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It is important to have a healthy diet and proper nutrition for women while pregnant in order to keep themselves and their unborn baby healthy. Prenatal nutrition focuses upon the nutrition of the mother before and during pregnancy. It affects the birth weight and development of the infants. The foods that pregnant women need during their pregnancy for themselves and their child's health are as follows
- They should have oranges and its juice as much as possible. It is rich in Vitamin C and folic acid. It also contains potassium which lowers one's blood pressure, which might be one of the key concerns during pregnancy. Foods containing folic acid should be taken right before conception and in the early weeks of pregnancy to avoid the birth defects of the baby in its brain and spinal cord. Other sources of folic acid include green leafy vegetables, beans, peanuts, asparagus, peas and other enriched grain products.
- Having yogurt helps pregnant women. It contains protein and more calcium than milk. It also serves to reduce the risk of having yeast infections.
- Broccoli is also a good source of calcium (for healthy bone) and is rich in Vitamin C, foliate and Vitamin B6.
- Beans and lentils are rich in iron (for healthy blood) and proteins are highly needed for the health of both the pregnant woman and her off-spring.
- Figs, whether fresh or dried up, contains more fiber than other vegetables along with plenty of potassium, calcium and iron.
- A healthy diet plan for a pregnant for the well-being of both herself and her unborn baby per day is as follows-
- 6 to 11 servings of grains.
- 3 to 5 servings of diet rich in vegetables.
- 2 to 4 servings of diet with fruits.
- 4 to 6 servings of diet containing milk.
- 3 to 4 servings of meat and foods containing proteins.
- 6 to 8 glasses of water, fruit juice and milk.
- Limiting the consumption of fatty foods and sweets.
Viruses, the bad ones, in particular, can have serious effects on the body which a person would not like to have, in any case. This is surely true when the case of herpes zoster is being talked about. This form of herpes is commonly known as shingles. But what if there was a proper solution to this issue?
When a person has blisters forming and causing a rash in a limited area, shingles is likely to be the cause of the same.
What is interesting to know too many people is the fact that the virus which is responsible for shingles or herpes zoster is the same one which is the cause for chickenpox! This virus is never cleared out even when the symptoms of chickenpox have long left the body of the person who had it. As a matter of fact, in some cases, it does reappear and affects the body again except this time in the form of shingles. However, doctors do not know why this occurs. Is that not weird?
Most people who have the bad luck of having to deal with shingles are over sixty years of age. While knowing all this is quite beneficial, what about the treatment of shingles?
When it comes to the homeopathic treatment of shingles, there is a range of options which can be made use of. That being said, it is of the highest importance to keep in mind the fact that medicine should only be taken as per the prescription of a trained professional in homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy can treat shingles very effectively. The results are very prompt in the pains and eruptions. Shingles can affect any age group. Usually shigles indicate lowered immunity. Since they are viral infection, least can be done with anibiotics. Homeopathy boosts the immunity. Genital herpes can also be very effectively treated with Homeopathy.
Arsenicum album is one of the most popular medicines from the homeopathic field. In most of the cases where it is ideally used, the patient is undergoing pain with a burning sensation on the affected area of the skin. When a rash begins to form, there is normally some tingling in the skin in the run up to it.
Homeopathic treatment is so good that there is medicine to nip the problem in the bud before it has the chance to cause the affected person a whole deal of anguish. Aconite is the medicine, in this case.
Hepar sulphur and Rhus Toxicodendron are also used often over the course of treatment. The former is useful especially for people with unhealthy skin while the latter is commonly used for herpes of the face and around the joints.
Did not get menses in time and stomach pain is having but menses not occur so what will I eat to get periods now.
Some days my urine smell too much bad after sex. Every time I do sex. My vagina also smell so much. What I should do.
Periods timing heavy stomach pain. Please tell medicine. My age 32. No baby. Marriage 2010. My husband age also 32, count is 40 above only. How to increase sperm count. Please tell.
Dear sir Konse time me sex karne se pregnancy ka chance rheta he. Means MC cycle me konse din sex krnese pregnancy rheta he. Please give me detail in hindi in brief. Thank you.
I did not break the virginity of girl just rubbing the penis on her Virginia and the progesterone/spam do not enter the women body. And no precum touch the Virgin. I just fall the spam in her belly. So is it there is any chance for pregnancy? There is any problem happen?
Sir me and my partner have sex 4 to 5 times in one night and after that she had taken instafree -72 now is there chances of being pregnant as her periods are late by 1 day. Is number of times sex depends as the contraceptive is taken within 24 hours. Kindly tell me .thank you.
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On 18th jan, My husband had sex now I am confused I am pregnant or not I do not have any symptoms but I feel vomiting and itching on my breasts. I dnt have any pregnancy test. Is this mean I am pregnant.
I have sex with my boyfriend but when he ejaculate he feels that he left a drop inside me, but he is not sure about it. I Just wanna know am I gonna get pregnant, I had sex about 5-6 days ago. If I am gonna be pregnant how to abort that?
I had my periods on 2nd. N den today on 21st I had unprotected sex. First round we used protection n second time we did not. He did not ejaculate inside. Can I still be pregnant? Do you suggest to take ipill.
Had sex with bf but she is telling he didn't insert as her period is late they are doubting (jst had oral sex and bf rubbed precum on vagina. And tensed .What can be done?
Hello sir. Dis is rajeshwari. I'm 24 years old. I was married before 14 months. I have a problem of irregular periods back of pcos. Without taking pill I can not get periods. I am normal in weight. Is there is chances of conceiving in my case.
The trouble with recovering from most illnesses is that we begin to treat the illness too late. Although you cannot expect your body to announce the arrival of a virus, recognizing the signs of falling sick can help treat it earlier. For example, if you can't stop sneezing and can feel the onset of the flu, getting some extra sleep may make you feel better. Here are a few signs that can predict an illness
- Reduced appetite - A slight decrease in appetite during the summer is normal but if the sight of food makes you nauseous or you stop enjoying your food, it may be a sign of an oncoming illness. These illnesses could range from a simple cold to gastroenteritis or strep throat. A diminishing diet can be a result of the production of cytokines by the body as part of its inflammatory response to infections. Lesser food takes lesser time to digest thereby using lesser calories and diverting energy towards fighting the infection.
- Swollen neck glands - Feel your neck glands, just below the jawbone to check for infections. Swollen neck glands are the body's way of letting you know that you may be falling ill. These are usually a sign of ear infections, cold, dental problems or skin infections. Neck glands are storehouses for white blood cells. When these are activated into fighting infections, the collection of dead cells, bacteria etc result in swollen neck glands.
- Fatigue - There's a difference between being tired at the end of a long day and being exhausted throughout the day. The latter is a way your body is telling you to slow down and conserve energy to fight an oncoming illness.
- Muscle aches - Aching muscles can also be a sign of the oncoming flu. One of the main reasons for this is the body's production of antibodies that release histamines and cytokines in the bloodstream. When these travel to various muscles, they can trigger pain receptors leading to body aches.
- Low fever - The ideal body temperature is 98.7 degrees. If you have a higher temperature that persists for a few days, you may be coming down with an infection. Fever is your body's way of fighting infection by raising its internal temperature. A low fever is a sign of colds, allergies, and even stomach infections.
