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You could understand why Ashley Giles was smiling. After a testing week, he had just seen his England ODI side score 11 more in the last four overs against New Zealand than Australia managed in their entire innings against India. With England and Australia due to open their Champions Trophy campaigns against one another at Edgbaston on Saturday, such statistics were bound to raise spirits.
But there is no escaping the fact that the ODI series against New Zealand was an unsettling experience for England's limited-overs coach. Not only did England lose their proud unbeaten record at home - this was their first ODI series defeat in England and Wales since Australia beat them in 2009 - but their tried and tested method was found wanting and fitness worries further clouded their preparations.
The theory was so seductive. In English conditions and with two new balls, it was presumed that England's method of building a solid foundation when they batted and accelerating in the dying overs would prove beneficial. It was also presumed that their bowlers would find enough movement in the air or off the pitch to trouble opposition batsmen.
The evidence to date suggests that those plans might not cover all eventualities. The progress of recent games suggests that the white ball offers the bowler little and that the pitches in the Champions Trophy are going to make them want to curl up in the foetal position and cry.
But Giles remains confident. For a start, he pointed out that England were never able to field their strongest XI against New Zealand, but he also pointed out that, partially through necessity, England were forced to explore their options and found that, in the likes of Ravi Bopara and James Tredwell, they had players who enable them to utilise a different method. Both men were originally expected to play only in case of emergency.
Perhaps more pertinently, though, he knows that Australia are in poor form and may well be without their captain and best player, Michael Clarke who is nursing a back injury.
"It's disappointing to have lost a series," Giles admitted. "We've let ourselves down in certain departments. There were different areas in the first two games where we disappointed and we've certainly not played our A game yet. But maybe we're saving that?
"It's always a good thing for us when Australia get bowled out for 65. I didn't chuckle when I saw the score, because I've got more respect for them than that. But you're pleased they don't get the practice they want and the boost in confidence they'd be looking for. So from a personal point of view you don't want them playing well.
"We want to go to Edgbaston and hope it's a dull game. We could do with one of them. But they're tough opposition, they'll be well prepared and we've got to make sure we are as well. If Clarke is missing it's annoying for him and Australia but it would be good for us."
While the tactic of playing five specialist bowlers did not work in the first two games against New Zealand, it is worth remembering that England were never able to select their first choice five. If James Anderson, Steven Finn, Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann are all fit, they may well be in the side against Australia on Saturday. The only likely variation is the selection of Bopara ahead of Bresnan.
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But this version of the Champions Trophy is only to be played at three venues. And with the demands of television meaning that only pitches in the centre of squares can be utilised, it will not be long before the surfaces wear and the spinners become more important. England could, according to Giles, select two specialist spinners and utilise Joe Root's increasingly useful offspin, too.
"We've got options," Giles said. "I'm not going to say which way we're going, but when we put the squad together we did think of those options. I wouldn't rule out at some point that both spinners could play together on the right wickets. They're two of our best bowlers in one-day cricket."
Part of the issue, as far as Giles sees it, has simply been a lack of confidence from some of his squad. Chris Woakes, in particular, endured a chastening couple of games and, while he remains in the squad, looks unlikely to play much of a part in the competition.
"The key bit was getting confidence into them," he said. "They've looked a little edgy - you know the guys I'm talking about - but you do that when you're not playing the way you'd like to be playing. Saturday's game is huge and going into it with the confidence of winning was important. We have to attack that game and be confident going into that.
"Chris hasn't played as well as he can and he'd be the first to admit that. So we changed the balance of the side and Chris was one of the guys we left out. It's really disappointing for him but he's a big lad and he understands the reasoning. He's as good as gold and gets on with his job. It doesn't mean the door is closed: we've 15 in that squad and as we've seen in the space of a week that a lot can happen with injuries, niggles and form."
Giles was encouraged by the form and fitness of Finn and Broad, but admitted they would both require careful handling through the Champions Trophy and the Ashes. Both men recovered well from Wednesday and, as a result, Boyd Rankin has been released back to Warwickshire.
"The big bonus was having Broad and Finn back on the field and looking pretty good and healthy," Giles said. "We're going to need to manage all the quick bowlers over the summer. It's a big summer and a big winter. But they've come through the game well and they seem pretty healthy. But it's an ongoing process managing big lumps who bowl quickly. You've got to look after them.
"As things stand I'm pretty confident these guys are good. Finn's condition is one we've talked about and we've got to manage going forward and just look after him."
The performance of Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan may well have masked another disappointing England performance with the bat on Wednesday, but Giles insisted that the batting of Ian Bell and co. had provided the middle-order with the platform to express themselves.
"It was a much better performance," Giles said. "I guess all the talk will be about Jos's innings at the end, but in the build-up to that Bell's runs and Morgan's runs were really also very important. The way we batted was much cleaner and crisper and it was quite exciting at the end.
"What Jos needed was to do it once in 50-over cricket. It doesn't mean he's going to do it all the time but, in T20 cricket, once he crossed that hurdle once he looked a different player. I'm hoping that will happen again. I think playing an extra batter in Bopara might have given him a bit more confidence. It took a little bit of pressure off him and gave him more freedom.
"It doesn't necessarily mean that's the way we're going to go. But Jos has shown in T20 cricket he is built for coming in for five overs. He exceeded all our expectations on Wednesday so I'm really chuffed for him.
"There will be times when Morgan and Buttler get it wrong and we have to accept that. But they will also win us games. Call them X-factor players, call them hugely skilful, but they will win games. Going into this Champions Trophy, it is so important that they are playing with some of that passion and freedom. There are still bits we didn't get right but we're getting better now so it's positive news."
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Roscoe's ruse: Trading up to turkey
I finally got my Thanksgiving dinner, and while I didn't bite the hand that fed me, Ace did bite the head of the dog belonging to the man who fed us.
