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No idea why I'm Obi wan  but

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Lost?
Well for someone who is you aren't doing too badly! You found my user talk page and placed a message on it. OK you didn't sign it or put it under a heading but I reckon I did that first so no worries. What should you do? Keep on looking around - look at how other people have done things, always look at the preview before you save stuff and if in doubt ask. Study help desk might be a good place for some queries. All the best -- Herby talk thyme 10:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Fraid not with me. I do know that others use it WB:IRC has the info but I've no idea who will be around at present.  Quite a few are from the States and will be on later on I guess -- Herby  talk thyme 10:38, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * OK not a subject I know anything worthwhile about. If I were you I would take a look at the "history tab" at the top of the page of the other page - ok strike that I just looked - nothing much has happened for while (some books are kind of dormant). So I guess post on the Study helpdesk or in the Staff lounge might get you some answers.  However the basic point of this (& most other Wiki's) is that anyone can do anything!  Pretty anarchic but unless it is vandalism or against policies you can work away.  Hope this helps a bit - I'll be off now for a while but check around I'm sure you'll be fine -- Herby  talk thyme 10:52, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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User:M2s87

I guess my main user is in wiki, is here.

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Talk:Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Boggart

Analysis text
I think that the text that is currently "Analysis" should be moved to "Greater Picture" because it interlinks with other subjects.. Any opinions?
 * I don't know -- it certainly doesn't look like "greater picture" to me, it looks more like "extended description". And it's rather my doing that it's there at all, I think I wrote that bit, though I may have done it before "extended description" was formalized. "Greater picture" is intended, as far as I am aware, for things happening in book seven and overviews of the thing in the context of the entire series including book 7. Chazz 22:02, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


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Please stop adding nonsense to Wikibooks. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Xania 15:51, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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Revit User's Manual/Interdisciplinary Coordination

Under Development - Come back soon for completed content

There are three distinct products in the Revit platform, each focused at a specific discipline: It should be noted that effective Revit Collaboration is based on two parameters, the Platform Version and the Product Build.
 * Revit Building – Architectural Design
 * Revit Structure – Structural Design
 * Revit Systems – Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing/Piping Design

For efficient and effective collaboration as we will demonstrate in this example, each partner MUST be on the same platform version of Revit. These platform versions are dictated and best referred to by the version of Revit Building that they correspond to. The most recent platform versions would be:

¹ ''For the Revit 9.1 platform there are two compatible releases of Revit Systems. Revit Systems 1.1 refers specifically to the compatibility release of Revit Systems that was to synchronize with Revit Building 9.1 and Revit Structure 4. This is not an official “branded” release of Revit Systems, but does refer to a specific build of Revit Systems 1.1 (build 20060810_2300). Revit Systems 2 is branded specifically as such and should be easily identifiable.''

Product Builds
It is recommended that within each product, all people collaborating be on the same build. Identifying what build you are using is very simple. Go to the Help menu and select Product and License Information. You will see a dialog box like this with the version and build information:

''Note: Within the same firm, it is required that all people working on the same project using work sharing be on the same build. Different builds can cause Save to Central issues''

Workflow Scenarios
There are several possible workflow scenarios that might exist in a project. For the purposes of this example, we will speak specifically to the workflow between the traditional design team consisting of:

 * Architect
 * Structural Engineer
 * Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing/Piping Engineers.

If we were to graph the traditional workflow between these disciplines, we would see something like this:

What this diagram illustrates is that the workflow in a typical design team is very complex. There are primary relationships (architectural to/from structural, architect to MEP) and secondary relationships (structural to/from mechanical and piping).

In addition, these relationships also can be further broken into physical and logical relationships. If we use mechanical and electrical as an example, we can see that making sure that a light fixture is not hitting the bottom of a duct is a physical relationship, while making sure that the electrical design properly accounts for the load of the heating coil in a VAV Box (being designed by the mechanical engineer) is a logical relationship.

