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Saw in Wendover and I loved the opening act. I thought I was going to pee my pants I was laughing so hard. It made up for the late start then had to watch clips from Lopez tonight that I found funny then Geore finally came out. He looked pretty rough and not very happy to be there. He was quite a vulgar and very racist and some of his jokes just were not funny. The part that bothered me the most was his thoughts of drinking and drugs. As apparent by his behavior I think he is user of both but to make a comedy act on the basis that it is okay to use deadly narcotics I find disturbing. He has some anger issues towards his estranged wife and the family that raised him and instead of making light humor towards them it comes across as an anger.
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I recently saw George Lopez live in Las Vegas. I have always had high regard for his comedy, and have admired his achievements. I was excited to attend his show, but the performance itself was very painful for me. The opening stand-up comic was vulgar, using the F word over 100 times. Yet his act was more appealing to me than George's, because even though he made fun of women and others, he also poked fun at himself and had positive things to say about his targets as well.
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went to this show and was thoroughly disappointed. lopez is racist, hates white people, is totally over the top against women who he opened by referring to them as hookers, spent most of his short show (after showing up late), talking about womens body parts after they have children, he said the latinos will elect the next president? he does alot of his bit in spanish so only him and spanish speakers can follow, GEORGE IS PROMOTING OBAMA AND MADE STUPID COMMENTS ABOUT JOHN MCCAINS ARMS. JOHN MCCAIN IS A WAR HERO WHO FOUGHT SO YOU COULD BECOME FAMOUS AND WEALTHY YOU IDIOT. I DONT EVEN LIKE JOHN MCCAIN BUT THIS WAS A LOW THAT NOONE SHOULD STOOP TO. WOW. UNBELIEVABLE. anyway needless to say, hated your show. and so did most of the other people who didnt even know how to respond at the end. very little clapping when he walked off stage, and no encore. i was personally sickened by it. you may make me think i need to join a white group that promotes white values? since you are apparenlty trying to rail against white people and to take over.
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Show was supposed to start at 8. There was a band playing starting at 7. They were very good, but they quit at 8. Opening act came from 8:30-9. George didn't come onto the stage til 10:30! He must think that because he is famous that he can waste all of our time. Also, I HATE it when comedians, musicians, etc speak political views. Make jokes, not chant F the govenor and F the sherrif. Half the audience didnt even chant with him and the other half was drunk! He was only on stage like 35 min and half that was politics talk. His opening act was FAR funnier than he was! We even left early it was so lame! Watch him on TV, he is funny and great! I love his shows. See him live...BIG WASTE OF MONEY!
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Yeah, i mean, you won't notice massive gains/losses if you're doing it to get stam socket bonuses in the end you'll gain maybe like 1% avoidance, and lose maybe 15-30 stam, neither of which are zomg gamebreaking.
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Also, another question...
What is meant by the "cap" for dodge/parry/miss?
MISS: I'm assuming I can't go higher than 16% miss AFTER diminishing returns.
DODGE: I can't go higher than 88% dodge after diminishing returns?
PARRY: I'm not sure the number but I know it's lower than dodge so I'm assuming that means I can't get higher than X parry after diminishing returns?
..and further..
Why is it that parry hits diminishing returns faster than dodge? (or was that changed with the dodge/parry change a few patches ago)
asymptotes. In plain English, that is the value you will never quite be able to reach, if you had 2 trillion dodge rating you would still have 87.9~% dodge chance (actually, I could be off on my decimals there, but you get the idea).
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Basically yes.
RNGesus - Saving you unreliably since BC.
(char_sheet_dodge-10%) VS 1.875*(char_sheet_parry-10%)
Again, that is only for paladins and warriors and that is a rough crossover as those 10% values actually vary with both class and race, but are within a few hundredths of a percent usually.
This is diagram "Dodge" - expected, diminished, marginal diminished and Qexpected - Qdiminished.
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That is using the old (WotLK) stat caps to calculate the diminished values. Cd and Cp are now both 65.631440 for warriors, paladins and deathknights; rather than Cd=88.129021 and Cp=47.003525. It also uses the level 80 base stat conversions (45.2509 per % instead of 176.7189 per %). This leads to a more uniform progression of the DR, as both parry and dodge diminish at the same rate (which is rather faster than in WotLK).


