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This is my very first batch and I am very confused. I have done many hours of search and reading and I haven't found a case like mine so bear with me. Here it goes.
5.6 lbs DME Pilsen light
1 lb Crystal II L65 specialty grains
0.5 Galena @ 60 min
0.5 Cascade @ 10 min
1 tsp irish moss @ 10 min
Safbrew T-58
3 gal boil.
Pitched at 78F. OG = 1.052
Sanitized obsessively, aerated obsessively.
Airlock activity started about an hour later and wort temp started to climb until it went off the strip thermometer which has a max temp of 78. I did the wet t shirt thing and next morning it was at around 78 and bubbling like crazy, about 5 bubbles per second, about an inch kreuzen, and lots of movement of particles within the wort. I considered the temp was still to high so I moved it to a place with a nice draft so I could get more evaporation on the wet and the temp started to come down. Later in the day I checked and the wort temp had reached 74 degrees and activity started to go down. By the afternoon, activity virtually stopped and the kreuzen dropped back into the wort. I read that fermentation could finish in as little as 24 hours so I wasn't worried. I left it in primary two full weeks and I decided to open it up to measure gravity and to add some dry hopping. Gravity was 1.020 and something interesting is that it was completely cloudy. It tasted great though. No off flavors what so ever.
I read that some extract brews do stop @ 1.020 so I added my dry hopping pellets and put the airlock back on to give it another week for a total of 3 before bottling.
The next day after measuring gravity and dry hopping, the airlock was producing a bubble every 14 seconds, and there was a 1/4 inch of foam (don't know if you could call it kreuzen). The next day (today, two days after measuring and dry hopping) the airlock is doing a bubble every 4 seconds.
I read in a few posts that airlock activity has nothing to do with actual yeast activity (fermentation) and that it is only releasing excess CO2. At first I thought it kinda sounded reasonable, having moved the carboy and adding hop pellets, but having the airlock pick up this much after two days makes me think that there is definitely some fermentation going on.
Has anybody ever had fermentation stuck after two weeks in primary? Can anybody confirm that I might be having more fermentation at the time (no I am not going to open it up and take a gravity measurement and risk infecting my first batch of beer). I plan to give it one more week, for a total of 3 weeks primary and bottle.
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1) Partial boil. I boiled 2 gallons ahead of time, I let them cool completely and poured them into the carboy (that took care of the chlorine and sanitation of the water). Then I boiled the ingredients in 4 additional gallons. Final volume when pitched into the fermenter was 5 gal on the dot.
2) I did not use any nutrients.
3) Not doing secondary. I'm leaving it in the primary fermenter for a total of 3 weeks.
4) I did not make a starter per se, but did rehydrate the yeast in cool boiled water for 1 hour as recommended. Pitched at @ 75F as recommended. I only added one pack, as I read that dry yeast has a much much higher cell count than liquid yeast, but you are right, maybe next time I'll use two packs. I think there were enough cells as vigorous activity started within one hour of pitching...
I just checked and the yeast I used is MEDIUM flocculation. So it is definitely possible the fermentation is still taking place.
I'm going to wait another week and see how it goes. Thanks for your comments.
Update: Today, a week after I dry hopped and fermentation got going again, I measured gravity and it is 1.012. So it got stuck at 1.020 after two weeks and started again with the disturbance of the dry hopping and finally reached a level a tad below the FG target of 1.015.
The beer is still cloudy but it tastes great. I will be bottling tomorrow without the worries of uncomplete fermentation.
Sounds like you should be good! Way to be patient and rock it on your first beer.
I hate Walder Frey...
After 3 weeks in primary and 3 weeks in bottle conditioning, this beer turned out great. The cloudiness settled after a week in the bottle. Carbonation is just right.
Thanks for all the tips!
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Book your room at Résidence La Plantation & Spa
Aparthotel in St. Francois with full-service spa and restaurant
Situated in St. Francois, this spa aparthotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Golf International de Saint Francois and within 3 mi (5 km) of Port of St. Francois and Plage des Raisins. Anse de la Gourde and Pointe Tarare are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Property Features
A full-service spa, a restaurant, and an outdoor pool are available at this smoke-free aparthotel. Self parking is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar, and an outdoor tennis court are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 48 apartments feature kitchenettes with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and dishwashers. Furnished lanais and sofa beds are standard, as are flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Limited housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
All-Inclusive Details
Guests can book rooms at Résidence La Plantation & Spa for a rate that is either for the room only or for all-inclusive. All-inclusive rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
Activities and facilities/equipment
Land activities
- Miniature golf
- Tennis
Not included
- Airport transfers
- Alcoholic beverages
- Childcare
- Use of golf equipment
- Golf green fees
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Minibar
- Motorized water sports
- Premium and/or non-domestic beverages
- Premium food items
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- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Offsite tours
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- Gratuities
- Taxes
Hotel Amenities
Résidence La Plantation & Spa offers both all-inclusive room rates and room-only rates. All-inclusive rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
In addition to a full-service spa, Résidence La Plantation & Spa features an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool. The aparthotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the aparthotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge.
This aparthotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. This St. Francois aparthotel also offers a garden, coffee/tea in the lobby, and an elevator (lift). Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Résidence La Plantation & Spa is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 48
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Outdoor tennis court
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Tennis on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor tennis court
- Kitchenette
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Miniature golf on site
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Furnished lanai
- Climate control
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Microwave
- Limited housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub only
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Sofa bed
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Dishwasher
- Stovetop
- Flat-panel TV
Where to Eat
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Résidence La Plantation & Spa has a restaurant on site.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Miniature golf on site
Spa Services
The Private Spa has 5 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic. The spa is equipped with a spa tub, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
The spa is open select days. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Steam room in spa
- Minimum age to access spa is 12
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 5
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 9 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is Noon
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No pets or service animals allowed
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.90 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
- Fee for continental breakfast: EUR 10 per person (approximately)
- Late check-out fee: EUR 50
- Breakage deposit: EUR 250 per stay
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the aparthotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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- With 2 of the headpins add a heart, trim wire and make a small loop with the tip of the roundnose pliers, as small as you can.
- With the remaining headpin add one heartbead, the 2 looped heartbeads and the last heart bead, making sure all the points are facing the center.
- Wire wrap the the end of the headpin to make the pendant.
- Place down on a flat surface and glue the center of the clover to keep the beads in place. Before you glue consider how you will use the clover and direct the loop acccordingly.
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We have people from around the world using what we've passionately created. They are using it to have fun, for social connections - friendships, even -, to spend some free time after work or to be the very best and achievement everything that can be achieved.
We love when our community shares this fantastic world, their own stories. This brings people together to DreamShell. When you see one of our servers, we want to promote and emphasize not only our sense of design, ideas or a bunch of settings, but the consistency of DreamShell brand.
This philosophy is carried through with every DreamShell product and component, from the welcome message on every server to the last typed character on our website. We worked hard for years to build this face and recognition of the brand and eventually became the synonym of stability and pure gaming.
For this reason we really hope that – both as a totally free gaming platform, and everything beyond - DreamShell will climb up to the top of current Lineage II High Five servers and help everyone to keep this amazing game alive until there is at least one player. We believe that honoring players who appreciate careful builds and equality will make it work.
With this mentality we designed three brand new servers for you just for the love of the game. We will never offer you virtual items for real-life currency or voting rewards. We offer an experienced staff, a stable platform, and great – not easy, but fun and challenging – gaming.
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Dear players,
(For details click on "read more")
Dear Players,
The server-specific dropcalc is now available for both Luna and Scryde. You can check out this function at the 'Server' menu above. You can check a certain item, accessory, material and other item drop rates, and you can check which mob drops it.
A brief summary of our currently GM-only-but-soon-to-start Luna server.
What we will have:
XP: x3 (low-rate, all the other rates are set accordingly)
Vitality with reduced bonus (up to +80%)
No Nevit's Blessing
Recommend system
An up to 2 login for each IP. We will presume that each login from one IP is one separate person, meaning there will be no filtering in an olympiad, TvT etc. perspective. Nevertheless,we will not punish if the same person is behind the two logins.
The maximum level difference between two party members for XP farming is 10
Max enchant: +14 Armor, +16 Weapon
Like Scryde, there will be Apiga (as the Zero Hour does not fulfill the material farming purpose anymore)
Hunter mobs (like the Slayers of Scryde, but even stronger) will drop Event Medals - these can be exchanged for head accessories
Each and every monster has a slight chance to drop FA and Glittering Medal (raids drop the latter as well), these can be exchanged for premium head accessories, agathions, shirts, belts or Fame
B and A grade common exchange (2 common items + some Event Medals = standard item)
No floating level over the monsters' heads
The Newbie Guide will give buffs up till level 85, so nobody should feel neglected. Do not think of it as a buffer NPC though.
There is no delevel on the server; you will lose XP upon death, but you will not drop in level
.xpoff command works
Class change (first two for free, the third costs quite a bit)
Autolearn up till level 40
Soul Cry available in Luxory Shop for levels 11-12-13
What we will NOT have:
Many custom NPCs - there will be an item manager (common exchange, Apiga), a helper (FA/Event Medal/Glittering Medal) and a class changer and that's it
Catacomb GK
Mana potion, GGK, buffer NPC, buff juice, Multibox, easily obtainable 81+ skill books (Tiat, Beleth, some quests, olympiad or a large amount of Silver Shilen may help you out here)
The PK penalty is similar to that of Scryde, but as the amount of XP earned is just a fragment than on Scryde, so is the karma lost upon kills
SS / SPS / BSPS over C grade. This will make crafting more vital even in the beginning (and you will get XP for crafting as well)
Those who feel that a +16 weapon or a +14 armor is just not enough for them (on a 3x server, mind you) may collect event rewards for a Crystal Scroll or two. These scrolls have a 15% less enchant chance than the standard scrolls (and upon failure, the item is crystallized), but the upper limit for it is +99.
Our goal was to put together a playable, long-term and "real Lineage 2 experience"-ish server. We hope that with the 1st of September, all of you will like it.
blarke and Myrah
this time we would like to inform you that one of the last and biggest Hungarian L2 servers is about to close again, it seems that the MysticWorld is closes it's gates at saturday. You can read more info about the closing on their website. Many of the Hungarian players started their L2 career there or at least have been playing there for a while. We would like to thank them all the work they have done to the Hungarian Lineage 2 community.
