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The perfect party appetizer: a Trio of Savory Tart Recipes!
This post is brought to you as part of a partnership on this blog with Best Select. Thank you for supporting the brands that help keep this blog running.
I'm really excited for today's post. Partly because I adore all things cute and mini, and these really take the (cuteness) cake. And also because I am excited to introduce you to an amazing new brand partnership on this blog. I'm going to be teaming up with Best Select, a kosher company that sells baking and cooking ingredients. You may have noticed their products in your local kosher grocery store (if not, ask for them!). I've been wanting to partner up with Best Select ever since I saw these amazing tarts, and here we are! I've been using their sweet tart shells for ages, filling them with all kinds of mousses and other desserts. When I saw the savory shells, I got excited about the possibilities for appetizers and hor d'oeuvres!
So whether you're making one flavor as an hor d'oeuvre at a chanukah party (or any time of the year!) or three as a beautiful plated appetizer, you're going to love these trio of savory tart recipes.
In a medium bowl, combine salami, duck sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and hot sauce. Stir until evenly coated.
Bake for 15 minutes, until the tops are crispy and caramelized.
These tarts can be frozen in an airtight container. Reheat in a single layer, uncovered, until heated through.
In a small bowl, mash broccoli until smooth. Add egg, salt, mustard, onions and parsley. Mix until combined.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the tops are crispy and golden brown.
Tarts can be frozen in an airtight container. Reheat in a single layer, uncovered, until heated through.
Cut the top off of the garlic bulb, so that the cloves are exposed. Drizzle oil over the top, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Wrap garlic well in foil and bake for about 40 minutes, until the cloves are soft and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, mash potatoes until smooth and creamy.
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Kiley Reid on literary caregivers; Jessi Jezewska Stevens reconsiders Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping
Kiley Reid. Photo: David Goddard
At Literary Hub, Such a Fun Age author Kiley Reid reflects on literary caregivers. "The literary nanny must be drawn akin to a ghost," she writes. "The house must feel different in their presence, even if part of their role is to go unseen. They must leave things a bit differently than the family remembers. And a transaction must take place, one that far too often goes beyond a simple exchange of goods, seldom at market price. From teachers to house maids to babysitters to au pairs, the child caregiver is an essential literary character as they give depth, warmth, and sometimes fear to the question, 'Who, exactly, is watching the children?'"
For the Paris Review, Jessi Jezewska Stevens reconsiders Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping. "Today, while I still admire Housekeeping, I find its impulse toward the Christian afterlife makes me uneasy—unreasonably uneasy," she writes. "I am uncomfortable about Housekeeping's coziness with the afterlife because I cannot separate it from the echoes of those who would confuse literature with a dogma of the soul: We tell ourselves stories in order to die."
On the First Draft podcast, Mitzi Rapkin talks to Walter Mosely about concentration, writing, and his new book, Elements of Fiction.
At NiemanLab, Hanaa' Tameez talks to Nick Martin, a former Talking Points Memo reporter who recently founded The Informant, a website dedicated to covering right-wing extremism. "I think it's important to give these groups and these people the right kinds of exposure. It's important to think in advance about how somebody is going to be portrayed and to really show what their hate and extremism does to people," he said. "And that's where centering the victims or bringing up solutions to some of these problems really comes to bear, because you get to look at the human toll that hate takes without turning these guys into celebrities."
Despite referring to Bob Woodward as "discredited" and "a joke," Donald Trump told Laura Ingraham that he recently sat down with the Fear author for an interview for his next book project. "I was interviewed by a very, very good writer, reporter," he said of Woodward. "He said he's doing something and this time I said 'maybe I'll sit down.'"

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Cybersecurity, AI and no bullshit
In the space of a few days, 50m social media accounts have been compromised, a ride hailing app was fined over data breaches and a bank came clean on why it lost millions worth of client funds. Add to that the £500m stolen from UK accounts in the first half of 2018 alone, and you can see how cyber crime is a very real threat these days.
Many companies will tell you how they take cybersecurity very seriously but few will actually show you how they do it. At Revolut, we don't just want to throw gibberish at you, so let's agree to cut the bs and jump straight into the three ways in which we handle cybersecurity:
Build security into our business 🏛
Handling data for our nearly 3m users isn't a task for the faint hearted, but managing access to that data in a regulated financial institution, with over 500 employees in offices across Europe, is the real challenge.
For us, building security into the business means ensuring that everyone who works here shares the same sense of responsibility when dealing with our users' data.
This starts with our internal data policy - you can think of it as the bible for everything data. From marketing to finance, everyone at Revolut undergoes a rigorous training programme every six months, covering data protection and compliance to begin with. Different teams then go through specialised training courses based on their role in the company and the impact their work can have on our customers and their data.
On top of this, we have a tightly controlled permission-based system to manage who gets access to what data within Revolut. This ensures that things run smoothly and adds another layer of security to our organisation.
Build security into our products 📲
From instant spending notifications through to location-based security, we believe security should be baked into every product and feature we release. We were the first fintech in the UK to introduce the ability to lock and unlock your card directly from the app, alongside a host of other features such as location-based security and on/off toggles for nearly every payment method your card supports - contactless, swipe etc.
But security isn't just about adding user-centric features - it's an integral part of how we build our products.
From as early as the product design phase, security risks are considered and assessed by the product owners. Once development is complete and we have a working prototype of the new feature, it receives serious scrutiny from our internal risk-committee who look at how the feature can impact our users, their data and security. Only if the new product or feature gets the green light from the risk committee can it be released into the world - otherwise it's back to the drawing board.
Build security into our processes ⚙
Revolut manages billions of payments a month, so with this kind of transaction volume, it's easy to see how some criminals might try to trick the system.
One of the main ways to stop cybercriminals from using our service is to prevent them from joining in the first place. This is why every new Revolut account goes through a rigorous verification process that requires ID checking and facial recognition. Apart from this, there are other background checks our system performs to ensure all our accounts belong to legitimate users and not fraudsters.
On top of that, we monitor all transactions in real-time using an in-house system that Dmitri and his team have built. It uses machine learning (a form of artificial intelligence) to sift through every payment made on a Revolut card, analyse spending behaviour, build models, flag suspicious transactions, detect fraudulent patterns and more.
Although we can't give away too much for obvious reasons, one of the many features the system has is to alert users of suspicious activity on their card, and ask them to confirm whether the payment was made by them or not. Whenever this happens, the card in question is automatically locked to protect the user from potential cybercriminals.
With UK consumers having lost billions to cybercriminals last year alone, it's more important than ever to protect ourselves online. Enabling notifications so that you can instantly see what's being spent where will help you to stay on top of your money, making sure you're aware of what's leaving your account at all times. Keeping your data and your funds safe is an ever changing learning game - but one that we're ready to stand up to face on.
Samaritans trains Revolut support agents to better spot and support vulnerable customers
Don't fall for HMRC scams
Money looping/ credit monetization - Frequently asked questions
Three hacks that broke the bank
When you think about a bank heist, cartoon-like images of armed robbers come to mind, but the reality couldn't be any more different. Crime as we know it has changed and as
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import React from 'react';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
import { rgba } from 'polished';
import { colors } from './styles/colors';
import { cssFontStyles } from './styles/fonts';

const makeCssSwitch = (props) => css`
    align-items: center;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    display: inline-flex;
    height: 18px;
    outline: 0;
    position: relative;
    label: switch;

    & > input[type='checkbox'] {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        cursor: pointer;
        position: absolute; /* Take it out of the document flow */
        top: 0;
        visibility: hidden; /* Hide it */
    }

    & > input[type='checkbox'] + label {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        cursor: pointer;
        ${cssFontStyles.default};
        height: 18px;
        line-height: 18px;
        white-space: nowrap;

