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- Individuals with a clinical or suspected diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease, type A
- Family members of an affected individual at risk to be carriers
Next Generation Sequencing: In-solution hybridization of the regions encompassing full exonic gene sequences is performed on the patient's genomic DNA. Direct sequencing of the captured regions is performed using next generation sequencing (NGS). The patient's gene sequences are then compared to a standard reference sequence. All sequence variants are evaluated using current scientific data to identify pathogenic, likely pathogenic variants, variants of unknown significance (VOUS) and carrier status. Benign and likely benign variants are identified and classified using the latest published, scientific data are not listed in the report. Variants of unknown significance (VOUS) that are either synonymous or outside coding regions are classified as likely benign.
Next Generation Sequencing: Clinical Sensitivity: Pathogenic variants in regions other than the targeted area, including the promoter region, some mutations in the introns and other regulatory element mutations, cannot be detected by this analysis. Large deletions/duplications will not be detected by this analysis. Results of molecular analysis should be interpreted in the context of the patient's clinical/biochemical phenotype.
Analytical Sensitivity: ~99%.
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THE QUESTION Negative emotions have been shown to have a detrimental effect on the body. Might positive emotions — feeling happy, satisfied, energized about life — have a good effect?
THIS STUDY analyzed data on 3,199 people, 60 and older, including their attitudes about how much they enjoyed life, any problems they had with basic daily functions such as dressing and bathing, and how mobile they were. About 21 percent were deemed to have a high level of enjoyment about life, 56 percent a medium level and 23 percent a low level of enjoyment. In an eight-year span, problems with day-to-day tasks generally increased and mobility declined. About 4 percent of those most upbeat about life developed two or more new functional impairments, compared with 17 percent of those who enjoyed life the least. During this time, people assessed as enjoying life at a medium or low level were about 80 percent more likely than their happier counterparts to have developed mobility and functional problems.
WHO MAY BE AFFECTED? Older people. There is growing evidence that optimistic people not only tend to live longer but may reap physical benefits as well, allowing them to continue working, volunteering, participating in activities or doing whatever they deem important.
CAVEATS Whether one's attitude toward life has a comparable effect on younger people was not studied. The researchers noted that they adjusted the data to account for health, age, wealth and similar issues that otherwise might have affected results.
FIND THIS STUDY: Jan. 21 issue of CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) at www.cmaj.ca.
LEARN MORE ABOUT maintaining emotional health at www.familydoctor.org (search for "emotional health") and www.gmhfonline.org (click on Consumer/Patient Information, then Healthy Aging).
The research described in Quick Study comes from credible, peer-reviewed journals. Nonetheless, conclusive evidence about a treatment's effectiveness is rarely found in a single study. Anyone considering changing or beginning treatment of any kind should consult with a physician.

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|John Allen, CNN Vatican analyst and Rome correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, discusses the "Francis effect" at a Saturday session at this year's UDMC.
Since his election in March, Pope Francis has earned approval ratings most politicians and celebrities would relish.
"There is something about this man and his message that set off this popular enthusiasm that is remarkable," said CNN Vatican analyst John Allen during a discussion of "the Francis effect" at the 2013 University of Dallas Ministry Conference offered Oct. 24-26 in the Irving Convention Center. The Saturday program also included a keynote talk about Our Lady of Guadalupe by a leading expert on the subject, Monsignor Eduardo Chavez.
Catholic lay ministers from Fort Worth and Dallas packed both sessions during the seventh annual faith-formation gathering.
Allen, an award-winning journalist, shared his thoughts about the new pope and his impact on what's become, "this tsunami in the life of the Church." Two recent polls taken in the U.S. found 96 percent of American Catholics approve of the job Pope Francis is doing.
"To get that many Americans to agree on anything is staggering," Allen pointed out, humorously adding, "if we ever get around to beatifying him this could be his first miracle."
The international media has also embraced the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. Instead of waiting for the one-year anniversary of his papacy, many news organizations have already produced a cover story or documentary about Pope Francis. The Italian edition of Vanity Fair named him "Man of the Year" in June — six months ahead of the customary December announcement.
Since becoming the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis' modest lifestyle and his ability to understand the struggles of ordinary people have set a tone for leadership in the Church that has struck a chord with the public.
"It's recalibrating how leaders in the Church are supposed to live," Allen explained. "When people see the symbols of office in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis doesn't want them to think of power and privilege but service to the Gospel."
The author of seven books on the Vatican and Catholic affairs, the speaker also addressed the most controversial aspect of the young papacy.
"I think this is a pope whose political priorities are not going to be the culture wars," said the seasoned correspondent who had the opportunity, along with other reporters, to spend two unscripted hours with Pope Francis onboard the jet they shared as the entourage traveled back to Rome from Rio de Janeiro.
During the inflight press conference, the Holy Father addressed questions about the role of women in the Church, divorced Catholics, and the gay lobby. "If a gay person is in eager search of God, who am I to judge them?" he told reporters.
The pope's words were widely misconstrued, Allen told the audience, noting the Holy Father clearly stated, on at least two recent occasions, that he stands by the Church's position on abortion, contraception, and gay marriage.
"But he believes the world has heard those positions, and it's not necessary to repeat them all the time," the speaker continued. "He wants to lift up other elements of Catholic social teaching such as solidarity with the poor and promotion of peace."
During his first eight months in the chair of Peter, Pope Francis has exhibited an exuberance, personality, and knack for political savvy not seen in his 15 years as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Members of the press, who reported on Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, considered him to be stiff, gray, and boring.
"So what we're seeing (in the pontiff) is new and begs the question, where did it come from?" Allen queried rhetorically.
