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      Prolific Technology, Inc. updated information regarding its confirmation of counterfeit Prolific USB chips being sold from China (1/7/2012).
      _Two Taiwan based distributors of USB cable sets using the Prolific USB chips are now recommended by the company._
      http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31

      _IF you received a MS Windows - Error Code 10 (driver compatibility issue) with your Chinese USB cable -- you may have a non-functional counterfeit USB chip._

      WARNING NOTICE:
      It is recently confirmed by Prolific Technology that counterfeit (fake) PL-2303HX USB to Serial Controller ICs using Prolific's trademark logo and device drivers were being sold in the China market.
      Counterfeit IC products show exactly the same outside chip markings but generally are of poor quality and causes driver compatibility issues (Error Code 10).
      We issue this warning to all our customers and consumers to avoid confusion and false purchase.

      Please be warned that selling counterfeit products are illegal and punishable by civil and criminal courts according to the trademark, copyright, and intellectual properties laws and regulations.
      Prolific will take proper and severe actions to cease and confiscate these counterfeit products.
      Prolific also prohibits the distribution of any PL-2303 drivers (including download links) without written permission from Prolific.

      Prolific advices end-users to only purchase branded cable products with company name contact information for service and support in case you suspect a counterfeit chip inside.
      You may also contact Prolific to provide the vendor information.

      Prolific recommends following cable brands:

      ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., Ltd.
      Product Name: UC232A USB to RS-232
      Contact: Jerry Lee
      E-mail: Jerrylee@aten.com.tw
      Web: http://www.aten.com

      Good Way Technology Co., Ltd.
      Product: FB1210 USB to 1-port RS-232 Adapter
      Contact: Herman Chen
      E-mail: herman_chen@goodway.com.tw
      Web: http://www.goodway.com.tw

      ===
      Prolific Technology, Inc. has issued a NEW End User Licnesing Agreement (EULA), on December 22, 2011.
      This text file can be downloaded (and read) here:

      End User License Agreement ("EULA")
      http://www.prolific.com.tw/support/f...neric/EULA.pdf

      Do not install or use any software from Prolific website until you have read and accepted all of the license terms.
      Permission to use the software is conditional upon your agreeing to the license terms.
      Installation or use of the software by you will be deemed to be acceptance of the license terms.
      Acceptance will bind you to the license terms in a legally enforceable contract with Prolific Technology Inc.

      NOTE: Prolific does not manufacture any end-user cable products and does not provide exclusive support to end-users.
      Prolific highly suggest end-users to contact the user product manufacturer for service and support.
      Please read the End-User License Agreement (EULA) before downloading any software or drivers from Prolific website.

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      "The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has found that counterfeit electronic parts are finding their way into the U.S. military supply chain at an alarming rate."

      http://www.theblaze.com/stories/made-in-china-u-s-military-finding-fake-chinese-electronics-in-gear-at-alarming-rate/

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      I quit using the Prolific chipset devices. They do not work well with Windows 7. I've switched to nothing but FTDI chipset devices. They are made in the US and are available at electronic supply houses like Digikey, Mouser, etc. In the case of HRD with Windows 7 when you start up DM780 (all coupled with using Prolific serial to USB adapter) you risk the blue screen of death.

      In my job, we manufacture automotive electronics. We have an extensive test development department and they quit using Prolific and switched to the FTDI a long time ago.

      They are a few dollars more but they are faster, do not crash, and made in the US.

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      Looking far back, I recall in the mid 1980's that counterfeit Texas Instruments IC's were found in numerous military systems. This was not restricted to a single manufacturer nor service.

      Again, the criminal seeks opportunity wherever that may be.

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      Tom's got it right.

      As for the OP - if the problem is counterfeit Prolific chips, then they've been doing it for a very long time, and the bad chips are in the products carried by Best Buy and others, and have been for years. I've switched over to FTDI, U.S. made, for half the price of the Prolific junk, and they work perfectly in all my computers.

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      Are you sure FTDI chips are made in the US?

      From: http://www.ftdichip.com/Corporate/FTCompany.pdf

      The company headquarters seems to be in Scotland.

      They do seem to have a better reputation than the Prolific products but I'm not sure if that's necessarily because of where they're made. Elecraft have switched from Prolific to FTDI.

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      Sure would like to know a source for the "real" prolific interfaces instead of bickering! [:)]

      I got burned by one of those cheap-o's and have the "error 10" problem. Sure would like to get CAT for my 706MKIIG again. Anyone have a source of an interface that works?

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      Prolfiic answered this question on their web page (posted at beginning of this NEWS thread).
      http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31
      ANSWER: You have to order Prolific chipset cables from Taiwan and then have shipped to your address ($$ and time).

      _USA Big Box stores are NOT reliable sources -- now you know why these were so cheap._
      No Big Box store is going to sort through thousands of "no-name" USB cables to find the counterfeits (worthless) -- they just put them ON SALE![/i]
      ==
      Prolific advices end-users to only purchase branded cable products with
      company name contact information for service and support in case you suspect a counterfeit chip inside.
      You may also contact Prolific to provide the vendor information (where you bought countefeit USB cable).

      Prolific recommends following Taiwan based cable mfg/brands:

      ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., Ltd.
      Product Name: UC232A USB to RS-232
      Contact: Jerry Lee
      E-mail: Jerrylee@aten.com.tw
      Web: http://www.aten.com

      Good Way Technology Co., Ltd.
      Product: FB1210 USB to 1-port RS-232 Adapter
      Contact: Herman Chen
      E-mail: herman_chen@goodway.com.tw
      Web: http://www.goodway.com.tw
      ==========
      FTDI, Inc. - founded by Fred Dart and based in the UK has been making USB chipsets since Intel developed the standard (mid-1990s).
      They have a US operations office in Silicon Valley (California, USA) -- Mouser and DigiKey (USA) stock a FULL LINE of products.
      http://www.ftdichip.com/index.html

      FTDI makes not only the USB chipsets -- but cables sets, innovative backward solutions for designers, and evaluation kits
      _FTDI also has a full software staff that supports not only MS Windows, but virtually ever OS actively used -- including Android for your new smartphone._

      FTDI RS-232 to USB Cable sets (MANY to choose from, FTDI makes and supports ALL of them)
      http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Cables.htm

      MOUSER stocks 44 different FTDI USB cable sets in their Fort Worth, TX warehouse
      http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Ne=254016&N=1323038+254629+4294950629

      Your local Fry's Electronics sells the Parallax RS-232 to USB dongle for $17.95 in their
      RC toys/science projects/experimenters section -- that uses the FTDI USB bridge chipset.

      _Don't have a Fry's? You can order on-line_
      http://www.frys.com/product/5229677

      DESIRE a USA based and HQ firm, closer to your home?

      Silicon Labs, Austin, Texas USA
      _Maybe your neighbor works there -- who pays taxes or his wife teaches your kids_
      http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx

      Timewave/AEA uses the Silicon Labs chipsets in their adapters. Elecraft uses FTDI.
      In fact, MANY US based firms that make amatuer radio products (USB soundcard interfaces, etc.) use either the Silicon Labs or FTDI chipsets.
      ==
      Want to build your own LEVEL converter (TTL serial to USB),
      again large selection for the DIY builder (robotics, RC modeler, DIY radio amateur) from FTDI.
      http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Cables/USBTTLSerial.htm

      w9gb

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      BTW, for the _Rest of the World_ QRZ Readers, who desire to purchase FTDI products,
      but have NO local dealer or country distributor:

      Welcome to ChipSHOP - the FTDI On-Line Store.
      FTDI Customers worldwide may buy up to 500 FTDI device samples and / or development modules
      DIRECLY from FTDI using a Credit or Debit card.
      http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/ftdichip

      CONTACT DETAILS
      Future Technology Devices Intl. Ltd.
      Unit1, 2 Seaward Place,
      Centurion Business Park,
      Glasgow G41 1HH
      United Kingdom
      Tel : +44 141 429 2777
      E-Mail : chipshop@ftdichip.com

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      Seconding FTDI, though the ones I've seen were fabbed in Taiwan. Note that FTDI is a Scottish company; every bit carefully hand-crafted on the misty heather-covered hillsides ...

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question: What does the text say about Prolific Technology and China?

answer: Prolific Technology, Inc. informs the public that it has confirmed the sale of counterfeit Prolific USB chips in China. They suggest that if someone has received an MS Windows Error Code 10 with their Chinese USB cable, they may have a non-functional counterfeit USB chip. Prolific recommends to use Taiwan based cable mfg/brands that use the Prolific USB chips.

question: Summarize what the text says about counterfeit items.

answer: Prolific Technology Inc. announces to the public that they have confirmed the sale of counterfeit Prolific USB chips being sold in China. They urge users to only buy from their recommended brands, and warn that these counterfeit USB chips can cause driver compatibility issues in MS Windows and are of poor quality. These counterfeit chips have the same markings, logo, and device drivers as Prolific's. Prolific also notes that these counterfeit items are illegal and warns that they will take proper and severe actions to cease and confiscate items of those who sell these counterfeit products. The text provides an article about the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee finding counterfeit electronic parts in the U.S. military supply chain at an alarming rate. Comments on this article talk about other occurrences of counterfeit items and how this has been happening to Prolific for a long time.

question: Summarize what Prolific will do when they find counterfeit items.

answer: Prolific warns that selling counterfeit products is illegal and punishable by civil and criminal courts. They will take advantage of this and seek proper and severe actions to stop and confiscate the sale of these counterfeit items. Additionally, they prohibit the distribution of any PL-2303 drivers without any written permission from them.

question: What does the text say about the president of the company?


