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Friends Provident Pension Schemes
Date: 01/02/08
Advantages: Very helpful staff and flexible plans
Disadvantages: Can be tardy in sending out annual statements
For many people, pension provision starts and ends with the State. For the next category of people they'll realise that they have to do something but will only get as far as looking at packaged pension products. The last group of people will shun the packaged products opting instead to save in their own way for retirement whether that be by way of paper investment, plain old savings or even bricks and mortar. People who fall into the last category tend to be either very financially savvy or rather naive - the former will probably benefit, the latter might struggle. Packaged pensions provide the ideal half-way house but how do you chose?
I started my quest by looking at historical performance of the funds that the pension companies invest in and it quickly became apparent that Friends Provident often came out at or around the top for managed funds. Of course, that was many years ago and historical trends cannot tell you what will happen in the future but I'm pleased to say that my funds are still performing well.
So, what do I think of them as a company?
I first set up my pension with the aid of a financial advisor and so he handled much of the paperwork that needed to pass between me and Friends Prov. However, since that initial set up I've had cause and occasion to contact Friends Prov on a number of occasions and each time I've found them very helpful. I've changed my name, I've both increased and decreased the amounts I pay into the pension, I've contracted in and out of SERPS and I've changed funds. Each change request has been dealt with quickly and efficiently via their telephone service in all cases and then any necessary paperwork has been sent and returned via the mail.
One of the key considerations when looking at a pension is the range of funds into which your money can be invested. Everyone and every situation is different and so what's good for me might not be good for you but I've found Friends Prov to have a good range of funds at different levels of risk. Moving between these funds is straightforward as one refines one's ideas as to where best to place money for an excellent return.
Friends Prov currently offer both a Personal Pension and a Stakeholder Pension. Stakeholder pensions are relatively new to the market and the main difference is that they are limited in terms of charges that can be made against the investments that you make. This makes them suited to the majority of people, even those with very little to invest but they won't provide the riskier funds which are likely to give a bigger return.
Pensions can now be purchased online and, in theory you don't need any advice before you do buy. However, I would recommend that you do seek some kind of advice if you don't know what you are doing. Friends Prov do have financial advisors but, as they are tied agents and can only advise on Friends products I have not used them. Their services have been offered though.
Payments into the plans are very flexible and the plans will accept lump sums or monthly deposits of a combination of the two. You can stop and start repayments as you wish.
Statements of account are sent out at any time on request or yearly. Fund values can also be looked at online if you've registered for that service. I've often found that my pension statement is one of the last bits of paper to arrive with me at the end of the tax year but which are necessary to fill in my tax return. This could, in my opinion, be improved - my other pension providers don't seem to have this issue.
I've not yet come to retire so can't comment on how efficient they are at the end of the day or indeed whether their full automatic lifestyling options work (these mean that as you approach retirement you can opt for your fund to move out of shares and into cash which is a lot less risky).
In my time with Friends Prov they have demutualised (so I now have some free shares in them) and they're currently being touted as a take-over option. However, I have confidence in the fund managers and will just have to review the situation if they are taken over.
Pensions are hugely personal things and in a review of a provider I can't say whether they are right for you or not (and in fact the FSA would have something to say if I purported to do so!) but I can say that my experience of the provider has, thus far, been very positive.
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Market Failure in Health Care?
The Michigan House of Representatives is likely to decide soon if they want to implement Obamacare by setting up a state health care exchange. While there are many practical questions (is expanding Medicaid really the solution, future state tax burden, etc.), the rhetoric is focused on the question:
Who will provide better health care, the free market or the government?
Critics on both sides, claim the other will, or already has, failed. The interesting similarity between these two approaches is they are both likely to produce failures. Coca-Cola famously released "New Coke", and it was considered a failure to consumers despite their CEOs initial insistence it was a success. The US Congress funded a Bridge to Nowhere. The important question to ask is:
Which system is more likely to find solutions to failed outcomes?
Coca-Cola listened to their customers, quit producing New Coke, and went back to their old formula. The US Congress continues to provide funding for the Bridge to Nowhere. As we can not live in nirvana, it would be wise to adopt a system which is going to more quickly address its failures, and move us towards better outcomes.
Free markets have proven time and time again to be the better system (Note: Not a perfect system.). Profits and losses send signals to business. Walmart did not need months of political debate, countless pages of regulations, and court cases to lower health care costs for Americans. It introduced $4 prescriptions and has saved Americans billions of dollars.
