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RPM doesn't go up and down it just doesn't change gear at normal RPM is all.
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White Chocolate Raspberry Fantasy Cake
Total Time
Prep 24 hrs
Cook 40 mins
Elegant and beautiful. Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens 1994. You may also use strawberries in place of the raspberries.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 large eggs, divided
- 414.03 ml all-purpose flour
- 14.79 ml lemon zest, finely shredded
- 9.85 ml baking powder
- 1.23 ml salt
- 85.04 g good quality white chocolate, chopped (such as Lindt)
- 177.44 ml half-and-half
- 78.07 ml margarine or 78.07 ml unsalted butter
- 236.59 ml granulated sugar
- 4.92 ml vanilla
- 236.59 ml fresh raspberries or 236.59 ml sliced strawberry
- 44.37 ml raspberry liqueur or 44.37 ml raspberry extract
- 78.07 ml seedless raspberry jam or 78.07 ml strawberry jam, at room temperature
- 59.14 ml powdered sugar, to dust
- 118.29 ml fresh raspberry, for garnishing
- 113.39 g good quality white chocolate, chopped (such as Lindt)
- 354.88 ml heavy cream
- 14.79 ml cold water
- 2.46 ml plain gelatin powder (such as Knox)
- 44.37 ml granulated sugar
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- 113.39-170.09 g white chocolate, at room temperature
- CAKE:Separate eggs and place egg whites into a large mixing bowl and set aside; place yolks into a small bowl and set aside.
- Combine flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- Melt the 3 ounces chopped white chocolate with 1/4 cup of the half n half in a small pan over very low heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate begins to melt- immediately remove from heat and stir until smooth.
- Stir remaining half-and-half into the chocolate and let cool.
- Cream margarine or butter with granulated sugar on high speed until soft and fluffy.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after adding each.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and the chocolate mixture, beating on medium-low speed after each addition, just enough to combine (don't over beat).
- Beat egg whites using clean beaters on high speed until stiff peaks form (this may take some time).
- Gently fold the egg whites into the batter, then spread into 2 greased and floured 8" round baking pans.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center tests clean.
- Let cake cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and let cool completely.
- In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of the berries and raspberry liqueur or extract, place covered in fridge until needed.
- CURLS: Using a veggie peeler, carefully drag the peeler across the broad surface of the bar of white chocolate over sheets of wax paper- curls of peeled chocolate will fall.
- Carefully arrange in a single layer in an airtight plastic container and chill (amount you make is up to you- you will want enough to completely cover the top of the cake at least).
- Have ready a chilled mixing bowl and chilled beaters.
- Combine 1/4 cup cream and the white chocolate in a small pan and heat over very low heat, stirring constantly, until starts to melt; remove from heat and keep stirring until smooth.
- Let cool completely.
- Have a small pan heating to a boil (just a few inches of water).
- Combine cold water and gelatin powder in a 1-cup glass measure and let stand 2 minutes.
- Place measuring cup into the boiling water (wear kitchen mitts) and heat and stir until gelatin is dissolved (or place in microwave for a few seconds until dissolved).
- Using the chilled bowl and beaters, whip the remaining 1 1/4 cups cream and sugar on medium speed, while gradually drizzling in the gelatin mixture.
- Beat until soft peaks form.
- Continue beating, while adding the cooled chocolate mixture, this time beating until stiff peaks form- do not over beat.
- Use immediately to frost cake.
- TO ASSEMBLE: Place 3 large squares of wax paper onto the cake plate, overlapping edges and letting sides hang over the plate (these will be pulled out later).
- Place one cake layer onto the wax paper.
- Set berry mixture into a strainer over a small bowl and let juices drain.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the liquid over the cake layer.
- Stir jam to soften and spread over the cake layer.
- Top with 1/3 of the frosting and spoon 1 cup of the berries on top.
- Place remaining cake layer on top and frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
- Garnish with curls and gently pull out the wax paper sheets.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill up to 24 hours, if needed.
- Just before serving, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup plain berries and dust with powdered sugar.
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I made this cake for my niece's 10th birthday. I was *very* disappointed it made only a 1" high 8" cake, I needed each layer to be 2" high. It made a very heavy, dense cake that tasted good, but not what I was looking for. I'll have to remake this cake using another recipe. I've posted a photo with my thumb next to the layer for scale.
I made this for my husband's birthday. After eating at a 5 star restaurant and having dessert there, he said he would rather have had this cake any day. I didn't have any raspberry extract or liquor, so I used cake flavored vodka with a splash of raspberry syrup. It was perfect and delight. Thank you for this amazing post.
This is an awesome recipe! Just straight winning on my taste buds. I mean, complete party in my mouth. I adapted mine to be festive for easter. Picture is in the photos. Also, I can attest that strawberries are just fine to use, it came out awesome. Dont be shy with the jam and extract but dont over do it so that its all sorts of seeping over the edge. Let that extract seep into the cake. I messed up on the frosting somehow so I just used a vanilla frosting from the jar. Still freaking delicious but I am sure the recipes frosting would have been even better. I think I beated it too much so it was kind of clumpy. I threw it away. Amazingness.