We would like to add that our server is still running and we don't have any plans about closing, instead we have some plans and we will have positive changes in the near future. ;)


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The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said that three service members were killed on Friday when a suicide car bomber attacked their convoy in an eastern district of the capital, Kabul.
The International Security Assistance Force didn't provide details on the identities or nationalities of those killed.
Earlier, Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanakzai said the attack, which occurred about a kilometre (half mile) from the Camp Phoenix NATO base, wounded six civilians.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the insurgent group was behind the attack.
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ZGBriefs October 22, 2009 www.zgbriefs.com ZGBriefs is a condensation of news items gathered from published sources. ZGBriefs is not responsible for the content of these items nor does it necessarily endorse the perspectives presented. To subscribe to this free news from China, or to tell a friend, go to www.zgbriefs.com FEATURED ARTICLE Chinese Protestants and the West Since 1949 (September 30, 2009, ChinaSource, by Brent Whitfield) What has been the nature of the relationship between Christians inside and outside of China over the last 60 years? After Protestant missionaries left China en masse in 1951, Western Christians lost much of their contact with the Chinese. http://www.chsource.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=583%3Achinese- protestants-and-the-west-since-1949&catid=62%3Ahistory&Itemid=98&lang=en GOVERNMENT / POLITICS / FOREIGN AFFAIRS Taiwan warns of China 'threat' (October 20, 2009, BBC News) Taiwan's defence ministry has said China's military strength is far more than it needs for self-defence and it is a threat to the Asia-Pacific region. It warned unless 1,500 missiles aimed at Taiwan were removed, both nations would find it hard to trust each other. The documents say that China had "continued its arms build-up to the point that it has tipped the military balance in the Taiwan Strait", the AFP news agency reported. The Taiwan News said the ministry wanted better communication with China and that "psychological warfare" was also a concern. Taiwan's parliament to ratify China trade pact (October 19, 2009, AFP) Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said at the weekend that the island's controversial trade pact with China will be subjected to parliamentary scrutiny before it is ratified. Taipei insists that the proposed pact will boost the island's annual economic growth by more than one percentage point, but opposition leaders fear it will compromise Taiwan's de facto independence. In a speech on Saturday after he was formally sworn in as chairman of the ruling Kuomintang party, Ma gave an assurance that all negotiations with Beijing on the "Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement" would be transparent. Taiwan's government says the pact will boost the flow of goods and personnel between the island and the mainland and hopes it will be signed early next year. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which favours independence from China, claims it will demote Taiwan to the status of a local government in any talks with the mainland on reunification. Uighur leader's Japan visit draws fire from China (October 20, 2009, AFP) Exiled Uighur minority leader Rebiya Kadeer called on Japan to pressure China on human rights as she arrived in Tokyo Tuesday for a visit that drew immediate fire from Beijing. US-based Kadeer, whom China labels a terrorist, arrived in Japan for a 10-day visit, her second trip to Japan this year, to deliver a series of speeches on the human rights situation in China. China immediately expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" over the visit by Kadeer, whom it blames for fomenting deadly unrest in its remote Xinjiang region in July that left 197 people dead. Group: Chinese democracy activist gets 10 years (October 18, 2009, AP) The founder of a Chinese group that challenged Communist rule with a call for multiparty democracy has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a human rights group said Saturday. Former university professor and judge Guo Quan was sentenced for "subversion of state power" by a court in eastern Jiangsu Province on Friday, the New York-based group Human Rights in China said in a statement. Guo had been detained numerous times since 2007, when he founded the China New Democracy Party, which he claimed had 40 million members. He was arrested in Nanjing, the provincial capital, last November. His wife told The Associated Press at the time that Guo was taken after dropping his son off at school. China vows 'all-out efforts' to rescue hijacked ship (October 21, 2009, AFP) China vowed Tuesday to make "all-out efforts" to rescue a Chinese cargo ship hijacked by armed Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean northeast of the Seychelles. China sent three navy ships to the Somali coast in January to join world efforts to protect shipping in the region from pirates and has previously come to the aid of some stricken vessels, Chinese state media reports have said. According to the European Union's anti-piracy naval mission, the ship was seized 550 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles and 700 nautical miles off the pirate-plagued east coast of Somalia. The ship, called "De Xin Hai," was hijacked on Monday, said Ma, who gave no further details on the vessel or its crew. US, China to meet next week for trade talks (October 21, 2009, AP) Obama administration officials said Wednesday they plan to raise a range of trade issues, from copyright piracy to China's restrictions on U.S. farm products, during two days of high-level talks next week in China. "It is critical that we make progress on several priority issues, including intellectual property rights protection and enforcement, clean energy, medical devices and pharmaceuticals," Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in a statement. Locke, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will head a U.S. delegation for the 20th round of meetings of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. The forum began in 1983 as a way to iron out trade differences between the two countries. This year's discussions