Nice lunch. Getting into the rhythm of these briefings. Looking forward to the analyst dinner tonight to meet several old friends.
IBM InfoSphere Servers by Sriram Padmanabhan, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Architect for InfoSphere. Sriram started with the layered architecture for the Information-Lead Transformation theme. He then went into five major components that comprises the InfoSphere Server. The rest of the briefing was under NDA.
IBM InfoSphere Master Information Hub by Mandy Chessell, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for InfoSphere Tools. The Master Info Hub (MIH) focuses on spots in the enterprise data model for critical entities where data glitches cause major problems for the business. The MIH synchronizes the various copies of master data (for instance, about customer, product and so on). In their press release, IBM is positioning MIH to go beyond pre-packaged entities in traditional MDM products. My interpretation is the MIH is an 'active' MDM service. The rest of the briefing was under NDA.
The day started with the keynote kickoffs on this first day of the IOD conference. And I have been here three days already?
IOD Grand Opening by Ambuj Goyal, General Manager of Business Analytics and Process Optimization. Ambuj started by saying that attendance is up over last year, despite the recession. He remarked that this year's gold sponsor of IOD is Intel and then reflected that the last several years the gold sponsors were acquired and now are part of IBM, such as FileNet and Cognos. Did he suggest that IBM will be acquiring Intel? Ambuj introduced Arvind Krishna as the new General Manager of Info Mgt Solutions, as described in a previous blog.
Frank Kern, SVP of Global Business Services, followed by getting an understanding and business justification to "Information-Lead Transformation" theme. What does it take to create deep predictive analytics? ...to reduce uncertainty in our decisions? The dilemma is that we have more information than ever before, but less trusted information is available, and radically less real-time information. Frank shared the example of the NYC Fire Department. They are monitoring conditions in 8,000 buildings. They feel that their mission should be not the fighting of fires, but the elimination of fires totally! By using analytics to predict which buildings have a high probability of a fire, they can take preventive measures. Frank ended with a quote by Robert Kennedy who borrowed from George Bernard Shaw, "Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never and say why not.
Frank then invited a customer panel onto the stage, consisting of Shirley Lady of BlueCross BlueShield Association, Nihad Aytaman of Elie Taharl Ltd, and Debbie Oshman of Chevron. Great discussion but wished they would have gone deeper into the specifics. Nihad made the point the small (SMB) companies can have BI with only one BI person!
IBM Smart Analytics System (ISAS) by Bill O'Connell, IBM Distinguished Engineer of Data Warehousing and CTO. Bill has a tough job of juggling dozens of technologies spread across dozens of products, with new technologies being added monthly through acquisitions. He started with an overview of the recent announced IBM Smart Analytics System (ISAS). From customer forums, Bill remarked that most customers want to build their own systems and avoid packages. In other words, most customers want the ability to customize their solutions, rather than predefined appliances. Hence, ISAS is a highly customizable packaging of a full-stack BI system. We went through the options available. For the smaller predefined packages, IBM has built and inventory those systems to assure two-week delivery. Also, InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse has evolved into ISAS since the former can be obtained by unchecking certain options. The rest of the briefing was under NDA.
From a discussion of SSD (solid-state disk) implications, an question that I asked was why not just increase main memory. Why continue the traditional distinction between main memory and external storage? Bill reminder me that main memory is good-olde volatile RAM while SSD is slower and cheaper non-volatile flash memory. Hence, the traditional distinction will continue.
Nice lunch and good conversation with Richard Winter about various DW appliance products. Back to my warm seat.
InfoSphere Discovery by Alex Gorelik, Chief Architect, and Todd Goldman, Program Director. The objective is to accelerate time to deployment by automating data discovery to document the data objects. The use case is data growth, data integration, and data privacy. Components are: Transformation Analyzer and Source Data Discovery and Unified Schema Builder. The demo discovered tables/relationships related to ORDERS among 30+ tables. Several more demos of finding complex business rules buried in the data and sensitive personal data embedded in other files. Impressive! Wished I had this tools years ago!
IBM Integrated Data Mgt by Curt Cotner, IBM Fellow and VP/CTO for Database Servers. Curt is a regular at the Gold group so the conversation goes like, "last year we discussed this but now it is that". Curt gave us a tour through a series of products like: InfoSphere Data Architect, Optim Data Privacy, Optim Database Administrator, Oracle support in Optim Development Studio, pureQuery variations, and Optim Query Tuner.
IBM IMS Update by Betty Patterson. IMS is the top revenue-producing software product, long running over 42 years and going strong! See the Wikipedia entry for IMS's history. Why is IMS still relevant to Enterprise IT? Betty argued that IMS has become an integration points for SOA and a solid performance/reliability/security record. And, IBM has continued to make considerable investments into IMS.
One program is educating the new generation of IT professionals in IMS skills. An academic initiative for System z has involved over 600 schools with 50,000 students, resulting in 30 courses, exams, and Application Programming certificate. Another program is application modernization to increase usability leveraging IMS investments. The third program is a simplification of database administration reducing the skill level for performance tuning, etc.
IMS version 11 is available this month. A list of new functions is here, and fact sheet is available here. Betty continued by covering future directions for IMS, which was under NDA.
It is Sunday; must be the third day of Gold briefing... It is going smoothly. Mike and Teressa are doing an excellent job of herding us cats. Last night, we had a wonderful six-course (with wine pairing) dinner at Aureole Swan Court. As shown here, the table was set full with the proper wine glasses. There are real swans, one of whom was quite friendly.
IBM Enterprise Content Mgt by Jim Reimer, IBM Distinguished Engineer. Jim started with a broad overview the entire ECM market. Lots of innovative applications that have fundamental changes in some industries, like insurance. These ECM systems are massive. Jim shared that a customer turned on full-archiving of all corporate email, resulting in several petabytes collected over a year. They estimated that they has rival Google's data sizes, given the requirement for seven years of managed history. ECM has stimulated issues...political, cultural, privacy...across the corporation and globally.
As shown in this figure, the ECM portfolio emphasizes three services: search/discovery, biz process mgt, and collaboration. Regardless of the content repositories or of the client apps, these three services form the various function delivered to the users. A critical part of this portfolio is the Business Process Mgt (BPM) service, which will be part of the new Info Mgt divisions with IBM. There are two parts to BPM, one from ECM and the other from WebSphere.
Another application area is in litigation response by filtering and organizing emails and the like. Jim then described solutions for searching and organizing external web information for use within the firewall as enterprise content. This is similar to my work on Web Farming resulting in the book Web Farming for the Data Warehouse in 1998.
BI and Performance Mgt by Mike Potter, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect of Cognos Products. Mike stated that the objective of Cognos, now as part of IBM, is on improving the performance of the business user within an enterprise context. Using the maturity model from AMR Research, there are four steps to Performance Mgt: Reacting, Anticipating, Collaborating, and Orchestrating. As shown here, the architecture for Cognos Performance Mgt System has several layers, starting with the underlying info infrastructure and ending with various apps in finance, workforce, banking, etc. Mike then took us through the variety of Cognos products, as listed here. This list does not include various applications in financial performance. Directions are toward a simplified and consistent self-service experience by business users with Cognos products. Mike explained the TM1 OLAP engine from Aptix, which seems redundant with other IBM products.
In summary, there is a blizzard of products from Cognos. The good news is that there is maturity and depth with Cognos' functionality. The bad news is that the complexity and inconsistency of this functionality among the broader IBM portfolio is mind-bending! The Hogwarts sorting hat has a challenge here!
Starting the afternoon of second day of IBM Gold briefings.
DB2 for Linux, UNIX, Window by Tim Vincent, IBM Fellow, Chief Architect for DB2 for LUW. Most of this talk was unfortunately confidential. The only section not under NDA was about DB2 pureScale (DB2 for LUW's new OLTP shared disk clustering solution) that allows unlimited scalability. This figure shows almost linear scalability, at least up to 128 nodes. Initially it is available only for AIX servers, but others DB2 servers will be available in the future.
DB2 for z/OS by John Campbell, IBM Distinguished Engineer, DB2 for z/OS Development. John focused on the customer migration to the latest version DB2 9. This figure shows the recent evolution of the DB2 product. Various problems and hints for DB2 9 were covered, along with possible features in the next version.
eXtreme Analytics Platform by Hamid Pirahesh, IBM Fellow, Senior Manager, Exploratory Database at IBM Research. Hamid delivers the best presentation in these Gold briefings. See my blog from last year about his presentation style and innovative content.
Hadoop evolution as an open-source data engine for BIG applications for Yahoo!, Facebook, Amazon, and AOL. It is using thousands of servers using petabytes of data. Huge appetite for extreme analytics for many large corporations. Need for a eXtreme Analytics Platform (XAP) that takes wide spectrum of unstructured, structured, and semi-structured data from diverse external sources into a MapReduce Hadoop++ data engine. IBM's motivation is to provide corporate IT with a value-enhanced alternative to each user doing their own thing on their own personal data cache from often semi structured and unstructured external sources. To support a Java Analytics Apps Server, IBM has proposed JAQL as an open query language for JSON data model on XAP. To perform for the data analysis, the R statistics language, along with SPSS, will be used. Hamid did a demo of running analytics against CO2 observations (simulating real data from XAP customer engagements) using both R and SPSS. He then explained a case of exposing unusual financial activities for the SEC.


