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by Kahlia Meeuwsen, Lifestyle Columnist
Published in Lifestyle on 13th December, 2018
Roasting coffee at home is a great way to gain full control over the process. You can roast fresh beans to a level that suits your tastes perfectly and enjoy truly delicious coffee as a result!
While it might seem like a complicated process, roasting your own coffee beans is actually quite easy once you have the correct equipment. You may even find that it saves you quite a bit of money over buying standard grounds once you get a handle on the process!
Let's take a look into how the process works, and why it's worth doing!
Although for many of us, the grounds we purchase from a store work perfectly well to suit our needs, some want to take their love of coffee a step further.
Home roasting allows you more control over the process, so that you can make sure the resulting beans suit your tastes every time. You get to take completely uncooked beans and turn them into perfect grounds without having to rely on the hope that someone else has already done so.
We all know that the grounds we purchase from stores may not be perfect. Oftentimes, they are roasted in huge batches using drum roasters that may not always ensure an even result. Because of that, those who are sensitive to coffee flavors may find the resulting grounds to be lacking.
However, when you roast the beans yourself, you can make sure each bean is up to your standards before grinding and brewing them. This will allow you fresher, better tasting coffee that will surely make you never want to go back to buying pre-roasted beans or grounds from a store!
You have options when it comes to methods and devices for roasting your coffee. Depending on your tastes, you can also opt for something that easily fits on the kitchen counter, or something much larger for batches to share with others. The whole process is entirely up to you and your unique tastes!
When you're selecting a method for roasting, there are five main methods that people use. These include roasting their beans in the oven, in a skillet, using a popcorn machine or opting for a device made specifically for coffee roasting, such as a drum roaster or an air roaster.
Each of these options is able to provide different pros and cons, based on ease of use, price to obtain and use the method, and how well it actually gets the job done.
Below, we're going to take a look at each method.
Air roasters are among the most efficient and reliable. They allow for an even flow of temperature that ensures all of the beans reach the same level of roasting at the same time. Because of this, the results can be much better than choices that may not be so even.
That said, these options are often smaller and cannot handle the same amount of beans that a drum roaster can. For those who are just roasting beans for themselves, or themselves and a few others, this doesn't tend to be too much of a problem.
Another aspect worth keeping in mind is that air roasters tend to roast more quickly than other options. This is important because a quicker roast allows more of the flavors and benefits to be retained within the beans. On average, air roasters can take somewhere between 6 and 8 minutes for a standard-sized roast.
Drum roasters are an option that many commercial coffee companies use, because they lend themselves much more easily to roasting large amounts. They essentially consist of a large, heated drum that continually spins the beans as they roast to help with getting all the beans roasted well.
While the setup may not reach the same level of even heat as air roasters, it does tend to work well enough for the purposes of roasted beans and grounds we find in the store. By no means are drum roasters an option that produce low quality results.
That said, it is worth keeping in mind that chaff that is removed from the beans can often be stuck in the same container. In an air roaster, the chaff is typically blown into a separate container away from the beans. This means that with a drum roaster, you'll have to separate the beans and chaff after roasting.
Roasting in a skillet is one of the easier and least expensive options out there. It's essentially just placing your beans in a skillet, hitting the right temperature and roasting them to the extent you want. Because it's so easy, it's one of the options out there that is pretty highly popular.
Keep in mind that this method can create a lot of smoke, so it may be a good idea to wear some sort of eye protection, as smoke tends to not feel so great when it gets into your eyes! Furthermore, it can be easy to overcook the beans through this method, so be extra careful to avoid that!
It's also worth keeping in mind that non-stick or other coated pans can effect the flavor of your beans in a negative way, so it's best to avoid them. Something like a cast iron skillet is a good idea.
Another easy method for roasting coffee beans includes roasting them in the oven. Many like this method because it doesn't tend to require any added purchases. For those who don't want to spend much money on the roasting process, this or skillet roasting are good ways to go.
This is another method that can be rather smoky, so make sure you have some good ventilation to make it easy to get through the process. Furthermore, if your oven tends to blow hot air, it's not a good idea to roast coffee beans in it. This is because it can create a mess due to the chaff getting blown around.
In addition, this is a method that can also take longer and be somewhat difficult to get the perfect roast, but it is possible with some trial and error. Doing plenty of research on this method beforehand can be very helpful in getting the results you want.
If you own a popcorn popper, then you may find that it's a perfect low-cost solution to your roasting needs. It tends to be a method that is rather simple, easy and can create an ideal roast once you get the hang of it.
However, keep in mind that there are some safety concerns worth noting, so make sure to do some research on the guidelines to ensure you can safely get quality results. In addition, the process can be rough on some popcorn makers since they aren't made for roasting coffee, causing some devices to break pretty quickly.
If you already have a popcorn popper, and aren't too concerned about it being broken in the process, then it's worth taking a look to see if it's a model that will lend itself well to roasting coffee beans. Otherwise, there are resources online that you can use to find the best one!
As mentioned earlier, roasting your beans at home can give you a lot of control over the process, from start to finish. You select where your beans come from, choose the best ones for roasting, roast them to the ideal level and then enjoy them in any way that you please.
In addition, you get to save some money over buying beans that are pre-roasted. Oftentimes, green coffee beans are quite a bit less expensive than grounds you may buy at a store or online. Depending on what beans you buy and where they are from, you can get 3lbs of unroasted beans for around $20, sometimes less.
As a result of the high levels of control, you will be able to drink coffee you really enjoy rather than grabbing what you can to get that caffeine boost. If you enjoy the flavor more, then you may even find that you use fewer sweeteners, which is also great for your health!
There are really few reasons not to try out home roasting, even if you just attempt a small amount of skillet or oven-roasted beans to see how they turn out!
When it comes to downfalls, there are only a few. Oftentimes, they also tend to be outweighed by the results for most coffee lovers. This is worth keeping in mind when you're considering whether or not you want to adventure into the world of home coffee roasting.
One of the downfalls can include the smoke created when you roast beans. While there seems to be less smoke when you use a drum or air roaster, other methods like oven, skillet and popcorn popper roasting can create a lot of it, which can be an annoyance to those who are trying to roast the beans.
In addition, it can certainly be a trial-and-error process. It can take some time to reach the right roasting level and be able to replicate it. That can result in beans that are wasted, or just aren't enjoyed as much as they could be. If you're okay with these downfalls, it's certainly worth a shot!
For those who are interested in learning about the process of roasting beans, we're going to give a brief look into the steps. That way, you'll get a clearer idea of what to do, how to do it and what tips might help to create the best results.
Your first step is in getting your hands on some beans. The good news is that green coffee beans are available pretty freely online, and you may be able to get some from local coffee shops as well if you're lucky! Make sure that you compare to get what you need at a price you're happy with.
Keep in mind that when you roast the beans, they will become lighter. Depending on the extent you roast them to, they can end up at about half the weight they began at.
If you're completely new to roasting coffee beans, it may be worth getting a few pounds so that you have plenty to experiment with. It's also helpful to adjust your expectations, because it is likely that the first few batches may not turn out perfectly. While this can be frustrating, it provides valuable coffee roasting experience!
This is really going to depend on the method of roasting you choose to use. If you're selecting something like skillet or oven roasting and already have the equipment, then you may just need your green coffee beans to get started.
However, if you're planning to use a popcorn popper then you may or may not own one already, or you may find that the model you have isn't ideal for roasting coffee. Don't worry! There are plenty of great options out there, such as Hamilton Beach's Popaire 2, or the West Bend Poppery 2.
Otherwise, it can be worth making some comparisons on air or drum roasters to determine which option is going to provide what you need. There are a lot of fantastic choices on the market, like the Behmor and Nesco. With a bit of research, you'll surely find the perfect choice for your needs!
Your first step will be in selecting the amount of beans you want to roast and get started. It can be worth starting with smaller batches, just so that you aren't wasting as many beans during the learning process. However, the amount you use is entirely up to you.
