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|22 - 26 Sep 2019
|Dubai - UAE
*All fees are exclusive of VAT
Why Choose this Training Course?
The modern plant is dependent upon field measuring devices to gather information, and to implement control where required. Whether it be for pressure, level, temperature or flow, or a host of analytical applications, it is essential that users understand the fundamentals of this equipment, so that their work load is not increased dramatically, as the number of sensors in the operation increases.
Fortunately, these devices have improved not only in reliability, but also in intelligence and sophistication. This is where the term SMART transmitters come into play. The aim of this training course is to combine field instrumentation knowledge with information specific to SMART transmitters. The training course will also touch on aspects that tie everything together (SCADA, DCS, PLCs, actuators and valves), for the sake of completeness, in order to make the most out of SMART transmitters.
This training course will feature:
- The SMART transmitter – definition, block diagram and important aspects
- Terms and definitions essential to using transmitters in a modern application
- The benefits of SMART versus traditional field devices
- P&ID diagrams, and how this ties up with SMART devices
- Integration of a total system, with respect to field devices and SMART technology
Training Objectives
What are the Goals?
- Understand everything pertaining to instrumentation signals (traditional and otherwise)
- Learn how network communication comes together (especially with the SMART option)
- Develop a plant philosophy, considering PLCs, SCADA and DCS
- Analyzing SMART in the context of ESD, SIS and Hazardous areas
- Appling sound practice in data analysis, noise, aliasing and data acquisition (and, how this affects or is affected by SMART options).
At the end of this training course, you will learn to:
- Comfortably be able to select level, temperature pressure and flow devices
- Consider an analytical instrument option (along with SMART capabilities)
- Choose between and understand FIELDBUS options
- Consider HART as a viable option, based on the benefits it provides
- See the benefit of SMART final control elements (including valves and actuators)
Target Audience
Who is this Training Course for?
This PetroKnowledge training course will be aimed primarily at people in fields associated with field devices, instrumentation data analysis and instrumentation installation and maintenance. This would be inclusive of instrumentation, electrical, mechanical, process and other disciplines actively involved in either the utilization or the selection and installation of an assortment of field transmitters.
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Maintenance personnel (specifically, from those fields closely associated with the equipment)
- Supervisory personnel
- Instrumentation technicians and engineers
- Process engineers
- Mechanical engineers
- Design staff
- Representatives from the health and safety departments
- Engineers in other disciplines
- People from a financial background, who have an interest in cost containment, by using the most effective devices available
- Management and senior management staff
Training Methods
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This is, very much, a hands-on training course. The most important work is covered in a theoretical manner. But, there are several practical exercises that back up the course content. Pre- and post-course tests, individual and group-based exercises, open discussions and computer simulations are used to transfer vital knowledge. Delegates are encouraged to bring their own (non-Apple) computers, to take full benefit of the limited-time duration software simulators that will be utilized.
Daily Agenda
Day One: Introduction to Instrumentation, Documentation and Pressure
Competency Description: Plant data analysis is crucial to a successful operation. This data is available in many types and varieties, and from a host of sources. It must be interpreted correctly, and understood, from the perspective of the qualities and characteristics of the equipment suppling that information.
Key behaviours
- Gain familiarity with current, voltage, frequency analog and digital signals
- Interpret and design P&ID documents
- Fully understand atmospheric, gauge and absolute pressure and concepts
- Be able to differentiate between transmitters that use strain gauges, capacitive plates, vibrating wires, etc.
Topics to be covered
- Typical field instrumentation signals that may be encountered
- Field instrumentation terminology and definitions
- Field instrumentation drawings and diagrams (including P&IDs)
- Field instrumentation documentation
- Pressure, pressure concepts and pressure measuring devices
- Different technologies used in manufacturing pressure measuring transmitters
Day Two: Level, Temperature and Flow
Competency Description: Being able to look at an application, and decide on the best (and most cost effective) equipment is crucial. There is a fine balance that needs to be achieved. Cheaper equipment can be put in, but at the expense of accuracy or requiring more maintenance. Expensive equipment can be installed, but are the costs justified? A person must be equipped, to consider equipment, by studying all the facts at hand.
Key behaviours
- Direct and indirect level measuring techniques, about level devices
- Strategical decision making capabilities, pertaining to the best equipment (and strategies to use), for analyzing temperature loops
- Gaining insight into a multitude of flow measuring techniques, varying from DP, to turbines, to PDM, etc. Distinguishing between fluid characteristics, and being able to determine the best equipment for an application (for example, when to use time-of-flight, and when to use Doppler)
Topics to be covered
- The principles of level measurement
- Field level measuring devices (including continuous, direct, indirect and a host of other options)
- The principles of temperature measurement
- Field temperature measuring devices (including contact, non-contact, thermocouples, RTDs, thermistors, etc.)
- The principles of flow measurement
- Field flow measuring devices (including differential pressure, positive displacement, ultrasonic, etc.)
Day Three: The SMART Concept, Fieldbus and Analytical Instruments
Competency Description: Equipment design has become more sophisticated, and communication strategies and protocols have not stayed behind. A culture of grasping modern developments, and implementing them effectively, is vital.
Key behaviours
- Thinking and internalising SMART
- Pros and cons of DUMB vs INTELLIGENT, from a control perspective
- Understanding the Fieldbus concept
- Coming to grips with the benefits of digital comunication
Topics to be covered
- The basics of SMART transmitters
- Definition and uses of SMART transmitters
- Parts of SMART transmitters
- SMART versus conventional transmitters
- SMART transmitters and digital communication
- Foundation Fieldbus
- Profibus
- Other Fieldbusses
- Analytical instruments, and the SMART options available
Day Four: HART, Valves & Actuators, SCADA, DCS and PLCs
Competency Description: Treading the fine line between staying with existing analog technology or going for a hybridized solution or going fully digital is never easy. Important decisions need to be made, and there are many factors that need to be considered, both from a current as well as a future perspective.
Key behaviours
- Progressing from a standard system to a HART solution
- Optimizing your HART solution
- Establishing proper and efficient data transfer and communication
- Using your Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) effectively, to deal with legacy and modern instruments
Topics to be covered
- Calibration of SMART transmitters
- Maintenance of SMART transmitters
- Field instrument / SMART transmitter design networks
- Advantages and disadvantages of SMART transmitters
- SMART / intelligent actuators & valves and other final control elements
- SCADA, DCS and PLCs
Day Five: ESD, SIS, Hazardous Areas, System Integration, Noise and Data Analysis
Competency Description: The ability to always think in terms of safety is crucial. Accidents and incidents don't only have the potential to cost money and affect production. There is also the risk to human lives and health. Leadership entails looking at the whole picture, and taking long-term decisions that always have safety as your first objective.
