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Past Week in Nutrition Science: This is an overview of interesting studies published on nutrition from Friday, Oct 30th, to Friday, Nov 6th, 2015.
Past Week in Nutrition Science (Oct 30th–Nov 6th)
Research Reviews
This week we reviewed two research papers, one published in Pediatric Obesity and one from PLoS One.
Link: Eating Less Sugar Has Multiple Health Benefits.
Study: Isocaloric Fructose Restriction and Metabolic Improvement in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.
Summary: This trial in obese children examined the short-term effects of reducing added sugar and replacing it with starch.
The study showed that this had multiple health benefits, including reduced blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol, decreased triglyceride levels and improved blood sugar control.
Link: Low-Fat vs Low-Carb Diet: Which is More Effective?
Study: Dietary Intervention for Overweight and Obese Adults: Comparison of Low- Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets. A Meta-Analysis.
Summary: This was a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared the effectiveness of low-carb diets and low-fat diets on several factors. These were: body weight, risk factors for heart disease, blood lipids and blood pressure.
Low-carb diets turned out to be more effective for weight loss than low-fat diets, and better at reducing risk factors for heart disease.
New Research From Around the World
Tons of research papers were published this week, on a wide range of subjects.
New issues of the Journal of Nutrition, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the British Journal of Nutrition came out, to name a few.
Below is a selection of the most interesting papers, organized by subject.
Obesity and Weight Loss
Resistant starch and protein intake enhances fat oxidation and feelings of fullness in lean and overweight/obese women.
Diets that are high in resistant starch and/or protein have been found to be effective in weight management.
This randomized crossover study showed that a diet high in both resistant starch and protein increased the feeling of fullness and the amount of calories burned.
Short-term variability in body weight predicts long-term weight gain.
This study in young women shows that fluctuations in weight over a period of a few months may be a sign of future weight gain.
Relationship between sleep duration and body mass index depends on age.
Poor sleep quality and short sleep duration are associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. This observational study examined how this association changes with age.
Ambient Temperature and Prevalence of Obesity: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Korea.
Previous studies have suggested that high outdoor and indoor temperatures might increase the risk of obesity. This South Korean observational study supports this, with the authors mentioning adaptive thermogenesis as a possible explanation.
Effects of carbohydrate quantity and glycemic index on resting metabolic rate and body composition during weight loss.
This 17-week randomized, weight-loss trial examined the effects of four standardized diets that varied in percentage of calories from carbs. The carb amount ranged from 55% to 70%.
The study showed that the percentage of calories from carbs did not affect changes in fat mass, lean mass and metabolic rate during weight loss. However, this study did not test the effectiveness of a low-carb diet.
Skipping breakfast in early childhood and its associations with maternal and child BMI: a study of 2–5-year-old Australian children.
This Australian observational study found that skipping breakfast was associated with higher body mass index (BMI) in both children and their mothers.
Association of food consumption with total volumes of visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue in a Northern German population.
This cross-sectional observational study from Northern Germany found that potatoes and cakes were associated with increased belly fat.
Resting metabolic rate varies by race and by sleep duration.
Poor sleep quality and short sleep duration are associated with an increased risk for obesity. This randomized trial in healthy adults found that short sleep duration resulted in lower metabolic rate the morning after.
In other words, poor sleep causes the body to burn fewer calories. This association was stronger in African-Americans, compared to Caucasians.
Plasma acyl-ghrelin increases after meal initiation: a new insight.
Ghrelin is the appetite hormone. For this reason, high appetite is accompanied by high levels of ghrelin. Ghrelin levels fluctuate throughout the day, generally rising before meals and falling after meals.
This study found that ghrelin levels rose after a meal had started. This probably temporarily increased appetite during the meal. After the meal finished, ghrelin levels fell, as was expected.
Metabolic Syndrome
Everything in Moderation – Dietary Diversity and Quality, Central Obesity and Risk of Diabetes.
This observational study suggests that diet quality is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. However, it did not find any significant links between dietary diversity and central obesity or diabetes.
To improve metabolic health it is simply not enough to eat many different foods in moderation — these foods also have to be healthy.
Metabolically Healthy Obesity Is Not Associated with Food Intake in White or Black Men.
This observational study suggests that healthy obesity is not associated with a healthy diet. In other words, overeating healthy food does not guarantee that you'll become healthily obese. There are other, as yet, unknown factors at work.
Could the beneficial effects of dietary calcium on obesity and diabetes control be mediated by changes in intestinal microbiota and integrity?
This review discusses the possibility that the benefits of dietary calcium on obesity and diabetes could be affected by intestinal bacteria.
Blood Sugar Control and Type 2 Diabetes
Radiologic evidence that hypothalamic gliosis is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in humans.
Gliosis is a term that refers to changes in glial cells as a response to central nervous system damage. Glial cells are the most common cells in the nervous system. They surround neurons, supporting and insulating them.
This human study found an association between gliosis in the brain and insulin resistance. The association was independent of the amount of fat mass.
Two healthy diets modulate gut microbial community improving insulin sensitivity in a human obese population.
Bacteria in the digestive system, also called the gut microbiota, are affected by specific dietary patterns, especially if they are followed for a long period.
This randomized trial in obese individuals showed that following the Mediterranean diet, or a low-fat diet high in complex carbs, helped protect against type 2 diabetes by causing beneficial changes in the gut microbiota.
The effect of soy intake on metabolic profiles of women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
This randomized controlled trial in women with gestational diabetes suggests that soy protein may improve blood sugar control, lower triglycerides and reduce oxidative stress, compared to animal protein.
Consumption of meat is associated with higher fasting glucose and insulin concentrations regardless of glucose and insulin genetic risk scores: a meta-analysis of 50,345 Caucasians.
This large meta-analysis of observational studies did not find any significant links between red and processed meat intake and fasting glucose and insulin, after adjustment for other potential causal factors.
Effects of Mediterranean-style diet on glycemic control, weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors among type 2 diabetes individuals: a meta-analysis.
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials showed that the Mediterranean diet may improve blood sugar control, body weight and heart disease risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes.
The evaluation of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers on coffee–diabetes association: results from the 10-year follow-up of the ATTICA Study (2002–2012).
This observational study suggests that long-term coffee consumption may protect against type 2 diabetes.
Although this doesn't proove a causal relationship, anti-inflammatory compounds in coffee may possibly explain the association.
Heart Health
Egg consumption and risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke: results from 2 prospective cohorts.
In general, this observational study did not find any significant associations between egg consumption and heart disease in individuals with diabetes.
However, it found an increased risk of heart failure in men when eggs were eaten more than once per day.
Artery Health
L-carnitine intake X atherosclerosis risk.
L-carnitine is a substance found in foods, such as red meat, and is also taken as a supplement. Dietary L-carnitine is changed into trimethylamine by bacteria in the digestive system. In the liver, it is metabolized into trimethylamine oxide (TMAO).
This mouse study indicates that TMAO may slow down the development of heart disease. More specifically, it can slow down the formation of lesions in the body's main artery, the aorta.
Oral microbiota in patients with atherosclerosis.
Previous studies indicate that bacteria in the mouth may affect the development of diseases such as atherosclerosis.
This study showed that the bacterial community in the mouth was similar in healthy individuals and patients with atherosclerosis. However, patients with atherosclerosis had greater numbers of Anaeroglobus.
Blood Pressure
Concordance with DASH diet and blood pressure change: results from the Framingham Offspring Study (1991–2008).
DASH stands for "dietary approaches to stop hypertension." It is a dietary pattern designed and promoted by the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
This observational study suggests that following the DASH diet does not improve blood pressure in middle-aged adults.
Long-term intake of animal flesh and risk of developing hypertension in three prospective cohort studies.
Previous studies indicate that red and processed meats may have adverse effects on heart health. Conversely, seafood is believed to be protective, whereas the relevance of poultry is controversial.
This observational study found that long-term consumption of meat and poultry was associated with high blood pressure. Additionally, it found a weak but significant association between seafood and high blood pressure.
The Effect of the Mediterranean Diet on Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
This meta-analysis combined the results of 6 trials examining the effects of the Mediterranean diet on high blood pressure.
The study found that following the Mediterranean diet for at least one year reduced blood pressure. However, the authors concluded that the evidence was weak.
Association of Processed Meat Intake with Hypertension Risk in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.
This cross-sectional observational study in hemodialysis patients showed an association between processed meat intake and high blood pressure.
Acute effects of calcium supplements on blood pressure and blood coagulation: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial in post-menopausal women.
Some previous studies suggest that calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart disease.
This randomized controlled trial in post-menopausal women found that calcium supplements increased blood pressure and blood coagulation.
Longitudinal association of dairy consumption with the changes in blood pressure and the risk of incident hypertension: the Framingham Heart Study.
This observational study suggests that consuming dairy products may improve blood pressure.
Blood Lipids
Effects of Vegetarian Diets on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
This meta-analysis combined the results of 11 randomized controlled trials examining the effects of vegetarian diets on blood lipids.
The study showed that vegetarian diets effectively lower blood fats, including total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol. For this reason, they may be useful for people with disorders that cause high levels of blood fats.
Fruit and vegetable consumption and hypertriglyceridemia: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) 2007–2009.
This cross-sectional observational study suggests that high fruit consumption may reduce blood triglyceride levels in South Korean people.
