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When I mentioned to a friend I was going to use “Being Happy | Being Single” as a tagline for Flying High Solo, she shrieked, “No, no.  Not happy! Content, maybe.”  It got me thinking – what does it mean to be happy?  What is happiness, really? And more importantly, how do you achieve happiness?

My friend admitted happiness to her meant having a spouse.  And being single – a contented or satisfying life was all she could achieve. This seemed like more than a semantic issue to me.  It touched the core of Flying High Solo – and my feelings about my own life.

What the dictionary says

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Some say just smiling, putting on a happy face, can raise your happiness level. Photo: DepositPhotos, copyright, william87

First I went to Webster’s which defined happy as “delighted, pleased, glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 2. Characterized by ….  pleasure, contentment, or joy.”  Lots of synonyms here – plus these for happiness – enjoyment, satisfaction.

So being satisfied, contented, glad, pleased, enjoying yourself – all seem to describe being happy.  But what was it about the word that so triggered my friend?

Does being married make you happy?

This is a loaded question – loaded with folklore, personal opinion, along with many studies saying married people live longer than singles (I always question whether that relates to happiness….). To answer this, I referred to the excellent, well-researched book, Singled Out, How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After (2006) by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., a psychologist and expert in “Singlism” (both a descriptor and the name of her 2011 compilation of writings).

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In Singled Out, DePaulo, like any good academic – she teaches at University of California, Santa Barbara – analyzed the results of a study on happiness.  She found several interesting things – “In the year surrounding their wedding date, people who married showed a tiny blip in happiness.  …. though, within a few years … the continuously married people were then, on average, no happier than they were when they were single.”   She concluded – “marriage did not make people “happy.” Typically, people who got married enjoyed a brief honeymoon effect, then went back to being about as happy or as unhappy as they were before they married.”

Interestingly, DePaulo found that “The group that started out with the lowest average happiness scores consisted of people who did marry but eventually got divorced.”  So they were unhappier to begin with.

On a personal note, I must admit this makes sense to me…  I was of the generation – or the mentality – that believed the myth that finding the “right one” was the key to happiness.  I was young and naïve then.  It has taken me years to learn that no one can make you happy.  Only you can do that.  And many of us can benefit from learning how to be happier.  This article gives some ideas on how.

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What’s interesting in Webster’s definition is that it implied the momentary – the fleeting – as in “over a particular thing.”  (That squares with DePaulo’s conclusion that around the date of marriage, people were found to be a bit happier).

But what about overall life happiness?  Is it just an accumulation of enjoyable, satisfying moments?  If so, is there a roadmap for these moments?

Rubin’s Happiness Project

I turned to my half-read copy of the 2009 New York Times best seller, The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin.  Rubin says she pretty much had it all –  a good-looking successful tuned-in husband, a great writing career, a wonderful daughter, good friends, an exciting life in New York City.  Yet – she didn’t think she was happy (or happy enough).  So she set about researching happiness – and in her book cited scores of experts – from Aristotle to Martin Seligman, a psychologist who pioneered positive psychology in the early 1990s.

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Armed with all her research, Rubin sets out on the road to “happiness,” a year-long project.  Her book is extremely detailed and supported by lots of research and great quotes on happiness.  She deals with everything from getting enough sleep to exercising to organizing her closets to parenting to showing love to being altruistic, to name a few. It all makes sense – but after a while, I was overwhelmed.

Rather than neatening my closets  (although I know that would make me happier!), I wanted an easier way to understand happiness and add to my happiness.  Would buying a new pair of shoes help?

The American way

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In the U. S., the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental right (our Declaration of Independence puts it right up there with life and liberty).  And most of us pursue it eagerly – through food, relationships, sex, sports, career success, exercise, electronics, hobbies, movies, clothes, cars, vacations, daily cappuccinos, beer or wine, or the dream of winning the lottery.  Lots of pursuit – but do we need all that to be happy? How about just one or two “big” ones? Will that work?  Or does our happiness – being happy – depend on a more complex, more elusive recipe?

Your state of mind

Here’s what I learned – being happy is both easier and harder than we think.  It’s easier because it’s up to us – and it’s harder because it’s up to us.

According to happiness expert Shawn Achor, material things don’t predict happiness levels.  He noted in a TedX talk YouTube video –  if we know what you have, we can only predict about 10% of your happiness level.  90% of your happiness depends on how you process the world.

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It’s all about the mental lens through which you view your life and experiences.  (Might your grandmother say your attitude?)  Achor’s 21st Century terminology is “your brain at positive.”

So being happy – achieving happiness – depends on our ability to think positively about what we have and do. (Cognitive psychology says our feelings follow our thoughts – so thinking positive thoughts makes us feel better). Here’s Achor’s recipe for achieving happiness.

Five Steps to Happy in 21 Days – To do each day

1)   Write down three gratitudes

2)   Journal about something positive

3)   Exercise – get that body moving

4)   Meditate – let your brain go quiet so you can get in touch with your core self

5)   Perform an act of kindness – help or complement someone

Achor says doing these five things every day for 21 days will reprogram your brain for the positive… and therefore, happiness. (My Dahn Yoga instructor said 21 days is a kind of magic principle – 21 days creates change and rebirth.).

Different kinds of happiness

Getting positive mind, doing these five things for 21 days, especially the meditation, may lead you to something deeper – you may wonder what you really want to do with your life.  Here’s another take on what makes a happy life.

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According to M. Alexis Karris, Ph.D., “Though the definitions of happiness vary, a mainstream view is that there are three types of happiness: “the good life” (e.g., positive emotions, pleasure, gratification), “the engaged life” (e.g., activities that put one in a state of absorption or flow), and “the meaningful life” (e.g. Aristotle’s eudemonia; using one’s strengths towards a higher purpose; investing in something bigger than one’s self) (Seligman, 2002). Research indicates that the meaningful life is the most important and robust type of happiness (Seligman, 2002).”

So it turns out there are several kinds of happy lives – the good or pleasant life, the engaged life, and the meaningful life.  These seem to relate to what you’re doing, that is, having glass of wine with a friend, enjoying a good dinner, buying the shoes or golf clubs you wanted (the good life).  Or – happiness may come from your focus on your work or hobbies – those things that challenge and engage you so you lose track of time (the engaged life).  Or you may be working to save the environment,  teaching the next generation, volunteering at a homeless shelter, or working at a non-profit dedicated to social change (the meaningful life).  Each of those, presumably, creates a kind of happiness.

In my various other readings on what it takes to be happy, there’s consensus on the importance of having some relationships –  someone (or two) to confide in.  So having a couple of friends is important – but you don’t have to be a couple to have a couple of friends.

Doing happy

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Sometimes it’s good to just get in touch with your inner child – and be happy about the “little” things. Photo: Depositphotos, copyright, ikostudio

So far we have – happiness is up to you, whether you’re married, coupled, or solo.  And to add to your happiness, you can read The Happiness Project and follow her guidance; you can create a positive mind and view each day with gratitude and creativity; and you can make sure you’re doing things that honor your values, whether that’s pleasure, passion for a task, or achieving some higher good, or, better yet, a combination of pleasurable moments, getting lost in a task, and doing some good in the world. Plus a dose of friendship.

So, how to explain my friend’s skittishness about the phrase “being happy being single?”  I can’t.

Happiness is a personal matter… we can only start with ourselves – then maybe all that positive mind and innate happiness will spread and bring a bit of joy or contentment – and yes – happiness to others.

For those who want some additional thoughts on happiness, I came across an organization dedicated to the pursuit of happiness, aptly called – the Pursuit of Happiness Organization.  It notes that “key areas of consensus on [happiness] variables …  include social engagement (communicating), civic engagement (caring), spiritual engagement, personal strengths and virtues, positive attitudes and regular physical exercise.  It even has a happiness quiz.

