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In Syria, one of the Middle East's most oppressive regimes (after the fall of the Ghadhafi clan in Libya) has killed thousands of its citizens, but university campuses in North America and Europe are silent.
There are no demonstrations, no moral outrage, no conferences and no boycott campaigns. There is also no "Saudi apartheid week," no protests against the killings of members of the Coptic community in Egypt, and no boycott of Turkey for systematic discrimination against its Kurdish citizens, or of Iran for systematic attacks against non-Shiite minorities.
Instead, the self-proclaimed voices of liberalism, progressivism and peace are using all of their energies and resources for an obsessive attack against Israel with another round of "Israeli apartheid week." The use of the "apartheid" libel is inherently racist and discriminatory, targeting the existence of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. The political warfare accompanied by boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns is a direct continuation of the Arab rejection of the November 1947 UN Partition Plan. This strategy was also embodied in the infamous 1975 UN "Zionism is racism" resolution. In the words of Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, "Let there be no mistake about it: to indict Israel as an apartheid state is prologue and justification for the dismantling of the Jewish state, for the criminalization of its supporters, and for the consequential silencing of their speech."
This campaign immorally exploits the suffering of the real victims of apartheid and racism, and transforms a political dispute into a racial conflict. The comparison was categorically rejected and denounced by Judge Richard Goldstone in the New York Times. Goldstone, a former justice of the South African Constitutional Court, wrote that, "In Israel, there is no apartheid. Nothing there comes close to the definition of apartheid under the 1998 Rome Statute." Goldstone added that "while 'apartheid' can have broader meaning, its use is meant to evoke the situation in pre-1994 South Africa. It is an unfair and inaccurate slander against Israel, calculated to retard rather than advance peace negotiations."
Many others who had experienced the real apartheid expressed similar views. Benjamin Pogrund, who was a journalist in South Africa, wrote "Use of the apartheid label is at best ignorant and naive and at worst cynical and manipulative."
The reality is that Israel's Arab citizens own property, have full voting rights, are proportionately represented in the Knesset, and are appointed to the High Court of Justice. Arab and Jewish patients receive identical medical treatment, and while there is room for improvement in the distribution of income, the differences in Israel are not simply due to ethno-religious distinctions.
In the face of these blatant double standards, the power of the "apartheid" campaign is derived from the resources that are available, in both political and financial forms. Politically, as noted, this divisive agenda is supported by the Arab and Islamic blocs at the United Nations and its associated institutions, providing numerous platforms, as well as access to the media.
Financially, the availability of significant European government funding for ostensible human rights organizations that actively promote the "apartheid" libel is a major factor, including Adalah, Badil, Al Haq, and Al Mezan. Similarly, Electronic Intifada, which is indirectly funded through Dutch government humanitarian aid, plays a central role in this political warfare, as do various Palestinian solidarity committees, whose funding sources are entirely hidden.
If the officials of these governments and of the groups they support under the banners of human rights and democracy actually took these principles seriously, they would use their resources to protest the real oppression of the Arab and Iranian dictatorships. Similarly, if students and faculty on university campuses who preside over the attacks on Israel were sincerely concerned about morality, they would be leading protests against these abuses. Their silence speaks volumes about the double standards and cynicism that has captured and distorted the moral agenda beyond recognition.
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Memorializing Simoncelli, in a way he'd appreciate - Updated
OK, we've got a hashtag #MakeNoiseForMarcoSunday. I guess that's proof, along with thousands of blog hits overnight, that my idea of a round-the-world wave good-bye is resonating.
A blogger in Valencia, ISA (link to her site in comments below) says the time is set for 1030h. So 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning it is. Valencia is almost exactly half-way around the world from the International Date Line, so #MakeNoiseForMarcoSunday will begin in the western Pacific about 12 hours earlier and end in Hawaii about 12 hours later. The big noise in Valencia will be right in the middle of the 24-hour wave. That's perfect.
#MakeNoiseForMarcoSunday = 58 seconds of revving your bike in memory of #58, at 1030h Sunday, November 6. keep checking this blog for details.