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David Fabian: Hedging your portfolio is a strategy that is often employed by those who want to take out some downside protection against the possibility of a market drop. The most successful application of this process is to reduce your exposure in highly appreciated long positions with the assets that demonstrate inverse or non-correlated properties to the broad equity market.
This will allow you the flexibility of reducing your risk profile without having to shift your holdings to cash or disturb your existing cost basis in a taxable account. Playing defense in the midst of a correction or even a bear market may help you sleep better at night knowing that your capital has some layer of protection from a measured move lower.
Exchange traded funds make for a very easy way to access this type of strategy because they provide instant, transparent, and low-cost access to a variety of asset classes. You can shape your hedge to reduce stock market risk, interest rate risk, commodity risk, or any combination of those major groups depending on your needs.
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Another popular strategy for hedging your stock market risk is to own long-duration Treasury bonds such as the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). This fund owns a concentrated basket of Treasuries with maturity dates greater than 20 years. The end result is a single vehicle that is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. TLT won't provide a perfect inverse relationship to the stock market, but there has been a historically high correlation of falling stocks coinciding with a rush to safety in Treasury bonds.
When fear of losses in paper assets set in, there is often a concomitant rush to own precious metals such as the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD). This exchange-traded fund tracks the daily price movement of gold bullion and has been steadily climbing higher in 2016. Many investors have become disenfranchised with the multi-year downtrend in gold prices. However, the recent surge in the yellow metal, alongside swelling volume is a possible sign that those misfortunes are due to change.
Similar to TLT, gold bullion will not offer a perfect inverse correlation with the stock market and should be evaluated on its own technical and fundamental merits as an effective hedge for your specific portfolio.
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firstname.lastname@example.com we talked years ago on SAR Talk List.
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Most of the trees on Ancestry do not have parents for Joshua or Lucretia. One does.
Lucretia's parents;
William Gibson 1758 - 1821
unknown ???? - 1832
next generation back:
William Gibson
Martha Waer
Joshua's ancestors;
Abraham Stafford 1774-1831
Content Sanford 1771-1842
Joshua Stafford 1749-1809
Susanna Corey 1752-1814
David Stafford ????-????
Lydia Devol 1719-????
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Sarah Sisson 1687-????
Jonothon Deuel 1647-1739
Hanah Audley 1643-1685
I will send another note with a suggestion.
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I got the following from a family tree on Ancestry.
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born 30 July 1803 Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
married Joshua Stafford 1820 in Rhode Islend
died 10 June 1849 Auburn, Geauga County, Ohio
They had nine children.
Their daughter Louisa married Shephard White.
I will get back to Maple shade when the weather warms up and will take a close look at the marker there.
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Kirstin Butcher's love of a good read inspired her to help others stranded in hotels, airports and bookshop hell.
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Where: Perth, WA
Company: The bookstop
What they've done: created a bookshop that only sells reviewer approved books Innovation is doing things differently and doing them better.
Kirstin Butcher spent four years travelling and living in Germany, France and Italy. During this time she stayed in lots of hotels and soon discovered that she could buy a movie in her room but she couldn't buy a book - not much fun if you don't like what's on telly and you'd rather read a book.
She also believed there had to be a better way of satisfying a booklover's need to buy good books, and came up with a concept for a retail and online bookshop. Two years later, in 2002, her idea became the bookstop.
Every book in the bookstop is reviewed and recommended by a group of reviewers that represent everyday society. Anything they don't like doesn't go into the store. On top of that Kirstin also provides books to hotel chains for other television weary travellers.
The bookstop, now retails its books through more than 40 hotels, and within its first six months of business was valued at more than $1 million.
Q: What's the most innovative thing you've done in this particularly traditional market?
A: Everything about bookstop is innovative, but particularly the reviewer process. No other business owner has ever stepped back from the buying decision and said, 'I'm leaving all of my buying up to the review team.'
People will skew their buying to reflect what they like. If you walk into a fashion shop, you'll find the owner's preferences for what's fashionable that year. I've totally stepped back, I've nothing to do with the book buying process. It's the reviewers and they reflect the reading market out there so that's innovative in itself.
The discovery of hotels as a new sales channel is the thing that gets everyone talking simply because no one had thought of it before. If you can pay for a movie in your hotel, why can't you buy a book?
We definitely need to stay innovative to succeed. It's what's expected of us now. It's in the way we employ, the way we promote The bookstop and the way we select books - every part of bookstop is innovative. It's not something I go out of my way to achieve, it's just in the way I run my business.
I haven't worked for an Angus & Robertson or a Dymocks or a publishing house before so they haven't been able to get their claws into me and tell me 'no this is the way you do things'.
So, with an arts degree behind me and no real business experience, I go out there and think about things logically and what feels right. Then I do it that way. It just so happens that we've innovated every step of the way.
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A: At the beginning I didn't really have any experience, I just had this idea I felt would work.
