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I love summer! Last night was beautiful outside! I had already fed the girls their supper. I was not really in the mood for a full dinner, so I decided to pull a bag of shrimp out of the freezer. I always keep a bag of shrimp in the freezer. I think they are just as good as the "fresh" shrimp in most markets and they take minutes to thaw!
Last week when I was at the market the bunches of lemongrass were calling my name. It has been sitting in my fridge. I thought it was time to use it, along with the cilantro, parsley and scallions, which were also calling my name at the market. Many years ago, one of our chef's at Cremaldi's showed me how to use lemongrass. It is so versatile! To use it you have to trim most of the top off and the stem at the bottom. Then you have to remove the tough outer leaves. I was showed to smash it with a meat mallet to loosen the fibers and then chop it. When I add it to something like curry then I don't smash it. I slice it into very thin, thin, rounds (like a scallion). For this recipe it really needs to be finely chopped so you don't choke on it or get little fibers stuck to the back of your throat or in between your teeth!!! That is NOT A GOOD THING! It is almost as bad as not getting your parsley clean enough and crunching on pieces of sand! Oh, speaking of crunching on sand...lemongrass is fantastic in steamed mussels!!!
I mixed the shrimp into my herb concoction and let them sit for an hour. I tossed them onto the grill and Voilà! Dinner! I poured a gin and tonic and went out to the backyard. Summer is the best!
Here is the recipe...
Lemongrass Cilantro Grilled Shrimp
1lb. 26/30 count raw shrimp
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 clove finely chopped fresh garlic
4 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup finely chopped lemongrass
lots of fresh coarsely ground black pepper
salt to taste
1. Trim shrimp by removing shell. Leave tail on. Make slit down back side of shrimp and
2. Mix cilantro, parsley, lemongrass, garlic, scallions, olive oil, salt and pepper together in
bowl. Reserve a small amount of mixture for drizzling after shrimp are cooked. Add shrimp to the rest and let sit for at least one hour.
3. Grill shrimp for a couple of minutes on each side. Do not overcook! As soon as the
shrimp turn from gray to pink they are DONE! Serve with a little drizzle of reserved marinade and a wedge of lemon!
1. If you want a little heat you can add crushed red pepper flakes or a little fresh chopped
2. I didn't feel like soaking my skewers so I grilled the shrimp and then put them on the
skewers. Actually I only skewered the ones for the picture. We ate the others right out of
bowl! If I had company I would probably skewer them.
3. Make sure you taste your mixture and adjust the salt. I used a lot of course ground
pepper (2 tablespoons)
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Initially I was pissed! Why didn't they included me? I am their only child! ONLY CHILD!! When I visited the cottages for the first time, my anger got in the way, and I refused to see what an amazing opportunity had opened up for my family.
As I sit here, on the beach today, looking out at a panoramic view of the ocean, my daughters digging in the sand nearby, I understand exactly what my parents were thinking when they bought these two little cottages! I love you Mum and Dad!
Built in the 1930's, I don't think the kitchen has ever been updated. The counters are Formica and the floor is covered in linoleum. At first imagined new appliances, counter tops and cabinets. I renovated the entire house in my mind.
This past weekend, when I took the kitchen for a test drive, I realized that I love it just the way it is!
Here is a recipe for the Fourth of July!
The Best Fried Chicken Ever!!!
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 quart buttermilk
10-12 pieces of chicken (legs, thighs, breasts whatever you want!)
3 cups vegetable oil
1. In a bowl, whisk together Flour, Cornstarch, Salt and Pepper. Take half of the flour mixture and
reserve in shallow serving dish or casserole (makes dredging much easier).
2. Using remaining flour in bowl, lightly dredge chicken pieces (shake off all excess) and immediately place into bowl of buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
3. Place a cooling rack over a sheet pan. Set aside. Heat vegetable oil in iron skillet (or other heavy lined bottom skillet) over medium flame, until oil reaches 350 degrees.
4. While oil is heating taking one piece of chicken, at a time, out of buttermilk and let excess drip off. Lightly dredge in flour. Shake off excess and place chicken on cooling rack. Continue until all chicken is dredged in flour mixture.
5. When oil has reached 350 degrees using tongs start placing dredged chicken, skin side down, into pan. OIL TEMP WILL DROP AS YOU ADD CHICKEN. DO NOT LET OIL TEMP DROP BELOW 325 DEGREES. REGULATE HEAT BY TURNING FLAME UP OR GIVE OIL CHANCE TO COME BACK UP BEFORE PLACING NEXT PIECE IN OIL.
6. Fry for 8 minutes and golden brown and using tongs carefully turn. Cook for 8 minutes.
Chicken takes roughly 16-18 minutes to cook through. Carefully remove from pan and let drip on
paper towel set over
paper towel set over
cooling rack on top of sheet pan. Sprinkle with a little course salt and serve!
|Even Big Daddy was able to relax! :)|
Posted by Genevieve at 10:39 PM
Friday, February 22, 2013
I manage winter in "blocks" of time. Once school starts, my goal is to make it through to Halloween. The weeks between the beginning of school and Halloween make up the first block of my winter time line. Once Halloween is over, I start thinking about Thanksgiving. The weeks from Halloween to Thanksgiving make up my second block of winter. The second block is not so bad. Who doesn't like Thanksgiving! I even get a little excited thinking about Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving, the third block starts. The weeks from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day is always a mad dash, so this block definitely goes by the fastest! When I hit January 2nd things get ugly! The fourth block of my time line begins. I am usually coming down from my holiday high and there is not much to look forward to until Valentine's Day. Except, sometimes the Super Bowl, IF the Patriots make it exciting for us! Unfortunately, they blew it this year, so there was no reason to watch the Super Bowl. We did get Nemo 2013!! The storm made it a little exciting, but the girls had many days off from school, which brought me to tears every afternoon!
At least the snow cheered up the landscape, transforming the winter ugliness into a winter wonderland! It looked like this...
Fortunately, I started seeing Valentine's merchandise down at the drug store right after Christmas and that picked up my spirits. The girls and I kept busy making "love bug" cookies their school friends and teachers. 54 cookies to be exact! They were really cute. Here is what they looked like...
After Valentine's Day I hit rock bottom. The fifth block of the time line. The weeks between Valentine's Day and Easter, by far the longest and hardest block of my winter time line! It's around this time that I really start noticing the very bare trees and gray skies. Our winter wonderland has turned into my worst nightmare! Mile high, dirty piles of snow lining the streets, sidewalks of ice and freezing temps with wind that knocks the breath right out of my lungs! I am working very hard to make it through the current block of my winter time line. Baby steps... like the Golden Globe Awards! Just a week from the Golden Globes to the Grammy Awards and two weeks from the Grammy's to the OSCARS!! Thinking about Easter helps. Ah...Easter...bulbs blooming...days are noticeably longer and preparation for the garden starts! I even bought a box of Peeps yesterday.
