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Toronto-based cookbook author and cooking teacher Bonnie Stern created this dessert. It's both easy and impressive. Although the original calls for cornstarch, at Passover you can use potato starch without changing anything else. If you keep kosher and want the dessert to be pareve, prepare the lemon curd using vegetable oil instead of heavy cream (see recipe variation below). Just about anything can be rolled into the pavlova, from chocolate mousse to cranberry curd to heavy cream with fresh berries. Because the meringue roll is so sweet, keep in mind that the filling should be tart.–Mitchell Davis
Lemon Pavlova Roll Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Makes 6 servings
- For the lemon curd filling
- 1/2 cup (3 to 4 lemons) lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon potato starch or cornstarch
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- For the pavlova
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- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons potato starch or cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon confectioner's or granulated sugar, sifted
- Prepare the lemon curd filling
- 1. Combine the lemon juice, peel, and sugar in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Beat the egg yolks and potato or cornstarch in a medium bowl. Whisk in a little of the hot lemon juice mixture to temper the eggs, then add the rest. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook on medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring, until it is thick and begins to bubble. Strain the mixture into a clean bowl, press plastic wrap on top of the curd, and chill.
- Make the pavlova
- 2. Line a half-sheet pan with parchment and preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). In a large bowl in an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in the granulated sugar and continue beating until the whites are stiff and shiny, about 5 minutes. Beat in the vinegar and vanilla. Fold in the starch.
- 3. Spread the meringue into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. It will puff up and then deflate as it cools. When it has cooled completely, dust with the confectioner's or granulated sugar.
- 4. Run a knife around the edge of the cake and invert onto a clean sheet of parchment. Carefully remove the parchment on which the pavlova baked.
- 5. Whip the cream until light and stiff and fold it into the chilled lemon curd. Spread the lemon mixture evenly on the pavlova and roll up along the longer edge to make a tight jelly roll. Chill until ready to serve. The pavlova can be prepared up to one day in advance.
- 6. Using a serrated knife, slice the pavlova about 1 ½ inches thick and serve with fresh fruit and/or a sauce of your choice.
Filling Variation: Pareve Lemon Filling
- Omit the heavy cream. Add 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the saucepan with the lemon juice, sugar, and zest, and proceed as directed.
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Quite a few but really I felt the Lions outplayed us most of the game but we were Luck-y(pun intended).
The schedule gets extremely tough. Two games against the Texans is not going to be a walk in the park.
Also another division rival, the Titans could beat us and return the favor. The last meeting against them went to OT.
Plus, the Chiefs in KC won't be easy. They're playing with a lot of emotions and KC fans are rough.
I have us finishing 9-7 and making the playoffs which would be a good learning experience for this young team.
this team is just......... amazing, amazing is the only word to describe this season, Luck is just flat out clutch, never rattled. Donnie Avery was a great signing this off season purely because of that play. 12-4 here we come!!!!!!!!!!
that is not true, there are not quite a few QB's who can score a TD in 1 minute with no time outs like that, obviously anyone can do it but not counted on to do it, Brady, Manning, maybe Brees and Rodgers but thats it
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Schaub has done it before as has Lil Manning and even Stafford earlier this season.
Look Luck is having a great rookie year and may be one of the best to ever do it when all is said and done but I also think people need to remember that he also threw 3 bad picks in this game as well and we could've easily just as lost this one.
I just think all the talk of him being MVP etc is kind of pushing it right now this isn't directed at you just a general observation.
He's exceeded my expectations this rookie season and at worst we'll be .500 that's impressive I just wish people wouldn't put so much hype around him just yet either.
Hopefully our old buddy watched Luck get the last laugh against Suh.
Unless you're talking about Jacob Lacey..
Andrew Luck is ROY, **** RGIII's stats, Luck is ROY hands down
Be nice to have that 2nd rounder instead of Davis, he played like crap. Again.
i said that anyone can do it, just not counted on to do it. Put Schuab or Stafford in that situation consistently and they wont get that result, as if you put Brady or Manning or Brees there they will be pretty good at that situation consistently
disagree, he gave up a TD to Megatron, so? He will score a TD on everyone, not to mention Stafford ran around for about 10 seconds and then threw it, he is gonna get open eventually, outside of that Davis did pretty much nothing. I think you are basing Davis's game off one play. Don't forget the nice tackles Davis made in the open field I would give him a B- or a B, he was covering Megatron a lot, he is not gonna look great, Revis would not even look great covering Megatron
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Absolutely! And Freeman is in the mix as well, even though he's not technically a rookie. A nice little talent infusion we've had.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
not to mention on the TD to Calvin he allowed it was 46 yards down field with him 1 on 1 with no safety help
being wrong feels great sometimes!
Not that he would have prevented Johnson from scoring the TD,but he slipped just before CJ received the ball.
Anyway,can anyone tell me why there was no double coverage on Megatron,when it was obvious to everyone he was causing severe damage to the secondary?
Yeah that deep Calvin touchdown was horrible defense by everyone on the team. No pressure, only sent 3, and Johnson was still 1 on 1. That is on Manusky as much as anyone else.
What a great performance by Luck at the end. Receivers played great and Ballard did well. However the defense and offensive line should be ashamed of themselves.
agreed, receivers got open a lot, but when they were covered they had all day to get open
The no pressure thing was extremely infuriating as it was 3rd down and Stafford made a 46 yard pass.Totally unacceptable from the D.
Luck's TD pass to Brazil was a thing of beauty.Can't get enough of it.
Just finished watching the 2nd half on DVR. Decided to do a little family time and watch rest after the fact.