will take place on Oct. 27-28 in Hangzhou, China. The Chinese delegation will be led by Vice Premier Wang Qishan. Uighur men still missing after arrests in riots (October 21, 2009, The Guardian) Three months after deadly ethnic rioting in China's far west, dozens of men from the Uighur ethnic group remain unaccounted for after being detained in police sweeps, a human rights group said. Human Rights Watch said the 43 missing men and teenagers were among hundreds rounded up by security forces in the days and weeks following the 5 July riots in Urumqi city. The rioting left nearly 200 people dead, as the mainly Muslim Uighurs attacked people from the Han Chinese majority, and was the deadliest communal violence in at least a decade in the oil-rich Xinjiang region. HEALTH Beijing starts free A/H1N1 flu vaccination (October 22, 2009, Xinhua) Beijing started Wednesday inoculating students, medical staff, public servants and elderly people with A/H1N1 flu vaccine free of charge, a local disease control and prevention official said. Five groups of people in the city are entitled to receive the free inoculations. They are students and teaching staff of all local middle and primary schools; medical staff; public servants of the railway, civil aviation and transportation sectors; civil servants at key public departments and elderly people above 60 years old, said Deng Ying, director of the Beijing Municipal Disease Control and Prevention Center. Citizens can decide on themselves if they want the vaccination at each of the 429 vaccination sites, he said. Beijing has prepared 1.7 million doses of A/H1N1 flu vaccines for the free inoculations. The vaccination would last to Dec. 31, he said. A/H1N1 influenza cases in mainland top 31,000 (October 21, 2009, Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 2,092 confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 influenza in the 48 hours ending at 3 p.m. Wednesday, bringing the total number of the disease's victims to more than 31,000, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. So far, close to 25,000 patients have recovered. A total of 33 patients had been in serious conditions, of whom 11 were cured, the ministry said. The disease has also caused two deaths on the Chinese mainland -- an 18-year-old woman in Tibet who died on Oct. 4, and a 43-year-old woman who died last Friday in the northwestern province of Qinghai. EDUCATION / CULTURE China's army to recruit 130,000 college grads (October 21, 2009, Reuters) China's army will recruit 130,000 graduates from Chinese universities and colleges this winter to raise the quality of the armed forces and help solve the job crisis facing graduates. Chinese sources last month told Reuters of a plan to cut the 2.3 million-strong People's Liberation Army by 700,000, mainly lower-skilled foot soldiers, while adding better-educated recruits able to serve in a technologically sophisticated force. Graduates who have signed up for military service will receive a one-off rebate of up to 24,000 yuan ($3,500) on college tuition fees or student loans, Xinhua said, citing the Ministry of Education. Inquiry into university graft widens (October 16, 2009, Xinhua) Investigators probing a campus graft scandal in central China over student apartment construction have uncovered a web of deceit. They were first tipped off by the wife of the apartment developer who was placed in custody and then cooperated with authorities. Prosecutors said more executives at the prestigious Wuhan University in Hubei Province were likely to be involved since both vice president and vice Party secretary of the school have been arrested for allegedly taking bribes over major infrastructure construction projects, People's Daily reported yesterday. SOCIETY / LIFE China courts sentence six to death over organized crimes (October 21, 2009, Xinhua) Six people convicted in connection with organized crime gangs were sentenced Tuesday to death at two courts in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The No. 1 Intermediate People's Court handed down death sentences to Yang Tianqing and Liu Chenghu, who were convicted of organizing a nine-member criminal gang and murder, a court statement said. Yang, the 35-year-old gang leader, was also fined 500,000 yuan, it said. Two other members of the gang, Jian Shaokun and Zeng Chuan, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, the document said. The other five members received jail terms from 11 years to life. China begins resettling 330,000 for water project (October 19, 2009 AFP) China has begun resettling up to 330,000 people to make way for a much-delayed multi-billion dollar project to divert water to meet growing demand in the parched north, state media said Monday. People in the central provinces of Henan and Hubei are being moved to make way for a canal from the Danjiangkou reservoir in Hubei to Beijing, Xinhua news agency said. Under the project, waters from a tributary of the Yangtze river, the country's longest, will be diverted to arid northern China. The canal is part of the central line in a projected 400-billion-yuan (58-billion-dollar) project originally envisioned as a three-line system of canals and pipes. Environmentalists have long criticised the project for its huge costs, while warning of corruption in the building and resettlement processes. 15,000 to be resettled in Henan city to escape threat from lead (October 17, 2009, Xinhua) The government of Jiyuan, where China's biggest lead smelting base is located, plans to move 15,000 residents away from the threat of poisoning, after nearly 1,000 children were found to have high levels of the metal in their blood. Zhao Suping, mayor of the city in central China's Henan Province, said yesterday the mass relocation would cost 1 billion yuan (US$146 million), of which 70 percent will be provided by the government and smelters, and the rest by local residents. The government is now looking for sites for the resettlement, Zhao said. Jiyuan's health bureau initiated blood tests for children on August 20 in the wake of a lead poisoning scandal in other areas. ENVIRONMENT / SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY China builds quake monitoring station at Everest (October 19, 2009, AP) Chinese scientists have begun operating an earthquake monitoring station at the foot of Mount Everest in a bid to learn more about the world's highest peak, an official said Monday. The station, which began operating over the weekend, is located