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By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu
ANKARA, Dec 7 – The Turkish government’s eleventh-hour rescheduling of a meeting of its economic team to include the president last month was another stark reminder for investors: when it comes to policy, Tayyip Erdogan likes to call the shots.
Erdogan’s drive for lower interest rates has rattled financial markets and, along with alarm about the crackdown after the July coup and a stronger dollar, contributed to the lira currency losing a fifth of its value this year.
Officials say this has widened a rift in the economic team between reformists who want more to be done to appease international investors – such as Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek and Finance Minister Naci Agbal – and populists such as Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli and Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci.
Adding to the confusion is the central bank, which raised rates for the first time in nearly three years last month, despite Erdogan’s appeals.
“There isn’t complete harmony among the economic leadership. On one side, there are those who are attuned to the needs of the global economy and act as anchors for the markets. On the other, there are those who want more national economic policies,” a senior official from the ruling AK Party said.
“It seems Simsek and Agbal are anchors in the eyes of the markets, and they are crucial for the Turkish economy to be understood internationally.”
The party has relied on the economy’s strong growth as the pillar of its success. Divisions among its top ranks could not come at a more inopportune time, both for Turkey’s economic stability, and the party itself, as slowing growth and stubborn inflation risk undermine its achievements in the eyes of voters.
Officials at Simsek and Agbal’s offices were not immediately available for comment.
“The policy setting is not transparent,” said Dan Raghoonundon, an emerging markets portfolio manager at Janus Capital. “It’s very hard to know who is in charge and when markets don’t have transparency or visibility they tend to assume the worst.”
When Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, an Erdogan stalwart who is generally seen as being aligned with the populists, last month abruptly rescheduled a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (EKK), sources in his office cited a scheduling conflict.
However, some analysts saw the last-minute change as a move by Erdogan to stamp his authority on a meeting where weakness in the lira was due to be discussed.
Erdogan, who as president is supposed to be above party politics, does not normally attend meetings of the EKK. An official at the presidency said there was nothing unusual in his attendance at the rescheduled meeting.
“The economy is very important and President Erdogan just wanted to discuss the latest developments and measures. Such a meeting is not an exceptional issue for the government, officials, or President Erdogan himself,” the official said.
In the past, the AKP was seen as being able to balance populist rhetoric with the needs of financial markets – delivering hospitals, roads and airports, and ensuring growth and jobs, while remaining sensitive to the needs of markets.
Lately, investors aren’t so sure.
“Until now, they could always come to a compromise of some sort, and resolve their differences. But now, there are concerns they cannot find middle ground and that the divisions could continue to get worse. This is the risk that has markets worried,” a local banker said.
WHO’S IN CHARGE?
Yildirim, who replaced Ahmet Davutoglu as prime minister in May after widespread reports of divisions between Davutoglu and Erdogan over the economy, has gone to lengths to say he is in charge of the economic team. Officials say he has recently shown some sympathy with the reformist camp, although he maintains his allegiance to Erdogan.
“I am the current chairman of the EKK, and the person who will speak about the economy after me is… Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek,” Yildirim said in a recent interview with state broadcaster TRT.
“In situations when I am not present, he is the one who has all the say and responsibility regarding the economy.”
All the while, Erdogan has been unrelenting in calling on the central bank to lower interest rates.
“Those in the financial sector can sit comfortably… but the real investor is unfortunately experiencing hardship. So I say: ‘Drop these rates, brother,'” he said a speech on Saturday to mark the opening of a new shopping centre in Istanbul.
Investors are still trying to figure out the position of the central bank under Murat Cetinkaya, who was only appointed in April. Policy is decided by the seven-member monetary policy committee which includes the governor, four deputy governors and two other appointees.
Erdogan, who has described himself as an “enemy” of interest rates, says the central bank is independent but he has a right to criticise it. The bank initially cut rates following Cetinkaya’s appointment, in line with Erdogan’s demands. Last month’s rate hike, however, was seen as appeasing the markets.
As the lira has hit a series of record lows, Erdogan has responded by urging Turks to cash out their foreign currency holdings and buy either lira or gold.
For the time being, that may be the only boost to the lira.
“This kind of dissonance between the president’s concept of interest rate policy and that of the market is creating a huge obstacle for the central bank to intervene and stabilise the currency,” said Phoenix Kalen, director of emerging markets strategy at Societe Generale.
There was likely to be “much more pain” for the lira ahead, Kalen said.


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ParentPay – Information for Parents
South Lanarkshire Council is currently rolling out an online payment system for schools and nurseries. This new system is called ParentPay.
ParentPay provides a more convenient and secure way for parents to pay online for things like school meals and trips. ParentPay has been tested in a few of our schools already and will now be setup in the rest. The service will be available to parents in Larkhall schools towards the end of January 2019.
ParentPay offers the freedom to make secure online payments at any time. You will be able to view all payment history and no card details are stored in any part of the system.
To get started, all our parents will be issued with a pre-launch pack giving further details about ParentPay. They will also be issued with an Activation Letter and ‘How to create an Account’ guidance note. This will help parents create a secure online account, activated using a unique ‘myaccount’ username and password. ‘myaccount’ is a free and secure sign-in service for accessing a wider range of public services online in Scotland. Parents who have children in different establishments can create a single account login for all their children. Once activated online payments can be made straight away.
ParentPay will reduce the amount of cash handling in our school. However, parents who need to continue making payments by cash may do so using the PayPoint network at local convenience stores.
PayPoint payments are also recorded by ParentPay and can be seen by parents logging into their ParentPay account and viewing their payment history online. Parents should notify the school if they wish to use the PayPoint facility. A plastic PayPoint card will then be made available to parents to make cash payments at local PayPoint stores. The first card is free of charge; however, any lost or damaged cards will be charged at an additional cost. Payment cards take about two weeks to arrive but we can issue a barcode letter as an interim measure.
Letters coming from the school about trips and other activities requiring payment will carry a unique barcode which will allow parents to make cash payments at local PayPoint stores.
Otherwise any trips planned, where a payment is required, will be activated directly on ParentPay. This will allow parents to see all trips relevant to their child, payments to date and any amounts outstanding or monies due.
For those pupils who take school meals, once their ParentPay account has been activated, parents can pre-pay for school meals for their child.
We hope you will make the most of this new system and we will issue further information soon.

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Tommy Franks Black Sky Wall Art
The Black Sky Wall Art is a mesmerising testament to artistic prowess, captivating the viewer with its allure.
Hand-painted with meticulous precision using oil on canvas, this artwork is a symphony of colours and textures that come to life with every brushstroke. Framed in black, the piece exudes a sense of sophistication while allowing the stunning interplay of blue and muted tones to take center stage. The painting's bold yet intriguing composition makes a powerful statement, evoking a sense of mystery and wonder.
The Black Sky Wall Art stands as an alluring masterpiece, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in its enigmatic depths and appreciate the artistry that transforms a simple canvas into a captivating visual experience.
