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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
This Cookie Stands Alone: Cornmeal Shortbread with Sweet Dried Cherries . . .
A coy little shortbread recipe has been beckoning to me for a while now, and I finally surrendered to its siren song. It's not just another run o' the mill shortbread, though. How does it differ? Well, it's characterized by a few ingredients that, while common, are each distinctive in their own right. Place them in combination and beautiful things start to happen. I'm talking about elements like exceptionally rich butter, the seeds of a fragrant vanilla bean, enough golden cornmeal to add an intriguing crunch, and the tastiest dried cherries in the world.
When I gave in to the desire to make this shortbread, my first thought was to pair it with something cool and creamy--maybe homemade ice cream, panna cotta, or pudding. But occasionally, while in the midst of baking, it becomes crystal clear that a finished creation can, and perhaps even should, be allowed to stand on its own. This is one such recipe.
Good classic shortbread excels in showcasing a few basic components--butter, sugar, flour. But, used judiciously, additional items carefully chosen can raise a shortbread's profile in the finest way, and that's what we have here, most notably with the cherries. Now, though, let's talk specifically about the butter for a moment. Have you ever used premium butter in shortbread? The kind of butter that's a couple of percentage points higher in fat than regular butter? It's substantially more expensive than its lesser companions, but the difference it makes in a cookie like this is immediately apparent. In part because it contains less moisture than typical butters, it has not only a positive flavor impact but it also affects texture in certain baked goods, too. Fellow bakers, from the flavor standpoint alone shortbread is made for this stuff. Made for it. If you never use this kind of butter for anything else, at least try it once in shortbread.
I used Plugra, a domestically-made "European style" butter that, though obscenely expensive (in my neck of the woods it's over seven dollars a pound), is extravagantly buttery. Peel back the gold paper wrapping on a brick of this stuff and you'll see just what I mean. It feels especially slippery, and it smells . . . well . . . sort of clean and unadulterated. If butter can be lustrous, this is lustrous indeed. It's probably what the best homemade butter tasted like two hundred years ago, back when cows munched freely on untainted grass, and napped peacefully beneath big shady oak trees. So, if you've never tried any of the fancy high-fat butters on the market (and there are several brands to be found these days), you might want to consider saving your pennies and, just once, giving it a go.
About this recipe . . .
The sum and substance of this recipe is from pastry chef Karen DeMasco's gorgeous book, The Craft of Baking. The adaptations I made to it included doubling the recipe; adding in chopped, dried, Michigan cherries (of course from Michigan, where else?); pressing the dough thickly into two tart pans instead of chilling it, rolling it out, and cutting it with a cookie cutter; and, also, I didn't follow DeMasco's advice to stick the hull of the split vanilla bean in with the dough as it mixed (for some reason that concept didn't appeal to me at the time I was making this, though I have nothing against it in principle). And I reworded the instructions somewhat, as usual.
To gild the lily . . . or not . . .
I did follow DeMasco's suggestion to sprinkle the shortbread with demarara sugar (natural brown sugar produced from the "first crystallization" of sugar cane) prior to baking, but in the future I think I might do without a sugar topping altogether, or use coarse white sugar instead. I say this because the addition of the brown sugar flavor was truly unnecessary to this particular cookie.
Though I love the moist heaviness and unadulterated flavor of demarara crystals in general, the sugar was superfluous here. It was gilding the lily. And, as I said before, this shortbread cookie stands perfectly well on its own. So there.
Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies with Sweet Dried Cherries
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have ready two ungreased tart pans with removable bottoms, each approximately 9 inches in size.
1 and 3/4 cup All Purpose flour, unbleached
1 cup yellow cornmeal, coarsely or finely ground, as you prefer
1 tsp. kosher salt (I think this makes a difference in this recipe, so do use kosher if you have it.)
1 cup plus 3 Tbsp. of unsalted butter (I used Plugra, a high quality, higher-fat butter; I recommend you try this or something similar, though I have no doubt this shortbread is good even with regular unsalted butter.)
1 cup confectioners' sugar, not sifted
1/2 cup of chopped sweet dried cherries
Seeds scraped from 1/2 of a whole vanilla bean
4 Tbsp. demarara, or coarse white, sugar, if you like (I used the demarara, but as noted in the post, I think next time I'd prefer coarse white sugar instead.)
In a medium size bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, and kosher salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla seeds for just a minute or so on low speed.
While the mixer is still on low, add in the flour mixture in two additions, then toss in the chopped cherries. Again mix just until the ingredients are combined. Don't over-mix or let the dough get too warm. (If the dough does seem warm and extremely soft, put it in the fridge for a few minutes to chill.)
Divide the dough in half and, with your hands, press the dough smoothly and evenly into the tart pans. Using the tines of a dinner fork, divide the dough into slender wedges, like a pie, pressing the tines down to the bottom of the pan.
Set the tart pans on top of a flat baking sheet, and place the sheet on the middle rack of your preheated 350 oven. Check the shortbread after 15 to 20 minutes; if it appears to be browning too quickly, cover it lightly with foil. Bake until the top is lightly golden, however long that takes, perhaps 10 more minutes.
Let each shortbread cool in its pan for about five minutes, then remove it from the pan and put it on a cutting surface. With a thin sharp knife, slice it while still warm. If you wait until it's cool, it could crack apart when you attempt to slice it.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Strawberry Breakfast Bread . . . Wake Up and Smell the Berries!
You know strawberry season is coming to a rapid close in Michigan when you head to your favorite "u-pick" farm and the berry patch is almost deserted. One morning this week, my friend Cathy and I went to Verellen Orchards, a nice spot about a half-hour's drive from Berkley, the small city where we both live.
It was a sunny, breezy day. As we stepped inside the open-air farm stand to check in, the sweet, humid scent of strawberries saturated the air.