        & .label-content {
            display: inline-flex;
            margin-left: 6px;

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            }
        }
    }

    /* Line behind circle */
    & > input[type='checkbox'] + label:before {
        background: ${colors.grey500};
        border-radius: 9px;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        content: '';
        cursor: pointer;
        display: inline-block;
        height: 4px;
        line-height: 16px;
        margin: 7px 0 0 0;
        transition: all 0.25s;
        vertical-align: top;
        width: 34px;
    }

    /* Circle */
    & > input[type='checkbox'] + label::after {
        background-color: ${colors.white};
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        box-sizing: border-box;
        content: ' ';
        cursor: pointer;
        display: block;
        height: 18px;
        left: 0;
        position: absolute;
        transition: ${!props.noanim ? 'all 0.25s ease' : undefined};
        top: 0; /* Slight adjustment to due vertical-align: text-bottom */
        width: 18px;
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    & > input[type='checkbox']:checked + label::before {
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    & > input[type='checkbox']:checked + label::after {
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        cursor: not-allowed;
    }

    /* Disabled checked circle */
    & > input[type='checkbox']:checked:disabled + label::after {
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    }
`;

/**
 * A wrapper around `<input type="checkbox>`, similar to `<Checkbox>`, except
 * this component is styled as a toggle switch instead.
 */
class Switch extends React.PureComponent {
    get switchId() {
        return this.props.id || `switch-${this.props.name.replace(/\s/g, '_')}`;
    }

    get label() {
        if (this.props.checked && this.props.labelOn) {
            return this.props.labelOn;
        } else if (!this.props.checked && this.props.labelOff) {
            return this.props.labelOff;
        }
        return this.props.label;
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    render() {
        /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
        const {
            className,
            innerRef,
            label,
            labelOn,
            labelOff,
            noanim,
            ...rest
        } = this.props;
        const cssProps = { noanim };
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        const classes = cx(cssSwitch, 'denali-switch', className);

        return (

                <input {...rest} id={this.switchId} ref={innerRef} />

                    {this.label && (

{this.label}

                    )}

        );
    }
}

Switch.propTypes = {
    /** true = checked, false = unchecked */
    checked: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
    /** Additonal class to apply to the outer div */
    className: PropTypes.string,
    /** ID to attach to the `<input>` element */
    id: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
    /** Forward React ref to the `<input>` element */
    innerRef: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.object]),
    /** Text to appear to the right of the checkbox */
    label: PropTypes.string,
    /** Used in conjunction with `labelOn` for seperate on/off labels (overrides `label`) */
    labelOff: PropTypes.string,
    /** Used in conjunction with `labelOff` for seperate on/off labels (overrides `label`) */
    labelOn: PropTypes.string,
    /**
     * Validator to ensure `labelOn` & `labelOff` are both defined or both undefined
     * @ignore
     */
    labelOnAndOff: function (props, propName, componentName) {
        if (props.labelOff && !props.labelOn) {
            return new Error(
                'Prop `labelOff` requires `labelOn` to also be defined in `' +
                    componentName +
                    '`. Validation failed.'
            );
        }
        if (props.labelOn && !props.labelOff) {
            return new Error(
                'Prop `labelOn` requires `labelOff` to also be defined in `' +
                    componentName +
                    '`. Validation failed.'
            );
        }
    },
    /** Name of the `<input>` element */
    name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
    /** Disable animations / transitions */
    noanim: PropTypes.bool,
    /** @ignore */
    type: PropTypes.oneOf(['checkbox']),
    /** Value of the `<input>` element */
    value: PropTypes.oneOfType([
        PropTypes.bool,
        PropTypes.string,
        PropTypes.number,
    ]),
};

Switch.defaultProps = {
    noanim: false,
    type: 'checkbox',
};

export default Switch;