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Letter to the editor: What will Trump find in Tulsa?
June 19th is Juneteenth (Freedom Day), an American holiday that celebrates the day in 1865, shortly after the Civil War ended, of the last reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to then enslaved people.
No doubt Juneteenth will also be celebrated in Tulsa, the site of the notorious 1921 Tulsa race riot, massacre and cover-up. The white mobs of the Tulsa rioters attacked and totally destroyed the relatively wealthy and thriving all-black Tulsa District of Greenwood. As a consequence, many Tulsans have long carried a burden of shame, yet they still doggedly continue to seek the truth and attempt to make amends.
True, Greenwood was wealthy and thriving, their business section was called "Black Wall Street" and they had their own schools. The black residents had pooled their resources, built and owned all the businesses, stores, shops, recreation parlors and their nice homes; much to the envy of some white Tulsans. Among the over 50 such post-Civil War all-black towns and settlements in Oklahoma, Greenwood was truly exceptional.
On June 20th … ringmaster Donald Trump will pull together his circus of Trump-heads for a political rally in Tulsa. As he fully anticipates, he'll have the eyes and ears of the World on him.
But what Trump finds in Tulsa and how he fares in his uncouth and un-timely intrusion is yet to come. The Greenwood District of which we've spoken here is no longer. There's now only ruminants due both to the push of the racists and the pull of the American melding pot.
Don Hardesty, Topeka

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I am a Solicitor and Member with Grigor & Young LLP.
I have worked in the North of Scotland for the last 15 years. I joined Grigor & Young in 2005 and have been a Partner in the firm (Member from April 2018) since the beginning of 2015.
I specialise in Rural Land Law and the excellent, eclectic variety of conveyancing, agricultural and sporting issues that can arise in those areas for Owners, Agricultural and Sporting Tenants.
I also act for a number of major Distilleries in Scotland, and a few local Estates.
I am the Secretary and Treasurer of the Banff and Moray Valuators Association and an Executive Committee Member for the Monadhliath Deer Management Group. I am also a Member of the Highland Committee for Scottish Land and Estates and am currently assisting the Land Register Stakeholder Group for the North of Scotland (Registers of Scotland).
From a rural background, my ultimate passion is to assist all those who work on or with the land. I understand the difficulties of trying to earn a living in the North of Scotland – particularly the politics and legislative burdens.
When I escape from my papers, I enjoy fishing, shooting rabbits and archaeology. I am a keen ecologist and I have published a number of ballads.


Here are a few photos of the finished Mirror Models CMP F15 Italian gun truck in 1/35th scale. This is the same one that is the subject of the build review published last week. Well, now it has a coat of paint (or two) and a little bit of desert dust to make it a bit more presentable.
Below is a link to the build review of this model that Rick Cooper supplied.


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It's mom who sees troubles for teens with food allergies
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(Photo credit: By National Institutes of Health (NIH) [Public domain], via Wikimedia)
Teens with food allergies are more likely to have depression, anxiety or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- and it's mom that notices it.
A McMaster University-led study has found that the mothers of teens with food allergies are more likely than the kids themselves to report that the youth have emotional and behavioural problems.
Following 1,300 children involved in an Australian study, the researchers found that at 14 years old, about a third of teens with food allergies reported they had emotional and behavioural problems, but more than 46 per cent of their moms reported those problems. These were depression, anxiety or ADHD rather than defiance or misbehaviour.
When the same teens were 21 years old, 44 per cent of those with food allergy reported emotional and behavioural problems, and they were twice as likely as their non-allergic peers to have symptoms of depression that had persisted from adolescence.
The study has been published online by the medical journal Allergy.
"Unfortunately, we don't know whether the teens with food allergy are less likely to report problems themselves, or whether the mothers are over-reporting problems, but we do know that health professionals should take in several people's perspectives when they are assessing these kinds of mental health problems," said Mark Ferro, principal investigator of the study.
Ferro is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences and pediatrics at McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. He is also a member of the Offord Centre for Child Studies.
"It's also clear that these problems are not just a phase ? teens with food allergies are more likely to have mental health problems into adulthood," he added.
Source: McMaster University
Journal: Allergy
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ConductDisorders or its staff.
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Just my personal observation here: professionals tend to ignore or downplay "mothers feedback". We are pretty much always seen as "over-reporting". It would be interesting to see a study on the accuracy of "mother intuition" when it comes to recognizing problems. I saw problems before age 2. The medical system didn't support me for another 16 years... but it does now.
Are teens with food allergies more likely to have mental health problems? or are teens with mental health problems more likely to have food allergies? It's a bit hard to make a cause-and-effect statement on that front. But, again from personal experience, kids with developmental and/or mental health issues do tend to have food allergies and sensitivities.


Four lakes noted for Bream, Carp, Pike, Roach and Tench fishing.
Permits are available from the bailiff. Night fishing is available.
Four pits a b c d pit a good for tench and bream both going to double figures . Pit b main carp lake commons to just over 30lb a few mirrors ,can get busy at weekends. Pit c more for the pleasure or match anglers carp to around 10lb tench and bream pit d a small head of carp to well over 30lb .


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Do we have astrology to thank for clocks?
by William Harris
Great Ideas Con-verge
Prague's astrolabe clock has been imparting all sorts of info to its many observers over the centuries. Time? Check. Sun's position in the zodiac? Check. Sun's altitude? Check.
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It didn't take long for a shrewd inventor to marry the mechanical clock to the astrolabe. But mechanical astrolabes, or astronomical clocks, didn't appear immediately after the verge escapement was invented. It took some tinkering to perfect timekeeping technology so that it could accurately control multiple faces and hands.
First came the 24-hour clock, which had a fixed hand and a rotating dial bearing the hour of the day. As the dial turned, the hand pointed to the time.
Next, timekeepers built sun clocks. These devices had two parts -- an outer, fixed dial and an inner rotating plate known as the chapter ring. The chapter ring bore the image of the sun, which aligned with a number corresponding to the time of day.
Clocksmiths then developed the sun-moon clock to keep track of the moon's motion, too. The sun and the moon plates could rotate independently. The moon plate lagged behind the sun's until, after 29.5 days, the two lined up, indicating the passage of a month.
With the sun-moon clock working well, cocky clocksmiths added a third plate, bearing zodiac symbols, which ran slightly faster than the sun plate. When days and months were added to the zodiac dial, such a clock could tell the date and the astronomical position of the sun.
Finally, fully functioning mechanical astrolabes began appearing. These complex devices had a rete, which bore the zodiac, an altitude plate, a sun dial and a chapter ring, revealing where the sun was placed in the zodiac, as well as its position relative to the horizon.
Fine examples of these astronomical clocks exist today. For example, the Prague astrolabe clock in the Czech Republic dates back to 1410, although it's undergone a few renovations over the years. With a quick glance, an observer can get the time, the sun's position in the zodiac, sidereal time (based on Earth's position relative to distant stars) and the sun's altitude. All of this comes with a juicy legend: that the people of Prague blinded the clockmaker who designed the instrument so he couldn't replicate the feat in another town.
Astronomical clocks like the one in Prague may seem extraordinarily complex by today's standards, but they were required to do more. Because time in the ancient world was intimately tied to the motion of the sun, moon, stars and planets, clocks had to keep track of these celestial cycles. And because people also believed that the arrangement of the heavens influenced life on Earth, monitoring the zodiac constellations was equally important. Astrologers may not have thrown away their astrolabes when the first astronomical clocks were built, but they certainly would have appreciated how easy it was to get the time -- and the Love Forecast for Taurus in a particular week in April.