The "Francis effect" may have a mystical dimension, he explained. Pope Francis told an Italian journalist that as he waited to step onto the papal balcony after his election, he felt the weight of the world on his shoulders, and he veered into the nearby Pauline Chapel.
|Monsignor Eduardo Chavez delivers a keynote address Saturday morning about the role of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the New Evangelization. Msgr. Chavez gave the same address in Spanish that afternoon.
"Something happened in that moment of prayer. It filled him with a kind of tranquility and serenity," Allen said, recounting the story.
The charisma and populist appeal we're seeing in the once shy cardinal can't be explained by his biography or track record in Buenos Aires.
"I think it has something to do with what we call 'grace moments,'" he added.
In another address presented during the ministry conference, Monsignor Eduardo Chavez talked about the mysticism surrounding Our Lady of Guadalupe and her role bringing Christianity to the native people of Mexico. St. Juan Diego, an indigenous farmer, saw apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tepeyac Hill between Dec. 9 and Dec. 12, 1531. Msgr. Chavez served as postulator in the cause for his sainthood.
"Our Lady of Guadalupe perfectly inculturated the Gospel," he said during the Saturday morning keynote session. "In other words, more than culture, language, or history, she put Jesus Christ, her son, in your heart. Our Lady of Guadalupe is not just the patroness of Mexico but all the people in the world."
Msgr. Chavez went on to explain how Spain colonized Mexico, but their attempts to convert the native population were futile. Warfare and distrust existed between the Aztecs and their conquerors. Native religious practices, like the human sacrifice of children, continued, and the Spanish Catholics began turning against the missionaries.
"The bishop wrote to the King of Spain saying, 'if God does not provide a solution of his own, this land will be totally lost'" the monsignor explained. "God heard the bishop and intervened by sending his mother, Holy Mary of Guadalupe."
The miracle of Guadalupe was the answer to that plea, and the Virgin Mary would leave her miraculous image on Juan Diego's cloak. As a result of that image, millions of Aztecs accepted the Catholic faith and were baptized.
|This text is from Pope John Paul II's apostolic exhortation, The Church in America, issued several years before he canonized St. Juan Diego.
During his presentation, Msgr. Chavez stressed:
An expert on the miracle of Guadalupe, Msgr. Chavez said it's no mistake Our Lady chose to appear to an ordinary person.
"The Mother of God needs you," he told the hushed audience of lay people. "You are the messenger of Our Lady, the Mother of God."
The monsignor ended his talks with the words spoken by Our Lady of Guadalupe.
"Do not be afraid. Do I not have the honor and joy of being your mother? Are you not under my protection and my shelter? Am I not the fountain of joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle? In the closing of my arms? Do you need something else?
"These the most perfect inculturated words because it is the Gospel. It's Jesus Christ in your heart."
Christina Mendez, principal of St. Peter School, praised the ministry conference for its wide variety of sessions. A first-time presenter at the conference, she spoke with participants about cultivating joy in a Catholic school and incorporating saint feast days into the classroom.
"This is a great opportunity to learn new things and [you] can bring that back to your school or parish," she said.
Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, addressed attendees at the seventh annual University of Dallas Ministry Conference (UDMC) Friday, Oct. 25 at the Irving Convention Center. Cardinal Rodríguez, whom Dallas Bishop Kevin Farrell introduced as "one of the most sought-after speakers in the Catholic world today," spoke about "The state of the Church and the importance of the New Evangelization." One of Pope Francis' closest advisers, the cardinal emphasized the Church as the People of God, saying, "The function of the Church hierarchy is the function of Jesus Christ; the hierarchy is a ministry of service."
Since his election in March, Pope Francis has earned approval ratings most politicians and celebrities would relish. "There is something about this man and his message that set off this popular enthusiasm that is remarkable," said CNN Vatican analyst John Allen during a discussion of "the Francis effect" at the 2013 University of Dallas Ministry Conference offered Oct. 24-26 in the Irving Convention Center. The Saturday program also included a keynote talk about Our Lady of Guadalupe by a leading expert on the subject, Monsignor Eduardo Chavez.


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Recently, Apple has struggled with the security ramifications of a higher commercial profile, and seeing an increasing number of OS X malware. Now another security flaw has been found, this time in the iPhone OS. The flaw allows attackers to gain root access to the iPhone's underlying OS, allowing them to install and execute malicious programs at will.
The iPhone apparently automatically executes binary code sent in SMS messages. Messages are limited to 140 bytes, but this is little deterrence as longer programs can be broken up into several messages, which the phone automatically reassembles. While other applications such as the Safari browser on the phone only enjoy access to their sandbox, the SMS system is automatically granted root access, and SMS commands execute as root.
Charlie Miller, during a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore on Thursday introduced the vulnerability to the public. He declined to go into specific details or offer his proof-of-concept code to the public, as he has entered under an agreement with Apple. Mr. Miller did state, "SMS is a great vector to attack the iPhone."
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Apple will have a fix ready by the end July, it says. Mr. Miller says he will hold off on releasing details of his attack until then. He will present the attack in its full glory at the Black Hat USA 2009 conference in Las Vegas. Mr. Miller is the author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook, one of the leading resources for prospective Apple hackers.
He praises Apple's efforts with the iPhone saying that the stripped down version of OS X provides less attack opportunities. He says that lack of support for Adobe Flash and Java while an annoyance to users actually aid security, as these are traditional attack vectors. He also notes the phone's provisions to only run Apple-signed code and to provide hardware encryption as other promising features.