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I read that the FIM proposed a minute of silence on the grid at Valencia, as a way of memorializing Marco Simoncelli. Marco's dad Paolo suggested, instead, that all the riders rev up their bikes -- that would be something Marco would have preferred.
So, here's a note from the Dept. of Modest Proposals: Let's all do that.
I propose that we find out from the FIM when, exactly, they plan to rev up the MotoGP bikes for Marco. Then I suggest that at that time on Sunday, in each time zone around the world, motorcyclists stop what they're doing, and rev up their bikes.
The effect of this will be to create a wave of revving motorcycles that will travel around the globe, beginning in the western pacific and circling the globe, back to the International Date Line, over the 24 hours of next Sunday. We'll literally wave good-bye to Marco. We can rev up our bikes for a little under a minute -- say, 58 seconds.
Even a few years ago, organizing a global farewell would have been impossible on such short notice. But in this day and age of Twitter and Facebook, it might just be possible.
I think it would be great if motorcyclists took a short video of the bike-revving, and posted it to YouTube. Then, if they post the YouTube link in the 'Comments' section of this post, I'll embed all the videos on a page devoted to "58 for 58, times 24".
If I pick up RTs and reposts of this entry over the next day or so, I'll post more detailed instructions, and contact the FIM to find out when, exactly, the Valencia moment will happen.
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Nice one, i'll post this on our fb and twitter account, so i'm sure there will be a lot of guys in Macedonia revving their bike on Sunday.ReplyDelete
RIP Marco
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- AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 3:14 AM
I organised an event on sunday 30th oct and we did exactly what is being asked, take a look, the link is above :) fab idea though ! #CiaoMarco #SmilingForSic
It looks like the rev up minute will be at 10:30 Spanish time. So be ready!ReplyDelete
DesmOhio is in!ReplyDelete
http://youtu.be/sLtmA_aUI28 - 58" for 58" - Simoncelli Tribute (Tributo ao Simoncelli)ReplyDelete
Make Noise for Marco at Chuckwalla with SoCal Trackdays.
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Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈʃɔtʃi a ˈlej du ˈmajʃ ˈfɾaku], Pixote (small child): The Law of the Weakest) is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Hector Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jorge Durán, based on the book A infância dos mortos (The Childhood of the Dead Ones) by José Louzeiro.
It is the chilling, documentary-like account of Brazil's delinquent youth and how they are used by corrupt police and other crime organizations to commit crimes.
The film features Fernando Ramos Da Silva (who was killed at the age of 19 by Brazilian police in São Paulo) as Pixote and Marília Pêra as Sueli.
The plot revolves around Pixote, a young boy who is used as a child criminal in muggings and drug transport.
After a police round up of street children Pixote is sent to a juvenile reformatory (FEBEM). The prison is a hellish school where Pixote uses glue sniffing as a means of emotional escape from the constant threats of abuse and rape.
It soon becomes clear that the young criminals are only pawns in the criminal, sadistic games of the prison guards and their commander.
When a boy dies of physical abuse by the guards, they frame the lover of the transgendered effeminate boy known as Lilica (Jorge Julião), for the murder. This lover then conveniently also dies, with some help from the guards.
Soon after, Pixote, Lilica and her new lover Dito (Gilberto Moura) find an opportunity to flee from the prison. First they stay at the apartment of Cristal (Tony Tornado), a former lover of Lilica, but when tensions arise they go to Rio for a cocaine drug deal; there, however, they get duped by a showgirl.
After some time bumming around the city, Pixote and his friends go to a club for another drug deal. While there, Pixote finds the showgirl that took their drugs and stabs her.
They become pimps for the prostitute Sueli who is definitely past her prime and is possibly ill from a botched abortion. The group conspires to rob her johns, but when Lilica's lover Dito falls for Sueli, Lillica leaves. The robbery scheme fails when an American john fights back (because he apparently does not understand Portuguese) so they have to shoot him. In the ensuing fight, Pixote accidentally shoots and kills Dito as well.