Item dimensions: 130cm (W) x 150cm (D)

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If you've ever wanted to visit New York City, but can't afford the time or the fare, there are a number of sites you can visit to aid your armchair travels. One such site is a bit of a travelogue disguised as a foodblog run by our most lovely Paz of The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz.
Each Monday she posts a photo of her fair city -- a sort of everyman's photojournal of The Big Apple. Yes, there are some shots of touristy targets like The Russian Tea Room, Grant's Tomb and carriage rides; foodie obsessions like pizza, markets and cafés, and of course everyday images of architecture, wildlife and people.
Anyway, Paz isn't feeling the greatest, taking some recuperation time and is taking a bit of a blogging break. Right now a number of her bloggy friends are helping out and guest starring on her site until she's up for more cooking and photography.
I can't remember exactly when we discovered each others blogs, but our sites are roughly the same age (about a month apart) and she was one of my first bloggy friends. We've laughed and snarked at one another over this and that and she electronically knocked me on my plumptious behind when she gave me a flying tackle of a return hug.
As much as I'd like to be in NYC to cheer her up in person, I can't get away--besides, I'm sure all the laughing we'd do wouldn't be good for the sutures ;)
So instead I offer here a comforting little seasonal pudding for a comfy recovery. A cherry dulce de leche croissant pudding based on Nigella's Caramel Croissant Pudding, as seen in Nigella Express.
I'd gone to the good farmer's market and picked up a punnet of the sweetest and juiciest cherries. Even though I like fresh cherries, there's something about having them in a simple baked dish--pies, studded in breads or unfussed cakes. When set in the smokey custard, some juices release, leaving a burgundy streak, but some--those that are sunk in the pudding and cocooned in sweetened eggy goodness--still burst when bitten. It's quite nice.
My version was thrown together in much the same way most of my bread puddings are put together. I had about half a dozen mini croissants in my fridge, along with a stress-releasing, sadness-fighting, comfort-inducing jar of dulce de leche.
I'm pretty much a purist when it comes to the custard part of my bread puddings--vanilla, please. I don't normally go for flavourings, but right now caramelly goo and fruit are my choco-substitutes, so Nigella's version that incorporates caramel made me sit up...Oh and I suppose I could have made this into a greedily portioned single serving, but I decided to break it up into four ramekins.
Cherry Dulce de Leche Croissant Pudding
adapted from Nigella Lawson's Caramel Croissant Pudding found in Nigella Express
6 mini butter croissants
2 bulging tablespoons of dulce de leche
125ml milk (don't bother with 1% or skim milk)
50ml heavy cream
2 well-beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
pitted sweet cherries.
water from a freshly boiled kettle.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
Tear the croissants and scatter the pieces into a butter a baking dish (or dishes). Scatter some of the cherries over top.
Heat the dulce de leche in a small pan. When it's loose and drippy, add the milk, cream and vanilla.
Temper the eggs with some of the heated sweetened milk, stiring the eggs constantly so they don't scramble. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and heat on a low flame, stirring constantly. Let it thicken until it coats the back of the spoon.
Pour over top the cherries and broken croissants, top with more cherries. Put the dish(es) in a roasting tin and fill the tin with hot water until it comes to the half-way point of the baking dish(es). Pop into the oven and bake for about 25 minutes or until the custard has just set.

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It was a Thursday night. It had been a long week, and it wasn’t even over yet. Another eight hours of work stood between me and the weekend. I was tired, hungry and in need of some libations. The thought of cooking something was unthinkable. My fridge was as empty as my week had been long, and traversing the packed aisles of the grocery store at rush hour seemed only slightly more appealing than a root canal without the laughing gas. I thought about picking up some greasy Chinese food, and as I debated whether I was in the mood for cashew chicken or broccoli beef, I decided I wasn’t in the mood for either. As tired as I was, I didn’t want to go home for the evening. I wanted to go out. I wanted to be among people. Happy, shiny people whose positive energy I could breathe in and absorb the way you might waft in the smells of a bubbling kitchen.
There’s no better place to find happy people than a wine bar. I called up a friend and suggested we try Cellar + Plate, a wine bar that recently opened on Lone Pine Avenue. I’d been meaning to try it and figured this was the perfect excuse. My friend was quick to agree, because—hello?—wine. When we got there, the place was packed. It turned out there was a wine-tasting event there that night. Dismayed, we were about to turn around in defeat when a server swooped us up and ushered us to a comfy white leather couch in the back. Things were starting to look up.
My friend and I are not wine aficionados, and in the past I’d been turned off by similar places. Sometimes wine-centric restaurants can press heavy on the pretentious pedal, and there is nothing that loses my business faster than when a server makes me feel dumb. At Cellar + Plate this was not the case. Our server put me at ease right away and suggested a reasonably priced sauvignon blanc. We ordered the Loop, which was crisp and drinkable. I found out later that the owner, Mary Guccione, had guests like myself in mind when she decided to open Cellar + Plate.
Part of the reason Guccione opened the wine bar was to educate people about wine. Guccione’s love affair with wine started when she was working at the now closed Sorrella’s Table in downtown Springfield. “Dr. [Tom] Prater brought in a 1961 white Bourdeaux, and it changed my life,” she says. “It was the most amazing thing I had ever tasted.” After that, Guccione started studying wine. Today she has passed her introductory level sommelier class and plans on becoming a certified sommelier this year.
After we picked out our wine, my friend and I turned our attention to the menu, which is composed of nibblers, bites and tapas for two. I love menus like this because they allow you to try a bunch of different dishes. My friends have come to expect a “can I try that” from me when we eat out. At Cellar + Plate everything is meant to be shared, so I’m not in danger of leaving dinner with fork imprints in my hand.
For starters, we decided to share the Romesco Gouda Dip. The dip combines tomatoes, garlic, red peppers, paprika almonds and smoked Gouda and is served with toasted pita. The dip was warm, salty and robust without being too heavy. For our main meal, we decided to share the Spanish meatballs and shrimp paella. The Spanish meatballs are made with ground beef, chorizo sausage, Spanish spices and olives. They had a nice tang to them, and the crusty bread that came with the dish was excellent dipped in the sauce. I didn’t enjoy the paella as much as the other two dishes—it didn’t have enough rice to really be considered a paella—but we finished every last bite all the same. After we finished our meal, we lingered over our wine, happily chatting about our weekend plans. As I left, I felt relaxed and ready to conquer the next day.
At Cellar + Plate, come for the wine and stay for the food. Dishes like the shrimp paella, Gouda dip and Spanish meatballs pack a plateful of flavor.
Crusty bread is the perfect dipping accompaniment to the saucy Spanish meatballs made with ground beef and spicy chorizo sausage.
The Cellar in Cellar + Plate’s name means it has a wine for everyone, like the Loop sauvignon blanc.


When it comes to federal IT departments, many CIOs are often faced with the challenge of deciding how time, money, and personnel are to be managed in order to best achieve their agency’s objectives— while simultaneously providing maximum value to the American people. Luckily, cloud computing offers solutions in shifting how resources are spent in departments where CIOs are trying to improve the status quo.