If the method you're using has a way of agitating the beans by itself, then you won't need to worry too much about it. However, if it doesn't then you'll want to make sure to stir the beans regularly to help them get more even heating. Try to take it slowly if you can at first, and just use that experience to learn how to perfect the roast.
One of the important aspects is knowing what levels of darkness the beans can reach. This can help greatly in knowing when to stop the roasting process, and what level is your favorite.
From green to burnt, there are several levels of roasting that you can choose to aim for. This also includes two "cracks" where beans reach certain points. For those who want the lightest possible beans, you'll want to stop not long after the first crack, known as a "city roast". Meanwhile, if you want them as dark as possible then you'll wait until after the second crack to achieve a dark roast.
Between these two roasts are two others, which allow you to enjoy beans that are right in the middle of the roasting process.
It's going to be important that you stop the roasting right away once the beans have reached the ideal point. Otherwise, you can risk them being too dark or becoming burnt. In the next step, you'll learn how to cool them quickly and efficiently, keeping them at just the level of darkness you want.
When it comes to cooling the beans, there is a pretty simple method you can use that will work rather quickly. It also doesn't include anything expensive, which is great for those who are working on a tighter budget. For this, simply placing the beans onto a cool strainer, or a baking pan can be useful.
What many like about using strainers is that they can take a pair of them and shift the beans back and forth between the two. This allows them to cool more quickly and helps to remove any of the remaining chaff.
Still others can create their own methods for cooling beans as quickly as possible. This is important to be able to do because you want beans to stay at the level of darkness they were at when you stopped roasting them. If you use the strainers, make sure to do it outside or over a sink or garbage can!
After the beans have been roasted, they're going to need some time to de-gas before they'll be ready to enjoy. To allow for this, what you can to is place the beans into the container that they are going to be kept in and either leave the lid off for a while, or at least leave it cracked open. That way, the gasses can safely escape.
The container should remain open for a day or two, just to be safe. During this time, it's also a good idea to avoid brewing or grinding them, as they aren't ready yet. After that period is up, they should remain fresh for about 5 days.
Because of this, it's a good idea to make sure to use them as quickly as possible. That might mean only brewing small batches at a time, or sharing them with other coffee lovers!
After the roasting process is finished, you get to enjoy fresh, perfectly roasted beans. If you're never had coffee made from fresh beans before, then you're likely to find quite a pleasant surprise! There are many coffee lovers who swear by the taste that fresh beans can provide.
Furthermore, make sure that you plan your roasting so that you can get through the beans while they are still fresh and have more before you run out. That way, the de-gassing period won't be a problem, causing you to have to wait a couple of days before you can enjoy the beans.
Aside from that, grind the beans as you please and enjoy them in your favorite ways! Once you get the hang of roasting, the benefits are definitely worth the effort!


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Classic Vegan Cheesecake
This is the classic vegan cheesecake recipe of dinner party legend. It relies on the amazing flavors of your favorite vegan cream cheese enhanced with a touch of non-dairy yogurt, non-dairy milk and just the right amount of flour for optimum flavor and texture. It's worth buying a spring form pan for.
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Classic Vegan Cheesecake Recipe1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 crackers)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup Vegan Butter or non-hydrogenated margarine, melted
1 Tablespoon brown rice syrup
¾ cup, + 1 Tablespoon sugar
¾ cup plain non-dairy yogurt
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons non-dairy milk
1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
24 oz Tofutti (or similar brand) vegan cream cheese (3, 8oz containers)
1) Break up the graham crackersBreak the graham crackers into small pieces and place them in a food processor or blender with the cinnamon. Pulse them until they are fine crumbs. Add the crumbs to a medium size mixing bowl.
2) Combine the Vegan Butter and brown rice syrupIn a small saucepan, whisk together the Vegan Butter and brown rice syrup on low heat until well combined.
3) Combine the ingredients to make the crustAdd the Vegan Butter mixture to the bowl containing the graham cracker crumbs and thoroughly hand mix with a fork until they are evenly saturated.
4) Compress the cheesecake crust into the spring form panIf possible, turn an empty medium mixing bowl upside-down and place the spring form on top of it. This will allow you to compress the crumbs with greater force, without risking the spring form "popping" and ejecting all of your crumbs. Believe me, it's happened to me more than once. Being able to compress the crumbs more will make a better crust. Compress the crumbs into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan using the flat bottom of a drinking glass.
Learn more about Vegan Spring Form Crusts.
5) Mix the flavor building ingredientsPreheat oven to 325F (163C). In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, non-dairy yogurt, all-purpose flour, non-dairy milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract and salt. Set aside.
6) Beat the vegan cream cheese and mixIn another medium mixing bowl, beat the imitation cream cheese until it's slightly fluffy. Mix in the sugar and non-dairy yogurt mixture from step 1. Beat the batter until it's smooth.
7) Transfer the mixture to a spring form panPour the mixture into the 9 inch spring form pan. Jostle the spring form back and forth and side to side to get excess air bubbles to escape.
8) Bake your vegan cheesecake to perfectionBake for 1 hour, 30 minutes. It is important not to open the oven or else the cheesecake will cave in. Let the cheesecake cool overnight.
9) Remove the cheesecake from the spring form panWhen the cheesecake has cooled, use a small knife to go around the edges carefully to free the remaining cheesecake from the spring form pan. Open up the spring form pan as far as you can and shake it slightly to get it to let go. Lift the spring form siding away. Place in the refrigerator. Top it with your favorite high-quality preserves, and enjoy! Store in a covered container at room temperature for about 1 week or in a freezer bag in the freezer for up to 6 months. This recipe makes one 9 inch Classic Vegan Cheesecake.
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Now that's what I call cheesecake.
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This is my first attempt at a vegan cheesecake. I was a little skeptical because of the reviews I saw. I'm not sure what they did wrong but I absolutely love it. I made sure to separate the ingredients the way I was instructed to do by keeping the really runny ingredients in a separate bowl from the cream cheese and the sugar until it was time to combine them. I did not just dump the runny ingredients into the cream cheese, I slowly added it in as if I were adding an egg to the regular cheesecake recipe. Other people tried my finished product and agreed that the texture and the flavor was just as great as a regular cheesecake that they would normally eat. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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What did I do wrong???
I am a very experienced cook/baker, so I am very confident in my abilities, but this did not work at all! It was complete liquid after the 1.5 hours of baking. I used the brand you said to use and followed everything to a T! Any ideas what went wrong? I'm very upset I wasted so much money trying to make this.
Suffering FREE VEGAN Cheesecake!
Great recipe but white modified sugar and honey graham cracker is not vegan guys!
Try biologic cane sugar and real VeGaN graham cracker for a real suffering FREE VEGAN Cheesecake!
Thanks for the recipe!
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I made this today it turned out just how I wanted, our guests really enjoyed us making something vegan for them. Thanks for the great idea.
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So good!!
This was the most delicious cheesecake I've ever had! it tastes just like "normal" cheesecake, creamy, rich and delicious. The only negative thing i've got to say is that its kind of expensive ("normal cheesecakes are also expensive because of all the cream cheese, but vegan cream cheese is even more expensive, even though much). But money aside, this was so good and i made it soy free when i used oat cream cheese and oat yoghurt :) I'm so glad i found this recipe, highly recommend it (to everyone), my entire family loved it as well.
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I followed the instructions to making this cheesecake, but instead of putting it in a 9in spring form pan, I divided the recipe into smaller 4in spring form pans. When I baked them (1hr and 30min) the top of the cheesecake was the same color as your picture but when I cut it, the middle was all runny and liquidy.. not firm at all..
Please help!
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Best Ever
This was so easy to make and tastes just like the real thing! Great recipe!!
It tasted like play dough if you added sugar and vanilla...
I plan on making this for my boyfriend's mother's birthday who can't have gluten, nuts, or dairy. If I substitute the all purpose flour for gluten free all purpose baking flour will that change the texture of this cheesecake? I'm just worried that the cheesecake won't set right being that there's no gluten to hold it together.