Empty berry baskets in hand, we made our way into the rows of low-growing plants. Aside from one lone woman a short ways away, intently working to fill her basket, we had the patch pretty much to ourselves. The few viable strawberries still in the field were well concealed beneath that distinctive bushy foliage. I picked less than half of one flat, all in all, and most of the fruit I took was very small, blood red, and incredibly juicy. Many of my strawberries were almost past their prime.
Once I got them home and had a chance to give them all a good close look, I realized I'd have to weed out quite a few and discard them. The next morning, feeling that familiar yen to bake and realizing there was no time to waste in making use of my limited haul, I briskly sorted, cleaned, and trimmed the remaining fruit, then spent a few minutes paging through cookbooks looking for a quick recipe to make good use of what I'd salvaged before it all turned into a fragrant bowl of rose-colored mush.
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion, I made a number of changes. Chief among them, I left out all of the walnuts. Walnuts and strawberries don't always fraternize successfully, as far as I'm concerned. Flung together in a salad, they have a reasonable shot at getting along, but in baked goods I'm often doubtful about their compatibility.
Also, in terms of adaptations, I used about two-thirds mashed strawberries, along with one-third mashed ripe banana, instead of using strawberries alone. (That languishing banana was starting to resemble a Dalmatian with no get-up and go. I had to put it to work somehow.) You could, though, use all mashed berries and no banana if you like. Bananas are not mandatory.
Oh, and you'll notice the recipe calls for a tiny bit of lemon oil; this, too, is not mandatory, so don't panic. I realize not everyone has this stuff laying around. If you like, add in a little lemon zest, lemon extract, or lemon juice instead. Or, nix that citrus aspect entirely.
Moving on . . . in addition to the alterations above, I adjusted the amount of salt upward (and I used kosher salt), added in a wee bit of baking powder to give the loaf some extra oomph, and last but not least I made the strategic decision to add in two generous tablespoons of whole ground flax-seed meal. You ever use this stuff? I'm kind of a newbie with it, but so far I like it.
Used judiciously, even a little flax-seed meal adds a rich golden color, ups the nutritional benefits (flax is a mega-supplier of Omega 3, antioxidants, etc.), and lends an interesting dimension to the overall flavor of certain baked goods that white flour simply can't provide. If, though, you couldn't care less about using the ground flax-seed meal (I understand), just leave it out and add in a couple extra tablespoons of white or whole wheat flour. The resulting loaf will just be less golden brown throughout, but I'm sure it'll still be darn tasty.
When all was said and done, I was more than satisfied with this bread, and completely content with the alterations I made. It's a quick bread that's moist but not wet, mildly sweet yet not at all bland, and substantive without being heavy. I topped it off, right before it went into the oven, with a sprinkling of sanding sugar--always a nice touch on this kind of item. This baby can be put together in a flash, and the one loaf that I made finished baking in about 40 minutes.
Strawberry Breakfast Bread
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour, or spray with baking spray, a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
1 and 1/2 cups All-Purpose flour (I used unbleached)
2 Tbsp. whole ground flax-seed meal
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Scant 1/2 tsp. salt (I used kosher)
A pinch of nutmeg (I used whole nutmeg)
1/4 tsp. lemon oil
2 eggs, large
3/4 cup mashed ripe strawberries
1/2 mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup vegetable oil (I used canola
1 to 2 Tbsp. of sanding sugar (or granulated sugar)
Whisk together the flour, flax-seed meal, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs, lemon oil, mashed strawberries and banana, and oil.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, and fold with a spatula only until all the batter is just moistened.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with several pinches of sanding sugar, or granulated sugar. Bake the loaf for about 40 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Check the bread about 20 minutes into the baking time. If the bread appears to be browning too quickly, cover it lightly with foil.
Let the baked loaf cool in its pan, on a rack, for 15 minutes. Remove it from the pan and let it finish cooling on the rack,
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Fresh Apricot Cinnamon-Chip Muffins . . . Tart & Sweet!
Here we are, moving into the tail end of June, and the onslaught of bright, fresh, summer produce is finally upon us. Among other things, this means that we now have access to a multitude of reasonably priced, and adorably cute, apricots.
A sensitive and delicate fruit, so they say, the apricot is a bit of a homebody that, apparently, doesn't cope well with traveling. It's easily bruised and it doesn't care for the jostling, tight quarters, and occasional indignities inherent in a long-distance journey. Perhaps you feel the same way?
Because of this, only about one quarter of the apricots grown in the U.S. actually make their way to retail markets, so the experts say. These are picked just at the beginning of ripeness, when still firm. But what of the remaining 75 percent? Those lucky fellows are allowed to linger on the trees and, as a result, grow remarkably sweeter than their less fortunate counterparts; they end up canned, frozen, dried, and so on. This means that the fresh apricots you lovingly select one by one in your local grocery store may indeed be cute, but it's a roll of the dice as to whether or not you'll find yourself smiling or puckering after you bite into one.
This all just seems to make sense, though, doesn't it? One could make the case that it's analagous to life. Aren't we sweeter when we aren't rushed? Aren't we more appealing when we've had a good supply of uninterrupted leisure in which to sleep, dream, and reflect? Of course we are.
It's not always a baker's tragedy, though, if the apricots to be used in a recipe lean toward the tarter end of the spectrum. Perhaps two thirds of the apricots that I used in these muffins were kind of astringent, while the rest were only mildly sweet. I think, though, that in certain cases a flavorful but tart chunk of fruit balances remarkably well with its more sugary surroundings. These muffins present a perfect example. The cinnamon chips provide a burst of sweetness here and there that equalizes and nicely offsets the surprising tang of any less-than-fully-ripe fruit pieces.
About this recipe . . .
Adapted from a blueberry muffin recipe in Flo Braker's wonderful book, Baking for All Occasions, I made a number of changes in order to produce these. In addition to substituting apricot chunks for blueberries, I swapped out a bit of the white flour in favor of a small portion of whole wheat flour and oats. Instead of using buttermilk, which I love but didn't have on hand, I used half sour cream and half milk, along with a smidgen of lemon juice. I omitted the lemon zest.