Pixote tries to gain comfort from Sueli, treating her as a mother figure, but she rejects him. He leaves and is seen walking down a railway line, gun in hand, away from the camera, his figure disappearing in the distance, out of the film's view.
Film critic Roger Ebert, who writes for the Chicago Sun-Times, considers the film a classic, and wrote, "Pixote stands alone in Babenco's work, a rough, unblinking look at lives no human being should be required to lead. And the eyes of Fernando Ramos da Silva, his doomed young actor, regard us from the screen not in hurt, not in accusation, not in regret — but simply in acceptance of a desolate daily reality."
Critic Pauline Kael was impressed by its raw, documentary-like quality, and a certain poetic realism. She wrote, "Babenco's imagery is realistic, but his point of view is shockingly lyrical. South American writers, such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, seem to be in perfect, poetic control of madness, and Babenco has some of this gift, too. South American artists have to have it, in order to express the texture of everyday insanity."
The New York Times film critic, Vincent Canby, liked the neo-realist acting and direction of the drama, and wrote, "[Pixote], the third feature film by the Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco, is a finely made, uncompromisingly grim movie about the street boys of São Paulo, in particular about Pixote – which, according to the program, translates roughly as Peewee…The performances are almost too good to be true, but Mr. Da Silva and Miss Pera are splendid. Pixote is not for the weak of stomach. A lot of the details are tough to take, but it is neither exploitative nor pretentious. Mr. Babenco shows us rock-bottom, and because he is an artist, he makes us believe it as well all of the possibilities that have been lost."
Filmmakers Spike Lee and Harmony Korine have cited it as their favorite film.
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A nice tie in with my article "Teaching with SmartPhones," this infographic highlights the role that mobile phones (especially smartphones) have in the learning and living of college students. Thank you onlinedegrees for sharing it!
A nice tie in with my article "Teaching with SmartPhones," this infographic highlights the role that mobile phones (especially smartphones) have in the learning and living of college students. Thank you onlinedegrees for sharing it!
This has been reblogged from my post at PLP Voices of the Learning Revolution.
Posted by Jennifer Carey on Nov 21, 2012 in The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning | 0 comments
If you ask educators about cellphones in their classrooms, they will all have a passionate response and a story (good or bad) about their presence.
Most will express frustration at their problematic nature: they're a distraction; they make noise; they can be used for cyber-bullying or cheating. That said, I think that more and more educators are recognizing that cellphones, and especially smartphones,can be a useful learning tool. But how do teachers make that happen?
As an early adopter of smartphone technology, I immediately recognized the incredible computing power they possess. Many students now have pocket technology that's much more powerful and innovative than the equipment used in early manned space flights.
Still, like my colleagues, I imagined cellphones as a huge classroom management struggle.
So I set out to test a theory, with this basic premise: If teachers actually direct how students will use their cellphones in class as learning tools, we can minimize their role as a distractive presence.
I am the first to acknowledge that my teaching situation is not the same as many other educators. I teach in a small, independent school. My students generally come from a financially stable background and I teach fairly small classes (15-22). All of my students have some type of smartphone device. I understand this is not the case for all teachers. But most classrooms will include some students who have internet-capable devices, and many of the activities I will discuss here can be done in groups with just one device per group.
A good rule of thumb for any classroom use of cellphones: the lesson/activity must be engaging as well as productive. You don't want technology for the sake of technology (and students aren't going to be intrinsically fascinated with a device they use routinely when they're outside of school). If the students don't enjoy what they're doing, they will be more tempted to use their phones inappropriately.
In Class Polling/Quizzing – One of my favorite tools to use in class is a program called Poll Everywhere. I wrote about this service in an article at my personal blog: "Poll Everywhere – A Free/Cheap Alternative to Polling Hardware."
This is a great piece of software to use in the classroom (and it's free for audiences up to 40). You can create quiz questions for which students text in their answers. No expensive clicker systems to buy, set up, and maintain! If students register their cellphone numbers (a requirement in my class) you can even track their answers for impromptu quizzes or review!
In-class Backchanneling: Backchanneling refers to the use of networks & social media to maintain an online, real-time conversation alongside spoken remarks.