There is a fine line between being a hypochondriac and recognizing signs of falling sick. To differentiate between the two, pay attention to the type, duration, and intensity of symptoms. If you feel like you're on the verge of falling sick, rest your body and take some multivitamins. If you experience a sudden or severe change in symptoms, consult a doctor immediately.
I have one question. Please answer. If the egg is released on the ovulation period. Time span of the egg is 12 to 24 hours. After expired the egg is alive are not. And how much time to participate in sex to get pregnant. My mensuration cycle is 28 days. At which place the egg will be fertilized. My last period of first day is 25th Dec 2015. Which day I can participate in sex to get pregnant. Please reply my message.
Meine sep main relation bnaya nd mue 5 oct ko period nhi hoye muje lga me pregnant hu. Mene menses. R tablets kha li mene check bhi kiya tha negative aaya tha 2 baar fr bhi tablets kha li uske baad. Muje periods ho gye. But muje Apna pait thoda sa bdaa lg rha h.kya periods hone baad bhi pregnant ho skti hu. Jbki mera koi periods mis nhi hua h.
I am 21 years old girl. I had sex with my boyfriend and he used condom after that day my vagina starts pain and bleeding when peeing. Did I had getting chances of pregnancy or it occurs due to another reason please tell me.
Certain diseases are fatal, thus, proper measures must be taken to ensure that once the symptoms have been confirmed, treatment must start immediately. Syphilis is one of the most communicable sexually transmitted diseases. If left untreated, Syphilis can be fatal.
It can lead to heart disease, brain damage and blindness. A woman infected with Syphilis can also pass it on unknowingly to her baby, if she suffers from the disease during her pregnancy. Syphilis can be easily treated, but if left too late, the antibiotics that treat it cannot reverse the damage caused by Syphilis.
Syphilis can be tested by:
- A blood test: In most cases, a simple blood test can confirm the presence of Syphilis by showing signs of the antibodies used to fight it.
- Testing the fluid from the sores: This is usually done in the case of primary or secondary Syphilis when sores are present on the patient's skin. Looking at a scraping of the sore under a microscope can be used to diagnose Syphilis if it shows the presence of the Syphilis bacteria.
- Testing cerebrospinal fluid: This is performed only in extreme cases of Syphilis where the disease may have caused complications with your nervous system. The earlier Syphilis is diagnosed, the easier it is to treat.
Syphilis is usually treated with antibiotics amongst which penicillin is the most preferred. If you've had Syphilis for less than a year, a single injected dose of penicillin can stop the disease from progressing. You may need additional doses if you have been suffering from Syphilis for more than a year. Penicillin is also the only antibiotic that can cure Syphilis and suits pregnant women as well. If you have been diagnosed with Syphilis during pregnancy, your baby should also be treated for it.
When undergoing treatment for Syphilis, here are a few other points to keep in mind:
- Abstain from oral, vaginal and anal sex until the sores have healed
- Get blood tests at regular intervals for at least a year after treatment
- Get tested for an HIV infection
- Fevers, nausea, headaches and chills are normal side effects associated with Syphilis treatment
- If you are allergic to penicillin, let your doctor know so that you can be given an alternative antibiotic
- If you have a lesion around your mouth, Syphilis can even spread through kissing another person
The good news is that once you've been cured of Syphilis, it does not recur. However, it is recommended to always use protection while having intercourse and abstain from sexual activities if your partner suffers from Syphilis.


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Microsoft Corp. this week updated its Zune portable digital media players with new features that allow to get more content much quicker than previously thanks to new firmware and software. In addition, the world's largest software developer maker updated the Zune family with players that have more storage capacity.
Starting next week, every Zune portable media player will let consumers wirelessly download or stream millions of songs on the go using Wi-Fi access points. In addition, free software and firmware updates will give Zune owners the ability to discover, tag and purchase songs directly from the built-in FM radio, wirelessly access the Zune Marketplace store on the go, and tap into interactive, personalized music recommendations.
"Digital music services really come alive when they help people find not only the music they know they like, but the music they didn't know they would love. With the combination of subscription, wireless access to millions of tracks, and powerful discovery features like personal recommendations and the ability to buy music from FM radio, Zune is taking the digital music experience to the next level," said Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing for Zune at Microsoft.
Microsoft is also expanding its device lineup with new 16GB slim-line Zune for $199 and 120GB classic Zune for $249 as well as shiny new blue-on-silver and sleek all-black color schemes. The new features will begin rolling out on September 16, 2008.
The update of the Zune family seems a little bit disappointing at first since the company did not unveil any brand-new incarnations of music player. However, what it noticeable is that Microsoft has been consistently improving functionality of the very original Zune digital media player that was introduced first in late 2006, boosting value of the device without additional fees.

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The Dark Pasture (The Stalker Trilogy #3)
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- To save the life of their youngest, accused of murder during a coal strike busting riot in Scotland, the estranged members of the Stalker family, bakers, colliers, farmers, a haughty lawyer and a married, misbehaving society woman, reluctantly come together. Though classes clash, innocence is defended with honor and loyalty
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- [From the dust jacket flaps. magnificent and powerful as its predecessor, The Hiring Fair, is the story of a Scottish mining family: their courageous lives, their passions, tragedies and triumphs. The mining village of Blacklaw, having weathered depressions, has expanded under the driving ambitions of the collier owner and his wife. Falling wages, however, have returned poverty to Blacklaw--and with it smouldering resentment at the owners' ruthless profiteering. For Mirrin and Tom Armstrong, life on their farm has been hard but satisfying. With four children to help with the work, all has been going well. But Tom's eyesight is failing ... the marriage and the farm's future become shaky. Mirrin must draw on all her courage to survive. In Edinburgh, Mirrin's brother, Drew Stalker has made it almost to the top of his profession: he is a highly respected advocate, and on the verge of becoming the youngest Queen's Counsel ever appointed. But scandal threatens to make a shambles of his career; Neil, his long-estranged, illegitimate son, is accused of murdering a constable during a bitter mining strike. Only Drew can save the young man's life--but at the risk of everything for which he has worked and dreamed. A riveting story of love, cruelty and ambition, THE DARK PASTURE is a towering achievement by a master storyteller, rich and authentic narrative about ordinary people and their not-so-ordinary lives. You will find the other highly readable, fascinating historical fiction volumes of the Stalker Trilogy, #1 The Spoiled Earth and #2 The Hiring Fair. The Mull Island Trilogy, more authentic historical fiction by Jessica Stirling is in the Bookshare collection. it concerns the lives and loves of rich and poor sheep and cattle farmers and land owners on two tiny islands in the Scottish Hebrides.
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LEWISTON—New York Power Authority officials, preparing
to continue a $13 million refurbishment of the concrete face of the
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, have announced a new traffic pattern
on the Robert Moses Parkway during the repair work.
Beginning on Wednesday, March 16, southbound Parkway traffic will be
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diversion will occur north of the Moses Power Plant in the Village of
Lewiston near the Center Street entrance/exit ramps. The new traffic
pattern will be clearly marked.
Work on the power plant will occur through October this year and from
April through October in 2006. The Parkway diversion will be in effect
during the time the work is being performed.