My brother and his partner, James, knowing my travels had precluded me from enjoying a turkey dinner, invited us to come over Sunday for one, with all the fixings.
James, a master chef, put out quite a spread — numerous appetizers, turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, yams, all followed by pumpkin cake.
During the preparation, Ace — having learned from previous experiences — was at his side every moment, followed every dish to the table, and as we ate, sat down and waited hopefully that a bite or two might be passed his way. Roscoe, too, approached the table from time to time, but didn't seem obsessive about it, like Ace.
Though about the same age, they are two very different dogs, I've noticed in the time we've shared over the past months. Roscoe is the more goofy and dog-like of the two, more prone to barking, more likely to slather your face with kisses. Where Ace seems to have a desire to be a human, Roscoe seems perfectly content with his dog-ness. Where Ace seems to think "if I behave well, I will be rewarded," Roscoe's attitude is more "to heck with that stuff."
I'd always considered Ace the smarter of the two. But now I'm not so sure. At dinner, Ace would sit and stare at whoever was chewing. He does that, almost as if watching a tennis match. He will sit and stare as long as a person is chewing, and even after that, probably until whatever is being masticated has cleared the esophagus. Then he'll stare until every last plate is cleared, and loaded in the dishwasher, and the kitchen light goes off. Hope springs eternal.
Roscoe uses a different strategy.
He's prone — not just during meals, but anytime — to grabbing household items with his mouth and not letting go. During my last visit, it was my underwear (not while I was wearing them). Sometimes it's a pillow from the bed, or a pillow from the couch, or a camera bag, or a pair of socks.
He doesn't destroy the item. Rather he just walks around with it dangling from his mouth, wagging his tail and absolutely refusing to let go until he gets a better offer — i.e. a treat.
At our belated Thanksgiving dinner, Roscoe grabbed a cloth napkin off the table, then paraded around, as if he wanted everybody to see. Not until some turkey was offered did he relinquish it.
This, while maybe not a perfect example of how humans should train their dogs, is a perfect example of how dogs train their humans. I think if we ever caught on, and tallied up how much our dogs manage to manipulate us, we'd be shocked. Fortunately, most of us are too busy to do that, and go on thinking we're smarter than our dogs.
After dinner, we watched some TV — perhaps the only thing that manipulates us more than our dogs. If you need more proof that our dogs are smarter than us, ask yourself this question. When was the last time your dog tuned in to "Glee?"
After that, I was full, sleepy and gleeful enough to accept an offer to stay the night. Ace slept at my side until James woke up, at which point, I can only assume, he resumed his I-must-follow-this-man-everywhere-he-goes routine.
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America's Most Animated Familyby Tom ShalesWashington Post Staff Writer The Washington Post, Thursday, September 24, 1992, pp. C1, C9. TV Previews
"A Streetcar Named Marge" sounds like it's headed for the pantheon of
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Amazing, isn't it? Those darn Simpsons don't look one minute older than they did a year ago. That's one of the great things about "The Simpsons." The cast never ages. [Clearly he has forgotten the TU shorts. --jd] The show also has escaped the kind of budget-cutting and belt-tightening that has made so many of the new season's series and TV movies look cheap and chintzy. On "The Simpsons," they don't have to stint on special effects or extras or car crashes. They just draw them. Tune in early enough for tonight's season premiere, at 8 on Channel 5, and you'll see some big, big stars make cameo appearances during the opening credits. [??? --jd] The show gets off to a good start and about 30 minutes later comes to a good stop. It's the best series on Fox and still one of the best family sitcoms on television. To judge from the first two episodes of the new season, the folks behind this brilliant cartoon haven't run out of ideas or inspirations. In the season premiere, written by David M. Stern, Bart Simpson and sister Lisa overthrow the tyrannical rulers of a summer camp so bleak even Franz Kafka would find it depressing. The second episode (Oct. 1), written by Jeff Martin, is even better and more resonant. Marge Simpson lands the role of Blanche DuBois in a musical version of "A Streetcar Named Desire" staged by a local theater group. Guest voice Jon Lovitz plays flamboyant director Llewellyn Sinclair, who brags he's directed three plays and has had three heart attacks, a sure sign of genius. "I just don't see what's so bad about Stanley," Marge tells Sinclair as she tries to get into the role. Years of marriage to the loutish Homer have somewhat warped her view. Good neighbor Ned Flanders, playing Stanley, gets to sing, "Stella, Stella, can't you hear me yella?" And the entire cast joins in on the finale, a rousing hand-clapper called "You Can Always Depend on the Kindness of Strangers." No, Tennessee Williams will not be spinning in his grave. He will be laughing along with everyone else. What's especially admirable about "The Simpsons" is the way satiric asides are tucked into every corner. In the season premiere, Krusty the Klown, Bart's favorite idiotic TV personality, beckons children to his Kamp Krusty with a TV commercial promising fat kids that they'll get to take part in "an exclusive program of diet and ridicule." Krusty figures in the second episode as well. Baby Maggie pulls the string of a talking Krusty doll and hears it say, "If I break, buy a new one!" She's been salted away in the Ayn Rand School for Tots [!!--jd], and its Nietzschean matron has done the unthinkable: taken away Maggie's precious pacifier. Maggie liberates the pacifier and those of her fellow babies while the theme music to "The Great Escape" plays on the soundtrack. A short time later, Alfred Hitchcock makes a cameo appearance, following a reference to "The Birds." Homer, at the play, does what Joseph Cotten did at the opera in "Citizen Kane." The only complaint that might be leveled at the first two shows of the new season is that there's no sign of Montgomery Burns, the hilariously evil overlord of the nuclear power plant where Homer works. We can only hope he'll return soon. With "The Cosby Show" gone, there's no longer much problem deciding what to watch at 8 p.m. Thursdays [I never had a problem, myself--jd]. In fact, when it comes to fiendishly funny and fast-moving domestic sitcoms, "The Simpsons" has little competition on any night of the week. As they begin their fourth season, Matt Groening's lovable, durable characters still seem capable of delights and surprises. They're a family to be valued, any way you look at them. [Any typos are mine, not the Post's. --jd] |
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Third, for an idea of what this all means it's only necessary to read at random work that came out of there. The common thread is that it was all reported to death. Take something from Dan Golden's Pulitzer-winning series on affirmative action for children of (the real) elites in college admissions. This one, for instance, talked about how middle-class students with better academic records at Groton were denied entry to elite universities, while children of the rich with lesser records got in. Check out how this piece, using internal Groton documents, goes after, get this, Robert Bass's daughter. I emphasize things that show how well-reported this sensitive story is:
One striking anomaly: Of nine Groton students listed as applicants to Stanford that year, Margaret Bass was the only one admitted. Ms. Bass's grades placed her 40th in her Groton class, according to the Groton document. She had an SAT score of 1220, lower than those of seven of the eight other Stanford applicants. By contrast, almost 90% of Stanford freshmen rank in the top 10% of their high school class, while 75% have SAT scores of 1360 or better.
