Carometec, a leader in manufacturing sanitation equipment, which assists small to large food plants in meeting quality-assurance standards around the world, recently introduced a new industrial knife cleaning machine. Safety gloves can also be hygienically cleaned in this machine, as an added bonus. In keeping with its commitment of manufacturing only the highest-quality sanitation equipment on the market, Carometec offers this new state-of-the-art sanitation device that not only provides extreme cleaning techniques, but saves plant owners money.
A pilgrim-step process is used inside this innovative industrial knife cleaning machine in which a series of repeating water jets clean and sanitize knives that are held in place by secure knife holders.In the field evaluating a Capello header A special system of rotating nozzles ensures the highest level of commercial cleaning while also preventing food borne illnesses.
Because rotating nozzles are employed within this machine, tough-to-reach locations, such as knife shafts, or particularly dirty safety gloves, can receive a thorough cleaning and sanitization. Laterally-arranged power spray rotors, along with extremely powerful nozzles, target problem areas on knives and safety gloves. The result is the finest in industrial cleaning in a minimum of time, which involves savings to the food plant customer.
This long lasting and ruggedly-built machinery was engineered not only to give customers a long life with a minimum of maintenance, but also a completely automated and contemporary industrial knife cleaning experience. Skilled workers using the knives and safety gloves aren’t involved with their cleaning, thereby saving valuable time spent on the plant’s production. Ultimately, the food plant’s financial bottom line receives a boost with more efficient food plant operations.
“Carometec and ITEC are known for their high quality industrial sanitation equipment and now we have added our Cleaning and Sterilizing Machine for Knives and Safety Gloves,” said Jeb Supple of Carometec. “We are very excited about this new product.”
2014年4月9日星期三
In the field evaluating a Capello header
I looked at all the headers out there,” said Kellen Huber, owner of Tri Star Farm Services in Emerald Park, Saskatchewan. “I decided this one is best suited for our conditions.” He made those comments on the edge of a field as his dealership was demonstrating the Capello corn header in a test plot near Regina.
When looking to add a line of corn headers to his short-line dealership, Huber says he took a close look at what was available from all the aftermarket header manufacturers selling into the North American market. After investigating the options, Huber Believes the Italian brand, Capello, offers a blend of features that makes it ideally suited to growing conditions in Western Canada.
One of the most notable of those is the way the Capello header cuts stalks. The mower-style rotating knives under the table are mounted farther forward than those on other brands that offer cutters — and not all do. This knife position ensures the stalks have already been fed into the paired knife rollers on the header but are still standing up straight when cut, which helps minimize shelling.
“That’s better for the short corn stalks we have up here,” explains Huber. “It cuts them before the stalks get pushed forward. It’s a patented design.”
With shorter stalks, the ears hang lower to the ground than on taller stands common to areas with longer growing seasons. If a header pushes shorter plants forward before cutting them, some ears could go under the table, increasing harvesting losses. The rotating knives also create a more consistent stubble height.
To help prevent damage, each row unit on the header is protected by a slip clutch, which will allow that section to stop independently of the others without damaging the main drive components. On each side of the unit are totally enclosed chain drives, which keeps them lubricated and protected from the elements to increase component life. Headers larger than 12 rows get sealed gear boxes instead of chain drives.
When looking to add a line of corn headers to his short-line dealership, Huber says he took a close look at what was available from all the aftermarket header manufacturers selling into the North American market. After investigating the options, Huber Believes the Italian brand, Capello, offers a blend of features that makes it ideally suited to growing conditions in Western Canada.
One of the most notable of those is the way the Capello header cuts stalks. The mower-style rotating knives under the table are mounted farther forward than those on other brands that offer cutters — and not all do. This knife position ensures the stalks have already been fed into the paired knife rollers on the header but are still standing up straight when cut, which helps minimize shelling.
“That’s better for the short corn stalks we have up here,” explains Huber. “It cuts them before the stalks get pushed forward. It’s a patented design.”
With shorter stalks, the ears hang lower to the ground than on taller stands common to areas with longer growing seasons. If a header pushes shorter plants forward before cutting them, some ears could go under the table, increasing harvesting losses. The rotating knives also create a more consistent stubble height.
To help prevent damage, each row unit on the header is protected by a slip clutch, which will allow that section to stop independently of the others without damaging the main drive components. On each side of the unit are totally enclosed chain drives, which keeps them lubricated and protected from the elements to increase component life. Headers larger than 12 rows get sealed gear boxes instead of chain drives.
