Heavy cream, also known as whipping cream, is an ingredient that is frequently called for in recipes. Cream is the thick, fat-rich part of milk, which rises to the top when milk is fresh and is skimmed off. The type of cream is determined by its fat content. Heavy cream has a fat content between 36 and 40%. A high milkfat will add tenderness and moisture to a baked good, just like adding most other types of fat. For instance, many scones are called cream scones because they are made with cream. It is certainly possible to substitute some other type of milk for the cream in these recipes and have them come out, but they won’t be nearly as tender or moist as a scone that is actually made with heavy cream. Heavy cream is also used to make whipping cream. The fat in the cream is what helps stabilize it after it is whipped, and why you can’t whip just any old dairy product into whipped cream with a whisk. The fat also prevents the cream from freezing too hard when it is used in ice cream, leading to a creamier finished product.
There is one type of heavy cream, called manufacturing cream, that is used commercially by bakers, cooks and bakeries. It has an even higher fat content of 40-50%. This can be substituted to regular heavy cream (it is often found at bulk stores, but would not be found at a grocery store with regular cream), but otherwise there are no real substitutes for heavy cream when you need it. The fact that heavy can whip and hold its structure so well makes it unique. And because its high fat content gives lightness to all kinds of dessert, from featherweight mousses to silky ice cream to tender scones, it is an ingredient that is generally worth using when called for to get the best results you can.
Much like the last quarter, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan beat expectations in its first quarter results while providing more conservative guidance. The whole thing has left Fai Lee, analyst with RBC Dominion Securities, with a sense of deja vu.
For the first quarter, PotashCorp reported earnings-per-share of $1.55, better than Mr. Lee's $1.36 forecast. The company's guidance had been between 70¢ and $1 at the time it reported its fourth quarter results, but raised them to between $1.30 and $1.50 six weeks later.
"The transitional nature of this year does make forecasting quite
difficult and adopting a conservative approach is prudent in our view,"
he said in a note.
As a result, Mr. Lee has cut his 2010 EPS forecast to $5 from $6.21, reflecting a slower pace of potash price appreciation through the year, along with higher phosphate production costs and lower nitrogen pricing. He is however maintaining his 2011 EPS estimate of $8.51.
"While predicting the exact timing and magnitude can be difficult particularly during transitional market conditions, we continue to expect potash prices to appreciate over time," Mr. Lee said.
He maintains an outperform rating for PotashCorp and a $150 price target.
Bentley says its flagship Mulsanne is the largest production sedan the British automaker has built yet, and the only brief the British automaker’s development engineers were given was to “create a Bentley that is the pinnacle of British motoring.”
First shown last August at Pebble Beach (yes, it looks much better in person than in photographs), the sedan comes in at a whopping 18 feet long. Power comes from a new twin-turbo 6.75-liter V8, developing 505 hp and an amazing 752 lb-ft of torque (peaking at just 1,750 rpm), mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The car will hit 60 mph in 5.1 seconds and has a 184 mph top speed, riding on a new chassis and new air suspension system with continuous damping control.
The interior is typical British luxury car, all woods and leathers–three times more wood than Bentley has ever used. It’s like your favorite club. But the car is not short on high-tech: In-car technology includes a 60GB disc-drive nav system that includes audio/video, personal data, telephone and Bluetooth. You’ll also find connectors for iPod, USB and mini USB.
What’s it like to drive?
Extraordinarily smooth, quiet and fuss-free. Ultrafast but effortless, the Mulsanne blasted us along Scottish two-lane roads with authority. Considering we were in a right-hand-drive car on the left side of unfamiliar roads, the car instilled confidence. There are four suspension modes: comfort, Bentley, sport and custom. Each adjusts the throttle and steering. The Bentley mode is set to what the engineers felt was the best setup, and we liked that one best. It struck a nice balance between good handling, a good ride and weighty steering. By the way, you might be tempted to ride in back while James does the driving, and we can’t blame you. We tried it, and it’s more than pleasant back there, especially with the back massager on. But the Mulsanne is an entertaining driver.
Do you want one?
Of course you do; it’s the new flagship after all. Just 20 a week will be built. The cost (if you must ask) is $285,000, and the Mulsanne replaces Bentley’s Brooklands and Azure models. About the only cars competing with the Mulsanne come from Rolls-Royce and maybe Maybach. Your biggest decision will probably be which of the 100 paint schemes, 24 leathers or nine woods to choose from. You’ve got time to think about it–you won’t be able to get a Mulsanne until 2012. They’re sold out until then.