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  1. Carol Garske says:

    Intelligent, excellently written. It is so great to have a “Singles” voice. Interesting also to read the statistics found on the topic. I look forward to the more issues.

  2. Logan Dent says:

    Interesting take on this topic. There are so many ways to measure happiness. Perhaps one of our first challenges is to figure out how we want to measure happiness for ourselves.

  3. I don’t read many blogs but when I saw “Being happy” in the browser tab of your blog, that’s what enticed me to started reading. I think it’s a GREAT choice for a tagline!

    After a 15-year relationship, I became single only 3 months ago. I started out on the usual roller coaster of upsetting emotions, but I really wanted to change my life and be happier. The key for me has been having fun and finding ways to laugh. Instead of spiraling deeper into my painful emotions, now I can spiral higher into more good feelings. It feeds on itself.

    I agree that “It’s all about the mental lens through which you view your life and experiences.” And I don’t think it should be as complicated as Rubin’s book lays out. Simplicity seems to be part of happiness! I bought some crayons and a sketchbook and found happiness drawing pictures, despite my lack of “artistic talent.” A picture of a rainbow I drew in neon colors gives me endless enjoyment.

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Will he ever take off? Learning patience the hawk way

by Anders Gyllenhaal

I spotted the hawk from about 50 feet away, perched on a dead tree where he could watch over the Central Florida marsh as if he ruled the place.

I stopped about 30 feet back, and stood as still as I could, hoping for a chance at a photo if this elegant Red-shouldered Hawk decided to take off.

And then I waited. First through an easy 10 minutes, then another 15 not-so-easy minutes, then at least 10 more interminable minutes. I watched as he swiveled his head, glanced up and down and fluffed his feathers without giving a clue to his intentions. As the sweat dripped down my back, I started thinking about giving up.

Birding is a lesson in patience on so many fronts. There are days when all you hear are calls from distant branches. There are mornings when the birds are always backlit or camouflaged. There are whole afternoons when not one bird makes a sound.

I like to think it’s all part of the curriculum that comes with the birds. At a time when we’re so attention deprived, birding is a graduate course in alternative time.

When we step into the feathered world, time is measured by the arrival of insects, the ripening of fruit, the rise of the tide, and the setting sun. At first it may seem birds move on some spontaneous whim. But there’s actually a complex set of triggers mostly invisible to us.

The shriek of a predator will send a ripple of fear through the birding landscape, and suddenly dozens of Warblers, Swallows and other songbirds give up their hiding places to flee. Or after hours of empty woods in the late afternoon, first one, then several birds will appear in need of food before the day ends. Half an hour later, the landscape can be brimming with them.

Our most rewarding experiences have been paved by lessons in patience. We had been looking for the Painted Bunting for five years before we came upon one at the tail end of an otherwise bird-free afternoon. I finally caught the Belted Kingfisher in flight after dozens of encounters taught me how to approach at a glacial pace.

But nothing calls for patience like the wait for a raptor to take flight. It’s a little like a poker game: The more you invest, the longer you have to stay — until your back is sore, your finger aches from tension against the camera’s trigger and you find yourself wondering if the wait will ever end.

The variety of Red-shouldered Hawk I came upon the other day in Central Florida is famous for its ability to stay put for hours on end. Hawks have no predators, so they don’t mind sitting high on a branch until something prompts a move. Their eyesight is extraordinary, so they can spot the slightest move without having to go off to forage or fish like other birds.

But the wait didn’t last forever that day. Just as I was losing hope, the Hawk made its move and shot to the ground about 50 feet away. All the lessons in patience paid off this time. I caught him in mid flight and followed him to his landing spot. The hawk crouched there for a few minutes before lifting off again — this time with a frog in his talons.

He sailed off into the distance, his lunch hanging beneath him, and he landed on a faraway tree to dine on frogs legs.

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lizagyllenhaal March 2, 2019 - 5:07 pm

I love the idea of a “curriculum” of birding. Wonderful piece, Anders. Thank you!

Patricia Markert March 2, 2019 - 11:29 am

What a lesson in patience birdwatching is. You have captured it beautifully in both your words and your pictures.

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Debby was Bill Evans’ niece, but I like to imagine to myself that she was a mysterious stranger, swathed in cosmic mystery and down-tempo nonchalance.  The silhouette on the front could be Debby.  We assume it to be anyway.  But it is wonderfully vague.  Up close, the lines are blurred and unclear; the profile looks incomplete and hardly human.  But from a slight distance and at less detail, the hazy lines assemble themselves neatly in place, and Debby’s profile is rendered clearly.  It’s the kind of extravagant legend you can only expect from a person who has a personal intimacy with the highest highs and the lowest lows.

I first heard of this album when I read its title in Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood.  I was so enamored with the book and its strange sense of tumultuous self-reflection that I researched its real world counterpart, only to find the same sentiments voiced through jazz.  The straight-faced, but fluctuating highs and lows mirrored in the novel are apparent from the get-go, as evidenced in the album’s first track “My Foolish Heart”.  Throughout the entire song, there is a sensuous smoothness that flows right through the speakers from the first understated notes from Evans’ piano and Scott LaFaro’s upright bass, and the soft crescendo from drummer Paul Motian’s cymbals.  As the shortest song on Waltz, this track makes its movements count.  There are no lengthy, sweeping explorations into foreign sonic territory; neither are there angular, dissonant phrases that seek to enlighten the mad geniuses of the post-bop world.  What the trio does is nothing short of amazing, transforming a soft-spoken statement into a shape-shifting mouthpiece for the ambiguity of the cover art.  Not once does the group stray from their signature even-handed cool, but in the course of five minutes, they constantly switch back and forth between morose and sentimental and every step inbetween, grabbing the listener by the heartstrings in the process and tugging hard.

Perhaps in an opposing stance is the last track on the album, “Milestones”.  Here, the trio is seen setting the world ablaze with solos and fugue-like lines dotting the recording all over.  Where “My Foolish Heart” saw the group acting as a subtle crowd of talented artists, “Milestones” sees them flourishing on their own while backed by the other two members.  In full on manic mode, we finally see LaFaro step out from behind the spotlight of Evans’ piano in the lengthy middle passage.  Everything lights up and blurs, much like the shadowy portrait of the front cover, but this time the vagueness comes from the blurring excitement of it all.

The beauty of this classic jazz record lies in its subtlety — the strong and moving emotional undercurrents never seem to bob above the surface of the water, leaving a sense of the unhurried genius of Bill Evans and his trio.  Debby’s murky portrait on the cover shows us the beauty of something so vague, we don’t know it when it stares us right in the face.

Artist: Bill Evans Trio
Album: Waltz for Debby
Year: 1961
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With its arresting cover of a felled marionette, Battlefield Dance Floor is the 18th studio album from one of the most prized acts on the folk roots circuit.

Show of Hands’ first key release in more than three years, the 13-track album brings eight keenly awaited new songs (and a co-write) from the pen of Steve Knightley, widely acknowledged as one of the country’s most inspired and original songwriters.

Phil Beer is the ‘master decorator’ of the songs – a brilliant, consummate multi-instrumentalist while long term third member Miranda Sykes is back on board with her eloquent double bass and vocals after her sabbatical   – and Cormac Byrne and his feted percussion skills (witnessed on last autumn’s UK tour) bring a vibrant fresh dimension to the party.

Rolling Stones collaborator Matt Clifford adds his keyboard skills to some tracks and an impromptu collective known as The Bridge Hill Shanty Men are the icing on the cake, weighing in with rousing choruses.

