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Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.~Eugene O'Neill
Tina challenges us this week to find images which hint at mysteries and secrets just beyond the doorway. A wonderful idea, Tina! One of the reasons I love photography is because it is a visual form of storytelling. It also challenges us to find magic amidst the ordinary.
This first image was shot one day this autumn when we were visiting Northampton, Massachusetts. I spotted this door which looked like something out of a fairy tale. The odd juxtaposition of the red gabled roof and the Gothic window stirred my imagination.
Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.~Emily Dickinson
On the same visit to Northampton, we visited the poet Emily Dickinson's house where we met Oscar, this friendly gray cat. According to people who work there, he wandered into the yard one day and made it his home. Here he is sitting by the side door of the house. I imagined that Oscar loved this place because he conversed regularly with the spirit of Emily Dickinson, who was known to love cats.
You suppose that you are the lock on the door. But you are the key that opens it.~Rumi
Perhaps I've watched too many episodes of The Game of Thrones, but this pair of dragons set above an iron gate captivated me. They guard one of the many wonderful paths that traverse the Borghese Gardens in Rome.
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.~Alexander Graham Bell
It's easy to imagine kings and queens passing through this elegant gate to the Royal Palace in Paris. But its gilded splendor also reminded me of stories like Les Miserables and The Scarlet Pimpernel set in the era of the French Revolution. For millions of peasants, I'm sure this gate was another tangible proof of the opulence of the aristocracy.
My last image is one of the famous doors in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. The juxtaposition of the medieval and the modern sparked my imagination.
Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.~Victor Pinchuk
Creativity is a doorway to wonder and mystery. It lights the fire of our imagination. That's why I believe that artists and their creative works are portals, leading the way to new ideas, and extending our vision beyond the horizon to new worlds, to new possibilities.
A special thanks to Tina for hosting this week's challenge. Stay tuned for my challenge #21 on Saturday, November 24th at noon.
I hope that creativity inspires you to open new doors this week!
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Telescopes, Eyepieces and Astrographs: Design, Analysis and Performance of Modern Astronomical Optics is about every optical element between your eye or your imaging sensor and the night sky. Three expert authors have optimized designs found in today's astronomy market, explored the origins of different systems, analyzed their optical properties and assessed their performance — and in this book, they present it to you in terms that a non-specialist can understand and put to practical use.
Telescopes come in many varieties: but which best meet your needs? Each has good points and bad, advantages and disadvantages, advocates and detractors. Advertisements flash technical terms at the prospective buyer — but what's genuine technical talk and what's baseless sales talk? This book systematically explores each type of telescope, eyepiece, and optical accessory on the market today, and tells you what's inside it, what it does well, what it does poorly, and what performance you can expect if you buy that type of telescope from a reputable telescope maker.
As a telescope buyer, you can assess properties like size, weight, compactness, and price because the upsides and downsides are fairly obvious. But what about the weaknesses that advertising copy never mentions? Field curvature and spherochromatism are seldom understood and appreciated. Will these affect your visual viewing pleasure? How much will they affect your CCD images? This book explores and explains subtle factors that you easily miss without informed help from the experts.
That seemingly simple question, "What's the 'best' telescope for me?" ever plagues the novice and perplexes the expert. Defining the "best" forces you to address the question, "How will I use this telescope?" We can't answer that question — but in this book, you will find the technical answers you need as we explore the strengths and weaknesses of telescopes, eyepieces and astrographs in the context of their best use — where they shine and where they do not shine. Practically every type of design currently marketed (or built by amateurs) is covered.
PREVIEW THE FOLLOWING HERE: Foreword, Table of Contents, and Introduction
Gregory Hallock Smith is an optical engineer and lens designer. He first became interested in optics and astronomy in 1954 at age 13. In 1972, he received his Ph.D. from the Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona. Since that time, he has held optical engineering positions at several major corporations and research institutions. His experience ranges over such areas as astronomical instruments, photographic techniques, image intensifiers, optics education, and optics for military and NASA spacecraft. He designed all the camera lenses for the highly successful Mars Exploration Rover program. His published works include the books Practical Computer-Aided Lens Design and Camera Lenses: From Box Camera to Digital. Dr. Smith is now an independent optical design consultant.
Roger Ceragioli was a professional optician and worked for the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab, specialising in meter-class optics. He has designed and built hundreds of optical components during his career. More recently, he has produced designs for commercial companies — some of these are currently on the amateur astronomy market. Another interest of his is in the history of telescopes, where he has several publications. He holds advanced degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University (Ph.D.)
Richard Berry has been an amateur astronomer and telescope maker for as long as he can remember. At age 13, he ground and polished his first telescope mirror, and went on the complete a dozen more telescopes. Early in his career, he built payloads launched on Black Brant research rockets, tested and certified components flown in the Apollo Soyuz mission, and measured ozone pollution with laser light. Then, in 1976, Berry joined the staff ofAstronomy magazine. In sixteen years as its editor, he built Astronomy magazine from a struggling start-up to the largest circulation astronomy magazine in the world. During this time, he also founded and edited Telescope Making, the quarterly journal that helped make the 1980s such explosive growth years for amateur astronomy. In the last two decades, Richard's books Build Your Own Telescope, Discover the Stars, The CCD Camera Cookbook, The Dobsonian Telescope and The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing have introduced thousands to the joys of amateur astronomy, telescope making, CCD imaging, and digital image processing. Richard is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A.) and York University (M.Sc.)
I've been a keen ATM for sometime having many books old & new on the subject. This one is dealing with the subject of optics in a much more friendly (though non less thorough) way. Set out in a logical manner inviting you to skip whole chapters and only go back to initial descriptions if needs be. Definitely a reference book for optical systems whether refractive, reflective or a combination. Terminology is dealt with, so to are the different requirements for visual and imaging optical systems. There are numerous designs of all types included as well for people who like to tinker... Highly recommended practical reading.
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Not so much, but better than nothing! I don't suppose he has many options:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun control, curbing the import of military surplus weapons and proposing to close a little-known loophole that lets felons and others circumvent background checks by registering guns to corporations.
Four months after a gun control drive collapsed spectacularly in the Senate, President Barack Obama added two more executive actions to a list of 23 steps the White House determined Obama could take on his own to reduce gun violence. With the political world focused on Mideast tensions and looming fiscal battles, the move signaled Obama's intent to show he hasn't lost sight of a cause he took up after 20 first graders and six adults were gunned down last year in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
One new policy will end a government practice that lets military weapons, sold or donated by the U.S. to allies, be reimported into the U.S. by private entities, where some may end up on the streets. The White House said the U.S. has approved 250,000 of those guns to be reimported since 2005; under the new policy, only museums and a few other entities like the government will be eligible to reimport military-grade firearms.
The Obama administration is also proposing a federal rule to stop those who would be ineligible to pass a background check from skirting the law by registering a gun to a corporation or trust. The new rule would require people associated with those entities, like beneficiaries and trustees, to undergo the same type of fingerprint-based background checks as individuals if they want to register guns.


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In a humid country like India , our olfactory receptors are always on alert to identify smells and God knows most of those are stenches ; be it a crowded public vehicle , an office or a market . It may sound as an exaggeration if I say that reeking smells can make one mad enough to go as far as possible to get rid of them but let's have a look …one day from Nikita's everyday life …and you'll understand.