Many of these features were added in the new iPhone 3G S, but were not present in the iPhone 3G leading the iPhone 3G to receive failing marks in a recent security study. Mr. Miller concludes, "The iPhone is more secure than OS X, but SMS could be a critical vulnerability."
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Main Cast :
Brent Spiner
Gates McFadden
Beverly Crusher
Jonathan Frakes
William T. Riker
LeVar Burton
Geordi La Forge
Marina Sirtis
Deanna Troi
Michael Dorn
Worf Rozhenko
Patrick Stewart
Jean-Luc Picard
Wil Wheaton
Wesley Crusher
Guest Cast :
Castulo Guerra
Seth Mendoza
Colm Meaney
Miles Edward O'Brien
Dan Shor
Doctor Arridor
Elizabeth Hoffman
Premier Phavani
Kevin Peter Hall
Leslie Jordan
Lorine Mendell
Diana Giddings
Matt McCoy
Devinoni Ral
Scott Thompson
DaiMon Goss
At one point, Riker states that La Forge has been in continuous visual contact with the wormhole since the ship arrived. As seen in "Justice", La Forge has to leave the bridge and go to a window to get a good look at something. Has he really been stood at a window somewhere ever since the ship arrived?
A key scene at the end features Troi stating that neither Ral nor Goss were tense during the Ferengi's attempt to destroy the wormhole. However, we will later learn that Betazoid empathy doesn't work on Ferengi. Did she really base what she said on tone of voice and body language?
Ral claims that part of how negotiation works is "I don't know what the other side is offering, and they don't know what I am offering." But Riker made the Federation's bid for the wormhole public knowledge - he even put it up there on the screen for Ral to see in the conference room. So what's Ral talking about?
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This episode is the first to establish Troi's love of chocolate, which would feature in several future episodes.
The scene where Troi and Ral go to bed together was hyped up somewhat before the episode aired, causing a degree of controversy. In the event it proved pretty tame and once the episode aired nobody who had seen it ever complained.
The two lost Ferengi, Arridor and Kol, will reappear as a central part of the Voyager episode "Profit Motive".
The exercise room which Troi and Crusher work out in is a redress of the main engineering set.
Counselor Troi is looking forward to relaxing after a busy day when she gets a call from Picard to come to a reception in Ten Forward. The ship is hosting negotiations for the Barzan Wormhole, which is thought to be the first stable wormhole known to exist. The entrance to the wormhole is visible periodically, and Picard wants to make sure Troi doesn't miss it. She heads off, muttering to herself in annoyance. At the reception she meets Premier Bhavani of Barzan II and two of the negotiators: Seth Mendoza, the Federation representative, and the Caldonian Leyor. The third negotiator is Devinoni Ral, a Human 'negotiator for hire' who in this case is representing the Chrysalians. Troi is attracted to Ral, despite the presence of his attractive female companion.
The Barzan themselves are relatively primitive, and not really able to administer the wormhole themselves - hence selling the rights to another group. As the negotiations begin a Ferengi team led by DaiMon Goss arrives to bid for the rights. Bhavani agrees and Goss comes to the meeting whilst his assistants, Arridor and Kol, take quarters on the ship. Troi does some research on Ral, finding that he was born on Earth but moved to Hurkos III when he was 19. Ral arrives to talk to her, informing her that his female companion has left. He is very flirtatious with Troi, and although she protests a little she seems more flattered and interested than anything and accepts his dinner invitation.
Picard, Data, Riker, and Mendoza examine the readings from a probe the Barzans sent through the wormhole. The other end of it appears to be in the Gamma Quadrant, tens of thousands of light years away. Data suggests that a shuttle be sent through to gather more information and Picard agrees, ordering Data and Geordi to go the following day.
Goss, meanwhile, has hatched a plan; he puts a substance on his hand which, when he shakes hands with Mendoza, will transfer a poison to him causing a severe allergic reaction. With this they will be able to remove their main competition in the negotiations.
Ral continues to flirt with Troi as he arrives for dinner. She returns his attraction and the two decide to skip dinner as he carries her into the bedroom. Meanwhile Mendoza collapses after being poisoned and is treated by Dr. Crusher. The Ferengi argue that they should send their own team through the wormhole alongside the Enterprise shuttle, and Picard agrees. In response to Mendoza's illness, Picard asks Riker to assume his place as Federation negotiator, pointing out that it's really nothing more than a big game of poker, a game Riker plays exceptionally well.
Data and Geordi travel through the wormhole in a small shuttle, alongside a Ferengi shuttlepod with Arridor and Kol aboard. They both quickly pass out of communications range with the Enterprise as they speed across the galaxy. Back in the negotiations Ral tries to undermine Riker, but it doesn't work. He intimates to Bhavani that if she deals with the Federation her people will be seen as Federation allies, which will make them both friends and enemies, whilst his own people are entirely neutral. Riker accuses them of being more uninvolved than neutral. Later Ral asks Troi about her relationship with Riker and she confesses that they were once very close, but are just friends now. Ral admits to being a quarter Betazoid, which gives him empathic abilities which he uses to gain an advantage in negotiations.
Both shuttles emerge from the wormhole, but Data instantly notes that they are 200 light years from where the Barzan probe came out. He speculates that although the Barzan end of the wormhole is stable, this end must move around periodically. Both Data and Geordi detect odd sensor readings from the wormhole itself.
During a break in negotiations Ral talks to Leyor, 'surprised' that they want the wormhole when they are usually more interested in passive scholarly pursuits. Leyor admits his own unease, and when negotiations resume he announces that they are withdrawing. Riker tries to negotiate with him to gain their resources to add to his own bid, but Ral has already made the same deal and now adds the Caldonian offer to his own Chrysalian bid.