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The Throwaways Rochester Sneak Preview & Community Fair
posted by La'Quesha Nero | 15sc
"The Throwaways courageously explores the most pressing racial justice issue of our time: the mass incarceration of poor people of color."
-Michelle Alexander, author, The New Jim Crow
Please join us for a sneak preview of the Throwaways documentary and a discussion with the filmmakers (Ira McKinley and Bhawin Suchak) and local panelists involved in the Rochester community. Have a chance to connect with groups that are working for social justice in our city during the Community Fair!
The Throwaways is the story of homeless filmmaker and ex-felon, Ira McKinley, documenting his struggle to bring positive changes to his community in inner-city Albany, NY. As he strives to get his voice heard and capture the stories of people living on the margins, McKinley confronts the unavoidable stories of his past and battles against the stigma of being formerly incarcerated. Guided by this personal narrative of survival, The Throwaways is a timely and provocative look at the impact of mass incarceration and police brutality on black males in America. More than a simple illumination of marginalized people at their weakest moments; this film is a call to action, a story of directly engaging in the fight for justice.*
Suggested donation: $10. Please help us cover the cost of organizing this event. Give more if you can and less if you can't.
4:30pm Community Fair: Connect with local social justice and community groups!
5:00pm Film introduction, followed by screening
6:15pm Discussion with filmmakers and local panelists about the film, the issues affecting the Rochester community and ways to get involved for positive change!
7:15pm Community Fair: Connect with local social justice and community groups.
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Omron said it is aiming to equip people with innovative technology that makes daily blood pressure monitoring easier. Credit: Amazon.com.
Omron Healthcare has revealed a new interactive feature for Amazon Alexa devices that is capable of taking blood pressure readings.
Omron is referring to the new technology as a skill for Alexa, which works through the Omron Connect app. This can sync with all of Omron's connected blood pressure monitors. The new skill enables Alexa to compare a user's readings across different dates and times of the day, and judge the latest reading against the last highest or lowest recorded reading. It can also provide average readings upon request and locate and read back the latest blood pressure readings.
With this feature Alexa can also provide guidelines and tips to ensure accurate blood pressure measurement. Users can receive updates on their recent blood pressure readings and insights on the state of their health, whenever they ask.
Omron said it is aiming to equip people with innovative technology that makes daily blood pressure monitoring easier.
Research has shown that patients who self-monitor their blood pressure at home might be associated with decreased blood pressure levels because this behaviour is linked to treatment compliance.
Omron Healthcare European president and CEO André Van Gils said: "At Omron, we're focused on helping people live active and comfortable lives, without any compromises on health. Adding our Omron skill for Alexa is a major stride in that direction.
To use the Omron skill on Alexa, users will need the Alexa app and the Omron Connect mobile app, which are both available for free download from the Apple iOS or Google Play stores. Each time users want to access information about their heart health they will need to ask Alexa to open Omron connect.
The Omron Alexa skill is available as of January 2019 in the UK and will be available in the rest of Europe in the coming months.


We all know Chihuahua's can be temperamental, but this one is really angry!
Could he be feeling insecure or afraid?
We want to know your experience handling with this kind of situations with our Chihuahua friends.
here's an idea. STOP posting videos of chihuahuas being filmed in situations where they obviously feel threatened by the person taking the video. this one is just another example of how your Facebook page is STUPID! clearly you are NOT a fan of the chihuahua breed.
Hi Emma, everybody has the right to share their ideas. Thanks for sharing yours. Nevertheless, we MUST say that we LOVE and are FANS of Chihuahuas.
I do understand Emma's side as these types of videos promote public views of chi bad behaviors. My chi was 1 yr when he had his eye damaged by owner & lost it. He was surrended & I adopted him. It took 5 years to get him to trust every male who came thru my door. He is finally accepting of my husband & his son. Five years. Moral of story? Dont hit animals!!
Was the mum a chi or jack Russell? If I mated my chi with ajack rRussell would my chi be able to carry the pups?
The jack is too big. I think it would kill the chi. If it didn't cause death to your chi it would not be able to deliver naturally. Please call and talk to a vet.
You are in his face and space. He is afraid. Plus, my rescue Chi does NOT like being woken up. If he is sleeping and you wake him up he freaks out. I think it is the surprise element. And this little guy is TRAPPED. You never want to back a dog into a space where they can't get out easily. Poor little guy. Just leave him alone when he is in his "safe spot" and let him come to you when he wants love.
My almost 2 yr old 3.3 lb chihuahua, Chica, LOVES everyone. But lately she's been picking up the bad habits of my 3 yr old MinPin, who is fearful of everyone. Chica is beginning to bark & pull back from people but neither of them is ready to attack & bite. I want her to rub off on him not the other way round!
My chi wants his love and attention at his own time. He will cuddle when he wants to. If we try to pick him up or play with him when he doesn't want to, we immediately put him down, tell him he's a bad boy, and ignore him. We work with him with treats and when we can approach him without him showing us his teeth, he gets a snack.
You are definitely in the pups space. He feels threatened as well as trapped. He may very well be protecting his space. I have three chi chis and one of them act this way. My female chi chi only likes her dad and I and when people come to the house she will growl and lunge at them if they come near us. This behavior is typical of a chihuahuas make up…hope this helps!
he's is reacting to something bad that has happened to him…leave him alone.
Why is his house outside?
That is the dogs save place "his home " and you are invading it. You are a threat to this dog .
First, I hope this is not the dog's primary dwelling. A chihuahua is a toy breed that thrives on attention from their human and becomes a member of that pack and should live indoors. I sincerely hope this poor guy is not always chained up outside. Second, we have 2 chi's. They are still very young, but they love attention from everyone, male, female, young, and old. My husband, son, and I have worked very hard socializing them since they were puppies. We walk in our neighborhood and welcome kind, gentle attention from anyone. They visit my relatives and we have frequent guests. It takes a lot of time to keep them socialized. So while both dogs would prefer me over even my husband and son, the work we have put in makes them well liked social companions.