It is the complexity of these possible workflow scenarios that makes this process prone to errors and a major source of coordination between the traditional design team. So what are the tools that can be used for collaboration between Revit products? There are three distinct tools that typically are used in a collaboration scenario:

1) Linked Models

Linking models together using the Revit link tools provides full visual fidelity to see what the other disciplines are doing. The important thing to understand is that this simple process provides the following benefits: 2) Interference Checking
 * Full 3D visual fidelity – The linked model will show the complete context of the other discipline’s data allowing complete understanding of their geometry.
 * Visual Control – The data in the linked model can be controlled and shown in any manner appropriate to the use. You can turn it on or off, half-tone the data, or enhance it with color or linetype.
 * Support for Interference Check and Coordination Monitor – The next two tools all build on the platform of linked models and would not work without this base tool.

In many cases, the only workflow requirement is to know that items from another discipline are not interfering with your items. Interference checking can be a very significant tool for these reasons:

 * Multiple Uses – You can interference check between categories within a single model or between linked models.
 * Sufficiency – In many cases, the primary workflow is to know that things are not in interference with each other.
 * Low Overhead – Since interference checking is something that is run completely “On Demand” it has lower impact on performance and system requirements.

3) Coordination Monitor

The coordination monitor is a very powerful tool in the Revit platform. Considered the most “intelligent” of the coordination tools, coordination monitor offers these benefits:

 * Intelligent Bond – Using the coordination monitor, you can chose items from another model that you want to monitor for change, and the degree to which you want to monitor them.
 * Multiple Modes – Often misunderstood, many people do not realize that there are two modes of coordination monitor – monitor only and copy/monitor. Using the correct mode can allow additional functionality flexibility.
 * Geometry Creation – When used in the copy/monitor mode, you can actually create geometry from the linked file into the source file. In this mode, you will also be establishing a monitor relationship similar to above.

These are the tools available to you. When to use each of these scenarios depends on the workflow requirements between the disciplines

Structuring your Project
Understanding the tools that are available leads to this topic, how to structure your models. Should we model in a single file? Or, separate the models based on discipline or another concern? There is one simple rule for how a model might be structured, the transmittal. Think about that for a little bit, a transmittal is the means that you use to formally tell someone that there have been updates that they should respond to. A transmittal might be a formal transmittal; it might be an email, or maybe something as simple as a post-it note on a CD. However they are used, it is a good idea to separate your model(s) based on this simple thought.

If this is something that you would notify another member of the team that there have been updates using any form of a “transmittal”, then it should be in a separate model.

It is recommended that each discipline work in a separate model, and that they provide these models to the others on the team for collaboration. There has to be a hard deliverable point when the structural group responds to the changes in the architectural model, mechanical responds to architecture and structure, etc. etc.

Workflow Application
Now that we understand the potential workflows, the tools, and recommendations on how to separate our model(s), we are ready to start setting up collaboration on a project. What tool each discipline uses is based primarily on the requirement of each discipline from the others.

This diagram represents suggestions for collaboration tools to be used between the disciplines.

Architect - Structural Engineer

The relationship between the architect and structural engineer is becoming closer and closer as we strive for lighter structures and more innovative design. In many respects, structural engineers may be shaping the envelope as much as the architects. As such, this workflow may be considered the most crucial and should be bi-directional.

Architect to Structural Engineer – Coordination Monitor

By using the coordination monitor, the structural engineer is able to create a strong, intelligent link between the structural and architectural models. In doing so, he can easily track the changes in the architects model that will affect the structural design. He is also able to create geometry in his model using these tools, moving well down the path to having a structural model.

Structural Engineer to Architect – Interference Checking

The architect’s requirement for the structural model is primarily to have the structure in context, and to know if the structure is interfering with the architectural elements. For this workflow, it is recommended that the architect link in the structural model and use interference checking.

Architect – MEP Engineer

The relationship between architecture and MEP is not quite as dynamic as architecture/structure, but represents specific opportunities to benefit from collaboration.

Architect to MEP Engineer(s) – Coordination Monitor

The MEP Engineer needs to link in the architect’s model to have the architectural model for context and positional relationships for ceiling based items, and to avoid clashes. The Coordination monitor is used to copy/monitor in primarily the architects levels and rooms. These room objects take on the additional properties of the MEP model when copied in, properties such as light levels and air flow. Levels are required to copy/monitor the rooms.

