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Colour blindness is a mild disability wherein the affected individual is unable to perceive the difference between colours. The organ of vision is the eye which constitutes certain cells like 'rods' and 'cones' placed on the retina and responsible for night vision and colour vision respectively. Any defect in 'the cones' would result in impairment of colour vision.
The grade of colour blindness may vary from mild to severe, although it is extremely rare to encounter the severe grade of colour blindness. It is mostly a genetic disorder but other factors may also play a role in its causation.
Colour blindness is a fairly common occurrence in general population, though it may remain unnoticed in many individuals. It is more frequent in men and very rarely seen in women.
Colour blindness is of different types like red-green, blue-yellow and total, of which red-green colour blindness is the commonest. The affected individual is unable to distinguish between different colours. For example, individuals with red-green colour blindness can see both the colours but fail to discriminate between them. Total colour blindness also called 'achromatopsia' is the most severe but rare form of colour blindness characterised by inability to distinguish between any colour and associated with vision impairment and nystagmus (rapid, to and fro movement of eye). Mild cases of colour blindness are usually asymptomatic and may be first diagnosed during routine eye examination. The eye specialist uses special chart called Ishihara chart for detection of colour blindness.
Colour blindness is a genetic X linked recessive disorder and inherited from one of the parents. It is very rare in women since two defective X chromosomes would be required in a woman for colour blindness to manifest. A woman with only one defective X chromosome is a carrier of colour blindness and will not show any clinical feature. However a carrier woman can pass this defective chromosome to her son who will then manifest the clinical features of colour blindness.
Very rarely, colour blindness may be acquired as a result of drug toxicity (hydroxychloroquine) or injury of brain or eye.
There are as such no health complications of colour blindness. However individuals with colour blindness may find difficulty during driving or in certain professions like that of pilot, traffic police and designer.
Colour blindness is a chromosomal, genetic disorder and thus has no treatment. It is a life long condition but colour blind individuals learn to manage their handicap with time and practice.


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FFUMC's S.A.G.E. group heads for World of Coke March 22
Several senior adult groups at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church meet throughout the year for fellowship, exercise, luncheons and day trips.
The S.A.G.E. group (senior adults going everywhere)enjoys monthly outings to various attractions throughout the state. Transportation is provided but reservations usually are required.
The March trip will be to The World of Coke on Friday, March 22. The cost is $18 for tickets and transportation, plus lunch. The bus will leave the church at 9 a.m. and will return at 3 p.m. Call 770-461-4313 for information.
Titus II is a luncheon group which meets the first Tuesday of each month for lunch and a brief program. The cost of the meal is $6. Make reservations with Martha Turner, 770-461-2802, by noon Thursday prior to the meeting. Speakers planned for April and May include State Senator Ronnie Chance and a representative from Coweta-Fayette EMC.
The walking group meets at 1 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Family Life Center, except for the first Tuesday when they meet at 1:30 p.m.
Walkers make a $1 donation each day they walk and support a variety of church projects and missions.
The Seasoned Singers rehearse at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the choir room. Those age 55 and over are encouraged to join. Fore more information, contact TomRobinson, 770-461-7795 or email@example.com.
The church is in downtown Fayetteville across from the old courthouse. For more information on senior citizen activities, call 770-461-4313.

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Isn't that area now the newest DVC resort Saratoga Springs?
Isn't that area now the newest DVC resort Saratoga Springs?
always plotting, planning, and looking forward to our next adventure...
what's DVC? Disney village center?
Originally Posted by Tampa
DVC is Disney Vacation Club, the Disney version of timeshare.
Saratoga Springs is the newest version of it and it is located in the area that was known as the Disney Institute.
Some of those units did over look the lake and you could see Pleasure Island and the Disney Marketplace from them. They were some of the most roomy places to stay on property, but they lacked the "magic" for most people.
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very true.. it felt like we were in somebodies house.
coulda swore it was Disney Village though..
You are correct, Tampa! It was at one time also known as the Disney Village... I know i have an article about that somewhere...
In fact, it was originally going to be the location of permanent residences that Guests could own... until Disney realized they would all have voting rights.. that put the big kibosh on the project. There were Grand Villas, etc... look for them to eventually all be demolished
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I also heard a rumor that if you bought one you had a life time pass to the Magic Kingdom which disney stilll has to honor to this day even though the villas are gone.
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I had an ol' girlfriend and her mom take me and we stayed there... if memory serves right, it was a two story pad! I'll never forget the heated pool at 3am...
Here is a link to one of our members sites, I think, that has info about the resort before it became the Disney Institute.
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Futbol Sorrows and a Neck-and-Neck Race
A sad, sad few days here in Mexico. The national team lost to Portugal in Wednesday's World Cup match.
Why is Campaign Conexión passing along soccer results. Well, "futbol" is the hottest thing here, and sometimes it's the only way presidential candidates can get any attention.
"Midway through Mexico's World Cup contest against Portugal," the Los Angeles Times's Richard Boudreaux reported, "Felipe Calderón made his play of the day. 'I will be the jobs president,' the candidate declared in a 30-second spot to millions of Mexicans glued to the televised match."
Though a diehard fan, Calderón in campaign appearances tried to remind voters of the difference between a game and a presidential election. "Our destiny will be played out here, not in Germany," he chastised, according to El Universal.
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Watch a washingtonpost.com video on Mexico's presidential election -- clips of Calderón and Obrador on the campaign trail, interviews with voters and more.
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Spinning, spinning, spinning. Private and public polling numbers are flying so fast that Campaign Conexión is getting dizzy. With just nine days remaining until the election, it is obvious this will be a down-to-the-wire finish.
Dominating the cover of the Mexico City tabloid Milenio is the paper's survey giving former mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador a 5-point lead over PAN's Calderón. But the most entertaining notion to emerge from the data is the idea that PRI candidate Roberto Madrazo is still alive!
Inside are a half-dozen charts that are of equal or greater import than the presidential horserace. Milenio reports, for instance, that while López Obrador, nominee of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, holds a comfortable lead in the presidential contest, the PRD's senatorial candidates are trailing. The graphic charting Calderón's popularity since January shows a line that spikes on May 1 and then steadily slides in the subsequent month.
Of course, for every poll showing AMLO up, there seems to be one giving Calderón the edge. Among likely voters, Grupo Economistas y Asociados found Calderón leads 41 percent to 36 percent. And no surprise: Calderón says his campaign's internal polling shows him with the edge.
For an overview of Mexico surveys, called "encuestas," take a look at this collection. But I think the Houston Chronicle got it just about right when it noted that virtually all of the polls are within the margin of error, "making the race too close to call."
So why do we spend all that money on polls?