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Valley Table
The Valley Table
Top Nav 01 :: First Column
Eating by the Season
Local Chefs
Top Nav 01 :: Second Column
Sustainable Cuisine
The Traveling Table
Local Purveyors
From the Fields
Farmer & Chef
CSA's
U-Pick Farms
Craft Producers
Support the Craft
HV RESTAURANT WEEK
HVRW Safety Pledge
Top Nav 06 :: Third Column
Diner FAQs
Preferred Purveyors
Cooking With Fire, Hudson Valley Style
By Leslie Coons / Photos By Eva Deitch
Wood Oven Roasted Oysters With Shallots & Herbs
By Waldy Malouf / The Culinary Institute of America
By Shawn Burnette / Heritage Food+Drink
Wood-Fire Oven Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras
By Andrew Chase / The Flammerie
IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT exactly when early humans learned how to control fire for cooking food, but many anthropologists say it was about 600,000 years ago. One thing is for certain: Chefs working today in the Hudson Valley continue to improve on the process, and by all accounts, customers are, well, hot for it.
"I don't know if it is in our DNA or part of umami, [but] there is a primal taste we have [for food cooked with fire]," says Waldy Malouf, senior director of food and beverage operations at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park. "It is the reason why a grilled hot dog tastes better than a boiled hot dog. We experience this in our system."
Malouf knows fire. In the early 1990s, he opened the Hudson River Club, and later Beacon Restaurant & Bar, both in Manhattan. In addition to creating a cuisine that celebrated the food grown and produced in the Hudson Valley, Malouf was one of the first chefs on the East Coast to bring live fire back into the commercial kitchen. Some people were making pizza and flatbreads in wood-burning ovens, but Malouf's restaurants roasted meats and vegetables and grilled fish in them, too.
Early in his career, Malouf visited Spain and Argentina, where chefs regularly cooked using wood fire. "I sort of fell in love with it," he recalls. "In countries like Japan, Korea, Spain and Italy, they cook with live fire regularly, and in California, more people were doing it. It was an unusual thing for us to do in New York at that time. I just brought it back a little more."
Cooking with live fire "is very much a trend these days," Malouf says. "It is not really easy because you have to commit to it, to learn how to use it in a commercial setting." Because restaurants need different exhaust and fire-suppression systems, "It is a little more expensive than cooking with gas, and more expensive to set up," he adds.
At the Heritage Food + Drink, which opened in August in Wappingers Falls, 40 percent of the entrées are prepared on a 12-foot, custom-made, open-fire grill in the 250-seat restaurant, which also uses outside grills and smokes some of its food. "We do a lot of slow cooking on the grill, like Southern pulled pork," says Executive Chef Shawn Burnette. "All our steaks, lobster and whole trout boned out are cooked on the grill. What I would really love, at some point in the future, is to expand the [inside grill]."
Burnette is no stranger to cooking with fire. His background includes the acclaimed Husk in Charleston, South Carolina, and Butterfield at Hasbrouck House in Stone Ridge, where he brought back the property's smokehouse. "I've been learning how to cook over fire for the past six years, since I used a wood oven, smoker and open pit at Husk," he says. "We used the embers to cook, too, and we do that here. The color of the embers is the temperature of the fire. Like in a colonial hearth, we cook in cast iron and put the cast iron into the embers. I do a twist on pimento cheese, and prepare it in cast-iron pan. I put it into the firebox of the smoker," he says.
Nick DiBona, chef/owner of Madison Kitchen in Larchmont, employs live fire in different ways. A smoker at the restaurant is used to prepare lamb lollipops, which are served with mushroom purée and parsley oil. Every Wednesday, DiBona roasts a pig over charcoa l at the restaurant, and his signature ice cream is served in what he calls Bona style: "We scoop ice cream, make an indentation on the top, fill with homemade meringue and hit it with a blow torch—it's a twist on a baked Alaska," he says. Di Bona also has a food truck that he uses to sell the ice cream at Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg and at private events; the ice cream also is available at his restaurant.
Chef Andrew Chase grew up "all over the world," but returned to the United States to earn a degree from the CIA. His wife is from Munich, Germany, and together they've worked at catering, organic farming and in a bakery in Germany. When they settled in Columbia County, they started selling a German-French specialty, flammkuchen (tarte flambée) from a food truck outfitted with a wood-fired brick oven. With their cream base, fresh herbs, and toppings—such as Berkshire bacon lardons, thin-sliced red onions and Gruyere, guajillo-braised pork shoulder, chipotle, caramelized onions and fresh mozzarella—the wood-fired flatbreads were a hit. The oven also was used to cook the meats and vegetables used as the toppings.
Fire and smoke should be treated as a final ingredient in a dish.
The Chases recently sold their food truck and moved into a brick-and-mortar restaurant, the Flammerie in Kinderhook. Much of the European-inspired menu is cooked in the restaurant's wood-fired oven, a Belforno with a 36-inch hearth. "About half of the menu comes out of that oven—flammkuchen, raclette, spätzle, veggies, bacon, pork belly and whole fish," Chase says. His favorite dish is pork belly. "It is something very special. First a very long braise, then let it cool, then flash sear in the oven. We are serving it right now over sweet potato and parsnip purée with a mustard jus."
Because wood-fired ovens can get very hot (600 to 700 degrees Fahrenheit) and cook food very quickly, it is an art to use use them properly, Malouf notes. Indeed, there's more to building a fire than just lighting a match to some kindling. The wood used will have a significant effect on the temperature, longevity and character of the fire—and the nature of the aromatic hydrocarbons released from the wood when it burns can influence the taste of the food, as well. "The char adds another level of flavor to food," Malouf says. "Fire and smoke should be treated as a final ingredient in a dish." Malouf favors oak, maple and apple, which "really doesn't flavor food like apples, but it is a nice, lighter smoke." For a hot-burning oven, he recommends using mesquite chips and chunks.
Hardwood is de rigueur for most cooking fires, and in the Hudson Valley, apple, oak and maple help define the region's terroir. The wood-fired oven used at the Flammerie "cooks so quickly that the food won't pick up flavor from the wood," Chase says, so he looks for high BTU-producing wood—cherry, maple and oak. Burnette makes his own charcoal from apple wood sourced from restaurant owner Jesse Camac's family orchard in Milton. "We are really lucky—we get the wood when they trim the trees," Burnette says, noting that he also buys white oak barrel staves from a whiskey-making friend. "I combine [apple] with aged white oak—that is my Southern heritage. You get the aromatics, the intense heat and the smoke of the white oak and a little whiskey essence."
In fact, Burnette says, he loves the whole process. "Fire is deep in my cooking," he says. "I like the randomness of fire; I love the dance of it—and I like to smell like smoke. I get to experience the entire cooking process." Burnette likes to use his restaurant's grill as a teaching tool. "I like to keep the cooks focused. The fire makes them pay attention. I can teach them scientific principles using fire, like, this happened to the steak and here is why and how you can keep it from happening again."
Malouf teaches wood-fire cooking at the CIA's various campuses around the country. He also cooks using fire at his Dutchess County home and plans to build a wood-burning oven. (His favorite fire-cooked dish? "Oysters roasted in a wood-burning oven, with a beurre blanc," he says. "We've found the smoke flavor adheres to the fat better than anything else. You almost smoke the butter.")
For the chefs, though, the time, learning, expense and preparation necessary to successfully cook using live fire are worth it. "It really takes a lot of time to get a feeling for the temperature—you have to figure out a system," Chase says. "There are different areas of the oven—some have higher temperatures—and you have to decide where is the steak spot, where do the flatbreads go. You don't want the area cooking the flatbreads to get too cool, or they will stick. It is really interesting to work with something that almost feels alive."
FIRE AND PIZZA
Pizzeria Posto in Rhinebeck serves "the best pizza in Dutchess County," because chef/owner Patrick Amedeo "treats his wood-fired oven with a huge amount of respect," says CIA senior director of food and beverage operations Waldy Malouf. "He knows how to work it. It is an example of the correct and good use of a wood-burning oven. He is very passionate about it."
Amedeo has been cooking pizza in wood-fired ovens for almost 10 years. "We have no other cooking equipment in the pizzeria," Amedeo notes. "We cook everything that's on our menu in our oven." His oven was made in Modena, Italy, shipped to Rhinebeck and fabricated in place. "The dome of my oven is a little higher in dimension, which slows the bake and caramelizes the crust more," Amedeo says. "I am not looking to cook the pizza in 90 seconds like some Neapolitan ovens—that only creates a soupy, soggy crust. When we initially put a pie in, we stay away from fire to allow the pizza to develop lift, then slowly spin and relocate. We are constantly moving and shifting to areas of the oven floor. Once a pie goes in, you can't walk away—you must be on it constantly. It is truly an artisan way of cooking."
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Shooting near Modesto Airport leaves one dead
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MODESTO, Calif. (KTXL) — An early morning shooting on Thursday in Modesto left one man dead, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office.
At 3:43 a.m., deputies arrived to the intersection of Mitchell Road and South Riverside Drive, near the Modesto Airport, and found a man with a gunshot wound.
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Vineyard Road Investments (RF) Ltd – Vineyard Series Transaction 1, New Rating Accorded
Johannesburg, 29 August 2017 — Global Credit Ratings ("GCR") has accorded a final, public short-term credit rating of 'A1+(ZA)(sf)' to the Class A Notes to be issued by Vineyard Road Investments (RF) Ltd under ("Transaction") under the Vineyard Series Transaction 1.
The final, public rating accorded to the Class A Notes relates to timely payment of interest and principal. The Issuer may also issue Class B Notes that will be unrated. The ratings are derived and dependant on the short-term credit rating of the Participating Assets and the Liquidity Facility Provider.
The rating excludes an assessment of the ability of the Issuer to pay any (early repayment) penalties.
Vineyard Road Investments (RF) Ltd, under Vineyard Series Transaction 1 ("VST1"), is a serialised Programme that allows the issuance of different serialised Notes with different serialised assets. The Participating Assets of VST1 will consist of: Negotiable certificates of deposit ("NCDs") that will be purchased on an outright basis, with a tenor of up to five years, issued by the five largest banks in South Africa being FirstRand Bank Ltd, Absa Bank Ltd, Nedbank Ltd, The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and Investec Bank Ltd.
The NCDs will be acquired through Liberty Group Ltd, acting in its capacity as Programme Dealer, in terms of the Transaction's portfolio covenants.
The portfolio covenants limits the composition given the Maturity Amount of the participating assets to: Single Bank NCD may not be more than 50% should the Maturity Amount of Notes be less than or equal to R1bn. Should the Maturity Amount of Notes be more than R1bn then the single bank NCD exposure may not be more than 40% to FirstRand Bank Ltd, Absa Bank Ltd, Nedbank Ltd and Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and 30% for Investec Bank Ltd, and at least three of FirstRand Bank Ltd, Absa Bank Ltd, Nedbank Ltd, Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and Investec Bank Ltd.
All of the existing eligible banks referenced in the portfolio covenant have a short-term national scale credit rating of 'A1+(ZA)' and a long-term national scale credit rating of at least 'AA-(ZA)' with a stable outlook.
Liberty Group Ltd has been appointed as the Liquidity Facility Provider to fund any potential liquidity shortfalls that may occur from time to time. Liberty Group Ltd has a 'AAA' and 'A1+' long-term and short-term national scale credit rating.
Following a Credit Event, defined as where the Participating Asset/s becomes Non-Performing, the Issuer shall apply a mandatory conversion that will convert the nominal value of the Class A Notes asset to Class B Notes of the same value at no consideration. The Class B Notes being the work out Notes will only be redeemed after all recoveries and work out arrangements have been completed
The portfolio will consist of highly rated counterparts, albeit non-granular given the portfolio covenants. Therefore, GCR will take rating action on the Class A Notes should the short-term national scale ratings of the eligible banks held by the Transaction be downgraded to below 'A1+(ZA)' or if rating action be taken on Liberty Group Ltd that has been appointed as the Liquidity Facility Provider.
Security class Initial and Last Rating Short-term Rating Outlook
Class A Notes 29 August 2017 A1+(ZA)(sf) n.a
Corné Els
Senior Structured Finance Analyst
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Emma-Jane Fulcher
fulcher@globalratings.net
Global Master Structured Finance Rating Criteria – Feb '17,
Global Credit-Linked Note and Repackaging Vehicle Rating Criteria – May '17,
Global Master Criteria for Rating Banks and Other Financial Institutions – Mar '17,
And the Financial Institution ratings for: FirstRand Bank Limited – Nov '16, ABSA Bank Limited – May '17, Nedbank Limited – May '17, Standard Bank of South Africa Limited – May '17, and Investec Bank Limited – Oct '16
ALL GCR'S CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: http://GLOBALRATINGS.NET/UNDERSTANDING-RATINGS. IN ADDITION, GCR'S RATING SCALES AND DEFINITIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: http://GLOBALRATINGS.NET/RATINGS-INFO/RATING-SCALES-DEFINITIONS. GCR'S CODE OF CONDUCT, CONFIDENTIALITY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, PUBLICATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT http://GLOBALRATINGS.NET.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS/ACRONYMS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT AS PER GCR'S STRUCTURED FINANCE GLOSSARY
Asset An item with economic value that an entity owns or controls.
Credit A contractual agreement in which a borrower receives something of value now, and agrees to repay the lender at some date in the future, generally with interest. The term also refers to the borrowing capacity of an individual or company
Downgrade The assignment of a lower credit rating to a corporate, sovereign of debt instrument by a credit rating agency. Opposite of upgrade.
Exposure Exposure is the amount of risk the holder of an asset or security is faced with as a consequence of holding the security or asset. For a company, its exposure may relate to a particular product class or customer grouping. Exposure may also arise from an overreliance on one source of funding.
Guarantee An undertaking for performance of another's obligations in event of default.
Liquidity The ability to repay short-term obligations or short-term availability of liquid assets to a market or entity.
Liquidity Facility A facility provided to a structured finance transaction that will pay the Noteholders interest in the event that the underlying assets cash flows are inadequate.
Long-Term Rating A long term rating reflects an issuer's ability to meet its financial obligations over the following three to five year period, including interest payments and debt redemptions. This encompasses an evaluation of the organisation's current financial position, as well as how the position may change in the future with regard to meeting longer term financial obligations.
Principal The total amount borrowed or lent, e.g. the face value of a bond, excluding interest.
Rating Outlook A Rating outlook indicates the potential direction of a rated entity's rating over the medium term, typically one to two years. An outlook may be defined as: 'Stable' (nothing to suggest that the rating will change), 'Positive' (the rating symbol may be raised), 'Negative' (the rating symbol may be lowered) or 'Evolving' (the rating symbol may be raised or lowered).
Repack Rearrangement of securities with the intent to be more attractive for investment. Junior tranches (that have a higher degree of default risk) of a securitisation transactions that have been repackaged into separate debt securities (according to their degree of risk) that utilise credit-enhancement techniques to mitigate the risk. A CDO is created to distribute the prepayment risk amongst different classes of Notes.
Repayment Payment made to honour obligations in regards to a credit agreement in the following credited order: 3.) Satisfy the due or unpaid interest charges; 4.) Satisfy the due or unpaid fees or charges; and 5.) To reduce the amount of the principal debt.
Security An asset deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfilment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default.
Senior A security that has a higher repayment priority than junior securities.
Short-Term Rating A short term rating is an opinion of an issuer's ability to meet all financial obligations over the upcoming 12 month period, including interest payments and debt redemptions.
Stock Code A unique code allocated to a publicly listed security.
Structured Finance A method of raising funds in the capital markets. A Structured Finance transaction is established to accomplish certain funding objectives whist reducing risk.
Tenor The term or duration of a debt security.
Timely Payment The principal debt, interest, fees and expenses being repaid promptly in accordance with the contractual obligation.
Transaction A transaction that enables an Issuer to issue debt securities in the capital markets. A debt issuance programme that allows an Issuer the continued and flexible issuance of several types of securities in accordance with the programme terms and conditions.
For a detailed glossary of terms utilised in this announcement please click here.
GCR affirms that a.) no part of the rating was influenced by any other business activities of the credit rating agency; b.) the rating was based solely on the merits of the rated entity, security or financial instrument being rated; c.) such rating was an independent evaluation of the risks and merits of the rated entity, security or financial instrument; and d.) the validity of the ratings is for a maximum of 12 months, or earlier as indicated by the applicable credit ratings document.
The Arranger participated in the rating process via face-to-face meetings, teleconferences and other written correspondence. Furthermore, the quality of information received was considered adequate and has been independently verified where possible.
The credit rating has been disclosed to the Arranger with no contestation of the rating.
GCR has received final signed and executed copies of the Programme Memorandum; Administration Agreement; Agency Agreement; Asset Allocation Agreement; Bank Agreement; Common Terms Agreement; Issuer Supplement; Liquidity Facility; Programme Agreement; Series Guarantee; Series Indemnity; Series Security Cession and Transaction Supplement.
The rating above was solicited by, or on behalf of the rated client, and therefore, GCR has been compensated for the provision of the rating.


