Last summer, the summer of the New York Times Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies, was the first time we read (or at least remembered reading) about adding sea salt to the tops of baked goods. Now we’re old pros. Most recently, we’ve been sprinkling it on our toffee.

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Over the weekend my dad and I visited St. Lawrence market, the local market here in Toronto. We wanted to pick up something nice for dinner and after a lot of umming and awing at all the different selections of meats, we came to a decision. Pork tenderloin it was. My Dad makes a mean pork tenderloin and we both realized we hadn’t had it in a long time so that made our decision easy.

This recipe isn’t hard at all, you just have to be patient and cook with care! You also shouldn’t be counting calories with this meal beacuse it is not one of the healthier pork tenderloin recipes. Pretty much all you need is butter, white wine, creme and mushrooms.

The trick to this tenderloin is to cook it slowly. Once you get a large pot out, you have to melt a whole lot of butter on low (you be the judge at how much you would like). Once the butter is bubbling a little bit you can put in the pork and close the lid. This process can cook the tenderloin a lot faster than you think so make sure you keep an eye on it. Once the pork is a nice golden brown, you can pour in a generous amount of white wine. Dry wine works the best however any white will do. Your pork will now be cooking in almost a stew like but most of it will be evaporated by the end. Let your pork sit there for about 20 – 25 minutes. When you think there is about 5 – 10 minutes left, add in the creme and mushrooms. Salt and Pepper to your liking throughout the entire process.

This is really a flavorful pork tenderloin and works nicely if you are looking to make something with an already added sauce. Works nicely to serve with mash potatoes and some sort of greens (either green beans or asparagus).

Enjoy!

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Dad’s Pork Tenderloin

Watlow introduces the EZ-ZONE® RM – a configurable multi-loop temperature/process controller. The EZ-ZONE RM is the first industrial controller to integrate an entire assembly of control loop functionality in one space-saving, DIN-rail mounted package.
EZ-ZONE RM can be used as a PID temperature/process controller, an over/under limit controller or these functions can be combined into an integrated controller. Other control functions can be integrated as well, such as high amperage power controller output, creating a complete and integrated thermal loop controller all in one package.
EZ-ZONE RM can be configured with between 1 to 16 modules controlling from 1 to 64 loops. Because the controller is single-loop scalable, customers pay only for what they need – exact loop count.
Utilizing an integrated controller solution reduces wiring time and termination complexity, improves overall system reliability, reduces termination and installation costs and eliminates compatibility issues encountered when using many different componentsand brands. In addition, integrated controllers reduce troubleshooting time and downtime costs since the system can specifically identify to the operator if there are any problems with a sensor, controller, solid state relay (SSR) power output or heater load.

EZ-ZONE RM allows for many optional integrated controller functions to be combined together or ordered in different quantities, including:
• PID temperature/process controller
• Over/under temperature limit control loops
• 10 or 15 ampere power output/heater driver options
• On-board data logging
• Current measurement input
• Sequencer start up and control function
• Programmable timer and counter functions
• Programmable math and logic options
• Multiple communication protocol options;
• Mobile configuration with removable secure digital flash card
• SPLIT-RAIL™ configuration to isolate low voltage input modules from high voltage output modules.

EZ-ZONE RM offers current monitoring for the entire system, on-board data logging, sensor back-up capability and TRU-TUNE®+ adaptive control, which provides tighter control for demanding applications. Its communications capabilities feature a range of protocol choices including USB (Universal Serial Bus) device port, EtherNet/IP™, Modbus® RTU, Modbus® TCP, DeviceNet™ and Profi®Bus making integration to a larger PLC based system architecture seamless.

Control Design recently surveyed its readers to learn about the power supplies and circuit protections now delivering the juice to their applications and production processes. We asked about their power protection policies, as well as use of surge protection devices, uninterruptible power supplies or UPSs, overload or short-circuit protection, and circuit breakers. Jack Chopper, chief electrical engineer at Filamatic, join us to interpret those answers from a machine-builder perspective.