Contact your House Representative today and tell them you oppose the Michigan Health Care Exchange.
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NEWARK, NJ - MAY 21: Head coach John Tortorella of the New York Rangers speaks to the media after they lost 4 to 1 to the New Jersey Devils in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Prudential Center on May 21, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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Valencia MotoGP: Nicky Hayden quickest in wet first practice |
By Sam Tremayne | Friday, November 9th 2012, 10:08 GMT |
Nicky Hayden set the pace in a wet opening practice session for MotoGP's 2012 finale at Valencia.
A late rally allowed him to work his way down to a 1m44.485s, over one second clear of the field, although the soaked surface was far from conducive to chasing outright times.
Dani Pedrosa had been fastest with two minutes to run, but was in the pits and therefore unable to respond as Hayden made his charge.
The Honda rider, twice a winner at the Spanish track, had to settle for second, 1.005s down.
Newly crowned double-champion Jorge Lorenzo was four tenths down the road in third, ahead of Tech 3's Andrea Dovizioso.
Valencia will mark the Italian's final race with the satellite Yamaha squad before he moves across to Ducati.
Stablemate Cal Crutchlow had held the intra-team advantage when he moved into third with nine minutes to run, but with a flurry of late improvements found himself pushed down to eighth at the flag.
Separating him and Dovizioso were Gresini's Alvaro Bautista, CRT points leader Aleix Espargaro and the second Ducati of Valentino Rossi.
Rossi, like Dovizioso facing his last race for his current team, was just over two seconds down on Hayden.
The second CRT Aspar of Randy de Puniet beat Phillip Island race winner Casey Stoner to ninth.
Despite the conditions there were only two fallers - James Ellison and Katsuyuki Nakasuga, who is replacing the injured Ben Spies this weekend. Both were unhurt.
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap 1. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m44.485s 2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m45.490s + 1.005s 3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m45.945s + 1.460s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m46.021s + 1.536s 5. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m46.413s + 1.928s 6. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m46.574s + 2.089s 7. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m46.678s + 2.193s 8. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m46.839s + 2.354s 9. Randy De Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m47.039s + 2.554s 10. Casey Stoner Honda 1m47.527s + 3.042s 11. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m47.825s + 3.340s 12. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m47.862s + 3.377s 13. Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha 1m48.110s + 3.625s 14. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m48.244s + 3.759s 15. Ivan Silva Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m48.918s + 4.433s 16. Danilo Petrucci Ioda Suter-BMW 1m49.143s + 4.658s 17. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m49.444s + 4.959s 18. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW 1m49.748s + 5.263s 19. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 1m50.735s + 6.250s 20. Roberto Rolfo Speed Master Aprilia 1m51.826s + 7.341s 21. Claudio Corti Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki 1m51.996s + 7.511s 22. Hiroshi Aoyama Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m54.245s + 9.760s


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Molecules 2002, 7(1), 75-80; doi:10.3390/70100075
New Phenylpropanoid Glucosides from Eucalyptus maculata
Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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Abstract: Three compounds were isolated from the butanol soluble fraction of the resinous exudate from the stem of Eucalyptus maculata. In addition to p-coumaric acid two new compounds were identified. They were identified as 1-O-cinnamoyl 6-O-pcoumaroylglucose and 7-methyl-aromadendrin-4′-O-(6′′-trans-p-coumaroyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside by spectroscopic and chemical means.
Keywords: Eucalyptus maculata; Myrtaceae; diacylglucose; acyl flavanonol glucoside; coumaric acid; NMR; MS
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How To Lengthen Clothes With Color-Blocking #1 by Kristina
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- CismynameOctober 11, 2012 at 12:26 AM
3" poly taffeta ribbon (from the craft store) makes a very quick longer skirt- did black on a black floral skirt and it looks almost professional....
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Love the idea!!! :) Gonna try it!
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So cute! I saw this dress at Target, but thought it might be too short. Love this idea and I think it looks even better with the green!
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Oh wow, what a great idea! I'll definitely have to try this out. :D
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this is really cool, I'm planning on doing the same thing with one of my dresses
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Nebulized Procaterol Versus Nebule Salbutamol for the Treatment of Moderate Acute Asthma
This study has been completed.