The day you feel that you are incapable, the doors of liberation open for you.
When Nanak reached the age of twelve, he was about to be initiated into the Hindu religion and receive the sacred thread.
The pundit said, "You will become a dwija," which is a member of the Hindu faith, literally a twice- born.
"You can always buy a new one from the market and throw away the old," said the pundit.
His father, Kalu Mehta, was convinced the boy was a total good-for-nothing. He had done his best to bring him round to doing something, but had failed. When there was no other way, there was a last resort that came in handy in the villages – he was sent to graze the cattle. Nanak went quite happily to the pasture and was soon lost in meditation while the cattle destroyed the adjacent fields.
The next day he had to be removed from this, too. His father was now doubly convinced that the boy could do nothing and would amount to nothing.
Now it is an interesting fact that those people who have done the most for the world are denied this world completely; those who are the just claimants of the other world are almost unable to do anything in this world.
It is not that they are not capable, but their whole quality of being and doing is different. They become only a means, a medium through which many things can happen.
What would Nanak have attained by grazing cattle? Many people do. What would Nanak have attained by running a shop well? Many do, and yet the world remains as before. This person has removed himself from the world of action and is drowned in the world of glory.
Glory means: "Thou art the doer. What can I perform?" No sooner do you begin to feel your worthlessness, expressed as, "What can I do?" than your ego begins to fall away, drop by drop.
The day you feel this in totality – that you are unqualified, incapable, nothing happens because of you, you are helpless – the doors of liberation open for you.