On the shuttles, Geordi tries to warn the Ferengi about what is happening but they sneer at what they take as his panic, refusing to listen. As the wormhole becomes visible again the Federation shuttle flies into it, but the Ferengi remain for a few minutes to collect more sensor data - only to watch in dismay as the unstable exit rushes off at tremendous speed, leaving them stranded 70,000 light years from Barzan.
As Troi and Ral have dinner together she notes that everybody is talking about the coup he pulled off, and accuses him of using his empathic powers to his own advantage. He freely admits this, seeing nothing wrong with using his own talents to his advantage just as she does. Troi points out that she doesn't hide her gift but he does, and accuses him of doing so not through fear of making others uncomfortable but to give him a secret advantage. He walks out on her. Later he chats to Riker in Ten Forward, trying to needle him - he says Riker will lose because he won't take the risk of making a serious offer for the wormhole until the shuttle returns with more information, whilst Ral is prepared to take a gamble. With the hint of a sneer he states that playing it safe in this way is why Riker is still second in command of the Enterprise rather than having his own ship, and why he will lose Troi to Ral as well.
Riker merely smiles and counters that this is the first serious misjudgment he's seen Ral make - if Troi can find happiness with Ral he's all for it, and he thinks that she would be just the person to bring a little meaning into Ral's own empty shallow existence. Riker walks out, leaving Ral looking crestfallen.
When negotiations resume Goss has departed for his own ship, complaining that the Federation is acting unfairly. He fires a missile at the wormhole, which the Enterprise shoots down. Ral uses the opportunity to point out to Bhavani that this kind of situation will become the norm if the Federation take control of the wormhole. She agrees, and completes the deal with him.
On the bridge Goss continues to threaten to destroy the wormhole. ral comes to the bridge and calms the situation by explaining that he now has the deal himself, not the Federation, and will give the Ferengi free access to the wormhole if they back down. Goss accepts, and it seems a clear victory for Ral all around - until Troi points out that neither Goss nor Ral were at all tense during the standoff. She reveals Ral's gift to the others and suggests that he did a deal with Goss to stage the confrontation, allowing him the chance to close the deal. Although it's clear that this is true it's too late to do anything about it - the deal is done already and there is no going back. However, at that moment the shuttle arrives back and explains about the other end of the wormhole being unstable - the Barzan still get all the benefits of the deal, but the Chrysalians have bought a proverbial lemon.
Ral visits Troi in her quarters, admitting to what he did and saying that he sees the dishonesty in his actions. She worries about what his bosses might do but he shrugs it off - they asked him to make the deal and he did, he figures they will just have to accept the consequences. Ral asks her to stay with him and become, in effect, his conscience, but Troi declines.
Overall a pretty decent episode. It's interesting to see the idea of a stable wormhole waved about, and the thought of the major powers in the area negotiating for the use of it. It's quite amusing to see them tiptoe around the whole "the Federation has no money" concept by talking about euphemisms like "resources". There's nothing intrinsically wrong with depicting a society that has no need of money - and in fact the Federation has at least a decent start on what would be needed, given that they have a more or less endless source of energy (fusion, maybe matter/antimatter depending on where they get the antimatter from, but that's another issue) combined with replicators that can produce a more or less endless source of goods. Money is at its root a form of rationing, and if the means of production were to so massively outweigh the consumption in a society, then money could, at least in theory, be done away with. You'd still have issues with things that couldn't be replicated, like original artworks, but with genuine shifts in how a culture thought about value and what it chose to value rather than not, essentially a "post capitalist" system, it could be done, or at least it's conceivable that it could.
But that's the issue - you can only get rid of money by changing your society in fundamental ways that make money pointless. So for example you make production so abundant and widespread in your society that trade becomes meaningless, impossible. Where Trek falls down is that it takes the view that a society could abolish money as a sort of collective decision that it's not a very nice thing... and then go on operating just as before with a few tweaks here or there. It's absolutely nonsensical, and it leads to the kind of absurdity we see in this episode - you have trade negotiations in which nobody uses money, but rather they resort to barter. Barter! The endpoint of all this is that we show the Federation not as a society that has made a genuine and revolutionary cultural advance (or at least change), but rather as one that has taken a giant step
. Absurd.
They also bring up the idea of people gaining unfair advantage through metal powers. This is interesting, but once again it shows up an aspect of Trek that was never very well thought through. Just what
the rules regarding what telepaths and empaths can and cannot do? Suppose Ral uses his abilities to win "resources" in a poker game; everyone seems to agree that this would be unethical. Okay... but is it illegal? If it is, how can that law be enforced when nobody can possibly prove that he did it?
And look at Troi on the Enterprise. Yes, the crew know she can read their emotions and they accept it. But she frequently reads the emotions of the people they meet on their travels, very rarely telling them that she can do so and never asking their permission. How is that any different at all to what Ral does? This makes it seem clear that Ral's actions are indeed legal - but if so, why are they even considered to be unethical anyway? The presence of genuine empaths and telepaths in society would cause seismic changes in law and culture, probably in how we viewed the very concept of privacy. But again, Trek simply assumes that it happens and that with one or two little tweaks everything will go on much as before. It's absurd, and all the more so when you take a look at how something like Babylon 5 took that concept and spun a hundred interesting ideas out of it.
These problems weigh heavy on the episode, especially the second one. Still and all, it's a decent enough story. It's certainly nice to see Troi take a more prominent role - I absolutely love her grumpy response to Picard asking her to come and see the wormhole; for once somebody on the ship would rather kick back and relax rather than go stick their nose into some esoteric scientific phenomenon! Her scenes with Ral are also pretty a pretty convincing portrait of a woman who is normally so controlled deciding to just let her hair down for once and indulge herself. It's nice to see, and Sirtis plays it well.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Oreo Milk Ice Cream with Fierce Chocolate Tuile Cones
54 comments:
- Three-Cookies said...