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In order to show support, MVP took his own time and money to travel to Ferguson to be part of the protest. While the TNA star was pleased by the show of solidarity in the community, he did note that there were a few people there who were making the situations worse. MVP was more than likely referring to the looters who were taking advantage of the situation.
August 18, 2014
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August 16, 2014
MVP is not the only TNA performer who is involved with the Ferguson protests and riots. It has now been revealed that Davey Richards has been working as a paramedic in the area. The tag team champion sent a message to MVP to be careful as Richards has witnessed a lot of the crazy things that have been going on up there. The protests are said to be much more peaceful as of late.
August 16, 2014
Sometimes, you watch the news and find a cause that makes you want to stand up. The entire country is in an uproar after police officers shot and killed a teenager named Michael Brown. A big protest was started, and TNA star MVP flew into the state to take part in it. He stated that this was a last minute decision because sometimes "shaking your fist at the television is not enough."
August 14, 2014
With a lot of fans going on social media and proclaiming the death of his company, MVP has become quite vocal in defense of TNA. The former United States Heavyweight Champion has been telling people that the company will continue to churn through. He is under the belief that a new television deal will be worked out before the end of the year.
August 1, 2014
Last month, rumors were finally squashed about WWE bringing back the Nation of Domination stable with R Truth, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Speculations have started back up again now that WWE has formed an on screen alliance between Kingston and Langston. Management reportedly canceled the plans previously because they did not want to make it seem like they were copying TNA, which recently launched a stable with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley.
July 8, 2014
Prior to his injury, there were plans in place to have MVP winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Eric Young. Since the company needed a heel champion to be the antagonist against Kurt Angle and his new on screen authority role, the belt went to Bobby Lashley instead. There are talks that TNA could try to figure out how to transfer the belt over to MVP soon.
July 5, 2014
After being given some time off of television, where his character was serving a story line suspension, Bobby Roode made his much anticipated return to Impact Wrestling this week. The former TNA champion came back to save Eric Young, who had just lost the world title, from an attack by MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. Roode received a warm reception from the audience.
June 19, 2014
Since MVP has a badly injured knee, TNA decided to change up the main event of Slammiversary 2014. Eric Young will still be defending the world heavyweight championship in a steel cage at the event, but he's now going to be doing so against two opponents. The winners of the respective matches between Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley, Kenny King and Austin Aries will be challenging Young for the belt.
June 13, 2014
During a recent podcast interview with Chris Jericho, MVP revealed that he was going to try to fight through the knee injury and work Slammiversary 2014. The former United States Heavyweight Champion is scheduled to challenge Eric Young for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at the pay per view. Management is still working on a backup plan in case his knee does not hold up, however.
June 11, 2014
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June 3, 2014
There were rumors a couple of weeks ago that WWE was going to bring back the Nation of Domination stable as a vehicle for Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and R Truth to have something to do. However, it now appears that management has opted against that. Some believe that WWE does not want to make it seem like they're copying TNA, which recently introduced a stable with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley.
June 2, 2014
A picture of Chris Masters sipping coffee in Amsterdam while wearing a neon Randy Savage shirt. The former WWE star revealed that he was hanging out with MVP in Europe at the moment.
June 2, 2014
While he is currently one of the top stars in the company, don't expect MVP to remain with TNA for the rest of his career. During a recent interview with the Mirror, the former United States Heavyweight Champion confirmed that he wants his wrestling career to end overseas. MVP wants another big run in Japan before he retires from the business.
June 1, 2014
Slammiversary 2014 takes place later on this month, and the main event might be in jeopardy. Originally, Eric Young was scheduled to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against MVP, but the challenger suffered some sort of knee injury while working an independent wrestling show in England over the weekend. No word yet on the severity of the injury, but MVP was limping pretty badly.
June 1, 2014
In case you did not catch Impact Wrestling this week, Samoa Joe made his return to TNA. He received a bit of a pop as he came back to save Eric Young and Bully Ray from an attack by MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley in the final segment of the show. Upon signing with TNA, MVP specifically mentioned Samoa Joe as a performer that he wanted to work against, so that feud could be happening soon.