G-wiss guys – where does the time go – Its flown past super quick. I can't believe there's only 3 weeks to go till the Sydney stitches and craft show – My to do list keeps filling up with more and more. And the design work has gotten really busy too so juggling 2 business's is keeping my hands very full! But its going to be all worth it! Super excited! Once again am so looking forward to seeing all my fellow crafty friends and meeting some new ones.
Remember our giveaway - The prize of 2x tickets to the Stitches & Craft show and 2x Twospoonfulsofsugar craft lab vouchers get drawn this wednesday 31st of March! So to be in with a grin – Leave a comment on our giveaway blog post or on our facebook fan page or tweet "I wanna win Stitches & Craft show tix and a fun and furry card class from Twospoonfulsofsugar" @sharessmiles"
You just might be the lucky winner!
go the paddle steamers - full steam ahead!
Ok so kayaking and raising money to help charities isn't for everyone. But I believe its worth the effort especially when its for such a great cause such as making a difference to a child in need and there family - to share a smile and make life easier.... Lifestart supports children with disabilities and their families to achieve a better quality of life.
Lifestart Kayak for Kids is an inspirational paddling challenge on Sydney Harbour. It raises funds for very special kids aged from birth to school age who have an intellectual disability or developmental delay. These include conditions more widely known such as Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder to much rarer genetic disorders. Lifestart provides early childhood intervention services to ensure these kids have the best possible start in life.
On Sunday 28th March Lifestart Kayak for Kids is taking place, it's a 17.5km course running from Blues Point to Clontarf in four stages of approximately 4.5km.
So to boost myself with abit of exercise at the same time as to share some smiles with some kiddies and there families. Ive joined a team of 12 - were called "The Paddle Steamers" and between us are kyaking Lifestarts - Kayak for kids event.
Our goal is to reach $5000 in donations, its a high target but certainly worth a try. If your feeling the love please help us reach our goal by donating to our team for this worthy cause (even a gold coin will be worth more than u think) Feel free to come along be our sideline cheerleaders too!
Training this Sunday at Manly! Love it!
Sheryl and "The Paddle Steamers"
Description. Choose a design from the selected twospoonfulsofsugar make-me kit range, to cut, paste and glue your imagination into a fun and furry handmade greeting card. So bring your crafty creative self down to the craft lab to help share a smile.
To celebrate our involvement in the Sydney Stitches and Craft show next month - I've got two free tickets to the show - courtesy of the lovely organisers at Stitches & Craft plus I'm going to throw in two free fun & furry animal card making classes.
To enter just leave a comment below and/or tweet "I wanna win Stitches & Craft show tix and a fun and furry card class from Twospoonfulsofsugar" @sharessmiles"
*winners will be notified end of march.
You may have already heard... the Sydney Stitches & Craft Show 14 – 18 April 2010 is at a new venue Australian Technology Park, in Eveleigh - only about 10 mins from the city and Twospoonfulsofsugar are proud to be involved again in the Incubator section @ stand I3.
Every day around lunchtime Twospoonfulsofsugar will be running a card making craft lab (a different animal each day). So remember the dates (Wednesday 14th April - Sunday 18th April) and be sure to pencil in or ask for an extra long lunch break to join in the card making/Stitches & Craft Show fun! I will upload twospoonfulsofsugar's craft lab details in the next few days, along with a few goodies to Win!
its play day and as you know I have been playing around with this new idea - Clouds of Love - it focus's on the big L-O-V-E of course. the importance of love and no matter what may your life be filled with love.
"when ever we have clouds in our skies, may they only ever be clouds of love"
... or another phrase "the clouds will pass and blue skies will brighten your days" I feel really connected with this design, and truly love the meaning i've created behind it.
we all deserve to be loved, cherished and appreciated and expressing our love for each other is sometimes overlooked and taken for granted - it really is wonderful when people appreciate each other with warm fuzzy moments from the heart.
"may we all have clouds of love in abundance in our life"
I would love to hear your feedback, as if this card is popular and in demand - I will go ahead and produce it, clouds of love is targeted for special occasions such as weddings, valentines day, mothers day, just because days, make-up card, anniversaries, i love you days...and of course to share a warm fuzzy moment with a special someone in our life.


With these online weigh loss programs, definitely you will keep your body healthy and fit. So many people are having a busy schedule with work, family, and friends and unable to find a bit of time to go for fitness centers to perform their daily work routines. For these people, it is the best choice of doing online weight loss programs. Very few people are having much knowledge about these programs and rests of them are trying to know about weight loss programs.


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Q: MVC can't find controller action when invoked with @Html.RenderAction I'm trying to call an action from a different controller in an MVC 5 page:
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The error:
System.Web.HttpException
A public action method 'RenderHeader' was not found on controller 'xxx.Website.Controllers.ParkListerController'.
The RenderHeader method is defined as:
public ActionResult RenderHeader(int parkId, List<ParkDetailBlockBase> menuItems = null, List<string> highlights = null)
{
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  return PartialView("Partials/_Header", viewModel);
}

What's the reason the controller name I use as the second argument is ignored?

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In order to travel abroad with your musket you must have a Shot Gun Certificate and a European Firearms Pass (see here here for information on this). The musket must be in a shotgun bag with the gun's number on the outside of the bag in large numerals.
It is probably possible to travel by air with a musket but these days it seems likely that it will involve a great deal of paperwork and general hassle so it's probably best avoided.
It's inevitable that different people will have different experiences and it's likely that the process will vary from one port to another. The following is based on travel through Dover in 2013.
When passing through Customs you must tell the Customs officer on duty that you're carrying a replica 17th century matchlock musket. It may help to offer your Shot Gun Certificate and your European Firearms Pass for inspection. It's quite possible that the Customs officer will just wave you through. There's a fairly slim chance that they'll want to look at the musket. In 2013, the officer on the way out of Dover wanted to know what it was for, did it fire and where was it going to be used but this was purely out of interest in much the same way as anybody else would have asked. On the journey back to the UK, the officer asked somebody else in the office what he should do and then said to this unseen person 'So you're not interested then?'. That was it.
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2006 Qatar FP2 Qualifying times - First Day
Submitted by Kropotkin on Thu, 2006-04-06 19:49
One of the interesting things to do when looking at times set in practice is to look at the full sequence of times set. A rider can end up at the top of the list by putting in a single fast lap on qualifying tyres, whilst struggling with race tyres. Other riders tend to concentrate on finding a decent race set up, and you can see that in their times: they'll go out and set consistent sequences of laps, all within a few 10ths of a second.
So, in the light of this, how are we to interpret Thursday's practice times? Here are the times set:
1       Kenny Roberts Jnr.      Team Roberts    KR211V  1:56.905
2       Casey Stoner    Honda LCR       Honda RC211V    1:56.911
3       Marco Melandri  Fortuna Honda   Honda RC211V    1:57.010
4       Colin Edwards   Camel Yamaha Team       Yamaha YZR-M1   1:57.024
5       Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team    Ducati Desmosedici GP-6 1:57.031
6       Valentino Rossi   Camel Yamaha Team       Yamaha YZR-M1   1:57.141
7       Dani Pedrosa    Repsol Honda Team       Honda RC211V    1:57.360
8       Toni Elias      Fortuna Honda   Honda RC211V    1:57.392
9       Nicky Hayden    Repsol Honda Team       Honda RC211V    1:57.452
10      Sete Gibernau   Ducati Marlboro Team    Ducati Desmosedici GP-6 1:57.569
11      Carlos Checa    Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha YZR-M1   1:57.992
12      Chris Vermeulen Team Suzuki     Suzuki GSV-R    1:58.783
13      Shinya Nakano   Kawasaki Racing Team    Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR    1:58.786
14      John Hopkins  Team Suzuki     Suzuki GSV-R    1:58.892
15      Alex Hofmann    Team D'Antin Pramac     Ducati Desmosedici GP-5 1:59.245
16      Makoto Tamada   Konica Minolta Honda    Honda RC211V    1:59.609
17      James Ellison   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha YZR-M1   1:59.620
18      Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team    Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR    2:00.216
19      Jose Luis Cardoso       Team D'Antin Pramac     Ducati Desmosedici GP-5 2:00.406
First, Roberts only did 11 full laps, most of which were 1.58s, with a couple of 1.57s thrown in for good measure. Stoner did 12 full laps, most of which were 1.57s. Melandris 14 laps were a mix of 1.58s and 1.57s, but both Rossi and Edwards did a lot of laps, 19 and 17 respectively, most of which were 1.57s. What's notable is that both Rossi and Edwards had long 8-lap runs at the end of the session, where they were running consistently in the low 1.57s. Capirossi and Hayden were both mainly running 1.58s, while Pedrosa was all over the place, with one fast lap, and otherwise varying from 1.58 to 2.00. Looking at the sequence, you can really see him learning to handle the bike. Which makes Stoner's reliable 1.57s look pretty astonishing, to be honest.
I think, seeing as Rossi, Edwards, and Stoner were all consistently lapping in the low 1.57s, that the race record (Hayden: 1.57.903) will be broken, nay, shattered. There's a good possibility that it will be pushed into the 1.56 mark.
You can see the lap sequence on the results page of the MotoGP site.
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Welcome to the Department of Religious website. We hope this information will be helpful to you in understanding the importance of the Consecrated life.
The Department of Religious serves as the liaison between the religious sisters, brothers and priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Archbishop and assures that the religious are kept informed of Archdiocesan events and policies as they relate to their many and varied ministries.
The Department of Religious organizes and plans celebrations such as the annual World Day for Consecrated Life, which is a celebration of the Consecrated life, the annual Jubilee Celebration, which celebrates the anniversaries of vows for all religious, including deacons.
Through the Department of Religious the Archbishop is kept informed of the many ways in which the religious contribute to the growth and needs of the Church in New Orleans. This department helps facilitate new arrivals of religious taking up ministries in New Orleans.