The Big Close
All campaigning for the July 2 election ends on the night of June 28, so the candidates are frantically criss-crossing the country in what Mexicans call the "campaign closing." On the trail Wednesday, Calderón was wooing indigenous voters in Chiapas, while López Obrador was still trying to soothe jittery nerves in the corporate sector.
After being battered for more than 2 weeks about his "uncomfortable brother-in-law," Calderón now claims the charges that his wife's brother engineered sweet deals with government agencies has not damaged his candidacy.
From our perch here in Mexico City, that seems a bit hard to swallow, but it does appear that conservative Calderón has finally been able to change the subject.
Calderón, a short technocrat who runs on the slogan "manos limpias," or clean hands, promised residents and tourists in Acapulco that if elected he'll clean up the resort town -- literally. A contracting dispute has halted trash pick-up in Acapulco for nearly 3 weeks and speaking from a portside Zocolo (or large public square), Calderón chortled: "All the way over here we can smell the garbage."
At a stop in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Calderón said he intends to continue "foxismo" policies, embracing the record of President Vicente Fox.
However, if the Milenio poll showing Obrador ahead is to be believed, that might not be a wise strategy. The paper found that 51 percent of the 2,000 people surveyed believe Calderón is following Fox's blueprint.
Forget El Presidente, It's the Governors Stupid
Imagine being the Big Dog for 71 years. Then a soda executive (Vicente Fox) abruptly ends that fiesta, knocking your party out of the presidency.
Now, six years later, it looks as though your new guy (Roberto Madrazo) isn't going to be able to retake the top job. What do you do?
If you're the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, you take your cues from the Democratic Party up in the United States. A cabal of PRI governors is jockeying for control of the party (a la Howard Dean) in the expectation that Madrazo will lose.
El Universal devoted an entire page Wednesday to the subject of PRI governors, demonstrating the clout they still hold. An analysis of voting patterns in the 17 Mexican states run by the PRI between 1991 and 2003 suggests that losing support of four or five of the governors could cost Madrazo 1.5 million votes.
For an alternative view, look at what Joaquin Hendricks, former PRI governor of Quintana Roo, has to say about the presidential contest.
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"Zocalo" is misspelled in this article. Maybe it's just typo by somebody who knows better and is reporting on the road, or maybe its the copy editor's fault, but it makes me wonder if the Post can not get someone who knows the laguage to cover the Mexican election? If you can't get the spelling right, what about the politics?
One other thing, the US coverage seems to be straining to say that the polls are cgoing all directions, but this just doesn;t seem to be true.
The Wilson Center is tracking all the major polls, and the last 5 they have posted show AMLO ahead. The margin is small but consistent, and this survey does not even include the one mentioned in this article, with AMLO sporting a 5-point lead. For the record, here is the WIlson center URL and the poll results.
Seems fair to say AMLO has an edge.
New Mitofsky Poll
Mitofsky , 06/23/06
The new Mitofsky poll shows AMLO in first place with 36%, followed by Calderón in second with 33% and Madrazo in third with 27%.
New Ipsos-Bimsa Poll
Ipsos-Bimsa , 06/23/06
The new Ipsos-Bimsa poll shows AMLO in first place with 36%, followed by Calderón in second with 35% and Madrazo in third with 24%.
New El Universal poll
El Universal , 06/23/06
The new El Universal poll shows López Obrador in first place with 36%, followed by Calderón in second with 34% and Madrazo in third with 26%.
New Reforma
Reforma , 06/23/06
The new Reforma poll shows López Obrador in first place with 36%, followed by Calderón in second with 34% and Madrazo in third with 25%.
New Poll by Milenio
Milenio , 06/22/06
A María de las Heras poll for Milenio shows López Obrador in first place with 35.4% followed by Felipe Calderón with 30.5% and Roberto Madrazo with 29.6%.
Posted by: db | June 23, 2006 12:08 PM
Picky, picky, that db: "The straw that is in thy brother's eye..."
Granted, all listed polls seem to favor AMLO; but waht about the margin of error?
Posted by: pasilla | June 23, 2006 01:17 PM
Like I said, "The margin is _small but consistent_," in the 5 polls I pasted, and the sixth, most recent poll, is the one with the biggest lead for AMLO.
Speaking of being picky ...
Posted by: db | June 23, 2006 03:02 PM
Read the polls with caution...remember:
- At this point in 2000, polls showed Labstida up by 3 points, and he lost by 6.
- The polls aren't showing the undecideds, who often vote against the incumbent party.
- Poor supporters of the PRI and PRD may be underrepresented in the polls
- Watch down the stretch to see if Madrazo tries to win or swings his support, implicitly or explicitly, to someone else. Madrazo has started running anti-PRD TV ads, and may still resent AMLO for protesting his gubernatorial "victory" back in Tabasco..
Posted by: Peter C | June 23, 2006 03:17 PM
Amazing that after all, the election (or at least the aftermath) will probably leave Madrazo (albeit briefly) the most important man in Mexico. It may well be up to him whether we have the 'Gran Chachalaca' or the Cristero as our next tlatoani. Let's bring back those northerners from the Revolution, not tropical messiahs or chilango apparatchiks!
Posted by: Gabriel | June 23, 2006 04:37 PM
"The margin is _small but consistent_," I only read the María de las Heras report. The margin of error is plus/minus 2.2%. Five points in this case represent a "real" difference (if the sample is truly representative). However, Peter C makes several good points.
How sad, Gabriel! How'bout a revolutionary from Michoacan State, by the name of Lazaro Cardenas?
I thought that the name of the country was Estados Unidos Mexicanos...
Posted by: pasilla | June 23, 2006 05:23 PM
I have been monitoring the polls and the average margin of error that is about 3.2% Additionally, while AMLO is currently in the lead in many of them he is rarely outside the margin of error as much as Calderon is. As to Madrazo Ideologically he is closer to AMLO than Calderon but AMLO and Madrazo have a very long history of animosity between each other. Also if the priistas decide to abanod Madrazo for another what makes you think they will listen to his recomendations. he has lost much of his credibility since he became the president of the PRI being an obvious third-place looser would only further damage his credibility. Should a prista chose to vote for another party they will most likely do so based upon there own convictions and world view. PAN if your a neo-liberal prista PRD if you are a Dino priista.
Posted by: TWB | June 24, 2006 02:53 AM
For those of us aren't on the ground, just polls' reporting is not the best way to get a feeling of the Mexican electorate. It would be a lot more helpful to learn about the electorate's attitudes and leave a little bit that focus on who is getting the so-called first, second and third places on the race.
Mexico really needs a good economic project but also a huge improvement on education opportunities and investment. Just governing issues are the bread and butter of many communities in the southern states. Security issues go well beyond robberies in the big cities and the feminicides in Juarez. So it is near sided to think only in economic and employment terms.