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*Blurb*: A girl Sandy writes a recount of one memorable summers day.

The word summer doesn't necessarily make me think of the season, but of many fond memories growing up. I've always considered myself a lucky person although some who know me may disagree. The difference between their opinion and mine is that mine counts.

The first memory that grabs me took place in primary school, grade six. I think of that time in my life where the world suddenly got a whole lot bigger and complicated, which is amusing really because looking back on it at twenty-six I was only feeling a fraction of what that even meant.

I was dressed for school and left the house on my bike to stop by at my best friends house who lived around the corner from me. I remember being let in and I sat down in the kitchen, waiting for Jasmine who hadn't even dressed yet. Was I surprised? Not really. She was the kind of girl who was always late.

"Ready?" I asked her when she came in.

She headed straight for the fridge. "I haven't eaten."

That, to me, was obvious. She always got super grumpy when she was hungry. I got up to help her put something together to save some time. We eventually left with five minutes to get to school. To be honest, I started to panic because there was no way we'd make it in time and I didn't want to be told off. The details of who talked who into just skipping school altogether isn't clear in my memory. What I can tell you is we were both capable of fitting that role so what did it matter? The last thing I remember is both of us turning our bikes around on tiptoe and heading for the bike track that ran along the end of the street.

The funny thing about memories are visual details aren't always clear, but I do remember certain feelings, even smells when I think about that day. There was a certain tree that used to grow everywhere with millions of tiny, vibrant yellow cotton balls on them and it gave off a smell of hay. I remember them well because the blossoms would stick to you like glue, in your hair and on your clothes. The trail we took led us to ride under a dozen of them, I even braved riding straight into some of its branches and probably came out wearing more blossoms than clothes.

There was a place we liked to go to at that age (I want to say I was twelve). The bike track is really nice, and still is to this day. The paths are lined with tree's on one side and follows a creek on the other. You always had the wind and sound of water to listen to. There was a certain tree we were drawn to; it took us about thirty minutes on bike. Believe it or not, a bunch of us picked this tree to practice magic. Why? Because it had a groove at it's base where you can light candles in. Which isn't the smartest idea but truthfully the thought of possibly setting the bike track on fire never crossed my mind. All this witchcraft business started from the movie, The Craft. Jasmine and I were past the idea of being witches by that stage but we continued to visit the tree for the nostalgia.

There was a branch on this tree that stood above the creek and was the perfect place to eat lunch. I carefully climbed up the trunk to the branch and began to crawl the rest of the way across like a frog; arms and legs clinging to the width of it and stopped when I was perfectly centre of the water flow below.

I really wish I could remember exactly what happened next, that had me hanging on for dear life. I want to say that I slipped under with enough force that my legs lost grip and just my hands held me above water. In reality, it might've been a three meter drop, but when you're small it feels like the length of a ravine.

Have you ever had a dream where you're falling, and this is it? You reached the glorious age of pick-a-number, next chapter please? I was feeling all those things. Not to sound like a drama-queen, but I believed I was going to die that day. I was crying out to be saved; I wish it was video taped and shown to actors/actress' of how desperation is meant to look. I would've won all the movie awards.

"Sandy, grab my hand," Jasmine said, sounding firm and in control. I doubt that's actually how she felt but I don't remember any dramatic facial expressions, she just appeared collected about the situation.

I managed to grab her hand, and then when we got the next opportunity, I held both of her hands. That's when I noticed her struggling to hold my weight, let alone pull me up. And that's when I realised she was going to let go before she even said anything.

"I don't want to die," I yelled at her. What now seems like such a corny line in the movies, something you just cringe at and say 'really?'... couldn't think of anything better to say? Honest truth? Nope. I really couldn't think of anything else but that I didn't want to not exist.

At this point, she was tearing up. "I'm sorry, Sandy." And let go. I'm not talking about I slipped out of her hands either. She released her grip and I fell.

I was possibly about to overdose on naturally produced adrenaline and endorphins that I did not even feel the impact, even though I landed on my arse.

I was no longer crying. I might have stopped the second my friend let go. I just sat there in the middle of the shallow creek (you heard me, I said shallow), letting the cold water rush over my legs and my submerged hands. Utterly shocked and completely void of thought.

Eventually I had enough sense to pull myself up and slush my way to the bank, where there were some well placed rocks I had to climb over. I looked up at my friend who had already climbed down and was waiting for me. I don't think we said anything to each other, if we did I don't remember what we said. All I knew is I was cold and wet and wanted to go home.

We walked with our bikes instinctively towards home, even though going home wasn't an option. We were meant to be in school, but I was stubborn and crying again. I refused to stay in my wet school uniform.

On the way, Jasmine might've apologised for letting go of my hands but I had mixed feelings about it at the time. Apart of me was angry she let go, but I was also angry at myself for saying 'I don't want to die'. I knew even as a kid, I put a seed of guilt on her. If I had seriously injured myself or died, I would've left her with those words and memory that it was her fault. And that is something valuable I learnt. To this day, I always think about how words can impact other people.

When common sense re-entered my brain (and at this point I'd stopped crying), I noticed some people on the same trail as us walking the opposite way would stare at us strangely. I realised even before my friend spoke that we were in school uniform which wasn't smart.

"Shit," Jasmine said.

I looked at her. "What?"

Jasmine glanced over her shoulder again at the two women who had just past us. "That was Renee's mum."

"Really? Oh well."

"You don't understand, she'll dob on us for sure. She's like that. If my mum finds out I missed school, she'll kill me."

That surprised me. How'd she know that a friend of hers mum would tell the school we were not at home. I couldn't comprehend such a nosey person.

"She probably won't, you know. Worst comes to worst, she'll tell Renee not to hang around us anymore." I didn't like Renee anyway. "Trust me."

We crossed an old wooden bridge. Right across from it, the bike track connected back to my street.

"Don't," Jasmine was saying. "If you go home, you'll get busted. What am I supposed to do if you get busted?" She was referring to the spare time we had left until school was over.

"I won't get busted. Trust me. I'm just going to take a quick shower, change clothes and come back. Just wait around here for me."

"Your brother and sister are home, and that guy, remember?" she reminded me, doubtful I would make it back.

"I'll be fine."

Let me just say that all her points were valid and that I wasn't willing to see reason whilst I was still soaking wet. I left my bike with her.

You'll be amazed to know, that I came in through the front door, had a shower, changed, sneaked into the kitchen to grab an apple whilst someone was in the pantry, and left without getting caught. I have no idea how, but I did.

I noticed my sister's rollerblades on the front porch as I left the house and continued down the street where I left my friend. From a distance, she was riding around in circles idly. When she noticed me, she rode to meet me but by then my sudden urge to go back for the roller blades was cemented and I just had to go back for them.

I really annoyed my friend by going back, maybe because she was amazed I actually came back and this time, I definitely would not be.

I felt a surge of invincibility, a real ninja. I was approaching the finish line (the line being my friend) in rollerblades; in style. Which is laughable because I was no good at rollerblading then and I'm not now. I could not glide. It looked like I was taking tiny steps in boots twice the size of my feet. Think of Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons and that might paint a better picture. But I was grinning from ear to ear at my friend, cause I'd come back undetected and feeling smug.

That was when I heard my name. And I knew that voice. And I turned around. And I waved back at my sister like it was nothing... Damn. Let me just say that, even though they were my sister's rollerblades, she never used them! And today, of all days, she suddenly does. Funny how that happens.

My sister met us at the end of the street, amused that she'd caught us... in fact, apparently everyone at the house felt my presence, hadn't exactly seen me but I had left trails. I was relieved to have her laugh about it all instead of yell.

My sister convinced us to go back to the house but Jasmine and I were met with a different reception. My brother was waiting out the front and the first thing he did was yell and say how stupid we were. That's my brother for you... But what I wasn't expecting was how the adult in the house would react. His name was Fred, he was a friend of my parents and was there working on the kitchen renovations. He gave us a huge lecture and sent us back to school.

Strange how we've come full circle. This morning we were worried about being late to school. And now we're worried about being late to school... We were back where we started. Fred was sending us to our graves. But I had an idea.

"It's almost 3," I said to my friend. "What's the point in going back and giving ourselves away? Fred will never know if we went back or not, we just have to pretend we did. Besides, I need to stick around to pick up my brother."

"Bobby?"

