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Maink asks:
Dear sir,
I 28 year old man. I love fingring in my asshole (Sorry for be straight) using bathing soap. After doing it for a long time I feel very relax as my stometch gets emty by doing it. If i continues it (fingring) for long time some white liquid comes out from my ass, is it normal? some time i use to test it (the whit liquit) also. Kindly let me know if it is normal? Can this harm me? How many people goes through it?
Dear Maink,
First of all, I am NOT a man, despite what everyone else says.
Apparently, I have led a very sexually sheltered life up until I got involved with PoopReport. Fingering of the asshole for hours with bathroom soap is not something to which I have personally ever been exposed; so I will have to take some liberties with my answer here.
I am guessing that by saying "my stomach gets empty" after doing this, you mean you moved your bowels, right? Just trying to be sure we are on the same page here. Putting bathroom soap up your ass will do this to a person, I'm pretty sure about that part.
Here's where it all gets fuzzy -- apparently, after doing it (the fingering) for a long time, white liquid comes out of your ass, and you sometimes "test" it (I am suspiciously afraid you meant to say "taste" it).
I have no idea what the white liquid is (could just be mucus or something) but I don't even like to think about it too much.
"Is this normal?"
God knows after this long on PoopReport, I have no idea anymore what normal is.
"Can this harm me?"
Any time you taste something white that comes out of your ass, I would have to hazard a guess that yes, it could harm you.
"How many people goes through this?"
Thanks for asking Poonurse!
Please be advised that I am only a Poonurse. I am NOT a medical doctor. Any advice I give should be taken moderate skepticism. Please consult a REAL medical doctor if you feel you have a serious medical condition.
-- Poonurse
Poonurse is an RN with 25 years experience in labor and delivery. Her qualifications include seeing a lot of poop, and owning a computer. Also, she works in Michigan, which she calls the asshole of the universe, so that's another bit of credibility.
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226 Comments on "dangers of ass fingering"
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
My dog's poo sometimes comes out with white goo on it, and the vet said it's just some sort of mucus that the bowel will produce from time to time in response to a new food in the poop.
Could this be for me, also?
.....hugging bunnies since 1969
I don't know. But I do know that when I have a bad cold I end up with snot in my turds.
Man I HATE colds!
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
What I don't understand is why someone puts soap on their finger and sticks it up their ass. Wouldn't that burn like hell?
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
My research shows that soap can cause inflamation and/or swelling, and irritation. It depends on if the soap is shampoo, bar soap, or hand soap. Finger nails are also a danger as they scratch the mucodial tissue. Fingers are great for constipation too.
This man must be single.
hey umm can ass fingering harm your ass in any way ?
umm yeah same here i finger my ass and recently the outer sphincter seems to be weaker any ideas if i should see a doctor or why this is hapening ?
No. Just stop fingering your ass!
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
dear poo nurse,
we adore your blunt honesty, canada loves you. we suggest you run for prime minister or something, you can , unlike our prime minister, put up with a lot of shit. thank you poo nurse, thank you.
Is tori serious about the G Spot? Wow. I love mine. You should find yours.
It just occurred to me after reading this that the white stuff could be soap suds. You never know......hugging bunnies since 1969
.....hugging bunnies since 1969
I used to try to loosen up my ring o' darkness b/c i'm interested in marrying a girl who used to only like girls. [background: she prefers the role of strap-on wearer, and dislikes penetration]. So i assumed i needed to take one for the team if i was gonna keep her. Without telling her, i tried to get ready for what i'd have to do to keep her feeling "at home" if you will, and in fact, i already kind of liked it a bit.
But guys, i went a bit too far and now my sphincter don't work quite the way it used to. It was designed to be a one-way road and now it's easily agitated. I get diaper rash frequently and it frequently feels like it's on fire when i'm walking around at work or on college campus. Some days the discomfort catches me off guard so bad i wanna double over and collapse to my knees -- i've actually done it a couple of times in public actually and regained composure as quickly as possible.
Don't abuse the southern canal, guys. God made it a one way road for a reason and He'll let you suffer a bit if you bite from a naturally forbidden fruit.
Jesus Christ, people! If you must finger your damn ass at least us K-Y Jelly. It's designed to go in holes in your body!
I found Jesus! He was behind the sofa the whole time!
wtf? Lol... how many people go through this? Just you. ahaha!
Maink, Dude, I don't know if you're still a PR reader.
Eating feces can definitely be a health hazard. The white stuff you're referring to sounds as though it's probably soap residue.
Lots of males enjoy anal stimulation--it's nothing to be ashamed of--the prostate gland is in very close proximity to the anus and is considered the male counterpart to the female clitoris (although if you want to give your lady the really big "O" slight penetration with concentration on the front wall of the vagina will absolutely do the trick.)
Best of luck to you and hope you solve your issues.
keeping the whack in tally-ho...
Ouch and Nasty :-&. Doesn't the soap make your ass gripe and burn?
Yes, fingering can damage the spinchter.
The bottom (no pun intended) line is, this is just plain unsanitary.
Born to clog your bog, with a giant log.
"Two percent of the population think; three percent of the population think they think, and 95 percent of the population would rather die than think."
don't worry my friend about your nice finger-story..i think many people in the world does it..so just ask a doctor if it can HURT YOU...
i never did it by my self but when a girl does it with toungue and finger ...i'm very happy !!
so if you discovered that this practice makes empty stomach ..advice it to some fat friends..can be a solution!!!
you should try using a lubricant which is designed for the function.
soap is not at the same pH as your intestinal tract and putting it up there will cause inflammation, just stop using soap. Buy a water based lubricant or something which is pH neutral.
If you have such a fascination with your bodily functions, perhaps you should visit a fetish forum, they may be able to help you with choices on your sexual exploits and prevent any unnecessary mistakes.
For those of you who are telling him to just stop, I think it would be best for you to stop forcing your opinions on others. Fingering your ass doesn't do any damage as long as the lubricant you use doesn't harm you, or unless you have abnormally sharp nails for some reason. I've been using things bigger than fingers for nearly 3 years and to this day I haven't had a single problem down there.
There is nothing wrong with anal stimulation, does not mean you are single, does not mean you are gay, it just means that you enjoy masturbation in a non-conventional sort of way. All things practiced within reason should not lead to any medical problems. Use a water based lubricant if you are going to continue stimulating your G-spot, this way you are safe. Wash your hands when finished and do not taste anything that comes out of your ass, that region is heavily loaded with bacteria that you would otherwise want to expel and not place back in to the system via your mouth.
Good GOD are you all for real !!!.
1.Get an Anal douch and wash it out,before you start.
