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Article: The MOLLER Experiment: An Ultra-Precise Measurement of the Weak Mixing Angle Using M{\o}ller Scattering[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The physics case and an experimental overview of the MOLLER (Measurement Of a Lepton Lepton Electroweak Reaction) experiment at the 12 GeV upgraded Jefferson Lab are presented. A highlight of the Fundamental Symmetries subfield of the 2007 NSAC Long Range Plan was the SLAC E158 measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry $A_{PV}$ in polarized electron-electron (M{\o}ller) scattering. The proposed MOLLER experiment will improve on this result by a factor of five, yielding the most precise measurement of the weak mixing angle at low or high energy anticipated over the next decade. This new result would be sensitive to the interference of the electromagnetic amplitude with new neutral current amplitudes as weak as $\sim 10^{-3}\cdot G_F$ from as yet undiscovered dynamics beyond the Standard Model. The resulting discovery reach is unmatched by any proposed experiment measuring a flavor- and CP-conserving process over the next decade, and yields a unique window to new physics at MeV and multi-TeV scales, complementary to direct searches at high energy colliders such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The experiment takes advantage of the unique opportunity provided by the upgraded electron beam energy, luminosity, and stability at Jefferson Laboratory and the extensive experience accumulated in the community after a round of recent successfully completed parity-violating electron scattering experiments11/2014;
Article: The Q_weak Experimental Apparatus[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Jefferson Lab Q_weak experiment determined the weak charge of the proton by measuring the parity-violating elastic scattering asymmetry of longitudinally polarized electrons from an unpolarized liquid hydrogen target at small momentum transfer. A custom apparatus was designed for this experiment to meet the technical challenges presented by the smallest and most precise ${\vec{e}}$p asymmetry ever measured. Technical milestones were achieved at Jefferson Lab in target power, beam current, beam helicity reversal rate, polarimetry, detected rates, and control of helicity-correlated beam properties. The experiment employed 180 microA of 89% longitudinally polarized electrons whose helicity was reversed 960 times per second. The electrons were accelerated to 1.16 GeV and directed to a beamline with extensive instrumentation to measure helicity-correlated beam properties that can induce false asymmetries. Moller and Compton polarimetry were used to measure the electron beam polarization to better than 1%. The electron beam was incident on a 34.4 cm liquid hydrogen target. After passing through a triple collimator system, scattered electrons between 5.8 degrees and 11.6 degrees were bent in the toroidal magnetic field of a resistive copper-coil magnet. The electrons inside this acceptance were focused onto eight fused silica Cerenkov detectors arrayed symmetrically around the beam axis. A total scattered electron rate of about 7 GHz was incident on the detector array. The detectors were read out in integrating mode by custom-built low-noise pre-amplifiers and 18-bit sampling ADC modules. The momentum transfer Q^2 = 0.025 GeV^2 was determined using dedicated low-current (~100 pA) measurements with a set of drift chambers before (and a set of drift chambers and trigger scintillation counters after) the toroidal magnet.09/2014;
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ABSTRACT: A subset of results from the recently completed Jefferson Lab Qweak experiment are reported. This experiment, sensitive to physics beyond the Standard Model, exploits the small parity-violating asymmetry in elastic ep scattering to provide the first determination of the protons weak charge Qweak(p). The experiment employed a 180 uA longitudinally polarized 1.16 GeV electron beam on a 35 cm long liquid hydrogen target. Scattered electrons corresponding to Q2 of 0.025 GeV2 were detected in eight Cerenkov detectors arrayed symmetrically around the beam axis. The goals of the experiment were to provide a measure of Qweak(p) to 4.2 percent (combined statistical and systematic error), which implies a measure of sin2(thetaw) at the level of 0.3 percent, and to help constrain the vector weak quark charges C1u and C1d. The experimental method is described, with particular focus on the challenges associated with the worlds highest power LH2 target. The new constraints on C1u and C1d provided by the subset of the experiments data analyzed to date will also be shown, together with the extracted weak charge of the neutron.The European Physical Journal Conferences 11/2013; 66.
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ABSTRACT: We discuss a new neutron EDM measurement of 10-28 e cm. For the improved UCN density, we will apply a new spallation UCN source of superfluid He. For magnetometry, 129Xe nuclear spins are injected into a EDM cell, to supress GPE. Performance of the prototype KEK-RCNP UCN source, and the obtained Ramsey resonance spectra are presented.10/2013;
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ABSTRACT: The Qweak experiment has measured the parity-violating asymmetry in polarized e-p elastic scattering at Q^2 = 0.025(GeV/c)^2, employing 145 microamps of 89% longitudinally polarized electrons on a 34.4cm long liquid hydrogen target at Jefferson Lab. The results of the experiment's commissioning run are reported here, constituting approximately 4% of the data collected in the experiment. From these initial results the measured asymmetry is Aep = -279 +- 35 (statistics) +- 31 (systematics) ppb, which is the smallest and most precise asymmetry ever measured in polarized e-p scattering. The small Q^2 of this experiment has made possible the first determination of the weak charge of the proton, QpW, by incorporating earlier parity-violating electron scattering (PVES) data at higher Q^2 to constrain hadronic corrections. The value of QpW obtained in this way is QpW(PVES) = 0.064 +- 0.012, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction of QpW(SM) = 0.0710 +- 0.0007. When this result is further combined with the Cs atomic parity violation (APV) measurement, significant constraints on the weak charges of the up and down quarks can also be extracted. That PVES+APV analysis reveals the neutron's weak charge to be QnW(PVES+APV) = -0.975 +- 0.010.07/2013;