"Yeah." My younger brother Bobby and I always went home together. There was an alleyway that began at the end of one street and cut across to the highway; directly across from that was the school. "Let's just wait in the alleyway until the bell rings and wait at the school gates for him." My friend smiled at me. You don't need to tell me, I know I'm a genius.

We approached the end of the alleyway when we heard the intercom of the school come on and make some announcement. "Would Sandy Morrison and Jasmine Lee come to the school office, please." And repeated.

I stared at my friend. "What the hell? How did they know? Do you think Fred rang them to make sure we actually went in? What a douche bag!"

Jasmine shrugged with a sigh. "My parents are going to freak."

We were utterly defeated and had no choice but to give ourselves up. We crossed the road and went to the school office, where to our surprise Renee's mum was standing there expectantly.
I liked Fred a little more that day and Renee's mum a little less. You can guess how the rest of my day ended.

title: Summer

question: What does the story say about bad behavior?

answer: Sandy and Jasmine decide to skip school. Sandy then takes her sister's rollerblades without asking. Even after getting caught, they decided they wouldn't actually go back to school.

question: What does the story say about Sandy's family?

answer: Sandy sneaks back into her house while skipping school even though her brother and sister are home. On her way out, she notices her sister's rollerblades and takes them. Her sister catches Sandy and Jasmine and tells Sandy to go home, where her brother yells at her. Sandy has to go pick up her younger brother Bobby at school.


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	I stare down at my arm. It’s so pale and unblemished. I slowly lift up my razor blade. I can feel it’s cold anticipation, ready to tear my skin apart, which is exactly what it’s going to do. I drag it across my flesh in a long slow drag. I watch as the warm crimson spreads. My arm, my clothes, -nothing remains dry. Why do I do this to myself? I keep saying that I’m going to stop.
	Suddenly there is a knock at my door. I panic. I wrap a dirty cloth around my arm and run into the hotel closet. “Get out here right now you little bitch.” I can already tell who it is from their voice. My drug dealer. As I’m crouching in the closet I try to slow my breathing, but my heart jumps when the door is kicked in. There’s a tiny hole in the closet door, and I lean forward to put my eye to it. I can see he’s brought company. They’ve moved into another area of my hotel room, possibly the kitchen. I close my eyes as I strain to hear them, but by the time I open my eyes I’m too late. I feel a searing hot rod force its way into the back of my skull. I can’t stop screaming, and that attracts the rest of the men.
	I have no choice but to obey. I come out of the closet quietly while they tie me up.  I try to remain calm, but I falter as the boss begins to talk. “Guess what Sabrina? I woke up today and I found all my drugs and money gone. You’re the last person I’ve sold to in days. What did you do with them?
	I have no idea what he’s talking about. He’s probably high right now. But then I suddenly remember something. The razor blade on my bed. At the current moment they have me tied up, lying face down on the floor. I look up at him and use my most innocent voice. “I didn’t do it, but I know who did. But right now I’m a little uncomfortable. You can keep me tied up, but please let me lie down on the bed. “
	“Why should I care if you’re comfortable or not?”
“Because otherwise I’m going to say a thing.”
	“I guess I’ll just have to beat it outta ya.”
I smile a cocky grin. “You already poked out one of my eyes and I haven’t said anything yet.” I hear him curse under his breath as he throws me onto the bed.  Within seconds I find the razor blade and start to cut at the rope that imprisons me. I’m done quickly and he doesn’t even notice.
	“Quite stalling and tell me something already.”
“Oh, I’ll tell you something.”
	“what’s that?”
“you’re going to die.”
I throw my razor, quick and sleek, and watch as his red crimson spills out. His goonies have seen enough, and bolt for the door.  They think they’re going to get away, but they’re not. I grab the two closest things on the end table next to my bed, a pen and a vase. I sprint out my door and quickly catch them in the parking garage. The first assailant makes the mistake of turning around to look at me, and I smash the vase into his face, sending a million shards of glass into his eyes, flesh, and even mouth. I grab a piece before it hits the ground and I kill him like I did his boss, by slicing his throat. This whole time his buddy has just been standing there, watching me kill him. Once his friend is done it’s only me and him, and he has my full attention. I take my pen and jab it into his right eye, just like the one that got damaged on my own face less than five minutes ago. I quickly pluck the pen back out and sink it into his heart, and let his body drop. I don’t care about the mess, let the staff clean it up.

title: I just thought this up. it's my first story. Sorry if it's to gory/bloody/graphic

question: How does the protagonist know who's at the door?

answer: By the person's voice.

question: Did the protagonist steal the drug dealer's drugs and money?

answer: They say they have no idea what they're talking about, and that they didn't do it, so presumably no.

question: How does the protagonist kill the drug dealer?

answer: By slicing his throat with the razor blade they were previously cutting themselves with ands later used to cut their restraints.

question: Why does the protagonist cut herself?


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Since the first details about the MIC architecture emerged, Intel has continually harkened back to their vision of offering a high degree of parallelism inside a power efficient package that could promise programmability.

With the eventual entry of the next generation Xeon Phi hitting the market in years to come with its (still unstated) high number of cores, on-package memory, ability to shape shift from coprocessor to processor along the x86 continuum, many are wondering about what kind of programmatic muscle will be needed to spring from Knights Corner to Knights Landing.

In essence, as we have touched on already, one can look at Knights Landing as simply a new Xeon with higher core counts since at least some of the complexities of using it as a coprocessor will no longer be an issue. Unlike with the current Xeon Phi, transfers across PCIe are eliminated, memory is local and Landing acts as a true processor that can carry over the benefits of parallelism and efficiency of Phi in a processor form factor while still offering the option to use it as a coprocessor for specific highly parallel parts of a given workload. So this should make programming for one of these essentially the same as programming for Xeon—that is, in theory.

Despite the emphasis on extending programmability, make no mistake, it’s not as though parallel programming is suddenly going to become magically simple–and certainly that’s still not the case for using coprocessors, says James Reinders, Intel’s software director. However, there are some notable features that will make the transition more seamless.

When it comes to using Knights Landing as a coprocessor, the real benefits between Knights Corner and Landing will become more apparent. As it stands now, many programmers using accelerators or coprocessor use offload models on mixed (serial and highly parallel) code where they write their programs to run on the processor but with certain highly parallel bits offloaded. The advantage there is that there’s the power of the processors, which compared to accelerators/Phi are much better at serial tasks. Of course, programmers are keenly aware of Amdahl’s Law and are looking to OpenACC and OpenMP directives to address some of these problems with offloading—problems that Intel is addressing by nixing the offloading middleman.

As Reinders described, “One of the big things about Knight’s Landing in this regard is that to make it a processor we had to reduce the effects of Amdhal’s Law. Making Knights Landing a processor means we wanted to build a system around it where the program runs on it but it “offloads itself” in a sense—there’s no such thing as offloading to yourself; you just switch between being somewhat serial to highly parallel just like you do in a program you write for a processor today. However, Knights Landing is more capable of handling highly parallel workloads than any other processor today.”

The other way to program for Knights Landing (or its predecessor, for that matter) is to just treat it as a processor hooked together with other Xeons or Phis using MPI. Landing will support that model as both a processor or coprocessor, Reinders said. “A lot of users today are just taking their applications and using MPI instead of offloading. When you build a Knight’s Landing machine they can all run MPI and since they run a full OS you can do anything that a processor would do.”

By the way, as a side note on the OS, many users on the HPC front will likely not let the OS run wild and eat up a number of the cores (and there are definitely more than 61 on the new chips) and will also have to prevent the OS from munching into the high bandwidth memory it sees sitting nearby. It’s a matter of user-set policy for the number of cores the OS runs on and as for keeping the OS’s greedy hands off the new memory on board, there are workarounds in development around that.

With that specific OS piece in mind, however, it’s easy to see why Reinders is giddy about Landing. “You can think of Knights Landing exactly like it’s a Xeon with lots and lots of (but-we-still-can’t-tell-you-how-many) cores. The big difference is how good it is at highly parallel workloads. It’s a high core count Xeon. That’s how we get extreme compatibility with Knights Landing to make it a processor—every OS that boots on it will look at think it’s a just a Xeon on steroids; it shouldn’t look any different. But again you can set in policy to run it on one of the cores.” He expects that OEMs that supply systems will continue to keep configuring machines with these policies that favor keeping the OS contained and letting the applications have full reign on the other cores.

“We will have a few more years under our belts before we launch Knights Landing and we’ll use that time to continue to refine our hardware and software,”Reinders continues. “But overall, Knights Landing offers a very straightforward migration from Knights Corner, so anyone using the first generation Xeon Phi can move very easily—the thing that is most exciting is that it gets us closer to our vision of programmability.”

Among some of those refinements that will be present in Knights Landing are the 512-bit SIMD capabilities, which will eventually be extended across the entire Intel processor line. Currently with AVX2 and its 256 bit width users can pull 4 double precision operations (or 8 singles) from a single clock, but with the introduction of 512-bit, that performance will double for both single and double-precision. There is already 512 capability built into current Xeon Phi, but it’s only for use in the coprocessor since it hasn’t been fully synched with the full set of x86 capabilities. People using the current Phi thus don’t have the throughput possibilities or all the functionality that Intel will roll out with Knights Landing.