2. Get some lube that is meant to go up there NOT soap or hair conditioner.
I like Super Silk a little goes a long way and it is not sticky.
KY Jelly gives me a burning sensation which is definately not what I want.
Guys your prostate is your GSpot ,with practice you will be able to have an orgasm without ejaculation.
My partner loves me fingering him.
I am female btw.
I also get lots of pleasure from him fingering my ass during oral.
P.S. If you plan sticking anything else up there make sure it has a wide base as it can be sucked in and you may end up having an embarresing trip to hospital.
There are toys specifically designed for anal if you have not used one before start small.
i like fingering,and licking girls butts as long as ya keep ya finger nails smooth and round u will find out she likes it, so i dont see any problem it stick ya finger up there see what happens if she poots on ya dont laugh. if her ass is tight just easyly work it loose be gentle at first dont go rippin in. ive also heard a good cock in a girls ass makes them have a good bowel movement they seem to like it plus it cleans them out later. i wouldnt be stickin any soap bars up there sounds kinda dangerous what id the soap bar slips up in there ands u cant remove it,desolve and burn like hell lol.good luck tell your girl friend to clean her ass out u gonna lick it tonight:)
My boyfriend heard that if a girl (or guy for that matter) gets it in the ass it gives you diarea if the guy doesn't cum or constipation if he does it. I have been talking alot about doing it with my bf...just something new to try and this is why he won't do it to me so can I tell him this is wrong?
Well, Worried, lets give it a try, and if the results work for you, then you can tell your boyfriend whatever you want.
The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.
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dear shit doctor,
after fingering my asshole for a while some brown fluid shoots out but it is not diarehea, mixed with some of the white fluid MAINK is mentioning. is he an imigrant? i because one am. america beautiful country is very. back to my story, eh? this fluid sometimes comes out with green balls that slightly looks like goya beans, did you know goya top sellers my country is ? we eat goya beans 69/7 however you americans say. they make your bowels move like gypsies on a scooter. i need to get to the point because my prostitue is coming soon, you know.. she my sister, she lookeh like borat. she holds my balls likeh the goya beans. its wonderful, oh it tickle too like niagra falls. niagra beautiful very. i go there so much to butt finger myself on the maid of this mist. the water shoots up my butthole, and makes my farts wet. i shoot my fart out with water, (true story.) it reminds me of my home cave. i make friends with the animals, i make friends with llama sometimes. i name her laqueefa. she makeh feel goood. feel good all the time. one time i stick raccoon up my ass, it feel fuzzy. then i poop hairs and i keep them to put on the tape that scares away mosquitoes. it makeh my cave smell great. shit doctor, i want to meet you one day. please you make miracles happen. perhaps i could let you smell my finger, to prove all that i have sed. i have to go take a shower, my son sefalo will lick me clean. i need back waxing done, i have my llama give me bikini wax. we use llama cum as wax. well shit doctor, nice chatting with you, you make great gypsy someday. have time nice on toilet o Key?
I would think that ass fingering would be less of a problem than ass petering.
Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on!
I can't believe no one's mentioned the #1 danger associated with practice of ass fingering...stinky finger.
Dear Kimberly,
If you will tell me what a
SH@#% is I will try to help you.
Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on!
The biggest danger of ass fingering would be to others, especially if you work in food preparation. Wash that finger!!!
Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on!
Kimberley, unless you scarfed down the candles along with the cake, it's probably not wax.
I Think u need help i would go see a doctor if i even had forts about sticking soap in my ass. it is not healthy the bum hole was made to get stuff out of your body and not for stuff to go in its up to you wht u do but i would get some help.
It is perfectly normal to enjoy anal pleasure, but I would suggest using a commercial lubricant, such as KY Jelly (or at least Petroleum Jelly) and seeing if the white stuff still comes out.
This is almost as twisted and depraved as that whole 'Gunpowder Enema' thing a while back. I think that, instead of petroleum jely, as diarrheenies has suggested, the guy should use straight petroleum, and touch it off with a match for an explosive 'finish.'
"...I once ate a roadkill possum that had been raised on a diet of carp. I cooked it over a fire fueled with old tires and dog shit. [My fart] put to shame the sewers of Calcutta."
- ChiefThunderbutt
"...I once ate a roadkill possum that had been raised on a diet of carp. I cooked it over a fire fueled with old tires and dog shit. [My fart] put to shame the sewers of Calcutta."
- ChiefThunderbutt
There once was an ad. that ran on the T.V. in the U.K. Circa 1975 who's tag line (sung merrily) was;
"A finger of Fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat"
Cadbury's Chocolate Fudge.
Just thought I'd throw that into the melting pot.
Did I just fart?.... Oh shit! NO!!
I hope to god I've just sat in a Shepard's pie.
Care for a Moon Pie BVC?
Dunno what one of those is, butt there is a reference to them in Stephen Kings 'The Green Mile'
Don't think I could fit one up my tradesmans thought.
Did I just fart?.... Oh shit! NO!!
I hope to god I've just sat in a Shepard's pie.
Chief, oh Chief. BVC doesn't know what a Moon Pie is. Can you take it from here?
It's not my fault I had a sheltered upbringing, with servants at my every beck and call. Do you know I was 11 years old when I finally worked out what my manservant was doing 'back there' every time I crapped! I got a bedae now though, Its a mini version of the fountain in trafalgar square._______
Did I just fart?.... Oh shit! NO!!
I hope to god I've just sat in a Shepard's pie.
i love this "...I once ate a roadkill possum that had been raised on a diet of carp. I cooked it over a fire fueled with old tires and dog shit. [My fart] put to shame the sewers of Calcutta." so good man! also its probably soap that caused your problem, because ive analed before and one time i used soap and that happened then i didnt and everything was fine so its probably the soap
i love arse fingering, feels good, ive used my own spit and vaseline to lubricate before, word of advice though dont masturbate with a spray can the lid comes off, i was unfortuante for this to happen to me, but luckily i mansged to pull it out so no embrrising trip to the hospital


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Breakfast Topic: How old is your character? {WoW}
Jun 13th 2009 2:20PM My female Tauren Druid has been around since before the gates of AQ were opened, when old-world Naxx and ZG were beginning to be 'farmed', and the best Druid talent ever was the resto-exclusive top talent 'Innervate'.
I RP her to be the equivalent of a mid-20s' human, so according to the WoW-Wiki RP rules, she'd be a bit older, maybe in her later-30s'.
~There's just no Human Rangers or Halfling Monks in WoW, more's the pity.~
I couldn't agree more with the poster. Lack of class options per race truly sucks. As far as class balance goes, how can having, well, a Human Hunter unbalance the game, when superior 'flavour' classes like explosive DPS Pallies running around or Death Knights available to all races are zipping around, causing havoc in the game.