The work will entail repair and, in some cases
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I love the Oscars. I always have. Ever since I was a little kid and would record them on VHS tapes and then never watch them again. But you know, they're really not indicative of what films ultimately stand the test of time. What they do is exemplify what was popular at the time and what, for however brief of a moment, connected with the voters.
I suppose the biggest and most obvious example of this is "Citizen Kane," a film hailed far and wide as not just one of, but the best film of all time. I like "Citizen Kane," but even I wouldn't (with my mighty film minor) go so far as to say it's the best of all time or any film for that matter.
Watching a movie is such a personal, yet social, experience and it affects us all in different ways. We sit together in a dark theater with strangers or in a softly-lit living room with friends, and let the story envelope us.
What we walk away with is going to be something different to each person. It's impossible to say with any certainty what film is the best of all time.
But I digress. While "Kane" was nominated for a platter of awards, including best picture, it only walked away with best original screenplay. "How Green Was My Valley" took home the award that year a film we don't hear nearly as much about, and to be honest, I've never even seen it, although it's on my list, which I'll be probably never finish.
My favorite film of all time is a toss-up between "Magnolia" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" – two films I love dearly. But even combined they received barely more than a few nominations.
They were never frontrunners at the Oscars, but I'm glad the nominations may have given them that extra bit of exposure they may have otherwise never received.
And that's the benefit of awards. They bring to light movies that might otherwise languish on the store shelves, digital or otherwise, where no one would ever see them.
True story: Ellen Burstyn is an actress I like quite a bit. When I saw she was nominated for a movie I'd never heard of, "Requiem for a Dream," I quickly looked up information on it, saw it was a book, read it and fell in love with author Hubert Selby, Jr. I found his phone number (don't ask how) and called him to tell him how much I admired his work. He's my favorite author.
Unfortunately, he passed away in 2004. But because of her nomination, I found an author I love and was able to speak with for a brief moment.
Every year on Oscar night those who love movies gather around their TV sets, hoping that the film they've enjoyed the most will be the most honored, but it rarely happens that way. The Academy Awards and entry into the hall of winners is a club and those who can make the biggest impression, create the most hype and campaign the hardest are allowed access.
It doesn't have much to do with the quality of the movie but with the quantity of publicity and schmoozing.
Actors and actresses make voters fawn over them, hoping they'll see how different they are from the character they've played, which proves how good of a performance they gave.
It's also ridiculous that a film can win that can take home best picture sometimes doesn't get best director and vice-versa. I?can think of a few examples of this:?Steven Spielberg won in 1998 for "Saving Private Ryan,"?but when it came time to announce best picture, it was "Shakespeare in Love"?that took hope the prize – a film that is fun and entertaining, but had nowhere near the power of "Ryan."?
"Chicago"?was a surprise that helped to kickstart the musical craze when it won best picture, but its director Rob Marshall was left out in the cold. Roman Polanski took home the statue, deservedly. "The Pianist" was an amazing film. But it doesn't make a ton of sense when the awards are split like that.
How can a film be declared the best of the year when the director that made it so takes home nothing.
What's the criteria for judging a film as the best picture of the year??Is it story??Cinematography??Acting??A combination of all of them??There's truly no rhyme or reason to it. The only sure bet is that the academy loves mentally handicapped people and period dramas.
So don't fret. Although the movie you wanted to win might not, know that in the long run, it doesn't matter. While it could go unnoticed today, tomorrow it could develop an entirely new life. Upon its release, Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" drew mixed reviews. Now critics hail it as one of his best. The same thing goes for "The Shining."
There's no accounting for taste and falling into an argument because someone thinks a movie is better than another is inconsequential.
We're all entitled to our opinions and even though some people are placed in the higher ranks of film criticism, it doesn't mean their opinion is an unstoppable force. It's just a louder one.


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Firewind -- St. Paul, MN -- October 19th, 2011
I'm actually awake enough to give a full review this time. Again all the good stuff is after the show.
To start things off, those that don't know Bill Hudson, guitarist filling in for Nightrage, got me, plus 1, on the guest list. This was in face the best free show I have ever been to.
There was 6 bands total tonight. The first band was Under Eden a Local Death Metal band who is heavily influenced by Opeth. They fucking kicked ass!
The 2nd band was Cwn Annwn. Imagine if Lacuna Coil had balls, and if In This Moment didn't suck. That's these guys. Sadly they only got to do 2 songs because the guitarist amp blew up mid-song. They finished the 2nd song and had to call it a night.
Next up was Nightrage, and these guys fucking kicked ass. Old school Melodic Death Metal in the early In Flames era. Bill Hudson of course kicked ass filling in for their original guitarist. Their set was:
Delirium of the fallen
Being Nothing
Glow Of The Setting Sun
Wear A Martyr's Crown
The Tremor
Then came White Wizzard. I was shocked to find out that their drummer had the EXACT same drumset I have. *Pearl Export* I thought that was kinda cool. These guys fucking rock. It's like if Judas Priest stayed rockin' and Metal back in the days before Hot Turbo Lover. Their new singer, formerly of Cellador (Also Bill Hudson was of Cellador) has some really killer pipes and was the right choice to be in White Wizzard, their set was:
Over The Top
40 Deuces
Fight To The Death
Flying Tigers
High Speed GTO
Then came the almighty Arsis....but with a major Twist....James Malone quit the band!!! They had 2 new guys the singer was a bigger guy, bald, with an epic beard, but killer death metal vocals, and new guitarist, who I only Remember his first name, Brandon (I'll learn it soon, I'll explain later about that and regarding James Malone.) is probably the best live guitarist I have ever heard. I'm not even kidding about that. But I was very shocked But this current line up is....MINDBLOWING!!! Also as guitarist, Nick said into the mic, this current lineup of Arsis will never play Progressive Entrapment live. Not sure why. But anyways I'll get back to Arsis later, here's their set:
Servants to the Night
Maddening Disdain
We are the Nightmare
Forced To Rock
Sense The Shadows
The Face Of My Innocence
Then came FIREWIND!!!! They are even better then they are on record. Gus, while of course fucking amazing, I payed attention to him the least. All the rest of the guys caught my attention more. All of them have some of the best chops in the business. Although I lost contact with most of theier material, I will now be re-discovering them again. Here is their set, from the picture I took my setlist:
After the show I immediately had to sit down. I was dead, but as soon as I got up, I spotted Nick and Brandon of Arsis and I had to talk to them.
I spent a good 20 minutes with those guys talking about band life...but before we did that, i had to find out what was going on. Apparently James quit before the tour but they are keeping it low key right now until after the tour. They are trying to get him back into the fold, but it's not looking good and Arsis may be gone after this tour. The guys in this lineup are going to keep going, but they are not sure if they can keep the name or not, if they can't they will keep going regardless. I sure as fuck hope they do, they were sooooooooooo solid. They have half an album written already, and the label is being really cool about the current band situation so they are in no rush to push the album and tour again, they are going to take their time to make the best album possible. But after all that depressing stuff was over, the other guys found out that the rest of guys left already, banging 3 girls with Rich Thick Minnesota accents in the tour van.
Then we went back to talking about touring, bands, music in general. They are 2 extremely cool dudes that I hope keep going under the name Arsis or not. Brandon joined Arsis 3 weeks ago! and I dare say blows Jame Malone away....and he's only 19! me being 23 and a drummer, that makes me a bit jealous, but damn proud that the generation below me won't suck. haha.