May 30, 2014
MVP is taking the weekend off from TNA live events, so that he can travel to England to work a big show over there for PCW. Promoters there have also booked Al Snow, Shane Helms, Low Ki and Chris Masters as well. One of the things that MVP asked for in contract negotiations with TNA is to have some freedom and flexibility to work overseas still.
May 30, 2014
For story line purposes, MVP has suspended Bobby Roode for his actions on the latest episode of Impact Wrestling, where the former world heavyweight champion confronted MVP about a title shot. Rumor has it that TNA is building up a big match between these two performers for down the line. Prior to joining the company, MVP specifically listed Bobby Roode as someone that he wanted to work with.
May 14, 2014
For those of you that do not watch Impact Wrestling on a regular basis, MVP has done a heel turn. The former United States Heavyweight Champion has also given himself a shot at Eric Young and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary 2014 as well. Management pulled the trigger on the move, as they feel that MVP could be more valuable as an antagonist.
May 9, 2014
Earlier this week, news came out that Kurt Angle had been added as a last minute addition to the live events that TNA is holding this upcoming weekend. Word has now come out that the former world heavyweight champion will be teaming up with MVP to take on Ethan Carter and Brutus Magnus. Angle is replacing James Storm and Gunner, who are doing a show in England.
May 2, 2014
While the majority of the pay per view has already been announced, there are rumors backstage that an eight match could be added. Davey Richards and Eddie Edward are expected to be given a spot on the show, and their opponents could be Zema Ion, Robbie E and Jessie Godderz. There are also talks that MVP could be added if TNA doesn't want to do a handicap tag team match.
April 21, 2014
While millions of people around the world are celebrating Easter on Sunday, MVP jokes that he will be celebrating another special day instead.
April 20, 2014
A video of a disgruntled Austin Aries confronting MVP on Impact Wrestling. The two of them will face one another in a match next week.
April 20, 2014
For the longest time there, MVP was the longest reigning WWE United States Heavyweight Champion, but that mark looks to be broken soon if Dean Ambrose can hold on to the belt a little while longer. The Shield member rarely defends the belt, but WWE could opt to include it in the story line against Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista.
April 18, 2014
A message from Davey Richards on Twitter, where he asks MVP to give he and Eddie Edwards a match against Zema Ion, Robbie E and Jessie Godderz at TNA Sacrifice 2014.
April 17, 2014
Rumors are floating around right now that Low Ki could be making his return to TNA in the near future. The former X Division Champion contemplated retirement not too long ago, but he had a change of heart apparently. Low Ki has a close relationship with Samoa Joe and MVP, so that have played a part in his potential return to TNA.
April 13, 2014
The big draw on Impact Wrestling this week is the return of Dixie Carter to television. TNA has been working a story line where she has been in hiding since losing control of the company to MVP at TNA Lockdown 2014. No official word has been given on what her character will do on Impact Wrestling, but the belief is that Carter will be going after MVP again.
April 10, 2014
A picture of the official Slammiversary 2014 poster, which features Brutus Magnus as the centerpiece attraction. Behind him are Bobby Roode, Jeff Hardy, MVP and Kurt Angle, which has led to speculations that TNA could be doing a big world heavyweight championship match featuring all five of the performers.
March 26, 2014
A video of the Dixie Carter tribute segment, where Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter attempt to generate heel heat and sell the fact that MVP has taken over the company in the story lines.
March 17, 2014
While he has now made a commitment to TNA, it is being rumored that the deal between Dixie Carter and MVP is flexible enough to enable the former WWE star to do tours of Japan on occasions. While he has nothing officially scheduled overseas right now, MVP wanted to maintain that bit of freedom that Triple H and Vince McMahon would not give him.
March 16, 2014
To generate even further heat, Rockstar Spud will be hosting a special tribute segment to Dixie Carter on Impact Wrestling this week. The story line is that she has lost control of her company to MVP, whose team was victorious at TNA Lockdown 2014 thanks to the help of Bully Ray, who pulled off a surprising face turn that evening.
March 13, 2014
When asked during a recent interview about the backstage heat situation between CM Punk and WWE, MVP revealed that he is supportive of the move. He noted that he had a year left on his contract when he asked for a release from the company. MVP is grateful to the company, but he also felt the need to be happy with his own work.