Key behaviours
- Strategies to implement an ESD system
- Area and equipment classification
- Filtering out noise
- Noise reduction techniques
Topics to be covered
- SMART transmitters and Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD)
- SMART transmitters and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- SMART transmitters and Hazardous areas
- SMART meters and SMART meter systems
- SMART transmitters - Benefits, challenges, requirements
- SMART transmitters – going forward and the future
- System integration, noise, error analysis and data acquisition


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A mock interview will help you prepare for future interviews and increase your confidence in your interview skills. The mock interview is two parts; a simulated interview between yourself and a career educator, which can be recorded and shared with you, and a debrief to get constructive feedback and tips for improvement. We can practice with you just to practice, or to help you prepare for an actual interview.
We offer mock interviews to prepare students for not only an interview for a job, internship, co-op Practicum, research position, or other work-type experience, but also to those interviewing for admission to medical, dental, graduate or other professional school programs and to those going on a case-style interview.


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You know, i'm really enjoying these hot summer days.
Seriously, I love it! Breaking 100 degrees outside? Makes this girl very happy.
You see, everyone who knows me, knows I get cold very easily. It doesn't matter how hot it is outside, I step inside or the wind is blowing or I stand in the shade, i'm freezing. For Christmas I always get bombarded with blankets and socks from people as gifts because they know i'm always cold! It's horrible.
So you could understand why I love this heat.
I don't have to wear a giant coat when I walk outside everyday!
Anyway, even though for most of you it seems to hot to be inside and bake some fresh bread, but I strongly urge you to! This bread is so good, and really isn't hard at all.
Just be patient my friends.
I know, that's bull, but if I can be patient enough to let this dough rise and bake then so can you!
Pumpernickel Bread
(Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen)
Makes 2 loaves
2 packages (1 1/2 tablespoons) active dry yeast
Pinch of sugar
1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
2 cups water
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
3 cups medium rye flour
3 cups unbleached, all-purpose or bread flour
1 cup bran
2 tablespoons caraway seeds (I omitted this)
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 tablespoon minced shallots (Omitted this too)
1/4 cup cornmeal (optional)
1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour (optional)
1 teaspoon caraway seeds (optional)
Special equipment: Spice grinder (optional), instant-read thermometer
In a small bowl, combine yeast and sugar with warm water. Stir to dissolve and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
Heat two cups water, molasses, vinegar, butter and chocolate until the butter and chocolate are melted. Set aside.
Combine whole-wheat, rye and white flours in a large bowl. Set aside.
In bowl of a heavy mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine two cups mixed flours, bran, 2 tablespoons caraway seeds, fennel seeds, salt, espresso and shallots. At low speed, add yeast and chocolate mixtures. Mix until smooth and beat at medium speed for three minutes. (If you don't like whole seeds in your bread, grinding them in a spice grinder, coffee grinder or mortar and pestle allows their flavor to come through without the texture. I always make my black bread this way.)
[Note: This, or any bread, can also be made by hand, simply mixing the ingredients in a large bowl with a wooden spoon and kneading the dough on a counter until springy and smooth.]
At low speed, add half cup of remaining mixed flours at a time, until dough clears sides of bowl and begins to work its way up paddle. It will be very sticky but firm.
Scrape dough off paddle, flour counter well, and knead to make a springy yet dense dough. You might not use all of the flour mixture.
Form into a ball and place in a greased bowl. Turn once to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm area until doubled, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Combine cornmeal, flour and remaining caraway seeds, if using, and set aside.
Gently deflate dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into two portions and form into two rounds or loaves. Loaves should be placed in a loaf pan sprayed with nonstick spray, while rounds should be placed seam down on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle loaves with cornmeal mixture, if using. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled and puffy, about 45 minutes to one hour. Slash an X into the top of a round before baking it; no such slashing is needed for bread in a loaf pan.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until loaves are well-browned, or register an internal temperature of 200 to 210°F on an instant-read thermometer. Baking time in your oven may vary — check in on the bread when it is 2/3 to 3/4 of the way through the baking time to make sure it has not super-speedily baked. Remove from baking sheet to cool completely on a rack.


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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NOTICESAgency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 14803-14804
Request for Nominations:
Daily Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of the Federal Government
Vol. 74, No. 61
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Request for Nominations:
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Commodity Credit Corporation
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Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Cancellation, 14805-14805
Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
Chelsea River, Chelsea and East Boston, MA, 14725-14726
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Jay Jay, FL, 14726-14726
Safety Zone:
Captain of the Port Zone Jacksonville; Offshore Cape Canaveral, FL, 14726-14729
See International Trade Administration
U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee, 14785-14786
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:
New Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, 14731-14734
Approval and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:
Variance Determination for Particulate Matter from a Specific Source in the State of New Jersey, 14734-14736
Oil Pollution Prevention:
Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule - Final Amendments, 14736-14738
Pesticide Tolerances:
Captan, 2,4-D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, Dimethipin, and Fenarimol, 14743-14744
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Public Teleconference:
Science Advisory Board Expert Elicitation Advisory Panel, 14799-14799
Airworthiness Directives:
General Electric Company CF6-80A Series Turbofan Engines, 14719-14720
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Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 Series Airplanes, 14751-14759
Boeing Model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, -400, -400D, -400F, and 747SR Series Airplanes, 14750-14751
Noise Exposure Map:
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO, 14838-14839
Square Butte Hydro, LLC, 14794-14794
Combined Notice of Filings,
Square Butte Hydro, LLC, 14795-14796
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing:
Smart Papers Holdings, LLC, 14796-14796
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Synergistic Planning Project Team and the SPP Cost Allocation Working Group, 14796-14797
Norland Industries, Inc. et al. v. Reliable Logistics LLC, 14800-14800
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants,
Norland Industries, Inc. et al. v. Reliable Logistics LLC, 14800-14801
Waiver of Compliance Petition:
Railserve Inc. (RASX), Atlanta, GA, 14841-14842
Sunflour Railroad Inc./Denver Rock Island Railroad (SNR), Commerce City, CO, 14843-14843
SMS Rail Service (SMS Lines) of Bridgeport, NJ, 14842-14843
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Civil Money Penalties:
Certain Prohibited Conduct; Technical Amendment, 14725-14725
Alcoholic Beverage Control Ordinance:
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, 14813-14818
Proclaiming Certain Lands, Auburn School District Property, as an Addition to the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington,
Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China, 14772-14779
Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same, 14820-14821
Filing of Plats of Survey:
Information Collection Activities:
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 14806-14806
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 14806-14807
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 14807-14807
National Cancer Institute, 14805-14806
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 14807-14807
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:
Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (Fishing Year 2009), 14760-14766
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
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Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves,
Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (Fishing Year 2009), 14779-14780
Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee, 14781-14781
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, 14780-14781
Alaska Region's Subsistence Resource Commission Program, 14819-14819
Receipt of Application for Telecommunication Site:
Commonwealth of Virginia:
Discontinuance of Certain Commission Regulatory Authority; Agreement Between the NRC and Virginia; Waiver Termination, 14821-14823
Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards:
In the Matter of Dhiraj Soni, 14824-14824
Order of Suspension of Trading:
Global Matrechs, Inc., 14829-14829
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
New York Stock Exchange LLC, 14831-14834
Abandonment Exemptions:
Arizona California Railroad Co.; San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, CA, 14862-14862
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See Surface Transportation Board
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See Transportation Security Administration
See Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


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The North West City Cup tie between Greysteel and Lincoln Courts, at the Vale Centre is the stand out fixture this Saturday.