Article: First Measurement of the Neutral Current Excitation of the Delta Resonance on a Proton Target[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The parity-violating asymmetry arising from inelastic electron-nucleon scattering at backward angle (~95 degrees) near the Delta(1232) resonance has been measured using a hydrogen target. From this asymmetry, we extracted the axial transition form factor G^A_{N\Delta}, a function of the axial Adler form factors C^A_i. Though G^A_{N\Delta} has been previously studied using charged current reactions, this is the first measurement of the weak neutral current excitation of the Delta using a proton target. For Q^2 = 0.34 (GeV/c)^2 and W = 1.18 GeV, the asymmetry was measured to be -33.4 \pm (5.3)_{stat} \pm (5.1)_{sys} ppm. The value of G^A_{N\Delta} determined from the hydrogen asymmetry was -0.05 \pm (0.35)_{stat} \pm (0.34)_{sys} \pm (0.06)_{theory}. These findings agree within errors with theoretical predictions for both the total asymmetry and the form factor. In addition to the hydrogen measurement, the asymmetry was measured at the same kinematics using a deuterium target. The asymmetry for deuterium was determined to be -43.6 \pm (14.6)_{stat} \pm (6.2)_{sys} ppm.12/2012;
Article: Measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in inclusive electroproduction of π- near the Δ0 resonance.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The parity-violating (PV) asymmetry of inclusive π- production in electron scattering from a liquid deuterium target was measured at backward angles. The measurement was conducted as a part of the G0 experiment, at a beam energy of 360 MeV. The physics process dominating pion production for these kinematics is quasifree photoproduction off the neutron via the Δ0 resonance. In the context of heavy-baryon chiral perturbation theory, this asymmetry is related to a low-energy constant d(Δ)- that characterizes the parity-violating γNΔ coupling. Zhu et al. calculated d(Δ)- in a model benchmarked by the large asymmetries seen in hyperon weak radiative decays, and predicted potentially large asymmetries for this process, ranging from A(γ)-=-5.2 to +5.2 ppm. The measurement performed in this work leads to A(γ)-=-0.36±1.06±0.37±0.03 ppm (where sources of statistical, systematic and theoretical uncertainties are included), which would disfavor enchancements considered by Zhu et al. proportional to V(ud)/V(us). The measurement is part of a program of inelastic scattering measurements that were conducted by the G0 experiment, seeking to determine the N-Δ axial transition form factors using PV electron scattering.Physical Review Letters 03/2012; 108(12):122002. · 7.73 Impact Factor
Article: The Qweak Experiment: A Search for New Physics at the TeV Scale via a Measurement of the Proton's Weak Charge[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We propose a new precision measurement of parity-violating electron scattering on the proton at very low Q^2 and forward angles to challenge predictions of the Standard Model and search for new physics. A unique opportunity exists to carry out the first precision measurement of the proton's weak charge, $Q_W =1 - 4\sin^2\theta_W$. A 2200 hour measurement of the parity violating asymmetry in elastic ep scattering at Q^2=0.03 (GeV/c)^2 employing 180 $\mu$A of 85% polarized beam on a 35 cm liquid Hydrogen target will determine the proton's weak charge with approximately 4% combined statistical and systematic errors. The Standard Model makes a firm prediction of $Q_W$, based on the running of the weak mixing angle from the Z0 pole down to low energies, corresponding to a 10 sigma effect in this experiment.02/2012;
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ABSTRACT: The SPIN@FERMI collaboration has updated its 1991-95 Reports on the acceleration of polarized protons in Fermilab's Main Injector, which was commissioned by Fermilab. This Updated Report summarizes some updated Physics Goals for a 120-150 GeV/c polarized proton beam. It also contains an updated discussion of the Modifications and Hardware needed for a polarized beam in the Main Injector, along with an updated Schedule and Budget.10/2011;
Article: Transverse beam spin asymmetries at backward angles in elastic electron-proton and quasielastic electron-deuteron scattering.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We have measured the beam-normal single-spin asymmetries in elastic scattering of transversely polarized electrons from the proton, and performed the first measurement in quasielastic scattering on the deuteron, at backward angles (lab scattering angle of 108°) for Q² = 0.22 GeV²/c² and 0.63 GeV²/c² at beam energies of 362 and 687 MeV, respectively. The asymmetry arises due to the imaginary part of the interference of the two-photon exchange amplitude with that of single-photon exchange. Results for the proton are consistent with a model calculation which includes inelastic intermediate hadronic (πN) states. An estimate of the beam-normal single-spin asymmetry for the scattering from the neutron is made using a quasistatic deuterium approximation, and is also in agreement with theory.Physical Review Letters 07/2011; 107(2):022501. · 7.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Jefferson Lab has now demonstrated ablility to test the fundamental symmetries of nature, and thereby probe for new physics beyond the Standard Model. Here we review the tremendous advances in precision parity-violation measurements with CEBAF that enable searches for new physics. This has been demonstrated with a determination of the weak charge of the proton, which is found to be in agreement with the prediction of the standard electroweak theory, and at a precision that rules out relevant new physics to the TeV scale. We also review the planned future experiments which aim to further test the electroweak theory at Jefferson Lab, including a further improvement on the proton weak charge, an ultra-precise Møller measurement, and a probe of the axial quark charges in PVDIS.Journal of Physics Conference Series 06/2011; 299(1):012012.