2014年4月1日星期二
Drunken ex brandished knives above his head in Brynteg
Keith Rogers, 55, rubbed them together as if he was sharpening them.He also pointed one of the knives at a friend of his former partner after disturbing her late at night.Rogers had gone around to an address in Brynteg, near Wrexham, where he believed his former partner was staying.
But she was not there, Flintshire Magistrates Court was toldA cut above.Rogers, a groundworker of Berse Road, New Broughton, admitted possessing the two kitchen knives in Victoria Road, Brynteg, and a public order offence, following the incident on Sunday.
He was bailed pending sentence at Wrexham Magistrates Court.Prosecutor Matthew Ellis said that Rogers had been in a relationship with Sharon Hope.She had ended that relationship and was staying with her friend Eurwen Price.
It was claimed that Rogers had visited her property three of four times while drunk over the last month.On Saturday he saw them while socialising in Wrexham town centre but Miss Hope refused to speak to him.
Later, just after midnight on Sunday morning, he turned up at Miss Price’s address and kicked the door.Miss Hope was not present but Miss Price was woken up and she rang the police.
At one stage he pointed one of the knives at her through the window and threatened her.Both she and a neighbour saw Rogers brandishing the knives above his head.
It was alleged that he swore and shouted that he would kill her.Police were called and he was arrested.Damian Sabino, defending, said that the offences occurred because of the breakdown of the relationship and his consumption of alcohol.
Rogers was not a young man, he had an excellent work record and had not been in any trouble for some time.
Rogers was bailed pending sentence on condition that he lives at his home address, he is not to be drunk in a public place, he is not to contact prosecution witnesses and he is not to enter Brynteg.
But she was not there, Flintshire Magistrates Court was toldA cut above.Rogers, a groundworker of Berse Road, New Broughton, admitted possessing the two kitchen knives in Victoria Road, Brynteg, and a public order offence, following the incident on Sunday.
He was bailed pending sentence at Wrexham Magistrates Court.Prosecutor Matthew Ellis said that Rogers had been in a relationship with Sharon Hope.She had ended that relationship and was staying with her friend Eurwen Price.
It was claimed that Rogers had visited her property three of four times while drunk over the last month.On Saturday he saw them while socialising in Wrexham town centre but Miss Hope refused to speak to him.
Later, just after midnight on Sunday morning, he turned up at Miss Price’s address and kicked the door.Miss Hope was not present but Miss Price was woken up and she rang the police.
At one stage he pointed one of the knives at her through the window and threatened her.Both she and a neighbour saw Rogers brandishing the knives above his head.
It was alleged that he swore and shouted that he would kill her.Police were called and he was arrested.Damian Sabino, defending, said that the offences occurred because of the breakdown of the relationship and his consumption of alcohol.
Rogers was not a young man, he had an excellent work record and had not been in any trouble for some time.
Rogers was bailed pending sentence on condition that he lives at his home address, he is not to be drunk in a public place, he is not to contact prosecution witnesses and he is not to enter Brynteg.
A cut above
Paul Henicke doesn’t have time for knives that just hang on the wall and look good.
“I know a lot of knife makers who make these really fancy knives, knives that cost $1,300, $5,000 — even more,” Henicke said. “But those knives just sit on a shelf. I only want to make knives that people can use.
“That’s the thing about building a knife,” he added. “You’ve got to be able to pick it up and feel like you’ve got some control of it. You’ve got to be able to work with it, or else, what use is it?”
Henicke, who moved to Cleburne with his wife, Marie, when they retired, said he has been creating custom, handmade knives for years. He started after he left the Army and went to work in a machine shop.
“When you’re a machinist, somebody comes in to the shop with a drawing and says, ‘Make this right here.’ If you can’t do it, if you can’t look at that drawing and know how to make what they have drawn there, then you’re not a machinist,” Henicke said. “But if you can look at that drawing, if you can see it in your head and make it with your hands, then you can make whatever you want.”
And what Henicke wants to make is the kind of knives “that the everyday kind of person wants and uses.”
Henicke said he worked in the machine shop for about three years, learning the machinist trade. Then he worked for Bell Helicopter for about 15 years — although not all in one stretch.
“I got laid off from Bell twice,” he said. After the second lay-off, he turned his attention elsewhere, opening his own gasoline delivery company “back when the oil and gas industry was booming.”
“Looking back now, I can’t say we didn’t do pretty good for ourselves for awhile,” Henicke said. “But it’s not the same anymore. The big players have put all the small companies like ours out of business. There’s no way a mom-and-pop operation like ours was could make it now. We got out just in time.”