November 2009 (Alkmaar, the Netherlands) – The self-cleaning central filter units of Euromate have been developed to meet the demand for plug & play filter units to support small and medium-sized extraction hoods and multiple arm systems with up to 7 extraction arms.

High-quality filtration is extremely important to ensure a healthier working environment. As a specialist in welding fumes, Euromate offers a variety of filter units for any air volume. The latest filter unit, SCF-F, has an integrated extraction fan making the unit very compact; developed in accordance with the latest international electrical standards.

The main feature of the SCF-F is the outstanding cleaning technology of the filter cartridges. The pressure loss of the filters is measured continuously. Cleaning starts automatically, which makes the unit very user-friendly. The self-cleaning mechanism ensures that the filter stays efficient and has a longer lifespan.

Besides that the SCF-F 4 features a programmable intelligent control with a frequency inverter as standard. The unit will adapt to specific needs and controls the air volume automatically. Reliable and constant filter performance is one of the main benefits. On top of that the frequency inverter has a very positive effect on the lifespan of the filter cartridges. In addition substantial energy savings up to 40% can be achieved; keeping the overall operating costs extremely low.

For more than 30 years, Euromate has been specialising in indoor air cleaning. We know about the work, the discomforts and risks that welders face on a daily basis. As a result, we have devised solutions that meet all international guidelines. Innovative technology, practical knowledge and years of experience have resulted in a wide range of high-quality extraction and filtration products. For more information, please visit our website www.euromate.com.

Filed under: Concept Cars, LA Auto Show, Nissan, Electric

The LA Auto Show’s Design Challenge has a victor from among its Youthmobile 2030 entries: the Nissan Vehicle-to-Grid, aka V2G. It envisions a nationwide electric highway system (the “grid”) driven on by Generation Z, and their cars will pay for use of the grid like a mobile phone plan. The V2G doesn’t offer much in the way of variety, but it’s ultra-efficient, cheap to run, and convoys of them can gather in interlocked formations called “flocks.”

But when the Gen Z’ers get their hacking fingers on it, they customize it so it can be taken off-grid, creating the V2G Unlimited and the Halo-esque future we are beginning to think is inevitable. Sadly, none of the customized demos feature guns, which is all the V2G Unlimited appears to lack and will make it difficult to deal with the Covenant.

When the V2G is finished providing useful service, it can be recycled. Made of bioresin impregnated carbon nanotube cloth, a specially yet-to-be-created bacteria would devour the bioresin and leave only the cloth, which can be used to build another V2G. Or something. Check out the V2G in the high-res gallery below and start studying for the future, now.

[Source: Car Body Design]

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Envirogen recrute pour un de ses plus gros client des Chefs de Projet Eolien pour la region du Centre, Loire-Atlantique, Toulouse, Montpellier, Paris, Lilles.

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Nous recherchons quelqu’un :
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• Maîtrise logiciels bureautiques, Autocad, Windpro ou WAsP.
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When we first sat down to write this post, we had every intention of featuring white kitchen accessories from all across the web. But once we started looking, most things, although functional, really lacked the design (and price point) we wanted in a super special Christmas gift. So instead we went straight to the source for fabulous white kitchen finds—Jonathan Adler.

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Col. Robin Akin

KNOXVILLE — Col. Robin Akin, the first former University of Tennessee female cadet to be selected for the rank of brigadier general, will return to campus on Friday, Dec. 11, to commission two current ROTC cadets as second lieutenants in the Army.

Akin also will speak during the ceremony, which will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. The event is open to the public.

“There are only 22 female general officers in the entire Army, and Col. Akin’s selection is a significant achievement for her, UT and our ROTC program,” said

Lt. Col. Dave Leach, professor of military science and leadership.

The commissioning ceremony marks the end of cadets’ progression through the ROTC program and the beginning of their careers as Army officers. At the ceremony, Cadet Carly Berner of Media, Pa., and Cadet Zachary Schrandt of Sevierville will take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and enter the Army as second lieutenants. The two cadets also will be commissioned at the university-wide commencement on Dec. 13.