For example, if you attend a keynote presentation at a conference these days, you'll often find that some listeners in the audience are using their mobile devices to comment to other audience members about things the speaker is saying, while the speaker is saying them.
Backchanneling can be a great way to give quiet students a voice, to introduce additional facts and insights during a lesson, or simply to encourage "conversation" during lecture or group readings when you don't want to actually interrupt the presentation.
While Twitter is probably the most popular medium for backchanneling news and entertainment events (using #hashtags to create an instant network), teachers will probably want a more controllable platform than Twitter provides.
Educators can readily set up a private backchannel using free webtools. One popular program is Today's Meet, which allows individuals to create temporary rooms to host backchannel discussions.
Poll Everywhere can also be used for this purpose. Plus, it allows you to moderate comments and prohibits any anonymous contributions.
In-class Readings & Handouts: Smartphones can also be used productively in the classroom as eReaders for books and handouts. I place all student handouts into DropBox folders (see my previous Voices article: "DropBox – a Superb Classroom Tool"). If we are reading or doing work in class, they can access our Dropbox space via the internet and open reference material without printing it up or asking for a new copy. It's literally right in the palm of their hand.
Of course, for traditional reading materials (textbooks and paperbacks), you can use mobile apps like Kindle eReader, Nook App, iBooks, or Google's Play Books (just to name a few). Many of them host free content and some allow you to load content of your own. This is a great way to save money on book purchases and photocopies. Using these apps, students can even highlight and annotate.
One of the greatest active uses I have found for smartphones is in the area of research. I remember the days when I made photocopies, took meticulous notes, and tried to employ a series of notecards in a vain attempt at some semblance of a coherent organized system. Smartphones do a much better job. In this case, the power is in the apps!
My favorite research tools on the smartphone are "camera scanners" (which capture information using the phone's built-in camera). One of the best apps I have found is a program called Genius Scan+ – available for iOS, Android, and Windows based phones. This app allows you to take pictures of documents (even books with those bendy pages), crop them, and then enhance them for ready viewing. You can create notebooks of documents (if you are copying sections of a book or article) and then store them on the device or export them (as a photo image or PDF) toGoogle Docs, DropBox, Evernote, and more. It's a great tool for you or your students to organize research materials.
Evernote is another great application that students can use to organize their notes and images, take voice notes, write notes by hand, gather web clippings, sort emails, and more. You can put them into pre-categorized folders (class, project, theme, etc) as well as give them "tags" which makes them easy to search and sort later.
Most people can grasp the power of having Google in their pocket, but few recognize that the mobile version of Google is much more than a web browser. The Google Search App can be used not only for traditional searches, but has a voice search feature as well. You talk — it searches.
My favorite feature of the Google Search is its ability to perform searches using images! This feature, called Google Goggles, is a creative way to search the internet for image based content (watch the video). I employed it last year in a creative field trip experiment at the local museum.
These mobile Google capabilities offer a great way for students to explore material on the fly, using a variety of media. Any content, images, etc. that they find can be sent to a Google Drive account.
I hope these ideas will be enough to stir the interest of fellow educators and encourage you to begin experiments of your own. And if you're already using smartphones in your classroom and you're doing something you don't see here, please share in the comments!
When we combine the modern smartphone with wireless internet access and the remarkable number of cheap and free mobile apps now available, we find that they are truly amazing pocket-sized learning devices. Whether educators like them or hate them, the reality is that cellphones are going to become pervasive in our classrooms, if they aren't already.
We can choose to be proactive — to employ and direct the use of these powerful tools — or we can continue to exert our energy in combating them.
If we are truly preparing our students for the future, then I believe it is our obligation to incorporate these ever-present devices into our daily teaching practice.
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The Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday that he had reversed an earlier recommendation and now backs an international appeal for more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers to stay in the increasingly dangerous Golan Heights for six months after the United Nations promised to bolster their security.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told a news conference that UN officials assured him in a recent meeting in New York that they would fulfill three conditions laid down by the Philippine government, including providing the peacekeepers, who are mostly Filipino army troops, with more self-defense weapons and armor.