“I know a lot of knife makers who make these really fancy knives, knives that cost $1,300, $5,000 — even more,” Henicke said. “But those knives just sit on a shelf. I only want to make knives that people can use.
“That’s the thing about building a knife,” he added. “You’ve got to be able to pick it up and feel like you’ve got some control of it. You’ve got to be able to work with it, or else, what use is it?”
Henicke, who moved to Cleburne with his wife, Marie, when they retired, said he has been creating custom, handmade knives for years. He started after he left the Army and went to work in a machine shop.
“When you’re a machinist, somebody comes in to the shop with a drawing and says, ‘Make this right here.’ If you can’t do it, if you can’t look at that drawing and know how to make what they have drawn there, then you’re not a machinist,” Henicke said. “But if you can look at that drawing, if you can see it in your head and make it with your hands, then you can make whatever you want.”
And what Henicke wants to make is the kind of knives “that the everyday kind of person wants and uses.”
Henicke said he worked in the machine shop for about three years, learning the machinist trade. Then he worked for Bell Helicopter for about 15 years — although not all in one stretch.
“I got laid off from Bell twice,” he said. After the second lay-off, he turned his attention elsewhere, opening his own gasoline delivery company “back when the oil and gas industry was booming.”
“Looking back now, I can’t say we didn’t do pretty good for ourselves for awhile,” Henicke said. “But it’s not the same anymore. The big players have put all the small companies like ours out of business. There’s no way a mom-and-pop operation like ours was could make it now. We got out just in time.”
2014年3月27日星期四
'Tonight Show' calls politician's hog castration quip
Comedian Jimmy Fallon tried to play Iowa Republican Joni Ernst's new campaign advertisement on The Tonight Show Tuesday night, but couldn't make it past her first line."Hi, I'm Joni Ernst. I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm," she says in the debut TV ad of her U.S. Senate campaign, which was released online Tuesday morning.
As Fallon's audience starts to laugh at the gruesome thought and Ernst's obvious pride in her knife-wielding skills, Fallon says, "Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Do you want to do one more take? ... I don't know what she's running for, but just give her the job!"
Ernst, a 43-year-old state senator from the southwest Iowa town of Red Oak, wants to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. She's one of five GOP candidates who are struggling to gain a foothold in the race. A recent Des Moines Register Iowa Poll showed none has made much of an impression in GOP circles, as the June 3 primary vote approaches.In the ad, Ernst vowed to use her hog-castrating savvy to "make 'em squeal" in Washington.The full quote goes: "I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm. So when I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork. Washington's full of big spenders.Table Place Setting as a 3D Carving Let's make 'em squeal."
On Monday, statistician Nate Silver wrote on his fivethirtyeight website that Iowa Democrats have a 75 percent probability of holding onto Harkin's seat. Silver accurately predicted the outcome in every state in the 2012 presidential race.U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo is the lone Democrat seeking the Iowa seat.
On the GOP side, Ernst is competing against a wealthy former Texas utilities company executive, Mark Jacobs, who began spending money for radio, network TV and cable TV ads before Christmas. Despite that advertising, the Register's poll a month ago found that 67 percent of voting-age Republicans in Iowa were still unsure who Jacobs is. Three other competitors - Des Moines lawyer Matt Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney; Sam Clovis, a Sioux City-area conservative radio talk show host and college professor; and Ames car dealership manager Scott Schaben - have not yet done any advertising, which is key to boosting voters' familiarity with a candidate.
As Fallon's audience starts to laugh at the gruesome thought and Ernst's obvious pride in her knife-wielding skills, Fallon says, "Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Do you want to do one more take? ... I don't know what she's running for, but just give her the job!"
Ernst, a 43-year-old state senator from the southwest Iowa town of Red Oak, wants to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. She's one of five GOP candidates who are struggling to gain a foothold in the race. A recent Des Moines Register Iowa Poll showed none has made much of an impression in GOP circles, as the June 3 primary vote approaches.In the ad, Ernst vowed to use her hog-castrating savvy to "make 'em squeal" in Washington.The full quote goes: "I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm. So when I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork. Washington's full of big spenders.Table Place Setting as a 3D Carving Let's make 'em squeal."
On Monday, statistician Nate Silver wrote on his fivethirtyeight website that Iowa Democrats have a 75 percent probability of holding onto Harkin's seat. Silver accurately predicted the outcome in every state in the 2012 presidential race.U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo is the lone Democrat seeking the Iowa seat.