Randomised controlled trial of the effect of long-term selenium supplementation on plasma cholesterol in an elderly Danish population.
This 5-year randomized controlled trial in elderly people did not find any significant effects of selenium supplementation on circulating cholesterol levels.
Beta-Sitosterol: A Promising but Orphan Nutraceutical to Fight Against Cancer.
Beta-sitosterol is a type of sterol found in plants, categorized as a phytosterol. This review discusses beta-sitosterol's potential use in cancer treatment.
Carotenoids, retinol, tocopherols, and prostate cancer risk: pooled analysis of 15 studies.
This study combined results from 15 observational studies. It found that high blood levels of retinol (vitamin A) were linked with an increased risk of prostate cancer.
Conversely, high levels of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) were associated with a reduced risk for prostate cancer.
Alcohol consumption and risk of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma in women and men: 3 prospective cohort studies.
High alcohol consumption has been associated with an increased frequency of sunburns, which is a risk factor for skin cancer.
This prospective observational study supports previous studies. Alcohol consumption was linked with a higher risk of skin cancer in both men and women.
Prospective associations between vitamin D status, vitamin D-related gene polymorphisms, and risk of tobacco-related cancers.
Previous studies suggest that vitamin D may protect against cancer caused by tobacco use. This prospective observational study suggests that high vitamin D status may protect against tobacco-related cancers.
The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on the development of lung cancer: a meta-analysis of 32 publications and 20 414 cases.
This meta-analysis of observational studies suggests that high intake of fruit and vegetables may protect against lung cancer. The association was stronger in women than men.
Brain and Mental Health
Docosahexaenoic acid biostatus is associated with event-related functional connectivity in cortical attention networks of typically developing children.
Previous studies suggest that long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are important for nervous system development.
This cross-sectional observational study indicates that good DHA status is linked with improved brain activity in developing children.
Maternal Obesity and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Are Associated with Components of Child Cognition.
This observational study found that the children of obese mothers were, on average, less intelligent than children of normal-weight mothers. Additionally, mothers who gained more weight during pregnancy had children that were less intelligent.
Adherence to the DASH diet in relation to psychological profile of Iranian adults.
DASH stands for "dietary approaches to stop hypertension." It is a dietary pattern designed and promoted by the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
This observational study in Iranian adults found that following the DASH diet was associated with increased risk of depression.
Digestive Health
Low-FODMAP formula improves diarrhea and nutritional status in hospitalized patients receiving enteral nutrition: a randomized, multicenter, double-blind clinical trial.
FODMAPs are a category of carbs that are poorly absorbed. They may cause digestive discomfort in some people, especially those with irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease.
This randomized trial in patients receiving enteral nutrition showed that a diet low in FODMAPs improved diarrhea and nutritional status while also promoting recovery.
Respiratory Health
Investigating the effects of arctic dietary intake on lung health.
This observational study suggests that a diet high in vegetables and arctic marine mammals, such as seals, may improve lung function in Inuits from Greenland.
Dental Health
Higher Intakes of Fruits and Vegetables, β-Carotene, Vitamin C, α-Tocopherol, EPA, and DHA Are Positively Associated with Periodontal Healing after Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy in Nonsmokers but Not in Smokers.
Periodontitis, or gum disease, is characterized by inflammation in the tissues that surround the teeth. It is caused by a strong immune reaction to the bacteria that live on the teeth.
This observational study found that high fruit and vegetable intake, including high amounts of beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, is associated with less periodontitis after treatment. This association was not significant in smokers.
Bone Health
Identification of a dietary pattern prospectively associated with bone mass in Australian young adults.
This observational study in young, Australian adults found that diets high in protein, calcium and potassium were associated with higher bone mineral density.
Nutrient and food intakes in early life and risk of childhood fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This meta-analysis combined the results of 18 observational studies. It found that the risk of bone fractures was higher in children who avoided milk products and those who were not breastfed as infants.
Consuming a high amount of calories, cheese and sugar-sweetened beverages was also associated with an increased risk of fractures.
No increase in risk of hip fracture at high serum retinol concentrations in community-dwelling older Norwegians: the Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies.
This observational study in elderly Norwegian adults found no association between circulating vitamin A or vitamin D and the risk of hip fractures.
Fertility and Pregnancy
Urinary Phytoestrogens Are Associated with Subtle Indicators of Semen Quality among Male Partners of Couples Desiring Pregnancy.
Phytoestrogens are plant compounds that resemble the female sex hormone, estrogen. Nuts and soy products are among the richest dietary sources of phytoestrogens.
This observational study suggests that high levels of phytoestrogens in semen may indicate high male fertility and semen quality. However, they were not associated with couple fertility.
Infant Nutrition
Effects on childhood body habitus of feeding large volumes of cow or formula milk compared with breastfeeding in the latter part of infancy.
This observational study in children indicates that consuming high amounts of cow's milk or milk formula in late infancy is associated with faster weight and height gain, compared to breastfeeding.
Immune Health, Inflammation and Infections
High-dose vitamin D3 in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a certain type of bacteria. It typically affects the lungs and is characterized by persistent cough, bloody mucus and fever. Individuals with tuberculosis are often vitamin D deficient.
This randomized controlled trial in tuberculosis patients found that vitamin D supplementation improved circulating vitamin D levels, but did not improve the symptoms of tuberculosis.
High salt reduces the activation of IL-4– and IL-13–stimulated macrophages.
This mouse study indicates that excessive salt consumption may have harmful effects on the immune system. It may raise the risk of exaggerated inflammation and autoimmune disorders.
A Single Meal Containing Raw, Crushed Garlic Influences Expression of Immunity- and Cancer-Related Genes in Whole Blood of Humans.
This small randomized crossover trial showed that eating garlic, 5 g/day for 10 days, increased the activity of 7 genes related to immune function, programmed cell death, and the metabolism of foreign substances in the body.
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on selected inflammatory biomarkers in obese and overweight subjects: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
This meta-analysis concludes that vitamin D supplementation does not have any significant effects on systemic inflammation in obese and overweight people.
Allergies and Food Intolerances
Gluten consumption during late pregnancy and risk of celiac disease in the offspring: the TEDDY birth cohort.
According to this observational study, the amount of gluten eaten during late pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of gluten intolerance in the child.
Eye Health
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet, genetic susceptibility, and progression to advanced macular degeneration: a prospective cohort study.
Macular degeneration is a condition that results in loss of vision because of damage to the retina of the eye. It usually affects elderly adults and is one of the main causes of blindness.
This observational study suggests that following the Mediterranean diet may protect against age-related macular degeneration. Genetic predisposition can modify this association.
Hearing Health
Latent iron deficiency at birth influences auditory neural maturation in late preterm and term infants.
Latent iron deficiency among pregnant mothers in India is associated with poor maturation of neurons involved with hearing in preterm infants.
Carotenoids, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and folate and risk of self-reported hearing loss in women.
This observational study indicates that higher intake of folate, beta-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin may protect against hearing loss.
Healthy Aging
The Role of Energy Balance in Successful Aging Among Elderly Individuals: The Multinational MEDIS Study.
This observational study indicates that excessive calorie intake is associated with lower quality of life in elderly people.
Two-Year Whey Protein Supplementation Did Not Enhance Muscle Mass and Physical Function in Well-Nourished Healthy Older Postmenopausal Women.
This was a 2-year, randomized controlled trial that studied post-menopausal women. It found that supplementing with 30 grams of protein per day, on top of a diet that already provided adequate protein, did not increase muscle mass or physical function.
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
Intake of macro- and micronutrients in Danish vegans.
This study showed that the diet of Danish vegans was low in certain micronutrients. It did not reach recommendations for protein, vitamin D, iodine and selenium. Among vegan women, vitamin A intake was also below recommendations.
On the other hand, the intake of added sugar, sodium and fat was more in accordance with official recommendations, compared to the general public in Denmark.
Vitamins and Minerals
A randomized two way cross over study for comparison of absorption of vitamin D3 buccal spray and soft gelatin capsule formulation in healthy subjects and in patients with intestinal malabsorption.
This was a randomized crossover trial in healthy adults and patients with poor digestive absorption.
It showed that a mouth spray, containing vitamin D3, is more effective at raising circulating vitamin D levels than vitamin D in gelatin capsules.
Selenium deficiency occurs in some patients with moderate-to-severe cirrhosis and can be corrected by administration of selenate but not selenomethionine: a randomized controlled trial.
Selenomethionine is the main form of selenium in the diet. After absorption, the liver converts it to selenide, the active form of selenium. However, this conversion is impaired in patients with liver disease, such as cirrhosis.
For this reason, patients with cirrhosis often have mild selenium deficiency. This randomized controlled trial showed that selenate is more effective than selenomethionine in patients with cirrhosis.
{alpha}-Tocopherol bioavailability is lower in adults with metabolic syndrome regardless of dairy fat co-ingestion: a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial.
Taking vitamin E supplements with fat is presumed to increase vitamin E absorption. However, this randomized crossover study showed that absorption of vitamin E is not increased when it is taken with dairy fat, regardless of health status.
Additionally, the study found that people with metabolic syndrome have a lower alpha-tocopherol absorption, compared to healthy individuals.
Association between body weight and composition and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in the Diabetes Prevention Program.
This cross-sectional observational study found that higher body weight was associated with lower circulating vitamin D levels in adults with pre-diabetes.