And, instead of dipping the warm muffin tops in butter and then plopping them enthusiastically in cinnamon sugar, as Flo indicates should be done, I lightly brushed the tops with melted butter and sprinkled them with just a very small amount of cinnamon sugar. It seemed to me they would have been practically inedible if I'd followed Flo's recommendation to dip them in her "doughnut topping," because melted butter sops up a huge amount of sugar (ever noticed this?).
I was pretty pleased with how these came out. The texture was right on target--really tender with no tough or rubbery aspect whatsoever--and the muffins had fine flavor. The cinnamon chips that I used came from King Arthur Flour, so of course they weren't cheap. But less costly brands of cinnamon chips are pretty common in grocery stores now, too. If you'd prefer to skip the cinnamon chips altogether, certainly do so; you might want to just add in some cinnamon with the dry ingredients--maybe a teaspoon or less--before they're mixed with the liquids. The muffins won't be as sweet without the chips, but they'll still be good, I'm sure of it.
Apricot Cinnamon-Chip Muffins
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners, or spray liberally with baking spray.
For the batter:
1 and 1/2 cups All-Purpose flour (I used unbleached)
3 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
1/4 cup regular or quick-cooking (not instant) oats
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (I used a generous 1/2 tsp.)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk (I used 2 percent)
3 oz. unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled (aka 3/4 of one stick, or 6 Tbsp.)
2 eggs, large
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup of unpeeled fresh apricot pieces, chopped small
2/3 cup mini cinnamon chips
For the topping:
1/4 granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 oz. unsalted butter, melted (1/2 of one stick, or 4 Tbsp.)
In a large mixing bowl, using a whisk, combine the white flour, whole wheat flour, oats, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
In a medium size bowl, using a spoon, blend together the sour cream, milk, melted butter, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
Add the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and stir together until just combined; use care not to overmix. With a spatula, gently fold in the apricot pieces and the cinnamon chips.
Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full. Bake on the middle rack of your oven for approximately 20 minutes, until light golden brown and the centers spring back when lightly pressed with a finger.
Cool the muffins in the pan for about 10 minutes. Remove them from the pan to a cooling rack. Using a pastry brush, coat the tops with melted butter and a small sprinkling of cinnamon sugar.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Strawberry Cheesecake with Cookie Crumb Crust . . . Thinkin' Pink!
"I found I could say things with color . . . that I couldn't say any other way--things I had no words for."
-- Georgia O'Keefe
My three favorite colors are pink, red, and pale green. I would go so far as to say that I crave them. I suspect I may even feel cheerier when wearing one of them. My mood is calmer in a tranquil room that's been painted a cool shade of celery. It's no surprise my kitchen is that very shade, as it has been for several years and I haven't tired of it yet. Place a stem or two of pink flowers in a little jar of water on the kitchen table, and I'll delight in them until they fade away.
Just as we're influenced by the hues we see around us everyday--in our houses, in our cities, and in nature--I assume that the colors we're faced with when we sit down to a meal must impact us in similar ways. I know that I'm a pushover for pretty food. And color accounts for a huge part of the "pretty factor," don't you think?
I do appreciate the sight of pink food--frosted cupcakes, strawberry ice cream, raspberry yogurt. Heck, I can even muster up a yen for cotton candy or Bazooka bubble gum now and again, though it's questionable whether those items qualify as real food. And vibrant red food gets my seal of approval, too; perfect garnet cherries, the blazing sunset stripes of a ripe mango's skin, even ketchup-red tomatoes, still warm from the vine.
Culinarians assert that we "eat with our eyes," and there is plenty of proof to back up that statement. In cake decorating classes, they make a point of teaching the principles of the color wheel since this kind of visual harmony is integral to a well-designed cake. A poorly executed use of color on a cake is immediately apparent, have you noticed? It does its utmost to turn you off. Think of those garish frosted cakes that you stroll past in the grocery store each week. They virtually scream out, "Hey, you! Look at me! Yeah, you! I'm bright and hideous and I clash!"
Color is important when you're baking. Don't think it's not . . .
But, alas, the oven changed all that. Ultimately, I ended up with kind of an ivory filling overlaid with just the slightest hint of pink, and dotted throughout with bits of rosy strawberry here and there. Not the glorious pink cheesecake of my dreams, but still good. I guess even a smidgen of pink is better than none.
About this recipe . . .
Hailing from the book, Diner: The Best of Casual American Cooking, by Diane Rossen Worthington, this recipe includes both a small amount of fresh, ripe strawberries, along with strawberry jam, to give it its signature flavor. I stuck pretty closely to the original formula for the filling, but instead of using the called-for graham crackers in the crust, I used vanilla wafers. I also omitted lemon zest, because the recipe already includes a significant amount of lemon juice, and I just didn't want to overdo it.
I baked the cake on Saturday afternoon, put it in the fridge as soon as it was completely cool, and served it on Sunday evening. The cake turned out well, but I thought it actually tasted considerably better the day after it was first sliced. Some cheesecakes are just like that; I know this always seems to be true with pound cakes, and I assume it has to do with the incredibly rich ingredients taking a while to sort of mingle, get comfortable, and settle down. The texture seemed much nicer to me after a couple of days in the fridge.
The recipe didn't indicate that you should use a water bath for baking, so I threw caution to the wind and didn't bother with that. Consequently, my cheesecake did crack on top, about an hour after it was out of the oven. I wasn't terribly concerned about this, however, because I'd planned from the get-go to cover the top with a modest layer of whipped cream.
