm not a long-term solution for you at that spot. But they thought I had the potential to be."
I asked LaBatte why he didn't just tell the Bombers he didn't want to play centre, and make it a condition of his new deal, and the one thing I can tell you about his response is that it is true to his nature and character, as an unassuming and humble man.
"I went into that meeting and asked them where I fit into their plans for the future," said LaBatte. "I wasn't going to tell them where I saw myself fitting in on their team. When they don't have plans to use you at what you feel is your strongest position, that was kind of the writing on the wall for me."
Left guard is what LaBatte has played for the last eight years (going back to college), and with the kind of deal he was set to sign with the Bombers, he wasn't comfortable switching spots.
"Going into camp as a higher-price type guy, I didn't want to play a new position and maybe not live up to everyone's expectations that go with that dollar amount," he said.
So at that point, LaBatte decided to wait another month for free agency and see if anybody else out there thought of him as a potential left guard. Saskatchewan did, and he is more than happy with the way things have turned out, but also acknowledges "he didn't sign there for any more money than he was offered anywhere else."
There was obviously a communication failure at both ends when it came to losing the football team's most highly coveted free agent in recent memory. LaBatte didn't convey where he wanted to play was a deal-breaker to the Bombers, as he felt it wasn't his place to do so and, according to him, the team didn't ask him at what position he was most comfortable and wanted to play.
There are a lot of factors and variables weighed when a player decides to enter free agency and eventually leave for another team. In this situation, according to LaBatte, where the team was planning on using him was the impetus for him to leave.
"Out of all the variables, that was 100 per cent the biggest factor," said LaBatte.
"It's just a crime that nobody knew that until now."
Doug Brown, once a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, usually appears Tuesdays and game days in the Free Press.
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Monday is the beginning of Passover. I love this holiday for the ritual, the gathering of wonderful people and the challenge to come up with new desserts worthy of the day. This cake was inspired by a conversation I had with Deb Perelman about Dobos Tortes, which is a cake made up of many layers (7 to be exact) of sponge cake, separated with chocolate buttercream and topped with a layer of caramel. It is a style of cake that is claimed by many cultures, each with a different name depending on heritage or the state you are standing in. Dobos Torte (Hungarian), Doberge Cake (New Orleans), and Seven-Layer (which I think of as a Jewish cake from New York, but as soon as I write this, I'm sure I'll hear from folks who will correct me).
My cake is a bit of a twist on the theme, because I thought the poppy seeds would be a fantastic match for the layers of orange scented sponge cake and chocolate buttercream. It is also stunning to cut into the cake and see the speckled icing. I replaced the caramel with curls of chocolate on top of the cake.
Seven Layer Cake for Passover
Serves: 12
Makes: 4 x 12-inch cake
Prep time: 90 minutes
Bake time: 20 minutes
Skill: Easy, but many steps
Matzo sponge cake:
(you will need to make this sponge recipe twice to get a large cake. It is too much to do in a 5-quart mixer all at once. Make one layer, then repeat with the second. The layers can be made and frozen if you want to make them ahead)
3/4 cup matzo cake meal (not to be confused with regular matzo meal)
1/3 cup potato starch (not to be confused with potato flour)
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon orange zest
Soaking syrup:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
3 large eggs, room temperature
3 large yolks, room temperature
2 1/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 pounds (6 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature (You can use an unsalted non-dairy butter-substitute if you want to make this a parve recipe)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup poppy seed paste (1/2 cup poppy seeds mixed with 1 tablespoon corn syrup, allow to sit together at least 15 minutes)
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled to room temperature
Bar of chocolate for shavings
To make the sponge:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare two baking sheets by greasing them and lining with parchment.
Sift the matzo cake meal, potato starch and salt together, set aside. In a mixer whip the eggs and sugar, for about 8 minutes.
The eggs should be very light in color and a thick foam. At the very end, add the vanilla and zest.
Sift the dry ingredients over the egg foam.
Very gently, but thoroughly, fold the dry ingredients into the egg foam.
Pour the batter into one of the prepared pans and spread evenly with a spatula.
Bake the cake for about 18 minutes or until golden and dry when poked with a cake tester. Repeat with the second cake layer.
