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PEZ Talk: Giro Commentator Anthony McCrossan
We're unabashed Giro fans here at PEZ and love everything about the race with organisers RCS having a real history of being innovative. Even we were surprised though to hear an English commentator at the start/finish line this year. PEZ tracked down the man behind the microphone, Anthony McCrossan to find out more.

The Tour may be the number one race in the world, but the Giro is gaining ground.

Having changed the management team and decided that ever more brutal parcours are not the way forward, the 'Pink Race' has been busy embracing new ideas - like asking for the tifosi's opinion on the percorso and having a 'cook off' at the race presentation for the 'Bigs', rather than the 'same old, same old' dull speeches.

But perhaps the biggest step they've taken is to accept that English is now the international language of cycling - unthinkable in France.

This year they took the innovative step of having an English 'speaker' at the start and finish of four key stages.

Englishman Anthony McCrossan was the man chosen for this honour and here at PEZ - as long time Giro lovers - we thought we best get the low down on this ground breaking initiative.

PEZ: Thank you for speaking to us, Anthony - let's go back to the start, how did get into cycling commentary?

It's funny you should ask me that!

Just the other day I had a phone call from the chap who used to sponsor Velo Club Venta - that was the cycling club where my dad was chairman for a few years and I was a member - he heard me commentating at the Olympics and rang to remind me about my first commentary job.

VC Venta organised a decent criterium in Winchester city centre in the 90's and at the last minute the guy who was supposed to commentate had an; 'I can't do this!' moment.

I stepped in and did the needful. After I realised that I wasn't going to be a pro cyclist, commentating was the direction I moved in.

I moved up from local races to national races and eventually Eurosport. Our old sponsor reminded me that it was a long way from the roof of a double glazing van in Winchester to the 'Pringle' velodrome at the London Olympics!

PEZ: Tell us about your role at the Giro, please.

I'm honoured to be able to say that I was the first ever English language commentator at Milan-Sanremo, the Giro and Lombardia.

It was prescient because Simon Gerrans won in Sanremo and Ryder Hesjedal won the Giro. They chose four key stages to trial it at the Giro, including the TTT and final stage.

At the start it's the same job as Daniel Mangeas does at the Tour, introducing the riders at the sign-on. And at the finish I provided commentary for the crowd watching the last 40 K on the big screen.

The Giro organisers are intent on globalising their race; they know that there will be a lot of English speaking fans there for Cav - who the Italians love - and North American fans for Garmin and Ryder. It was ground breaking stuff.

PEZ: How did you get the gig?

It's a little bit of a roundabout story. I was 'speaker' at the 2011 Tour of Beijing for the starts and finishes - with a simultaneous Chinese translation.

It was John Herety who put a word in for me - for which I'm grateful. Anyway, every day this guy was coming up to me and saying; 'good job, well done!'

I didn't know who he was - but it transpires he was Michele Acquarone, the Giro organiser. He said to me at the end of Beijing; 'I love what you're doing, will you come to Milan-Sanremo, the Giro and Lombardia?'

Anthony's 'good job' here in Beijing got him the Giro gig.

PEZ: Tell us about a typical Giro day.

Let's take the last stage time trial into Milan.

We arrived there late the night before; up early and over breakfast discuss the plans for the day with the Italian commentary team.

Then meet the event producer to discuss the choreography of the day. At the start do interviews, talk about the route, the riders and introduce the jerseys - and the trophy.

The jersey and trophy presentation are always made by very pretty girls, of course . . .

Anthony's 'colleagues' chatting backstage in Milano this year.

As the race start approaches 'big up' the stage and then head for the commentary box; which is tiny - and hectic.

As the finale approaches the deejay works with us on the music - and then it's time for the final presentations.

To do all that in English is a massive step forward in term of globalising the race.

PEZ: How do you deal with those dreaded sprinters' stages where the suicide break is away all day then gets caught with five K to go?

I did the Tours of Qatar and Oman where nothing much happens - so I know what you mean. And I did the Vuelta for ITV4 . . .

Those are the days where your preparation comes to fruition - I spend a lot of time on the route and the history of the stage.

For example I'll check out on PEZ and other sites for any interesting information; look at what's on Twitter and talk to the riders the night before, taking notes and looking for interesting stuff to talk about - information that you're not going to get anywhere else.

PEZ: Those are the stages where Dave Duffield used to talk about the menu from the night before.

I did the Dauphine with Dave - I think it was one of his last races - and I have to tell you that he did so much research and had the most comprehensive notes with him, he took the job very seriously.

PEZ: Are there 'Golden Rules' of commentary?

Try and think about what the fans want; and remember that you're not the race, the riders are the race - they're what it's all about.

PEZ: Have you had a look at the 2013 Giro percorso?

Very briefly - but it's an interesting and very beautiful route and I can see why Bradley Wiggins wants to ride it.

I'd love to see him ride it - I know he likes to set himself targets and the Giro would be a good one. And I think that the percorso reflects that the organisation has been listening to the Tifosi about that they want.

PEZ: Do you still work for Cycling TV?

Not so much, they've been quieter this year - but I did do E3 and Dwars Door for them.

PEZ: What does a road race commentator do in the winter?

I'm doing a lot of track commentary, the Glasgow World Cup and the Worlds in Minsk, for example.

And the Revolutions at Manchester as well as the Rapha 'Super X' cyclo-cross - I'm pretty busy!

PEZ: Is a commentator allowed to have favourite riders?

I don't think you should have favourites, but you get to be excited.

There are definitely guys who you have an affinity with, you talk to them, get to know them . . .

And when certain riders come to the fore you know it's going to be a key moment in the race - Cav's train leading him out; Gilbert attacking at a crucial moment and in ladies' racing approaching a climb, you just know that Emma Pooley is going to attack.

I think that as a commentator your job is to excite, inform and bring the event to life.

Anthony working at the Giro di Lombardia this year.

PEZ: Mondialisation, your view?

I've worked on Qatar, Oman and Beijing and I totally understand the reasons for it - it's no bad thing, introducing and promoting the sport in new countries and markets.

But the riders have to be properly looked after and the 'new' money has to find its way back to the teams. As for acceptance and enthusiasm for the race, I can already see the changes in attitude in Beijing.

PEZ: And the UCI points debate?

You get riders like Matt Brammeier and Dan Lloyd who ride their hearts out for their team but don't have a big points total at the end of the year and therefore struggle for a contract.

I think that when the UCI set the system up, they didn't foresee this situation.