Related stories:
- UN Security Council renews Golan peacekeeping mission
- 25 Syrian mortars hit Golan Heights; no injuries
- UN seeks 'replacement troops' to Austrian peacekeepers in Golan
The Philippines has also asked the UN to increase the number of peacekeepers back to 1,250 as earlier agreed after a number of countries withdrew their contingents amid escalating hostilities. It also wants each batch of Filipino peacekeepers to be deployed for only six months instead of one year to allow for better assessment of security risks, del Rosario said.
Austria announced recently that it would remove its 377 peacekeepers from the 911-member UN peacekeeping force, which also includes troops from India who deal mostly with logistics. That left the Philippines with its 340 soldiers as the largest single contributor.
Croatia withdrew in March for fear its troops would be targeted. Japanese forces have also withdrawn.
"We said that we don't want a situation where we're the only ones exposed," del Rosario said.
Austrians crossing border (Photo: EPA)
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He said the UN would likely get additional troops from Fiji and Ireland and expand the current contingent back to a force of 1,250 by October.
The forces are to intervene in case UN peacekeepers are kidnapped or if the rebels attempt to seize UN posts in the Syrian Golan Heights. Israeli officials said Jerusalem is encouraged that UNDOF remains in the region despite clashes between Assad and rebel forces near the border.
A recent UN Security Council resolution sought an additional $8 million to improve security of and acquire more weapons for the peacekeepers, but wanted them to have a one-year deployment. The one-year deployment, however, is to be enforced starting in 2015, so UN officials could still allow Filipinos to be replaced every six months before then, del Rosario said.
Del Rosario asked President Benigno Aquino III in May to withdraw the Filipino peacekeepers from Golan due to escalating hostilities between Syrian rebels and government troops in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that separates Syria from the Israeli-occupied plateau.
His recommendation followed two separate abductions of Filipino peacekeepers and the wounding of another in fighting in recent months between Syrian government and rebel forces.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State John Kerry and other governments then appealed to the Philippines to reconsider the planned withdrawal, warning of "maximum volatility" in Golan after a number of countries decided to withdraw their peacekeeping forces.
"We received many calls from the (UN) secretary-general and from various other countries that our leaving would probably create a situation where there will be maximum volatility," Del Rosario said.
After UN officials agreed to the Philippine conditions, del Rosario said he asked Aquino to allow the Filipinos to stay in the Golan for at least six months beyond August 11, when they have to be replaced by a fresh batch. He said Aquino would likely approve the plan.
Aquino has said the changes he was looking for included additional equipment and enhanced security for the peacekeepers, and better rules of engagement.
"If there is no change in the conditions, it might be an undoable mission and our poor troops will be in the middle of two potentially clashing forces, and they cannot defend themselves," Aquino said.
Yoav Zitun, Roi Kais contributed to this report
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4 ea 8-oz chicken breasts
to taste salt & pepper
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
¼ cup sherry
2 cups chicken stock
Roasted Vegetable Orzo
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp garlic, minced
¼ cup chicken stock
2 cups orzo pasta, see recipe below
1 lb spinach, washed and stemmed
2 cups roasted butternut squash, see recipe below
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp lemon juice
to taste salt & pepper
Pan Sauce
1 cup remaining braising liquid from chicken
8 oz wild mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
½ cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp tarragon
1 tsp sherry vinegar
Roasted Butternut Squash and Orzo Pasta should be prepared ahead of time.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- In an oven-proof sauté pan on high heat, sear chicken in oil for 30 seconds on each side.
- Deglaze pan with sherry then add chicken stock.
- Bake in oven 8-10 minutes or until internal temperature of 160° is reached.
- Check chicken periodically to insure pan is not dry. If needed add more chicken stock. Keep stock level between ¼-and ½-inch deep in pan while chicken is cooking.
- Remove pan from oven, cover and set aside.
- Keep chicken in pan until orzo is done.
Vegetable Orzo
- While chicken is in the oven, begin orzo pasta.