March 5, 2014
During a recent interview, MVP revealed that he did indeed meet with Triple H about a possible return to WWE. However, he opted to sign with TNA instead. The former US champion stated that even though he wanted to return to WWE, he simply could not sign on for the hectic schedule that the company requires of its performers. He still wanted the option to do tours with New Japan.
March 5, 2014
Through Twitter, MVP posted that he was with former TNA star Chase Stevens. The former United States Heavyweight Champion revealed that he was the only "negro" in a bar in Alabama.
March 3, 2014
Through Instagram, Chavo Guerrero posted this picture of himself in Ireland. He is drinking some beer with former WWE stars MVP and Chris Masters.
February 27, 2014
While a lot of fans are aware that he has been participating in MMA for the last couple of years, very few actually know how good MVP has become at the sport. This picture of him winning the gold medal at the IBJJF Houston Open should help people understand that this is not just a hobby to the former United States champion.
February 23, 2014
I've said for years even when I was with WWE that I want TNA to do well, I never saw TNA as the enemy � that would be ridiculous, I love professional wrestling. Part of the reason why I chose to go to TNA was because it's not good for the fans or for the industry when there is just one conglomerate and nowhere else to go. The most prosperous and entertaining time in our business was during the Monday Night Wars � you had two companies that were fairly evenly matched, both with top tier stars, and they were battling with each other for ratings. That meant everything had to be fresh, everything had to be edgy and everyone really had to rack their brain to come up with exciting storylines, all of the guys had to work really hard and there were 12 million people a week tuning into wrestling. Now there is less than half that, if you're in the wrestling industry now in the States there are only two places to go centrally, WWE or TNA. I would like to try and help facilitate, creating a situation where the WWE has to recognize TNA as a potential competitor and if you know like I do, WWE holds all the marbles then for the artists, the talent it's not good for our business, competition is good for business." - MVP discusses competition within the business
February 22, 2014
After heard about the death of Big Daddy V, MVP posted this special message on Twitter for his fallen friend.
February 18, 2014
While watching Impact Wrestling this week, Kevin Nash decided to go on Twitter and vent about the main story line going on within the company. Nash questioned how MVP could do a hostile takeover when Dixie Carter and her family own the private company. He stated that her father would have to be involved for such a thing to happen.
February 17, 2014
"You know, well I'd like to think so. I like the guy. I think he's has around a million with life experiences cause his path to get into the business is certainly�unique. To say the least. I always thought he was a real sharp guy. He had a great head for the business. So if he's given the opportunity to take over a leadership role or if he has the mindset to become a leader in that locker room; then he should be able to help him. He's a good man. I'm glad that he's back in the loop and I think that he has a lot to offer. He's just a really cool guy. And I'm happy for him." - Jim Ross discusses MVP
February 15, 2014
To further their story line on Impact Wrestling, MVP decided to continue his feud with Dixie Carter on social media by posting this message on Twitter, mocking Carter for not taking care of the fans quickly enough.
February 12, 2014
While a lot of people already knew that the return was happening, MVP, who is acting as an investor in the company, announced that Jeff Hardy would be coming back to television TNA Lockdown 2014. The popular wrestler was given some time off because he was not able to join the rest of the crew on the European tour in January.
February 11, 2014
During a recent interview, MVP explained his relationship with Chris Benoit. He stated that the two of them traveled and trained together. Benoit took him underneath his wings. They even became close enough to where MVP visited Benoit's home and met his family. MVP states that Benoit had a mental illness, or else he would not have done what he did.
February 11, 2014
Over the weekend, several wrestlers, including Chris Jericho, Howar Finkel, Jim Ross, MVP, Diamond Dallas Page, Mason Ryan, Chavo Guerrero, Michelle McCool, Vickie Guerrero, JBL and others, noted the passing of Frank Bullock, a WWE employee who did audio for the company. He had been battling cancer before his death.
February 10, 2014
After finding out about the sad news, MVP took to Twitter to post a special condolence message about the death of Frank Bullock, a WWE employee who handled microphones and audio equipment. MVP, who recently made his Impact Wrestling debut, noted that Bullock was a good guy who will be missed by many.