Vai ser anunciado pela Tesla a localização de sua mais nova fábrica que fará a produção do Tesla S, o modelo sedan elétrico em breve. A montadora informou que até que se decida a região, estão contratando cerca de 50 a 60 engenheiros por mês, afim de acelerar a produção do veículo. O chefe-executivo da Tesla, Elon Musk, diz o seguinte:
“Nós realmente estamos tentado unir um time de produção mundial. Estamos tentando criar um exército espartano de especialistas. Eu acredito que a produção seja algo que precise de força na Tesla. E se queremos aprimorar as vendas, teremos de acompanhar o processo na manufatura também”.
A previsão de lançamento do Tesla S está marcada para 2012 nos EUA, e será vendido por US$ 49.900. Como um sedan luxuoso, o veículo chega a velocidade máxima de 193 km/h e acelera de 0 aos 100 km/h em 5 segundos.
If you ned a case for your BlackBerry Curve 8520 or 8530, then maybe you’ll be interested in this new case from OtterBox. It’s not new-new, as in a new design, but rather a pink version of their Commuter Series case. It costs $34.95, but 10 percent of those proceeds go to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. This foundation uses funds to promote, per their website, “awareness and education; screening and diagnosis; access to treatment; support services; and scientific research.”
You can purchase the OtterBox Strength case at the company’s website. We also have one unit to give away. You know the drill. Leave a comment and we’ll pick a random winner. Because we’re encouraging the purchase of this case, and because we have only one to give away, we’re closing this one at 3 p.m. EDT today (Friday).
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
Many of you probably know about the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill off the coast of Louisiana almost two weeks ago.
On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, declared the accident a "Spill of National Significance" and members of the President’s Administration traveled to the Gulf Coast to inspect cleanup efforts today. The Governors of Louisiana and Florida have declared states of emergency in response to the dangerous effects the oil may have on their respective state coasts.
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The problem with walking through a virtual reality world is that you’re subject to the physical world’s spatial limitations. That’s why the Enterprise‘s holodeck always gave me headaches. But I get it now: they had a CyberWalk. More »
If the Fiat 500 does as well here in the U.S. as it has in the rest of the world, Chrysler is going to have plenty to celebrate. Fiat just announced that it has sold a staggering 500,000 500s in just three years. To mark the occasion, the company is creating a special edition, complete with fan photos incorporated into the paint. Sadly, only UK residents can submit their pictures, though Fiat says it is reserving a total of 70 percent of the car’s surface for actual owners.
Alfa Romeo is rolling out a similar program to mark a special occasion of its own. The company has officially been in business for 100 years, and as such, it plans on plastering a Giulietta hatch with images from the brand’s history books. Expect to see shots from The Graduate to make the cut, as well as a handful of owner-submitted pictures and celebrity photos, too.
At this point, it’s not clear whether Fiat and Alfa are planning on working up some sort of photomosaic or simply slathering the cars with the photos and hoping for the best. Either way, the finished product should be something to behold. Hit the jump for the details.
Well if that don’t beat all. Apple sold 8.8 million iPhones while Motorola sold 8.5 million last quarter. The crazy part is that those are all, obviously, iPhones while Motorola’s entire line consists of smart and feature phones. Including Droid and Devour.
Apple has eclipsed Motorola as the biggest mobile phone maker in the US, while fresh research tells us iPhone-driven global smartphone sales grew 50 per cent in the first quarter. Meanwhile, over half a million iPhones sold in just five months in South Korea.
Motorola is still doing OK for themselves, which is nice to know, but clearly Apple is doing something right. Like sending private detectives to the homes of 21-year-olds.
Yesterday, President Obama gave his first speech about the current situation in the Gulf of Mexico involving BP, Transocean, and one massive oil spill.
In an odd turn, Obama announced he’d be sending SWAT teams out to all oil rigs and platforms in the Gulf to inspect them, as pointed out by RealClearPolitics. We’re not sure what a Special Weapons And Tactics team is going to do on an oil rig but we’re pretty sure it’ll make good fodder for Tom Clancy’s next book.