On the GOP side, Ernst is competing against a wealthy former Texas utilities company executive, Mark Jacobs, who began spending money for radio, network TV and cable TV ads before Christmas. Despite that advertising, the Register's poll a month ago found that 67 percent of voting-age Republicans in Iowa were still unsure who Jacobs is. Three other competitors - Des Moines lawyer Matt Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney; Sam Clovis, a Sioux City-area conservative radio talk show host and college professor; and Ames car dealership manager Scott Schaben - have not yet done any advertising, which is key to boosting voters' familiarity with a candidate.
Table Place Setting as a 3D Carving
Ernst's "squeal" ad begins airing on cable TV in the Des Moines area this week, on Thursday at the latest, campaign aides told The Des Moines Register. The ad buy will expand in coming weeks, they said.
In the ad, which features some pigs snoozing in wooden pens, Ernst says: "My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same - to cut wasteful spending, repeal Obamacare, and balance the budget."
In a news release, the campaign said Ernst supports a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution; repealing "Bruce Braley's Obamacare" and replacing it with "common-sense, market-driven solutions"; lowering taxes "on hardworking families and small businesses"; and ultimately scrapping the current tax code and replacing it "with a pro-growth tax system that is fairer, flatter and simpler."
I am on a quest to find CAM programs that are easy enough to use in our schools’ early grades. My goal is to prepare students at all levels so they can take on those industry jobs in the future.Therefore, while trying to wind up my articles on HSMWorks, I decided to try something unique to ensure HSMWorks is the right choice for students.
I designed a place setting with SolidWorks and created the toolpaths to cut it out. I opted for this configuration for the challenge of getting the tool paths properly set up.
To ensure I would have a thickness suitable for the cuts, I Gorilla Glued two scrap pieces of Medium Density Fiberboard MDF together. This gave me 1.5 inches or 3.8 cm to play with.
MDF wood is a composite of sawdust particles and glue. It is formed under pressure and cut into various sizes and thicknesses.
In the ad, which features some pigs snoozing in wooden pens, Ernst says: "My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same - to cut wasteful spending, repeal Obamacare, and balance the budget."
In a news release, the campaign said Ernst supports a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution; repealing "Bruce Braley's Obamacare" and replacing it with "common-sense, market-driven solutions"; lowering taxes "on hardworking families and small businesses"; and ultimately scrapping the current tax code and replacing it "with a pro-growth tax system that is fairer, flatter and simpler."
I am on a quest to find CAM programs that are easy enough to use in our schools’ early grades. My goal is to prepare students at all levels so they can take on those industry jobs in the future.Therefore, while trying to wind up my articles on HSMWorks, I decided to try something unique to ensure HSMWorks is the right choice for students.
I designed a place setting with SolidWorks and created the toolpaths to cut it out. I opted for this configuration for the challenge of getting the tool paths properly set up.
To ensure I would have a thickness suitable for the cuts, I Gorilla Glued two scrap pieces of Medium Density Fiberboard MDF together. This gave me 1.5 inches or 3.8 cm to play with.
MDF wood is a composite of sawdust particles and glue. It is formed under pressure and cut into various sizes and thicknesses.
2014年1月19日星期日
Better tools against terror
New threats call for new tools. Today, the European Commission is calling on all EU countries to strengthen their efforts against violent extremism and terrorism. Programmes helping people to leave extremist movements should be provided all over Europe. And the EU must cooperate better, by creating a European knowledge hub in this field.
Why is this such a pressing issue? To get an idea of what we are up against, take the ‘Inspire’ publication as an example. On the surface, it looks like any monthly magazine. It has glossy layout, long interviews, big photos and picture montages. But that is where the similarities end. The photos show determined, masked men with automatic weapons, the devastation of cities, and knives covered in blood. Among the articles are instructions for how to make a bomb in your own kitchen. Interested readers can also read about how to carry out attacks without access to firearms. No gun? Then run people over with your car instead. The latest issue features a full-page photo of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, smiling widely into the camera against an edited backdrop of fluffy clouds and doves of peace.
Inspire is an English language, al Qaeda-sponsored magazine published a few times a year. It is one of many new propaganda instruments wielded by violent groups to recruit new members. Although it is probably produced in Yemen, it is but a few clicks of a mouse away for those who wish to indulge in terrorist fantasies and read glowing reports about the purportedly honourable life of suicide bombers. ‘Inspire’ has already paid off for al-Qaeda in a tragic way; it is believed that the two perpetrators of the Boston attacks built their pressure-cooker bombs - which claimed the lives of three people and maimed 264 others - with the help of designs published in the first issue of Inspire.