February 9, 2014
There are speculations going around right now that TNA could be bringing in the Bullet Club, a popular stable in New Japan consisting of Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Prince Devitt and a couple of other guys, into the company sometimes in 2014. They're gaining steam right now in the industry, and they do have a connection with MVP.
February 8, 2014
One of the most appealing things for MVP about signing with TNA instead of making a WWE return was the fact that Dixie Carter and company are more supportive of their performers doing outside projects. MVP specifically cited how management enabled Jeff Hardy and Mickie James to work on their music career while also wrestling.
February 7, 2014
MVP revealed that part of the stipulation with him coming on board with TNA was that he would get to work with certain guys that he has admired as performers. He listed Bobby Roode, whom he has already taped a match with while on the European tour, Kurt Angle and good friend Samoa Joe as guys that he would definitely need to work with.
February 7, 2014
It appears that a contract between Dixie Carter and MVP has now been signed. The two sides had been on a handshake agreement when the latter made his TNA debut on Impact Wrestling last week. Both sides definitely wanted to work with one another, so it was just a matter of reaching an agreement on terms.
February 6, 2014
While the possibility of a return is still there, there has been no negotiations between AJ Styles and Dixie Carter as of late, since the latter has been focused on the European tour and the signings of MVP, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards over the last few weeks.
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When the doors open for Free Comic Book Day -- an annual event that's grown in stature from a few stores to some 2,000 worldwide -- publishers and purveyors of tales of heroes and villains will court new readers who, despite the ease of digital displays, are making time for and spending money on comics printed on paper.
Retailers say the turnout and scope of the event, which began in 2002, is giving them and the industry a chance to tout their success by giving away 4.6 million comic books featuring everything from Superman to "The Walking Dead" to Gilbert Hernandez's "Marble Season." It will be held on Saturday.
It's also a chance to extol not just comics as an art-form, but as a nexus of pop culture, too, said Joe Field, who organized the first Free Comic Book Day in 2002 and has been its chief architect and No. 1 proponent ever since.
"That really is the crux of Free Comic Book Day, inviting people into these shops that are really social hubs for people who like anything that's going on in popular culture," he said this week.
It's also a time for the industry to tout its growth, in print and online.
Among print-based products, from magazines to books, comic book publishers big and small have been posting steady gains in sales and increases in issues.
John Jackson Miller, who tracks industry sales figures and estimates through his www.comichron.com website, said that sales of single-issue comic books were up nearly $60 million to $474.6 million in 2012, compared with $414 million in 2011 and $310.6 million in 2003.
Miller said that digital sales of comics were an estimated $75 million in 2012 compared with about $25 million the year before.
"It's definitely tripled," he said of the gain. "The growth in digital sales has been substantial and the heartening thing to everyone in the business is that it happened alongside gains in print sales. There is no evidence whatsoever that the digital availability of comics -- released the same day as the print comics -- is pirating sales from the other."
"We haven't seen a pendulum swing between print and digital," said Dan DiDio, co-publisher of DC Comics.
"Since the launch of the New 52, we've made a very strong effort to embrace the digital market as well as the print market," he said of DC's relaunched universe of characters, including Batman, Katana and Animal Man, among others. "Both of those markets have shown a level of growth and that's helped us let retailers know that (digital) is supplementing the print. It brings readers to the stores."
That, he said, is a reflection of how digital comics are often downloaded by new readers who may have seen a comic-inspired film or TV show, and then they want more and head to a comic shop.
It's a sentiment shared by Dan Buckley, publisher and president of Marvel Worldwide Inc.'s Print, Animation and Digital Division.
He called the relationship between digital and print "symbiotic" to the core and indicative of demand for pop culture entertainment in a variety of media.
"The ultimate mobile device is a comic, not just your mobile device," he said adding that comics that have become movies -- Iron Man, Batman and others -- help drive interest in the books in digital and print. "It's feeding into each other."
Sarah Titus, co-owner of The Comic Shop in Wilmington, Del., said that since the onset of digital comics, she's lost just one print customer: her doctor.
"But he's computerized everything" she said, laughing, adding that digital comics are a great way of "introducing readers to new books and to the medium in general" that's pulling people into her shop."