To make the buttercream:
In a small pot, fitted with a candy thermometer, heat 2 cups sugar, water and cream of tartar to 242°F. This will take several minutes, so get your eggs started.
Whisk together the eggs, yolks and 1/3 cup sugar.
Beat the eggs on medium high speed until light in color and thick.
Once the sugar has reached 242°F, add it very carefully and slowly to the eggs, while the beater is going on slow speed. Be sure to pour the syrup along the edge of the bowl, not directly onto the beater or it will splatter. Continue beating the egg mixture on medium-high speed until the eggs have cooled, about 8 minutes.
Once the eggs are cooled, add the butter 2 tablespoons at a time. The mixture will go through a stage when it looks soupy and curdled, but keep adding the butter and it will come together. After all the butter is added, mix in the vanilla.
The buttercream will be smooth and glossy.
Divide 1/3 of the buttercream into a separate bowl and add the poppy seed paste.
To the remaining buttercream, add the melted chocolate.
If you are not going to use the buttercream right away, cover it and leave it at room temperature for up to 24 hours. When you are ready to use it, give it a good stirring or put it back in the mixer and beat with the paddle attachment until smooth.
To make the soaking syrup:
In a small sauce pan heat the sugar, water and zest over medium heat until the sugar has fully dissolved.
Cut each sheet of cake into 4 equal pieces (they will be about 4-inches-wide and 12-inches-long)
Lay the first layer of cake on the serving platter and brush with the soaking syrup. You want to dab the syrup on, but don't overly saturate the cake or it will be soggy.
Spread a thin layer of the poppy seed buttercream over the soaked layer.
Repeat with 5 more layers and then finish with the 7th layer of cake. This will leave you with one extra. Since my cake is not traditional anyway, you should feel free to use up that last layer. If you want to keep it to seven layers, then I suggest you use that lonely extra layer as a snack.
If your layers need squaring up, just trim them with a sharp serrated bread knife.
Stir the chocolate buttercream to make sure it is smooth and cover the entire cake in a nice even layer.
It is okay if it isn't perfectly smooth, because we're going to add some rough stripes to the outside.
Take a small blob of buttercream on the end of your spatula,
and starting at the end of the cake, on the bottom, spread that blob in a stripe along the cake. Repeat over and over again, but alternate which side you start on. Repeat this on the top as well.
You will end up with rough stripes all over the cake, which gives the cake some texture.
Using a sharp chef's knife, scrape the smooth side of a bar of chocolate with the blade, so that the chocolate curls up. If the chocolate is very cold and brittle, try sitting it in the sun for a few minutes and the curls will come more easily. Cover the top with the chocolate shavings.
Happy Passover!
Zoë François, author of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Artisan Pizza and Flatbreads in 5 Minutes a Day, studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. She now calls Minneapolis her home, where she has worked with some of the top talent in the culinary world — Steven Brown, Andrew Zimmern and many chefs at the D'Amico company. In addition to writing, Zoë teaches baking classes and consults at restaurants. You can find her writing and recipe creations on Devour, on her baking blog, zoebakes.com and on the site, www.breadin5.com.


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Brantly's four RBIs key hit parade as Marlins roll
MINNEAPOLIS -- Before Game 2 of Tuesday's day/night doubleheader, Marlins manager Mike Redmond stressed the need for more run production.
His team responded.
Rob Brantly had three hits and a career-high four RBIs, and the Marlins defeated the Twins, 8-5, to gain a split on a cold day at Target Field.
"It was a good game today," Brantly said. "I'm glad our team responded the way they did after the first game. We came back hungry and we went after it."
Miami posted a season-high 16 hits to give Ricky Nolasco enough support to collect his first victory of the season. The right-hander (1-2) improved his franchise-record wins total to 77.
"That was fun," Redmond said. "We had some great at-bats. Guys really battled. These guys, they've been able to turn the page. We've had some tough losses. We lose that first game and we came out swinging the bats. We've been pretty resilient that way. I'm proud of our guys. We knew eventually we'd get it going and score some runs."
The eight runs also equaled a high for the season, previously posted on April 16 against the Nationals.
Giancarlo Stanton added two hits and two RBIs.
Miami claimed a two-game split at Minnesota, bouncing back after losing, 4-3, in Game 1.