There are also Premier, First and Second Division games down for decision.
City Cup - Greysteel v Lincoln Courts (KO 1.30pm)
Premier Division - Tullyally Colts v Foyle Wanderers; Ardmore v Claudy Rovers; BBOB v Newbuildings United Res; Drummond v Caw.
First Division - Churchill v Burnfoot; Lishally v Eglinton; Donemana v Claudy United; Glendermott v Ardmore Res.
Second Divison - Eglinton Res v Draperstown; Dromore v Foyle Wanderers Res; Douglas Bridge v Limavady RC; Newbuildings United Res v Draperstown Res; Lincoln Courts Res v BBOB Res; Artigarvan v Donemana Res.
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- I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
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- Our demand for meat, dairy and refined carbohydrates - the world consumes one billion cans or bottles of Coke a day - our demand for these things, not our need, our want - drives us to consume way more calories than are good for us.
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- I was going to go make a film in Greece. if they caught you with this much marijuana, they threw you in jail, no questions asked, and I was trying to stuff it in my deodorant bottles. I thought, what I am doing?
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- It does seem really hard to get consumers to do the right thing. It is stupid that we use two tons of steel, glass, and plastic to haul our sorry selves to the shopping mall. It's stupid that we put water in plastic bottles in Fiji and ship it here.
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- We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.
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- I can no more think of my own life without thinking of wine and wines and where they grew for me and why I drank them when I did and why I picked the grapes and where I opened the oldest procurable bottles, and all that, than I can remember living before I breathed.
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- I'll tell you the truth: I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any more. I was fine. I had a glass of wine after the game. But it was just a mouthful.
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This week in class we have been working hard in our Formula One groups to prepare a presentation of our F1 in Schools car designs and concepts to Year 6. Each group aimed to 'persuade' the rest of the year group that their team's F1 car design and overall concept would best represent our school in the F1 in Schools regional competition.
We worked in our groups to discuss what we would like to include in our Powerpoints and presentations. We had to make sure that each member of the team had dialogue to say and would contribute to the presentation. We also had to ensure that our dialogue matched the accompanying slides of the Powerpoint presentation. We aimed to give the audience information about: our team name, logo and brand image, our team roles: who will do what job, our car design: its special features and overall design, our ideas for sponsorship, our team uniform designs, and why we think our team would best represent the school in the F1 regional competition. We were talking for a real purpose and a real audience.
We used many IT skills to create our 'F1 in Schools' Powerpoint presentation. We had to choose a suitable font and background colour for our slides. We had to make decisions about slide layout, animations, transitions and other effects. We also had to scan examples of our F1 work in order to insert them into our Powerpoint presentations. We used the I-Pads to take photographs and inserted them into our presentation.
After completing our Powerpoint presentations, we spent time in class rehearsing our presentations. We had to make decisions about where we would stand and who would navigate through the presentation slides. We also had to think carefully about other aspects of our presentation such as speaking clearly and with expression, establishing eye contact with the audience, using gesture and facial expression to enhance our presentation and perhaps most importantly of all how we would 'persuade' our audience that our team would best represent the school in the F1 regional competition. Some of our groups used music and sound effects to enhance our presentations. The M.C.Boom presentation, for example, began with an explosive sound effect!
Finally the day of the presentations arrived! This morning each F1 team gave their presentation to the whole of Year 6 and the Year 6 teachers! We were all nervous but strangely excited about standing up in front of our peers to deliver our presentations. There was a lot at stake! The two groups in the year group who scored the highest marks for their presentations would go on to represent Llangewydd in the regional Formula One in Schools competition. After each group's presentation, every team would award them a mark out of ten based on criteria such as the effectiveness of the presentation and the potential of their car design. Which groups would best represent the school in the competition?
Every group gave interesting, creative and entertaining presentations to the year group. The audience listened carefully and were impressed by the high quality of the presentations, car designs and brand ideas. Some of the groups had their own mottos, slogans and catchphrases. Many groups had imaginative ideas such as the Frozen group who began their presentation with a dance move!' All the teachers agreed that the presentations were of a very high standard with pupils speaking clearly and with expression. Each group certainly worked hard to persuade us that they would be the best team to represent Llangewydd in the F1 in Schools competition.
It was soon time to count up the scores and to reveal which two teams had been chosen to represent the school in the F1 in Schools competition. It was a close run thing with several teams in the year group vying for the top spot. But we are delighted to reveal that the first two teams past the chequered flag were J11's very own - Speed Bullet and J10's Demon Bullet! Congratulations to Caitlin P, Laura, Caitlin G and Siona Lee (Team Silver Bullet) and Will Bennett, Will Bevan, Evan and Corey (Team Demon Bullet). The Poseidon team came a close third place - only one point behind the Demon Bullet team! Llongyfarchiadau i bawb! Now the hard work really begins as the two teams will prepare to manufacture and customise their cars in preparation for the big competition. The F1 story continues.......
1/31/2014 06:40:14 pm
It was really fun doing the F1 car and the PowerPoint. And well done speed bullet for going through
Emma Williams
2/7/2014 01:11:21 am
I can see how much work all the teams put in to their presentations. Looks like you all enjoyed the challenge.Well done to all teams!