It has to be looked at quickly otherwise the dynamic of pro racing will chance - domestiques are going to ask; 'why should I ride like this if I'm going to be out of a job at the end of the year?'

PEZ: Lance?

I've been asked that so many times. For all those who love cycling, especially those who held him as a hero, it's just so sad.

It hurt the sport, let the fans down and to see those results and history erased after the fans worshipped him, again, so sad.

I read Tyler Hamilton's book and thought; 'well maybe this has a skew to it.' But when it really hit me was when I read the riders' affidavits from the Usada report; that's when it became clear what had been going on - I read them all, but David Zabriskie's in particular had an effect upon me.

People say to me that it was a great day when Lance was brought down, it wasn't - it was a horrible day.

PEZ: What would you do to tighten up on the drug cheats?

I'd definitely increase the length of the bans - two years isn't enough. I'd make it four years; that would make it much harder for them to get their careers back on track - and for the second offence, I'd make it life.

PEZ: And will we be listening to you at Giro starts in 2013?
Well, 2012 was a success, so we hope to repeat that.

# Let's hope so; with thanks to Anthony for his time and insights. #

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Possible Tax Changes On The Horizon

President Bush has asked for a simpler tax process and set up a panel to make recommendations. While the report is not final, the recommendations that the panel is considering have been reported and the panel’s final report will be delivered to Treasury Secretary John Snow in about two weeks. While it isn’t set in stone, it will carry considerable weight in the Bush administration. It will also be heavily lobbied against by groups whose tax breaks are being threatened. Here is a summary of some of the tax proposals likely to make it into the final draft:

The home mortgage tax deduction will likely be lowered.

The amount of tax-free health insurance contributions your employer makes on your behalf may be lowered.

In order to encourage and increase savings, there will be some type of “savers’ credit.”

There would be a “family credit” which will replace the filing status and number of exemption. The credit for a child would increase to $1,500 from $1,000 with the age limit being raised from the current 16 years of age.

The current deduction for student loan interest would be eliminated. The savings would be either incorporated into the proposed family and savers’ credits.

Dividends from a corporation’s domestic earnings would be tax-free. All other dividends would taxed at the taxpayer’s ordinary rate, rather than the current 15%.

The filing for small businesses and the self-employed would be simplified.

The Social Security benefits deduction would be made easier

All filers could make deductions for charitable contributions and health insurance premiums. Currently these are only available to those who itemize their deductions.

Deductions for state and local taxes would be eliminated.

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    Its all just a con of reducing tax for one thing and adding it to another so that at the end of the day they can raise the same or more tax.

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Leftover Cheese: In Freddy Galvis, a piece of all of us is on display

Freddy Galvis reacts after hitting a two-run double in the third inning on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

First, we need to admit that Freddy Galvis' parents provided him with a first-name that is eminently chantable. Things probably would not have played out as they did if the rookie hitting eighth was named Ezekiel or Sam or, hell, Domonic.

Somebody asked Roy Halladay last night if he had ever heard his name chanted by a stadium of 45,000 people and he smiled when he admitted he hadn't. But that's what he gets for going by Roy instead of Harry or Leroy. Give people a two-syllable word and some beer and chances are good that you will end up with a chant. Throw in some short shorts and a speckled ball and you will end up with soccer.

That being said, the folks who witnessed last night's victory over the Marlins did not start chanting "Jim-my," even though the Phillies' new three-hole hitter went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Nor did they chant "Pol-ly," even though the veteran two-hole hitter went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. With the bases loaded and two out in the third inning of a 3-1 game, the 206th consecutive sell-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park made a collective decision to rally behind a 22-year-old rookie who entered the at-bat with one career hit.

It was a fascinating look inside the psyche of the Philadelphia sports fan. As Halladay noted afterward, the national definition of folks from these parts tends to focus on the more cringe-worthy manifestations of sports fanaticism. Even the compliment that area athletes often dole out includes a qualifier: It's a great place to play. . .when you are winning.

But that's what made last night's eruptions of "Fred-dy" so noteworthy. This wasn't an outbreak of post-production affirmation. As Galvis dug into the batters box to face Josh Johnson with the bases juiced, he was hitting exactly .077 on the young season. For the better part of four games, he had looked completely over-matched by a big-league fastball. The only reason he had a chance to break the game open was the Marlins' decision to walk the bases loaded in order to face him.

When Galvis left the on-deck circle and walked toward home plate, every logical synapse in your brain told you to bet on the Cy Young-caliber starter who stared in from the mound. Yet as he dug his cleats into the dirt, the chant took hold: a murmur at first, barely distinguishable from the white roar of a crowd that was still attempting to come to grips with a two-run lead. Galvis took a change-up for a ball, and the words began to coalesce. By the time he fouled back a 2-2 fastball, the entire stadium had found its rhythm. The kid was right on a 94 mile-per-hour fastball that has made plenty of major league sluggers look foolish. El Guante had a bat.

Johnson delivered his sixth pitch to Galvis, and the imminent unfolded: a line drive to right field, two runs sprinting home, and entire stadium roaring its approval. He stood on second base, and the chant continued.

Fred-dy! Fred-dy! Fred-dy!

It was not a race thing or an age thing or a performance thing. It was a Philadelphia thing. Any fan with an ounce of self-awareness will recognize the city's tendency to crush the spirit of a superstar. Mike Schmidt, Donovan McNabb -- even Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard have felt the sting of unfulfilled expectation. There was a time when Cole Hamels was booed in his first start of the season. That time was last year.

Philadelphia loves an underdog because Philadelphia is an underdog. The Buccaneers and Lightning may have cost the city more parades than New York, but hating Tampa Bay isn't much fun because we know we are better than Tampa Bay. You can't even buy a good sandwich in Tampa Bay. New York, though? We hate New York because New Yorkers think they are better than us.

Look at the athletes that remain a part of the Philadelphia sports scene. Ike Reese was a special teams player. Hugh Douglas was an undersized defensive end from a no-name school. Ron Jaworski is known more for the punishment he took than the punishment he doled out. In Rod Barajas' one season with the Phillies he posted a higher OPS than Chris Coste posted in his major league career.