Did you spill some crushed Oreo's on the counter:) The ice cream and cone sounds really really delicious, ingenious.
- July 20, 2011 at 6:16 AM
- Unknown said...
Three-Cookies, crushed Oreos all over the counter...now that would be everyone's dream in this house. LOL!
- July 20, 2011 at 7:14 AM
- Evelyne CulturEatz said...
Maya you are beyond creative with those tuiles cones, so cool, so FIERCE. No worries about the color of your ice cream, I got a funny colored one too coming up in 2 days in a post. Oreo....yumm.
- July 20, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Unknown said...
Evelyne, what is it about us that we can't ever settle for normal? ;-)LOL, sooo looking forward to your funny-colored ice cream, girlie!
- July 20, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny said...
Oh wow what a great idea!! This ice cream looks so delicious and I love what you did with the cones! :)
- July 20, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Tina @flourtrader said...
You are a food diva for thinking and creating such a fantastic combo. The ice cream is great by itself but the addition of the cone put it really over the top. Bravo-well done & Yum!
- July 20, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Unknown said...
Kelly and Tina, thanks so much! The cones are pretty wild, aren't they? The kids (and adults) loved them, and they tasted cookie-awesome too!
- July 20, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- Erin said...
This is just stunning! I love that you made cones for them too - sounds so good!
- July 20, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Savoring Italy said...
Maya- You are right...those cones are FIERCE and look so good! Even though you say the ice cream color faded, I would happily take 2 cones:) Adorable babies and I also sort of like Sting;) (yes, we used 15 mangoes...we have had that many fall every day!)
- July 20, 2011 at 9:47 AM
How decadent! But, I love the look of those cones!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Sandra said...
You left me with a big smile on my face:) ..not only that I love love love ice-cream that you made, with homemade cones(I am your fan forever) but I adore Meg R. and Sting..Amazing post Maya, just amazing!!!!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Unknown said...
Lora@Cake Duchess, glad we agree on the cone nomenclature! Now I know I shouldn't, but right now I have mango envy....Italian mango envy, to be precise. LOL.
- July 20, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Unknown said...
Sandra, well you know, I'm in the business of smiles! And it's a hard one to be in....but immensely fun, I don't mind doing this everyday!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Christine's Pantry said...
Ice cream looks wonderful.
- July 20, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- shaz said...
I like how you reinvented the cookies & cream flavour. And the cone! Wow. Fantastic job on those fiercies. :)
- July 20, 2011 at 1:15 PM
- Cenk said...
Maya - Many thanks for the great mention and happy to hear you were inspired by the ice cream. Your creation looks fantastic - especially the tuile cones. I'll give it a try soon!
- July 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM
- PFx said...
Stunning looking tuile! Worth the work! I never actually try colouring them like that, it's great effect and I am learning something new today.
And Oreo icecream!!? Who's got the heart to say no! Babies, Kiddies, Mommies, everybody will be happy.
- July 20, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- Unknown said...
Christine and Shaz, thank you! And Shaz, I really like that word, fiercies ;-)!
- July 20, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- Unknown said...
Cenk, thank you for swinging by. If there ever is a Baking Idol, then you're definitely mine! If you try these tuiles (after swearing never to make a cone again, ever) and you like them, I'll be over the moon with joy ;-). Thanks again for the ice cream inspiration!
- July 20, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Unknown said...
Pierre, you learnt something new from my blog? Finally, I'm able to return the gesture because I've learnt many new things from your blog already ;-).
- July 20, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Marina said...
Ok, this really looks perfect.. You really are a Food Diva! :)
- July 20, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- Carolyn said...
OMG, those cones are fantastic! The whole recipe is, but those cones blow me away. Wow!
- July 20, 2011 at 7:31 PM
I want some moreeeee! The cone n the ice cream looked and tasted fab! Thanks for having us over maya xx
- July 20, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- Cher Rockwell said...
Ah. You had me at Oreos and you sealed the deal with Sting. SIGH.
This is a really great concept & love those cones!
- July 20, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Chef Dennis Littley said...
that ice cream looks outrageously delicious, but those home made cones are over the top!
- July 20, 2011 at 8:11 PM
- Vicki Bensinger said...
This looks amazing. What's not to like. I just wish I had my ice cream machine with me while we're traveling. Now I'm going to have to wait to whip up a batch of these. Fun post. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
- July 20, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- Lacy DeVeney said...
Wow this looks fantastic!! I LOVE the cones, definitely FIERCE! :)
- July 20, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Emily Malloy said...
Love this recipe!!!
- July 20, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- The Chocolate Priestess said...
Wow, what beautiful homemade cones. See, I don't have the patience to make things like that.
- July 20, 2011 at 9:31 PM
- RavieNomNoms said...
WOW look at you! That is so fantastic! The cones are just out of this world huh??
That video of the dancer is amazing! I love watching girls on pointe...I haven't done that in so many years, still amazes me though!
- July 20, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- Two fit and fun gals said...
mm i love oreos!! this sounds great yum :D
- July 20, 2011 at 10:39 PM
- Unknown said...
Marina, well I try to live up to the rep... :-). LOL!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Unknown said...
Anonymous (I know who you are), you're most welcome chicken! Next time, just ignore the sugar rush and you'll all be fine...haha!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:23 PM
- Unknown said...