Here are the steps to prepping the artichokes...
First step is to trim the stems and tops of leaves. The tops have pinchers so handle with care! We use a pair of scissors. Don't take too much off! Just the tip!
|I enlisted the help of my mother for the pictures! Thanks Mom! xxoo|
Carefully drop each choke into boiling water. Push them down into the water and then cover the pot. Boil for 13 minutes or until there is no resistance when you tug on a leaf with a pair of tongs
Once they are tender carefully pull out of water with a pair of tongs. BEWARE...be careful that the boiling water does not go down the handle of the tongs. It will burn your hands! Keep them upside down on a tray so the water drains out of them.
While they are cooking start prepping your stuffing ingredients. (See below for recipe)
It is time to stuff!
Give them a little shake every now and then to make sure the filling is getting down in there!
Next step is to drizzle them with oil. We like to use a 10% olive oil/vegetable oil mix. It is not as heavy as straight olive oil.
Don't skimp on the oil!! You don't want them to be dry like the Sahara desert!
Then bake until golden on the tips! 400 degrees about 10-15 minutes. Don't over brown.
(The Cremaldi Cookbook, Doubleday)
2 cups coarsely chopped Italian parsley
1 heaping teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs
3 cups grated Romano Cheese
3 large cloves garlic, chopped very fine
3 cups oil
Filling can be frozen in a baggie for up to two months
Posted by Genevieve at 6:23 AM
Saturday, October 13, 2012
My mother discovered these baby bell peppers at Cosco. At first, they were hard to find and we could only get them at Cosco. Now I can get them at Market Basket and I have seen them at Whole Foods. I love the color! One night, I walked into my mother's house and she had a large skillet on the stove with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil on the bottom. All of a sudden she dumped the whole bag of baby bell peppers in, stems and all! They began sizzling!
She didn't touch them. I kept asking her if she was going to stir. She kept saying "NO". After about 6-7 minutes she stirred and it was amazing. The peppers were charred like they had been directly over the flame. She lowered the flame once they all had a nice even char and let them cook through. When they were nice and tender she added sicilian black olives. The heat of the skillet plumped up the olives and then she turned off the flame.
We ate them with fresh bread, cheese and some salami! We eat the seeds and all!
I've been waiting to post this because I have wanted to get a video of my mother cooking them. We haven't had time but maybe at some point I'll post a video just to show the technique. Technique makes them sound hard but they are VERY EASY so make them!
Just grab one by the stem and pop into your mouth!
Posted by Genevieve at 6:51 PM
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I decided to create my own Asian Noodles for Rose's lunch box. They came out sooooo yummy that I want to share the recipe! It is really easy. All of the dressing ingredients go into a jar. Shake and mix!
Rose's Favorite Asian Noodles
|My Rasp! I love my Rasp!|
1lb box dry Linguini, cooked al dente
1/4 cup tamari (soy sauce)
1/8 cup sesame oil
1/8 cup grape seed oil (or other light oil-canola)
Juice of 1 lime (1/8 cup)
2 tablespoons of grated fresh ginger (I used my rasp)
1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic (I used my rasp, again!)
3/4 teaspoon crush red pepper flakes
(leave out if making for kids-unless they like spice!)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 bunch broccolini, blanched
1 cup shredded carrots
1. Put all ingredients in glass jar with lid. Shake. Done!
2. You can add anything you want. Vegetables (snow peas, asparagus, red pepper strips)
Nuts (peanuts, cashews) Meat (stir fried chicken, beef, pork) Sesame Seeds would be great!
Cilantro! Go Wild!!!
They are good cold or room temp!
Posted by Genevieve at 12:46 PM
Thursday, July 12, 2012
My daughter Iris (4) is very different than Rose, but equally as wonderful! (Again, being very bias!) Iris has a very adult sense of humor, knows exactly how to tease and knows how to be sarcastic! Iris observes people and situations intensely and then forms an opinion which is either black or white. She is cautious and always becomes the leader of a group! She has better executive skills than her father and loves the challenge of mastering new tasks!
Do these two completely different sisters get along? Hummmm...most of the time. Nooooo, maybe just some of the time. Actually, the truth is they fight like WWE fighters!!! From the minute they get up in the morning until the second they fall asleep they screech, pinch, bite, slap, pull each others hair and throw things at each other ALL DAY LONG!! I feel like I must be doing something wrong! It is exhausting to watch it, listen to it and try to referee it EVERYDAY! I can't take it anymore! If I told you that I scheduled an eye appointment just to get away from the girls for an hour of peace would you believe me??? Well, believe it!
What does this have to do with peach and prosecco sorbet? Well, my 43rd birthday is knocking at the door! Lately, I've noticed that my eyes seem tired and refuse to focus when I read. I have had to hold whatever I am reading out at arms length to try to make out the sentences. Unfortunately, my arms aren't long enough anymore. I went to the eye doctor for the very first time! Yikes! That's all I have to say! A few things I didn't like:
1. "these drops are going to sting and then your eye will go numb" WHAT!!!!
2. "just put your chin on here and don't move" as a little blue neon light thing TOUCHES YOUR
EYEBALL!!!! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
3. My eyes were so dialated that I couldn't see the dashboard of the car on the way home! I figured by the time I made it home my eye sight would be clear! IT WASN'T! My eyes were so blurry that I couldn't even tell if the meatloaf I made for dinner was cooked!
ANYWAY, the end of my long story is that I was so nervous from the day (between the girls fighting AND trying to focus my eyes) that I decided to open a very cold bottle of prosecco! While I was sipping my second tall glass, I noticed a very out of focus bowl of fresh peaches on the counter. I took a bite of one and then a sip of prosecco! What a combination!
Peach and Prosecco Sorbet
1 ½ lbs peaches, blanched and pureed
1 1/4 cup sugar
½ cup water
¾ cup Prosecco
1. Bring sugar and water to a boil. Simmer for 3 minutes and set aside to cool.
2. Cut an “x” into the bottom of each peach. Bring a large pot of water to boil and
carefully drop in the peaches. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to ice
water bath. Peel the peaches; halve them and remove the pits. Transfer the
peaches to a food processor and
coarsely puree. Pour into a medium bowl.
3. Add simple syrup (sugar water mixture) to peach puree in the food processor. Blend well.
4. Stir in Prosecco. Pour into bowl or large measuring cup and chill in fridge.
5. Transfer to ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions.
***This recipe can be made without an ice cream maker. Proceed up to step 4, but instead of chilling in fridge pour into shallow covered glass dish. Freeze until just firm about 2 hours. Once frozen take out and break it up and put in bowl of food processor. Process until completely smooth.***
BTW can't see these instructions without my new reading glasses!
BTW can't see these instructions without my new reading glasses!