Nikita has to reach her office every morning by 9.45 and as she is a late riser so there is hardly any time for a proper breakfast and for Niki , it's better to skip food than the bath. Though there is no time to take a luxurious shower , but she never really wants to miss even a short one for that marks the beginning of the day for her. Before going to office she goes to the market to collect fresh vegetables for her mother and even though she douses herself luxuriously with body spray the smell of rotten vegetables and dried fish makes her sick . Moreover the smell lingers throughout the bazaar and as the sabjiwala holds his hand up to weigh the vegetables a fresh wave of stench from his underarm hinders her breathing process ! Ten , twenty , forty , fifty…uffff…how many more seconds he would take to weigh 500 grams of onions ! she flinches and feels almost choked as she has stopped her inhaling process. #WhatsThatSmellBoss . But she knows it's only the tip of the iceberg , she has a long day ahead . Nikita avails the underground Metro rail facility to reach her office and the those 50 minutes are the hardest time for her each day. Being air-conditioned , the over crowded compartments have no way to let out those different smells that are emitted from different sources . The concocted effect is deadly…of dried sweat mixed with dirt and grime , of different perfumes and deodorants which together produce an unpleasant odour and sometimes the most dreaded thing occurs….when some co-passenger finds brotherhood with flatulence !! #WhatsThatSmellBoss !! Everybody looks suspiciously at others and Nikita holds her breath again to survive .
At the office , things are actually not that bad , fragrance of room-freshener lights up Nikita's mind . At least she can breathe now . Around 12.30 she is informed that she has a meeting with a client. After 10 minutes , as Mr. Gupta enters her cubicle Nikita sensed the smell of a Mont Blanc Starwalker cologne . " It's going to be a good time " she muses. After 10 more minutes as they are busy discussing the pros and cons of the deal Nikita involuntarily flinches her nose… ..what is this ? what kind of smell ? rotting cadavers ? rotten eggs ? or a mixture of all ? She finds herself almost on the verge of dying as she has no way to escape . She tries to concentrate on the points ignoring the nauseating effect and then she discovers the source …..under the chair . Mr.Gupta has taken his shoes off , perhaps for comfort , and the smell is coming from his socks !
#WhatsThatSmellBoss … good enough to kill someone .
Things worsen on her way back to home as after whole day's work almost each person smells including she , herself. The effect of deodorant and perfume is long gone and now she stinks of herself. After reaching home the first and foremost thing she does is to turn on the water heater. A hot shower is momentarily the priceless thing …..and as warm droplets of water run down her body, she feels rejuvenated and refreshed . " No more stinky smell , I'm myself..again..Paradise regained …resurrection of Nikita through a hot bath " she smiles at herself as she adjusts the hand shower like a mic and begins to sing her very own song …..
A hot bath , a hot bath
feels good and calms your wrath
I'm on cloud nine
Life's good and everything's fine.
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By the time my high school sweetheart found me, I was sitting in the middle of a pile of fur coats on my parents' bed, watching TV and eating shrimp cocktail. He didn't bother to say hello.
"Porsche. Mercedes, Mercedes, Audi, BMW. 'Nother Porsche," he rambled off the luxury cars he'd passed in the driveway before he'd waded through the guests at my parents' cocktail party to take me to the movies. I shrugged and popped another jumbo shrimp into my mouth.
I'd grown up around money, but he hadn't. And though my parents didn't own luxury cars - my mother had a Ford LTD station wagon with faux wood paneling, and my dad was on his first in a string of Camaros - I didn't understand why displays of wealth mattered so much to him. He talked about someday becoming a doctor and driving a Porsche 911 - and from what I hear, he's done just that. I shared my dreams of being a writer, but I never imagined what kind of car I'd drive to work.
His parents were struggling. They'd married at 18 because of him; his mom was working as a cashier in a local pharmacy and his dad had a variety of odd jobs, most recently as a house painter. My parents were doing just fine, with a pool in the backyard and a family trip to Europe that very year.
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But it was my family's attitude about money, from my father's Puritanical upbringing to the effects of my grandmother's Depression-era penny-pinching habits, which molded my views on spending and saving. The bottom line affecting my bottom line has always been based on my family's steadfast mantra: Live below your means.
Granted, that's easier to do when your family brings in more money than the average middle class American. But anyone can spend too much and save too little, and it's now apparent that many of my peers have done just that. As a result, they're sitting in a pile of proverbial fur coats wondering how come the party's over.
The hardest part, parents tell me, has been explaining the current economic downturn to the kids. After all, how do you tell a generation that has grown up on regularly scheduled cell phone upgrades and camping out for X-Boxes that money is tight this year? How do you tell them that it's going to be a light Christmas?
Friends tell me they're afraid to talk about money with their children, and yet, this is the perfect time to do it, because everybody is hurting in this recession of a lifetime - whether they act like it or not. If, for example, the kid down the street gets the coveted $150 jeans or the iPhone that your child has been begging for but you can't afford, you can turn it to a lesson. Explain how it's going to take your neighbor 84 months of minimum payments and an additional $365 to pay for the phone that's ultimately going to wind up ruined in the washer machine or lost at the movie theater anyhow. Then explain why that doesn't make any sense.
It's time we taught our children about the real cost of credit and the true price of the "must-have" things they want, including, for example, the ones from their 2004 Christmas lists that you're still paying for and will be paying for long after this recession is over. It's time we all lived below our means.
My fifth grader already seems to understand this. He joined his school's business club this year just in time to watch the stock market implode. One afternoon, he came home and told me what he'd learned: "You should pay off your credit cards every month." It's the same lesson that my parents and my grandmother - the one who lived as though another Depression was right around the corner despite her relative wealth - had taught me. And now, it's the perfect time for every generation to learn it.
Yes, Virginia: Santa's flying light this year. And, perhaps, it's about time.


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This is how it happens, folks. Little by little. Law by law. The proponents of sharia get themselves elected to positions of power – and then, before too long, they start trying to subject the rest of us to it, bit by bit:
Hasan Küçük, Hague councilor for the Islam Democrats, says dogs should be banned as pets in the city, reports De Telegraaf. The Muslim party says that the animals belong in nature, not inside the house. Küçük says that keeping dogs is animal abuse and should therefore be criminalized.
Needless to say, Hasan Küçük's concerns have nothing whatsoever to do with animal abuse – and everything to do with the fact that Islam considers dogs to be impure. Like women, Jews, and gays, dogs are on the front line of the confrontation in the West between sharia-observant Muslims and the rest of us. When you see Muslims making trouble over dogs, you can bet that it's just the beginning of all kinds of trouble over all kinds of things that run afoul of Islamic religious law.
To be sure, Küçük's suggestion – which came in response to a proposal by animal-rights advocates that The Hague be made more dog-friendly – was immediately shot down by other members of the city council. Küçük was undoubtedly not surprised. He knows these things don't change in a day – they change over time, by a gradual process of wearing down. People like Küçük are exceedingly patient. And they trust in their own patience and intransigence – and in our weakness, our distraction, our readiness to give in, eventually, under steady pressure, on what may seem to us like small matters that are not worth fighting over.
Küçük's proposal is nothing new. For years now, the Western media have featured, with some frequency, news stories about blind people with guide dogs being refused taxi rides by devout Muslims cabdrivers, being thrown off buses because of complaints by Muslim passengers, or being refused access to stores by devout Muslim shopkeepers. Daniel Pipes has been assiduous in cataloging such cases, some of them dating back to the 1990s, in places ranging from Milwaukee to Melbourne.
The Muslims in these cases invariably argue that their religion commands them not to be around dogs. But it's not just about dogs but about pretty much every little detail of daily life. The same people who object fiercely to the presence of dogs in their shops or cabs also maintain that their religion commands them not to do, or touch, or say, or see, or be in the vicinity of a great variety of things that are commonplace in the Western world. And once they've gotten their way with regard to dogs, they'll move on to another thing – and then another, and another – at which they take offense, and once again spell out exactly how they expect non-Muslims to change their behavior in order to keep the peace.
It's the logic of conquerors. But many authorities in the West have bowed to it. In British Columbia, cab drivers whose "honest religious belief…precludes them from transporting certified guide dogs" have been exempted from having to do so. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport has alsoworked out a "compromise" between blind people and Muslim cabbies. In Britain, in response to Muslim complaints about "sniffer dogs" used to identify terrorists at airports, authorities limited the dogs' activities out of "cultural sensitivity." When sniffer dogs are taken into mosques or Muslim homes, moreover, they're fitted with "leather bootees" to avoid giving offense.