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ABSTRACT: The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory has the demonstrated ability to test the fundamental symmetries of nature to very great precision and thereby probe for new physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). In the following objectives and descriptions will be given of three Jefferson Laboratory (JLab) experiments: Qweak, MOLLER, and PVDIS. The Qweak experiment is to measure the weak charge of the proton (via the vector coupling of the Z0 boson to the proton). The MOLLER experiment is to measure the weak charge of the electron. The PV-DIS experiment will measure combinations of vector couplings and axial-vector couplings to the quarks of the nucleons. These three experiments follow from the advances made in precision parity-violating electron scattering measurements at the CEBAF of JLab. The Standard Model makes accurate predictions of the 'running' of the electroweak mixing angle or sin2(θw) from the Z0 pole down to low energies and therefore of the weak charges of the proton and electron. The Qweak experiment will make the first precision determination of the weak charge of the proton, Qpw = 1 – 4 sin2 (θw), from a measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in the elastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from the protons in a liquid hydrogen target at very low momentum transfer. The projected result will determine the proton's weak charge with a 4.1% total error and consequently sin2 (θw) with a 0.3% error. The Qweak experiment is at present three months into its commissioning run. The MOLLER experiment is to measure the parity-violating asymmetry in the scattering of 11 GeV longitudinally polarized electrons from the atomic electrons in a liquid hydrogen target. The longitudinal analyzing power Az is predicted to be 35.6 ppb at the kinematics of the experiment and is to be determined with a precision of 0.73 ppb, which would make the MOLLER experiment the most precise parity-violation experiment ever undertaken. The result would yield a measurement of the weak charge of the electron to 2.3% at an average Q2 value of 0.0056 (GeV/c)2 and in turn a determination of the electroweak mixing angle sin2(θw) with an uncertainty of ±0.00026 (stat) ±0.00013 (syst), comparable to the accuracy of the two best determinations at the Z0 pole. The PVDIS experiment is to measure the parity-violating asymmetry in deep inelastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from an unpolarized deuterium target. The longitudinal analyzing power can be expressed in terms of the quark distribution functions of the deuterium target and the couplings C1q (axial electron x vector quark) and C2q (vector electron x axial quark), which in the Standard Model can be expressed in terms of sin2(θw).Journal of Physics Conference Series 05/2011; 295(1):012028.
Article: The G0 Experiment: Apparatus for Parity-Violating Electron Scattering Measurements at Forward and Backward Angles[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In the G0 experiment, performed at Jefferson Lab, the parity-violating elastic scattering of electrons from protons and quasi-elastic scattering from deuterons is measured in order to determine the neutral weak currents of the nucleon. Asymmetries as small as 1 part per million in the scattering of a polarized electron beam are determined using a dedicated apparatus. It consists of specialized beam-monitoring and control systems, a cryogenic hydrogen (or deuterium) target, and a superconducting, toroidal magnetic spectrometer equipped with plastic scintillation and aerogel Cerenkov detectors, as well as fast readout electronics for the measurement of individual events. The overall design and performance of this experimental system is discussed.Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment - NUCL INSTRUM METH PHYS RES A. 03/2011; 646(1).
Article: A study of proton total reaction cross sections for several medium-mass nuclei between 20 and 48 MeV[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Proton total reaction cross sections (σR) have been measured for 51V, 54Fe, 56Fe, 57Fe, and 59Co at seven incident proton energies between 20.8 and 47.8 MeV at the University of Manitoba's Cyclotron Laboratory. Our results are compared with an optical-model analysis using global parameters. In general, the predicted total reaction cross sections agree quite well with the measured values. Nuclear transparency calculations have been made for these nuclei using all existing data between 8 and 100 MeV, and nuclei are found to be most reactive between 10 and 25 MeV, with nuclei becoming increasingly transparent as the incident proton energy increases above about 25 MeV. Using previously measured data from Si to 68Zn, along with the current measurements, we observe that when nuclear size effects are removed, the reaction cross section shows departures from average behavior near shell closings corresponding to N or Z values of 20 and 28.Canadian Journal of Physics 02/2011; 64(6):685-691. · 0.90 Impact Factor
Article: Measurements of proton total reaction cross sections for 112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn from 22 to 48 MeV[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Using a standard beam attenuation technique, proton total-reaction cross sections (σR) were measured for seven even isotopes of tin (112,114,116,118,120,122,124Sn) from 22 to 48 MeV with a typical accuracy of 2–3%. Two parameterizations of the data are presented, one based on an expression for the nuclear transparency, and the other on a semiempirical relation that has recently been developed.Canadian Journal of Physics 02/2011; 73:512-518. · 0.90 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A study of the 40Ca(p,2p)39K reaction has been made for two states of 39K, the 1d3/2−1(g.s.) and 2s1/2−1(2.53 MeV). Angular correlations at symmetric, coplanar angles between 30 and 105° have been measured. The data are compared with a distorted wave t-matrix calculation which utilizes a nonlocal bound state wave function. A further comparison is made with the angular correlation for unequal energies of the final state protons.Canadian Journal of Physics 02/2011; 51(9):1012-1016. · 0.90 Impact Factor
Article: Search for Broad Resonances in 3He[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Recently experimental evidence has been presented for the existence of broad T = 1/2 resonances in the three-nucleon system. As a continuation of earlier studies the 6Li(p,α) reactions were investigated using 45.0 MeV incident protons. 3He and alpha-particle spectra were measured at extreme forward angles using a ΔE–E–VETO detector telescope in conjunction with an analog particle identifier. Excitation energies up to 30 MeV in 3He could be examined. The spectra do not show any structure that can be related to the resonances observed previously. However, the spectra exhibit evidence for quasi-free scattering of protons from the α cluster in 6Li. In a complementary study the 3He(p,2p) reactions were investigated at an incident energy of 45.0 MeV. Data were taken with coplanar, symmetric geometry at 10 pairs of angles between 25° and 60° and also with coplanar, asymmetric geometry at the following pairs of angles: θ1 = 40°; θ2 = 30°, 37.4°, 40°, 45°, 50°, 55°, 60°, and 70°. Pronounced kinematic bands due to the 3He(p,2p)d and 3He(p,2p)d* reactions were observed. A comparison of the continua of coincident proton–proton events with the predictions of four-body phase-space calculations shows good agreement. The four-body continua do not show any anomalies which can be interpreted as due to broad resonances in 3He.Canadian Journal of Physics 02/2011; 50(12):1295-1299. · 0.90 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We have measured parity violating asymmetries in elastic electron-proton and quasi-elastic electrondeuteron scattering at backward electron angle. These measurements have been done at two momentum transfers : Q2 = 0.22 and 0.63 (GeV/c)2 . Together with our previous forward angle measurement [1], we can extract strange quark contributions to the electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon, as well as nucleon axial form factor coming from the neutral weak interaction. The results indicate a strange quark magnetic contribution close to zero at these Q2 , and a possible non zero strange quark electric contribution for the high Q2 . The first Q2 behavior measurement of the nucleon axial form factor in elastic electron scattering shows a good agreement with radiative corrections calculated at Q2 = 0 and with a dipole form using the axial mass determined in neutrino scattering.EPJ Web of Conferences. 01/2010;
Article: Strange quark contributions to parity-violating asymmetries in the backward angle G0 electron scattering experiment.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We have measured parity-violating asymmetries in elastic electron-proton and quasielastic electron-deuteron scattering at Q2=0.22 and 0.63 GeV2. They are sensitive to strange quark contributions to currents in the nucleon and the nucleon axial-vector current. The results indicate strange quark contributions of approximately < 10% of the charge and magnetic nucleon form factors at these four-momentum transfers. We also present the first measurement of anapole moment effects in the axial-vector current at these four-momentum transfers.Physical Review Letters 01/2010; 104(1):012001. · 7.73 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The weak interaction is manifested in parity-violating observables. With the weak interaction extremely well known parity-violating measurements in hadronic systems can be used to deduce strong interaction effects in those systems. Parity-violating analyzing powers in electron-proton scattering have led to determining the strange quark contributions to the charge and magnetization distributions of the nucleon. Parity-violating electron-proton and electron-electron scattering can also be performed to test the predictions of the Standard Model in the 'running' of the electroweak mixing angle or sin2θW.Nuclear Physics A 01/2010; · 2.50 Impact Factor
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I'm back y'all!! I feel like I haven't posted something in forever (or two weeks)! I should also tell you that I now speak with a southern accent, drink bourbon, and bet on horses. Can I tell you how amazing Kentucky is? Such pretty rolling knobs (hills), horses and cows, and not to mention what a fun city Louisville (pronounced Loo-a-vill) is! Churchill Downs… Amen!