I had the idea for about two years before I actually started the business. I felt it was such a good idea that I couldn't risk unleashing it on the market because someone else would come out with more money and expertise and do it better than I could do it. So I worked for two years in account management learning the ins and outs of business until I got to the point where I felt comfortable having a shop myself.
I made a point of talking to a lot of people and quickly surrounded myself with a group of advisers who are customers I'd met through our retail shop in the city. They'd been fascinated by the concept so they started giving me a bit of advice, lawyers, accountants, brokers, you name it. Everyone wanted to give advice and everyone wanted to be involved. I've kept that community mentality because bookstop is a bit of a community in that everyone feels involved on some level, whether customers or advisers.
Q: What was the biggest challenge you've faced?
A: We've been approached to license bookstop in Asia, the US, all round. We're looking at Indonesia as a springboard into those countries. If we can get it right there we can there we can certainly get it right in other countries. That's what we are thinking at the moment, fingers crossed.
Our biggest challenge now is managing that relationship. We're an international plane ride away from them, so we can't just solve something in a matter of an hour if an issue arises. It's going to be a big learning curve for us.
Q: Where do you hope bookstop will be in five years?
A: I believe and I hope bookstop will be an international entity that people talk about as the bookseller that revolutionised the book industry. It's a very lofty goal but there's no reason why it can't be achieved. Amazon shook up the book industry a couple of years ago and it's time for someone else to shake it up.
There's no point in publishing books that don't deserve to be published and that's the bottom line. If we can encourage publishers to get tougher with their selection process because we've now educated customers that you don't have to read bad books you can read good books, just make sure it's a bookstop book and it'll be fantastic. If we can educate the public then they won't buy from Kmart and Target on discount, they'll buy based on what book they want to read now.
I'd like to think that on some level we'd put more pressure on the big book retailers - the Angus & Robertsons, the Dymocks, the Borders - to get tougher in their book buying process and to start respecting books a little bit more so they don't just get a book in and discount it from day one. They can actually hold it up and say 'this is a fantastic book, you have to have it on your bookshelf, it's worthy of the recommended retail price'.
Ideally we'd be international. People would be following our model and I don't have a problem with that because I think books should be respected.
We'd definitely like to be the people who introduced books to hotels internationally and we're well on the way to doing that.
So hopefully in five years time I'll be sitting on my bookstop yacht delivering books to the Caribbean and checking on my account managers all over the world.
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#1 Sep 13, 2006
Hello everyone! I am 16 year old boy living in Sweden. I am actually born in USA so I am a US citizen and I have an US passport. I am moving to USA for a couple of reasons: First of all; I love USA! The culture and everything. One big reason is that the education is great in USA. We were off 3 weeks at Hawaii and California and it was a pleasure. Since the family have some friends here and is recommending me to move to Maryland leads to a lot of questions.
Why should I live in Maryland? Is there anything I should now about Maryland before (if) I move to this place?
How are the schools? I can't probably afford to be in a private school so since the public schools are free I'll have to choose that. Which one is the most serious one? Can I choose a school after my specifik interests (which are technology, science, nature, astrology, games and entertainment)?
I know that Annapolis is the capital and Baltimore is the bigger one, but how is it to actually live in Maryland and these cities?
How about housing? Is there any cheap flats for rent to students? If I were going to start College then I could live in a College Campus but this is another sitation.
What about the laws here? Would be nice if anyone could list some important rules of this state. I saw on Wikipedia that Maryland is an independent state so it has it own's rules.
It is great that Maryland is so close to Washington and New York, that is a big plus! How long does it take to get to these cities from Maryland?
Well I might come with more questions. Feel free to inform me about anything you would like.
Regards, Tex
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#2 Sep 14, 2006
Maryland Sucks. Stay away. Go to Virgina instead.
#3 Sep 14, 2006
Then why don't you get out of Cabin John? "Love it or Leave it"
#4 Sep 14, 2006
Maryland has way too much traffic, high home prices (but starting to fall), predominantly blacks/working class in PG County, lots of hispanics/blacks/asians/middle easterners - whites are moving farther out, fairly liberal legal climate, very close to DC (as little as 20 minutes without traffic) and about 4 hours from New York (you can get to New York by train, bus, car, or plane). DC is not as "cool" or "cultural" as you may think. It has lots of museums and enough international flair but little "real-life" culture - most people around here are into money and work. The work climate is fairly conservative with lots of government related employment - jobs are plentiful. University Of Maryland in College Park is reasonably priced and highly rated in most of the science and business programs. If you are not concerned with cost of living, I would head for Northern California for great colleges (and pretty cheap for in-state residents), climate, and culture. Plus it's near the ocean! Or maybe Colorado...
#5 Sep 14, 2006
Thanks Thomas, JBC and James for your tips. I have no idea where to move. It is plenty of states and cities that looks nice to live in.
Thomas, why don't you like Maryland? The location seems nice. Near Washington and New York. But as James says it is maybe true that it does not fit a teenanger.
Where would you recommend me to move?
There should be many good colleges around (especially technology and science and nature colleges). I think it would be nice to live in a big city. But maybe outside a big city.