For nearly 20 years, the federal government has relied on on-premise (on-prem) software models that are installed and run on computers utilized by agency personnel. Consequently, these outdated legacy systems require an exorbitant amount of time and money to maintain. According to the non-partisan Government Accountability Office, roughly three quarters of the $89 billion budget in fiscal 2017 has been allocated toward technology spending. To make matters worse, funding for modernization has been declining. While the overall budget for technology has risen (15 percent between 2010 and 2016), spending on modernization has decreased by a third. This leaves many CIOs fighting an uphill battle when it comes to modernization efforts.
The costs associated with these on-prem systems aren’t limited to just the systems, they also carry over to personnel. When CIOs look at how to allocate their budget, they need to consider that these systems don’t fix themselves—they need man power. What does that mean for the tech-savvy government employees who are responsible for the maintaining the in-house networks? Simply put, they are spending a lot of time on upkeep and less time focusing on the development of applications. More importantly, disproportionate spending on maintenance also inhibits the ability for resources—time, money, and personnel—to be spent focusing on strategic citizen-first initiatives.
The solution of cloud computing turns the current modus operandi on its head, allocating the majority of budget dollars on forward-looking strategy rather than system maintenance. The cloud doesn’t entirely eliminate maintenance, but it does change the responsible party (and therefore the dollars) to third-party providers, such as Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft. For government agencies, this means that the maintenance of the system is the liability of the company providing the service, greatly reducing the internal resource drain.
Adding to the list of cloud computing benefits, the latest versions of the software are made available to all customers once released. These frequent and immediate upgrades put new features and functionality into workers’ hands with very little, if any, downtime. Ultimately, this will increase overall productivity, eliminating time otherwise spent on the cumbersome upgrading of legacy systems.
At the end of the day, the implementation of cloud computing allows for more personnel and funding to focus on strategic initiatives, helping to drive wider agency modernization efforts and greater organizational value.
About the Author
Alex Tzavellas serves as Practice Marketing Manager where he supports MIL’s cloud solutions marketing and sales efforts. He specializes in developing and executing strategies for federal and non-profit clients.


*From the creators of “I Can Only Imagine” and “I Still Believe” comes “American Underdog” – the inspiring, true story of how faith, family, and determination propelled legendary quarterback Kurt Warner from stocking groceries to Super Bowl MVP and the Pro Football Hall of Fame – debuts in theaters from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company nationwide Dec. 25, making it the first faith and family film to earn a coveted Christmas Day release.
“Kurt and Brenda Warner’s true story of faith and determination deeply inspired Andy and me. We can’t wait for it to inspire audiences all over America this Christmas. It’s the perfect time to come together as a family and have your dreams rekindled. If he can accomplish his dream, so can all of us,” said Director and Writer Jon Erwin.
“American Underdog,” tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi – SHAZAM!, Chuck), who went from a stock boy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
The film centers on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda (Academy Award® winner Anna Paquin – The Piano), and the encouragement of his family, coaches, and teammates that Warner perseveres and finds the strength to show the world the champion that he already is inside.
“American Underdog” is an uplifting story that demonstrates anything is possible when you have faith, family, and determination.
“This movie perfectly aligns with the emotions of the holiday season: The power of faith. A drive to bring out the best in all of us. The strength of family. And, of course, the height of the NFL championship season. When you take all of that together, the perfect release date for this movie is Christmas Day, and that’s where we have decided to date it,” said Joe Drake, Chair of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group.
“American Underdog” is directed by the Erwin Brothers (Jon Erwin and Andrew Erwin), and they are joined by Kevin Downes to produce through their Kingdom Story Company banner. AMERICAN UNDERDOG also teams the Kingdom filmmakers with producer Mark Ciardi, one of the industry’s top producers of sports films (“The Rookie,” “Miracle,” “Secretariat,” “Million Dollar Arm,” “McFarland,” “USA”), whose expertise lends authenticity and excitement to the football action.
In addition to Levi and Paquin, “American Underdog” features Emmy nominee® Dennis Quaid (“I Can Only Imagine”) as St. Louis Rams’ Coach Dick Vermeil.
“American Underdog” is written for the screen by Jon Erwin (“I Can Only Imagine”) and David Aaron Cohen (“Friday Night Lights”) and Jon Gunn (“I Still Believe”). The screenplay is based upon interviews with Warner as well as Warner’s memoir, All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle Season by Kurt Warner and Michael Silver. Kurt Warner and Brenda Warner executive produce alongside Tony Young, Jon Gunn, and Sean Devereaux.
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La Traviata - Cast
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La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi - Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
Premiere: Venice, Teatro la Fenice, 1853
Verdi’s La Traviata survived a notoriously unsuccessful opening night to become one of the best-loved operas in the repertoire. Following the larger-scale dramas of Rigoletto and Il Trovatore, its intimate scope and subject matter inspired the composer to create some of his most profound and heartfelt music. The title role of the "fallen woman" has captured the imaginations of audiences and performers alike with its inexhaustible vocal and dramatic possibilities—and challenges. Violetta is considered a pinnacle of the soprano repertoire.

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Week of Dec. 20
The city of Gainesville and the Florida Museum of Natural History will be hosting holiday camps during the winter break for Alachua County school children.
The city is hosting Winter Break Camp for children ages 6-13 and age 5 if completed kindergarten. The cost is $43 for city residents and $65 for non-city residents.
The camp will be offered from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 20-21, Dec. 26-28, Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 at the Eastside Recreation Center at 2841 E. University Ave. and the Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Recreation Center at 1001 NW 34th St.
For information, call 352-334-5067.
The Florida Museum will be hosting School Holiday Camps for students in kindergarten through fifth-grade.
Camp will be held on Dec. 20-21 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. for a full day of activities or from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 12:30-5 p.m. for half days. The cost is $45 for a full day for museum members and $50 for non-members and $27 for a half day for members and $30 for non-members.
For more information, call 352-273-2061.
The Micanopy Tour Group and Quarterman Productions wiil host the 2012 Holiday Celebration Banquet.
It will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Paramount Plaza Hotel at 2900 SW 13th St. Tickets are $30 and include a Southern-style dinner buffet.
Featured will be a fashion show and live entertainment provided by Orlando ventriloquist Charles Groover with Oscar the Puppet, Kenneth Johnson as Vida Pearl and Daniel Ware as Michael Jackson.
For more information, call 352-284-1720 or 352-284-6074.
Volunteers are wanted to provide income tax preparation assistance and serve as greeters for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, and the AARP Tax-Aide Assistance programs.
The VITA tax season will run from Jan. 22-April 15, while the AARP Tax Assistance season will run from Feb. 4-April 16.
VITA training classes will be offered from 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 14-17 at Gerson Hall on the University of Florida campus and AARP training classes will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays from Jan. 4-15 at the Millhopper Branch Library at 3145 NW 43rd St.
For AARP volunteer information, call 352-339-1801 or email AARPtaxhelp@gmail.com. For VITA volunteer information, call 352-333-0852 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.
The Alpha Iota chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. will host its Red and Gold Gala.
It will be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Thelma Boltin Center at 516 NE 2nd Ave. Tickets are $25.