Possibly their most commercial release to date, Battlefield Dance Floor is an exuberant, lush, full-blooded album co-produced by the in-demand Mark Tucker and Knightley – Show of Hands’ first release since 2016’s The Long Way Home.

An album of broad brushstrokes, it mixes songs of despair and displacement, emphatic songs, tongue-in-cheek songs, poignant songs and carefully chosen covers into a classic Show of Hands package with wide appeal.

Knightley is a highly talented songwriter who has a great knack in addressing serious and pertinent issues with really catchy lyrics. Top class performances are guaranteed wherever they play” – Songlines

It bursts straight in with Knightley’s ‘Lost’a slickly produced, multi-layered and poetic opener – on the surface a number inspired by the story of doomed Devon sailor Donald Crowhurst who died while competing in the 1968 single-handed, round the world Golden Globe Race –but with a deeper theme summed up by Knightley as “a maritime-themed song about masculine despair.”

Catching the listener unawares the mood swerves abruptly to the upbeat, jaunty, genre-hopping title track as Bhangra meets Morris, a seed sown by Show of Hands’ recent close encounters with Johnny Kalsi’s The Dhol Foundation.

Politics and history graduate Knightley name checks some of the greats in history (Wellington, Drake, Churchill, Monty) in this savvy song of eve-of-battle drunkenness with its catchy rugby chant style chorus. Juxtaposing battle readiness with pre-battle abandon it travels through time from the Battle of Agincourt to D-Day and is littered with clever lyrics: “It’s a ballet not a battle/A salsa not a siege” and its ‘Tomorrow it’s a battlefield/tonight it is a dance floor” refrain.

A trademark Knightley song is shaped in the sublime ‘Just Enough To Lose’ – a poignant tale of failing love delivered by his distinctive voice. “It was just between the sowing and the reaping /You told me our crop was bound to fail’, the regret underlined by Beer’s beautifully judged fiddle and Clifford’s keyboards.

Some years ago Show of Hands joined forces with exiled Chilean musicians to form the band Alianza so the theme of displacement is one well known to them and here it is explored in the Knightley-Johnny Kalsi co-write ‘Mother Tongue’, a stand-out track on the album penned soon after the 2016 Brexit referendum. The atmosphere-charged song is given a haunting, spiritual edge by the enigmatic chanting of British-Asian performer Shahid Khan.

There are songs with a lighter touch – the percussive, tongue in cheek ‘Cornish reggae’ of ‘Dreckley’, the tale of a Home Counties relationship threatened by the lure of the West Country replete with pasties and Poldark! It even includes a nod to The Great British Scone Debate – clotted cream or jam first on your Devonshire scone?!

Sykes takes lead vocal on the wry Knightley original ‘Make The Right Noises’, a cynical look at how we fake concern and enthusiasm because we think we should – concluding that ‘of the virtues sincerity is the most underrated’.

It’s over to Beer to take centre stage on a cover of Richard Shindell’s ‘Next Best Western’ – a gem of a road song which suits his voice – and flawless guitar work– perfectly while he also takes the microphone to deliver ‘My True Love’ – a gentle ballad written by Dubliner Adrian Mannering who Steve and Phil encountered on the Brighton folk scene back in their 20s.

‘You’ll Get By’ is a song of hope and reassurance for the older generation facing the array of life’s ups and downs (not just the province of the young!) and drums roll as ‘Swift And Bold’ marches in. A Knightley song written for 6 Rifles Infantry Regiment at a special celebratory concert at their Exeter HQ – at which to his surprise he was made an Honorary Rifleman – brings the battlefield back into view, with the Bridge Hill Shanty Men in full flow. Named after the regimental motto it’s a song which Steve was proud to write.

He says: “Being awarded the title of Honorary Rifleman meant I joined my grandfather and step brother in re-establishing a close relationship with the regiment.”

Steve also revisits a haunting song he first sang on Kirsty Merryn’s debut album She And I.

Merryn’s spellbinding ‘Forfarshire’ tells of lighthouse keeper’s daughter Grace Darling and her father William and Grace’s heroic rescue of shipwrecked mariners. In this version Steve is joined by Miranda and Gerry Diver, who produced Kirsty’s 2017 release. A useful man to know Gerry also plays myriad instruments on the track – mandolin, piano, fiddle, bass guitar, tenor guitar and percussion.

The album ends with ‘No Secrets’, released as a single to coincide with Show of Hands’ incredible fifth sell out of the Royal Albert Hall in 2017, celebrating 25 years of this unique band. Upbeat and breezy Steve describes it as a distillation of some sage advice given to a fellow folky on his wedding eve.

A classy cornucopia, it’s an album that successfully melds vintage Show of Hands and brand new material, infusing influences old and new and this time – as a four strong band – with even greater depth and panache.

Says Steve: “With the heartbeat and harmonies that Cormac and Miranda add, we are at last creating a sound we’ve dreamed of making for twenty five years!”

The music is sharp and the armoury is strong. Battlefield Dance Floor reinvigorates Show of Hands’ unshakeable position at the front line of folk.

Show of Hands will showcase songs from Battlefield Dance Floor on a 22-date autumn-winter tour of England and Wales (October 30-December 7). The album will be officially released on September 27, 2019 under licence to Proper Music Publishing and will be distributed by Proper Records.

Steve Knightley has said “Show of Hands is still a duo consisting of Steve and Phil. Miranda and Cormac have solo careers in their own right and whenever they join us they are always name checked as such! We are absolutely delighted to have them on board for this year’s Autumn tour and next year’s festival season.”

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Food Hygiene

Lesson 2: summary

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not just the absence of physical discomfort or illness.

So what is food hygiene? It is the group of measures needed to ensure food safety from farm to table, that is, from the moment they are obtained until they reach the final consumer.

Therefore, we define food-borne disease as any disease caused by consuming contaminated food.

It is important to maintain good food hygiene, as it will lead not only to a safer handling of food, but also to a good reputation for the company, increased customer satisfaction, and we will also avoid possible penalties from health authorities.

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What is food hygiene?

Food hygiene is all the measures that must be undertaken in order to ensure the safety of food at all stages of the production chain in the food industry.

Proper food hygiene and handling is essential to avoid different illnesses and alterations in food (from the moment of production or harvesting to the consumption of food, as it is exposed to contamination by microorganisms or other substances harmful to health.

Most common bacteria in food

The bacteria and viruses that most commonly contaminate the food we eat are:

It is one of the most common causes of food poisoning. It is found in eggs, raw poultry, beef, and sometimes unwashed fruits and vegetables.

Escherichia coli

It is found in the digestive system in animals and humans. In food it is found in raw or undercooked beef, contaminated water, raw milk and fresh products.

Listeria monocytogenes

It is found in ready-to-eat cold meats, refrigerated meat-based pâtés, raw dairy products, refrigerated smoked seafood or raw sprouts.

Campylobacter jejuni

It is found in raw or undercooked poultry meat, unpasteurized milk, or contaminated or untreated water.

Staphylococcus aureus

It is found in foods rich in cooked proteins (cooked ham, poultry meat), dairy products, salads and pastry products (especially those made with pastry creams).

It is found in dairy products, beef and chicken, raw fruits and vegetables, raw oysters, and contaminated or untreated water.

Yersinia enterocolitica

Beef, fish, raw seafood, dairy products, contaminated or non-potable water and in fresh products.

Recommended food temperatures

With regards to food hygiene and safety, temperature is one of the most important factors to take into account when it comes to food preservation. Temperature acts as a barrier to prevent the proliferation of microorganisms, so the correct control of the temperature of food, both in the refrigeration and cooking process is a key element to prevent the emergence and development of pathogenic bacteria.