There is no 'class balance'. People play what class they want, which is a pity, especially when the race they want to play can't be the class they want to play. Troll Warlocks? If Warlocks are corrupted Shamans and Mages, and all other Mage-allowed races can play as one, why can't Trolls? Human Shaman/Druid? Long-term allies living now in Stormwind are available to train their close friends, the Humans, some exotic beliefs. The Shaman trainer in Stormwind, the Draeni by the water in the moat, states that she came to train their spiritual ways, but nobody wants to listen. /wave! My Human wants to learn!
New Druid form art in patch 3.2 {WoW}
May 26th 2009 5:06PM ~This was meant to be a reply on a comment, regarding an opinion that allowing more race-class combinations will 'water down' the game. Sorry it popped up here!~
New Druid form art in patch 3.2 {WoW}
May 26th 2009 5:04PM What's so special about playing Warriors, when 9 out of 10 races can play as one?
What's so special about being a Paladin ALliance-side when three races can choose to play it?
More options doesn't water down the game or cheapen the class, it broadens the game.
The Warrior class is available to almost every race. Yet, people still play that class, using their preferred race combination.
Limiting exclusive classes to one or two races doesn't make the game better. Especially when these 'exclusive classes' are less powerful than other class options in the game. It isn't about power though, it's about FUN.
Imagine if they took away the Warrior class from Night Elves, because Elves are meant to be more in-tune with nature and magic than anything else? Or took away Hunters from Dwarves, because Dwarves have little connection to the beasts and powers of the wild?
New Druid form art in patch 3.2 {WoW}
May 26th 2009 2:42PM Big whoop. A new form design.
How about us long-term players who've been asking for more races to play the Druid class? We all love the Elves and Tauren, sure. But what about those who wanted to play their favourite race as a Druid?
I'm sure a few allies of the Night Elves and allies of the Tauren became great friends of the Druid circles, even devoting years of questing to earn the respect from Druid factions like the Cernarion Circle.
Why can't we unlock the Druid class yet for non-Druid races?
Once again we all jump and beg, licking Blizzards' feet at the first sign of a treat. Well, this one treat is very small and unfulfilling. It's a mere visual change, and from the looks of the pictures so far, it's the exact same model, with a few markings and a few danglies attatched.
I love the tribal look, don't get me wrong, but it isn't worth getting excited about. I've been waiting for more gameplay changes and lore updates than mere cosmetic changes. If I'm going to be playing the same character over and over for years to come, why can't I have exactly the type of character I want? I want to earn and unlock a non-Druid race that has the Druid class.
I suppose we all have to wait until a future Emerald Dream patch, but until then... Until then, we all jump, and cry 'ooh' and 'aww' when Blizz updates the models on mops and brooms.
Yay Blizz. Yay. >_>
Patch 3.0.8 bug roundup {WoW}
Jan 21st 2009 5:42AM You can't loot fish while fishing!!! ~_~''
WoW Crossword: January 20th, 2009 {WoW}
Jan 20th 2009 9:53AM The patch came through, but the realms are still down for maintainance.
I wonder if there's any Polearms for Resto Druids?
Oh yeah. Crosswords are fun and all, but let's try something challenging. How about a WoW Sudoku?
Reputation gains on grey mobs changed in 3.0.8 {WoW}
Jan 18th 2009 8:11PM It's a good thing/bad thing.
On one hand, many of us have earned and suffered through diminished rep gains, to basically earn legendary rep standings. Now any new guy can come in and do it.
However, for those of us who were too busy on one rep in the past to have even started on the others, it's now an opportunity to make a noteworthy effort to get them, and finish off the content in old-world and beyond.
It'd be nice for those of us with the standing for certain reps already, pre-patch, to get some sort of feat or ackknowledgement for it. Like those who worked hard in the past on Timbermaw or Brood of Nozdormu. It's one thing for everyone to get that rep now, and it's another to say: I had it back then, back when it took balls and effort to get it.
Death Knight gets Thunderfury {WoW}
Jan 3rd 2009 5:05PM Blizz won't 'bend the lore' to make anything like the Ashbringer attainable.
They also said that Shamans were Horde specific, that Paladins were Alliance only. They said that Druids could only be found in Azeroth (no Broken Draenie or Blood Elf dungeon boss Druids), and that Alliance and Horde could never share a neutral town (though now-a-days we can, and although the language barrier still exists, you can 'Inspect' the enemy players' gear).
Humans and Trolls were 'maxed out' at 6 character slots, Deathknights could never be considered a 'hero class', and mounted combat would never happen (hello vehicles!).
So, nope. Ashbringer will definately 'never' come around. I'm still waiting for my Human Druid. n_n
Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM {WoW}
Jan 1st 2009 4:34PM As a gamer, it's embarrassing to see or hear a comment from someone like this, stating that 'the game is all I have to live for'.
Yes, WoW is addictive and fun, and is a nice little retreat for us to get away from the 'mundane' world at times, but letting your life decay around you to the point where this is the only source of happiness in your life... That's extremely sad.
Life may not always be glamourous or happy, but there are many reasons to live. Maybe not a singular, easily-indentifiable 'purpose' or reason to be happy, but found throughout the millions of 'little things' that keep us going.
I hope this kid learns that not only did he risk upsetting the lives of a real-life GM, but that he was using a form of internet bullying or intimidation to 'get what he wanted'. May his punishment serve him well and last as an example for others foolish enough to follow his mistakes.
Forum post of the day: You stay classy {WoW}
Dec 12th 2008 2:35PM I still just want Blizzard to unlock forbidden race/class combinations, such as Gnome Healers and Orc Mages and such.
I'm hoping that whenever we get the Emerald Dream expansion that a form of Druid or similar hero class opens up to all races.
As for class balance, it kind of is balancing itself out right now in regards to Death Knights. There's now three plate wearing classes that all want the dps/tank sets. I now regularily hear people in recruitment channels requesting mail/leather wearing dps, so players themselves are creating restrictions to make their own in-game balance.


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A recent report in the National Post speaks volumes about the double-edged sword that is social media:
"A Quebec woman had her disability payments canceled by her insurance company, which claimed she was no longer depressed. The insurance company said it had seen photos of the woman on Facebook, enjoying herself on nights out and on a beach vacation."
While the report highlights a downside of social media—loss of privacy—the benefits are too huge to ignore. IBM's Maria Azua has just published a book titled "The Social factor: Innovate, Ignite and Win Through Mass Collaboration and Social Networking," which explores the various ways organizations can better connect with customers and boost employee innovations using the new tools at their disposal.