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2/7/2014 01:56:49 am
Thank you Rhys' mum from J11.
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Nooooo lol I didn't look my best lol
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Brazen, a membership organization for women entrepreneurs, has officially launched today in six cities nationwide and is on a mission to unlock the tremendous potential in "growth-seeking" women business owners; a powerful segment underserved by an existing entrepreneurship support and venture capital industry limited by its singular attention to "high growth." Brazen provides business-focused programs to a national member network of growth-seeking female presidents, founders and CEOs. Dallas and Fort Worth were selected as part of the inaugural expansion.
Jasmin Brand has been named acting director for Brazen Dallas/Fort Worth and will be responsible for leading programming, operations and collaboration with the DFW entrepreneurial community. Over the last decade, Jasmin has started several successful businesses and currently serves as CEO of Launch DFW, a Texas-based digital media company on a mission to inspire and support the future of tech and business innovation in the region.
"Dallas/Fort Worth provides tremendous resources and opportunities when it comes to starting a business, but there is still much more that could be done to support the region's female entrepreneurs," said Jasmin Brand. "Brazen offers up an innovative, business first approach to helping woman-owned businesses in Texas thrive and succeed."
In Texas, 91.4% of women-owned firms have no employee other than the owner [i]. If every woman-owned business in Texas added one employee, they would create more than 938,000 jobs in the state [ii]. Female entrepreneurs represent an incredible economic opportunity for Dallas – Fort Worth that Brazen hopes to unlock with its expansion.
Brazen offers evidence-based membership programs to anyone who identifies as female and "growth-seeking," including:
- Growth Groups: Brazen's flagship program are peer advisory groups of seven to nine female entrepreneurs that meet monthly to present their greatest business challenges and work through solutions.
- Power Hours: Brazen Members can schedule an appointment with a legal, accounting, marketing or IT/tech expert every month.
- Member Events and Roundtables: These monthly events bring together sister CEOs to learn more about business growth strategies and get inspired.
Brazen DFW will give prospective Members the opportunity to experience its programs for free at two launch events. The evening's program will include a chance to connect with other local women entrepreneurs as well as community partners and volunteers. Event details:
- Tuesday, June 5, 2018
- 6:00 – 9:00pm
- The Study Innovation Center
- 801 West Irving Blvd., Irving, Texas 75060
- Visit www.brazendfw.com
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018
- 6:00 – 9:00pm
- The 4 Eleven
- 411 South Main, Fort Worth, Texas 76104
- Visit www.brazendfw.com
Brazen is launching in Dallas/Fort Worth with the support of a Founder's Committee, including:
- Kate Asay, Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty (Fort Worth)
- Shireen Abdullah, Founder, Yumlish, (Irving)
- Stacey Guillen, Digital Marketing Specialist (Arlington)
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[i]"Women Owned Business by State." National Women's Business Council, 2016
[ii]"The 2017 State of Women-Owned Business Report: Summary Tables." American Express OPEN, 2017


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Published: Volume 21, Issue 5, May, 2013
Rymn Massand had a well-attended opening at Mumbais Bungalow 8. Madhuri Parsons designs were unveiled at a trunk show at the Le Mill store. Verve talks to the two New-York-based accessory designers
Cofounder of a brand of curated, edited and designed line of accessories, The Middle (www.themiddlebrand.com).
Roots: New Delhi.
Home: New York City, since 1994, with a six-year Parisian break.
Professional hats: Graphic designer, art director, writer, illustration agent and business woman.
Retails at Bungalow 8, Mumbai, En Inde-Space (Meherchand Market), New Delhi. To be seen at Fred Segal, Los Angeles this month. Also launching in New York, Madrid, Paris and London later this year.
Personal style: On-the-go chic, luxe-boho.
On retailing in different cities worldwide: So much of this business is finding the right store with exactly the right tone which appeals to the right audience. For example, NYC is about the latest cool, Paris is about the classic cool, while Mumbai is about a mix of those plus the whimsy and lightness that comes with living in a country of so much colour and energy.
Buyers for your designs: Women like me, or my business partner Cristina Sanz strong, opinionated, well-travelled, curious, confident, unfussy and discerningly stylish.
Founder, creative director, and CEO of the jewellery label, Madhuri Parson New York (www.madhuriparson.com)
Home: New York City since seven years.
Ties to India: Originally from Rajasthan, though born in NYC. Summers while growing up: seeing temples in Jaisalmer and taking camel rides in Bikaner.
Retails at Harvey Nichols London, Moda Operandi and by private appointment.
Personal style: Timeless elegance with a touch of bohemian Indian chic.
Challenges: Being an entrepreneurial woman is like running a constant marathon its a test of mental and physical endurance! I have developed strong connections in the industry, and fostered deep client relationships, which is of utmost importance to me. I have also learned how to travel alone and efficiently, and trained my karigars on making my jewellery collections of high-quality all this in two short years.
Future plans: 2013 will be the year of expansion: I am in talks of partnering with a high end department store; I have been asked to design a diffusion line under a different name a lot of fantastic things in store!
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New Year's Communication Resolution? Write in Everyday Language
Read many corporate news releases or internal announcements, and you're likely to stumble across trite phrases, key messages that are buried in jargon, and information that could have been summarized in one short sentence instead of a rambling paragraph.
Case in point: In a recent news release, General Motors announced layoffs – or what it called a "staffing transformation" – as well as plant closures, or sites that it said will be "unallocated." The Quartz at Work website even took the time to translate the entire news release into plain English. The revised version makes for a more straightforward (and entertaining) read.
But what if reporters, employees, customers and other audiences didn't have to go through the trouble of translating corporate-speak into everyday language in the first place? As communication professionals, we often fall into the jargon trap. However, we can be on the front line to help remove the gobbledygook; ask better questions to define what's most important to share, why and how; and/or provide a much-needed filter to encourage greater clarity, readability or even action.
Here are four tips for writing in plain English or good reminders to put into practice in the coming year:
1. Search and replace. The GM news release is riddled with euphemisms and meaningless terms. Unfortunately, many business leaders have become accustomed to using worn-out phrases like right-sizing, thinking outside the box, creating synergies, optimizing "X" (pick your noun), moving the needle and driving cost efficiencies. Check out this list of the 50 most-overused phrases, or go through recent materials from your organization or client, and you can compile your own list. Flag the most cliched phrases and find different ways to more clearly get your point across. For example, "break down silos" might be "cooperate with each other." Here are other word swap options.