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After a brutal September, it was refreshing to see October swoop in with a record-breaking monthly point gain.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average scored 9.5% gains in October, rising 1,041.63 points, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite rose 11%.
That's the largest monthly point gain in the Dow's history and the third-largest percentage gain. The S&P 500 posted its largest percentage gain since 1991.
In fact, the numbers could've been even higher had jitters over the European debt crisis not killed markets on the month's last trading day. The Dow ended down 276.10 points, or 2.3%.
Still, these are impressive results for investors – at least, for those who stayed in the markets and weren't scared away after September's poor market performance.
Among those enjoying the October rally were subscribers to our Private Briefing service's stock picks: we logged at least one double-digit gainer each week in our Private Briefing plays.
These big winners include the country fund that's up more than 16% in the past month, the "micro-cap" biotech stock that rose more than 13% in one week, and the gold and copper miner up 11% since we delivered it to you on Oct. 13.
It's gains like this that show leaving the markets and sitting on the sidelines is not the way to win in a volatile market environment, like the one we warned you would hit in September.
September capped off the worst third quarter for U.S. stocks in more than 80 years. The Dow fell 5% for the month, far exceeding the average 1.07% loss the index has seen in September since its 1896 launch. The S&P 500 dropped about 7% – half of the 14% loss that broad stock index incurred for the entire third quarter.
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The month typically posts positive results. The Dow has ended in the green 64% of the time over the past 50 years, with an average gain of 1.22%, according to Bespoke Investment Group. But with the sovereign debt crisis in Europe far from resolved, and its effects already spreading to U.S.-based banks like MF Global (NYSE: MF), there are plenty of reasons a market whipsaw could rattle investors – if they aren't prepared.
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Beyond Blindspot, These Are the New Fall Shows Primed to Be Picked Up for Full Seasons
Plus, a few that could be on their way out
One of the early questions every fall, as the new TV season kicks off, is what will happen first—the season's first cancelation or its first full-season pickup (when a network moves beyond the original 13-episode order for a 22-episode run)? This year, the latter came first when NBC ordered nine more episodes of Blindspot, fall's No. 1 new show among adults ages 18 to 49, averaging a 2.7 rating.
Soon after NBC's announcement, Fox trimmed the episode order of the lowest-rated new series in the demographic, Minority Report (which is averaging a 0.9), from 13 episodes to 10. While the network says it plans to keep the flailing show on Mondays at 9 p.m. for its remaining seven episodes, those plans could change if the series drops any lower than last week's anemic 0.7 rating (which only rose to a 1.0 in live-plus-three numbers).
Three weeks into the season, these are the new shows most likely to join Blindspot in getting picked up for full seasons along with those, like Minority Report, that are least likely to make it beyond their initial order:
Quantico: ABC's FBI drama accomplished something no other new series has done this fall: It grew its second-week audience in live-plus-three (from the first episode's 3.1 to 3.3 for the second), after impressively holding 100 percent of its live-plus-same-day audience (1.9) from week one to week two. Now, ABC will have to nurture this into a hit, meaning immediately getting it far away from its tanking lead-in Blood & Oil (see below), which pulled Quantico to a 1.6 last night. But with a 1.8 average and solid delayed-viewing numbers, the show should receive a full-season pickup shortly. Update: ABC did indeed pick up the show for a full season on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Limitless: Like Quantico, this CBS drama was the only other show to keep its live-plus-same-day ratings in week two (1.9), though it did slip slightly in week three to a 1.7. Its 1.9 average in the 18-49 demo is higher than any other CBS drama at 10 p.m., so this one is in it for the long haul.
The Muppets: Bill Prady's 10-year effort to get the Muppets back on prime time paid off with a huge debut (2.9). And while that number has declined alarmingly (down to 1.7 by week three and now averaging a 2.2), ABC will take the long view on this one and give it more time.
Rosewood: The drama had the smallest buzz of any Fox show coming into the fall season but has become the highest-rated of the network's five new series, averaging a 2.1 so far, no doubt thanks to viewers tuning in for its lead-out show, Empire. Though Rosewood's soft live-plus-three lifts (only 0.4) indicate that it doesn't have a passionate fan base, the Empire halo is more than powerful enough to keep Rosewood around for a full season. Update: Fox announced Rosewood's full-season pickup on Friday, Oct. 16.
Dr. Ken: Ken Jeong's sitcom, based on his life as an actual doctor, was one of the fall's worst-reviewed new shows but has found an audience on Friday night—its 1.4 rating is better than its lead-in, Last Man Standing (1.2), and outpacing last year's Cristela. NBC would do anything for those numbers from its own Friday sitcoms (see below), so ABC should keep Jeong around.
Life in Pieces: In one of fall's most-protected time slots, airing after The Big Bang Theory, Life in Pieces is averaging a healthy 2.2 rating. While that's a 46 percent drop-off from Big Bang's 4.1, it's also the best post-Big Bang show the network has put on in years. CBS will give Life time to find its legs.
The Player: NBC's Thursday night woes continue, as the Wesley Snipes drama is averaging a 1.0 and dropped to a 0.9 last week. The only thing keeping it on the air might be the lack of any other shows to put in the time slot, because audiences have already rejected it.
Blood and Oil: Quantico's Sunday night success is making Blood and Oil's struggles even more apparent, as the show plummeted to a 0.8 last night, losing half its Once Upon a Time lead-in, and pulling Quantico to its lowest numbers yet. Given the show's behind-the-scenes turmoil and the network's need to nurture Quantico, ABC will need to pull the show or move it out of the time slot as soon as possible. Either way, it won't be upping the episode count.
Scream Queens/Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris/Heroes Reborn: None of these shows will be getting larger episode orders this season no matter how successful they are. Scream Queens (averaging 1.5) was always intended to be a closed-ended 15-episode anthology series. If it goes forward, next season would feature a new story line and new characters. Neil Patrick Harris' contract for Best Time Ever (1.8) specifies an eight-episode first season. The show's biggest test comes tomorrow night as it moves from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. and loses its cushy Voice lead-in. NBC penciled in Heroes for 13 episodes, but the show tumbled from a 2.0 debut to a 1.2 last week (for a three-week average of 1.7). Of the three shows, Scream Queens has the best shot at a return. Its debut-week ratings jumped 82 percent in live-plus-seven to a 3.1.
Truth Be Told: This NBC show doesn't even premiere until Friday, but it already seems doomed. It's the worst new show of fall, and its lead-in, Undateable, returned Friday with just a 0.8, a shockingly low debut for NBC's sole returning comedy, which is airing live all season in an attempt to energize ratings. (Undateable was only given a 13-episode order this season, making its chances for a full-season pickup similarly slim if it doesn't improve on that 0.8.) Its time-slot competitor, Dr. Ken, has already established a foothold on Fridays, meaning the odds are already against Truth Be Told.


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Attack the attacker.
We will not back down from anybody.
We see ourselves sometimes in the middle of the boxing ring,
and we always want to fight stepping forward,
and we always want to be in the middle.
We understand we're going to get knocked to the mat.
We understand we may get knocked to the ropes.
But we also understand
that we may have to fight it outside the ring,
and get into the street,
and maybe even go house to house,
and we're gonna do that.
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Helping visitors quickly find what interests them is key. The faster you can guide a new reader to content that grabs them, the more likely it is they'll stick around to read more.
That might be the newest post on your blog, but it might be something older. One simple way to organize and highlight the best of your oeuvre is with the Display Posts shortcode: create a new page, and use a shortcode to automatically pull in particular posts. One short snippet of code adds all your posted tagged "kids" to a page about your family, or the posts in your chocolate and fruit categories to a "Desserts" page.
Yes, I know I said "code," and you thought, "Gah! One of the reasons I use WordPress.com is because I don't know how to write code!" By the end of this post, you will.
What's a shortcode?
A shortcode is basically a short cut. It's a teeny code that tells your blog "put something interesting here!" You can use them to embed all kinds of things into posts and pages — images, videos, playlists, slideshows, maps, polls, tweets, and more. A lot more: check out the full list.
Among their many talents, shortcodes can add a specific groups of posts to a page. How is this useful? Take this short quiz:
You're a movie blogger. Oscar season is here, and you want to create a page for your Academy Awards predictions that also displays all your past posts about the Oscars. What do you do?
Create a new page, find all your Oscars posts, type out a list of the post titles, and manually create a link to each one?
Create a new page and plop in this shortcode:
[display-posts tag="oscars"]?
Your real-life answer was probably the first former (mine was!). But starting now, your answer is the latter: the Display Posts shortcode. That bit of code tells your blog to grab all the "oscars" posts and drop 'em on that page.
Why would I want to use shortcodes?
Okay, maybe you're not a movie blogger and you've never written anything about the Oscars. No matter; there are still lots of ways the Display Posts shortcode can be helpful:
- You want to create a page that features all the posts from the most popular tags you write about.
- You want to add select posts to a specific page, like adding a list of the posts in your "My Exciting Life" category to your About page.
- You want have one page to collect specific post types, like your Weekly Photo Challenge posts, so you can add the page to your menu.
- You write a collaborative blog, and want to display an individual author's posts on her bio page.
See? Helpful. Plus, using shortcodes makes you feel like a computer whiz. What's not to love?