What can insurance companies take away from the shift to mass collaboration and social networking? Put into practice, employing technologies and services such as wikis, blogs and social networking platforms help bring forward new innovation. Product managers, claims representatives, underwriters and agents can vet their ideas for new products or processes across the organization. Customer ideas and issues are heard and can quickly be addressed.
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• The social age is "leading to the rapid reappraisal of the traditional 'top-down' management hierarchies and tapping into the information that resides within the organizational layers."
• Wikis "are powerful collaborative tools that 'pull' information to facilitate communication within communities of contributors. Wikis provide additional value by being a rich data mine for the business to anticipate future demand and new products."
• Social media tools "can be used effectively in marketing campaigns through monitoring of conversation related to your product or company." Tools are available that can monitor phrases such as your brand name or an industry buzzword.
• Social software connects people, locates experts and provides a collaborative platform that accelerates the ideation process along with your company's business agenda.
• Social media helps foster the "Managed Anarchy" model of innovation, which helps organizations think outside of the box.
• Adoption of social software "tends to change peoples' attitude and helps break silos. Leverage social tools to corral your organization into a common purpose."
Already, many across the industry are trying out new approaches with social networking. For example, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's Agents Council for Technology (ACT) just released a report titled "Creating a Social Web Policy for Your Independent Agency," which outlines key steps agents can take to develop and implement a social Web policy. As Rick Morgan, ACT Web 2.0 Work Group chairman puts it: "Agency employees participating on the social Web can contribute greatly to enhance their firm's brand online by giving the firm a 'personality' and revealing the quality and expertise of its staff."
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin launched a program that employs Twitter to "identify members who may have questions or concerns about their health benefits." The use of Twitter enables the insurer "to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, real-time conversation, and respond to each tweet about Anthem." Kate Quinn, VP of corporate marketing for Anthem, said: "Social media provide a great opportunity for us to engage our members, listen to them and be more responsive."
Joe McKendrick is an author, consultant, blogger and frequent INN contributor specializing in information technology.
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So-called health-care reform, and even social networking will solve nothing when it comes to anything that the insurance companies decide to do.
More important in my opinion, is for all of us to stand up and ask Congress where the authority is for them to be involved in this kind of thing. No more right than the government meddlling in the auto or airlne business.
Individuals, unions and if the insurance companies have the moxie to take this stand, then they need to do the following:
DEMAND that this country return to a Constitutional form of currency and eliminate the current irredeemable paper dollars. We need to put an end to the fuedal lordship that has plagued us since 1913.
Posted by: denni1640 | January 8, 2010 1:24 PM
The social web policy drafted by ACT and the IIABA is a GREAT resource for managers and agents to understand what is useful social web implmentation and what is just employees killing time.
Defining the objectives of a social web program and how, where and by whom it should be deployed is the first step towards harnessing it's power.
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Frosted courgette & lemon cake
By Jane Hornby
Cooking time
Prep: 20 mins Cook: 25 mins Plus coolingSkill level
Cuts into 12 slicesThis luscious cake is lemony and light, with an extra citrus kick from the lemon syrup drizzle
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Additional info
- Freeze drizzled bases only
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 375
- protein
- 7g
- carbs
- 38g
- fat
- 23g
- saturates
- 14g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 26g
- salt
- 0.68g
- 250g pack unsalted butter, very soft, plus extra for the tin
- 3 unwaxed lemons
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 medium courgettes, coarsely grated (you'll need 300g/10oz flesh)
- 1 tsp poppy seed, plus extra to decorate
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100g self-raising flour
- 100g plain wholemeal flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 85g icing sugar
- 200g pack full-fat soft cheese
- 4 tbsp lemon curd (optional)
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- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Zest 2 lemons, then squeeze their juice into a separate bowl. Put 200g butter, the caster sugar, eggs, courgettes, poppy seeds, vanilla and lemon zest into a mixing bowl. Beat to a creamy batter. Stir in 1 tbsp lemon juice, the flours, baking powder and ¼ tsp salt. Spoon the mix into the tins, then bake for 25 mins or until risen, golden and springy in the middle.
- Make a drizzle by mixing another tbsp lemon juice with 25g icing sugar. Put the remaining icing sugar and butter into a bowl, add the soft cheese, remaining lemon juice (about 2 tbsp) and grate in the final lemon's zest. Beat to make a creamy, smooth frosting.
- When the cakes are ready, cool for 15 mins in their tins, then turn onto a cooling rack. Prick several times with a cocktail stick, spoon over the drizzle and cool completely. Can be frozen at this stage for up to 1 month. Put one cake onto a serving plate and spread with just under half the frosting. Spread over the lemon curd, if using. Top with the second cake, spread the remaining frosting over the top and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2010
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I loved this cake! I switched out the butter for an olive oil spread suitable for baking (as 70% less saturated fat), missed out the lemon curd and used a low-fat cream cheese for the frosting. The result was very moist and reasonably dense (needed a fork to eat it) but it was totally yummy! Various family members tried it and all seemed to really enjoy it. It's not your conventional bake, no, but for a relatively healthy alternative I found it delicious.
This cake is fabulous! I made it for my birthday and everyone raved about it.
I did make a few small tweaks: first, I creamed the butter and sugar before adding the lemon zest, vanilla and poppy seeds and only then added the lemon juice and courgette (didn't bother squeezing them first, though I did peel them); I used 200g self-raising flour instead of half and half (this made it really light); and made a lemon butter-cream icing instead of the cream cheese icing (used half for the filling along with lemon curd and put the other half on top). I also added a large teaspoon of lemon curd to the cake mix which gave it an extra lemony boost as well as adding to the moisture. The mixture did look slightly curdled when it went in the oven, but came out beautifully anyway.
This will definitely become one of my staple cake recipes!
I haven't tried tasting this cake yet but to be honest I'm not keen to. I've never experienced such a greasy cake - it's dripping butter - yuk! I made it by hand so creamed the butter and sugar first but the eggs still didn't mix in properly. Bbc good food recipes usually work out great but I won't be trying this again - not sure how I can rescue it apart from serving between slices of kitchen roll to mop up the grease!
Used part of an 'overgrown' courgette - I did not squeeze it out as have read that if you grate it immediately before using it should be fine, and it was. Like others I creamed the butter and sugar before adding the eggs gradually etc. this produced a lovely light cake. However, despite following the frosting recipe exactly it was far too runny - I added a bit of extra icing sugar to no avail, so I whipped up about 200 ml of double cream and mixed it into the frosting - it was lovely. Will definitely make again, great way to use all those courgettes!