Utterly amazing! The fight in this team is just fantastic. Luck looked bad on multiple plays, but the last to TDs were just filthy. His clutch rating for a rookie is off the charts.
Barring an absolute collapse, I do believe we're playoff bound. We may be sacrificial lambs, but it's been a great ride and the opportunity would be huge as far as experience.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Even if we get slaughtered in the Wild Card game,with so many rookies this year and being a young team it will be an invaluable experience that will come handy in the next seasons.I'm pretty sure about that.
In other news,the Jets won today with their 3rd choice QB.


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Alas, all momentous memories must come to an "intermission" as they become – memories.
Our whirlwind, 26-event Little C.H.A.M.P.S (Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel) USO Tour through mainland Japan and Okinawa, reaching 6,000+ Champs, is now settling into a monumental memory.
Thank you for the memory bound in classes filing in, singing their song, "The Little Champs." Thank you to DoDEA's music educators who took the time to teach it.
Thank you for the memory created as we exalted the Champs from each of the five branches, as the USO's talented Cristin Perry led them singing their branch hymn while I roamed with my fiddle – getting close up and personal. Each hymn was followed by everyone calling out in voice and American Sign Language (ASL): "Go [NAVY] Champs!"
Thank you for the memory born as I shared the 'backstory' about the Little Champs' book and song, followed by viewing the Little Champs YouTube video, linking aural learning with visual learning: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5QYReqnVBc]
Thank you for the memory imbedded in reviewing a writer's Six Golden Questions (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How); and answering the questions in our book. Hats off to our 156 volunteers, dubbed the Golden Questioneers!
Thank you for the memory fixed in my retelling the story's plot on one foot in the yoga tree pose in ~25 seconds!
Thank you for the memory steeped in introducing each of our book's characters, branch by branch, giving the Champs ways to "connect" to each character. Our USMC character Lo even got me cartwheeling again (26x) ~ now that's quite a memory!
Thank you for the memory set as we addressed the challenge of being on-the-move as Champs, collectively conducting research identifying the "mode" for the total number of moves made by our Champs thus far. The overall mode was 3-4 times. Our Champs became statisticians!
Thank you for the memory rooted as we dug deeper, addressing other challenges faced by Champs: deployments, injuries/wounds, and homecomings (reintegration). Thank you to the 234 "Emotioneers;" the Champs who held out the emotions discussed at each event, as we addressed the need to feel and deal with, and identify, our emotions.
Thank you for the memory as we highlighted that it is a Champ's right to ask for help; that communication and community are key; and that it is our responsibility, as trusted adults, to respond to their pleas for help.
Thank you for the memory implanted in our emphasis on how each Champs is special, and has a spark. They loved watching my co-author/songwriter Jen Fink, who was beamed in from the University of Maryland, alongside her oversized bear, delivering her message of gratitude and our "Heart Smart A-B-C Song" (available on OperationChamps.org).
Thank you for the memory placed in Champs "finding" their Heart Smart Magnifying Lens, and filling it with virtues – taught in ASL – that they've already 'learned and earned,' simply by being a Champ: Worldliness; Honor; Loyalty; Patriotism; Communication and Community; Adaptability and Flexibility; and gobs of our Gratitude for all they do for America.
Thank you for the memory sharing some role playing about positive differences between civilian kids and Champs (e.g., Civilians say 'Goodbye;' Champs say 'Farewell.'")
Thank you for the memory – hearing ~36 shining singers lead their peers, singing The National Anthem. The audience stood tall and proud, hands over hearts, reflecting upon how they and their families help keep America 'the land of the free and the home of the brave' as they sang.
Thank you for the memory – the soaring memories amidst the incredible memories – when we concluded each 'edu-tainment' event clapping and singing "The Little Champs" at the top of our lungs, dancing on the tips of our toes, and smiling from ear to ear. The resounding cheer at the end, the "Go Champs!" – shouted and signed in ASL by all – reverberated 'round the room, and reverberates in our hearts.
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With a heartfelt attitude of gratitude to all involved, and especially to our 6,000 shining Champs that currently reside in mainland Japan and Okinawa, I conclude with a quote from Bob Hope's signature song, "Thank You for the Memory": Awfully glad I met you / Cheerio and toodle-oo / Thank you.
To close with "The Little Champs'" signature song, Goodbyes are not forever / Goodbyes are not the end / They simply mean we'll miss you / Until we meet again!
I'm ready to make more memories! Go Champs! Go USO! - Debbie Fink, Author, Edutainer And USO Tour Vet
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WHILE Zimbabweans successfully liberated themselves from the ruthless jaws of white domination, they oddly forgot to free themselves from black-on-black dictatorship, Bulawayo-East Member of Parliament, ThabithaKhumalo said in Britain.
She spoke when she addressed an MDC-T Dinner Dance in Oxford, Saturday in which a total of 100 exiled Zimbabweans attended. Ms Tanya Mutasa of Bristol, dressed in a flamboyant cultural code of etiquette kept the audience alive as Master of Ceremony.
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The Dinner Dance confirmed the growing popularity of victorious Bulawayo east MP Thabitha Khumalo who jetted in for the gig as part of her post-election celebrations following the twinning programme of Bulawayo east and Oxford city. At a time when people we wondering whether MDC-T support was at its lowest, the number of the attendees was amazing by current standards.
"We are free from colonialism, but we not free from dictatorship. Oppression is oppression," said Khumalo, adding that Zimbabweans forgot to free themselves.