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Tag Archives: iron maiden
AOTY Frontrunners
Posted on June 1, 2010 | 2 comments
It's about halfway through the year, and you know what that means – we've only got half a year left to get new album of the year candidates. There have been some surprises so far this year, both good and bad. We saw a return to form by a few bands, and a fall from grace from others. Here are the five best albums at the halfway point of the year:
First up, Rhapsody of Fire with The Frozen Tears of Angels. Known as a band who always puts out solid symphonic power metal albums, it's hard to really step your game up beyond "really good" after seven albums, but somehow Rhapsody of Fire have found a way to do so. In somewhat stereotypical fashion, the album starts off with an ominously narrated intro track, but then Luca Turilli's fingers catch fire, and he plays the most furious and blistering guitar riffs I've ever heard from Rhapsody of Fire. The rest of the band follow suit, delivering what is easily the band's best performance since Dawn of Victory.
Next is the latest gem from Matt Pike, High on Fire's Snakes for the Divine. A bit of a change from the band's last release, Death is This Communion, the band has delivered yet another record very much their own style and very obviously a solid record. All of the instruments, including Matt Pike's voice, are as grimey as ever – but at least now it doesn't sound like they were recorded in a garage. The problem about the production is that it's a very acquired, but fitting, taste for the music. The whole album sounds very dense, and there isn't much breathing room between instruments. Snakes for the Divine definitely shows more of Matt Pike's influence from his days in Sleep, most notably in the slower sludge sections of "Bastard Samurai."
Third we have an album that is a godsend in the modern thrash times, a return to form of one of the oldest thrash bands still around, Overkill's Ironbound. In recent years, Overkill had put out a number of mediocre thrash albums, and many fans were ready to put them out to pasture. Overkill have definitely quieted the critics with what is their best album in nearly two decades. Finally back to being a real thrash band and playing what they know best, Ironbound is a loud, fast, angry, and pure thrash album that is best listened to at ear-splitting volumes while giving yourself voluntary whiplash from headbanging.
There's a lot to be said about our next album, but most importantly, you should know that it isn't actually from the 1980's. White Wizzard's Over the Top is often criticized for its obvious Judas Priest and Iron Maiden influences, something that detracts from the talent of the band. It's not as if White Wizzard are a crappy cover band, they're just a band that really loves New Wave of British Heavy Metal and do it well, even if they are a couple decades late to the party. How can you argue with a band that writes lyrics like: "You're gonna make it, you've got the fire, flames of your destiny, burning with desire. You've got the dreams, you're burning higher. On wings wings of steel you fly to heights that will inspire!" (taken from "Over The Top")?
The fifth album on this list is from a band I thought had thrown in the towel a few years ago, but have returned to deliver the best album of their entire career. Perhaps it's just the "Gene Hoglan gene" that makes any band with him on drums sound awesome, but either way, it sure is nice to know that Fear Factory's Mechanize is a killer album. It takes the old school aggressive and raw sound of Fear Factory combined with the newer sound from albums like Archetype with big drawn-out clean vocal sections. If you ever heard Fear Factory and though "Hey, this isn't too bad" you will most likely love Mechanize, as it takes everything Fear Factory ever did right, and steps it up a notch.
Surprisingly, there were some great metal bands that put out unenthusiastic and sub-par albums this year, including Arsis, Gamma Ray, and Heaven Shall Burn. The second half of 2010 looks quite promising with new albums from Blind Guardian, Whitechapel, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Iron Maiden, and many more all on the horozon.
Posted in Editorial
Tagged arsis, blind guardian, fear factory, gamma ray, heaven shall burn, high on fire, iron maiden, ironbound, mechanize, metal, over the top, overkill, rhapsody of fire, snakes for the divine, the frozen tears of angels, the tony danza tapdance extravaganza, white wizard, white wizzard, whitechapel
Metallica – Master of Puppets [Retrospective]
Master of Puppets, Metallica. Just thinking of this album is metal. Master of Puppets is arguably the most famous and influential metal albums of the 80's (and all time). Sure, there was Reign in Blood, Number of the Beast, Operation: Mindcrime and others, but none of those albums were comprised entirely of iconic songs, nor are they as easily heard throughout modern metal music.
When you think of the big four in Thrash metal, each band really has their magnum opus, all of which are legendary in the metal community. For those uneducated in the lore of metal, the big four in thrash are/were: Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Metallica. Among The Living, Rust in Peace, Reign in Blood, and Master of Puppets are the bands' best albums (respectively). All undeniably great albums, but none with quite as much clout and following as Master of Puppets. None of the other albums are as complete, either. Longer songs, bigger solos, more memorable hooks and riffs, better production, and just as pissed off.
The best (and perhaps most ironic) part about Master of Puppets is that the three best songs on the album were co-written Cliff Burton. This is unsurprising if you know about Burton's history, and how he helped James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett how to theorize and harmonize. As Hetfield says, "without Cliff, we wouldn't be where we are today." Beyond the songs co-written by Burton, each songs brings a lot of technical prowess and songwriting ability to the album. One of Metallica's most popular songs, "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" perhaps is a prime example of this. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" has a unique song structure, beautiful (and skillful) solos, and among the greatest metal guitar tones ever used. The thing is, every song has most of these elements, showcasing them in a different manner every time – making for an extremely fresh and interesting listen no matter how many times you do so.
A must-have for every good metal collection, and a must-hear for anyone who wants to like metal, Master of Puppets is nothing short of iconic. It is Thrash metal, and then so much more. Unlike the the other bands in the big four, Metallica (and this album especially) have the ability to appeal to metalheads of every type and age.
Track picks: All of them, fool.
Overall score: 11/10 devil horns
Posted in Retrospective, Thrash Metal
Tagged awesome, badass, battery, iron maiden, james hetfield, jordan munson, kirk hammett, master of puppets, megadeth, metal, metallica, number of the beast, operation: mindcrime, orion, reign in blood, Retrospective, slayer, thrash, welcome home (sanitarium)
HammerFall – No Sacrifice, No Victory [Review]
No Sacrifice, No Victory is the seventh studio full-length from Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall. Set to be released February 20, 2009 on Nuclear Blast records.
This album is another one I have been waiting on for quite some time, with high hopes that it would be another great release from HammerFall. Sadly, it did not live up to expectations. No Sacrifice, No Victory, huh? Well, maybe they should not have followed that mantra and parted ways with their old lead guitarist. That's the only thing that the band has changed since their last album, but have somehow fallen very far into the depths of mediocrity that are modern heavy/power metal.
While the album is technically good, and has great productions values, the songwriting is not there — nor is the fire, passion and attitude that heavy metal needs to bring to the table. The first three tracks on the album ("Any Means Necessary", "Life is Now", and "Punish and Enslave" respectively) are an utter bore-fest. The songwriting is bland, the guitar solos are routine, and there seems to be no passion in the vocals. With moderate tempos and simple songwriting, the spot you absolutely need to excel in would be the sheer power of your sound, which HammerFall simply missed the memo for on this album. The first track with any balls at all is "Legion" – and even then the song is not all that great.
The first part of the album where I found myself interested was the organ piece in the beginning of "Between Two Worlds" – then as soon as the guitar chimed in I was instantly turned off. It sounds as though the guitar was recorded in a tin can, and is difficult to listen to. All the other elements to the song are over loaded with reverb and echo, and as a whole the song is a production mess.
"Hallowed Be My Name" (no, not a Maiden rip-off, though I wish it was) is yet another boring song, that happens to have a really nice solo in it. Usually, in slow heavy metal songs, a great solo can save you — not this time. The first good song on the album is "Something for the Ages" which, sadly, appears seven songs into the album. Oddly, this song has the least vocal presence of all the songs on the album (none, to be exact). Do I sense a trend here? Of course. Simply put, the vocals really hurt this album a lot. They are dry, boring, and without power or attitude. For a heavy metal album, this simply cannot do. If all the songs on the album had vocals like the title track, "No Sacrifice, No Victory" this might not be a problem.
The last three songs on the album are actually excellent, in almost all respects (this does not include the Knack cover, "My Sharona"). Sadly, the first 3/4 of the album was such a bore-fest, it doesn't matter what the last songs were, they could not make this album good.
As I said before, most of this album is boring, dry, and uninspiring. While not difficult to listen to, I might not ever feel the need to put this album on — other HammerFall albums will quench your heavy metal thirst in a much better way. Now, before you all start yelling and screaming, I'm not saying the vocals are bad at any point, they just aren't big, ass-kicking, and awesome as HammerFall (and heavy metal) vocals should be. After a couple listens, it grew on me, but still is nothing spectacular.
Track picks: "Something for the Ages", and "Bring the Hammer Down"
Overall score: 6 out of 10 devil horns
In case you were wondering, they did to a pretty awesome rendition of "My Sharona" — why exactly is way beyond me…
Posted in CD reviews, Heavy Metal
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Having made prior reservations, as required, our hungry trio arrived at the KFC outlet next to Tokyo's Nakano Station, ready to fill their bellies with as much food as possible. After handing over their yen, they each received a tray with three pieces of original recipe chicken, a biscuit, a small order of French fries, and a medium soft drink. All these items can be re-ordered for free as many times as you like within the 45-minute time period.
▼ This set usually costs 1,340 yen on its own, so the 1,390 yen all-you-can-eat offer is an absolute bargain!
Our happy crew wasted no time at all digging in. As avid lovers of KFC's chicken, these boys were confident they could carve a significant dent in supplies at the restaurant that evening.
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▼ Less grinning and more eating, P.K.! The clock's ticking!
After only fifteen minutes into the feast, and with several re-orders of chicken under their belt, the boys were surprised to find themselves slowing down. Even Mr Sato had to take a breather.
Worried this might be the end for the team, Mr Sato quickly perked up, boosting morale with a second awakening, thrusting himself back into the chicken pieces again with gusto.
▼ You can do it Mr Sato! Don't let the chicken defeat you!
With only a few minutes remaining, our reporter's steely determination to get as much chicken as possible in one sitting inspired his friends to keep chewing alongside him until the very end.
And when time was up, this was the mountain of bones the trio left behind.
So what was the final tally at the end of the meal? Ryo and Mr Sato both managed to fit in 11 pieces each, while P.K. fell short of his previous record, polishing off 12. That's a grand total of 34 for the group – not a bad day's work!
▼ Needless to say, the boys were stuffed afterwards!
If our reporters thought their feast had made a dent in stocks of chicken for the evening, they were way off the mark, with store staff confirming there were 2,000 chicken pieces on hand for the night. To see if you can fare better than our boys at diminishing supplies, be sure to make a reservation at one of the participating branches before the last day of the event on August 31!