There should be many places around with mountains and yeah pretty much near water. To hike and explore you know.:)
Is there any site where I can see which state/city that fits me? I have looked for it but did not find so many.
Also do you guys have any email or instant messenger so we could talk a little bit more? Would be nice.
#6 Sep 14, 2006
James, Northern Carolina looks nice but it does not neccessary has to be within the Washington or New York area.
Could not edit the post above so made a new one. Again would be nice if we could talk on email or any instant messenger.
Regards, Tex
United States
#7 Sep 14, 2006
University of Maryland College Park has a lot of crime around it. It always seemed that at any given time there were 3 perpetrators running around assualting women, robbing people etc. It is considered an excellent school however. George Mason in Virginia is good and less exspensive.
#8 Sep 14, 2006
If you want the best colleges for technology and to live in a city which is fairly large but doesn't have some of the overcrowding and crime issues of DC or NYC, perhaps you could try Boston. MIT, Northeastern, BU. The only problem there is even though people talk about how expensive DC is, the Boston area is much more expensive. It is probably almost as expensive as NYC or San Fran.(I am from there and have a house here in MD but could never afford to go back to MA)
Good luck.
Be safe.
#9 Sep 14, 2006
Thanks Scoff. I actually thought of Bostom and it seems nice.
Do you have any other recommendations?
Regards, Tex
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#11 Sep 15, 2006
Trust me I am working on it. You can have The Democratic People's Republic of Maryland. I am moving hopefully before the end of the year. You can keep it!
#12 Sep 15, 2006
Thomas, just curious, where are you moving?
And why don't you like Maryland?
Regards, Tex
#13 Sep 15, 2006
Tex, I have a good friend from Sweden who lived here (DC?VA?MD area) several years ago. He is now in Canada but I know would be willing to share with you his experience living in this area.
#14 Sep 15, 2006
JBC that would be great. Do you have any email or instant messenger where we can talk about it? Or if you want, share it here.
#15 Sep 16, 2006
Please share your email address.
#16 Sep 16, 2006
Sure. The email is [email protected]
#18 Sep 16, 2006
baltimore is a wonderful place,u will love it.
#19 Sep 17, 2006
Maryland is very diverse... from very remote country to inner city. From mountains to ocean shores. From symphony orchestra to blue grass music. It's what ever you are looking for. The weather is not great; either hot and humid or cold and humid. There is much rat-race on the east coast. Check out New Mexico for beautiful weather and landscapes and lifestyles.
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#20 Sep 23, 2006
Maryland SUCKS ,and you need to get yourself ready for a huge culture shock if you move to the Eastern Shore especially, i was born there , lived their for my first 28 years and thank god i left !!!!!!!!
#21 Sep 23, 2006
some in Md don't know what to do with their time, or how to move away from adversity... some are just crabby (pun!)
Try it.. if you don't like it, try New Mexico
#22 Sep 24, 2006
Cathy, I'm curious, I'm not from MD originally - how has the Eastern Shore changed and what do you mean by 'culture shock'. I was in OC 2 wks ago and the E Shore seemed quiet and rural to me. OC had the beach crowd I'd expect. Anyway, just curious...
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Full bodied glory with lots of dirt, tobacco and earthiness but some dark fruits as well. It's like a cigar dipped in maraschino cherries.
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Set on an oak-dotted hillside in eastern Paso Robles, Vina Robles epitomizes the stylistic bridge between old and new-world winemaking. The distinctive winery was the brainchild of Hans Nef, a Swiss entrepreneur, engineer, and developer who always had a passion for wine. His passion led him from collecting fine Bordeaux, to importing select wine... Read More
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As you may know I love Zinfandel. I think it's the greatest domestic wine produced in this country, both for its historic significance as well as for the exquisite expressions of variety and terrori that the great examples are capable of. As these great examples continue to become more expensive, many are above $40 now, certainly remaining good ... Read More
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Yesterday I was recovering from Monday night. You see, Sandra & I attended a wonderful wine tasting event. For $40 per couple, we joined Nice Legs, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Crystal City, and the Crystal City Wine Shop for a tasting of more than 45 different wines poured by winemakers, winery representatives and importers. Here are those fol... Read More
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I haven't tasted a Zinfandel in many years and would like to get reacquainted. Any recommendations for a fruit-forward one around $25? Read More
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Hey OT - had an 18 oz steak last night with some salad and a Cab. Tonight it's pulled pork and yeah, I know that's the other white meat but it's got plenty of BBQ sauce so for me it counts as a red. And it's clashing with a not-so-good WA Cab blend at the moment.dvogler - did you do videos??? When did you do that? I never even saw you do them.As... Read More
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Part of it may be the size of Sonoma Coast, and nowadays anything labeled as just Sonoma Coast tends to be rather generic and alcoholic. There are plenty of single vineyards/ producers that must be high quality...Ive started buying some Littorai, though they source from both SC and AV. Read More
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Hello All,We're traveling from Portland to Napa along the Oregon Coast. Would love your recommendations for:1. An exceptional vineyard tasting room near McMinnville.2. An association or coop, or other tasting facility that represents numerous Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs, again near McMinnville.Thanks very much, Carbonunit1 Read More
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After graduating from medical school and before beginning indentured service as a resident physician, my wife and I decided we should make a trip out to California wine country and Yosemite. So, a week after moving to my new residency location, we pawned off the two year old on the grandparents and headed for the hills of California.We arrived i... Read More
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Before joining Tuesday Morning, Rossler was as a principal in Pivotal Strategies, LLC, providing consulting services to small and mid-size businesses from 2004 to 2012. From 2002 to 2004, he served as president and CEO of Retail Ventures, Inc., a holding company of retail businesses, which at the time included DSW Inc., Filene's Basement, Inc. and Value City Department Stores. From 1982 to 2002, Rossler held various executive positions with Shonac Corp. and DSW Inc., including president and CEO, CFO and COO.
