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Quality of Service (QoS) in High Priority Applications
AbstractQoS 101QoS in the EnterpriseQoS IEEE 802.1PSummary
It is apparent that with the introduction of new technologies
such as Voice over IP and digital video, network managers and
administrators have a tough time keeping up with ever-increasing
bandwidth requirements. Such technologies are brought with historically
high expectations for reliability and quality. Today's networks
must treat these services as high priority. These traditionally
"best effort" Local Area Network protocols (Ethernet
etc.) face a difficult time handling these High Priority requirements.
Quality of Service (QoS) promises better handling of these new
challenges; increasing reliability and quality.
Network administrators have two major types of QoS techniques
available. They can attempt to negotiate, reserve and hard-set
capacity for certain types of service (hard QoS), or just prioritize
data without reserving any "capacity setting" (soft
QoS). This paper will discuss both hard and soft QoS techniques
including 802.1P, IP Precedence, Differentiated Services, Resource
Reservation Protocol (RSVP) and ATM specific priority resources.
The paper will also explain how to implement QoS features on Transition
Networks' Management Aggregation Converter.
QoS 101 (back to top)
QoS stands for Quality of Service. In QoS the bandwidth, error
rates and latency can be monitored, sampled and possibly improved.
QoS also delivers the set of tools to help deliver data efficiently
by reducing the impact of delay during peak times when networks
are approaching full capacity. QoS does not add capacity; nor
does it multiplex the signals like WDM. It simply tries to manage
data traffic better so that top priority traffic will not be compromised.
QoS helps manage the use of bandwidth by applying a set of tools
like priority scheme, so certain packets (mission critical –
must go packets) will be forwarded first.
QoS vs. Class of Service (CoS)
QoS is often used in conjunction with Class of Service. The shortest
definition of CoS would be "a grouping". CoS defines
groups of traffic with a specific type of service, QoS manages
this type of service and assures that it is delivered. Similar
types of data such as Voice, Live Video, or streaming video and
large file transfer can be grouped together in a service class
and treated with a same level of service priority.
The need for QoS
Many users believe that more bandwidth will resolve the problem.
Throwing more bandwidth though may not work anymore. Voice over
IP Telephony and other new technologies such as a networked video
security, remote monitoring, and recording over IP networks are
becoming more popular. They have begun to penetrate traditionally
data orientated networks, forcing network administrators and managers
to employ measures such as QoS to accommodate these technologies
efficiently and without any backslash to the performance of an
existing network.
Multiservice traffic is difficult to handle efficiently because
each type of traffic requires different transfer rate and and
each has a different tolerance for delay or packet sequencing.
The original best effort LAN protocols were designed for applications
such as basic connectivity between stations, file transfer, e-mail,
MRPs, and later on the Internet.
Figure 1: VoIP Integration
These applications are not compromised by packet
delay so as long as connection was established and transfer of
data happened in less then irritating manner, the network served
its purpose. Also, multiservice traffic has to peacefully coexist
with the infrastructure in place. In many instances VoIP has to
be routed back to the PSTN (see Figure 1) in order to complete
the necessary call or IP video has to be broadcast over the existing
close circuit TV (CCTV).
The network bandwidth is still important, but it
is no longer the only factor to consider for implementing future
technologies. The new specific characteristics of this traffic
(delay, jitter etc.) need to be read, understood, and implemented.
One of the keys in delivering voice or video over
any media is the maintenance of a level of quality. The quality
of voice or video may deteriorate as a result of three factors:
Compression ratios are inversely proportional to the quality of
a voice signal that is transmitted over the network, and is inferior
to what the user is accustomed with Plain Old Telephone (POTS).
The lower the compression the higher the throughput necessary
to transmit voice packets, increasing the possibility of network
congestion and consequently the loss of quality. Compression can
be easily controlled by users.
Packet loss on the network
Packets get lost on the network, which is not a problem for traditional
applications. The quality of traditional applications such as
file transfers is immune to packet loss because these losses are
recognized by the network and retransmitted. VoIP products reconstruct
the packets if the number is minimal. The rule of thumb is that
no more than 10% of packets should be lost in VOIP networks otherwise
the voice quality will be compromised.
Delay in data networks is not that critical. Waiting for a web
page to load is not as irritating as a silence in your receiver
when you are in the middle of an important conversation. A maximum
delay of 150ms is the rule of thumb for one-way latency to achieve
similar quality to POTS voice.
Network managers face a new challenge with voice
and security applications. Traditional POTS is highly reliable
in terms of transport and reliability. It is hard to imagine the
situation when you have no dial tone in our phone even during
the worst storm. While it was acceptable to wait 5 seconds loading
a web page, it is impossible to tolerate such a delay during a
conference call with the customer. It is impossible to accept
a voice breaking off or any noticeable latency.
Such expectations are being brought to the "opportunistic
– best effort" networks creating the need for QoS.
First in First Out (FIFO) systems so commonly used in opportunistic
networks have to be replaced by more sophisticated often dynamic
resource allocation tools starting with 802.1P and all the way
to RSVP.
One important condition to be met in order for
the QoS to be successful is that it has to be employed and managed
end to end, across several LANs and WANs (see Figure 2). This
can guarantee all the bottlenecks are addressed and that voice/video
will not be distorted. If QoS is employed only on the portion
of the network, anything that has to go out of this network through
the "bottleneck" will be treated and forwarded in
the order it was received, at the available speed and with a possible
Figure 2: End-to-End VoIP Application
Protocols differ in their natural ability to properly
handle high volumes of traffic and some offer traditionally higher
"reliability". ATM is a very successful protocol in
the multimedia applications because ATM can provide guaranteed
rates and connections that are so valuable to voice or video transmission.
ATM prioritizes the traffic by assigning it to one of four service
classes. Each class can receive a priority level. There are the
following four ATM service priorities/queues:
ATM can work along the priority settings done in the Ethernet
LAN. ATM though, due to lower LAN penetration will not be able
to solve all LAN QoS issues. This will have to be done by a "protocol
of choice for LANs" - Ethernet.
Ethernet represents more of an opportunistic protocol. Ethernet
is a connection less broadcast protocol and is "Best Effort
- As soon as I can". Ethernet was designed to be less complex
and hence less expensive. When data is transmitted Ethernet allocates
the maximum possible bandwidth to this transfer until the network
runs out of its bandwidth. Consequently the "critical traffic"
is treated as any other transfer, so it pretty much drowns in
the sea of less critical/significant data. This means that it
will do just fine with voice and video in the time where there
is no congestion.
QoS in the Enterprise (back to top)
Networks are seldom designed for the worst case scenario (max
overload) so QoS helps effectively manage what we have at our
disposal without magically adding bandwidth.
Today's enterprise networks are experiencing increased
complexity and packet equality becomes a song of the past. Below
(Table 1) we define different types of traffic, their bandwidth
requirements, and delay tolerance for each of them. The tolerance
score will explain how tolerant users are towards each service
when things do not go as smoothly as we would want them to go.