PT Otsuka Indonesia
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First received: October 5, 2009
Last updated: October 6, 2009
Last verified: October 2009
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The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of nebule procaterol with nebule salbutamol in the treatment of moderate acute asthma.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Moderate Acute Asthma |
Drug: Procaterol, Salbultamol |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | The Efficacy of Nebulized Procaterol Versus Nebulized Salbutamol for the Treatment of Moderate Acute Asthma: a Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel Group Study |
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Drug Information available for:
Levalbuterol hydrochloride
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Difference 5% from baseline in peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) [ Time Frame: 3 times every 20 minutes (at 0, 20 and 40 minutes) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Difference 5% from baseline in asthma score [ Time Frame: 3 times every 20 minutes (at 0, 20 and 40 minutes) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 140 |
Study Start Date: | June 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | April 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Procaterol
Procaterol inhalation solution 50 micro g per 0.5 mL diluted in 2mL of NaCl 0.9%, so that the volume of the inhalation solution will be similar to that of the comparator drug. The nebule solution will be administered 3 times, i.e. at times 0, 20 and 40 minutes.
Drug: Procaterol, Salbultamol |
Active Comparator: Salbultamol
Salbultamol inhalation solution for nebulization containing 2.5 mg in 2.5 mL aqueous solution. The nebule solution will be administered 3 times, i.e. at times 0, 20 and 40 minutes.
Drug: Procaterol, Salbultamol |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 60 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with moderate acute asthma according to Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 1998 (Appendix 1). Patients with moderate acute asthma according to Modified Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 1998 (Patients with asthma score 5 - 11; PEFR ≤ 80% predicted)
- Patients of both gender aged 15 to 60 years
- Patients still have the ability to undergo examinations and give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant and lactating women
- Smokers
- Patients with heart disease, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, COPD or other chronic diseases
- Patients with signs of severe infections
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00990847
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University of Indonesia/ Persahabatan Hospital | |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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PT Otsuka Indonesia
Principal Investigator: | Hadiarto Mangunnegoro, MD | Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia/ Persahabatan Hospital |
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Responsible Party: | Albertus Widjaja/Medical Director, PT Otsuka Indonesia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00990847 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 002-IOA-0601 |
Study First Received: | October 5, 2009 |
Last Updated: | October 6, 2009 |
Health Authority: | Indonesia: National Agency of Drug and Food Control |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Asthma Bronchial Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Lung Diseases Respiratory Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases Albuterol Procaterol Tocolytic Agents Reproductive Control Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Pharmacologic Actions Therapeutic Uses Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic beta-Agonists Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Bronchodilator Agents Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Asthmatic Agents Respiratory System Agents Sympathomimetics |
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mikedee - 2:32 pm on Jan 29, 2008 (gmt 0)
I have done a test on my site and everything went well. For the benefit of people who do not have an iphone, it changes the icon by rounding the corners and adding a semi-circular shadow to the bottom half of the icon (see any screenshot to see). Do not put anything near the corners or edges because they get cropped off. The iphone emulators I have seen are mainly iphone browser emulators and do not replicate the home screen well. I have not seen, but it is probably hard to test things like the phones auto recognition of phone numbers (which is fairly basic). It would be best if they had used favicon rather than inventing their own metatag, the .ico format is a container for many different resolution icons. Microsoft has upped the max size to 256x256 as a compressed png. Maybe we will just have to wait for this... On my site I am already getting 0.2% of users from an iphone, which sounds virtually nothing but it is much more than any other mobile browser and is second only to PS3 in non-PC platforms. I know Amazon has a iphone specific site and I am sure there are many others. I have made at least 3 orders online using my phone and use it regularly for quick information. P.S. The icon does not seem to update - unless it does it over time. It would be nice if it updated each time the site was visited.
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Seattle University coach Cameron Dollar has called Charles Garcia the best NBA prospect in the state.
And the 6-foot-10 forward has done everything to prove his coach right. Garcia had 20 of his 27 points in the first half to help lead the Redhawks to a 91-87 victory over Weber State on Sunday.
Garcia was 9 of 19 from the field and had 11 rebounds.
He had three points in the final 1:43 to help hold off the Wildcats, including a free throw with 16.5 seconds left to make it 91-87.
Garcia's averaging 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Aaron Broussard added 17 points and Cervante Burrell had 15 for Seattle (2-2), which won its second consecutive game.