Generally speaking, as the Muslim percentage of a city's population climbs, the demands for appeasement grow more and more aggressive. Last year,reports Soeren Kern, Islamic groups in the Catalan city of Lérida – which is 20% Muslim – called for a ban on dogs on public transport and in certain public spaces on the grounds that their presence violates Muslims' "religious freedom and their right to live according to Islamic principles." The city's refusal to introduce such a ban was succeeded by a series of dog poisonings. No surprise there: this is precisely the kind of development that one can expect after a certain point in this process, when demands and pressure haven't turned the trick.
To treat Muslims' complaints about dogs as if they deserve serious and respectful consideration is, of course, absurd. But over time, even the absurd becomes familiar. That's one thing these people are counting on. They're counting on their ability to wear the rest of us down gradually, accustoming us to ideas, beliefs, and "sensitivities" that, at first blush, strike us as ridiculous. They're counting on our ultimate willingness to compromise our values, one by one, out of fear of conflict and a misguided ardor for social harmony. They're counting on our readiness to tell ourselves that we're not surrendering or being submissive but are simply being good, respectful, cooperative neighbors.
It's precisely in this way that sharia law is being introduced, step by inexorable step, into the West. The only way to put a halt to it is to ensure that everyone in a position of power in the West is aware of exactly what the Hasan Küçüks among us are up to, and is willing to stand up to them every step of the way – knowing that it's not about dogs, but about dogma; not about puppies, but about power.
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1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders
1/3 cup flour
1 cup panko
1 cup parmesan cheese, separated
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3-4 lemons
1 tablespoon minced garlic
8 tablespoons melted butter, separated
1 tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning
1 pound asparagus
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons honey
Optional: fresh parsley, 1 lemon for topping
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Grab three bowls. Add the flour to one bowl.
In another bowl, combine panko, 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, dried parsley, garlic powder, about 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
In the final bowl, combine 1-2 teaspoons lemon zest, 4-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on lemon flavor intensity desired), minced garlic, and 5 tablespoons melted butter. Remove 4 tablespoons of this mixture and set aside.
Slice chicken breasts to the size of tenders or use chicken tenders.
Coat in flour, heavily dredge in garlic lemon mixture, and then coat in the Parmesan panko mixture.
Place on prepared sheet pan. Use any remaining Parmesan panko mixture and sprinkle over tenders. Sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning over the tenders.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes and remove.
Flip the tenders.
Place the asparagus next to the tenders and drizzle the reserved lemon butter sauce. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese over the asparagus and toss with tongs.
If desired, place lemon slices over the chicken.
Return pan to the oven and bake for another 10-12 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F.
Meanwhile, whisk remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1-2 teaspoons lemon zest, 3 tablespoons olive oil, and 3 tablespoons honey in a small bowl. Add pepper and parsley if desired.
Remove pan from the oven and top with the honey lemon mixture and fresh parsley. Enjoy immediately.
(Do not top chicken breasts with the honey lemon mixture unless eating immediately and aren't planning on having leftovers since it will make it soggy.)


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Once upon a time, Valentina Tereshkova was a textile factor worker who made a hobby of jumping off of stuff with parachutes. On June 16, 1963, she was the first woman to make it into space, piloting Vostok 6 through 48 orbits in 70.8 hours. Today is her birthday.
Valentina Tereshkova looking suitably unamused in this January 1, 1963 portrait from the RIA Novosti archive.
Tereshkova was one of a handful women selected as cosmonauts in the Russian space program, and the only one of her group to complete a space flight. It was 19 years before another female cosmonaut, Svetlana Savitskaya, made it into orbit in 1982, and a full 20 before the first female American astronaut, Sally Ride, crossed the one-hundred mile altitude barrier* in 1983.
That 1963 solo flight on Vostok 6 was Tereshkova's only time into space. Once in orbit, she noticed a computer error that was making her craft ascend instead of descend. With data from the surface, she reprogrammed a solution, safely returning to Earth on June 19th. At the request of the spaceship designer, she kept quiet about the bug until another cosmonaut spoke about it in public in 2004.
During training, she was given the nickname "Little Seagull" (callsign Chaika). Once she landed, she collected the far more honourable moniker "Hero of the Soviet Union," and was made a national spokesperson. She did her job well, easing tensions (an ongoing tradition for astronauts) and earning the United Nations Gold Medal of Peace.
Less than a year after her flight, Tereshkova married fellow cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev. Their daughter was born the next year, the first child where both parents had been exposed to space. All the poking and prodding by doctors curious about the first child born to a pair of space-faring astronauts must have made a lasting impressing, as Elena grew up to be a medical doctor herself.
On the 50th anniversary of her flight, Tereshkova used the platform to advocate for a global asteroid-tracking and preparedness system. She's got a point — at the moment we're totally hosed if one of those asteroids we keep talking about (or one we haven't even found yet) comes crashing into our one and only planet.
Not to be limited by the simple ideals of tracking and defending Earth, last year Tereshkova declared that the real trick is to spread out over more than one planet. In fact, even at the dignified age of 77, she's down with hopping on a one-way flight to explore our dusty neighbour. Over 200,000 people share her desire to explore at any cost.
Tereshkova was one kick-ass lady, busting through the glass ceiling and right into orbit. Happy birthday, Valentina! I hope you've got rowdy friends who can keep up with you to help you celebrate.
* As pointed out in the comments, the Kármán Line is defined as 100 km altitude (62 miles), and is the generally accepted boundary between atmosphere and space. However, Tereshkova's Vostok 6 mission perigee & apogee ranged from 180 to 231 km (110 to 144 miles), Savitskaya's Salyut 7 was 219 to 278 km (136 to 172 miles), and Ride's STS-7 was 299 to 307 km (186 to 191 miles). Yes, they passed the Kármán Line into space at a mere 100 kilometres altitude, but all three broke that boundary substantially, soaring triumphantly on past 100 miles.


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Do you have an ancestor that served during the American Revolution? Did you ever wonder where all he traveled during his service? Well, I did! So, I decided to trace the foot steps of my 5th great-grandfather, Pvt. Thomas Bullard based on his personal testimony from his pension record.
So, in his own words, this is where all he went.
- Thomas started at Duplin Co., North Carolina.
- Then he went to Elizabethtown.
- Then on to Purrysburg, So. Carolina.
- Then he went up the Savannah River to Black Swamp.
- Further up the Savannah River and he crossed at Augusta.
- Then down the Savannah River to White's Ferry.
- Crossed White's Ferry to Stono Ferry.
- Then to Beaufort.
- Then to Crosscreek which is now Fayetteville.
- Discharged over Big Peedee River opposite Long Bluff Ferry.
- Then he moved to Bladen Co., No. Carolina and re-enlisted voluntarily and went to Big Bridge in New Hanover Co. 10 miles above Wilmington until he was discharged again.
And I can't even get Knucklehead to walk to the mailbox!
I mean seriously, that is a lot of walking, and he only served a total of 12 months and 12 days.
I've posted about Thomas Bullard before and you can see that post here: Thomas Bullard Private in the American Revolution.
If you would like a better view of the maps I used above, they are 1779 maps and are available at Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
If you'd like to check the transcripts of your revolutionary ancestors, you can find them here: http://revwarapps.org/index.htm and you can also check www.fold3.com for the originals.


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First test of the interaction of dark matter with pions
Over 80% of the matter content of the universe is made of dark matter. In order to unravel its nature, direct-detection experiments look for the scattering of dark matter particles off atomic nuclei.
Because dark and ordinary matter interact rarely, these searches are challenging. To date, the XENON1T experiment holds the best limits by having scanned over a ton of liquid xenon for almost a year.
In our work, we have searched for the interaction of dark matter particles with pions in atomic nuclei, manifested as characteristic xenon nuclear recoils in the XENON1T data. Our analysis finds no evidence for a dark matter-pion interaction, but nonetheless sets the first limit on its strength. Previous analyses only considered the interaction of dark matter with protons and neutrons (nucleons).