Akin was born in Nashville. She is a 1982 UT graduate and has a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University and a master of strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Upon graduation from UT, she was as a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. Her military schooling includes the Quartermaster Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne School, Parachute Rigger Course, Jumpmaster Course, Logistics Executive Development Course, Support Operations Course, Command and General Staff College and Armed Forces Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. She has received the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Southwest Asia Battle Streamer. She holds the Master Parachutist Badge, Parachute Rigger Badge, Romanian and Germany Airborne Wings.

Assignments have taken her to Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Carson, Colo.; Fort Lee, Va.; Camp Smith, Hawaii; Korea; Germany; Southwest Asia and Iraq.

Akin is currently serving as commander, 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Knox, Ky. In August, she was nominated for promotion to brigadier general.

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Almost 80 million smallholder farmers in Africa, supply about 80 percent of its food. In order for Africa to establish a prosperous and sustainable economic future, the voices of its farmers must be amplified.

To enable this, journalists from across the West Africa region attended a media workshop in Accra, Ghana, hosted by Inter Press Service IPS Africa on behalf of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

The workshop aimed to build the capacity of local journalists and editors from West and Central Africa to gain the skills and knowledge they need to report on the food crisis and how it can be solved, particularly with the contribution of smallholder farmers.

This forms part of the activities for the “Communication Campaign on Farmers and the Food Crisis: Focus on West and Central Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean” small grant funded by IFAD.

Terna Gyuse (left), IPS Africa regional Editor introducing guest speaker Mohamed Beavogui, IFAD Director for West and Central Africa region.

The goal of this grant is to amplify the voice of farmers by ensuring their needs; perspective, experience and expertise are heard as part of the continuing global debate on rising food prices and how to achieve global food security.

Training was facilitated by IPS Africa’s regional Editor Terna Gyuse in collaboration with Farm Radio International, a Canadian-based, not-for-profit organization working in direct partnership with approximately 300 radio broadcasters in 39 African countries to fight poverty and food insecurity.

The training was planned to coincide with the IFAD Regional Project Implementation Workshop for West and Central Africa, providing an opportunity for reporters to not only network with IFAD officials but also hear first-hand of the challenges and success of small-holder interventions in the region.

Guest speakers included Mohamed Beavogui IFAD Director for West and Central Africa, who answered critical questions about the ‘Challenges of Agriculture in West Africa’. Participants also appreciated the session on ‘Web 2.0 Tools for journalists’ presented by Roxana Samii.

Ghana Radio News representative Augustina Apik (left) and Teresa Atogiyire from Ghana Broadcasting Corporation answer questions from Rite FM radio presenter Owuraku Asamoah (centre) during a mock interview session with participants at the media workshop.

Annina Lubbock, IFAD’s Senior Technical Adviser on Gender and Poverty Targeting, facilitated a discussion on ‘Gender, Agriculture and Climate Change’, and told particpants that “a gender perspective and a focus on women’s empowerment is essential both to feed the world and for climate change. The majority of farmers, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa are women. Women’s contribution to food crops vary between 40 percent in Latin America and up to 80 percent in sub-Saharan Africa”, she added.

The bilingual sessions in French and English also included a role-play exercise on interviewing techniques, where participants teamed up with each other during mock interviews.

An IFAD organised field trip on December 4, provided a timely opportunity for participants to meet with farmers at the local celebration of a nation-wide Farmers’ Day (public holiday in Ghana).

Read some of the latest stories on our ‘Farming the Future Africa‘ project website.

Quick question: how many of you were hoping that the Star Wars game that’s supposed to be announced (psp/news/new-star-wars-game-to-be-announced-at-the-spike-vgas.html) during the Spike VGAs would be a

A group of Bronx residents have been asking City Council members not to give a developer permission to open a mall in the long vacant Kingsbridge Armory. Surely this is a sign that the economy, at least in New York City, isn’t doing so badly.

“Oh, our armory. Oh, our armory,” a small group sang on the step of City Hall last week. “Before we take minimum wage, we’ll be buried in our graves and go home to our Lord and be free.”