AMLO is definitely the favorite if you just look at the crows that have stopped his recall and his prosecution for a simply administrative violation by one of the employers of his government agency, when he was Mexico City's Mayor...
I am not sure if I would agree with the FDR model comparison because AMLO has been a student of history and politics for a long time and I would see more parallels between his project and the ideals of Mexican historic leaders such as Madero, Zapata, Justo Sierra, etc...But, maybe he is just describing his plan this way to make sense for NY and Wall Street's investors...
All set and done, Que gane el mejor! But let's just make sure that the electronic system to do the processing of votes on July 2nd doesn't crash or plays tricks on us as it happened on July 1988! When most people know Salinas stole the election...that definitely will be a set back for Mexico.
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I had seen these on a few occasions over the years in South Florida but I had never managed to detain one long enough to get a picture; they are extremely squirmy and excellent at escaping, despite their tiny size. Once my wife and I found five or six of them crawling around inside my mother in law's home. We chose not to tell her that her house was infested with snakes.


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9 This is the history of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless man living on earth at the time. He consistently followed God's will and enjoyed a close relationship with him. | 9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. |
10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. |
11 Now the earth had become corrupt in God's sight, and it was filled with violence. | 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. |
12 God observed all this corruption in the world, and he saw violence and depravity everywhere. | 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. |
13 So God said to Noah, "I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Yes, I will wipe them all from the face of the earth!" | 13 So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. |
14 "Make a boat from resinous wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. | 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. |
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For those in the asparagus business, the 'gras isn't always greener on the other side. It also can be purple or white. And the other side is finding a small niche market for these unique specialty items.
Compared to the traditional green spears, white asparagus is more tender and has a mild flavor and purple asparagus has a slightly sweeter flavor. Most of it is produced in Peru and Mexico.
"Specialty asparagus is still a niche market, said Cherie Watte Angulo, executive director of the El Centro-based California Asparagus Commission. "I believe any purple asparagus grown in California is marketed regionally to restaurants, smaller retailers and farmers markets."
California does not produce white asparagus in marketable volume, Watte Angulo said, because the crop is labor-intensive and the state's growers can't compete with the vast labor pools in other countries.
Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association coordinator Priscilla Lleras said media chefs are sparking consumer interest.
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First and foremost, get your soil tested. Your state co-operative extension service will do it for you at a cost of about $20-25. Most soils do not need Mg which is the metal part of Epson salts. |
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It's a source of magnesium and sulfur - the Epsom Salt Council (whatever that is :)) suggests 2 T dissolved in a gallon of water for indoor plants, you then use that solution to water your plants. I've seen that same amount - 2 T dissolved in water suggested as a foliar spray for rhododendrons with yellowish leaves - greening of the shrubs following the spray will help determine if lack of magnesium rather than lack of iron is contributing to the off color and appropriate longer term steps can then be taken. I haven't used it in containerized plants, my plants haven't shown a need for additional magnesium...I normally use a water soluble all purpose fertilizer like Peters when I fertilize, mixed to only about half the strength recommended on the label for mature plants in containers, even less for seedlings and young plants. "A lack of magnesium is characterized similarly with iron deficiency but the older leaves, generally at the bottom of the plant, show marginal and interveinal reddening or yellowing with leaf base and midrib staying green. Later in the season interveinal necrosis may occur. Leaves may be brittle and thin with leaf curling and stunted growth" |
- Posted by tsugajunkie 5a SE_WI (My Page) on Thu, Dec 11, 08 at 3:18
In addition to the aforementioned attributes, I do seem to recall Paul James (who has a chemestry degree) mentioning on his show that epson salt helps counter the ill effects of salt buildup from synthetic fertilizers. Regardless, if your soil is not lacking in Mg adding epson salts could actually harm the plants. Probably best to do as morz8 suggests and try it as a foliar spray first. tj |
Since Epsom Salts are a source of a very soluble form of magnesium using it in any amount in soils or on plants (foliar sprays) can create more problems than it would solve. An excess of magnesium can prevent plants from uptaking other necessary nutrients which means you will not have strong and healthy plants. |
"An excess of magnesium can prevent plants from uptaking other necessary nutrients" True, you can upset the Calcium/Magnesium ratio if too much Magnesium is added to the potting soil...but this does not apply to foliar applications, it would not be interacting with nutrients "in" the potting soil..... Schmoo |
Why would a foliar applcation not adversly affect the nutrient balance in a plant, unless foliar feeding does not work? |
- Posted by petzold6596 8b (My Page) on Fri, Dec 12, 08 at 17:04
Although foliar uptake in lower, the Mg is absorbed and utilized at the point of need. Because of the physical characteristics of each chemical element, each element has an effect on other elements in a solution (moist soil is a solution). If you want an in depth explanation, get a Chemistry book and read the section of 'electronegativity'. |
- Posted by ronalawn82 z9FL (email@example.com) on Sat, Dec 13, 08 at 5:41
ms minnamouse, I try to determine that a deficiency exists before applying a remedy; for me, the symptom of Mg. deficiency is a darker green triangle at the leaf base. The triangular pattern follows the outline of the leaf itself but can appear compressed from apex to base. It is best seen on the older leaves on the Canary Is. date palm. Some authorities say that Mg. is a freely mobile element and Mother Nature, conserving as She is, will draw it out of the older leaves before they are shed. They recommend that Mg. deficiency be corrected only when the younger leaves display the symptoms. The deficiency is often linked to unfavorable pH in the soil and the easiest way of correcting it is by foliar application (rather than pH correction). Foliar uptake of any nutrient is very different from root assimilation, so please observe all label directions. For soil mixes used in container growing, my best suggestion would be to read the relevant posts on this forum by tapla. Full disclosure statement. I have not received any compensation (cash or kind) or promise of High Office from said tapla....etc. etc. |
So if you spray an excess of one nutrient on the foliage of any plant that will not inhibit the utilization of other nutrients? Aside from the fact that the studies used to support foliar feeding have been found to be flawed, you can still cause plant health problems by feeding a plant too much of one nutrient, no matter the method. Plant nutrition is not unlike human nutrition, if you attempted to subsist on a diet of Twinkies and soda pop bad thing would happen to you. |
- Posted by petzold6596 8b (My Page) on Sat, Dec 13, 08 at 15:03