Nolasco battled for five innings, overcoming the elements and some sloppy play. The right-hander was given an early four-run lead, but nothing has been easy for Miami thus far. And Tuesday night was no different.
Nolasco made it through five innings on 99 pitches, striking out four.
Well before throwing his first pitch, Nolasco dealt with an unexpected rotation switch. About 10:30 a.m., he was walking into the ballpark getting ready to start Game 1. At that time, he was informed rookie Jose Fernandez, who was initially scheduled to start the night game, would be pitching in the afternoon.
Nolasco went back to the hotel to rest up, but his routine was altered.
"I was told at 10:30," Nolasco said. "I'm not going to talk about that situation. I know what I've got to do. I've still got to go out there and pitch. Happy or not, whatever the situation is, I have to go out there and do my job."
The conditions added to the adversity.
The temperature warmed up slightly -- to 42 degrees -- for Game 2, after being at 38 degrees for the afternoon contest, won 4-3 by the Twins.
When closer Steve Cishek, who picked up his second save, recorded the final out, the temperature was 34 degrees.
"It wasn't fun," Nolasco said of the challenge for the entire day. "Just grinded it out. I felt like I did just well enough to win."
Miami's bats heated up in the first inning, too, off Minnesota right-hander Mike Pelfrey.
The Marlins scored three runs in the first. Brantly provided a two-out, two-run double off the wall in right-center. The inning was prolonged because Justin Ruggiano legged out an RBI fielder's choice -- avoiding a double play -- with the bases loaded.
Placido Polanco, who singled with one out, scored the first run when Ruggiano was safe at first.
"Early, I fell behind a lot and made bad pitches," Pelfrey said. "I put myself in a situation where I had to throw strikes and the walk didn't help either. And then I made that mistake to Brantly for that double and they ended up scoring three runs."
In the second inning, the Marlins pushed across a run on Stanton's fielder's choice RBI ground ball to third with the bases loaded.
Nolasco breezed through the first two innings, retiring six straight on 25 pitches. But in the third inning, the Marlins had breakdowns in several areas.
Nolasco gave up three runs, with two earned. Eduardo Escobar, who singled to open the inning, scored on a wild pitch. Brian Dozier walked after drawing out an 11-pitch at-bat, and Joe Mauer had an RBI single.
Joe Mahoney was charged with an error at first base on a slow grounder by Oswaldo Arcia, as the third run scored. Brantly also had a passed ball in an inning Nolasco threw 35 pitches.
Miami tacked on a run in the fifth inning on Brantly's RBI double. And in the seventh inning, Brantly and Chris Valaika each chipped in with run-scoring singles.
In just three of their first 20 games the Marlins scored more than three runs. They were able to exceed that plateau with four runs through two innings.
"We swung the bats really well tonight," Nolasco said. "I thought we put together a lot of at-bats. Any time a team gives you a four-run lead early in the game, it can just change the way you pitch. You can start challenging guys. In that third inning, I got a couple of tough breaks. They found some holes. I was able to limit the damage and keep them there. I'll take that on a day like today."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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THERE'S been a changing of the guard in the Australian car industry, with sales of locally made Toyotas eclipsing rival Ford for the first time.
Official figures for last year are not revealed until Friday, but preliminary figures obtained by Fairfax Media confirm Toyota's Camry and Aurion sedans outsold the Ford Territory sports utility vehicle, the Falcon sedan and the Falcon ute.
Ford retained a slim sales lead going into December, but Toyota's local duo had a big December thanks to a zero finance deal. Both Aurion and Camry outsold the Falcon.
The result is another blow to Ford's beleaguered Broadmeadows assembly line, which has seen production cut-backs and redundancies as sales of the once popular Falcon continue their downward spiral.
The arrival of a more fuel efficient four-cylinder version of the Falcon last April has done little to halt the car's slide down the sales charts.
At its peak in 1995, the Falcon found 81,000 buyers. This year, sales will be about 14,000, further calling into question Ford's future as a car manufacturer in Australia. Ford has committed to - and received government funding for - building the Falcon and Territory until 2016, but unless it can stop the rot, Detroit could conceivably pull the pin on local production before then.