Peanut Butter Pretzel filled Chocolate Cake
Alternate title… The Graveyard Cake… Rest in Peace to your 20′s.
The further into your 30's (or beyond) you are the more you can appreciate this cake. See when you're in your 20's you think the world will end when they do. Not until you hit 30 do you gain a true appreciation of your life as you are living it.
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Before you start screaming about whole wheat having no place in a cookie, I think you should give these a chance. I know you probably grew up with wonder bread sandwiches and fruit loops for breakfast but it doesn't mean you can't learn to love whole grains.
Pumpkin Caramel Pecan Cake
Altruistic. It's one of the characteristics I strive to posses and desire for others to see in me. No one is ever going to say that you are too kind, too caring, or too giving in life. Putting others first and spreading joy and love is what brings me true happiness.
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When you are getting together with your ten girlfriends for brunch you do not mess around. I repeat, you do not mess around! Boring blueberry muffins or lackluster banana bread will simply not do. Brunch calls for a top-notch, indulgent, over the top treat. Apple Cinnamon Buns smothered in Cream Cheese Icing… ohh you better believe they are that treat.
Blackberry Margarita's
You ever get pigeon holed to do a job after you did it successfully just once? I am so guilty of doing this to anyone who has helped me in the kitchen. If you did a good job with something once, you know I'm coming back to you with the same task again. It's a compliment, it means I trust you. When my friend who squeezed 10 grapefruits for this (http://www.champagnefrosting.com/?p=1907) amazing cocktail asked what she could help with in the kitchen, she should have know that pile of limes on the counter was just waiting for her.
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Sorry I've been absent lately my dear Steepster friends…
I really needed some hugs and comfort today.
This tea never fails me.
It is my go to tea of choice, always good no matter how I brew it. It's like we belong together.
The taste makes me see nice soft colours…
Sweet, soothing, and so warming.
I really needed this.
Hope all of you are doing great!
Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I've had that's very similar to Ailaoshan:
{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.
Apt I haven't tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)
Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)
Kirk, glad you are doing ok
looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!
Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)
Love y'all :-)
I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?
Allan, I western brew it cause it's so good I'm too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it's also very good that way.
My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here's the link for Ailaoshan
Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<
I know this is a long review. Sorry but I still think you should read all of it. Just saying.
So. Shou. I kind of have a thing for it.
I drink it everyday and have lots of favourites. I have been known to have shou boxes in the house. (See what I did?) That was before I copied MzPriss and make my own "pumidrawer". Cause you know…who doesn't want to be like the fabulous MzPriss?
So it is established that I have a huge amount of shou in da house. But. As you probably know, I can't resist many of the WP teas. I just go where quality is.
And I had yet to try this one. MzPriss recently reviewed it, and I was kind of envious. She got a real shou buzz out of it. I wanted that too!! But hey, you just don't order a shoubuzz like you order a pizza.
I had already gotten a nice buzz from a sheng earlier. Pinky cheeks and all. Very nice qi. But not over the top.
There was still room for more. So…could I get lucky twice in the same evening?
Well. That is an understatement folks. This stuff should be illegal.
First I will describe the taste, then the qi. (Cause really, I could devote an entire page to it)
The dry leaves look like "chocolat au lait" shavings, so pretty.
I'm using 7g for 5oz shou yixing (shouxing?)
First steep, and wow. I mean this is as soft and smooth as angel wings. Makes me regret wasting the rinse.
No trace of earthiness or even leather in this. It's all nuts and creamy vanilla. At first, I thought roasted pecans. When I later read the description, it said walnuts and I think it's more accurate.
It's sweet, in a dark brown sugar kind of way. It also provides that fresh mouthfeel of camphor that coats your entire mouth and lingers on your lips.
The third steep was probably the best. A little powdery, still very nutty and creamy.
I stopped at around steep seven, and I can tell you that by then, all I could do was lay on my back and enjoy the feeling.
The qi. It made my body twinkle all over. This tea is pure warm energy. I could feel my blood circulate. It made me tea drunk in a way I have never experienced before. Oh, I have felt this way before, but I promise you it wasn't from tea leaves. (O.O)
And I kept thinking how nice this feeling will be on upcoming lazy rainy days. I'm gonna need
a lot more of this.
If you already like shou, this will only make you like it even more. And to all non shou lovers, please hurry and give this a try.
P.S. There should be a warning on the pouch: don't shou and drive.