- In a hot sauté pan, add oil.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds (be careful to brown but not burn garlic).
- Add chicken stock and orzo.
- Simmer on medium-high heat until most of the chicken stock is absorbed, approximately 1-2 minutes.
- Add spinach and roasted butternut squash and cook 1-2 minutes.
- Add butter, salt and pepper and stir until butter is incorporated.
- Add lemon juice, cover and set aside.
Chicken Pan Sauce
- Remove chicken and remaining stock from pan (stock should be about 1 cup), set aside.
- Return pan to stove on medium-high heat.
- Add wild mushrooms and sauté on high heat until cooked, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Add reserved stock and bring to a boil.
- Add heavy cream and reduce to 1 cup.
- Reduce heat to low/medium.
- Add cold butter and tarragon, stirring constantly to emulsify.
- Remove from heat and add sherry vinegar.
- Place 1 cup of orzo and vegetables in each bowl.
- Set chicken on top of orzo.
- Pour pan sauce over chicken and portion mushrooms evenly onto each.
- Garnish with sliced scallions.
Roasted Butternut Squash (Yields 2 cups)
1 ea butternut squash, small
¼ cup olive oil
to taste salt & pepper
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Peel and dice butternut squash into ½-inch cubes.
- Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Bake for 5-6 minutes or until soft and caramelized.
- Cool and set aside.


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If you haven't already, you may soon notice that Google searches look different.
Google is now rolling out a new version of search results pages for desktop web browsers. In terms of page layout, it's arguably the biggest change since 2010, when Google added a left-hand sidebar with shortcuts to News, Images and other specialized search types.
That sidebar is now gone, replaced by tabbed search options just above the list of results. Google has also shifted the entire results list over to the left.
What's with the new look? Two reasons: First, Google says it's been trying to create a simpler design that's consistent across phones, tablets and desktop web browsers. A new version of Google search for tablets arrived in July 2011, and Google cleaned up its mobile search website just last month. Although Google has made some aesthetic changes in the last year or so, this is an interface change that brings desktop search in line with tablets and phones.
But more importantly, this is about making room for Google's Knowledge Graph, a type of search result that provides direct information on certain topics. Search for a movie star, for instance, and you'll see an info box on the right with the actor's birth date, picture, relationships, biographical information, filmography and related people. Search for a landmark, and you'll get details about the site, a map view, an image and related landmarks. The information comes from Wikipedia and other public sources.
Google launched Knowledge Graph in May, but now seems to be giving it more visibility. On Google's iPhone app, and in Google Now on the newest Android phones, you can ask a question by voice, and a computerized voice will read back information from Knowledge Graph.
Google has also experimented with showing other types of information next to the traditional search results list. In an optional field trial that's going on now, users can choose to see results from Gmail on the right side of the screen. It's easy to imagine Google building one search engine that covers both your personal data and public information–for better or worse.
At the moment, a lot of searches don't have answers from Knowledge Graph or other sources, so instead you get a conspicuously large amount of white space on the right side of the screen. But if anything, the new design seems like foreshadowing. Knowledge Graph may not provide too many answers now, but Google is leaving plenty of room for it to do so in the future.


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Chocoholic: Malted Milk Ball Chocolate Mousse
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Every Easter, my mom was the bomb at procuring fun and unique candy to buy for me and my sister. One item that I especially remember was a box that contained a huge chocolate egg filled with fluffy malted milk candy filling. I'd never tasted anything so delicious in my life. I don't know what makes one addicted to malty flavors, but I have got it for sure. (My malt cravings are mostly for sweets though—beer, not so much). I go nuts for Ovaltine, malted milk balls, Milky Way bars, cold malted milks, and creamy ice cream malted milk shakes.
Malted milk powder, a dehydrated mixture of malted barley (dried germinated grains of barley), wheat, and milk, is one of the most delicious ingredients in the world to me. It also matches amazingly well with chocolate, so I whipped up a rich, creamier than creamy malted milk chocolate mousse concoction. Because chocolate works well to thicken desserts, and because I was serving it out of a glass like a pudding, there was no need for gelatin. A dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream on top cuts through the richness.