What we witnessed last night might end up being the first unforeseen plot point of the sprawling epic that is a 162-game baseball season. In Galvis, the Phillies and their fans have their new underdog. We saw it in 2009 with J.A. Happ, and in 2011 with Vance Worley. This time, though, we might see it in the line-up. And that's an important thing. Not since Jayson Werth burst onto the scene has this team and this fan base had an opportunity to rally around a great story. Nobody expects Galvis to do what Werth did, or even to do what he did last night on a consistent basis. Whenever Chase Utley returns to the line-up, Galvis will either head back to Triple-A or, more likely, rotate to the next position that succumbs to injury's inescapable bite.

But whatever he lacks at the plate, Galvis has the potential to off-set with his injection of a quality that has often eluded the Phillies line-up in the years after 2008: the energy of an underdog. A simple statement of his age does not do him justice. Mike Stanton is six days older than Freddy Galvis. But Mike Stanton looks like a Transformer. Galvis looks like Ryan Howard's son.

Besides, Mike Stanton changed his name to Giancarlo. . .after hitting 34 home runs and slugging .537. Freddy was Freddy when he slugged .311 at Double-A Reading, and he is still Freddy today, a baby-fat-boasting, high-sock-wearing, exuberantly-chattering Venezuelan playing a new position opposite a potential Hall of Fame shortstop while weighing in at 180 pounds. You'd buy Freddy Galvis a beer if you weren't so worried about the LCB swarming your ass. Hell, the kid might need a back-up I.D. just to gain entrance to a visitor's clubhouse.

In 1993, back before the Phillies began their Decade of Suck, a first-place team called up a 23-year-old shortstop who was hitting .233 with a .313 slugging percentage in his first season at Triple-A. Kevin Stocker would play just seven more seasons in the big leagues, finishing his career at the age of 30 with a .254 batting average and .682 OPS. That first year, though, he hit .324/.409/.417 while starting 70 games for the eventual National League champs.

While the early returns suggest that Galvis will not approach those numbers, they also suggest that the presence of a likable and defensively-sound young adult might awaken the selfless and refining paternal instincts of a line-up that at times seems to lose itself in the existential struggle to repeat success. The image that stuck with me most from last night's game was captured by a Comcast SportsNet camera focused on the Phillies dugout. As Galvis grabbed a bat and prepared to walk up the steps for his short stay in the on-deck circle -- the Marlins were already indicating that they would intentionally-walk Carlos Ruiz -- Jimmy Rollins approached the rookie from behind and gave him a wrap-around pound on the chest. As he offered some verbal form of, "You got this!," the veteran shortstop's face was alive with the kind of focused enthusiasm that can only arrive when your desire to see somebody else succeed matches the desire you feel for yourself.

Rooting for Galvis is like rooting for Squints at the swimming pool: you put logic aside and yell like hell, even if you think he is out of his league. The Phillies line-up features a legion of high-priced veterans who can serve as a repository for fans frustrations. Galvis is the little kid inside of all of us that still dreams about the day when an entire stadium chants our name.

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The 3 Boldest Lies Mitt Romney Has Told About Barack Obama

The GOP presidential candidate is “allergic to facts.”

Mitt Romney’s weekend choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate may have pumped some energy into the former Massachusetts governor’s uninspired presidential campaign, but all the moxie in the world won’t keep his paper ship afloat if he can’t convince the American voting public that the incumbent president does not represent its interests.

Since it’s pretty hard to make that claim based on facts alone, Romney has embraced the “if you can’t beat him, smear him” school of politicking. And when there’s nothing available to “smear him” with … well, he is content to just make stuff up.

To date Romney’s mendacity has run the gamut from the deliberate misrepresentation of Obama policies to a seemingly compulsive tendency to distort the President’s message by cutting and pasting quotes at will. His disregard for the truth is so profound that it prompted journalist Joe Klein—who has covered Washington since the Nixon years—to comment that he “can’t remember a candidate so brazenly allergic to facts.” has given the presumptive GOP candidate so many “Pants on Fire” nominations that it’s a wonder he can still sit down. And still the former Massachusetts moderate turned Tea Party maven trudges on, telling one whopper after another (or sitting quietly by while his supporters do), no doubt with a big box of Kleenex nearby just in case he inadvertently kicks up some truth.

I’m no Obama apologist; the President has had his share of missteps, most of which have been duly (and vocally) pointed out by his own base. His mistakes are well documented; there’s no need to make them up. But the spin coming out of the Romney camp is so shameless that it should offend anyone with even a limited sense of fair play, regardless of their political persuasion.

The number of baseless accusations are too many to count (although blogger Steve Benen is making a noble effort); but of all the unfounded claims that pass across my computer screen on any given day, the following three stand out for their sheer audacity. This is my meager attempt to set the record straight.

Myth 1: President Obama is trying to undermine military voting rights.

The Truth: The hypocrisy of a Republican politician accusing someone else of violating voting rights, notwithstanding, Romney’s claim that President Obama is trying to eliminate early voting for members of the military is as blatant a lie as has ever been told on the campaign trail.

This one hit the wires in late July after the Obama campaign, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Ohio filed a suit challenging a Republican-led effort to prohibit early voting for everyone except military personnel. Until then, every citizen of Ohio had the option of casting a ballot up to three days early, a concession that made it easier for working-class voters and students (demographics that tend to skew Democrat) to cast their ballots. In 2008, when Barack Obama won the state, 1.4 million Ohio voters cast their ballots early, according to the United States Election Project of George Mason University. News of the suit quickly made the rounds of the right wing echo machine and out came the tin-foil-hat brigade to claim the President was anti-military simply because he wants all Ohioans to share the same voting rights (not just those most likely to vote Republican). Romney was lambasted in the press for mischaracterizing the suit, but by then the damage had been done. As they say, a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.

Myth 2: President Obama wants to eliminate the work requirement from welfare.

The Truth: The latest false allegation coming out of the Romney camp— detailed in an ad that began running this month—accuses President Obama of  planning to “gut welfare reform” by eliminating recipient work requirements. According to the ad, “Under Obama’s plan, you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check.” Like most of Romney’s claims about the President, this one is exaggerated beyond comprehension, a fact that has been acknowledged even by fellow Republicans. While the new policy, which was implemented in July by executive order, would give states more flexibility in applying the work standard, it also imposes stringent requirements such as the development of an evaluation plan that shows why an alternative approach is needed and an assessment of its progress. The ad also doesn’t mention that the new policy was lobbied for in 2005 by the Republican Governors Association in a letter to Congress signed by Romney himself.

It’s ironic that a candidate like Romney, who has vociferously argued for turning everything from health care to immigration policy over to the states, would take issue with a plan that doles more power to the nation’s governors, but Romney has never been one to shy away from a hearty flip flop when it serves his purpose.