In contrast, Toyota's locally built Camry Hybrid has picked up an increasing number of fleet sales from companies looking to reduce both their environmental footprint and fuel bills. The petrol-electric model now makes up roughly one in four Camry sales, and outsold the Falcon in December, according to the preliminary figures.
Camry sales are up by a third this year, masking the decline in sales of locally built vehicles.
After a 15-year reign as Australia's most popular new car, the Commodore was bumped into second place by the imported Mazda3 last year.


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Eye To Eyebeam: A Conversation With Matt Parker
Eye to Eyebeam is a new series on Eyebeam's artists in residence and fellows. The series will include interviews, photos, and other information and is authored by Eyebeam intern Katherine DiPierro.
For many years now, Matt Parker has been developing ways to redefine and subvert video games. Many of his physical games utilize interactive screens that represent participating players in unusual ways, such as his motion game Recurse, which was a finalist at Indiecade 2010. Eyebeam intern Katherine DiPierro, who's still amazed how inexpensive it is to make your own 3D projector, sat down with Matt to chat about his work.
Katherine DiPierro: What projects will you be working on as part of your residency?
Matt Parker: Primarily I'll be working on the Lumarca, which shows 3D digital objects and video in a real-world setting. My secondary project is Proclipsing, a plugin that simplifies using Processing in Eclipse.
KD: You've worked with Eyebeamer Kaho Abe at creating games which don't rely on a screen interface (and recently exhibited your projects at Babycastles). How long do you think the rest of the world's going to catch up with the idea of screenless or physical media, particularly platforms which encourage movement?
MP: I think it will take a long time. Our concept of media has been looking at a single display for a long time. The idea of shifting audience focus to the users and the users to each other is hard for a lot of people to understand. When I attempt to explain games like Kaho's "HIT ME!", my "Duello" or Doug Wilson's "Johann Sebastian Joust", most people don't understand at first. Many even struggle after seeing a video. Once they play, though, they understand. I think once more people have first hand experiences with this sort of work, then the rest of the world will be on board.
KD: What have been your biggest successes as an independent game designer? Will you be co-designing other mobile games like Lucid or are you more interested in kinetic gaming?
MP: My biggest success as an indie game designer is probably Recurse. It was sort of a Kinect game before the Kinect; it used a regular webcam. It was commissioned as part of the NYU Game Center's first No Quarter exhibit, which is now a yearly event. Recurse was a finalist for Indiecade 2010 and I've shown it all over the US (plus in Rio and Canada). I am currently working on several games, ranging from small mobile games like Lucid and big physical games like Recurse. I'd have to say I'm interested in all sorts of games.
KD: Lumarca, your volumetric display piece, allows users to create their own 3D visualizer and images using common objects (a box constructed with magnets and string, plus a computer and projector). How long did it take you and your collaborators to design the Lumarca, and how is it similar or different from other volumetric displays?
MP: Lumarca continues to be a work in progress. I started working on it in 2009, but it's based on a project called the WireMap that my collaborator Albert Hwang started in 2007. I'm not sure it will ever be "done", since we are constantly improving it. We've worked with other new media artist who are interested in their own takes on the project, so hopefully we will continue to see several different variations on the project. Lumarca is similar to other volumetric displays in the it shows the area inside of objects in true 3D. It allows users to get different perspectives on objects moving through 3D space. This is unlike 3D movies, where the perspective is set regardless of where you view it from. Lumarca differs from other 3D displays in that it is completely open source, DIY, and affordable. One thing we really hope to create by the end of my Residency is a DIY Kit, so people can easily create their own Lumarcas. Hopefully we can do for volumetric displays what Makerbot has done for 3D printers.
Thanks so much, Matt! For more information on his latest projects and exhibitions, be sure to visit Matt Parker's Eyebeam page and personal website.
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In an era of instant-everything, it's hard to understand why we can't develop, research and bring to market new antibiotics for animals that can solve disease issues as well as prevent antibiotic-resistance in the human population.
But while we can instantly upload a video to YouTube for free with a touch of a button on our smart phone, it can take 7-10 years and as much as $100 million to get a new compound approved for food animals in the United States.