2. Put your audience first. With each piece of content, ask yourself: Who is this going to, and how can I make this most relevant to my audience(s)? For example, industry analysts may easily decipher the financial terms of an acquisition, while front-line workers need to know what the business change means to their day-to-day jobs. Focus on the language your audience uses and appreciates, and what information matters to them. Consider pre-testing messages with selected audience members and incorporating their input.
3. Measure and improve readability. There are free tools to help review your content's readability and clarity. For example, turn on Microsoft Word's Readability Statistics (under Options/Proofing on PCs) and you'll get a report about the readability of your content every time you do a spelling and grammar check. You can paste your content into The Hemingway App for various helpful pointers on simplifying your copy in ways that would make Ernest Hemingway proud. Of course, the easiest way to improve readability (with or without tools) is to use shorter sentences and words with fewer syllables. Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style" puts it best: "Omit needless words."
4. Get a second set of eyes. Before distributing your content, share with a colleague or fellow writer who isn't close to the topic or situation. Ask the person to read for understanding and clarity – and to identify any words or phrases that seem trite, ill-defined, complicated or unnecessary. Can they summarize the key point(s) you're trying to get across? Then, use their feedback to put your content into plainer English!


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Gerada hardens RCGP's stance on white paper
By Gareth Iacobucci
Dr Clare Gerada, who takes over as RCGP chair this week, has signalled an abrupt shift in the college's relationship with the Government by warning she will directly oppose key elements of the NHS white paper.
She told Pulse she had fundamental concerns over elements of health secretary Andrew Lansley's plans and that GPs faced being 'corralled and de-professionalised' by their new commissioning responsibilities.
Dr Gerada used the interview, conducted days before assuming the college's leadership, to attack plans to hand NICE's rationing role to GPs, dismiss the Government's 'any willing provider' policy, warn of the consequences of abolishing PCTs and lend her support to Pulse's campaign to prevent GPs from inheriting debts.
Her tough tone contrasted with that of her predecessor, Professor Steve Field, who opted for constructive engagement during his three years in office, and tried to avoid open criticism of government policy.
In a frank interview, Dr Gerada derided the Government's choice agenda as 'well meaning but misguided', and vowed to fight plans to abolish practice boundaries. She was markedly less effusive than Professor Field about revalidation, warning robust remediation would have to be in place first.
Dr Gerada insisted GPs would 'rise to the challenge' set by the white paper, but expressed concern about its scale: 'We've been asking for years to be placed at the centre of decisions, so we're getting what we asked for. There is a saying be careful what you wish for, and I'm concerned about the extent of the white paper; it's a revolution and revolutions are dramatic.
'The revolution is abolishing PCTs, SHAs, all as we're seeing a 45% cut in management costs. There are only two years to turn the NHS upside down, and an awful lot of things will come out of the woodwork that could put patients and GPs at risk.
'One of the big unsaid risks is GPs being corralled and de-professionalised. I am concerned GPs will be blamed for over-referring and over-prescribing, and forced to limit prescribing, use referral management centres or not be able to refer to named consultants, or consultants at all, under the guise of demand reduction.'
She warned plans to reduce NICE's role would place GPs in an 'invidious position': 'NICE protects us. I am absolutely convinced it needs to be strengthened, not reduced. I'm long enough in the tooth as a GP to have worked pre-NICE, I know what postcode lotteries are about and I'm very concerned.'
She aligned the college's stance on any willing provider with the BMA's, warning: 'I don't think the idea patients can have any provider, any practice, any hospital is deliverable.'
And on practice boundaries she was defiant, claiming it would bring an end to the registered list: 'Having patients move from one GP to another creates all sorts of problems. Losing the registered list is something I will work incredibly hard not to allow.'
Dr Gerada said her key priorities aside from the white paper were 'preserving the generalist, supporting leadership in the next generation and promoting five-year training'.
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Delta-ALA refers to the delta-aminolevulinic acid. Delta-ALA is a protein (amino acid) generated by the liver. It is a primary ingredient of the heme biopathway. A 24-hour urine sample is required to conduct this test. A recommendation for the test must be prescribed by your personal doctor.
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In the days of yore, when folders were the king of the heap, traveling around the world with a folding camera was a simple fact of life. They were the teensy weeny digital point and shoot cameras of their day. Let's be straight about this, folding cameras were never the professional's choice. In that day and age the newspaper reporter would have been packing around a 4×5 Speed Graphic, or its equivalent. He would not have been caught dead with a folder. No, the folders were the amateur's darling. That's why there are still so many of them around. They were used once in a while and then forgotten somewhere in a drawer. They got pulled out for parties, bar mitzvahs and Christmas. A roll or two of film and back in the drawer they went. Face it, if they would have been the choice of the pro then there would not have been as many sold for starters. There are WAY more of us amateurs out there then pros. And those cameras that were sold would have been bruised and beaten unmercifully by that professional who was trying to make a living with his pictures. The results of that rough life are always a trail of broken cameras, today the same as yesterday. The folding camera was never intended for the pro. It was the camera manufacturer's attempt to get more people to take pictures, and to sell more film. Then upgrading to the next best thing in a year or two. Sounds familiar…right? Just like today. Anyway, as you can see, a traveling medium format folding camera is really nothing new.
But that was then, and this is now. My job involves traveling to a lot of spots around the world, some interesting and others not so interesting. Since I like taking pictures for a hobby I also enjoy carrying a camera and capturing some shots of these interesting locations from time to time. Not unlike a lot of people we both know. Like almost everyone else, in the last several years I have always carried a digital camera. But I have never really been thrilled with the images I got with those cameras. Oh, they looked great when you looked at them in that tiny little display screen. And they were ok to e-mail to friends. Once in a while I would go down to Wal-Mart and spring for some 4×6 prints, which usually turned out ok, or the occasional, 5×7 print. But once in a while I would accidentally capture a pretty decent picture, or so I thought. But everytime I tried to enlarge beyond that 5×7 limit things broke down quickly and I have almost always been disappointed. So I began thinking. Dangerous, right? Obviously, since this little blog really isn't about digital cameras, you already know I didn't decide to get a bigger digital camera. Instead I decided to try my hand at using a medium format camera on the road, like they did in the old days. Although they were the digital point and shoot of their day, a 6×6 negative still beats a fingernail-sized image from one of those little digital cameras hands down. Face it, progress ain't always really progress my friend. Going from a 2 1/4 inch by 2 1/4 inch negative to the equivalent of a 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch digital negative is not really better, no matter what they try to tell you. Getting a really nice, enlargeable image from a folder takes a little extra work, but it can be done. No matter how hard you work at it a digital camera can only capture just so much information inside that tiny little area, no matter how many megapixels they crammed in there. A 6×6 negative, scanned at 2400 dots per inch, is good for about 30 megapixels. That is a lot of photographic information. I think that it is pretty safe to say that my 6×6 medium format negative is going to enlarge a whole lot better than that fingernail sized digital image, grain or no grain.