More generally though, the broader lesson here is that responding to an environmental disaster is now a Homeland Security issue. A Department formed after 9/11 has grown into an all-encompassing beast, taking over environmental issues that nobody would have imagined would have been in their purview.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: “Earlier today, DHS Secretary Napolitano announced that this incident is of national significance and the Department of Interior has announced that they will be sending SWAT teams to the Gulf to inspect all platforms and rigs. And I have ordered the Secretaries of Interior and Homeland Security as well as Administrator Lisa Jackson of the Environmental Protection Agency to visit the site on Friday to ensure that BP and the entire U.S. government is doing everything possible, not just to respond to this incident, but also to determine its cause.”
Looks like he was for him before he was against him.
Billionaire Jeff Greene, who will reportedly announce his Democratic candidacy for Florida U.S. Senate today, donated $500 to Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek in Nov. 2009, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Now, Greene will be personally threatening Meek’s candidacy for the Democratic nomination. What a difference a few months make.
So who else received cash from Greene last year? According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Greene gave a hefty $30,400 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee last August and $2,400 to Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes, who is running for Senate in New Hampshire.
To: UT Knoxville Faculty and Staff
From: Sally J. McMillan, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Subject: Leading Life of the Mind Discussion Groups
Each fall, first-year students read a common book in the Life of the Mind program. The goal of Life of the Mind is to provide a common experience for freshmen that will help them bond and grow academically, and ultimately improve their chances for success in college. An important part of Life of the Mind is participation in discussion groups led by faculty and staff members during Welcome Week. I invite you to lead a discussion group.
This year students will read a book titled “Mountains Beyond Mountains.” It is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder’s best-selling biography of Dr. Paul Farmer. Topics include Haiti, health, poverty, science, religion, and more. See a review at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/books/a-season-in-hell.html.
We are planning multiple programs related to the book’s themes, including service learning opportunities.
Based on feedback from students and faculty members, we will make a few changes this year that will focus on increased student participation and streamlined processes for discussion leaders. We also will have a “custom version” of the book available for students to purchase at the bookstore. That book will include UT Knoxville and Ready for the World logos and a welcome letter from the chancellor and provost that explains the importance of the Life of the Mind program.
The provost’s office will host sessions for discussion leaders to talk about strategies for engaging freshmen with the book. Leaders also will receive discussion guides and background materials. We are working on developing a Blackboard site that will enable students to submit their Life of the Mind “homework” electronically. This year, we will allow students not only to write essays, but also to submit other creative responses — including drawings, videos, poems, etc. To keep your job manageable, we are working to automate feedback to students so that you don’t have to do any “grading.”
To stress the importance of the Life of the Mind program, we are scheduling discussions at times when there are no conflicts with other Welcome Week activities. Discussion groups will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, and Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Please join us as we reach out to our first-year students. I think you will enjoy this year’s book, and I ask you to contact Drew Webb at [email protected] to volunteer. Please be sure to indicate what day(s) you prefer. We will deliver the UT version of the book to you when we receive it from the printer.
To: Knoxville-area UT Faculty and Staff
From: Sally J. McMillan, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Subject: Leading Life of the Mind Discussion Groups
Each fall, first-year students read a common book in the Life of the Mind program. The goal of Life of the Mind is to provide a common experience for freshmen that will help them bond and grow academically, and ultimately improve their chances for success in college. An important part of Life of the Mind is participation in discussion groups led by faculty and staff members during Welcome Week. I invite you to lead a discussion group.
This year students will read a book titled “Mountains Beyond Mountains.” It is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder’s best-selling biography of Dr. Paul Farmer. Topics include Haiti, health, poverty, science, religion, and more. See a review at http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/books/a-season-in-hell.html.
We are planning multiple programs related to the book’s themes, including service learning opportunities.
Based on feedback from students and faculty members, we will make a few changes this year that will focus on increased student participation and streamlined processes for discussion leaders. We also will have a “custom version” of the book available for students to purchase at the bookstore. That book will include UT Knoxville and Ready for the World logos and a welcome letter from the chancellor and provost that explains the importance of the Life of the Mind program.
The provost’s office will host sessions for discussion leaders to talk about strategies for engaging freshmen with the book. Leaders also will receive discussion guides and background materials. We are working on developing a Blackboard site that will enable students to submit their Life of the Mind “homework” electronically. This year, we will allow students not only to write essays, but also to submit other creative responses — including drawings, videos, poems, etc. To keep your job manageable, we are working to automate feedback to students so that you don’t have to do any “grading.”