Kyle Bullinger scored 22 and Steve Panos 21 to lead Weber State (0-3).
Seattle is playing its first full Division I schedule since 1980.
Zags Romp Over UW
Courtney Vandersloot recorded 18 points and 11 assists to lead Gonzaga to an 81-52 victory over Washington on Sunday.
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4 (6 ounce) thick salmon fillets
1 (6 ounce) can lump crabmeat, divided
4 slices smoked Gouda cheese
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2 lemons, juiced - divided
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1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
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My boyfriend and I really enjoyed this. I accidentally forgot to buy sour cream, so I ended up just sprinkling the dill weed on top. I used much less butter too to cut down on the fat. Still yummy and the smoked Gouda definitely enhances the salmon flavor. Will make again. Thank you!
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Tasty and simple to make. I loved the sauce and the cheese. Counldn't taste the crab very much so next time I may leave that out and see if I notice.
Loved it. Added crab to only half of the fillets and was (almost) equally as good. The lemon and butter source as well as the sour cream is too much, I'll half it next time.
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this is really great i have two dogs ones just a puppy and the other one is 2 years olderr and when we leave we put our puppy in the kennle (crate training) so she doesnt go to the batheroom in the house and so she doesnt think she is being punished we put the kong toy in her kennel with frozen plain yogurt or frozen peanut butter and she loves it so i would recommend this to anyone with a dog or puppy that goes in their kennel when you leave or just to keep your dogs busy while your cleaning your house or doing your laundry!
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A great way to keep puppies entertained so they do not destroy the house when you leave. If you stuff the treats into the kong and make the puppy work for it then it will keep them busy for hours.
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She is trusted by the Netherland's biggest corporations. She has street cred with its disaffected, marginalized youth. She leads an anti-racism group endorsed by the Martin Luther King Jr. Center.
And Hi5, the youth training organization she founded, has the policy wonks at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development taking notice. All this, in just five years. All the brainchild of a then-22-year-old.
It all started with Dionne Abdoelhafiezkhan trying to prove her father wrong.
For years he had told her, "Dionne, don't nag about discrimination. Discrimination is not taking place within the Netherlands."
Her father was an immigrant from Surinam of Persian heritage. He had risen from one of Rotterdam's toughest neighbourhoods to become a corporate executive.
The pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps story was his, not Dionne's, however.As a student at the HES Rotterdam School of Business, Dionne was having trouble finding an internship.
"I wrote 38 application letters to companies and all of them were rejected," she recalls. "I was like, that's not possible. I had really good grades. . . All my other colleague students who were native Dutch got internships very easily.
"So I changed my last name to a Dutch name and sent my resume and application letter to all the same companies. From each company I got an answer to come and do a job interview. From two really, really big companies I even got offered a contract without (them) even talking to me."
"Dionne, if you're playing a tennis game would you bring your tennis racket or would you bring a hockey stick?" her mom asked.
"What a stupid example, of course I'm going to bring my tennis racket."
"OK," continued her mother, "because then you can win the game. If you want to change the system you need to know the rules of the system, what's behind the system, what drives companies."
"I was like, OK, what can I do?"
"You're smart enough, just figure it out yourself."
Abdoelhafiezkhan devised an experiment. With the help of friends, she sent out more than 1,500 job applications using the same cover letter and resume. "The only things that we changed were our economic parameters: zip codes, last name, religion, age, gender."
The results were shocking — though not to Abdoelhafiezkhan. They showed a strong bias based on nationality, gender and zip code.
They took her findings to the press.
Suddenly, "the media were talking about it," Abdoelhafiezkhan recalls. "I was like, yes. Now something was going to change. And then the next day nobody was talking about it anymore." Dionne thought, "Nothing is going to be changed."
But then Abdoelhafiezkhan remembered what her mother had said. She came up with another guerrilla experiment. She had friends pose as young, wealthy, would-be customers with foreign backgrounds. They phoned 40 of Holland's biggest corporations, offering them business. When they approached banks, they asked for large loans. When they phoned manufacturers, they tried to place large orders. As they were rebuffed, one after another, Dionne's team recorded every conversation.
Using her father's network, she invited the directors of 10 of the companies to come to a party at the family home.
"I showed them how much money they missed out because their organization was not handling (the calls) correctly." Suddenly she had their attention. And she seized the moment. She founded Hi5.