Community activisits have been opposing a plan to build a shopping mall at the 575,000-square foot landmark. They’ve been arguing that the developer should have to guarantee that stores in the mall will pay at least $10 an hour plus benefits. The developer points out that many retailers simply won’t open stores in the mall if the cost of labor is artificially inflated.

One of the main opponents of the mall is a local grocery store whose owners fear that they might face price competition from a chain grocery that would open in the mall. They are asking the mall developers to guarantee that no grocery store will be given space in the mall.

It’s as if none of these people have ever heard of the crisis in commercial real estate. And they probably haven’t. We can’t help but suspect that when community activists continue to oppose job creation, the community members must not be doing so badly.

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Whatever trade statistics you may be reading, here's a simple dose of reality:

There's an armada of empty shipping vessels lying idle off the coast of Singapore.

Yet Singapore is supposed to be one of the busiest ports in the world. It is a major transhipment hub for global trade. But today, it still looks relatively dead.

Don't believe us? Check out the stunning pics we captured on a recent trip:

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Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Mini

The Mini Coupe and Roadster concepts have been making their way around the auto show circuit since Frankfurt in September, and when we saw the two vehicles at the LA Auto Show we got the impression that the high end micros were near production ready. If a story from MotoringFile is to be believed, the next two Mini variants could be even closer to production than we thought.

The Mini-obsessed site is claiming that its sources tell them that engineering for the the Coupe and Roadster is well under way. Further, the final model could hit the assembly plant in Oxford by next June with full production commencing in October. If that time line holds true, the first Mini two doors could be hitting dealer showrooms in Europe by early 2011 at the latest, with models crossing the Atlantic soon after.

[Source: MotoringFile]

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After last year’s Spore DRM fiasco, EA and its CEO John Riccitiello seem to have learned that the stick approach to dealing with pirates backfired badly, and it was time to try out the carrot. It started, earlier this year with Riccitiello talking about how they were trying to view pirated software as a really good demo product, with the impetus then being on them to convert those users into paying customers. Later, they started actively embracing the claim that their pirated software could lead to additional sales of in-game content and offerings. The latest, as sent in by william, again has Riccitiello in an interview saying that he now sees “pirates” as a new marketplace, again with the emphasis being on how it’s EA’s responsibility to give those users something to buy. He still says that he wants people to buy the legit versions of the game, and he thinks it’s very wrong to make an unauthorized copy, but he says that reality dictates that they should embrace those users, rather than attack them, and look for ways to make money off of them:

“There’s a sizable pirate market and a sizable second sale market and we want to try to generate revenue in that marketplace.”

Furthermore, he notes that this approach seems a lot more reasonable than the music industry’s approach of just trying to punish people:

He said the music industry erred in “demonizing” its consumers rather than reacting to them. He believes that EA has an obligation to make it enticing for people to play games legitimately. And he hopes that services such as EA Sports’ community hub or the BioWare social site that hooks into Dragon Age will make it so alluring that it will be “increasingly less likely that people will pirate because there is so much value on the other side of the door.”

None of this necessarily addresses some of EA’s past sins relating to aggressive use of DRM, but it does suggest that Riccitiello (or at least his savvy PR staff) have recognized that giving people a reason to buy is a better way forward than trying to attack those who use unauthorized copies of the games.

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Using Google Maps, or Google Earth for that matter, can be a lot of fun, but there’s certainly a utilitarian side to it. Recently Google has greatly expanded the usefulness of Maps by adding Place Pages, entries for many interesting and important places around the world filled with information, photos and other content. The feature is still in the early stages, but Google eventually wants to have a Page for every “place” on Earth. But information isn’t of a lot of use without a way of accessing it, so Google has now made it possible to view Place Pages inside Google Earth, allowing users to also learn things as they’re exploring our planet in 3D.

“When I’m exploring my neighborhood or planning a trip, I often find places I want to know more about. That’s why I love using Place Pages for Google Maps to see lots of great information about a place on a single page,” Matt Holden, associate product manager, Google Earth Team writes.

“Starting today, you can see the same rich Place Page content in Google Earth, while browsing the world in 3D. You can see a summary whenever you click on a business or place of interest, and then click the View more information » link if you’d like to see more.”