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San Diego Union-Tribune: Borrego Springs lands TV favorite
Aug-12-2000
San Diego Union-Tribune
Borrego Springs lands TV favorite
Kristen Green
At 110 and little shade, heat is on for filming of 8th season's opener
BORREGO SPRINGS — If the popular television show "The X-Files" isn't getting hotter in its eighth season, certainly its cast and crew are.
The science fiction show's season premiere is being filmed in Borrego Springs, where temperatures have soared to 110 degrees this week. A cast and crew of about 125 descended on the small desert community last weekend, arriving on buses. About 100 others will replace them next week.
Despite the steamy weather, the crew hasn't complained that it's filming in one of the hottest spots in the nation, said Ilt Jones, who scouted the location for the Fox TV network.
"There used to be a time when people said, 'What the hell are you bringing us here for?,' " said Jones, the show's location manager. "But anything's possible on 'The X-Files.' That's the beauty of the show."
At least one crew member, however, didn't find working in nature's blast furnace the least bit beautiful. He quipped with the location team: "Could you have possibly picked a hotter spot?"
Other crew members, heads covered in straw hats and noses coated in purple sun block, stood in front of huge fans that sprayed a constant mist of water. They made frequent trips to a tent filled with coolers full of icy drinks, including bottled water delivered on a refrigerated truck.
Harry Bring, one of the show's producers, said he's accustomed to filming under extreme conditions. Once, while he was a producer for "Melrose Place," he filmed a water-skiing scene in sleet and snow, he said.
And, while most of the crew of "The X-Files" seem to be indifferent to spending a couple of weeks in the desert, the Borrego Springs community — whose population drops to about 3,000 in the summer — is thrilled about the presence of the Hollywood visitors.
"The whole town's talking about it," said Scott Tynan, a grocery store owner who is supplying food for Fox's caterers.
Fox producers called "kind of out of the blue" about a week ago to ask whether they could film in three locations in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, including the park headquarters, said Park Ranger Fred Jee. They also are filming in the Split Mountain and Font's Point areas.
During a time of year when many Borrego Springs hotel rooms would be vacant, most resorts are booked solid for the next couple of weeks.
"Absolutely nothing is available," said Shane McClung of La Casa del Zorro Desert Resort.
Some restaurant owners are changing their hours daily to accommodate the crew's schedule. Kathy King, who runs a coffee shop and bookstore, offered to open at 3 a.m. to make lattes for the crew members as they were getting off work.
"August is the worst month in the world down here," King said. "We will do anything we can to make a buck."
This is the first time "The X-Files" has filmed in San Diego County, but Borrego Springs will portray a fictitious Arizona town called Flemington. And the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park headquarters has been converted into a school for deaf children.
Producers are keeping the plot under wraps, but David Duchovny's character, Fox Mulder, will make an appearance on the two-part premiere, Bring said. Mulder was abducted by aliens in last season's finale.
Duchovny will arrive in Borrego Springs next week, and writer Chris Carter has said Duchovny will return for 11 of the season's 20 episodes.
Gillian Anderson, who plays Dana Scully, has been in town all week. On Wednesday, she celebrated a birthday with a vanilla and chocolate marble cake made by King's bakery.
Robert Patrick, known for his role as the T-1000 in "Terminator 2," also has been in Borrego Springs this week. His character, FBI Agent John Doggett, will be introduced in the premiere.
The first episode of the new season is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Nov. 5. The conclusion of the two-parter will run Nov. 12.
By then, Borrego Springs residents will be relaxing in 80-degree temperatures.
Tags: ilt jones (location manager), x-files
Mania: X-FILES: The Cigarette Smoking Man Speaks!
X-FILES: The Cigarette Smoking Man Speaks!
Jason Henderson
[Original article here]
Actor William B. Davis insists he's the real hero of the show–and he can prove it (sort of).
William B. Davis is making an argument, laying out his analysis. He's comparing his own character on Fox' The X-Files, the minimally-named Cigarette Smoking Man (or 'CSM,') to David Duchovny's hero, Fox Mulder. 'Let's start with outcomes,' he says, hands thrust in suit pockets, smiling wryly. His hair is lighter than we are accustomed to seeing it, light gray as his character appeared before tumbling down a flight of stairs. 'Let's suppose Mulder gets what he wants. Let's suppose he finds the truth. What do you think he'll do with it? Does Mulder strike you as a thoughtful, responsible man who will disseminate this information delicately? No. I think he'll go on Larry King live. And then what? We'll have panic. All those things in Independence Day with everyone rushing from the city, widespread chaos.
'Now, CSM wants to cover the truth up. Let's suppose he does cover it up: what will happen?' Davis shrugs to make his point. 'Nothing! You won't know. Things will go on just as they are.'
Davis, speaking and answering questions at the Hollywood Expo and Toy Fair in Dallas, Texas, is making as convincing an argument as he can muster that Cigarette Smoking Man, and not Mulder, is in fact the true hero of The X-Files. His argument continues down through a host of virtues: 'Personal sacrifice?' Mulder 'already has the job he wants,' while 'CSM makes great sacrifices,' in that he is forced to kill almost everyone he's close to. 'Aptitude for love?' It's CSM who saved both Dana Scully and Mrs. Mulder. Finally Davis gets personal. 'I hesitate to mention this, but it must be faced. I think Mulder is a virgin.' The audience howls. Whereas CSM could be anyone's father.
Davis is kidding, of coursesort of. The rant Davis delivers is all a way of 'getting behind the character, to understand what he believes.' And it's a gentle rant, because Davis comes across as a gentleman, sharing his observations with a casual glee. He started the Argument as his own method of researching the part of Cigarette Smoking Man, who has been a recurring character on X-Files since the very first episode, appearing to die in at least two season's end cliff-hangers.
'My own experience has been poor in researching for parts… I find myself as an actor copying the manners of that person, and the result is kind of stiff. I prefer to imagine that it's me in these imaginative circumstances. That's why I wrote the piece.'
Early on in the series, 'getting behind' the character extended to the props that gave the Cigarette Smoking Man his name: his cigarettes. These days on the show, Davis explains, 'I smoke herbal cigarettes. They are awful, but they're not addictive.' But that took a decision. 'I used to be a smoker. I used to smoke a lot. And when they offered me the part they offered me the real cigarettes and the herbal cigarettes. And I said 'Ha! I'm an actor; gimme the real cigarettes.' So for the first episode, I actually smoked real cigarettes. And the next episode, I smoked real cigarettes. And then I found myself sitting at home thinking, 'Boy, I sure wish they'd call me for another episode.' That's when I figured I'd better go with those herbal cigarettes.'
Davis, 62, is free with his thoughts about his character and the show, coming across as a pleasant, easy-going journeyman actor who's landed in a plum role that's turned into much more than it appeared to be in the beginning. 'Nobody ever said anything to me, in the early years, about whether the part would last.' When the first casting notices came in for the pilot, Davis says, 'It was a show going on in Vancouver, a pilot on the paranormal'he smiles'and a show on the paranormal is obviously not gonna get picked up. I auditioned for the senior FBI agent, who had three lines. I didn't get it; I got the part with no lines.' If you watch the X-FILES pilot, there he is, smoking those real cigarettes in the background. 'My friend Ken Cameron got the part with three lines. We've laughed about that a lot since. I've laughed more than Ken.'
The character is mysterious enough that even his reported past might be a complete fabrication. At least, that's Davis' understanding of 'Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man,' in which we watch CSM grow through his role as an agent in charge of apparently every dastardly American deed in the latter half of the 20th century. According to that episodea sort-of-flashback tale told by Lone Gunman Frohike (Tom Braidwood)CSM even killed JFK. 'I didn't have to ask whether it was real, because I wasn't playing Frohike. I didn't find that idea odd because these guys have their noses in everything. But I don't think the writers fully intended that the way we would ultimately take it. That was Frohike's conception of the story of CSM. That was a very strange story. In retrospect, I like it better than I did. It was whimsical, fanciful, and yet kept asking real questions. 'Oh, you shot Kennedy!' No, no, no. Frohike says I did.' This interpretation is buttressed by the title change instigated by series creator Chris Carter; Glen Morgan and James Wong, the men behind the episode, had wanted to call it 'Memoirs of a Cigarette-Smoking Man,' which would have implied more strongly that the events were real.
In applying his own personality to the role, Davis has tried to stretch the boundaries of the X-FILES' gloomy feel, with mixed success. For instance, Davis is a competitive water skier, a sport the mind boggles to imagine CSM enjoying. 'When Chris found out I was a competitive water skier, he said, 'This would be terrific! We gotta get this into an episode.' I'd been thinking about this for quite a while. And then the talk sort of petered out. I asked Chris, 'What's happened with the water skiing?' and the other writers wouldn't let him do it!'