Great but could be better
So I made a few variations of this cheesecake. The most important is to NOT use tofutti brand cream cheese. It's too thick and doesn't give a good cheese cake texture. I've seen a few others complain about that. I highly recommend trader joes brand as it's far more flavorful and much softer. That being said I cooked it for about 20 min longer to get excess moisture out. It had a nice brown top afterwards. Make sure to let it cool overnight. seconly I would add more fresh lemon juice, like double. Overall an amazing recipe though. Actually is better than typical cheese cake.
Hello! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I was dying to find a classic BAKED vegan cheesecake, most of the ones you can find are raw and I prefer this one better! But I have a question, do you have the nutrition facts?? I want to know how many calories are in the cake hahaha thank you!!
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My non-vegan girlfriend was fooled
Thanks for this recipe. We made it on our YouTube cooking show and it turned out great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gVjKgqCQyU
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Wet when cooked too long ??
Hi !
I just tried this - I followed the "don't look till the time is up" rule (and my oven doesn't have an inside light), but when I pulled the cake out, there was some weird water-like spots that had come to the surface. I thought it was because I didn't bake it long enough, and put it back, and this time it was just soaking with water. :( I'll wait till is cools down to see if it's edible... Putting this here in case someone else had this problem, don't bake it more ! I would have preferred a sunk cake (cheating to check how it's doing) than the sort of wet puddle that came out :/
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Thank you for bringing cheesecake back into my diet :) Delicious.
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My daughter loves cheesecake but is allergic to all dairy and soy products including tofu and imitation cream cheese, that usually is made with soy and we eat mostly vegan. I would love to make this recipe. How can I replace the cream cheese part and not use anything soy or made in a facility that processes soy? The arrowroot powder at whole foods is usually Bob's Red Mill brand, which lists on every package that they process soy or dairy and soy in the plant so we can't use any of those products. It doesn't say on Amazon if the arrowroot powder that you suggest is processed with soy or on equipment with soy. Any insight?
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Not Vegan
How exactly does adding yogurt and milk make something vegan?
Need to rename your recipe.
I love love love this cheesecake so much! I've been making it for a couple of years now, but I seem to be doing something wrong. My cake never comes out as nicely as in the picture. It usually collapses, so I get a really dense, flat cake in the middle that goes up towards the edges. Also it always builds a weird skin that burns in the oven. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Because this cake is still the greatest tasting thing in the world, but it never looks presentable.
I love love love this cheesecake recipe! I always make it or adapt it for anything cheesecake related. The only problem i seem to have every single time I make it, is that it seems to collapse :( I always get a really dense, flat cake in the middle and then it always goes upwards towards the edges. Also the top always develops a skin and burns. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, because its still the most gorgeous tasting thing in the world but it never looks presentable..
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How do you suggest I make this into a chocolate cheesecake? If I add cocoa, would I need to add extra sugar?
Hi Mattie,
I have a question, I was thinking if using your Cheesecake recipe combined with your Ultimate Brownies recipe to make pumpkin cheesecake brownies (I made your Ultimate Brownies before and they were one of the best things I'd ever baked! So I figured this would be the place to go for my next baking mission.) So, my question is, if I am adding pumpkin to the cheesecake mix, what else do you suggest I add so it doesn't end up too mushy? If this is too complicated, don't worry about it, I'll try leaving out the the soy milk and perhaps add less soy yogurt. Your cheesecake looks so beautiful, by the way. Will have to try that at some point! Thanks so much, Mattie! ~Maria
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I'd love to try this bu i don't have access to vegan cream cheese or yogurt where I live. Would homemade cultured cashew cheese work in this?
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Hello Mattie!
First, thank you for this awesome website. I tried dozens of your recipes in the last couple of months and was very pleased. They are delicious and impressed most of my non vegan friends !
I didnt find a non dairy yogurt, what could I use instead for this cheesecake ?
Thanks !
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Its cooling now!
I made it, and the batter got 2 thumbs up in taste - it is cooling now for my husband to have tomorrow and it came out beautiful! I had one question - Have you ever double the recipe to make it higher? Or do you think it would cave in on itself??
Awesome taste, texture and appearance. A winner!
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I don't have easy access to any manufactured imitation cream cheese. Does anyone know of a way to make an imitation cream cheese that would work with this recipe?
Is there a yogurt flavor preference? I'm thinking vanilla or lemon would work, but don't want to affect the overall taste.
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I think this is a great recipe, it is a little dense for my taste but over all it ended up fantastic. I would recommend using Toffutti Cream Cheese rather than Follow Your Heart. Also don't use Silk yogurt, it has too much of a "metal" taste, if that makes sense. I also reduced some blueberries on the stove for a nice reduction sauce and created a marble pattern. I ended up putting some on top in the end. I think the only problem I had was when baking it was still pretty jiggly and I wasn't sure if it was going to set up nicely but it did. One of my friends even said they couldn't taste the difference!!
When I was growing up, my step-mom made us birthday cheesecakes, and I looked forward to them every year. So, when I went vegetarian and eventually vegan, I missed the heck out of cheesecake. In an effort to re-live some of the cheesecakes of my youth, I tried making tofu versions, but they never turned out the way I hoped they would, specifically when it came to texture and flavor. Thankfully we have an option whose texture and flavor is so close to the dairy option that no one will know the difference. The other neat thing is that this recipe is pretty versatile and can be modified in ways that best suit you and your tastes. The versions I've made have included strawberry cheesecake, chocolate chip cheesecake, lemon cheesecake, and pumpkin cheesecake.

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Due to countless wrongful death and serious injuries caused by drunk driving, to include brain injuries, spinal injuries, disabilities, fractures and a lot more, specific laws have been passed prohibiting and penalizing drunk drivers involved in all drunk driving related accidents even truck accidents and boating accidents. In Ukiah, California Vehicle Code Section 23152(a) provides that "it is a misdemeanor to drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs." Also, California Vehicle Code Section 23152(b) states that "it is a misdemeanor to drive with .08% or more of alcohol in your blood." Hence, if you have been injured because another driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs or has a .08% or more of alcohol level in his blood, then he should be penalized for DUI and you should be entitled to all the damages and injuries you suffered and you definitely need Beck Law P.C.'s drunk driver personal injury lawyers in Ukiah who have decades of experience in representing all drunk driving accident victims from all types of personal injury accidents, from the usual auto accidents, bike accidents and pedestrian accidents to truck accidents, bus accidents and even boating accidents and aviation accidents. Our expert drunk driver personal injury attorneys in Ukiah have the technical knowledge not only in determining the cause of the accident but also the gravity of the damages that you have sustained as a result of the drunk driving accident. If you really want to claim the maximum compensation you deserve for you and your family, you should be represented by our highly competent drunk driver personal injury law attorneys in Ukiah who will do their best to get for you the swift justice and satisfactory results you seek.


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God will follow you wherever; you go.
God will see everywhere; you go.
God will search your heart wherever; you are.
God will search your mind wherever; you are.
He hears every thought in you
You cannot outrun God.
You cannot out-think God.
You cannot out move God.
God hears every fiber in you.
God knows every hair on you.
He created every perfect finger and toe on you.
He created your arms, legs, and feet on you.
He knows where you're headed, he can read through you.
You're connected to God.
Stop trying to outrun God.
He will catch you wherever; you are, or wherever; you go.
He may send a perfect storm to catch you.
He may be calling you.
He may be preparing you.
You may wake up shocked, with someone requesting a resignation from you.
You may wake up in intensive care with your loved ones all around you.
What will it take for you to surrender to God?
Patricia Kelley
Jonah 1:2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."
Jonah 1:3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for the port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
Jonah 1:4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.
Jonah 1:5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Jonah 1:6 The captain went to him and said. "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish."
Jonah 1:7 Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
Jonah 1:8 So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?
Jonah 1:9 He answered. "I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and dry land."
Jonah 1:10 This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.
Jonah 1:11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"
Jonah 1:12 "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."