Were I to make this cake again, I probably would choose to employ a few more of the typical cheesecake precautions to help prevent the cracking (for eg., tips like being super careful not to over-beat the batter and incorporate too much air; baking the cake in a foil-wrapped pan that's placed in a water bath; running a knife around the cake sides right before it goes into the oven and shortly after it's out of the oven). Anyway, I'll be more careful next time.
I'd never made a strawberry flavored cheesecake before, but it's a nice variation on plain vanilla or chocolate. Next time, though, I'm makin' it more pink. I think.
(Please note that in the photos below it looks like quite a lot of batter. That's because, when I made it, I doubled the recipe and made two cakes. But the recipe as printed for you below makes just one cake.)
Strawberry Cheesecake with Cookie Crumb Crust
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the bottom and sides of one 9.5" springform pan. Place a circle of parchment over the buttered bottom, and butter the parchment.
For the crust:
2 cups crushed vanilla wafer (or plain shortbread) cookie crumbs
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
For the filling:
24 oz. cream cheese, softened and at room temperature
1 and 1/4 cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups sour cream, at room temperature
1/3 cup All Purpose flour
2 tsp. vanilla extract
fresh juice of one whole lemon, strained
1/2 cup strawberry jam (with any large fruit chunks broken up)
1/2 cup of finely chopped, hulled, ripe strawberries
To make the crust:
In a small bowl, mix together the cookie crumbs and sugar. Add in the melted butter and stir to combine until all the crumbs appear moistened. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan, and up the sides of the pan about two inches. Set aside.
To make the filling:
Break the softened cream cheese into chunks and place in a large mixer bowl. With the mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese for about 3 minutes, until very soft and creamy.
Add in the sugar and continue to mix on medium speed, for 1 to 2 minutes, until the batter is smooth.
Add in the eggs, preferably one at a time, and beat well after each addition. (Do as I say, not as I did, in the photo below, with too many eggs going in at once!)
Reduce the speed to low, and add in the sour cream, flour, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Beat just until thoroughly blended. Remove the large bowl from the mixer.
Remove one cup of the batter and place it in a small bowl.
To this small bowl of batter, add the strawberry jam. Stir it in completely.
Add in the 1/2 cup of chopped strawberry pieces, stirring very gently, just until combined.
Pour this mixture back into the large bowl of batter and, stirring by hand, just blend it in.
Pour all of the batter in the pan that's already been lined with the crust. Jiggle the pan gingerly until the top of the batter appears settled and smooth.
Place the cake pan on top of a baking sheet on the middle rack in the oven.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour. Turn off the heat and let the cheesecake rest undisturbed in the oven, with the door closed, for 30 minutes. Place the pan on a cooling rack and let the cake cool completely. (Hopefully, yours won't look like it's been in an earthquake, like mind did below!)
Once the cake is cooled, cover it lightly and refrigerate it, still in the pan, for at least eight hours before slicing. The cake's texture improves after one full day, or even two days, in the fridge. Before attempting to remove the sides of the pan, run a thin knife carefully around the cake's sides. It's easier to slice, and best tasting, if served quite cold. Try it topped with real whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
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New Evangelisation
Throw open the doors to Christ! When we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realise that He is already there, awaiting us with open arms (Rev 3:20)! At the very heart of the Gospel, is a vivid and personal encounter with God's love.
"This renewed encounter with God's love, blossoms into an enriching friendship, which liberates us from our narrowness and self-absorption. We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves to attain the fullest truth of our being. For if we have received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love with others?" – Pope Francis (EG, 8)
What is the mission of the Church?
The task of evangelising all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church. Evangelising is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelise, that is to say, in order to preach and teach, to be the channel of the gift of grace, to reconcile sinners with God, and to perpetuate Christ's sacrifice in the Mass, which is the memorial of His death and glorious resurrection (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 14; emphasis added)." – Pope Paul VI
As Catholics, the love of Christ compels us to be bold and courageous as we share in the mission of Christ and His Church. We are called to serve humanity by revealing to them the "love of God made manifest in Jesus Christ" (Redemptoris Missio, 2). "For if I preach the Gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!" (1 Cor 9: 16)
What is the New Evangelisation?
"The New Evangelisation is a call to all Catholics to renew their faith and, working in communion, to share the Good News about Jesus Christ with ardour and to be visible witnesses of His love in every sphere of society, using approaches relevant to today's society." – Archbishop William Goh
This is a working definition – a starting point, and will evolve as our clergy in Singapore dialogue with each other in 2015 to distill the principles of the New Evangelisation. These will help us all to focus on our fundamental identity and mission as sons and daughters of God and, in time to come, be the reference point for us to review the various actions and activities of our parishes and organisations and align them with the fundamental mission of Christ.
we praise and thank God for His mighty works in you.
O Blessed Mother, Star of the New Evangelisation;
we consecrate the New Evangelisation
for Singapore to your Most Immaculate Heart and
implore your intercession for a mighty renewal
of the Catholic Church in Singapore.
We entrust to you all priests, Religious and laity.
Guide our leaders to imitate your humility and obedience
to God and to be docile to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
May all hearts be converted and re-ignited
with love for Christ and inflamed with evangelical zeal,
so as to bear witness to God's loving salvation.
Mary, Mother of the Church,
unite us with the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
to be a people of communion in mission.
May your constant love and guidance
be the light of refuge that leads us to your son, Jesus.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Markers of an Evangelising Disciple:
- Have had a life-changing personal encounter with Christ (EG 8)
- Are spiritually mature and doctrinally informed (EG 45)
- Go forth to proclaim Christ joyfully (EG 120) and communicate the kerygma creatively (EG 127-128)
- Ground their work in prayer and holiness of life (EG 264)
- Live a Eucharistic life (EG 174)
- Live a life in community (EG 10)
- Intercede for others (EG 283)
- Look out for brothers /sisters who are living without the strength, light and consolation born of friendship with Jesus, without a community of faith to support them, without meaning and goals in life (EG 49)
- Are called to be instruments of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor, and for enabling them to be fully a part of society (EG 187)
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We live in a world where those who own cars are constantly in need of insurance to cover those cars. Take for example, you have a man who owns and loves his 1965 Ford Mustang. Obviously, his car is his pride and joy and he would just about do anything for it, right?