Table 1: Performance Requirements by Media Type
Our tolerance of delays dictates what kind of time factor to
implement. Users' relatively high tolerance towards delay
in such services as internet browsing, web hosting, data transfer
or fax enables network designers to allow for transport buffering
of such services. Real-time applications require establishing
benchmarks for service.
Figure 3: Possible Bottlenecks in VoIP Implementation
Clearly the bandwidth requirements mentioned above do not produce
any hiccups within a small enterprise operation. 100Mbps Fast
Ethernet can support these services, but what happens in bigger
organizations? What about end-to-end, when data to go "outside"
the enterprise LAN? Again, one of the key technical issues with
QoS is that it must be supported end-to-end to be effective (see
Figure 2). IP telephony and video conferencing, unlike basic Internet
surfing, must have a minimum transfer rate guaranteed so that
they can function properly.
A 100Mbps LAN connection cannot guarantee a voice connection
with another LAN over 128Kbps WAN connection. Due to the nature
and requirements of this communication, the connection has to
be continuous and there is no room for voice buffering.
So in times of congestion - what can be done to ensure those
critical pieces are flowing and the delay is minimal?
You need to first define what kind of traffic causes the bottleneck,
and where the bottleneck is located. This may very well identify
one of the following causes for congestion:
Peak usage.
Too many packets are being sent over the network by users. A closer
look at large traffic patterns can sometimes quickly identify
the cause if it is deemed unnecessary. Necessary traffic can also
cause congestion because the existing network cannot provide sufficient
switching and routing
capability. Segmenting the network can help.
If your network is still congested and you cannot throw more
bandwidth at it, you can apply the set of the following tools:
Having defined who and what gets priority, network administrators
have a set of tools to implement these rules.. For instance, they
can give priority to certain users based on their IP address (source
address). Or they might prioritize by segment either through subnet
mask or destination address. Prioritizing application means that
all Voice over IP services get a higher priority than let's
say e-mail.
Devices read the instructions as to the priority or bandwidth
allocation and queue packets in the following four types of queues:
Figure 4: IEEE® 802.1P
QoS IEEE® 802.1P Prioritization in LANs (back to top)
The IEEE 802.1P is a signaling technique for prioritizing network
traffic at the data-link/MAC sublayer (OSI Reference Model Layer
2). The 802.1P header includes a three-bit field for prioritization,
which allows packets to be grouped into various traffic classes.
The IEEE 802.1P compliant switches pick up on this tag (the packet
contains a 32-bit tag header located after a destination and source
address header), read it, and put the packet in the appropriate
priority queue. No bandwidth is reserved nor requested by this
There are eight levels (0-7) of priority and consequently
eight queues that could be created (see Figure 4). Level Seven
represents the highest priority. This will be assigned for mission-critical
applications. Level 6 & 5 is designed for delay-sensitive
applications such as interactive video and voice. Levels four
and below, are suitable for regular enterprise data transfer,
as well as streaming video. Level zero is assigned for a traffic
that can tolerate all the drawbacks of a best-effort protocol.
The switch will analyze the packet based in the
"P" tag and will place it in the appropriate priority
Queue for sending. The user can have as many as eight priority
queues. An adjustable algorithm is employed to choose how many
packets are being sent from each queue before the packets in the
lower priority queue are sent.
Transition Networks Management Aggregation Converter
(MAC) is a converter that allows the remote end of the network
to be managed. One of the MAC's many features includes supporting
802.1P packets. The MAC reads the 802.1P tag and places incoming
packets in either a High Priority Queue or a Low Priority Queue.The
network manager defines the priority level threshold (0-7) that
determines if a packet is placed in the high priority queue or
the low priority queue. . For example if the threshold is set
to 4, a "P" tag of 5 will be forwarded to the High
Priority Queue while a packet with a Tag of "3" will
be placed in Low priority queue. The MAC converter also implements
a user adjustable algorithm for packet queue selection. As shown
in Figure 5, 15 packets from High priority queue will be sent
and then one packet from the Low priority queue will be sent before
MAC converter comes back to high priority queue again.
Figure 5: Adjustable algorythm for packet queuing
The user can also set a high priority on a specific
port (for IP phones, etc.) and this will automatically put all
the packets on this port in a High Priority Queue. (see Figure 6)
Figure 6: Port Priority Setting
In addition to queuing, MAC converters will also
enable users to disable/enable Pause in higher priority applications
so that real-time traffic (Voice) will not be paused in times
of congestion. (see Figure 7)
Figure 7: IEEE® 802.1P Pause
All converter management can be performed by a fully SNMP compliant
Graphical User interface (GUI) Software - Focal Point™ or
it can also be managed via the web based management using any
web browser.
QoS 802.1P is an efficient tool for prioritization within a
LAN. QoS can also be accompanied by IP precedence or Differentiated
Services - Layer 3 QoS mechanisms to achieve inter LAN prioritizing.
IP Precedence
The IP protocol includes the Type of Service (ToS) an 8-bit field,
intended for use in packet prioritization. It allocates three
of the ToS bits to create up to 8 priority levels and three bits
to describe delay sensitivity, as well as packet loss. Transition
Networks' MAC converter is transparent to these packets.
Differentiated Services
Another very popular method of QoS in the enterprise is Differentiated
Services. It is an efficient method of managing traffic based
on its class. Differentiated Services (Diffserv) prioritizes certain
types of traffic like voice traffic over other types of communications.
It works by categorizing IP packets into classes. The six bits
in the type-of-service byte contained in the IP header of each
packet, specifies a particular behavior type which determines
the packet-forwarding scheme and priority.
Differentiated services can offer the following:
DiffServ can be used as a QoS mechanism in enterprise networks.
It is scalable. Almost all new router products as well as end-products
such as VoIP phones support DiffServ and can tag the packets with
the appropriate per-hop behavior type. Differentiated Services
marking at the edge is read and understood at the core and the
packets are forwarded based on the above mentioned priority schemes.
Transition Networks' Mac Converter passes these packets
Such QoS services are not part of any negotiation or signaling
between devices themselves. These rules are assigned by local
network administrators who understand the above mentioned reasons
for congestion and adjust priorities for users, applications or
services accordingly. These assigned tags are passed in the packet
and are NOT subject to change during the process of auto-negotiation
or other forms of signaling. Such approach is called SOFT QoS.
802.1P, IP Precedence and DiffServ are the examples of soft QoS
Hard QoS
Hard QoS describes the process during which the devices on the
network through signaling can negotiate, request and adjust priority
levels for different types of traffic based on the previously
agreed values.
Hard QoS includes protocols such as Integrated Services/Resource
Reservation Protocol .