Then I got both of the guys to do Station IDs for my show and they were really interested in it, which is pretty damn cool. I'll be sending them the show that features Arsis in a couple weeks when I record it.
So after hanging out with those guys, I waited out by the bus for Firewind. It was under 40 degrees and windy, it fucking sucked!!!
After waiting abut a half hour the tour bus driver came off the bus and people were asking when they were coming out, and he said soon, they just gotta rest. Then some dumass, drunk chick tried getting on the bus to see Gus G. (She probably only knows him for being in Ozzy's band) then the tour bus driver uttered the words "Fuck off, they're staying on the bus."
While disappointed, i totally understood and went home.
So despite that dumb bitch, the night was fucking incredible, the best Free show I have ever been to.
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Man sounds like an awesome night was had, but that SUCKS about Arsis.. hopefully they to keep up the name and shiz!!
Yesterday don't mean SHIT.
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FREE SHOW??? Must be nice!
Without trying to sound egotistical. this will be happening a lot more. But I gotta work for it. I'll be interviewing the bands as well. Starting with the band Four Year Strong on the 27th. I'm hoping I can with Cynic and 3 November 13th.
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Does that sound safe? Cooking 'za on steel? I know the cast iron pan method is popular right now but fabricated steel? It is safe?
Don, what do you mean by "clean" and "cleanest?"Stainless steel differers from steel by the addition of chromium not by a lack of impurities.Craig
picking up a piece of 15 inch by 17 inch by1/4 inch steel Friday will be free Sunday evening to experiment will document and post
Get a ¼-inch-thick sheet of steel from a metal fabricator (Search online for a local one), have it cut to the size of your oven shelf and insert it in the rack closest to the broiler.
scott, where is the thread on using the metal for ny style?? i haven't had it cut yet i will measure my oven and get it to fit full length and width.
I wonder how tight though it must be around the perimeter to get the plate heated sufficiently but not allow the oven to shut off. A plate would not create a seal at the door so hot air could rise up. Perhaps the plate restricts enough for the method to work.
thezaman, some ovens have radius corners in the back.
Thezaman, I'm sorry to say it, but that's not going to work. From the article (bold mine)The only possible way for this technique to work is if the steel is cut to the dimensions of the shelf, ie, it restricts air flow between the top and the bottom of the oven so the thermostat doesn't turn the oven off when the steel plate reaches 550. In the steel plate thread, we've tested 1/2" steel plate (more thermal mass) preheated for 90 minutes at 550 and that can barely do a 3.5 minute pie. The testing is still a bit preliminary, but the question isn't whether or not steel plate can bake 1.5-2 minute Neapolitan pies, but 4 minute NY pies at 500. Cut to a smaller than shelf size dimension, Neapolitan is out of the question. With air gaps, the steel will never go much above 550 (or however hot the oven will go). Steel's conductivity allows it to bake pizzas at lower temps, but not that low. For Neapolitan with firebrick, it's 850. With 1/4" steel, you're talking at least 700.Which, as I've expressed elsewhere, is my issue with this section of the book. It has people thinking that the superior conductivity of steel will have people baking Neapolitan pizzas at 550ish degrees (at 1/4" thickness). This is not what we're seeing. The reason why their setup produces 1.5 minute pizzas is because it's an oven trick- any material that doesn't allow air to pass will cause the bottom of the oven to pre-heat well above 550- that's what happening there.But, just because the book is misleading, doesn't mean that a no-gap stone method isn't worth trying. Because oven tricks involve safety concerns (again, something he doesn't mention), it's not something I'd set up and walk away from/forget about, but, if one is conscientious, this could very well be a viable home Neapolitan method- perhaps even more consistent than Toby's Nearlypolitan approach.


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by Anton Shilov
Microsoft Corp. will bundle two popular video games with its Xbox 360 Elite game console that already comes with impressive amount of accessories. The move will help the software giant to boost sales in the U.S., Japan and other regions where it sells the system, but not in Europe, where the Xbox 360 is not truly successful.
Starting in May, Microsoft will start selling limited edition Xbox 360 Elite "Game of the Year" bundle that contains an Xbox 360 Elite and a copy of the award winning titles Halo 3 and Fable II for $399. Unfortunately, this bundle will be available in all regions that Xbox 360 is sold except those in Europe, according to Microsoft's Major Nelson blog.
The move is quite strange for Microsoft as European and PAL regions is where the Xbox 360 console is by far not as successful as in the U.S.; therefore, not getting advanced bundle to Europe, despite the price-premium that consumers from the region have to pay, is quite a strange decision.


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Filmmaker asks whether hell is real, and who goes there
(RNS) The questions posed by the new film "Hellbound?'' — does hell exist and if so, who goes there? — are no longer so anxiety-producing for filmmaker Kevin Miller. His faith journey has taken him to embrace a gentler view of hell that isn't a place of eternal torment, and holds that all souls will be saved. By Lauren Markoe.


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This binding is cut on the bias, which is a 45-degree angle to the warp of the fabric. This cutting method allows the binding bend around gentle curves nicely. Bias binding will have sewn splices where pieces are joined together.
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Hi Bellas,
I just spoke with Beth of Stars Makeup Haven.Com and she has offered to sponsor my contest. Yay! That means more goodies and incentive for you guys to participate.
She also informed me that she is offerring a discount of 15% off of $35 or more ~ using the code KABUKI. Beth just got in a new shipment of brushes and she's giving you a discount to celebrate.
For those unfamiliar with Stars Makeup Haven...they have everything from empty eyeshadow tins for pigment pressing, and every single MAC pigment sample, lipstick sample that you can think of. I've purchased from them in the past with no complaints.
Here's a vid I did back in the day of some products I received from them...and some products the winner may receive as well!
Remember, the deadline is Thursday by 11:59pm. Good luck!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
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I don't really use MAC wipes, but when I do, I kinda find the smell a little overbearing. I only have used the wipes when I do swatches at the store LOL. the one I'm using right now however doesn't have a smell to it and it doesn't give a greasy film afterwards. but it really gets the job done. I thought it worked better than Lancome Bifacil in my opinion. The Mandom just has a sucky bottle which will be my minor rant about it.
- September 12, 2008 at 11:12 AM
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I've ordered from her before! shes really nice too
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I have used this website, I likey!
What part of Orlando are you from???? I am going next weekend to celebrate my B-Day...watch out!