Myth 3: President Obama demonizes small business.

The Truth: I tackled this topic a few weeks ago when I discussed the collective nature of American prosperity. Rather than rehash the socio-biological basis of the President’s message, this time I’ll simply focus on his opponents’ aggressive efforts to distort it. During a speech in Roanoke, President Obama took pains to impress upon his audience that the benefits we all enjoy as citizens depend in some way shape or form on investments made at the federal level. To underscore his point, Obama noted—with a delivery that admittedly lacked eloquence—that businesses rely on publicly built infrastructure to get raw materials to factories and to deliver goods to the marketplace. But you wouldn’t know that from the flurry of selective sound bites that followed from the conservative echo machine. The Romney campaign wasted little time before manipulating the President’s imperfect, but easily comprehensible wording to make it sound like Obama was giving the government credit for single-handedly building America’s small businesses instead of the roads and bridges that make those businesses successful.

But don’t take my word for it. Here’s an excerpt from the speech in its full context, and here’s how it was presented by the Romney campaign. Check it out for yourself; if you have anything more than a sixth-grader’s conception of English syntax Romney’s manipulation will come across loud and clear.

I suspect Mitt Romney’s truth allergy is a seasonal affliction that manifests in the months leading up to important elections, but given the ease with which he replaces fact with fiction, I can’t help but wonder if the candidate is simply a really practiced BS-er, or if he is completely out of touch with reality. I don’t know about you, but I find neither characteristic particularly comforting in a president.

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Answer: A, C

Your company is bidding on a contract, which due to the presence of a large number of client applications deployed in a geographically dispersed area, requires it to support an outdated web service interface that uses SOAP 1.1. Which component type is the most appropriate to use, given that your company wants to keep the amount of code to be written as small as possible?

  1. Message-driven bean with JMS queue

  2. Stateless session bean with RMI interface

  3. Message-driven bean with JAXB document unmarshaller

  4. Stateless session bean with JAX-WS web service interface

Answer: D

A company builds massive data warehouses for customers using proprietary database software that until recently, ran on proprietary hardware for added speed. The warehouse software is accessed from Java code using a JDBC driver that exposes the warehouse functionality as a combination of ANSI SQL-99 syntax coupled with some company-specific extensions. Performance of queries is important to both the company's management and its customers. It has a team of 20 developers who are considered experts in the data warehouse. What is the optimal architecture to use when accessing the data warehouse?

  1. Session beans using ORM

  2. Session beans using a JDBC connection pool

  3. Session beans using EJB 2.x CMP entity beans

  4. Session beans using EJB 2.x BMP entity beans with JPA

Answer: B

You are designing the next-generation purchase order processing system at your company. Although the presentation and business logic tiers will be designed and built using the Java platform, the existing relational database will be re-used, because its design has proven to be fast, scalable, and reliable. Ease and speed of development is an important consideration. What is the

most appropriate server-side component to use when providing read-write access to the existing database schema in the new application?

  1. stateless session beans using JDBC directly

  2. Java Persistence API (JPA) accessed using a DAO layer

  3. message-driven beans using a JMS queue and a DAO layer

  4. stateful session beans coupled with a thread per concurrent request

  5. bean-managed persistence (BMP) entity beans accessed using a DAO layer

Answer: B

A company has defined an XML-based document format that its business partners need to use to submit order information. To guarantee confidentiality and information integrity at a fine level in the presence of multiple processing steps, the company wants to take advantage of technologies such as WS-Security and XML Digital Signatures. These technologies define SOAP headers that can be used to sign and encrypt fragments of documents. Your task is to implement the web service that accepts and processes the orders. Which component type should be used for the web service endpoint?

  1. stateless session bean with RMI interface

  2. message-driven bean with web service interface

  3. stateful session bean with web service interface

  4. stateless session bean with access to the SOAP body

  5. stateless session bean with access to the SOAP envelope

Answer: E

You are the architect for an in-house application used by a consulting corporation to schedule internal resources to staff client engagements. The application will be used only by a well- defined user group (the in-house HR team) and so will not be exposed to large spikes in demand. Two phase commit semantics are not required, and the simple security model is addressed by integration with the company's LDAP server at the presentation layer. The company does have a 36-month roadmap for their intranet which calls for incremental development of the application over time. What is the best solution for implementing the business logic tier?

  1. JSPs accessing the database directly is sufficient.

  2. An MVC web framework with no persistence tier is sufficient.

  3. An MVC web framework accessing session beans to access the persistence tier is sufficient.

  4. Any standard web framework implementing the MVC model accessing the persistence tier is sufficient.

Answer: D

A company that sells avatar skins for virtual reality environments has hired an architect consultant to determine why their system runs slowly. The consultant finds that the business logic that processes orders has been embedded into all of their JSPs using scriptlets. During load testing, the responsiveness of the system is slow, but the CPU and VM-free memory utilization remain at a low level. Which two are most likely causes of the problem? (Choose two.)

  1. User requests are deadlocked.

  2. The servlet instances are locked on every request.

  3. The Java Virtual Machine is NOT configured properly.

  4. Database connection pooling is NOT configured properly.

Answer: B, D

A company is embarking on a major new initiative, the creation of an eCommerce, B2C (business to consumer) application to sell their widgets. As the lead architect, you need to decide whether or not to use EJBs in the business tier of the architecture. The architecture is as follows: JSP <-> Controller <-> Business logic <-> JPA-based persistence. Which option represents the optimal solution describing the business tier implementation?

  1. Stateless session beans are required to update values in the database.

  2. Entity beans are necessary to allow the controllers to access the JPA persistence layer.

  3. Message-driven beans are required to decouple the controllers from the persistence tier.

  4. Session beans are required in order to provide unit-of-work, security, and transaction management semantics to the JPA layer.

Answer: D

A large enterprise employs numerous authors to produce content. The decision is made to use a content management system (CMS) to store the content, and its metadata, in a few relational databases. Multiple JSF-based web applications need to display the same data. What implementation strategy would have the most impact on increasing reuse?

  1. Using web services to access the CMS

  2. Using an object relational mapping technology

  3. Using a service locator to find the relational databases

  4. Using a component-oriented web application framework

  5. Using a templating mechanism to composite view components

Answer: E

A teenage fashion web site employs a dozen web designers skilled in graphic design, HTML, and some JavaScript experience. You were hired by the company to create an architecture that includes a small amount of dynamic content to integrate the web site with the company's order entry system. Which three web technologies would you train the web designers to use to create dynamic pages? (Choose three.)