How to do it (and a cheat sheet)
All shortcodes use the same basic two-part structure, whether you're using them to add a list of posts, a Google docs spreadsheet, or your latest Bandcamp track: (1) the type of thing to be displayed and (2) something that specifics which particular thing should appear. The whole thing goes inside square brackets on its own line in your post.
In the example from our quiz —
[display-posts tag="oscars"] — you've got:
- The type of thing to display: posts
- The particular thing to display: "oscars" tag
To make it even easier, here's The Official Daily Post Display Posts Shortcode Crib Sheet ™. Just paste the shortcode into a new line in your post, and replace the part in CAPS with your specifics:
To display all the posts in a particular category:
[display-posts category="CATEGORY"]
To display all the posts from multiple categories:
[display-posts tag="CATEGORY ONE,CATEGORY TWO"]
To display a certain number posts from a particular category:
[display-posts category="CATEGORY" posts_per_page="NUMBER"]
To display all the posts in a particular category along with thumbnails of their featured images:
[display-posts category="CATEGORY" image_size="thumbnail"]
To display all the posts with a particular tag:
[display-posts tag="TAG"]
To display all the posts with a selection of tags:
[display-posts tag="TAG1,TAG2"]
To display a certain number posts with a particular tag:
[display-posts category="TAG" posts_per_page="NUMBER"]
To display all the posts with a particular tag along with thumbnails of their featured images:
[display-posts category="TAG" image_size="thumbnail"]
You can also combine different particulars (in code-speak, they're called guidelines). Specify a tag, the number of posts, and a thumbnail. Specify the top two posts from three categories. You can mix and match to pull in exactly the content you want, displayed how you want.
There are lots of other guidelines you can use, but we think these are particularly useful:
author (specifies the posts' author)
How to do it:
[display-posts author="bill"]
image size (specifies the size to display the featured image, either thumbnail, medium, or large)
How to do it:
[display-posts image_size="thumbnail"]
include_excerpt (includes the post's excerpt after the title)
How to do it:
[display-posts include_excerpt="true"]
You can also use a shortcode to display your archives (or part of them). And if you're feeling particularly spry with shortcodes, you can combine all kind of parameters to get really specific.
Shortcodes let you quickly gather and organize your posts the way you want them organized — and the way that your readers will find most helpful. By understanding the two basic building blocks of the Display Posts shortcode, you gain a world of options for showing off your content.
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Christmas can be a tricky time when you're a separated parent. Even if you've been separated for a while, it might be a difficult time for you if you haven't put in place arrangements that work with your separated family dynamic. This blog sets out our top tips to help make the festive season go more smoothly for you …
Time the children will spend with you both
Consider early on what arrangements might work for you all.
Could you and your ex share Christmas Day, with the children waking up with one of you and then going to the other parent perhaps in the afternoon?
Could one parent have the children overnight on Christmas Eve until Christmas morning or lunchtime, and then the other have them Christmas afternoon overnight until Boxing Day?
Could both parents be in the same house with the children on Christmas morning and perhaps even have Christmas dinner together? This won't work for everyone, but it might just be possible for you so it's definitely something to consider.
Or maybe the children could have two 'Christmas Days' – one on 25th as usual, but another perhaps on Christmas Eve or Boxing Day so they get double the excitement.
Consider other family members too. You might not be at all concerned about whether your ex's parents can see your children over Christmas, but the chances are that the children will want to see their Grandparents. You might not be bothered about whether your children can wake up on Christmas morning with your ex's new baby, but the children might be really excited to be there for their new brother or sister's first Christmas, or just to be together to share the fun of opening their presents, even if it's not anyone's first Christmas. Can you work around those relationships so that your children get to see everyone they want to see?
Above all, think about the arrangements sooner rather than later and don't make the children feel awkward. Keep any disagreements away from the children (remember, they see and hear more than you think) and let the children know as soon as possible what the arrangements will be, so that they can feel reassured that they will be spending time with both of you over Christmas.
Christmas concerts and other events
Your children might have nativity plays, Christmas concerts, carol services and maybe other events to attend. Try to plan ahead for these so that the children know where they stand and aren't worried about what might or might not happen.
If there will be two performances of a concert, it might be sensible for one of you to go to each – not just to reduce the opportunity for arguments and awkwardness, but because the children will probably want one of you there whenever they perform.
If there is only one performance, you'll probably both want to go so remember to make sure that the children don't pick up on any negativity. Try to be civil with your ex – and if the children see you actually being friendly towards each other, so much the better.
Christmas Presents
Consider what gifts the children have said they want and try to communicate with your ex (in person, or by text/email etc if necessary) to agree who will buy what. This will help you avoid duplication and also help towards ensuring that the children get as many of the presents they want as possible.
Remember that gift-giving at Christmas shouldn't be a competition. Try to resist the urge to compete with your ex to buy the children more expensive presents, or bigger presents, or the most presents. It helps if you can agree who is buying what in advance, as mentioned above.
On the subject of gifts, try to resist the urge to tell the children that they can't take the new, expensive gift you bought to their mum's or to their dad's. Remember, it's their present and they'll probably want to take it with them – so try not to make things more difficult for the children by refusing to let them.
The children might also want to buy a present for their other parent and might need your help to do so. This will probably go against your instinct – you won't want to buy your ex anything! But don't think of it as a gift for your ex, it's a gift for your children really. They'll get the pleasure of being able to give a gift to their other parent and you'll be setting the tone for their Christmas – one of cooperation rather than animosity.
And finally …
Christmas can be a tricky time for separated parents and will probably require you to come up with new family traditions. But new can be good, and these tips should help you come up with new traditions that could work for you and your family.
And above all - enjoy your Christmas!
Paula Tanner,
Former Solicitor & Founder of Ethos Family Solutions - the affordable alternative to a solicitor.
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one part, and the dukes of Berry, of Orleans, of Bourbon, the counts d'Alençon, d'Armagnac, and the lord d'Albreth, on the other, on the 8th day of May, in the year 1412.
" It was first agreed to by the above lords, or by their commissioners, that they would expose their lives and fortunes in the service of the king of England, his heirs and successors, whenever they should be required so to do, in all their just quarrels,-in which they include the king of England's warfare in Guienne as a just quarrel, and maintain that the duchy of Guienne and its dependencies belong to him by right of succession, and that by such declaration and assistance they shall no way act contrary to their loyalty.-Item, the aforesaid lords make offer, by themselves or their delegates sufficiently authorised, of their sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, relations, in short, of all their subjects, to contract such marriages as shall be agreeable to the aforesaid king of England.-Item, they likewise make offer of all their towns, castles, treasures, and in general all belonging to them, for the assistance of the said king and his heirs in all their lawful quarrels, saving their loyalty, which they have more fully explained in other acts passed between them.-- Item, they also make offer of their friends and adherents, to support the said king in the recovery of his duchy of Guienne.-Item, the aforesaid lords are willing, without any fraud or deceit, to acknowledge at the altar, or in any sacred place, the said king's right to the duchy of Guienne, in as full a manner as any of his predecessors ever possessed it. — Item, the aforesaid lords acknowledge, by themselves or their delegates, that all the towns, castles, and possessions they may have in Guienne, they hold under the king of England, as the true duke of Guienne, promising every service due from their homage, to be performed in the best possible manner by them. – Item, they also engage to deliver up to the king of England, as far as lies in their power, all towns and castles, said to have belonged to the king of England, to the number of twenty, as well castles as towns, which are fully detailed in the treaty*. In regard to the other towns and fortresses that are not under their obedience, they will gain them, or assist the king of England to gain them, at their expense and with a sufficient number of men.
"Item, as is more fully detailed in the treaty, that it shall be agreeable to the king of England that the duke of Berry, his loyal uncle, subject and vassal, that the duke of Orleans, his subject and vassal, and in like manner the count d'Armagnac, do hold under him the following lands by fealty and homage. The duke of Berry shall possess the county of Poitou during his life : the duke of Orleans shall hold the county of Angoulême for his life, and the county of Perigord in perpetuity: the count d'Armagnac shall hold four castles specified in the treaty, upon the terms and conditions therein declared.-Item, among the engagements entered into by the king of England as duke of Guienne, he was to guarantee them safe possession of the above places, and to defend them against all enemies whatever, and afford them the assistance due from their true and superior lord,—and he was also to aid them in bringing the duke of Burgundy to exemplary punishment. And the said king was not to make or enter into any treaties with the duke of Burgundy, his children, brother, or with any of his adherents, without the previous consent of the aforesaid princes.-Item, the king of England promises to assist the aforesaid lords as his loyal vassals in all their just wars, and to enforce recompense to them by the duke of Burgundy for all the damages he may have done to them.-Item, the king of England will instantly send them eight thousand combatants to their aid against the duke of Burgundy, who has excited the king of France to march against them with the whole force of his realm."
This treaty of alliance was signed and sealed by the parties on the 8th day of May, in this year 1412. The aforesaid princes, however, agreed to pay the men-at-arms, whom the king of England should send to them, and gave sufficient securities for so doing.
* See the original treaty in the Fædera. It is dated the 18th of May, and not the 8th, as in Monstrelct.