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you have really good youtube videos =)
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First of all, this product is NOT "UNSCENTED" OR "FRAGRANCE FREE" in the least!!! It has a really awful smell and is quite pungent. It kind of has an earthy, herbal, bitter smell. Kind of like those tar shampoos, but not as nice. Having said that, however, it does NOT stay with you when it is rinsed off. So, it doesn't linger. But boy you sure can smell it while you are using it. It's strong too, not subtle at all. How in the world they get away with labeling it unscented or fragrance free is beyond me. I have MCS and thank God it doesn't bother me physically. It's just not pleasant scented. However, it very well could bother others with MCS so, buyer beware! Heed my warning. Maybe see if your local health food store carries it and smell it before buying it here. Also, aside from the stench, it doesn't wash off well. It feels like soap. By that, I mean you don't feel clean. When you are washing with it your hand skids down your arm after it is rinsed off. It's not a soft fluid feeling like the All-Terrain Wonder Wash. Now, that stuff makes you feel clean and is NOT scented if you get the unscented. Yes, there is a bit of an odor, BARELY. (EVERYTHING still has some scent even if it's unscented.) At least it smells like nothing if that makes sense. So, I can't even say that this soap/moisturizing wash makes you feel clean and moisturized. It's just a huge let-down all the way around and now I have approx 30 oz of this stuff to use. I've been using it for 2 weeks now and can't wait til it's gone! I will be going back to the All-Terrain Wonder Wash cause at least it WORKS and is truly fragrance free.
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Asustek Computer on Thursday said that in a bid to make its products more future proof, it would install USB 3.0 controllers onto many types of devices that it sells, including mainboards, notebooks and netbook.
Modern digital cameras, HD camcorders, media players, digital video recorders, external storage devices and other data-storing products have to transfer tremendous amounts of information. As a result, maximum speed provided by USB 2.0 – up to 60MB/s without protocol overdraw – is not sufficient for today's needs. Meanwhile, USB 3.0 provides up to ten times the speed of predecessor, hence, is more suitable for today's needs.
Asus now offers USB 3.0 on a wide range of products beyond just motherboards. This includes current notebook offerings featuring the N-series along with recently announced updates to the Eee PC range of netbooks, all-in-one PCs and digital media players.
"We are the first in the world to introduce USB 3.0 through our notebooks, namely the multimedia N-series. We're also the first to win USB-IF certification, achieved on our P6X58D premium motherboard. We believe that USB 3.0 has a pivotal role to play in delivering the ultimate experience to a new generation of multimedia-savvy users. With USB 3.0, everyone can enjoy fast data backup and ultra-speedy file sharing," said Jerry Shen, chief executive officer of Asustek Computer.
Even though Asustek plans to broaden the lineup of USB 3.0-enabled devices, at present there are still not a lot of peripherals that support SuperSpeed USB. Still, in about a year from now a large share of various players, cameras and USB memory sticks will come with USB 3.0 interface and owners of USB 3.0 platforms will enjoy the advanced performance of the new standard.
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Middle Eastern Chicken Burgers
- Burgers:
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 pound ground lean chicken
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, for brushing
- Fixings:
- 4 whole wheat buns, toasted
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- Lettuce
Heat the olive oil in a skillet, add the onion, cinnamon, coriander, pepper flakes, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and parsley and cook until garlic is fragrant, about 1 more minute. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly. Stir in the chicken and yogurt until the onion are evenly mixed. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into 4 1/2-inch thick patties.
Cook in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the sides of the burgers registers between 165 and 170 degrees F. Brush burgers with the pomegranate molasses and set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Serve on toasted buns with fixings.
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I've got about 8 pounds of ham leftover. Here's what I did with some of it yesterday:
Ham Chowder
4 cups of water (add a little chicken bulion for flavor)
Oregano, black pepper, basil, salt
Bring water to a boil, add all ingredients and let cook for about 15 minutes
In a separate skillet, melt a few tablespoons of butter. Add about a cup of milk (I added a little at a time to check consistency). Slowly stir in about a half cup of flour and a half cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Keep the heat low, and stir to prevent sticking and burning.
Add a can of cream style corn and ham cubes, along with the contnents of the skillet, to the pot of boiling veggies. Reduce heat and stir frequently. I let it simmer for about 15 more minutes. .


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For a long time I want to try Rishi's Organic Silver Needle Premium but I never ordered from Rishi because they charge $22 for shipping a bag of 100gr to the middle east. For the time being I drink Adagio Silver Needle and I am quite happy with it.
By the end of the month a friend of mine is going to the USA for two weeks; I was thinking to order a few bags of Rishi's Silver Needle Premium that he could collect from the address he is going to and save me the shipping charges. Do you think that Rishi's Sliver Needle Premium is so special ( itself and compared to Adagio's Silver Needle) or should I stick to Adagio?


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WWF 2008 Victory | Legislation Enacted TO Curb Illegal Logging
Contributing Monkie G Monkie
Topics of Interest logging, Orang Utan, orangutans, rhinos, Siberian tigers, Sumatran tigers
Published on February 23, 2009
Section Green Report / Media, Nature / Non Human Stories
Photographer: Iain Rendle (cc)
In June 2008, the United States became the first country in the world to ban the import and sale of illegally-sourced wood and wood products when a ban was enacted as part of the 2008 Farm bill. WWF thanks the thousands of activists who spoke out in support of the prohibition on illegal wood.
At the behest of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the 2008 Farm Bill included the ban by incorporating provisions of the Legal Timber Protection Act (H.R. 1497), sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and the Combat Illegal Logging Act (S. 1930), sponsored by Sen. Wyden.
The illegal logging ban is a huge victory for conservation. Sumatran tigers and rhinos, Siberian tigers, orangutans and many other species that depend on forest habitat around the globe will benefit from this legislation. WWF, through its Global Forest & Trade Network, helps responsible companies, including wood importers, to source legal and sustainable wood. The illegal logging ban will help level the playing field for these businesses that are doing the right thing. Continue Reading / See Additional Photos


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Richard P Lifton, MD, PhD
Professor (Adjunct) of Genetics
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Genetics; Hyperaldosteronism; Mutation; Nephrology; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous
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Cancer Center: Genomics, Genetics, and Epigenetics
Fellowship Training
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Research Summary
The common human diseases that account for the vast majority of morbidity and mortality in human populations are known to have underlying inherited components. Advances in human genetics have made the identification of genetic variants contributing to these traits feasible. Such identification promises to revolutionize the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to these disorders. We have gone on from these starting points to use biochemistry and animal models to define the mechanisms linking genotype and phenotype. These findings have provided new insight into normal and disease biology, are identifying new pathways underlying disease pathogenesis, and are identifying new targets for development of novel therapeutics.
Specialized Terms: Molecular genetics of common human diseases
Extensive Research Description
By investigation of rare families recruited from around the world with extreme phenotypes suggesting genetic causation, we have identified genes that cause to these traits, putting a molecular face on their pathogenesis. In 2009 we reduced to practice the rapid and inexpensive sequencing of all genes in the genome and have used this platform for discovery of rare mutations with large effect in cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease, skin disease and immunologic disease. These studies have revealed new pathways and mechanisms that regulate metabolic traits including blood pressure, bone mass, and electrolyte homeostasis, and genes that when mutated cause diverse diseases including heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, cancer, autoinflammatory disease, skin disease and congenital heart disease. These studies have defined new strategies for disease gene discovery and point to the opportunity to determine the consequence of mutation of every gene in the human genome.
Selected Publications
- Choi J , Goh G, Walradt T, Hong BS, Bjornson RD, Overton JD, Foss FM, Edelson RL, Schatz DG, Boggon TJ, Girardi M, Lifton RP. Genomic landscape of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Nat Genet, 2015 (in press).