Khumalo who last week was allegedly insulted by her boss, Morgan Tsvangirai, urged the festive crowd to rally behind her leader whom she said would come back stronger for the 2018 elections.
When asked by this reporter to respond to the insults, Khumalo said: "No comment".
Instead went on to rally support behind her insulting leader.
"We got to start making preparations for the 2018 and our leader Tsvangirai would contest the elections for presidency, "she said, much to a deafening silence.
"The loss in recent elections doesn't mean that we lose hope, we got to be prisoners of hope. The time has come for us to regroup and retrategise,"
Khumalo said she was petrified by the idea of branding Zimbabweans asylum seekers in Britain.
"You are not asylum seekers, but you are an educated workforce. The sad thing is that Zimbabwe education was designed and shaped by the British, instead of them calling you asylum, they should give you jobs because you are all British-educated," she said.
She protested the idea that Europeans always find it easy to travel up and down to Africa, but when Africans decide to travel to Europe there are restrictions.
"Zimbabweans are skilled people. I urge you to reskill yourselves and get ready for redeployment to reconstruct Zimbabwe,"
Khumalo urged the MDC-UK and Ireland to stop infightings and bickering.
"We need unity, however with all these people who have come here, it shows me that you are beginning to see the importance of unity. I am humbled that you are finally realising the infightings will never take you anyway,"
However, Khumalo said there was an importance for those who lead people to show accountability.
"If people give you money, it's for the party not individuals. People are right by asking for accountability, "she said.
The Oxford chairman Crispen Chamburuka who stood up chanting "Morgan Tsvangirai ndiye" as the crowd responded, said he was pleased to have been part of a winning team, referring to Khumalo.
"We have also sponsored different people, for example we sponsored Elliot Pfebve as" he said.
"We as Oxford branch made things happen in Bulawayo now we have Thabitha Khumalo. We will not give up for the sake of saving lives. Soldiers do not die. We will asked MP Khumalo to identify the needs of Bulawayo east. We started by making sure that she has enough resources to fight the election. We sent mobile phones and other important things to fight an election, now we are happy she prevailed," said Mr Chamburuka.


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They now only occur to any significant degree only in East Africa and the central Zambezian region. Much of the extraordinary abundance of Guinean and Sahelian savannas has been eliminated, although the savannas in the Sudd region are one of the last places where large-scale migrations of Ugandan Kob still occur.
Both the Cerrado and the Llanos are noted for complexity of habitats and the unusually high levels of endemism and beta diversity in plants for tropical savannas. The tropical savannas of northern Australia and southern New Guinea exhibit distinct species assemblages and higher taxa.
Biodiversity Patterns
Diverse large mammal assemblages in abundant aggregations can be a characteristic feature; most vertebrates display relatively widespread distributions; plant alpha diversity is typically low, but in some regions beta diversity and gamma diversity can be very high.
Minimum Requirements
Large natural landscapes are necessary to allow large grazers and their associated predators to track seasonal rainfall or to migrate to new areas during periodic droughts; large-scale fire events also necessitate the conservation of larger natural landscapes; some large predators, such as wild dogs of Africa, require large natural areas to persist due to home range size and sensitivity to humans; sources of water are critical for many species.
Sensitivity to Disturbance
Restoration potential in these systems is high; but plowing, overgrazing by domestic livestock, and excessive burning can quickly degrade and alter natural communities; alteration of surface water patterns can have significant impacts on the persistence of many vertebrate species; many species are highly sensitive to low intensity hunting or other human activities.
In this habitat are the following ecoregions:
(86) Horn of Africa Acacia Savannas
(87) East African Acacia Savannas
(88) Central and Eastern Miombo Woodlands
(89) Sudanian Savannas
(90) Northern Australia and Trans-Fly Savannas
(91) Terai-Duar Savannas and Grasslands
(92) Llanos Savannas
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Résidence Lagrange Vacances Les Marines, Chateau-d'Olonne
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Working with federal regulators, the company behind the Stuart Weitzman brand is recalling some women's and girls' boots. The boots affected are known as Cha Cha and Cha Cha 2.
They come in black or white vinyl with quilted nylon shafts in sizes 13 through 5. The boots have zippers with gold-tone SW logo zipper pulls on the inside side of the boots. The model name and size is printed on a white tag inside the top of the boots.
Federal regulators say the zipper pull can get tangled which can cause someone to fall.
The manufacturer, Synclaire Brands U.S.A. has received 3 reports of the zipper pulls becoming entangled to each other, including one injury that occurred when a child wearing the boots attempted to untangle the zipper pulls. The child lost her balance and hit her head on the sidewalk. She needed stitches on her forehead.
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Consumers should immediately take the boots away from children and return them for a full refund. The boots were sold at Bloomingdale's, Belk Stores, TJ Maxx nationwide and online at Zappos from September 2011 through February 2013 for about $65.
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It's been said you can never have too much of a good thing and that's certainly been proven true by the fan-favorite Stargate franchise. Beginning in 1994 with Roland Emmerich's film, the franchise really exploded 3 years later under creators Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner. With fans pleading for more, the show spun off into a second series, Stargate Atlantis, in 2004 and a third series, Stargate Universe, in 2009.
While many fans claim Stargate SG-1, with its 10 seasons, as their favorite, my personal favorite has always been Stargate Atlantis. Call me a fan of fantasy or mythology, but there was always something interesting to me about the sunken island which vanished without a trace and was, for lack of a better phrase, swallowed by the ocean. Created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, Stargate Atlantis followed the seventh season finale of SG-1, "Lost City," in which the location of the mythical city is discovered by Dr. Daniel Jackson. According to Stargate mythology, Atlantis was created by the Ancients, a race so far ahead of humankind, their science seems like magic to us. As such, mythology, technology, science, and magic play a fairly heavy role in the development of Stargate Atlantis.