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Windows Server Systems Administrator Overview:
A Windows system administrator provides daily support and assistance for computer systems using the Windows platform. Roles in this position include providing troubleshooting for other employees, working online or over the phone for a technical-support service, or working as part of a team of administrators. Updating and backing up all data, monitoring networks, and recommending viable solutions for problems to management are additional responsibilities. System administrators using the Windows platform need to possess strong problem solving and critical thinking skills because much of their job involves resolving issues that may arise in the network.
By completing this training path you will earn up to 67 CEUs.
Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016 Training Series
Course 01 - Installing Windows Servers in Host and Computer Environments
Course 02 - Implementing Local and Enterprise Storage Solutions
Course 03 - Implementing Hyper-V Virtualization
Course 04 - Implementing Windows Containers
Course 05 - Implementing High Availability
Course 06 - Maintaining and Monitoring Server Environments
Networking with Windows Server 2016 Training Series
Course 01 - Plan and Implement IPv4 and IPv6 Networks
Course 02 - Installing and Configuring DHCP
Course 03 - Installing and Configuring DNS
Course 04 - Implementing and Managing IP Address Management
Course 05 - Implementing Remote Access
Course 06 - Installing and Configuring Branch Office Networking
Course 07 - Implementing Advanced Networking Features
Identity with Windows Server 2016 Training Series
Course 01 - Installing and Configuring Domain Controllers
Course 02 - Managing Active Directory Objects
Course 03 - Securing Active Directory Domain Services
Course 04 - Working with Complex AD DS Infrastructures
Course 05 - Implementing Group Policy
Course 06 - Understanding Microsoft Azure AD and Directory Synchronization
Course 07 - Monitoring and Recovering AD DS
Course 08 - Implementing Active Directory Certificate Services
Course 09 - Implementing Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Course 10 - Implementing Active Directory Rights Management Services
Securing Windows Server 2016 Training Series
Course 01 - Introduction to Attacks, Breaches, and Detection
Course 02 - Protecting Users and Workstations
Course 03 - Managing Administrative Access
Course 04 - Configuring Anti-Malware and Patch Management
Course 05 - Auditing and Advanced Threat Analytics
Course 06 - Securing the Infrastructure
Course 07 - Configuring Data Protection
Course 08 - Advanced File Server Management
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ORANGE COUNTY, FL (February 15, 2016) – A shelter dog in Florida was adopted after a video of her impressive dance moves went viral.
A one-year-old black and brown female dog was brought to Orange County Animal Services adoption center last week after she was found on a street corner in Orlando, Florida.
Volunteers noticed the dog "dancing" in her kennel, so they named her Ginger Rogers after the award-winning actress and dance partner of Fred Astaire.
The shelter's volunteer coordinator, Crystal Kincaid, recorded Ginger dancing and she posted the video on the shelter's Facebook page last Wednesday. The video instantly went viral; it's gotten over 390,000 views! A loving family saw the video, and they adopted Ginger the very next day.
Ginger tested positive for heartworms, so the shelter waived her adoption fee to help alleviate the cost for Ginger's heartworm treatment.


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06. 22. 2006
X-Shaped Rubber Bands
Rubber bands are simply... rubber bands. Just how exciting can a rubber band be? We all make use of them sometimes without a thought to how to improve on something so simple yet so ubiquitous.
These are not the latest items on the marketplace or anything, but I was having some trouble tying two slippery items together recently and a friend gave me one magical X-Shaped rubber band, and Presto! the job was accomplished effortlessly!
Available at MoMa Store for $5.00 a box, comes in 4 different sizes and colors.
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No one knows whether Kayla Wenger knew she was going to die. In 2011, before the last Mother's Day she would celebrate, she considered giving her mother, Laurie, a pot of forget-me-nots.
But in January, after celebrating what would be her 12th and last birthday, Kayla socked away 25 percent of her gift money for her college fund. She would talk about becoming a fashion designer or, perhaps, a businesswoman — the new owner of Georgetown Cupcake. She kept a clock on Hawaiian time in preparation for the trip she hoped to take to the islands.
For five years — nearly half her life — Kayla fought a rare brain cancer called ependymoma. She endured four brain surgeries, weeks of radiation and years of chemotherapy. The cancer took away the sight in her left eye, the hearing in her left ear, and her ability to walk and smile.
Kayla died March 8. She was a sixth-grader at Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, and was just weeks away from her bat mitzvah.
Few who knew Kayla believed that her disease, even with its daunting prognosis, would be stronger than she was. "We never lived like that," her mother said. But maybe, her father, Eric, wondered, "maybe some part of her knew that she had to live a little bit in fast forward."
Several years ago, Kayla's teacher asked her students to describe themselves in a single word. By that time, Kayla was in a wheelchair and needed help to go about much of daily living. The word she chose: independent.
She took pride in her highly developed sense of style. Her favorite color: pink, all shades. Preferred motifs: butterflies, unicorns and rose petals. Jewelry: Less was not more. Hats: Yes. On school days, Kayla's father would pull clothes from her burgeoning closet and hold up an ensemble for her approval. "I was always wrong," Eric said.
In fourth grade, Kayla learned to play the violin, even though she struggled to manage the instrument on her own. Isabella Lorence, her friend since kindergarten, sometimes helped her hold it. "She just really wanted to have fun like everyone did," said Isabella, 13.
Kayla insisted on going tubing and zip-lining and skiing. At home, she crawled up the stairs so she could remain in her second-floor bedroom, which she planned to make over as a beauty spa. Nail polish stains still dot the white carpet.
Despite her poor motor skills, Kayla made beaded jewelry with another longtime friend, Chloe Sitrin, 12, and sometimes tried to sell it for charity. Her other business ventures included Kayla's Scrapbooks, priced at $3 per page with a five-page minimum, according to her business card.
Kayla set aside a portion of her money for the lavish gifts she gave to her friends; her parents; her brother, Sam, 14; and sister, Madeleine, 10. For his birthday this year, she gave her father a bottle of cologne. It was so expensive, Eric said, that he asked her to exchange it for a more modest item.
"Sometimes you should just say, 'Thank you,' " she told him.
And so he did. He wears the cologne every day.
By the weekend before she died, Kayla's health had started a rapid decline, and she was in increasing pain. "We knew things had taken a turn," Laurie said, "but we didn't have a timeline. ... I still look back and still think, 'Thank goodness we said yes and still did things.' "
On Friday, March 2, Kayla insisted that she go on a long-planned outing to see Big Time Rush, a Nickelodeon-based boy band, in concert. Her friends picked her up in a limousine.
On Saturday, Laurie took Kayla to tea at the Ritz with some family members and girlfriends. That night, the American University women's basketball team, which had adopted Kayla through a nonprofit that supports children with brain tumors, came to the house to paint her nails.
On Sunday, Kayla and her relatives posed for family photographs. At the last minute, she decided to dress up in what would have been her bat mitzvah outfit: a pink dress with a pink scarf and pink shoes.
Afterward, a magician put on a show for Kayla and her friends, a performance arranged because she had mentioned earlier in the week that magic intrigued her. "I didn't want to leave," said Hannah Seley, 12, one of the guests.
That night, Eric and Laurie decided to take Kayla to Children's National Medical Center because they could no longer control her pain.
While she was in the hospital, an artist went forward with the mural Kayla had requested for her bedroom makeover. Kayla never got to see the artwork: a castle with a unicorn and roses, the petals painted as if they are fluttering out her window. She died on Thursday.
Kayla's family has raised more than $230,000 for the Race for Hope, a fundraiser for brain tumor research, they said. The AU women's basketball team — which never lost when Kayla was on the sidelines — has started a kids' club in her honor. Dozens of people performed acts of kindness in Kayla's memory, as the Wengers had requested.
Her fifth-grade teacher at Burning Tree Elementary, Judy Shapiro, keeps a copy of a picture book written by Kayla and illustrated by her aide, Margaret Finch. "A Bluebird in Paris" tells the story of three children who take in an injured baby bluebird, nurse it back to health and release it near the Eiffel Tower.