And going to the shop is a strong lure for many readers, who tout it as a place to relax, talk and explore.
"There is nothing like walking into a comic book store and looking through books and buying them. It's one of my favorite things in life," said James Kuroda in Los Angeles." It's why I go once or even twice a week. I feel at peace and full of happiness inside a comic store!"
Field calls Free Comic Book Day the chance for first-timers to experience the atmosphere of a comic shop, and the camaraderie of comics readers, to be among like-mind fans and friends and share in the pop culture origins of heroes and villains that have become television and movie staples.


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King's Dispensatory gives these specific indications for the use of Nettles: diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, hemorrhages, febrile affections, gravel, nephritic complaints, chronic diseases of the colon, eczematous affections, eczema of the face, neck and ears, and chronic cystitis.
According to Ellingwood, "Nettle has been employed for the general purposes of an astringent, both internally and externally, in hemorrhages, ill-conditioned ulcers, and in chronic disease of the mucous membranes of the bronchi, bowels and urinary organs."
It is one of the wild plants still gathered each spring in rural regions as a "spring tonic" and pot-herb. It makes a healthy and very nutritious vegetable, which is cleansing and easy to digest. An old country remedy for chronic rheumatism and arthritis is "Urtication" or flogging with nettles. Some folks even keep a nettle plant growing on a sunny windowsill, so that the healing stings might be applied throughout the winter.
It is a strange fact that the juice of the nettle proves an antidote for its own sting, and being applied will afford instant relief. The sting of a nettle may also be cured by rubbing the part with dock, Rosemary, Peppermint or Sage leaves, as well as those of Comfrey, plantain, or jewelweed, which can often be found growing alongside nettles.
Primary Constituents:
Chlorophyll, in high yields... Nettles are a significant source of vitamin C and vitamin A, bio-available minerals, including calcium, silicon, and potassium chloride; protein, and dietary fiber.
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Indicated Usages - External:
Extracts of nettle have been included in hair tonics for centuries due to its purported ability to stimulate hair growth. Like many bitter herbs, nettle is a blood purifier. Its long list of traditional uses can be summed up in its ability to increase the production of urine, its mild laxative effect and its ability to increase the efficiency of liver and kidney function. Besides these general effects, folk use points to the herb's affinity for treating imbalances of the mucous membranes. It has traditionally been used to treat asthma, ulcers, bronchitis, jaundice, nephritis, hemorrhoids and spasmodic dysmenorrhea.
Contains bitter compounds that increase the flow of urine, are antiseptic, and relieve pains. It also contains astringent compounds that shrink inflamed tissues and stop bleeding. Nettle has been used to treat urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, inflammatory skin conditions, diarrhea, and asthma.
Uses: Our two favorite uses are in teas and food recipes. Like many other bulk herbs, we add it to salads, meat dishes, soups, stews, etc. in small amounts for added nutrition and fiber without affecting the flavor (it has a rather mild flavor so you hardly know it's there). Otherwise, we make it into a strong tea/infusion, and use it in place of water in many recipes. Nettle can be used to benefit men, women (including before, during or after pregnancy, and nursing) and children. It can be used as often as you would like.
Storage: It should be kept in an airtight container and stored in a dark, dry, and cool place.
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Time-of-use (TOU) pricing might seem like the ultimate solution to ensure electric vehicle charging loads won't overburden the grid. But will TOU rates guide drivers' behavior when it's time to...
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allocation only) for all grid facilities, whether new or legacy.
In opposing the MSAT proposal to expand postage-stamp pricing in MISO, advanced by a group of three stand-alone grid companies, IPL explained:
"The commission also must be cognizant of the specialized business model that is reflected in the petition … based on the construction [of] facilities without corresponding responsibility for generation, distribution or retail customer service. Thus, to the extent capital costs can be passed to customers beyond the footprint in which a local facility is being constructed, the business model is facilitated."
These comments would suggest there is something wrong with the idea of a transmission-only utility, or that transmission can serve as a profit-making sector. And yet FERC's policy direction so far has sided clearly with the majority. Call it rate-making by head count. By any measure, FERC so far has left scant room for a viable business model keyed only to the building of transmission lines.