Reinders has been teaching users how to tap into Xeon Phi and as he’s introducing concepts leading up to Knights Landing. Everyone is “looking for holes in the armor,” but he argues that the ones they know about they’re working to address through the ecosystem, compilers, and in house. “The simple answer is that anyone who already programs for Knights Corner will find the Landing leap an easy one since there’s no new learning,” he says.

This bodes well for Intel to take this highly parallel approach well beyond HPC applications in the future, especially if they continue to push the idea that there’s nothing “special” (i.e., difficult or accelerator-like for programmers) about it—that it’s simply a high core count processor. The beauty is that they can eventually round out their suite of processor choices so users can continually tailor these choices around their workloads and the degree of parallelism, performance and power required.

question: What is Knights Landing?

answer: Knights Landing is in essence simply a new Xeon with higher core counts since at least some of the complexities of using it as a coprocessor will no longer be an issue. Unlike with the current Xeon Phi, memory is local and Landing acts as a true processor which can carry over the benefits of parallelism and efficiency of Phi in a processor form while still offering the option for it to be used as a coprocessor.


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media captionMoscovici: 'An exceptionally tough period for the Greek people'

GREECE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A THREE-YEAR EUROZONE EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAMME WORTH €61.9BN (£55BN; $70.8BN) TO TACKLE ITS DEBT CRISIS.

It was part of the biggest bailout in global financial history, totalling some €289bn, which will take the country decades to repay.

Deeply unpopular cuts to public spending, a condition of the bailout, are set to continue.

But for the first time in eight years, Greece can borrow at market rates.

The economy has grown slowly in recent years and is still 25% smaller than when the crisis began.

"From today, Greece will be treated like any other Europe area country," the EU's Commissioner on Economic and Financial Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, said on Monday.

Its reforms had, he said, "laid the foundation for a sustainable recovery" but he also cautioned that its recovery was "not an event, it is a process".

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), only four countries have shrunk economically more than Greece in the past decade: Yemen, Libya, Venezuela and Equatorial Guinea.

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How was Greece bailed out?

The last €61.9bn was provided by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) in support of the Greek government's efforts to reform the economy and recapitalise banks.

The bailout - the term given to emergency loans aimed at saving the sinking Greek economy - began in 2010, when eurozone states and the IMF came together to provide a first tranche of €20bn.

The European single currency had fallen to its lowest level against the dollar since 2006 and there were fears the debt crisis in Greece would undermine Europe's recovery from the 2008 global financial crisis.

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image captionFormer Prime Minister George Papandreou saw his government crumble after agreeing to the bailout

At the worst moments of the crisis, there were doubts about whether the eurozone would survive at all. There seemed to be a real possibility that Greece and perhaps others might have to give up the euro.

The response included bailout loans, for a total of five countries, and a promise from the European Central Bank that it would, if necessary, buy the government debts of countries in danger of being forced out of the eurozone.

Set up by eurozone states, the ESM had been prepared to provide a further $27bn to Greece but said the country had not needed to call on it.

"Greece can stand on its own feet," said ESM chairman Mario Centeno.

'I can't buy my little grandchildren a present'

BY MARK LOWEN, BBC NEWS, ATHENS

Tassos Smetopoulos and his team of volunteers run a food handout in central Athens.

"The numbers are actually rising," he says, chopping up vegetables for a huge pot to serve to those who wait. "The bailout might be ending on paper - but not in reality."

Fifty-four-year-old Fotini, who was laid off three years ago, is one of the few who will speak openly. This proud nation has struggled to accept its loss of dignity.

"I don't see the crisis coming to an end," she says. "We are stressed and angry because we don't have jobs. I'm embarrassed that I can't buy my little grandchildren a present. We just want to live comfortably in our own homes so we can look our children in the eyes."

How are Greeks coping?

At the height of the crisis, unemployment soared to 28% but today it is 19.5%.

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image captionChemistry graduate Panagiota Kalliakmani has gone from the lab to the kitchen

Those employed often have jobs for which they are overqualified, such as chemistry graduate Panagiota Kalliakmani, 34.

Seeing career prospects in her home city of Thessaloniki shattered, she is now finding work as a chef.

"The crisis was a slap in the face," she told AFP news agency. "We had grown up accustomed to the benefits of living in a European country and suddenly everything came crashing down."

"Nothing is certain," she added. "The crisis taught us not to make long-term plans."

Some 300,000 Greeks have emigrated in search of work since the crisis began while those depending on state benefits have seen their income whittled away.

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image captionYorgos Vagelakos and his wife live in a suburb of Athens

Yorgos Vagelakos, an 81-year-old retired factory worker, took home a pension and benefits amounting to €1,250 before the debt crisis.

Today he gets €685 and his debts are growing, he told Reuters news agency. He can no longer support the families of his two sons and can barely cover his and his wife's needs.

"I wake up in the morning to a nightmare," he said. "How will I manage my finances and my responsibilities? This is what I wake up to every morning."

How will the loans be repaid?

While Greece's economy has stabilised, its accumulated debt pile stands at about 180% of GDP.

Undera deal hammered out with other eurozone states in June, it must keep strict control over its public spending, running a budget surplus, before interest payments, of at least 2.2% of GDP until the year 2060.

With serious questions over its ability to manage, some analysts predict it will still be paying off its current debt after 2060.

Greece's freedom to control its own economic affairs will be tempered by enhanced surveillance from the European Union's executive, the European Commission.

Professor Costas Meghir, an economist with Yale University based in the Greek capital Athens, told the BBC: "The Greek government has to be even more disciplined now because it has to rely on foreign markets at reasonable interest rates to be able to borrow."

What does the Greek milestone mean for Europe?

Professor Kevin Featherstone, director of the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics, said Greece had helped to safeguard the future of the eurozone by agreeing to the terms of the bailout programme.

"For a political system to have gone through these years of austerity, this depth of economic hardship, and maintained a functioning society, a functioning democracy, is testament to the robustness of Greece as a modern state," he said. "Greece has saved the euro."

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question: How did Greece save the Euro?

answer: At the worst moments of the crisis, there were doubts about whether the eurozone would survive at all. There seemed to be a real possibility that Greece and perhaps others might have to give up the euro. Greece had helped to safeguard the future of the eurozone by agreeing to the terms of the bailout program.

question: How did Greece get into such financial difficulty?

question: What were the terms of the bailout?

answer: Under a deal hammered out with other eurozone states in June, Greece must keep strict control over its public spending, running a budget surplus, before interest payments, of at least 2.2% of GDP until the year 2060. Greece's freedom to control its own economic affairs will be tempered by enhanced surveillance from the European Union's executive, the European Commission.


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The recently passed 2017 tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provided a massive windfall to wealthy individuals and large corporations. According to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the richest 1 percent of households, those with incomes higher than $607,090, stand to receive a total tax cut of more than $84 billion in 2019 alone. To put this number in perspective, in 2019, the total cost of nutrition assistance benefits paid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—which will support 39 million individuals—is expected to be only $58 billion. SNAP is the nation’s largest food assistance program, helping 1 in 8 families—and 1 in 4 American children—afford to put food on the table. This means that the tax cuts to the top 1 percent alone could finance the entire SNAP program for nearly 1 1/2 years. What’s more, congressional Republican leaders have made it clear that they plan on partially paying for the 2017 tax law by cutting assistance programs that benefit families in need, as well as flagship programs—such as Medicare and Social Security—on which the middle class relies. The House majority is already moving to cut SNAP in its 2018 Farm Bill, which if passed, would cut nutrition assistance for more than 2 million people.

While the revenue generated from taxes on wealthy individuals does not directly pay for SNAP benefits, comparing the tax cuts for the top 1 percent with the relatively modest cost of providing nutrition to families in need highlights the misguided priorities of the current administration and congressional majority. As seen in Table 1, the SNAP program in nearly every state could be fully funded, and in many cases expanded, had this windfall gone to nutrition benefits instead of to the 1 percent in each state.

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_Galen Hendricks is a special assistant for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress. Alex Rowell is a policy analyst for Economic Policy at the Center._

_Authors’ note: This analysis uses state-level spending and participant data for SNAP from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2017. Data on state-level spending and participants are estimated for 2019 using national projections on SNAP spending and participants from the Congressional Budget Office. The_ _Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s_ _state-level estimates for the top 1 percent tax cuts are for calendar year 2019._

question: What is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?

answer: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is tax legislation passed in 2017 that provided a massive windfall to wealthy individuals and large corporations by way of tax cuts.

question: Who will be positively affected by this new tax legislation?

answer: According to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the richest 1 percent of households with incomes higher than $607,090, stand to receive a total tax cut of more than $84 billion.

question: What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?

answer: SNAP is the nation’s largest food assistance program supporting a total of 39 million individuals. SNAP helps 1 in 8 families and 1 in 4 American children afford to put food on the table

question: What is the total cost to run SNAP in 2019?

answer: $58 billion

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: According to the report, the recently passed 2017 tax legislation known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has given wealthy people and large corporations a windfall of money while congressional Republican leaders cut assistance programs that benefit families in need. Programs such as Medicare and Social Security, on which the middle class relies, are also affected by the cuts. It is estimated that rich families stand to receive a total tax cut of more than $84 billion in 2019 alone.