Posted by Genevieve at 6:20 PM
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A few weeks ago I was asked to make Osso Bucco for a dinner party. I was waiting for my meat purveyor to pack up my veal shank order, when I glanced down into their retail case. I gotta gander at the MOST amazing looking cowboy steaks. They were almost 2 inches thick! My mouth was watering right there in their shop! I have been dreaming about that steak ever since and yesterday was the day I gave in to my steak craving! I didn't have time to go back to get one of those amazing cowboy steaks, but I did stop by our local meat shop and found these great looking boneless rib eyes.
Sometimes, the pure flavor of the steak, no frills, is all I need from my meat. However, every now and then I like a sauce and yesterday I happened to have some fresh herbs. Chimichurri is filled with fresh herb flavor, and a little bite from vinegar and chili flakes. A perfect way to use fresh parsley and cilantro, which is already going nuts in local herb gardens, thanks to all of the mild weather we have had around here.Last night I was dipping everything into the chimichurri before the steak was finished. French fries that I had made for the kids, crusty bread that was lying around and even a cheese stick yesterday afternoon! It is a great condiment along side grilled fish, pork or chicken. But I think the tang is exactly the right bite to cut through the richness of beef. Look at all that wonderful fat! I am not a tenderloin fan. Not enough flavor for me. I need a steak with lots of marble!
Right now life is crazy. The girls are down to their last few days of school and our schedules are filled with end of the year picnics and celebrations. The reality of summer vacation is hitting me hard. I needed a treat! Plus, what better way to kick of summer vacation then a nice, big, FAT steak?
1 cup parsley (can use stems)
1 1/2 cups cilantro (can use stems)
2 tbsp. fresh oregano
1 cloves fresh garlic
2 tbsp. chopped red onion
1 tbsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
1. Put parsley, cilantro, oregano, garlic, red onion, red pepper flakes and salt into bowl of food processor or blender. Blend until very finely chopped (but NOT blended as fine as a pesto sauce-you want to be able to see some texture!)
2. Add vinegar and olive oil and give a quick pulse to incorporate. THAT'S IT! EASY!!
Posted by Genevieve at 10:28 AM

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For Mairon it’s a big achievement to be able to do this, it shows the hard work the team back at HQ in Washington, West Sussex have put in and without them we wouldn’t be able to do this. In freight forwarding no two day’s are the same, and the challenges not only us but the whole industry has experienced in the last year were unprecedented, coming out of what we hope is the other side as a business we have huge ambitions.
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Masaru peered past the struts and wires between his biplane's wings, trying to take the sight in. The tower's base was a madman's helter-skelter ziggurat, made of impossible stone blocks the size of townhouses, that cut a swath across the city's snow-covered grid of tenement blocks and terraces. From the ziggurat’s peak, the ragged-toothed tower reached up to a dark stain of cloud fixed in the sky directly above.
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia, American author
When was the last time you received a compliment? When was the last time you gave a compliment? Perhaps it’s been too long. Research shows you can reliably increase your personal well-being by engaging in random acts of kindness toward others. Paying a compliment is one free and easy way to do this. And since this is National Compliment Day, it’s the perfect time to start.
Compliments benefit the giver and the receiver. As Buscaglia suggests, an honest compliment has the potential to turn a life around. In addition, while your compliment is making a person feel good, it’s also making others want to be around you. In fact, giving compliments is a form of leadership and influence, because people love to be around positive people, and will be more likely to follow your example and listen to your ideas.
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When Daisy Florence Adams was born in 1899, in Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Adams, was 45 and her mother, Fanny Port, was 37. She lived in Victoria Settlement, Smoky Lake County, Alberta, Canada in 1911 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. She died on 30 August 1983, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 84, and was buried in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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|Publication number||US4739366 A|
|Application number||US 06/902,899|
|Publication date||19 Apr 1988|
|Filing date||2 Sep 1986|
|Priority date||2 Sep 1986|
|Also published as||DE3782126D1, DE3782126T2, EP0259144A2, EP0259144A3, EP0259144B1|
|Publication number||06902899, 902899, US 4739366 A, US 4739366A, US-A-4739366, US4739366 A, US4739366A|
|Inventors||Charles D. Braswell, Paul F. Schmitt|
|Original Assignee||Xerox Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (36), Classifications (9), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates primarily to reprographic machines, and more particularly to an improved paper path diagnostic system for use in such machines.
For the purpose of background information on paper path diagnostics the following patents are incorporated herein by reference: 4,062,061; 4,305,653; and 4,477,901.
The maintenance of complex reproduction machines has become an increasingly important aspect in the commercial production and sale of such machines. As these machines grow larger, more complex, faster and more expensive, it has become increasingly important to take measures ensuring the machine's continued reliable operation. As these machines are indispensable to their users, an increasingly important feature of such machines is their reliability. When the machine does malfunction, it is desirable that it be fixed in as short a time as possible.
As a result of these needs, much work has been done to improve the on-board diagnostic capability of these machines. With such a machine capability, a service representative, or a trained user can easily and quickly determine the cause of the malfunction. In the case of a service representative, based on such a diagnostic report from the machine, action may be taken to effectuate an appropriate repair.
In the past, such diagnostic capability was restricted to use during a diagnostic mode of operation. In this type of system, as shown by U.S. Pat. No. 4,477,901, assigned to the same assignee as the present invention, a diagnostic system is provided for use by a service representative when the machine is not in a normal mode of operation. In such a system, the service representative can exercise certain diagnostic capabilities of the machine particularly related to the flow of paper through various paths of the machine to determine whether such paths are operating at the appropriate speed, while the machine is in a nonoperable mode. Alternatively, a limited examination of paper flow paths may be made on a real time basis demonstrating the events leading to a malfunction, as shown by U.S. Pat. No. 4,335,949, also assigned to the same assignee as the present application. This information is lost after the problem has been corrected and operation of the machine is resumed. Often, difficult and costly problems occur only on an intermittent basis, and are difficult to replicate. Accordingly, the service representative has no information to proceed from when asked to make adjustments on a service call.
In the same manner, U.S. Pat. No. 4,268,746 teaches comparing actual machine operation, i.e. paper passing times, with an ideal system, and creating an alarm when the system varies more than a selected amount from the ideal. Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 4,249,080 teaches a system for comparing detected article movement with detected surface movement. Such systems provides for detection of failure events, but not for the factors leading up to the failure event so no corrective action may be taken based on the machine malfunction indications.
It is understood that the diagnostic system of the IBM Series 3 copiers, Models 30, 40 and 60, provides stored information for later retrieval regarding the location of paper jams occuring over time, as well as the source of paper causing the jam. This identifies the paper path which is potentially at fault, but tells a service representative nothing about the cause of the problem.