Integrated Services/ Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
RSVP enables network devices such as routers or switches to request
the necessary /guaranteed bandwidth from other devices on the
network for a particular traffic type (e.g. VoIP). Desired delay
variances can also be defined in this approach. The RSVP sends
a request to reserve specific bandwidth or switching/forwarding
capability from other devices on the network. This requirement
sent over the network is called flow specification. The requirements
can result in three desired transfer types:
Figure 8: RSVP
Summary (back to top)
Voice, audio and video traffic put increasing pressure on both
LAN and WAN networks. Users are accustomed to the high reliability
and high quality of standard voice and video technologies. Although
the transport medium is changing our expectations remain the same.
VoIP will not be as fortunate as mobile technology where users
sacrifice high quality for the convenience of having a phone on
the road. LANs and their, in most cases, opportunistic/best effort
protocols face a difficult time handling these high expectations
and requirements.
On the other hand, the IP video and phone implementation projects
will happen at the increased pace as companies are already starting
to fully embrace the cost savings generated by these technologies.
This accelerating process will not be matched by an adequate growth
in network capacity. QoS is an attractive alternative to aimlessly
adding bandwidth to the network.
When voice data becomes part of a network the priority has to
be given to the voice packets to "meet" expected high
quality of voice calls. ATM, has designed ability for successful
QoS, yet since Ethernet runs on 85% of LANs QoS has to efficiently
run on this platform as well. 802.1P, IP Precedence, and DiffServ
– (soft QoS techniques) help administrators prioritize different
types of traffic without any resource reservations. RSVP a Hard
QoS technique will help reserve a required level of capacity to
support QoS effort. None of these techniques are failure-proof.
QoS has to be planned from end-to-end so the bottlenecks are identified
and removed.
Finally, QoS will not do magic, and it will not relieve the
responsibility of the network managers to plan, and allocate resources
accordingly. But the various elements that comprise QoS can offer
powerful tools to enable network managers to improve network performance.


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Pinto Plays the Voyeur
By Rosa Mei
Copyright 2001 Rosa Mei
COLUMBIA, Maryland -- Ah, the lure
of a sideshow, a potent mix of desire and denial. Who's not game for a world of
wonders, a 10-in-1 show, an outrageous mix of gaffed and real freaks? How do they
do it? Why do they do it? What makes them do it? Inbal Pinto, in her spectacular,
odd and sparkly dance theater piece "Oyster," seen June 29 at its U.S. premiere
at the Columbia Arts Festival, enthralls her audience with a Fellini-esque menagerie
of curious human creatures. Pinto's caravan includes one toy ballerina, two life-size
marionettes, 6 rumpled world-weary travelers (grown-up versions of Saint-Exupery's
Little Prince), one corpulent stage mum (also weary and haggard), and a few freak
show acts for flavor. It adds up to dazzling spectacle with neat nouveau cirque
elements meticulously woven in; yet despite its visual mastery, "Oyster" presents
carnival, delirious thrills intact, without creating fable or questioning the
myths and images of secret self it parades before us.
The parade, nonetheless, is truly
something to behold. With an obsessive eye for design and detail, Pinto floats
dancers across the stage, controlling every head tic and finger movement. Her
carnival creatures are well-oiled automatons in white face, task-specific golems
prancing and sighing in time to Benny Goodman jazz rifts or the sounds of birds
chirping. Pinto's actors and dancers are first rate, technically brilliant and
masters of illusion.
A gawky ballerina with a Chaplinesque
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her bum -- she need never look for a bench. Her companions, the waddling, haggard
stage mum and a pair of surrealist clowns (two Magritte heads share one body),
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on the road. The side show acts go on non-stop. The haggard mum walks two pet
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mechanically, foraging for a treat or further direction. Two disheveled Little
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in the last Cirque du Soleil show?) Then come the freaks: a rubber girl, a woman
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in a museum or in a circus or carnival side show." Thus a frog man/girl/etc. was
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gawking. It's guilt-free gazing. No Ehlers-Danlos syndrome here, simply rubber
skin people for your viewing pleasure. I myself couldn't stop staring. Pinto never
really gives us a reason to ponder the shabby melancholy engrained in the lives
of these gypsy circus artists. The bizarre carnival setting offers endless possibilities,
as seen in Fellini's "La Strada," for creating myth and parable. In the case of
"Oyster," when the circus left town, I was dazed and amazed, but knew no more
about the curious creatures than the tricks they had performed.
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Have you ever have one of those moments? The ones where a thought that was so rote and imbedded in your psyche that it's practically instinct suddenly disappears from your brainpan. There you are, left gazing blankly as you search in vain for clues in the now vacant space between your ears. Last week I not only had a moment, I had nearly a solid week of this temporary amnesia. It was as though I had suddenly stepped into an episode loop of a soap opera, playing the long-lost amnesiac wife of Brent, or Morgan, or Trevor (why aren't any leading men on soap operas named Ralph or Herb…) who, naturally, was just about to say "I do" to his beloved Skylar (yeah, the girls aren't named Mary or Helen either.) I still looked like Karin, my heels still fit, but the cooking part of my brain had left the building. Or rather, I still cooked, but badly. REALLY badly.
We've all had moments of selective amnesia every once in a while. Like forgetting your phone number just as someone asks you for it. Or losing the name of someone you've known for years at the precise moment you are asked to introduce them. I attribute these things to the little old man in my head tripping over a file cabinet drawer he left open. You're thinking, "she's really gone around the bend this time," aren't you? Old man and filing cabinets? What tha..? I've always had the belief that brains, and the information collected within are like a great big depository of card catalogues. Rows and rows of cabinets filled with index cards containing gobs of useful and useless information, all managed by a little old man in crepe-soled shoes and suspenders. O.K., maybe it's just my brain. Then again, how else do you explain forgetting your phone number but remembering your eighth-grade locker combination? The little old man was in the 'numbers' section and pulled the wrong card. Hey, it happens. Brain fart? He was racing so fast to get the info you needed he tripped over an open drawer, and is flying through the air on route to being flat on his face. See, works well, doesn't it?
Now where was I? Oh yes, my total inability to create anything even remotely palatable in my kitchen last week. Using the "Little Old Man" theory, my only explanation was he decided to go on spring break. It's dusty up there in the stacks, and obviously he needed to put on a bad Hawaiian shirt and get a little sun and one of those cocktails served in coconuts with little paper fans. It just would have been nice if he had let me know before he left. I had a blog to write after all, and we usually try to schedule our mental vacations at the same time. So there I was, many many attempts behind me, and piles of slop not worthy of a second spoonful in the trash can. To add insult to ego-deflating injury, not only did my creative skills fail, so did my hand-eye coordination. Picture multiple episodes of mopping up ingredients from the floor, counters, stove, and under cabinets (blender top was a tad askew….) Obviously the old man had left the "Three Stooges" cabinet wide open when he left.
By week's end, I had finally thrown in the towel, ordered a pizza, and took a well-earned mental vacation myself. And luckily the little guy eventually returned. But I'm going to have to talk to him about that loud Hawaiian shirt.