"The little bluebird sang a sweet song to them and flew up in the air," Kayla wrote, "happy and strong."
Emily Langer is a staff writer in The Post's obituary section.


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A global review panel has been formed for the LEO Foundation Awards. All applications will undergo a consistent, independent and unbiased evaluation process.
Kindly assisted by the investigational dermatology societies SID, ESDR, JSID, TSID and KSID, a global review panel has now been formed. All panel members have been appointed by their respective society.
All LEO Foundation Award applications will undergo a consistent, independent and unbiased evaluation. Based on recommendations from the review panel, the LEO Foundation Board of Trustees will select all awardees.
"We are very happy and proud to have such a competent and international review panel" says Ida Brams, Chief Grant Officer in the LEO Foundation and continues: "We look forward to see our awards help young researchers and strengthen the entire global dermatology research community."
Global Review panel 2019:
Region Americas
- Prof. Richard Gallo (US/SID)
- Associate Prof. Nicole Ward (US/SID)
- Prof. Robert Swerlick (US/SID)
Region EMEA
- Prof. Sabine Eming (Germany/ESDR)
- Prof. Edel O'Toole (UK/ESDR)
- Prof. Eli Sprecher (Israel/ESDR)
Region Asia-Pacific
- Prof. Manabu Fujimoto (Japan/JSID)
- Prof. Cheng-Che Eric Lan (Taiwan/TSID)
- Prof. Soyun Cho (Korea/KSID)
Awarding the extraordinary
Three LEO Foundation Awards of each 100.000 USD will be presented in 2019. The LEO Foundation Awards constitute a global recognition and are given annually to outstanding young scientists whose work represent extraordinary contributions to dermatology research. There will be three regional awards of 100.000 USD, one in each of the Americas, EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa) and Asia-Pacific regions.
Objectives for LEO Foundation Awards
With our LEO Foundation Awards, we want to recognize the individual young researchers and scientists around the world, whose work represent extraordinary contributions to medical research and whose results advance our understanding of skin diseases and have the potential to pave the way for new and improved treatments.
To learn more about the LEO Foundation Awards and who can apply, please click here: LEO Foundation Award


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Liver Cells Made to Order
Oct. 16 -- THURSDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have produced liver cells from the skin cells of people, potentially paving the way toward better treatments for those with liver disease.
"This is a crucial step forward towards developing therapies that can potentially replace the need for scarce liver transplants, currently the only treatment for most advanced liver disease," the study's lead author, Stephen A. Duncan, a professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, said in a news release from the college.
Statistics suggest that liver disease is the fourth-leading cause of death among middle-age people in the United States. Causes include genetic factors, chronic alcohol use and infection with the viral disease hepatitis.
The researchers first reprogrammed skin cells to turn into cells that are similar to embryonic stem cells, which have the ability to become different types of cells in the body. Then they coaxed the cells to become liver cells.
"We were excited to discover that the liver cells produced from human skin cells were able to perform many of the activities associated with healthy adult liver function and that the cells could be injected into mouse livers, where they integrated and were capable of making human liver proteins," Duncan said.
The research is at an early stage, and it's not clear if the liver cells could then be transplanted into the people who donated the skin cells.
If it works, however, the approach would bypass the ethical problems posed by the use of embryonic stem cells.
Researchers hope that transplanted liver cells would help the liver regenerate itself and become healthy again.
More information
The American Liver Foundation has more on liver disease.
SOURCE: Medical College of Wisconsin, news release, Oct. 8, 2009


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Clickrise or Click Rise is an ad-supported desktop widget that allegedly enhances user's web browsing experience. However, during thorough testing, we have noticed its similarity to most adware. Development of this tool is more beneficial to publisher due to its advertising scheme. End-user may gain too little for using this application, but their browser may get overrun with too much ads by Clickrise.
Clickrise is just an imitation of other variants including Cakepake and Seasalts. All these programs are marketed as useful desktop widget that allows users to easily access Search, Social Networks, Convert, Translate, and other features. Furthermore, Clickrise adds own search tool on Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browser.
Not all computer users deliberately install or use Clickrise. In fact, many of them are amazed how the program gets inside the computer without their intervention. Same with most potentially unwanted program, Clickrise arrives on the computer as part of bundles. These free programs and adware are merged into one installer file. It normally endorses as media player, utilities, free games, download manager, and other deceiving apps.
Installing the free program or carrier likewise loads all the software in that package even without proper authority from computer user. The adware part of this package, particularly Clickrise, will integrate an extension to target browser program in the sole purpose of activating a virtual layer code that is essential in exhibiting advertisements that rest within page content. It can also pop-up endorsements with labels Ads by Clickrise or Brought by Clickrise.
It is obvious that Clickrise was made free to the public so that it gains many users. As such, online advertising scheme can be profitable either by selling products or delivering internet traffic to partners web site.
Online Security Scanner Report for clickrise.net:
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Clickrise Removal Procedures
This section contains comprehensive guide to help you remove threats from the affected computer.
Procedures on this page are written in a manner that can be easily understand and execute by computer users.
Step 1 : Use Add/Remove program of Windows to Uninstall Clickrise
The main cause of pop-up ads and coupons could be software that you may have installed on the computer. We need to uninstall the culprit program.
1. Click Windows Start button. Next, select Control Panel from the list. Alternatively, press Windows key + R on keyboard and run appwiz.cpl command.
2. Find the 'Programs' area and click on Uninstall a program. This opens up a window showing existing software installed.
3. Look for and remove Clickrise, Click Rise, or Linkury entry. If not present, look for any suspicious labels that was installed recently.
4. Click on Uninstall to start removing the program.
Step 2: Scan and Delete Adware with AdwCleaner
1. Download the tool called AdwCleaner from the location stated below.
Click here to download AdwCleaner (this will open a new window)
2. Once you have completed the download, please close all running programs on the computer.
3. Locate the file and double-click on adwcleaner_Ver.exe to start running the tool. Then, click on Scan button.
4. It searches for presence of harmful programs, plug-ins, add-ons, or any data that were found malicious and linked to Clickrise. You need to Clean all items detected by this tool.
5. Once scan is done, the tool may need to reboot your computer to finalize the cleaning process.
6. After reboot, AdwCleaner will display the log file of the recent scan.
Step 3: Remove Clickrise Add-on/Extension and Cleanup the Browser
After the previous scans, you may have deleted Clickrise from the affected browser. This next step will ensure that no more module of adware will be left on the browser. This free tool scans and checks the browser for unwanted add-on and extension, and if found, Avast Browser Cleanup will give you a report and suggestion.
1. Download this free tool and save it to your desktop.
Avast Browser Cleanup Download Link (This will open in a new window)
2. Please install the program. Start the process by double-clicking on the executable file avast-browser-cleanup-sfx.exe.
3. When run, Avast Browser Cleanup performs a test on the browser. If unwanted entries were found, it will display a button 'Remove all add-ons listed below and cleanup browser.' You may remove all or delete one entry at a time.
4. Avast Browser Cleanup will confirm before it permanently deletes the add-on. Please click Yes to proceed with the removal of Clickrise on the affected browser.
Step 4: Reset Internet Browser to completely remove Clickrise
Cleaning your internet browser from clutter and unwanted add-on/extension is a must when dealing with Clickrise. The procedure below discuss on resetting various browsers to its default state.
Reset Google Chrome to Remove Clickrise
Resetting Google Chrome to default settings is helpful in deleting hard-to-remove extension such as from Clickrise. This method is highly advisable to perform if you have difficulty in removing unwanted extension.
1. Open Google Chrome application.
2. In the address bar please type this string: chrome://settings/ and then, press Enter on keyboard.
3. Scroll down to bottom, then click Advanced…
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page until you see Reset and Clean Up section.
5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults. If it prompts for confirmation, please click Reset Settings button to proceed.