at about 14,000 feet (4,255 meters) in Tibet's Tingri County, said Shang Rongbo, a deputy director with the regional seismology bureau. The station will support real-time collection of data about seismic events along the China-Nepal border, sending it by satellite to research centers elsewhere, Shang said. Software Pirates in China Beat Microsoft to the Punch (October 18, 2009, Reuters) At shops in the bustling Xinyang market in Shanghai, fake Apple iPhones and Bose speakers were displayed alongside bootleg copies of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, a week before it officially was to go on sale. People in mainland China have been able to buy pirated copies of the newest version of Microsoft's Windows franchise this month for just 20 yuan, or $2.93, each — a fraction of list prices, which are as high as $320. BUSINESS / ECONOMICS / TRADE China's GDP growth accelerates to 8.9% in Q3 (October 22, 2009, Xinhua) China's economic growth accelerated to 8.9 percent year on year in the third quarter, and 7.7 percent year on year in the first nine months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. NBS spokesman Li Xiaochao told a press conference that China's gross domestic product (GDP) totaled 21.78 trillion yuan (3.18 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first nine months. Policies adopted by the Chinese government to fight the global financial crisis had produced significant results and the Chinese economic growth was on a "consolidated" recovery, he said. Li said China would be able to achieve the full-year growth target of 8 percent, which the government believes is essential to generate enough jobs. Growth of the world's third largest economy tumbled to 6.1 percent in the first quarter as exports shrank to a decade low. In the second quarter, it rose by 7.9 percent. Li said the economy achieved a 7.7 percent annualized growth rate in the first three quarters, which laid a good foundation to reach the 8-percent growth target. China luxury sales to rise 12 pct in 2009: study (October 21, 2009, AFP) Sales of luxury goods in China are forecast to rise 12 percent this year, a global consulting firm said Wednesday, bucking the downward trend seen in other major markets hit hard by the financial crisis. Global sales of high-end products are expected to drop eight percent overall in 2009 to 153 billion euros (229 billion dollars), according to a study by Bain & Company emailed to AFP. The United States and Japan, two of the world's largest markets for luxury goods, are due to see sales fall by 16 percent and 10 percent respectively, the report said. But China will experience the opposite trend, the firm said, with research showing that 15 percent of an estimated 300 luxury store openings worldwide this year took place in the Asian giant. Bank of China exec resigns, tipped for IMF post (October 20, 2009, AFP) The Bank of China announced Tuesday vice president Zhu Min had resigned, amid speculation that he is set to take a senior position at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Zhu, 56, was leaving the state-run bank to join another organisation, the Chinese lender said in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange, without elaborating. State media has said Zhu -- who would first take up a position at the central People's Bank of China -- would be the first Chinese national to hold a major post within the Washington-based fund. A spokesman for the Bank of China declined to comment on Zhu's resignation and no one at the IMF was immediately available to comment. LINKS TO DETAILED ARTICLES AND ANALYSIS Everything you know about China is wrong (October 17, 2009, Newsweek, by Rana Foroohar) What follows is a look at why these common assumptions about China are increasingly inaccurate or just plain wrong. http://www.newsweek.com/id/218290 Party Elder Still Jousts With China's Censors (October 16, 2009, The New York Times, by Sharon LaFraniere) Mr. Du used to be among those who delivered such judgments. Until he was ousted in 1989 with Mr. Zhao, he served as head of the government's press and publications administration, an agency that helps enforce censors' orders. Now he spends his days jousting with such officials, trying to foist unmentionable topics like Mr. Zhao's career into the public domain. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/world/asia/17du.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 Olympic chief in 'secret China deal' (October 18, 2009, The Times Online, by Michael Sheridan) China made a secret deal with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge to support his election to the post in return for Rogge's lobbying for Beijing to win the 2008 Olympics, according to an explosive new book by China's sports minister at the time, Yuan Weimin. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6879361.ece Gang crackdown, lurid mob trials transfix China (October 22, 2009, AFP) After she refused a corrupt cop's demand that she turn her teahouse into an illegal casino, three thugs beat Chen Yanling with electric batons, sending her to the hospital for nearly a month. Chen is now getting some vicarious revenge, joining the throngs outside a courthouse where modern-day China's biggest, most lurid mob trials are under way. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/ap_on_re_as/as_china_gangs African view: China's new long march (October 21, 2009, BBC News, by Elizabeth Ohene) In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Ghanaian writer and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene considers China's impact on Africa. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8314534.stm A second chapter for red utopia (October 17, 2009, Sydney Morning Herald) Mao Zedong's words may inspire a new breed of cadre but staunch Maoists are not so sure, writes John Garnaut. http://www.smh.com.au/world/a-second-chapter-for-red-utopia-20091016-h157.html Ten years to tackle the Taiwan equation (October 22, 2009, Asia Times Online, by Frencesco Sisci) Instead of China and the United States sparring over Washington's next arms sale to Taiwan, they should concentrate on the core issue: the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland. At the rate of China's current economic growth, they have about 10 years to prepare for this. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KJ22Ad01.html Beijing takes on Latin America (October 21, 2009, Asia Times Online, by Evan Ellis) China is increasingly deepening its aid and investment ties with Latin America, while also playing an expanding role as an alternative provider of technology and military goods. In particular, Brazil's economic performance has been driven, in part, by its export-oriented iron and soy industries, for which China is a key customer. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KJ22Cb01.html China's graduate glut grows (October 22, 2009, Asia Times Online, by Antoaneta Bezlova) Beijing's efforts to reshape the manufacture-driven economy as a high-knowledge one through increased enrollment have resulted in swelling ranks of unemployed graduates, with last year's downturn exacerbating the situation. And for some of the graduates who do get a job, they earn less than migrant workers. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KJ22Cb03.html Is China's rebound for real? (October 21, 2009, The Los Angeles Times, by David Pierson) Some economists say that too much of China's growth is coming from investment in inefficient state- owned enterprises and that stimulus policies are diverting the country away from long-needed reform. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-china-econ21-2009oct21,0,7207784.story Rise of Mandarin Changes the Sound of Chinatown (October 21, 2009, The New York Times, by Kirk Semple) Cantonese, a dialect from southern China that has dominated the Chinatowns of North America for decades, is being rapidly swept aside by Mandarin, the national language of China and the lingua franca of most of the latest Chinese immigrants. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/nyregion/22chinese.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Schools a battleground over dueling Chinese scripts (October 18, 2009, The Los Angeles Times, by Raja Abudulrahim) The language dispute is part of a larger and politically charged debate that stems in part from changing immigration patterns in the United States and China's increasing influence as a world economic power. Schools such as Arcadia High have become a battleground over this issue. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese18-2009oct18,0,2673140.story Watching Beijing's Air Power Grow (October 20, 2009, The New York Times, by Michael Forsythe) China's leaders have talked for five decades about acquiring what they call "aircraft mother ships." Spurred by dependence on safe sea lanes for exports and inbound shipments of oil, gas and iron ore, the world's fastest-growing major economy is preparing to send a carrier to sea within a few years, military analysts say. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/world/asia/21iht-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss What Was Once Forbidden (October 20, 2009, The Wall Street Journal, by Ilaria Maria Sala) "When the Cultural Revolution started, in 1966, and the Eight Revolutionary Operas [created by Jiang Qing, aka Madame Mao] became required propaganda work in every city and province, each local Cultural bureau had to look for children with a suitable class background to receive musical training to perform them. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574465071848851880.html At Book Fair, a Subplot About Chinese Rights (October 18, 2009, The New York Times, by Steven Erlanger) After years of delicate preparations, China was the "honored guest" this past week at the Frankfurt Book Fair (http://www.fbf2009china.com/frankfurteren/Index.html), the largest and most influential book trade event, based on the number of publishers represented. But what Beijing hoped would be a celebration of its cultural achievements turned into a tug of war between control and free speech, as much a showcase for Chinese dissidents as the state's approved writers. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/world/asia/19books.html?emc=eta1 Slideshow: The dance of two giants: History of modern relations between the United States and China (MSNBC.com) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30850289/ns/news-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1 Xinjiang's Bleached Bones and Turquoise Tombs (October 16, 2009, Asia Sentinel, by Paul Mozur) Earlier this week, courts in Xinjiang sentenced six men to death and a seventh to life imprisonment for murder, arson and robbery during riots that swept the region in early July, leaving nearly 200 persons dead. Paul Mozur, a Taiwan-based correspondent, traveled through the area shortly after the riots. This is the final installment of a three-part report which started Wednesday. http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2101&Itemid=206 BLOG POSTS China's elusive nobel dream (October 21, 2009, East Asia Forum) While Australians are basking in the collateral glory of Tasmanian-born Professor Blackburn's newly minted status as a member of the scientific Pantheon, the Chinese press is also having a field day with the news that yet another Descendant of the Dragon has snatched the coveted prize. http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/21/chinas-elusive-nobel-dream/ Disabled shoppers vs. Parkson Department Store ( October 21, 2009, Danwei) The Fuxingmen Parkson department store in Beijing was host to a piece of performance art yesterday morning. Two cardboard cutouts of blind people, two empty wheelchairs, and a few shoes were arranged outside the entrance to protest an incident at a Parkson store in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province in which an elderly woman in a wheelchair was refused entry. http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/disabled_shoppers_vs_parkson_d.php "We are all dispensible." Confessions of an elevator operator (October 21, 2009, The Beijinger) Yu Li: Confessions of an Elevator Operator is an uproarious tale of China's surplus labor by Beijing author Jimmy Qi. Yu Li (whose name literally means "extra manpower") is a migrant worker transported from rural China to the lift of one of Beijing's classiest apartment blocks, stuffed with celebrities and important officials. http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2009/10/21/We-Are-All-Dispensable-Confessions-of-an-Elevator- Operator The state of China's book industry (October 21, 2009, Shanghaiist) We've always marveled at the immense chasm between the Chinese book market and the rest of the world. Of course, issues of translation and appeal abroad have kept the market pretty domestic, but that seems to be changing slowly. http://shanghaiist.com/2009/10/21/the_state_of_chinas_book_industry.php