Conservation temperatures:

Fresh food should be cooled to a temperature of 4-7°C, which prevents the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. The lower the temperature, the slower the proliferation of microorganisms, so freezing at -18ºC is the safest, because although it does not eliminate pathogenic microorganisms, it keeps them in a latent state in which they do not multiply either.

This freezing temperature maintains the original characteristics of the food and reduces the risk of contamination. However, not all foods need to be refrigerated or frozen, as some food (such as oil, pastries, potatoes, nuts, pasta, rice, etc.) can be stored at room temperature, in dry places or, in some cases, away from light.

Cooking temperatures:

It is recommended to cook at a temperature of 75 ºC for a minimum of two minutes.

At what temperature do bacteria die in food?

In order to ensure proper food hygiene, it is important to know the temperature at which bacteria die in food. One of the most effective methods of killing bacteria is cooking at, at least, 75°C for two minutes, although temperature and time requirements depend on the food and the microorganisms it may harbor.

In cooking methods such as boiling, temperatures reach around 100ºC, while in frying, temperatures range between 180 and 300ºC. In the latter case, special care must be taken to ensure that the food reaches a minimum temperature because the temperature of the oil decreases when the food is introduced and depends on its thickness. The temperature of both methods is adequate to eliminate most microorganisms and thus ensure safe consumption.

Hygiene of the most common foods

For proper hygiene, a number of food handling rules must be followed. A common guideline for all types of food is that when cooking or handling any food, you should first make sure that the work area and utensils and tools are well cleaned and disinfected.

Before cutting or cooking, make sure that it is kept in a fit condition. To do this, make sure that the scales are firm, the gills are reddish and the eyes are bulging and shiny. Cooking at a minimum temperature of 65°C is recommended.

In the case of chicken, make sure it has its characteristic smell and texture. If it has a soft, sticky film or a greenish colour it is no longer suitable for consumption. Recommendations for handling chicken include: using only a designated chicken board, wearing gloves when handling chicken, planning for consumption and thawing at least 24 hours, and avoiding contamination of other foods with chicken blood or meat fluids. It is also recommended to cook the chicken at a minimum temperature of 75ºC.

In the case of beef, again, the first thing to note is that it retains its original characteristics and is still fit for consumption. Other recommendations include using a specific beef chart, wearing gloves when handling meat, and making sure the meat is not in contact with other products. The recommended cooking temperature is 75°C. It is also recommended not to keep the meat in the freezer for long periods of time, as this will change its colour and lose its nutrients.

For pork it is advisable to follow the same steps as for beef, unlike the cooking temperature, as in this case the recommended minimum is 64ºC.

Seafood is particularly fragile in terms of contamination, so for safety reasons, it is necessary to ensure that the cold chain is not broken in food handling processes. The recommendations for handling seafood are to chill cooked seafood in an ice bath and to eat frozen seafood with head as soon as possible, as the head causes faster deterioration of the seafood even if it is frozen.

Vegetables and fruits

Fruits and vegetables are among the most easily and quickly contaminated foods. As with all other foods, the first recommendation is to observe that the qualities of the food are preserved. In the case of fruits and vegetables, it is important to eliminate those specimens that begin to deteriorate in order to avoid the spread of the rest. It is also important to wash and disinfect these foods before consumption or processing. These foods require particularly careful handling, since the blows generate breakages in the pieces that accelerate their decomposition. It is recommended to use a knife and specific board for cutting fruits and vegetables.

Milk products

Avoid exposure of milk products to room temperature for more than two hours (30 minutes for cheese). Milk products should be kept in the refrigerator for a maximum of 3 days.

Acrylamide in food

In recent years there has been growing concern about acrylamide. This chemical forms naturally in some foods after cooking at temperatures above 120ºC, as a consequence of the commonly known as Maillard Reaction. These foods are those rich in carbohydrates and starch. The cooking methods that favour the creation of acrylamide are frying, roasting and toasting.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) claims that research on animals suggests that consumption of acrylamide increases the likelihood of developing tumours or genetic mutations, and conclude that acrylamide consumption in humans potentially increases the risk of cancer.

One of the physical evidences observed in acrylamide foods is changes in taste and color (they take on a golden hue). Thus, the more golden (or burned) a food is, the more likely it is to contain a larger amount of acrylamide.

In November 2017, the European Union published the UE 2017/2158 Regulation in order to establish measures for operators with the aim of reducing the level of acrylamide in food.

The usual foods in which acrylamide can be formed are:

  • Potatoes
  • Coffee
  • Bread
  • Cookies
  • Cereals

According to WHO, these are some of the measures that need to be taken to prevent the creation of acrylamide in food:

  • Do not bake or fry these foods over 120ºC, as it is more likely to produce acrylamide in food.
  • Prevent food from reaching a very golden color.
  • Avoid cooking methods such as frying or baking when possible, and choose steaming or boiling instead.
  • Choose natural roast coffee, which contains the least amount of acrylamide.

Concerning fried potatoes:

  • Store them outside the refrigerator in a dark and cool place.
  • Wash them well before frying.
  • Prefer coarse cutting instead of fine cutting.

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Codex Alimentarius at FAO
European Food Safety Authority

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About Shrikhand Recipe: A thick creamy, Indian dessert from Maharashtra and Gujarat, Shrikhand has a delicious yogurt topped with Elaichi powder. Also known as 'Matho' this delicious dessert is relished throughout India, often offered as prasad in temples during pujas and many other festive occasions like Ganesh Chaturthi. Filled with rich, creamy flavour with a smooth consistency, Shrikhand is a favourite of kids and adults alike. Made with just a handful of ingredients and absolutely no time, this Shrikhand recipe is as easy as it can get.

Ingredients of Shrikhand

  • 1 1/2 Cups dahi
  • 1/4 cup sugar, powdered
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

How to Make Shrikhand

  • 1.Place the dahi in a strainer lined with a thin cloth, and leave to drain the extra water. Takes about 1 hour, depending on the richness of the dahi.
  • 2.Transfer the strained dahi into a mixing bowl and add the sugar and half the cardamom and mix well, till smooth.
  • 3.Transfer on to a serving bowl and garnish with the rest of the cardamom powder.
  • 4.Leave to set in the refrigerator, chilling for at least 2 hours and serve.

Recipe Notes

You can garnish the Shrikhand with almonds, pistachios and other nuts of your choice before serving.
You can also use greek yogurt instead of curd.
Also read about other Indian dessert recipes that you can make on festive occasions.

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Between 2016 and 2026, the age structure forecasts for Fairfield City indicate a 11.9% increase in males under working age, a 34.7% increase in males of retirement age, and a 4.4% increase in males of working age.

Knowledge of how the age structure of the population is changing is essential for planning age-based facilities and services, such as child care, recreation and aged care.

The forecast age groups of Fairfield City is a function of the current age of the population (people aging each year, being born and dying) as well as the age of people migrating into and out of the area. This in turn is driven by location (fringe, city centre, regional or rural) the existing housing stock (separate dwellings, medium or high density), the amount and type of new residential development (same as existing stock, or diversifying) and where the area is in a cycle of change. We call this the area’s residential role and function. You can learn more about this in the section household and suburb life cycles.