Today, people at risk of being lured into embracing extremist views can be drawn into groups where these views are reinforced. At the same time, they may remain isolated, and commit violent attacks on their own. The problem of extremism is not limited to one ideology or religion. Anders Behring Breivik justified his horrific attacks with a fascist ideology which he embraced in the privacy of his own home. He is a prime example of a lone wolf who prepares deadly attacks secretly, without appearing on the radar of the authorities.
Today, we are presenting the results of this work. Several actions have emerged from the efforts of the network; actions that, if implemented, would contribute to significantly strengthen Europe’s defences against violent extremism. The European Commission is now presenting ten recommendations that EU Member States should carry out as soon as possible. These recommendations are about better cooperation between authorities and others, and doing more locally in order to reach people earlier on in the path to extremism, and to support those who want to leave violent groups. Some EU countries have done much more in this field than others.
Why is this such a pressing issue? To get an idea of what we are up against, take the ‘Inspire’ publication as an example. On the surface, it looks like any monthly magazine. It has glossy layout, long interviews, big photos and picture montages. But that is where the similarities end. The photos show determined, masked men with automatic weapons, the devastation of cities, and knives covered in blood. Among the articles are instructions for how to make a bomb in your own kitchen. Interested readers can also read about how to carry out attacks without access to firearms. No gun? Then run people over with your car instead. The latest issue features a full-page photo of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, smiling widely into the camera against an edited backdrop of fluffy clouds and doves of peace.
Inspire is an English language, al Qaeda-sponsored magazine published a few times a year. It is one of many new propaganda instruments wielded by violent groups to recruit new members. Although it is probably produced in Yemen, it is but a few clicks of a mouse away for those who wish to indulge in terrorist fantasies and read glowing reports about the purportedly honourable life of suicide bombers. ‘Inspire’ has already paid off for al-Qaeda in a tragic way; it is believed that the two perpetrators of the Boston attacks built their pressure-cooker bombs - which claimed the lives of three people and maimed 264 others - with the help of designs published in the first issue of Inspire.
Today, people at risk of being lured into embracing extremist views can be drawn into groups where these views are reinforced. At the same time, they may remain isolated, and commit violent attacks on their own. The problem of extremism is not limited to one ideology or religion. Anders Behring Breivik justified his horrific attacks with a fascist ideology which he embraced in the privacy of his own home. He is a prime example of a lone wolf who prepares deadly attacks secretly, without appearing on the radar of the authorities.
Today, we are presenting the results of this work. Several actions have emerged from the efforts of the network; actions that, if implemented, would contribute to significantly strengthen Europe’s defences against violent extremism. The European Commission is now presenting ten recommendations that EU Member States should carry out as soon as possible. These recommendations are about better cooperation between authorities and others, and doing more locally in order to reach people earlier on in the path to extremism, and to support those who want to leave violent groups. Some EU countries have done much more in this field than others.
2014年1月16日星期四
Beauty and the Beat Cop
Even as videos of officer-involved shootings and stories of forced rectal exams on drug suspects make national headlines, officials at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Training Academy plan to reduce peace officer cadets’ basic training time by more than 25 percent.
On Monday, 60 cadets, including 18 recruits from the Santa Fe Police Department and two from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office, are scheduled to begin four months of training before they earn their law enforcement credentials, swear an oath, and pin on a shield. But the training program for those men and women will be six weeks shorter than the academy’s last graduating class.
An SFR investigation has discovered the 650 hours law-enforcement cadets will receive is less than half the 1,600 hours that the state requires cosmetology students to spend in specialized schools before they’re eligible to take a mandatory licensing exam. Even barber students complete 1,200 training hours of basic training.
Estheticians, who apply makeup and pluck eyebrows, spend 600 hours earning their New Mexico licenses. “I don’t know a lot about barber schools, but from Day 1 our program is intense,” says Law Enforcement Academy Director Jack Jones.
It may be, but SFR’s investigation also found that the 65 hours cadets spend in high stress firearm shooting scenarios, and eight hours in Taser training, is less than the 75 hours that barber students spend studying bacteria strains and learning how to sanitize their scissors, combs and work stations.
While jurisdictions have the option of running their own training academy (and places like Albuquerque and Bernalillo County do), many peace officers only get academy training from the state. New Mexico laws even allows cops to patrol the streets with a gun and badge long before earning their formal credentials. Commissioned officers may to work up to 12 months before they’re required to enter the academy or lose their job.