The five seasons that make up the complete Stargate Atlantis series follow the adventures of a crew of humans exploring - and protecting - the Pegasus Galaxy from a variety of threats...and one in particular: the Wraith, a vampiric race of telepaths and a constant threat to all mortal life. While other enemies present themselves throughout the series, it is the Wraith which form the basis for all conflict and, throughout all five seasons, it is the Atlantis expeditions' search for a cure to the Wraith which drives each character and the story.
Led by Dr. Elizabeth Weir with military support by Major John Sheppard, the Atlantis expedition consists of a variety of characters, including Dr. Rodney McKay, Lt. Ford and the Athosian leader Teyla Emmagan. Throughout the five seasons, additional characters become major players, including Ronon Dex, Colonel Samantha Carter, and Richard Woolsey, the latter two both later leading the Atlantis expedition as the crew face insurmountable odds when facing not only the previously mentioned Wraith, but also the Genii, the Asuran, and the Asgard, all three unique aliens who have ulterior motives.
The series itself is suspenseful, action-packed, and fun in its story development. Likewise, the character development is both thoughtful and emotionally gripping throughout. What makes Stargate Atlantis not only work, but shine is the relationships viewers see form between the characters. And unlike some TV series which are afraid to make major character or cast changes, Stargate Atlantis doesn't shy away from killing off or replacing Atlantis crew members. Heck, the expedition's leadership is changed at least three times during series, meaning fans see a new leader at the helm quite often. Likewise, the season finale episodes always end with nail-biter of a cliffhanger, ensuring fans who watch a full season will find themselves with a somewhat stressful time away from the series...at least until they start the next season. Thankfully, that issue especially is solved thanks to having the entire series on blu-ray home video.
All five seasons of the series are presented here in bright, beautiful 1080p hi-def. The only issue some viewers may find with Stargate Atlantis' hi-def transfer to hi-def is some of the digital special effects seen in the series, which were created with low resolution. This means, for lack of a better way to say it, the effects look low budget and cheap. While this isn't necessarily true and it happens rarely throughout the early seasons of the series, these effects weren't made to be seen in hi-def and, as such, were never meant to be criticized this way. Otherwise, the series looks gorgeous on blu-ray, with colors glowing, dark colors looking deep and menacing, and lines and edges looking crisp with no blurring.
The series also features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track which delivers all of the series' dialogue and audio effects. Stargate Atlantis does an excellent job of emercing viewers into the setting and experiences of its characters, ensuring we hear what they hear. Be it laser blasts, rocking explosions, the crying of the injured, or the humming of engines and technology far beyond our Earthly understanding, its present and coming through loud and clear.
As for special features, each season includes a wide variety that's sure to impress both die-hard Stargate fans as well as casual viewers. First thing worth mentioning is the full series includes 88 audio commentaries in total; 14 from Season 1, 20 from Season 2, 19 from Season 3, 19 from Season 4, and from Season 5. These commentaries include both cast and crew and feature everyone from actors and actresses to writers, directors, and producers. Comments range from in style, topic, and flavor; everything from humorous commentary regarding production the serious issues, topics, and themes are discussed. For those true die-hards who're looking to get the entire and truly complete experience, this is a great place to start.
The complete series also includes a series of featurettes from each season, focusing on the specific episodes on which they're based and providing some interesting (and sometimes too brief) insight into the series as it progressed. A Set Tour (Season 1) is also included as are "A Look Back" featurettes for each of the seasons, providing - you guessed it! - a look back at each of the seasons and the progression of the series' story as a whole. Numerous deleted scenes and blooper reels are included from various season as are a number of season-specific short featurettes ranging in topic from "Inside the Stargate Atlantis Visual FX Department" (Season 3) and "Dr. Jackson Goes to Atlantis" (Season 5) to various stunt and special effects featurettes. In all, a total of 50 hours of bonus special features are included, making this - as previously mentioned - a great place for die-hard Stargate Atlantis fans to complete their journey.
When most Stargate fans are asked, they point to Stargate SG-1 as the series which made the franchise real for them. Unfortunately, I'm not one of those people. I'm a firm believe Stargate Atlantis is a better series, with better characters, better relationships, better stories, better villains, better suspense, better drama, better action, and better acting. I might be in the minority, but it's a vocal minority as many Stargate Atlantis fans will agree. Be sure to pick up your own copy of Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Series, available now on blu-ray hi-def wherever fine home video is sold.
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DETROIT - No witnesses have come forward to help Detroit police find two young black men who killed 57-year-old Sharlene Anderson outside the Parkside Liquor store at East Warren Avenue and Maynard Street.
The woman's family believes someone must know something but is not coming forward. She was shot twice outside the store. The family says the men were merciless, shooting her in the head.
"I understand the code of the street and all that nonsense people go through, but this was a grandmother, 57 years old. If you know anything, just call in," said Jimmie Johnson, her nephew.
Anderson had three daughters and 10 grandchildren. Neighbors at her apartment complex called her mom or auntie. She worked at keeping her family close together.
Now, that family is united in grief four months after Anderson's murder. There still isn't any closure for them.
"She didn't deserve this. My family didn't deserve this. You didn't only just take my momma, you took my heart, my backbone, my soul," said Laquahela Anderson, her daughter.
The family hopes someone will provide the tip to break the case.