Forecast age structure - 5 year age groups
Fairfield City - Total males201620262036Change between 2016 and 2036
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 46,6656.57,7496.98,1716.7+1,506
5 to 96,8346.77,6606.88,0706.7+1,237
10 to 146,9496.87,4716.68,1396.7+1,189
15 to 197,5547.47,9287.18,5907.1+1,036
20 to 248,6188.48,1937.38,7947.3+176
25 to 297,7017.58,0027.18,5117.0+810
30 to 346,7806.67,6306.87,8986.5+1,118
35 to 395,9825.87,2356.47,6626.3+1,680
40 to 446,2806.17,1906.47,7606.4+1,480
45 to 496,7196.66,7426.07,4856.2+766
50 to 546,9376.86,5865.97,2005.9+263
55 to 596,7826.66,3935.76,5015.4-281
60 to 645,5005.46,0075.35,8854.9+384
65 to 694,6124.55,5414.95,4334.5+821
70 to 743,1603.14,4534.05,0234.1+1,863
75 to 792,3542.33,5203.14,3613.6+2,006
80 to 841,6201.62,2482.03,1502.6+1,530
85 and over1,3651.31,9051.72,6472.2+1,282
Total persons102,411100.0112,453100.0121,277100.0+18,867
Population and household forecasts, 2016 to 2036, prepared by .id , the population experts, October 2017.

Key findings

In 2016, the dominant age structure for males in Fairfield City was ages 20 to 24, which accounted for 8.4% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2016 and 2026 is forecast to be in ages 70 to 74, which is expected to increase by 1,292 and account for 4.0% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2026 is 20 to 24 years, with a total of 8,193 males.

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American Embassy Damascus | The Effect of Nilsson Schmilsson on African Violets

March 1978

The Foreign Service brochure had actually been correct on this one. The FS was a melting pot of people from all walks of life and all regions of the United States (and sometime overseas). It shouldn’t have been a surprise given that the government advertised that it represented all of the people. No, what surprised me were the extreme and diverse personalities that walked through the entrance of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., only to head out to parts unknown armed with a suitcase, a black passport, and knowledge.

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Case in point: Wanda H., Communications & Records Officer, Am Embassy Damascus. She had exited the State Department doors nearly twenty years ago and had never returned (and according to Wanda she didn’t plan to return to SECSTATE until retirement). She had said matter-of-factly, “By then this warhorse will be ready for the glue factory.”

At her Damascus apartment, after several Heineken beers Wanda admitted, “I’m forty-four,” answering the question on my mind.

“Wow, I would have guessed mid-thirties,” I said.

“You’re just being nice.”

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So, Wanda, why was I called out here on an immediate precedence message?”

She looked surprised. “Oh that. The ambassador’s E&E HF radio stopped working. I couldn’t get you access to his residence until tomorrow morning. Say, could you look at my Sony Trinitron TV? The sound doesn’t work. Marconi [a crypto tech] told me you were really good at fixing stuff.”

Wanda had invited three other guests, including the guy named Leslie who I believed was a CIA agent. They had not arrived yet. Now I knew why Wanda had asked me to show up early.

After an hour I screwed the rear cover back on the Sony Trinitron and shook my head.

“How’s the patient doing?” she said.

“It looks like a defective integrated circuit on the mother board. I can’t fix that.”

“Damn,” she said, as her eyes found the ceiling.

I gazed at the rows of VHS movie tapes in the shelves above the TV. The Sony TV must be a major source of entertainment for her.

“Well, heck, let’s play some music then,” she said.

Wanda inserted a cassette into the tape player of the Technics stereo system and said, “The Nilsson Schmilsson album. Do you like Harry Nilsson?”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Excuse me, but I cry every time I hear this song. It reminds me of a heartbreak I experienced in Ouagadougou [Ooh-wa-ga-doo-goo] in ‘72.”

Harry Nilsson sang,“Without You.”

No, I can’t forget this evening

Or your face as you were leaving

But I guess that’s just the way the story goes

You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows

Yes, it shows

Wanda said absently, “Am Embassy Ouagadougou is the capital of Upper Volta,” like the embassy was the capital.

No, I can’t forget tomorrow

When I think of all my sorrow

When I had you there, but then I let you go

And now it’s only fair that I should let you know

What you should know

I waited patiently for the war story about to unfold, but she suddenly came out of her melancholy, rose and said, “Follow me.”

I can’t live if living is without you

I can’t live, I can’t give anymore

I can’t live if living is without you

I can’t give, I can’t give anymore

With an ear into the music she led me beyond the small kitchen to what she called her “back porch.”

I gasped at her Garden of Eden that occupied a space of perhaps six by eight feet. Pots hung from a ceiling of moss. Below them planters were filled with tropical plants and flowers the names of which I had no clue. Plastic drapes hung like operating room fixtures.

She stroked a purple flower like it was a baby kitten. “It’s an African violet. They’re so beautiful. They thrive anywhere as long as you provide love and humidity.”

I thought she said humility at first.

“Most people kill their violets with too much kindness—they water them too much.”

I thought maybe she had been in Africa too long. I had heard she had spent over a dozen years, mostly in central Africa with her violets at various posts.

“These African violets particularly like Nilsson’s song, and, The Beatles slow stuff. Harry (Nilsson) is known as the fifth Beatle, you know.”

“You sound like you know a lot about Nilsson,” I said. “I like his stuff, too.”

Wanda had this way about her. Whenever she spoke her eye contact was resolute. That was how she commanded conversation. She said, “With the possible exception of Paul McCartney there is not a better singer in the music industry. Did you know Nilsson started out working at a bank? And get this, his job was in the computer department.”

“I didn’t know banks had computer departments.”

She lifted her hands. “Neither did I.”

My curiosity got to me. “What about Ouagadougou?”

(To be continued)

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  1. Practicing with @Frankentoon's comic book brushes and color and gradient swatches, so decided to start with something simple. Funny how when you try something you realize how much more you have to learn about it. Gotta work on those line weights...
  2. I colored this inked artwork by Walter Simonson in Photo. The art I had to work with wasn't very high res so I needed to resize and adjust the lineart slightly. Walt is an amazing comicbook artist mostly known for his incredible THOR run. Comicbook fans, enjoy!
  3. found a photo i like (must i post it ?), worked over it.
  4. Hi, I am using Affinity Designer to letter comics, and I think there's (at least) one function missing that could spare us a lot of work: Many hand-lettering fonts have to be used in lower case, so first, I would need an option that would put text in lower case. If this option could be expanded to all the text in a document (or in every selected documents when you add scripting to your apps), that would be great, but that's not all: when you letter comics, every character has to be in lower case save one: the capital "i" which has to be "
  5. Another experiment in lo-fi effects. AD more than holding its own at this point, despite me probably pushing my luck with file complexity :D
  6. My first attempt of comic book lettering in Affinity Designer ;)
  7. This was my first try using Affinity Designer. I am not really an artist or designer but several months ago I decided to try to use Photoshop to create comics. I made a couple of comics. They were fairly simple, but I liked the results. Then I got a new retina MacBook Pro and the lack of retina support in Photoshop CS4 basically made my older version of Photoshop unusable. So I decided to look for an alternative that didn't require a subscription. I discovered Affinity Designer. It required a different workflow than Photoshop. I used Actions in Photoshop to do a lot of the bitmap texture fills. But the Gradient tool in AD makes adding bitmap textures so much easier. I used the warp function in Photoshop to change vector shapes. The curves function in AD gives me similar results. You can see the two comics I made in Photoshop, for comparison, here: http://www.behance.net/MarkStarlin
  8. A very quick hand-trace of my original logo sketch for my upcoming comic Thingies: First I placed the hand-lettered concept sketch into its own layer. Then, I just made simple pen lines (with a stroke of 30 pt/px) and made each individual stroke the curve I wanted. Next, expanded strokes and added shapes together to form completed letters and then with the "i" letters I did an combine on each one and the letters they overlap. Finally I made the whole word a combined shaped. Added a conical gradient to a layer underneath it all to make sure the combine/compound shape was the way I wanted it. Pretty happy with it. BTW, Thingies is about sentient salamanders and I really kept their biology in mind when I made them into "funny animals". Depending on how Affinity Publisher works, I may want to use it to letter my comic rather than ComicLife (which is a fine app, but somewhat limiting in how it can fill shapes with bitmaps and such.
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  1. Hello all, It's been quite a long time since I last visited... How is everybody?! -Salvatore
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    what's new?