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Our president was out front in the effort to enact his health care law and the big new taxes required to fund it...... but he isn't proposing anything to attack these deficits and debt ceiling and congress is in total dis-array because of it.So far, all he's done is oppose future budget discipline by rejecting a balanced budget amendment and he has steadfastly insisted that whatever is done must fund the government until after the next election...... meaning he doesn't want to deal with fixing the problem anymore... he just wants to campaign.How I wish we had a Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan at the helm...... Obama is the worst president our country has ever had!S
While I don't like O - bummer - ma, the worst president in US history was W (or at least in modern history)You can't tell me that the mess the US is in isn't because of him - an unintelligent, drunk, prone to rash decision fool.
"an unintelligent, drunk, prone to rash decision fool. "Son, that pretty much describes you as long as you've been short.
possibly "...the worst president we ever had..."Obama has a different "agenda" &&& it was disclosed in his campaigning "change" ... and that is exactly what is happening .....goos.
... is there a board you don't visit?I don't think Obama could have been elected if Bush hadn't been such a poor leader... I think we would have ended up with someone less extreme on the left.There are many democrats I think could make good presidents but I'm not a socialist and Obama is to the left of 95% of democrats.If we end up with $2 trillion in deficit reduction spread over 10 years with most of it scheduled to happen 5 to 10 years from now, we're sunk.... that's no solution at ALL...... yet, that's what Reid proposed and Obama said he'd support it so long as the debt ceiling is raised until after the election for crying out loud.Is it leadership to say we should jack up the debt ceiling then ignore the issue until after an election?...... in return for cuts spread over 10 years?He won't even CONSIDER a balanced budget amendment... that speaks volumes.S


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|Geoffrey R. Hawkins, Clyde B. Simpson, Jr., Gustave J. Klein
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|Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
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The invention is in the field of methods for determining the effectiveness of hair treatments.
Hair relaxers or straighteners are very popular today and widely used by individuals desiring to straighten very curly or kinky hair.
There are a variety of hair relaxers available commercially, and some are better than others for achieving the desired straightening of the hair. In addition, formulators are constantly searching for ways to improve hair relaxing treatments.
Often, however, the degree of improvement offered by a new or different formulation is difficult to determine because no objective standard has been developed to assess effectiveness. Instead relaxer effectiveness is determined based upon rating schemes wherein the beautician performing the procedure assesses the degree of relaxer effectiveness by rating the hair according to one of several types of scales. This method is useful but not entirely precise due to the subjectivity of the beautician who analyzes the hair.
Accordingly there is a need for a precise, accurate method for evaluating the effectiveness of a hair relaxing treatment.
The invention is directed to a method for determining the effectiveness of a hair relaxer treatment ("Method I") comprising the steps of:
a) Cutting a representative sample of hair from the subject's head prior to relaxer treatment,
b) Gently stretching the hair til straight and cutting a sample of a predetermined length,
c) allowing the hair sample of (b) to contract to its natural configuration and measuring the length,
d) treating the subject's hair with relaxer,
e) cutting a representative sample of hair from the subject's head after relaxer treatment,
f) gently stretching the hair til straight and cutting a sample of the same predetermined length as in (b),
g) allowing the hair sample of (f) to contract to its natural configuration and measuring the length,
h) determining the percent relaxation according to the formula: ##EQU1##
The invention is also directed to a method for measuring curl reversion in a subject treated according to Method I comprising the steps of:
a) clipping a representative sample of hair from the head of a subject previously treated in accordance with Method I,
b) snipping the new hair growth from the sample,
c) gently stretching the hair til straight and snipping a sample of the same predetermined length as in (b) of Method I,
d) allowing the hair sample of (b) to contract to its natural configuration and measuring the length,
e) determining the percent relaxation according to the following formula:
The term "hair relaxer effectiveness" means the ability of a hair relaxer to relax or straighten curly or kinky hair. A relaxer is generally considered effective in straightening the hair if it results in 10-100% relaxation according to the above formula.
The method of the invention can be used to assess the effectiveness of any hair relaxer treatment, including those which are commercially available, as well as those which are in experimental stages.
The first step of the process involves obtaining samples of the subject's hair prior to the relaxation treatment. Hair samples which are representative of the hair in general should be selected. It is suggested that the sample be obtained by snipping the hair as close as possible to the scalp.