Well, what would happen if this car was damaged in a very odd way? Of course he would have to put in his claim with his insurance provider then they would provide a list of transporters to move his car from where it was damaged to where it can be fixed, right? That is why we are here today.
Now, how many of you out there realize that car insurance and shipping your vehicle basically go hand in hand as the rates for transporting a car could actually be included? If not, then let us break it down a little.
When your car is damaged beyond the point of it being driven, it needs to be transported from one location to another. In other words, from where the scene of the damage/crime took place, to the local or chosen repair shop. It is that simple.
Let us give you another example of some foolishness that involves cars and how they need to be moved after the consequences of the moment.
A man has driven to an upscale dinner engagement to meet some friends in his 2011 Maserati Quattroporte. Shortly after handing over his keys to a trusted valet attendant, there is a very loud crash heard from the side of the restaurant. Apparently the valet driver of the Maserati thought he could emulate Vaughn Gitten Jr., and drifted his way into a 2010 Jeep Cherokee which in turn, rolled head on into a parked classic Porsche 356CS Coupe, totaling it. The moral of the story is, when you need to use valet, rent a car.
Now, let us look at this example for a moment shall we? For argument's sake let us say that this incident took place in L.A. and all three of the vehicles involved now need to be towed, and or moved away.
The owner of the Maserati has called his insurance carrier and has requested a reliable transport company that's relatively close and will provide the expedited transport he requires.
This service will take his vehicle to wherever he wants his car to go. The driver of the Jeep has a bit of a problem, his insurance is based in his home state of Ohio and now he needs to find a very cost effective way of towing his Jeep back there.
He will need to source a company that not only offers one of these – so that the Jeep won't get rusty if it has to travel through inclement weather – but also the option to take his Jeep straight to his mechanic back in Ohio.
Lastly we have the 55 year-old owner of the totaled Porsche who is faced with a few decisions. One, he needs to find a towing company that will pick up what is left of his car. Two, being that his car was restored in Texas – the owner of the shop where it was built wants to see the car for himself – and now the remains of a classic have to be shipped hours Southeast to his home town of Austin.
An auto transportation company that provides, great prices, covered, and protected shipping, timely service, and can go across the country if need be, has to sourced.
These are the things that happen to everyday people who are normally not expecting the worst to happen to them. Life throws wicked curve balls, and all we can do as drivers is just try to adjust to what's happening, and move forward.
So with that said, can you see how insurance, and transport companies go hand in hand? Hopefully, if you are in an accident, you won't have to worry about shipping your car across the entire country. We hope that these little stories helped clarify some things that may have been floating around in the back your heads. So until the next one, be safe and keep it between the rails.


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Next-Generation Aluminum Frame - The CRF450R's Next-Gen twin spar aluminum frame positions the rear shock's mounting point lower, opening up the airbox area and contributing to a lower center of gravity for more holeshots. The frame geometry also helps improve traction, feeling and steering precision.
New Swingarm - We've changed the way we build the CRF450R's swingarm this year, fine-tuning the flex to work with the new chassis and give you better rear traction and cornering precision.
New Frame Members - We've stiffened up the CRF450R's chassis to work better with the new swingarm. At the same time, we took some rigidity out of the rear subframe, to help maintain the bike's overall balance and feel.
Twin-Muffler Exhaust System - The CRF450R's dual exhaust system is light, compact, and positioned close and low in the frame to take weight off t bring more mass to the bike's center for improved handling. It also allows for more air flow, and that equals added horsepower.
Engine Oil Scavenge Pump - New design featuring two 12mm pumps up from a single 16mm pump for increased lubrication and reduced friction.
Downdraft Fuel Injection - The CRF450R features a downdraft intake tract and FI body to help increase both power and fuel-metering precision. It's part of the reason the CRF450R offers such explosive power and massive torque, especially out of the starting gate and in the critical first 100 feet of the race to the first turn.
New Double-Spray Injector Settings - The CRF450R's fuel-injection system sprays twice per intake cycle. That helps increase fuel atomization without adding the weight or complexity of a second injector. The better fuel atomization means more power in the midrange and on overrev—you'll feel it the first time you race.
New Longer Head Pipes - Lengthening the CRF450R's headpipes help give you better throttle response and top-end pull.
Cylinder Head Layout - The CRF450R usesour latest finger-follower rocker design. The Unicam cylinder head remains one of the most efficient in the MX world, giving you the design and performance of a double-overhead-cam layout but the compactness of a single-overhead-cam design.
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Honda is introducing significant upgrades to the top three models in its motocross lineup for 2019. These changes affect overall engineering, performance, handling and comfort. What follows are a few of the exciting changes coming to each model.
New 2019 Cam Profiles - With input directly from our HRC works team, we've changed the cam profiles on our 2019 model. You should feel the engine rev more freely, as well as improved torque feel in the bottom end.
Downdraft Intake and Exhaust Layout - The DOHC cylinder-head design let our engineers straighten out the CRF250R's intake and exhaust tracts. The intake is shorter and just about arrow straight, and the exhaust flows more efficiently too. No athlete's going to win a sprint if they try to run while holding their breath, and it's no different with your bike's engine. You'll experience both more power and better throttle response.
New Throttle Body - With a 2mm smaller venturi designed to speed up airflow, the CRF250R's new throttle body really reaps benefits at low engine operating speeds. You get power and snap, right now.
Engine Oil Scavenge Pump - Deep in the engine, there's a special oil scavenge pump. While you may never see it, it helps keep the CRF250R's overall design compact.