CHAPTER CII.-THE KING's MINISTERS ARE GREATLY ALARMED AT THE ARREST OF SIR
PETER DES ESSARS AND OF THE DUKE OF BAR.- OTHER PROCEEDINGS OF Tue
[A. D. 1413.] At the beginning of this year, the king's ministers, that is to say, those who had had the management of the finances under their care for twenty years past, were much pressed to give in their accounts. Several public and private accusations were made against them, which caused the greater part to fear that they should not escape with honour. Many had been arrested, and others had fled, whose fortunes had been sequestrated by the king. They sought, therefore, by divers means, to obtain the protection of those princes who governed the king ; and sir Peter des Essars, who had fled to Cherbourg, through the interest of the duke of Aquitaine was remanded to Paris. Ile secretly entered the Bastile with his brother sir Anthony, but not so privately as to prevent its being known to some of the Parisians, who disliked him, and who instantly acquainted the duke of Burgundy and his people with it, by whom he was equally hated. A party of the commonalty was soon collected; and headed by sir Elion de Jacqueville, then governor of Paris, and some others of the duke of Burgundy's friends, they marched to the Bastile, and made prisoners of sir Peter des Essars and his brother, whom they first led to the castle of the Louvre and then to the prison of the palace. When this was done, they again assembled, to the amount of six thousand, under the standard of the aforesaid Jacqueville, who was joined by sir Robert de Mailly, sir Charles de Lens, and several other men-at-arms of the household of the duke of Burgundy,—and about ten o'clock in the morning they drew up before the hôtel of the duke of Aquitaine. The principal instigators of this insurrection of the commonalty were, Jeannot Caboche, a skinner of the slaughter-house of Saint James, master John de Troyes, a surgeon at Paris, and Denisot de Chaumont, who, having forcibly entered the apartment of the duke, addressed him as follows: "Our most redoubted lord, here are the Parisians, but not all in arms, who on behalf of your good town of Paris, and for the welfare of your father and yourself, require that you cause to be delivered up to them certain traitors who are now in your hôtel."
The duke, in a fury, replied, that such affairs did not belong to them, and that there were no traitors in his hôtel. They answered, that if he were willing to give them up, well and good,-otherwise they would take them before his face, and punish them according to their deserts. During this conversation, the dukes of Burgundy and of Lorrain arrived; and several of the Parisians at the same time entered the hôtel, and instantly seized master Jean de Vailly, the duke's new chancellor, Edward duke of Bar, cousin-german to the king, sir James de la Riviere, the two sons of the lord de Boissay, Michel de Vitry and his brother, the two sons of sir Reginald de Guiennes, the two brothers de Maisnel, the two de Geremmes, and Peter de Naisson. The duke of Aquitaine, witnessing this outrage committed before his eyes, turned to the duke of Burgundy, and angrily said,—"Father-in-law, this insurrection has been caused by your advice : you cannot deny it, for those of your household are the leaders of it. Know, therefore, that you shall one day repent of this; and the state shall not always be governed according to your will and pleasure." The duke of Burgundy replied, by way of excusing himself, " My lord, you will inform yourself better, when your passion shall be somewhat cooled." But, not withstanding this, those who had been seized were carried off, and confined in different prisons. They afterwards made search for master Raoul Bridoul, the king's secretary, who, as they were carrying him away, was struck by one that hated him with a battle-axe on the head, and thrown dead into the Seine. They also murdered a very rich upholsterer, who was an eloquent man, called Martin d'Aue, and a cannon-founder, an excellent workman, but who had been of the Orleans party, whose bodies they left naked two whole days in the square of St. Catherine. They compelled the duke of Aquitaine to reside with the king his father in the hotel de St. Pol, and carefully guarded the gates that he might not quit Paris. Some said this was done for his amendment, as he was very young, and impatient of contradiction, but others assigned different reasons: among them was one, that he had intended to have tilted on May-day in the forest of Vincennes, and that he had ordered sir Peter des Essars to meet him there with six hundred helmets, and to pay them for one month, and that this order had been executed. It was added, that the duke of Orleans and those of his party were collecting large bodies of men-at-arms to join the duke of Aquitaine in the forest of Vincennes, which had greatly displeased the duke of Burgundy and the Parisians.
It was melancholy to behold this reign of the mob, and the manner in which they conducted themselves in Paris, as well towards the king as towards the other lords. They also wrote. letters to the different towns to inform them that what they had done was for the welfare of the king and kingdom, and required of them to give them all aid and advice should there be any necessity for it, and to remain obedient in their fidelity to the king and his eldest son. Afterwards, that no assembly of men-at-arms might be made by any lord, the king, at the request of these same Parisians, published an edict, addressed to all the seneschals and bailiffs in the realm, of the following tenour.
" Charles, by the grace of God, king of France, to the bailiff of Amiens, or to his lieutenant, greeting.
"Whereas, in the divisions and disputes that so lately harassed our kingdom, we, and our very dear eldest son the duke of Aquitaine, dauphin of Viennois, have so successfully laboured, that, through God's grace, we have established a solid peace in our realm, for the observance of which the greater part of our liege subjects have given security, and have promised, on their oaths, to keep and preserve it, and not to issue any summons, or to raise any men, without our express permission. Notwithstanding this, we have heard that some of our blood, and others, are making preparations to raise men, by way of companies, in different parts of our kingdom, which may not only be very expensive to the country, but cause other great inconveniences, unless an immediate remedy be provided.
" These, therefore, are to enjoin you to cause this our prohibition to be most publicly proclaimed in the usual places within your bailiwick, and to forbid any person, under penalty of death and confiscation of goods, whether baron, knight or others, to obey any summons from their superior lord, unless so ordered by us, our son, or our well-beloved cousin the count de St. Pol, constable of France, or others so commissioned by us. That no doubts may arise in regard to these our intentions, we send you this sealed with our great seal. You will likewise inform all our vassals, that whenever, and wherever we, or our son, may send for them, they must obey. And because our very dear uncle and cousin the dukes of Berry and of Lorrain are continually in our service, our intention is not that their vassals or subjects should be prevented going to them whenever they are sent for, or whenever they may employ them in our service; and should any in your baili wick act contrary to the premises, we will and order that you constrain them to do their duty, by arrest and seizure of goods.
"Given at Paris the 9th day of May, in the year 1413, and of our reign the 33d." It was thus signed by the king, on the report made to him of the council held by the dukes of Aquitaine, Berry, and Lorrain, and others, by J. Millet. It was then sent off, and proclaimed throughout the kingdom in the usual places.
The Parisians in those days wore an uniform dress with white hoods, to distinguish all who were of their party. They even made many of the nobles and prelates wear it; and what was more, the king himself afterwards put it on, which seemed to many discreet persons very ridiculous, considering the abominable and detestable manner of the Parisians, and their cruelties, which were almost beyond bearing; but they were so powerful, and obstinate in their wickedness, that the princes knew not well how to provide a remedy. They were all strengthened in it from the belief that they should be supported by the duke of Burgundy and his party, should there be occasion for it.
COMMITTED BY THEM. On Thursday the 11th of May, the Parisians held a great assembly, and made various propositions, in the presence of the dukes of Aquitaine, Berry, Burgundy, and Lorrain, the counts of Nevers, Charolois, and many nobles and prelates, with others, wearing white hoods by way of uniform, who were said to exceed twelve thousand in number. Towards the conclusion, they presented a roll to the duke of Aquitaine, which he would have refused to accept; but they constrained him not only to take it, but to read its contents publicly. Sixty persons, as well absent as present, were charged in this roll as traitors : twenty of whom were instantly arrested and confined in prison. In this number were the lord de Boissay, master of the household to the king, Michel Lallier, and others to the number above mentioned. The absent that had been thus accused were summoned, by sound of trumpet, in all the squares of Paris, to appear within a few days, under penalty, in case of disobedience, of having their properties confiscated to the king's use.
On the 18th day of this same month, the king recovered his health, and went from his hôtel of St. Pol to the church of Nôtre Dame, wearing a white hood like the other princes.
CATHEDRAL OF Notre Dame, Paris. From an original drawing. When he had finished his prayers, he returned home accompanied by a vast multitude of people. On the Monday following, the Parisians had their city surrounded by numbers of men-at-arms, so that no person might leave it without permission : the gates were closely shut, and the bridges drawn up and watched by a numerous guard at each, armed with all sorts of weapons. They also appointed armed divisions of tens in all the streets ; and when this was done, the provost of the merchants, the sheriffs, and other leaders, marched a large body of armed men to the hôtel of St. Pol, which they surrounded with a line three deep;
and having given their orders how they were to act, they waited on the king, the queen, and the dauphin, who were perfectly ignorant of their proceedings.
There was at this time a grand assembly of nobles in Paris, namely, the dukes of Berry, Burgundy, Lorrain, and duke Louis of Bavaria, brother to the queen, who was on the morrow to marry, at the hôtel de St. Pol, the sister of the count d'Alençon, the widow of the lord Peter de Navarre, count de Mortain. The counts de Nevers, de Charolois, de St. Pol, constable of France, and many more great barons and prelates, were likewise present. They there ordered a carmelite friar, call friar Eustache, to harangue the king, who, having taken for his text " Nisi Dominus custoderit civitatem suam, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam," discoursed well and long upon it, and made some mention of the prisoners, of the bad state of the government of the kingdom, and of the crimes that were committed.