kimmsr, yes within the leaf. Get yourself a good book on Soil Science and read it so you have a better understanding of nutrient (chemical elements) interaction and root uptake. |
- Posted by ronalawn82 z9FL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Dec 14, 08 at 5:51
ms minnamouse, I just want to clear up a few points that I may have missed. I did not wish to suggest that it is possible to provide ALL the nutrients needed by a plant by foliar application alone. My experience has taught me that this is not possible. Magnesium is a major element in plant nutrition and it is one that can be supplied as a foliar spray. Because the process of uptake through the leaf is very different from uptake by roots, very great care must be taken when applying any foliar spray. Nutrition of container-grown plants is not quite the same as for plants grown inground outside. 'tapla' has shared a great deal of experiential knowledge on container mixes on the 'Container Plants' forum. |
As I stated earlier there are many soil scientists that believe the research that foliar feeding is based upon is flawed. That conclusion comes from reading lots of good books on soil science. |
- Posted by petzold6596 8b (My Page) on Sun, Dec 14, 08 at 14:57
kimmsr, Please provide me with a list of at least three of the books you reference. Please include: title, author, publisher and copy right date. I'm very interested in learning about these new findings. Thanks, petzold6596 |
kimmsr, I also would be interested in what books/papers/research work/soil scientists you are refering too. _minnamouse, Back to your question...if you have used a "pinch" and not seen a problem, why change??...plants don't read our books:-)). (Mag. is very soluble, most folks rely on dolomitic lime as a source, if that is not in your potting soil, your plants could probably use some). Find a happy medium between what you have been doing and the label rate...once a month or so. If people have scared you about using Epsom salts, try a foliar spray at the same rates (Mag.toxicity is RARE, normally happens in mineral soils with naturally high mag. content)...almost all references to nutrient toxicity/antagonisum are based on what happens in the soil, NOT foliar applied!!. Whether the roots or the foilage, low dose moderation is normally safe...just research it a bit before changing what you have been doing. Schmoo |
Far too many over far too many years to remember, although Chalker-Smith comes to mind right off. |
- Posted by petzold6596 8b (My Page) on Mon, Dec 15, 08 at 10:58
kimmsr, Thanks for the name. I just finished reading two of 'Myth' publications and in neither did she make a definitive statement that all foliar spraying was ineffective. In fact she stated that it is a very effective method of applying micronutrients to many plants that exhibit deficiencies of these nutrients because of high concentration of soil K (potassium). Dr. Chalker-Smith sites the work of Dr. Tukey, Michigan State U., your home state Ag. school, pertaining to the positive up take of micronutrients in leaves. All sited references did state that the rate of absorption was effected by the anatomical make up of the leaf. I suggest you reread these publications, if for nothing more than to refresh you memory of the facts. |
Since ms_minnamouse is "broke" and Epsom salts are inexpensive, the danger is that she will apply too much and do harm to her plants. Referring to the quote from the message above by morz8, "the Epsom Salt Council (whatever that is :)) suggests 2 T dissolved in a gallon of water for indoor plants" That seems too strong to me for the prudent use of Epsom salts. I personally think it is error prone to use a single letter abbreviation for teaspoon and tablespoon. I prefer tsp for teaspoon and tbs for tablespoon. The "T" used above indicates tablespoon (a "t" would indicate a teaspoon), and two tablespoons per gallon is, in my opinion, much too strong for a foliar spray of inorganic nutrients (including magnesium sulfate) and probably too strong for a soil application. If you were feeding sugar in a foliar spray, that much sugar might be appropriate. My favorite single reference book for plant nutrition is currently the Handbook of Plant Nutrition edited by Allen V. Barker and David J. Pilbeam, published by CRC Press in 2007. I found its information on the role of silicon in plant nutrition to be particularly helpful. And its recent publication date indicates that its information is reasonably "up to date". ZM |
minnamouse, I did a little digging and came up with a rate you may find suitable. Schmoo |
- Posted by sondra2010 33411 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 9, 10 at 20:45
I have used epsom salts to invigorate my palm trees and my begonias: it is the magnesium that they like. As with all things, use it in moderation. I use about a handful in a 2 gallon bucket and then water it in well. I have heard that you can just sprinkle it too, but have never tried that. Naturally I bath in it too for the sore muscles I get after gardening. |
I used a handful mixed in the soil under all my tomato plants and they have benefited tremendously from the addition compared to last years plants. I'm sure it depends on the plant it's being used on as to how much is beneficial. |
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The shock of being traded impacts all players differently. We all remember Ryan Smyth's tearful goodbye to the city of Edmonton not long after learning he'd been traded to the Islanders, there's the old tales of Dave Poulin contemplating retirement rather than accepting a trade to the Bruins in 1989-90, and now we have Jeff Carter's silent stance since being shipped to Columbus on Thursday.
It's safe to say that Carter was blindsided by Paul Holmgren after being exchanged for Jakub Voracek, a first-round pick (Sean Courturier), and a third-round pick (Nick Cousins). The 26-year old forward had been the Flyers leading goal scorer three years in a row, and was set to begin the first year of an 11-year contract signed last season. Even with the rumblings that he could be traded surfacing over the last few weeks, it seemed unlikely. Most figured the pressures of the salary cap would force the Flyers to move a combination of contracts in the form of Scott Hartnell, Kris Versteeg, maybe Matt Carle and others… alas it was team captain Mike Richards and Carter that were sent packing. Shocking would be an understatement.
Richards wasted little time commenting on being traded to L.A., saying all the right things along the familiar lines of "I'm excited to go out to L.A. and be a part of a team that has a ton of great players. I'm just looking forward to helping them out". Since learning of his fate on Thursday, Carter has not made any public statement or even spoken to Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson, for that matter.
Carter's shock and anger is understandable, but at some point in the first 24 hours following the trade you'd expect him to say something… anything. Still, here we are nearly five full days later and there's been nothing from camp Carter. Aaron Portzline of the Blue Jackets blog Puck-Rakers on Carter's silent treatment:
Four days later, Jeff Carter has yet to make any public statement. As of Saturday, he had not spoken directly to any member of the Blue Jackets, including GM Scott Howson. The only known contact is a brief exchange of text messages with captain Rick Nash.
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I've spoken to five agents about this situation. They can't believe it. One said: "He's got to turn off his emotions for 10 minutes and make a phone call."
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Being a Victoria's Secret model is a lot of work, but the girls are especially busy this time of year as the lingerie giant prepares for its annual televised fashion show, which will be staged in London this December. Yesterday, Victoria's Secret revealed the pièces de résistance for this year's affair: two bejeweled fantasy bras which Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio will wear on the runway. Needless to say, VS season is in full swing and the models are dutifully promoting the retailer — especially now that the holidays are coming up.