However, nuclei are more than collections of nucleons. In fact, nucleons interact due to the strong nuclear force, which arises for example from the exchange of virtual pions. Interestingly, dark matter could scatter off these pions, an interaction we have constrained for the first time. The limit set by our analysis has to be obeyed by all theoretical models of dark matter.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman in possession of a tomato fortune must want to stuff some. She might also like to slice a couple thickly for beside her mozzarella, chop some roughly for her salad, skin a kilo carefully for her sauce and crush others enthusiastically for her pappa al pomodoro.
It was a rash and wholly impractical decision to buy an entire tray of tomatoes from the market, especially given that I was already hot, bothered and well-laden with two kilos of potatoes, a melon the size of a rugby ball and sweaty baby who was doing his best to wiggle out of the sling. It was a deeply unpleasant walk home, the sun beating down, the potato bag cutting into the crook of my arm, the wooden tray issuing forth splinters, my pitiful triceps quivering like softly set jelly and Luca squirming and crying. I considered abandoning some of my load at the corner of Via Marmorata! But then he stopped crying and giggled, so I decided to keep him. The courtyard of my building has never seemed so long or sun soaked. I cursed all 32 steps and flung open the door before dropping everything, including myself, on the cool tiled floor of the living room.
I sat on the floor for some time while my son – resisting sleep – gleefully bashed tomatoes, first against his mouth and then against the floor. The tomatoes were firm, but not that firm! So we crawled from the living room floor to the kitchen floor and ate the casualty squashed on toast rubbed with garlic, doused with olive oil and sprinkled with salt. Well I ate – and noted that I could live contentedly for days on just bread, tomatoes, oil and salt (and the odd anchovy) – while Luca smeared enthusiastically and squealed before sleep got the better of him and he conked-out on my lap.
But enough of this rambling! Lets talk about stuffed tomatoes.
I've had the misfortune to encounter some pretty dreary stuffed tomatoes in my time. I've also – thanks to a respectable number of holidays in Greece and now seven years in Italy – eaten some good ones. Some very good ones in fact, particularly here in Rome where they are called pomodori al riso (tomatoes with rice.) Romans adore their pomodori al riso. They make them at home of course, but are just as likely to buy them from a canteen-like tavola calda or the local forno (bakery) where vast trays of stuffed tomatoes surrounded by a sea of diced potatoes are baked in the bread ovens until their red flesh is tantalizingly wrinkled and intensely flavoured, the rice moist, plump and tender and the potatoes golden-on-top but soft and sticky underneath, the delicious consequence of wallowing in the oily, tomatoey juices that collect in the tray.
Pomodori al Riso, like much of Rome's traditional cooking, are without frills, simple, judicious and delicious. Excellent tomatoes are hollowed out and then this jumble of pulp, flesh and seeds mixed with rice, garlic, basil, olive oil and salt to make a stuffing. After a good rest, the stuffing is spooned back into the tomato shells which are then nestled amongst some diced potatoes on a shallow tray before being baked. Then – and this is vital – the baked tomatoes are left to rest for an hour or two in which time the flavors settle, the rice swells and the oily juices from the pan soak back into the tomatoes and potatoes. Good stuffed tomatoes do indeed come to those who wait.
Romans know not just to wait, they also know that the key to good stuffed tomatoes is the right tomatoes. Of course stuffing is important too! As is the kind of olive oil, the type of rice (arborio,) the basil, the garlic, the potatoes and the baking. But the key is tomatoes that burst with sun and flavor, whose sweet fruitiness is balanced by just enough acidity, whose deep curves are as firm and fleshy as Monica Bellucci's, tomatoes that smell of the tangled vine they grew on. They must be the right size too, about the size of a squashed tennis ball.
Having chosen your tomatoes, you need to slice a lid from the stalk end of each one. Then, in order to create your vessel, you must scoop out the pulp, seeds and flesh from each fruit. A teaspoon is the best tool for this job, be careful not to pierce the outer flesh and skin. Now remember, wateriness is the enemy, so sprinkle a little salt in the cavity of each tomato and set them cut side down on clean tea towel to drain while you set about making your stuffing.
Examine your bowl of pulp, seeds and flesh! Are there any particularly tough, white bits of core? If so, remove them and then blast the jumble of tomato innards with an immersion blender or snip energetically with a pair of scissors (I love to snip energetically) until you have an even pulp. Then add the rice (a generous tablespoon for each tomato plus two for luck), some finely chopped garlic, tons of torn basil, an unruly quantity of good olive oil , black pepper and a fearless quantity of salt to the pulp. Stir, taste, add more salt (it should be courageously seasoned) and leave the mixture to rest – and again this is vital – for at least 45 minutes. At this point, I too like a 45 minute rest, preferably with a cup of iced lemon tea, three biscuits and an episode of desert Island discs.
Once both you and your stuffing are well rested, spoon the stuffing into the tomato shells you have sat in a lightly greased oven dish or lipped oven tray. The tomato shells should only be 3/4 full giving the rice space to expand and swell as it cooks. Put the lids on the tomatoes (I went cross-eyed trying to the reunite the eight lids with the eight tomatoes. There were some swingers.) and scatter some diced potatoes around your red globes. Another slosh of olive oil wouldn't go amiss. Now maneuver the dish into the oven – which you have conscientiously remembered to pre-heat to 180° – for about 45 minutes – an hour. Remove from the oven and then wait. And wait.
I waited 2 hours before eating one of my tomatoes. It's hot in Rome and even hotter in my kitchen so my Pomodori al riso were still quite warm. They had collapsed further, slumped really, like me on the living room floor, making them seem even more wrinkled. Good wrinkles though. The rice was as plump as Luca's bottom. I was glad I'd been so heavy handed with the seasoning. A pool of sticky, oily, tomatoey juice had collected in the bottom of the dish and I made sure to turn the potatoes in it. I also had spoonful of ricotta di pecora beside my tomato which was entirely unnecessary (the ricotta that is) but very nice.
(As usual) I have been procrastinating and faffing over this post for weeks! Thank goodness for Jo's post which, like so many of her posts, inspired me and guided me.
Pomodori al riso Tomatoes stuffed with rice
Serves 4
- 8 firm, fruity, fleshy and flavorsome medium-sized tomatoes
- salt
- 8 leaves of fresh basil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 10 tablespoons of risotto rice (I use arborio)
- a very generous 100 ml extra virgin olive oil plus a little more for the potatoes
- pepper
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55 Responses to Dresdens
Diane-crewe January 11, 2014 at 10:40 pm #
it is beautiful .. personally I would rather snuggle with a quilt than a coat xx
life in red shoes January 11, 2014 at 10:49 pm #
What a treasure! I found an old pieced top when I was in Anacortes a few years back. I didn't buy it and have regretted that ever since :( So glad this one fell into the right hands :)
Becky (My Fabric Obsession) January 11, 2014 at 11:18 pm #
Gorgeous!! What a fantastic find! Someone is thrilled you found those and turned them into such a beautiful quilt. :)
Adrienne @ Chezzetcook Modern Quilts January 12, 2014 at 12:12 am #
oh dear lord, do not make a coat out of that quilt! Yikes! It's far too beautiful for debauchery!
Actually Amy January 12, 2014 at 1:06 am #
It's beautiful and the white binding is just perfect.
Your finding these in the antique shop would be like winning the lottery. What beautiful pieces,and the way you friend quilted it is lovely. I think it is perfection and love you wrapped up in it with your camera in hand. That is such a cute shot. It makes me smile.
One English Teacher January 12, 2014 at 2:25 am #
Those Dresdens are full of fun fabrics. I love the colors.
Maureen Cracknell Handmade January 12, 2014 at 2:41 am #
Such a beautiful and inspiring finish! I have a vintage quilt top that I would really like to finish soon. I'm having a terrible time deciding what to do with it, it's so special. I guess in the end it doesn't really matter, just that it does get finished, used, and loved!