Speaking at the 2012 National Institute for Animal Agriculture's Antibiotic Symposium in Ohio last week, Rich Carnevale, VMD, Animal Health Institute, said bringing a new product to market involves discovery, approval and post-approval. "It's difficult to find new compounds that are successful," he said. "Veterinary compounds are usually derived from the human side, and on the human side only about one in 20,000 discoveries are successful."
Consumer media sometimes makes it sound like drugs for food animals are approved willly-nilly, but they don't realize it's a long and arduous process that starts with scientific discovery, preliminary trials, pre-clinical trials, clinical trials, regulatory review (FDA CVM), product approval (published in the Federal Register), then monitoring for adverse reactions post-approval.
FDA approval for antimicrobials involves safety, efficacy and quality. Safety considerations include animals, environment and human food safety (residues, impacts on gut flora), an approval must follow Guidance for Industry #152 which includes determining the potential for resistance selection to impact human health through food. These processes, Carnevale explained, are unique to antimicrobials. "The process is more complicated for animal drugs than human drugs," he said.
Carnevale shared 2011 data from the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH), which represents global animal health. IFAH's survey of length-of-time for submission of a new animal drug for food animals to approval showed a mean of 9.4 years, with a range of 7-13 years. In contrast, for companion animals the mean was 6.4 years.
For a food animal pharmaceutical the average cost was $38.8 million (range of $20-$100 million, species such as beef cattle on the higher end of the range), and about $21.6 million for companion animal pharmaceuticals.
Ideal antimicrobial
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- Has quality, is safe and effective and still meets regulatory requirements
- Has patent protection
- Is affordable, has an acceptable ROI
- Has market differentiation from existing products
- Is not on the critical medically-important list for human use
- Is bactericidal vs. bacteriostatic
- Has rapid metabolism and further degradation in excreta or environment
"These qualities are unlikely all to be met, but are desirable," Carnevale said.


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This week, S.B. wrote to us with this question:
I am a great fan of Mr. Raichlen and have learned a great deal from his books.
I have a great desire to cook with wood (not wood chunks or chips). In the book "How to Grill", Mr. Raichlen talks about using a weber charcoal grill but in other books, when the discussion of wood grilling is broached, this is not mentioned. Pure wood grills (such as Grill Works) are quite expensive. Are there any reasonable alternatives for wood grilling- such as using a Weber kettle grill?
I have a BGE and I have used wood chunks/chips with lovely flavors but do want to try cooking on a pure wood grill which is reasonable in cost (less than a $1000)."
Our reply: The Grillworks--that Argentinean-style grill Steven occasionally uses on Primal Grill as well as the Aztec wood-burning grill--always get viewers' attention because they are uncommon in the U.S. But they are too expensive for many grillers. Certainly, you can burn wood chunks or logs in your BGE or Weber kettle grill. But it sounds like you are looking for a grill built exclusively for wood. Barbecue Board...we'd love your input. Thanks!


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Let's say you have classes in a package.
And a function:
function test($foo, $bar, Helpers\\Cleaner $cleaner, Helpers\\Validator $validator, Helpers\\Time $time) {
// Whatever
You create a class that holds all of them:
Which would result in:
So then you can have less parameters:
function test($foo, $bar, Helpers\\Help $helper) {
// Whatever
Is there a name for this and is it considered good or bad practice?
Hi DrQuincy,
If your class ends up with a long list of dependencies, it could be a sign that it's doing too much and needs to be refactored. Not knowing what the consuming class does, it's difficult to say in this instance.
Another option might be to pass in a helper factory to the class, so it can retrieve instances of the helpers it needs. This is similar to your suggested approch, except that the contruction of the helper objects is kept in one location, and they're only instantiated as needed.
or… you can use dependency injection with setters to inject the dependencies.
Though what you are referring to is called composition.
Isn't that what the OP is already doing in his first example? Besides, that doesn't actually help him reduce the amount of parameters, which is what he's asking about.
Yeah… you are partially right about that although in the case of frameworks like Symfony2 you would only have a single method per dependency… not a constructor with a gigantic amount of args.
Thanks for the posts. I've been reading up a bit over the holidays and, related to this and the points you both made, wonder if you could help me be clear on what some of the terminology means.