MEP Engineer(s) to Architects – Linked Models

The architect’s primary benefit from linking in the MEP model(s) is the ability to reference this geometry to show context in architectural drawings. There is not typically a strong need or benefit to using coordination monitor from MEP back to architecture.

Structural to MEP Engineer(s)

This relationship is almost always best served by cross linked models using interference checking. The most important aspect of collaboration between these disciplines is the early detection and correction of clashes.


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Talk:Control Systems/List of Equations

possible additions (I'll add at next opportunity here): "std" eq'ns for rise time, %overshoot, CQI (control quality index) CQI calc (0-1 system): let SP=0.5, output lo clamp=0.4  output hi clamp=0.9 max abs error = max(hi-sp,sp-lo)=0.9-0.5=0.4. this is the normalization divisor then at any given time, say actual=0.88. CQI=1 - (0.88-0.50)/0.40= 0.05 (lousy!) CQI ranged 0-1, 1=ideal. calc must continually adjust to SP and clamp mods--Billymac00 17:12, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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Why are the equations displaying so inconsistently on this page? I'm new to Wiki Books, so be gentle =). --User:Discostu5 11 January 2009

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User talk:216.229.190.34

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Cookbook:Jam Roly-Poly

| Cuisine of the United Kingdom

Jam roly-poly is a traditional British cuisine probably invented in the early 19th century. It is a flat-rolled suet pudding, which is then spread with jam and rolled up. In days past, Jam Roly-Poly was also known as shirt-sleeve pudding, because it was often steamed and served in an old shirt-sleeve. Because of this, another nickname for the pudding was dead-man's arm. Jam Roly-Poly features in Mrs Beeton's cookery book, as Roly-Poly Jam Pudding.

Ingredients

 * 250 g (1 cup or 8 oz) self-rising flour
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 125 g (½ cup or 4 oz) shredded suet
 * 90–120 ml (6–8 tbsp) water
 * 4 tbsp raspberry jam, warmed
 * A little milk
 * 1 egg, beaten
 * 1 tsp caster sugar to glaze

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F or Gas Mark 6).
 * 2) Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt. Add the suet and sufficient water to create a soft but not sticky dough.
 * 3) Turn on to a floured board and roll out to a rectangle about 20×30 cm (8×12 inches).
 * 4) Brush the pastry with the warmed jam, leaving a 1 cm (½ inch) border all around.
 * 5) Fold in this border and brush with milk. With the short side towards you, roll up the pastry loosely and seal the ends well.
 * 6) Place on a greased baking sheet, with the sealed edge underneath. Brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle with caster sugar.
 * 7) Bake in the oven for 35–40 minutes until golden brown.
 * 8) Remove from the oven, sprinkle on a little more sugar and serve hot with home-made English custard.

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Cookbook:Jamaican Patty

| Cuisine of Jamaica

A Jamaican patty is a street food that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky pastry shell. As its name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other areas of the Caribbean. It is traditionally filled with ground beef, or with ground mutton or goat, and fillings also include chicken, vegetables, fish and cheese. Patties following recipes with halal meats or vegetable based substitutes can also be found.

In recent years, the Jamaican meat patty can be found pre-made and frozen in Great Britain and North America, primarily Canada. Conventionally, patties are marked with a colored dot on the crust to indicate the filling:
 * No dot: ground beef
 * Red dot: Spicy ground Beef
 * Green dot: vegetables (often not vegetarian, containing animal suet, tallow, and/or other animal ingredients; vegetarians must inquire whether recipes are suitable for their diets)

Filling

 * 2 lbs ground beef
 * 2 bundles fresh thyme
 * 1 tsp paprika
 * ½ loaf of French bread (e.g. baguette)
 * ½ tsp Island Spice Scotch Bonnet Soya Sauce
 * 2 oz scallion or spring onion
 * 1 tsp salt

Pastry

 * 2 cups flour
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 cup lard
 * 1 cup cold water
 * 1 teaspoon ground turmeric (or ½ teaspoon Jamaican Curry Powder and ½ teaspoon annatto for coloring)
 * Beef filling for patties
 * ½ cup milk

Filling

 * 1) Grind together scallion and Island Spice Scotch Bonnet Pepper Soya sauce. Add to ground beef along with salt and thyme.
 * 2) Cook beef.
 * 3) While beef is cooking, pour cold water over bread in a saucepan to cover. Soak for a few minutes, then squeeze dry, saving the water.
 * 4) Pass bread through a mincing mill, and return the ground bread to the water with thyme and cook until bread is dry. Combine meat and cooked bread.
 * 5) Add paprika and cook for 20 minutes.
 * 6) Remove from heat.
 * 7) Allow to cool.