This morning, Candice Swanepoel, last year's Fantasy Bra model, was on hand at the Victoria's Secret Herald Square store to promote the retailer's holiday collection. Sparkly, lacy, frilly bras and panties in hues of red, lavender and black were on display as Candice, looking very sexy and chic in a high-slit asymmetrical skirt and black turtleneck, stopped by to chat with the press. The leggy South African beauty towered over us in her Christian Louboutin So Kate pumps, so we stood on our tiptoes and dished with her on everything from her pre-VS fashion show diet to regifting.
theFashionSpot: This is Victoria's Secret's first time showing in London. What are you most excited for?
Candice Swanepoel: I'm most excited for a totally different crowd. It's been amazing here in New York, but I think the British people are going to freak out because it's such an extravaganza. I feel like in America, we've gotten used to the luxury of VS, so for [the Brits] it's going to be really exciting. I'm also looking forward to seeing different faces at the show. Plus, it's always nice for us [models] to travel. The past few years, we've been here in New York, running around like crazy. It's going to be nice — we're all going to get on a plane together.tFS: We're sure there are a lot of guys who would love to be on that plane!
CS: We're all going to be like [miming putting on a sleep mask], "Don't talk to me!"tFS: Hah! Are you going to indulge in any English treats once the show is over?
CS: I grew up on English treats because South Africa has such a big English influence, so I do love a full English breakfast. Eggs, bacon, the whole thing, which actually, I don't cut out during the show because breakfast is just…you can eat whatever! There's also shepherd's pie. English food is all about homey, yummy potatoes and mash, so I'm definitely going to be indulging in that.tFS: What's the hardest workout you do to prepare for the show?
CS: The hardest is boxing, but I really enjoy it because it allows me to get a lot out. But the slow, resistance training that I do mostly is what really kills me. People think because it's slow it doesn't hurt, but [laughing] it's that slow burn that gets me!tFS: How does your diet change in preparation for the show?
CS: I eat really healthily in general. I just feel better that way, but I'll eat more protein to try and build more muscle because I like strong legs and a bum on the runway. Usually, I don't think too much about what I eat, other than if it's fresh or healthy, but in the next five weeks, I'll be thinking of mixing in veggies and protein with my meal. Maybe even a green juice, so I can feel like I'm doing good to my body.
tFS: The holidays are coming up — what's the worst Christmas gift you've gotten?
CS: Thank God…when I was a kid, I usually got the things I wished for. But I think I got a weird box of biscuits from an aunt or something one year. I was like, "Umm, thanks? My mom could have bought me those!"
tFS: Do you ever regift?
CS: All the time. I'm guilty! It's actually so nice to be able to do that for my mom and aunts and friends. I get so many beautiful things, but sometimes it's not really my style, so it's good to regift. If you haven't worn it or opened it, it's fine. Or at least I tell myself that!tFS: Do you prefer a warm Christmas or cold Christmas?
CS: I've never had a cold Christmas, so I couldn't really tell you, but I'm a summer baby. This kind of weather freaks me out. This weekend I had off, and everyone was like, "Come out! Come out!" and I was like, "Umm…no. I will be at home processing that the weather is not good anymore." One day I'm gonna live somewhere where it's summer all the time!
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When Cameron Saul and Oliver Wayman, founders of Bottletop, were looking for a face to front their new collaboration with Narciso Rodriguez, never in their "wildest dreams" did they imagine that they'd find someone with which they had so much in common as Candice Swanepoel. Working with the blue-eyed blonde-haired model, best known for her work with Victoria's Secret, is "a match made in heaven," explained the boys when we met the trio in a Harrods restaurant.
The Bottletop Foundation was launched in 2002 to raise funds and awareness for education projects based in Africa and South America, and was followed by the Bottletop Fashion Company a decade later – which creates handbags made from recycled bottletops and aluminium ring pulls
"I had been looking for a charity to work with for a little while, but there was nothing that really spoke to me – if I do something, I really want to be involved and feel passionate about it," Swanepoel told us. "And my agent heard about Ollie and Cam, she told me about what they do and the fact that they're based between Brazil and Africa, two places that I really care about. Then I met them, was inspired by their energy and their drive to make it work."
The model fronts their latest trio of spring/summer 14 handbags, designed by Narciso Rodriguez – one of which was named in her honour. But, as Saul and Wayman soon discovered, Swanepoel isn't your average spokesmodel.
"I like to see everything first hand – I don't just want to do an event in New York and London, I want to go to South Africa and Brazil and really be a part of it. To see where and how the bags are made and how they are helping people," she said. "Luckily they are letting me be quite involved!"
Earnest and compassionate, Swanepoel explained how a decade of working in the industry has taught her to be more selective about the jobs that she accepts and the people that she works with.
"For many years as a young girl I was just trying to make it for myself, earn money and have a great future. But now, I've earned money and I got to a point where I thought, 'Do I really need to do this job, is it really going to change me or help me?' So that's why I was looking for something that would really feed me in a different way. I feel like a lot of celebrities feel a responsibility to do that – they feel like they have to – whereas I didn't, it just organically became something that I needed in my life," she explained. "Sometimes in my world you have to do things that are not really you and sell things that are not really you – but I don't do anything that I'm not going to talk sincerely about. So it's a real pleasure for me to do this."
So how does she prevent herself from feeling overworked and underappreciated?
"It's a business so people will try and get you to do everything that you possibly can – particularly when you're younger, it's much harder. But I take a lot of inspiration from travelling and different cultures and seeing real life, so that's what I like to do – I go and travel somewhere and purposefully don't stay in a nice hotel because that feels like work," she said. "I try and do things that inspire me, and give me energy to go back to work and be a happy person. You need that to be able to work as much as we do. I took a month off for Christmas and New Year, and I know it sounds like a long time, but I come back better and stronger than ever and happy to work. You can see it in the eyes, your attitude – it's a very personal job that we do. People are in your face all the time, and if you're not right or you're not happy, then it's very difficult. So that's how I continue! It's good, now my projects are feeding my business as well."
The Narciso Rodriguez for Bottletop collection is available to buy exclusively at Harrods in the UK.
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'I'm pleased that people like my work,' says Candice Swanepoel of her popularity amongst the press and public. The South African-born model is of course professionally beautiful – and it just so happens that her day job is very much appreciated by the gawping everyman. In addition to her career on the catwalk circuit, you'll recognize her as the girl who wowed the world in the $10 million Fantasy Bra at the Victoria's Secret show last November. With or without the pricey lingerie, Candice looks a million dollars, but what else would she try on?
Valentine's Day is coming up. Do you love or loathe it?
I'm pretty cynical about it usually. But as I'm getting older I'm getting into a bit more. I like things that are a little more spontaneous and natural. But I'm realising that it is a good excuse to celebrate.
What do you normally get up to?
I like to stay at home and cook a nice meal or just be surprised by my boyfriend [giggles].
Who makes a bigger effort?