Assuming I've understood correctly…I'm sure I'm wrong but don't dependency injection containers and factory classes make for code that is harder to read and test? For example, take these two pieces of code.
Version 1:
function test(Foo $foo, Bar $bar, FooBar $fooBar) {
$this->foo = $foo;
$this->bar = $bar;
$this->fooBar = $fooBar;
Version 2:
function test(DIContainer $dIContainer) {
$this->foo = $dIContainer->getClass('foo');
$this->bar = $dIContainer->getClass('bar');
$this->fooBar = $dIContainer->getClass('fooBar');
While version 1 has more parameters, it's far easier to understand. Version 2 doesn't seem much better than creating the objects within test(). Or have I completely misunderstood?
Having thought about it, I'm wondering if I should leave my code as is and consider using Composition and/or reevaluating what classes do where parameters get too long. Are factories and DICs commonplace in PHP programming? Every time I get close to finishing my framework I learn something new and it makes me want to refactor. Currently my framework has no static classes or functions (though some classes have constant and static properties) and everything is injected properly. There are a handful of classes that have over five parameters in the constructor. Am I over analysing my code? I work on my own so my projects aren't that big; my framework has about 50 classes for generic things like files, forms, sessions, eCommerce, database, data cleaning, data validation…
I'll just start off by making it clear I'm not an expert in OOP.. there are others here with more knowledge and experience, so the following is just my take and I'll happily be corrected if I'm off the mark.
Composition is really just a name for the technique of having complex objects which are composed of simpler ones. This link might shed a little more light on containers.
Factories can have dependencies of their own - a data mapper factory might require a PDO instance, to pass in to the mappers it creates. At some point though, the line between factory and DIC begins to blur (see below).
To my mind, a DIC is like a super-factory.. you can tell it how to create an instance of any type of class, and what dependencies that class has, and it can supply them (assuming it also knows how to create the dependencies). Imagine that you have a complicated object graph, you only need ask for an instance of class D. The DIC will instantiate A, pass it to the constructor of B, passes B into C and then C into D.. handing you the object you wanted with all dependencies supplied.
It's considered bad practice to pass a DIC into other objects and letting them get their dependencies, because then you're introducing a dependency on the container and most of your classes just shouldn't know about that - they should only be aware of the objects that they need to function.
You might want to check out this sample application - it's written by the guy who wrote PHPUnit, as an example of how to build a testable app. I've found it very useful code to study.
That defeats the purpose of dependency injection. While in *some cases it might be appropriate to pass the entire container that is generally frowned upon. The idea is collect all services in a single location and inject only what is needed into other services (class instances). There are multiple ways this can be done. My best recommendation is to have a look at the Symfony 2 docs for the DI container component as it explains all the concepts much more thoroughly than anyone here ever could. When it comes down to it DI is really nothing more than a automated form of composition.
I've been a PHP professional for about six years now and one point I was just like you building my own frameworks and what not. However, I have learned with so much tried and true software out there it really is a loosing battle. I mean if you enjoy it and you aren't really working on paying clients projects than fine. However, the second the project becomes paid by a client custom frameworks these days tend to do more harm than good unless you really have unique requirements or legacy code to deal with. However, for brand new projects it is more professional to use one of many open source projects out there. The increase in efficiency aside community support and completeness will always be unparalled to anything an individual or small team could create as a one off on *most clients budgets. Not to mention if some circumstance prevent the original team/individual from being able to work on a project the learning curve will be lower. Especially, if the client is able to be specific with technologies/open source projects used in job postings. Even long standing projects are all making use of other projects. Take Drupal 8 for instance. Did they build their own Router, DI container, template language, NO. They are making use of several pieces of the Symfony stack and that stack will probably only increase. So many of a new comers to the language who go off on tangents reinventing the wheel would be so much better served devoting themselves to an already established project. There is so much more to gain like networking opportunities and learning from some of the best in the industry. Not to mention learning to read others code in a large application context. Writing your own code is pretty easy but it really becomes a whole other ball game when you have to deal with something that has hit to many developers to count all with different skill levels. I'm not necessarily saying everyone should jump into Symfony but I am saying new comers and enthusiast in general would be better served becoming involved in established open source projects rather than attempting to reinvent wheels on their lonesome.