This week's recipe, Almond Sandwich Cookies with Mocha Ganache is based on my old reliable sugar cookie recipe — I wasn't taking any chances. The recipe is pretty versatile, so this time around I decided to add in some almond paste, and sandwich some ganache or jam between two cookies. The results, I'm happy to remember, were very tasty too.
Almond Sandwich Cookies with Mocha Ganache or Jam filling
Makes about 2 ½ dozen 2-inch sandwich cookies
½ cup softened butter
2 ounces almond paste
½ cup sugar
1 large egg
½ tsp almond extract
1 ¾ cups flour
½ tsp salt
Mocha ganache (see recipe below)
Apricot jam (or your favorite flavor)
Confectioner sugar and cocoa powder for dusting finished cookies


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Unless you've recently awakened from a coma or never read one of my articles before, you probably know about my upcoming debate this Saturday, February 4th.
The title of the event is To Believe or Not Believe: A debate on the question of God, featuring the former president of American Atheists, Dr. Ed Buckner.
Previously, I also announced that my last day as the Atlanta Creationism Examiner will be this Friday, February 3rd. After two years of articles in this capacity, it has become time for me to concentrate my efforts on completing the two novels that were in development all of last year.
I will continue to blog at my personal website, www.southernprose.com.
This creates a new opportunity for you to write for the Examiner -- I would assume the position will be filled. There have been several recent improvements in their compensation plan and opportunities created that make it somewhat tempting to stay, but my commitment to complete my fiction writing projects has become firm. I must satisfy the new demand for the sequel to my novel Coastal Empire.
Now let your voice be heard! Become the next Atlanta Creationism Examiner....or look for some other opportunity with the Examiner to write your own articles containing quality information for local readers.
Thank you all for the friendship and interesting dialogue over the last two years. I hope our association will continue in my changing role as a writer.


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Castle: "I just came up with a new title: Murder is the new Black."
Beckett: "Does that even make sense?"
"Dressed to Kill" is tonight's episode of "Castle." Beware this article contains spoilers. To review the last case file, click here. "Castle" airs Monday nights at 9 on ABC (KTRK).
"Castle" does The Devil Wears Prada! Seriously, Matilda King is essentially Miranda Priestly. What is surprising is that Matilda knew Beckett back when Beckett was a model. Let this sink in a moment. It would have been great if the writers played more with the reveal of Beckett being a model. This reveal happens in front of Castle and is later mentioned to Ryan and Esposito, but the writers don't do anything with it, really. There aren't any humorous storylines. The biggest thing that happens is Beckett tries on a wedding dress. The case itself is good, and the writers really delve into the world of fashion. Did you enjoy the case?
Here are quick thoughts on elsewhere in the episode. It's time to start planning the wedding! Martha takes it upon herself to introduce Beckett to the world of wedding magazines. Anytime the two of them have a scene together it is great. It would be fantastic to see them have a more serious and emotional scene, one where they connect a bit more. Martha is always brought in to add humor to the show. Would you like to see more Martha and Beckett scenes?
There is a great character moment for Beckett in this episode. While trying on the wedding dress, Beckett starts to miss her mother and wish that she was alive to see this. The great character moment is when she tells Castle about this. Beckett is open and honest with him. Sure, it's a small thing, but it is a big moment for Beckett. Technically she didn't have to tell him why she said no to the venue, but Beckett felt like she had to, and so she did. Personally, it is my favorite Caskett moment of the episode. What was yours?
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Does anyone else notice that their heart rate elevates during their cycle?
Heart rate's been about 80 laying and about 104 standing. My normal is about 68-72 sitting and about 82-86 standing so a bit of a difference.
I've been fighting off bronchitis for a few days now and my family doctor says that the high heart rate was due to my temp which only peaked at 100.8. My temp went down but the heart rate hasn't and I just got my period last night so it couldn't have been because of the temp.
Tough to explain, but I feel that it's hormone related. I had an appointment with my cardiologist today but had to cancel because of the bronchitis (figures). A high heart rate is not something I'm used to and it's been about 3 days now.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Just got off the phone with my cardiologist and she's sure that
the heart rate is from dehydrating.
Don't know if this helps anyone but she also said to start drinking the soy milk because it has estrogen in it. Guess I'll give it a try. My whole system has been out of whack because of this darn peri-men.
I'm sensitive to EVERYTHING and sick of it. I've always been pretty
bad with taking meds because of side effects and it has gotten worse. (didn't think it could)
If anyone knows of anything natural that could help let me know please. I need all the help I could get right now.
Thanks, Donna
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I think that your heart rate increases and decreases according to whatever activity your body is involved in. I am never aware of my heartbeat, except when running up a hill or something.
I am not much help here I'm afraid since palps have not been part of my perimeno bag of symptoms, but I hope you find an answer....DaisyC
PS -- having said that, I do believe many women have this issue and that it is due to elevated or sudden changes in hormones etc...remember that in pregnancy our circ system expands etc due to hormones, heart even changes and enlarges a little etc (I think don't quote me). It seems obvious to me that we have the same hormones doing a number on us in MenoP and thus it would seem reasonable that our cardio system gets messed with...
I would just try not to worry, ESTD...
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Thanks Daisy, Like I said, my cardio seems to think it's dehydration because I have bronchitis right now and have not been eating and drinking as usual, although at the same time I'm having a period (just got late last night) and I'm not sure how because I just ovulated a few days ago. Maybe just a breakthrough? Don't know.
Just anxious as everyone else to get this done with so I can know when something is really wrong and not meno related. Makes things very confusing.
Oh Well !
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I haven't posted on this site before but am in my early 40's and going through the same thing. I just got the same symptoms you did a week before my period and the higher heart rate after a tachacardyia episode and it never fully went down and was near 80 some a minute. I felt on edge the whole week. I think it's all hormone related. Try not to worry about it so much as everyone's heart rate fluctuates and stress doesn't help either nor being sick. I also just got a cold/bronchitis too this week after all that. Sounds like my twin! I too am sensitive to so many things. I have the night sweats, racing heart while sleeping, anxiety symptoms and all most likely hormonal related. You are not crazy. :) I am checking in with a naturalpath as I am sensitive to meds and don't care for them and I know some pure essential oils that are supposed to be great as well to apply to the body. It's a process and just know that your body is doing what it needs to do, while bothersome, it isn't harmful.
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Summer, thanks for the post, it helps.
That's funny that you have the same thing. Well, not funny but you know what I mean. lol
This is so God awful because of course it has to be HEAVY! So
that's not making things any better. Now I'm not sure which symptoms go to what. Since I have such a high sensitivity to meds
my cardio told me I could take 1/2 of a pill morning and the other around dinner. I'm afraid to take it now because of getting my period. I'm thinking if the second part of this causes a reaction I won't know if it's from that or my heavy cycle. What the heck is one to do?