But Ms. Bass had an edge: Her father, Texas tycoon Robert Bass, was chairman of Stanford's board and had given $25 million to the university in 1992. Mr. Bass has a degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He and his wife, Anne, are both Groton trustees.
Stanford officials and Martin London, a lawyer for the Bass family, said Ms. Bass's record on the Groton document was inaccurate, but declined to be specific. Another person familiar with Ms. Bass's record at Groton said her data, as listed on the document, were correct. Mr. London added that Ms. Bass compiled a "stellar record" at Stanford and graduated with honors last year. Ms. Bass didn't respond to several requests for comment. Her roommate at Groton, Claire Abernathy, said Ms. Bass is "a great writer," and "I'm sure her admissions essay was fantastic."
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Hi all, I just bought an old Wagner Ware #10 cast iron skillet from a consignment shop. It looks fairly smooth, but the surface is really dull and it definitely has some surface rust on it. Any tips on the best way to get that rust off, then season it? Its my first cast iron piece, so I really have no idea how to get it in good shape again.
Also, what do y'all cook in a cast iron skillet? I've heard cornbread works great, but I have no idea what else to cook. It's about 12" across, and almost 3" deep, with a big handle and 2 pour spouts. I'm excited to use it! |
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If it has a lot of old "gook" on it...I spray it really well with oven cleaner and put it in a plastic bag over night....then scrub all the gook off ( some people set it in a log fire to do that.)...wire brush off any rust...wash it, put it over a low fire to really dry well....rub with fat...crisco, oil or whatever....and set it in a 275 oven for about 2 hours....cool and repeat. Use it for frying....chicken, eggs, potatoes, fish, peppers and onions....whatever. Linda C |
I have heard that if you have a self cleaning oven you can put the item, dry, in the oven and run the cleaning cycle and most of the gunk comes off. Haven't tried it, tho. As far as cooking, for the first several times you use it be generous with oil, or cook greasy stuff like bacon. It will soon develop a black satiny patina. Check out the Lodge web site for care (see the link below); they also have a cookbook available. For cornbread, put the greased skillet in the oven while the oven is preheating; after you mix your batter, take out the skillet, pour the batter into the hot skillet and return to the oven. Now, I realize that with this next statement I will ignite a holy war with theological intensity on both sides, but real cornbread contains neither flour nor sugar. If either is present, you have made corn-flavored cake, not cornbread:) I am from Louisiana, my dear wife is from Illinois, and this is one of the few disagreements we have in life. |
Here is a link that might be useful: care of cast iron
If you put a really gooky pan in a self cleaning oven...it will smoke big time.....but it really does clean the pan. Linda C |
I have used a self cleaning oven many times and it works great. Sure it will smoke if really caked up with crud, so what, so does your oven, open a window. If you live in a clod climate and have a fire place, build a big fire and bury the skillet in the fire. When cool just remove it from the fire pit. After complete thre will be a lot of ash left on the skillet and maybe some rust. Use steel wool and hot soapy water to finnish cleaning up. To finnish you will need to re-season the skillet. I suggest doing the process twice. Go to Lodge web site for directions on how to re-season. I would also suggest pan frying bacon, chicken, fish, what ever with a good amount of oil for the first few times to cure the season. After that you can use cast iron for pan grilling, pan frying, pan roasting, blackening anything, and yes it is great for cornbread too. You will find it will be the most used skillet in your arsenal. |
- Posted by yorkiemom_chicago (My Page) on Fri, Jan 21, 05 at 14:42
I have my mother's Wagner skillet, and I love it. Hamburgers made in it are especially good, and we all think they taste better than when made in other pans. Enjoy! arley, Cornbread--it's a north/south issue. |
You are correct, Arley; true cornbread contains neither sugar or flour. |
Thanks for the support, Spewey. I will grant a point to those who use 'adulterants' :) like sugar and flour: unless the quality of the corn meal is very good, cornbread made with just corn meal can be bitter. Meal can go rancid and stale pretty quickly. But cornbread made with fresh cornmeal, preferably stone-ground locally, is plenty sweet on its own. I generally only buy small quantities of cornmeal--just enough to make whatever recipe I'm making, and I buy it at a store that seems to have a good turnover of product. (That means not buying it at a gourmet store. No telling how long that stuff has been on the shelf.) Fortunately in my area of South Carolina there are a few grist mills not too far away that supply the local stores. Yorkiemom: you are right about the North/south issue. Bernard Clayton's 'New Complete Book of Breads' actually has a listing for 2 different breads. One he calls "Yankee Corn Bread" (sugar, flour, yellow corn meal) and the other is Southern Corn Bread (white corn meal, no sugar or flour.) I find, though, that the freshness of the meal is more important than whether it's white or yellow. For those with access to good fresh meal I recommend this recipe for Southern Corn Bread, from Clayton: 2 eggs, room temp Preheat oven and baking utensil (skillet or 9 x 9 pan) to 450 while mixing batter. In a small bowl beat the eggs and mix in the buttermilk. In a mixer bowl, mix the baking soda, cornmeal and salt. Pour in the egg-buttermilk mixture and mix well until smooth. Pour batter into the preheated pan, return to oven for 20 to 25 minutes. It's done when a knife inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean & dry. I use this recipe when I make cornbread dressing for Thanksgiving; a quadruple recipe just barely fits into a 5 quart KitchenAid mixer bowl, and into an 11 x 14 pan. Absolutely delicious. This is what you use to soak up the pot juices from cooking black-eyed peas or greens. I always called those juices 'pot liquor' but my wife wondered what the heck I was talking about when I used that term. I guess that's southern as well. If I seem to go on & on, please forgive me: I'm on Adkins and can't have any cornbread right now. When I lose another 20 pounds, though, I'm going on a carbo bender which will most definitely include a batch of this cornbread. |