Shared Engine/Gearbox Lubrication - The 2019 CRF250R uses a shared engine/transmission oiling design. Why? Combining the two systems shaves weight and helps make the engine more compact, especially when it comes to placing the right-side cam drive and the clutch so close together.
New Gear-Position Engine Mapping - Talk about smart: The CRF250R now features an ECU with special engine mapping for each gear. You can't give an inch in this class, so having your engine deliver optimal power for each gear choice is one of the features that separates CRF250R riders from the rest.
Titanium Intake and Exhaust Valves - Light is right when it comes to a high-revving engine's reciprocating masses. That's why the CRF250R uses titanium intake and exhaust valves. Plus, the valve angle is a super-narrow 20.5 degrees (included). Ovalized valve springs and long-wearing Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) treated finger rockers complete the package.
Dual-Exhaust System - The CRF250R's dual-exhaust system is light, compact, and positioned close and low in the frame to take weight off the rear end and bring more mass to the bike's center for improved handling. It also allows for more airflow, and that equals added horsepower.
New Double-Spray Injector Settings - The CRF250R's fuel-injection system sprays twice per intake cycle. That helps increase fuel atomization without adding the weight or complexity of a second injector. The better fuel atomization means more power in the midrange and on over rev—you'll feel it the first time you race.
Large Valve Diameters - The CRF250R's valves don't just have impressive lift, the valves themselves are large-diameter too—33mm intakes and 26mm exhausts. Combined with the high lift, the twin-cam CRF250R flows a lot more, especially at high revs when you're wicking it up.
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Series: Throne of Glass #3
Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on September 2nd 2014
Genres: Fantasy & Magic
Pages: 565
Format: Hardcover
Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien's only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan's Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King's Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan's biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.
While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?
You have no idea how long I have been waiting for this book. Or maybe you do, because you've probably been waiting just as long, and just as impatiently. So when this book finally arrived on my doormat -two weeks after publication date (I'd pre-ordered it a long time ago, so the late arrival was so NOT cool)! My reaction must have been something like this:
As you all know, I am slightly OBSESSED with this series. And as I am still reeling after reading Heir of Fire, I am warning you in advance that this review will -probably- contain some fangirling.
In this book we learn even more about Celaena. We learn more about het backstory and get to see a whole different side of her. We ALL know Celaena is a badass, this we already established in the first two books, but it was so fascinating (and incredibly heart-breaking) to see who she is behind all those layers. In Heir of Fire she is confronted with her past and she can't really hide from it anymore. We learn how she wrestles with her past and struggles with who she was before tragedy struck her family, and it made me love her all the more.
Another thing I loved? The new characters that are introduced. For starters: Rowan! Boy does he have the ability to kick some serious butt. As the story progressed I fell in love with his character. He's just, GAH! (I might have developed a teeny tiny crush… Oh, who am I kidding, I developed a HUGE crush on Rowan) Emotional overload! OH AND AEDION! Whom I thought was a bit of a pompous ass at first, but grew so much on me throughout the story that I just couldn't help but like his character (like his character a LOT). And Manon, the witch. I thought her POV was very strange at first, and I didn't really get why she had her own chapters, but after a while I just didn't mind it any more. The story came together and everything just clicked. Last, but not least, there's Sorscha. Who's incredibly cute and I very much enjoyed reading about her.
Heir of Fire was the first book where Chaol, Dorian, and Celaena aren't in the same place anymore. Literally. They're all on their own journey and it gave every character the possibility to develop more. I adored how the friendship between Celaena and Rowan developed, he challenged Celaena in a way that Dorian and Chaol couldn't. Because of him, she developed both mentally and physically, and it was wicked to read about. It was one of my favourite aspects of this book. Also, I loved reading about Dorian and Chaol. View Spoiler » I hated how they weren't really friends anymore, but this gave them the change to grow separately. Chaol has to face his father, and Dorian has to come to terms with the fact that he has magic. « Hide Spoiler
THAT ENDING! Please let me fall into this really LONG sleep, and wake up when the next book is out… Because I just can't deal not knowing what happens next! I don't even know why I am surprised… Sarah J. Maas does this EVERY time! She has this way with words and I keep reading and reading and then when I've almost finished the book – BOOM. So incredibly frustratingly awesome! But as much as I love her for it, I just really need her to take pity on me and hand me the next book!
I loved everything about this book. From the old characters to the new characters and EVERYTHING else! The ending about killed me (as did the previous books…) and I'll probably have trouble functioning for a while, but it is so worth it. If you haven't started this series yet? GO READ IT! Everybody needs this series filled with awesomeness in their lives!


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- Research the countries you plan to travel to, especially in regards to safety issues, transportation in country and accommodation.
- Consider the political, environmental and legal requirements of the country and how they will affect you. Practices and acceptances vary from country to country.
- Always research your accommodation options prior to leaving Australia. Ensure you are satisfied with the location and accommodation standards. Even prestigious universities can be located in neighborhoods with crime rates.
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Northern Lights In Vancouver?!
At 11pm on October 3, 2015, I was taking some long exposure photographs of star trails at Porteau Cove just outside of Vancouver, Canada, when I saw what looked like search lights rising from Squamish to the North. As I watched, the lights began travelling across the sky in a curtain of colour. To my delight, I was witnessing the northern lights mere minutes outside of the city of Vancouver!
The northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, occur when currents of highly-charged electrons from the solar wind flow along lines of magnetic force into the earth's polar region and collide with oxygen and nitrogen elements in our atmosphere.
Although the northern lights are not normally seen as far south as Vancouver, it is possible during times of greater solar flare activity. The sun has an 11-year flare cycle and although we're now on the decline, there are still great opportunities to witness this magical light event.
If you are interested in shooting the northern lights, keep an eye on the Aurora Forecast posted by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks for an up-to-date display of auroral activity in your area.