This function will reset your home page, new tab page, search engine, and other areas affected by Clickrise. Unwanted extensions will also be removed from the browser. This will not affect your bookmarks, history, and other saved data. You may also run Chrome Cleanup function from this page. An integrated tool from Google Chrome but with more advanced Adware scanner feature.
Reset Mozilla Firefox to Default
This section describes how to remove unwanted extension from Firefox that may be related to Clickrise.. This process can fix many browser issues by restoring Firefox to factory settings without affecting your essential information (bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, and Internet cookies) on the browser. If you desire to remove only specific extension, please see manual removal of add-on from Firefox.
1. Navigate to Firefox menu at the top of the browser and access the Help area. Click on Troubleshooting Information.
2. A new tab will appear. You will notice a section on upper-right corner of the screen stating Reset Firefox to its default state. Click the Refresh Firefox button.
3. If confirmation window appears, click Refresh Firefox to continue.
4. Firefox browser will close and start the resetting process. When done, it will display a list of restored data. Clickrise should be gone by now. Click Finish to open a fresh version of Firefox.
Restore Internet Explorer to Default Settings
1. Open Internet Explorer and navigate to top menu. Click Tools, and then Internet Options.
2. Select Advanced tab on Internet Options window.
3. On lower part of the window, under Reset Internet Explorer Settings area, click the Reset button. Please see image for reference.
Your data like favorites, bookmark, and history will remain in the browser. However, this process may delete add-ons by Clickrise and other unknown objects. If you prefer to carry out the procedure manually, please add-on removal from Internet Explorer.


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Clinic's Innovative Combination of Non-Invasive Therapies Helps Speed Recovery and Rehab Injuries Without Surgery
HOUSTON, TEXAS, US, November 7, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Houston doctors Edward Nash, M.D., and Jeff Pruski, D.C., are building a winning combination of non-invasive therapies to help athletes control pain, speed recovery, and rehabilitate injuries without surgery.
Dr. Pruski and Dr. Nash combined their individual practices in 2018 to create the 3R Regenerative Repair & Relief Clinic (3R) in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, to incorporate chiropractic care with physical therapy, regenerative medicine, and biological therapies for the best possible integrated outcomes for athletes and patients.
The innovative approach has proven to be extremely successful for athletes, resulting in a more natural healing and quicker recoveries than invasive treatments and procedures.
"We are treating more and more athletes facing serious injuries and chronic pain using the combined modalities," said Dr. Jeff Pruski. "The regenerative therapy reduces inflammation while regenerating damaged tissue to make tendons stronger and cartilage thicker to lubricate joints on their own. We had good success with therapies in the past, but what we're seeing now with this approach is amazing!"
The doctors at 3R have treated hundreds of athletes and professionals from former NFL pros like Eric Hill, CJ Fiedorowicz, and Mike Barber to Pro Rodeo World Champion Marcos Costa and Country Music Singer-Songwriter Cody Johnson. Recently, they helped professional boxer Alfonso "El Tigre" Lopez rehabilitate tendinosis and muscle weakness within his left shoulder; an area critical to his career and his left jab.
Lopez underwent a series of three amniotic tissue injections, along with physical and chiropractic therapy at 3R. His shoulder has improved 85-90% and has won all his professional bouts since initiating therapy, including the National Boxing Association Light Heavyweight World Championship and the WBO-NABO Light Heavyweight Championship, both by knockout!
The success of patients like Lopez stems from the combined non-invasive approach at 3R to address the root cause of an injury or condition, rather than treating symptoms with traditional drugs, or using surgical procedures.
In addition to injuries, Dr.'s Pruski and Nash also treat patients with musculoskeletal problems, neck and back injuries, carpal tunnel, arthritis and degenerative conditions.
For more information on the doctors and services at 3R please visit https://www.3RRegenerativeMedicine.com.
For media inquiries, please contact Sherrie Handrinos at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 734-341-6859.
About 3R Regenerative Repair & Relief
Founded by Dr. Edward Nash, an M.D. and Physiatrist, and Dr. Jeffrey Pruski, a D.C. and Certified MDT with 29 years of experience, 3R Regenerative Repair and Relief provides an innovative approach to Pain Management by using combined non-invasive modalities approved by FDA, including regenerative medicine and biological therapy to help control pain, speed recovery, and restore the quality of life for patients and athletes with degenerative conditions, peripheral neuropathy, and injuries.
Located in The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, Texas, the 3R Clinic only uses Regenerative Medicine from the American Academy of Tissue Bank and accredited labs to provide safe and proven outcomes for patients. For more information visit https://www.3RRegenerativeMedicine.com.
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Curve4 is a G7 Calibration & Gray Balancing stand-alone software toolset comprised of three tools: VERIFY, CALIBRATE, and BLEND. With Curve4 you can calibrate your printing system, verify its accuracy, and prepare your measurements for ICC profiling or for use as color references.
Curve4's new VERIFY Tool calculates G7 conformance according to the most up-to-date Idealliance specifications and returns the results in a clear visual format.
Whether you're looking for G7 Grayscale, G7 Targeted, or G7 ColorSpace compliance, or simply wanting to verify a Color Proof, the VERIFY Tool summarizes your results with a clear pass/fail badge.
Each color patch used is graphically displayed in comparison to the reference color. Any patches missing from your target will clearly show up in the display.
And if you want SCCA-based (Substrate-Corrected Colorimetric Aims) calculations, VERIFY can easily handle it, along with subtle G7 differences such as Custom Gray balance.
In short, the VERIFY Tool gives you confidence in your G7 conformance while remaining easy and flexible to use.Back To The Top ⇑
The Curve4 CALIBRATE Tool will ship in the full release expected near the end of this year. It is not available in the initial Curve4 VERIFY release. Complete details on all its features will be released before it ships.
Some of the features planned for CALIBRATE include:
You'll have easy access to prior calibration sessions including subsetting into presses, customers, etc.
Up to now, Curve has never altered the 100% level of any ink channels. For offset printing, this is the recommended method. But wth inkjet printing, where the gamut tends to be larger and the mass tone effect can cause significant hue shifts as ink density increases, limiting ink channels can be useful. Gray balance works better when the 300% CMY patch is close to neutral. Curve4 will help bring that CMY combination under control, improving gray balance and tonality in the process.
For some printing systems a target smaller that the venerable P2P is sufficient for G7 calibration. Curve4 will support such targets.
When re-calibrating a printing system that has already been successfully G7 calibrated, it's sometimes possible to use a very small target indeed. Curve4 will support Fast Re-Calibration using these targets (when it's appropriate for the printing system and pre-calibrated state).
Curve3 used Percent ΔE to calculate calibration of special ink curves. Since then, the Idealliance Print Properties group has settled on a newer, similar method called Colorimetric Tone Value. Curve4 will fully support this new method.Back To The Top ⇑
The BLEND tool is a group of functions to combine, massage, and process color measurements so you can build the best ICC profiles possible (among other things).
The Curve4 BLEND Tool will ship in the full release expected near the end of this year. It is not available in the initial Curve4 VERIFY release. Complete details on all its features will be released before it ships.
Some of the features planned for BLEND include:
Alter the white point of your measurements using SCCA-like (Substrate-Corrected Colorimetric Aims) calculations.
A multi-dimensional smoothing function that is a very effective method of improving measurements by minimizing measurement noise and other sources of error that only serve to lower ICC profile quality. BLEND will also allow several methods of averaging multiple measurements together.
Curves created in the CALIBRATE Tool can be applied to measurement sets for VPR simulation. This function is also available in the CALIBRATE Tool itself.Back To The Top ⇑
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Chief Ed Flynn. Photo by Adam Ryan Morris.
The years in office, however, pretty much speak to a history dominated by two men who were almost mirror images: John Janssen (1888-1921) and Harold Breier (1964-1984). The first and last lifetime appointees to the office, these two "iron-fisted" emperors together ruled for more than half a century.