    it has been a long time since i've visited this site. and i miss it very much. if i can find the time, i would like to check in more often, maybe even open some old txt files and see if i can find anything new. i know its been a long time, but what's gone on lately? anything new? are some of the older members still around? anders? apollyon? inoc? nema?
  3. I agree with tezcatlipoca. i believe that tolkien's mentioning of leechcraft was strictly metephorical. i think saruman was acting through wormtounge, and wormtounges persuasiveness became an influence over theoden. if you need a connection, i guess you could almost compare it to rasputin and the czarina in precommunist russia, but more exhaggerated. think of it like this i guess... wormtounge and saruman put ideas into theodens head, and his mind struggles against his persuasiveness. as his mind tries to fight it, it begins to tire out his body, as his mind's energy is exhausted over thei
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    one of the few ive ever written, had to do it for english. inspiration comes from apollyon... A door is like a gateway, Protected by a key, No matter what you do, You still cannot break free. Behind the door, voices cry, They want out, I inside, In my mind I know I can, My pride takes over, and now I am, An untamed beast, angry and irritated, I must break in and free the tainted. I begin my charge, blinded by rage, My sparking soul, true and unchanged, I draw nearer now, hearing their voices, I scream in my head, shunning them out, And as I hit, all noise is drought, Replaced by a sound, so d
  5. I have to be, because if i dont have the time to finish this, then people wont care as much because they didnt know what i was doing :).
  6. its been quite a while since ive posted here. i was just wondering if anybody else has been playing around with the xbf editor lately. ive been fooling with it for the past few weeks and have come up with a few ideas. i have been trying to make a couple of units possible that ive wanted to use for something. ive been working on making a hobbit, and an elephant mounted warrior, like in LOTR. i have also been working on alot of other stuff when time allows, and i hope that it can lead to a mod (imagine the idea of me actually finishing one :O). but you know, it all depends on time. if you
  7. Has anybody read these books? They are incredible and everybody here who is interested in religous/philosophical thrillers must read these books. Dan Brown has proven to be an excellent author with these two books. If you've read them, post your ideas here about what you think about them.
  8. Each season is representing another day in Jack Bauers life. Spoilers below... [hide]I think the first episode of the third season was awesome! The killing of Salazars lawyer was awesome, and Jack's heroine addiction should be a cool twist. I think the heroine addiction is from going undercover with the Salazar case, but I'm not sure, tell me if I'm wrong.[/hide]
  9. in a serious manner, nav is really the one that makes fed2k interesting. i mean why would you reply if it didn't catch your attention? i mean, when nav was banned people even started to say they missed the rebel, well, nobody will every be happy.
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    exactly andrew. when a guest clicks on the link, or types in the url, even if it comes up with an error message, it still shows up on whos online.
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  12. Well, progress is steady. Im developing interfaces for the game, Anders is working hard on coding, and the rest of the team is brainstorming and finding out how we can move faster :).
  13. nav, ill look into it, but i highly doubt that it is possible. if you do not believe anybody else here, then hear it from me, because i doubt that it can be done. but i will look into it and get back to you.
  14. we'll make sure to keep you updated :)
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    Hi there im new here. Has taken me a while to get to the reality of this. Embarrassment is eating away at me. I was going so well not playing the pokies then had a relapse last night. I am utterly disgusted in myself. It seems when I see a certain friend Thursday we end up doing, after a couple of drinks we end up at a venue. I'm done with it, I don't want to ever play again. I have completed self exclusion for venues near me. Today is day 1 of a new me and I thank God this online forum exists. I dont know where I'd go for help.
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    Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:36 pm

    HI Melp and Welcome,

    Congrats on having to courage to reach out and face this addiction head on.

    We all slip up and that's okay. It's part of the journey, think of it as a learning experience in stead of a failure. Take the time to think about why you lapsed and what was going on in your life at that moment. Figuring out these triggers can help you put in place barriers to stop it from happening again. For me boredom was a big trigger, so was emotional stress. So to combat these I made sure that if I had spare time or had a really stressful day I would give up access to cash, so if the urge to gamble hit I had to really sit and think about whether I really wanted to gamble.
    It's about Creating time, time between the urge to gamble and being able to gamble. This time allows you to really consider the consequences of giving into that urge. Ask yourself "What is the true cost going to be if I decide to gamble?". And be truthful and honest in your answers, don't try and justify the reasons to gamble. Remember the shame and guilt you felt last time you had a binge and come out of the venue broke, again, remember that bill that needs to be paid, or the grocery shop you need to do or even that DVD you wanted to buy. We all remember the "wins" (and I use that term very loosely) but your memory can fool you. How much did you loose before you had that win?, did you leave with any of the money you won or did you put it back through? How many trips did you make to the venue before you had that win?

    It might be worth talking to your friend and explaining to them that you would like to avoid gaming venues. You still want to go out for drinks but would prefer to do it at a pub with no pokies, as a friend I'm sure they would understand.

    Just remember that you only truly fail if you stop trying.

    Kinda long winded I know but hope it helps :cool:

    All the best
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    Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:52 am

    Hi there @Melp123
    Welcome to the forums!! Its a great place to help communicate with others that have gone through similar experiences to yourself.
    As you can see @JinxyWolf has provided some great tips!!
    There is further help out there, if you feel comfortable you can call our 24 hour helpline on 1800 858 858 to speak with a counsellor,or if you prefer you can get in contact via webchat as well.
    Well done for reaching out ! :)
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The Cinema4D plug-in for Maxwell Render 1.5 has seen the following improvements and fixes:

- The launching process of mxcl and mxed from Cinema has been modified. Multiple renders can be started sequentially and multiple instances of mxed can be opened.

great.... i gues

but how do I use it? Is this only for 1 scene with multiple frames? or is it multiple mxs scenes to be renderd in sequence?
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For example: When you started mxed C4SD was blocked in v.1.1. Now you can let mxed opened and continue with C4D. Or there was some problems render scene when another was rendering. Now you can render some final render and continue with sort test renders with another scene. This what that fix make, i think...
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With the Maxwell 1.1/Cinema plugin you could only start one render. If you needed another render running at the same time you had to go outside of Cinema ie: by using Maxwell Studio.

Now with Maxwell 1.5/Cinema plugin you can start a render, open another scene in Cinema and render that via the Maxwell plugin.
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ok that is a start... but can i make a cue line?
It hapens quite often to me that i have presentation and need to make some renders just the night before.
At the moment i need to get out of bed to switch renders. But with a cue line i can just keep on sleeping :?

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Magnetic field coming from NPC

Today I noticed an extremely strong magnetic field emanating from the right front of my NPC. The field was strong enough to attract and capture the end of a metal measuring tape.

My question is what is producing this large magnetic field and is it something to be concerned about other than bringing credit cards, etc., into close proximity?

Thank you!

It is from the big power transformer inside. Not to worry.

Thanks Paul. Boy are you up early! I’ve never experienced an A/C transformer that retained a magnetic field like this after being powered off and unplugged. There’s always a first time for everything!

It remains magnetic even after it’s been unplugged? That is a new one to me. In that case, I stand corrected. I’ll bet the metal shield around the transformer has been magnetized.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the black top on the NPC held on magnetically?

The retaining mechanism is certainly a possibility. I’ll check further regarding how the top is retained and/or whether the transformer housing has become magnetized.