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On September 30 I substituted as the teacher in an adult Sunday School class at the Sunbury Nazarene Church (Sunbury, Ohio (just north of Columbus)), where my brother is the regular teacher. The class follows the Nazarene Word Action curriculum so my job was to teach just the first lesson of a series on Job. At the same time I was preparing to post a 4 sermon series on the book of Job. So the Sunbury lesson included some of the material from the sermon series. Here are my teaching notes that I used in the class, Job: Tragedy Strikes. The lesson wsa based on Job 1.1-22.
Someone in the class asked me what translation we read from. It was the New Living Translation.
10/2/012: I just posted the 3 sermons on Job. To view them just click on Lessons from Job.
Thanks so much for having me in your class, and especially for your great participation!'
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We always talk about the estimated time because the claim does not only depend on Packlink, it depends on the third parties involved.
Analysing and managing documentation with the insurance company is not an easy task. Please be patient if the Insurance Department does not offer you a response in several days, we recommend you to wait for an answer and do not duplicate the claim.
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The United States, Mexico and Canada won the right to host the 2026 World Cup, beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member nations on Wednesday.
The North American bid received 134 of the 203 votes, while Morocco polled 65 in the vote of the FIFA Congress in Moscow.
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Agricultural Bank of China celebrates listing one billion renminbi bond on NASDAQ Dubai
- Bell-ringing marks first bond listing by a Chinese issuer in the MENA region
- Dubai plays important role in ABC's strategy of global expansion
Min Fang, Senior Executive Officer of the Dubai branch of Agriculture Bank of China (ABC), today rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a one billion renminbi (163 million dollar) bond on NASDAQ Dubai.
ABC, China's third largest bank by assets, is the first Chinese issuer to list a bond on an exchange in the MENA region. ABC went public in 2010 in China, raising 22 billion dollars in what was then the world's largest IPO by value.
The bell ceremony took place in the presence of His Excellency Tang Weibin, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Dubai;His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Chairman of Dubai Financial Market (DFM); Abdul Wahed Al Fahim, Chairman of NASDAQ Dubai; Hamed Ali, Chief Executive of NASDAQ Dubai; and senior executives of ABC.
Min Fang, Senior Executive Officer of ABC's Dubai Branch, said: "Our decision to issue and list the renminbi bond in Dubai is an important step in our strategy of global expansion. As the MENA region's international exchange, NASDAQ Dubai is the ideal venue to promote our visibility with investors based in the Middle East and neighbouring countries. We intend to further build the presence of the Chinese currency across MENA from our base in Dubai, in order to provide the best possible service to our customers and business partners and strengthen overall economic and financial cooperation between China and the region."
The bank opened its first branch in the MENA region in the DIFC in 2013.
His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC and Chairman of DFM, said: "As the economic and financial ties between China and the Middle East expand rapidly, Dubai is well placed to facilitate a continuing broadening and deepening of this important relationship. The Emirate's sophisticated financial infrastructure is available to promote an offshore renminbi market serving the region and facilitate a range of transactions for the mutual benefit of Chinese and Middle East issuers and investors."
Abdul Wahed Al Fahim, Chairman of NASDAQ Dubai, said: "The listing of ABC's bond on NASDAQ Dubai underlines the important role of the exchange as a global hub that links our region with the rest of the world. NASDAQ Dubai's international framework and regulatory standards provide a transparent and stable environment for regional and international market participants alike."
Hamed Ali, Chief Executive of NASDAQ Dubai, said: "The exchange is delighted to provide a platform to support the regional activities of ABC, as one of China's most prominent banks with an expanding footprint in MENA countries. NASDAQ Dubai's high international profile is uniquely positioned to serve issuers from China as they increase their business presence in the region and we look forward to building new relationships with Chinese companies."
ABC's bond listed on NASDAQ Dubai on September 15, 2014. NASDAQ Dubai is a global leader in bond listings with a nominal value of 26.79 billion dollars currently listed.


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Thanks to advances in medicine science and technology over decades, the chances of surviving a critical illness have improved greatly. However, the costs of coping with and recovering from a critical illness can be significant—even when survivors and their families have solid healthcare coverage. Unforeseen costs such as transportation costs and child care can add up. Loss of income may also create financial burdens that can last for a long time.
AIG's Critical Illness plan can help reduce the financial stress from surviving a critical illness by providing lump-sum payments in the event that an insured is diagnosed with a critical illness such as cancer, stroke or heart attack. They are free to make their own spending choices and use the payments for any purpose, including living expenses, alternative therapies, child care, college tuition and home modification.
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- Dual transmitters
- Dual receivers
- Dual input shared observation receiver
- Maximum receiver bandwidth: 200 MHz
- Maximum tunable transmitter synthesis bandwidth: 450 MHz
- Maximum observation receiver bandwidth: 450 MHz
- Fully integrated fractional-N RF synthesizers
- Fully integrated clock synthesizer
- Multichip phase synchronization for RF LO and baseband clocks
- JESD204B datapath interface
- Tuning range (center frequency): 75 MHz to 6000 MHz
Product Details
The ADRV9009 is a highly integrated, radio frequency (RF), agile transceiver offering dual transmitters and receivers, integrated synthesizers, and digital signal processing functions. The IC delivers a versatile combination of high performance and low power consumption demanded by 3G, 4G, and 5G macro cell time division duplex (TDD) base station applications.
The receive path consists of two independent, wide bandwidth, direct conversion receivers with state-of-the-art dynamic range. The device also supports a wide bandwidth, time shared observation path receiver (ORx) for use in TDD applications. The complete receive subsystem includes automatic and manual attenuation control, dc offset correction, quadrature error correction (QEC), and digital filtering, thus eliminating the need for these functions in the digital baseband. Several auxiliary functions, such as analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and general-purpose inputs/outputs (GPIOs) for the power amplifier (PA), and RF front-end control are also integrated.