Lol, sil, you shall get then :-)
Allan, you can wait for our swap, but I have a feeling you of all people will want a much larger quantitity of this ;-)
Sounds fantastic! I adore shou as well :) . . . Actually I like Sheng a lot too. I will look for this tea… This intrigued me: "No trace of earthiness or even leather in this. It's all nuts and creamy vanilla". That sounds delightful. Thanks for the review!
This is a sheng I bought cause i saw Scott posting pics of it on Instagram and it being a yin and yang design, well, I knew I just had to have it!
It's like when I sometimes buy a bottle of wine just for the label, hoping To get lucky.
Well I just got lucky!
This is quite a deal. Young sheng yes, but it tastes a lot more mature than its age.
And I'm sure it will only get better with time.
I get close to zero astringency.
It's super mellow, all sweet and honey.
I get hints of apple pie, feels like autumn tea to me.
It's also a bit grapey. Definitely fruity.
Tonight I'm having it with the TEAplets, but I had it for the first time last night, and it gave me pinky cheeks. And a nice buzz.
Hey, I never wear much makeup, so a nice natural blush sheng glow is always welcome ;-)
The qi is kicking and I almost feel like I stole this cake, having spent a ridiculous amount of $15 on it.
People. Get this, it's a bargain!!
I can't really sleep tonight so might as well drink good tea, right?
I had this tea twice today. Such a lovely shou.
I like how sweet and smooth it is. I find myself craving it.
It's not overly complicated and complex, but sometimes, that's just what I'm seeking.
I have mentioned that this tea was like a hug on my last review and I stand by it. Definitely a hugger!
At this rate, the little cake won't last very long.
Sorry Mandala for not being more eloquent tonight…
Pic from earlier:
I think I will break in my new teapot with this next week when it comes. Bought an incredible pot from purepuer.com.
looseTman – We are experimenting with my gold-lined cup to see if tea tastes different than with a regular teacup. So far, it does
Having GO at the end of the day is as satisfying as having GO in the morning.
I wasn't planning on having it now, but a tea friend invited me to have a cup with her, so I did :-)
And let me tell you that it made a very satisfied fairy out of me.
It's such a comfort tea, no matter what the season is. I drank it all summer long, and we're about to spend our first autumn season together.
A pure vanilla dream it is, with plenty of chocolate gooeyness. If someone can't get the chocolate in this well…sorry but I am totally judging you!!!
My pic:
So I'm a little late to the party on this review.
I had this earlier today with the TEAplets. But I was unable to focus on writing my review. Now is a better time.
I was lucky enough to receive the gift of tea from Sarsonator: this beautiful Mandala cake. She made this very special for myself and MzPriss (who was also given the same cake) as it wasn't even available yet on Mandala's website. That's what I call a REAL surprise!
Now how thoughtful and generous was that? Thank you so much Sarsy, I am so grateful!
Right from the get go, I had a feeling it would be a good one. The cake looks amazing, as if every single leaf was placed strategically to create a little work of art.
It broke very easily, no need to fight it, loosely compressed.
I used 8g for a 5oz yixing clay pot.
First, I love the golden liquor it produces. It's thick and almost oily as I pour the first steep in the pitcher.
The leaves are barely awake, and already they render a taste that completely seduces me. We all agree: it's remarkable.
Stone fruits, mostly soft and ripe apricot. Super sweet and silky, heavy mouthfeel of honey.
In later steeps, that sweetness turns into maple water. I also get juicy apple notes. It's not smokey at all, and that astringency normally present in young sheng is nowhere to be found.
Around steep seven, I get a certain acidity, but i think I just let it steep too long. It's very potent.
I had dinner, and went back to it. It kept giving and giving.
Thank you so much again Sarsy, and thanks to Garret who helped make this surprise happened, you are such a classy guy!
As usual, for those who love to watch:
Yay! Here's to hoping that I am able to get some more of this! Working on that today. It is selling fast and I want some, too! Great pics!
MzPriss : likewise :-)
Boychik and Stephanie: it is very likely that you will love this one
Garret: thank you! And so glad I have a whole cake of this!!
I just got two more cakes of this one in the mail today. Thanks, G!
I couldn't risk it selling out. I'm so glad you love it, TTF! It makes me happy when you are happy!!! <3
:) This could be a great supplier to keep working with. Will soon be getting some samples of some of their other new offerings. If the quality keeps up with what I've tasted of their teas so far, I will be a happy tea seller.
Totally, G-Mac. And we will all be happy tea drinkers! Keep us posted on the other offerings, please. :)
This was pretty tasty this morning.
Toasty chocolate cereals. Oh, yum. I mean, this is really chocolaty and nutty.You know me right? I kind of get very "enteasiast" when I like something.
If I like, I like…A LOT.
And I kind of like this blend…a lot…so I kinda ordered…a lot.
So this morning, I told myself I'd better start drinking the life out of it…cause really, did I mention I have a lot?
Get this, it's really worth it…
Only september 3rd and we can already tell fall is in the air here. It was a little chilly today.
So I made a GIANT mug of almond milk chai latté of El Dorado.
This is my favourite chai.
It is classic and perfectly balanced, I can taste all the spices individually without having one that stands out too much and overshadows the others.
The snaily yums base paired with the magic WP vanilla makes it so naturally sweet… But I admit that by adding just a drop of maple in it, it brings me to heaven on a wednesday!!!
I can see myself drinking loads of this in the months to come…in my super large latté mug!
Here's a pic (Note to self: that mug is way to heavy to hold in one hand)
Oh my god that mug is ginormous.
Also, when I stepped outside this morning, taking a breath was like sipping on hot bath water. I am waiting for that chilly air to get here…count me as super jealous…
Oh look! Steepster is behaving :-)
Let's post a review!!
This was one of very few teas I hadn't tried yet from WP.
I was curious, cause although Keemun are sometimes not my favourite teas to drink when too heavy on the smoke, the taste profile of Pine Peak seemed very different.
Well I agree: definitely not your usual full bodied keemun.
It's much lighter, and I had to steep longer (for my tastes) and add a bit more leaves to achieve a satisfying cup. Once I did that, it was super tasty.