The men on Valentine's Day have to make a bigger effort. It's on both sides but initially the guy has to make the effort.
I've got a friend who went on a date with a man who played with lint from his belly button. What's the oddest first date nervous tic that you've encountered?
[Laughs] It's not that odd but profuse sweating or like wandering hands.
You've been dating Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli for a few years now. Was it love at first sight?
Since 17. Yeah, it was kind of love or desire at first sight [laughs]. I was living between Milan, London and Paris and I met him at a party in Milan very briefly. Then I was in Paris a year later during men's fashion week, when I was staying in a little apartment hotel in Paris, and we met in the lobby, and that's where we hit it off.
Did he approach you?
[Giggles] We both have different stories but I kind of approached him, that's the funny thing. I had just come out of a relationship in South Africa that wasn't working and pretty soon after that I met him… and the rest is history.
After a few drinks on a first date, like countless other men I've been guilty of asking a girl back home. How do you feel about these kinds of requests?
I don't think there's anything wrong with that – it depends on how the date went. It's about gauging where the other person is at. That's the thing, if I were single, I would be terrible. When you're younger it's so much more innocent and easy – it's more organic. As adults it's more of a tricky thing, you kind of want to respect the girl.
Adults have different intentions…
Yeah, but women are just as bad as men. There's no harm in asking, she'll say no if she doesn't want to.
Over the years, you've spent a lot of time being photographed in lingerie for magazines. Am I right in thinking that this is how you hang out in your home?
[Laughs] Um no, I must admit that I have a great collection of lingerie. At home I try to find the most comfortable thing to wear.
Do you go for Bridget Jones-style bloomers?
No, no, no, definitely not. I have access to all this beautiful lingerie. You can find comfy lingerie like boy shorts, briefs – and commando always works [giggles].
Always nice to be naked. You're a ballet dancer, so do you like expressing your sexuality through dance?
Yeah, I mean growing up doing ballet makes you a lot more aware of how to move your body. Dance is a big part of the way we communicate with people, the way we feel about ourselves. When you're out and dancing you're showing people a part of yourself.
Are you normally one of the first to get dancing on a night out?
I'm that person who won't talk and will be dancing the entire time. It's a release for me, I love to dance. And I like expressing myself through Brazilian samba.
Are you competent at doing the samba?
[Giggles] Not 100 percent but I can take it pretty well.
Do you go dancing with your boyfriend?
In Brazil, there are parties everywhere, so we kind of go wild.
You said in a past interview that blondes have more fun. What do you mean by that?
The difference between brunettes and blondes is that you notice a blonde first when she walks into a room. I was more serious as a brunette. It's easier to have that cute, naughty, playful attitude as a blonde.
So going blonde has changed your attitude?
I'm used to playing a different role for work. Hair colour is like fragrance or lingerie: it brings something different out of you.
Should lingerie create a fantasy?
Yeah. There are so many different styles that all play a different role: Body by Victoria's Secret is very relaxed and there's a sexy line that's playful with colour, garter belts and babydolls. Then there's the more cutesy stuff with lace and frills.
Which is your favourite style and why?
I do tend to stick to the more sultry black lace, garter belts and subtle styles.
Men often buy the generic gifts of chocolates, jewellery, flowers or lingerie. What do girls actually want?
Everything. [Laughs]. I enjoy getting flowers and it's always interesting seeing what lingerie a partner will pick out for you.
Do you trust a man's choice?
Yeah, for Valentine's Day because it's kind of their fantasy and it's fun to play that out. I wouldn't trust him with my everyday stuff – it wouldn't be comfortable but one day of the year is fine.
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Candice Swanepoel speaks Portuguese , has a house in Brazil , like your acarajé with little pepper and plans to meet a yard of Candomblé sometime. There was , however , none of these reasons that led to South Africa to Bahia in the middle of last year. In August , she chose Trancoso ( place your favorite " in the world " ) as the location for the cover of this editorial in the January issue of Vogue . The next month , arrived in Salvador on a journey lightning which went unnoticed by the paparazzi . Wearing cotton shirt , plaid shirt tied at the waist , jeans and Converse sneakers , the angel of Victoria 's Secret and fourth sexiest model in the world ranking Models.com followed up the neighborhood Itapuã to meet women of a community needy responsible for plots that give grace to the British brand Bottletop accessories .'
Under the command of Cameron Saul and Oliver Wayman , designer makes an intensive social work through his foundation, promoting the inclusion of young people exposed to risks such as HIV virus pregnancy , drug abuse and adolescence through educational programs funded with sale of clothing accessories . In Brazil , based in Sao Paulo with Womanhood Project , which provides assistance to pregnant teenagers and Salvador , which enables the artisans that enchanted Candice – there, under the eye of coordinator Luciano dos Santos , they received lessons from a designer brought from the studios of prêt – à-porter Paris to create colorful bags , clutches and belts from recycled tin rings . Interested in Bahia as anywhere else – the top says that there is a unique corner of the world where he feels at home – she posed for the brand campaign without charge and was keen to go there know closely a piece of first social project supported in your life .
" After so much time working for a daily paycheck , the money shall not make you happier . Accomplish something is much more rewarding than taking a top job and increase my bank account . These ladies need us – but I need them too, " Candice reflected during the visit . "It's the first time I get involved with social work. Smaller I supported causes in New York , was in a charitable gala nights and such, but nothing as significant as this. For a long time I looked for a cause, but wanted it to be something I really wanted to do, not something that made me feel at work when I saw how passionate and young – . , therefore , could be doing other things now – were the people behind the project , and saw the places in which they act – there Salvador , but also a core in Mozambique , which brings me back to Africa – it seemed the right thing to do , "he added .
" In South Africa we do not learn much about South America learned English , History – about Brazil , I knew nothing ," said the top , which influence the capixaba boyfriend met ( and quite ) the country for the last eight years. " Vitoria, Belo Horizonte , São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Fortaleza , Conceição da Barra – . . Up to a reggae festival in Itaúnas I went 'm gringa , but adopted the Brazil When I came to Bahia , the feelings I had were overwhelming . 's a place where I feel alive , I see good people around me and it makes me become a better person . "
" For models , the life is in fast- forward mode – I can guarantee that I did things that many people 30 years and never made it all about yourself , . . You are your own business after a certain time in the industry , you tired of it . [ Pause ] I think that is why many models have children early , because then their story also involves another person , you know I also need to feel that I am doing things for someone other than me . "
Owner of a house in the Holy Spirit and a respectable repertoire of words in the national vocabulary – she adores, for example, swearing in Portuguese – Candice is passionate about culture found here . Like eating acarajé (with a little pepper , please) , pot pie , prefer their meat at a barbecue with headlight and says it does a good vinaigrette . Hear a lot of Brazilian music , so on your iPod Jorge Ben Jor ago , Tim Maia , plus a bit of forró bands and reggae ( " Freedom to Inside the Head " , the Natiruts , is one of the favorite tracks , she sings head ) .