In addition to automatic gain control (AGC), the ADRV9009 also features flexible external gain control modes, allowing significant flexibility in setting system level gain dynamically.
The received signals are digitized with a set of four high dynamic range, continuous time Σ-Δ ADCs that provide inherent antialiasing. The combination of the direct conversion architecture, which does not suffer from out of band image mixing, and the lack of aliasing, relaxes the requirements of the RF filters when compared to traditional intermediate frequency (IF) receivers.
The transmitters use an innovative direct conversion modulator that achieves high modulation accuracy with exceptionally low noise.
The observation receiver path consists of a wide bandwidth, direct conversion receiver with state-of-the-art dynamic range.
The fully integrated phase-locked loop (PLL) provides high performance, low power, fractional-N RF frequency synthesis for the transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) signal paths. An additional synthesizer generates the clocks needed for the converters, digital circuits, and the serial interface. A multichip synchronization mechanism synchronizes the phase of the RF local oscillator (LO) and baseband clocks between multiple ADRV9009 chips. Precautions are taken to provide the isolation required in high performance base station applications. All voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) and loop filter components are integrated.
The high speed JESD204B interface supports up to 12.288 Gbps lane rates, resulting in two lanes per transmitter and a single lane per receiver in the widest bandwidth mode. The interface also supports interleaved mode for lower bandwidths, thus reducing the total number of high speed data interface lanes to one. Both fixed and floating point data formats are supported. The floating point format allows internal AGC to be invisible to the demodulator device.
The core of the ADRV9009 can be powered directly from 1.3 V regulators and 1.8 V regulators, and is controlled via a standard 4-wire serial port. Comprehensive power-down modes are included to minimize power consumption in normal use. The ADRV9009 is packaged in a 12 mm × 12 mm, 196-ball chip scale ball grid array (CSP_BGA).
- 3G, 4G, and 5G TDD macrocell base stations
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- Massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO)
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The ADRV9009-W/PCBZ is a radio card designed to showcase the ADRV9009, the widest bandwidth, highest performance RF integrated transceiver. The radio card provides a single 2x2 transceiver platform for device evaluation and rapid prototyping of radio solutions. All peripherals necessary for the radio card to operate including a high efficiency switcher only power supply solution, and a high performance clocking solution are populated on the board. The ADRV9009-W/PCBZ is a single-chip TDD solution of dual receivers, dual transmitters with observation receiver.
The ADRV9009-W/PCBZ operates over a wide tuning range 75MHz – 6GHz, however the RF performance is tempered by the very wide band front end match. This board is primarily intended for system investigation and bringing up various waveforms from a software team before custom hardware is complete. The objective being for designers to see waveforms, but not being concerned about the last 1dB or 1% EVM of performance.
The ADRV9008-1W/PCBZ is an evaluation kit to showcase the ADRV9008-1, offering dual receivers over a tuning range 75MHz – 6GHz. The ADRV9008-2W/PCBZ is an evaluation kit to showcase the ADRV9008-2, offering dual transmitters with observation receiver over a tuning range 75MHz – 6GHz.
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Features & Benefits
- Complete Radio Card for evaluation
- ADRV9009-W/PCBZ: Evaluation kit for ADRV9009 (Dual RF Rx/Tx/Orx Evaluation Board)
- ADRV9008-1W/PCBZ: Evaluation kit for ADRV9008-1 (Dual RF Rx Evaluation Board)
- ADRV9008-2W/PCBZ: Evaluation kit for ADRV9008-2 (Dual RF Tx/Orx Evaluation Board)
- Wide band RF operation over 75MHz - 6GHz frequency range
- Complete with high efficiency power supply solution and clocking solution
- FMC connector to Xilinx motherboard (EVAL-TPG-ZYNQ3)
- Powered from single FMC connector
- Includes schematics, layout, BOM, HDL, drivers and application software
Software & Systems Requirements
Evaluation Software
Wideband RF Transceiver Evaluation Software
Tools & Simulations
Design Tools
ADIsimRF is an easy-to-use RF signal chain calculator. Cascaded gain, noise, distortion and power consumption can be calculated, plotted and exported for signal chains with up to 50 stages. ADIsimRF also includes an extensive data base of device models for ADI's RF and mixed signal components.
Reference Materials
Product Selection Guide (1)
Solutions Bulletins & Brochures (1)
Videos (6)
Technical Articles (8)
Design Resources
ADI has always placed the highest emphasis on delivering products that meet the maximum levels of quality and reliability. We achieve this by incorporating quality and reliability checks in every scope of product and process design, and in the manufacturing process as well. "Zero defects" for shipped products is always our goal.
Sample & Buy
The USA list pricing shown is for BUDGETARY USE ONLY, shown in United States dollars (FOB USA per unit for the stated volume), and is subject to change. International prices may differ due to local duties, taxes, fees and exchange rates. For volume-specific price or delivery quotes, please contact your local Analog Devices, Inc. sales office or authorized distributor. Pricing displayed for Evaluation Boards and Kits is based on 1-piece pricing.


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Privacy Policy
Welcome to Proville Limited, also referred to in this Privacy Policy document as "Website" or simply the "Site.". Proville Business Solutions Limited, also contextually referred to in this document as "Proville", "we", "us", and/or "our") operates this Site to provide our users ("you" and "other Site visitors") with the information about Proville and its platform, which is designed to find and connect professional service providers with Proville's clients who need their services (the "Services"). This Privacy Policy sets out how Proville collects, retains, and uses information, including personally identifiable data ("Personal Data"), from you and other Site visitors, as well as users of the Services.
Information That We Collect
When you interact with us through the Site or the Services, we may collect Personal Data and other information from you, as further elaborated below:
Personal Data That You Provide Through the Site
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Non-Identifiable or Aggregated Data
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Business Transfers
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Related Companies
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Agents, Consultants and Related Third Parties
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Legal Requirements
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Changes to Proville's Privacy Policy
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