To stress the importance of the Life of the Mind program, we are scheduling discussions at times when there are no conflicts with other Welcome Week activities. Discussion groups will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, and Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Please join us as we reach out to our first-year students. I think you will enjoy this year’s book, and I ask you to contact Drew Webb at [email protected] to volunteer. Please be sure to indicate what day(s) you prefer. We will deliver the UT version of the book to you when we receive it from the printer.
FoMoCo announced today that the city of Boston became the first municipality in the United States to approve its new 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi for the city streets.
“The size, shape and configuration of the Transit Connect make it comfortable for both driver and passengers,” said Mark Cohen, director, Licensing Division, Boston Police Department. “When the Ford Crown Victoria goes out of production next year the taxi industry here in Boston and throughout the country is going to be looking for alternatives. I think the Transit Connect Taxi fits the bill.”
The 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi is powered by a 2.0L 4-cylinder engine mated to an automatic transmission. Ford points out that in that form, Transit Connect is expected to deliver an estimated 30 percent improvement in fuel economy versus many of today’s traditional taxis. Ford is also offering a new engine prep packages that allow conversions to both compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied propane gas (LPG).
Pending approval, the Transit Connect Taxi will start popping up in a city near you by the end of this year.
Make the jump for the press release for more details.
2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi:
Press Release:
BOSTON: FORD TRANSIT CONNECT TAXI ‘FITS THE BILL’; BECOMES FIRST CITY TO APPROVE VERSATILE NEW CAB
* The city of Boston says Ford Transit Connect Taxi “fits the bill” as a taxicab, becoming the nation’s first municipality to green-light the new taxis
* Boston paves the way for its taxi owners and operators to put the purpose-built Transit Connect Taxi on its streets later this year
* Transit Connect Taxi was designed for passenger comfort, driver convenience and efficiency; the gas-powered version is expected to deliver an estimated 30 percent improvement in fuel economy over many traditional taxis
BOSTON, April 30, 2010 – Saying the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi “fits the bill,” the city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the versatile cab for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets.
“We’re very impressed with the Transit Connect,” said Mark Cohen, director, Licensing Division, Boston Police Department. “It’s the closest thing to a purpose-built vehicle for taxi use that I’ve seen in 25 years.”
Boston, the 10th largest metropolitan area in the United States, regulates which types of vehicles can be used as taxicabs in its city streets. To be approved for taxi use, a vehicle must meet basic size requirements for headroom, legroom and cargo space.
The roomy, flexible interior of the Transit Connect – 2010 North American Truck of the Year – is perfectly suited for taxi service. Its open architecture provides excellent interior headroom and passenger visibility and, with 6.5 inches of ground clearance, passengers step easily through the sliding doors.
With its standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder gas engine and automatic transmission, the conventionally powered Transit Connect is expected to deliver an estimated 30 percent improvement in fuel economy versus many of today’s traditional taxis.
Because taxi operators also asked for a version that runs on alternative fuels, Ford is offering new engine prep packages that allow conversions to both compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied propane gas (LPG).
“The vehicle’s cargo area easily accommodates CNG tanks directly behind the second-row seat, still allowing ample luggage storage,” said Gerald Koss, Ford fleet marketing manager.
Both CNG and LPG lower taxi fleets’ operating costs and are better for the environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, CNG is less expensive and burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in 30 to 40 percent less greenhouse gas emissions. Propane also burns cleaner than gasoline.
Built on a dedicated commercial vehicle platform tested to meet Ford’s light commercial vehicle durability standards, Ford’s new Transit Connect Taxi also features a wiring upfit package, vinyl flooring and standard third-row windows – all of which are factory-installed.
“We really tailored the vehicle to provide comfort and convenience for both driver and passengers,” said Chief Engineer Rob Stevens.
He and Koss spent a good part of 2009 taking the Transit Connect Taxi concept to taxi owners and operators in major markets across the United States, gaining valuable feedback that helped Ford further refine the taxi.
“We moved the rear seat back three inches, added a grab handle for passengers to get in and out of the vehicle, and we installed a ventilation unit to heat and cool the second row,” said Stevens. “We also added vinyl seats, which taxi operators said they wanted because of their durability.”
Technology on the go
Ford – the industry leader in the taxi business for decades with the Crown Victoria and Escape Hybrid – also is collaborating with Creative Mobile Technologies (CMT) to integrate premier payment processing and passenger information technologies in the taxi, including an 8.4-inch electronic infotainment and navigation screen that shows cab fares, news, weather, sports scores and stock ticker. The passenger can select programming, following the taxi’s route on a map and scroll through a list of points of interest.