Xerox Disclosure Journal, Vol. 9, page 393, November/December 1984, discloses use of an adaptive algorithm for recirculating document handlers which entails using sensed document acquisition time and sensed document transport time to control the total time through the recirculating document handler. The acquisition and transport times described are sensed for each set of documents passed therethrough, and abnormalities can thus be detected.
None of the references teach a satisfactory way for a service representative to examine past successful operation of the paper paths as well as past fault operations to determine whether a problem is spontaneous or developing over time. The prior art methods of diagnostics have proven unsatisfactory in the area of preventive maintenance as previous systems have relied on the appearance of a malfunction of fault to begin the diagnostics operation, or require the service representative to work backwards from a fault to determine its source. It would therefore be desirable to provide a constant operation, real time diagnostics system, accessible at any time, and providing current operation information on a portion of the machine, as well as information on previous fault operation.
In accordance with the invention, there is provided an improved real time diagnostics system in a reproduction machine having a series of interrelated stations or cahins performing the functions required by such a machine, and including a paper path having transport devices for passing material as either source material or as copy material to appropriate stations in predetermined timed sequence for operation thereon. Sensors located along the paper paths detect paper passing thereby. Information regarding this passage is stored as a time based event in a device memory for access by an operator. Event information is stored for the passage of several sheets before deletion of the earliest recorded event informationin the memory. Recorded information may be accessed upon demand, either graphically or numerically, and in a fashion demonstrating the actual recorded operation of the device. Accordingly, a history of previous operating characteristics is available to the operator, showing past successful operations of the machine, in addition to possibly malfunctioning operation.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, recorded information regarding previous operation of the device is stored in a device memory for subsequent retrieval and analysis upon the occurence of a preselected condition, such as a malfunction. This information may be stored in either a semi-permanent device storage element or on a removable recording medium for later examination.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a device controller is provided with optimum operating parameters for device operation against which a comparison of recorded event information may be made. With this comparison, action may be taken to adjust machine operating parameters to avert potential malfunctions of the device resulting from gradual changes in the machine operation caused by part wear, dirt, or other factors preventing machine performance on a factory designed level, but not yet causing malfunctioning operation.
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide an integral real time diagnostic system for the paper path of a xerographic reproduction machine, continuously operable, and providing historical operation information on a monitored portion of the machine in a manner demonstrating successful operaton of the device, as well as malfunctioning operation.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a continuously operable paper path monitor monitoring paper path operational values during normal operation thereof.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to monitor and store the characteristics of operation of a selected portion of a xerographic machine from which a history of operation thereof may be derived.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide a diagnostics system in a xerographic machine provided with stored optimum operating parameters against which actual operating characteristics may be compared for a determination of repair or adjustment requirements.
These and other objects and advantages will become apparent as the following description is reviewed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reproduction machine of the type contemplated to use the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a somewhat schematic view of a paper path in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the operational elements of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings, wherein the showings are for the purpose of illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and not for the purpose of limiting same, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a reproduction machine as contemplated by the present invention. Reproduction machine 10 may include recirculating document handler 12, for advancing documents to be copied to the appropriate positionsin processing module 14, where the reproduction processes are performed. Copy paper stock is advanced from copy sheet holding trays 16 and 18 through the copy sheet module 20 to the processing module 14 for operation thereon. The resultant copies may then be transported to a finishing module 22 where such steps as collation, compilation, stapling, or binding may take place. Control panel 24, with display screen 26, allows the machine operator to select the various options available int he device, to start and stop copying operations and to otherwise program the machine operation. Display screen 26, in conjunction with control panel 24, allows the operator to view the selected machine conditions as well as certain control aspects of the device.
FIG. 2 shows, somewhat schematically, the general operating arrangement of a reproduction machine of the type contemplated. Module 14 is provided with belt 30 having a photoconductive surface deposited on a conductive substrate. Belt 30 is advanced by and about driving roller 32, tensioning roller 34 and stripping roller 36. Successive portions of the photoconductive surface of belt 30 are thereby advanced through processing stations sequentially arranged about the path of belt 30.
To begin the copying process a portion of belt 30 passes through charging station A, where a corona generating device 40 charges the surface of belt 30 to a relatively high uniform potential.
After the surface of belt 30 is charged, the charged portion thereof is passed through exposure station B. At exposure station B, a document to be copied is advanced onto a transparent platen 42 by the recirculating document handling system 12. Lamps 44 illuminate the document. Light rays reflected from the illuminated document are transmitted through lens 46 forming a light image thereof. The lens 46 focuses the light image on the photoconductive surface of the belt 30 to selectively dissipate the charge thereon. An electrostatic latent image is recorded on the photoconductive surface which corresponds to the informational areas contained within the original document.
After the electrostatic image is recored on the photoconductive surface of belt 30, that portion of the belt holding the image is advanced to development station C. At development station C, magnetic brush development system 48 advances developer material into contact with the latent image on belt 30. Preferably, magnetic brush development system 48 includes magnetic brush development rollers 50 and 52. Each roller advances developer material into contact with the latent image. Rollers 50, 52 form a brush of carrier granules and toner particles extending outwardly therefrom. The latent image attracts the toner forming a toner powder image on the latent image.
After development, the image carrying portion of belt 30 advances to transfer station D. A copy sheet, such as paper, transparency, etc., is advanced from the copy sheet module 20. Transfer station D includes a corona generating device 54 which sprays ions onto the backside of the copy sheet. This attracts the toner particles from the photoconductive surface of belt 30. After transfer of the toner material to the copy sheet it is moved to fuser station E.
Fuser station E includes a fuser assembly 60 for permanently affixing the transferred toner powder onto the copy sheet. Fuser assembly 60 comprises a heated fuser roller 62 and backup roller 64. The copy sheet is passed between fuser roller 62 and backup roller 64 with the toner powder image on the copy sheet contacting the fuser roller. In this manner, the toner powder image is permanently affixed to the copy sheet. After fusing, the copy sheet is advanced to eithe ran output tray 66 or a duplex tray 68 for second side copying, or to finishing module 22 where additional operations may be performed thereon. Reproduction copying in the manner described above is well known, and does not form a part of the present invention.
In accordance with the invention, photoelectric or pressure sensitive sensors may be arranged at predetermined locations along the paper paths of the recirculating document handler or the copy sheet transport devices. By way of example, photoelectric sensors S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5 may be located along the paper path of the copy sheet transport devices at locations proximate to copysheet tray conveyor 80 carrying copying sheets outwardly from copy sheet trays 16 and 18, at the conveyor carrying copy sheets to fuser 60, at the selector gate 82, passing the paper to either of inverter 86, or to output 66, at the output tray nip 88 or at duplex tray output 90. It will be appreciated that many more sensors of various types may be used in a wide variety of locations, either in the reproduction processing module 14 or in any or the other modules.