Janssen is often called the father of the department. His appointment marked the end of the old spoils system that rewarded political cronies with jobs. Janssen was just 33 when he took over and stayed until he had a stroke 33 years later. Often called the "Czar," he was an institution who gave Milwaukee its reputation for law and order. When Janssen declared there ought to be a law against singing and dancing in saloons (instrumental music was permitted), politicians had little choice but to join his crusades. When Mayor Emil Seidel tried to assert civilian authority over the police, his secretary, the poet Carl Sandburg, wrote a letter to the chief requesting his resignation. Janssen replied, "Go to hell. Neither you nor any other mayor can request my resignation and get away with it."
Although Breier's imperial rule was often compared to J. Edgar Hoover's FBI style, he was really Janssen's true successor. His officers were forbidden to give sworn statements to city attorneys investigating police misconduct. When the Fire and Police Commission ruled that officers who killed their suspects should be fired, Breier replied, "It makes me want to puke." Breier's idea of "fostering community-police relationships" was to send uniformed officers to his critic's home "to straighten out their thinking." Breier's take on school desegregation: "Crime by blacks is now all over the city."
By the end of his era, the department had become inbred and medieval, and there were calls to end the lifetime tenure of the police chief. State law was changed to make the chief an appointed position. Four chiefs came and went in Breier's wake, but their impact was limited. Robert Ziarnik was a caretaker, Philip Arreola emphasized sensitivity to the community, Arthur Jones restored a Breier-style autocracy but from a black perspective, and Nannette Hegerty tried to find a happy medium.
The department's history "has not always been positive," Flynn noted when taking the oath of office in January 2008. "We will work to learn from that history and not be held hostage to it."
Flynn looks like the Hollywood image of a cop, with his trim, upright bearing and angular Irish-American face, and he served for years as a beat policeman. But he is also an East Coast intellectual who has written academic papers on criminology. He is one of the top police theoreticians in the country, in the vanguard of a revolution that is transforming practices and slashing crime.
Flynn moved the police from playing defense and waiting for bad things to happen to going on offense: targeting troubled neighborhoods in order to prevent crime. But for some reason, the media haven't really given the chief much of a chance to explain the measures he's taken to radically remake the department. Worse, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has done articles that simply mislead the public.
There is a story here that is not being told – of a department undergoing a fascinating transformation. From the moment he took his oath of office, Flynn's ringing words have made the revolution crystal clear: "Change is coming. It's coming fast. … Too often, police departments act like patrol is an expendable resource, made up of call-answerers and report-takers, while the real police work is done by special units. That has to change. We're not report-takers. We're the police."
How It Used to Be Done
The old, Breier-era style of policing was considered the last word in modernity. "We got off foot patrol, we got into cars, we invested heavily in detectives and forensic science," Flynn says. If beat cops in cars didn't solve the crime, detectives would follow up. "And what happened? Crime skyrocketed. What we were doing wasn't affecting the crime rate."
Flynn recalls a memorable incident in the early 1980s. "When I was a patrolman, there was a bank robbery. The bad guys had machine guns, serious shit. So we roll, detectives roll, and cordon off the area, search the housing project. Time goes by, and we don't get the bad guys. So we all reconvene in the squad room. The FBI guy is briefing all of us about what we know, what we don't know. Then he asks a guy in the back of the room smoking a pipe, 'Captain, anything you want to add?'
" 'Anything I want to add?' the captain says. 'OK, just fuck the bank robbery. I go to five community meetings in a week. I got the highest-crime precinct in the city, and you know what? Nobody ever complains to me about bank robberies. We got all this time and talent in here. You're not helping me.' And he walks out the door. Stunned silence."
Not long after that, George Kelling and James Q. Wilson's influential article in The Atlantic magazine explained their "Broken Windows" theory of crime fighting: that small problems like broken windows are the key to what creates neighborhood disorder.
This is what Flynn hears from citizens when he shows up at community meetings in Milwaukee with charts and graphs of arrests. "They complain about boom box radios, drug dealing in the hallways, double-parkers blowing their horn, drinking on the corner and people harassing them. We're talking about serious crime, and they're talking about livability."
A few years after the "Broken Windows" article, the first Harvard Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety canonized "community policing." By then, Flynn had his first job as a police chief. "I was a baby chief then, and I'm reading the report in a true Socratic way, and I'm going, 'Yes, yes, of course.' "
Cities like New York began to abandon the old style of policing. "Wherever we moved in an assertive direction to data-driven, community-based police strategies, there was a dramatic decrease in crime," Flynn says.
His career has personified this: In city after city where Flynn has served as chief, crime has gone down. This has fueled suspicion, misunderstanding and disbelief in those who don't get the approach.
How It's Done Now
In the classic TV show "Law and Order," beat cops are functionaries who clean up after murders and canvass the neighborhood while leaving the crime-solving to detectives. In fact, according to a paper Flynn recently co-authored with Kelling, detectives do not "affect the success police have in solving crimes." Adding insult to injury, the study equates detective work to that of an "accountant or bank examiner."
In reality, they argue, you can't solve crimes without help from the public. When an offender is not identified by the public, "the chances of solving any crime fall to about 10 percent," they write.
The old, Breier-era police department operated as a service agency, with police spread evenly throughout the city (or even more heavily in better neighborhoods) and mostly waiting for calls to come in to trigger their activity.
The new model recognizes that crime is concentrated in very few neighborhoods. "When America's homicide rate dropped in the late 1990s, 80 percent of that decrease came from New York. Last year, homicides dropped 40 percent in Wisconsin, and 90 percent of the decrease happened here in a few neighborhoods." In a city like Milwaukee, Flynn adds, "10 percent of locations generate 60 percent of the crimes."
Listening to people in those high-crime neighborhoods develops trust that generates tips and solves crimes. "It's been a major cultural shift to turn the department into an intelligence operation." That's why Flynn has taken police out of the squad cars so they learn to distinguish the criminals from the good people in troubled neighborhoods.
"An awful lot of information comes through beat cops and bicycle cops who people see every day. People talk to them. We give our detectives turf now, too. They know the networks of offenders and the networks of chronic victims. We take groups of four to 10 officers to work a series of blocks. They aren't totem poles, mindlessly wandering around. Now 20 people are out there looking around for Johnny Jones instead of just the detective and his partner. Then we use our information technology to focus their efforts."
Good information technology was long lacking in the department, even through Hegerty's tenure. "It was the dark ages," John Hagen, now assistant chief of police, once told this magazine. "There was no data." Flynn reached out to the business community for funding to update the department's computer systems.
Now, the department has daily briefings on where crime is happening. "Every single day, our people are examining patterns and comparing it to prior times," Flynn says. "We look at the last 24 hours of activity related to the last week's activity, related to the month-to-date activity, and relate the last three weeks to the preceding three weeks to see what trends are developing."
Last summer, the data showed a 65 percent spike in nonfatal shootings over a six-week period. "So we decided to take a harder look at this," Flynn explains. "We put officers not just in the neighborhoods, but on the very blocks where we've seen a disparate amount of violence. And we made sure the officers knew what the plan was, made sure they adhered to the plan." The result: Over the next six-week period, shootings dropped 63 percent.
In a high-crime area like this, many victims in one case end up as offenders or witnesses in other cases. "You would be amazed," Flynn says. "And the better we get in analyzing those connections, the better we are in interdicting them."
Information-sharing between beat cops and detectives is critical. "Detectives are finding they can expand their reach by sharing information with the working cops who are only too happy to go out there and do bits of the investigation. And when a detective shows up at a roll call and talks about what's going on in terms of some [potential criminal] network, that invites information from the officers."
Another way of gathering intel is through traffic stops. Remember Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber who was caught thanks to a routine traffic stop? Under Flynn, traffic and subject stops more than tripled to 240,000 in 2010, leading to more arrests and more information.
A data-driven approach requires police to become social scientists. "For example, in the first quarter of 2011, for the first time since I've been here," Flynn says, "we had an increase in stolen cars. Well, we didn't have a theory, we did some work. And what have we found? Almost 100 percent of the increase was basically crushed cars recovered at scrap yards. The price of metal had doubled in one year."