The ingredients are ridiculously simple: melted milk chocolate, cream, and malted milk powder. Not even sugar because milk chocolate and malted milk are plenty sweet. I'm partial to Carnation Milk Chocolate Milk, but other malted milk powders should work as well. Though I kind of like the gritty undissolved malt that pools at the bottom of a glass of malted milk stirred up with cold milk, I wanted the mousse to be smooth. Though that meant taking the extra step of melting the malt powder into a warmed cream, the satiny texture of the final mousse made it worth it.
More malt. I couldn't leave out my favorite crunchy malted milk balls. I folded chopped Whoppers into the mousse before chilling. But as I expected, the crunchy malted candy doesn't stay crunchy after sitting around in the damp mousse, it becomes somewhat tacky. The best way to enjoy the bits of crunchy sweetened malt is to sprinkle heaps of 'em on top before digging in.
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About the Author: Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide To Easy Artisan Bread. You can also watch her culinary stylings on the America's Test Kitchen television show. She presently lives in Singapore working on her new baking cookbook, and as a recipe developer for HungryGoWhere Singapore. Check out her blog: shophousecook.com . Follow Yvonne on Twitter.
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Combine dry yeast, oil and warm water in a small bowl. Stir several seconds until yeast dissolves. Combine flour and sea salt. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix to form a ball of dough. Knead for 10 minutes. Lightly oil a large mixing bowl and place the dough in it. Cover with a damp cloth, place in a warm area and let rise for approximately 2 hours until the dough doubles in size.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Divide the dough in half and form 2 pizza crusts. Place the dough on pizza pans. Spread equal amounts of olive oil, garlic, olives, zucchini slices, mushrooms, basil, oregano and sea salt on each pizza and let rest for 10 minutes. After resting bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the crust is crispy and golden brown on the bottom. Slice and serve.
Yields: 2 pizzas; 16 slices
Per serving - 148 calories, 5 g fat (30% calories from fat), 4 g protein, 24 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 126 mg sodium


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I see the Generalized Method of Moments suggested in numerous academic papers as a way to calibrate stochastic volatility models. However, any decent trading shop is going to calibrate to observable option prices instead.
Are there any places that have used GMM in an actual trading context, say in some market where historical time series are obtainable and derivatives prices unavailable?


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I have a fear to good understanding of Using Visual Basic 6.0 Codes.
Im using code to create ADO Cmdobjects & RecordSets to connect and handle records in an Access 2003 mdb. In the Accounts table, I have indexed the field Name property to Yes (No Duplicates).
I using the following code inside the BtnSave botton to trap duplication error:
Private Sub CmdGuardar_Click()
' guardar modificaciones y nuevos registros cuentas
On error goto Trap
Call Valide_Encabezados
If Valida = False Then Exit Sub
If LblMODE.Caption = "Añadir Indicadores" Then Ctas.AddNew
Exit sub
MsgBox "Duplicate entry", vbCritical, "Error Information"
End Sub
I'm traping the error, but need extra code the prevent a couple of issues:
1- The Datagrid is still been populated with the new entry.
2- I have tried CtasCancel, CtasCancelUpdate but nothing seens to help clering the error
completely, messages like "Update was canceled", "To prevent duplicate entries
change field name property etc
3- Upon closing the form using unload botton and including code to close the table as well
as follows: Ctas.Close, I getting another error message "Operation is not allowed in this
I'm using a MDI form from wich I connect to the Access Database, and only open tables as needed in the forms.
Do not know what I'm doing wrong, any one out there with any sudgestions, thank you
in advance for any help provided.


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Hi there, I had this video on Youtube for a while already but I though I'd share it here.
Video was made in a bakery south of France where I used to work last year. I doesn't really help for home bakers to see this because I got all the tools and machinery (especially pastry break) But I know some are interested to see how we manage to make lots of those in average size bakery.
This bakery has average of 150 croissants 150 pain au chocolat per day which is a bit more than average typical french bakery.