When he had ended his speech, the chancellor of France bade him say who were his protectors, when instantly the provost of the merchants and the sheriffs acknowledged him. But as there were but few people present, and as they did not speak loud enough, according to the will of the chancellor, some of them descended to the court to call those of the greatest birth and weight that had remained armed below. The principal leaders returned with them to the king's apartment, and with bended knees avowed that what father Eustache had said was conformable to their sentiments; that they had the sincerest love for him and for his family, and that their sole wish was to serve his royal majesty with clean and pure hearts; that everything they had done had been for the welfare of himself and his kingdom, as well as for the preservation of his person and family.
While this was passing, the duke of Burgundy, noticing the line of armed men that were drawn up three deep, and surrounding the king's hotel, went down and earnestly entreated of them to retire, demanding of them what they wanted, and why they were thus come armed; for that it was neither decent nor expedient that the king, who was so lately recovered from his illness, should thus see them drawn up, as it were, in battle array. They replied, they were not assembled with an ill intent, but for the good of the king and his kingdom : they concluded by giving him a roll, and said, they were on no account to depart thence until those whose names were therein inscribed should be delivered up to them, namely, Louis of Bavaria, brother to the queen, and the following knights : Charles de Villers, Courard Bayer, Jean de Neelle lord d'Ollehaing, the archbishop of Bourges, master William Boisratier, confessor to the queen, Jean Vincent, Colin de Pieul, Jeannet de Cousteville, Mainfroy, treasurer to the duke of Aquitaine, and a courier of the duke of Orleans, who happened accidentally to be in Paris, having brought letters from his master to the king; the lady Bona d'Armagnac, lady of Montauban *, la dame du Quesnoy, la dame d'Avelays, la dame de Noyon, la dame du Chastel, and four other damsels.
When the duke of Burgundy found that everything he could say was in vain, he went to the queen, and showed her the list they had given to him, telling her what they required. She was much troubled thereat, and, calling her son the dauphin, bade him return with the duke of Burgundy, and entreat them most affectionately in her name to desist for only eight days from their present demands, and that on the eighth day she would without fail deliver up her brother, or suffer them to arrest him, and carry him a prisoner to the Louvre, to the Palace, or whithersoever they should please. The duke of Aquitaine, hearing these words from his mother, retired to a private chiamber and wept bitterly,—but was followed by the duke of Burgundy, who exhorted him not to weep, which he complied with, and wiped away his tears. They descended to the Parisians, and the duke of Burgundy explained in a few words the request of the queen; but they positively refused to grant it, and declared they would go up to the queen's apartment,and should those contained in the list be refused to be given up, they would take them by force, even in the king's presence, and carry them away prisoners.
The two dukes, hearing this answer, went back to the queen, whom they found in conversation with her brother and the king. They reported their reception from the Parisians, when the duke of Bavaria, seeing he could not escape, full of bitterness and distress, descended down to them, and desired that he alone might be taken into custody ; that if he were found
* Bona, eldest danghter of the constable d'Armagnac, afterwards married to Charles duke of Crlea is.


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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Patriots or Pirates? Part 2
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Well thought out! ;-D MomReplyDelete
I see all the points of argument from both those who pirate books and music and those who do not. I know our economy sucks and I've downloaded music before. I'm not a total angel, but if all these people are sharing my book then who is buying it? Sure it gets my name on their forum and some may even blog about my book, but really do I think it helps me? No. I don't want to down those who do pirate books and music but seriously let's call it for what it is instead of adding some sort of noble cause to it because for every book that even a small group shares my book-that is money I am not getting. Money that my children are not seeing. Money that I can't do anything with. I shouldn't have to do without because there are so many out there who can't afford stuff. If people can afford internet and cell phones-they can afford a book, CD, or DVD.ReplyDelete
I am glad you are fighting on the right side of the issue, Mr. Speca. The difference between correlation and causation is one that the opposition neatly sidesteps. This particular group of pirates operates on the justification of a reprehensible lack of respect for those who work hard to create their craft. I do not see the opposition offering up any explanation as to how they expect the industry to develop and grow going forward if they don't expect authors to make a living. Instead of writing, the authors will have to do something else to make ends meet, leaving a void in the art. They are attempting to kill a craft, and are cutting of their collective noses to spite their faces.ReplyDelete
I found this article interesting with relation to the movie industry ... it's a couple of years old (2010), but at the time of this publication, movie theater revenue had surpassed DVD revenue for the first time since 2002.ReplyDelete
"force us to buy your stuff" must be the most infamous phrase I ever read.ReplyDelete
I want to cry out loud:
If you don't want it, leave it! You don't need it for survival, it isn't essential!
There's enough free stuff on the net for a lifetime. Start learning wikipedia by heart, and when you're finished, come back for the updates. This source is in a way essential, by far more valuable than any fiction can ever be, and educational, too - and the very best, everyone can contribute!
So there's no need, no reason, no excuse to infringe the rights of us authors, and very certainly there's no one forcing anybody to do so.
Still, if you're desperate to read my e-books and still can't afford it, feel free to ask me personally for a free copy. I can send out a smashwords coupon for my German e-books any time.
A short article on the rise of e-books ... with this key quote ... "This growth – although not completely offsetting the slump in physical books – is going some way to ensuring the market remains stable, with consumers spending £88 million on e-books in the UK last year, which equated to 5% of the total UK book market, growing to 13% by the end of 2012." So yes e-book revenues are building, but again, is this because of pirating or in spite of it? And overall revenues are down.ReplyDelete
Thank you Aaron! What a well-thought out, fact-based argument on the side of authors. I couldn't agree more.ReplyDelete
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Very interesting and intelligent posting, as always, Aaron. I will always be anti-piracy of books for all of the reasons that have been so eloquently discussed. People seem to live under an illusion that artists in all creative fields have made lots of money from their craft, but for most of us the reality is we'd never be able to live on what we earn from our work - and people, this is a job - I'd love to see how happy any of these piracy people would be to give up their paycheck to someone else, so why should authors feel blessed to be stolen from? Because if you give away our books, you are stealing from us all.ReplyDelete
- J F WeissAugust 15, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Sorry I never responded to these other posts, I lost your site address and couldn't get it back cause the TUEBL facebook page was taken down (Sidenote: Isn't silencing discussion a great way to solve disputes?). I agree with you on two points: 1. it was correlation and not causation 2. what applies to music doesn't necessarily apply to books.ReplyDelete
When I wrote that article it was meant to be a counter-point to the standard industry rhetoric. At least once a year there's a press release showing a decrease in physical sales of music and an increase of piracy. They then proceed to claim it is caused by the piracy. I was showing that if you have more comprehensive data, you can use the same line of reasoning to show a positive effect from piracy. This isn't because piracy is definitively causing an increase in revenue, but because it is false logic.
A pro-piracy stance is that the industries needs to adapt to modern times. Increasing revenues from ticket sales (concerts and movies) is a legitimate way to do that. And yes, books have fewer alternative options like the other two mentioned, but I don't think there are none. For example, I have paid to see an authors book launch/reading. Ebooks are another great one and they don't need to be full of DRM (Tor has accepted this and as far as I could find, they haven't failed horribly).
Finally, thank you Aaron for acknowledging the difficulty of bringing a contrary opinion to an internet discussion. I like discussing issues with people who disagree with me (how else do you learn), but I can't handle the lack of respect in internet debates. 95% end with someone being accused of being Hitler (that's about when I left the TUEBL facebook page). So yeah, thanks.Replies
Thanks for your comment, JF ... and I agree the industry needs to change and I think it is starting to. I don't think a "pirate-friendly" system is sustainable, because artists will stop being able to produce. Personally, legitimate lending (agreed to by both the publisher/author side and the consumer side), or a "Netbooks" model similar to Rhapsody for music or Netflix for movies would be more of a long-term solution. The producers and consumers both need to see some benefit.Delete
I hope you got a chance to read Part 3 on LendInk.


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GCSE Chemistry - C1.1: The Fundamentals of Chemistry Flashcards (AQA)
Covering the syllabus - The Fundamental Ideas of Chemistry.
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The Fundamental Ideas: Atoms overview.
Atoms contain a nucleus which is surrounded by electrons.
The nucleus contains protons and neutrons.
Protons and electrons each have a relative electrical charge.
Protons are charged by +1. Remember that this is called a positive charge.
Electrons are charged by -1. Remember that this is called a negative charge.
Neutrons are neutral. This means their charge is zero.
The Fundamental Ideas: The Periodic Table.
The Periodic Table contains the 100 known elements.
It is made up of non-metals and metals.
Each column is called a group and each row is called a period.
Elements in the same group in the periodic table have similar chemical properties.
This is because their atoms have the same number of electrons in the highest occupied energy level. (More on this on Slide 4!)
Group 1 elements are reactive metals called the alkali metals.
Group 0 elements are unreactive non-metals called the noble gases.
The Fundamental Ideas: Atomic Number and Mass Numb
Every element is represented in the Periodic Table by a symbol with an Atomic Number and a Mass Number. Here's the breakdown:
The Atomic Number is the amount of protons in one atom of the element.
The Mass Number is the total of the protons and neutrons in one atom of the element.
We can now find the protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom of the element.
Atomic Number = Number of Protons.
Mass Number - Atomic Number = Number of Neutrons.
In all atoms, the amount of protons is equal to the amount of electrons. Therefore: Atomic Number = Number of Electrons.
If the Atomic Number of an element was 10 and the Mass Number was 18:
Protons = 10, Electrons = 10, Neutrons = 8.
The Fundamental Ideas: Electronic Structure.
Atoms are made up of different shells which electrons are arranged in.
