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This is a series spotlighting the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like "the first appearance of Superman," but rather, "the first time someone said, 'Avengers Assemble!'" or "the first appearance of Batman's giant penny" or "the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth" or "the first time Spider-Man's face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter." Stuff like that. Here is an archive of all the first appearances features so far! Check 'em out!
Today, we look at the first appearance of Superman's Fortress of Soltitude, the first time Sue Storm used an invisible force field and the first mention of the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!
First Fortress of Solitude
The first we hear of any secret base for Superman is in 1942's Superman #17, where we see Superman's "Super-Citadel"…
The story was written by Jerry Siegel, with art by John Sikela. That issue also contains a story which is the first "Lois tries to prove Clark Kent is Superman" story ever (you can read about that one here).
Seven years later, in 1949's Superman #58, we get our first mention of Superman's polar "Fortress of Solitude"…
Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye did the art, although no one is exactly sure who wrote the script.
It would be nearly a decade before we actually SAW Superman's Fortress of Solitude, and that was in 1958's Action Comics #241, written by Jerry Coleman with art by Boring and Kaye…
"They'll never guess I am not Clark Kent, because I have a room just for him. No presents, because I clearly despise Clark Kent, but still!" The rest of the story in Action Comics #241 is quite good (if strange), so I'll likely spotlight it in a future I Love Ya But You're Strange.
It is worth noting that the Superman books just outright lifted the idea of an arctic Fortress of Solitude from Doc Savage.
First Mention of Cyttorak
Reader Adam F. thought it was worthwhile to point out that Cyttorak (the deity that gives Juggernaut his powers) actually was first mentioned in Strange Tales #124 in 1964…
nearly a year before X-Men #12 shows us how Cain Marko became the Juggernaut…
That's some mighty fine inter-connected continuity there, Stan Lee (who wrote both comics. The Doctor Strange story was drawn by Steve Ditko and George Roussos, while the X-Men story was Jack Kirby layouts then finished pencils by Alex Toth and inked by Vince Colletta).
First time the Invisible Girl used a force field
Reader Joe M. wanted to see the first time Sue used a force field. It happened in 1964's Fantastic Four #22, the same issue that saw the first appearance of "It's Clobbering Time"! Written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby and George Roussos
Feel free to send in ideas for other debuts that you're curious about! Send your ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com!
Frank Colletta?
This is out of curiousity, but how does Professor X immediately recognize the Temple of Cyttorak? I realize that he's well-educated, but still….
…and considering that the invisible wall is invisible, how can Reed say Ben managed to dent it…?
@thok…the mystery of Xavier's knowledge of the Temple of Cyttorak is a mighty Marvel retcon waiting to be told. The dramatic tale involves a young Xavier sending a group of grade schoolers to their doom at the hands of the temple guardians….proving yet again that Professor Xavier is in fact a jerk.
I believe X-Men #12 is also the first time we learn that Professor Xavier's first name is Charles.
That sequence from Action #241 is a hoot. Expository dialogue is one thing, but expository inner monologues? Wow.
The art on Superman 17 is amazing! We need more info on John Sikela.
Hm… Jason's comment about Xavier's first name made me wonder when was the first time we learned Cyclops' first name was "Scott", not "Slim" ….
– There's a retro/flashback Supreme story by Alan Moore and Rick Veitch that specifically redoes Action Comics #241; its last line of dialogue essentially calls out certain characters' behavior in the original story.
— Some retellings of the Juggernaut's origin, including the Eighth Day crossover of the late 1990s, have suggested that the Temple mystically "calls" to others mentally. Xavier picks it up that way in at least one version I've seen.
… so… many… questions…
Since the door to the Fortress is undoubtedly heavier than the key, how does the key provide any added security? Anyone who's able to move the door would also be able to lift the key.
If Reed's measurement tools are actually radioactive enough to affect his teammates' powers, shouldn't his teammates respond by saying "I thought we'd learned our lesson about playing with inadequately shielded radioactivity; no more tests for us!"
Where is the back of one's tummy?
Who are all of those non-Luthor villains mentioned in Superman's expository monologue in the first Fortress, and how long until Grant Morrison tells stories about them?
The whole "shrine to my triumphs" thing already seems creepier for Superman than for Batman, whose trophies always seem to be in part "constant reminders to myself of the horrors of the world" rather than "testimonials to myself that crime doesn't pay," but how much of a narcissist does Superman have to be to put up, in a room that only he goes into, that poster calling himself "amazing"?
@Thok – A few ways that Xavier could know about the Temple.
– He IS educated and may have read about it in Earth-616's version of the Power of Myth
– He is a telepath and could have picked it up from the locals (Silver Age Prof X was not quite as ethical as his current counterpart and his younger self even less so).
– Cyttorak has claimed that it was Xavier he was really wanting to recruit, not Cain Marko, so Xavier was likely already hearing the Temple's psychic/mystic call
After all these years, that Kirby/Toth/Coletta team is still one of the oddest art combos ever.
Perhaps, when Xavier first developed his powers, he thought they were mystical in nature and he studied magic and legends before turning to genetics. After all, many mystics claim the ability to read and influence minds.
I know that the Archer was a one-off villain from the 1940s, a big-game hunter named Quigley who ran a "pay me or I'll kill you" racket using ordinary arrows. He turned up again in a story in a 1970s issue of Superman Family to fight the Earth-2/Golden Age Superman again. Pretty much all the others are plain non-powered, noncostumed guys from the early 40s.
Good heavens, so there WAS some continuity in those Golden Age Superman tales. I never knew!
"Hm… Jason's comment about Xavier's first name made me wonder when was the first time we learned Cyclops' first name was "Scott", not "Slim" …."