Cher, picture this... You, me and Sting, on a beach licking my Oreo Milk ice cream cones. There couldn't be anything more perfect! :-)
- July 20, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- adorasbox said...
Another diva-licious treat! Naughtiness in sophisticated cones. Both the ice cream and cones look so delicious. Nearly as delicious as the little ones.
- July 21, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- the [sugar] apothecary said...
OHMYGOODNESS. I've had a renewed sense of awe for David Chang / Momofuku since I picked up his new food quarterly ("Lucky Peach"), and I am loooooving your inspired Oreo milk! Those homemade cones take the cake, though. Fierce? Yes. Battle scars? Even fiercer! I love the stack of eggshells in the background, too. Folks forget how much work goes into ice cream!
- July 21, 2011 at 12:31 AM
- Nourhan @ Miss Anthropist's Kitchen said...
Awesome work, as usual! Love the cones--I was recently thinking of making my own cones as well! :)
- July 21, 2011 at 12:31 AM
- Jenny (VintageSugarcube) said...
Maya- Do your kiddos have any idea how lucky they are to have your fierce self as their mama? I need to visit Brunei to remind them. Kudos Kudos Kudos my friend. Those look absooolutely incredible. Muah!
- July 21, 2011 at 2:14 AM
- Unknown said...
Oreo cookies ice cream is one of my favourite! The cones look fantastic too Maya. The babies are delicious... which sounds really wrong. I don't eat human babies.
- July 21, 2011 at 2:57 AM
- Tasty Trix said...
Those cones really ARE fierce!!! They're so cool and kind of 1980s/Power Station, remember? Love. It.
Does your brain ever stop working by the way??? You are unstoppable.
- July 21, 2011 at 5:48 AM
- Unknown said...
The Sugar Apothecary, I didn't know he now has a food quarterly. Lucky you, for the stream of inspiration you can get over there! Now, what ELSE tastes good with milk? Or as ice cream? LOL!
- July 21, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Jenny doll, I think they do... but come over here to remind them again anyway! We'd love to have you :-).
- July 21, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- Unknown said...
Michael, I don't eat human babies either! LOL. But they're still delicious, somehow ;-). Well, these ones who came to visit were!
- July 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM
- Unknown said...
Trixiebella, what... Power Station? Oh maan, we're really showing our age now! LOL. Can I deny ever knowing about them? Btw, this brain, it never stops ticking. Ever.
- July 21, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Victoria said...
I've had the cereal milk ice cream at Momofuku Milk Bar! It's really such a crazy awesome idea, and I love that you took it one step further and make oreo milk ice cream! I'm so going to have to try this soon (bookmarked!) and those cones sure are fierce! Very very diva ;-)
- July 21, 2011 at 7:11 AM
- Kate@Diethood said...
This is freakin' fantastic! Have I told you that you are super-creative? I know I have... well you are! :) I wish I had a percentage of that imaginary mind of yours! :)
- July 21, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Zoe said...
The Tuile Cones are fantastic! I'll bookmark this recipe for our coming Down-under summer.
- July 21, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Judee @ Gluten Free A-Z said...
Just wanted to tell you that I love your site and enjoyed going through it for the Secret Recipe Club.
Your recipes are fabulous. I am now following you. I would love it if you followed me back.
- July 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- Lindselicious said...
Oooh Oreo ice cream and those cones sound so good. And those babies are so cute- I saw Vuli the giraffe in there too!
- July 21, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- Aarthi said...
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- July 21, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Evan @swEEts said...
This is amazing!! I tried to make my own cones once and failed miserably.. I'll definitely be giving them another go with your recipe though! And oreo milk? genius.
- July 21, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Jill@MadAboutMacarons said...
Not only fabulous ice cream but look at these cones! Just stunningly creative and delicious to boot, too.
- July 21, 2011 at 10:22 PM
- Lilly said...
I envy you. You make the greatest stuff all from scratch! Now you came up with a lovely ice cream recipe on a homemade ice cream cone! You ROCK!
Also the babies are too cute! But I rather have your ice cream =)
- July 22, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- Unknown said...
That is so freakin cool. I love what you did with the cone.
- July 23, 2011 at 3:29 AM


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Haile SunTrust safe deposit boxes destroyed in mix-up
During a routine remodeling at a SunTrust bank in Haile Plantation, workers hauled old equipment to be recycled and destroyed. Three bays of safe deposit boxes were supposed to be empty — one of them was not.
In a mistake they blame on human error, the bank says 28 safe deposit boxes were accidentally destroyed in December, with some of the bank's customers' most prized and important possessions inside.
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According to an Alachua County Sheriff's Office report, a sheriff's deputy contacted Branch Manager Brian Jowers on Dec. 26, after one of the victims was told to contact police. Jowers told the deputy he had just started at the branch and they were doing some renovations, starting with the older safe deposit boxes. He said a contractor removed the boxes. In a follow-up interview on Jan. 2, Jowers told deputies the security company Diebold inadvertently destroyed the boxes, and that they hadn't been first drilled into to verify they were empty.
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Jowers declined to comment for the article, but instead referred The Sun to a SunTrust spokesperson, who said they were reaching out to affected clients and working with them on a case-by-case basis to address the issue.
"I can acknowledge that 28 safety deposit boxes were mistakenly destroyed due to human error during recent renovations being made to the Haile Plantation branch," spokesman Hugh Suhr said, "including the replacement of some unused older boxes."
Now a month later, victims in the case say, despite assurances, the bank is not moving quickly enough to rectify the situation.
"They told me it would be about a week and it's been a month," Dimatteo said, "I get a little frustrated as it goes on. If it's uncertain, they should just simply say that."