- Posted by Teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 22, 05 at 22:05
If you want to get a good seasoned finish on cast iron quickly, just fry some french fries or other fried food in it. Depending on how deep your pan is, fill it with about an inch of oil, heat to the correct temp for frying potatoes, checking with a frying thermometer, fry the potatoes, then turn off the heat and let the pan cool down. The more you pan fry in the pan, the quicker you build up a nice seasoned finish. I've got my grandmother's 10-inch cast iron skillet and love using it, among several other cast iron pieces such as a cornstick pan, round griddle, several other skillets of various sizes, and muffin pans. |
Now Arley, that is just a complicated recipe like making Lobster Thermidor. Besides, chickens' ain't a laying much right now, and who needs to spend a fortune on baking sody and buttermilk? Here is the way we make cornbread at the Lazy Spew. 1 cup white cornmeal Add salt to cornmeal, pour boiling water in and mix. Heat oil in skillet in a quick oven (that's a right hot fire, or 475° if you have electricity or gas) until nearly sizzling. Remove pan, spread corn mush in pan and scoop up some oil from the side and dribble it on top. Bake about 15 minutes until brown, then broil for two minutes more to make it sorta crispy. Slab on a lil' butter and it's right handy to swallow. |
Sounds good, spewey. I'll try that next time. Reminds me a bit of Lewis Grizzard's description of grits: "serve them with enough butter to choke a goat." To drift back more on topic, the Dummies books have a new book out on Cast Iron Cooking. It looks pretty good, and has both extensive info on care and maintenance of cast iron, along with lots of recipes. I ran across something on the Internet about using coconut oil to season cast iron and to maintain the seasoning; the argument is that it's saturated and is less likely to go rancid like oil can. I usually use shortening since it's sometimes hard to find lard. |
- Posted by shmancocks (My Page) on Sun, Jan 23, 05 at 21:26
thanks for all the info! i put the pan in the oven on clean, and holy cow there was a ton of gunk on it when it was through! i cleaned it up, seasoned it twice, and now it's ready to use. thank you all for your help! |
I know this is an ancient thread but boy was it interesting! Now I have a few questions for those who have done the "self cleaning oven" cast iron frypan cleaning. I will sound stupid but better that than a ruined frypan. I have 3 cast frypans that I would like to refresh so to speak. When using the self clean cycle to clean them with, do you remove the grates in the oven and place the pan on the bottom of the oven, or do you place the pan on the oven grate? I don't want to melt the grates LOL! Also, since I have 3 of them, is there any way I could do all three at once? And last question, my self clean function on my old stove (not using my new one for this) has the number of hours that I want to "clean" with. I believe it starts with 3 and goes along to more hrs if we wish.... do you think 3 hrs of self cleaning would do the trick? Can you tell I'm a bit nervous? (oops I guess I lied, the previous question wasn't the last one) |
Here is a nice site on cast iron. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Irreplaceable Cast-Iron Skillet
Yes, go ahead and remove the oven racks, put the skillets on the bottom--you can stack them on each other, and set your clean cycle to 2 hours, which should be sufficient if it heats to 600 degrees. Then clean off the residue when they are cool enough to handle and season well with lard or bacon grease. Avoid washing your pans with soap, especially when they are newly seasoned. Soap gets into the pores of the iron and tastes awful. I wash my pans by soaking off stuck on food particles with hot water only, scrubbing with a tough nylon scrubber; dry with paper towels, and set on a low burner to dry out for 10 minutes. This prevents any moisture from creating rust. A well-sealed, seasoned pan can be washed with a little soap and hot water, but it really isn't necessary. Cast iron is great for nearly everything that requires high heat and slow temperature changes. I wouldn't want a wok of cast iron, though; it wouldn't cool off fast enough. |
Ohmigosh! Soap should, under no circumstances, ever touch cast iron after the initial cleaning. The cure in cast iron is made of grease. And soap's job is to dissolve grease. So, by using soap, all you do is negate all that work you did curing the piece in the first place. As to stuck-on particles, I don't understand that. A properly cured cast iron skillet (or whatever) was the world's first none-stick cookware. Anything adhering (like sticky sauces, not burnt-on stuff) is easily removed with a scrub brush under running hot water. Awhile back I did a major piece for Mother Earth News on The Care & Feeding of Cast Iron. I don't have the URL handy, but it's still in their archives if anyone cares to ferret it out. |
Not necessarily on topic because there's no rust, but I recently bought a new cast iron skillet and seasoned it a couple of times in the oven. I still get particles of food stuck to it. I use one of those green scrubby cloths and hot water to clean it. How long do you suppose it will be before I get a great slick non stick coating. I have a skillet that was my mom's and it's the greatest pan in the world to cook on. I can hardly wait until my new one gets that nice. |
EllyD, it depends a lot on how often you use it, and with what. Best bet is to just use it to fry with for awhile, so that nothing but oil touches the pores, and the fill in faster. For a quick way to blacken it, work over an open fire. Grease the skillet well, and let it sit over the flames so that soot really coats it. Turn and do the other side. Repeat this two or three times. Let the piece cool and wipe it with paper towels to remove as much of the loose soot as possible, and regrease it. Next day repeat the process. I guarantee you'll have a finish as deep, smooth, and black as if you'd used the piece for two generations. |