The Places layer is enabled by default if you have the Geographic Web layer … (read more)

Civic Engagement of Undergraduates in United States Research Universities

Findings from a survey of the members of The Research Universities Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) prepared by Liz Holllander, Senior Fellow, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts in the fall 2009. This report provides a snapshot of how 15 members of TRUCEN approach the civic education of undergraduates. It maps current practice and frames an agenda for continuing dialogue and action. The survey confirms that a growing number of research universities are being creative and assertive in expanding their civic engagement efforts. It also suggests that there is ample room to extend and improve their efforts, and it frames an agenda for continued dialogue and action toward that end.

Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, had quite a day.


The week leading up to the conference, a report was circulating that Denmark, host of the conference, had a drawn up a text that was sure to come under fire. Yesterday afternoon Britains’ The Guardian Newspaper published what they claimed to be this text. Further the paper also claims to have read “a confidential analysis by developing countries” which “shows deep unease”.


The draft acknowledges that 2020 as the year which global emission should peak, while also acknowledging that developed countries have collectively peaked and that the timeframe will be longer for developing countries. The text goes on to specify emission reduction targets for both developed and developing countries.


What as the latter up in arms is possible shift of control of enforcement of any agreement to developed countries.


Confused yet?



Under the present agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, developing countries are exempt from obligations, but industrialized countries have stressed that this will not be feasible in the future. The Danish text says that “developing countries, except the least developed which may contribute at their own discretion, commit to nationally appropriate mitigation actions”. According to The Guardian’s sources, “developing countries are infelicitous about the new proposed division between the ‘least developed’ and other developing nations.


Another sticky point is the suggestion to transfer more control over the enforcement of the Copenhagen agreement from the UN administration, to the World Bank. Such a move would indirectly shift more control over to the industrialized world.


In other news, UPI is reporting the period from 2000 -2009 will be considered to be one of the warmest on record. Additionally the World Meteorological Organization said 2009 will rank among the 10 warmest years since 1850. The WMO said temperatures for the current year stand between 0.6 degrees and 1 degree Fahrenheit higher than the average from 1961-1990.


The WMO said the period from 2000-2009 was warmer than the 1990-99 decade, which was warmer than the 1980-1989 time span.
Forecasters cited El Nino conditions and human-caused global climate change for the increases. Only in North America were lower average temperatures recorded.


“We are in a warming trend – we have no doubt about it” said WMO Secretary General, Michel Jarraud.


And from the “Did they really do that file”, you may remember when CEO’s of the former Big Three Automakers arrived in Washington, hands held out, looking for a big influx of cash, but they all arrived via private jet. Only to be scolded by the commission and ordered to dispose of the luxury items. Fox news is reporting that delegates haven’t been arriving in fleet of Smart cars, but rather the city airport has been swarmed with 140 private jets, and over 1200 hired limousines and “a carbon footprint the size of a small country”.

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Filed under: Sedan, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet

It’s long been presumed that the Chevrolet Volt (and its Opel/Vauxhall Ampera twin) would not be the only car rolling out of General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant after late 2010. After all, Volt volumes are unlikely to be sufficient in the first several years to justify an entire plant. However, when a future product plant was leaked out after the 2007 UAW contract was signed, it was assumed the new Chevy Orlando would join the Volt. After all, the Orlando shares the Delta platform with the Volt and Cruze.

Following the announcement Monday of the investment in the Detroit factory to build the Volt, The Detroit News believes it has learned that the next-generation Malibu will also be built in Detroit. The new Malibu is slated to debut in 2011 as a 2012 model. Current Malibu assembly takes place in Fairfax, Kansas. The General’s Orion, Michigan plant had also been building the mid-sized sedan, but it is now being re-tooled build the next generation Aveo. With Fairfax now also building the Buick LaCrosse, a second plant may be needed to meet demand if the new model is successful.

[Source: The Detroit News]
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REPORT: Chevrolet Malibu to join Volt in Detroit-Hamtramck plant originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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