Awful recipe, I would not bake this again. Described as "easy", but obviously requires you to know a lot about baking to avoid curdling - mine turned into a curdled mess, and has taken almost one hour to cook, not risen and looks less than appetising.
I've made the frosting as the recipe stated, ended up all lumpy, and way too runny - even with a large amount more icing sugar it hasn't set.
Pretty disappointed with this really - the recipe needs improving.
I baked this according to the recipe, without reading the comments which recommended creaming the butter and sugar before gradually adding the eggs... My mixture curdled, not at all a creamy batter. But it rose perfectly and wasn't dense at all so I don't think the curdling made any difference, thankfully! What a delicious cake and an unusual mix if ingredients. Love it!
Unfortunately this recipe was very disappointing and I ended up with an inedible cake! The recipe should instruct you to cream the butter and sugar together at first instead of combining everything but the dry ingredients. Ended up with a sloppy mixture with uncombined butter and ultimately a bad cake and wasted ingredients!! Disappointed after previous comments were so positive.
This is a lovely cake - I didn't see the tips re squeezing out the courgette liquid but I did use a fairly large courgette (think small marrow) and it wasn't too wet but it did need the additional 10 mins cooking time. It was a very nice texture although not so much 'cakey', but still light. I bypassed the cream cheese frosting and used whipped cream with lemon curd stirred through which was delicious. (only issue for me was dropping the half we didn't eat - soooo disappointing as no second helpings!!). Will definitely be making again - oh and yes my mixture did curdle but I never do find that to be a problem to the end result in cake baking!
Lovely cake, used up some courgettes given to me from bumper crop at friends allotment. I did squeeze the courgettes and a fair amount of water came out so would advise doing this. My frosting was very runny, not sure if this was down to the summer heat or maybe should reduce the amount of lemon juice. I had to add lots more icing sugar to thicken but very nice and would make again.
Have just made this for a friends birthday, most disappointed, should have read all the comments! I ended up with a curdled mixture that didn't rise much, also runny icing.will try this recipe again but would cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs with a little flour, then fold in flour and courgettes last, with lemon juice and zest.
Not sure whether to give it to her or not!
Wow this is sensational!
Thanks to everyone for the tips: I squeezed the excess moisture from the courgettes, creamed the butter and sugar first with my trusty Kenwood before gradually adding the eggs and then mixing in everything else. If you have particularly juicy lemons you might not need all the juice for the frosting. Completely forgot about the lemon curd though...
I have courgette phobic teenagers who tucked into this quite happily and remain blissfully unaware of the ingredients. Tips are as many have already mentioned:-
*Squeeze courgettes of every scrap of moisture in a tea towel lined with kitchen roll
*Cream butter and sugar first
*Add eggs cautiously. If there is a hint that it may curdle, sift in some of the flour to stabilise and repeat if necessary till all eggs added
*Fold in remaining ingredients to combine. Delicious!
Absolutely fabulous! A moist light cake which was a hit with everyone. There were many surprises when we told them what was in it!
Like many have said before, you really have to make sure the courgettes are really dry. I used a clean tea towel to squeeze the liquid out. The courgettes were then left to drain. The sugar and butter were creamed first before adding the eggs one at a time. Then I added the lemon zest, with the vanilla extract, courgettes then folded in the dry ingredients. The cakes took 28 minutes to cook.
What a excellent way to use up the glut of our courgettes. It certainly makes a change for us as we always make courgette chutney!.
I made this cake yesterday and also got a horrible, curdled mess. I baked it anyway and it turned out like two thick pancakes. I didn't bother to make the frosting, but tried the "cake" with double cream. It was delicious. Like a very lemony pancake. My friend who visited also loved it with cream and home-made redcurrant jelly!!


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The Corporation inherited $38.1 billion in total debt and other liabilities from the former Ontario Hydro when the Ontario electricity sector was restructured on April 1, 1999. This amount included $30.5 billion in total debt.
A portion of the $38.1 billion was supported by the value of the assets of Ontario Hydro successor companies, leaving $20.9 billion of stranded debt not supported by those assets. The initial unfunded liability of $19.4 billion was the stranded debt adjusted for $1.5 billion of additional assets.
As at March 31, 2012, total debt and liabilities were $28.9 billion, with total debt of $26.9 billion. These figures compare to total debt and liabilities of $29.3 billion, with total debt of $27.1 billion, as at March 31, 2011.
The unfunded liability was $12.3 billion as at March 31, 2012, a decrease of $1.1 billion from March 31, 2011. This is the eighth consecutive annual decline in the unfunded liability, $7.1 billion below the $19.4 billion level as at April 1, 1999.
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On May 15, 2012, the government filed a regulation under the Electricity Act, 1998, to provide transparency and meet reporting requirements on the outstanding amount of residual stranded debt. For further details on the regulation, please visit the Government of Ontario website.
In accordance with Ontario regulation 89/12, the Minister of Finance determined the residual stranded debt to be $5.8 billion as at March 31, 2011. This is a decrease of about $6.1 billion from an estimated peak of residual stranded debt of $11.9 billion as at March 31, 2004, based on estimates of residual stranded debt for prior years provided by the Ministry of Finance. Under the regulation, the Minister of Finance is to provide a determination of residual stranded debt as of the March 31 end of each fiscal year, following the submission of OEFC's Annual Report.
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Foreign exchange and net interest rate resetting exposures remained within policy limits in 2011–12.
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Net Interest Rate Exposure | The exposure of OEFC to changes in interest rates is 35 per cent of outstanding debt (net of liquid reserves). | Net interest rate resetting exposure was 13.2 per cent of outstanding debt as of March 31, 2012. |
Credit Risk | The minimum credit rating of a counterparty for a new swap transaction is AA- and R1-mid for money market investments. | Exclusive of contracts with the Province, OEFC had no positive net exposure with any of its counterparties at March 31, 2012. |


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Oct 16th 2010 5:20AM I would love to have this person in my guild, I am on dalaran my main is pallyofraab I am GL of a small raiding guild. If this person reads the comments feel free to make an alt on my server and send me an in game mail so we could chat about it. Hopefully they play horde. We are open and help each other out emensly. Hopefully I hear from you and can get you a good guild home lol.
Win one of three free FigurePrints Busts {WoW}
Jun 8th 2010 9:26AM Mine will say "tank for life"
Win a copy of "The Guild Leader's Handbook" by Scott Andrews {WoW}
May 11th 2010 7:49PM Guild leader looking for much help, let's see if I get lucky
Totem Talk: Thunder! Thunder! Thunderstorm, ho! {WoW}
Feb 16th 2010 10:03PM I hope that you have not forgot about one small component of Thunderstorm. Our awesome shaman aoe dps already forces us into melee range , so if you are glyphed for thunderstorm and have no knock back it will bump your dps while giving you mana. I can also say being my guilds main tank (just got rotface down 6/12 now), giving my guilds alt tanks a small taste of the dumb dps pain is just an added bonus.