No trace of smoke or strong earthy notes here.
This is the fruit and grain keemun type. I get raisins and barley mostly. It is sweet and a little malty.
There is some kind of light pine taste to it, a little woodsy especially as it cools down.
I see myself drinking this on a regular basis, as a very nice everyday cup.
It's raining this afternoon, took out my happy ladybug teapot, girly tea time!"Peak" of the session:
Wow, I didn't know that you hadn't tried this. I love this one, possibly the most of any of their teas! Unsung hero. ;)
Oh! But steepster IS back again!! Thanks for "fishing" me out though mj :-)
Cameron, I agree, it is kind of an unsung hero ;-)
It's 2 am and I just spent the last four hours going back and forth inside/outside the house. There were possibilities of auroras tonight, that's why. I feel very lucky to have witnessed them more than once in my life…
I was telling friends earlier that auroras had been life changing for me… totally worth being patient for. I wish for everyone to witness them at least once in their lives.
Unfortunately, they didn't happen tonight.
Oh well…another night hopefully.
Now I'm drinking this tea and shockers! It's good.
This is a mouthful of fresh evergreens and creamy buttery oolong.
Dame Vanilla adds all kinds of velvety and fruity notes to the blend.
Just wow.
I don't have a bunch to say, see previous review.
I will just nom it till it can give no more.
And that's all.
My dad recalls seeing the aurora this far south when he was young. I have heard some of my astronomy friends say they have seen them in recent years. Sadly I have not. I imagine it to be freaky awesome.
I tried posting this earlier, and just noticed that it never posted (still said POSTING…)
I remember the first time I really saw an aurora. I'd seen them in the distance when I was a kid once that I vaguely remember, but when I was living in the UP of Michigan, there was one night where it felt like we were surrounded by the aurora. Everything was green and beautiful for quite a while. (I went to bed before it stopped.) It was perhaps one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.
I really, really want to see an aurora sometime before I die! I am rather far south (Pennsylvania, USA), but they have on occasion made their way down here.
I just ordered a few teas today from Whispering Pine (Cedar Ridge and Clari Tea). Your reviews make me excited to get them in the mail!
KS, "freaky awesome" is such a good way to describe them!!
Cheri, so glad you got to see them once. Now you must experience the multi-coloured ones!!
Amy, i think it's on many peoples bucket list!
I'm glad you like my WP reviews, their teas are among my favourites!! And I love Cedar Ridge, good choice, can't wait to read your review :-)
Lariel, maybe someday you will happen to travel North and see them :-)
Tea Fairy, how do you suggest brewing this tea? I have a sample on the way from Sarsonator and only enough for one brew. Did you use very short steeps?
Allan, i did what I would have done with a regular TGY, I did short steeps, using a gaiwan. But most people here did it western style so I guess it's up to you :-)
But short steeps worked really well for me.


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After being forced to take a year off in 2008 due to the late withdrawal of our ball park by the City of St. George, Utah, we are pleased to announce that your Red Rock Tournament Committee, after nearly two months of negotiations, have signed a deal with the Carson City Recreation Department and the Carson City Convention Visitors Bureau to operate the very popular Red Rock International Invitational for 2009 and beyond! It will have a new name!
RED ROCK at CARSON CITY
9th Annual Red Rock International Invitational
Carson City, Nevada
(35-45 minute drive from Reno)
TOURNAMENT DATES: May 2 and 3, 2009
CLASSES: Major, A, AA, NAFA (ALL), (ASA A & B)
ENTRY DEADLINE: March 1, 2009
FORMAT: Round Robin into single elimination.
GAMES GUARANTEED: Four (4)
ISC QUALIFIER: One World Tournament berth to highest finishing US West team. We are also attempting to get an ISC II (Tournament of Champions) berth to award as well.
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The closest major airport is the Reno -Tahoe airport.
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how do you deal with gender disapointment?
Time will get him over the gender disappointment. I don't think it will get him over being an a**hole though.
Sydney & Matt 9/11/10
Fletcher 9/22/11, Malcolm 5/29/13 & Kieran e.d.d. 11/5/14
Andddddd he would be receiving a lovely punch to the face for that comment.
Sure, he wanted a girl. But he needs to face the fact that he's having a sweet wonderful little man. Just because he doesn't get to see the other boys doesn't mean he should should be resentful toward this one. And even those situations don't have anything to do with the child, it has to do with the mothers.
Raising a troop of awesome little dudes.
Wow. Gender disappointment or not, it is not okay for him to talk to you that way. I really can't get past that.
Wow, what a dick! I second the punch to the face comment by PP. I would have straight up punched my DH had he said something like that. Tell him to suck it up and get the fuck over it. What a douche...
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Daniel - 10/9/95 ~ Paxton - 8/9/10 ~ Abigail Grace - 5/30/13 ~ 4 Angel Babies
If my DH told me I was f-ing stupid he'd be out the door. I hope thats not the type of man you're going to raise your son to be.
I said the only italian name for boys I like is Dominic and he said cause you're f****** stupid.
^^^That's pretty much a text book case of asshole-ism. Dealing with disappointment would be saying something like "I'm too upset to talk about names right now."
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The sea is 2 min away, on the other side of the road!
We liked that the bus stopped right outside of the hotel, so we could go away. Pisa town with the the tower and the cathedrals was very nice.
Nothing to do in this place, if you don`t like to lay on a sunbed with "a million" other people all day, and eat on selfservice restaurants. No information in the hotel about things do to, a small menu, only in Italian. You have to beg to get air condition and wifi was very unstable.
Having stayed at a more expensive hotel at the same resort a week earlier, this hotel offered just as much with the exception of a pool. Staff were friendly, english speaking, spacious room, great shower, fridge in the room, balcony with just about sea view. Lots of room in the 4 bed apartment, with table and chairs.
The keys being left on the reception desk when you went out, and not asked for ID when you returned just merely picked it up from the desk. The breakfast was quite poor, with either fresh croissant, packet croissant, bread roll or a yogurt for choice. Towels were not towelling material, more like tea-towels.