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Buriakivka – waste site
Cafe Pripyat
Chernobyl City
Chernobyl Port
Children's holiday camp
Dock cranes
Jupiter Factory
Music School & Cinema
Pripyat Hospital
Reactors 5 and 6
Reactors 5 and 6 – Exterior
Reactors 5 and 6 – Interior
Resettlers and village
Swimming Pool Azure
Vehicle dump
Yanov railway station
What is Chernobyl?
Liquidators
New Safe Confinement
Buriakivka – radioactive waste facility
The Zone is so far from normal at times it can often make the absurd seem appropriate. Such was the journey to Buriakivka. As we approached the main road we paused for a blue dump truck to pass. Although travelling at speed the radioactive warning triangles adhered to its sides were obvious. As we pulled onto the road behind it, the tarpaulin covering its load could be seen flapping violently in the wind.
Words were briefly exchanged between driver and guide before the accelerator was floored. It took a minute or so to catch the truck with considerable excitement onboard for the duration.
As we approached the front passenger window was lowered and our guide thrust his arm out clutching his Geiger counter. Several arms from the rear windows of the bus quickly followed suit. Eyes darting rapidly between the truck and digital displays as we drew closer. Sure enough, the numbers onscreen increased, accompanied by a cacophony of audio warnings emanating from the handheld devices. Yes, its cargo was indeed radioactive! Fact established, windows were quickly slid shut and we dropped back from the radiation source for the remainder of the journey.
In pursuit of a truck heading to Buriakivka
Prior to that morning, I knew nothing of the radioactive waste facility we were about to visit. By mid-morning, despite an intense 20-minute presentation in Ukrainian by a man clearly deeply passionate and proud of the facility he managed, I was only slightly the wiser. Fortunately, I was soon to see it with my own eyes.
Buriakivka is one of three radioactive waste disposal facilities, or storage sites, within the Exclusion Zone. The Buriakivka facility is able to handle low-level waste with an exposure dose rate up to 5 R/h (initially it was 1 R/h).
The other two facilities being the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Stage III, able to handle low and medium level waste, and Pidlisnyi designed for high-level waste with an exposure dose rate up to 50 R/h.
In charge of Buriakivka. Navy badges and original Power Plant jacket. When he spoke, you listened.
All three sites were constructed quickly in the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster and do not comply with modern regulations for radioactive waste (RAW) management.
Buriakivka ("Buryakovka" in Russian) was commissioned in 1987 and is classed as a "near surface disposal facility". Consisting of 30 specially engineered trenches measuring 150 × 50 metres. A compacted layer of clay 1 metre thick encompasses each trench. The clay barrier is designed to prevent contact with groundwater and radioactivity entering the environment.
The facility covers just short of 100 hectares and is now almost full. Its trenches now hold a total of 635,918 m3 of radioactive waste. An option to almost double the capacity of the storage facility to 150000 m3 is currently under consideration.
The majority of this waste coming from the construction of the New Safe Confinement, decommissioning of the three Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plants and general decontamination of the Exclusion Zone.
Many vehicles involved in the clean up of the Zone became highly contaminated themselves. Hundreds were stored on hardstanding at the facility and this was to be our next destination.
Accompanied by the manager we drove out onto the site on a road running through the centre of the burial pits. Brown grasses covered the undulating ground. These meadows must be maintained to ensure that no trees grow as their roots could potentially penetrate the clay barrier beneath.
Vehicles at Rassokha. Now all scrapped.
Since all the vehicles from the once vast Rassokha vehicle Cemetery have now been cut up for scrap, Buriakivka is likely the largest collection of vehicles left in the Zone. I suspect many are also on borrowed time. The metal itself is not radioactive, even if fission isotopes have been dispersed onto it, and those isotopes can be separated, mostly with detergents if someone chooses to take the time and effort.
Two battered BAT-M Soviet bulldozers greeted us at the entrance to the yard. We had 20 minutes here and were sternly instructed not to step off the concrete or touch any of the vehicles.
The bright metal remains of numerous Soviet helicopter fuselages sat scattered atop lines of rusting trucks (many ZIL 131 & ZIL 157) and armoured personnel carriers (including BTR-60). Most of the vehicles were daubed with a number, the highest I noted being 395. Engines, had in most cases been removed.
All too quickly a whistle blew. Surely a couple more minutes wouldn't hurt. 30 seconds later it blew again and then again. Summoning us reluctantly back to the bus.
STR-1 robot
At the rear of the site, a number of smaller vehicles were unceremoniously stacked on top of each other. One with the distinctive silver wheels of an STR-1 robot, slightly less complete than the one on display in the centre of Chernobyl. These were used to clear some of the 200 tons of radioactive graphite and nuclear fuel scattered around Reactor 4 in the aftermath of the explosion.
The chassis of an STR-1 with two of its distinctive wheels missing. The "Joker" behind it.
The STR-1 is based on a lunar rover from the "Lunokhod" (or Moonwalker) Soviet robotic programme, which between 1969 and 1977 designed robots to explore the surface of the moon.
15 years later the team of engineers behind the Lunokhod programme were re-assembled when it was found that the remote-controlled East German-built bulldozers available to Soviet civil defense troops where too heavy to operate on the badly damaged rooftops of the Power Plant.
With their electronic systems already designed to resist radiation in space, the team were quickly able to produce a version that could be used for nuclear disaster recovery work. On July 15 1986, two STR-1 rovers were delivered to the disaster site.
The first STR-1 robot was hoisted onto the roofs on 8 August 1986. Using its 6-wheel drive chassis equipped with a bulldozer blade and live camera feed they cleared radioactive debris from the roof of Power Plant 3 and the ventilation unit for Reactors 3 and 4 until October 10. Radiation levels on parts of the rooftops said by some to have reached in excess of 120 Sv/h.
The STR-1 was used to clear radioactive debris scattered across rooftops in the aftermath of the explosion. Still emitting 550 uSv/h today.
There were issues with the STR-1. It was controlled via a long cable. As the cable became contaminated the vehicle's manoeuvrability would reduce. The cable was also constantly getting caught on objects and would become much less flexible in cold weather.
Control cables were always an issue; with one of the first scout robots deployed to ascertain the damage to the reactor irretrievable after becoming entangled in its own cable. It remains within the sarcophagus to this day.
According to data, the performance of STR-1 was not great. The robot worked for a total of 10 hours or less and cleared about 20 square metres of the roof. Other sources say the STR-1 made it possible to remove 90 tons of highly radioactive materials the roof of the Chernobyl NPP, reducing levels of radiation by 20 times.
Sat behind the STR-1, half covered by a tree, is a larger tracked robot called the "Joker". This yellow machine was developed in Germany. Placed on the roof of the Power Plant by helicopter it was quickly immobilised when a fragment of graphite reactor core became wedged in its tracks. A team of men were tasked with manually freeing the tracks and were exposed to high levels of radiation in the process. This heroic effort was in vain as the machine stopped functioning soon after it was freed.
The "Joker" wasn't built to withstand the levels of radiation it would encounter.
It was later revealed that in an effort to play down the scale of the disaster the Soviet authorities had reduced the stated levels of radiation by 90%. Consequently, the Joker hadn't been designed to cope with anywhere near the levels of radiation it would actually encounter.
Due to the radiation the rovers, along with nearly 60 other robots, eventually failed. Even those machines that could cope with the radiation often ceased to function after being decontaminated with jets of water.
A human workforce, named liquidators, were drafted in to carry on with the deadly task.