Also, is very interested in knowing a Candomble yard . I mention that there are people , even Brazilians, who feel frightened by this aspect of our culture . " Nah ! I grew up in Africa , I'm not afraid of those things . 'm Very interested in spirituality, in fact . Like to know what people believe , their different religions . Grew up Christian , but now I am in a spiritual way through which I connect with nature and the energy of the people – do not worry about the place to which I will when I die . " And we thought we were restricted to the angels heaven.
In time, sold in spots like Harrods in London , scholarships of Bottletop landed on the shelves of multi Seas in February . And soon a designer weight of American fashion will support the project too. Keep your eye .
source: vogue.globo.com
Yesterday Candice also visited FOX & Friends to promote her Royal Fantasy Bra and the Victoria's Secret Fashion show that will be aired on CBS, December 10th at 10/9c. Plus the F&F crew posted a few photos from the studio with her, check them out in our gallery.
Since the release of this I have been trying my hardest to get my little hands on them, just for you guys. Luckily we have an amazing connection to Candice's motherland through one of her biggest fans, @Lynn_Minnaar who was kind enough to not only buy the magazine but scan it exclusively for us. Also check out the latest RE: Candice Shorts videos, including a little chat about festivals with Woolworths, Behind the Scenes clip & an exclusive interview with Top Billing!
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Pork butt is one of those meats that takes a long time to barbecue. It contains lots of fat and connective tissue, and it takes hours of low, slow cooking to render the fat and break down the tough collagen into gelatin, resulting in meat that's tender, juicy, and easy to pull. Most people plan on cooking pork butt for 1-1/2 to 2 hours per pound to an internal temperature of 180-190°F or higher. This can take 14-16 hours for a large, bone-in butt. Sometimes you just don't have that much time. One way that people get around this problem is to cook pork butt overnight. Using the method described in the Brisket - Midnight Cook topic, you can put the butts in the cooker at night, go to bed, and finish cooking them the next morning. Unfortunately, there are times when even this method is not feasible. On those occasions, the solution may be to accelerate the cooking process by using aluminum foil. Aluminum foil is a controversial topic in barbecue circles. When discussed in conjunction with brisket, aluminum foil is sometimes derisively referred to as the "Texas Crutch". Some people will say, "I'd rather not have pork butt at all than to cook it using foil." That's OK—I respect that view and I'm not trying to convince anyone that they must use foil. In fact, using foil does have some drawbacks, which I will discuss in a moment. Still, foil can be a useful tool in situations where you want to shorten the cooking time or prevent meat from becoming oversmoked. The process is simply:
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I bought two untrimmed, bone-in pork butts in Cryovac at my local warehouse store. The combined weight was about 14 pounds. I trimmed the excess fat and "false cap" (a very thin layer of meat concealing a very thick layer of fat) from each butt. Don't be shy about trimming off the fat—it's hard to remove too much, since there's so much intramuscular fat in pork butt. After trimming the meat, I sprinkled on a heavy amount of KC Rib Doctor rub and let the butts dry-brine overnight in a Ziploc bag in the refrigerator. Firing-Up The Cooker With A Bottomless Coffee Can
At 9:00am the next morning, I removed the butts from the refrigerator, applied a little more rub, and let the meat sit at room temperature while firing-up the smoker. I lit the cooker using a variation on the Minion Method. I lit about 25 Kingsford charcoal briquettes in a chimney and got them good and hot. I placed a small bottomless coffee can in the middle of the charcoal chamber and filled the chamber with unlit coals. I put the hot coals inside the can and then pulled out the can with a pair of pliers. By about 9:40am I was ready to begin smoking. Loading The Cooker
I put one large- and one medium-sized chunk of dry apple wood and 3 small chunks of dry hickory on the hot coals. I assembled the cooker and poured a gallon of hot tap water into the water pan. I put a pork butt on each cooking grate and put the lid in place. All bottom vents were wide open as was the top vent. At 10:00am the cooker was registering 183°F, and at 10:30am it was at 244°F. My target cooker temp was about 250°F, so I started cutting back on the bottom vents, setting all three to 50%. The top vent stayed fully open throughout the entire cook. As described at the beginning of this topic, my plan was to cook the butts to 150-160°F, then foil and return to the WSM to finish cooking to an internal temp of 205°F. I did not turn or baste the meat during cooking. Here's how the temperature and vent settings went for the cooking session. Note that I began measuring internal meat temperature at 1:30pm and foiled the meat at that time.
Note that the vent percentages represent the way I set the vents at the time indicated. Foiling The Meat
I took the first internal meat temperature at 1:30pm. The butt on the top grate registered 165°F, 5 degrees over the range I was looking for. I didn't check the temp of the butt on the bottom grate—I assumed it would be less than 165°F, but greater than 150°F. I brought the butts inside the house and wrapped each in "Saran Wrap Premium" brand plastic film, followed by a layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil. (See my comments below about Saran Wrap and barbecuing.) I put a probe thermometer in one of the butts so I could continue to monitor internal temp. By the time I got the butts wrapped, took some pictures, and put them back into the smoker, about 13 minutes had elapsed. Photo 4 shows how the pork butt looked before wrapping. Photo 5 shows the two butts in the process of being wrapped. The butt in the front is wrapped in Saran only, while the butt in the back is wrapped in both Saran and foil. Saran Wrap & Barbecuing Now let me say a few words about Saran Wrap and barbecuing. According to championship barbecue expert Paul Kirk, "Saran Wrap Premium" brand plastic film (previously sold as "Saran Wrap Original" and "Saran Wrap Classic") will withstand temperatures of 250-260° before melting. Other Saran products like "Saran Wrap Cling Plus" and other brands of plastic film may not stand up to these temperatures. The most common use of Saran Wrap when barbecuing is after meat has been cooked. Cooks will wrap barbecue in Saran Wrap and aluminum foil and hold the meat in an empty ice chest or Cambro food service container until ready to serve. Some will refrigerate and later reheat the meat with the Saran and foil in place, keeping the temperature below 260°F. Lots of folks are surprised to learn that you can actually cook with Saran Wrap, especially since the Saran package instructions state, "Not for use in browning units, conventional ovens, stovetops or toaster ovens." People assume that it will melt and ruin their food. But cooks like Paul Kirk actually use Saran as a casing for homemade sausage. Chef Paul cooks the wrapped sausage in a sub-250°F smoker until the meat sets up, then he removes the wrap and smokes the sausage until done. In fact, Saran is commonly used in restaurant kitchens as a casing for all sorts of food as they are being cooked. I decided to wrap these two pork butts in "Saran Wrap Premium" followed by foil. I had heard that some barbecue cooks used this approach and I wanted to give it a try. In hindsight, I'm not sure it added much value to the process over just using foil. You certainly don't have to use Saran Wrap—you can just use aluminum foil alone as I suggested at the beginning of this topic. Done In Record Time
You'll notice in the table above that once I had the meat wrapped, I increased the cooker temperature by opening up the bottom vents, accelerating the cooking process even further. By 4:00pm the probe thermometer registered 206°F and these pork butts were done. Total elapsed cooking time: 6 hours, 23 minutes. I allowed the meat to rest in the foil for about 30 minutes, then unwrapped it. If you click on the photo above to view a larger image, you'll notice that the meat is practically falling off the bone. There was a lot of liquid trapped inside the Saran Wrap. The Saran held up very well, despite the fact that the cooker ran up to 292°F. It appeared that the foil prevented the Saran Wrap from reaching its melting point. Using heat-resistant neoprene gloves, I easily shredded the meat for sandwiches and discarded any large fat deposits I came across. To enhance the overall flavor, I sprinkled a bit more KC Rib Doctor rub onto the shredded meat and mixed it in. My cooking log notes that the meat did not have much tasty "bark" on the outside, but was extremely moist and tender. The flavor and aroma were good and the rub mixed into the pulled meat was a nice addition. Now the big question: Is pork butt cooked without foil more tasty? In my opinion, the answer is yes. Still, this accelerated method may be right for you under certain circumstances. Give it a try sometime and make your own judgment. How About Some Mustard Glaze With That?