Not to steal Brian's thunder, but that's in X-Men #3 (which reads like the issue where Stan Lee realized, "Oh, right, I probably need to give these people some characterization").
You should note that the Fortress of Solitude of course derives from Doc Savage. I find it rather startling that they should so bluntly use that phrase. Somebody having an utility belt? Fine, construction workers, phoneline workers, etc. have utility belts. I know of few people who have Fortresses of Solitude.
Anyway, a suggestion: you covered the phone booth change as an urban legend column, but has anyone ever covered the first use of the Iron Man briefcase? Or, for that matter, the first time someone changed in a car or limousine?
Couple of other suggestions:
Captain America's van (many people would name its first appearance as Captain American I#318. However, it actually may have debuted in the Reb Brown TV films)-I would mention his motorcycle, but the 1940's tales had far too many uses of a motorcycle
The Punisher's Battle Van: do this, but note that it clearly derives from Mack Bolan's battle van. Gerry Conway admitted that Mack Bolan served as the template for the Punisher (with a little bit of the Shadow) . (The Vigilante, Foolkiller, Scourge, and Vigilante also have battle vans).
Superman's little quips while exercising are adorable.
You should note that the Fortress of Solitude of course derives from Doc Savage.
Yeah, I meant to do just that. It slipped my mind. Thanks for the reminder! I added it in.
So, did Superman ever consider what would happen if some poor pilot ever relied on his "luminous arrow marker to guide planes over this lonely region", only to find it missing because Superman was in the Fortress at the time? Or even see it moving over the ice?
But more entertaining is the Batman room. Superman has built all those crimefighting tools for Batman, but keeps them locked in a room instead of giving them to Batman immediately. That's kind of like "I've discovered the cure for cancer! Now I'll seal it in this vault, only to be released upon my death!"
And thinking about it, doesn't Superman's will have a few flaws? First, if Superman dies, how will people know to go to the Fortress of Solitude to get what he left them? With all its secrecy, surely he didn't leave a map around. Second, if the Fortress is designed so that only Superman can enter it, because the rock is impenetrable and the key is too heavy to lift, then how are people like Lois supposed to get inside to get the stuff that he has left them? (Okay, the answers to both are probably "Superman robot".)
How did Batman get a giant penny and a life-size dinosaur model down into a cave with only narrow stairwell and narrow tunnel road entrances? Where did Superman find an island of solid land in the Arctic Ocean? When did he move the whole fortress thing to Anrarctica? Why does Supersede sculpt wax figures of everyone he knows? Talk about creepy! Why have a giant key shaped like a giant arrow that points straight at the giant door that's the entrance to your supposedly "secret" hidden fortress? Best not to even ask, I suppose.
One more, why do extradimensional godlike beings litter Earth with various and sundry power-granting objects that are left just lying around for any Nazi or criminal ne'er-do-well to find and use for nefarious purposes?
It certainly seems like Reed can see her "invisible" force fields, he notices it's there the second she first creates one, he knows she's making it thicker somehow, then he knows when Ben dents it. If I were going for No-Prize I'd say there were particles in the air, either smoke from Torch's prank or the fire extinguisher that stop at the edges of her force field. Of course that's total B.S.
In other news: Mars has a forest of Grinch Hands? Creepy.
always thought the cyttorak that gave Juggernaut his powers were also the same cyttorak of the bands doctor strange uses . and also interesting to find out sue was able to project a force field strong enough for ben to pound right away with out it cracking her first time .
In other news: Mars has a forest of Grinch Hands? Creepy.
Right? What the hell was up with THAT?
While Batman and Robin broke into the Fortress by using a cable on the VTOL-capable Batplane lift the key, it seems to me somebody once got by simply climbing through the keyhole. Which makes the whole thing ludicrous.
Was there ever a case involving the Joker and a giant penny, or is this because they forgot about the Penny Plunderer?
As pointed out many times, not only do Doc and Supes share having a Fortress of Solitude, but it's worth noting one is the Man of Bronze and the other the Man of Steel. And one is Clark Savage (Jr.), the other Clark Kent. They also both have sidekick female cousins, Pat Savage and Supergirl.
Reed, knowing he was working with Sue on her powers, was wearing special contact lenses that made her fields visible.
Of course it was the original continuity nerd, good old Rascally Roy Thomas, who felt the need to point out that this was the same Cyttorak when he brought the Juggernaut back in X-Men #32 & 33 (guest-starring Dr. Strange). Even in his early work, Roy was always riffing off existing continuity: the very next issue of X-Men had the FF's Mole Man fighting minor Hulk baddie Tyrannus because they both happened to have subterranean domains.
I assume there's some horrific story behind those green hands sticking out of the ground on Mars that J'onn is still haunted by to this day.
Mike, Superman had safeguards preventing anyone from entering through the keyhole.
In Action #300, when Superman's in the distant future (1,000,000 AD) and loses his powers due to the sun turning red, he climbs in the Fortress keyhole himself, with a thought balloon that says "As I thought! The booby traps I had installed inside this lock to guard against intruders don't work… over the centuries, they've become de-activated!" The defenses were probably mentioned before that, but that was the one I remembered.
"The whole "shrine to my triumphs" thing already seems creepier for Superman than for Batman, whose trophies always seem to be in part "constant reminders to myself of the horrors of the world" rather than "testimonials to myself that crime doesn't pay," but how much of a narcissist does Superman have to be to put up, in a room that only he goes into, that poster calling himself "amazing"?"
I really wish someone would take the Silver Age Superman and instead of ignoring or justifying stuff like that do a sincere take on it.