The reason for my level of concern is that the NPC is positioned close to my ReVox PR99 analog tape deck and I don’t want to do anything untoward to my 2nd gen master tapes :slight_smile: ( I know, I know… Why is anyone using analog tape in today’s environment? Probably the same reason I like tube-type guitar amps)

Hello Ted and Paul,

Page 2 of the user’s manual does, indeed, say the top cover is held on magnetically. Thanks for the information!

Doh!! Of course. The top magnets. Thanks Ted. Totally forgot.


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Hello everyone,

I need some help with a few different things for this part:

1.Making the bottom ribs/vanes attached to the bottom of the part.  This is difficult because the bottom of the part is a thickened boundary surface, so it won’t let me select the surface for a sketch.

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2.The indented knob things: I’m not sure how to make these indented knobs in the middle of a part like this.  Again it won’t let me sketch on the boundary surface (even when unthickened).  The work around I tried to use with the cut extrude and then lofted surface does not look very good.

3. Not sure how to do this little chunk out of the edge here.  Again the surface boundary makes things very frustrating.

4.Not sure if there is a better way to do the nozzle portion. Notice how it is poorly made.

5.Also I can’t figure out how to get the boundary surface and the sides to knit so that I can thicken and then fillet the edge correctly.

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Any help or suggestions you can give would be greatly appreciated.  I've attached photos of the physical part and also the Solidworks file of what I have.


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This forum doesn’t seem very active. Hopefully it’ll pick up. But in the mean time…

Is there a forum where people discuss this stuff more in-depth? I have a good handle on editing, but I’m about to have some more advanced questions.

I also want to see more scripts and ask about them - I imagine many more scripts will be created - more than will be put in the official repository.

We’re here but the product itself isn’t that famous so the community is obviously small

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  1. I have two files containing baseline information for my project - Topographic Survey and Architect's Layout. Both have been imported from DWG into their own new VW files, and georeferenced according to the procedure detailed in the previous georeferencing thread on this forum. I can Geo-image in both of these files and the drawings fit beautifully over the site. I now want to reference the information in these drawings into a new master file, using the design layer viewport referencing system, so that I can use the information to inform my own drawing. However, when I try to do this... while the X Y positions of the drawings remain correct, the GIS stake shows that the design layer viewport referenced layers, when created, are nowhere near the geo-located positions set in their original files. Am I missing something really straightforward? Any help much appreciated.

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  • Server
    • FOG Version: 1.3.3
    • OS: centos 6.4
    • Service Version: sp1
    • OS: windows 7

    i have something like 15 different computer models in the company, i’m wondering what’s the best way to create an image and with all the driver inside.

    1. i tried to install all the 15 drivers to a master image using “dism” from windows command prompt but there’s many driver conflicts that cause blue screen of death.
    2. i tried to use this guide
      until i got the “install scripts”, and i can’t download them from because it ask for a username and password

    what do you guys suggest doing ?

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    @Bob-Henderson You might enjoy Snappy Driver Installer, although this is generally more useful if you get all sorts of models accross the floor, rather than expected ones as it will have drivers for close to everything. (compressed)

  • @george1421 Alright. I’ll have to dig through those scripts more, I guess. I’ve liked the thought of FOG handling it, but have never really went into it and I’m not sure why. Guess I like to keep my imaging and my application/driver bet seperate for some inane reason

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    @Bob-Henderson According to this MS document they do. Search for “Adding a device driver during auditSystem”

    In our case our driver store is on the FOG server. As I said before, we use a FOG post install script to install the correct drivers onto the hardware post image push and before the first windows boot. When windows powers up for the first time everything is already on the target disk it might need.

    In your case of the network file share, you must have the networking and storage drivers on the target hardware or it will never get to the network driver storage. The issue also comes when new hardware comes out you will have to update your master image to include the new network and storage drivers too.

    We support 12-14 hardware models (3 new models per year for 4 years), our driver store is about 20GB but that is for Win7 and Win10 drivers over 15 supported models.

  • @george1421 Awesome, that’s simple enough. Does the unattend option support a network location as well. i.e. \server\with\drivers ?

    Our total driver store we need to add is under 4g, so it’s nothing crazy, but network based could make it easier to maintain for sure…

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    @Bob-Henderson I’m know expert in this but I can tell you what has worked for over 500 systems we deployed with win7 and now moving on to win10 it also functions with a bit of a twist.

    With Win7 (and before) if you changed / updated HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/DevicePath with a place for the OOBE or windows installation process to look (%SystemRoot%\DRV;%SystemRoot%\inf;) and the files were in the .ini format, Windows will load them just like they were internal (MS delivered) drivers. There is nothing to inject, nothing to load, nothing extra to do. We have to remember since FOG is deploying using linux, none of the windows utilities will run for injecting the drivers during image deployment. So everything has to be done on the windows side. We do copy the drivers files to the specified location during fog image deployment so when windows “wakes up” it finds what it needs and loads them.

    For Win10, the registry key mentioned above has be deprecated and to achieve the same results you need to append this section into your unattend.xml file.

        <settings pass="offlineServicing">
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="" xmlns:xsi="">
                    <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">

    Again no additional action is needed here. Just pace the files in the right location referenced by the setting and windows will load them.

    FWIW: OOBE is what we are incorrectly calling the windows setup process before the windows user surface is displayed for the very first time.

    Now for 100% transparency, when we build our master image we do inject the Dell PXE hardware drivers into our master image. This at the very least ensures that our master (reference) image includes basic network and hard drive drivers so if we need to reach out to a network share during OOBE we can.

  • Depending on how large a cache of new drivers you are injecting by using pnputil you run the risk of bloating the registry. I’ve poisoned Windows 7 images doing this. I haven’t gone back to pnputil since; Windows 10 may be more robust.

    I may be the exception with the number of different systems I deal with.

    However, building drivers into the local store bloats your master image permanently. I prefer now to install on-demand coming out of sysprep with synchronous commands in the unattend.xml or a .vbs run by auto-logged on Administrator, then deleting the local store at deployment to reclaim that disk space.

    Why don’t I use a network-based driver repository? Systems we deploy to may not have access to our network or even a fog server when they first power up.

  • @george1421 sorry coming into this late but link to the oobe stuff?

    I’ve just been doing the process here to add downriver store in one big chunk.

  • I’ve created a folder of all the drivers needed by all our platforms (just over 4 GiB worth) that sits in the image. Coming out of sysprep unattend.xml calls dpinst and installs the drivers before oobe, then deletes the folder to reclaim the space.

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    @Lee-Rowlett said in master image with drivers:

    @Bob-Henderson DevicePath Registry wont work with Windows 10 - im sure its mentioned in links george has already posted

    Right its in there, for win10 you must update the unattend.xml file to tell it where to look for the drivers. Actually MS deprecated the guidance to use the registry settings for Win7 (this was a hold over from XP), but it still worked. MS recommended using the unattend.xml approach for Win7 onward.

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    @Bob-Henderson said in master image with drivers:

    Can’t you just add them to the driver store though via PNPUtil so they’re ready to go?

    You could but its much less work to just place the files in the right spot and tell OOBE where to look. You could (which I don’t like to do) just stuff the model specific drivers into the windows/inf folder using a post install script and let windows just magically find them during oobe.

  • @Lee-Rowlett Ah, yeah, that.

    Can’t you just add them to the driver store though via PNPUtil so they’re ready to go?