Keera @ live.love.sew January 12, 2014 at 3:00 am #
hehe – I luaghed a bit too much at this one – after buying patchwork pants on holidays I'm feeling the crazy quilt lady thing. Got sooo many comments from people rolling their eyes saying 'so you're even sewing patchwork clothes?'. I love this quilt – the fact that it has been bought back to life after someone spent so long piecing all those dresdens is perfect and so special. Such a treasured quilt Allison – love it.
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It's beautiful! I've wondered how it turned out. However, I think turning it into an article of clothing may make you a CRAZY quilt lady….think crazy cat lady and substitute the "wearable" quilts for cats. Much better to leave it as is and be the professional quilter that you are! :)
It's beautiful. Reminds me of a quilt that my mom and Grandma made with that same pattern. They would gather all their friends together, stretch the quilt on a huge frame my dad built and sit all around it quilting, laughing and drinking tea. Oh I have many memories like that. I wish I had one of those quilts. If you are ever going to put this one up for sale, would you consider letting me know? Thank you Allison for refreshing that memory today!
the running hare January 12, 2014 at 8:25 am #
That coat is hideous, whereas your quilt is beautiful! Well done for bringing it back to life!
Sarah @ FairyFace Designs January 12, 2014 at 9:43 am #
marysza blogspot January 12, 2014 at 10:01 am #
you have seriously bought these pieces in a shop? wow! amazing :D
they look really amazing, and you made a great job with the quilt. i love the white edges too! :)
Jennifer Bell January 12, 2014 at 10:44 am #
Beautiful….how fun to rescue someone's hard work. I love the choice of backing…gives it a modern feel!
Pickletoes Quilts January 12, 2014 at 11:11 am #
The background stippling really makes the dresdens pop, along with the outline stitching on the pieces! what a beautiful quilt!
Sharon Eshlaman January 12, 2014 at 11:27 am #
Absolutely gorgeous!
MalinisQuilts January 12, 2014 at 12:02 pm #
This is fabulous!
O meu pensamento viaja January 12, 2014 at 12:05 pm #
Só beautiful!
I love it!
Sophie Belle Designs January 12, 2014 at 12:36 pm #
wow, so happy you stumbled upon these blocks and treated them so well! It's really lovely knowing you rescued these guys and made them into a stunning quilt.
well done
Sarah Elliott January 12, 2014 at 2:52 pm #
Oh it's so beautiful as a quilt! My vote is for leaving it as is.
tutto a posto January 12, 2014 at 3:17 pm #
Absolutely gorgeous! Your quilt that is… the coat, not so gorgeous. It looks like you are walking around with a blanket wrapped around you–don't even think about it…
Sarah @ Berry Barn Designs January 12, 2014 at 4:38 pm #
LOVE! What a great find you made : ) And the Haori reminds me of the "cutting edge" fashion pieces (from the '80s) I saw in a recent trunk show by Jo Diggs – she made things that were so similar back then. And hey, the '80s are in vogue right now ; )
Donna Hollingsworth January 12, 2014 at 7:05 pm #
Your quilt is beautiful! Whomever pieced those dresdens would be proud of what you have done with them! Very well done!!!!
Frambooske January 12, 2014 at 8:50 pm #
What a find! The quilt is gorgeous!
pandchintz January 13, 2014 at 7:39 am #
Melissa {polkadot chair} January 13, 2014 at 5:41 pm #
I love the white binding! I wouldn't have thought of that but am going to "file away" that idea! I inherited a bunch of quilt blocks from my grandmother, I need to get them out and make them into a quilt…
I adore how this one turned out!
A Quilter's Mission January 13, 2014 at 6:52 pm #
How gorgeous! Love the quilting.
✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾ January 14, 2014 at 1:36 am #
What a beautiful quilt! I love how you rescued those dresdens. You should totally make it into a kimono and wear it to market. You can even make a pocket to hold your business cards!
Alison Gisvold January 14, 2014 at 9:45 am #
This is just gorgeous. What a wonderful and serendipitous find. The person who stitched the original piecing would be so pleased it had found such a good home.
The Girl who Loved to Write January 14, 2014 at 12:21 pm #
So beautiful!
Beautiful allison!! I keep passing by those types of blocks in the Amish Thrift store I visit. I keep thinking – I already have enough projects. But seeing those blocks come to life gives me encouragement to take a closer look at them next time. I love the white binding too!
StitchinByTheLake January 18, 2014 at 1:21 pm #
What a great find! It's a lovely quilt and will be a particularly perfect addition to your home. blessings, marlene
Julie Johnson January 20, 2014 at 2:46 am #
Beautiful dresden plate find that you "saved" & created such a wonderful quilt. Good find!! Good work! Julie @ RunningHen.blogspot.com
Margaret Drosos October 21, 2015 at 1:46 pm #
It is beautiful! Thanks for posting it has been a great help to me. I have Dresden blocks my grandmother and great grandmother made from their old clothes. I have wanted to piece them together since I received them 30 years ago. I plan to make a wall hanging and put it under glass to preserve it. Thanks again!


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Meet the un-super PACs
Despite the hype about super PACs this election, most aren't very super at all: Nearly three in four report having less than $5,000 cash to their name or have yet to report assets, a review of their most recent disclosures indicates.
And of the nearly 330 federal super PACs in existence today, about one-fourth have never raised or spent a dime, records show.
More than two-dozen of these underwhelming organizations are the creations of one man — Josue Larose, an eccentric Floridian who's confounded state and federal regulators while displaying no interest, or ability, to operate them for their intended purpose and frequently changes their names.
Federal Election Commission officials wrote to Larose Wednesday informing him that they plan to administratively terminate 61 of the committees he's created — both traditional political action committees and super PACs — because of inactivity.
Among the more creative super PAC confections by Larose: The United States Billionaires Super PAC, the United States Department of Homeland Security Employees Super PAC and the American Stock Exchange Listed Companies Super PAC.
The closest it appears any of these super PACs got to receiving a notable donation came when Texas billionaire Harold Simmons' Contran Corp. mistakenly reported donating to one when it meant to list a super PAC supporting Texas Gov. Rick Perry's now-defunct presidential bid.
A man answering the phone number listed on Larose super PAC documents repeatedly asked, "what company is this?" and declined to answer questions before hanging up.
Such amateur-hour antics stand in stark contrast to the super PAC caricature: behemoths bolstered by billionaires' money playing outsized roles in federal political elections.
There's certainly truth behind this notion — consider the multi-million-dollar super PACs specifically supporting President Barack Obama and Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, often through highly negative advertising.
But very few super PACs have that kind of money or influence. In all, about only one in 10 of all established super PACs enjoy more than $100,000 in reserve, according to their latest available federal financial records.
Larose's super PACs aside, dozens of other super PACs are operated by politically active people of modest means, representing numerous points along the ideological spectrum.
Among these super PAC pioneers is Vance Jochim, treasurer of the No Mercy Super PAC, which opposes President Barack Obama's re-election.
Through December, the super PAC had raised $365, of which about half came from Jochim himself. No Mercy Super PAC ended the year with $313.83 cash on hand.
"We thought we'd be able to get guys to pony up money for it, but that didn't come through," said Jochim, a semi-retired Florida resident who worked as a corporate internal audit manager. "It's harder than we thought. The main issue is having contacts, and for the big super PACs, they've already have the connections. We're having a hard time just getting ad firms to call us back. But we're going to keep trying, reaching out to industry."
Super PACs sprang into existence in mid-2010, following a pair of widely criticized federal court rulings that dramatically altered the nation's campaign finance system: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission.
That the country's political arena is actually populated primarily by small-time super PACs "is consistent with the idea that super PACs, however much they have aided wealthy individuals, have also helped more grassroots organizations," said Brad Smith, a former FEC chairman and current chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, which supports campaign finance deregulation.
"One message of SpeechNow and Citizens United is that political participation is a good thing," Smith said. "And if that has encouraged more people to get involved, that's good."