It gives them the opportunity to hire a guy and make sure they’re what they need for their community while they’re waiting to get into the academy,” says Jones. “There hasn’t been an issue with it in the past.” But Jones is uncomfortable with commissioned officers who haven’t been to any kind of school being issued a gun and a badge “out there making traffic stops.”
On Monday, 60 cadets, including 18 recruits from the Santa Fe Police Department and two from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office, are scheduled to begin four months of training before they earn their law enforcement credentials, swear an oath, and pin on a shield. But the training program for those men and women will be six weeks shorter than the academy’s last graduating class.
An SFR investigation has discovered the 650 hours law-enforcement cadets will receive is less than half the 1,600 hours that the state requires cosmetology students to spend in specialized schools before they’re eligible to take a mandatory licensing exam. Even barber students complete 1,200 training hours of basic training.
Estheticians, who apply makeup and pluck eyebrows, spend 600 hours earning their New Mexico licenses. “I don’t know a lot about barber schools, but from Day 1 our program is intense,” says Law Enforcement Academy Director Jack Jones.
It may be, but SFR’s investigation also found that the 65 hours cadets spend in high stress firearm shooting scenarios, and eight hours in Taser training, is less than the 75 hours that barber students spend studying bacteria strains and learning how to sanitize their scissors, combs and work stations.
While jurisdictions have the option of running their own training academy (and places like Albuquerque and Bernalillo County do), many peace officers only get academy training from the state. New Mexico laws even allows cops to patrol the streets with a gun and badge long before earning their formal credentials. Commissioned officers may to work up to 12 months before they’re required to enter the academy or lose their job.
It gives them the opportunity to hire a guy and make sure they’re what they need for their community while they’re waiting to get into the academy,” says Jones. “There hasn’t been an issue with it in the past.” But Jones is uncomfortable with commissioned officers who haven’t been to any kind of school being issued a gun and a badge “out there making traffic stops.”
2014年1月14日星期二
Meyer Lemon Scones
The darling of farmers' markets has arrived! She is canary yellow, smooth, and shiny, with delicate skin and a floral, fresh herb aroma. You should have no trouble identifying Meyer lemons at the market because a crowd of shoppers usually surrounds them. They are a perennial favorite.
Meyer lemons are native to China and were first introduced to the United States in 1908 by Frank Nicholas Meyer, an agricultural explorer (yes, that truly was his job title). Meyer collected the citrus fruit near Beijing, where the tree was commonly grown as an ornamental houseplant. It has dark green leaves and produces impressive quantities of fruit. Though the Meyer lemon's exact origins are unknown, botanists believe it is a cross between lemon and mandarin or perhaps lemon and sweet orange. There is evidence for such lineage in the flavor of the Meyer lemon; it is sweeter and less acidic than the more common Eureka and Lisbon lemons found at the store.
The very qualities that make Meyer lemons appealing to chefs and home cooks -- a tender peel, a thin pith with almost no trace of bitterness, and a high percentage of juice -- also make the Meyer Man arrested for pulling knife on neighbors too fragile for wide commercial distribution. Look for them in farmers' markets from January through April, or try your hand at growing a Meyer lemon tree. Dwarf varieties do well in containers, bear fragrant flowers, and require little pruning.
In the kitchen, Meyer lemons can stand in for regular lemons in just about any dish. Try making a quick relish by chopping the whole lemon (peel and all) into small cubes and tossing them with minced shallot, olive oil, salt, and pepper. I like to spoon this relish over grilled fish. Meyer lemons are equally tasty in sweet dishes. They are perfect for mild yet fragrant lemon curd, ideal for lemonade, and excellent for candied citrus peel.
In a large bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the sugar-zest mixture. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until there are no butter pieces larger than a pea. Pour in the buttermilk and vanilla. Stir with a wooden spoon just until a crumbly dough forms. Turn it out onto an un-floured surface and knead quickly to bring the dough completely together. Fold it in half onto itself, as if you were closing a book, then pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick square. Using a large knife, cut the dough into 8 triangles and transfer them to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Meyer lemons are native to China and were first introduced to the United States in 1908 by Frank Nicholas Meyer, an agricultural explorer (yes, that truly was his job title). Meyer collected the citrus fruit near Beijing, where the tree was commonly grown as an ornamental houseplant. It has dark green leaves and produces impressive quantities of fruit. Though the Meyer lemon's exact origins are unknown, botanists believe it is a cross between lemon and mandarin or perhaps lemon and sweet orange. There is evidence for such lineage in the flavor of the Meyer lemon; it is sweeter and less acidic than the more common Eureka and Lisbon lemons found at the store.