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[] LITTLE WONDER RECORDS was a United States record label from 1914 through 1923. The label was known for producing one-sided records with abbreviated versions of songs at a very low price.

History

Little Wonders were manufactured by the Columbia Phonograph Company, and were distributed exclusively by music publisher Henry Waterson (the business partner of Irving Berlin) in their early years (1914–1916) – an arrangement that has only recently been discovered as the original contract stipulated that both parties were to keep this relationship a secret.[1] Artists are generally uncredited on Little Wonder labels,[2] which simply give recordings general attributions such as “band”, “tenor”, “quartette”, or “accordion solo”.

Little Wonders were lateral-cut single sided inch gramophone records. The records contained only about to 2 minutes of music. The small size of the discs (together with the cherubic face on later versions of the label) has led some record collectors to incorrectly assume that Little Wonders were made as children's records; they were actually made for the general audience looking for low-priced recordings.

The records retailed for ten cents each, some of the lowest priced recordings available at the time. This price point revolutionized popular recorded music, significantly expanding the market. The audio fidelity is average to slightly above average for the time, with rather narrow grooves (best played with a smaller stylus than contemporary discs). An estimated forty million of these records were sold,[3] principally through the sheet music counters of many five and ten cent store chains of the time and through Sears Roebuck catalogs, rather than in record stores.

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All known Little Wonders were made by artists who also recorded for Columbia.[4] One account says that recording artists would visit the Little Wonder recording studio on one floor of the Woolworth Building before or after making records at the Columbia studio on a higher floor of the same building. There has been some speculation that the masters for Little Wonders were actually warm-up balance checks recorded as tests at the beginning of Columbia recording sessions; if such tests happened to record a usable performance, they would be leased to Little Wonder.[5] However, court papers from an early lawsuit between Waterson and Victor Emerson indicate that performers were paid separately and specifically to record for Little Wonder records.

Little Wonder #1 was “Ben Bolt”, sung by Henry Burr, who would make more recordings for the label than any other artist.[6] The vaudevillian Sam Ash made the most recordings as a solo artist,[7] beginning with Little Wonder #98, a version of “Chinatown, My Chinatown”.[8] Al Jolson recorded a version of “Back to the Carolina You Love” (1914) on the label;[9] Jolson was a Columbia artist, but this was his only Little Wonder recording.[10] Other noted artists of the day whose performances were released (uncredited) on Little Wonder include Gene Greene, Wilbur Sweatman,[11] Billy Murray, Vernon Dalhart, Frank Crumit, the Louisiana Five and the California Ramblers.

Beginning in 1916 Columbia took full control of Little Wonder, and in 1917 it began issuing records for children in the same size and using the same numerical series as the ongoing Little Wonders. These discs were enclosed in small illustrated children's books called “Bubble Books”, and were also best sellers.[12] Much later Columbia also issued various promotional discs in the same “small disc” numerical series, but these should not be confused with the Little Wonder label.

Little Wonder #339, “The Camp Meeting Jubilee” by a male vocal “quartette”, issued in 1916, contains the lyrics “We've been rockin' an' rolling in your arms / Rockin' and rolling in your arms / In the arms of Moses.” This is believed to be one of the earliest uses in an audio recording of the phrase “rock ... and roll”, albeit in the context of a religious spiritual.[13]

[1] Brooks, Tim, with Merle Sprinzen, _Little Wonder Records and Bubble Books, An Illustrated History and Discography_, p. 8, Denver: Mainspring Press, 2011.

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[4] Brooks and Sprinzen, p. 55.

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question: What does the text say about Little Wonder Records?

answer: Little Wonder Records was a record label based in the United States from 1914 through 1923 known for producing one-sided records with shorter versions of songs at low prices. "Little Wonders" were manufactured by the Columbia Phonograph Company and were distributed exclusively by music publishers Henry Waterson and Irving Berlin from 1914 to 1916. Artists are usually not credited on Little Wonder labels and given general attributions such as "band" quartette", or "accordion solo".

question: Describe the actual Little Wonders (discs) and how these were marketed.

answer: Little Wonders were lateral cut, single-sided inch gramophone records that contained only about two minutes of music. The discs were small and later versions of the label had a cherubic face which led some record collectors to incorrectly assume that Little Wonders were made for children. The Little Wonders were made for the general audience looking for low-priced recordings. Priced at ten cents each, Little Wonders were some of the lowest-priced recordings available at the time and helped revolutionize popular recorded music that expanded the market. Sound-wise, Little Wonders had an average to slightly above average audio fidelity for the time, and narrow grooves best played with a smaller stylus. About 40 million Little Wonders were sold, but not in record stores. These were sold via the sheet music counters of many 5 and 10 cent store chains of the time and through Sears Roebuck catalogs.

question: Summarize what happened when Columbia took over.

answer: Columbia took full control of Little Wonder beginning in 1916. In 1917, it began issuing records for children in the same disc size and using the same numerical series as the ongoing Little Wonders. The discs were enclosed in small illustrated children's books called "Bubble Books", which were bestsellers for the company. Columbia later issued various promotional discs in the same "small disc" numerical series, but these should not be confused with the Little Wonder label.


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CBC IDEAS is a long-running scholarly radio documentary show on CBC Radio One.[1] It is currently hosted by Nahlah Ayed and is broadcast between 8:05 and 9:00 P.M. weekday evenings; one episode each week is repeated on Monday afternoons under the title _Ideas in the Afternoon_. The CBC Ideas podcast series initiative began in 2005.

Background

Co-created by Phyllis Webb and William A. Young,[2] the premiere broadcast of the hour-long daily program, _The Best Ideas You'll Hear Tonight_, aired on CBC Radio on October 25, 1965, and featured a “series on Darwin's theory of evolution by Dr. June Clare, a British biochemist. [3] ''The Best Ideas” was a "series of talks, discussions and commentaries for “people who just enjoy thinking.”[4] Two programs, _The Learning Stage_ and _University of the Air_ had merged because of budget cuts to create the _Best Ideas_ first series.[5][6]

A 1988 _Toronto Star_ article said that the show described itself as a radio program on contemporary thought. The subject matter of the shows varies, but music, philosophy, science, religion, and history were common topics.[7] By 1988, the show had won many plaudits for its quality and depth.[8]

According to a 1989, _Calgary Herald_ article, the series was notable at that time, for soliciting programming proposals from people who are not professional broadcasters, and having the successful applicants write and host their own documentaries (aided in production by CBC staff producers).[9] In the 1990s, the series was sometimes temporarily replaced in the summer season by _Ideas in the Summer_, a companion series by the same producers which specifically explored cultural and entertainment topics such as music, literature and art.[10]

Many _Ideas_ programs are multi-part, with two, three, four, or more fifty-five-minute programs devoted to a single topic. Transcripts and audio recordings of many programs are made available, and sold directly by the CBC.

In 2013, notable CBC staff producers who have been associated with the program included Bernie Lucht, Geraldine Sherman, Damiano Pietropaolo, Phyllis Webb, and David Cayley. Individual programs are produced at CBC Radio One facilities across Canada. Documentarian William Whitehead also wrote or cowrote a number of shows for _Ideas_.[11]

A television version for CBC News Network, _Ideas on TV_, was short-lived. The book _Ideas: Brilliant Thinkers Speak Their Minds_, edited by Bernie Lucht, commemorated the series' 40th anniversary.

The show broadcasts Canada's annual Massey Lectures, Lafontaine-Baldwin Lecture, and the Munk Debates. Since 2006, they have included the Henry G. Friesen lectures.[12] Audio downloads of many episodes are available from the CBC website, as well as via the CBC

On June 24, 2019 it was announced that Nahlah Ayed would be the new host of _Ideas_, taking over from the retiring Paul Kennedy in September.[13] The CBC's 2019 fall schedule also moved the program an hour earlier from its longtime 9 p.m. slot, and it will now be heard from 8 to 9 p.m. nightly.

CBC Ideas podcasts

Ideas podcast, which was, by popular demand, one of the first to be included in the network's large podcasting initiative begun in 2005.[14]

Hosts

-   Ken Haslam - 1965 to mid 70s
-   Russ Germain - mid 70s to 1983[15]
-   Lister Sinclair - 1983 to 1999[16]
-   Paul Kennedy - 1999 to 2019[17]
-   Nahlah Ayed - 2019 to present[18]

Notes

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[2] Ideas. Canadian Communications Foundation.

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[11] _The Next Chapter_, April 8, 2013.

[12] Acknowledgments

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[14] Many episodes are also available for sale on audio CD.

[15] “Russ Germain hosted Ideas, World at Six, on CBC radio”. _Waterloo Region Record_, February 4, 2009.