After the hair sample is obtained, it is important to cut a portion of the sample to a predetermined length. The sample is gently stretched by, for example, clamping one end with a hair clamp or the like. The other end of the sample is grasped in a suitable grasping means such as a hemostat. The hair sample is gently stretched so that it is straight. A sample of the desired length is then cut. Generally a hair sample of about 0.5 inches is most desirable for the test of the invention, although samples ranging from 0.2-1.0 inches are suitable. It is important that this sample measurement be as exact as possible, and to ensure that the measurement is taken while the hair is completely straight. The measurement is recorded.
In the next step, the hair is allowed to fall to a suitable surface such as a filter paper or the like, and assume its natural configuration. The length of the dry hair in its natural configuration is then measured and recorded. The test of the invention is preferably conducted on dry hair. However, the relaxation process involves chemically breaking the disulfide bonds in the hair fiber protein and causing them to reorient into the desired "straight" configuration. It is also known that other bonds such as hydrogen bonds play a role in the relaxation process. By repeating the measurement process for wet hair, the effects of other types of bonds on the relaxation process can be determined. The hair sample may be wet by placing it into a petri dish with water, or the like. The measurement of the wet hair in its natural configuration is taken within 10-15 seconds while the hair is in the water. Wet hair generally contracts so it is expected that when measuring the same sample of wet and dry hair, the wet sample will be somewhat shorter than the dry sample when both samples are allowed to assume their natural unrelaxed configurations.
After both hair measurements are recorded the relaxer treatment of choice is applied to the subject's hair. It may be desired to do "half heads" if an experimental relaxer treatment is being compared to a control. Doing "half heads" is a very common practice in experimental situations. In this case a control composition is applied to one half of the subject's head while the experimental composition is applied to the other half of the subject's head. At the end of both treatments the hair on one half of the head is compared with the hair on the other half of the head. If half heads are done using the method of the invention, then it is important that the hair samples be taken from both sides of the head so that before and after relaxation effectiveness measurements for both the control and test sides are available.
Most relaxer treatments are completed by washing the hair with an acidic shampoo having a pH range of 4.0-6.0. The acidic shampoo acts to neutralize the bases used in the relaxation treatment. After the shampoo step the hair is towelled dry.
A second hair sample is taken from the subject's head after completion of the relaxer treatment. The sample is taken in the same manner as the sample obtained prior to treatment, namely a small portion of hair which is representative of the relaxed hair in general is snipped off at the scalp. If half heads were done, then a sample must be taken from both sides of the head.
One end of the hair sample is clamped to hold it in a fixed position. The other end of the sample is grasped in a suitable device such as a hemostat. The hair is gently stretched so that it is straight. A sample of the same length as the sample cut prior to relaxation is clipped. For example if a 0.5 inch sample of hair was obtained prior to relaxation, it is essential that the sample obtained after relaxation is 0.5 inches. The sample is then allowed to fall to a surface and assume its natural configuration. The length of the sample in its natural configuration is measured and recorded. If desired the sample is wet in the same manner as before and the measurement repeated on wet hair.
The percent relaxation is calculated according to the following formula: ##EQU3##
In the above formula, the term "length of hair after relaxation" means the length of the hair sample in its natural configuration. For example, a 0.5 inch hair sample was obtained by clamping one end of the hair sample in a clamp and using a hemostat to grasp the other end of the hair and pull it gently straight. A 0.5 inch section was cut (length of hair sample cut). The 0.5 inch sample was allowed to fall to a surface and assume its natural configuration and a second measurement of length (0.25 inch) was obtained (length of hair before relaxation). After relaxation treatment a second representative sample of 0.5 inch was obtained from the head of the subject according to the procedure set forth above. The 0.5 inch sample was allowed to fall to a flat surface and the length was measured (0.45 inch) (length of hair after relaxation). The percent of relaxation was calculated as follows: ##EQU4##
The procedure of the invention lends itself well to comparing test and experimental hair relaxation methods. In the case where half heads are done, the % relaxation can be calculated and compared for both experimental and control sides to provide an indication of the effectiveness of one treatment vs. another.
The method of the invention provides a simple, effective, objective way to evaluate the effectiveness of hair relaxer treatments.
The invention is also directed to a method of evaluating "curl reversion". This term means the amount of reversion to the natural curly state exhibited by hair which has been previously treated with relaxer. In order to test curl reversion, the subject whose hair relaxer treatment has been quantified in accordance with Method I is asked to return for further analysis at a desired period of time after the initial relaxation treatment. Generally two to three weeks after the initial treatment is preferred, since this time period provides a good indication of the effectiveness of the relaxer treatment over time.
A hair sample is obtained from this subject by snipping a sample representative of the hair in general beginning at the scalp. Depending on the amount of time which has elapsed between the first relaxer treatment and the return visit, the appropriate amount of hair is snipped off the scalp end of the sample. For example, if the subject is asked to return two to three weeks after the initial relaxation treatment, it can be assumed that about 1/4 inch of new hair has grown since that time. Thus, 1/4 inch of hair is snipped from the end of the sample taken from the scalp area. This 1/4 inch represents the unrelaxed new growth and its removal is essential to the accuracy of the method.