Proceeds will benefit scholarships for deserving high school graduates and current college students. Eta Phi Beta is a non-profit business and professional women's organization founded in 1942 in Detroit.
For more information, call 904-769-3361 or 386-295-0288.
The Regional Transit System will reduce its fall service due to the winter holiday breaks at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College.
However, there will be no service on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, and normal service will resume on Jan. 2.
On Monday, RTS will operate a normal Sunday service, with the paratransit service also on a 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday schedule. There will be no campus or Later Gator service.
On Dec. 31, RTS will operate its Spring 2013 schedule with reduced service. Paratransit service will run as normal.
For more information, call 352-334-2600 or visit www.go-rts.com.
Residential curbside collection service for solid waste, recycling and yard trash will be delayed one day following both Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
However, regular solid waste collection on Monday and also Dec. 31 will not be affected. The regular schedule for collection will resume the week of Jan. 7.
The five Alachua County Rural Collection Centers and the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The Office of Waste Collection and the Household Hazardous Waste Center will be closed Monday and Tuesday and also Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
For more information, call 352-338-3233.
Ring in the New Year at the "Downtown Countdown" New Year's Eve Celebration.
The celebration will be held from 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Dec. 31 at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza. It is free and open to the public.
Featured will be headliners Mick Marino and The Nasty Habit's Rolling Stone 50th anniversary celebration with the opening act by the reggae band Irie Ones, formerly Iration.
For more information, call 352-393-8746 or email email@example.com.
The Alachua County Crisis Center is seeking volunteers to become crisis line counselors.
The next training class will begin on Jan. 19, where 60 hours of in-depth training will be provided.
For more information, call Ali Martinez at 352-264-6782 or visit www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/CSS/CrisisCenter/Pages/Volunteer.aspx.
Spotlight on Youth
Teens can help teens during the 14th annual Spotlight on Youth talent show, the signature event of CDS Family and Behavioral Health Services Inc.
All interested high school students can now apply to audition for the show. The deadline is Dec. 19. The show will be held in early April.
Needed are performers and visual and spoken word artists.
To apply and for more information, call 352-244-0628 x3865 or visit www.cdsfl.org.
Mentors are needed for Project Manhood, a program designed to help middle school students transition from boyhood to manhood and into a brighter future.
Mentors will meet with their students at least one Saturday each month. The program is sponsored by the Beta Pi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
Charlie Jackson, president of Beta Pi and director of Project Manhood, said mentors will receive training and must undergo a background check.
For more information, call Jackson at 352-494-5005.
Taylor Boswell, a junior dual-enrolled student at Santa Fe College and Buchholz High School, is collecting white undershirt T-shirts in all sizes to be given to residents in local nursing homes.
T-shirts can be dropped off at Watson Realty at 4516 NW 23rd Ave.
For more information, call 352-318-3931.
Guardian ad Litem
Share your time by advocating in court for abused and neglected children as a Guardian ad Litem volunteer.
No special background is needed and legal and staff support will be provided. The next class will be held on Jan. 14. Sign up before the holidays because class size is limited.
For more information, call 352-548-3823 or go to www.gal.alachua.fl.us.
Want to submit announcements to the Gainesville Guardian?
The deadline is noon Fridays for publication the following Thursday. Make sure all pertinent information is included.
Send via email to firstname.lastname@example.org or drop off at 2700 SW 13th St., or fax to 352-338-3128, Attn: Guardian.
For more information, call 352-337-0360.

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Extreme loss of immunoreactive p-Akt and p-Erk1/2 during routine fixation of primary breast cancer
Breast Cancer Research volume 12, Article number: R76 (2010)
Very few studies have investigated whether the time elapsed between surgical resection and tissue fixation or the difference between core-cut and excision biopsies impact on immunohistochemically measured biomarkers, including phosphorylated proteins in primary breast cancer. The aim of this study was to characterise the differences in immunoreactivity of common biomarkers that may occur (1) as a result of tissue handling at surgery and (2) between core-cuts and resected tumours.
Core-cuts taken from surgical breast cancer specimens immediately after resection (sample A) and after routine X-ray of the excised tumour (sample B) were formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded and compared with the routinely fixed resection specimen (sample C). The variation in immunohistochemical expression of Ki67, oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR), human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2), p-Akt and p-Erk1/2 were investigated.
Twenty-one tissue sets with adequate tumour were available. Median time between collection of core-cuts A and B was 30 minutes (range, 20 to 80 minutes). None of the markers showed significant differences between samples A and B. Similarly, Ki67, ER, PgR and HER2 did not differ significantly between core-cuts and main resection specimen, although there was a trend for lower resection values for ER (P = 0.06). However, p-Akt and p-Erk1/2 were markedly lower in resections than core-cuts (median, 27 versus 101 and 69 versus 193, respectively; both P < 0.0001 [two-sided]). This difference was significantly greater in mastectomy than in lumpectomy specimens for p-Erk1/2 (P = 0.01).
The delay in fixation in core-cuts taken after postoperative X-ray of resection specimens has no significant impact on expression of Ki67, ER, PgR, HER2, p-Akt or p-Erk1/2. However, extreme loss of phospho-staining can occur during routine fixation of resection specimens. These differences are likely attributable to suboptimal fixation and may have major repercussions for clinical research involving these markers.
Stratification of therapy is a prime goal of current research. Tissue biomarkers are expected to provide indices enabling selection of therapy. Assurance of the validity of biomarker measurement is critical for their accurate application and interpretation, particularly in the context of presurgical studies, which are being increasingly used to speed drug development .
A variety of tissue sample types (e.g., core-cuts, punch biopsies, excisions) are used in biomarker studies, and comparative measurements of a marker between tissue types may occur within a single trial (e.g., core-cut at diagnosis/pretreatment versus excision/posttreatment). There are, however, few data available on the impact of sample type, even for frequently measured biomarkers such as Ki67, which has been used as a primary end point of some trials . It is essential that any differences that arise from the expression of such markers in trials should be solely attributable to the effect of treatment with the drug and not due to potential artefacts such as those caused by delays to tissue fixation in different sample types.
Protein kinases are targets for approximately one third of drugs in development for oncology. Their phosphorylated products provide pharmacodynamic end points during clinical development and are likely, at least in some cases, to be determinants/indices of treatment efficacy and thus to become biomarkers in routine practice. Some previous studies have indicated that some phosphoproteins are labile during fixation [3, 4]. We undertook a systematic assessment of immunoreactive expression of several established or developmental biomarkers for breast cancer, including two centrally important phosphorylated proteins: p-Akt and p-Erk1/2. To address these issues, we evaluated two situations that arise in the increasingly popular "window of opportunity" studies in primary breast cancer that exploit the approximately 2 weeks between diagnosis and surgery: (1) the delay of starting fixation between tumour excision and its return to theatre after X-ray to assess calcification and margin clearance, and (2) differences between core-cuts fixed immediately on tumour resection and histopathological sections from routinely fixed primary breast cancers.