According to Alachua County sheriff's spokesman Art Forgey, no criminal charges have been filed.
The man whose safe deposit box was destroyed who declined to be named said Diebold was only supposed to remove two sets of safe deposit boxes, but somehow took a third set of 28 boxes.
"My first question is 'how can this happen?' First of all, isn't someone from the bank supposed to accompany you to do anything in that area? I assume they wouldn't give them free reign, and you'd think someone from the bank would notice if they took an extra bay of safe deposit boxes," he said. "Was everything really destroyed or was this fraud? Either this was the dumbest thing imaginable or a brilliant way to pull off a crime."


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WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association and gun-control advocates, including the husband of wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, are facing off at the year's first Senate hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence.
The two sides were squaring off Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose own members are divided in a microcosm of the debate that gun limits will face on their way through Congress. The hearing is a direct response to the Dec. 14 shooting rampage that killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and transformed gun control into a top-tier issue in the capital.
"The time has come to change course," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., one of Congress' leading gun-control advocates, said Tuesday. "And the time has come to make people safe."
Feinstein, a Judiciary Committee member, has already introduced her own legislation banning assault weapons and magazines of more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he would listen to proposals and agreed that reviewing the issue was timely.
"But I'm a strong supporter of the Second Amendment," he said Tuesday, citing the constitutional provision that describes the right to bear arms, "and I don't intend to change."
The chairman of the panel, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said little Tuesday about the direction his committee's legislation might take. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., indicated that whatever the committee produced wouldn't necessarily be the final product, saying the package would be debated by the full Senate and senators would be allowed to propose "whatever amendments they want that deal with this issue."
Despite the horrific Newtown slayings, it remains unclear whether those advocating limits on gun availability will be able to overcome resistance by the NRA and lawmakers from states where gun ownership abounds. Question marks include not just many Republicans but also Democratic senators facing re-election in red-leaning states in 2014. They include Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
Knowing that television cameras would beam images of the hearing nationally, both sides were drumming up supporters to attend Wednesday's session.
A page on an NRA-related website urged backers to arrive two hours early to get seats, bring no signs and dress appropriately. The liberal BoldProgressives.org urged its members to attend, saying the NRA "will try to pack the room with their supporters to deceive Congress into believing they are mainstream."
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama proposed a package that includes banning assault weapons, requiring background checks on all firearms purchases and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Among those testifying will be Mark Kelly, husband of Giffords and a retired astronaut. Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, received a severe head wound in a 2011 shooting as she met with constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. Six people were killed and 12 others wounded.
Kelly and Giffords, a gun owner, formed a political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions to back lawmakers who support tighter gun restrictions.
In testimony prepared for the hearing but released Tuesday, Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president, said such steps had failed in the past. He instead voiced support for better enforcement of existing laws, beefing up school security and strengthening the government's ability to keep guns from mentally unstable people.
The massacre in Newtown has also set off a national discussion about mental health care, with everyone from law enforcement leaders to the gun industry urging policymakers to focus on the issue as a way to help prevent similar mass shootings. The issue of mental health has arisen in four recent mass shootings, including Sandy Hook, the Tucson shooting, the incident in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last year and Virginia Tech in 2007.
"Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals," LaPierre said in his statement. "Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families."
While not yielding on specifics, much of LaPierre's statement had a milder tone than other remarks the NRA has made since Newtown.
That includes an NRA television ad calling Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for voicing doubts about having armed school guards while his own children are protected that way at their school. While Obama's children have Secret Service protection, officials at their school have said its own guards don't carry guns.
Feinstein said Tuesday that she will hold her own hearing on gun control because she was unhappy that three of the five witnesses testifying Wednesday are "skewed against us."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday he would wait to see what legislation Democrats produce. Republican leaders of the GOP-run House have expressed similar sentiments.


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This is the night NBC has been waiting for all year. A rough 2013 it has been, for sure, with prime time in freefall and even institutions like the Today and Tonight shows embattled by negative PR. You might begin to think Do No Harm isn't just a bad memory, but a motto the Peacock network somehow just can't seem to live up to.
If the tide is ever to start turning, it will be on Mondays, with the return of the game-changing The Voice (8/7c) and its irresistible, instantly iconic "Blind Audition" episodes. New to the hot seats: Shakira and Usher, filling in this cycle for Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera, with NBC hoping it doesn't matter who's sitting in those revolving chairs. The show's the thing, and this has always been the best part of The Voice.
In terms of keeping the lights on, NBC also has to hope that the long hiatus (since late November) hasn't stalled the momentum of its biggest scripted hit of the fall: Revolution (10:01/9:01c), which returns with an action-heavy episode of violent confrontations between the rebel heroes and the newly juiced-up forces of the power-crazed Monroe Republic, which now has helicopters, machine guns and RPGs at their disposal. "This is what war used to look like," laments Ninja Uncle Miles (Billy Burke) at a massacre site, as he and a remorseful Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell, who it's still hard to think of as anyone but Lost's Juliet) go in search of power of their own with which to fight back. Things go boom from start to finish, with occasionally startling and calamitous results, but this is still a show where people are known to ride to the rescue in a horse-drawn carriage. I wish I could say teenage heroine Charlie's (Tracy Spiridakos) gung-ho earnestness has grown on me, but she's still the weakest element, as if Nancy Drew had enlisted in The Hunger Games.
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DVRs: Home Energy Vampires
Digital video recorders (DVRs), cable, and other pay TV boxes cost American consumers $3 billion a year -- $1 billion to operate them when they are in active use, and another $2 billion to operate them when they are inactive but still running at near full power. These are the findings of a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Also known as set-top boxes, it takes the equivalent of nine coal-burning power plants (500 megawatts per year) to operate these devices nationally. Why? Because they are not equipped to power down when they are not being used.