- Romberg N, Al Moussawi K, Nelson-Williams C, Stiegler AL, Loring E, Choi M, Overton J, Meffre E, Khokha MK, Huttner AJ, West B, Podoltsev NA, Boggon TJ, Kazmierczak BI, Lifton RP. Mutation of NLRC4 causes a syndrome of enterocolitis and autoinflammation. Nat Genet. 2014; 46:1135-9. PMCID: 4177367
- Goh G, Scholl UI, Healy JM, Choi M, Prasad ML, Nelson-Williams C, Kunstman JW, Korah R, Suttorp AC, Dietrich D, Haase M, Willenberg HS, Stålberg P, Hellman P, Akerström G, Björklund P, Carling T, Lifton RP. Recurrent activating mutation in PRKACA in cortisol-producing adrenal tumors. Nat Genet. 2014; 46(6):613-7. PMCID: 4074779
- Zaidi S, Choi M, Wakimoto H, Ma L, Jiang J, Overton J, Romano-Adesman A, Bjornson R, Breitbart R, Brown K, Carriero N, Cheung Y, Deanfield J, DePalma S, Fakhro K, Glessner J, Hakonarson H, Italia M, Kaltman J, Kaski J, Kim R, Kline J, Lopez A, Mane S, Mitchell L, Newburger J, Pe'er I, Porter G, Sanders S, Seiden H, State M, Wang W, Warburton D, White P, Williams I, Zhao H, Seidman J, Brueckner M, Chung W, Gelb B, Goldmuntz E, Seidman C, Lifton RP. De novo mutations in histone modifying genes in congenital heart disease. Nature 498:220 – 223, 2013. PMID:23665959.
- Shibata S, Rinehart J, Zhang J, Moeckel G, Castañeda-Bueno M, Stiegler AL, Boggon TJ,Gamba G, Lifton RP. Mineralocorticoid receptor phosphorylation regulates ligand binding and renal response to volume depletion and hyperkalemia. Cell Metabolism, Cell Metab. 2013, 18:660-71 (cover) PMID:24206662
- Lemaire M, Fremeaux-Bacci V, Schaefer F, Choi M, Tang WH, Le Quintrec M, Fakhouri F, Taque S, Mobili F, Mafrtinez F, Ji W, Overton JD, Mane S, Nürnberg G, Altmüller J, Thiele H, Morin D, Deschenes G, Baudouin V, Llanas B, Collard L, Majid MA, Simkova E, Nürnberg P, Rioux-Leclerc N, Moeckel GW, Gubler MC, Hwa J, Loirat C, Lifton RP. Recessive mutations in DGKE cause atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Nature Genetics 45:531-536, 2013. PMID 23542698
- Boyden LM, Choi M, Choate KA, Nelson-Williams CJ, Farhi A, Toka HR, Tikhonova IR, Bjornson R, Mane SM, Colussi G, Lebel M, Gordon RD, Semmekrot BA, Poujol A, Välimäki MJ, De Ferrari ME, Sanjad SA, Gutkin M, Karet FE, Tucci JR, Stockigt JR, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Porter CC, Anand SK, Whiteford ML, Davis ID, Dewar SB, Bettinelli A, Fadrowski JJ, Belsha CW, Hunley TE, Nelson RD, Trachtman H, Cole TR, Pinsk M, Bockenhauer D, Shenoy M, Vaidyanathan P, Foreman JW, Rasoulpour M, Thameem F, Al-Shahrouri HZ, Radhakrishnan J, Gharavi AG, Goilav B, Lifton RP. Mutations in kelch-like 3 and cullin 3 cause hypertension and electrolyte abnormalities. Nature. 482:98-102. 2012. PMID: 22266938
- Choi M, Scholl UI, Yue P, Bjorkland P, Zhao B, Nelson-Williams C, Ji W, Cho Y, Patel A, Men CJ, Lois E, Wisgerhof MV, Geller DS, Mane S, Hellman P, Westin G, Akerstrom G, Wang W, Carling T, Lifton RP. K+ channel mutations in adrenal aldosterone-producing adenomas and hereditary hypertension. Science 331:768-772, 2011.
- Choate KA, Lu Y, ZhouJ, Choi M, Elias PM, Farhi A, Nelson-Williams C, Crumrine D, Williams ML, Nopper AJ, Bree A, Milstone LM, and Lifton RP. Mitotic recombination in patients with ichthyosis causes reversion of dominant mutations in KRT10. Science 330:94-97, 2010.
- Rinehart, J., Maksimova, Y.D., Tanis, J.E., Stone, K.L., Hodson, C.A., Zhang, J.,Risinger, M., Pan, W., Wu, D., Colangelo, C.M., Forbush B, Joiner CH, Gulcicek E.E., Gallagher P.G., Lifton, R.P. Sites of regulated phosphorylation that control K-Cl cotransporter activity. Cell, 138, 525-536, 2009.


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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report, Part 2: Speakers, Amps, and More
The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is growing up. A few years ago, it was known as a gathering of small (sometimes one-man) companies demonstrating exotic (sometimes downright wacky) audio products. Some of those guys are still there, but so now are most of the better-known high-end audio companies. RMAF is even attracting a few mainstream manufacturers. One of the best demos I heard was from Polk Audio, playing the company's $3,999/pair LSiM707 tower speaker driven by Bel Canto electronics.
I've already reported on CanJam, the headphone show that accompanies RMAF. Now I'll turn my attention to regular ol' hi-fi gear: speakers, amps, turntables, etc.
What you see in this photo essay is just what I found the most interesting. I couldn't even come close to hearing all the systems exhibited at the two-and-a-half-day show, and I missed all but one of the show's panel discussions. I'll confess, too, that I'm a little speaker-obsessed. So if you attended RMAF and saw something cool that I didn't include here, let us know in the comments section.


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MHSAA moves 8-man state football final out of the U.P.
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RAPID RIVER – The Rapid River Rockets are one win away from the Division 9 (8-Man) state championship game, a game that up until recently was scheduled to be held at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
That, however, has changed.
In information recently sent out to the remaining teams in the tournament last week, the location for the title game has been fixed at Greenville. Previously, the game was to be held at the Superior Dome, provided an Upper Peninsula team was playing in it; otherwise the game would be held at Greenville.
In an e-mail correspondence with MHSAA communications director John Johnson, he explained that "in the last two years, the landscape of eight-player football has changed, and that geography is what makes Greenville the better choice for the Finals site for this event. This approach will work better than preparing for two sites until the last moment, especially since both are excellent semifinal sites for the 11-player tournament."
Additionally, Johnson wrote, "We try to look at the big picture in terms of mileage for the entire tournament, and in the case of Rapid River, being home for three weeks and only having to travel once if it qualifies for the Finals balances things out a bit compared to the travel of some other teams that may make it to the title game."
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ChaQi = (茶气 or 茶氣) in Chinese medicine and Taoism, the vital energy in tea.
I hear about it and tea drinkers seem to like this quality and mention it often. But what is it?
The other day while first trying my new 2007 Jingmai Mountain Spring tea I began to notice a sensation of being very relaxed. It was so profound that I felt as though I took a muscle relaxer or something but yet I was very alert. This was not like any caffeine buzz I ever had and I was confused as can be for a while as to why I felt so good, as feeling good and relaxed is not my regular state of being or even common for that mater. I didn't take any pills or eat anything other than tea. Then it occurred to me that this might be the ChaQi I read about. Was I high on ChaQi or was it something else?