"Yes, yes I do have trophies to my magesty. I really am that great."
After all a double orphan who lost his planet and then had to helpless watch his adoptive parents die knowing all his powers could not save them might just have some self-esteem issues.
Wouldn't the giant penny be more likely to do with Two-Face? Coins and all.
David, it was definitely Joe Coyne, the Penny Plunderer, who used the giant penny against Batman and Robin in World's Finest#30. See:
But that article does mention a later story I've not read where Two-Face gets involved.
And thanks, Allen, for the info on the keyhole story.
Those long scenes of Superman having long conversations in his head, with himself, talking about his friends and what people will think of him when he's dead, in a hidden arctic fortress… all seem very lonely. "Thank goodness I've ensured that even after my death, no one will really know my true self."
I'm pretty sure Brian already covered the giant coin in a previous edition of this series.
Just thought of a suggestion for a future installment (not sure if it's been covered before though): when was the first time a character (either Peter or, in a flashback, Uncle Ben) spoke the "great power, great responsibility" line? In "Amazing Fantasy" #15, it's only used in the narration.
@Ethan Shuster
To be fair, he points out that the Clark Kent room isn't to hide his secret identity past his death, but rather a safety precaution in case someone *does* manage to get inside before he dies.
I'm pretty sure "This oughta be a popular sport in China" is racist, but I can't quite figure out why or how.
I just like how Reed assumes that it was due to HIS device that Sue was able to make the force field.
I'm pretty sure "This oughta be a popular sport in China" is racist, but I can't quite figure out why or how.
I'm just going to be charitable and assume it's a reference to impressive Chinese gymnasts at the Olympics or something like that. There's also a great tradition of Chinese acrobatics, but I dunno how well known that would have been in the US in the '40s.
I actually think the "popular sport in China" comment comes from the fact that he's upside down. This stems from the popular notion that China is directly on the other side of the globe. This is what countless cartoons have taught me, anyway.
"I'm pretty sure "This oughta be a popular sport in China" is racist, but I can't quite figure out why or how."
Yeah it's a reference to him doing it upside down, no racism there.
The Doctor Strange issue doesn't show the real point of the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, but that's probably because Stan/Steve may not have defined it in their own heads, yet. But, as Chad alludes to, the Bands are the most unbreakable magical objects in the universe(s), though I'm pretty sure there were once broken – there's an exception to every rule. By absorbing unbreakable magical energy, Cain becomes unbreakable himself. And, since Cain can move that force forward, he essentially becomes the ultimate combination of irresistable force and immovable object. Which is why the Juggernaut is one of the comics' all time great ideas.
"Roy was always riffing off existing continuity."
And, for my money, that makes for some of the best plot lines because they contain organic logic, i.e… verisimilitude.
"One more, why do extradimensional godlike beings litter Earth with various and sundry power-granting objects that are left just lying around for any Nazi or criminal ne'er-do-well to find and use for nefarious purposes?"
Because they can.
Maybe Xavier knew about the temple because it's a local legend. So he figured it was unlikely that it was the Temple of the Vishanti.
I don't remember if the Bands were ever broken, but the Hulk once pounded on them to the point Stephen had to drop the spell (in Hulk, right after Jarella's death).
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Ace only says "that's incorrect" even when the answer is.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Is incorrect most of the time
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My son received this as a gift and was very excited about it. Unfortunately, ACE is wrong most of the time. We have tried helping him and use the pen ourselves but most of the time he says answers are wrong when they are not. It is very confusing for our son, so I am going to keep the cards but am throwing out ACE. Very disappointed!
Loved it !!
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My 3 year old loved this but is very advanced and just went right through it. He just turned 4 and we're on to Hot Docs and have left the Jr. version behind but it was definitely fun for him to use... We have since passed it on to a friends 2 year old and he loves it !! Great product !!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
It is not always correct
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I bought this for my son who is 4 years old. While using this product, I saw it functioning incorrectly on a number of occasions. Ace was saying 'That's right' and glowing Green when it was placed on incorrect dots. But for some of these, Ace's response changed with a second attempt. I am not sure why it is behaving this way. But there definitely is some problem with the product. I bet this can confuse children and even teach them incorrect stuff.
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Great for my preschooler!
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My daughter loved using this and she's 3. Could not get enough of Ace and his barks! I know she is going to do great in preschool!
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My 3 1/2 year old son received this set as a gift. It is a BIG hit! He loves the talking dog and has had a great time trying out all the cards included with the set. In fact, it's been such a hit that his 2 sisters always want to play with it too. I guess we'll be buying some more pens soon!We haven't had any issues with our pen working and I feel that the cards that are included in this set offer a nice variety of topics to start with. I love that this is a gift that can grow with him too.
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I bought this for my son last year when he was 4 and we are still using it. He likes his dog pen and the feedback he gets when he answers correctly. We use this product at home and have taken it on vacation too. His older sister was able to help him with it during the car ride. She has her own Hot Dots 4th Grade and we will be buying 5th Grade this year. I think the Hot Dots are a great combination of flash cards and technology that kids love!
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Great, if the talking pen would work
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My daughter received this three months ago for Christmas. As an educator and a parent, I was happy to see a product that encourages readiness skills while playing. She has used it a few times and the pen only works intermittently. It signals a wrong answer when the answer is correct. She becomes frustrated and I am disappointed.


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Dubai will have its own chapter of the World Entrepreneurship Forum with the aim of promoting entrepreneurial idea exchange and networking in the region, the Department of Economic Development in Dubai announced yesterday.
Dubai will be the first city in the Middle East to host a local chapter of the forum in December and Dubai SME, the agency of the DED in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, will be responsible for co-ordinating with the local chapter through policy ideas with regional key stakeholders to advance entrepreneurship as a core strategy for socio-economic development.