The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day one - BlizzCon goody bags {WoW}
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Tor.Com Offers Free Books for Download
- Posted by Johanna on July 20, 2008 at 3:07 pm
- Category: LinkBlogging
Tor.com, still in beta, is rolling out science fiction-related blogging. I noticed it because smart guy Jim Henley is covering comics for them. (According to his site, he's just covering superhero comics, with others coming on for art comics and manga.)
They want to emphasize building community, like everyone else, but more interesting to me (and different) are their continuing offerings of free downloadable science fiction. For the next week, until July 27, everything they've offered is available from that one post. It's a great way to try something new.
Related to comics, there's a novel by Peter David, Darkness of the Light, as well as a graphic novel, Three Shadows. There's also some cool art for desktop use. Check it out while it's still available.


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Abbott pleased to set up Leeds clash
The Cumbrians set up a clash with League One leaders Leeds after coasting past the 10 men of Bradford with a 3-0 win at Brunton Park and Abbott wants his side to build on their success in this competition. Abbott said: "It's brilliant for the club. Leeds is something to look forward to and there's excitement about the second half of the season, but it's vital we keep the momentum going. "It wasn't a perfect performance. We gave the ball away too cheaply at times. The goals came at the right time for us. Before the second goal we were under a bit of pressure and Scott Dobie produced a fabulous finish at a key time, then Matt Robson's goal was sensational and worth the admission money alone." Bradford played with 10 men from the 39th minute when defender Simon Ramsden was dismissed for a second yellow card after pulling back danger man Robson. Abbott added: "Bradford rolled their sleeves up and had an even bigger go after the sending off. Matt was causing him all sorts of problems and he was always running the risk of a red card."
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Grilling Tips: Food Alignment
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The People's Republic of China, France, The Russian Federation, The United Kingdom and the United States recall their longstanding position that an Arms Trade Treaty would constitute a major step in reinforcing international peace and security.
We have come a long way in this step-by-step process to formulate an Arms Trade Treaty from the first United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2006 to the Group of Governmental Experts in 2008, through the Open-Ended Working Groups and Preparatory Committees from 2009 to 2012, to the Diplomatic Conference in July 2012, and this Final UN Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty.
We have made progress during these stages of the ATT process. The 26th July text is a reflection of international efforts to find common ground and contains some compromises that it is essential to preserve. During these nine days we will engage actively to improve the 26th July text. Our common goal remains to reach consensus.
Our objective remains the same: an ATT that is simple, short, and easy to implement, and at the same time sets the highest possible common standards by which states will regulate the international transfer of conventional arms. An effective ATT should not hinder the legitimate arms trade or the legitimate right to self defense under the UN Charter. It should help curb the illicit trafficking in conventional weapons that undermines peace, security and prosperity. It should create a shared responsibility in the international transfer of conventional arms between all states, be they exporters, importers, transit or transshipment states.
The core requirement of an ATT is for State Parties to establish and/or maintain effective national systems of control over the international transfer of conventional arms. The authorization or denial of any international conventional arms transfer will remain the sole responsibility and right of the sovereign state. In deciding whether to authorize an international transfer of conventional arms each State Party shall examine, inter alia, specific criteria. We agree with the approach of the 26th July text of having the scope of the ATT be as broad as can be implemented in practice, with each State establishing and maintaining a national control list as defined on a national basis. The broadest range of conventional arms and relevant activities included in the international trade of conventional arms should be captured.
We have full confidence in the guidance and stewardship of the President of the Conference, Ambassador Peter Woolcott, and hope his inclusive and transparent method will allow us to draw our work to a successful conclusion.
Our delegations will continue to provide views on the ATT as we move forwards to the end of this Conference and, hopefully, the successful conclusion by consensus of our task.
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With E3 in June, it'll be a great month for getting excited about down-the-line games. It's also a ridiculous time for current games, with oodles of top-notch-lookin' high profile games hitting store shelves and digital distributors. For the adventurous type, June has a handful of games that could go either way, and a couple underdogs that a few folks will no doubt fall for. We hope you're done with Portal 2, LA Noire, Motorstorm Apocalypse and whatever else you've got left from earlier this year—it's time to move on to one of the busiest videogame summers since the infamously prosperous year of 1874.
June 7
Infamous 2
Platform: PS3
EU: June 10
Superpowered parkour courier (parkourier?) Cole McGrath returns to zap the bejeezus out of everything impeding whatever progress he's trying to make in Infamous 2. The sequel to Sucker Punch's first PS3 title seems to have recast the entirety of the original's terrible actors, which should work much to the story's benefit this time around. The gist is still the same: Shoot lightning from your fists until evil is thwarted. That's fine by us. The overhauled combat allows for a faster flow of melee/electrical attacks, too, and Cole has plenty of new platforming abilities to unlock as well. If you haven't played the original Infamous, it's currently part of Sony's Welcome Back program, so it's available for free via PSN—and unlocked Trophies earn you free bonuses in Infamous 2. Get to it.
3DS eShop
Platform: Um, 3DS
EU: June 6
While not technically a game, Nintendo's home for downloadable games launches June. About time, too—this comes after a handful of irritating delays that's since kept us from going on shameless shopping sprees. Don't they want our money? Of course they do. We all get Excitebike 3D for free, which should act as the perfect "the first one's free" fix addiction. 3D Classics, Virtual Console and the full DSiWare catalog should be launching with the handheld's first major firmware update, and it's only a matter of time before Game Boy ports and unnecessary 3D remakes strip our credit cards dry. If the DSiWare launch is indicative of a pattern in DS downloads, you may want to hold off on jumping into the eShop's immediate offerings—dark times, if you'll recall. We're excited nonetheless. Bring on Super Mario Land, baby.
Red Faction: Armageddon
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
EU: June 3
Each Red Faction game tries something new, so it isn't entirely surprising to see Armageddon abandoning the open world that made Guerilla such a wildly fun time. Armageddon's trying something new to Volition, but kinda old to us: It's an over-the-shoulder corridor shooter. The hook is the Magnet Gun, a fancy-pants polarity gun that flings tethered objects (buildings, dudes, monsters, whatever) together. Once you've destroyed the entire environment with your reckless magnet gunning, the Nano Forge—which disintegrated everything in its Guerilla gun form—can repair it. Violence is balanced like the yin and yang. Check out our FAP for Red Faction: Armageddon to get a better look at how the new direction works out.