Anonymous tips can be called into Crime Stoppers and 800-SPEAK-UP. A $2,500 reward is being offered to anyone with information which leads to an arrest.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Shallots With Balsamic Vinegar Recipe
Note: Look for sprouts about 1 1/2-inches in diameter with tight heads. Chicken, turkey, or duck fat can be used in place of the olive oil. Crisped bacon or fatback can be added to the Brussels sprouts after roasting.
- Yield:8 to 12
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
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- 3 pounds brussels sprouts, bottoms trimmed, outer leaves removed, split in half
- 8 medium shallots, sliced thinly
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions and place a heavy rimmed baking sheet on each. Preheat oven to 500°F.
Toss sprouts, shallots, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl and toss to combine. When oven is hot, working quickly, remove the baking sheets with a dish towel or oven mitt. Divide brussels sprouts mixture evenly between both trays, shaking to distribute into a single even layer. Return pans to oven. Roast until brussels sprouts are deeply charred and fully tender, about 20 minutes total, tossing sprouts and rotating and swapping pans top to bottom half way through cooking.
Immediately after removing from oven, drizzle sprouts with balsamic vinegar and shake to coat. Season to taste with more salt and pepper if desired and serve.


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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is a medical procedure that allows people who carry a disease-causing hereditary mutation to have children who are free from the specific mutation that causes the disease.
The procedure for PGD includes in-vitro fertilization (IVF)—a fertility treatment where the women's eggs are removed and fertilized in a test tube. When the embryos reach a certain size, one cell is removed and is tested for the hereditary disease in question. Once the genetic status is determined, the parents can decide which embryos they want implanted.
PGD has been used for hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease for over a decade. Recently, there has been some debate among the medical community regarding its use for selecting embryos free of gene mutations such as BRCA1/2. Central to this debate is the issue of whether or not this procedure should be used for mutations such as BRCA which don't cause cancer until adulthood, where not everyone who carries the trait will get cancer, and where there are options available for preventing cancer (such as chemoprevention and surgery).
FORCE collaborated with researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center on a survey of FORCE members about their knowledge of and attitudes about PGD. Results from the survey are reported in an article published in the Journal Fertility and Sterility. The Spring 2008 edition of Joining FORCEs, the FORCE newsletter has an article that summarizes the study and it's results.


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Angry Robot Books continues to release a plethora of fine sci-fi and fantasy. Following Andy Remic's Soul Stealers, I've just recently finished up yet another of the new publishing house's recent releases: Matt Forbeck's Amortals.
Our story follows one Secret Service Agent Ronan Dooley, whose selfless sacrifice to save the President's life in the early 21st century earns him the opportunity to undergo an experimental procedure and become the first "amortal," brought back to life in a new clone body thanks to the latest science and medicine.
Now it's the year 2168 and, having died eight times in the line of duty, the 200+ year old Dooley is investigating a murder unlike any other: his own. Killed at the hands of an unknown murderer who's made Dooley's brutal death a public spectacle, it's up to Dooley and his new partner to find out who killed him and why.
Amortals starts out with a thunder cracker and accelerates full speed ahead, forcing readers to delve headlong with Dooley on this exciting quest to not only find and capture his killer, but understand why he was killed. Along the way, we - as readers - are forced to examine a number of morality questions, including what we believe constitutes life, the value of human life, and what it mean to have a soul...if the soul really exists.
Like our present time, the future of Amortals has two distinct classes: "haves" and "have nots." Forbeck does an excellent job of defining the stressed relations between the governing wealthy class and those in poverty and need. While crime still happens and criminals still get rich, most of the wealthy (including criminals) have little concern with health or life due to their accumulated wealth and the ability to be resurrected.
The development of the Amortals Project has thus lead to health care and medical research all but coming to a standstill. Forbeck again does an impressive job of reasoning this, as there's really no need for medical tech to grow once death has been defeated. As such, this somewhat startling future sees poverty rise for the needy while the rich and wealthy grow even more so. Likewise, government officials stay in office far longer than current elected officials; such as "career politicians" who never truly die could potentially have careers lasting a century or more quite easily.
The story's plot is well paced, with Dooley constantly on edge, questioning his actions and the actions of others throughout. Forced to play, at times, the run-and-gun shooter and, at other times, the quiet, reflective investigator, Dooley seems at once one part Dirty Harry, one part Jason Bourne, and one part Takeshi Kovacs.
With little regard for what others say or do, Ronan Dooley, after 200+ years of life experiance, would seem a man with little remorse and even less guilt; however, Forbeck writes him as unique amongst the Amortals in that - as he is amortal only because of his self-sacrifice for the President over a century ago - his life is essentially dependant on him remaining a Secret Service agent. Likewise, he does not have the wealth of other Amortals. Forbeck writes Dooley as the lone wolf in need of a pack, one part of a bigger and better whole that's missing. Though in search of something worthy of joining, Dooley instead has, because of his age and experiance, overstayed his welcome and thus interrupted the natural order of things. At once both unique and common, Dooley is that old man with lots of life experiance and little wisdom to impart on others.
Amortals features a plethora of interesting and realistic futuristic tech, including cranial access to the web as well as sight "layers" which people can switch on and off to help them identify people, places, and things. Other tech includes hoover cars (a mainstay of many modern sci-fi novels and movies), power armor with cloaking abilities, and more.
When I first picked up Matt Forbeck's Amortals, I was concerned it was a cookie-cutter clone of Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon, a modern classic of sci-fi literature. However, upon reading the book, Amortals - while featuring similar themes and ideas - is its own animal and develops a story that is at once intriguing, action-packed, and suspenseful.