Abdul Baset Al Janahi, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai SME, said: "Dubai has seen major strides in growing into a modern entrepreneurial hub recently in the spheres of policy and strategy. Integrating fast-evolving economic and financial knowledge into our rich entrepreneurial traditions is essential to the success of our efforts. The World Entrepreneurship Forum will be a perfect fit with Dubai SME's efforts in this direction."
Tugrul Atamer, Executive Chairman of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, added: "Our local chapters have the very important mission to source successful entrepreneurs, academics, experts and policy makers, and identify best practices to be showcased at an international level. Dubai happens to be an excellent place to gather all key stakeholders of the region".
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Anyone have intelligent insight on why this continues to sell off? Down over five dollars since ex dividend.
Sentiment: Hold
Running a comparison chart between ED and DUK shows the same pattern. I believe this to be due to the strong market for industrials. On the other hand, look at AEP. Could it be that the agreements with the fed to complete the PGN merger will affect future earnings negatively?
Agree with above comments. There has been sector rotation
from utilities into higher risk groups such as industrials since
QE3. DUK also seems to have been hurt by the shenanigans
in the boardroom at the time of the merger completion.
Hopefully this sell off will be temporary and long term income
investors should do OK (although I'm wary about any stock
Cramer likes as he seems to be a contrary indicator).
Sentiment: Buy
This looks like profit taking and sector rotation to me. Funds appear to be taking profits on year-long runups in stable high yield companies like utilities and tobacco and moving into home builders, industrial, and automotive manufacturers, among others. I'd expect the recent downward moves in stock price to slow/stop as effective yields move back above the 5% range.
I think once Qe3 runs its course and the dollar starts to strengthen again. The defensive plays drugs tobacco and utilities will be back in the spot light. Oil is down again today. Currencies are mixed and Europe is more of a disaster than US.
Cramer is recomending this stock with an A+ rating. Is there any doubt that it will continue to go downish?
i wish i had an intelligent reasoning for this fall, but i don't. yes, it is painful.


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August Wilson's Radio Golf to Play Seattle Rep, Jan. 19-Feb. 18
"Set in the Hill District of Pittsburgh of the 1990s, Radio Golf focuses on a pair of real estate entrepreneurs who must decide whether to raze history or build upon it, while a mysterious, seemingly ancient man prods them to define who they are and what they stand for...Harmond Wilks is a mayoral candidate and successful property developer, and with partner Roosevelt Hicks has a fail proof plan to jumpstart the revitalization of his decrepit childhood neighborhood. But when Old Joe enters their office, claiming to own the house on Wylie Street that is to be demolished, the men face choices that will challenge their own understandings of their heritage, their culture, and their future..," according to production notes for the show, which replaced the premiere of Neil Simon's Rewrites in the Seattle Rep's 2005-2006 line-up; the Simon play has been moved to next season.
The play was previously presented at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum by the Center Theatre Group. With the same cast, it had premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre in April of 2005. It will be directed at the Seattle Rep by Kenny Leon, who staged the hit revival of A Raisin in the Sun as well as Gem of the Ocean, the last Wilson play to see Broadway. With the exception of Gem of The Ocean and Radio Golf, every play in the series has been produced at Seattle Rep, where Wilson performed his solo show How I Learned What I Learned in 2003.
Wilson lost his battle with liver cancer on Sunday, October 2nd; he was 60 years old. The playwright, who won Pulitzer Prizes for The Piano Lesson and Fences, also included Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Jitney and King Hedley II in his ambitious and expansive twentieth century cycle.
The Seattle Rep will also present Noel Coward's Private Lives (from March 2nd through April 1st), Heather Raffo's Nine Parts of Desire (March 18th through April 15th) and Tuesdays with Morrie (April 8th through May 7th).
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Published: Monday, January 14, 2008 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 5:19 p.m.
An international site selection magazine recognized Terrebonne Parish as a job engine leading the state in employment growth.
Site Selection Magazine featured an editorial profile on the parish in its January-February issue. The profile, which cost $11,900 to publish, was paid for by the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority at half the cost due to a marketing grant the authority received from the state.
I think its going to give us a lot of bang for our buck, said Michelle Cardwell Edwards, the recruitment director for the agency.
The strategy behind paying for the profile is to make businesses aware of what the parish has to offer. The article highlighted the fact Houma is the hottest per-capita job market in the nation and mentioned the plant expansions of Edison Chouset and LaShip LLC, which together account for $100 million in capital investment.
The article also advertises facts about the Port of Terrebonne and the Houma Navigation Canal.
The site selection magazine boasts an international distribution of 30,000 and is considered to be the leading site selector magazine in the world.
Site selectors are hired by companies to find land and locations specific to a companys needs.
It takes time to get people to notice an area, Edwards said. Part of what we hope to do is allow people to learn about Terrebonne Parish.
The magazine runs six issues a year and typically features three to four editorial profiles like the two-page sized article featuring the parish.
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I have Hodgkins Lymphoma and my sister told me about this book. I have begun reading it and have found the information incredibly useful not only for my cancer but for all aspects of my well-being. If you are looking for a desk reference of foods to eat for any particular condition this is the best I have found by far!
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Married couples and attendees over the age of 30 will be housed in the Principia Guest House ($55 extra per night) or may make off-campus lodging arrangements.
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Abstract: Numerical analysts might be expected to pay close attention to a branch of complexity theory called information-based complexity theory (IBCT), which produces an abundance of impressive results about the quest for approximate solutions to mathematical problems. Why then do most numerical analysts turn a cold shoulder to IBCT? Close analysis of two representative papers reveals a mixture of nice new observations, error bounds repackaged in new language, misdirected examples, and misleading theorems.