Referring now to FIG. 3, as a copy sheet passes by any of sensors S1-S5, its presence is detected, and a signal is sent to reproduction controller 100. Reproduction controller 100 also conventionally provides for storage and comparisons of counted values including copysheets and documents, and numbers of desired copies; and control of operations selected by an operator through control panel 24 and display screen 26, as is well known in the art. Signals from the sensors are passed via resistance network 102 through buffer 104 to an input/output (I/O) stage 108 of reproduction controller 100. Microprocessor 110 including clock 112 is provided in controller 100 for the general control of the reproduction machine systems. In response to a signal from any of sensos S1-S5, received by microprocessor 110 through I/O stage 108 from clock 112, data representative of the time at which a copy sheet passes the sensor is loaded into addressable device memory 114. Subsequent data, representative of the times at which succeeding copy sheets pass successive sensors, is loaded into sequential memory addresses. If desired, the data directed to addressable memory 114 may be arithmetically manipulated by microprocessor 110 before storage to produce differential time information, e.g. the time that a copy sheet took to pass between two predetermined sensors, or time values reflecting the period from the start of a particular copying operation.
The timing data is stored in addressable device memory 114 of controller 100 at sequential addresses in an array relating particular copy sheets to the times of passage past particular sensors. In accordance with the invention, this information is stored and continuously updated in addressable memory 114. In practice, it is contemplated that information will be stored for a predetermined number of copy sheets, approximately 5-10 at a time. The array is updated in either a stacking or circulating fashion, deleting the oldest information on receipt of newer information. This information is accessible via the control panel 24 for display on display 26 and may be accessible in either operating, quiescent or diagnostic modes. Accordingly, an operator may view dynamic operation or past history of operation.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the stored array values are directed from addressable device memory 114 to nonvolatile memory means on the occurrence of a fault condition detected by system fault or jam detectors 116. As shown in FIG. 3, addressable device memory 114 is connected through microprocessor 110 to a nonvolatile memory means, such as disk storage device 120. Disk storage device 120 may be either a hard or floppy disk storage device of a type well known in the art of data storage. In a preferred embodiment, floppy disk storage may be provided to enable stored data to be removed from the machine and reviewed at remote locations. It will a lso be appreciated that information stored at disk storage device 120 is operator accessible via control panel 24 for display on display 26.
Data stored at addressable memory 114 is passed to the disk storage device 120 on the occurrence of a fault condition generated at the jam/fault detection system 116. A signal indicative of a fault or jam condition, or data interpreted as a fault or jam condition, is passed through I/O module 108 to microprocessor controller 110. It will be appreciated that the detection of machine malfunctions, and the generation of fault signals in response thereto is well known in the art as shown by the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,477,901, incorporated herein by reference. On detection of a signal from the fault/jam detection system 116 indicating a problem, microprocessor controller 110 directs the current data stored in addressable device memory 114 to disk storage device 120. At this point all values are reset and the sensing operation is recommenced on continued operation of the machine.
The controller 100 may additionally be provided to have in memory, either in a hard disk, floppy disk, or in a device memory such as read only memory (ROM) 122, a set of stored values indicative of optimum operation of the paper path transport system. In this case, the stored values may be retrieved from the ROM 122 and reviewed at display 26. It will be appreciated that this information may include either the machines historical operating characteristics, thus showing the distinctive aspects of a particular machines operation, or factory specified values for comparison with sensed operating parameters of the device stored either at addressable device memory 114 or disk storage device 120. Arithmetic manipulation may be available through microprocessor 110 to compare sensed values with stored values thereby displaying the differences or errors in actual operation when compared to ideal operation.
The invention has been described with reference to a particular embodiment. Modifications and alterations will occur to others upon reading and understanding this specification. It is intended that all such modifications and alterations are included insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof.
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A "crazy" historical anomaly preventing FE lecturers from teaching in schools is to come to an end.
As a result of the Wolf review of 14-19 vocational education, published yesterday, QTLS (qualified teacher learning and skills) status is finally set to be recognised in schools, placing college lecturers on an equal footing with their school counterparts, who are allowed to teach in colleges.
Until now, school teachers with QTS (qualified teacher status) have been allowed to work in colleges, but FE lecturers have not been able to teach in schools.
The report by Professor Alison Wolf, an expert in the relationship between education and the labour market who is based at King's College London, said: "This will allow schools to recruit qualified professionals to teach courses to school level (rather than bussing pupils to colleges) with clear efficiency gains."
Professor Wolf told The TES the discrepancy was "crazy", adding: "I can't see any justification for it. These are two nationally recognised teaching qualifications; they should be viewed as equivalent and they should be treated the same way."
She also called for guidance to allow vocational experts without QTLS status to take classes unsupervised in order to enable more "high calibre" teaching.
Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: "ASCL strongly welcomes the recommendation that qualified FE teachers be allowed to work in schools. We have been saying for years that this is a historical anomaly that needs to be addressed and it is gratifying that the Government has listened."
Professor Wolf also said it was a "national scandal" that some 16 to 19- year-old students do not have good GCSEs in English and maths, and recommended that they should be required to take steps towards obtaining the qualifications if they do not have them when they enrol.
Professor Wolf acknowledged the "big upheaval" her recommendation would cause, but insisted colleges could afford to foot the bill.
"I feel very strongly about this one. Maths and English are required right through life. The funding levels are not that low, it's not like there's no money in the system," she said.
Professor Wolf also called for a fixed level of funding for all FE students, varying between courses. "The funding should follow the student," the report said.
It called on the Government to look at "greatly increasing" the number of low-achieving students who progress directly to level 2 programmes at 16, and called for an end to the "micromanagement" of the FE sector.
A set of "general principles" on the assessment, contact time and general structure of 16-19 vocational qualifications should be drawn up, the review added, with students encouraged to follow "non qualifications-based activity" and colleges told to avoid teaching "entirely occupational" courses.
But Professor Wolf insisted FE funding and performance measures should focus on "employment outcomes" rather than merely on "the accrual of qualifications".
She called for an evaluation of the general education component of 16-19 apprenticeships, warning there should be sufficient non-vocational content to allow students to progress to further or higher education.
Students should also not be prevented from taking equal or even lower- level qualifications if they want to switch subject or sector, the report said, adding: "That is their choice."
Professor Wolf called for the legal right of colleges to enrol under-16s to be "made explicit".
The review also recommended that it should not be made compulsory for qualifications to comply with the qualifications and credit framework (QCF), which was drawn up to recognise smaller steps of learning and enable students to build up qualifications bit by bit.
Professor Wolf called for education secretary Michael Gove to be given temporary powers to approve established qualifications which play an "important role in the vocational education system" but which have not yet been approved by sector skills councils.
The Department for Education's formal response to the review is expected in the spring.
WOLF REVIEW: KEY POINTS
- QTLS status to be recognised in schools.