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With fifty-eight to his name, how could one of Chopin's Mazurkas be crowned "the most beautiful"? Some go so far as to say it's his most beautiful composition, let alone Mazurka.
His students dubbed this Mazurka in A minor, "The Mourner's Face." For once, Chopin didn't object. It feels for all the world like a Nocturne; the dance impulse defines it as a Mazurka. Chopin composed it in May, 1834. It's the final of four in the Opus 17 set which he dedicated to Madame Lina Freppa, an aspiring singer whose salon Chopin frequented. The set opens in a swashbuckling manner. Biographer Fredrick Niecks dubbed the second of the four, "The Request." (Chivalry, bold or not, has manners, after all.) The third adds novelty, switching back and forth between two key signatures. Then, as Vladimir Horowitz said, comes a "very intimate" moment.
I don't know about you, but the whole thing makes me want to know more about this Madame Lina Freppa.
Curiously, after Chopin wrote home raving about the evenings in her company, his father replied, "Just take care of yourself…dear child, a young man can easily err…be always circumspect and give no cause for rumours." Seems none of Chopin's affection for Madame Freppa, though veiled in his letters, was lost on dear, old dad.
It certainly wasn't lost on Sergei Lyapunov, who uses the theme to great effect in a symphonic poem depicting Chopin's home and homeland.
And how, hearing this, could it be lost on any one of us? - Jennifer Foster


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I've had exactly one spring break with the traditional (or actually, probably rare but celebrated) spring break trip. That was a few years ago, when we were able to go and see my grandson, who is blessed enough to live in Panama City, Fla., one among many spring break Mecca's.
College spring breaks were usually spent looking for a lifeguarding job so I wouldn't have to work in the summer (hey, that's a joke!) and spring break when I was in high school was nonexistant, though I am sure we would have welcomed the idea. Only college kids had them in the 70's.
This is, however, one of those wonderful years when my grandson's spring break coincides with our own and, though we cannot go to Florida, we can bring Jason to us. With him boarding the plane in Panama City, we pick him up a few hours later in Dallas.
I don't really think the point of a spring break is to wear yourself out hanging out on the beach and return to classrooms exhausted. OK, well, maybe I would if we had the money to go to Florida. But in the real world, it's enough to have him and our granddaughter here, together.
They will want my famous omelets — which she, oddly enough, never eats unless they are both here.
They will shoot hoops together, since she has given up cheerleading for basketball, at this point in life.
We will celebrate his birthday, even though it will not happen for a few weeks.
We will hike around Ned Houk, and if the weather be fair, go fishing. We will wish there was no fire ban on, so that we could have a cookout.
They will want to go to my classroom and my church office, because this is something they always want to do. They have work spaces there which they call offices. I dislike the thought that he is quickly outgrowing that fantasy, though I know it's inevitable.
We will have movie night, or perhaps several movie nights.
I can guarantee you, that the 20 year old who had to use spring break to look for lifeguarding jobs, and lamented not having wealthy parents who could send him to Florida, would have failed to see the excitement latent in the above list. It's amazing how a few years' perspective can change your views.


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by Rabbi shraga Simmons
Pidyon Ha'Ben, the "redemption of the first born son," takes place when a baby is at least 31 days old, and involves "buying him back from a Kohen." (see Numbers 18:15)
In actual practice, there are various exemptions which mean that many families do not require a Pidyon Ha'Ben.
The background for this mitzvah is somewhat complex, but here goes:
Originally, God intended for the first-born of each Jewish family to be a Kohen – i.e. that family's representative to the Holy Temple. (Exodus 13:1-2, Exodus 24:5 with Rashi)
But then came the incident of the Golden Calf. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai and smashed the tablets, he issued everyone an ultimatum: "Make your choice – either God or the idol" (Exodus 32:26). Only the tribe of Levi came to the side of God. At that point, God decreed that each family's first-born would forfeit their "Kohen" status – and henceforth all the Kohanim would come from the tribe of Levi. (Numbers 3:11-12)
Which brings us to the mitzvah of Pidyon Ha'Ben. Since the first-born child is technically a "Kohen" whose potential cannot be actualized, he has to be replaced (so to speak) by a Kohen from the tribe of Levi. This is accomplished by the father of the baby offering the Kohen a redemptive value of five silver coins for the boy.
A deeper reason we perform this mitzvah is to remind us of the Exodus from Egypt, when God killed the Egyptian first born, yet spared the Jewish first born. Also, since a person loves his first born so much, it is a fitting time to re-acknowledge the fact that everything we own in fact belongs to God. (Numbers 3:13)
Who does Pidyon Ha'Ben?
There are many factors that determine when and if to perform Pidyon Ha'Ben, so you will need to find a rabbi who is well versed in Jewish law to guide you.
In general, Pidyon Ha'Ben only applies to a son who "opened his mother's womb." Therefore, all the following conditions must apply:
1) The mother is Jewish, and she has never had a baby before, male or female.
2) The baby was delivered in the normal way, not via C-section.
3) The mother had no abortions or miscarriages prior to this birth.
4) The father of the baby is not a Kohen or a Levi, and the mother's father is not a Kohen or a Levi.
5) Since the mitzvah applies to any son who "opens his mother's womb," a Pidyon Ha'Ben could also be required in the event of a father's second marriage.
Note that if a child is exempt, there is no difference in his status. Even if a Pidyon HaBen is required but has not been done, the child's "status" is unaffected – though the father and the child have a continuing obligation to do it.
If the above conditions apply, here is the Pidyon Ha'Ben procedure:
1) Find a Kohen with a very strong tradition in his family that he is indeed a Kohen.
2) Get five silver coins, containing approximately 110 grams of silver. Five U.S. silver dollars are often used, though the specific type of coins depends on where you are in the world. (One should use coins with the silver content of at least 5 of the traditional 90%-silver content US silver dollars. That could be five Israeli Pidyon HaBen coins, or US Silver Eagles which are .9999 pure silver.)
3) The Pidyon Ha'Ben ceremony is held when the baby is 31 days old. If the 31st day is Shabbat, the ceremony is held after Shabbat.
4) The ceremony is held in the context of a festive meal. To show love for the mitzvah, the baby is usually brought in on a silver tray decorated with jewelry.
The Kohen says: Either give your first-born or redeem him.
5) The actual ceremony is as follows: The father attests to the fact that this is indeed his first-born son. The Kohen then asks the father: "Which do you prefer, to give me your first born or to redeem him?" (It is really a rhetorical question, because the Torah requires the father to redeem the son.)
The father then says the following two blessings:
(1) Baruch ata Adonoy, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, asher kid'shanu bi'mitzvo-sav, vi'tzivanu al Pidyon ha'ben.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His mitzvot, and instructed us regarding the redemption of a son.
(2) Baruch ata Adonoy, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, Sheh-he-che-yanu vi-kee-yimanu Vi-hee-gee-yanu laz-man ha-zeh.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.
The father then gives the coins to the Kohen, who blesses the child, and recites a blessing over a cup of wine. The full text of the ceremony is printed in the siddur.
If your baby does not meet the conditions for having a Pidyon Ha'Ben, don't be concerned – there is no defect in his status. In fact, only about 1-of-10 families ever meet all the conditions for Pidyon Ha'Ben.
Since the matter is fairly complex, it is recommended to consult with a rabbi or a kohen who is himself knowledgeable about Pidyon HaBen.
If someone was supposed to have a Pidyon Ha'Ben as a child, but never did (i.e. their parents neglected to do so), then the obligation is on the person to take care of it himself. In such a case, one should contact a rabbi ASAP to arrange the ceremony.


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John's day is planned for maximum efficiency:
- Read technical updates;
- Respond to the previous day's emails;
- Return client calls;
- Clear off desk by reviewing tax returns;
- Spend the afternoon meeting with clients; and
- Leave time to make his son Billy's soccer game and have dinner out with the family.
John opens his email and starts scouring his inbox for the daily tax updates, but his attention is drawn to the three emails from a client all sent between 5 p.m. yesterday and 8 a.m. today. All of the messages are flagged with a red exclamation mark.