Friendly and really helpful staff, they did really everything to make our stay comfortable. Perfect location: supermarket, free beach, bus stop nearby. Fast WiFi. Adequate price level. Cleaning service every day. I would definitely recommend this hotel!
Hotel "Florida" in Tirrenia is situated over against of the sea and from part of its rooms has a beautiful view to the beach. The hotel is pleasant with external and internal lifts and with convenient, air-conditioned rooms whose only disadvantage is the lack of refrigerator. However this circumstance is compensated with a spacious restaurant in which the guests could make breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel has a broad, secured parking that is a great convenience for the drivers. All the staff is very kind and friendly, and all the time tries to be in help of the tourists. For holiday-makers it is very important that the hotel is close to the "Bagno Maddalena", one modern beach structure that proposes all conveniences and activities for good repose. For these who have desire for interesting one-day excursions, the hotel is ideal starting point for a short trip to Livorno, Pisa and Lucca.
Good location close to the beach, helpful staff. Many parking spaces.
The breakfast was very basic, no cereal, eggs or fruits. The hotel is overpriced. Also very noisy, live music playing on the beach won't let you sleep before midnight. Bathroom and the room in not very good condition and not very clean. Very old fashion.
Nice location, near the beach
Nothing particular
Somewhere close to the hotel is the sea
Very poor breakfast, coffee was like cocoa powder in dirty water. The sea in the region feels very dirty, and you could get to only one beach for free, this region is not the place to have a sea holiday. Nothing to do, nowhere to go. There is a forest around thoug, air is very clean in the area.
very close to the free beach, bus stop for Pisa right in front, very clean, very nice and helfpful stuff
breakfast with few variety for a stay longer than three days, noisy street at night, most of the time wifi worked only in the lobby, only ceiling-shower
typical italian staff "back to the 60ties"
everynight disco on the beach (ends at 02:00) traffic jam on friday and sunday evening (1,5 km takes 2,5 hour!)
Close to the beach. Good for visiting Pisa and Livorno.
Very poor breakfast!
It's a very basic hotel but just what we needed! Car parking was great as well as WiFi. Rooms minimal and tired.
smell when bathroom fan switched on
Beach with big waves.
We had 2 rooms. One of them was ok, but the other one was noisy: road, neighbors, doors; last renovated at least 10 year ago. Narrow shower. Air conditioning not cooling well.
stuff, food, wifi excellent,
towels, shower the firste 3 days
Location! Walking distance from parks and beaches. Staying in the room at the back of hotel makes it nice and quiet. Parking, WiFi. We were staying out of the season so we cannot comment on food quality and Hotel was pretty empty.
no objections.
Lovely owner comforts you personaly
Nice and outgoing staff in the hotel was very helpful, must be a good location in summers.
Empty and cold feeling outside of tourist season. For example, there must have only been 5 people in the hotel while I was there, as breakfast was limited to two juices, 10 croissants, packaged bakery pieces, and three flavors of yougurt. The coffee/hot chocolate machine was turned off.
Quiet. Good value. Would be great in summer. Good for visiting Pisa and Livorno. Parking on site.
Not a lot of options for eating nearby in March.
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- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3 whole star anise
- 1 vanilla bean, cut crosswise into 3 pieces
- 3 3 x1-inch strips orange peel (orange part only)
- 12 whole cloves
- 2 14- to 16-ounce jars orange marmalade
Combine first 5 ingredients in large saucepan. Pierce each orange peel strip with 4 cloves, spacing apart; add to pan. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Add marmalade; bring to simmer, stirring often. Remove from heat.
Using tongs, transfer 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 vanilla piece and 1 orange-clove strip to each of three 8-ounce canning jars. Fill each jar with hot marmalade and seal with lids. (Can be prepared 4 weeks ahead. Refrigerate.)
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type: Quick & Easy, Edible Gift, Condiment/Spread
main ingredients: Honey, Orange, Spice, Brandy
dietary considerations: Vegetarian
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Downtown, pasadena, silver lake, wherever...the more adventerous the better.
re: tony michaels
One other suggestion for a great setting would be Cliff's Edge. While the food is good it doesn't rise to the level of Angelini, but the patio is just a wonderful, magical place to have dinner.
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Neil's Seafood and Pasta House in San Pedro. Authentic and worth the ride.
the owner, aniello, is a great human being.
I really like Briganti in South Pasadena. The waiters are Italian, the wine list is Italian, the food is very good, they gave me what I wanted even though it was not on the menu. My new favortie Italian spot, and right in your locale!
In fact, i am going there tonight with my valentine for a nice stuffed pepper and some clams--wtih split these and then, I dunno, some rigatoni with veal sauce, linguini vongole-red, or rotelli with eggplant, or shrimp fra diavolo. cant wait. ciao.
I am surprised no one tipped you off to the Jonathan Gold Top-20 Italian Restaurants that just came out in the LA Weekly last week:
I second both the Angelini and the Briganti recs, though Angelini is more culinarily daring, I think (and has the price and reservation difficulty to match).
I would start with Briganti and see if it's good enough. If you feel like more, upgrade to Angelini Osteria.


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Liberty & Property (Large Print Edition)
Ludwig von Mises
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
, 2009
LARGE PRINT EDITION! More at LargePrintLiberty.com In 1956, the Mont Pelerin Society was entering a difficult period in which its intellectual lights were drifting away from liberalism of the old school. Ludwig von Mises used his speech that year to explain why this was a terrible trend. He didn't rebuke anyone. What he did was back away from the events of the day to provide a sweeping reconstruction of economic history from the ancient world ...
Planning for Freedom: Let the Market System Work (Lib Works Ludwig Von Mises CL)
Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Fund
, 2008
In this anthology, Mises offers an articulate and accessible introduction to and critique of two topics he considers especially important: inflation and government interventionism. According to Mises, inflation, that is monetary expansion, is destructive; it destroys savings and investment, which are the basis for production and prosperity. Government controls and economic planning never accomplish what their proponents intend. Mises ...