Some elements in the framework of IBCT, erected to support a rigorous yet flexible theory, make it difficult to judge whether a model is off-target or reasonably realistic. For instance, a sharp distinction is made between information and algorithms restricted to this information. Yet the information itself usually comes from an algorithm, so the distinction clouds the issues and can lead to true but misleading inferences. Another troublesome aspect of IBCT is a free parameter F, the class of admissible problem instances. By overlooking F's membership fee, the theory sometimes distorts the economics of problem solving in a way reminiscent of agricultural subsidies.
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Have any of you mama's recently heard of any new unique baby girl names out there? I hear paisley, Arianna, Elliana...stuff that has been mentioned on here a few times, but anything really new lately (in the past month or so)... any will do! I just want some ideas:) thankx!!!!
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Cordelia and Elodia
Really, both are very old names, but unusual!
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Correct. And for reasons not fully understood, using SSL and those alternate port numbers seems to get around a host of email problems, usually relating to firewalls and anti-virus packages. It usually turns out to be easier to fix it that way than to go plunging into the innards of a bunch of third-party security packages!
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The participants of the "Hero in Me" workshop displayed the artwork of their heroes on June 4. Front and center, in the gray shirt, is the "Hero in Me" program director Justin Tutt. Photo / Julia Huprich
"The Hero in Me" program director and nonprofit founder Justin Tutt kept the kids on point.
Justin helps one participant create goals for the summer.
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Each child had a "big hero" to talk to about their goals for the summer.
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First of great plugin, this and the admin menu variant are both staples of many of my WordPress sites.
For my current project i am using the popular "Role Scoper" plugin to restrict user access to pages. i am only giving edit permission to specific pages, and they cannot publish new posts.
This works well with your plugins with regards to editing. The correct links are shown/hidden/greyed-out.
The issue is that the plugins assume publishing permissions and provided the add buttons if they have edit permissions. similarly the Ajax function doesn't check permissions.
Would it be possible to make the permissions a little more granular, with separate permission flags each with a filter hook for 'edit', 'add-inside' and 'add-after'. the add flags can default to true if they can edit as in a standard setup this is a safe assumption. So no current functionality would be effected.
but the filters would let me run my own permission checks and conditionally show/hide the 'add' features.
the same filters could be used in the ajax functions to confirm permissions.
I could hack this in but would prefer to be able to update your plugins in future, and feel this would be a great enhancement particularly for custom post types where permissions are more likely to be different.
Would be happy to submit a patch.


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- 22 Resorts
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Colorado ski areas are enjoying healthy snowpacks thanks to copious snowfall throughout December. Full Article
23rd December 2015
Three different winter storms are in the pipeline for the West this week where we'll be measuring snowfall in feet. Full Article
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These two Colorado gems compete for longest season, highest elevation and most laid back vibe. They're tied in terms of being on our faves list. Full Article
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Colorado powder goods. Full Article
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The best new snow this weekend falls in the Northwest, including Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Full Article
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November brought more than turkey and creepy mustaches—check out our top photos highlighting the month's phenomenal snowfall and riding conditions. Full Article
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For the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, 78 ski resorts will be open in the West. Full Article
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After an active storm cycle out West, the pattern this weekend turns much drier but picks up in the Northeast. Full Article
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Statewide, the Colorado snowpack is 116 percent of average as of November 18, 2015. Full Article
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Another winter storm blasted Colorado, leaving blower powder and major discounts in its wake. Full Article
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Blizzcon 2011 dated for mid-October
Activision's just announced details of this year's Blizzcon, taking place from October 21-22.
The event will once again take place at the Anaheim convention center.
"We look forward to holding another exciting BlizzCon this year, filled with some great entertainment and competition, as well as the latest news about Blizzard games," said Blizzard boss, Mike Morhaime.
"BlizzCon is built from the ground up with our community in mind — we're pleased to be able to host an event where players can come together to have fun and celebrate their passion for gaming."
Blizzard dropped bombs all over Anaheim's ass last year, confirming the demon hunter class and PvP for Diablo III as well as showing more of WoW Cataclysm before launch.
More post-launch stuff on StarCraft II, as well as its next expansion Heart of the Swarm, was also talked about, plus a brief mention of the company's next-gen MMO.
Further details on this year's event, including ticket pricing and availability, will be announced when the event draws closer.
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I want to do actions when connected to a specific network. One of those things is rsync to a client/server on the network.
How can i do it? I'm guessing ACPI but i don't know anything for a SPECIFIC network, just network type. So basically it should be possible to run a script on a certain event/trigger or just run a script on connect to network/wifi and then do a check for the SSID.
I'm running arch linux x64.
In short: how can I rsync when connected to home wifi under linux?


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Richland Avenue Covered Bridge LbNA # 37263
|Captain Kirk
|Placed Date
|Dec 29 2007
|Southside Park, Athens, OH
|Found By
|Captain Kirk
|Last Found
|Apr 14 2016
|Hike Distance
|Last Edited
|Apr 14 2016
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: Flat
Distance: less than a tenth a mile walk
Hand-Carved stamp: Bring your own stamp pad, logbook & a rag to wipe off the LB
Take Route 33 Southeast to the Route 682 "Athens" exit. You'll know this is the correct one as the additional signage says "To 56". The northern exit to The Plains is NOT correct.