The shells can be called energy levels. The highest energy level is the outer shell.
The electronic structure is when we write down the numbers of the electrons in each energy level.There are rules about the electrons in each energy level:
The first and lowest energy level can contain up to 2 electrons.
The second energy level can contain up to 8 electrons.
The third energy level can also contain up to 8 electrons.
The Fundamental Ideas: Forming Bonds.
If a metal reacts with a non-metal, the atoms bond by transferring electrons.
If a non-metal reacts with a non-metal, the atoms bond by sharing electrons.
The atoms then become ions/molecules which are charged. Metals which bond give positively charged ions, non-metal molecules are negatively charged.
Opposite charges attract. The charges always cancel each other out in a compound of non-metal and metal.
In a compound of non-metal and metal atoms, there are strong bonds between the atoms. These strong bonds are the chemical bonds that from called ionic bonds.
The outer shells of two non-metal atoms that are reacting overlap and the two atoms share electrons.
Each pair of shared electrons forms a chemical bond between the two atoms. The bonds are covalent. This makes them a molecule.
The Fundamental Ideas: Balancing Equations.
Word equations are better than symbol equations as they can become complicated and they do not specify the amounts of chemicals used.
Mass of Products = Mass of Reactants.
When balancing an equation, count the atoms on both sides.
Make sure there is the same amount on each side.
If one side is not equal, add a number in front of it.
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Philosophy of physics
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In philosophy, the philosophy of physics studies the fundamental philosophical questions underlying modern physics, the study of matter and energy and how they interact. The philosophy of physics begins by reflecting on the basic metaphysical and epistemological questions posed by physics: causality, determinism, and the nature of physical law. It then turns to questions raised by important topics in contemporary physics:
- Physical cosmology: space, time, and the origin and ultimate fate of the universe;
- Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics: energy, work, randomness, information;
- Quantum mechanics: the rival interpretations thereof, and its counterintuitive conclusions.
Centuries ago, the study of causality, and of the fundamental nature of space, time, matter, and the universe were part of metaphysics. Today the philosophy of physics is essentially a part of the philosophy of science. Physicists utilize the scientific method to delineate the universals and constants governing physical phenomena, and the philosophy of physics reflects on the results of this empirical research.
- Purpose of physics 1
Philosophy of space and time 2
- Time 2.1
- Time travel 2.2
- Space 2.3
Philosophy of quantum mechanics 3
- Determinism 3.1
- Indeterminism 3.2
- Uncertainty principle 3.3
- Complementarity 3.4
- Quotes from Einstein's work on the importance of the philosophy of physics 4
- See also 5
- References 6
- Further reading 7
- External links 8
Purpose of physics
According to Niels Bohr, the purpose of physics is:[1]
not to disclose the real essence of phenomena but only to track down (...) relations between the manifold aspects of experience.
Many, particularly realists, find this minimal formulation an inadequate formulation of the purpose of physics, which they view as providing, in addition, a deeper world picture.
Philosophy of space and time
Time is considered to be a fundamental quantity (that is, a quantity which cannot be defined in terms of other quantities), because at present nothing is more basic than time. Thus time is defined via measurement—by its standard time interval. Currently, the standard time interval (called "conventional second", or simply "second") is defined as 9,192,631,770 oscillations of a hyperfine transition in the 133 caesium atom. (ISO 31-1). What time is and how it works follows from the above definition. Physicists use theory to predict how time is measured. Time then can be combined mathematically with the fundamental quantities of space and mass to describe and quantify motion and displacement, and to define concepts such as velocity, momentum, energy, and fields.
Both Newton and Galileo,[2] as well as most people up until the 20th century, thought that time was the same for everyone everywhere. Our modern conception of time is based on Einstein's theory of relativity and Hermann Minkowski's spacetime, in which rates of time run differently in different inertial frames of reference, and space and time are merged into spacetime. Time may be quantized, with the theoretical smallest time being on the order of the Planck time. Einstein's general relativity as well as the redshift of the light from receding distant galaxies indicate that the entire Universe and possibly space-time itself began about 13.8 billion years ago in the big bang. Whether and how the universe will ever end are open questions (see Ultimate fate of the universe).
Time travel
Some theories, most notably special and general relativity, suggest that suitable geometries of spacetime, or certain types of motion in space, may allow time travel into the past and future. Concepts that aid such understanding include the closed timelike curve.
Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity (and, by extension, the general theory) predicts time dilation that could be interpreted as time travel. The theory states that, relative to a stationary observer, time appears to pass more slowly for faster-moving bodies: for example, a moving clock will appear to run slow; as a clock approaches the speed of light its hands will appear to nearly stop moving. The effects of this sort of time dilation are discussed further in the popular "twin paradox". These results are experimentally observable and affect the operation of GPS satellites and other high-tech systems used in daily life.
A second, similar type of time travel is permitted by general relativity. In this type a distant observer sees time passing more slowly for a clock at the bottom of a deep gravity well, and a clock lowered into a deep gravity well and pulled back up will indicate that less time has passed compared to a stationary clock that stayed with the distant observer.
These effects are to some degree similar to hibernation, or cooling of live objects (which slow down the rates of chemical processes in the subject) almost indefinitely suspending their life thus resulting in "time travel" toward the future, but never backward. They do not violate causality. This is not typical of the "time travel" featured in science fiction (where causality is violated at will), and there is little doubt surrounding its existence. "Time travel" will hereafter refer to travel with some degree of freedom into the past or future of proper time.
Many in the scientific community believe that time travel is highly unlikely, because it violates causality i.e. the logic of cause and effect. For example, what happens if you attempt to go back in time and kill yourself at an earlier stage in your life (or your grandfather, which leads to the grandfather paradox)? Stephen Hawking once suggested that the absence of tourists from the future constitutes a strong argument against the existence of time travel— a variant of the Fermi paradox, with time travelers instead of alien visitors. Hitherto there is no experimental evidence of time travel, making it a mere hypothesis as opposed to an empirical fact.
Space is one of the few fundamental quantities in physics, meaning that it cannot be defined via other quantities because there is nothing more fundamental known at present. Thus, similar to the definition of other fundamental quantities (like time and mass), space is defined via measurement. Currently, the standard space interval, called a standard meter or simply meter, is defined as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second (exact).
In classical physics, space is a three-dimensional Euclidean space where any position can be described using three coordinates. Special and general relativity use spacetime rather than space; spacetime is modeled as a four-dimensional space (with the time axis being imaginary in special relativity and real in general relativity, and currently there are many theories which use more than four spatial dimensions.
Philosophy of quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics has provided much controversy in philosophical interpretations. As it developed its theories began to contradict many of the accepted philosophies at the beginning of the 20th century. However, its mathematical predictions coincide with observations.
The 18th century saw many advances in the domain of science. After Newton, most scientists agreed on the presupposition that the universe is governed by strict natural laws that can be discovered and formalized by means of scientific observation and experiment. This position is known as determinism. However, determinism seems to preclude the possibility of free will. That is, if the universe, and thus any person in it, is governed by strict and universal laws, then that means that a person's behavior could be predicted based on sufficient knowledge of the circumstances that obtained prior to that person's behavior. This appears to contradict the person's perception of free will, except as interpreted in compatibilism. Conversely, if we accept that human beings do have (libertarian or incompatibilist) free will, then we must accept that the world is not entirely governed by natural law. Some have argued that if the world is not entirely governed by natural law, then the task of science is rendered impossible. However, the development of quantum mechanics gave thinkers alternatives to these strictly bound possibilities, proposing a model for a universe that follows general rules but never had a predetermined future.
Against the proponents of determinism like Einstein and Max Planck, indeterminism—championed by the English astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington[3]—says that a physical object has an ontologically undetermined component that is not due to the epistemological limitations of physicists' understanding. The uncertainty principle, then, would not necessarily be due to hidden variables but to an indeterminism in nature itself.
Lemaître, Reichenbach, et al. were all supporters of indeterminism.[3]
Uncertainty principle
The uncertainty principle is a mathematical relation asserting an upper limit to the accuracy of the simultaneous measurement of any pair of conjugate variables, e.g. position and momentum. In the formalism of operator notation, this limit is the evaluation of the commutator of the variables' corresponding operators.
The uncertainty principle arose as an answer to the question: How does one measure the location of an electron around a nucleus if an electron is a wave? When quantum mechanics was developed, it was seen to be a relation between the classical and quantum descriptions of a system using wave mechanics.
In March 1926, working in Niels Bohr's institute, Werner Heisenberg formulated the principle of uncertainty thereby laying the foundation of what became known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. Heisenberg had been studying the papers of Paul Dirac and Pascual Jordan. He discovered a problem with measurement of basic variables in the equations. His analysis showed that uncertainties, or imprecisions, always turned up if one tried to measure the position and the momentum of a particle at the same time. Heisenberg concluded that these uncertainties or imprecisions in the measurements were not the fault of the experimenter, but fundamental in nature and are inherent mathematical properties of operators in quantum mechanics arising from definitions of these operators.[4]
The term Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics was often used interchangeably with and as a synonym for Heisenberg's uncertainty principle by detractors (such as Einstein and the physicist Alfred Landé) who believed in determinism and saw the common features of the Bohr-Heisenberg theories as a threat. Within the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics the uncertainty principle was taken to mean that on an elementary level, the physical universe does not exist in a deterministic form, but rather as a collection of probabilities, or possible outcomes. For example, the pattern (probability distribution) produced by millions of photons passing through a diffraction slit can be calculated using quantum mechanics, but the exact path of each photon cannot be predicted by any known method. The Copenhagen interpretation holds that it cannot be predicted by any method, not even with theoretically infinitely precise measurements.