[16] “Lister Sinclair was host of CBC radio's 'Ideas' show”. _Windsor Star_, October 17, 2006.

[17] “Kennedy replaces Sinclair on Ideas”. _Saskatoon Star-Phoenix_, July 16, 1999.

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question: List some of the subjects covered by CBC Ideas.

answer: Music, philosophy, science, religion and history are common topics, according to the Toronto Star. The first series ever aired was about Darwin's theory of Evolution.


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LOUP COUNTY is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 632,[1] making it Nebraska's fifth-least populous county and the tenth-least populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Taylor.[2] The county was named after the Pawnee Loup Indians.[3]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Loup County is represented by the prefix 88 (it had the eighty-eighth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

The terrain of Loup County consists of low corrugated flatland, sparsely used for agricultural purposes at present. The ground slopes to the southeast. The Calamus River runs southeastward through the upper center of the county, feeding into the Calamus Reservoir which lies on the county's east border. The North Loup River also runs southeastward through the lower center of the county, exiting eastward near the SE corner to run to its junction with the Calamus River at a point east of Loup County.[4] The county has an area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.[5]

Major highways

-   [] U.S. Highway 183
-   [] Nebraska Highway 91
-   [] Nebraska Highway 96

Adjacent counties

-   Holt County – northeast
-   Garfield County – east
-   Custer County – south
-   Blaine County – west
-   Brown County – northwest
-   Rock County – north

Protected area

-   Calamus River State Recreation Area[6]

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census,[7] there were 632 people, 289 households, and 206 families in the county. The population density was 1.1 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 0.7 per square mile (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 289 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 4.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

The county population contained 26.70% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,788. Males had a median income of $20,515 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,427. About 14.20% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.90% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

-   Almeria
-   Taylor (county seat)

Politics

Loup County voters have been strongly Republican since the beginning. In only two national elections since 1900 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

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  style=“text-align:center;” |2016   style=“text-align:center;” |83.9% _323_   style=“text-align:center;” |12.5% _48_    3.6% _14_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2012   style=“text-align:center;” |81.0% _290_   style=“text-align:center;” |17.3% _62_    1.7% _6_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2008   style=“text-align:center;” |76.8% _302_   style=“text-align:center;” |21.9% _86_    1.3% _5_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2004   style=“text-align:center;” |81.4% _314_   style=“text-align:center;” |17.6% _68_    1.0% _4_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2000   style=“text-align:center;” |75.1% _284_   style=“text-align:center;” |22.2% _84_    2.6% _10_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1996   style=“text-align:center;” |68.8% _229_   style=“text-align:center;” |22.2% _74_    9.0% _30_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1992   style=“text-align:center;” |59.7% _234_   style=“text-align:center;” |15.1% _59_    25.3% _99_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1988   style=“text-align:center;” |73.8% _295_   style=“text-align:center;” |24.5% _98_    1.8% _7_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1984   style=“text-align:center;” |80.0% _323_   style=“text-align:center;” |19.6% _79_    0.5% _2_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1980   style=“text-align:center;” |78.3% _368_   style=“text-align:center;” |15.7% _74_    6.0% _28_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1976   style=“text-align:center;” |65.6% _299_   style=“text-align:center;” |30.7% _140_   3.7% _17_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1972   style=“text-align:center;” |85.6% _345_   style=“text-align:center;” |14.4% _58_    style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1968   style=“text-align:center;” |76.4% _331_   style=“text-align:center;” |14.8% _64_    8.8% _38_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1964   style=“text-align:center;” |66.4% _348_   style=“text-align:center;” |33.6% _176_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1960   style=“text-align:center;” |77.5% _445_   style=“text-align:center;” |22.5% _129_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1956   style=“text-align:center;” |76.0% _441_   style=“text-align:center;” |24.0% _139_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1952   style=“text-align:center;” |82.3% _507_   style=“text-align:center;” |17.7% _109_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1948   style=“text-align:center;” |52.8% _294_   style=“text-align:center;” |47.2% _263_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1944   style=“text-align:center;” |72.8% _488_   style=“text-align:center;” |27.2% _182_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1940   style=“text-align:center;” |65.1% _539_   style=“text-align:center;” |34.9% _289_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1936   style=“text-align:center;” |55.7% _438_   style=“text-align:center;” |42.6% _335_   1.8% _14_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1932   style=“text-align:center;” |40.8% _287_   style=“text-align:center;” |55.3% _389_   3.8% _27_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1928   style=“text-align:center;” |83.8% _594_   style=“text-align:center;” |15.0% _106_   1.3% _9_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1924   style=“text-align:center;” |48.0% _285_   style=“text-align:center;” |17.7% _105_   34.3% _204_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1920   style=“text-align:center;” |66.7% _343_   style=“text-align:center;” |22.8% _117_   10.5% _54_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1916   style=“text-align:center;” |38.1% _164_   style=“text-align:center;” |50.8% _219_   11.1% _48_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1912   style=“text-align:center;” |28.6% _131_   style=“text-align:center;” |24.7% _113_   46.7% _214_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1908   style=“text-align:center;” |53.9% _248_   style=“text-align:center;” |37.0% _170_   9.1% _42_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1904   style=“text-align:center;” |66.6% _223_   style=“text-align:center;” |6.9% _23_     26.6% _89_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1900   style=“text-align:center;” |51.6% _149_   style=“text-align:center;” |47.4% _137_   1.0% _3_

  : PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS RESULTS[8]

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[8] Election Results

title: Loup County, Nebraska

question: Summarize what the text says about Loup County households.

answer: The average income for households in Loup County is 26,250 as of 2000. In the same year, there were 289 households, the majority of which are married couples living together and the smallest number of which are single females. The median household size is 2.46 and the median family size is 2.99.

question: What does the text say about the households in Garfield County?


text:
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question: Who is Sam Harris?

answer: A neuroscientist, author and philosopher who explores important and controversial questions.

question: Has he written books?

answer: Yes, a number of book that examine subjects such as, moral philosophy, religion, human violence and rationality.

question: Where can we find his work?

answer: Sam Harris has a blog and podcast, which can be found at samharris.org

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Details about Sam Harris, a writer and philosopher with a Ph.D in neuroscience from Stanford University.