After removing the new growth, one end of the hair sample is clamped to secure it. The other end of the sample is grasped in a hemostat or other suitable instrument. The sample is gently stretched. A hair sample of the desired length is snipped. It is essential that this hair sample be of the same length as the sample obtained from this same model in the before and after relaxation procedures of Method I. For example, if the hair sample obtained on this subject was 0.5 inches pursuant to Method I, then the hair sample obtained on this subject when tested two to three weeks later should also be 0.5 inches.
The hair sample is then allowed to fall to a flat surface and assume its natural configuration. The sample length is measured again and the measurement recorded. The percent relaxation remaining after elapse of the time period between the quantification of Method I and the subject's second visit is determined according to the following formula: ##EQU5##
For example, take the subject used to illustrate Method I supra. If the length of a 0.5 inch section of this subject's hair at this second visit was 0.40 inches, the % relaxation would be calculated as follows: ##EQU6##
As can be seen from the above illustration, the hair exhibits 30% relaxation after two to three weeks. Compare this with 40% relaxation achieved immediately after the relaxation treatment. The difference between 30 and 40% is the amount of curl reversion. In this case the curl reversion is 10%.
The method of the invention was used to test and compare the effectiveness of a novel relaxer formulation which is the subject matter of copending patent application Case Docket Rev 92-6, entitled "Hair Relaxer Composition and Associated Methods", which is filed on the same day as this application and which is hereby incorporated by reference.
The invention will be further described in connection with the following examples which are set forth for the purposes of illustration only.
An experimental hair relaxer (hereinafter referred to as "Relaxer 2000") was compared with a commercial lye based relaxer referred to as LYE
The formula of the Relaxer 2000 base composition is set forth below:
______________________________________ w/w %______________________________________Stearyl alcohol 14.00PEG-75 lanolin 4.00Petrolatum 18.00Polawax 5.50Paraffin 1.50Propylene glycol 5.00Hydrolyzed animal 5.00proteinStearic acid 1.50Sodium hydroxide (50%) 6.50Water 38.70Fragrance 0.30______________________________________
Approximately 250 grams of the base composition of Example 1 was mixed with about 50 grams of the following additive composition:
______________________________________ w/w %______________________________________Octoxynol-1 25.00Oleyl Alcohol 9.70Mineral oil 30.00PEG-75 lanolin 4.00Methylparaben 0.20Propylparaben 0.10Butylparaben 0.10Fragrance 0.30Water 30.6______________________________________
The LYE control relaxer was of the following formula:
______________________________________ w/w %______________________________________Petrolatum 13.50Polawax 12.50Hexylene glycol 5.50Hydrolyzed animal 0.20proteinNaOH 2.12Water 42.78Fragrance 0.40Mineral oil 13.50______________________________________
The method of the invention was employed in comparatively testing the relaxer compositions of Examples 1 and 2 above as follows:
1. Before applying relaxer, representative samples of hair from both the right and left side of the subject's head were obtained by snipping a small portion of hair that looked representative of the hair sample in general. The sample was obtained by snipping the hair as close as possible to the scalp.
2. One end of the sample was placed in a clamp or other device to secure it. The other end of the sample was grasped in a hemostat and pulled gently til straight between the clamp and the hemostat. A 0.5 inch section of hair was cut, ensuring that the small amount of hair clamped within the hemostat was included within this 0.5 inch measurement.
3. The hair clipping was released and allowed to fall onto white paper. The length of the hair in the natural unrestrained configuration was measured and recorded.
4. This hair clipping was then wet by placing into a petri dish containing water for a few seconds. The length of the clipping was measured within 10-15 seconds while in the water and recorded.
5. The beautician then determined whether the subject's hair was porous, nonporous, or of medium porosity according to methods well known to skilled beauty technicians. One half of each model's head was treated with Relaxer 2000 which comprised a mixture of 250 grams of the base composition of Example 1 and 50 grams of the additive composition of Example 1. The other half of the subject's head was treated with LYE (the lye based relaxer of Example 2). The relaxer compositions were left on the head for 13-26 minutes, depending on the porosity of the subject's hair. For example, the relaxer was left on the head from 13-17 minutes if the subject's hair was porous, 18-22 minutes if the hair was of medium porosity, and 23-26 minutes if the hair was nonporous.
6. After expiration of the appropriate time period, each subject's hair was washed with a conditioning shampoo of pH 4.0-6.0, namely Herbal Deep Clean.