Ford and CMT also are developing strategies for potential integration of Ford Work Solutions™, a suite of productivity technologies for business owners providing a wireless in-dash computer with full high-speed Internet access and navigation.
“Ford continues to invest in fuel-efficient new engines, deliver more technologies and product features in our vehicles, and listen to what people – including taxi fleet operators – really want,” said Mark Fields, Ford’s president of The Americas. “Ford is committed to offering new solutions and maintaining our leadership as America’s No. 1 taxi company.”
The prospect replacing your perfectly fine HDTV with a 3D one just for gaming doesn’t sound like a very practical thing to do. But according to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association, gaming will be a
“They passed this law that puts a five cent fee on each bag you use at a store. The city’s already made something like $150K off it.”
“Leftie fascists.”
“So I’m standing in line at Giant and don’t have a reusable bag with pictures of basil on it because I’m not a fag. The herb in front of me doesn’t have a reusable bag either. When the cashier asks if he needs a bag he hangs his head down in shame and sheepishly says yes. He couldn’t make eye contact with anyone.”
“So this is the new SWPL status signal, the reusable bag?”
“I hate them all. Anyhow, there’s a line of fifteen yuppies behind me. The cashier asks if I need a bag. With my head held high I proudly say ‘Yes, I want a bag. And double bag the milk.’”
“I like the use of the word ‘want’ instead of ‘need’. Very sly.”
“Thank you. I made sure to scan the line when I said it. I wanted those herbs to cower in fear.”
“Did you grunt a little for emphasis?”
“There was a genital display as well. When you walk down the streets here all the shamed-faced hipsters with plastic bags try to hide them in their coats or behind their backs so people don’t notice. This country needs a good, cleansing total war.”
KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Engineering has given John Prados, professor emeritus in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, one of its most prestigious honors, the Nathan W. Dougherty Award. The award was presented at the college’s annual Faculty and Staff Awards Dinner on April 22.
Dr. John Prados (center) and his wife Mrs. Lynn Prados (left) with COE Dean Wayne Davis at the presentation of the Nathan W. Dougherty Award at the College of Engineering's Faculty and Staff Awards Dinner.
A former UT vice president, Prados has served at UT Knoxville for more than 50 years, beginning as a graduate assistant in 1953. He was a full-time professor in the department of chemical engineering for 13 years and, for the next 20 years, he held several administrative positions including associate dean of engineering, dean of admissions and records, acting chancellor of the Knoxville and Martin campuses and acting director of energy conversion programs at the UT Space Institute. From 1973 through 1988, Prados was vice president for academic affairs for the statewide UT system.
Prados returned to the department of chemical engineering in 1989 and served as department head from 1990-93. He served as the senior education associate in the engineering directorate of the National Science Foundation from 1994 through 1997. Prados also has been a consultant to industry, government and more than 30 universities and state education agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
Prados earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the University of Mississippi and his master’s degree and doctorate with majors in chemical engineering at UT Knoxville.
The Nathan W. Dougherty Award was established by the College of Engineering in 1957 to pay tribute to Nathan Washington Dougherty, dean of the engineering college from 1940-56. The recognition honors engineers whose accomplishments have enhanced the profession and alumni whose activities have brought acclaim to the university.
After the award presentation to Prados, Bamin Khomami, professor and head of the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, announced the establishment of the John W. Prados Professorship in his department. The professorship was created by Malcolm Colditz and additionally supported by J. Michael Stone, both of whom are former students of Prados.
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It seems that the Goldman Sachs executives testifying before Congress this week didn’t do a very good job convincing the powers that be that their investment strategy of recent years was perfectly kosher. Just days after the SEC sued Goldman for civil violations in connection to a mortgage deal that appeared designed to fail, the Justice Department on Friday announced its own criminal investigation into the transaction. The Associated Press broke the story:
Word of the Justice Department action came a day after a group of 62 House lawmakers, including Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., asked Justice to conduct a criminal probe of Goldman. “On the face of the SEC filing, criminal fraud on a historic scale seems to have occurred in this instance,” the lawmakers, mostly Democrats, said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder.
While this is hardly good news for Goldman, The New York Times points out that the real burden here is on the Justice Department:
Federal prosecutors would face a higher bar in bringing a criminal case against Goldman, whose role in the mortgage market came under sharp scrutiny this week during a marathon hearing in the Senate. In contrast to civil cases, the burden of proof is higher in criminal ones, where prosecutors must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The stakes are high for Goldman, but they are also high for the United States attorney’s office. Prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York lost a case last year filed against two hedge fund managers at Bear Stearns, whose collapse presaged the turmoil on Wall Street.