The next day the first thing I did was brew some more of this tea but there was no relaxing feeling or ChaQi, or what ever it was like the day before nor has it happened since.
I did some searches on it, read about it some, but reading about ChaQi is about as effective as reading about what chocolate tastes like. Eating chocolate is the only way to find out. Likewise, experiencing ChaQi is the only way to understand what it is. If I eat chocolate it will taste like chocolate every time. So what I want to know is if ChaQi is evident every time you drink a tea that supposedly has this quality or does it depend on varying conditions?


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Hi there,
I've recently started recording some video reviews for Adagio's contest. My interest has grown a little more than I thought, so I thought I might *consider* taking a crack at doing some sort of Tea Podcast. I've looked for things like this to watch/listen to, but I have yet to find anything that fills the niche.
Do you know of anything like this? I know Adagio did a "TeaCast" a few months ago, but have ceased taping anything for awhile. What sort of things would you be interested in seeing?
Also, any feedback on my current videos before I dump more time into something like this?
Thanks guys. Cheers!


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We should no longer do proxy-related IO on the main thread now that Patrick McManus landed bug 769764. Synchronous proxy code resulted in a miserable user experience for people using proxies, but it also affected normal users during proxy-detection. This was one of the top intermittent freezes that we've seen.
Tab switching should be much faster in Firefox 18 than before. Jared Wein got rid of an expensive regexp that was applied during a tab switch in bug 781588. Jeff Muizelaar landed bug 792199 which should make switching to a image-heavy sites much faster. Jared's change is already on nightlies, Jeff's change should show up tomorrow if everything goes well.
Matt Woodrow landed the huge change that is DLBI in bug 539356 (yet again). DLBI speeds up reflows, reduces repaints resulting in a more responsive browser. For more details see Robert O'Callahan's announcement.
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After working on improving startup for the last couple of releases we seem to have regressed it during the 18 cycle. I filed bug 798130 on this. I just noticed the regression a few hours ago. If anyone has ideas on what might've caused it, please comment.
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I have to agree about Adagio's TGY. It is a nice tea, but among the darker more caramel-sweet tasting TGYs and not so much of the floral and light style. I suppose it's a little more oxidized than some or maybe it's a bit of roasting that gives it that darker more meaty taste.edkrueger wrote: I would say adagio's TKY is one my least favorite adagio teas. Adagio Pouchong has the profile you say and is a very good oolong, but not a TKY.
Space Samurai wrote:From what I understand, TGY was traditinally a heavy roasted tea, although that's harder to find now. There's a lot of medium roasted and green TGY's. If you are looking for sweet and floral, I'd look into other rolled oolong, like the gao shan someone else mentioned, or li shan, tung ting (dong ding), or even some of the milk oolongs for a heavy, sweet taste.
devites wrote:Where can I get the sweetest and floral tasting Tieguanyin?
devites wrote:Thanks too all I am going to try some Gao Shan. I love Li Shan and Dong Ding. I was not aware of the traditional nature of TGY I just thought they were supposed too taste light and floral like Yunnan Sourcings.
Bubba_tea wrote:I was just reading through Will post there - and is there a generality as to the effect of oxidation and of roasting on tea? Ie, does oxidation make a tea taste more XXX and roasting make it taste more XXX? Can you just generalize oxidation on the spectrum of green to black (hong)?


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Large, hot-burning fires have been transforming the Alaskan tundra for decades.River valley and turned into a full-blown conflagration. Abnormally high late-summer temperatures, unusually low summer rainfall, a late-season high-pressure system over the nearby Beaufort Sea, the autumnal senescence (aging and drying) of tundra plants, and the record retreat of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean — which contributed to the warmth — created prime conditions for a large and intense fire.
A permanent shift to shrub-rich, lichen-poor tundra 'could be really bad news' for caribou.least it has been a much more significant factor than on the North Slope's "high Arctic" landscape. About 9 percent of Alaska's lower latitude tundra burned between 1950 and 2007, whereas only 7 percent of the North Slope caught fire during that period. That could change as the region warms and fires become more frequent farther north.
The transformation will have ripple effects for plants, insects, wildlife, and humans.sloping ground, it can create huge slumps in which tons of soil move downhill. Such thermokarst failures can lead to high carbon dioxide and methane emissions from newly exposed and thawing soils, thus contributing to atmospheric warming. The thermokarsts provide niches for new plants and shrubs, which add to the "greening" of the tundra and warming of the soil, which in turn favors even more shrub growth. And in moving huge amounts of sediments and nutrients, thermokarsts can have "enormous impacts" on tundra streams and lakes, Bowden says.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (476 votes).
In short: The best marshalls & support I've ever had at a race!In full: I ran this for the first time in 2005 & was prewarned that it always rained. It did rain constantly - I got soaked but didn't care. I overslept & missed the start but there were still Marshalls out clapping me on. Supporters were excellent too braving the harsh condidtion & cheering everyone on. Steep hill at about mile 8 but you can make up lots of time on the downhills. Marlow is my favourite raceDate of review: April 14, 2006
In short: Harsh, wet, strewn with manure. Great funIn full: Lets make no bones about it; this is a hard race and probably sorts out the men from the boys. I ran a crushing 1:45 here and a 1:37 at Bedford a few weeks later. Rain lashed, poor goody bag, but a real sense of accomplishment. A genuine challenge.Date of review: December 15, 2005
In short: Excellent event as usual - but sort out the rain!Date of review: November 15, 2005
In short: Steep hills & copious amounts of rain, mud & horse manure make for interesting runningIn full: Foul weather, brutal but interesting course. Will return next yearDate of review: November 11, 2005
In short: a very challenging event with very friendly and helpful marshalls Date of review: November 11, 2005
In short: Great scenery, brilliant atmosphere and organisation, marshals were wonderful - but felt a bit cheated with the goodie bag! Need more than a tiny apple and notebook to win my heart. Loved it though! Date of review: November 9, 2005
In short: Tough weather on a tough course. Great!Date of review: November 9, 2005
In short: This was my second running of this race, and I really enjoyed it, despite the rain, managing to somehow get a pb!! Very well organised and marshals did a great job in horrible weather! Will be back again next year! Date of review: November 9, 2005
In short: A challenging run through beautiful countryside, impeccably marshalled Date of review: November 9, 2005
In short: Very hilly, but great challangeIn full: This is the first time i am doing this distance in preparation for my 1st marathon. A very enjoyable race and provided great motivation for the marathonDate of review: November 8, 2005
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Great post, and oh-so pertinent. Seems we had a relapse of the disease when we confronted the IJN and their superb tactics and weaponry in 1941-42, and our own Mk 14 torpedo failures.
We tend to blame Power Point, but methinks BuOrd of the turn of the last century was every bit as susceptible to their own groupthink as today's centralized and non-executing doctrine gurus.
Jon Paris
Great to meet you. Your presentation was awesome – just what we needed to hear, and a timely reminder that innovation is generally a young person's game. You had a tremendous impact on those in-house and online – well done.
Please serve this sort of thing up for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Really, really good.