text:
Hello,
I am keeping this anonymous because I am less than a month away from graduating High School. I don’t want people to know the real me, the true me. Does that mean I’m scared if these people and their judgments about me, or am I scared of how I think they will judge me?
I guess this is my confession, my therapy. I have never came out as who I really am, what my personality really is. I have friends, yes, a healthy amount of friends too. I’m not just a loner who hides all of my emotions. Sometimes I express my emotions, and sometimes I repress, I think every human does this though. You can say I’m a normal kid. I’m a guy, I go to the gym a couple times a week, have a part time job, I enjoy man things like sports and video games and girls. If I were to say my name I would probably be ridiculed by people who I know that find this and read it. I might not, however, one truly cannot tell.
So let’s actually get to the whole “confession” part. I’m going to start off by saying that I am not a normal kid. Let’s face it, this story would be less interesting if I were a normal kid. I never really released my full personality and who I really am inside mainly because, I am not even 100% sure who I really am. But I’m going to try.
A lot of kids have wild imaginations. I like to think I have the wildest. Ever since I could remember I would fantasize different scenarios that I put myself in. For example I become a superhero and save the day and get the girl. Other times I was in a zombie apocalypse and I was the fearless leader. But I would set this up as a TV show with seasons and storylines that could go on for years. I would think up these scenarios while I play basketball alone in my backyard. You might think this is normal for a child, but is it normal for a teen on the verge of becoming an adult. Is it a psychological thing that my mind makes up to escape the reality that is my life, because I can’t control what others think of me and who they think I am. On the surface they think I’m nothing, but in my mind, in these scenarios I am their hero. Maybe I’m insane. I do find myself talking to myself sometimes while thinking up these scenarios. I’m well aware that sounds crazy, but does that still mean I’m crazy. Even if I am aware.
I guess now you can imagine me as a happy teen with a wild imagination right? I mean on the inside you’re right, but my outside is very opposite. I’m going to base this description of who I am based on opinions I have heard from other people. I am monotone, awkward, emotionless, never smiles, sarcastic, asshole, and a failure. I made that last one up. No one’s ever called me a failure, at least not ironically. I guess I just consider myself as a failure because my wild imaginative inside doesn’t correlate with my moody teenager outside. Crazy shit right? Maybe not for you, but at least for me.
Let’s talk about me being “emotionless” for a second. No, I am not emotionless. I cry during sad movies and laugh at funny movies. So why do people say I am emotionless? I guess they just don’t see it the same way I do. I guess we have two completely different textbook definitions of the word emotion. Okay, now let’s talk about me never smiling. I have heard from countless teachers that I don’t smile. This is weird because whenever I’m nervous talking to a girl, or really all the time, I gain a nervous smile. I always try to stop myself from smiling too much when I’m nervous or when I make a joke that’s funny and smiling would ruin the joke. People have also said that I look sad or mad all the time. I really just think it’s my face because I generally never am sad OR mad. I’m actually a very happy person.
Now I know I mentioned talking to girls a bit before and the question is, do I know how to? I don’t know personally. I think I can. But I know I t can’t. I’ve kind of had two major crushes spanning from end of middle school to present. And if one of you are reading this and you know who wrote this and you know that you are one of these girls, I am sorry. It may to come off as creepy or weird. It might ruin my chances with you (even if there was none in the first place.)
Remember those scenarios I mentioned earlier, I would put these two specific crushes into, I guess, the “damsel in distress” role. Where I save them and they fall for me. Again, I’m sorry and I know it’s weird. I’m going to explain these two crushes separately now. The first one started around eighth grade I guess, maybe earlier I’m anti-social so I didn’t know this girl personally, just thought she was cool and I wanted to date her. I asked her out to the school dance, she said no and then that’s it. I still crushed on her for a good halfway through high school. She was taken. Actually that’s the reason she said no. She said she was going with someone else. Now since I’m a happy person, I want everyone to be happy. So of course I didn’t mind her going out with someone, especially if it makes her happy. And the crush kind of ended. Just faded away. I guess it wasn’t major, but if you look close enough and see that crushing for a girl who you know you can’t have for over three or so years, it seemed pretty major to me.
At this point, as a bystander to this story, you might be wondering why I am talking about my crushes when I said I would confess my personality. Well it will all tie together soon enough.
My second crush started I guess mid through my other one. It was ninth grade and there was this girl I did not know at all in my English class. And that’s all she was at that point. One day me and two of my friends were playing, I guess you would call it smash or pass. She came up and my two friends said no, I bravely said yes. They didn’t agree made a couple of remarks and then we moved on. All of tenth grade happened and nothing about this girl happened. It was towards the end of time for my last crush. Eleventh grade happened and she was in another one of my classes. Sat right in front of me. I guess it spawned from there. Not as major as the other one yet but it will get there. Senior year now and I’m a hopeless romantic (I’ll go more into the term hopeless romantic later.) No classes with her but I did see her in the hallway, thought nothing of it. I decided to on the annual class trip to another country this year. Went to a meeting to discuss the trip and I saw her there. I guess the major part starts. I kind of made it my goal, since I never really been in a relationship yet, to end up with her at the end of the trip. I guess you can say my heart was crushed when I found out she liked someone other than me, another kid on the trip, who I think didn’t feel the same way but I still saw it as defeat.
I’m going to take a pause describing this crush to discuss my definition of hopeless romantic. When I like girl, whether it be a major crush or minor crush, every day I always hope that fate or destiny would bring us together. I being who I am would never do anything to urge on destiny, I would just sit back and hope that their feelings reciprocated mine, without ever conversing with them or flirting with them. I would just do nothing and wait. I still do this. I am romantic because I think of destiny bringing me my one true love, but it’s hopeless because it would never happen.
That trip I went on was the best week of my life. I never told anyone of my crush with this girl until towards the very end of the trip where I told a couple friends. They probably know who I am now, if they’re reading this. So now back to the regular schedule where I would see her in the hallway after that one same period, every day. I always hoped something would happen where she walks up and talks to me and confesses her feelings for me. It’s very…..very pathetic. I would try to make eye contact with her and when it did happen my mind told me to look away. So I did. And this is happening up until this day May 26th 2017, the day I decided to write this.
I decided to write this because today was a day in school were I didn’t have to go to class. I won’t go into specifics because it would blow my cover but I was standing in the hallway towards the end of the day. It was the middle of the period so no one was around. Just me and a couple friends. I look to my left and see her walking towards me. Then she turned left down the hallway I was facing and she walked towards the exit. I know she doesn’t like me or have feelings towards me. I always liked to think she did, but she didn’t. She walked towards the exit and didn’t turn around. That’s when I knew. She would have turned around if she liked me right. I feel like she would have. Nope, she just walked straight out the exit. That’s when I knew I have to end this life of mine. Please don’t take that sentence as suicide, it metaphorical for the life where I sit back and let destiny happen, I’m too scared of death. I’m not going to kill it though, because I am too scared to. I’m going to keep it, at least until I graduate. Maybe something will happen at prom, who knows? Maybe college will be a different story, or maybe just a reboot.
I guess that concludes my confessions of my personality. To sum it up. I am imaginative kid inside the body of an emotional teenager who doesn’t know how to get into a relationship but thinks he knows, but he doesn’t. This was all kind of pointless, I guess. It may not all make sense, I’m not going to proof read it. It would hurt too much. And going back and changing things wouldn’t make this as authentic as it is.

							-Goodbye

title: [NF] Am I a coward or do I know the truth?

question: What does the text say about dating or romance?

answer: The author talks about having crushes but no real relationship. He is in high school, and his first crush was toward the end of middle school. He asked her out, but she liked someone else. Over time, the author forgets her. He develops a crush on a girl in her class but considers her gone after finding out that she likes someone else. He hopes for a while that something would happen, but nothing does. Additionally, the author is a regular daydreamer - he imagines scenarios where he performs heroic deeds to win over his crushes.

question: What does the text say about daydreaming?

answer: The author talks of daydreaming often, and he finds himself weird for some of his dreams. These are the ones about him saving the girls he has a crush on to win them over. The author considers himself in daydreams to be different than his real self. The author's dreams range from the heroic, "get the girl" kind of dreams, to being a leader of a group managing to survive in a zombie apocalypse.

question: What does the text say about the author's difficulties at the classes he takes in high school?


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16/08/2014

[Black Forest gateau]

ENGLISH!

_The Black Forest Gateau_ may be a classic, but this recipe steps out of the classic with multiple layers of chocolate creams and a cherry jelly with spiced cherries. Despite what it looks like, the cake is not complicated at all and the final result is sophisticated. Be brave and give it a try! You will love the exquisite taste, the stunning look and the airy, light texture! It’s totally worth every minute spent making it!

It’s not my first try at Black Forest Gateau and probably not the last either. The first time I made the simplest of the versions, using whipped cream, cherries and chocolate, but I couldn’t stop there and felt the need to create a new recipe based on that – a cake fitted for every chocoholic out there, a rich cake that emphasizes the chocolate and cherry combination in the best possible way. And I think I managed to do just that. And you can do it too! It’s a recipe that uses more components but if there is one great thing about this kind of cakes is that you can organize your time and tasks so that the cake is finished in only a few hours or you can spread its making over the course of a few days, it’s all up to you!

The layers of the cake are as follows: _sable Breton_, _cherry jelly, chocolate cremeux, milk chocolate mousse and chocolate decorations._

SABLE BRETON:

-   100g all-purpose flour
-   25g cocoa powder
-   1 teaspoon baking powder
-   1 pinch salt
-   115g butter, softened
-   85g sugar
-   3 egg yolks

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Mix the butter with the sugar until creamy then stir in the egg yolks.
2.  Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder and mix well.
3.  Spoon the batter into a round cake pan (24cm diameter) lined with parchment paper. Level the batter well and freeze for 1 hour.
4.  Bake the sable Breton in the preheated oven at 170C for 30-35 minutes.
5.  When done, remove from the oven and let it cool down then place the sable Breton on a platter and arrange a cake ring around it. Set aside.

CHERRY JELLY:

-   400g pitted cherries
-   2 tablespoons brandy
-   150ml water
-   50g sugar
-   1 star anise
-   8g gelatin
-   45ml cold water

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Mix the water, sugar and star anise in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook this syrup for 5 minutes then remove from heat and stir in the brandy and cherries.
2.  Let them marinate for 1 hour or until chilled.
3.  Combine the gelatin with 45ml cold water and let it bloom 10 minutes.
4.  Remove half of the cherries from the syrup and place them in a round cake pan (16-18cm diameter) lined with plastic wrap. The pan needs to be smaller in diameter than the sable Breton to obtain the same sliced pattern as in the picture.
5.  Remove the star anise from the saucepan then pour the remaining cherries and syrup in a blender and puree until smooth.
6.  Pass the mixture through a fine sieve then melt the gelatin for a few seconds in the microwave and mix them together.
7.  Pour the cherry puree over the whole cherries into the pan and freeze for 1 hour.
8.  When the jelly is set and frozen, remove it from the pan and place it over the sable Breton. Place the cake in the fridge and continue with the other layers.

CHOCOLATE CREMEUX:

-   180ml heavy cream
-   50ml milk
-   40g sugar
-   4 egg yolks
-   3g gelatin
-   15ml cold water
-   50g dark chocolate, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Combine the heavy cream and milk in a saucepan and bring to the boiling point.
2.  In a bowl, mix the sugar and egg yolks until creamy then pour in the hot milk.
3.  Transfer the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over low heat until thick and creamy.
4.  Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate. Mix until melted and set aside.
5.  Combine the gelatin with the cold water and let it bloom 10 minutes. Melt the gelatin in the microwave or over a water bath for a few seconds and combine it with the chocolate cremeux.
6.  Pour the cremeux into a round pan that has the same diameter as the one you made your jelly into (16-18cm diameter). Line the pan with plastic wrap to ensure an easier transfer later on.
7.  Freeze the cremeux for 1 hour.
8.  Once the cremeux is set and easy to handle, remove it from the pan and place it over the cherry jelly.
9.  Place the cake in the fridge and continue with the chocolate mousse.