Pastry

 * 1) Sift flour, turmeric, curry powder, salt and knead in lard.
 * 2) Bind with water to form a firm dough and knead for 2 minutes.
 * 3) Roll pastry ⅛ inch thick.
 * 4) Cut out pastry rounds 6 inches in diameter.
 * 5) Divide beef filling between patties, and brush edges with water.
 * 6) Fold dough over filling, and seal. Brush with milk.
 * 7) Bake on top shelf of oven for about 25 minutes at 450°F until golden brown

Notes, tips, and variations

 * For extra crust flakiness, roll out dough, brush with lard, fold over and roll again. Do this about 3 times.

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Cookbook:Komle (Norwegian Potato Dumplings)

| Cuisine of Norway

Komle, also called raspeball, is a Norwegian dish of potato dumplings, often eaten along with sausages, boiled carrots and bacon.

Ingredients

 * 2 kg potatoes, peeled
 * 100 g flour
 * 20 g (about 3–4 tsp) salt
 * 150 g salted pork
 * Lightly-salted beef stock

Procedure

 * 1) Chop the potatoes in a food processor.
 * 2) Squeeze the potato mass to discard the water.
 * 3) Mix the potatoes with the flour, and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
 * 4) Shape the dough into big round balls, and fill them with pieces of the salted pork.
 * 5) Boil the balls in beef stock for about 15–20 minutes.


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Cookbook:Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)

 * Cuisine of India

Ingredients

 * 2 medium-sized bainganas (eggplant / brinjal / begun)
 * Oil
 * Panch puran (futana / Bengali five spice)
 * 2 Indian red chiles (sukhila lanka)
 * 10 curry leaves (kadi patta / bhersunga patra)
 * 2 tbsp dahi (yogurt)
 * 250 ml (1 cup) water
 * 1 tbsp sugar
 * Salt

Procedure

 * 1) Cut eggplant into thin slices, lengthwise. Deep fry in oil. Keep aside.
 * 2) Mix dahi with water.
 * 3) Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add panch puran and red chili, then cook until the spices splutter.
 * 4) Add dahi-water mix, salt to taste, and sugar. Stir properly and make a gravy.
 * 5) Add fried eggplant to the gravy, and lower the flame.
 * 6) Heat it for 2–3 minutes, then leave it to cool.
 * 7) Serve with rice.


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Poker/Ten commandments

= Ten Commandments of Poker =

Ten commandments of poker (as from the ten commandments site) are guidelines to help you play better poker. This is not rocket science, but surprisingly many players violate them every day in playing.

Fixed Limit
The first three Ten Commandments of Fixed Limit Poker are: 1. Play the right hands 2. Handle your aggression 3. Play draws

First Commandment: Play the right hands
Some hands in Texas Hold'em seem alluringly good, although they actually may not be. Of course, one problem is that other players around the table may hold better cards and, therefore, may have a better chance of winning.

If the only problem with Texas Hold'em was whether you had better hands than your opponents, you could just sit and wait for pocket rockets, knowing that you had good odds. However, the problem with doing this is: - the blinds will cost you - the opponent will soon know that you hold AA when you play and will not pay you off suitably.

Another issue is your position at the table. If you are playing out of position, your cards decrease in value. The First Commandment of Poker says that you should only play hands with sufficient value for your position.

Some hands have the potential to directly make a good hand, such as AK (or AA of course!) which tend to make a top pair. Other hands can also make strong hands, but are rarer. As these hands frequently have to be thrown away on the flop, you need to have a big enough pot when you make a hand or else pick up a draw to pay off.