  1. the servlet API

  2. JSP with standard tags

  3. JSP with JSTL database tags

  4. building new JSF components

  5. standard JSF component tags

  6. JSP with the Expression Language

Answer: B, E, F

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  1. Use a DAO wrapped around a JDBC connection to query the legacy system

  2. Deploy a CORBA server to the legacy system and use RMI-over-IIOP to communicate to it

  3. Develop a session bean that wraps a screen-scraping tool to interact with the legacy system

  4. Develop a web services-based service and use XML to communicate with the terminal server

Answer: C

What are two characteristics of object-oriented design? (Choose two.)

  1. scalability

  2. manageability

  3. encapsulation

  4. polymorphism

  5. cross-cutting concerns

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - The United States government provided an additional $3-million dollars to address the humanitarian needs of the typhoon Pablo victims amid threat of disease spreading with the death toll climbing up to 647 and hundreds more missing in Davao province, its embassy said Monday.

The US embassy said the additional fund that its government is providing will include the support for emergency shelters, logistics, water sanitation, hygiene and provisions for emergency relief commodities.

The funds, which the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided, is on top of the P100,000 dollars it initially poured in after seeing the widespread destruction of the typhoon in Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental and parts of Negros Oriental.

US Charge d’ Affaires Brian Goldbeck said his government has been in coordination with the different humanitarian groups and Philippine government to monitor the impact of the storm that hit the country last week.

The US Pacific Command had also redirected its military personnel on conference for the Balikatan 13 in the country to focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation.

The US military also provided transport and other lift assistance in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines through the U.S. Department of Defense Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program.

The US Marine Forces Pacom has sent personnel and supplies to transport loads of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies via C-130 planes.

Two US C-130 aircraft arrived in Manila from Okinawa,Japan on Saturday and loaded some 5,800 food packs that were transported to Davao Sunday. The US Department of Defense will continue the mission through the week.

Water purification systems will also be established in the area as there were reports of water contamination due to the massive death.

The US Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines, which has been conducting training and relief operations in the country, has been deployed also in the devastated areas in Mindanao to assist their Filipino military counterpart, the embassy added.

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Preah Vihear site set for restoration

Morning fog creeps over Preah Vihear temple July of this year.

CONSERVATORS are at work restoring Preah Vihear temple and are set to plant about 2,000 hectares of forest in the surrounding area, officials said Thursday.

The 11th-century temple complex, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July of last year, has long been a source of tension between the Kingdom and Thailand, which disputes Cambodia’s ownership of land around the site. At least seven soldiers have been killed in border skirmishes near the temple since July 2008.

However, the recent tension has not stalled preservation efforts at the temple, according to Chuch Phoeurn, the chairman of the National Preah Vihear Authority (NPVA).

“The process of preserving Preah Vihear temple is unrelated to the border issues – we’re still continuing our work,” he said.

Thus far, Chuch Phoeurn said, the NPVA has rebuilt the market near the temple that was destroyed during clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops this April, in addition to renovating local roads and relocating villagers living near the site.

UNESCO has contributed US$50,000 to these efforts, Chuch Phoeurn said, but he added that his organisation may need more than $200,000 to rebuild the gateway to the temple and complete the tree-planting project. He said he hopes these funds will come from the government, private donors, and the Bayon Foundation.

Sar Thavy, Preah Vihear deputy governor, said the number of tourists visiting the province’s eponymous temple had markedly increased in recent months, from around 300 in July to nearly 1,000 a month now. Between 50 and 100 of these tourists are foreigners, he added.

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Chuch Phoeurn said, however, that Cambodia may lack the time to submit proposals to UNESCO requesting that two of the country’s other temples be recognised as World Heritage sites next year, and that he has not had the time to start writing the listing proposals.

“If we can not apply next year, we can apply the year after,” he said.

Cambodia plans to ask that Banteay Chhmar temple in Banteay Meanchey province and Sambor Prey Kup in Kampong Thom province be recognised as World Heritage sites.

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in industrializing and low-income countries, a U.N. study says.

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Jan 15, 2010, 5:09 PM
I was wondering if EVDO Rel. 0 was considered 3G data capable compared to Rev. A? If anyone could help me out with that I'd appreciate it.

Jan 15, 2010, 7:06 PM
Rev 0 is still considered 3g. it's slower, especially on the upload side of things. Most networks in the US use RevA though, so unless you have a very small regional carrier, you should be running on RevA

Jan 18, 2010, 9:55 AM
Most carriers run RevA... but most phones have been Rev0.

For the majority of people, this doesn't matter. The speed increase downloading is minor, while the speed increase in uploading is where the difference is noticable.

On a phone like the Env3, would you notice it? not likely. Phones that you would notice it have the newer revA - Droid, Pre, Blackberries, Aircards, etc.

Correct me if I'm wrong Smile

Jan 18, 2010, 2:06 PM
Nope, you're correct. Most dumbphones have Rev0 because they don't need the faster speeds. The Versa, EnVtouch, and Rogue all have RevA though.

And internet on my Droid is AMAZING

Jan 25, 2010, 5:37 PM
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: Grateful if anyone would tell me what this expression means and where it comes from. thanks

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: "Your friends will give it to you with the bark off but nobody in your Administration will talk about any instance in which you got it with the bark off."

I guess no one can tell you exactly where or when the phrase originated, but the meaning is fairly plain. The bark protects the tree; it is a protective covering. Human statements, especially those originating from politicians or corporation, often have a protective covering. What is being covered is, of course, simultaneously the truth (covered) and the politician's hind end (protected). Getting the bark off is not always easy. Don't do this to trees, however, as they really need their bark. SS


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At 24.10 from 10:30 to 15:30 will this informative and fun workshop at Scrapdelight be given by me. Together with the participants, I will make two layouts.
Different Mixed media materials and techniques are discussed. Inspired by the work of Wilna Furstenberg, the use of silhouette cuts and several different mediums and embellishments, these two layouts will form shape.
Easy Peasy, because it really does not have to be so hard to get a great result. This workshop is suitable for all levels.

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Mixed Media Canvas “Awesome”

This mixed media canvas ala Andy Skinner has fun techniques with various types of paints and mediums. I worked with spray, acrylic and metallic paint, texture paste, gel medium, stamps, masks and and and.
The canvas is finally finished off with a nice bloom-girl mask from Prima and some flower embellies. More pictures here.