Thanks everyone.
I hear what you're saying oddz but the kind of environment I work in it has (luckily!) been economically viable to build a simple framework and also is actually really useful in terms of how much quicker I can now build sites. I work alone so the projects tend to be quite small. I rarely lose clients but when I do they always have a different platform they use anyway and so the fact my code is bespoke is, by that point, irrelevant.


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DETROIT - The American Kennel Club (AKC) announced the top dog breeds in the nation.
What breeds made top dog in Detroit?
According to the list based on 2012 registration statistics, German Shepherds ranked as the most popular pooch with Detroiters.
Rounding out the second and third spots were Rottweilers and Labrador Retrievers.
The large breeds took the three top spots over Yorkshire Terriers, who ranked fourth on the list in Detroit.
Nationally the Labrador Retriever held the top spot for two years in a row, followed by German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers.
Compared to last year's ranking, the bulky Bulldog muscled its way into the title of fifth most popular dog in the U.S, edging out the Yorkshire Terrier.
The Golden Retriever also overtook the Beagle for third place, and Rottweilers advanced one spot on the national list.
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|1. Labrador Retriever
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|3. Beagle
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|4. Golden Retriever
|5. Bulldog
|5. Yorkshire Terrier
|6. Yorkshire Terrier
|6. Bulldog
|7. Boxer
|7. Boxer
|8. Poodle
|8. Poodle
|9. Rottweiler
|9. Dachshund
|10. Dachshund
|10. Rottweiler
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As I was walking to work this morning there was this woman walking ahead of me for about 4 blocks and I couldn't take my eyes off her bag. Good thing the logo was right there unhidden. A couple of keyboard clicks away and here we have Germany's own George Gina & Lucy bags where fashion meets practical function. Who says you can't have one without the other. Check out all the colors.


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DDR4 & LPDDR4: The Race Is On!
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Creating the highest performance and lowest power DDR4 and LPDDR4 memory intellectual property (IP) is an extremely competitive field, but the race is on.
The race is on to declare the fastest, highest performance, and lowest power DDR4 and LPDDR4 memory intellectual property (IP). This is a decidedly ultra-competitive field, since this particular IP is known to cover a wide variety of ASIC and SoC devices for many different applications and market segments. Chances are, if the device has an embedded processor, then it needs access to external DDR memory. A DDR subsystem, including the DDR controller, PHY, and I/O, manages the data traffic flowing to and from the embedded processor and external DDR memory -- a critically important role.
The importance of production-quality DDR4 and LPDDR4 cannot be understated. Many project teams are skipping LPDDR3 and implementing LPDDR4 for various reasons, but most believe they're getting greater gains in performance and lower power by jumping to LPDDR4. Even without the need for extra performance, some project teams are motivated to move to DDR4 for practical and cost-effective reasons. If they have a product with a life span of five years or more, they believe that DDR3 memory will eventually cost more than DDR4.
All of this makes a recent spate of announcements all the more interesting …
In April 2014, one supplier announced availability of models for a complete LPDDR4 IP solution for high-performance, low-power mobile SoC designs. It claims its PHY, controller, and verification IP will deliver close to 3,200 megabits per second (Mbit/s) speed when proven in silicon. It's the "when" that's unclear from the news release.
In May 2014, another supplier announced a DDR4 PHY IP built on TSMC's 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET process. This announcement further states that it should be scalable to support higher speed (3,200 Mbit/s) DDR memory components when they become available. The IP will target the server, network switching, and storage fabric markets, all of which require high-memory bandwidth.
Yet another supplier also announced in May the fastest DDR4 memory IP, clocking 2,800 Mbit/s in silicon for TSMC's 28HPM process technology using DDR components rated at 2,400 Mbit/s. This speed was achieved in silicon by relying on dynamic self-calibrating logic (DSCL), an adaptive technique that precisely and dynamically calibrates the DDR memory timing.
Later in May, this same supplier announced its LPDDR4 memory IP -- including the memory controller IP and PHY models -- for low-power, high-performance applications, including mobile and handheld products.