Its mission was to bridge the gap between employers and young job seekers, especially those from minority backgrounds. It would build the business case for diverse hiring. At the same time, it would prepare migrant youth to take advantage of these new opportunities through training and support networks.
Hi5's training academy boasts a job placement rate of 86 per cent for at-risk youth, compared to a 17-per-cent rate for government-funded programs.
Hi5 preaches self-reliance. Abdoelhafiezkhan's mantra is "you can't determine where you are from. You can determine where you are heading to."
The organization has never asked for government money. Instead, it has won the backing of three corporate giants — global employment agency Ranstad, Dutch bank ABN AMRO and Achmea, an insurance company.
Hi5's pitch to business has never been, do this out of the goodness of your heart. Rather, Hi5 makes the case that diverse hiring and tapping the youth market is good for the bottom line.
In effect, Dionne Abdoelhafiezkhan is has done what her mother told her. She's mastered the rules of the game and turned them to her advantage.
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I usually do Nihlathak runs to get DKeys to build wealth, but have started running the Countess with my Tal's Meteorb to see how it compares. It takes a little longer to run the Countess, and the keys are worth less than Nihl's DKeys, but the rune drops might make it more than worth it.
Today, doing about 25 or so runs, Countess dropped Mal, Pul, Lum and a bunch of lower runes. I'm thinking this is a rather lucky set of runs for me. What is everyone's experience with Countess and rune drops? I'm interested in seeing how frequently people have seen the Countess drop Lem-Vex runes.
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Hell Countess Rune Drop Frequency?
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Re: Hell Countess Rune Drop Frequency?
70% of the time: El,Eld,Eth,Ith
30% of the time: Sol,Hel,Ort,Amn
Best rune ever from countess in over 300 runs = Ko rune
Did anyone have a table with her drop percentages?
05-03-2008, 17:21 #3
Re: Hell Countess Rune Drop Frequency?
I got a Lum yesterday, that's about the best I ever get from her.
I'm running her on my druid atm, and before that I used a sorc and a barb, so in allthat time I've probably done upwars of 100 runs, don't ever remember finding a HR, or even a diescent mid-rune.
06-03-2008, 00:35 #4
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best rune i ever got from countess was lem
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Re: Hell Countess Rune Drop Frequency?
I've gotten Ist several times from countess.
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Mal rune Ist and a vex a few night ago
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I will have to get back to you later for some exact information. I am at work and have limited access to the sites I would like to see for this.
But I am fairly certain that her drop rate for runes is the same as they are normally. If that makes sense. Let me look and see if I can find it real quick without any blocked sites.
Its blocked but here is a linky it might be what you are looking for.
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This tells you all you want to know about rune hunting: (including drop tables)
The best I have got is pul and a um
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I've gotten a mal and lem from the countess
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lem is the best that I've ever gotten from her..
tho she dropped many ko's for me...and lots and lots of el's....


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Corn Whiskey - Who Drinks This Stuff?
My SO and I went to the liquor store and he was fascinated by the fact that there was a clear whiskey in a mason jar. In spite of my attempts to steer him towards the Woodford Reserve/Basil Hayden/Bookers shelf, he purchased a jar. We got home, opened it up laughing, sniffed the aroma, and looked at eachother in horror. There was no way we could drink this on the rocks and the only mixer we had was Gatorade.
So a couple of Gatorade and Georgia Moon's later, we went to bed laughing again. The next night we tried mixing it with fruit juice, which somehow made the corniness worse.
So that is where this question arose: Who drinks this stuff and in what manner?
Former father-in-law drank something called "Mellow Corn" that he purchased at the ABC store (he lived in Martinsville, VA where the state ran the liquor stores.
I tried it once or twice, mixed with Sun Drop or Mt. Dew - neither of which was very good.
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re: goodeatsinadive
I bought a bottle of that Mellow Corn last year when I was at the artisanal distillers conference. It was actually a nice, simple, smooth, barely aged corn whiskey, with just a hint of gold to it, and a nice corny taste. Best served on the rocks. It was recommended to me by Jim Murray, the whiskey expert, as something that shows how a simple and young whiskey can still be good.
As in any good debate, or in more friendly terms--discusion--we must first define our terms.
Bourbon v. Corn Whiskey
Bourbon is made from a Mash Bill (recipe) that contains at least 51% corn.