So, I gave this a bit of thought and decided to carry my Agfa Super Isolette. I knew that it would be a whole lot easier to pull a folding camera out of my backpack then my Pentax 645Nii. The Agfa Super Isolette is one of my nicest medium format folding cameras. It captures a dozen 6×6 negatives on a roll of 120 film. It has a coated lens so I can use it with either color or black and white film without any worries about flare or reduced contrast. It has a very nice, 4 element Tessar lens (Agfa called their's the Solinar) that is capable of capturing tack sharp images wide open, and a really good Synchro Compur shutter with speeds all the way to 1/500 seconds so I rarely have any difficulty getting shots with it. With the 1/500 second shutter I can easily use ISO 400 film in it during daytime so I am reasonably assured of decent, handheld, shutter speeds in most circumstances. Although it isn't the lightest folder I own, it folds up into a very compact little package. Finally, even though it is a manual camera, it is actually reasonably easy to use. After all, just because I am leaving the digital camera at home doesn't mean that I want to do without convenience. And using the Agfa is about as convenient as it gets with medium format folding cameras. Overall it seemed the perfect camera to carry around the world in my backpack.
Next, I decided to carry black & white as well as color film with me. I chose some ISO 400 black and white film, some ISO 400 Kodak Portra color film, and some Fuji ISO 400 and 160 color film. I didn't bring any slide film on this trip, but in retrospect I think I'll bring some along on the next trip. I left it behind this time because I didn't envision using a tripod a lot, but I actually did have several opportunities to use a tripod so Velvia 50 or 100 is certainly doable and would have provided some excellent transparencies. But, the film I selected worked out great. I don't know if you have had the opportunity to use the ISO 400 films that are being produced nowdays, but it is some really nice stuff. It has less grain then ISO 200 film had just 20 years ago, and it scans beautifully. It packed neatly into the bottom of my backpack, just above my shrink-wrapped bag of emergency clothes, and it really did not get in the way. I pulled out 3 extra rolls for the trip and put them in one of the side pockets so that they would be easy to get at. Overall I did not experience any additional inconvenience from the film. Let's face it, although film is a lot bulkier than a couple of memory cards, it still is pretty compact and does not take up a lot of room. Since the Agfa doesn't use batteries I wasn't weighed down with these. But my little Sekonic L208 uses a couple of CR2032 watch batteries so a pack of them went in the bottom of the bag as well. If you have ever seen these little wafer thin watch batteries you know I was not seriously inconvenienced by carrying two of them. I had a harder time finding them after the trip was over then I did carrying them.
Since people have been carrying medium format folding cameras around the world on airplances far before I was born it was pretty obvious it can be done. However, this is a slightly different world and carrying film has new challenges, or so you would think from reading the stories being posted on the internet. I think we have all read the horror stories of trying to convince security personnel to hand inspect your film rather then let it go through the scanner and be ruined, and we have all seen the lead lined film bags being sold on Adorama and E-Bay so you can safely get your film through Airport Security. As things turned out, there was good and there was bad about the trip, but the good and the bad were not exactly what I had anticipated in the beginning. When I first came up with this idea I really thought that my biggest challenge would be getting my film through airport security. I had visions of grumpy old TSA agents pawing through my bag, ripping open my rolls of film, or asking to see the inside of my camera. Well, that didn't happen. I had 30 rolls of medium format 120 roll film in the bottom of my backpack and nobody even gave it a 2nd glance. TSA states that the scanning x-rays used for carry-on luggage will not fog or damage film if it ISO 400 or lower. I can certainly attest to that. None of my film was hurt by the scanners. However they do say that the scanners used for checked baggage could cause a problem so they do recommend carrying it with you and not checking it. In addition I had read that people were forced to pull unused film out of their cameras by over zealous security agents. I purposely did not load any film in my camera but this turned out to be a complete non-issue. There may have been a time when this was a problem but evidently not any longer. No one even asked to take my camera out of my bag, let alone open it up so they could have a look inside it. Obviously no one was too worried about me and my film.
Once I was in the airport I pulled out the camera and loaded a roll of Arista Edu 400 black and white. What you see here was my very first official shot of the trip. Pretty bad actually. Probably not the best I could do, and I obviously need to work a little on my focusing, but I just set the camera on the arm of the chair and took the picture.
Using that same roll of film I took a few more shots throughout my trip down to Chile. One of the next shots I took was of the tarmac out the window. I set the camera on the heater vent along the bottom of the window and took this shot. Fortunately it is a little better focused.
There are more of the same but the real story here is not the pictures I took, or whether they are worth posting out on the internet for lots of people to look at. Rather the most amazing thing to me was the reaction I was getting. Next to my concern about carrying film through security, my next concern was actually using the camera, particularly in the airport. I didn't really want to become the center of attention when I pulled out a medium format camera and started snapping pictures. In fact, that was one of the reasons that I decided to carry the Agfa rather than my Pentax 645Nii. I figured the Pentax was just too big and would attract too much attention. And it may have. But the Agfa certainly did not. In fact, most people didn't even look my way, and if they did they certainly didn't dwell on the fact that I was carrying a camera. This was actually the opposite of what I had anticipated. I didn't run all over the airport snapping pictures like a mad man, but I did get to the point where I pulled the camera out of my bag without too much thought and grabbed a shot where I wanted. So my second worry really turned out like the first, a complete non-issue. No one cared. Which was great.
I really enjoyed using the camera. It was far nicer then using my digital point and shoot Canon, and not nearly as inconvenient as I imagined in the beginning. I carried my little Sekonic light meter around my neck under my shirt. I would reach down, grab the meter, take a reading, and drop it back down under my shirt. This took two or three seconds tops. I would then set my exposure on the camera based on the reading I had and how much depth of field I wanted. Focusing was really easy. Most of my pictures turned out to be at infinity, and those that weren't I just use zone focusing. The entire process would typically take 6 to 10 seconds. Certainly it is quicker to use the digital but I can tell you from experience that by the time I take a picture, and then chimp the display screen, I am using up almost that same amount of time. I do get more pictures with the digital but I am not nearly as happy with the results when I get home. The only one I wasn't happy with was that first one, and I'm going to try that again. Using the camera was actually very easy. I got to take some great shots and I had some great fun with it. I found it a lot more enjoyable carrying my folder around, pulling it out, setting it up, and taking pictures. I wore my "film vest" and carried the camera in the inside pocket of the vest, where it was always immediately available. Here is another shot taken of the harbor in Antofagasta, Chile from the sea wall near the hotel I stayed at. I suspect that, with time, the novelty will wear off and I won't find it near as interesting to use the folder. But I can already tell you that I have enlarged a couple of my shots to 11×14, and I am very happy with the results. That would have been practically impossible to do with any of the images from my digital point and shoot.