Curiously enough, The USS Kentucky had another young lieutenant aboard with big ideas. The commander of the battleship's Marine detachment between Jan. 1903 and May 1904 was 2nd LT. Earl "Pete" Ellis. As the Marines manned the six-pounders during General Quarters, Ellis would have directly interacted with Sims. Could Pete have been encouraged in his creativity by Sims?
Andy (JADAA)
It is worth noting that Sims had superiors who also were willing to say "sure, give it a try, see if it works;" the machinists with a shop on board or at the nearest shore facility with enough authority to make the necessary hardware to his specifications and no one to get the vapors that he hadn't "properly staffed" his proposal up a byzantine chain deemed necessary to ensure "conformity."
ADM J. C. Harvey, Jr USN
LCDR Armstrong, the example you gave us of a young and determined Sims taking upon himself the critical task to improve gunnery practices onboard KENTUCKY is an excellent one.
The key to his ability to make a difference was not only his drive and imagination, but his technical knowledge – he knew his stuff and could turn the good idea into meaningful reality (improved gunnery results!).
Sometimes we focus a great deal on the idea development piece of the innovation equation and not enough on the implementation piece – ie, developing the series of steps that are required to get from the starting point to the desired end-state.
I also think that as important as tactical and technological innovation is to our future, the golden opportunity before us today is the decidely unsexy area of shipboard administration and material maintenance.
Our bright, young enlisted and officers are "living the dream" every day and see the issues up close and personal; I'm convinced they could come up with better ways to do business, particularly with respect to the current cacophony of shipboard IT support systems, that will be more effective, more productive, and save us incredibly valuable time.
Clausewitzian friction is nowhere better illustrated than in what we must overcome to get the day-to-day job done of running and fixing our ships.
I'm banging away on this task from my end, but I'd like to see more coming from the junior ranks challenging the status quo – not just complaints from the "JO Jungle", but well-thought out ideas on how to improve how we do business.
Too many of our shipboard support systems were developed for the convenience of the program managers, without due regard for the effort required on the deckplates to use and maintain those systems. Can we do better, today?
We've made much of our personnel and technical support accessible on "the web", yet, still today, very few of our shipboard Sailors have routine access to "the web" in the course of their daily duties. What can we do, now, about that?
The complexity of our current engineering and combat systems makes 24/7 technical support "reach-back" incredibly important to maintaining day-to-day combat readiness – is anyone satisfied with how we're delivering that 24/7 technical support today? I know I'm not. How do you think we could improve in this critical area right now? What would it take to make a difference, however small, today?
There's no shortage of real and relevant issues to get after and they don't all involve "re-inventing" an Aegis Baseline. The issues are ones where YOU are the deckplate experts and have the ability to make a REAL difference if you are willing to put your shoulders to the wheel.
ADM J. C. Harvey, Jr USN
My apologies for the spelling error in second-to last paragraph. Please make that "technical" vice "technocal" – thanks! JCHjr
Andy (JADAA)
I think that the message you bring, with all its lasting value, will truly resonate in the JO bunkrooms, the Goat Lockers and Petty Officer berthing when they see that if their idea does not pan out, there is no retribution exacted for having tried and failed.
Even if that is indeed the reality now, the deep perception, driven by over a generation of "zero defects" thinking and example, is that one suggests altering course anywhere "within the system" at the peril of one's career. Once they see their seniors state plainly and openly, to the world (and their selection boards) their own institutional examples of "we tried this, it didn't work at all but we learned a whole bunch from it; we congratulate those who took a shot at it," I predict the floodgates of bottoms-up innovation, opening some on the peripheries, will burst forth.
Just Another Dumb @$$ Airdale
I want to second Andy. There is no greater suppressant to innovation than a written instruction, especially with the word "will" used with abandon. Today, a junior officer would be mad if he chose to weld a new sight onto a gun, or even depart from accepted AEL items for ATFP or VBSS. There is no room for experimentation, because as we have written our instructions so specifically and ingrained ORM so deep into our culture that we are often averse to the very risks necessary to innovate.
Second, we need to bite the bullet and increase shore-side maintenance billets while cutting back on fleet size. As we roll back the FFG's, the freed-up human capitol needs to be shifted to facilities where they will be trained in and execute higher level maintenance. For the longest time, SERMC in Mayport was a ghost-town, a building full of machine-shops, welders, and maintenance docks with no personnel. In the end, real support isn't on the web, from an instruction, or from a contractor. It's a sailor who has the experience and know-how to execute a task. It also helps that a sailor doesn't haggle over CFR's or contracts when you ask them to accomplish something. It'll be unsavory in the short-run, but we can eventually surge back. For now, building up a strategic base of technical knowledge is more important.
LTJG Hipple
LTJG Hipple's comment, "In the end, real support isn't on the web, from an instruction, or from a contractor. It's a sailor who has the experience and know-how to execute a task. It also helps that a sailor doesn't haggle over CFR's or contracts when you ask them to accomplish something. It'll be unsavory in the short-run, but we can eventually surge back. For now, building up a strategic base of technical knowledge is more important."
…. is spot on.
Wendall Bates
The solution is rather simple. Better train the people who enlisted to do the job. IT "A" school was a joke (I was an IT, so I will use that example). At least it was when I went through in 2006. They apply a "one size fits all" template to training, when we all know that is not the case in the fleet. I was fortunate enough to have a background BEFORE the Navy in my job field, and I was very good at it. The Navy taught me nothing. I brought a skillset TO the Navy. I'm not saying shove Powerpoint presentations down peoples throats, because that won't help. But I'm sure there is an educator out there who can come up with an effective way to train people. The current system, this generic "A" school system, is not the way. At least make a specialized "C" school MANDATORY before reporting to the command that the sailor will be stationed. That way, when new technicians show up to the brow, they know what they are getting into, and can offer something to the command. You can't fault the new sailors showing up and not knowing anything after they've just spend 4 months learning about systems/infrastructure that isn't even onboard…
Remote assistance is an invaluable tool that should not go away any time soon. But it shouldn't be thought of as a primary resource. You should be able to depend on the sailors to do the jobs that they are being paid to do.
A perfect example of this NOT happening was on-board my first ship, on my first deployment. The government paid to have a civilian SME ride with us for the whole seven months, just in case if anything went wrong. This isn't how the Navy should operate. We shouldn't depend on civilian contractors to fix/maintain our equipment. We should be training our sailors to do this. After all, that is what we signed up to do, and that is why we are getting a paycheck…
Steven M Mondul
This (The post from ADM Harvey) is the most heartening thing I have read about our Navy in months. Admiral–you obviously get it, I suspect the real challenge is getting the staff weenies and civilians who sit/stand/lie between you and the real Navy to do so.
As a retired O-6 SWO with two commands at sea, I did my share of innovating, and was rewarded and/or punished accordingly, but at least I had the chance; and some of the innovations were adopted by the service. Here's hoping today's sailors get to do the same!!
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Country: Italy
Country: Mexico
Decade: 1940-1949
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 267th week of the war, 149th week of U.S. participation
Date: October 23, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch
Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Pacific, Western front, Eastern front, Italy, China, the Philippines Maps: Germany, the Philippines, Italy. Back: Large map of the United States and adjoining portions of Canada and Mexico. Includes inset map of naval districts beyond the continental United States, population of the states, sixteenth census, 1940.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department