The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method
Ludwig Von Mises
Literary Licensing, LLC
, 2013
This is a new release of the original 1962 edition.
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War (Lib Works Ludwig Von Mises CL)
Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Fund Inc.
, 2011
Published in 1944, during World War II, Omnipotent Government was Mises's first book written and published after he arrived in the United States. In this volume Mises provides in economic terms an explanation of the international conflicts that caused both world wars. Although written more than half a century ago, Mises's main theme still stands: government interference in the economy leads to conflicts and wars. According to Mises, the ...
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2011
The cover is from a Greek portrayal of the reality of war -- a fitting portrayal too of life under socialism, in which brute force is the only way to secure control over resources essential to life. This edition is the original as published by Yale University, the edition that introduce to American audiences the first thorough and scientific demolition of what was and is one of the great delusions in the history of the world. This masterwork ...
Economic Point of View
Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2012
Israel Kirzner is an outstanding student of Mises's, and here is his sweeping defense of the Misesian definition of the scope and meaning of economic science. He compares the Misesian view of human action with the neoclassical and classical school, and contrasts their views on rationality, human choice, scarcity, and scientific method. The Economic Point of View came out in 1960, before Rothbard's great treatise and before the growth of the ...
The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig ...
Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Fund
, 2006
Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science. Liberty Fund, 2006.
Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evaluation (Lib Works Ludwig Von Mises CL)
Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Fund, Inc.
, 2005
Ludwig von Mises was the leading exponent of the Austrian School of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. He has long been regarded as a most knowledgeable and respected economist, even though his teachings were generally outside the "mainstream. Theory and History is primarily a critique of Karl Marx, his materialism, and his prediction of the inevitability of socialism. Marx attributes the creation of tools and machines, ...
The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method (Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig ...
Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Fund
, 2006
Written toward the end of Mises's life, his last monograph, The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, returned to economics as a science based on human action. Mises believed that, since the publication of Human Action , economists and scientists alike had misinterpreted the idea of economics as a science by deeming it epistemological positivismthat they believed that the science" basis was still more rooted in philosophy than in ...
The Free Market and its Enemies: Pseudo-Science, Socialism, and Inflation (Mises Seminar Lectures, Vol. I)
Ludwig von Mises
Nabu Press
, 2010
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed ...
El Socialismo (5ª Edición) (Spanish Edition)
Ludwig Von Mises
Unión Editorial
, 2008
Socialismo -escribe Friedrich A. Hayek- constituye la aportación más decisiva de Ludwig von Mises. Cuando apareció por primera vez en 1922, «su impacto fue muy profundo. Alteró gradual, pero fundamentalmente, la perspectiva de toda una generación y desafió el pensamiento de muchos jóvenes idealistas». Con esta obra, ya clásica, Ludwig von Mises, en palabras de François Perroux, «ha aportado una contribución excepcional a la crítica ...
Between the Two World Wars: Monetary Disorder, Interventionism, Socialism, and the Great Depression (Lib ...
Ludwig von Mises
Liberty Fund
, 2002
Ludwig von Mises, the author of such classics as Socialism and Human Action , is universally acknowledged as one of the most important classical liberals and economists of the twentieth century. In 1934, he left his native Austria in fear of the Nazis who seized all his papers in 1938 in Vienna and, Mises thought, destroyed them. But the papers were not destroyed. In 1996, Richard Ebeling and his wife Anna discovered the papers in an archive ...
Omnipotent Government
Ludwig Von Mises
Lowe Press
, 2007
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Human Action: Part 1
Ludwig von Mises
Blackstone Audiobooks
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Page 1 - Koh Samet Hotels & Resorts
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1. Sawasdee-CoCo
From 1,230 Baht
Sawasdee-CoCo; the small resort for relaxing with beautiful nature surround. The resort offers 15 comfortable rooms with well decorated and perfectly clean that will impress your holidays.
2. Samed Grandview Resort
From 2,090 Baht
From Travelers: Beach front, nice beds and pillows, good breakfast, spacious room.. Recommended for All.
3. Thipsamed @ Le' Blanc
From 2,090 Baht
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Formerly known as La Blanc Samed Resort. Thipsamed @ Le' Blanc is recently renovated in 2013 and is in beautiful surroundings, located at the quiet corner of Sai Kaew Beach. Just 150 metres, you wi ...
4. Grand View Ao Cho Hideaway Resort
From 1,980 Baht
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5. La Lune Beach Resort
From 2,110 Baht
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La Lune Beach Resort is a building style hotel with a great pool and is just a short walk from the nearly private and quite beach of Ao Wongduern. The resort offers 40 Deluxe rooms with a Poolside or ...
6. Vongduern Villa
From 1,130 Baht
From Travelers: Looking Good Room.Foods are the best อร่อยค่ะ. Recommended for include breakfast.
7. Samed Pavilion Resort
From 3,260 Baht
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8. Le Vimarn Cottages & Spa Koh Samet
From 9,300 Baht
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9. Nimmanoradee Resort
From 2,530 Baht
10. Samed Cliff Resort
From 1,770 Baht
- | Avg Rating: 3 Reviews
11. Mooban Talay Resort
From 3,300 Baht
- | Avg Rating: 2 Reviews
12. Paradee Resort
From 15,820 Baht
Location: Ao Kiu Na Nok
Paradee Resort; Hidden away by the white sands of the beautiful private beach. The villas each extended over an 100 sqm, and are stylishly furnished in natural materials including teak wood, rattan an ...
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13. Malibu Garden Resort
From 1,650 Baht
The resort grounds are well kept and designed with a natural layout throughout the resort and we are the only resort in Ao Wong Deun that has swimming pool.
14. Baan Supparod Resort Koh Samet
From 3,680 Baht
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Location: Pineapple Beach
Baan Supparod is budget style resort, simple and comfortable on the rocky beach of Pineapple Beach. The resort offers 31 rooms, convenient location with just 10 minutes walk to the Sai Keaw Beach.
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15. Ao Prao Resort
From 6,610 Baht