Operation Flashpoint: Red River
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
EU: April 21 (out now)
The Operation Flashpoint series has always taken a different approach to first-person shooting. First and foremost, it's considerably slower-paced, it's tactical and long-ranged, and difficult than your usual military action game. Checkpoints and unfair deaths are a lethal combination that persists in Red River, but it should be a satisfying bit of atypical action for the patient player. In that respect, Red River looks and feels much like its predecessor, Dragon Rising. This is great if you're a fan, of course, but it takes time to adapt to if Call of Duty's conditioned your play style in the last few years.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, DS
EU: June 17
The side story companion to DC's Green Lantern flick comes from the folks behind Silent Hill Homecoming (cool, sure) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (oh Jesus). Rise of the Manhunters mixes the same sort of brawling we're used to in superhero adaptations, featuring a Sinestro second player in the campaign, with some rail-shooting pew pew. Hal Jordan's ring opens up a lot of opportunities for flexible combat, what with the ability to use it for damn near anything and all, so expect to smack and shoot the shit out of everything 'til you're ready to puke. OK, that's not fair. Bagging on another movie tie-in made by folks who previously made a terrible movie tie-in is unfair, especially when, well, this looks and sounds kind of cool. Fingers crossed. We deserve a great superhero movie-game at this point.
James Noir's Hollywood Crimes
Platform: 3DS
EU: June
Subtlety clearly isn't in this 3DS game's list of interests, both in terms of its blatant title and outright forgery of Professor Layton's puzzle-solving and murder mysterying. The overall pitch is a bit more complicated than "solve some puzzles, solve a case," with the story incorporating some sort of 60s game show where contestants are also detectives. Not the most ethical approach to televised entertainment, but after LA Noire got our juices flowin' for the genre, we'll take dark crime thrillers where we can get 'em. Ubisoft touts Hollywood Crimes as the first "interactive 3D movie," which is both concerning and delicious considering the cheesy-looking FMVs we'll be tinkering with.
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC (July)
EU: June 24
Don't want to upgrade your current copy of Street Fighter IV again? Capcom's gracious enough to make the four new characters—Oni, Evil Ryu, Yun and Yang—from the Arcade Edition of Super SFIV available as a $15 DLC pack. If you're late to the party and want to get in on one of this generation's greatest brawlers, the Arcade Edition, with its improved online options and social sharing, is the way to go. This is as big as its ever been, and at $40/ £25 it's a killer package. We loved Super Street Fighter IV to pieces, and more of it is just swell. It's great to see Capcom so vigorously keeping this community alive, even if the rate of re-releases is assaulting.
June 13
Wii Play: Motion
Platform: Wii
EU: June 24
Another mini-game compilation with a free Wii Motion Plus Remote. Regardless of its quality, it'll sell approximately one hojillion copies. If you're into another party game for your Wii, look forward to boat racing, stone-skipping, and mole-whacking. With Nintendo's new console announcement right around the corner, another one of these things seems silly. For new Wii owners suckered in by that alluring price drop, though, this might be a good way to waste some time.


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Current-day newspapers aren't the only ones going online. Now you can read news of 1832 to 1879 online in one of Ohio's leading newspapers of the era, the Ohio State Journal — a 19th-century predecessor of the 20th-century Columbus Citizen-Journal.
A Top Resource on 19th-Century Ohio Scholars, students and genealogists value the Ohio State Journal, as one of the best sources on 19th-century Ohio politics, as well as on local events and people.
A $53,825 Library Services and Technology Act grant from the State Library of Ohio has enabled the Ohio History Connection to microfilm and digitize the Ohio State Journal from 1832–1879 and make it available free online.
The Library Services and Technology Act program is funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and administered through the State Library of Ohio.
History of the Ohio State Journal The Ohio State Journal was the main voice of the Whig and Republican parties in central Ohio, providing coverage of state and national politics.
During the 1842 elections, for example, the paper was vocal in its criticism of the Democratic Party's plan to reapportion Ohio's congressional districts, as it left only six of 21 districts with high Whig majorities. In August and September 1842, the paper published several whimsical cartoons about gerrymandering, using outlines of the proposed congressional districts to create "uncommon" animals, such as the Scioto Sea-Horse or the Richland Roarer, which Democratic legislators were attempting to capture for their menageries and Whigs wanted gone.
The Ohio State Journal reported extensively on the Civil War and later served as a driving force in the elections of several Ohioans to the White House — Ulysses S. Grant in 1868, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876 and James A. Garfield in 1880.
In addition to state and national politics, the paper also featured state and local business news and advertisements; reports on social and cultural events, such as temperance and anti-slavery meetings, local music concerts and agricultural festivals; poetry; and other items of general interest. Among the many editors over its nearly 150-year lifetime were politician James Kilbourne, Union Army Brig. Gen. James M. Comly and brothers Robert F. and Harry P. Wolfe.
Accessing the Collection The digital collection now contains issues from 1832 through 1857. More content is added every week. Over 60,000 digitized pages of the Ohio State Journal are expected to be freely available and keyword searchable on Ohio Memory by the end of January 2014. Ohio Memory is a collaborative digital library project of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio that includes collections from more than 360 cultural heritage institutions representing all of Ohio's 88 counties.
The project has also created more than 50 reels of preservation microfilm of the Ohio State Journal, continuing the efforts of an earlier National Endowment for the Humanities initiative, the United States Newspaper Program, which enabled the Ohio History Connection to locate, catalog and microfilm Ohio's newspapers. The society holds the most complete Ohio newspaper microfilm collection in the state, comprising more than 50,000 rolls. You can view microfilms of many Ohio newspapers in the third-floor research room at the Ohio History Center in Columbus; many are also available for local use through interlibrary loan.
The Ohio History Center's third floor research room is open four days a week: Wednesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Research Room is closed Sundays-Tuesdays. Questions about using the research room? Call 614.297.2510 or visit www.ohiohistory.org/archiveslibrary.
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WILMINGTON -- It's a project that's taken more than three years to finish. The Department of Transportation says the Military Cutoff widening project will be finished November 13.
Final paving is expected to begin this week.
The Wilmington road was supposed to be finished back in May. We wanted to know if the contractor would be penalized for missing the deadline. The DOT says yes.
"We have provisions in the contract that if the contractor overruns his time, which in this case was May 15, 2007, that he's charged 3000 per day, for every day he's over that date."
The contractor will be given a grace period of about five months past May 15 because of extra work the DOT asked crews to complete after the original contract was drafted.
But at this rate Barnhill Construction is still looking at a fine of about $60,000 for failing to complete the work on time.