- 16 to 19-year-olds without good GCSEs in English and maths to be required to take steps towards achieving this.
- Fixed levels of funding per student for vocational qualifications.
- Focus on "employment outcomes" rather than merely on "the accrual of qualifications".
- Subsidies for employers who take on apprentices.
- Legal right of colleges to enrol under-16s to be made explicit.
- No requirement for qualifications to comply with qualifications and credit framework.
- Original headline: Lecturers' banishment from schools is to end


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ARL participates in hot car demonstration in front of MA State House
Earlier today, July 14, 2016, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL), MSPCA-Angell, and HSUS participated in a hot car demonstration in front of the Massachusetts State House to illustrate the dangers of leaving your pet in a hot car — even for a few minutes. On a warm sunny day, it’s just TOO HOT FOR SPOT!
Click the “play” button below to watch the Facebook Live video of today’s demonstration:
Senator Mark Montigny of New Bedford, the original sponsor of the bill, and Representative Lori Ehrlich of Marblehead, spoke at the event alongside officials from the ARL, MSPCA, and HSUS. Local law enforcement, fire fighters, and animal control officers who respond to calls about animals in hot cars were also in attendance.
As the speakers delivered their remarks, the live hot car demonstration showed the thermometer inside a vehicle rise to well over 100 degrees in a matter of minutes.
On June 28, the Senate passed a bill (S 2369) that would set civil penalties for abandoning an animal in a hot car and would make clear that police officers, firefighters and animal control officers may enter a hot car for the sole purpose of releasing an animal believed to be in danger. The bill is now before the Committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling.
The ARL urges swift passage of S. 2369An Act to Prevent Animal Suffering and Death… and YOU can help!
Hot car demonstration helps urge lawmakers to protect pets in the summer heat
The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) and other leading animal protection organizations and citizen advocates are calling on the Massachusetts state legislature to pass S. 2369—An Act to Prevent Animal Suffering and Death—which would enable faster rescue of pets trapped in hot cars, just as summertime temperatures are heating up.
To drive awareness for the plight of pets left in hot cars, which—according to the American Veterinary Medical Association—claims the lives of hundreds of animal lives every year—the MSPCA-Angell, ARL, and HSUS will underscore the threats pets face when trapped in hot cars, all while a thermometer tracks the steadily rising temperature inside a “hot car” demonstration vehicle.
Stop by the Massachusetts State House tomorrow, July 14, at 12:00 noon to see a live hot car demonstration to see how quickly temperatures rise inside a vehicle on a sunny day.
Stop by to see the live demonstration! Thursday, July 14 12:00 p.m “The well” at the Massachusetts State House
ARL’s Director of Advocacy, Nadine Pellegrini, will be speaking in support of S. 2369, as well as the bill’s sponsors, Senator Mark Montigny and Representative Lori Ehrlich, and officials from MSPCA-Angell and HSUS.
Local law enforcement, fire fighters, and animal control officers who respond to calls about animals in hot cars will also be in attendance.
S. 2369 would give first responders including police officers, fire fighters and animal control officers explicit authority to rescue an animal from inside a car when conditions, such as extreme heat or cold, are reasonably expected to threaten the health of the animal. The bill would also allow an individual to enter a car if the animal is in imminent danger, and no other options exist.
Click here to learn more about S. 2369 and related animal protection legislation currently under consideration in Massachusetts.
The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) hosts rally to celebrate successful signature campaign
We’re thrilled to be a part of the Citizens for Farm Animal Protection campaign, where over 170,000 signatures have been collected to phase out the extreme confinement of animals at industrial-style factory farms, as well as the sale of products produced under those conditions. Last week, fifteen boxes containing the #StopCrueltyMA signatures made their way to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for certification and to secure a spot on the November ballot.
SPECIAL THANKS…to all of the wonderful organizations involved including the HSUS, ASPCA, MSPCA Animal Action Team, Franklin Park Zoo, The Humane League – Boston, Mercy For Animals, Farm Forward, Compassion in World Farming (USA), Animal Equality, Farm Sanctuary, the Mass Sierra Club and all of the dedicated volunteers who collected signatures and to all those who supported this momentous effort to end the extreme confinement of farm animals!
Logan Ryan selected the beautiful 3-year-old Pit-Bull Terrier mix as his May feature for Ryan’s Monthly Rescue, a social media campaign to give additional exposure to Pit Bull-type dogs looking for their forever homes.
Coretta was the perfect candidate! Check her out on Logan Ryan’s Instagram account.
Logan Ryan and Coretta spent the afternoon frolicking through the grass and tossing around a Patriot’s-themed football. All were impressed by her energy and athleticism!
“Coretta loves to run and play fetch, but she seemed to enjoy just hanging by my side for this photoshoot, too,”said Logan. “She’s worked on obedience training with the great volunteers and staff at the ARL and also enjoys nosework and agility.
ADOPT, DON’T SHOP - If you or a friend are looking for an incredible lady-like companion, please call our Boston shelter at 617-226-5602 and ask about Coretta!
Animal adoption message featured in ARL’s “Designing for Good” exhibit
The owner of The Newbury Collection, Jamestown, L.P., has transformed several prominent window spaces on Newbury Street in Boston into a six-week exhibit called “Designing for Good”.
Check out ARL’s “Designing for Good” window exhibit at 91 Newbury Street from now through the end of June, and click the photo to learn more about Paisley, our adorable adoptable pictured!
Four local non-profits, including the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL), were paired up with a recognized designer from the Boston area to create art that highlights the charitable work of each organization.
Check out ARL’s window at 91 Newbury Street. The artwork is also on display at 144 Newbury Street and 899 Boylston Street.
The ARL was partnered with illustrator Chris Piascik to create a colorful and whimsical window vinyl that would encourage fellow animal lovers to SPRING INTO LOVE… ADOPT and to get involved!
“We are honored to be featured as a non-profit partner for this wonderful, creative design project along Newbury Street,” says Mary Nee, President of the Animal Rescue League of Boston. “Our city is full of great people who support one another and this is just another example of that kindness and generosity and we are proud to be a part of the work.”
THANK YOU to Jamestown L.P. and Chris for sharing the importance of adopting a shelter pet– and bringing attention to animals in need at the ARL!
Sign up for TODAY’S webinar to help the ARL and other animal lovers collect an additional 25,000 signatures to prevent cruelty to farm animals!
This past fall, key animal welfare organizations like the ARL, farmers, and other animal lovers across Massachusetts helped collect 133,058 signatures to ban the cruel confinement of veal calves, egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs.
On May 3, the clock ran out for the Massachusetts legislature to take action on this farm animal initiative, placing the measure back in the hands of voters.
YOU CAN HELP!
Click here to register for the webinar happening TODAY, May 17 at 6:00-7:00 PM EST to learn how you can help make history for farm animals in our state.