It's a move away from the old military model for the police. A study of the department by the Fire and Police Commission found that police use force of any kind in less than 1 percent of encounters with citizens.
"I want my officers to think," Flynn says. "Discretion is the lifeblood of the system. That's something police in the old, rigid, semi-military days pretended didn't exist. We were very rule-bound. It was all management by how bad the fuck-up was. The decisions by officers have got to come from an ethical place, accomplishing a proper public purpose. And if you make a mistake furthering these ends, you're not going to get disciplined, you're going to get trained."
Flynn's emphasis on beat cops has led to a decline in detectives. Before Flynn, there were promotions to detective every two years, notes Mike Crivello, president of the Milwaukee Police Association. "Since then, there has not been a promotional cycle. Now, the number of detectives has dropped to an unheard-of level, from 250 to 200."
Disgruntled detectives now play a key role in the police union, a reliable source for reporters looking to find Flynn critics. Not everyone is on board with his changes.
"There are still pockets of resistance," the chief admits. "There are people who feel they have lost their elite status, that they have somehow been marginalized."
But for the most part, Flynn believes, morale is up because officers can see the results of the changes. "One of the frustrations of policing was that you could guarantee you would see the same stuff over and over and over again, and not necessarily have a sense we're making any progress. That was extremely dispiriting.
"The thing we can offer now is that their work can, in fact, measurably matter. We didn't have that as a profession just two decades ago.
"I believe the department's hit a critical mass. I think the officers feel good about having a positive impact on the quality of life in the city."
The Social Service Agency
Police can be inundated with demands. "Even in the highest-crime neighborhood, there is the constant pressure to do things other than fight crime," Flynn says. "In the poorest neighborhoods, 80 percent of the calls are going to be social work.
"So, it's a struggle for us to focus on violence reduction against the backdrop of mediating family disputes, going to car crashes, dealing with barking dogs, noise complaints, obstreperous young men who are harassing somebody, the whole panoply of urban ills. Talk about mission creep. We are the quality of life people, the anti-crying people, the child welfare people, the alcoholic beverage control people. We're the social agency of first resort for the poor, so we're basically fighting crime in our spare time, if we're not careful."
The challenge is maximized in the summer. "That's when everything spikes," Flynn says. "Burglaries spike, because people are pushing in air conditioners to get into your house. Robberies spike, because there's more people on the streets. Shootings spike, because there's more people outside with guns getting involved over beefs, feuds and issues of disrespect. Noise complaints spike, graffiti complaints spike."
Summer nights are by far the most intense. "The period of time, 1 a.m. to about 3:30 a.m., is when everything is breaking loose at the same time."
The old model for police was just responding to complaints, Flynn says. The new model prioritizes calls to maintain resources for proactive policing. "It's a management challenge for us."
For Flynn, the goal is sociological. "We've accepted as our mission statement that we're going to develop neighborhoods capable of sustaining civic life," he says. "Reducing crime, fear and disorder will help create sustainable neighborhoods. And that requires police to understand the dynamics of the neighborhood.
"One of the depressing things about driving around this city is, you'll go down a block, and there will be six houses that are absentee landlord, full of people on the porch, eye-fucking you as you drive by, that everybody else in the neighborhood is afraid of. And there will be four houses with, like, manicured lawns and flowers in the flower boxes, so they're trying, but those folks have bars on their windows and bars on their front door. In an atomized community that is governed by fear, people are prisoners in their houses.
"That's a neighborhood with insufficient social capital. Not enough people in the neighborhood have a stake in, 'OK, this is our public space, and we have a role in defining behavior exclusive of calling the police.'
"Go out to the quiet, leafy suburbs. They don't need a massive police presence. Why? People agree on what the social contract is. We cut our grass, we keep our music low, we don't speed down the streets where the kids are playing.
"Our challenge is, can we produce the base level of safety where the forces of informal social control, stable renters and homeowners can begin to set the tone. Where people can develop the courage to ask a stranger to get off their porch, or they'll have enough social support to say, 'Please turn that radio down. Please don't break glass on my sidewalk. Please don't speed down my street.'
"It's the police department that's called hundreds of thousands of times by people in the minority community. The minority poor community that's besieged by crime absolutely depends upon the police.
"People in those neighborhoods know the vast majority of their neighbors are not committing crimes. What they want is police who reliably differentiate between members of that neighborhood. And we're getting better at that, the more we keep cops in the same neighborhoods over and over, and the more refined we get with our use of data to identify premises and individuals that need policing."
Beat or bike cops are a key to learning the neighborhood dynamics. "The other reason I do it is for the mental health of my officers, because when they are in a squad all night, they go from horrendous call to horrendous call. When they're on foot or on a bicycle, people are nice to them, they see regular people, and that has changed the relationship, particularly in those high-crime districts.
"Another advantage of cops in public spaces, not in cars, is that it makes people feel safer. It's a major fear-reduction component of what we do. It is also a great way to humanize the officers."
Not only do cops get to know the residents, but residents also get to know the cops. "And the community is noticing that," Flynn says with obvious pride.
Every year, he attends Juneteenth Day, the annual celebration of slavery's abolition held on Martin Luther King Drive. "I sure as hell notice the reaction every time I go to Juneteenth and my cops walking down the street are greeted by people patting them on the shoulder and shaking their hand. They are better received than they were just a few years ago."
The Journal Sentinel's Skewed Coverage
No Milwaukee chief in modern times has presided over a bigger reduction in crime. Yet, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has done series after series of "Watchdog" stories criticizing the department.
The first looked at how certain transgressions of police officers (like drunken driving and domestic violence) were handled by the department. Flynn responded with a newspaper op-ed offering a devastating critique of the stories: He noted the highlighted cases spanned 31 years, back through the administrations of five prior police chiefs; that 86 percent of the cases occurred before he was chief; and that, "The median discipline for domestic violence and drunken driving was two days between 1997 and 2004. My median discipline has been 30 days." None of this information was included in the JS news story.
Another Watchdog series criticized the response time of the police to dispatch calls. The first story found the average response time had gone up by about two minutes under Flynn, from 37 to 39 minutes, hardly earth-shaking. Another graph buried in the story showed the response to dispatch calls had increased by nine minutes since 2005. But almost all of the increase, about eight minutes, had happened from 2005 to 2007 under Flynn's police chief predecessor, Nannette Hegerty. Meanwhile, crime had plummeted under Flynn, as had dispatch calls, suggesting police had disorder far more under control.
The story ignored data showing that during this same time, overall citizen complaints about the police department had plummeted from 489 in 2007 to 308 in 2010, as had complaints about police response time, suggesting little concern in the community over the issue. Also left out was that Flynn had accomplished all of this while greatly lowering the cost of police overtime, which had been a huge issue under chiefs Hegerty and Arthur Jones.
Finally, the newspaper's two stories never proved any crimes went undetected because of a small increase in response time. That's a rather huge omission, given that Flynn has made it clear his strategy, and that of other leading urban chiefs, is to more effectively fight crime by de-emphasizing response time in favor of proactive policing.
Another Watchdog story by the newspaper found that black drivers were seven times more likely and Hispanic drivers five times more likely to be stopped by Milwaukee police than white drivers. Three days before the story ran, Flynn did a 47-minute response for the media still available on YouTube. He explained that police profile not by race, but by suspects, and that the data on the race of drivers stopped correlates closely with the race of suspects. He noted the JS data did not separate out habitual offenders, giving the example of 24 such offenders, all African-Americans, who were stopped 293 times and ultimately arrested 104 times, resulting in 194 felony charges. But in the newspaper's data, this would have been recorded as though 293 different African-Americans had been stopped.
The police also profile by car, Flynn explained, stopping a lot of Dodge Caravans on the North Side and Honda Civics on the South Side because they are most likely to be stolen. This has greatly reduced auto theft, he added. Finally, Flynn noted that citizen complaints to the department have steadily declined as traffic stops have increased. None of the information he presented was included in the JS story.
Tom Bamberger is a frequent contributor to Milwaukee Magazine. Write to him at email@example.com.


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