ellyd, Cast iron will never become truly non-stick, like teflon. However, with a bit of oil or shortening, it is pretty close, but fried eggs will not slide around like they will in teflon, unless you float them on grease. Cook several pounds of bacon and/or sausage patties, letting the grease stay in the pan while it cools. This is the best seasoning you can get. Where I work as a cook, the owners (both damm Yankees, mind you), won't make decent cornbread. They make Johnny Cake, the Yankee version of cornbread, with lots of flour and sugar. It is very (read too) sweet. I can't convince them on this one, but I did win on biscuits. Their's tasted good, but looked horrible-like a volcano! I showed them how to make real biscuits, and they relented. |
- Posted by alliecat55 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 30, 07 at 20:00
If I use oven cleaner to clean off the rust and gook won't this cause it to rust more? |
The oven cleaner won't contribute to further rusting, but you do have to treat the rust after the pan is cleaned. There are a number of methods on the internet: vinegar soaks, oxalic acid (Bar Keepers Friend) & wire brushes are some ways of addressing the rust. |
- Posted by tyra(firstname.lastname@example.com) onWed, Jun 8, 11 at 18:46
i found a very dirty ,rusty cast iron dutch oven outside . how can i save it ? |
Tyra, Take it to a metal shop where they have an electrolysis tank and see if they will let you soak it until the rust comes off. Then take it home and scrub it with a Brillo pad. Then start seasoning it by lightly coating it with lard and baking it for about 30 minute at 450. Let it cool, and do it a few more times. |
Got reunited with CI a few years ago when I found 3 different size "name-brand" (Lodge, griswold, etc.) skillets for next to nothing at a yard sale. It took SEVERAL applications of oven cleaner to get the unknown GOOK off. I reseasoned like my Grandmother always did... HOT pan and a dab of bacon grease smeared all over... inside and out. As for cleaning, if cooking something "dry" like eggs... once pan was seasoned, only needed to be wiped out with paper towel. If something "wet"... scrape with metal spatula... HOT water, cheap salt and a scrubber. Then on burner till hot and another dab of BG. IMO, KEY to cast iron is USE IT!! I think it's easy to find... CHEAP at yard sales, thrift stores, flea markets... cuz it is HEAVY and some people think it's "old-fashioned"... they don't know what they're missing. When I first started "collecting" CI, stored several pieces in oven. Then noticed minor rust?? Figure from steam coming off whatever was cooking while pieces were sitting there. Just scrubbed it off, a little more BG... but I moved pieces to where I saw them everyday and then use them frequently. |
The more you use cast iron, the better it becomes. A good cast iron pan will have an inside finish, almost like glass...so smooth. When I get a new piece, I burn off the crud, and re season. Then I use that one as much as possible. At one time I had around 100 pieces of cast iron cookware....skillets of all sizes, muffin pans of all kinds, dutch ovens in various sizes...with and without legs, and my most unusual piece is a "humongus" wok....that my husband found for me at a salvage yard. It's too big to use inside, and I've never used it, but would work well outside. The piece I don't have but want is a bundt pan. |
- Posted by Eileen D(email@example.com) onSat, Jul 9, 11 at 7:05
I found a cast iron in my rv, and it's huge it's a lodge, but it's rusted and it pealing rust so what do I clean it with, and how...I heard , if you pack it news paper place it in a dark plastic bag and sit it in the sun all day it will clean it.... How true is that ? |
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I've done a lot of research and it seems that watering is critical but I can't find any detailed instructions on the right way to water the shrubs. I read here on gardenweb that you can turn the water hose on so that the stream of water is about a pencils width and then just lay that at the base of the shrub for about 20 minutes. We have 15 new Needlepoint hollies and I'm wondering if there is a quicker way to do this. Some say that the soaker hoses don't do a very good job. Could I make my own custom hose with a little hole at each bush and then let it leak out directly onto the base? Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions! |
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Frequently, until well rooted out. Need will vary with weather conditions and soil textures involved. Put on enough to moisten entire root mass. It's not like checking the oil in a car, where there is a standard method that works for them all everywhere. You have to learn how to judge the situation on your own. If completely new to this maybe take a similarly sized potted plant that is looking dry on top of the potting medium or starting to feel comparatively light (both common indicators of a likely need for watering) and see how much water it takes to remoisten the entire soil column in the pot. This will give you a general feel for what is involved, anyway. |
Once you figure out how much water they need, and how often, the most efficient method would be a drip irrigation system, with 1-2 emitters for each plant. The number of emitters is based on how much time you want to leave the system on to provide the appropriate amount of water. This delivers water to the shrubs only, with minimal evaporation. You can buy kits and parts at Lowes or HD, and install it easily. Soaker hoses work very well, but aren't as discriminating with the water delivery. They work just fine in densely planted beds and along rows of veggies and such. All my nursery beds have buried soaker hoses, approximately 4" below the surface. Costco frequently has specials on them, and I stock up. This year, I'm going to bite the bullet, and buy a bulk coil or 2, with the fittings, and make my own. |
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Four years after the first video 'Soccer Kesha' was made about Fredrick Ochieng, we visited him again on behalf of Philips. He is now setting up a filmschool in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya: 'Cinema Kesha'.
On behalf of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development we produced a series of 4 portraits called 'A Life after Leprosy'. Four people who had been suffering from leprosy in Cambodia were followed for a day to get an insight in their lives. …
In preparation of the second BMZ Future Forum we asked young Kenyans about their current life and work, their self image and their hopes for the future.