Manhunt for Waffle House gunman. Kendis Gibson reports during Action News Mornings on April 23, 2018.
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Too often, children fall into unhealthy routines when it comes to eating. These habits can jeopardize their long-term overall health, potentially leading to serious complications later in life. In fact, nearly 1 in 3 children in America is overweight or obese. That's why the early years are important for building a child's nutrition habits. By starting young and encouraging a fun, healthy diet, it's possible to lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy, independent eating.
Here are a few simple tips for instilling healthy eating habits in your kids.
Eating healthy doesn't mean your kids can never have a little "junk" food as a treat. Teach your child the importance of moderation, healthy portion sizes and self-control when it comes to making daily food choices.
Rather than making your child clean his plate, encourage him to eat slowly. This will help your child detect hunger and fullness better, preventing overeating and teaching portion control.
If you don't buy it, they can't eat it. When shopping for foods choose fresh fruits and vegetables, whole-grains, low-fat dairy products and lean meats. Stock up on healthy snacks for after school, and avoid buying too many junk foods or sugary drinks and sodas that are stumbling blocks to healthy eating.
Be aware of your child's school lunch options by reviewing the menu. Help your child understand how he can make good meal choices at school, and if you need to, pack your child a nutritious lunch to ensure he's getting a variety of healthy foods that he likes to eat.
When cooking, introduce a variety of fruits and vegetables into your meals as a great way to get your kids to try—and even acquire a taste for—healthier foods. It may take several tries, so be persistent and creative in your meal planning.
One of the best ways a parent can support healthy eating habits for their child is to model similar habits. Most kids are more willing to try foods if they see their parents enjoying them.
Eat together as a family when possible, and make mealtime fun by trying new foods together.
Bottom line: Instilling healthy eating habits in children is an ongoing process that takes time and patience, but the benefits of a healthier lifestyle can last throughout their entire life. Talk to your child's pediatrician for guidance if you have questions about your child's eating habits or dietary needs.


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Генна́дий Никола́евич Баши́лов (3 октября 1930, Петровск-Забайкальский, Читинская область, РСФСР, СССР — 28 ноября 2021, Екатеринбург, Россия) — советский и российский машиностроитель, инженер-конструктор, директор научно-исследовательского института тяжёлого машиностроения (НИИ Тяжмаша) Уральского завода тяжёлого машиностроения (1980—1992). Лауреат Государственной премии СССР (1982).

Биография
Родился 3 октября 1930 года в городе Петровск-Забайкальский Читинской области, РСФСР, СССР.

В 1953 году окончил Уральский политехнический институт имени С. М. Кирова с присвоением квалификации «инженер-механик».

С 1953 года — на Уральском заводе тяжёлого машиностроения.

В 1953—1974 гг. — инженер-конструктор, начальник конструкторского бюро по проектированию прокатных станов; заместитель директора.

В 1974—1980 гг. — секретарь партийного комитета ПО «Уралмаш».

В 1980—1992 гг. — директор научно-исследовательского института тяжёлого машиностроения (НИИ Тяжмаша).

В 1992—2001 гг. — руководитель Центра по координации совместных проектов металлургического оборудования Уралмашзавода с австрийской сталелитейной компанией Voestalpine, созданного по его личной инициативе. Руководил созданием современных машин непрерывного литья заготовок (МНЛЗ) для Нижнетагильского и Новолипецкого металлургических комбинатов.

Внёс огромный вклад в проектирование, производство, монтаж и освоение высокопроизводительного прокатного оборудования и машин непрерывного литья заготовок (МНЛЗ). Инженер проектов блюмингов Череповецкого и Кремиковского металлургических комбинатов, руководитель авторского надзора за монтажом и вводом в эксплуатацию прокатного оборудования, изготовленного Уралмашзаводом для Индии (1959—1961).

Под его руководством были спроектированы и введены в эксплуатацию колёсопрокатные цеха Нижнеднепровского трубопрокатного завода и Выксунского металлургического завода для массового производства цельнокатанных ж/д колёс.

Принимал активное участие в совершенствовании и освоении мощных карьерных экскаваторов ЭКГ-20, цеха жести Карагандинского металлургического комбината.

Руководитель Свердловской областной секции машиностроения по пропаганде и внедрению перспективных технологических процессов на машиностроительных заводах (1984—1991).

Автор 32 авторских свидетельств. Автор 55 печатных работ.

Скончался 28 ноября 2021 года в Екатеринбурге. Похоронен на Широкореченском кладбище Екатеринбурга.

Семья
 Супруга: Людмила Николаевна Башилова (1929—2021).

Награды и премии
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени (1981)
 Орден «Знак Почёта» (1974)
 Государственная премия СССР (1982) — за создание и внедрение прогрессивных технологических процессов и высокоэффективного автоматизированного оборудования для поточного производства цельнокатанных ж/д колёс (с коллективом)
 Заслуженный машиностроитель РСФСР (1991)

Учёные степени и звания
 Кандидат технических наук (1988)

Литература

Выпускники Уральского технического университета
Секретари парткомов КПСС на предприятиях и в организациях
Машиностроители СССР
Машиностроители России
Инженеры СССР
Инженеры России
Конструкторы СССР
Конструкторы России
Персоналии:Уралмашзавод
Похороненные на Широкореченском кладбище

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Ecnomus viganus is een schietmot uit de familie Ecnomidae. De soort komt voor in het Oriëntaals gebied.

Schietmot uit het Oriëntaals gebied
Ecnomidae


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"Time Capsule" series, pt. III, "Eukaryotes, Remember!"
Amir-Nasr Kamgooyan
November 23 — December 21, 2018
Three towering mirrors installed 5 meters above ground, give three separate reflections of one narrative: a man-made pond in a cone-shaped structure. There is always a distance between the observer and the ecosystem. Three different views of a wetland in which a community of different species live. In this third episode of his "Time Capsule" series called "Eukaryotes, Remember!", Amir-Nasr Kamgooyan recreates the ecosystem of a swamp in an uncanny structure in Mohsen Galley's front yard, i.e. Hayat: a proper use of the space to protect an environment on which species depend in order to survive.
In Amir-Nasr Kamgooyan's works, traces of ancient literature and science can clearly be found. He seems to be infatuated with the dichotomies between the progressive and the primitive, the mechanical and the organic, as well as the contrast between knowledge and forgetfulness. His earlier "The Memory of the Pond" and the recent "Eukaryotes, Remember!" make references to The Three Princes of Serendip by Michele Tramezzino (adapted from Amir Khusrau's Hasht-Bihisht), implying serendipity or happy chance. By recreating an ecosystem and its reflection on three mirrors, the structure challenges the viewers' visual field.
Visual perception is the most recent development in humans' evolutionary process. In comparison to other sense organs, such as the ear and the nose, the eye sends more information to the nervous system. Receptors play a crucial role in the formation of various perceptual worlds. The visual world, for instance, is vastly different from the aural world, and visual perceptions are more clear that auditory ones. Moreover, there is a difference between how visual information is perceived from the image of the visual world on the retina. The visual field consists of an array of color and light patterns formed on the retina, used by human beings to create their visual worlds. However, the retinal sensory stimulation is different from what it perceived. The retina consists of three parts. Each one of these parts carry out different duties in the visual process, so that the observer sees things in three different ways: sensitivity to light, sensitivity to colors, and the place on which the peripheral vision is formed.
Amir-Nasr Kamgooyan's project "Eukaryotes, Remember!" from his "Time Capsule" series is installed in Mohsen Gallery's Hayat. The Hayat Project is an open space in Mohsen Gallery that interacts with the city and invites the audience to go beyond the boundaries of everyday life.
"Time Capsule" Series, PT. III, " Eukaryotes, Remember!"