Volunteers are needed to collect an additional 25,000 signatures from registered voters in Massachusetts who did not sign in the fall.
THANK YOU to our 400+ President’s Council donors for making our important work possible!
On the evening of May 12, 2016, over 125 of ARL’s biggest supporters came together at the historic Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston for the second annual Whiskers & Wine President’s Council Spring Social. See photos from last night’s event.
ARL’s corporate sponsors, Board of Directors, Leadership Council, President’s Council (those who donate $1K or more annually), volunteers, and staff toasted its most committed supporters for making our important work possible.
Click here or on the “play” button below to watch a video about the over 13,400 animals in need they helped in 2015!
Throughout the evening, guests mingled with fellow animal lovers over sparkling wine and delicious hors d’oeuvres. During the speaking program, key members from the ARL discussed the impact that our donors’ generosity has had on the thousands of animals who receive care through ARL’s programs and services each year.
Malcolm McDonald, ARL’s Board Chair, kicked off the evening with a big THANK YOU to everyone who made last night’s event– and our very important work possible. He also spoke about being the proud pet parent of two special ARL alum, his dog Hazel and his cat Max, without whom he couldn’t imagine his life without!
Dr. Kyle Quigley, ARL’s Lead Veterinarian of Community Veterinary Services, Brian O’Connor, ARL’s Manager of Rescue Services, and Debby Vogel, ARL’s Manager of Volunteer and Educational Programs, shared very personal and heartfelt stories about how their individual programs positively impacted an animal in need.
From a woman desperate to get her cat spayed in the middle of a snowstorm, to a dog named Faith that was rescued after 7 weeks of being on the run, to a dog named CJ who helped get a young man get through a very difficult time, there were many laughs and even some tears shared amongst the crowd.
President Mary Nee also gave a glimpse into ARL’s exciting vision for the future. “Tonight, I am pleased to share with you our newly adopted statement of mission, the foundation that will guide our programs and plans in the years to come: We are an unwavering champion for animals in need, committed to keeping them safe and healthy in habitats and homes… It’s because of people like YOU who support this work, that most animals will able to live safely and healthy in their habitats and homes.”
Walter Kenyon, ARL’s Leadership Council Chair, closed the evening by sharing his excitement for following up with President’s Council members in the weeks ahead about the details of this bold new vision.
VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO… Our generous donors for expressing your love of animals, compassion, and kindness through your support of the Animal Rescue League of Boston!
…and to our corporate supporters of Whiskers & Wine 2016…
BIG DOG SPONSORS
Blue Hills Bank
TOP CAT SPONSORS
Malcolm McDonald & Susan Passoni
Nancy Z. Bender
PUPPY PAL SPONSORS
Grossman Marketing Group
Risk Strategies Company
STV | DPM
Carol Akerson & Rich Kelly
Jane & Andy Urban
Lee Ann, Mike, and Mia Leahy
FELINE FRIEND SPONSOR
Bowditch & Dewey
East Boston Savings Bank
Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty
Kirkiles & Associates Commercial Insurance Brokerage, LLC
Sullivan & Worcester
Mark J. Lanza, Esq.
The Fairmont Copley Plaza
THANK YOU to our dedicated volunteers and staff who made this important work possible!
On a very snowy Sunday morning, 34 extremely dedicated ARL volunteers and 11 ARL employees stood ready and waiting to receive 75+ cats during its first Fix-A-Feral Clinic of the year at ARL’s Boston shelter.
During the Fix-a-Feral Clinic, 75 cats were successfully spay/neutered, vaccinated, and received an individual behavioral screening.
Thanks to a generous donor, the ARL was able to offer these trap, neuter, and release (TNR) services to 14 feral cat caretakers in the Greater Boston Area—FREE of charge!
Cheryl Traversi, manager of community veterinary services at the ARL, works very closely with these community cat trappers, feeders, and caretakers.
“Providing spay and neuter services to these community cat trappers is a vital part of feral cat colony management,” explains Dr. Kyle Quigley, lead veterinarian of ARL’s community veterinary services.
In fact, studies have shown that humanely trapping, spaying/neutering, and releasing (TNR) feral cats back to the colonies where they have been living is one of the most effective ways to decrease the number of homeless animals in our community.
Feral cats are cats that have either lived for an extended period of time with little or no human contact. Sometimes these cats have been abandoned by previous owners; other times they are the offspring of stray or other feral cats.
Watch the video below for a brief recap of ARL’s Spring Fix-a-Feral Clinic
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ARL participates alongside local & national animal welfare organizations
Earlier today, state representatives and citizen animal advocates reinforced to legislators how important the issue of animal welfare is to their constituents by the strong attendance at Humane Lobby Day 2016.
ARL’s director of advocacy, Nadine Pellegrini, takes the podium at Humane Lobby Day.
Volunteers and staff proudly represented the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) at the Massachusetts State House. Attendees who visited the ARL table were impressed by the important work that we’re doing in the community and our continuous efforts to educate the public about animal welfare and safety.
A big piece of that effort is the addition of Nadine Pellegrini, ARL’s director of advocacy. In her new role, Nadine will provide leadership and direction on the organization’s busy animal welfare agenda.
“I’m very proud to be here at my first Lobby Day,” Nadine told the crowd. “You folks are unstoppable!”
This year, Nadine was asked to speak to event attendees about bill S. 1092, An Act Relative to the Tethering of Dogs. After discussing the research behind the “anti-tethering” bill, Nadine closed with the gentle reminder that, “dogs are not only a part of our lives, but also a partner in our lives.”
Key representatives from HSUS, MSPCA, and ASPCA also spoke about the important animal welfare bills that constituents should address with their legislators, such as: (S. 1103) An Act to Protect Puppies and Kittens; (S. 2069) An Act Regulating the Enforcement of Illegal Hunting Practices; (S. 415) An Act Expanding the Powers of the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife; (H. 658) An Act Relative to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Click here to learn why ARL supports or opposes each bill.
ARL staff and volunteers spoke with citizen animal advocates about the ARL and it’s programs and services.
Awards were also presented to local town and city leaders who were identified as champions for animal protection and welfare.
The Municipal Leadership Award was granted to Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley and to Cambridge City Councilor Marc McGovern. The Humane Legislator Award was presented to Massachusetts State Senator Michael Moore and to Massachusetts State Representative Lori Ehrlich.
CONGRATULATIONS… to this year’s award recipients and thank you for helping to achieve stronger protections for animals in the Commonwealth!
VERY SPECIAL THANKS… to our Humane Lobby Day 2016 partners HSUS, MSPCA, and ASPCA for giving animals a voice and asking state legislators to pass laws that benefit both animals and humans alike!