So he tried again, when working on the one episode so far to bear Davis' name as a writer, 'En Ami,' in which CSM tries to seduce Scully to his side in order to get information from her. 'In one version of my scriptand I really did think it would workwe start one act driving in the car. Scully is laughing to find out I can water ski, and she says, 'You're kidding! What do you do with your cigarette?' She says she never could ski, and I say, 'Maybe you need a good coach.' We're driving in the desert. I say, 'Would you like to learn?' She says, 'I don't see any water anywhere.' Next scene, we're still in the desert, actually driving into a water ski park in the desert; we get her into water ski clothes, and I teach her.'
Davis shakes his head. 'They didn't let me do that.'
Writing the episode 'En Ami' presented new challenges in which Davis got to see the inner workings of the X-FILES story process. 'The original idea,' Davis reports, was from Shakespeare's Richard III. There's a scene early in the play where Richard comes across Lady Anne, who is mourning her father. And she's also still in mourning for her husband, and both of these two men were killed by Richard. And Richard comes to her and finds her on the street. He needs her to move up to get closer to the throne. At first she's furious to see him; she hates him, and within fifteen or twenty minutes he's charmed the pants off her and has her virtually agreeing to marry him. So that was kind of my idea, bearing in mind that Scully would be a considerably tougher nut to crack.
'So the original idea I pitched would have Mulder in a terrible accident, and he seems to have been killed. CSM comes to Scully in a funeral parlor and says, 'Yes, I killed him. But I did it for love of you.' And it goes from there. And he tries to win her over to his side. It turned out that it was all a setup, a test to see about Scully's loyalty to Mulder. It got a little crazy. It turned out all in the end to be Scully's bad dream. But they didn't want to do it that way because we'd done too many dreams, and we'd done too many false deaths. So we set out to do it more realCSM really trying to win over her affection for his own purposes.'
Originally 'En Ami' would have fit into the early part of the past season, when Agent Fox Mulder 'was still in his brain-fried state, which would have worked rather well,' he says. 'Then they decided to put it later. And the process is: there's the idea with some guts to it, and then there's the script conference, which I thought went on interminably, for three days, with the scenes on a board on cards. But the staff writers said, after we'd done it and finished it in three days, 'You're done already? That must be record time!' So obviously it often lasts longer, thrashing out what actually is going to happen from scene to scene in the show. Then you go from the boards to the script. In my case we already had one script I wrote,' which may have moved the process along.
Season 7 of THE X-FILES ended less than fortuitously for Davis' character, who already looked like death warmed over before being tossed down a flight of stairs. Fans were a little shocked by the rapid decline in health of the once-robust smoker. But Davis says it wasn't as immediate as it appeared to some.
'In truth,' Davis explains, 'CSM was been getting worse through the season. I don't know that this is clear to everybody, but in Episode Two [of Season 7], 'Amor Fati,' what was going on was I was getting a transfer of brain DNA from Mulder to me, because Mulder has the immunity from the alien holocaust. And if I make this transfer, I'll get it also. So in the interest of being able to survive I do the transplant.' Davis has a surprising theory about why it didn't work. 'Now, although they haven't said this, my assumption is that the mistake I made was thinking he was my sonbecause if he was, the DNA would match, and I would absorb the immunity. If he wasn't, the DNA would not match and my body would degenerate. That's only my theory. They may still think I'm his father.' He grows conspiratorial. 'But it's funny: they haven't mentioned it since. So I started to get sick.
'First episode you see me in after that, I show up in Scully's apartment and she says, 'You look ill.' And I say 'I am.' And in 'En Ami' I look more sick, and I say I'm dying. But I would have said that anywayin the original version, I tell her I'm dying and it's a lie, just to get her. After that, in just a few weeks, it was a very sudden decline,' Davis says, referring to his final appearance as a wheelchair bound, tracheotomized, dying CSM. 'But the reason they did that I think was, they didn't know if that was the last episode.' Meaning the last episode everlast-minute negotiations between the show's producers and David Duchovny kept the X-FILES in virtual limbo before Duchovny finally signed a unique, light-load deal. 'But it did seem to me a rather serious decline. I hope that Brian Thompson, the actor who plays the alien bounty hunter comes alonghe's my only hope, I think.'
Davis ponders the roller coaster that has been the X-FILES. 'It's settled down now. It's certainly not the phenomenon it was. I mean, X-FILES certainly struck a nerve that I don't think anyone knew it would, including Chris. It hit a particular nerve of the '90s, as people turned to new kinds of information, the Internet, pixels on screen rather than in print. And it became a very unique phenomenon. I think creating a show that captures the imagination is challengingI think the mistake they made in Harsh Realm [Chris Carter's third, abortive, attempt at a series] was that there wasn't anybody we really liked. We like Mulder and Scully; we get involved in their quest.'
Will it go on? X-FILES will be back, but right now, Davis isn't sure whether CSM will go on. 'This series is having a hard time finishing! It was going to be ended at Season 5, and now it's going to be 8, and I heard something about 9 and 10!' He registers disbelief. His character's 'death' was shot just so there remained the slightest possibility he could survive. 'But I don't know if I'm in the next season. They know the character's popular, but if there's a new story arcwell, I'm tied to Mulder's story. I keep trying to show them ways they could use the character, not necessarily as part of that arc but just as a story.'
Davis continues, 'The other reason I don't know is we didn't know there was even going to be a new season until the very end of this one, and when the end came we all went off on holiday. Now they're just getting back and figuring it all out.'
But it was always thus. 'They tend to be very last-minute [at the X-FILES.] They'll call me and say, 'Hey! We need you next week!" Davis ponders the future, but he says he 'has always sort of taken what came along next. When I was in college and then a young director, I told myself, 'You need to make a decision about your future." He shakes his head again. 'I still haven't made that decision.'
Tags: william b. davis, x-files
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"For seven years Chris had an end to the story in mind and he just couldn't tell that story as it turned out," reveals X-Files executive producer Frank Spotnitz. "We played it out differently than he ever imagined we would."
After seven years of aliens, conspiracies, black oil, abductions and delayed sexual gratification, the truth is as elusive as ever on The X-Files, even for the show's creator. With the series' future up in the air for most of last season, Chris Carter scrapped his long-planned X grand finale in favor of a season ender featuring FBI agent Fox Mulder getting beamed up by a UFO while his partner Dana Scully sat in a hospital bed pondering her surprise pregnancy.
But when an 11th-hour deal renewed the series for an eighth season, with David Duchovny agreeing to return as Mulder in up to 11 of 20 episodes, Carter and company had to go back to the drawing board. To help compensate for Duchovny's dwindling role, 'Terminator 2′ co-star Robert Patrick was hired to play Scully's new sidekick, FBI agent John Doggett. (X-Phile trivia alert: Carter, who named Dana Scully after legendary L.A. Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, gave the new character the same surname as longtime Dodgers co-commentator Jerry Doggett.) In an intriguing switcheroo of the series' original concept, Special Agent Doggett is a by-the-book former cop skeptical of Scully's paranormal investigations.
"We don't look at him as a replacement for Mulder, he's really an addition to the cast," Spotnitz explains. "He's a former police officer, a sort of blue-collar guy who has risen up the ranks to become a highly regarded FBI agent. And so his skepticism is more through the lens of a great investigator, someone who understands human psychology and behavior. It's much more of a criminal approach to the X-Files than a scientific one. It changes the whole dynamic of the show."
Patrick is slated to appear in every episode of the upcoming season and will get third billing in the show's opening credits behind Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. But Spotnitz is quick to point out that despite Mulder's abduction, Duchovny isn't about to disappear. "I think you're likely to see more of Mulder toward the end of the year than the beginning of the year," he says. "He'll never be completely absent from the show. That's not to say he's going to be in every episode, because he's not going to be in quite a few, but his presence will be there even when Mulder is not."
As for other season eight secrets, Spotnitz in typical X-Files style, would rather keep the details murky. When asked about Scully's apparent immaculate conception in the season seven finale "Requiem," he remains cagey: "All I can say is that we've got an answer in mind. But the truth is that we still don't know if this is the last year of the show."
So could the X-Files actually come back for season IX? "I don't know," Spotnitz admits. "We want to be prepared for the decision in our heart but we don't want to make any final decisions until we know the cards we're playing with."
Tags: frank spotnitz, x-files