Was your heart rate 80ish sitting or standing? Either way that's not considered tach. It has to be over 120 or 130 at least. My cardio told me if it gets into the 140-150 I'd be in trouble if it lasted any length of time. Mine came down a little today so I'm guessing it's because of the 6 cups of gatorade I drank. I'm going to continue that. Maybe you could try that too in case your dehydrated. I don't realize I am until I'm bad. Had to be hospitalized during 3 of my pregnancies because of it. You'd think I'd know better.
Let me know if I can help you in anyway since we have a lot of the same symptoms. You should get on this site more and post, it will probably make you feel better.
Take Care & Good Luck To You Also, Donna
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Yes, I can relate! I agree the tachycardia for me is up in the 140's when it happens and from what I was told it isn't harmful for periods of time if it's the sinus kind which I have. It happens more frequently now in my cycle and I wake up in the middle of the night with racing heart and night sweats, no fun! Mine came down from that to about 80 last week so I figured it was mostly normal and due to the hormonal flux and anxiety and most likely dehydrated I wasn't going to worry so much about it. I worry alot about the heart stuff yet our bodies do what they do and the more we worry the more it doesn't help. I am doing alot of nutritional things now which help somewhat but haven't found something yet that truly helps the hormonal fluxes. My goal is to have more peaceful sleeping. :) Oh and some peoples resting rate can be between 60-80. I really thing the hormones are doing tricks on the body. Stay in touch!
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summer, I absolutely agree that it's the hormones because I've literally never had a high rate until now except through 3 of my pregnancies which of course are nothing but hormonal. Yes also to it being ok for a short period of time. My cardio also said that and not to worry but it's so hard. Funny thing is, if you knew me before this all started you'd never believe what I turned into. lol
Was never a worrier about much of anything. Very much the opposite.
Anyways, try the soy milk if you like it. Can't hurt. My husband got me some at the store today. Sorry I can't help with the hot flash thing because I don't get them but I know for sure a lot of women on here
have them big time. It's a shame. I have had 1 or 2 but that was after I had my last child. It's the strangest thing. Can't imagine dealing with that for any exteded period of time. Once in a while I'll get this feeling like I've been out in the sun too long on my face but don't actually sweat. Not sure if that's a hot flash or not because the sweating thing doesn't happen.
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Thanks hot; and if that's considered a hot flash then I guess I do get them but nothing to complain about. It kinda just comes on like my face is burning up, nothing major, and then it goes away.
I'm definitely not to the point you are with taking clothes off. If anything I'm more cold than hot and am always turning a heater or fireplace on in the house. Every time I walk in the bathroom I automatically turn on the heater whether I'm cold or not. (not sure why - lol) I guess just force of habit.
Good Luck to You Also, Donna
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Fishing lines are getting better.
My thought's are that fluorocarbon lines are getting so good at being abrasion resistant that you may not need a big ugly steel leader or the larger fluorocarbon leader.
I have a walleye outfit rigged with 8lb floro that has caught several big pike up to 42"and musky up to 44"and the line was fine. I always check for nicks and re-tie when necessary.
Thinking of going with a smaller musky outfit with 25lb floro and tying directly to the lure or a snap barrel swivel. I think this would only work on lures that are 2oz and smaller.
I know I'm taking a chance here but how many fish have I missed because the fish noticed the leader? I also think lure action would improve.
I watch a few salt water shows and see them bring in 20-35lb bull reds, snook, tarpon, bone fish and permit with no leader.
I tried a similar experiment last year. I didn't seem to catch, any more fish but it was a tough year for me. I did learn I didn't like the floro, if you get a backlash like I do once in a while it wont handle that, the lure does the old pick up speed thing when the line snaps. Never breaks for me with a braid. I went to all 832 and love it.
It was also hard to get the backlashes out. That and quick releases are tough when the fish is wasted from the fight. Try it for yourself though, this is just my .02$.
832 SUCKS.. bleeds all over and when you get a backlash that crap digs in like no other.
also, i wouldn't advise going that low on your leader. The teeth on a musky are much bigger than any walleye. And the way they thrash, they will rip thru some leaders. I use #130 stealth leaders and don't see any reason to change. You never know when that fish of a lifetime is going to hit. IMO, downgrading is like going on a trophy hunt with a .22LR
I've seen first hand 40" to 50" Muskie tear right through 130# fluorocarbon leaders. I now use no less than 150# flourocarbon and steel as well. First, a Muskie does not care on seeing the leader or color of line. They hit boatside! I've used neon 80# 832 with zero issues and fish could care less. If your purposely targeting Muskie I wouldn't use anything less than 65# braid along with 150# flourocarbon leader or steel. It's best for the fish as keeping your lures. No need in fighting the fish to exhaustion as well as potentially breaking off with fish swimming away with a 8-10" soft plastic or bait in it's mouth. It's important to use the proper gear... I've seen fish bend, twist hooks, snap leader in half and they are stronger than you think....
I will be targeting Northern Pike on Lac Seul this summer. I usually rig up some fireline (I cant remember the test but I think its about 15 lbs) and have not had an issue with not using a leader. Ive landed some ~35 inchers on it with no leader and no issues.
I want to target muskie some of the days Im fishing there. Two questions:
1) Will the fireline be ok?
2) will I need a leader?
Fireline could work but your talking "Lac Seul" where monsters roam! I would suggest to always use a leader when chasing the toothy Esox. You might get away with no leader and light line but your odds significantly decrease when targeting these species with light line and no leader. If your gonna chase Muskie I would highly suggest to use no less than 65# braided line. I use 80-100# but I know 100% for sure I won't lose my expensive Muskie lure and I won't lose a fish and have it swim off with a 5-14" bait stuck in it's mouth. If you plan on releasing Muskie then it's best to use a leader and with heavier braid. Lac Seul has 40-50# fish, why not put the odds in your favor and know your terminal tackle is up to par for fighting a potential lifetime fish! Trust me, Muskies dont care about line color and visable leaders if they want to eat. Use 130# leaders with 65# braid at a minimum for Muskie
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Sioux Lookout, Lac Seul, Ontario.
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Washington, DC, Saturday---The Spanish National Football Team, in town to dispute its final World Cup 2014 tune up, defeated a determined El Salvador 2-0 at FedEx Field.
The teams lined up thus: Spain, Iker Casillas, Juanfran Torres, Jordi Alba, Sergio Ramos, Javi Martinez, Koke, Andres Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro Rodriguez, and Diego Costa; El Salvador, Henry Hernandez, Jonathan Barrios, Alexander Mendoza, Xavier Garcia, Alexander Larkin, Arturo Alvarez, Darwin Ceren, Richard Menjivar, Keven Santamaria, Rafael Burgos, Andres Flores.
The game began with a penalty for Spain at the third minute. The foul was a questionable call against Hernandez for a trip on Costa, following a breakaway. Fabregas took it and found the upper deck with his errant shot.
For the first half hour of the game the action was exclusively on the Salvadorean side of the pitch with three or four forays on the Spanish side. Costa and Ramos had good shots on goal that Hernandez handled well. Casillas was seen doing windmill warm ups at times to keep himself active as the ball spent long spells without crossing over to his side of the field.