I'm a huge fans of near future sci-fi as it allows the author to explore possible futures the likes of which some of us can seemingly imagine and others of us can't possibly fathom. If you look back 100 years to 1910, there's no way the folks living then would have ever thought 100 years of technological progress would see cell phones with GPS and bluetooth, flat screen TVs in every house, nuclear submarines, naval warships with rail guns, and space shuttles and telescopes in space. It seems too far out, right?
Wrong. Science fiction authors have for decades (if not centuries) been predicting the future on the fictional page. And maybe - just maybe - that's what Matt Forbeck's tapped into with Amortals.
I would recommend Amortals to sci-fi fans looking for a solid murder mystery, action-adventure. If you a fan of Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon, Warren Hammond's Kop or Ex-Kop or if you're a fan of Jeff Somer's Avery Cates novels, you'll find Amortals right up your alley.
Matt Forbeck's Amortals is available at fine book sellers now.
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Lou Holtz to speak at Carolina's winter commencement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC) -- Legendary football coach Lou Holtz, who led the University of South Carolina team from 1999 to 2004, will speak at USC's winter commencement exercises Dec. 17.
The 3:30 p.m. ceremony for baccalaureate, master's and professional-degree recipients from all eight campuses will be in the Colonial Life Arena.
Holtz will receive an honorary doctorate of education at the commencement ceremony. Cathy Novinger, a retired executive of SCANA Corp., community leader and philanthropist, will receive an honorary doctorate of public service. Wenliang Wang, chairman of Rilin Enterprises Ltd., a global construction and logistics firm based in Dandong, China, and a major benefactor of higher education programs that focus on U.S.-China relations, will receive an honorary doctorate of business administration.
The doctoral hooding ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts. Peggy Hewlett, dean of the USC College of Nursing, will speak.
The university expects to award 1,912 degrees from the Columbia campus, including two associate's degrees, 1,194 baccalaureate degrees, eight law degrees, two medical degrees, 32 graduate certificates, 492 master's degrees, five specialist's degrees and 177 doctoral degrees.
Also receiving degrees will be graduates of: USC Aiken, 211 baccalaureate and 10 master's degrees; USC Beaufort, four associate's degrees and 75 baccalaureate degrees; USC Lancaster, 36 associate's degrees; USC Salkehatchie, 12 associate's degrees; USC Sumter, 31 associate's degrees; USC Union, 15 associate's degrees; and USC Upstate, 439 baccalaureate degrees and three master's degrees.
Holtz, who grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio, graduated from Kent State University. He earned his master's degree in arts and education from the University of Iowa, where he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant. His first head coaching position was at the College of William and Mary, followed by positions with North Carolina State, the New York Jets, the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota and Notre Dame. His tenure at Notre Dame included an undefeated season and the 1988 national championship.
After spending two years as a commentator for CBS Sports, Holtz arrived at USC, where he received National Coach of the Year honors from "Football News" and "American Football Coaches Quarterly" in his second season. His six years at Carolina helped turn around the football program by posting AP Top 25 finishes in 2000 and 2001. He left USC in 2004 with a career record of 249-132-7.
Holtz and his wife Beth had an impact at USC beyond the football field. The two established an endowment at the Thomas Cooper Library to provide for the addition of library materials and resources for undergraduate students. The couple also made substantial gifts to Columbia's winter homeless shelter, which was renamed in their honor in 2003.
Holtz is also an ESPN sportscaster, author and motivational speaker. He has written or contributed to 10 books, serves on the Catholic Advisory Board of the Ave Maria Mutual Funds and is a champion of charitable and educational causes, including libraries, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and centers for the homeless.
The other two honorary degree recipients have also contributed to both their communities and USC.
Novinger is a former chair of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and headed the Midlands Housing Alliance, which was instrumental with the United Way in raising nearly $12 million to build a homeless transition center in Columbia. A survivor of ovarian cancer, Novinger helped form the Riverbanks Region Chapter of the South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation and as its chair helps promote ovarian cancer education, awareness and fundraising. With her husband, she created a planned gift for the USC School of Medicine that will assist medical students with their education. She represents the School of Medicine on the Carolina's Promise Capital Campaign Committee and is co-chair of the School of Medicine's Board of Advisors.
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PEORIA, Ariz. -- The A's on Sunday whittled down their roster to a group that's expected to travel to Oakland for the upcoming annual Bay Bridge Series.
Oakland optioned right-handers Josh Lindblom and Arnold Leon and first baseman Nate Freiman to Triple-A Sacramento following Sunday's split-squad games, leaving the club with 35 players in camp.
Lindblom and Leon will be stretched out with the River Cats and provide the big league club needed starting-pitching depth. Lefty Drew Pomeranz remains in camp but is expected to do the same.
Lindblom opened with four no-hit innings in a start against the Mariners on Sunday before allowing a two-run homer in the fifth in an otherwise-impressive outing.
"Two down in the rotation, we need some depth behind them," said manager Bob Melvin, "so the decision was either use him for length or stretch him out, and we feel like we need to stretch him out and have him ready to start."
Freiman was on the A's 25-man roster for the entirety of the 2013 season -- minus a brief DL stint -- in part because they would've lost him as a Rule 5 pick if he was taken off it. He performed well in a platoon role at first base, but the A's would like to further groom him at Triple-A now that they can do so without any repercussions.
"He just needs to go down and develop and get at-bats against lefties, righties, everybody," Melvin said. "A young guy like that needs to get some at-bats and play against right-handers as well."