Take the exit ramp down to Richland Avenue. At the traffic circle, rotate to the right 3/4s around the island, but exit south onto Richland Avenue, away from Ohio University campus. On your right is Richland Avenue Park. One block ahead at the next intersection, turn right onto Dairy Lane. On your right is Richland Avenue Park. It can be quite busy during warm weather.
Your goal is the covered footbridge that connects Dairy Lane to the kids playground. At one time, you could park along Dairy Lane and walk into the park, but that street-side parking is now banned. Drive past the footbridge. You'll note that there are two swinging gates that block access from this side.(This has been added to keep young children from exiting the park over the bridge and into traffic!)
Instead, turn right into the next parking lot and park. Then walk back along the creek to the covered bridge over the creek. Note the park is fenced in, allowing no access to the creek or underside of the bridge.
Exit the park by crossing the bridge by foot. You may have to unfasten the wooden gates at the far end of the bridge to reach to the post that blocks motor vehicles from entering from the street side. Turn around at this point and look up at the peak of the roof. A small plaque describes this as "another Lions Project". Facing this plaque, look down and to the left lower corner, just outside the bridge floor planks. The LB should be a camo-wrapped jar nestled between the pavement and the wooden timbers of the bridge.
Remove the LB and move across the footbridge to the benches or picnic tables to do your stamping.
This is the third stamp placed at this location. PLEASE be careful in replacing to hide from sight, but also secure so the jar won't roll down into the creek. We lost the first logbook due to carelessness. A new one has been placed 4/9/11. Please be respectful and return the stamp, and logbook into the baggie and reseal the LB, protecting it from water and detection. Be discrete when replacing the LB.
Please drop us a line if you should find the box, and especially if you do not. Enjoy!


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, Volume 27, Issue 5, pp 367-375
First online:
Overcoming Gaps in the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Patients
- Jacob GelbergAffiliated withDepartment of Internal Medicine, Queens University
- , R. Andrew McIvorAffiliated withFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University T2127 Email author
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disorder with a high prevalence among elderly men and women and an increasing mortality rate. Its diagnosis relies on spirometry, with a diagnostic cut-off value of a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity ratio of <0.7. This cut-off level has received some criticism because a ratio decline is part of normal advanced aging. Thus, clinicians must be vigilant in applying appropriate diagnostic criteria when managing elderly patients and may choose to use one or more of the alternative diagnostic values that have been created.
It is important to remember that COPD is a systemic disorder with several extrapulmonary manifestations. Elderly patients with COPD are at an increased risk of cardiovascular events, osteoporosis, fractures, peripheral muscle wasting, depression and anxiety. Management of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach and should begin with stratification of disease severity and prognostic information for each patient.
Traditionally, FEV1 has been used as a marker of COPD severity. However, indices such as the Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) Dyspnoea Scale; the updated body mass, airflow, obstruction, dyspnoea and exercise (BODE) index; and the new age, dyspnoea, obstruction (ADO) index have been found to be better predictors of mortality in elderly patients.
In addition to smoking cessation, supplemental oxygen and vaccines, management strategies such as patient education programmes — which have been shown to reduce hospital admissions — should not be overlooked. Pulmonary rehabilitation remains an underutilized treatment modality despite its demonstrated association with improvements in quality of life, reduced dyspnoea and increased exercise capacity. Studies have shown no correlation between age and outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation, suggesting that age should not be an exclusion criterion. Although bronchodilators and corticosteroids remain the cornerstone of pharmaceutical management of COPD, their efficacy relies on correct medication administration. Inhaler technique should be frequently assessed in the elderly population and the choice of inhaler device needs to be tailored to the patients' needs, situation and preferences. Assessment and management of extrapulmonary co-morbidities of COPD should also be undertaken. Careful attention to the mental health of elderly patients with COPD is also vital, as they have high rates of depression and anxiety. Furthermore, elderly patients with severe COPD receive inadequate palliative care despite the elevated mortality risk associated with this illness. Early discussion about end-of-life care and advanced care planning is recommended.
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- Title
- Overcoming Gaps in the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Patients
- Journal
Drugs & Aging
Volume 27, Issue 5 , pp 367-375
- Cover Date
- 2010-05
- 10.2165/11535220-000000000-00000
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- 1179-1969
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- Springer International Publishing
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- Jacob Gelberg (1)
- Dr R. Andrew McIvor (2)
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- 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- 2. Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University T2127, 50 Charlton Ave. East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada


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The Get Recent Comments plugin uses the same ID declaration (div id="get_recent_comments_wrap") for the wrapper DIV for both comments and trackbacks. Thus, when both the "Recent Comments" widget and the "Recent Trackbacks" widget are used on the same page, the XHTML no longer validates.
1) Change the ID declaration for the Trackbacks widget from "get_recent_comments_wrap" to "get_recent_trackbacks_wrap" (this is the change I have made in the plugin file in order to validate)
2) Change the ID declaration to a CLASS declaration, so that "get_recent_comments_wrap" can be used multiple times without invalidating the markup.
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Alan Hall Brown, 61, of Amarillo died May 12, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Caprock Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Foster officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Alan was born July 21, 1948, in Arkansas City, Kan., to Donald J. and Hilda Hall Brown. He grew up in Amarillo and graduated from Amarillo High School in 1966.
Alan attended Texas Tech University and South Plains College. He then went on to work in the signal department of BNSF Railway for more than 35 years. Over the years, the railway took him to several cities including Amarillo, Woodward, Okla., and Torrington, Wyo., but it brought him back to Amarillo, where he retired in 2008.