This supplier's initial test silicon for LPDDR4 is targeting performance of 3,200 Mbit/s, with plans to support speeds in excess of 4,200 Mbit/s as the design is refined for both 16nm FinFET and 28nm process technologies. Again, the company's patented DSCL and dynamic adaptive bit calibration (DABC) are cited as the reasons why it is able to deliver on performance, a small footprint, and minimized power consumption -- all absolutes for the consumer market.
Let's look at this more closely. While DDR memory IP is ubiquitous in SoCs, it can be a little troublesome when it comes to system yield and field reliability. If the DDR system does not work reliably, the product won't work.
DSCL provides a precise calibration of the DDR memory subsystem comprised of the SoC and DDR interface, package, board (or other substrate), and the DDR SDRAM components. Each system is uniquely different due to imperfections in the manufacturing process. Further, a system's operating point changes as it runs due to temperature or voltage fluctuations, both of which can alter critical DDR timing. DSCL automatically detects changes in the DDR operating point and automatically adjusts the DDR timing to track these changes. DSCL operates dynamically during system operation, which solves the fundamental problem of system yield and reliability.
DABC manages and dynamically corrects for intra-byte lane skew. Only one clock is assigned to each byte lane, and all bits ideally are aligned and arrive at the same time. That is a difficult-to-achieve design challenge. Without careful design, there is a noticeable skew between the data bits in the byte lane, impacting the quality and robustness of the DDR "eye," which are both critical to delivering a high-quality, highly-reliable DDR subsystem. DABC dynamically manages bit-to-bit skew within the byte lane by aligning bit timing to reduce skew greatly.
The need for DSCL and DABC goes up with higher speed and higher clocking requirements where the margins are much smaller. For these reasons, creating the highest performance and lowest power DDR4 and LPDDR4 memory intellectual property (IP) is an extremely competitive field, but the race is on. Who will be the winner is unclear, but I'm placing my win, place, or show bets on the supplier with the DSCL and DABC techniques.
About the author
Bob Smith is senior vice president of marketing and business development at Uniquify. He began his career in high technology as an analog design engineer working at Hewlett Packard.
Since that time, he has spent more than 30 years in various roles in marketing, business development, and executive management, primarily working with startup and early-stage companies. These companies include IKOS Systems, Synopsys, LogicVision, and Magma Design Automation. He was a member of the IPO teams that took Synopsys public in 1992 and Magma public in 2001. Smith received a BS in electrical engineering from the University of California at Davis and an MS in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
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The New York Jets will start Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sunday against the Houston Texans after he had thumb surgery last week.
Houston's quarterback situation is far less clear. Brian Hoyer has a concussion and hasn't practiced all week.
"I'd say it's in the questionable category and yes, I would say he would have to practice in order to play," coach Bill O'Brien said. "At least once, you know what I mean?"
If he can't go T.J. Yates will get his first start since he was a rookie on Jan. 15, 2012, when the Texans lost 20-13 to the Ravens in the playoffs. The Texans picked up Brandon Weeden off waivers on Wednesday to back up Yates if Hoyer can't play.
For Fitzpatrick, it's a chance to face a former team that traded him away after last season. He started 12 games for Houston in 2014.
"The fact that they didn't necessarily want me at the end of the year plays into it a little bit for me, just from the personal standpoint," Fitzpatrick said. "But it's not a big thing, other than we're out there trying to win a game, get back on track. So the personal stuff has to be set aside and I've got to try to win a football game."
The surgery was to repair a torn ligament on the left thumb of the right-handed quarterback. He played two games with the injury before having surgery last Friday. Fitzpatrick said there are factors other than tolerating the pain that he's dealing with in the wake of the surgery.
"If it was that easy, then for sure there wouldn't an issue," he said. "There's just an issue with — fresh off a surgery, just making sure everything stays clean, the incision and all that. There's a couple different factors that are playing into it."
The Jets are coming off a loss to the Bills and Houston has won two straight, capped by Monday night's victory over previously undefeated Cincinnati.
Yates took over after Hoyer was injured in that one and accounted for the only touchdown of the night with a TD pass to DeAndre Hopkins. He knows if he plays this week it will be a bit easier because he's getting more time with the first team in practice.
"Some of those plays I ran in the game were the first time I've ever run them, period, practice or game," he said. "So you feel more comfortable going in, getting more reps during the week."