28 february 2015 – Mixed Media “Paints & Water” Layouts

And yet another workshop soon ahead!

This is my second workshop this year. It is about working with various types of paint and mediums on layouts. Watercolor, acrylics, crackle paint, metallic paint, ink sprays with masks and mediums can quickly change your background of a layout and give it a totally different look.

We will make two layouts during this workshop. The first layout we are going to work with watercolors and printable shapes. Little material with great effect. You will see how quickly it goes. The second layout we will be working with acrylic paint, sprays and mediums as well as with silhouette cuts to create depth and texture.

Do you want to put some spice into your layouts? Would you like to work with paint, then this workshop is for you. At the end of the day you’ve made two very different, colorful and unique layouts.

Interested then come and join on 28th of february @ Scrapdelight in Nieuwegein from 10.30 a.m.  – 16.00 p.m. Materials, lunch and drinks are  included! You can save your spot here.

Hope to see you then 🙂

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Workshop 17.1 “Hidden secret box”@ Scrapdelight|Nieuwegein|NL

Hello everyone,

Fancy a creative workshop? Want to learn more about Mixed Media?
This mixed media box is 20 x 10 x 10 big and we are going to make the box from scratch.
The box is decorated on the outside with a variety of mixed media techniques and the inside contains a secret box for storing all your secrets (or jewelry or photos or a small mini-album). Interested then come and join me on 17 january at Scrapdelight in Nieuwegein. Lunch and drinks are  included! you can save your spot here.

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In the morning we start with the box itself. In the afternoon we decorate it with mixed media techniques (embellies, paint, stamping, structure paste, various mediums, sprays etc.).
Note that you should not mind that your hands come under the paint and sprays t:-) It is a wonderful hands-on workshop. It is a project you can do little wrong and just enjoy being creative…

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Long time no hear…lots of creative input!

Hey guys…I am sorry it has been quiet lately…it was a good summer and work kept me busy…however I have not been lazy….I made a lot of layouts, altered art and mixed media projects…just click on the picture of the projects for more info and pictures 🙂

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…I have been busy for making some layouts for my first workshop at Scrapdelight…and last weekend I finally had my first workshop…I was nervous but in the end all went just fine. 🙂 Most of the layouts below are made with some techniques of using different glues to create colorful and effective background designs…for more info’s just click on the links below the picture…

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Bread and Butter Pickles

Not everyone has the tools needed to can and preserve summer's bounty, but that doesn't mean they can't try their hand at making pickles.  There are no water bathers or pressure canners involved with today's post.  You don't need special jars or lids-  you can recycle ones you already have.  All you need to have is a fridge and a jar with a lid.

This recipe is easy and makes one quart at a time.  It's perfect on days when you don't reap bushels of cucumbers from the garden or someone gives you a few extra from their harvest.  The small batch concept is great for tight schedules.

These aren't the traditional store bought variety, but they are wonderful condiments.  We serve them with sandwiches or as a "salad" at dinner.  My husband's coworkers look forward to these pickles and beg him to bring a jar every now and then.  Sometimes they have to wait, because our boys devour them faster than I can put them up.

Here are the items you will need:
  • About 3 or 4 cups of sliced, firm, and small cucumbers.  Save the large ones for eating in a salad.
  • One medium sliced onion.  I like to use thin rings in this recipe.
  • 1 tablespoon salt.  I use canning salt, but table salt will work also.
  • 1 tablespoon mixed whole spice.  This one is a little confusing at first, but I found a whole pickling spice in the baking aisle at the grocery store.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup vinegar (enough to almost cover the cucumbers)

Here is how you concoct homemade bread and butter pickles without a canner:
  • Mix the sliced cucumbers, onion, and salt together in a sauce pan.  Let stand 3 hours and then drain the liquid off.

  • Add the pickling spice, sugar, and vinegar to the cukes and onion.

  • Bring them to boiling and stop.  Do Not Cook!

  • Pack them in your jar and let rest.  These are not sealed properly so store them in your fridge!
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Easy "No Sew" Mermaid Tail Costumes

I am a sucker.

A few of the daycare girls talked me into making mermaid tails.  I know it's a little insane, but piecing together a couple of skirts was better than their first choice.  A girl had brought a purple knit hat from home and was wrapping her feet together with ponytail holders inside the hat.  As the adult in charge, I didn't really approve of this so we found a new solution.

I don't have a lot of material laying around the house, but I did have a bolt of old blue polyester I inherited from the hubby's grandmother.  It would have to do.  I had considered using paper bags or old towels; If I had a girl's skirt, I might have adapted fins to fit.  Whatever you have on hand will work.

In lieu of dragging out the sewing machine I used hot glue to "stitch" my creation together.  I needed the skirts to be easy and fast.  The little girls were aching to be mermaids and swim around the pretend lagoon in my dining room.

We managed to craft these in about 15 minutes, but they could easily be improved upon.  If I had more time I would have added felt sea shells, sparkle paints, beads, rickrack, and more little details to create a special outfit.  As you can see, I have very rudimentary sewing skills...

Here is what I did use:
  • fabric
  • felt
  • hot glue
  • yarn
  • duck tape
  • scissors
  • nail polish

Here is how I created little mermaid costumes:

  • I cut a double sided rectangle from the fabric.  I measured to fit the width and length of each child.  I cut them a little big to make removal easy and so they don't grow out of them so fast.

  • I put a simple drawstring in the top of the tail and used yarn to cinch in the waist.
  • I used a safety pin to pull the string across the waist.

  • I put the seam in the back and "hemmed" the back edges 1/4 of the way up.

  • Next, I cut half circles from the leftover material.

  • I glued the circles on bottom corners to create the illusion of fins.

  • We cut small ovals and scales from felt and duck tape.  We painted them with sparkly nail polish to add a little dazzle.

  • Finally, we were able pull on our fins and swim around.

Have you made anything lately?

Monday, August 29, 2011

Pumpkin Pancakes

The chill of fall was hanging in the foggy air this morning and it inspired me to whip up a batch of pumpkin pancakes.  I put pumpkin in a lot of foods, but this is a wonderful treat worth waking up for on a damp autumn morning.  The spices and aroma fill the house with promises of pumpkin pie and encourage the most hesitant children to rise out of bed.

I am going to serve these delectable orbs with cinnamon butter, roasted pecans, and maple syrup during Thanksgiving when we host the in-laws.  I am hoping to impress them with my faux IHOP menu-  their favorite restaurant.  Besides being packed with a lot of vitamins they will earn me brownie points with my mother-in-law!