On behalf of Hivos we produced a series of portrait videos about human rights activists working in Egypt, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
On behalf of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, we created several personal portraits on REPSSI, a NGO that provides psychosocial support for children in Zambia. Visit their website to read and watch more on this organization.
On behalf of Pact we made a series of videos about their partnership with Chevron to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the Nigeria Niger Delta region.
On behalf of a new European bottled water brand, Marie-Stella-Maris, we produced ten engaging personal portraits in a village in Uganda. Visit the Marie-Stella-Maris website to see more of our work.
On behalf of Vitens Evides International we created an event registration video about the IWA Development Congress & Exhibition 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya.
On behalf of the Siemens Stiftung we created an event registration video about the first 'emowering peeople. Award' ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya.
On behalf of NWP, we produced a video on the Dutch celebration of World Water Day in Wageningen.
On behalf of the Novartis Foundation, we produced a video on a conference in Tanzania on access to healthcare and effective malaria treatment.
On behalf of The Leprosy Mission we created a short video about the need for more support for people in Ethiopia.
On behalf of Hivos we produced a series of videos about the fair trade flower industry near Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Watch all portraits of the campaign on our vimeo album or go to the campaign website.
On behalf of SIDA we created videos for their 'People first' campaign in Mozambique, South Sudan, South Africa and Liberia. The video on this page is from Mozambique.
On behalf of the ILO we developed two Public Service Announcements (PSA) for a campaign on migrant domestic workers. Read more about the campaign on the ILO website
On behalf of WASTE, we produced a documentary on food security and organic fertilisers in Malawi.
In cooperation with ActionAid International, we produced a documentary about the position of women and their rights to own and cultivate agricultural lands. Shot simultaneously in Guatemala, Sierra Leone, and India.
On behalf of Philips we produced a video on the increase of non-communicable diseases like cancer and diabetes in Africa. It features several personal stories from women across Kenya.
On behalf of a new European bottled water brand, Marie-Stella-Maris, we produced an engaging video on the power of sharing in a small village in Uganda. Visit the Marie-Stella-Maris website and see more of our work.
On behalf of the International Criminal Court – Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), we produced a very engaging video documentary on the highly relevant work of the TFV in Eastern Congo and Northern Uganda.
For the African Development Bank (AfDB) we made an animation video about their new new online data tool MapAfrica. The video was used during the presentation of the website during their annual meeting of the AfDB in Kigali, Rwanda.
Philips organises a yearly Roadshow through the African continent. We created a teaser video and video/photo content from all over Africa. Visit the Philips Africa Roadshow website to learn more.
On behalf of the Anton Jurgens Fund, we produced a corporate animation explaining the history and objectives of the Fund. Anton Jurgens was one of the founders of the current well-known corporation Unilever.
On behalf of the Dutch WASH Alliance we produced a video including animation to illustrate the five key aspects to take into account when starting a sustainable WASH program. This approach is called FIETS (Dutch word for 'bike'). The video shows the journey of a local WASH professional when visiting the various stakeholders.
For RutgersWPF we made a series called "Let's talk about it", six instruction movies for young people that serve as starting points for discussing safe abortion, sexual violence, sexual pleasure, condom use, HIV testing, and sexual diversity.
On behalf of Akvo and Text to Change we produced a short video including animation on their innovative FLOW service. Visit the Akvo FLOW website to learn more about this innovation.
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Tue, Dec 20, 11 at 8:33
I know I said I was done, but this is a really cool and simple idea!
I really need to quit looking at a these Christmas blogs :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: very cute idea
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Thanks so much for sharing this. This Christmas ball tree is so pretty and would be so easy to make. When you find neat things like this I for one, don't want you to be done!LOL Punk |
And somewhere, since my move, I have knitting needles! Just don't have a clue where. Maybe I'll find them by next Christmas :) |
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Absolutely creative!!! Love this idea! Jeanne S. |
- Posted by marylee_2010 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 20, 11 at 10:22
This is a wonderful idea and so easy. I also liked the additional ideas shown. There are so many creative things to make. Makes you wonder.."Why didn't I think of that?" Thank you so much for sharing. Happy Holidays Everyone! Marylee |
What a great website! I put it in my favorite places. I like how they show simple instructions. I think I'm going to miss Christmas only because of looking at decorations. lol |
Oh Wow...that tree is a 'Blast From The Past' !! I made one of those in the late 60's! It WAS so easy to do and drew lots of compliments. It also reminds me of all the 'quirky' decorations that were being created around that time. TFS this it was fun to see. jane |
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I have a small you pick berry business. Every spring I cut my canes down to the ground, remove and burn the canes. I usually rent a machine that cuts the canes, then I pick them up by hand. As I get older, this is getting harder to do. Does anyone know of a machine that will cut and collect the canes? I see they have them in the UK, but that doesn't help me! Thanks |
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Large Toronto Mirror
Great Look for the Price
We hung this in the living room over our couch to add some dimension to our very small living room. It looks great! We looked at several other stores before purchasing this mirror and felt that this offered the highest quality look for the price.
December 11, 2011
Love the look in my master bath
We shoped all over towm to find mirrors for our master bath and this was the best looking and the price was less that most we looked at. Great look!!
November 8, 2011
Great Value
This mirror is a great value. It looks beautiful in our entryway. A high quality product.
November 5, 2010
Great addition to a room.
Hung this mirror in stairway corridor.
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Good look at a great price
Bought this mirror a couple of days ago to fill a large space on a wall in my dining room. Not only is this piece beautiful, but I was able to get it for 65% off the original price. Thanks WM.
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The New York Penn League just got a little more talented.
The Cleveland Indians assigned 17-year-old Dominican prospect Dorssys Paulino to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The 6-foot, 175-pound shortstop played his first true professional game against the Batavia Muckdogs on Tuesday night at Dwyer Stadium.