China's underground punks (October 21, 2009, The Economist's More Intelligent Life blog) Just as the 100 Club and CBGB fostered punk movements in London and New York City, Beijing's D-22 (http://www.d-22.cn/) nightclub serves as the epicentre for its burgeoning alternative music scene. http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/blog/erin-dejesus/nary-zither-nor-lute Video: Chinese people can't tell you what Communism means (October 20, Shanghaiist) When they changed over the system from Maoist Communism to "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" (as Hu Jintao put it during the last 60th anniversary parade), the CCP apparently decided not to tell anyone what the C in their name really meant. http://shanghaiist.com/2009/10/20/video_chinese_people_cant_tell_you.php "The Wall," and "Climbing over the Wall (October 11, 2009, China Digital Times) This commentary, by Tu Zifang was published by Southern Metropolis News on October 11th, translated by CDT. http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/10/tu-zifang-%E6%B6%82%E5%AD%90%E6%96%B9-the-wall-and- climbing-over-the-wall/#28034;& Earthquake at Caijing: a litmus test for China's media freedom (October 19, 2009, East Asia Forum) It was the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post that first dropped the bomb that tectonic change had just occurred in the upper echelons of the influential Chinese business magazine, Caijing. The general business manager, Daphne Wu, tendered her resignation along with eight of her nine senior colleagues. http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/19/earthquake-at-caijing-a-litmus-test-for-chinas-media-freedom/ Life in Xinjiang after 7.5 (October 19, 2009, Far West China) A couple months ago I did a brief overview of the changes that have been taking place in Xinjiang due to the July 5th riots. Since that time quite a few newsworth events have continued to shape life in Xinjiang, including the syringe scare and the outbreak of H1N1, and I thought you might be interested to hear how these have affected the day-to-day life in the province. http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/10/life-in-xinjiang-after-75.html Yes, You Too Can "Win in China": An Interview with Filmmaker Ole Schell (October 15, 2009, The China Beat) "Win in China" is about the entrepreneurial revolution happening in China now and its ultimate overt manifestation on China Central Television (CCTV). 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Breville convection t oven vs microwave???
What are your thoughts about having one or the other?
You can broil with the Breville, you can cook and don't have to vent. but does it heat up quickly?
If you have both, which do you use more and for what kind of cooking?
I read that you have vent the convection microwaves - I can't do that. But will I miss a microwave if I replace it with the Breville convection ? or if you use a different brand other than Breville - do tell! it's the only one I hear people speak about.
Thank you!
Don't have a Breville but have had a DeLonghi convection oven for >10 years. It is very handy but it does not replace MW for heating food FAST. Like with any oven, you'd have to wait till it gets hot enough and then some.
That being said, I am trying to eliminate MW all together. Placing food on an (magnetic) SS plate on my induction cooktop works (almost?) as fast our MW and it healthier, I presume. For baked goods, I hope that the steam-oven would do the trick (though it won't be as fast as a MW, of course).
ETA: I never cook in a MW, we use it only for warming the food and, sometimes, defrosting.
This post was edited by eleena on Tue, Apr 23, 13 at 14:29
I haven't used a microwave in 10 years and don't miss it. We don't eat a lot of prepared or frozen foods. We use an electric kettle to boil water. We bought the Breville for our remodel last June and it handled all our meals for three weeks. We were tempted to save money and buy the compact oven, but we went with the large one, and I've been able to cook everything in it that I've wanted to, so it is like a second oven. You won't get the same broil power as you would with your full-sized oven though.
I also have the DeLonghi - it was a lifesaver during reno.
It lives in our pantry and I use it for quick appetizers, reheat of items, etc but use the speed oven more than my old friend DeLonghi. (Eleena - I thought I must be the only person with one of these gems - I will have to try my induction for reheating items as well)
Bottom line - it doesn't replace a MW or speed oven but is handy to have.
We have the Breville full-sized convection oven, and have happily used it as our only oven for 19 months. (Yes, the kitchen reno is taking longer than expected.) We don't use a MW. Anything we need to reheat or melt, we can do in the oven or on the Waring two-burner range/hotplate. We can get a full 13x9 casserole (without handles) in the oven, and we bake, roast, broil and/or re-heat in it almost every day. Personally, I just don't like MW-steamed food; I prefer the dry heat of an oven. The only time we had a MW was when my elderly father stayed with us for an extended time, and he bought one because his daily routine involved re-heating my press pot coffee. I hated losing the counter space, and we sent the MW home with Dad. I've never had a toaster/convection oven other than the Breville that both bakes AND toasts well. My partner (who was skeptical of the price) now wants to buy a couple of them to store in the basement in case this one breaks and they stop making them. (He's like that with pants, too!)
Oh, and re. heating times and venting: The Breville pre-heats far quicker than an oven, within 2-3 minutes. I just turn it on as I'm prepping (or unwrapping leftovers or whatever), and it's good to go as soon as I put the food in. I'm sure it doesn't heat food as quickly as a MW, but I'm willing to wait 10 minutes for re-heated food. (Fully cooking roasted veggies takes 20+ min or so, about the same time as a full-sized convection oven but with far less energy.) The model I have vents out the left side, and you need at least a couple of inches between the oven and a wall. You can't enclose it as tightly as a built-in MW -- it needs air circulation, and there is hot, moist air that comes out the vent, so I would think if it's in a tighter space, it would be best to have up against tile or other non-painted, non-warping, non-flammable material.