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GEOSCAN – C is used in cement industry applications such as stockpile building and raw mix proportioning. The world's major cement companies are successfully optimizing their plant operations using this technology.
It can be used on a very challenging applications, with automatic bed depth correction included as a standard feature.
The GEOSCAN continuously analyses the conveyed materials in real time, providing accurate results as often as every one minute for demanding process control applications. Since the GEOSCAN fits on existing conveyor belts, additional sampling equipment, transfer points and material handling equipment are not required. There will be no more blending headaches. Installing a GEOSCAN analyser is the smartest way to control your operation.
The GEOSCAN utilises the technique known as Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA). The GEOSCAN incorporates high efficiency detectors and state-of-the-art digital spectrometer, which overcomes the limitations of conventional, low efficiency detection systems. The optional moisture analyser uses the microwave transmission technique to measure the moisture content of the material.
"Modern online analyzers make it possible to permanently control the raw material quality delivered from the quarry to the stockyard even if the deposit is disturbed and the raw material quality varies over a wide range"


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Foundation church & crypt
The abbey church, which dates from the late 12th century, is entered via a stone-framed Romanesque round-arch portal, an outstanding example of the advanced stone-working techniques of the time.
The tympanum features the "Beautiful Madonna" from the beginning of the 15th century, an excellent example of the "soft style" of Gothic architecture. Our Lady is giving the Infant Jesus an apple. The church received its current Baroque appearance between 1643 and 1648 under the Abbot Jakob Grafinger. The transept was separated off and converted into a sacristy, a choir and a chapel for the prelates. The side aisles were also partitioned in order to create side chapels, while the narrow Romanesque arched windows were enlarged for better light. The stucco works in Renaissance style were realised by Florian Nuth from Innsbruck and Brother Paul Bock SJ.
The word crypt means hidden room, tomb, a half-underground room where relics were kept and the founders of churches and monasteries were buried. The crypt of Marienberg was dedicated in 1160 by His Holiness Adalgott, Bishop of Chur, and the monks first assembled here for their canonical hours and to celebrate the holy mass.
In 1643 the crypt was restructured and used as a burial place for the monks. In 1980 the tombs were removed and the frescoes, hidden for centuries, were revealed in all their glory.
They are among the most important testimonies of Romanesque art in the Alps, not only for the quality of the art, but also for the uniqueness of their spiritual expression.
On 11 August 1992 Pope Benedict XVI, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, visited the Benedictine Abbey of Marienberg and celebrated mass in the crypt.
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Looking to add a bit of an edge to your whitewater rafting? This video is here to help you improve your J-Stroke paddling technique. This immensely important stroke is a must have in the repertoire of the commercial guide or anyone looking to down river progress without the use of a paddle crew. We will cover how to begin and end the stroke, some interesting science behind what is happening beneath the water, and the finer points on how to move your body to get the most out of this stroke.


We're going to talk about three Bluetooth technologies that relate to exactly how good your Bluetooth headset sounds, and what you're looking for in a new pair. A2DP is the basic Bluetooth stereo streaming protocol, aptX is an advanced codec specifically designed for Bluetooth, and Apple's W1 chip system is proprietary and only works with Apple hardware.
A2DP stands for Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, which means—well it doesn't mean a whole lot in the context of something that's already streaming audio. But as one of the oldest parts of the combined Bluetooth specification, A2DP is more or less the default for streaming audio over Bluetooth. Any Bluetooth audio product you purchase—headphones, speakers, mobile phones, laptops—will support A2DP at the very least, whether or not it can also work with aptX.
My trusty, rusty Motorola s305 Bluetooth headphones from 2009 only support A2DP.
The A2DP standard operates in stereo and supports most of the standard audio compression codecs. The recommended sub-band coding (SBC) codec supports up to 345 kilobits per second at 48 kilohertz. That's approximately one third the quality of standard CD audio—roughly the equivalent of a high-quality MP3 recording. Due to high "lossy" compression in the SBC codec, the reality of the audio quality is considerably lower, somewhere in the range of 256kbit/s.
Unfortunately, very few hardware makers seem to be actually using this capability, and most A2DP-only devices are re-encoding audio to SBC and de-encoding on the receiver end. This makes the whole process more complicated, resulting in poorer audio quality.
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm bought CSR and its aptX tech in 2015. It licenses the codec to a variety of phone and audio companies.
AptX is also a compression standard, like SBC or MP3. But it's an altogether better one, and one that's designed to work within the limited bandwidth and low power available to Bluetooth devices. CSR, the developer that created aptX, says that it uses a proprietary compression method that preserves more of the audio's full range of frequency while simultaneously "squeezing" it down to fit in the limited data pipe that A2DP offers.
In layman's terms: think of the A2DP profile as a McDonald's double quarter-pounder hamburger, and aptX as the "special sauce" that makes that burger a Big Mac.
The company claims that this advanced compression results in "CD-like" sound quality, and while that might be a bit embellished, a full aptX system does sound dramatically better than most A2DP-only systems. The codec is also faster to encode and decode, resulting in less of a gap between the screen and the speakers when watching a video with Bluetooth audio enabled. AptX HD is an even higher-quality standard, with 24-bit/48kHz audio, and streaming at a slightly higher bitrate.
Unfortunately, aptX requires the codec to be supported by both the broadcasting device and the receiver. If your headphones or speakers don't support aptX, they'll default back to A2DP alone, resulting in the lower level of Bluetooth sound quality with which you already may be frustrated.
What about the iPhone? Does it support aptX, and do those fancy wireless AirPod headphones use it? Nope. While the AirPods do use Bluetooth (not AirPlay, which is more of a Chromecast-type Wi-Fi audio protocol), they use a proprietary W1 Bluetooth chip that's fully supported by only Apple devices running iOS 10.2 or Sierra 10.12 (or later). This custom-made connection allows for more high-fidelity listening than standard A2DP (and a near-instant automatic connection), but it isn't compatible with aptX, and connecting your iPhone to an aptX-capable headset or speaker will still use the lower-fidelity A2DP.
There are other headphones that are compatible with the proprietary W1-enhanced Bluetooth standard: Beats. (Apple bought the Beats brand back in 2014.) And both the AirPods and W1-enabled Bluetooth Beats headphones can be connected to regular, non-iPhone audio sources. But new Beats products don't use aptX either, and since Apple doesn't seem interested in licensing its W1 technology like Qualcomm does with aptX, the AirPods or Beats headphones are basically your only choice for high-quality wireless audio on iOS.
Note: You can use AirPods or Beats with non-Apple devices, or with Apple devices running older versions of iOS or Sierra. Those devices just won't be able to take full advantage of the W1 chip. They will connect just fine over regular Bluetooth, and will default to using A2DP.
How Do You Know You're Getting aptX?
First, check your current device, which is probably your phone. Most newer phones sold over the last few years include this capability, especially those with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. High-end phones from Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony, Huawei, and OnePlus all support aptX Bluetooth streaming. Apple's iPhone is a the notable exception.
Most Android phones made since 2014 support aptX Bluetooth.
Next, make sure your receiving hardware—your speaker, car stereo, or headphones—also supports aptX. This is more rare, and you'll want to specifically check the specification sheet to see if aptX is listed. This used to be restricted to only the most expensive models, but lately they've come down in price, and you can generally find aptX support on a wide range of designs. Everything from a $400 pair of Sennheiser noise-cancelling, around-the-ear cans to a $26 set of budget Aukey earbuds can handle the aptX codec. Look specifically for aptX HD support for even better audio.
Left: Sennheiser HD1 Wireless, $340. Right: Aukey Latitude, $26. Both support aptX Bluetooth. Neat!
Unfortunately, it can be hard to determine whether the actual audio you're playing on your device also supports aptX streaming. Phone manufacturers in particular seem bad at informing the user of the codec or bitrate that's actually being used when delivering audio. Once you've ensured that both your player device and your audio device are compatible, you'll usually have to (ahem) play it by ear.