Though possession was clearly with the champions they were not crisp and only rarely showed the sparks of brilliance most expected to witness. Nevertheless, they were in such confident control that one never had the feeling the game had any other but a preordained conclusion.
The first half ended with a flurry of Spanish attacks that none the less bore no fruit.
A fan made it onto the field as the players were headed for the tunnel and managed to get all the way to where Casillas was walking off and gave goalkeeper a hug. The slow reacting security arrived in time to untangle the hug and escort the fan off the field.
The second half began with the knowledge that Spain had completed 400 passes with an 86% accuracy rate, to El Salvador's 86 passes with 58% accuracy. The possession had been 77% in favor of Spain with 11 attempts on goal to their opponent's single attempt.
David Silva, Santi Cazorla, and David Villa came in for Fabregas, Pedro and Iniesta. The pace picked up and Hernandez was called upon to make several saves off of crosses, shots and one close in opportunity missed by Koke.
At the 60th minute, a long left to right cross from Xabi found Ramos on the far end of the box and as Hernandez belatedly reached him the defender headed toward the empty goalkeeper's box where Villa scored with a header into the empty net.
With Xavi Hernandez now in the game now the number of incisive moves, many begun by his pin-point passing, double the scoring chances in a matter of minutes.
At the 87th a long Silva pass found Villa cutting into the box and in a single move he chested down to his right and away from his marker and then guided the ball into the left lower corner of the net. That was his 57th goal with the national side and goes a long way toward convincing del Bosque on who should be the starting striker for Spain. The whistle blew on time and the teams embraced at midfield while the crowd applauded until the teams left the pitch.
The takeaways today were predictable. Spain is ready to defend their title and the smoothness and cohesiveness that was expected of them materialized for long second half stretches that could have made for a lopsided score. For El Salvador, the game was not a throwaway. They kept up for the better part of half the game and given the chasm between the teams in terms of talent that was no mean feat.


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For years, the HBO cable network has reigned supreme when it comes to Emmy nods, and 2014 is no different. When Mindy Kaling and Carson Daly announced the plethora of nominations on July 10, 2014, HBO broke away from the pack, scoring an unbelievable 99 nods. The next network with the most nods, CBS, came in a distant second with 47 nominations.
But really, when one thinks about the shows on HBO, it's really no surprise that they've landed so many accolades. For starters, there's "Game of Thrones," which landed noms for everything from "best drama" and an array of acting categories (particularly supporting actor Peter Dinklage as Tyrion and supporting actress Lena Headey as Cersei), to writing, direction, art direction, and, obviously, a whole lot more.
Even so, the TV series based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling books accounts for only 19 of the total 99 nominations that HBO received. The Larry Kramer autobiographical movie "The Normal Heart" received 16, and the crime drama "True Detective" landed its fair share as well including not one, but two, nominations in the 'best actor' category, thanks to both Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.
One of the more surprising nods for the cable network came in the 'best comedy series' category: Silicon Valley, which most definitely deserved the recognition. Of course, "Veep" is nominated too, as it has been in the past. To get a full list of all the nominations for the network, see their full press release.
When it comes down to it though, HBO is already a winner. Nearly every category has a nomination from the network, whether it be for a movie, miniseries, or TV show. Proof, once again, that this channel is worth paying for.
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards are set to air on August 25, 2014 at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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The MAI microscopy laboratory has now commissioned its new FEI Titan Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (S/TEM) microscope, the most powerful commercially-available microscope in the world. The Titan joins the MAI's FEI Tecnai S/TEM, Helios DualBeam and Quanta 600 Field Emission Gun (FEG) in one of the world's premier microscopy facilities, where they will be used to study the ageing of materials to improve the reliability and safety, and extend the lifetimes, of nuclear and non-nuclear power plants.
"The Titan's ability to resolve atomic detail is absolutely essential to our work," said Laurent Legras, head of the MAI MET laboratory. "Many of the earliest and most fundamental steps of the ageing process are only visible at the atomic level. With the Titan, we can compare real materials to our computer simulations to verify our understanding of the ageing mechanisms and processes specific to nuclear power generation. We can also study chemical bonding, oxidation, corrosion, and other processes that apply more broadly to most types of power generation. This combination of operational experience, experimental knowledge, and computer modeling of coupled processes then allows us to anticipate ageing and increase the durability of the materials, components and structures used in power plants."
Tony Edwards, FEI's senior vice president, market divisions, said, "FEI shares a long history with EDF, the French nuclear giant that played a key role in the development and construction of the MAI. This is an outstanding example of how imaging and characterization at the atomic scale can enable advances in energy technologies. The ablility to characterize, and even manipulate, materials at atomic scale provides critical insights into valuable new technologies and permits continual improvements to those already in use. We are pleased that the Titan and other FEI microscopes are now generating crucial data for this important work."
The Tecnai S/TEM is used for routine investigations of structure and composition. The Helios DualBeam combines scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging and focused ion beam (FIB) milling to allow high-resolution imaging and analysis of three-dimensional structures and subsurface defects. The Quanta 600 FEG permits SEM examination of samples under a wide variety of vacuum and environmental conditions, including dynamic observations of oxidation, corrosion, and other chemical and physical ageing processes.
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The questions from geometry are most fascinating to me. As a parent I love to learn geometry and shapes from my son's textbook. I came across this statement about the in-circle:
Let $m, n$ that are integers and $m > n$. Let $a = 2mn$, $b = m^2 - n^2$ and $c = m^2 + n^2$ be the sides of the Pythagorean triangle. Then the radius of the in-circle $r$ will be $nm - n^2$.
How can this happen?
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Southern Charm, a new reality TV series on Bravo, follows a cast of Southern singles as they wine and dine each other in Charleston, South Carolina. The show is unique in that its featured players and daters range in age from their early 20s to mid 50s--in fact, there is a nearly 30-year age gap between one of the couples. Now that Southern Charm is six episodes in and we've gotten to know the cast, let's ask: who is your favorite cast member on Southern Charm? Is it the sunny voice-of-reason, Cameran Eubanks? Have you been charmed by Whitney Sudler-Smith (or by his socialite mother)? Or do you have a soft spot for former-politician Thomas Ravenel?
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"Quiddick" at the NEAq after being brought
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"Quiddick" heading back to the ocean!
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"Kiwi" a Kemp's ridley sea turtle already getting
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"Quiddick," a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was brought into the Aquarium on November 11, 2004 directly from Martha's Vineyard.
This turtle presented, and was treated for, symptoms of hypothermia and dehydration. It was almost completely covered in algae and had several small lesions. After several months of rehab the turtle was sent to continue therapy at The Wood's Hole Oceanographic Aquarium before being tagged and released from Martha's Vineyard in September of 2005.
The transponder tracked Quiddick's movement until November of 2006. You can see where Quiddick went at seaturtle.org.