Here are a few observations:
In Paulino's first at bat, he was a little over anxious. He swung at several pitches out of the zone, fouled a couple off before finally grounding out to shortstop. Shortly after making his first out, he booted a routine grounder coming in and to his left. His feet were in the right place – moving to adjust to the angle of the throw, but the ball just bounced off the heel of his glove. Possibly a case of, again, being over anxious to get that first throw out of the way. Not to mention it was his first time playing on the Muckdogs' field.
Paulino's second AB was much more successful. After taking a close pitch – a breaking ball on the inside part – he jumped all over a high fastball, smacking it to left field for a line-drive single. The pitch, from righty Joe Cuda, was clearly a mistake at only around 86 mph. Regardless, Paulino showed quick hands and strength. He also looked like he had a plan at the plate. He wasn't going to swing at anything breaking unless there was two strikes. He'd obviously noticed that Cuda was throwing fastball strikes early in the count; he got one to hit and didn't miss.
In the field, things turned around. Twice he scampered behind second base to reach grounders, swung his left foot around to steady his balance and threw perfect strikes to first base. On one, it was a close play with quick outfielder Steve Ramos running and Paulino did not panic, but threw with solid velocity that – at this moment – you would grade a 5 (right on average) for the position. But considering he is only 17-years-old, his arm strength appears to be projectable at a 6.5 or 7.
Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to see him range to his right. I will provide an update if I'm able to see that in a future game.
During his third at-bat, he struck out on a breaking ball on the outside part. He chased the pitch. But remember, he's adjusting to real breaking balls, as opposed to the ones in instructional league.
Overall, it's just one game, but the tools are obvious. Size, strength, quick hands, intelligence at the plate, solid footwork and a good arm. The only question I have is whether he can play shortstop when he fills into his frame. He's already wide-shouldered and a little bulky for his age, so if he were to fill out more, he might end up as a second baseman who can fill in at short. Or, it's possible he turns into a Jhonny Peralta type body, where he is still quick and flexible enough to be on the bigger side for his position.


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Several times a day, according to residents in a retirement mobile-home park, a Southwest Ambulance vehicle screams out of a nearby strip mall.
Marilyn Livingston, a 70-year-old retired federal employee who lives at the complex just west of La Cholla Boulevard and Ruthrauff Road, said she appreciates the need for emergency services and respects the job emergency workers do - but the sirens are loud, and she worries about traffic problems.
"These ambulances come out of the strip mall and the cars go scurrying," she said, noting that the area has a significant amount of construction. The exit comes just as east-flowing traffic is funneled down to one lane of traffic.
"The constant screeching is a real problem," she said. "We have people in their 80s and 90s; some are bedridden and some have cancer."
Livingston has lived in the complex for four years, but she said the company has only recently begun using the corner as a satellite posting station.
She said she talked to a manager at the private emergency- services company who told her the problem was only going to get worse as the construction continues.
The Pima County Transportation Department estimates the construction project should be finished by summer 2011.
Livingston wondered if perhaps the company might consider installing an ambulance warning light for its parking-lot operation to help with traffic concerns.
Amy Lopez, a spokeswoman for Southwest Ambulance, said the company has been using the site for about nine months.
The company provides emergency transports through the Northwest Fire/Rescue District, she said, and has five trucks stationed at various locations to meet a pledged response time of getting to a scene within eight minutes 90 percent of the time.
The location is the second-busiest, she said. The ambulance has to use the sirens as it exits the shopping center, she said, so that cars know it's pulling into traffic.
While the company is currently working on getting a warning light at another location in the area, she said it's a lengthy process.
She said it was premature to say how the concerns might be addressed, since the complaint was fielded just last week.
"It's something we're looking into, but I can't say something is going to be done immediately," Lopez said.
She said that while the site currently is being used as an outpost, the company will explore finding a more suitable location in the general area in the near future.


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On June 4th, Northern College celebrated its first graduating class from its Early Childhood Education Joint Program at Taizhou University, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 22 students graduated from this our first ECE student cohort who commenced their studies in 2011. Members of the graduating class appear in photo below.
In September 2010 we commenced our first joint venture with Yangzhou College of Environment and Resources, located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. The first program offered was Environmental Technician Water and Wastewater Systems Operations; and then in September 2011 we added a second program, Construction Engineering Technician - Building Management. Also in September 2011, our second joint venture program commenced at Taizhou Teachers College, located in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. Our first program with Taizhou was Early Childhood Education. Commencing in September 2012, our third joint venture program will commence at Zhongshan Torch Polytechnic, located in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, China. This will see our Electrical Engineering Technician program offered, to be followed by our Mechanical Engineering Technician program in 2013.
Photo (left to right): Ms. Zhang Heng, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Mr. Song Wanzhao,Director of Teachers' Office of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences
and Engineering/Assistant Professor; Fred Gibbons, President Northern College; Mr. Shi Guanghui, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Engineering/Associate Professor; Bill Enouy, Mayor Town of Kirkland Lake; Mr. Wenliang Wang, Translator and Northern College Library Technician; Richard Kallio, Professor, Environmental Technician Water and Wastewater Systems Operations.
Photo (left to right): Ms. Liu Liu and Mr Yuan Gang of the Office of International Cooperation Exchange; Mr Xu Xiaoning, Professor; Mr. Zhu Kang; Fred Gibbons, President of Northern College; Mr. Wu Chundu, President of Yangzhou College of Environment and Resources; Mr. David Zhang, President of Can-Link International Education Management; Mr. Ru-Jun Shao, Professor.
The Northern College and Taizhou Teachers College Delegations.


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Last Saturday, Kohner was inducted into the Winona Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame at the Winona American Legion Club.
Every Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., you'll find Kohner at Winona Bowl, where she runs four junior leagues. She started in 1987 with two leagues - the Pinbusters and Next Generation. In 1990, she added the Pee Wee League for kids ages 3-5. And in 1994, Kohner created the Pinsmashers League. She has between 120 and 130 bowlers in four leagues.