I mixed up a batch of Danny Gaulden's famous mustard glaze and used it as a sauce over pulled pork sandwiches. This glaze is supposed to be applied to ribs or pork butt right as they come out of the smoker, but I forgot to do that. As it turns out, the glaze works pretty well as a sauce.
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Gulab Jamoon is one of my all time favorite dessert. The term gulab jamun comes from Persian, gulab, "rosewater" referring to the rosewater-scented syrup, and Hindustani jamun, "Syzygium jambolanum", a South Asian fruit with a similar size and shape. Gulab Jamoon is prepared with dough consisting mainly of milk solids and flour, fired in oil and soaked in sugar syrup flavored with cardamom seeds and rosewater or saffron.; later garnished by raosted nuts on top of it (optional). Thanks to ready-to-use gulab jamoon mix, this melt-in-your- month dessert can be prepared easily by anyone. If you are one of those folks who carefully followed every direction on the label but ended up with hard jamoons? Then you must ready my tips below. I only hope it answers all that you are doing wrong before.
One pack of instant gulab jamoon mix (any brand :- MTR, Gits or Nirav; usually 200 gram)
Sugar for making syrup
Oil for deep frying
Cardamom powder
few strands of saffron
Few nuts roasted for garnishing (optiional)
Prepare sugar syrup first. Use 1:2 ratio of sugar and water and bring it to a boil. Boil it for 5 more minutes and add saffron strands and Cardamom. Turn of the heat; syrup is ready.
Open the mix and transfer it to a mixing bowl. Add 50-60 ml of milk to the mix. Knead gently into a soft and smooth dough. Apply ghee or oil on both palms and shape 20 round and smooth jamoons. Make sure there are no cracks on the dough. Deep fry these jamoons in oil on medium to low heat until golden brown. Drain oil and soak this jamoons in sugar syrup. Allow these jamoon to submerge in the syrup. Gulab Jamoon is ready! Eat hot or chill.
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1. The original recipe calls for Gulab (Rose water), but I personally don't prefer the flavor of rose water in my dessert. But if you want to add it, then please add about 3 spoons of rose water to the sugar syrup.
2. Alway fry these jamoon in low to medium heat. The dough balls should turn from white to golden very slow. I will give it anywhere from 3 -4 minutes. If you dough turn golden instantly then you will end up having uncooked jamoon inside. Its very crucial you fry them on a low heat.
3. If you have added extra milk while preparing dough and ended up having little sluggish dough, add a spoon of maida(all purpose flour) flour to thicken it. If you have add less milk and ended up having dough dry; then add little more milk to correct the mistake. Its very important that the dough is perfect otherwise the jamoons may come out hard; unable to soak the syrup in.
4. Make sure the syrup is luke warm when you add the jamoons. If the syrup is hot, the jamoons will submerge fast- giving the taste of a steamed jamoons. If the syrup is cold, the jamoons will not soak in all the sugar syrup - leaving the center of jamoon dry. A perfect jamoon will submerge slowly; I would give it a 2 -3 minute time to submerge in syrup.
5. Once the jamoon are soaked and submerged. Take them out and place them in the serving container. That way the sugar syrup will have place for the new batch of jamoons coming in. Once all the jamoons are fried, soaked in syrup and transferred to a container, pour the remaining syrup in the container and refrigerate it.
6. You can eat Jamoon with babana (if you think its too sweet or just like the combo like I do) or enjoy with halwa or ice cream (if you think it is not sweet enough) or have it with carrot kher. Or just gulp it .... choice is yours!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
6 comments:
- Uma said...
very well explained..
i always buy amul or haldirams gulab jamoon..
now i can make it at home..
Thanks for sharing! - September 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Premalatha Aravindhan said...
mouthwatering pls pass that,really delicious...
- September 18, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Priya said...
Wowwwwww cant take my eyes from the click especially the last one, very tempting..
- September 19, 2010 at 1:03 PM
- Gulmohar said...
Looks way too tempting...love them at any time
- September 20, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- Krishnaveni said...
lovely treat, my fav too, beautifully prepared jamuns, yummy
- September 20, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Roshan said...
delicious......mouthwatering jamoons..
- September 25, 2010 at 2:22 AM
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From its inception, the value added tax system was imposed on all major sectors of France - the first country to use this system. Once instituted, it was immediately clear that revenues collected from the VAT system constituted a substantial share of the government's revenue in the French economy.
Not surprisingly, due to the ease of payment and ready comprehensibility, the value added tax system has been adopted by different nations across the world.
VAT is intended to be levied - or charged - whenever there is some value addition to raw material. The taxpayers on the other hand, will get credit for the amount of tax paid off at the stages of procurement. The value added tax system has proven to be effective in avoiding problems that normally might arise out of the double taxation of goods and services.
The value added tax system is designed to address various problems associated with the conventional sales tax system. In sales tax, there is no provision for input tax credit, which means that the end consumer may pay tax on an input that has already been taxed previously. This is known as cascading and leads to increases consumer tax and price levels, which increases the rate of evasion and can be detrimental to economic growth.