Corn Whiskey is made from a Mash Bill that contains at least 80% corn.SO, both Bourbon and Corn Whiskey have a high percentage of corn as raw material. There are four things that most effect the end result of any particular whiskey: the mash bill, the water used, the barrels used to age and the length of time the product is aged in those barrels. **This also assumes no other unique production processes** Of course there are nuances whiskey afficionados will recognize as also having an impact on the end product but for the most part, change one of these four things and the product will come out rather different as opposed to subtley different.
Change two or more of these four factors and the end product will be REALLY different. In the case of Georgia Moon the Mash Bill and the ageing are different than most other whiskey on the market. There are a couple other entries, mostly from the same people that make Georgia Moon (Heaven Hill Distillery), but for the most part this is a unique spirit. When you take a 100% Corn Whiskey and don't age it at all you have something that is a fun sip during a distillery tour but otherwise a challenging beverage for most.
While many Bourbons are, in balance, more corn based than anything else, they are carefully concocted with Mash Bill's that include other items like wheat or barley. Moreover, a Bourbon MUST be aged for at least 2 years in new charred white oak American barrels. Georgia Moon is aged in a stainless steel tank for as few DAYS as possible without a recipe that is based on anything other than trying to replicate a time where costs ruled the game.
Now that being said, it might be a little closer to "moonshine" than most other products on the market. So it probably lives up to its marketing intentions. But it also can do a disservice to those who think corn based whiskey is not tasty becuase of their label...Bourbon is by definition, corn based. It just isn't so much darn corn. And it isn't so darn young. So I think this is basically a marketing based ploy to get our vision blured.
And on a side note, to further the idea that this is a marketing ploy, I doubt they actually distill this product to 50% alcohol/100 proof. I am just speculating, but I would bet this is cut with water after a second distillation that comes out closer to 130 proof. But just a guess.
Now I can answer your question. Who drinks this stuff?
1. Rubes who like great packaging and something presented as nostalgic. That includes me, who has bought it before. Twice.
2. Distillery workers.
3. Distillery tour goers.
4. Those who feel they need to prove themselves by what they drink.
5. Those with both a totally non-functioning tongue and a highly-functioning liver.
re: ellaystingray
I just bought a bottle of a very similar product, perhaps a bit more in the Artisan distiller mode, that was amazing:
Tuthill's Old Gristmill Corn Whiskey
I grew up in rural north carolina, and as a teenager I was running moonshine to Richmond for a man who ran a local still.
My first taste of corn whiskey was when I was 12. My uncle's father had a 12 year old bottle of 'shine in a glass jug in the wine cellar, and my father called me down, telling me, "you may never get another chance in your life to have aged corn liquor this good, so even though you're not old enough, maybe you'll remember trying this..." And I do.
I like good bourbon, myself, some of which is made from corn, so technically it is "corn whiskey". As I understand your comment though, you are not looking for the good commercial grade stuff that is aged in burnt oak barrels, you are looking at what we used to call "white light'nin".
Real "moonshine" doesn't have to have been made as corn liquor by the way, it is often made from other things. The old man I ran moonshine for made his liquor from locally grown sugar cane during one season of the year, potatoes another season of the year, corn during another, and various fruits when in season.
He and my granddaddy also made something in crocks they called "locust beer", and of course we made hard cider we pressed in the fall, dandelion wine in the spring, etc.
*Particularly* good moonshine that I remember drinking includes:
double-distilled blackberry 'shine
white pear 'shine
12 year aged corn whiskey
sugar cane distilled liquor (1-3 distillations, depending on how busy/lazy they were) ((HEY, is this technically Rum??))
distilled apple jack (from cider)
Peppermint flavored white lightning made from potatoes (HEY, is this Vodka??)\
Distilled muscadine wine, aged in a stone crock in a hole in the ground in this lady's cellar.Btw, I wouldn't drink Georgia moon if there was something else to drink, but that's just me.
re: fussycouple
"Peppermint flavored white lightning made from potatoes (HEY, is this Vodka??)"
Not unless it was distilled to 95% alcohol and filtered before adding the mint. Vodka is not made from potatoes, usually, but from grain. Its the really high neutral proof level (before being cut down with water for drinking) that makes it vodka. Potatoes have been used when grain was in short supply, but its not the usual. On a similar note, all bourbon is made from at least 51% corn, but its always aged in first used charred barrels. "Corn whiskey" is reserved for stuff that's at least 80% corn and doesn't have to be aged, but when it is, its in used barrels. (If it's over 80% corn and in new barrels, it's still bourbon).