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- Minnesota Port of EntryOne may not think 'sustainability' when imagining a border crossing, but as the first point of entry into the US from Canada through Minnesota, we think there's a poetic quality to the notion. The Warroad Land Port of Entry by Minneapolis-based JulieSnow Architects is completely clad in sustainably harvested wood, features daylighting, geothermal heating and cooling, rainwater collection and more. Currently awaiting LEED Silver certification, the Port of Entry stands as an impressive welcome point from the north into the US.1
- Minnesota Port of EntryThe border between Canada and the US in Minnesota is an expansive, open wetland bog and the Port of Entry is conceived as a specific response to all that vastness.2
- Minnesota Port of EntryThe long low volume reiterates the dominant horizon of the landscape as well as the east and west border between US and Canada.3
- Minnesota Port of EntryVehicular traffic and flow and the building's layout were all carefully designed for intuitive traffic movement as well as safety and security for the border crossing officers.4
- Minnesota Port of EntryPermeable pavers help infiltrate storm water in a parking area.5
- Minnesota Port of EntrySustainably harvested cedar wood is used to clad the entire building and stained to a warm red-brown or black.6
- Minnesota Port of EntryEnergy efficiency was at the heart of the building's design and integrates the latest technologies to achieve a low energy demand while maximizing security.7
- Minnesota Port of EntryA geothermal heating and cooling system along with daylighting reduces energy use, while rainwater is collected from the roof for use in the building.8
- Minnesota Port of EntryThe interior offices and processing area are bathed in natural daylight.9
- Minnesota Port of EntryThe port design manages a complex set of operational issues including site circulation of commercial, POV, and recreational traffic, state of the art vehicle inspection areas, holding areas, and officer training and work areas.10
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Phone: 413-358-4780
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n Men's golf: Leads Seminole Intercollegiate at Tallahassee, Fla., after first day (288). The Rebels are a shot ahead of Virginia; Rebel Joe David is tied for the individual lead at 67.
n Women's tennis: Rebels (4-3) lost at No. 2 Georgia 6-1. Freshman Kristi Boxx defeated the nation's No. 6 player Chelsey Gullickson, 6-3, 6-3. Men's defeat No. 2 Georgia, page 1B.
n Softball: The Rebels (11-6) open SEC play today at Auburn with a doubleheader.
n Softball: In Hawaii, Mississippi State (12-5) lost to Oregon State 2-0. Chelsea Bramlett had three of MSU's six hits. Their game against Hawaii was not complete by deadline.
n Men's golf: Tied for fourth with host Florida State (292) at Seminole Intercollegiate.
n Tennis: The men (4-3) lost 5-2 to No. 5 Tennessee, while the women (8-1) lost 5-2 at No. 12 Tennessee to begin SEC play.
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n BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Andy Roddick dominated early and dove late. With that crowd-pleasing combination, he moved the United States into a tie with Switzerland in the Davis Cup and pulled himself even with Andre Agassi.
Roddick beat Marco Chiudinelli 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Friday, tying the Davis Cup match at 1 apiece after James Blake's four-set loss to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka put the U.S. in an early hole on the indoor hard court.
Roddick saved his best move for the end, when Chiudinelli was battling to send the match to another set in front of 14,723 fans.
Tied at 4 in the tiebreaker, No. 6-ranked Roddick made a diving backhand that Chiudinelli managed to return, but the Swiss player could only watch from the side as Roddick sent another backhand into a vacant court.
Roddick moved into a tie with Agassi with his 30th U.S. Davis Cup victory, trailing only John McEnroe (41).
No. 16-ranked Wawrinka took some of the pressure off the 341st-ranked Chiudinelli. He beat Blake 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to get the Swiss off to a nice start.
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n TORONTO – Derek Jeter is taking this tournament personally. Chipper Jones and Jake Peavy are, too.
Holdovers from Team USA's eighth-place finish at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006, all three stars are eager to make amends in the second incarnation of the 16-team event.
The way they see it, it's time to take back America's game.
The United States worked out Friday in preparation for its tournament opener today against Canada, and Jones said new manager Davey Johnson made it clear from the outset that this U.S. squad would not accept falling short.
Despite a roster filled with major league All-Stars, the U.S. finished 3-3 at the first WBC — with losses on home soil to Canada, South Korea and Mexico — and was knocked out in the second round. Japan beat Cuba in the championship game.
Jeter, Jones and Peavy all played for Team USA in 2006. Los Angeles Angels reliever Scot Shields is the only other holdover.
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n GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When Florida quarterback Tim Tebow leaves for the Philippines next week, he won't have to worry about the mission trip affecting his NCAA eligibility.
A day after Gators coach Urban Meyer told lawmakers in Tallahassee that Tebow returned for his senior season partly because he was granted a waiver from the NCAA to raise money for the orphanage his father helps out with in the Philippines, the NCAA clarified its position on the matter.
Tebow was not given special permission to raise money for Uncle Dick's Home, said Erik Christianson, director of public and media relations for the NCAA. Tebow always has been allowed to promote the orphanage as long as he abides by guidelines set forth in NCAA bylaw 22.214.171.124.
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- Sarah said...
What fortunate young women who have the opportunity to learn from you, Jacqueline. Thanks for sharing these tips. I'm going to add bay leaf to our flour bin and salt to the pasta bin.
- January 17, 2013 at 4:29 PM
- Entertaining Women said...
I once painted a trompe l'oeil mural over the top of a pizza oven. It was one of my favorite commissions. Nat tips. Thanks for sharing them. Cherry Kay
- January 17, 2013 at 4:51 PM
- Shenita @ Embellishments by SLR said...
Great tips, Jacqueline! Thanks for sharing! I am sure your class will be a huge success! Wish I could be there!
- January 17, 2013 at 4:59 PM
- Sue (Someones Mom) said...
You will be such a great teacher. I keep my pastas and flours in the frig and extra flour in the freezer to keep away the weevils. I actually keep all sorts of things in the frig that most people probably don't. With just the two of us home now, I don't go through things nearly as quickly as I used to and I need them to last longer! I'd love some of your pizza!!
- January 17, 2013 at 5:54 PM
- Lavender Cottage said...
Hello Jacqueline
I store a large bag of flour for baking and find the idea of putting in bay leaves interesting, although I've never had weevils yet.
Good luck with your class, I'm sure the women will love it.
- January 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM
- anniebakes said...
great subject manner, can't wait for your recap post!! good luck! anne
- January 17, 2013 at 6:11 PM
- Debbie@Mountain Breaths said...
We can never be too prepared, and that is great that you are teaching others on this subject. I will share adding the bay leaf to flour with my sons.
- January 17, 2013 at 6:16 PM
- Phyllis @Around the House said...
Have always heard if you freeze the flour first then remove it will never get weavils, same with pasta, I keep all that in frig in garage along with baking powder and soda..never heard of bay leaves, I do know if you lay them in your cupboards you will never get cockroaches, I have never tried, but they say bay leaves are powerful...
- January 17, 2013 at 9:43 PM
- Stacy's Shabby Shoppe said...