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A new gentlemen’s evening at Seafire Steakhouse, Atlantis The Palm, on Wednesdays offers a complimentary Jack Daniels cocktail on arrival, followed by meat feasts featuring Titans Tomahawk Steak and sides, set to the backdrop of The Soul Society’s soul ‘n’ funk classics.
Meat connoisseur and Chef de Cuisine, Raymond Wong, has crafted an ultimate meat feast, with a Titans Tomahawk Steak and sides. Fit for a king, this AED650 sharing menu offers two gentlemen the chance to indulge in 76oz of Prime Atlantis Beef cooked to order, paired with a choice of potatoes, vegetables and a signature sauce per person. Guys can sweeten the meal with the famous Seafire chocolate freak shake: ice-cream, chocolate, marshmallow, Oreo’s and cotton candy.
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YANGZHOU, China, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — At the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, the 2021 International Horticultural Exposition opens on the morning of April 8. This is the first time that the grand event of the global horticulture industry has settled in the Yangtze River Delta. The concept of China’s green development has been spread to the world once again.
According to the Organizing Committee of 2021 International Horticultural Exposition, the 6-month expo (from April 8 to October 8) will be located in the largest hilly ecological park in East China, the provincial tourist resort Zaolin Bay Tourism Resort, with a total area of 230 hectares. The expo has a total of 64 exhibition parks. In addition to the Jiangsu exhibition area, which has 13 districted city exhibition parks, there are a total of 26 cities and enterprises participating in the domestic exhibition area, and 25 cities and organizations from abroad.
The expo fully shows the unique advantages of the world’s gardening book Yuanye and implements the idea of "Even though made by humans, like from heaven". It is uniquely built the International Pavilion using "Finless Porpoise" as the blueprint, the largest artificial waterfall in Jiangsu "Fantasy Waterfall" plastic rockery, "Great Forest and Valleys" China Pavilion with large-scale wood structure, and "Qionghua Xianji" Yuanye theme park.
Adhering to the concept of "Green Dream, Green Construction, Green Life", the expo, guiding the preliminary design and resource allocation, vigorously promoted the deep integration of the exhibition and post-operations, and actively explored the sustainable use of the expo.
The International Horticultural Exposition is a global event reviewed and approved by the International Horticultural Producers Association. It aims to promote international exchanges in the horticultural industry and culture and protect the world’s biodiversity by displaying the latest achievements and technologies. It is to achieve "harmonious symbiosis between man and nature".
Since the beginning in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1960, the expo has been held in Europe and Asia for nearly 40 sessions, of which China has hosted 9 times. It is of great significance and far-reaching influence.
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Leading historian of Islamic art and culture, Professor Bernard O’Kane offers a peek at the architectural accomplishments of the Fatimids in Egypt. On 21 February, he will speak on the same topic at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
The large contemporary photographs that greet visitors at the entrance to Syria: A Living History, contrast sharply with the devastation wreaked by the country’s six-year civil war. Instead, the exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which spans 5 000 years, celebrates the land and people of Syria — and offers hope.
For the next 15 years, objects from one of the world’s largest private collections of Islamic art are on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art. An event introducing the first exhibition from the collection opened in September 2015 with a special performance by the Ismaili Muslim Youth Choir of Dallas.
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan delivered an Ismaili Centre International Lecture on 2 November 2015 at the Ismaili Centre, London. An on-stage discussion with journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown followed the lecture, together with questions from the audience.
An event hosted at the Ismaili Centre, Dubai by the Aga Khan Museum and the Embassy of Canada to the United Arab Emirates offered a preview of what will be the first museum in North America dedicated to the Islamic arts and cultures. Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak al-Nahyan applauded the Museum’s goal to showcase diversity of Muslim societies and foster greater understanding amongst peoples of different backgrounds.
Born in 965 CE, Ibn al-Haytham is considered by many to be the world’s first scientist. He also invented the camera obscura, the earliest avatar of the modern digital camera that you carry around in your pocket.
Three decades is a relatively short period in the history of a university, but the impact that the Aga Khan University has had in its formative years is not to be underestimated. And while the institution may be young, its spirit is far older.
Prominent religious historian and well-known author, Karen Armstrong, was the keynote speaker at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby on 25 March 2012, where she delivered a lecture on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and the relevance of his life to our present time. The visit was part of Armstrong’s “12 Days of Compassion” tour of Greater Vancouver.
Dr Hussein Rashid delivered a lecture titled Everyday Art: An Islamic Impact on American Art on 13 February 2011 at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In the talk, Dr Rashid highlights Islamic influences on popular art in America – from architecture and popular media to poetry and writing.
On 4 November 2010, Dr Francesca Leoni delivered a presentation to mark the millennial anniversary of Firdawsi’s Shahnama. The presentation took place at the University of Texas at Arlington, with support from its Office of the Provost, the University’s College of Liberal Arts, and the Ismaili Council for Northern Texas.
In the spring of 2010, Harvard University, for the first time in its history, offered a course on Ismaili History and Thought. Harvard student Shenila S. Khoja-Moolji spoke with Professor Ali Asani about his experience designing and teaching it.
The Aga Khan Museum Collection, which has been travelling across Europe since 2007, will ultimately find its permanent home in a new museum being established in Toronto. Reflecting the diversity and pluralism that characterises the Muslim world, the artwork and objects that comprise the Collection are helping to foster a greater appreciation of our collective human heritage and shared history.
This year marks the 1 000th anniversary of the completion of Shahnama, The Book of Kings by Abu´l-Qasim Firdawsi. Consisting of some 60 000 verses, it is considered one of the longest and most important epic poems ever written. To commemorate its millenary, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosted a lecture that was co-sponsored by the Ismaili Council for the Southwestern USA.
The Institute of Ismaili Studies recently launched A Companion to the Muslim World, the first book in a new series of publications on essential themes of Muslim heritage. Intelligently written, yet easy to read, the book aims to assist the non-specialist reader to better understand the Muslim world.
As part of a tour of several US centres, Alnoor Merchant from The Institute of Ismaili Studies spoke at the University of Texas in Arlington about the origins of historic artefacts in the Aga Khan Museum collection, and the role of patrons in the history of Islamic Art.
A major exhibition on the Safavid Emperor Shah Abbas I, whose rule of Persia spanned the 16th – 17th centuries is on at the British Museum in London. It provides a historical and cultural introduction to Persian culture and achievement, and situates it within the wider context of world events in the same period.
Alnoor Merchant from the IIS recently conducted a four-city lecture series on Muslim artistic, scientific, and architectural patronage. Captivating the audience with historic artefacts from the Aga Khan Museum collection, Merchant described the important role played by patrons in the history of Islamic art.
Currently touring Europe, rare masterpieces of Islamic art, from the Aga Khan Museum Collection are contributing to a wider understanding of Islam's rich artistic and cultural history. The Aga Khan Museum Collection has been appreciated by not only the Jamat but also members of the general public.