In case y'all missed it, last week's AJC food section did several corn whiskey articles:
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just as a point of clarification, i think most of the bourbons you refer to are "corn whiskey" just as much as the mason jar "moonshine", just of differing qualities, but same base.
i have never tried the mason jar stuff, myself, have assumed it to me little more than a marketing gimmick. good luck with mixers. alternately, you could try infusing it and taking very cold shots. i'd go sweet over peppercorns, maybe vanilla beans and coffee and brown sugar, or maybe grapefruit and lavender, again, all this is without having tasted the stuff.
I've had this sitting in my liquor cabinet for a while. Being a sunday and not being able to purchase alcohol in this great state of Georgia I was considering my alternatives. I've mixed it in coke and juice but you have to dillute it so much that it isn't worth it. After doing some research I decided to try what I've done w/ vodka. I added cracked peppercorns to infuse it with pepper flavors then strained it. It has made for a drinkable shot after only a few hours of infusion. The peppery taste matches well with the corny flavor.
re: swimupstream81
I know my daddy likes it... and my uncle, so there's one person who drinks it regular!
Okay all Virginia hillbilly stereotypes aside, I've had a few instances where I've had genuine 'shine back in my Virginia childhood (read: late teens - though a lot of it was actually up in Ohio when I would visit Mom's relatives). For a kid who was a liquor newbie all around you would have thought that the stuff would have guaranteed to have blown my roof off, but truthfully, some of it did and some of it was definitely not unpleasant. I've had the comercial stuff and that's pretty mediocre, though I'm pretty sure I've had worse.
My take on true Corn is a lot like homebrew beer. There's mostly god-awful made by people without any attention to what they're doing, some decent, either by luck or a bit of skill, and then the folks who, if they had been licensed and patient (or able) enough to age and purify the stuff, would be first class distillers.
I once bought Georgia Moon as a secret santa gift. ("Less than 30 days old" - who can't like that?) I think it worked as a joke, but surely it can't be selling just for novelty. Maybe it plays big at frat houses?
Actually, the friends I gave it to started using it for cooking mussels, in place of white wine. It really tasted quite good, and I think they might have bought another bottle after they used up the gift.
I've had real moonshine only once, and it was truly horrible. But in a good way.
re: erwocky
I think you overestimate the buying public to think that this crap has to be more than a gimmick. Real shine can be as smooth as ahigh dollar barrel aged bourbon if made by someone who knows what they're doing. OTOH, I've had some that were much more suited to paint removal than consumption, and some, that although pretty good tasting, caused me to avoid open flames for several hours after imbibing.
Imagine that you are in a village in Tuscany and an old man served you a glass of it and called it grappa.
I drink Hudson Baby Bourbon which is made of 100% corn. It's not my favorite bourbon in the world, but it's certainly got a unique flavor profile and serves a place in my cabinet.


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BRIGANTINE, N.J. – Returning to the community visited by President Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate immediately after Hurricane Sandy came upon the Jersey Shore, U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) today outlined legislation he's introduced to ease the impact of increasing flood insurance premiums mandated by the June 2012 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform law. He also updated the media on the status of other efforts revolving FEMA's flood maps and tax relief legislation for Sandy victims. Fellow New Jersey Representative Jon Runyan (NJ-03) is cosponsoring H.R. 1485.
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FEMA has traditionally charged premiums for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)-backed mortgages approximately 40 to 45 percent of their full-risk cost, thus taxpayers subsidized the remaining flood insurance coverage. Under the 2012 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform law which was debated in Congress for five years, premiums are set to increase 25 percent each year for four (4) years to reach full-risk cost, thus phasing-out the taxpayer subsidy for some NFIP properties. Primary residences not damaged by Sandy are not affected by this law.
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SALE $20.00 was $25.00 Item #84478BKER12036- Slub fabric slit neck top
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Big disappointment! Loved this top when I received it. Sooo cute! Just a touch of bling on the shoulders. Wore it once. Turned it inside out, washed it in cold water on gentle cycle. It came out of the wash much shorter and much wider. Returned it to the store with my receipt. Luckily, they allowed me to pick out a different top. I will never buy this "slub" fabric ever again! February 27, 2012
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