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:

-   400ml heavy cream
-   2 tablespoons powdered sugar
-   250g milk chocolate, chopped
-   2 egg yolks
-   50g sugar
-   25ml water
-   4g gelatin
-   20ml cold water

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Combine the gelatin with 20ml cold water and let it bloom 10 minutes.
2.  Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a water bath or in the microwave.
3.  Mix the sugar with 25ml water and bring the mixture to a boil to form a syrup.
4.  Mix the egg yolks with light then gradually pour in the hot syrup. Turn the speed of the mixer on high and mix until creamy.
5.  Melt the gelatin in the microwave or over a water bath for a few seconds. Mix the gelatin with the egg cream.
6.  Stir in the melted chocolate and let the mixture cool down.
7.  Whip the heavy cream with the powdered sugar until stiff. Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate then pour the mousse into the cake ring, around the cherry jelly and cremeux.
8.  Refrigerate a few hours then remove the cake from the ring.

CHOCOLATE DECORATIONS

For the chocolate decorations I used _100g dark chocolate, _melted.

Measure and cut a strip of baking paper that is as high as your cake and as long as the total diameter of your cake. I recommend you to measure properly before cutting the strip of paper.

Spoon the melted chocolate into a plastic bag (more convenient to use in my opinion) and cut a small hole at one corner. Drizzle the chocolate over the paper strip then carefully wrap the paper strip around the cake, making sure the ends come together well. Refrigerate 30 minutes then carefully remove the paper strip.

For the top decoration I measured the cake and marked a round on a sheet of baking paper. Then I traced the round with melted chocolate. To place the chocolate round on top of the cake, I piped small dots of whipped cream then arrange the chocolate round over them. The cherries and cocoa powder in the center were the final touch.

Refrigerate the cake for a few hours before serving.

[Black Forest gateau]

[Black Forest Gateau]

ROMANIAN!

Aceasta reteta e departe de a fi un tort Padurea Neagra clasic – este compus din straturi de ciocolata si jeleu de cirese insiropate cu putin brandy si anason, avand la baza un blat sable Breton care se afla la granita dintre biscuite si blat pufos si nu e nici crocant, nici foarte aerat, nici uscat. E un blat versatil si mi se pare foarte potrivit in aceasta combinatie.

Este a doua sau a treia incercare de a face Padurea Neagra, insa mereu sfarsesc departe de reteta originala care e ceva mai simpla. Si totusi, cu ceva organizare nici acest tort nu e complicat si nu te tine in bucatarie ore in sir. Insa reultatul merita! E un tort sofisticat, ciocolatos si consistent si nu ai nevoie de mai mult de o feliuta sa te saturi.

Straturile tortului sunt: sable Breton, jeleu de cirese, cremeux de ciocolata, mousse de ciocolata cu lapte si decor de ciocolata.

SABLE BRETON:

-   100g faina alba
-   25g cacao
-   1 lingurita praf de copt
-   1 praf de sare
-   115g unt
-   65g zahar
-   3 galbenusuri

Mod de preparare:

1.  Cerneti faina, cacaoa, praful de copt si sarea intr-un bol si dati departe.
2.  Mixati untul cu zaharul pana devine cremos, apoi adaugati cele 3 galbenusuri si mixati bine.
3.  Incorporati amestecul de faina apoi transferati aluatul intr-o tava rotunda tapetata cu hartie de copt. Tava mea a avut 24cm diametru. Dati la congelator pentru 1 ora.
4.  Coaceti la 170C pentru 25-30 minute maxim sau pana creste frumos si trece testul scobitorii.
5.  Scoateti tava din cuptor si lasati-o sa se raceasca apoi montati blatul intr-un inel de tort.

JELEU DE CIRESE:

-   400g cirese fara samburi
-   2 linguri brandy
-   150ml apa
-   50g zahar
-   1 stea de anason
-   8g gelatina
-   45ml apa rece

Mod de preparare:

1.  Amestecati apa, zaharul si steaua de anason intr-un vas si dati in clocot. Fierbeti siropul 5 minute apoi luati de pe foc si adaugati ciresele si brandy-ul.
2.  Acoperiti vasul si lasati sa se raceasca si sa infuzeze.
3.  Amestecati gelatina cu 45ml apa rece si lasati sa se inmoaie 10 minute.
4.  Asezati jumatate din cirese intr-o tava rotunda (16-18cm diametru) tapetata cu folie de plastic.
5.  Scoateti anasonul stelat si blenduiti restul de cirese si siropul ramas.
6.  Treceti amestecul printr-o sita fina si adaugati gelatina topita in prealabil.
7.  Turnati jeleul peste cirese si dati la congelator cel putin 1 ora.
8.  Cand jeleul s-a prins si e usor de manevrat, transferati-l in inelul de tort, peste blatul Breton si dati la rece.

CREMEUX DE CIOCOLATA:

-   180ml frisca lichida
-   50ml lapte
-   40g zahar
-   4 galbenusuri
-   3g gelatina
-   15ml apa rece
-   50g ciocolata neagra, bucati

Mod de preparare:

1.  Combinati gelatina cu apa rece si lasati sa se hidrateze.
2.  Amestecati frisca si laptele intr-un vas pe foc mic si aduceti la punctul de fierbere.
3.  Intre timp, mixati zaharul si galbenusurile pana devin cremoase. Turnati laptele fierbinte peste galbenusuri, amestecand continuu apoi puneti vasul inapoi pe foc si fierbeti pana incepe sa se ingroase.
4.  Luati de pe foc si adaugati ciocolata. Amestecati pana se topeste.
5.  Topiti gelatina cateva secunde pe baie de aburi si amestecati-o cu crema de ciocolata.
6.  Turnati cremeux-ul in acelasi vas in care ati facut jeleul si dati la congelator cel putin 1 ora.
7.  Transferati cremeux-ul peste jeleu si dati la rece.

MOUSSE DE CIOCOLATA:

-   400ml frisca lichida
-   2 linguri zahar pudra
-   250g ciocolata cu lapte
-   2 galbenusuri
-   50g zahar
-   25ml apa
-   4g gelatina
-   20ml apa rece

Mod de preparare:

1.  Amestecati gelatina cu 20ml apa rece si lasati sa se hidrateze cel putin 10 minute.
2.  Bateti frisca cu zaharul pudra pana sta bat si dati la rece.
3.  Topiti ciocolata pe baie de aburi si dati deoparte.
4.  Amestecati zaharul si 25ml apa intr-un vas pe foc mediu. Fierbeti acest sirop 5 mintue pana incepe sa se ingroase.
5.  Intre timp, mixati galbenusurile cu mixerul pana devin cremoase, apoi turnati siropul fierbinte in fir subtire, mixand continuu pana isi tripleaza volumul.
6.  Adaugati gelatina topita, apoi ciocolata topita. Amestecati bine si lasati sa se raceasca la temperatura camerei.
7.  Incorporati frisca batuta si turnati mousse-ul peste cremeux de ciocolata, avand grija sa curga si peste blat si sa fie bine nivelat.
8.  Dati tortul la rece cel putin cateva ore, de preferabil peste noapte.

DECOR DIN CIOCOLATA

1.  Pentru decorul de ciocolata, topiti 100g ciocolata neagra.
2.  Taiati o fasie de hartie de copt care masoara exact cat diametrul total al tortului.
3.  Intindeti hartia de copt pe blatul de lucru si realizati diverse modele.
4.  Lasati sa se intareasca ciocolata putin apoi cu grija infasurati laturile tortului in aceasta fasie de hartie gata decorata.
5.  Dati la rece 15 minute apoi cu grija inlaturati hartia de copt.
6.  Pentru decorul de deasupra, realizati din ciocolata topita un cerc care are diametrul mai mic decat tortul.
7.  Cu un pos, puneti cateva moturi de frisca pe tort apoi asezati cu grija cercul de ciocolata.

Sa aveti spor la treaba!

[Black Forest gateau]

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question: What does the text say about translation?

answer: Although the text does not comment directly on translation, the recipe is provided in two languages: English and Romanian. They appear to be the same recipe, differing in language only - assuming the difference in sable breton sugar measurement is a typo.

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question: Summarize the English directions for the chocolate mousse.

answer: Combine gelatin with 20ml cold water and let it bloom for 10 minutes, and set the chocolate to melt. Meanwhile, mix 50g sugar with 25ml water and bring the mixture to a boil to form a syrup. Lightly mix 3 egg yolks and gradually pour them into the syrup, then use a high speed mixer until it is creamy. Melt the gelatin and mix it in next, followed by the melted chocolate. Let the mixture cool down. Whip 400ml heavy cream with 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar until stiff. It will now need to be refrigerated for a few hours.

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