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Immunohistochemical determination of Ki67, ER, PgR, HER2, p-Akt and p-Erk1/2
Four-micron sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues were deparaffinised in xylene for 5 minutes and gradually rehydrated in decreasing grades (100%, 90%, 80% and 70%) of industrial methylated spirits (IMS) and water washes. Table 1 provides further details of the immunohistochemical methodology used for all markers. In all cases, endogenous peroxidase blocking, incubation with primary and secondary antibodies and signal amplification and detection steps of the immunohistochemical procedure were conducted on the Autostainer Immunostaining System (Dako, Carpinteria, CA, USA). Slides were then washed in running tap water for 5 minutes, counterstained in Mayer's haematoxylin for 1 minute and washed again for 5 minutes. Sections were dehydrated in gradual IMS washes (70%, 80%, 90% and 100%), incubated twice in xylene for 5 minutes and mounted on the CTM6 Glass Coverslipper (Thermo Fisher Scientific/Microm, Walldorf, Germany). All sections within the same set (i.e., samples A, B and C) were stained in the same batch to minimise any batch-to-batch variations that might occur which could affect staining intensity and lead to erroneous results.
Assessment of p-Akt, p-Erk1/2, ER and PgR expression across 10 high-power fields was done by H score, in which the percentage of invasive cells staining in each intensity category (0, zero; 1, faint; 2, moderate; or 3, strong) was derived, multiplied by its intensity and summed (range, 0-300). Ki67 expression was assessed by percentage of positive invasive cells staining in any category 1-3 (percentage positive score) across 10 high-power fields. HER2 assessment was done by IHC categories 0, 1+, 2+ and 3+ as per HercepTest™ (DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) guidelines . The assessment of all markers was blinded with regard to sample time point and sample set.
Comparison of IHC scores between samples A, B and C was conducted using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Spearman regression analyses were conducted between the difference in expression between samples A and B and the time elapsed between their collection. Data from samples placed in RNAlater will be published separately. P values were two-sided.
Twenty complete sets of samples with adequate invasive tissue and one set missing sample B were available. Median time from collection of samples A and B was 30 minutes (range, 20-80 minutes). No significant differences were found between samples A and B for Ki67, ER, PgR, p-Akt, p-Erk1/2 or HER2 (Table 2). There were no significant correlations between time elapsed and the differences between samples A and B (all P > 0.20). Comparisons with sample C were therefore made with mean expression values for samples A and B (mean A,B).
There were no significant differences between these scores for Ki67, ER and PgR, although a trend to a lower ER value in the resection was seen (Figure 1a, P = 0.19; Figure 1b, P = 0.06; and Figure 1c, P = 0.89, respectively). For HER2, 12 of 15 cases categorised as 1+ on at least one of sample A or B were scored 0 in the resection, but no differences in HER2 positive or negative status occurred (Figure 1d). However, p-Akt and p-Erk1/2 were highly significantly lower in sample C than in mean A,B (Figures 2a and 2b, respectively; P < 0.0001). Near-complete absence of staining (H score <5) occurred in 6 of 21 samples C for p-Akt and 8 of 21 for p-Erk1/2, despite mean A,B values for some of these being among the highest. Nonetheless, there was a significant correlation between values for mean A,B and C samples for both phosphoproteins (R = 0.68, P = 0.0008; R = 0.52, P = 0.015, respectively).
The mean difference in staining between mean A,B and C samples was greater for both phosphoproteins in mastectomy than lumpectomy samples (Figures 3a and 3b), but only significantly so for p-Erk1/2 (P = 0.01).
The data described reveal that the immunohistochemical detection of certain biomarkers is highly comparable between core-cut biopsies and routinely fixed resections. The modest difference in ER and the lack of difference in Ki67 and PgR is consistent with the absence of a difference between core-cuts and resection samples in the placebo arm of some of our earlier reports on short-term presurgical studies [6, 7]. While there was no effect on the p-Akt or p-Erk1/2 staining over the 20- to 80-minute delay in fixation of core-cuts, the difference between core-cuts and excision samples was extreme and could lead to major erroneous interpretation. For example, if these results were obtained in a "window-of-opportunity" trial that included only a treatment arm, they could be taken as strong evidence of the pharmacological effectiveness of that treatment.
The differences between core-cut and excision samples could be influenced by sampling differences of heterogeneously expressed markers but are most likely due to differences in time to fixation: the correlation between core-cut and excision values indicates a systematic difference. At room temperature and without fixation accelerators, formalin, by far the most widely used histopathological fixative, penetrates tissue at approximately 1 mm/hour . Thus fixation will be initiated rapidly throughout core-cuts (small volume) after immersion whilst penetration of the larger volume main specimen will be slower, resulting in greater loss of biomarker expression. Manoeuvres are therefore necessary to allow rapid initiation of fixation throughout excision biopsies. This is further supported by the reduction in phospho-staining between cores and the main resection being more noticeable in mastectomy than in lumpectomy specimens, especially for p-Erk1/2.
We recently reported that the routine fixation procedure at RMH provides excellent correlations for ER and HER2 status (i.e., positive or negative) between diagnostic core-cuts and resection specimens and those results are supported here . Approximately 15% discordance was noted for PgR in that study on the basis of positive-negative categorisation. Using the cutoff of H score 20, no such discordance was seen in the current study, but the numbers of subjects are too low to exclude that level of discordance. The trend to a quantitative difference reported here for ER and the significant difference we reported previously between excisions and cores are unlikely to lead to erroneous exclusion of responsive patients from endocrine therapy . However, recent data indicate that quantitative levels of ER may be usefully incorporated into algorithms for predicting patient outcome ; such assessments will benefit from optimal fixation procedures.
The major differences seen in the two phosphoproteins have major implications for clinical research and future patient management. Past research reports that assessed expression of these markers in samples without special attention to fixation, including studies from our own group , may have reached erroneous conclusions [12–19]. One recent publication on p-Akt in relation to the clinical benefit of paclitaxel in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer recognised the potential for loss of immunoreactivity because of variations in specimen fixation; an optimised antigen retrieval technique was stated to have been used, but its effectiveness was not reported . False-negative results (when inconsistent fixation has occurred) or false-positive results (when systematic bias has resulted from consistently different fixation as alluded to above for window-of-opportunity studies) may both occur. There are also implications for future clinical management: if any such labile markers emerge, as is anticipated, from current translational research efforts, stored routinely fixed tissues are unlikely to be valid for their measurement. Although guidelines for optimal fixation have been published , it is clear that these are not uniformly adhered to. This practice needs to be markedly improved to prepare for clinical application of future agents.
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This work was supported by Cancer Research UK (grant number C406/A8962), Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research, and the National Institute for Health Research Royal Marsden Hospital Biomedical Research Centre.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
IP coordinated sample collection, conducted immunohistochemical determination and scoring of markers Ki67, p-Akt and p-Erk1/2, acquired data on clinical-pathological parameters, conducted statistical analysis and interpretation of data for all markers and assisted in drafting the manuscript; FM selected eligible patients, collected samples in theatre and assisted in drafting the manuscript; MH sectioned tissue blocks and conducted immunohistochemical determination and scoring of markers ER, PgR and HER2; SD assisted in the immunohistochemical determination of phospho-markers; RA supervised the statistical analysis and assisted in drafting the manuscript; AN and PO supervised the histopathological processing of samples and contributed towards the histopathological discussions; JS provided training and supervision of the immunohistochemical tests; IS contributed to the design of the study and its interpretation; and MD conceived and designed the study, interpreted data and drafted the manuscript. All authors approved the final manuscript.