Nopi is going well. We're at the stage now where we can't start on one thing before finishing another, which can be a bit frustrating. We'll probably open a couple of days later than we initially thought.
The big step for us was opening Islington six years ago. That was our first proper restaurant, but it's not as full-on as the one we're opening now.
As café operators, when we first started out in restaurants we didn't appreciate how important service was, and how easy it is to get it wrong. The food came naturally, front of house was a little harder for us.
I've been a chef for 10 years now. Prior to that I was a news journalist and I also studied philosophy. But I'm happy with my choice – cooking is a great profession to be in.
At Nopi, there will be more meat and fish than in the Ottolenghis. We will still serve a lot of vegetables, though. I like fresh-tasting food with herbs, spices and bright colours.
I got all my training here in London, working in various establishments over the years, as a pastry chef at The Capital Hotel and for Rowley Leigh.
The main eating format will be dishes to share. The dishes are starter size and we encourage a group to order three dishes each and share. It's how I like to eat. I always feel like I miss out if I go to a restaurant and just try one starter and one main course.
The West End is where people go out to eat. I knew that if we were going to do a bigger restaurant, then it should be somewhere central. There are lots of interesting restaurants opening in the area.
I wouldn't want to say I'm overly confident. In the restaurant business, you take each day as it comes.
Eclectic is a good way to describe my approach to cooking. It doesn't fall under clear regional definitions, but there is a focus on Middle Eastern flavours and dishes. Our head chef at Nopi comes from Australia, but has a Malaysian background, so we'll see some Asian flavours at play too.
We've recruited a strong team with a lot of experience. Some people don't think people in catering need much, but it really does make a difference when people have run floors, sections and kitchens before.
I still keep my hand in with journalism. I have a vegetarian cooking column in The Guardian and have published two books.
London and the UK are really open to different cuisines. Unlike other parts of Europe, there's a real thirst for outside influences. It's an encouraging environment.
We've done our homework. We've been meticulously testing our dishes on a wide range of people.
Good Middle Eastern food does not have the reputation and representation it should have. On the whole, kebab shops haven't helped – they don't do justice to a richly developed culinary heritage. But we're already starting to see the region's influence in salad and the use of tahini and hummus. It's definitely one to watch.


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Book Review – Kazoo Books
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
by Dava Sobel – Nonfiction History
Harvard's observatory program in 1882 was run by a young man named William Pickering, with many people contributing data to the university. Henry Draper, a local doctor with a love of stars, was one of the contributors by providing photo plates of sections of the night sky. At that time, the calculation of this data was done by a few women who worked as "computers" in the lab. When Henry Draper died, his widow became a benefactor and contributor to the many programs Harvard was supporting. She began working with Pickering to enhance the observatory. Through letters, memoirs, and documentation, the author has followed these men and women from 1882 through today. The author also goes into depth about the new technology of mirror making for telescopes and the early search for just the right places for observatories. It is a fascinating look into space history and the part women played in achieving the advances that were made in the early years of astronomy.
Roughneck Grace
by Michael Perry – Memoir Essays
This is a new book by the author of Truck: A Love Story. Perry again takes us into his world with these short reflections that include learning to tie his shoes with a memorable uncle and taking trips in the Fambulance with his wife and two daughters. He revisits his neighbor Tom, who was the subject of an earlier title, Visiting Tom: A Man, A Highway and the Road to Roughneck Grace. You can't call this a sequel, rather a continuation on the road through life. Each story is infused with wit and humor that can be laugh-out-loud funny. The title Orthodontist tells us about the author's lifelong gap between his front teeth. The tales are set in Wisconsin, where a place is reflected through the people who live there. Pick it up and open to any story. As each one unfolds, you learn about family, mistakes made in life and inner reflections that touch us all. Perhaps it really is a great bathroom read.
Once in a Blue Moon Lodge, A Novel
by Lorna Landvik – Contemporary Fiction
Anyone who has read Patty Jane's House of Curl will be happy to know she's back. This is the continuing story with a larger cast of characters. The family is growing and taking on the unexpected turns with the same fierce love, dedication, and humor they have in the past. Patty Jane closes her shop, Nora heads to Norway with Grandma Lone, and this Minnesota-born family with roots in Norway keeps us on the edge of our seat. Landvik has written ten novels, each an adventure into family conflict, devotion, and remembering, a testament that only the unexpected in life is expected.
Hoot and Honk Just Can't Sleep
by Leslie Helakowski – Children's Title
This award-winning author brings us a new children's book that is sure to be a winner. We meet a little owlet and a gosling that have been born in the wrong nest. These babies both hatched from eggs, and both will fly, but they are very different. One sleeps at night and the other during the day. And they don't eat the same food, either. It's up to the mothers to sort out the problem. The author has written this in a poetic style and illustrated it using beautiful pastels. This is an easy read and sure to be a hit.
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Peyton's Law Awaits Governor's Signature
Constitutional Amendment to Limit Emergency Declarations Earns Senate Approval
Legislature Sends First Responder Mental Wellness Stress Management Act to Governor
General Assembly Passes Constitutional Amendment Reforming Judicial Election Process
Legislation to Restore Transparency in State Government Heads to the Governor
Applications Available Now for Beginning Farmer Tax Credits
Bill Would Provide Greater Flexibility in Obtaining Teacher Certifications
This week, Senate Bill 836, known as Peyton's Law, received final unanimous approval in both the House and the Senate, and is now on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature.
Peyton's Law, which I introduced in memory of Peyton Walker of Mechanicsburg, aims to educate every student athlete and their parents about EKG testing to detect underlying heart conditions that can lead to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Peyton, a graduate of Trinity High School in Camp Hill, was only 19 years old when she died of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. She was a vibrant young athlete, and her mom Julie, Founder of The Peyton Walker Foundation, has been leading the charge to screen student athletes and donate AEDs to schools and community organizations.
Please take a minute to watch the above video from Julie's visit to the Capitol this week following the passage of SB 836. You can also watch the press conference we held in the fall when the legislation was first moving through the Senate here.
The Senate voted in favor of a bipartisan bill this week that would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to limit future emergency declarations and require legislative approval of any declaration lasting more than 21 days.
The bill would create three separate ballot questions: one to limit emergency declarations, another to clarify the General Assembly's authority to terminate or extend a disaster declaration without the governor's approval, and a third to ensure equality under the law and prevent discrimination based on race or ethnicity.
Because the bill would amend the state Constitution, it does not need to be approved by the Governor. Instead, it must be approved by the General Assembly in two consecutive legislative sessions before being approved by voters via referendum.
Click here to read my latest Op-Ed, which reflects back on the steps the legislature has taken – and that the Governor has vetoed or disregarded – which brought us to the vote on SB 1166.
On Tuesday, the Senate and House gave final approval to House Bill 1459, sponsored by Representatives Schlossberg and Farry. This bipartisan piece of legislation creates the First Responder Mental Wellness and Stress Management Act.
As a former U.S. Marshal, I am cognizant of the fact that our first responders are exposed to things in their line of work that no person should ever have to see. In turn, they need support for processing what they saw and how it has affected them. HB 1459 implements resources to achieve this.
Click here to read an Op-Ed I wrote regarding this legislation when the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, which I chair, advanced the bill out of committee in June.
The Senate approved a potential amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution this week to reform the process of electing appellate court justices. The bill would divide the Supreme Court, Superior Court and Commonwealth Court into judicial districts to ensure a broader range of regional interests are represented on Pennsylvania's highest courts.
Since judges are currently elected on a statewide basis, the majority come from the state's two most populous counties, resulting in most of the state being underrepresented on the state's highest courts. Dividing the state into judicial districts will end the current system of disproportionate representation and ensure the perspectives of all regions of the state are reflected in the makeup of the judicial branch.
The Senate and the House of Representatives have each approved the bill, which does not require the governor's signature. As a constitutional amendment, the legislation must be approved again in the next legislative session before being put on the ballot for voters to decide.
The Senate gave final approval to a bill this week that would restore transparency in state government by prohibiting the governor from directing a state agency to ignore records requests during an emergency declaration. The legislation would ensure Pennsylvanians can continue to access public records during a disaster declaration.
The bill is retroactive to Governor Wolf's March 6 disaster declaration. Governor Wolf has been widely criticized for failing to provide any sense of transparency during the public health emergency, including ignoring a subpoena for information related to his confusing and inconsistent waiver process for businesses that wished to remain open during the pandemic.
Experienced farmers will now have an incentive to sell or lease land, buildings and equipment to beginning farmers thanks to a new tax credit program that was created last year. Applications for the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program can be filed now at esa.dced.state.pa.us.
Under the program, landowners will receive a one-time personal income tax credit for the sale or a multi-year lease of property. The legislation requires all leases be enforced through written agreements and that the sale of property be for fair market value in order to qualify for the tax credit.
Complete program guidelines, eligibility, and application instructions are available here.
The COVID-19 pandemic created a severe disruption in the certification process for teachers, as testing centers were closed statewide. The Senate approved a bill this week that would help teachers, recent graduates, undergraduate students and paraprofessionals to navigate the state required certification process.
The legislation will enable graduates to obtain temporary certifications and extend certain deadlines to provide additional flexibility so schools are not faced with additional challenges in recruiting staff when reopening schools.