Alan's favorite hobby was scuba diving, and he traveled many times to the Caribbean, where he could enjoy the sea. Alan was a member of Caprock Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Hilda Brown.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Phillis; two sons, Charles Brown and wife Stefanie of Oklahoma City and Jacob Brown of Amarillo; a brother, Bill Brown of Denver; a sister, Donna Dauner and husband Dan of Fort Collins, Colo.; and five nephews, Bengt Brown, Ian Brown, Alex Brown, Joseph Dauner and Brian Dauner.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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A very easy and delicious way to serve this prolific vegetable, we do love garlic and butter on just about anything! I made this as a small side dish since I didnt have much zucchini, it happily adapts itself to the quantities available. This would also be really nice tossed with pasta. Thank you omeomy, really enjoyed this! Made for Alphabet tag game.
This was a great way to use up zuchinni that I had bought too much of. I added some chili powder and some sliced onion. Delicious!
What a great side dish!!! I fixed half a recipe for DH and myself and what a mistake. I went to get some more and DH helped himself first taking it all! We loved the little crunch to the zuchinni and the parmesan cheese really makes the dish. Definately will make this again. Thank you. Made for Zaar Alphabet Soup game 2009-2010.
Wonderful side dish! We love garlic but I did cut the amount down a bit so it wouldn't over power the zucchini. Easy to make, I did leave out the parmesan cheese and I added alittle chopped onion for more flavor. Thanks for sharing the recipe!


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The New York Times has joined those arguing against pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts with a scathing editorial published Monday.
The administrator of a New York nursing home has been hit with a lawsuit claiming he sexually harassed several members of the facility's staff, including two former directors of nursing.
A non-pharmacological, person-centered treatment plan helped eliminate regular antipsychotic medication use in 75% of study participants, while still effectively treating behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, a new study by Australian researchers has found.


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Summary: SYDI-Server 1.3.4 Released. SYDI-Server is a tool to help people create documentation for their Windows servers and clients. Information is gathered with WMI and with registry reads. It uses vbscript and produces output in MS-Word format or XML.
Well I didn't want to release a new version that was just bugfixes, so I added the feature request which took the least amount of time :)
When SYDI-Server creates tables in MS Word they don't have any borders, some people like this some don't. Now there is an option to choose which table to use, so;
cscript.exe sydi-server.vbs -b"Table Grid" will create tables with plain borders.
cscript.exe sydi-server.vbs -b"Table Contemporary" will create tables which look a bit more fancy.
You can look at some availible tables inside Word if you to to Table/Table Autoformat.
Changes from last version:
- Added -b option to specify which MS Word tables to use (rfe:1038488)
- Fixed two bugs concerning XML generation (1110405, 1113099)
You can find the latest release here:
Home Page:
Project Page
As usual feedback is always welcome.
Have fun!
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22 of Philip Seymour Hoffman's Most Memorable Movie Roles (Photos)
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You can gauge the quality of his work by his Oscar nominations (four), collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson (five) or indelible performances in otherwise forgettable movies (too many). There's just one thing you can't question: Philip Seymour Hoffman's immense talent.
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Black Ops 2: Nuketown 2025 gets first image
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will feature the pre-order bonus map Nuketown 2025. Treyarch has just revealed the fist image of the map. check it out below.
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Eveready Gains for Fourth Day on Plans to Expand Product Range
Eveready East Africa Ltd., a Kenyan dry-cell battery manufacturer, gained for a fourth day on new product plans, the longest winning streak since March.
The stock rose as much as 5 percent to 3.1 shillings and traded 1.7 percent higher at 3 shillings as of 12:01 p.m. in the capital, Nairobi.
Eveready is counting on an expanded product range that includes energizer batteries, Schick razors and shaving foam to help reverse declining sales, Business Daily reported today, citing Managing Director Steve Smith.
The company said last week profit in the 12 months through September may decline because of increased global metal prices and rising financing costs following the depreciation of the Kenyan shilling.
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I see that the Kenai Watershed Forum is out again advertising the successful replacement of another culvert. It makes me wonder about this intense focus placed on culvert replacement as being some kind of magic pill to save our salmon. I can only see culverts having a minimal impact on us having more salmon in the future. There are many things that could stop salmon departures or arrivals, why focus so much on culverts? As far as salmon stoppers go I see culverts being a minor player when compared to the stopping power of our commercial gill net industry.
If Representative David Talerico has his way HB 137 will require all resident Alaskans to pay $5 more for their sport fishing licenses this coming summer.
HB 137 then continues on to require all sockeye salmon sport fishing persons to also purchase a newly created sockeye salmon stamp that will cost around $15.
Everyone seems to be upset about our Alaska Board of Fisheries lately but few understand how the board was created to function and how it is currently functioning. The board was created by intelligent and good Alaskans who simply believed that other intelligent and good Alaskans could be appointed to the Alaska Board of Fish by our elected representatives.
Is anyone wondering what the State of Alaska is spending that $30 million dollars on that our legislature allocated to discover why our king salmon are disappearing? Most people haven't heard a peep as to where all that cash is going. If you don't know where the money went how can you hold anyone accountable for it being spent wisely? Normally I would not have a problem going along with whatever solution the ADF&G comes up with regarding the kings but there is a serious lack of accountability within many ADF&G projects.
Most reasonable people can see that our Kenai River kings are in trouble but can they also see that we have many rivers around the state that have the same trouble? It is defective reasoning to conclude that Kenai River access is the sole cause of our statewide king salmon problems. This kind of defective reasoning usually results from individuals who are making money catching and selling things other than king salmon, mainly Pollock and sockeye.
Dear Alaska Board of Fisheries,
It appears that we have very little information regarding where our Kenai River king salmon migrate to when leaving the river. This lack of information makes it is very difficult to understand what is killing them in the ocean. I requested that our ADF&G establish a juvenile king tagging program to study these migration routes but was informed that this kind of fish tagging technology does not exists.