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Pinhel, I.F., MacNeill, F.A., Hills, M.J. et al. Extreme loss of immunoreactive p-Akt and p-Erk1/2 during routine fixation of primary breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 12, R76 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2719
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The bulk of the movie, following all these people doing the reporting is quite exciting although I wish more time was dedicated to spending time with Daniel Ellsberg and some of the attempts to actually get the Pentagon papers out into the public record like Sen. Mike Gravel actually reading them on the senate floor. It's a tight movie but not expansive in the ways it could have been.
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I liked the film, but it honestly feels like something you'd watch in a high school history class. You can tell Spielberg is getting old. It's filled with the Spielberg cheesiness that I love and some social commentary that is a bit on the nose.


Evaluasi Hasil Rekayasa Pengering Tipe Bak Kayu Blower Ganda dengan Sumber Energi Gas LPG untuk Pengeringan Benih Kedelai pada Sistem Jabalsim
Tastra, I. K.; Balai Penelitian Kacang-kacangan dan Umbi-umbian Jl. Raya Kendalpayak Km. 8. Kotak Pos 66 Malang 65101
Patriyawaty, N. R.; Balai Penelitian Kacang-kacangan dan Umbi-umbian Jl. Raya Kendalpayak Km. 8. Kotak Pos 66 Malang 65101
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Problem faced on continous soybean seed supplies based on location and seasons (the Jabalsim) system is that soybean crops are harvested during the rainy season. This has caused the seed quality does not meet the standard requirement set forth by the government. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the flat bed dryer with an LPG energy source, for soybean seed drying. Research was conducted at the Laboratory of Agricultural Mechanization of the Indonesian Legumes and Tuber Crops Research Institute (ILETRI), in Malang and at Muneng Experiment Station, Probolinggo, East Java, from January to December 2010. The study included designing and performance evaluation of the dryer for its drying capacity and seed viability, and the analysis of financial benefit to the seed grower using the B/C ratio. The performance evaluation was done using soybean varieties Kaba and Grobogan. The results showed that drying process of both soybean varieties followed an exponential model with the coefficient of determinations (R2) was 0.94 to 0.99. Drying soybean seeds using the flat bed dryer using LPG as the energy source was faster than that using the drying floor. The drying rate of soybean seeds of Kaba variety using the flat bed dryer and using the drying floor was faster than those on variety Grobogan. It took 6 hours for drying 260 kg soybean seed with 20% moisture content wet basis (obtained from 1 ton of unthreshed soybean) into 11% wet basis, thus the drying capacity of the dryer was only 43 kg/hour. At an average rate of drying air temperature 45.5oC, the viability of the soybean seeds was 73 to 84%, still meet the standard seed quality of the government (minimum 70%). The cost benefit ratio (B/C ratio) was 1.12 when the price of the dryer is Rp 22 million/unit and the service charge for the soybean seed drying is Rp 2,600/kg seeds. Technically and financially, innovation of the flat bed dryer with an LPG energy source was still feasible to be applied by seed producers during the wet season, following the Jabalsim seed system.


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Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes
EVENT:BREAD BAKERS |FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS
THEME: ANCIENT GRAINS
RECIPE: BUCKWHEAT SAVOURY PANCAKES
Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes or Farali Kuttu Ka Cheela is healthy, easy to make and delicious. Usually enjoyed as a hot breakfast options, these gluten free pancakes are loaded with vegetables.
Often, I make these pancakes or cheela when I am fasting for Ekadashi. Best enjoyed with some plain yogurt and green chutney. Sometimes I make them as an accompaniment to a simple potato curry.
What Vegetables Can I Add?
Well, any which you prefer. Spinach, boiled peas, boiled and finely chopped french beans, cooked corn, onion, etc are some suggestions. However, if you are making them for Ekadashi Fasting, then omit vegetables that are not allowed during the fast. I usually like to add grated carrot, zucchini or doodhi (bottle gourd). You can also add some grated paneer to make it more filling.
Do I Need To Rest The Batter?
Not at all, mix all the ingredients and immediately make the pancakes.
Thin Or Thick Pancakes?
Since the batter is loaded with vegetables, it is difficult to spread the pancake out thinly. If you want to make thin pancakes almost like cheela or crepes, then you need to process the vegetables into a coarse texture. Add the ingredients in the blender and process it till the vegetables are tiny.
Can I Use Oil, Butter Or Ghee?
Any you prefer. I sometimes use ghee and sometimes oil. If you are making them for fasting day then use an oil that is allowed during fasting or use ghee.
Are Buckwheat Pancakes Vegan?
While I like to add plain yogurt to the batter, you can easily add vegan yogurt or omit yogurt altogether. Just add more water to replace the yogurt.
Bread Bakers Theme
Robin Beck who blogs at A Shaggy Dough Story suggested we use ANCIENT GRAINS to bake a bread,flatbread or muffins.
What Are Ancient Grains?
Truthfully, I had no idea that certain grains that I use are termed as Ancient Grains till Robin suggested this theme. My research began on the internet (what would we do without Google??). Also known as Heritage Grains, these grains have existed for the last hundred years without them being changed, that is they are not hybridized. Ancient grains have a more robust texture and thrive without much pesticides and fertilizers.
Some Examples Of Ancient Grains
Gluten free, easy to cook and used as grain or flour. Actually, I find it is easier to digest. I love making Pearl Millet Pancakes for breakfast. Uji or Finger Millet Porridge is a staple breakfast in Kenya. Savoury Millet Pancake is where I use three different kinds of millets – pearl millet flour, barnyard millet and kodo millet. Pearl Millet and Almond Cookies are so delicious.
A good source of protein and vitamin C, gluten free, easy to digest amaranth is used as in the grain form and flour. It actually is classed as a pseudo grain. The seeds of amaranth look like grain. Fig and Amaranth Cookies are so easy to make, gluten free and yummy. Amaranth Fruity Pudding is an excellent breakfast or dessert option. My favourite way to use amaranth flour is to make Rajgira Halwa.
Another gluten free grain, I love making Sindhi Jowar Rotiwith barley flour. I use pearl barley to make khichdi, soups and idli too.
Quinoa like amaranth is a pseudo grain. The seeds look like grain, are rich in protein and has become a popular alternate to rice. Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad is a healthy, gluten free replacement for bulgur wheat. Garlicky Broccoli Quinoa makes a filling meal. Apple Avocado Quinoa Salad makes a perfect lunch option.
Buckwheat is another pseudo grain. It is a good source of protein, dietary fiber and gluten free. Some the dishes I make using buckwheat are,
Beetroot Buckwheat Risotto, a great alternate to rice.