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Recruitment process
You are the Vice President of Human Resources at Community State University. The President of the University has just informed you that the Maintenance Department is experiencing a high turnover rate in addition to an increase in disciplinary actions. You have been asked to created an effective recruitment process and discuss how recruitment can be tied to an increase in disciplinary actions. Find an article that focuses on recruitment and discipline within the workplace, specifically within the educational system. Prepare a 2,500 word essay outlining the pros and cons of having an effective recruitment and disciplinary process in the workplace. Essay will be in APA format along with 4 references in Times New Roman, 12 pt, and doubled spaced.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
Developed a recruitment process that will help to eliminate an increase in turnover. | 40 |
Discussed the disciplinary process and tied it to recruitment. | 40 |
Outlined the pros and cons of not having an effective recruitment and disciplinary model in place. | 40 |
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By Shannon Whitney
This story is featured in the Summer 2013 edition of myBoone Health magazine. Click here for a free subscription.
Emily Frazier knew she was at risk for osteoporosis. Her mother began losing height in her 70's, so it runs in the family. On top of that, Emily is a petite, Caucasian woman in her 60's—a prime candidate for the feared bone disease that could slow down her busy life.
A registered nurse at Boone Hospital, Emily has always been an active mother and now a grandmother. When her DEXA scan showed that Emily had lost significant bone density and was in a pre-osteoporosis stage called osteopenia, she knew she had to make a change.
"I was slightly low. I don't have osteoporosis. I'm getting toward that, but this is the time. If I'm ever going to improve, it's now. I should have done it earlier," explains Emily.
Following the BEST
Emily got a prescription from her physician to meet with a physical therapist at Boone Therapy to work on improving her bone strength. That's when she was introduced to Laura Grise, a physical therapist who recently started working to combat osteoporosis by using the BEST Study.
BEST stands for Bone Estrogen Strength Training. The study conducted at the University of Arizona showed that weight-training exercises made a positive difference in the bone density of post-menopausal women.
"There's some cardio, some postural exercises, but the main component is weightlifting," said Laura. "Doing specific exercises that we know loads the bones, specifically the spine and the hips because they are the most at risk for fracture."
Laura adapts the program to fit the needs of her Boone Therapy clients, including Emily. For the first 10 sessions or so, Laura taught Emily how to use the weight machines to do the exercises suggested by the study. Laura even does the exercises herself since osteoporosis runs in her family history as well.
"Since a lot of women have never lifted weights before, we work on proper technique, proper form with the weights and good posture," said Laura of the training.
Since then, Emily has been working out three times a week at WELLAWARE.
She's seven months into the program. After a year, she'll have another DEXA scan to see if her bones look denser.
Feeling better
"The idea is to progress with your weight lifting by lifting heaver and heavier weights," described Laura. "It stresses the bone, but you need to stress the bone, but not to the point it breaks. You need to stress the bone to build bone."
In adding that stress every other day, Emily is feeling the difference.
"I don't know what it's done to my bones yet, but I am much stronger and much more fit. I have much more endurance," exclaimed Emily. "I could walk a distance and not have any problems, but now I notice that it's not even an effort. I'm a little firmer and lost a little weight too."
On days between her weightlifting workouts, Emily walks to stay active. Laura suggests giving the bones at least 48 hours to recover after lifting.
Everyone loses some bone density as they age. Post-menopausal women are most susceptible to osteoporosis, but men can have it also. Building bone strength is crucial as the body ages and prevents any bone decay.
Good, strong bones
Using the BEST Study can combat bone density loss that leads to osteoporosis, and Emily and Laura want to share the good news. They are both enjoying the program so far and speak highly of it to women and men looking to do something about bone strength.
"A lot of middle aged women think, 'I'm getting older, my mom had osteoporosis and I'll probably get it, and there's nothing I can do about it,'" said Emily. "But that's not true."
"I think the most important thing for women to know is that there is something they can do to prevent osteoporosis and improve their quality of life," said Laura. "There is something that you can do to take responsibility and charge of your own health."
Dr. Barbara Tellerman is an advocate for bone health. She sees patients every day who suffer from fractures caused by osteoporosis. Boone Hospital Center offers services to help with the management of these patients from diagnosis, treatment of symptoms and disseminating information to prevent future fractures.
"Bone health is extremely important and it determines the quality of life and your longevity. You're only as strong as your weakest link," said Dr. Tellerman.
Another key to reversing bone loss is calcium. Emily occasionally takes supplements, but prefers to eat a calcium-rich diet, including her favorite — broccoli.
Both Emily and Laura are looking forward to seeing results in their upcoming DEXA scans. They both give Boone Hospital credit for making it easy to achieve their fitness goals.
"It's a great environment, and it's convenient. I've enjoyed it," said Emily.


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Grand Opening: Rosewood Sand Hill
Sand Hill Road, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most illustrious addresses, is about to have a brand-new luxury hotel. The Rosewood Sand Hill (built by the same group that manages Las Ventanas and Little Dix Bay) is set to open on April 2, just down the street from the world's highest concentration of venture capitalists.
To celebrate the hotel's opening, Rosewood is offering special rates, and donating 5 percent of the package price to Canopy and Trees for Menlo--two organizations dedicated to planting trees nearby. The "Help Us Celebrate" package is available through April 30, and costs $295 on weekdays and $225 on weekends (regular weekday rates will start around $355). Naturally, with a location in the heart of Silicon Valley, Rosewood Sand Hill is expecting to attract a business crowd. But there are plenty of hiking trails nearby (I explored the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve just this past weekend), as well as a full-service spa, to keep weekenders occupied.
I've been by the property twice already, for a tour and for a tasting at the Madera restaurant. The rooms are well-appointed if a bit generic, but it's by far the best option for high-end travelers who want to stay between San Francisco and San Jose--the Four Seasons Silicon Valley hangs right over noisy Highway 101 and looks like an office park, and the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay has a lovely coastal setting but doesn't make it easy to get to either urban end of the peninsula.
For my money, the biggest attraction at the hotel will be the restaurant, which has one of the most unabashedly open kitchens I've ever seen, and a wood-fired grill that flavors many of the dishes. Chef Peter Rudolph prepared a number of morsels while I was there, including the vegetable and farro stew with grilled royal trumpet mushrooms and leeks that you see at left. But it's the rotisserie chicken, he claims, that will be his signature dish. Personally, I'd name my first-born child after the man if he'd just give me the secret recipe for his pillow-soft potato gnocchi. But that will have to wait for another visit.
Further reading:
* Read Brook's itinerary for five perfect days in California wine country
* Green goes country: the Hutton Hotel opens in Nashville
* Responsible Traveler: Making a difference