Suddenly John's shoulders tighten, his stomach quakes, and his temples begin to throb. Despite his well-thought-out plan, he has to open those client emails; after all, they could be important.
As he feared, the client is in a hurry to get his returns filed and is very frustrated. After all, he dropped off most of the tax return documents last week and emailed the remaining items yesterday morning. As he told John when they met last week, this is a very simple return that John should be able to complete with minimal effort, and he wants to get this out the way so it will not be hanging over him.
All too often this or similar scenarios occur at CPA firms. Anyone with more than a year's experience in a tax practice knows the rest of the story.
John is the fourth CPA this client has hired in as many years. He spoke disparagingly about them (wonder what he will say about you?). The client was not comfortable leaving a retainer when he dropped off the information because he has trust issues. The return most likely contains complex issues that require additional work, and it is likely the client has not provided all relevant information upfront. It is also likely that the client is not willing to pay for the additional work that may be required.
This is an obvious example of a "bad" client, and the decision to part ways should not be too difficult. But, often, the decision is not as obvious. In reality, there are a variety of reasons that clients should be asked to leave the firm. The average CPA can follow certain steps to recognize these situations and take appropriate action.
Precautionary Measures
CPAs are taught to exercise due diligence when bringing on new clients. CPAs should assess whether they have the technical knowledge to perform the work and the available staff and resources. They should also assess whether the potential client's expectations are reasonable and whether its management team exhibits high levels of integrity.
If a CPA firm does not have a client acceptance policy that evaluates these issues along with many others, it is time to create one. The AICPA has resources on its website that are helpful when deciding whether to accept new clients. Most professional liability insurance carriers have materials and checklists available. Even a general internet search will produce numerous results on new client screening techniques.
While it is not always possible to weed out bad clients before bringing them on board, it is best to try. Anyone who has had to fire a bad client would probably agree that it would have been better to have never accepted the client in the first place.
This is certainly not an all-inclusive list, but the following are a few warning signs CPAs should look out for when meeting with potential clients. Consider whether the prospective client:
- Has changed CPAs often;
- Is rude to office staff;
- Will not allow contact with prior CPAs;
- Tries to haggle down the fees;
- Keeps records in poor condition;
- Needs a project completed quickly;
- Is not willing to leave a retainer;
- Is hesitant to sign an engagement letter;
- Is currently delinquent in filings;
- Insists on being the only contact; and
- Comes in close to a tax deadline.
It is best to slow the process of bringing a new client onboard and thoroughly vet the client before accepting the engagement. In an ideal world, this would always happen. In reality, most, if not all, CPAs have some bad clients. It is important to identify clients that are not a good fit and ask them to leave.
Identifying Clients to Fire
There is a gentleman named Walter Haig II, who taught annual auditing and accounting updates. Every year he drilled participants with the same simple and clear message: "Bad clients make bad lawsuits."
Bad clients are generally pretty easy to identify. If partners have any doubt about who their bad clients might be, they should ask the front office staff. Staff members often know exactly which clients are troublemakers.
Bad clients are ones who:
- Are abusive to staff;
- Complain about fees;
- Lie or conceal information;
- Set unrealistic deadlines;
- Do not follow advice;
- Blame others for problems; and
- Monopolize staff time.
However, firing clients is not always about getting rid of bad clients in the traditional sense. CPAs should evaluate their client base regularly and make sure that existing clients are a good fit with the firm's mission and culture.
A firm that has chosen to embrace new technologies may find that some clients are not keeping up. Implementing a paperless workflow system may require all clients to complete online tax organizers and sign electronic engagement letters. Some clients are not going to be comfortable with this new process, and their accounts will have to be handled differently. This is going to slow processing and may increase both the cost and the likelihood that things will be missed. A firm needs to seriously consider how long it can make exceptions for clients that are not willing to change.
Perhaps the firm has had some turnover in staff, and the people who were the strongest in real estate transactions are gone. Evaluate whether the firm has enough clients in this area to make it cost-effective to bring the remaining staff up to speed. If not, or if suitable replacements cannot be hired, the firm may not have the technical competence to continue working with these clients.
An annual assessment of fees earned by each service line may indicate that a disproportionate amount of time is being spent on a low-profit service. Firms may also find that the costs of offering a service that is not routinely performed outweigh the fees the service generates. For instance, a tax practice that has only a handful of clients that require annual reviews may need to consider dropping this service. The cost of educating the staff on the AICPA Statements of Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS), purchasing technical guidance materials, and paying for required peer reviews can cut into any potential profit. Furthermore, the time spent staying up to date on just one service cuts into the time the staff could use to learn more extensive tax planning or compliance techniques.
The firm's leaders should meet at least annually to review the direction of the practice. They should evaluate the firm's mission; how many clients the firm can honestly manage while providing exceptional service; what client services the firm performs the best, or at the highest rate of profit; and what is the profile of its perfect client.
The results of this discussion can be used as the basis for criteria to evaluate current and future clients. It can be as simple as creating five to seven questions (must be an uneven number to avoid a tie) that require "yes" or "no" answers. A "yes" means the client meets the firm criteria, and "no" means the client does not. The client list can be formatted in Excel, and a basic formula can be created that says if the "no" answers outweigh the "yes" answers, then the client should be fired.
While the list of clients the formula says to fire must be reviewed before taking any action, the reviewers should also be true to the standards they have set. It may be tempting to decide to keep a client who is enjoyable to visit with each year. However, if the majority of the results are contrary to what the firm values, the client is not a good fit.
Preparing to Fire Clients
Once the firm has determined which clients to fire, it is wise to devise a strategic plan for carrying out the terminations.
It is good to start by contacting the firm's professional liability carrier to advise it of the plan. Since there may be a few disgruntled clients on the termination list, the carrier may want to be alerted to any potential claims. The loss prevention teams have experience in firing clients and can be a good source of information on best practices for this process. In addition to offering advice on how best to disengage, the insurance carrier may have sample disengagement letters that can be modified to suit the firm. Some insurers may even offer to review the firm's modified letter before it is sent to clients.
The most common method for firing clients is to send a disengagement letter via certified mail with return receipt requested. However, care should be taken when firing clients who have close personal relationships with members of the firm or those that have some strategic value, but not enough to warrant keeping them as clients. These clients should be told in a face-to-face meeting, whenever possible, or at the very least by phone. A letter should be sent as a follow-up to document the meeting or conversation. It is best to follow the advice of the insurer if the firm is considering firing clients via email.
Before notifying clients, the firm should make sure there are no current projects in process for any of the clients who are to be fired. If current projects are in process, the firm must decide whether to complete the projects or terminate the services immediately. The firm should address the planned level of involvement in continuing the work in the disengagement letter.
Ideally, it is best to disengage in advance of any deadlines, but this is not always possible. If the client has any upcoming deadlines or tax filing requirements, it is a good idea to spell these out in the letter.
To aid in a smooth transition, the client's files should be prepared prior to notification. The firm should make sure that all original documents have been copied or scanned; all agreements and authorizations have been signed; all fees are paid (if possible); and all client documents are neatly organized, packaged, and labeled to be returned. It is also a good idea to have a staff member prepare authorizations to release information for each client being terminated and place them in the client's permanent folder. This will speed up the process when the new CPA contacts the office requesting documents. The authorization can be sent to the client for a signature.
If the firm uses a client portal system, the letter should address when the client's access will be removed. This will allow the client time to download copies of any documents it may need for future reference.
The process is almost complete; now it is time to prepare the firm's staff.
Firing the Clients
Once the list is complete and the letters are ready, it is a good idea to meet with staff to discuss what is about to happen. While many of the staff members have counted the days to see their least favorite client fired, they may not be truly prepared to handle what is about to happen.