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Jeff Dobbin February 2, 2018 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
Arthur Wallace "Pop" Peach was a native Vermonter to the bone, once describing himself as "hopelessly provincial." He was born and raised in southern Vermont, graduating from Brattleboro High School and then from Middlebury College in 1904. He earned his PhD from Columbia University and later received two honorary degrees from Norwich, a master's in 1933 and a doctorate in …
#135 Thomas Seaver, Class of 1859, Demonstrated Valor at Spotsylvania Court House
Jeff Dobbin January 19, 2018 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
Thomas Orville Seaver was born just before Christmas in the small town of Cavendish, Vt., in 1833, the eldest of eight children. After a year at Tufts University, he attended Norwich from 1856 to 1858. He left the university after two years and finally graduated from Union College in 1859. Seaver was in training to become a lawyer when the …
#128 President Charles Spooner, Only Member of His Graduating Class, Doubled the Size of Norwich
Jeff Dobbin December 1, 2017 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
Charles Horace Spooner was born in Charlestown, N.H. in 1858. He entered Norwich University when he was just 16 years old and completed a bachelor's degree with an A average in only three years. He gained experience in teaching and military training at different schools before being called home to lead his alma mater in 1904. Spooner's presidency followed the …
#126 "Hilly Chilly" Has Offered Leadership Opportunities for 70 Years
Jeff Dobbin November 13, 2017 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
"Climb to Conquer" is the motto of the Mountain Cold Weather (MCW) Company, established by the United States War Department in August 1947. The War Department saw the uniqueness of Norwich's location – near mountains with severe winter temperatures – and its mission to train cadets to be officers in the Army. The first instructor assigned to Norwich was MSG …
#125 Trustee Koziol Held a Top Intelligence Position at the Department of Defense
Jeff Dobbin November 9, 2017 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
Lt. Gen. John "Craig" Koziol, Class of 1976, is a retired Air Force Lieutenant General and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), a career Airman who commanded at the detachment, squadron, center, group, wing, Air Force agency, and joint command levels. Koziol earned his undergraduate degree from Norwich and commissioned through the university's Air Force ROTC program as a distinguished …
#124 Gideon Welles: Lincoln's "Neptune"
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Gideon Welles was a native of Glastonbury, Conn., a descendent of 17th century colonists who settled in the state. He attended the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut (now known as Cheshire Academy) before enrolling in Alden Partridge's American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1823. The academy was only in its fourth year of operation in Norwich, Vt. The academy moved …
#121 When the Civil War Came to Our Backyard
Jeff Dobbin October 13, 2017 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy, Military Milestones
On October 19, 1864—the same day Norwich alumnus Major General Horatio Wright played a key role in the tide-turning victory against the Confederate Army at Cedar Creek—Norwich University cadets and faculty set out to defend the U.S.-Canada border in what became the northernmost conflict of the Civil War. Six hundred miles north of the raging battle at Cedar Creek, Va., …
#119 Henry Hancock, Class of 1843, Surveyed Los Angeles and Owned the La Brea Tar Pits
Jeff Dobbin September 29, 2017 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
Henry Hancock was a native of Bath, N.H. who, before enrolling at Norwich University, attended Newbury Methodist Seminary in Newbury, Vt. This makes him a "double graduate" of Norwich. Newbury Methodist Seminary later moved to Montpelier, where it became Montpelier Seminary and then Vermont College, which merged with Norwich University in 1972. Hancock attended Norwich around the turbulent time of …
#118 Edwin Ferry Johnson Helped Engineer the American Landscape
Edwin Ferry Johnson was a native Vermonter and the son of a prominent civil engineer; his father was surveyor-general of Vermont for many years. In early life, Johnson learned the skill of surveying as an apprentice to his father. In 1818, at age 15, he assisted his father when he participated in the great Northeast Boundary Survey of the U.S.-Canada …
#110 Major General Seth Williams, Class of 1903, Helped Shape the Modern Marine Corps
Jeff Dobbin July 28, 2017 200 Things about Norwich, Leaders & Legacy
By Gary Appleby '90 On April 1, 1917, only five days before formally entering the war, the Commandant of the Marine Corps appointed a three-man board to "recommend a site in the Washington area for a temporary training camp and maneuver field for the Marine Corps." America was preparing to enter the war and needed freshly trained Marines, a place …
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In the mid-1880s, Lewis College had just transitioned back to being called Norwich University. The school had been teetering on the brink of financial collapse just a few years prior, and had been rescued by alumnus Charles Lewis. It was during this period of recovery that Norwich offered, for the first time, a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Architectural drawing had …
Harold Douglas "Doc" Martin was a native of Roslindale, Massachusetts, who entered Norwich University as a cadet in 1916, the first African-American to do so. While at Norwich, Martin studied electrical engineering and was heavily involved in student life. He was the star of the varsity football team in addition to playing baseball and hockey. He was also in Mandolin …
#134 "Giving Returning Veterans the Best We Have" After WWII And Today
In August 1945, President Homer Dodge issued a statement in the Norwich Record about veterans seeking an education at Norwich. He articulated the diverse needs of the veteran student body and pledged the university's support for veterans of varied backgrounds and experiences. The president committed Norwich to "giving returning veterans the best we have." The policies he implemented included allowing …
#133 Winter Carnival Lit Up Norwich for More Than 80 Years
A brief notice in the November 11, 1916 Norwich Record first floated the idea of a winter carnival at NU: "The ground is white with our first snow. The long winter's grind is almost upon us. But after all, there are a lot of things to do in the winter time. Why not have a winter carnival? We certainly have …
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