These speculative hands include pocket pairs and suited connectors, which share the same characteristics. To be profitable, you need to have people in the pot. The only way you can be sure of this is to only play these hands after a number of callers are already in.

Second Commandment: Handle your aggression
A lot of money is won or lost in the second and third bet during a betting round. Just calling a single bet can allow your opponent to make a too easy decision. For this reason, it is very important to understand the mechanics of the raises.

A very common mistake is to call a raise too frequently. If you do this, you will lose money. On the other hand, if other players do this, you can exploit it for yourself. If a player before you raises, you can interpret the move in one of two ways: - Either you think they have a good hand, in which case you probably should fold - You think that you have a better hand, in which case you should probably raise to isolate them

When you have a strong hand, such as an over pair on the flop, it is very important to play aggressively to get money in the pot and to avoid getting drawn out. It is, however, important to understand the value of draws. Against several opponents, you will not bet for profit but, rather, to scare them off. There may be many drawing hands involved and, in these situations, the draws will profit the most.

Third Commandment: Play draws
In a loose game, playing a draw is often a good strategy as, with a lot of players in the hand, the implicit odds generally make it profitable. However, it is important to note that the draws are of different strengths.

A flush draw is a strong draw. You need approximately 1:2 to call the draw on the flop, providing you get odds to pick a new card on turn and will not run into a higher flush or an even stronger hand.

A straight draw is not as strong as a flush draw. There are fewer outs and there is a possibility that you will run into a flush. You need approximately 1:3 to call the draw on the flop, providing you get odds to pick a new card on turn and you will not run into a higher straight or an even stronger hand.

A gut-shot straight draw can provide very weak outs. First of all, there are only four cards to help you. Secondly, even if you make your straight, there is still the chance that someone else will make a higher straight, flush or possibly a full house, which can be costly.

The situation gets worse when two cards of the same suit on the flop gives another player a potential flush draw. This reduces the number of outs to 3.

However, it is not correct to say that you should never play a gut-shot straight draw; it just demands higher odds. It is called a Gut-shot for a reason, as it is somewhat concealed and you’ll get action when you hit the straight. There are three main reasons to play the gut-shot straight draw: - the odds admit it. You need approximately 1:9 in odds to call one card. You need to be aware that you will not normally get odds to call on the turn, meaning that you only have one card to make the straight. - You have more outs. Two over cards potentially makes another 6 outs, although be aware of the possibility that someone else may make a straight when you hit a pair on turn. - The potential odds from bets in later betting rounds will compensate.

Ten Commandments of No Limit Poker
The first three Ten Commandments of No Limit Poker are: 1. Understand Preflop Play 2. Play large bets 3. Know how to play draws

First Commandment: Understand Preflop Play
Preflop play in no limit poker is different from preflop play in limit poker. In limit, you play to get money in the pot and to prepare for taking the betting lead on the flop and beyond. In no limit poker, preflop is more about concealing your hand. There is a small paradox in the game of poker which becomes apparent in preflop play. When you have a good chance of winning, you want to get as much money in the pot as possible; when you don't have a good chance of winning, you want to put as little money in the pot as possible. The problem is that, if you do this consistently, your opponents will soon realize this and fold to your bets.

If you are differentiating your bets excessively, you will give too much information away. When trying to conceal this, it is better to bet too much with lesser hands than too little with good hands.

While in no limit it is still the case that you should avoid playing too many hands, here the rules are somewhat different. As the implied odds are so good in no limit (compared to fixed), you can use this fact to play more hands. However, as you try to conceal your cards, it is important to ensure that you don’t bet medium cards into re-raises, as this will end up costing you more.

Second Commandment: Play large bets
Making large bets is a key factor in distinguishing between no limit and fixed limit poker. It is important to master both placing bets and deciding when to call them.

When calling a big bet, you can view the situation by considering three possible hands at play: 1. What your opponent may have. This hand must be worth betting or raising according to how they have acted in the hand. Actions in previous rounds, as well as information on player behaviour, should be considered. 2. What other hand your opponent can see at the table that is beaten by their hand, but is still strong enough for you to bet on. If the player cannot possibly believe you hold a hand less than the one you have, he/she would not have bet against it unless he/she has you beat. 3. What hand you actually have.