The people involved will vary depending on the size of the firm. In a small firm, it is probably best to include everyone in the discussion. Larger firms are more likely to include only the key staff on the engagement, although it is generally advisable to have some members of the firm who are not directly involved with the client participate in the decision-making process. Staff should be made aware of what is happening and why. Staff should also be given examples of how to respond if contacted directly by the terminated clients. The fear of confrontation makes many people uneasy, so helping them prepare for any possible conversations may alleviate unnecessary anxiety.
This is also a great opportunity to remind staff of the firm's mission and future direction. It is human nature to be concerned about job security when sources of revenue are going away.
Some staff may fear that losing key clients, even bad ones, will have an effect on their job. It is important to focus on the positive elements of the change. For instance, the stress level will most likely decrease; work hours will drop; and the team can spend more time focusing on delivering exceptional service to the clients the firm retains, and bringing in new and (hopefully) better new clients. The result should be that everyone has a better quality of life, is happier, and is more productive. This should also result in bigger profits.
The firm should decide ahead of time if it is going to provide referrals to other CPAs. It is probably not a good idea to send bad clients to someone you like. On the other hand, if a client is fired because of a business motive, it would be helpful to assist in finding a replacement.
Prior to giving out names, it is best to contact potential referral sources to make sure they are interested in accepting new clients. If they are accepting new clients, it is a good idea to find out what their ideal client looks like. A list can then be prepared of possible CPAs with their client criteria. All relevant staff can have this list available when they are asked to provide a referral.
The Client Has Been Fired, Now What?
The feelings that accompany firing clients may vary widely. Certain staff members may be elated that they are finally unburdened from difficult clients. Some may be sad at the loss of relationships and the uncertainty that awaits them or the practice. Others will be anxious, wondering how terminated clients will receive the news and what those clients may say or do in response.
It is best to remind staff why the clients were fired and the benefits the process should reap. Posting the firm mission statement and goals nearby could provide support. It will also help if clients call and want a personal explanation or ask the firm to reconsider. If the clients do call, it is best to be polite but firm. The client must be reminded that this was a business decision and not personal. If the firm has opted to offer names of potential new CPAs, this would be a good time to present those names.
On an administrative level, clients that have been fired need to be removed from the firm's client management system. It is best to create a checklist of tasks to be completed when clients are terminated. It should include things such as removing them from client email and mailing lists; changing them to inactive in the billing system; archiving their client files; removing their access to client portal systems, etc.
Make sure all client records are handled properly and in accordance with firm procedures and professional and legal retention rules. CPA professional standards require that all original client data be returned, and most states have specific requirements for how long client data must be kept.
It is always best if the relationship can end on good terms, so remain professional through the process regardless of the client's behavior. Remember that this decision was best for the firm, the staff, and the client.
What to Do With All of the Free Time?
The process of pruning a practice is by no means simple and without challenges. It is difficult to end relationships of any kind, but the reality is that getting rid of the wrong clients makes room for the right clients. Chances are good that if a firm has been struggling under the strain of bad clients' demands, the good clients have suffered.
This is the perfect time to reconnect with the good clients. Find a way to reach out to them with a handwritten note or get together with them for coffee or lunch. Let them know about the changes the firm has made and the renewed purpose in serving only those clients aligned with the firm's mission. The firm should ask how it can serve them better, and the chances are good that they will give honest answers. This feedback should be useful in providing more and better services to those clients. When they are satisfied, ask them to refer others who they believe will be a good fit. Use free time to become more involved in business, professional, and civic and charitable groups as these activities are often personally fulfilling and may lead to potential new client engagements.
Finally, take some time to reconnect with the family and friends who have likely been neglected. A rewarding life outside of the firm is important in keeping everyone happy and healthy.
AICPA resources for Tax Section members:
Steven Holub is a National Director in the Professional Practice Department of Cherry Bekaert LLP in Tampa, Fla., and is a former chairman of the AICPA Tax Division Tax Practice Management Committee. Kenneth Parker is with Parker and Associates, CPAs, in Jackson, Miss. Cari Weston is a sole proprietor with a tax practice in Austin, Texas. Mr. Parker is chairman and Ms. Weston is a member of the AICPA Tax Practice Management Committee. For more information about this column, contact Ms. Weston at email@example.com.


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Cooking My Way Back Home
Recipes from San Francisco's Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt House [A Cookbook]
By Mitchell Rosenthal and Jon Pult
By Mitchell Rosenthal and Jon Pult
Category: Cooking
The Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends
The Mile End Cookbook
Le Pigeon
The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen
The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook
Eva's Kitchen
French Roots
Slow Fires
Straight Up Tasty
New York Times Notable Cookbook of 2011
"It is the accessible techniques and simple bold flavors that Rosenthal demonstrates throughout his book that make it so winning."
—The City Cook, Fall 2011
"In writing the book, Rosenthal makes those emotional connections that bind families together through communal dining. Yes, you can go home again."
—San Antonio Express News, 12/2/11
"Mr. Rosenthal understands simple pleasures (prime rib, barbecued shrimp, angels on horseback) and how to give them the modern tweaks that home cooks want."
—New York Times, Notable Cookbooks of 2011, 11/29/11
"Through the years and through many kitchens, Mitch developed an adventurous philosophy not bound to a single cuisine, blending Jewish deli roots with Southern-inspired comfort food, updated regional favorites and urban sophistication."
—Mary Ladd, Bay Area Bites: KQED, 11/19/11
"Part restaurant recipe resource, part memoir, and part manifesto calling for a return to communal food preparation and family meals."
—Allison Jones, Portland Monthly, 11/9/11
"The book shares with the restaurants a kind of rollicking, good-time feel. Nothing is too fussy nor too complicated. .. .Every dish in this book would make dinner guests happy, and unlike some other cookbooks, these recipes are meant for home cooks."
—Tasting Table San Francisco, 10/17/11
"The book reflects Rosenthal's past and, in particular, his passion for all things Southern. . . . Like everything else Rosenthal has a hand in, it's a fun book."
—San Francisco Chronicle, 10/16/11
"The best cookbook title ever."
—Esquire, Best New Cookbooks, 10/14/11
"Full of the hearty food that Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt House are known for."
—7×7 San Francisco, 10/6/11
"Over the last twenty years, a great incentive for me to spend time in San Francisco has been to eat the cooking of Mitch Rosenthal, first at Postrio, then Town Hall, and now Salt House. This talented chef is at ease with any regional cooking, from New Jersey to New York, or Louisiana to San Francisco. From elegant and delicate to earthy peasant fare, his dishes have one thing in common: amazing taste. Cooking My Way Back Home reflects Mitch's passion, enthusiasm, and great talent, and his love of cooking shines throughout the book. This is a great addition to your kitchen library."
—Jacques Pepin, author and host of Fast Food My Way
"Mitchell Rosenthal's cooking reminds me so much of the food my grandmother and my mother made. He has taken basic Southern food and turned it into an art form that can be eaten. Read his recipes. Cook them and you will be richly rewarded."
—Willie Brown, 41st mayor of San Francisco
"Mitch's generous approach to cooking presents a master's expression of comfort food: inspired preparations with a wink from the modern chef's kitchen."
—Chad Robertson, author of Tartine Bread
Table Of Contents
Foreword vi
Introduction 1
Doug Washington's Dinner Party Notes 9
chapter one Small Bites 10
chapter two Big Bites 32
chapter three The Cheese Department 70
chapter four Sandwiches, Sandwiches, Sandwiches 94
chapter five Smoke and Fire 122
chapter six Slowed Cooking 162
chapter seven Grilled, Roasted, and Fried 186
chapter eight Desserts 218
chapter nine Basics 246
Acknowledgments 257
Index 259
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The Works of William Smith, D. D.: Late Provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, 1. kŲtet
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36. oldal - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire : 2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth...
165. oldal - Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
149. oldal - But of that day and hour knoweth no man ; no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
149. oldal - The Son of Man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity ; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire ; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
145. oldal - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
70. oldal - Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: come on, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and...
71. oldal - And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward : for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
36. oldal - And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer...
126. oldal - This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
6. oldal - The Lord giveth, and the Lord ' taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.