Breakfast Buckwheat Pudding – a healthy and filling breakfast, loaded with dry fruits and nuts.
Soft Buckwheat Idli – simply love them. They turn out so soft and are easy to digest.
Buckwheat Khichdi – with potatoes it makes a filling meal.
CHIA AND FLAX SEEDS
Both have become poplar as super foods. I like using flax seeds with my cereal, smoothies and as a topping for breads. My favourite way to enjoy chia seeds is in the form of a Chia pudding – Thandai Chia Pudding, Strawberry Chia Pudding. Chia Seeds also make an excellent alternate to gelatin in a Mousse Recipe like my Thandai Mousse.
Oats are a good source of dietary fiber, good for the heart and control sugar levels in the blood. In fact, oats keeps you full for a long period of time. Banana Peanut Butter and Oats Smoothie is my preferred way to begin the day. Fruit and Nut Granola is the other option.
I have yet to try out the following Ancient Grains
- Kamut/ Khorasan
- Wild Rice
My Choice For The Theme: Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes
During my recent trip to India, I was lucky enough to get some buckwheat flour. It is widely used in India especially as an ingredient allowed during fasting days. Buckwheat is not a grain but a seed. I had come across the recipe for buckwheat pancakes or cheela in a magazine. To make it more filling and healthy I decided to add some vegetables. Known as kuttu in Hindi, kutto in Gujarati, both the seeds and flour are popular. The flour appears greyish brown with black specks.
Let’s check out what my fellow bakers have made using Ancient Grains :
- Ancient 4 Grain Breakfast Bread from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Blueberry Peach Quinoa Oatmeal Muffins from Magnolia Days
- Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes from Mayuri’s Jikoni
- Dimbleby’s Breastfeeding Bread from Food Lust People Love
- Eggless Sorghum and Pearl Millet Banana Muffins (Eggless Jowar and Bajra Banana Muffins) from G’Gina’s Kitchenette
- Garlic Cheesy Einkorn Crackers from The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Multigrain Seeded Loaf from What Smells So Good?
- Quinoa Banana Bread from Wholistic Woman
- Seeded Spelt Boules from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Karen’s Kitchen Stories -Spelt and Einkorn Sourdough with Caramelized Onions
- Easy Spelt Bread from Hostess at Heart
- Spelt Sweet Potato Paratha from Cook’s Hideout
- Teff Crepes with Spinach and Mushrooms from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Yeasted Jowar Naan from Sneha’s Recipe
THE GROUP – FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS
The Group Foodies_Redoing Old Posts, started by Renu helps the members to make an effort to update old posts. This is our 71st one. Wow, so that means I actually have at least 71 posts updated. This time am updating Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes. The recipe remains the same but I’ve updated this post with more structured write up, better photos and a video.
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First Published on 12/01/2016. Updated on 04/03/2022
Ingredients Required For Buckwheat Savoury Pancakes
- Buckwheat Flour – easily available in Indian Stores, in supermarkets, especially in the gluten free section, or online.
- Zucchini Or Bottle Gourd – courgette or doodhi. Grated. If you are using doodhi, then peel and grate it.
- Carrot – peeled and grated.
- Bell Pepper – any colour or green capsicum. Remove the core, seeds and rib. Chop finely.
- Fresh Coriander/ Cilantro – chopped.
- Yogurt – plain and thick.
- Coconut – freshly grated or desiccated. Optional.
- Sesame Seeds – tal. To add in the batter and also for topping.
- Green Chillis – finely chopped or paste.
- Ginger – peel and grate or mince.
- Rock Salt – sendha namak if you are making them for fasting. If not use, normal salt.
- Water – normal tap water.
- Pepper Powder – coarsely ground.
- Baking Soda – Soda Bicarbonate. Need a generous pinch. However, can omit it completely.
- Oil/Ghee – enough for shallow frying the pancakes. Use oil that is suitable for fasting days like sunflower or peanut oil.
WATCH HOW TO MAKE BUCKWHEAT SAVOURY PANCAKES/KUTTU KA CHEELA
BUCKWHEAT SAVOURY PANCAKES |FARALI KUTTU KA CHEELA
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- ½ cup zucchini grated
- ½ cup carrot peeled and grated
- ½ cup bell pepper finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh coriander chopped
- ¼ cup plain yogurt thick
- 2 tbsp coconut fresh/desiccated
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1-2 green chillis chopped or paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1-1¼ tsp rock salt
- 1¼ -1½ cup water
- ¼-½ tsp coarse pepper powder
- ⅛ tsp soda bi carbonate baking soda
- oil for shallow frying
- Add all the ingredients except baking soda and oil into a large mixing bowl. At first add only 1¼ cups of water.
- Mix the batter. Add more water if required. The batter should not be too thick or too thin.
- Just before preparing the pancakes, add baking soda if you're using any and mix.
- Heat a frying pan, tawa, skillet over medium heat.
- Add a few drops of oil or ghee and let it become a bit hot.
- Add about ¼ -⅓ cup batter to the hot pan. Spread the batter out using a spatula or ladle. I usually make them about 5-6 inches in diameter.
- Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top if you want to.
- Lower the heat and cook the pancake on one side.
- Flip it over. Add a few drops of oil/ghee and cook the pancake till done.
- Repeat the above steps with the remaining batter.
- Serve the pancakes with chutney, plain yogurt or a fresh salad. Can serve them with a potato curry too.
- Use bottle gourd(doodhi) instead of zucchini.
- Add other vegetables of your choice if you are not making them for fasting days.
- Can add ½ part buckwheat flour and ½ part rice flour to make it more palatable for kids.
- Some people don't consume baking soda on fasting days so omit it if that is the case.
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E-470’s board of directors on Thursday approved toll increases for Jan. 1 and amended the highway’s policy on assessing penalties and fees on drivers with delinquent accounts.
Officials of the toll road also said they will work with the Colorado Department of Revenue on a plan to put a hold on an E-470 user’s vehicle-registration renewal until past-due tolls, fees and penalties are paid on a delinquent account.
The law allows such a hold to be put on vehicle-registration renewal in cases of delinquent toll bills, but E-470 has not sought authority to do so until now, said John McCuskey, the toll road’s executive director.
As part of the new toll schedule for Jan. 1, directors hiked the toll at four of the highway’s mainline toll plazas by a dime to $2.50 for its transponder holders.
The Plaza A toll, at the south end of the highway, also will jump by 10 cents to $2.25 for transponder users. About 75 percent of E-470 users have transponders.
Ramp tolls will go up by a nickel for them.
The one-fourth of E-470 drivers who are tolled by a read of their license plates also will pay higher tolls next year that again will include a premium payment over the transponder rate.
A year ago, E-470’s board voted to impose smaller annual toll increases instead of the previous policy of hiking mainline tolls by 25 cents every three years.
The highway board, composed of public officials from the east metro area, also voted to change the way E-470 bills those with delinquent toll accounts. The new policy will charge road users $25 for each civil penalty notice instead of $25 for every toll transaction contained in that notice.