Here's what you will need to create these special pancakes:

  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup pumpkin
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon (I also add a smidgen of nutmeg and cloves)
Here's what you do:

  • In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.

  • In another bowl, beat yolks, milk, pumpkin, and butter.
  • Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon.

  • Fold in egg whites.
  • Cook on a hot, greased griddle.

Do you have any special ways to fix pumpkin?

Friday, August 26, 2011

Peanut Butter Fingers

This recipe hails from my neighbor's house and it is scrumptious.  These peanut butter bars make wonderful after school treats or Scout meeting delicacies.  Maybe it's the peanut butter frosting or the chocolate layer hidden inside, but they are finger licking goodness.

I involve the children in baking and cooking on a daily basis.  They are more than eager to sniff the vanilla, taste the cinnamon, and stir the batter.  They were feeling a bit neglected in the photo taking so I indulged the kids with a few pictures this morning.  This post is in honor of my littlest helpers.

Here's what you will need:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2-4 Tablespoons milk
Here's what you do:

  • Cream the butter and sugars.  Blend in the egg, peanut butter, soda, salt, and vanilla.  Stir in the flour and oatmeal.

  • Spread in a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.  The edges will be brown.

  • Sprinkle with chocolate chips and let stand 5 minutes.  Spread the melted chocolate carefully over the bars.  Let the chocolate harden.

  • You mix the peanut butter, powder sugar, and milk to create a thin frosting.  I like to keep it a little stiff and frost the bars.  My neighbor drizzles the peanut butter glaze over the bars.

  • Refrigerate and let the bars set up.

  • Serve and enjoy!
A friend and I have been debating the peanut butter and chocolate duo.  She feels they should each become a solo act.  I think they work best together.  Do you like peanut butter and chocolate together?

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Crunchy Onion Topped Chicken and Potato Bake

If you look forward to green bean casserole at the holidays, then you will love this!  The french fried onions make this dish.  I need to fill two casserole dishes to feed everyone.

This little chicken recipe is quickly becoming a favorite around these parts.  It's simple, easy, and adaptable to what you have on hand.  This recipe is perfect for popping in the oven on a cool day and the children look forward to picking off the onion bits.  I barely have time to let it stand and cool before the kids are clamoring in the kitchen.

I deviated from the original recipe.  I used chicken legs instead of breasts, because that is what the children like.  I added mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and substituted milk for the sour cream.  The sour cream adds a nice taste to the sauce, but unfortunately I was out.  We used new potatoes from the garden, so I didn't peel them.  You could probably add a variety of roasting veggies to the mix if you have them on hand.

Here is the recipe:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (I used about 10 chicken legs)
4 large potatoes, peeled and halved
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream or milk
1 package fresh mushrooms (opt.)
2 cups Swiss cheese (opt.)
1 can French-fried onions

Place the chicken in a greased oven proof dish.  I use a 9x13 pan.  Arrange the potatoes around the chicken pieces.

Combine your soup and sour cream (or milk).  Spread over the chicken and potatoes.  Add your additional veggies if you want.  We added sliced mushrooms.

Next, you may add grated Swiss cheese over the top of the soup.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1   1/4 hours.  If you used bone-in chicken, you will want to bake for a little longer.  Sprinkle the onions on top and bake for about 20 minutes longer.

Let the chicken and potatoes rest for about 10 minutes before serving.  Enjoy!

Do you have any fun ways to prepare chicken?

Monday, August 22, 2011

This summer I learned:

It's VERY important to be first player on the Wii.

We had several, and I mean several, days where the big boys would fight and squabble over being first player.  They would argue, call names, and be loud enough to keep the babies from napping.  I began shutting down the Wii at nap time if I heard any bickering.

I don't regret it either.

The boys naturally gravitated towards legos, the outdoors, or crafting.  As school approached, I encouraged them to review math facts and hone in on their writing skills.  I dug out the old basal's from back in the day and started training.

I did meet a little resistance after I asked the boys to write their first and last names.  An 8 year old boy cried into his folded arms on the kitchen table for over an hour.  He bawled about "daydreams" and more.  I picked my battle and decided to let his parents deal with it.

Here is what an 8 year old put together during one of those afternoon sessions when Mario was banned.  He delved right into a mini assignment.  He wrote, directed, and starred in his own production.  It's entertaining and very short.

Pop your popcorn before watching, you might miss it...

Friday, August 19, 2011

Michelle's Charm World

I was ecstatic Saturday when I stumbled upon a lazy Susan at a garage sale.  I know it's nothing spectacular or special, but I have recently stumbled upon a wonderful idea using this old piece of hardware.  The blog, Michelle's Charm World featured an idea for creating ideal craft spaces.  I don't know if this old gal will turn out as nice, but I am up for an extreme makeover!  No more cans of peaches or stale spices for this Susan.

Look how Michelle worked her magic:

Michelle's Charm World is one of my favorite blogs I follow.  She has a plethora of ideas for the family and educational opportunities to include in your daily routines.  I love her crafts and dedication.  I browsed her blog and thought I would highlight a few of her recent posts that I have enjoyed.

Drop by and say hello.  Tell her Plain Graces sent you!

AND THERE'S PLENTY MORE!  Especially, if you like fun ideas and educational resources on a budget.

Stay tuned, I will highlight a few of my favorite blogs in the next few weeks.  What are your favorite blogs to follow?

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Lemon Pound Cake

My husband doesn't share the love of chocolate that I do.  His sweet tooth leans toward tart lemons or ice cream.  I was reading a cookbook that my husband's 96 year old Texan Grandmother sent me from her church.

I don't have the abundance of pecans that are required in 95% of the recipes, but I DID have a few lemons lounging in my veggie drawer in the fridge.  I even acquired a tube pan during a recent trip to town.  I was set.

My sons and I worked a little magic in the kitchen and surprised my love with a treat just for him.  It made his day and he loved the fact that this recipe hailed from down South.  It's moist and refreshing- perfect for a late August day.

Here's what you need:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract (I used lemon juice)
Here's what you do:

  • Blend the butter with sugar and eggs until smooth.
  • Sift together flour and baking powder.  Fold into the butter mix.
  • Add milk and lemon extract.  Beat for several minutes.  You may need to add a little milk or another egg if the dough is too stiff.
  • The recipe recommends baking for 1 and a 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.  I chose to bake ours at 350 degrees for about an hour.  I just kept an eye on it.
  • I think this cake tastes fine alone, but you could easily dress it up with sprinkled powder sugar or a simple lemon glaze.
What comfort foods do you enjoy?