This, of course, means that we’ll be reading plenty more about those emails coming out of Goldman’s office in the weeks surrounding the deal in question. And, for exposing the sheer egomania of those running the firm, that can’t be a bad thing.
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against a Michigan judge who ordered a Muslim woman to remove her headscarf in court. The suit was filed in August by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on behalf of Raneen Albaghdady against Judge William Callahan of the Wayne County Circuit Court. Callahan has a policy against hats in his courtroom, and when he asked Albaghdady to remove her headscarf, or hijab, she did so without objection. Judge Marianne Battani ruled:
This is not a situation where a government actor required removal of a hijab after the wearer asserted her First Amendment rights. There simply is no evidence that Callahan would have required the removal of a head covering if he had known of its religious significance. Although an individual present in the courtroom stated it was a scarf, no one mentioned it was a hijab. No one mentioned that removal would violate Albaghdady’s religious beliefs. Plaintiffs lacks standing given the facts and circumstances upon which Albaghdady bases her claims. Because Plaintiffs lack standing, the Court dismisses this action in its entirety.CAIR is considering filing an appeal.In August, the Michigan Supreme Court issued an order permitting lower courts to use “reasonable control” over the appearance of those who arrive in court, effectively allowing judges to ban certain religious clothing. The court amended the Michigan Rules of Evidence, motivated by the 2006 case of Ginnah Muhammad. Muhammad had filed a suit in a Michigan small claims court where she was asked by Judge Paul Paruk to remove her niqab, a form of veil, so he could gauge her veracity. Muhammad refused, saying she would not take off her veil in front of a male judge, and her case was dismissed. Muhammad filed a federal lawsuit over the incident that was eventually dismissed in 2008. Also in 2008, a Muslim woman in Georgia was arrested and ordered to serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court after she refused to remove her headscarf, upon entering a security checkpoint in an Atlanta courtroom.
Sorry, “web song” buyers: Lala.com now says its service will be shut down on May 31. Whatever Apple is planning to do with Lala, the cloud-based streaming music service it acquired in December, it’s not going to keep the site functioning as it once did.
Established as a CD-swapping service in 2006, Lala repositioned itself as a forward-thinking cloud music site in 2007, offering a storage locker for its users’ MP3 collections while selling 10-cent web songs that gave buyers the right to stream tracks as many times as they’d like. It may have been ahead of its time; while relatively few buyers paid for web songs, the shift from owning music files to streaming them from the cloud (GigaOM Pro, sub req’d) appears to be gaining mainstream approval. Apple’s acquisition of Lala last fall augured a future in which the iTunes software allowed us to play songs from the cloud, although the company has yet to describe what that will look like in practice. Will it merely let us stream the song files we possess from any device, or will Lala’s innovative form of ownership — the ownership of a stream, at roughly a tenth the cost of an MP3 — be echoed in Apple’s new project?
Speculative reports have suggested that a new version of iTunes could appear as soon as June, although Apple has yet to reveal any new agreement with major record labels that would allow cloud-based streaming. (Lala’s license was reportedly non-transferable, should the company be acquired.) Any new agreement could involve a messy renegotiation in which Apple would make new concessions to the labels, as it did last year when variable pricing, DRM and bundling formats were in play.
Apple will issue iTunes store credit for Lala web song purchases as well as outstanding wallet balances.
Heavy cream, also known as whipping cream, is an ingredient that is frequently called for in recipes. Cream is the thick, fat-rich part of milk, which rises to the top when milk is fresh and is skimmed off. The type of cream is determined by its fat content. Heavy cream has a fat content between 36 and 40%. A high milkfat will add tenderness and moisture to a baked good, just like adding most other types of fat. For instance, many scones are called cream scones because they are made with cream. It is certainly possible to substitute some other type of milk for the cream in these recipes and have them come out, but they won’t be nearly as tender or moist as a scone that is actually made with heavy cream. Heavy cream is also used to make whipping cream. The fat in the cream is what helps stabilize it after it is whipped, and why you can’t whip just any old dairy product into whipped cream with a whisk. The fat also prevents the cream from freezing too hard when it is used in ice cream, leading to a creamier finished product.
Many of you probably know about the 
To: UT Knoxville Faculty and Staff