Carrying a medium format film camera around the world is not that difficult. In fact, it is pretty easy. Using a film camera on the road is really no more difficult than using it at home is. I am going to do this a lot more. My results were much better. But I did say there was good, as well as bad about my experiences using this camera. The good was that my fears were pretty much misplaced and I won't be near as nervous about doing this the 2nd time around. But, there was some bad. The bad was that my camera broke during the trip. Of course, a broken camera happens. Digital cameras die all the time. But in this case the shutter quite working correctly. It would not always catch and stay cocked when I rotated the lever to the cocked position. I would try to cock the shutter and it would not catch, instead it would seem to fire. Now, what I did not know was whether the camera was shooting a frame every time the shutter failed to catch. If so, I was double, triple, and sometimes quadruple exposing one frame of film as I tried to get the shutter to hold in place correctly. Obviously this meant that the frame would be ruined. But, since I could not watch the shutter, I didn't know. And unlike digital, I did not have a display screen to check. The next problem was I did not know whether or not the shutter speeds were still working correctly. The shutter still seemed to catch and work at 1/250 seconds and 1/500 seconds. Obviously it would have been a pain in the butt, but I could still have worked around that, if I had been sure that it was still actually working at that speed. Since the shutter was obviously malfunctioning, the malfunction was also possibly affecting the actual shutter speed. There just was no way to know. So, rather then use up film that may end up being ruined because of inaccurate exposure, I finally just put the camera away for the remainder of the trip. As it turned out I was only able to shoot 5 rolls of film during the trip. Fortunately, most of the shots I took did turn out, but the problem certainly did affect the shots. The shutter speed was actually working correctly at 1/250 and 1/500 seconds. The shots taken at those speeds did turn out correctly. But the shutter was actually firing at the slower speeds when it would not catch properly, so those frames were ruined.
However, this has only whetted my appetite for more. The Agfa is being repaired as I write this. Mr. Jurgen Krekel is an absolute wonder with folding cameras and I am very glad I know him. Next time I'll carry a second folder just in case one of them malfunctions again. Of course, Murphy's Law holds that the camera will not malfunction unless it is the only one available. So I am sure that I will carry two folders and only need one for several more years.
So what have I learned so far? One, carrying film around the world is no big deal. The Security people obviously aren't too worried by it. Next, carrying and using a medium format folder on the road is very easy and does not seem to cause any disturbance among the traveling public. Finally, cameras do break down, even well engineered and manufactured German ones, carry a spare if that is important.
Until next time, here are two more shots for the road.


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There are few dishes that I crave constantly and enjoy more than a delicious bowl of homemade soup.
Soups are always in season. They can be one of the most comforting, sometimes complex and simple meals that seem to always satisfy me. I can walk into any restaurant, no matter if it's a diner, fancy tablecloth restaurant or a restaurant of ethnic cuisine, and if there's soup on the menu, I'm usually going to have a bowl.
I remember as a kid, at least once a week, my mom as well as her mom, would make soups full of incredibly delicious and hearty ingredients. There seemed to always be tomatoes, onions, potatoes, carrots, other root veggies and a meat of some kind. They would contain seasonings that were part of their deep Southern culture. The bowl might contain some type of pasta or rice. I think that might have been the beginning of my love for soups.
When I was in culinary school, everyone seemed to dread the Soups and Sauces class that was mandatory to take in order to graduate. There were soups of every type to create: cold soups, hot soups, clear soups, creamy soups and chunky soups. You name it; we made it. That's why it was my favorite class. I was never bored!
Over the years, I've created some pretty spectacular soups, if I may say so myself. One of my favorite soups that I made last summer was my White Peach Gazpacho. It contained a puree of white peaches, a bit of champagne vinegar, hint of espelette chili pepper, diced cucumbers and red peppers, chopped cilantro and toasted buttery brioche croutons. Nothing better on a hot summer's evening, preferably on a comfortable back porch deck, overlooking a beautiful garden.
Another favorite is Mexican Fideo Soup. Nothing makes me happier than a bowl of this soup. If you know me, you know my love for the country Mexico and it's many varied and regional cuisines. This one comes from central Mexico. It is made with fideo noodles that are very similar to Vermicelli noodles. These can be purchased at any Mexican grocery store or in the ethnic aisle of most grocery stores. The noodles are toasted in vegetable oil in a heavy pot, until they're a dark golden brown. Next you add a ¼ of a finely diced onion. Sauté the onion until it's soft and barely translucent. A minced garlic clove is then added and stirred in the pot until you get a whiff of the smell of the garlic. Add a couple of tablespoons of a decent tomato puree or crushed tomatoes. Let that roast in the pot for about 30 seconds, then its time to add your broth. It is then finished with chicken stock, homemade or store bought, and simmered until the noodles are softened.
I tried something new for a recent dinner party. I made a shrimp stock and substituted it for the chicken stock. In a heavy pot, I took some shrimp shells, a celery stalk that had been diced, ¼ of an onion chopped, ½ of a carrot diced, 6 cups of water and 5 black peppercorns. I brought all the ingredients to a boil and than turned the flame on the stove down to a simmer. I let the stock simmer for at least a half hour. Using a fine mesh sieve, I strained all the ingredients in a large heatproof bowl. Now you've got a very tasty shrimp stock. Once you add your stock to the toasted fideo noodles, onion, garlic, and tomato puree, bring to a boil and then turn the flame down to a simmer. Simmer the soup mixture for 15 minutes. At that point I added shelled and deveined shrimp and cooked until the shrimp went from opaque to pink. Ladle into a bowl and top with some Mexican Cotija cheese, maybe a bit of chopped cilantro and you've got a really delicious soup. Fideo is one of my absolute favorites, whether its made with chicken stock or a homemade shrimp stock.
On to Stews
Dictionary.com defines a stew as a preparation of meat, fish or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables. Or in other words, a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed pan.