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Simple Biscuits

I am not a perfect baker.  I tend to avoid measuring and I have a knack for flopping recipes now and then.  For years I struggled with pie crusts, but eventually I triumphed over the pastry.  Now I am turning my efforts to making biscuits.

I WILL create beautiful tasty biscuits-  and they won't come from a can.  I keep telling myself this, over and over.  Positive thoughts...

Biscuits are a staple.  An old standby.  People made these simple flaky tidbits over a campfire on the Oregon Trail.  Guess who can't make one with a relatively new oven and the Internet to help a girl out?  My Grandmother would be so disappointed if she knew my secret.

I grew up watching her mix the dough with her hands, flop the mass on the floured table, roll the dough, and then cut perfect circles with a drinking glass.  Her biscuits raised and were tender, flaky, and buttery.

My old biscuits could be used as a substitute for a hockey puck.  I have been working on perfecting my method and slowly we are starting to see improvements.   Today we managed to produce wonderful biscuits.

Maybe, I have mastered my techniques?  I know, I am still crossing my fingers...

Baking Powder Biscuits

  • 3 cups flour
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg beaten
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt.

Cut in shortening and work with your hands.

Add milk and egg.  Stir until blended.

Roll or pat out at 1 inch thickness, cut, and bake 12 to 15 minutes at 425 degrees.

What is your Achilles heel in the kitchen?

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Baked Chocolate Pudding

It's that time of year again when the children head back to school.  One of our family's annual traditions is making homemade pudding on the first day of school.  It's a treat that we look forward to after dinner and we can share our day over a sweet gooey delight.   This year, I thought I would liven things up and try a baked pudding.

This dessert is a lot like the hot fudge cakes they serve at buffets or restaurants.  My children love the hot syrup over ice cream.  I figure I can't lose.

This was a simple recipe and very easy.  I can't wait to indulge!

Here's what you will need:

First layer:
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon cocoa
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 Tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
Second layer:
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon cocoa
Third layer:
  • 1 cup cold water

Here's what you do:

Sift dry ingredients together.  Add milk, butter, and vanilla.  Pour into a 9x9 inch baking dish.  I use a 9x13 pan and double the recipe.

Mix together brown sugar, white sugar, and cocoa.  Sprinkle on top of the first layer.

Pour water over all.

Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  It doesn't look very appealing, but once you cut into it you will discover a chocolate syrup formed in the bottom.  We like to serve this warm with ice cream or whipped topping.

What are your first day of school traditions?

Monday, August 15, 2011

Scavenger Hunt

The last few days of summer break are upon us.  The boys know it and have been restless all week.  Literally, my house was shaking from the second floor down to the basement as the boys rumbled and romped around.  In an act of desperation, I devised a nature scavenger hunt that kept the boys busy during part of nap time.

I managed to get a few minutes of quiet-  just enough to get the babies down for their beauty sleep.

I concocted a list of items that are located in our yard.  I had simple requests ranging from clover and walnuts to specific plant leaves like maple trees and basil.  I included different names for weeds and rocks to encourage a wider vocabulary.  I did throw in a few "hard" items like bird feathers, snake skins, and ripe blackberries.  They were there, they just had to look.

I paired the older readers with the younger crowd and let them run the yard.  They scoured the sand box and garden.  They foraged in the grassy yard and picked the trees.  It was entertaining and kept the boys focused on a goal.  The team with the most objects won the privilege of choosing the movie or show during nap time.

This is an activity that can be held any season of the year and offers a wide variety for adaptation.  You can discover the beach or a forest floor.  We focused on the backyard this round.

Here are a few guidelines to hold a successful nature scavenger hunt:
  • Keep it simple, but specific.  I like to include measurements or specific colors.  Examples are "5 inches of Maple tree bark" or "a brown pebble".
  • Include a variety of objects that are common.  Rocks to leaves are plentiful in most areas.
  • Vary the height for found objects.  It's okay to have children look for objects a little above their eye level and on the ground.  Encourage them to explore the outdoors.
  • Include a few hard scavenges.  This evens out the playing field and makes the game a lot more fun.  Snake skins and bird nests are wonderful discoveries for children.  Provide them with gloves and let them go!
  • Allow a few creative opportunities.  I include open descriptions like "something that bounces" or "something that flies".
  • Set a time limit.  Give the children an appropriate time frame, but don't give them too much.  You want to challenge them without allowing discouragement or downtime.
  • Provide bags, rulers, gloves, magnifying glasses, and any item the child might need to collect their items.  It sounds simple, but you need a way to haul all those treasures.
  • Ask and answer questions about the items they are finding.  Use this game as a teaching moment.  If you don't know the correct answer admit it and look it up together.

What unique finds do you have hiding in your backyard?

    Thursday, August 11, 2011

    Barbeque Beef Cups

    I am becoming an expert in stretching food leftovers into meals.  I have had years of practice, so this is not a new concept for me.  I fixed a roast beef the other day and had a lot of leftovers taking up fridge space.  One of the ways I enjoy fixing over roast is barbeque beef cups.

    The children love these little guys.  I like them because they are fairly simple and no complaints are heard.

    I typically make my own biscuit dough, but you can buy the tubes of refrigerated biscuit dough at the store.  If you go that route, you may need one or two biscuits per muffin cup.  I have also made my own barbeque sauce, but I do use packaged sauces on occassion.  It's completely up to you and your family's preferences.

    Another similar meal, is using browned ground beef or turkey and mixing the meat with spaghetti sauce.  You sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the tops instead of cheddar.  Get creative!

    Here's what you will need for barbeque beef cups:

    • biscuit dough
    • leftover roast beef meat, about 2 cups
    • barbeque sauce, yours or a store brand
    • cheddar or colby cheese shredded, about 2 cups

      Here's what you will do:

      • Mix your beef with the desired barbeque sauce.

      • In a muffin pan, divide the biscuit dough and put a ball in each cup.  If you use store biscuits, you will probably need two per muffin.

      • Flatten out the dough, using your fingers, to create a crust.

      • Fill the dough with a tablespoon or more of the barbecued meat.

      • Sprinkle with cheese.

      • Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the biscuit dough is done- flaky and browned.

      • Let rest for a few minutes before removing from the muffin tin.