If you cannot locate all three of the hands outlined above, you could be in trouble if you call.

Here is an example: You make the flush on the river, but there is a pair on the board. You place a medium sized bet which is raised. What your opponent suspects you have is now pretty obvious, and there is a good chance that their hand actually beats it with a full house. As the three hands are not there, you should fold unless you suspect that they are bluffing.

If, on the other hand, you hold the full house, you can call (or re-raise) as it is possible that your opponent thinks that they can beat a flush.

It is important to master the skill of placing large bets, as you don't want to place yourself in a situation where you can only be called by a stronger hand.

Third Commandment: Know how to play draws
Draws must be played differently in no limit to fixed limit poker. - In no limit play, the implied odds are much greater. When you make your hand, you could potentially win your opponent's entire stack. However, as no limit is more complex than fixed limit, trapping your opponent is more improbable. This is because in no limit, your opponent is less likely to bet on the possibility that you didn't make a flush or straight, compared to fixed limit. Hence, you may not be paid off as much as you would hope. - You can never be sure that you will be provided a fifth card when drawing on the flop. In no limit poker, one method is to bet in a way that ensures it is unprofitable to continue calling. When calculating your odds on the flop, you must be prepared for a situation where the turn bet is big enough to scare you off.

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Cookbook:Lane Cake

| Southern cuisine | Cake

A Lane cake is a layered white cake traditional in the American South. The outside has a white frosting, and each layer has different ingredients. For example, one layer may have pecans and coconut, the next layer almonds. Due to the complicated preparations and multiple ingredients, Lane cakes are considered difficult to make.

Cake

 * ½ lb (225 g) butter, at room temperature
 * 2 cups (480 g) white granulated sugar
 * 3½ cups (525 g) all-purpose flour
 * 3½ tsp baking powder
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 cup (240 ml) milk
 * 8 egg whites

Filling

 * 8 egg yolks
 * 1 cup (240 g) white granulated sugar
 * ½ lb (225 g) butter, at room temperature
 * 1 cup (240 g) raisins, seeded and coarsely chopped
 * 1 cup (240 g) pecans, chopped
 * ½ cup (120 g) shredded dried coconut
 * ¼ cup bourbon or grape juice
 * 1 cup candied cherries

Cake

 * 1) Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
 * 2) Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
 * 3) Mix the milk and flour mixture into the butter, beginning with the flour and alternating between the two until fully incorporated. Do not overmix, or the cake will be tough.
 * 4) Whip the egg whites to medium-stiff peaks in a clean, grease-free bowl. Fold the beaten whites into the batter.
 * 5) Transfer the batter between greased and parchment-lined cake pans. Bake at 350°F until the tops are springy and a toothpick inserted int the middle comes out clean.
 * 6) Cool and unmold the cakes.

Filling

 * 1) Whip the yolks and sugar together in a saucepan. Stir in the butter.
 * 2) Cook the yolk mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Do not overcook, or it will curdle. Remove from the heat.
 * 3) Stir in the raisins, pecans, coconut, bourbon, and candied cherries.
 * 4) Let cool slightly, then spread the filling over the cake layers.

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Cookbook:Maitorieska (Finnish Barley Flatbread)

| Cuisine of Finland

Maitorieska (milk rieska, pronounced "RE-ehskuh") is a barley-based flatbread that is a local specialty and a very traditional food in the Ylivieska area of Finland.

Ingredients

 * 250 ml (1 cup) cold milk
 * ⅓ teaspoon salt
 * 250–330 ml (1–1½ cups) barley flour

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat oven to 300°C (570°F), or as high as it will go.
 * 2) Combine milk and salt, and add flour. Mix the ingredients well to make a dough.
 * 3) Knead into a flat, round bread (about 0.5 cm / ¼ inch thick).
 * 4) Bake on an oven tray for about 10 minutes or until the surface gets some darker spots. Alternatively, fry it in a pan on the stove or on open fire.
 * 5) Eat fresh with butter and cold milk.