"They asked me to help out," said Kohner, who's a certified Level 1 and Level 2 coach through YABA. "It was at the right time of my life. My girls were at the right ages.
"I'm an average bowler. I just happen to have a talent to get through to kids. They still listen to me."
Kohner has organized her own city tournament for kids, which also includes bowlers from Rushford and Wabasha. Her bowlers also take part in state tournaments and the Pepsi-Cola regional and state tournaments. For the past five years, she's also coached the Winona Senior High/Cotter High School bowling team.
Among some of the bowlers that came through Kohner's program were Dustin Holland, this year's all-events champion in the Men's City Tournament, Tina Benedict and Matt Wise.
Kohner has also found some success on the alleys. She started bowling in 1977 in the Twilight League at Mapleleaf Lanes. In 1978, she attended her first national tournament for couples. Kohner teamed with Julie Haessig to win the WWBA City Tournament Division 1 doubles title in the 1993-94 season.
Ten years later, in the 2003-04 WWBA Tournament, Kohner captured the Division 1 singles title and combined with Dana Jonsgaard for the Division 1 doubles crown.
She rolled her career high game of 290 during the 1993-94 season, which ties her for the fifth highest game ever recorded in Winona. She received the WWBA high game award and also a 250-plus award from the state of Minnesota.
Kohner's high career series is a 657 and her top average is a 186. She's also a member of Winona's 600 Club.
Jandt enjoys banner night
Bob Jandt has been bowling in leagues in Winona since 1952. He's had his share of success with numerous 700 series, along with high game, high series and high average awards from many different leagues.
He's also teamed with his son Paul to win the Winona Bowling Association Men's City Tournament doubles scratch title twice and handicap title once.
About the only thing that has eluded the WBA Hall of Famer is the magical 300 game.
Last Thursday night in the Action League at Westgate Bowl, the 70-year-old Jandt accomplished his final goal with a 300 game, which led to a season-high 745 series.
"It's great," said Jandt, who entered the evening with a 207 average. "In the 11th frame, Paul said I threw it a little weak but it carried the 10-pin. The 12th ball was a perfect hit."
Jandt previous high game was a 298, which came on Oct. 7, 1999. That was the same night he rolled a 787 series, which is his career high.
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Big scores were at a premium this past week. Only two women surpassed the 650 mark and two men went over 750.
Keri Prigge tossed the high women's score with a 678 series in the Sunsetters League at Westgate. Julie Moldenhauer added a 658 series, which is her sixth score of 650 or better this year.
Mark Walter flattened a 770 series Thursday night in the Classic League at Westgate to pace the men. Nick Heilman, who travels from La Crosse to Winona to bowl on Tuesday nights in the American League, added a 761 honor count.
Dan Schultz (745), Bob Bigelow (743), Curtis Czaplewski (739) and Jeff Besek (737) all tossed their season-high scores last week, while Greg Schewe (737, 710) and Dale Bartelson (720, 716) both turned in a pair of honor counts.
Dana Jonsgaard turned in a season-high 638 honor count Monday night in the Spinners League at Winona Bowl, and Pat Ellefson rolled her first 600 of the year with a 615 series in the Sunsetters League.
The Theis Printing team from the American League tallied one of the season's top series on Tuesday with a 3,675.


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Importance rare disease patient advocacy recognized in scientific literature
The concept of patient advocacy organizations and its added-value in the rare disease area is certainly not new. However, a new trend may well be that advocacy initiatives are increasingly becoming the topic of a scientific publication. Many publications are … Continue reading
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RANKL cytokine: potential cure for rare bone disease
putting science into practice (1) The RANKL cytokine acts as the primary signal for bone removal, and as such plays a crucial role in bone homeostasis. In 2010, Amgen's denosumab, a monoclonal antibody against RANKL was approved in the US … Continue reading
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"Made in China" orphan drug may soon be reality
Napoleon Bonaparte once said of China, "Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world." When it comes to rare diseases China has awoken and belongs to the top-10 countries based on scientific output. China doesn't just … Continue reading
What you always wanted to know about Orphan Drug development……
This week a wonderful overview of orphan drugs (OD) by Joppi, Bertele and Garattini was published in the October issue of the European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The overview covers in depth preclinical and clinical information for each OD approved in … Continue reading
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The Wellcome Trust Pathfinder Award scheme: bridging the gap between R and D
The Wellcome Trust Pathfinder Award scheme represents an important new funding opportunity for early stage R&D projects in the area of rare diseases. Review of the eligibility criteria raises the question whether the Trust is fully aware of the central role that Small … Continue reading
Rare disease charities go beyond pump-priming research
The Myrovlytis Trust, a UK-based charity, is making a difference for patients suffering from Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. It does so in many different ways and is accompanied by many more charities. Since its foundation in 2007 the Myrovlytis Trust has been … Continue reading
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Ireland may be green, but its way of funding rare disease research is certainly not
In Europe we are in the middle of a huge endeavour: the establishment and implementation of strategies to combat rare diseases. The endeavour is not without challenges, but we will succeed, because the impact on the lives of rare disease … Continue reading
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China has joined the fight against rare disorders
The occurence of rare disorders doesn't stop at the US, Japan or EU border, but affect people all over the world. To be most effective, countries across the globe should join the fight against rare disorders. I provide preliminary data … Continue reading
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Adult autologous stem cells: practice of medicine or drug product ?
Telemedicine, social media, mobile medical Apps, stem cells……. just a few examples of innovations that are quickly becoming an integral part of modern (rare disease) health care. At the same time these innovations in medicine seriously challenge our current regulatory framework. On 30 April 2012, … Continue reading
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Estimating rare disease prevalence: a tough nut to crack ?
How can one retrieve reliable and acceptable data on rare disease prevalence and do specific resources exist that can be consulted ? That was an inquiry I recently received. Having received similar questions in the past, I wondered if orphan drug … Continue reading
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