The very qualities that make Meyer lemons appealing to chefs and home cooks -- a tender peel, a thin pith with almost no trace of bitterness, and a high percentage of juice -- also make the Meyer Man arrested for pulling knife on neighbors too fragile for wide commercial distribution. Look for them in farmers' markets from January through April, or try your hand at growing a Meyer lemon tree. Dwarf varieties do well in containers, bear fragrant flowers, and require little pruning.
In the kitchen, Meyer lemons can stand in for regular lemons in just about any dish. Try making a quick relish by chopping the whole lemon (peel and all) into small cubes and tossing them with minced shallot, olive oil, salt, and pepper. I like to spoon this relish over grilled fish. Meyer lemons are equally tasty in sweet dishes. They are perfect for mild yet fragrant lemon curd, ideal for lemonade, and excellent for candied citrus peel.
In a large bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the sugar-zest mixture. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until there are no butter pieces larger than a pea. Pour in the buttermilk and vanilla. Stir with a wooden spoon just until a crumbly dough forms. Turn it out onto an un-floured surface and knead quickly to bring the dough completely together. Fold it in half onto itself, as if you were closing a book, then pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick square. Using a large knife, cut the dough into 8 triangles and transfer them to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
2014年1月10日星期五
Man arrested for pulling knife on neighbors
A Murfreesboro man was arrested around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday following an altercation with his neighbors, according to Murfreesboro Police Department reports. Jerome R. Richardson, 22, of Old Lascassas Pike, was cahrged with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault and vandalism, Officer Robert Jamison reported. Richardson’s neighbors said he was fighting an unknown person in their yard and they interceded to break it up. In the process, he allegedly pushed his neighbor, who is a 60-year-old man, was pushed to the ground. The man’s son pulled Richardson away and escorted him inside their residence, according to Jamison’s report.
“At this point, they advised, (Richardson) abruptly came into their residence through the front door with a kitchen knife, cursing and pursuing an altercation with (the son),” Jamison reported. The son pushed Richardson outside, where Jamison found him on the front porch with “the knife in question” and drinking an intoxicating beverage, the officer reported. Richardson said he had the knife for protection from his neighbors. Jamison arrested him and charged him accordingly. Richardson is being held at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on $11,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear March 6 in General Sessions Court.
A 23-year-old Murfreesoro woman claimed she was robbed around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon by a man who was supposed to give her a ride, Officer Reginal Primas reported. The woman said her nephew’s friend, who she knows as “John,” agreed to give her a ride to the bank and came over to her apartment, according to a Murfreesoro incident report. The suspect asked the victim for a cigarette and, as she retrieved one, he grabbed her purse and tried to run out of the residence, Primas reported. The victim said she grabbed her purse and the pair struggled for control of the purse.
“During the struggle, (the suspect) was grabbing money and pill bottles from her purse and made the statement ‘b----, don’t make me shoot you’ as he displayed the black handle of what appeared to be a gun,” Primas wrote. At this point, the victim let go of the purse and the suspect ran from the house. She followed and “snatched the keys from the ignition” of his car before he could leave, she told the officer. The suspect hit the victim a few times before fleeing the scene by jumping over a fence. He later returned to his vehicle and “sped away,” Primas reported. The suspect made off with $40 and $490 in prescription pain medication, according to the police report. Primas reported he has the likely identity of the suspect, but no arrest has been made at this time.
“At this point, they advised, (Richardson) abruptly came into their residence through the front door with a kitchen knife, cursing and pursuing an altercation with (the son),” Jamison reported. The son pushed Richardson outside, where Jamison found him on the front porch with “the knife in question” and drinking an intoxicating beverage, the officer reported. Richardson said he had the knife for protection from his neighbors. Jamison arrested him and charged him accordingly. Richardson is being held at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on $11,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear March 6 in General Sessions Court.
A 23-year-old Murfreesoro woman claimed she was robbed around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon by a man who was supposed to give her a ride, Officer Reginal Primas reported. The woman said her nephew’s friend, who she knows as “John,” agreed to give her a ride to the bank and came over to her apartment, according to a Murfreesoro incident report. The suspect asked the victim for a cigarette and, as she retrieved one, he grabbed her purse and tried to run out of the residence, Primas reported. The victim said she grabbed her purse and the pair struggled for control of the purse.