7. Test samples were again taken on the left and right sides of the head in accordance with (1) and (2) above. The length of each clipping was measured dry and then wet in accordance with (3) above. The percentage of full relaxation was calculated for both wet and dry samples as follows: ##EQU7##
The measurements are as follows:
______________________________________Hair length measurements Hair length measurementsbefore relaxation on dry hair after relaxation on dry hair2000 LYE 2000 LYE______________________________________0.399 0.373 0.500 0.5000.383 0.442 0.428 0.4200.289 0.270 0.488 0.5000.158 0.196 0.487 0.3140.265 0.295 0.355 0.2070.398 0.372 0.500 0.5000.320 0.365 0.488 0.4820.407 0.370 0.480 0.4370.362 0.395 0.410 0.3990.407 0.405 0.486 0.4710.377 0.358 0.500 0.4350.179 0.241 0.357 0.3220.390 0.359 0.402 0.327Average Length in Inches0.333 0.338 0.452 0.4090.083 0.073 0.053 0.088 SD0.285 0.294 0.420 0.356to to to to 95%0.383 0.382 0.484 0.462% Relaxation based on 95% confidence level57 to 77 59 to 76 84 to 97 71 to 92______________________________________Hair length measurements Hair length measurementsbefore relaxation on wet hair after relaxation on wet hair2000 LYE 2000 LYE______________________________________0.353 0.296 0.500 0.4960.316 0.398 0.428 0.4200.200 0.196 0.468 0.5000.148 0.174 0.487 0.2820.321 0.277 0.313 0.1960.369 0.354 0.490 0.4870.276 0.334 0.415 0.4550.359 0.370 0.462 0.4320.316 0.378 0.395 0.3590.380 0.373 0.481 0.4640.352 0.318 0.492 0.4290.169 0.234 0.305 0.3120.360 0.295 0.402 0.300Average Length in Inches0.301 0.307 0.434 0.3950.076 0.069 0.063 0.092 SD0.255 0.265 0.395 0.359to to to to 95%0.347 0.349 0.471 0.451% Relaxation based on 95% confidence level51 to 69 53 to 70 79 to 94 68 to 90______________________________________ SD means Standard Deviation 95% means 95% confidence level
The above method provides an easy method for comparing the effectiveness of an experiment vs. control hair relaxer treatment process.
The models whose hair was relaxed in Example 3 were asked to return to the salon two to three weeks after the initial procedure in order to determine the degree to which hair reverted to its natural curly state after two to three weeks. The following test method for determining curl reversion was employed.
1. Test samples of dry hair were obtained from the right and left side of each model's head by snipping representative samples beginning at the scalp.
2. Hair regrowth of 1/4 inch was assumed in the two to three week period so 1/4 inch of the hair sample taken from nearest the scalp was snipped off.
3. A 0.5 inch section of hair was cut by clamping on end of the hair sample in a clamp or other securing device. The other end of the sample was grasped in a hemostat and pulled gently til straight. A 0.5 inch section was cut.
4. The length of the hair was measured in its natural state and the percent of full relaxation calculated in accordance with the formula of (7) in Example 8.
5. The measuring process was repeated with wet hair and the percent of full relaxation calculated again.
6. The % relaxation figure from Example 8 was compared with the % relaxation for the same model 2-3 weeks after treatment.
______________________________________Hair length measurements Hair length measurementsafter relaxation on dry hair 2-3 wks later on dry hair2000 LYE 2000 LYE______________________________________0.500 0.500 0.500 0.5000.488 0.500 0.494 0.4900.487 0.314 0.500 0.4920.355 0.207 0.466 0.4700.488 0.482 0.495 0.4760.410 0.399 0.395 0.4710.486 0.471 0.500 0.4900.500 0.435 0.500 0.4970.357 0.322 0.462 0.389Average Length in Inches0.457 0.413 0.481 0.4540.056 0.096 0.032 0.071 SD0.417 0.344 0.458 0.403to to to to 95%0.497 0.482 0.504 0.505% Relaxation based on 95% confidence level83 to 99 69 to 96 92 to 101 80 to 101______________________________________Hair length measurements Hair length measurementsafter relaxation on wet hair 2-3 wks later on wet hair2000 LYE 2000 LYE______________________________________0.500 0.496 0.500 0.5000.468 0.500 0.475 0.4760.487 0.282 0.498 0.4890.313 0.196 0.442 0.4580.490 0.487 0.485 0.2360.415 0.455 0.486 0.4760.395 0.359 0.388 0.4560.481 0.464 0.500 0.4940.305 0.312 0.418 0.389Average Length in Inches0.435 0.398 0.469 0.4460.071 0.099 0.037 0.076 SD0.384 0.327 0.443 0.392to to to to 95%0.486 0.496 0.495 0.500% Relaxation based on 95% confidence level77 to 97 65 to 99 89 to 99 78 to 100______________________________________
The above results demonstrate the relaxer of the
While the invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but, on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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Students were released back to class at 10:15 a.m. after school staff and Brown Deer police completed a search of the school and determined there wasn't a gun.
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Superintendent Deb Kerr commented that after school busing and student pick up went smoothly after the lockdown ended at 3:35 p.m.
District administrators canceled all activities scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and evening.
"I wanted to make sure the police had the room they need," Kerr said. "I thought it would be good for everybody to go home, get a good night's sleep and come back ready to learn."
School administrators and police are following up for disciplinary action regarding the morning incident, and the police department stated in a release that the investigation into the afternoon incident is ongoing.
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