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Blog Archive for kohlert during April 2006
JSR 224 (JAX-WS) was approved yesterday! You can view the result on the JCP site. The Java Community Process(SM) Program - JSRs: Java Specification Requests - results JAX-WS is part of the Glassfish Project
John Yates wrote an great article on JAX-WS. He does a very good job of describing the architecture of JAX-WS and how to use JAX-WS. He shows how a Web Service and be published with JAX-WS and then creating a client for that Web Service. You can even download his code to try for yourself. Check out his article at DevX.
The JAX-RPC sources for Glassfish are now on Java.net. The JAX-RPC sources used to be hosted in the jax-rpc-sources project on java.net but the jax-rpc-sources repostitory was never used actively and the sources were rarely updated. As of today, all JAX-RPC development will use the cvs repository under the JAX-RPC project on Java.net. The direct link to the sources is here.


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SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny releases third action-packed DLC
February 15, 2013
Destroy the Nameless in The Last Stand scenario
Nordic Games is pleased to announce The Last Stand DLC from SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny is available to purchase today on Steam.
The Last Stand is the third DLC to be released for the fantasy RPG, set in the dangerous world of Dun Mora where The Nameless has launched a ferocious attack against the elves and Queen Sansha. Players must assume the role of Caine and use their tactical skills to help defend the precious land.
Dun Mora has become too dangerous for Professor Twiddle to journey through carrying parts of the Twiddlium Compensator. Leaving the parts with Queen Sansha to look after, the attacks become more frequent and are taking on a new dimension that players will need to battle through.
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SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny was released in June 2012 for PC. Joining forces with a group of diverse heroes and a dragon as trustful companions, players fight to gain information about this mysterious new enemy and thereby discover their own true destiny. Players assume the role of a young man who is supposed to release the entire world of Eo from the threat of a new and nameless evil.
The Last Stand is available to purchase from Steam today priced £3.49/€3.99/$3.99 or it can be purchased with a Season Pass priced £8.99/€9.99/$9.99, which includes Flink's Diary and the Golden Fool.
A screenshot package for The Last Stand is available for download at: http://www.nordicgames.at/files/TEMP/20130215-sf2-fid-dlc3_screens.zip
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Drunken driving arrests on Packers game days rose last year in Green Bay despite police efforts to reduce the number of drivers operating motor vehicles while intoxicated.
Green Bay police made 36 drunken driving arrests on the 10 Packers home game days in the 2012 season. That's more than police made in either of the previous two seasons, Press-Gazette Media reported Sunday (http://gbpg.net/1icl5lo ).
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Comerica Economic Weekly
It was a good news/bad news story at the end of March, providing us with cause for optimism and also cause for caution. Good news came from new home sales. One month does not make a trend, but February new … Continue reading
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February Home Sales and Consumer Prices
Breakout Month for New Home Sales Despite Bad Weather New Home Sales for February increased by 7.8 percent to an annual rate of 539,000 units. February Existing Home Sales gained2 percent, to a 4,880,000 unit annual rate. The Consumer Price … Continue reading
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Comerica Economic Weekly
This week's U.S. economic news was dominated by the Federal Reserve and their monetary policy announcement of March 18. As expected, the FOMC removed the word "patient" from their forward guidance on interest rates. FOMC chairwoman Janet Yellen, in her … Continue reading
February Residential Construction, Industrial Production
Housing Stops and Industrial Reduction February Housing Starts fell hard by 17.0 percent to an 897,000 unit annual rate. Permits for new residential construction increased in February by 3.0 percent to a 1,092,000 unit pace. The National Association of Home … Continue reading
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U.S. data from the second week of March were disharmonious with the strong February employment data of the week before. Weather, oil prices, the strong dollar, the roll out of the Affordable Care Act, amongst other factors, are retuning parts … Continue reading
February Retail Sales, January Inventories, March UI Claims
Sales Disappoint Again, Weather Blamed, Gasoline Prices Up February Retail Sales fell by 0.6 percent; down for the third consecutive month. Ex-auto Retail Sales decreased by 0.1 percent even as gasoline sales increased. Business Inventories for January were unchanged for … Continue reading
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March 2015, Comerica U.S. Economic Update
The U.S. jobs machine remains in high gear. Despite bad weather, 295,000 payroll jobs were added on net in February. Job gains were broad-based but there was a decline in the mining sector of 9,300 jobs, consistent with lower crude … Continue reading
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Comerica Economic Weekly
U.S. economic data from first week of March was generally positive and consistent with an ongoing expansion through the first quarter of the year. The impressive February jobs numbers focused attention back on the Federal Reserve. Despite bad weather, 295,000 … Continue reading
February U.S. Employment, January International Trade
Despite Bad Weather, Another Strong Month for Job Growth The February Payroll Employment Survey showed a stronger-than-expected gain of 295,000 payroll jobs. The Unemployment Rate for February fell to 5.5 percent. Average Weekly Hours for all employees were steady at … Continue reading
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February ISM Manufacturing, January Income and Construction Spending
Manufacturing Sector Still Expanding but Headwinds are Increasing The ISM Manufacturing Index for February decreased again to a still-positive 52.9 percent. January Personal Income increased by 0.3 percent for the second month in a row. January Personal Consumption Expenditures decreased … Continue reading
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A selection of images from the upcoming book. These photos come from abandoned farmsteads in Missouri and Iowa. The book will feature not only the photography of these amazing locations, but also the history of each location and their owners.
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