I love stews! Nothing says fall or winter to me like a great beef stew, but I also love a really great fish or seafood stew.
A few years ago, I made a very special meal for my friend's birthday including an Italian seafood stew called Cioppino. It contained, clams, mussels, scallops, shrimp, pieces of halibut, lobster meat and crabmeat. This cornucopia of the sea is then stewed in a rich savory seafood broth that was made from diced fennel, onion, carrots, celery, fish bones and shrimp shells. After simmering on the stove for at least an hour, it is strained through a fine mesh sieve. This broth was then used as the base for my Cioppino. After ladling into large soup bowls, I topped the seafood stew with a basil garlic puree and to accompany each bowl I placed on the edge of the Cioppino one crostini with anchovy butter and another one with red stamp pepper, smoky paprika and honey.
No kidding, this was probably one of my all time favorite dinner party meals. It was impressive, gorgeous, delicious and something truly special for my friend's birthday dinner.
A hearty and meaty bowl of chili is another one of those fall-winter dishes that I really look forward to. Here's the interesting thing about chili. Chili can be considered either a soup or a stew. So when you're eating a bowl of chili, you're actually getting the best of both worlds.
The thing I love about chili is that it can be made with a variety of ingredients: chicken, beef, turkey, vegetables, beans of every kind, tomatoes, peppers, dried chiles and spices. It's probably one of the most versatile soups/stews out there.
Chili garnishes can vary as well. I myself enjoy a couple of different types of shredded cheeses, some chopped scallions, cilantro, Mexican crema and my favorite topping, oyster crackers. My goal one day is to make my own oyster crackers. A daunting task I'm sure, but one that I'm determined to try.
Soup is on the menu in several of our classes at The Chopping Block. One of my favorites is our recipe for White Bean and Chard Soup with Sage.
It's a soup with several ingredients, which contribute to the incredible taste components of the dish. There's smokiness from crisped bacon, a bit of heat from red chili flakes, the crunch of a variety of sautéed vegetables, crushed tomatoes, red wine vinegar, vegetable or chicken stock, white beans, chard stems and leaves, finished off with some roughly chopped sage at the very end. This is a complex and hearty soup that also has a wonderful simple quality to it. After I've ladled the soup into a bowl. I usually finish this soup with a little grated Parmesan cheese.
I wanted to include the recipe in this blog because this is one of my favorite soups that I love to teach our students to make.
So whether it be a soup, stew or something that's in between. Enjoy the many choices they offer, all with hearty ingredients, offering tons of warmth, comfort and flavor.
White Bean and Chard Soup with Sage
Yield: 6 servings
Active time: 30 minutes
Start to finish: 1 hour
2 bunches chard
1/4 pound bacon, cut into lardons
1 onion, medium dice
1 fennel bulb, medium dice
1 stalk celery, medium dice
1 carrot, peeled and cut into medium dice
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red chili flakes
1 cup white wine
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
6 cups chicken or vegetable stock, or more if needed
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Two 12-ounce cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 teaspoons fresh sage, rough chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
- Cut the stems from the chard leaves; cut into medium dice and set aside. Cut the leaves into ribbons and reserve for later.
- Heat a large soup pot over medium-low heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just golden brown. Add the onions, fennel, celery, carrot and chard stems, and sauté until caramelized, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and chili flakes; cook an additional minute. Deglaze the pan with the white wine and scrape the bottom of the pan to remove the browned bits of fond.
- Mix in the tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaf and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add more stock if soup is too thick.
- Cook the soup, covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
- Add the chard leaves and beans to the soup, and cook until the chard leaves are tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir in the sage, and season with salt and pepper to taste.


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The first sedan chair appeared some 3,000 years ago as a vehicle to help people cross mountains. At first, there was only a single board– no chair — because the chair was not introduced to China until about 1,000 years ago. Sedan chairs became popular during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). But they were still of quite open construction. As a result, a Tang Dynasty emperor forbade court ladies from riding in them and exposing themselves to the public. At this time, common people and even merchants were also prohibited from riding in sedan chairs.
Although sedan chairs appeared long ago, imperial courts set strict rules for officials taking sedan chairs. During the early Tang Dynasty, Prime ministers travelled on horseback. In 840, the Tang Emperor issued an order stipulating that only the prime minister and a few senior men could travel by sedan chairs. Court officials travelling in the provinces who could not ride on horses because of illness, had to obtain court permission to take sedans. Even then, they had to pay the bearers out of their own pockets. In the following years, people added roofs and cloth screens to sedans, turning them into enclosed vehicles for travel. At first, women from rich families were permitted to travel in these sedans.
During the early Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), some scholarly officials considered riding in a sedan chair immoral because human labour was employed in place of animals. Even with the Emperor's permission, some senior prime ministers refused to take sedans. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that Emperors began to al-low most officials to travel by sedan. At that time court officials usually rode in sedans made of bamboo, while imperial family members had rattan sedan chairs painted in silver and enclosed by felt screens. Rich families would employ two to three sedans. The bride would take a redone and the bridegroom a green one. Guards of honour carrying banners, umbrellas and fans would walk in front of the wedding procession with a team of musicians blowing trumpets and other wind instruments or Playing percussion instruments.
Later, by the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), sedan chairs were in popular use, mainly at weddings. Poor families usually hired a single red sedan for the bride.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), the imperial courts from time to time restricted the use of sedans by officials. Once sedans were identified with the usage of officials, they became symbols of power.
In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court even set regulations for the colour of the sedan's roof. Gold was for imperial concubines; silver for distant princes, imperial relatives and prime ministers and tin for lower-ranking officials. The number of labourers was also regulated. Ministers travelling inside the capital could use only two bearers, orfour , when they left the city. The most grandiose sedan chairs, with a gold circular roof and a yellow silk screen embroidered with dragons, were reserved for the Emperor. Often 16 bearers were employed to carry the Emperor's sedan. Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty usually rode in a luxurious sedan carried by 24 bearers, all of whom were about the same age and height, and dressed in the same costume.
In feudal China, not even imperial family members dared to violate rules governing sedans. Once a Qing prince was travelling very quickly in a sedan when he saw his brother was in a sedan just in front of him. He immediately shouted at his men not to overtake his brother, but failed to stop them in time. When he returned to his residence, he and his men were beaten as punishment. The following day, the bearers were forced by the prince's brother to walk through the streets of Beijing carrying a sedan loaded with heavy silver ingots.
Sedan chairs gradually fell out of use after the 1911 Revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.


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