Before the change, a toll account in the civil penalty phase that had 10 toll transactions totaling $25 in tolls due also would have been assessed $25 per transaction, or $250, in addition to the tolls, late fees and collection fees due.
Under the new policy, E-470 users in such a case could settle the account by paying the tolls and fees due and one $25 civil penalty fee instead of the $250 in accumulated per-transaction penalties, said Joe Don ahue, E-470’s finance chief.
E-470 officials urged customers with delinquent accounts to call the road’s customer-service line, 303-537-3470, to take advantage of the policy change.
The highway has issued about 200,000 civil penalty notices to delinquent road users since May, Donahue said. Each notice typically averages about 10 toll transactions.
The board’s policy change also calls for the assessment of a single $20 court fee per court appearance if a hearing officer issues a final order of liability on a disputed toll bill, instead of hitting the road user with a $20 court fee per toll transaction.
Overdue toll bills get to a hearing officer about seven months after use of the highway, if earlier payment-notice deadlines are not met.
“Our primary goal is to encourage people to pay our tolls,” McCuskey said of the policy to end the accrual of per-transaction penalties and court fees.


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I remember the first time I touched clay. Below the pebble strewn sand of the Swan Point beach, it was soft, grey and pliable and I made tiny vases while my brothers made tunnels through the sand.
Many years later several Adult Education classes wetted my appetite but it wasn’t until the mid 80’s my clay addiction really began, with TAFE, then Art School and the building of my first studio.
At this time my membership of what was then The Potters Society opened up new worlds of possibilities through the many workshops given by visiting ceramicists. One of the most inspirational was Canadian Matthias Ostermann, whose maiolica decoration introduced me to terracotta and colour. Even now I keep coming back to maiolica, despite it not being the “fashion statement” that it was in the 80’s. A preferred addition is gold lustre.
My ceramics range also includes terracotta with various blue glazes, white earthenware with printed blue decoration and Southern ice and lumina porcelain, water-etched or drawn on with blue underglaze pencil.
In 2008 I began to explore another medium. Needing to rest my back and wrists, and desiring to work with more colour, I discovered felting. Felting, unlike pottery, is soft, light and immediate. With colour what you see is what you get (apart from the shrinkage!) It is supportive of quite a different side of my artistic temperament.
I am adding to this in 2022. I still have my felting materials, and intend to get back to it at some point, but it is pottery that absorbs me the most, the feel of the clay, and the ability to create something that people can use in the home and in particular for food or drink. I am primarily a maker of decorative tableware.
Large slab platters are amongst my favourite forms, with transfer decorated patterns on the surface, often landscape related. I also produce a range of thrown teabowls, bowls and mugs with transfer collage surfaces, coasters and buttons.
In recent years I have discovered anew the joy of pinch pots. I have now made many small pinched bowls, the process a meditation. From this has evolved my “endangered species” and “bleached coral” series as well as “conus” and “nautilus”, based on shell forms. These are pinch pots with a difference, the exterior fluted or spiked, the surface lustrous from a raku firing or intricately patterned with underglaze pencil. This work closely relates to my concern for our environment and love of nature.
I run small pottery classes in my studio in Lindisfarne and am a Life Member and committee member of the Tasmanian Ceramics Association in which I am the organiser of Maude’s Mud Muster in Bothwell in September and “Windows in June”.
You will always find my work in Off Centre, the collective which I established with 7 others in 1999 and which has been downstairs in Salamanca Arts Centre since 2011.


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DENVER (CBS4) – The Federal Aviation Administration is testing new technology that could detect unmanned aircraft, or drones, as the devices approach Denver International Airport.
Radars currently in use cannot detect small drones.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari got candid while exploring a plethora of topics revolving around 'Shifting Gears: 2019-2024" at the Republic Summit 2018. During an elaborative discussion on BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, Mr Gadkari used a Marathi proverb to explain the equation between the two parties in the state of Maharashtra. Here's what he said:
"Have you heard of a Marathi Proverb? Tujha Majha Jamena...Tujhya Vachun Karmena. This means Can't live with you, can't live without you. The alliance of Sena and BJP was done on the basis of Hindutva. Even now, there is no conflict between the two parties on the basis of Hindutva. I feel that for the benefit of Nation, for Maharashtra and for the citizens, BJP-Shiv Sena should come together. We are trying to form an alliance and I feel that the alliance will take place. I will tell you a philosophy. There are two lines, one is your and one is his".
Responding on the coalition of the Opposition parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, the former BJP president pronounced that 'Mahagathbandhan' is synonymous to the alliance of the weak.
First time ever, commenting on the topic, he said, "I am close to everyone, but this is not my calculative politics. I don't want to compromise on that, I am what I am. I tell people, this is who I am if you want to vote for me or not is your choice. Nobody dies upon losing. There are two characters of Mahaghatbandhan- first people who are weak do Mahagathbandhan. Secondly, they now know that they are in trouble and have no power to fight that's when they all decide to unite. So the one who is weak or defeated, the alliance of such strength-less people is called "Mahagatbandhan".
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari delivered a scintillating report card, full of facts and figures, for the achievements of his various ministries, at the Republic Summit in Mumbai on Wednesday. Gadkari, who holds one of the longest lists of portfolios, is the Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, spoke on how India will be 'Shifting Gears from 2019-2024' to ride the growth surge in the fast lane.
Earlier on the Day 2 of Republic Summit, BJP President Amit Shah also broached a number of key topics. Starting off by talking about how a politician builds his or her confidence by serving society, Amit Shah further spoke about the possibility of an alliance between BJP-Shiv Sena in 2019.
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This unusual 1930's Royal Cauldon 14" chop plate features a transferware floral motif consisting of morning glories and foliage growing along curvilinear vines. The flowers have been hand painted in classic Imari shades of Cobalt Blue and Rust along with bright green and teal. The decoration includes gilt accents along with a gilded rim.
The chop plate is in very good condition with no cracks or repairs. The decoration is crisp and the color is vivid. As a vintage item the piece shows signs of use consisting of a few minor utensil marks which are mentioned for accuracy. It should also be noted that there are production related anomalies present commonly found in antique/vintage transferware consisting of glaze pops and frits on the rim along with minor smudges beneath the glaze which do not detract from the appearance of the piece and are mentioned for accuracy. The underside bears a Cauldon backstamp reading "Royal Cauldon England Est 1774 MADE IN ENGLAND" along with impressed factory marks including "B 14". The chop plate weighs in at 3lbs 10oz.
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A Front Porch Pantry favorite, our homemade chicken pot pie is loaded with slow roasted chicken, white and dark meat, and vegetables in a creamy beurre blanc sauce topped with a flaky butter crust.
Trays are oven and microwave friendly. Remove condiments and sauce containers.
Microwave: Remove sleeve, lift the corner of film, place on microwave plate, microwave for 2 minutes or until hot, cut film away from corner edge with knife, and remove. Let stand for 2 minutes. Based on a 1100 watt microwave oven. DO NOT LIFT TRAY, LIFT ON MICROWAVABLE PLATE.
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