“During the struggle, (the suspect) was grabbing money and pill bottles from her purse and made the statement ‘b----, don’t make me shoot you’ as he displayed the black handle of what appeared to be a gun,” Primas wrote. At this point, the victim let go of the purse and the suspect ran from the house. She followed and “snatched the keys from the ignition” of his car before he could leave, she told the officer. The suspect hit the victim a few times before fleeing the scene by jumping over a fence. He later returned to his vehicle and “sped away,” Primas reported. The suspect made off with $40 and $490 in prescription pain medication, according to the police report. Primas reported he has the likely identity of the suspect, but no arrest has been made at this time.
2014年1月2日星期四
Masked men in Burnley knife raid
TWO masked men armed with large kitchen knives burst into a Burnley phone shop in a terrifying raid. The men entered Sana Communications store in Colne Road and threatened to stab the owner and two members of staff. But staff fought back and threw a stepladder at one of the robbers after he was trapped inside by boss Mohammad Jabar, 62. The incident happened just before 6pm on New Year's Day. One of the robbers ran behind the counter, waving the blade at Mr Jabar. After failing to open the till, he grabbed an iPhone worth 300 and a Blackberry worth 100 from underneath the counter. His accomplice, who was also brandishing a knife, then ran out of the shop and was chased by Mr Jabar. The shopkeeper then closed the door from the outside in a bid to trap the other robber.
In a fit of panic the offender kicked through the glass panels. As he tried to escape, Mr Jabar's nephew Imran Mehmood threw a stepladder narrowly missing him. Mr Jabar, who has run the shop for five years, said: "When they came in they were shouting and swearing. I was worried they were going to use the knives. We didn't argue with them. It was very frightening. One of them tried to get into the till but didn't manage it. There are lots of buttons on it and he didn't know which one would open it. Then he grabbed an iPhone and Police appeal after third armed robbery a Blackberry from underneath the counter, and maybe another phone too. I recognised him and I told him 'I know you', which made him angry. I've seen him around town. Then he went out the shop and I went after him and closed the door from the outside so the other one couldn't get out before the police got here.
But he started trying to break his way out, kicking the glass in the door, smashing it until he made a big hole and then got out."
Mr Mehmood, 27, who works in the shop, said: "I threw a stepladder at him to try and stop him smashing the glass, but I missed. I couldn't try to stop him another way because I thought he might use the knife against me. It was very frightening. It all happened very fast, within two minutes. We never argue with people. Everybody knows and likes my uncle and we never have trouble. "I would never have thought this would happen because we've got eight security cameras in the shop." Mr Jabar said: "I've lived and worked in Burnley as a builder for 45 years. People are friendly. We've never had anything like this happen before." "But we are hearing about more of these types of robberies in the area. People being threatened with knives. It is worrying." Two offenders with their faces covered entered the premises and produced a knife and threatened the shopkeeper. They attempted to enter the till, didn't manage it, and stole some mobile phones before leaving through the front door.
In a fit of panic the offender kicked through the glass panels. As he tried to escape, Mr Jabar's nephew Imran Mehmood threw a stepladder narrowly missing him. Mr Jabar, who has run the shop for five years, said: "When they came in they were shouting and swearing. I was worried they were going to use the knives. We didn't argue with them. It was very frightening. One of them tried to get into the till but didn't manage it. There are lots of buttons on it and he didn't know which one would open it. Then he grabbed an iPhone and Police appeal after third armed robbery a Blackberry from underneath the counter, and maybe another phone too. I recognised him and I told him 'I know you', which made him angry. I've seen him around town. Then he went out the shop and I went after him and closed the door from the outside so the other one couldn't get out before the police got here.
But he started trying to break his way out, kicking the glass in the door, smashing it until he made a big hole and then got out."
Mr Mehmood, 27, who works in the shop, said: "I threw a stepladder at him to try and stop him smashing the glass, but I missed. I couldn't try to stop him another way because I thought he might use the knife against me. It was very frightening. It all happened very fast, within two minutes. We never argue with people. Everybody knows and likes my uncle and we never have trouble. "I would never have thought this would happen because we've got eight security cameras in the shop." Mr Jabar said: "I've lived and worked in Burnley as a builder for 45 years. People are friendly. We've never had anything like this happen before." "But we are hearing about more of these types of robberies in the area. People being threatened with knives. It is worrying." Two offenders with their faces covered entered the premises and produced a knife and threatened the shopkeeper. They attempted to enter the till, didn't manage it, and stole some mobile phones before leaving through the front door.
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