"Set-top boxes are the ultimate home energy vampires, silently sucking significant amounts of energy and money when nobody's using them," says Noah Horowitz, senior scientist at the NRDC. The NRDC study, "Reducing the National Energy Consumption of Set-Top Boxes," also found that today's average new cable high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR) consumes more electricity annually than the new flat-panel TV to which it's typically connected, and about 40% more than its basic set-top box counterpart. In contrast, cell phones, which also work on a subscriber basis with a need for secure connections, can consume extremely little power when not in use -- primarily to preserve battery life.
There are approximately 160 million set-top boxes installed in U. S. homes, or the equivalent of one box for every two Americans. These boxes consume as much electricity each year as is consumed by the entire state of Maryland, and they are responsible for the emission of 16 million metric tons of CO2 per year.
National set-top box electricity use is growing as more consumers shift from basic boxes to DVRs, which provide them with a convenient way to record and play back shows. One DVR and one basic set-top box in a household typically use about as much electricity per year as a new refrigerator. These devices still run at near full power when the consumer is neither watching nor recording a show. Hitting the on-off switch merely dims the clock or display. It does not significantly reduce the amount of power used.
Dramatic energy savings could be readily achieved by having set-top boxes automatically go into a low power mode when they are not in use. This function is beginning to appear in boxes used in Europe. To achieve this in the United States, pay TV service providers such as Comcast, Time Warner, Direct TV, Dish, and the phone companies -- who control set-top box installation, configuration, software updates, repair, refurbishment, retirement, and resale service -- could work with manufacturers to develop and deploy more energy-efficient devices.
Most set-top boxes are given to consumers as part of their contract with a service provider, rather than sold independently at retail stores. So, when you are deciding on a cable or satellite service, be sure to ask the service provider for an Energy Star qualified set-top box. If you currently have cable or satellite service, check with your service provider to find out what, if any, upgrade options are available. Energy Star Partners who provide cable and satellite services may be able to provide newly qualified boxes as part of your service.
"We've improved the efficiency of all sorts of electronics -- from TVs to video game consoles," says Horowitz. "It's just as possible to improve the efficiency of our DVRs and other pay TV boxes. But they're not going to build a better mousetrap unless we, the consumers, demand it."
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Pellet Heating in Germany
"Germany's first pellet "filling station" was set up last year at Langenbach in the Westerwald. There, customers can bring their own containers, operate the metered "pump," and pay with their credit cards. Pellets are cheaper this way because there are no delivery costs, and stove owners, for example, are able to take only the small quantities they need.
This is symbolic of the strides Germany and Europe are taking to promote pellet heating, along with other renewable-energy measures. German households switching to pellets can get at least 2,000 euros (U. S. $2,850), and probably more, in the form of grants and tax breaks.
Germany also has a trade fair, Interpellets, with an accompanying forum, which is devoted exclusively to the use of the new fuel. In addition, Germany has a trade organization, the Deutsche Pelletinstitut (DEPI), sponsored by makers of pellets and heaters. It certifies pellets as meeting national standards and seeks, through PR measures, to make the public aware of the new movement to promote pellet heating.
In addition to the usual environmental arguments -- sustainability and CO2 neutrality -- the DEPI points out that homeowners can save money by switching to pellets. A one- or two-family house that uses 30,000 kWh of heat per year would need 3,000 liters of oil, at a cost (when the DEPI conducted its survey) of 2,220 euros (U. S. $3,175). The same heat could be provided by 6.5 tons of pellets, at a cost of 1,460 euros (U. S. $2,085).
At savings like that, it wouldn't take long for conversion to pellets to pay for itself. And the cost of oil continues to rise, while the cost of pellets remains stable. It is true that it costs more to install a pellet heater than it costs to install a comparable oil or gas unit. But the DEPI reports that the maintenance costs are lower for a pellet heater; and the pellets can be fed into the tank with no more manual labor than it takes to refuel an oil or gas unit.
For these reasons, Germany is the world's biggest market for pellets and pellet heaters. The use of pellets as a fuel was first authorized in Germany in 1996, and pellets first went on the market in 1998. In 2000, the country had 3,000 pellet heaters; by 2010, the number had risen to an estimated 100,000.
Although the wood pellet was developed in the United States, many environmentalists feel that this country is far behind in its policies to promote the use of biomass as a source of fuel. It hasn't developed the consumer awareness, sophisticated appliances, or incentive programs necessary to create significant consumer demand for pellet home heating. Pellets in the United States are used mainly for the generation of electricity.
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Century Club Winners Announced
The Home Performance with Energy Star Century Club Award, given each year by EPA and DOE, recognizes companies that improved the energy efficiency of more than 100 homes in a year, through the Home Performance with Energy Star program.
Announced recently, this year's winners were widespread geographically, and the number of homes that they improved soared high above the 100-home benchmark. Coming in as the top producer was Hutchinson Plumbing-Heating-Cooling, along with its sponsor, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, which completed 713 upgrades in 2010.
The other top four winners were
- Second place: Reeis AZ, Incorporated (sponsor: FSL Home Improvements), 554 jobs completed;
- Third place: Nemow Insulation Company (sponsor: Missouri, Implemented by Columbia Water & Light), 502 jobs completed;
- Fourth place: Comfort Home Improvement, Syracuse (sponsor: NYSERDA), 498 jobs completed; and
- Fifth place: Strand Brothers (sponsor: Austin Energy), 484 jobs completed.
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