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    @Bob-Henderson DevicePath Registry wont work with Windows 10 - im sure its mentioned in links george has already posted

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    Care to go in more depth on the Win10 changes? I’ve been doing the classic DevicePath change, as I’ve only got 2 models and it’s quicker to just include the drivers, but I’m noticing it’s not really applying much…

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    you definitely don’t want to put all your drivers onto image not only would it be needlessly bloated in size, like you’ve pointed out - you’d do well to get them all installed and working 🙂

    just repeating what George has said below, that is the cleanest and most reliable method below - just heads up, watch out for windows 10 driver changes 🙂 (when you come to do windows 10)

    don’t be put off by the postscripts method, it’s easier than it looks - just take your time reading the write ups - @george1421 has done some pretty clear and indepth ones in all honesty and we can always assist you if you get stuck

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  • Bad times are our greatest teachers. We hate them, sure, and long for the good days to arrive - meanwhile as we wait for the sun to come out, let's make use of the 'down time', the shadows in our lives. If you are experiencing an awful or demanding situation, step back and try to see what it is showing you about yourself. Learning a lesson in itself turns a bad situation into a valuable and good experience. Like, if you have been sick, it may have given you time to catch up on the things at home you needed to do or pay more attention to your own needs and those of your loved ones. There's always an 'up side' to a downturn.

    Lately my mother has been pushing my buttons. I see now I was learning that you cannot help someone unless they are ready to be helped nor live their life for them, even if they are hurting themselves. I am learning more patience and can accept that I can only change myself.

    What are you learning from your 'trials and tribulations'?

  • I'm working on letting go of the past. Accepting that I have hurt people who I love through selfish or self absorbed behavior. Making amends and apologies. Forgiving myself and and figuring out what and who is really important in my life. Focusing on what I really want to be happy and not just leading the life that others expect of me. I've made a lot of decisions based on what I think others expect me to do rather than what my heart tells me. This has only led to heartache so I'm trying to find my path back to what I really wanted in the first place and anticipating that as a fresh start instead of looking at it as backtracking, I'm looking at it as following my true desires and approaching old situations with the realization that things may be changed but that is ok. It's still a new start with a new mindset. Also, that I can not control what other people do but I can control my reaction.

  • Well, first of all, my unemployment has given me the gift of being able to step in and babysit my new great niece whenever needed. I never would have had the time to do that before! And I seem to have a knack for calming her down and putting her to sleep when nobody else can 🙂

    Secondly - and this one is tougher - I learned today that my uncle died. He was a very special man. However, I have had to deal with the pain of learning that he had been in the hospital for the past few days and his death was imminent and I wasn't even aware of it. I mean how self-absorbed must I be? Quite the wake-up call. Although his passing is sad and will be incredibly difficult for my Aunt, it was actually a blessing as he had Alzheimer's and I believe she was spared the grief of having to watch him slowly decay. His parting gift to me was that wake-up call to me about self-absorption.

    Thanks, Captain.

  • I wouldn't call you self-absorbed, Watergirl. You have helped a lot of people here. And you cannot keep tabs on every single person in your life. If you had been meant to be by your uncle's side, spirit would have sent you a message about him. It's more important that we support and treat our loved ones well day-to-day than at the hour of their passing.

  • And wow, Stonyeye, that's a big chunk of learning!

  • Hmmm I have learned that relationships are not all peace and love, they need constant updating, rethinking and compromising, and that you can't change the other person, only yourself, so it is a chance to rid yourself of things you don't like. Like the realisation that my husband is a manipulator, well after research I discovered I do it too so I have stopped doing it and I am well able to fend off his attempts because I can recognise them for what they are. Also, I have made more friends here since cleaning up myself and when we talk about the subject of husbands there are others far worse off or in the same boat so it is also a help to know you are not alone and have an outlet. Then the world is only half as bad and the energy wasted with dark thoughts can be used to fill your day with sunshine. Well me and my not you and your.

    While I am at it, I am putting my eldest daughter in therapy so she can be morr assertive outside the home, and I had to fill in a questionnaire about my past. It took me a day to pick up the pen and put it down but I did and it felt good. Letting go of the past in baby steps.

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    Thanks for helping out with your time can read for complete strangers so if you did not sense anything about your uncle' conditon,the Captain is right that maybe spirit did not mean you to.

    I keep getting stalled in my studies by circumstances and constant tribulations .I have been advsed to not always give up my time for others and I try but my learning from trials and tribulations,must be extremely slow:)

  • ps watergirl,

    you can calm your great niece coz you are an empath and babies are drawn to them?!

  • Surayma, what do you feel is holding you back or up at present?

  • Perhaps i should rewrite my trials and tribulations as the main thing I keep noticing is mind chatter that is distracting. I really need to learn how to calm my mind. Forge a path and not worry so much about the outcome. The worry about things not working the way i want them to is not necessary and not helpful. Having faith despite the tendency to try and over analyze and dissect (in my mind) all the possibilities and situations that are out of my control. I know results of efforts will only be seen with time. How to calm the mind and focus and relax into the present. Faith.

  • Captain ,at the moment my child is unwell so Im caught up in taking care of him.But always whenever I resume my studies , something happens to delay my work.usually it is related to family obligations.Then I myself am easily distracted perhaps because my work is difficult,However, I think Im also growing and learning things about myself and building some sort of discipline slowly.So right now my progress is better than the past years or past months.It is still not fast enough:(

    How are you doing?

  • Stonyeye, did some experience in your life teach you that you have to do everything for yourself or it might not get done or be done the wrong way? You seem to have a need to control every aspect of your life - or is it a lack of trust in others?

  • Suramya, as long as you feel you are still moving forward - even one step is progress.

    And I am very well, thanks! 🙂

  • No. I've just always had this churning anxious feeling and I'm trying to work through that and figure out the reason. I realize logically that I can't anticipate other's actions or events yet letting go at a deeper level of that need to control things is challenging. I've been afraid of making bad decisions and this has only started since I moved back o the US a few years ago. I don't know if it is age and the fear that I won't fulfill life goals? I believe I have to let that go though and go with the flow and have faith that life will carry me (us all) to a good place as long as we take action to help ourselves and then trust in the mysterious workings of the universe. I don't know. Just that feels right.

    I hadn't thought about lack of trust in others. This last year I have given my trust to some people too easily and I suppose my learning curve is to let go of those past hurts and and concentrate my energy on the people who have proven trustworthy.

    Thank you for your feedback and being direct with your questions and observations. It helps me to think about life in a different way.

  • Thanks Captain!

  • Stonyeye

    Just wanted to remind you of your power.You have read accuratelyfor others in the past and are quite capable of growing through for trusting oo easily, I think that comes with empath territory.Maybe you could try shielding yourself in a bubbble of light, with the intent tolet the highest good come into your life and auric field.Or you could try wearing a clear quartz.Or both for a few days.

    I feel you are growing and maybe that hurts right now, but maybe itsclearing the air for better things to come to you.Also ,don't be so hard on yourself..we all make mistakes am

    nd sooner or later learn to move on to better patterns.take care

    Love and Light

  • Suramya, You are so kind. thanks for your words. Also, I have a bowl full of rocks and crystals that i find. Lately, I keep picking out the clear quartz and carry it around for a while when I'm feeling edgy....funny you mentioned just that.

    Also, are you in school right now...your studies? Do you mind my asking what you are studying? I'm back for a masters in education. I can relate to what you described above! I guess as Captain says, one foot in front of the other, it's still learning and building. I don't know what you are working toward but I hope things clear up so you can continue. Also, I hope your son feels better.

  • Hi stonyeye I have the same indecision thing but guess what? Today I decided to use an opportunity and put my name on the dotted line and guess what the world did not fall apart and neither did I!!!

  • Hey, maybe all these trials and tribulations will get easier after 11th November. Not long to go now!

  • Paddifluff!!!

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 I don't know how else to say it!!

    Lots of love.

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