Based on Sunday's news, it's fairly certain that Cactus League fan-favorite Billy Burns will get the chance to play in a big league park during Oakland's three-game exhibition series with the Giants on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The speedster is batting .313 with a team-leading 20 hits and 10 stolen bases, and also leads in at-bats with 64, eight more than anyone else.
Following the Bay Bridge Series, Burns is expected to be optioned to the Minors, with Oakland already carrying Yoenis Cespedes, Coco Crisp, Josh Reddick and Sam Fuld as its four outfielders.
"We always felt like this was a guy we wanted to take a hard look at," said Melvin. "Obviously we didn't expect him to get as many at-bats at this point. But he's impressed, definitely. I don't know that he would've thought this would happen for him, but he's earned every bit of it."
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Chocolate M&M Cookies
October has flown by just like all the other months this year. Here is it the 21st and I still haven't posted a single pink recipe for my Power of Pink Challenge. As a reminder, to participate in the challenge, make something pink and link back to the original post, and you will be entered to win a great pink prize. Be sure to check out the roundup from last year if you need some pink inspiration.
The easiest way to make something pink is to simply decorate it with pink decorations. That's what I did this time around. Pink M&Ms have been around for a few years now and I'm glad they finally have the big bags. I grabbed two from Bed Bath and Beyond a couple weeks ago and threw them in the freezer (frozen M&Ms are the best!) I wanted to make sure I baked with them before Hubby and I worked our way through the frozen M&M a handful at a time… So I set out to make some M&M cookies.
Now, I've done M&M cookies before. I've also done M&M blondies. So I decided to hit up my Google Recipe for a new recipe to try with M&Ms in them. Let me just say, if you like chocolatey cookies, go home and make these tonight. They're very very chocolatey and delicious. I decided to give them to Hubby's sister for her birthday so I wouldn't eat the whole batch.
Chocolate M&M Cookies
Yield: 3.5 dozen
2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder - I used 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder and 1/2 cup regular cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. unsalted butter
2/3 c. granulated sugar
2/3 c. packed light brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 c. m&m candies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Whisk to combine and set aside.
Beat butter, sugars, and vanilla in large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Gradually beat in flour mixture in two or three additions. Mixture will be quite thick. Stir in m&m pieces with a wooden spoon (I let my KitchenAid mixer do all the work there). Drop by large rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets *see note below*. Bake for 9 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to wire cooking rack.
A note about these cookies. For the first dozen that went into the oven, I just used my cookie scoop. One of those cookies is shown on the left in the picture below. Not too pretty and they didn't expand very much at all.
So for the next dozen, I decided to portion the dough out with the scooper and then roll it into a ball. One of those cookies is shown in the middle. Those didn't expand much either, but had a smoother finish.
For the last 1.5 dozen, I portioned the dough with the scooper, rolled it into a ball, then flattened it with the bottom of a wet glass and pressed 3 M&Ms into the top. You can see on the right that these cookies spread quite a bit more and they look prettier. I like the contrast between the dark chocolate cookie dough and the colorful M&Ms.
Long story short, my recommendation is roll the dough with your hands, then flatten it, and press 3 M&M into the top of the dough like I did to yield the cookie on the right.
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Jen, I totally love your blog. You always ahve the BEST treats! I LOVE the picture with all the cookies resting on the m&ms. GREAT idea! 🙂
Looks beautiful as always!
perfect use of pink! So interesting about how the cookies reacted to the way you rolled them! Thanks for the heads up!
Your cookies look great and that's a good tip about getting them to look their best too. My kids and all their friends love these cookies. I've made them a few times since I first posted them and they never last long.
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Those are beautiful and perfect for such a great cause
What an adorable picture! Also helps that they are for a great cause! 🙂
M&Ms are my favorite treat and I love that during this month everything is PINK! The cookies look fantastic.
I am bummed I missed your Power of Pink contest as I was utilizing October to raise awareness around breast cancer too! I made some cookies and have a post on my site: http://katskitchenplace.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-is-breast-cancer-awareness.html
I like the chocolate cookie base of your cookies! Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to checking back and seeing all what people make towards your challenge 🙂
A chocolate cookie topped with chocolate candies? What could be better? Perhaps a tall, ice cold glass of milk to go with them! They look divine. I'm wondering if you might skip the rolling and flattening by creating a wide log of dough (without M&Ms), slicing to the thickness desired, then pressing candies on top? Seems like the dough might be fairly easy to shape into a log. A quick pop into the fridge before slicing would help firm it up. Just a thought! I can't wait to try them.
P.S. Not sure if I've invited you before, but I'd love to publish any of your photos that FoodGawker and TasteSpotting decline! Thanks. 😀
I love the dark chocolate and pink M&M contrast. What fantastic cookies:)
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I just made your recipe for these cookies yesterday and took them to church. The kids went nuts and they've never turned out as pretty as they did this time. Thanks for the helpful tips because my m&m cookies have never turned out prettier! 9 minutes was also perfect timing as well.
Both pretty and I'm sure delicious! I love how you showed the comparison between batches to give better suggestions for prettier cookies. The final batch are definitely the prettiest of the bunch. I love that the pink pops w/the chocolate cookie.


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The 32-year-old has scored two goals in nine appearances for the Lions since signing on loan until the end of the season from Rovers in January.
Campbell was one of six men arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in December as part of an in investigation into alleged spot-fixing in football.
He was not charged and released on bail until April 8.
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The flagship academic medical center at the core of the University of Maryland Medical System continued to perform well in the national rankings. The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) gained ground in numerous specialty categories and was listed as one of the top hospitals in the country in nine specialty areas.