The idea of complementarity is critical in quantum mechanics. It says that light can behave both like a particle and like a wave. When the double-slit experiment was performed, light acted in some cases as a wave, and some cases as a particle. Physicists had no convincing theory to explain this until Bohr and complementarity came along.
Quotes from Einstein's work on the importance of the philosophy of physics
Albert Einstein was extremely interested in the philosophical conclusions of his work. He writes:
"I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value of methodology as well as history and philosophy of science. So many people today—and even professional scientists—seem to me like somebody who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth." Einstein. letter to Robert A. Thornton, 7 December 1944. EA 61-574.
"How does it happen that a properly endowed
"The path of scientific advance is often made impassable for a long time through such errors. For that reason, it is by no means an idle game if we become practiced in analyzing the long-commonplace concepts and exhibiting [revealing, exposing? -Ed.] those circumstances upon which their justification and usefulness depend, how they have grown up, individually, out of the givens of experience. By this means, their all-too-great authority will be broken." Einstein, 1916, "Memorial notice for Ernst Mach," Physikalische Zeitschrift 17: 101-02.
See also
- ^ N.Bohr, Atomic Theory and the Description of Human Knowledge (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1934) p.19. Found in: R.Plaga (1997). "Proposal for an experimental test of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics". Foundations of Physics, v. 27, p. 559. http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/quant-ph/9510007v3
- ^ Roger Penrose, 2004. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-04447-8 (hardcover), 0-09-944068-7 (paperback).
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- ^ Niels Bohr, Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge, p. 38
Further reading
- David Albert, 1994. Quantum Mechanics and Experience. Harvard Univ. Press.
- John D. Barrow and Frank J. Tipler, 1986. The Cosmological Anthropic Principle. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Beisbart, C. and S. Hartmann, eds., 2011. "Probabilities in Physics". Oxford Univ. Press.
- John S. Bell, 2004 (1987), Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- David Bohm, 1980. Wholeness and the Implicate Order. Routledge.
- Nick Bostrom, 2002. Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy. Routledge.
- Thomas Brody, 1993, Ed. by Luis de la Peña and Peter E. Hodgson The Philosophy Behind Physics Springer ISBN 3-540-55914-0
- Harvey Brown, 2005. Physical Relativity. Space-time structure from a dynamical perspective. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Butterfield, J., and John Earman, eds., 2007. Philosophy of Physics, Parts A and B. Elsevier.
- Craig Callender and Nick Huggett, 2001. Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck Scale. Cambridge Univ. Press.
- David Deutsch, 1997. The Fabric of Reality. London: The Penguin Press.
- Bernard d'Espagnat, 1989. Reality and the Physicist. Cambridge Univ. Press. Trans. of Une incertaine réalité; le monde quantique, la connaissance et la durée.
- --------, 1995. Veiled Reality. Addison-Wesley.
- --------, 2006. On Physics and Philosophy. Princeton Univ. Press.
- Roland Omnes, 1994. The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. Princeton Univ. Press.
- --------, 1999. Quantum Philosophy. Princeton Univ. Press.
- Huw Price, 1996. Time's Arrow and Archimedes's Point. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Lawrence Sklar, 1992. Philosophy of Physics. Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-0625-6, ISBN 978-0-8133-0625-4
- Victor Stenger, 2000. Timeless Reality. Prometheus Books.
- Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, 1980. The Unity of Nature. Farrar Straus & Giroux.
- Werner Heisenberg, 1971. Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations. Harper & Row (World Perspectives series), 1971.
- William Berkson, 1974. Fields of Force. Routledge and Kegan Paul, London. ISBN 0-7100-7626-6
External links
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
- "Absolute and Relational Theories of Space and Motion" -- Nick Huggett and Carl Hoefer
- "Being and Becoming in Modern Physics" -- Steven Savitt
- "Boltzmann's Work in Statistical Physics" -- Jos Uffink
- "Conventionality of Simultaneity" -- Allen Janis
- "Early Philosophical Interpretations of General Relativity" -- Thomas A. Ryckman
- "Experiments in Physics" -- Allan Franklin
- "Holism and Nonseparability in Physics" -- Richard Healey
- "Intertheory Relations in Physics" -- Robert Batterman
- "Naturalism" -- David Papineau
- "Philosophy of Statistical Mechanics" -- Lawrence Sklar
- "Physicalism" -- Daniel Sojkal
- "Quantum Mechanics" -- Jenann Ismael
- "Reichenbach's Common Cause Principle" -- Frank Artzenius
- "Structural Realism" -- James Ladyman
- "Structuralism in Physics" -- Heinz-Juergen Schmidt
- "Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking" -- Katherine Brading and Elena Castellani
- "Thermodynamic Asymmetry in Time" -- Craig Callender
- "Time"-- by Ned Markosian
- "Uncertainty principle" -- Jan Hilgevoord and Jos Uffink
- "The Unity of Science" -- Jordi Cat


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- butter 50g
- garlic 2 cloves, crushed
- onion 1, grated
- chopped tomatoes 2 x 400g tins
- brown sugar 1 tsp
- basil a small bunch, chopped
- rigatoni 250g
- double cream 100ml
- parmesan (or veggie alternative) 50g, finely grated
- mozzarella 2 x 125g balls, drained and cut into 2cm dice
- green salad to serve
Step 1
Heat the butter in a large pan and cook the garlic and onion over a low heat for 10 minutes or until really soft. Add the tomatoes and sugar, then cook for 20 minutes or until thickened and reduced by 1/3. Stir in the basil and season.
Step 2
Cook the rigatoni following pack instructions, then drain really well.
Step 3
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Stir the double cream into the tomato sauce, followed by the parmesan, rigatoni and mozzarella.
Step 4
Tip into a buttered 20cm x 30cm baking dish and bake for 10 minutes or until bubbling. Serve with a green salad, if you like.
Nutritional Information
- Kcals 721
- Fat 41.4g
- Saturates 26g
- Carbs 57.3g
- Sugars 12.3g
- Fibre 5.7g
- Protein 27g
- Salt 1.1g


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14 Digital Trends on Kleiner Perkins' Venture Capital Radar
Mary Meeker on who shall inherit the Web
Snapchat and WhatsApp both account for 700 million photos shared daily. The average Google user is six times more valuable than the average Facebook user. Buzzfeed is big on Facebook but not as big on Twitter, where BBC is the top media brand. And 25 percent of global Internet use is on mobile, but only 4 percent of ad dollars is.
These are just some of the key Web trends that Mary Meeker of VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers shared at Re/Code's conference today. Here is part of the 164-page State of the Internet report and what the top investment firm is looking at when it makes its billion-dollar bets on the future:
Messaging services
They're called "over the top" messaging services, a category that includes Snapchat, WhatsApp, Line, We Chat, Viber and KakaoTalk. In less than five years, a billion people will be using them.
The app serves 1.2 billion messages a day (700 million "snaps" and 500 million Snapchat "stories.") WhatsApp users share 50 billion a day and Line users (big in Japan) share 10 billion.
Facebook's photo play
Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and $19 billion for WhatsApp? Because it now controls more than 1.1 billion photos shared daily between the three services, compared to Snapchat's 700 million.
Web trends
A look at emerging players shows that Snapchat and Twitter's Vine now have an equal number of monthly unique visitors, more than 20 million. This year, Tumblr, Pinterest, Vine and Instagram have seen a downtick in monthly users, according to comScore. Snapchat users were increasing as of February.
On mobile, apps still dominate in revenue, over advertising. In 2013, mobile revenue totaled $38 billion, and less than $15 billion came from advertising.
Mobile ad potential
20 percent of media consumption in the U.S. is on mobile, but only 4 percent of ad dollars are allocated there. Kleiner Perkins calls that a nearly $30 billion opportunity.
Google, Facebook and Twitter
Google is killing Facebook and Twitter when it comes to the amount of money it makes from each user. Average revenue per Google user is $45, the average for a Facebook user is $7.24, and the average on Twitter is $3.55.
Desktop versus mobile
Global Internet advertising was $116 billion last year, more than $100 billion of which went to desktop. However, 25 percent of Web usage is on mobile now.
Facebook publishers
The top three Facebook publishers by number of shares, comments and Likes: Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and ABC News.
Twitter publishers
The top three Twitter publishers by number of shares: BBC, New York Times and Mashable
Buzzfeed phenomenon
130 million monthly visitors, 50 percent mobile, 75 percent social, 50 percent ages 18 to 34.
Tinder dating
The dating app makes 11 million matches of men and women a day, up 21 percent year over year.
Digital music
In 2013, digital track sales declined 6 percent to 1.3 billion tracks, the first ever down year. However, music streaming was up 32 percent, 118 billion songs last year, showing streaming services are in demand (like Beats, which Apple is looking to buy).
Social TV
Twitter's second screen strategy is working for advertisers: 53 percent of TV viewers re-exposed to a brand's message on Twitter recalled the ad, while 40 percent of TV-only consumers recalled the ad. Similar boosts were experienced when asking about brand favorability and purchase intent.