Hatching up millions of sockeye salmon and dumping them into the ocean may seem like a good idea but has anyone really sat down and figured out what all those extra mouths are suppose to eat? Our ADF&G projected 6 -7 million sockeye returning to Cook Inlet this year with a commercial gill net harvest of 4.9 million. Has anyone even asked how many sockeye nature would normally have run in Upper Cook Inlet this year without the help of the ADF&G? A whole lot of these sockeye are returning because our ADF&G hatched those sockeye eggs out and dumped them into the ocean.
Our ADF&G is going to be needing lots of emergency orders for the future as they have commercially wiped-out our marine prey for juvenal king salmon. Ocean juvenal king prey has been reduced by 98 percent by commercial crab fisheries, therefore it is very likely that our kings are starving to death. Our ADF&G should know this but they do not.
Some have asked why our ADF&G wishes to enforce a catch and release fishery on the Kenai River early run of king salmon. Some say it is because the fishery resource is troubled. The ADF&G claims that the 5 AAC 57.160 Kenai River Early-run King Plan, allows them to enforce this catch and release fishery. If you read 5 AAC 57.160, it doesn't take long for a person to discover that it does not grant the ADF&G this kind of authority unless they can (pre-season) project a low or high escapement.
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Thought I would like this one more, but it is just ok for me. I wish I could articulate what it is that is not making it wow for me. I only have a small sample, so I am sure I will finish it, but I don't think I would get this one again. Unless a later steeping changes my opinion of this tea.
Got this yesterday, with a few other samples. It was raining and grey out this morning, so I thought it was a good tea to have. It smells warm and maple-y. I opted to make it a latte with maple syrup, but I used too much maple syrup, so it tasted off. Next time I will just use brown cane sugar and milk and see how it is. I think I went overboard on the maple this time.
This is a rooibos tea I got as a sample. I am not a fan of rooibos, but I was told that Janet's rooibos blands were much better than David's blends, and I only like a few of David's rooibos (and I have to be in the mood to have). This one is supposed to be amaretto, strawberry, and raspberry, and I knew this was the one I wanted to try first.
It smells a bit of the amaretto in the bag, with a little strawberry. Taste-wise, it is still a rooibos taste for me, but I think I could get used to this one more regularly. It was not the worst rooibos I have had. It was a pretty good one, actually. For a rooibos.
Thanks to Shayne (I forget his new name…Java's Dad maybe?) for letting me try it.
Such a good tea! Definitely get the plummy juiciness, and a little of that brandy note in the background. I'm not tasting the cheesecake, per se, but I am feeling it, with a thickness on my tongue. It's really a nice combination of taste and feeling.
I do have to say that the brandy component was most present when this was hot, and it diminished a bit as it cooled, making way for the creaminess. Also, I don't really get much of the flavors with my second steep, but I still get a nice tea because the base alone is quite tasty.
It's still a winner. Much better than the previous plum tea, to me.
Had this one yesterday! It was really good! I admit I was a little worried that the espresso and chocolate would overpower the strawberry, but they didn't! Yay! Not that I had much doubt…it's Stacy we're talking about :P
This is definitely one of those teas I would go to regularly, especially in the colder months.
Yup, still tasty. I think I got more coconut this brew than the last time. I also may have overleafed a little, so while it was not as amazing as it was when i first had it, it is still really good. I' gonna back off on the leaf a little next time. I think last time I brewed as I do most teas, as I had no steeping instructions to go by, and I think I liked it better that way.
Gave a little of this to my co-worker today since she is new to Doctor Who, but just met River Song, and she has been having a few bad days lately…so I surprised her with some of this.
Did a bit of extra walking today after work, to beat someone on my striiv team, and get a healthy advance with a challenge. I didn't quite make the challenge, but I was close, and when I came in, I was tired and hot, so I made this and drank some water while this steeped.
The coconut is definitely the first thing I smell and taste. The banana and pineapple are more mouthfeel than taste, I think…I have a sort of thickness on my tongue which makes me think of the banana, and a juicy after note like pineapple. I can't really pick up much floral…if it is there, it is subtle, and well blended, which is good for me, given my floral sensitivities…
I did have this hot, but I'd love to see what a cold brew of this would be like.
I don't know what to make of this tea. It smells amazing, like the lemon candies I got with my mom on vacation when I was younger. Brewed, there is something that I'm having a hard time with, and I'm not sure what. I had one brew last night, but I had to leave my travel mug in the car during the film (Doctor Who: Deep Breath, if anyone is interested) and it cooled off. I had thought I liked it better hot, so I made it again tonight, with a little extra leaf since I was using a 12oz mug.
I really want to like this, but something is amiss, and I don't know what. I have enough for a few steeps left, though I need to make sure that I save enough for CrowKettle to try.
This one smells really good in the bag! I just want to keep sniffing! I can pick up the butterscotch, but the mocha and hazelnut do sort of meld together. Steeped, I definitely get more butterscotch than anything. My brew seemed a little thinner than I had hoped I'd get, though I might have under leafed it. I was hoping to get a bit more body for the white, and have the heavier butterscotch, hazelnut and mocha flavours add to the depth and richness in that way that you would want on a crisp autumn day, or a colder winter one. Something thicker that wraps around you like a hug…only less caffeine than a black would.
I do feel like if I used more leaf, I'd get that, and I'm toying with adding milk to enhance the richness. I do still find that for a white tea, it is rich and has more body than you'd expect (just not quite enough for me, unless upping the leaf helps), and I would recommend this to others.
I may readjust my rating once I have made another cup and used more leaf.