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Being a first year student, last year, I can tell you that your life is going to change and not just because of living in the residence halls, but everything else that you'll encounter. There are so many things that go on during every hour of the day; so many events that you and your new friends will want to attend. If you think that, there is time during the day to see all of the things that are going on, you are WRONG! Yes, there are many new things to do but most importantly there's your school work. Remember, school is important so just don't put it on the back burner. You have to balance your time. Being an athlete, a class officer, an Orientation Leader, a Resident Advisor, and a social butterfly I have had to learn to manage my time.
Remembering back, during orientation sessions the Orientation Leaders put on skits displaying what events and situations that could be encountered. The first skit was about time management, they demonstrated using Google calendar and other applications to help manage time. I strongly suggest you have something to keep track of everything because there will be some days and maybe weeks that will be hectic. MID-TERMS and FINALS!!!
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Fairfax County's Department of Public Safety Communications has been recognized as an accredited 9-1-1 center by the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services. To receive this accreditation, a center must have an approved emergency medical dispatch program that trains communications officers to provide emergency medical pre-arrival instructions to callers needing EMS response.
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If I remember correctly, lid reflexes are checked by the doctor at an age of several month (2 or 6). The brightness change is similar in intensity as when leaving a room into bright sunlight (the eye is not a good detector, so the uncertainty associated with this experience might be a magnitude). It isn't wise even for an adult to look at the LED when switching it on.
Concerning the spectrum/wavelength, here are the data sheets (Luxeon Rebel) for color (p. 12) and white (p. 11). Both don't have no UV <400nm, but of course blue in the range 400..500nm.
When I'm back to work in 2 weeks, I'll look into this, as I've a book about optical safety from VDE (about non-laser optical radiation). But if I remember correctly, main dangers are from UV. The first white-light LEDs were using UV and a florescence film. However, the UV isn't desired as for general lightening, you'll use some polymers (PMMA) as diffusers, which are damaged by UV as well.
Concerning other dangers, there is a risk of electrical shock (and this is even more dangerous for kids as for adults, as there body resistance is 500Ohm compared to 1000..1666Ohm for an adult). I think toys are not allowed to operated at 24VDC.
Another issue I found was that the heat sinks (got a cheap one) are pretty sharp, so both me and my daughter already got a small cut.
But anyhow, a great toy for adults and kids.
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If I remember correctly, lid reflexes are checked by the doctor at an age of several month (2 or 6). The brightness change is similar in intensity as when leaving a room into bright sunlight (the eye is not a good detector, so the uncertainty associated with this experience might be a magnitude). It isn't wise even for an adult to look at the LED when switching it on.[...]
But anyhow, a great toy for adults and kids.
I build a lantern for my 2 year old daughter using 2 AA and a luxeon red LED (harvested from a freescale demo torch together with the battery-holder) and a 40XX? plus FET and a switch for ON-OFF-blinking and a PET bottle .. great success and regularly used to light the caverns/dens they build (covered with some tissues makes a nice indoor fireplace).
Best features:
Robust! (as robust a PET bottle can be)
Its rain resistant
Design can easily changed with a new bottle
After one year in use still the first set of batteries*.
Yeah, great toy for adult and kids
*)The main reason for the circuit was to reduce the brightness of the luxeon avoiding a current limiting resistor. No energy burner in the electronics and surprisingly never left turned on. OK, an auto turn off with motion sensor would be the killer app )... where is the MSP demoboard .....
Thanks gang!
I think Olivia is going to learn about wires (real wires that is) and batteries this week-end.
Here is a very nice article about science toys present and past.
I really like the 'Atomic energy lab'
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Here is a very nice article about science toys present and past.
I really like the 'Atomic energy lab'
Those were on my wish-list every year when I was a kid, but my Mother had a rule "Nothing that will blow-up or plugs into the wall (toy train transformers excepted) allowed under any cicumstances!" So I had to volunteer to help clean the drive-in to get a chance to find out what randomly mixed cleaning agents will do.
Which was a good idea now that I look back because that green cloud would probably not have been so much fun if it was inside.
Forum is down this weekend so here a small project for the (old and jung) kids:
light a LED with a DIY battery from copper coins, paper, aluminum foil , salt and vinegar. What a wonderful rainy Sunday project
I additional used a plastik sorting box and paperclips here a scheme:
missed the LED but hopefully you will get it
Have a nice weekend
I was thinking about powering a LED with a DIY battery, so kodus to Hendrik for posting the solution before I did ask.
I finally convinced my better-half that she REALLY desrved a Mint (robot that sweeps and mops floors, no not rugs). She purcahsed it on Saturday and after a charge up I put it to work and ws very impressed with it so I ran it four times in sweep mode since it was happy to wander off into those corners that nobody ever sees. But I ran down the batery and had to wait until Sunday to switch to the wshing phase.
So Olivia came to visit while the robot was busy mopping up and I introcuded her to the Mint and she was only slightly curious. Later when it was time to go home I had started another mop-up prior to departure (I really like clean floors). But this put a freshly mopped path between Olivia and the back door. She was hesitant to cross the path but as she did she clearly stated
"Excuse me robot."
Just need that robot to do all those other little chores
When my girl was little I took her to work with me after-hours on a number of occasions. She had a blast playing with the prototype board. I showed her how to wire up an LED and that was fun for her as long as it took her to go through all the combinations of all my colors and sizes of LEDs. About 10 minutes. After that she thought it was more fun to make pictures with the multicolored wires. Now she's 30 and a social worker.


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