Sounds like an interesting class and I'm sure you were a great teacher! I've never heard of the bay leaf idea. I'll have to try it!
- January 17, 2013 at 11:20 PM
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- January 17, 2013 at 11:37 PM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
You gave a couple great tips Jacqueline! I remember being told at Tupperware parties to never store pasta in the boxes, so that's what I've always done. Happy Weekend:@)
- January 18, 2013 at 2:32 AM
- Linda (More Fun Less Laundry) said...
Hi Jacqueline, I remember the old Martha shows where she would read a letter at the end. They were often helpful and interesting. We have become more aware of the need to be prepared after the last two hurricanes which were followed by blizzards. The most difficult thing for me is the water. Without power we have no water, as our water comes from wells. I keep my flour in plastic ziploc bags, but the bay leaf idea sounds better! Thanks for the tip. I would love a pizza oven! Our plan is to cook on the gas grill when we have no power! Linda
- January 18, 2013 at 3:49 AM
- Carol at Serendipity said...
Great information! I knew about the bay leaves but not the salt in the pasta. I shall do that today.
Thanks for sharing!
- January 18, 2013 at 5:04 AM
- Pondside said...
Good luck with your class!
Up here we always have a full pantry because of the possibility of earthquake. We also store water, because we have a well that will not operate with electricity. It is a good feeling to be prepared - thanks for those tips.
- January 18, 2013 at 6:43 AM
- Designs By Pinky said...
So, can weevils get into a plastic package like you show? I never would have guessed that. We eat alot of pasta but just today I did stock up cause it was on sale. Thanks for these tips. Your class will be wonderful, wish I could be there!!!!! XO, Pinky
- January 18, 2013 at 1:11 PM
- Alycia Nichols said...
I'm with you on this, sister!!! Everyone used to tease me relentlessly about the way I stocked food and cleaning supplies and medical supplies and TOILET PAPER, but believe me...it's not a bad habit to have! I have picked up on many storage hints over the years, and the bay leaves in the flour has served me well. I keep my pasta in glass canisters, and I just drop one in the bottom of the canister, too. I hadn't heard about the salt, but I think I'll give that a try as bay leaves are expensive. (I just LOVE to cook with those bad boys!!!) A pizza oven would be great to have around here. Please send my husband an email to that effect, would you? :-) Have a great weekend!!!
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Startups are stepping up recruiting at business schools.
Fifty-seven percent of business schools saw an increase in startup recruiting for full-time positions this past school year, according to a survey by the M.B.A. Career Services & Employer Alliance, an industry group for career-services officers and recruiters.
Overall, the job market for M.B.A.s continues to improve, buoyed by hiring in the consumer products, energy and technology sectors, though growth has slowed a bit from 2012.
While young companies still comprise a small share of the job market for business graduates, and some startups explicitly avoid hiring from the M.B.A. pool, business students are increasingly interested in opportunities at those firms.
Networking plays a large role in landing those jobs, and schools have responded to the shift by strengthening ties with alumni and responding to requests for individual student candidates. Alumni-initiated hiring and such direct referrals are gaining popularity as a method of choice, according to the survey, while traditional recruiting activities, such as career fairs, are waning somewhat. (At some schools, career-services staffs are even attempting to do some matchmaking among students and potential employers.)
Nearly half of the 84 business schools responding to the survey reported that on-campus recruiting activity increased in Spring 2013 compared with the prior year, and another 36% said activity was flat. Just 12% of respondents said recruiting had declined.
Elite schools, where recruiting and job postings have been on the upswing for some time, saw the smallest gains this year. Just one-third of schools ranked in the top 20 said on-campus recruiting for full-time jobs was up, while 22% reported a decline. Schools one level below, ranked 21-50, had the strongest growth in on-campus recruiting.
Recruiting for financial services and government jobs on campus remains shaky, though fewer schools reported a decrease in recruiting activity this year than in 2012.
The survey, conducted in late May, offers a first glimpse of the hiring picture for M.B.A.s who graduated this spring. Most schools measure job-placement rates at graduation, and again three months out, but don't release the findings until late fall.


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On Monday night, the Connecticut Huskies knocked off the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 in one of the greatest NCAA tournament runs of all time. They were the first No. 7 seed to win the championship. Connecticut made every defensive stop in a game where Kentucky had 12 chances to take their first lead.
The two UCONN guards helped force 13 turnovers and it took Kentucky roughly 15 minutes to find their legs in the championship game. Not only were Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright disruptive defensively, they were phenomenal offensively.
Their feistiness even boiled over when they were struggling in a sluggish second half. Napier and Boatright got into animated discussions twice during the final 20 minutes, including a push from Shabazz that had Boatright stumble during play.
That play just showed how hungry these Huskies were for their 4th title. They butted heads again when both guards wanted to save a loose ball that was going out of bounds. With a team full of tenacious players, sometimes the mates have the same thought. Instead of one player saving the ball to the other, they both landed half way off the AT&T Stadium floor.
During the tournament, Kentucky shot well and grabbed a large portion of their offensive misses. On Monday, the Wildcats shot poorly and were out rebounded by one.
Kentucky still had plenty of opportunities in the game. They shot 13-24 from the foul line while UCONN was a perfect 10-10. For a long stretch, the Kentucky freshmen had the lead in three point shooting, but back to back bombs by Napier and Niels Giffey damaged the Wildcats' hopes.
If you don't think the championship run was special, let's take a look back at who the Huskies had to go through. In the round of 64, Connecticut knocked off the Atlantic 10 champ St. Joes. It was a game they had no business winning for a long time, but in the end, the Huskies were dominant in overtime.
From that point on, it was upset after upset. UCONN throttled No.2 seed Villanova by 12. Then they out paced the Iowa State Cyclones in another high scoring game. Now Connecticut was in the Elite 8 with a shot at Michigan State in Madison Square Garden.
Once they made the Final Four, Connecticut faced off with a Florida team that hadn't lost since a visit to Storrs, CT in December. However, the Huskies crushed Florida with more defense. They held the SEC champion to 53 points.
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Taking a little break from the coverage of the GlassFish 3.1 release, here is some important news coming from the JCP front: Java EE 7 has been filed as JSR 342.
If you've been tracking this space the main themes should come as no surprise: Cloud, Latest web standards, Modularity, and Ease of Development. To familiarize yourself more with the current thinking around Java EE 7, I'd like to remind you of this recent interview with spec lead Roberto Chinnici.
The proposal suggests the addition of two new JSRs : Concurrency Utilities for Java EE (JSR-236) and JCache (JSR-107) as well as updates to JPA, JAX-RS, JSF, Servlets, EJB, JSP, EL, JMS, JAX-WS, CDI, Bean Validation, JSR-330, JSR-250, and Java Connector Architecture (more on some of them in a later post). There are also two new APIs under discussion: a Java Web Sockets API and a Java JSON API. Also worth reading is the "transparency" paragraph of the proposed JSR.
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